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• VA Pittsburgh Finds Legionella Bacteria At University Drive Location

  28-01-2017 22:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh VA is dealing with Legionella at the University Drive location.
  A press release state that there was an unusual increase in water samples returning positive for Legionella bacteria over the past month.
  On Jan. 6, samples from five sinks in a vacant administrative unit under renovation returned positive, and on Jan. 15, samples from two adjacent sinks returned positive. On Jan. 25, samples from two sinks in an outpatient clinic and one sample from a s
  
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• Summit Twp. Elementary School Offers Blood Lead Level Testing

  28-01-2017 22:43
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) – Summit Elementary School is offering blood lead level testing.
  This comes following news that children were allowed to drink water at the school for months after testing showed higher levels of lead than are allowed.A notice posted on the Butler Area School District website reads: On January 23rd, the Board of School Directors approved to contract with Butler Health System to perform blood lead level testing of students and staff of Summit Township Elementary
  
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• Police Ask For Helping Finding 23-Year-Old Man

  28-01-2017 22:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Missing Persons Unit is asking for help finding a 23-year-old man.
  Dakota James, of the North Side, was last seen Downtown Wednesday night around 11:30 p.m.
  James is 5’8″ and weighs 145 pounds. He has a chin-strap style beard, both ears are pierced with an extra earring on the upper part of his right ear lobe. He also has a triangle tattoo on the inside of one ankle.
  He was wearing blue jeans, an olive gree
  
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• Police Ask For Help Finding 23-Year-Old Man

  28-01-2017 22:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Missing Persons Unit is asking for help finding a 23-year-old man.
  Dakota James, of the North Side, was last seen Downtown Wednesday night around 11:30 p.m.
  James is 5’8″ and weighs 145 pounds. He has a chin-strap style beard, both ears are pierced with an extra earring on the upper part of his right ear lobe. He also has a triangle tattoo on the inside of one ankle.
  He was wearing blue jeans, an olive gree
  
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• 10 Hurt In Shooting At Tennessee National Guard Armory

  28-01-2017 22:04
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities say 10 people in western Tennessee were injured in a shooting at a party at a National Guard Armory.
  Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Susan Niland says the shooting in Brownsville occurred before midnight Friday when a fight broke out at the armory. Authorities believe the facility had been rented out for a party.
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• Deputies find mother of missing twins

  28-01-2017 21:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  Patricia Fowler, the mother of twins who disappeared more than a decade ago, has been taken into custody after being on the lam since Thursday.
  
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• Family Of Migrants Denied Flight To U.S. Will Return To Iraq

  28-01-2017 21:20
  
  CAIRO (AP) – Cairo airport officials say five U.S.-bound Iraqi migrants from one family who have been prevented from boarding an EgyptAir flight to New York’s JKF airport will return to Iraq.
  They said the five will spend Saturday night at Cairo airport and leave for Irbil, capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region, Sunday morning. A sixth U.S.-bound migrant, a Yemeni national, left the airport to return to Cairo, where he resides.
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• Florida Woman Accused Of Throwing Tampon At Police Officer

  28-01-2017 21:09
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – A Florida woman has been charged after police say she hit an officer with a tampon.
  Local news outlets report that 28-year-old Tacora Fields was arrested and charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.
  A police report says Fields was involved in a fight when a St. Petersburg police officer responded.
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• No. 18 West Virginia Edges Texas A&M 81-77

  28-01-2017 20:37
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Jevon Carter had 19 point to lead No. 18 West Virginia over Texas A&M 81-77 on Saturday in the first game of the Big 12-SEC Challenge.
  The Mountaineers (17-4) led by as many as 20 in the second half, but Admon Gilder led the Aggies on a 22-8 scoring run to bring them within six.
  Carter helped his team increase the lead to 13 points with 2:36 left. Gilder once again got the Aggies within single digits and a J.C. Hampton 3-pointer with 14 seconds left brought A&a
  
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• Clemson Tops Pitt 67-60 To End 6-Game Losing Streak

  28-01-2017 20:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Jaron Blossomgame scored 25 points, Shelton Mitchell added 12 and Clemson snapped a six-game losing streak with a 67-60 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
  The Tigers (12-8, 2-6 ACC) climbed out of the conference cellar by holding on late after the Panthers had trimmed a 10-point deficit to three in the final minutes. Gabe DeVoe hit a jumper with 4:19 to go and a layup with 3:27 remaining and Clemson’s defense did the rest.
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• Former NFL Coach Discusses Organ Donation At Pittsburgh Center

  28-01-2017 20:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former NFL coach who was the recipient of a heart transplant spoke about his experience at the Pittsburgh Center for Organ Recovery and Education on Saturday.
  As a former player and coach in the NFL, Sam Wyche knows all about fighting battles. Wyche coached the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984 to 1991 and remembers some classic football wars with Chuck Noll and the Steelers.
  “Chuck told me one time at a League meeting, ‘You realize you are the only coach that
  
