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• Penn State students raise more than $10M in dance marathon

  19-02-2017 23:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Hundreds of hardy Penn State students raised more than $10 million for pediatric cancer patients in the annual 46-hour dance marathon known as Thon.
  
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• Video Allegedly Showing Aftermath Of Darrelle Revis Fight Surfaces

  19-02-2017 23:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A video allegedly depicting the aftermath of a South Side fight involving New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis has surfaced.
  TMZ Sports obtained the video, which shows two men passed out on the pavement as someone is heard bragging that he knocked them out. It is not clear who is speaking. The speaker also threatens bystanders, telling them to “shut up.”
  Revis surrendered to Pittsburgh Police just after 7 p.m. Friday. He faces counts of aggravated assault
  
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• Police Find 4-Year-Old Who Went Missing In Beaver County

  19-02-2017 23:08
  
  CHIPPEWA TWP. (KDKA) — Police have found a 4-year-old boy who went missing Sunday in Beaver County.
  Beaver County emergency dispatchers said the child disappeared from the 200 block of Oakville Road in Chippewa Township around 4 p.m.
  Around 5:45 p.m. officials at the scene said the child had been found.
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• Hays Eagles May Be Sitting On New Egg

  19-02-2017 22:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One week after the Hays Bald Eagles suffered a tragic blow, they may be caring for a new egg.
  Last Sunday, the tree that held their nest and egg fell during a wind storm.
  “The tree has fallen over completely, obviously holding the nest and the egg, we’d have to assume they’re both all gone,” Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania Executive Director Jim Bonner said.
  Days later, the birds were seen carrying sticks to a hillside overlooking th
  
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• Police: Cab Driver Shoots 2nd Cab Driver After Fare Dispute

  19-02-2017 21:11
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police say a dispute between two cab drivers over a fare in northeast Philadelphia ended with one in a hospital and another in police custody.
  Officials said the dispute happened shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday outside the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Frankford terminal.
  Police said one driver pulled a knife and the other pulled a gun, which that driver had a permit to carry.
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• Three People Suffer Major Injuries After Crashing Into Tree

  19-02-2017 21:06
  
  NORTH UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Three people suffered major injuries in a crash in North Union Township early Sunday morning.
  It happened around 2:45 a.m. on SR-51.
  According to state police, three men were in a vehicle that was traveling southbound on SR-51 when the vehicle traveled off the roadway and struck a tree.
  State police say all three suffered major injuries and were transported to Ruby Memorial Hospital.
  No one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
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• Cavanaugh Leads George Washington Over Duquesne

  19-02-2017 20:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Tyler Cavanaugh scored 19 points, making 13 of 14 free throws, and George Washington defeated Duquesne 77-70 on Sunday.
  While Duquesne was outscoring the Colonials in the paint, 40-18, George Washington (14-13, 6-8 Atlantic 10) was making 12 of 26 3-pointers to 4 of 13 for the Dukes. Yuta Watanabe scored 14 points and Jair Bolden and Patrick Steeves 11 each for George Washington. Cavanaugh had a team-high seven rebounds as part of 37-34 rebounding edge.
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• Candlelight Vigil To Be Held For Missing Duquesne Student

  19-02-2017 20:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A candlelight vigil for a Duquesne student who has been missing for almost a month will be held downtown Monday night.
  Duquesne University grad student Dakota James, 23, was last seen in downtown Pittsburgh on the night of Jan. 25.
  There have been multiple searches for James in the weeks since he has been missing, and last week, Bring Our Missing Home, a national organization that helps families find their missing loved ones, began working with James’s family.
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• Bishop Zubik says reorganization on horizon for Pittsburgh's Catholic schools

  19-02-2017 20:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Roman Catholic Bishop David Zubik said this morning that the sweeping reorganization of North Hills Catholic schools will likely soon be duplicated in the rest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
  
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• Bishop Zubik says more reorganization on horizon for Pittsburgh's Catholic schools

  19-02-2017 20:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  Bishop David Zubik said Sunday that the sweeping reorganization of Roman Catholic schools in the North Hills will likely soon be duplicated in the rest of the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
  
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• Kraft Heinz withdraws $143B bid to buy Unilever

  19-02-2017 20:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  NEW YORK — Kraft Heinz has decided to withdraw its $143 billion offer to buy mayonnaise, tea and seasonings maker Unilever.
  