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• Man To Face Charges In Sword Death Of Woman, Unborn Child

  28-01-2017 18:56
  
  SPRING GROVE, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – Authorities say a man will be facing charges in the death of a woman and her unborn child slain with a sword in a central Pennsylvania home.
  The Northern York County Regional Police department said the Jackson Township woman was killed at about 4 p.m. Friday with what investigators called a “scimitar-style” sword.
  The York County coroner’s office identified her as 25-year-old Diana Ziegler. Officials said she was pregnant and the unborn child
  
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• 23: Serena Williams Sets Major Record With Win Over Venus

  28-01-2017 18:23
  
  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Serena Williams held up a Grand Slam winner’s trophy for the 23rd time, celebrating her unrivalled place in history, and received a congratulatory letter and a pair of custom-made shoes from Michael Jordan, the name most synonymous with No. 23.
  Venus Williams got to watch from close range again, and shed tears more of joy than regret after being beaten in a major final for the seventh time by her record-breaking younger sister.
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• Rally Showing Solidarity With Immigrants, Muslims, Refugees To Be Held In Oakland

  28-01-2017 17:50
  
  OAKLAND (KDKA) — A rally will be held in Oakland on Saturday afternoon so Pittsburghers can show their solidarity with immigrants, Muslims and refugees.
  The rally was co-organized by multiple local organizations, in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order to start “extreme vetting” of refugees.
  In a release, the rally is described as “an action to show Trump that we stand with our neighbors, no matter their race, nationality or religion.”
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• Rally Showing Solidarity With Immigrants, Muslims, Refugees Held In Oakland

  28-01-2017 17:50
  
  OAKLAND (KDKA) — A rally was held in Oakland on Saturday afternoon so Pittsburghers could show their solidarity with immigrants, Muslims and refugees.
  The rally was co-organized by multiple local organizations, in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order to start “extreme vetting” of refugees.
  President Trump’s order suspends entry of refugees to the United States for 120 days, bars Syrian refugees indefinitely, and blocks entry into the United States fo
  
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• No injuries in early morning Garfield house fire

  28-01-2017 17:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Firefighters battled a two-alarm house fire in Garfield early Saturday, Allegheny County dispatchers report.
  
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• Petition started to rename Pittsburgh airport Fred Rogers International Airport

  28-01-2017 16:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Pittsburgh man has started a change.org petition to change the name of the Pittsburgh International Airport to the Fred Rogers International Airport.
  
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• Two injured in Westmoreland County shootings

  28-01-2017 15:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two people were injured in separate shootings in Westmoreland County late Friday and early Saturday, dispatchers report.
  
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• Police Searching For Armed Robbery, Assault Suspects

  28-01-2017 14:54
  
  OAKLAND (KDKA) — Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery and assault that happened in Oakland on Friday night.
  It happened just after 10 p.m. in the 300-block of McKee Place.
  University of Pittsburgh Police say three male suspects were involved.
  Victims told police that they were walking along McKee Place when the three males approached them. One of them had a black revolver handgun. The victims were robbed, and a suspect struck one of the victims in the back of the head with the
  
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• 14-Year-Old Arrested For Oakland Armed Robbery

  28-01-2017 14:54
  
  OAKLAND (KDKA) — Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery and assault that happened in Oakland on Friday night.
  It happened just after 10 p.m. in the 300-block of McKee Place.
  University of Pittsburgh Police say three male suspects were involved.
  Victims told police that they were walking along McKee Place when the three males approached them. One of them had a black revolver handgun. The victims were robbed, and a suspect struck one of the victims in the back of the head with the
  
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• John Hurt, Oscar Nominated For ‘The Elephant Man,’ Dies At 77

  28-01-2017 12:32
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Oscar-nominated actor Sir John Hurt has died. He was 77.
  Hurt’s agent Charles McDonald says the actor, who battled pancreatic cancer, died Friday in London.
  The actor received Academy Award nominations for playing a heroin addict in “Midnight Express” and the tortured John Merrick in David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man.” Hurt had a career that spanned over 50 years in television, film and voice work.He terrified audiences in “Ali
  
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• Crews Battle Fires At Two Homes In Garfield

  28-01-2017 12:27
  
  GARFIELD (KDKA) — Crews battled fires at two homes in Garfield on Saturday morning.
  It happened around 5:30 a.m. in the 5000-block of Jordan Way.
  It’s believed the fire started in a vacant house and spread to the home next door.
  No injuries have been reported at this point.
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• PWSA awards contracts to replace lines that might contain lead

  28-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Crews dispatched across Pittsburgh will replace up to 1,500 water service lines by July 1, swapping out old connection pipes that could cause lead contamination.
  
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• Obituary: J.S.G. Boggs / Artist who drew money and government attention

  28-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  J.S.G. Boggs, the avant garde artist who drew both his own dollar bills and the attention of the Secret Service, was found dead Sunday at a hotel in Tampa, Fla. He was 62.
  