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• New Coal Mine To Bring 70 Jobs Or More To Pennsylvania

  19-02-2017 19:54
  
  BOSWELL, Pa. (AP) – Officials say a new coal mine in western Pennsylvania will be bringing 70 jobs or more to the area later this year.
  Corsa Coal Corp. CEO George Dethlefsen says a ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled in May for the deep coal mine in Somerset County’s Jenner Township.
  He said last week at Somerset Country Club that the Acosta Deep Mine project should produce 400,000 tons of metallurgical coal a year.
  Corsa said the new mine will create about 70 jobs this year, and t
  
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• 3 men hurt in single-vehicle accident in Fayette County

  19-02-2017 18:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Three Washington County men received serious injuries in an early morning crash today in Fayette County.
  
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• More Products Added To Sargento Cheese Recall

  19-02-2017 18:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sargento has added more cheese products to a recall that was first announced on Feb. 10.
  The recall is due to a potential listeria monocytogenes contamination in Longhorn Colby cheese supplied by Deutsch Kase Haus. Sargento says the company has terminated its relationship with Deutsch Kase Haus “out of concern for the health and well-being of Sargento consumers.”
  Seven more products are now being recalled in addition to the seven products from the first reca
  
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• Rostraver boil water advisory lifted

  19-02-2017 16:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A precautionary "boil water" advisory for 65 residents in Rostraver was lifted this morning after two days of negative bacterial tests.
  
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• THON 2017 Kids' Talent Show Showcases Hard Work Of Four Diamonds Children

  19-02-2017 16:30
  The 2017 Kids' Talent Show once again transformed the Bryce Jordan Center into a stage to showcase the preparation and hard work of Four Diamonds children. Every contestant brought remarkable courage on stage as they performed in front of a BJC crowd that was at capacity .
  
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• Rostraver Twp. Boil Water Notice Lifted

  19-02-2017 16:27
  
  ROSTRAVER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Boil Water Notice was lifted in Rostraver Township on Sunday morning.
  Officials with the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County (MAWC) say the results of two bacterial tests came back negative, and the water is safe to drink.
  The Boil Water Notice was issued Thursday as a precaution due to a leak in a water line. The Belle Vernon School District canceled classes on Friday as a result.
  Rostraver Township residents can call (724) 755-5800 or go to the MAWC w
  
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• Trump Motorcade Hit By 2×4, 5 Students Face Charges

  19-02-2017 16:03
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a vehicle in President Donald Trump’s motorcade was struck by a “2×4” and five middle school students are now facing charges.
  Palm Beach County Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Teri Barbera said in a statement Saturday that the incident happened Friday around 1:45 p.m.
  Officers assisting the U.S. Secret Service reported that a vehicle in the motorcade had been struck by what was believed to be a small, hard object.We ha
  
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• 1 killed in vehicle crash in Beaver County

  19-02-2017 15:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  One person was killed early today in a vehicular accident in Beaver County.
  
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• Chris Mack: Pirates Power Outage

  19-02-2017 15:13
  
  BRADENTON, Fla. (93-7 THE FAN) – Like a 2nd Grade teacher trying to teach common core math, I’m going to beg and plead that you stay with me for the next few hundred words as we go on a search.
  A search for dingers.
  Longballs.
  Homeruns.
  Whatever you call them, the Pirates once had plenty of them. It was 2014, and they went deep 156 times, good for 6th in MLB, and 11 percent above the league average of 140. They finished 2nd in the N.L. Central, but only 1 HR behind the Cubs’ 15
  
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• Trump Says Sweden Comment Followed TV Report

  19-02-2017 14:53
  
  HELSINKI (AP) – Swedes have been scratching their heads since President Donald Trump suggested that some kind of major incident had taken place in their country Friday night. Trump is now clarifying his comments, saying he was referring to something he saw on television.
  Trump first referenced Sweden during a Florida rally on Saturday as he talked about past terror attacks in Europe. He told supporters, “Look what’s happening last night in Sweden.”
  In Sweden, the rem
  
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• Swedes Scratch Heads At Trump’s Suggestion Of Major Incident

  19-02-2017 14:53
  
  HELSINKI (AP) – Swedes have been scratching their heads and ridiculing President Donald Trump’s remark that suggested a major incident had happened in Sweden.
  During a rally in Florida on Saturday, Trump said “look what’s happening last night in Sweden” as he alluded to past terror attacks in Europe.
  The comment has prompted a barrage of social media reaction on Sunday.
  Former Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt tweeted, “Sweden? Terror attack? What has he bee
  
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• Pirates Spring Training 2017 – Feb. 18 News And Notes

  19-02-2017 13:44
  
  BRADENTON, Fla. (93-7 THE FAN) – Day 5 of Pirates Spring Training was highlighted by fully live batting practice, including matchups such as Gerrit Cole vs. Andrew McCutchen, and Ivan Nova vs. Gregory Polanco.
  Ivan Nova finally got around to dying his hair. The guess on the particular shade of orange is up to interpretation, but let’s go with “burnt orange.”
  Workouts started with the excitement – sarcasm intended – of pick-off drills. Josh Bell, John Jaso, and
  
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• Retired Monroeville Police K-9 Officer Passes Away

  19-02-2017 13:07
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — The Monroeville Police Department reported some sad news Saturday night.
  The department says a retired K-9 officer named Rocco died Friday. He was 12 years old.
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  Rocco was with the Monroeville Police Department from 2006 to 2014.
  The department extended their condolences to Rocco’s handler and his family.
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• Meet Darrelle Revis' high-profile defense - a former Yankee's son

  19-02-2017 12:16
  Darrelle Revis has spared no expense hiring prominent Pittsburgh attorney Robert Del Greco Jr. to lead his defense against four felony assault charges stemming from a fight on the city's South Side last Sunday. Del Greco is known as the "go-to" lawyer when it comes to defending celebrities, athletes and other high-profile clients who find themselves in trouble in Allegheny County.
  
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• Ride-share passenger ordered to trial in pedestrian's death

  19-02-2017 08:06
  A ride-share van passenger accused of killing a man outside a Pittsburgh club and then urging the driver to flee has been ordered to stand trial on a homicide charge. Thirty-seven-year-old Derek Vasos is charged in Allegheny County in the Feb. 5 death of 28-year-old Donald Ketter Jr. He's also charged with witness intimidation, but a judge Friday dismissed a charge of making terroristic threats.
  
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• With Ford venture, a talent war for engineers heats up

  19-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Six months ago, Uber’s research center in Pittsburgh seemed to be on cruise control.
  
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• Trolleys and duck boat tourism biz acts as harbinger of city's health

  19-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  There was supposed to only be one Culture to Ketchup Tour on Molly’s Trolleys Saturday.
  
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• The Duquesne Weekend: a retreat that started a movement

  19-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  David Mangan looks back on a retreat held 50 years ago this weekend as a life-altering event. And not just for him. Roman Catholics throughout the world are still feeling the effects of the spiritual movement launched by the small gathering at a retreat house about 15 miles north of Pittsburgh.
  
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• Syrian family begins journey to a new life in Pittsburgh

  19-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Nadar Khalof was employed in a market in his hometown of Homs, Syria, but some days the fighting made it impossible for him to go to work.
  
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• Obituary: Andrew Jay Schneider / Investigative reporter won 2 Pulitzer Prizes in Pittsburgh

  19-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Investigative reporter Andrew Jay Schneider, who spent seven years in Pittsburgh working for the Pittsburgh Press, helping to win back-to-back Pulitzer Prizes for the newspaper in 1986 and 1987, died of heart failure early Saturday morning in a hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he was being treated for pulmonary disease. He was 74.
  
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• Cyclus Sports plans to 'change the face of cycling'

  19-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  It’s safe to say that most people have never heard of Cyclus Sports.
  
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• A friendship made through THON

  19-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  At 9-years-old, Kane Wolf has become pretty familiar with the Penn State football team. Through the Make-A-Wish foundation, he was one of the kids on the kickoff clean-up crew before Penn State’s thrilling 24-21 victory over Ohio State last season. He’s attended Penn State football practices.
  
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• Artist Breaks Guinness Non-Stop Tattooing Records

  19-02-2017 05:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – They’ve done it!
  Tattoo artist Robin H.M., with the help of her human canvas Jeff Garton, set not one, but two new Guinness records Saturday night at the Bleed Black and Gold Tattoo Expo.
  Robin H.M. spent 70 straight hours tattooing at the Sheraton Station Square, including 60 hours tattooing just one person.
  Both are new world records.
  The artist told KDKA that she loves her work.
  “This is not a job for me. This is a way of life. This is what I do,&rdq
  
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• ACJ sergeant arrested after fight with girlfriend

  19-02-2017 05:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  A sergeant at the Allegheny County Jail has been arrested for the second time in the past year in connection with a dispute with his girlfriend. 
  