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• Law enforcement awards presented at Pitt

  28-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Most federal drug investigations last years and involve targets long-known to law enforcement.
  
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• How well do you remember the news? Test your knowledge with our quiz

  28-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  How well do you remember the news this week? Test your knowledge with our news quiz!
  
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• Health Agency Consolidation May Be Another Sign Of Worsening State Budget Crisis

  28-01-2017 06:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There are growing signs of a worsening budget crisis for Pennsylvania.
  There’s word of a deficit that could reach $3 billion, and many cuts in services are on the way. The latest victim could be the state’s Health and Human Services programs.
  For many years now, dating back to the Rendell administration, there’s been a budget crisis in Harrisburg. Until now, they’ve been able to balance the budget by using one-time gimmicks, such as raiding the r
  
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• Health agencies say UPMC mold report doesn't warrant new investigation

  28-01-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two government agencies say they have no plans to do any more investigating of the fatal mold outbreak at UPMC, despite a recently uncovered internal UPMC report that found mold on freshly cleaned laundry in a hospital and in the laundry facility where hospital linens were cleaned.
  
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• Study: Cervical Cancer Killing Women At Higher Rate Than Previously Thought

  28-01-2017 05:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new study shows cervical cancer is killing women at a higher rate than previously thought.
  It’s not that there’s been a big jump in cases. Instead, this study looked at the existing numbers differently to paint a more accurate picture.
  It found white women are dying from cervical cancer at a rate 47 percent higher than previously calculated, but for African-American women, the death rate is 77 percent higher.
  Dr. Fredric Price is the system director of Gyn
  
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• Greene County flood relief group continues with assistance; seeks good, used mobile home

  28-01-2017 05:03
  
  Greene County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster recently received a donation from EQT in response to requests for money and in-kind assistance to local businesses, churches and other organizations to help those impacted by the Dec. 18 flood.
  
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• Furry Tails: Joker & Katrina Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  28-01-2017 03:45
  
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________
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• Pittsburgh Woman Crafts Blankets, Scarves From Pet Fur

  28-01-2017 01:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Theresa Furrer can “spin a yarn” with the best of them. But she has no use for cotton or wool.
  “I’m making a two-ply yarn from the hair of a golden retriever named Bailey,” she says, as her spinning wheel turns.
  Her Morningside home is filled with creations made from the fur of cats and dogs. In the past four years, her homespun “Nine Lives Twine” business has produced four hundred such objects for pet owners.
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• Teen Honored For Performing CPR, Saving Friend’s Life At Skate Park

  28-01-2017 00:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — “I thought he was joking at first.”
  A few seconds later, 15-year-old Walter Virany it was no joke. His friend Parker Lewis, had collapsed — his heart had stopped.
  “He lost his pulse, he wasn’t breathing,” Virany recalled. “His nose was blue, his lips were blue.”
  It was Saturday, Oct. 15th. Walter and Parker were hanging out at the South Park Skate Park in Bethel Park, when Parker suffered a cardiac event.
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• Video: Car Flies Off Parkway West, Crashes Into Parking Lot

  28-01-2017 00:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The video is stunning. A car flies off of the Parkway West at the Campbell’s Run exit ramp, crash-landing in the parking lot of Snyder Brothers Automotive.
  “It sounded like a shower of debris hitting the floor, you know, the ground out there,” said owner Donald Snyder.
  Shockingly the driver wasn’t hurt.
  “We ran out there and we had 911 on the phone and he told me to check him out. We were checking him out. I looked at him, he didn’t h
  
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• Strength In Numbers: Families Shedding Excess Weight Together

  28-01-2017 00:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Dieting and exercising can be lonely.
  So, when it comes to fitness goals, experts say there’s strength in numbers. They say the best workout partner is usually someone from your own family.
  One couple decided to give that theory a try, and they lost more than 100 pounds together.
  When James and Cynthia Spann looked at their picture last year, they didn’t like what they saw.
  “It was looking back at photos that had been taken throughout the last several y
  
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• Mayor Peduto Gets A Challenger For Democratic Nomination

  28-01-2017 00:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Move over Mayor Bill Peduto.
  There’s another Democrat for mayor, and he says he’s starting a movement.
  “For Pittsburgh to grow, we have to grow. And if we don’t grow, Pittsburgh won’t grow. This is the people’s movement.”
  He’s the Rev. John Welch, a Presbyterian pastor, dean of students at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and a Central Catholic high school and Carnegie Mellon University graduate.
  “Somebody actual
  
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• Pittsburgh Man Taking Part In ‘Run Across Haiti’

  28-01-2017 00:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man from Aspinwall is one of 30 American runners taking part in a “Run Across Haiti” next month. The monster marathon will raise money for impoverished families on the island. Former “Survivor” contestant Ian Rosenberger of Pittsburgh formed “Team Tassy” two years ago, after meeting Tassy Fils-Aime, who had a dangerous tumor in his jaw.
  “I was waiting for my time to die,” Tassy says. “Then I met this guy from Pitts
  
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