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• Fire Dept. Called After Adventurous Dog Gets Boy, Grandfather Stuck On Hill

  19-02-2017 05:02
  
  SPRINGDALE TWP. (KDKA) — Don Isaac took his six-year-old grandson Anthony Isaac to Agan Park in Springdale Township to soak in some sun on Saturday. Their Australian Shepherd Lab mix Trigger went along for the hike too.
  “He’s always off leash, real good that way,” Isaac said.
  But he wasn’t so good on this particular afternoon.
  “My wife’s calling me on the phone and that’s when the dog got away,” Isaac said. “The dog went down over
  
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• Man charged with murder of 5 week old from Niles

  19-02-2017 04:08
  A registered sex offender suspected in the slaying and alleged rape of an Ohio State University student is being held without bond. A registered sex offender suspected in the slaying and alleged rape of an Ohio State University student is being held without bond.
  
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• Police: Man Crashed Into Two Cars, Assaulted Girlfriend In Jefferson Hills

  19-02-2017 02:59
  
  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) — A man is accused of driving under the influence and assaulting his girlfriend in Jefferson Hills.
  Kenneth Rubel, 41, is facing several charges including: careless driving, simple assault, driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance and harassment.
  According to a criminal complaint, officers were called around 2 a.m. Saturday to the 500 block of Payne Hill Road in Jefferson Hills on report of a domestic disturbance between a man and a woman.
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• Father, Son Killed In Head-On Collision With Each Other In Alabama

  19-02-2017 02:00
  
  WINFIELD, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a father and son have been killed in a head-on collision with each other in Fayette County, Alabama.
  Alabama state troopers say alcohol is a factor in the crash that killed 50-year-old Jeffrey Morris Brasher and 22-year-old Austin Blaine Brasher. They both lived in Bankston, about 67 miles west of Birmingham.
  Troopers say the crash occurred around 4:10 a.m. Saturday on Fayette County 49, one mile west of Winfield, when the 2006 Ford pickup the elder Br
  
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• President Trump Criticises News Media, Repeats Campaign Promises At Rally

  19-02-2017 01:24
  
  MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — Just four weeks into his administration, President Donald Trump appeared at a campaign rally that mirrored the months leading up to Election Day, complete with promises to repeal the health care law, insults for the news media and a playlist highlighted by the Rolling Stones.
  “I want to be among my friends and among the people,” Trump told a cheering crowd packed into an airport hangar in central Florida, praising his “truly great movement.”
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• Pittsburgh Upsets No. 17 Florida State 80-66

  19-02-2017 00:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Senior Sheldon Jeter scored a career-high 29 points as Pittsburgh upset No. 17 Florida State 80-66 on Saturday.
  Jeter, who averages 7.6 points per game, had eight rebounds. Four of his 12 field goals were 3-pointers as the 6-foot-8 forward showed his range.
  Pitt led by as many as 15 points in the second half, but a 10-0 Florida State run cut the lead to two with 6:19 to play. The Panthers responded by outscoring the Seminoles 16-4 the rest of the way.
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• Still Scores 22 Points, Leads Robert Morris Past CCSU

  19-02-2017 00:46
  
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) – Isaiah Still scored 22 points with eight rebounds and Robert Morris defeated Central Connecticut State 74-64 on Saturday.
  Still was 9 of 11 from the free-throw line, including 6 of 6 during a 9-0 run that gave the Colonials (11-18, 7-9 Northeast) a 69-54 lead with 30 seconds left. RMU finished 31 of 43 at the line to 13 of 25 for the Blue Devils (5-22, 3-13).
  The victory clinched a berth for RMU in the NEC tournament.
  Clive Allen added 12 points and Aaron Tate 10
  
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• No. 9 WVU Beats Texas Tech 83-74 In 2 OTs

  19-02-2017 00:40
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Jevon Carter scored a season-high 24 points to lead No. 9 West Virginia to an 83-74 victory in double-overtime over Texas Tech on Saturday.
  West Virginia (21-6, 9-5 Big 12) let a late lead slip away and was forced to play overtime for the second straight game.
  Against Texas Tech, West Virginia saw a seven-point lead slip down the stretch.
  Unlike a debilitating loss at No. 3 Kansas on Monday, West Virginia got the momentum back eventually with some help from Texas T
  
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