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• Pressure drop prompts Columbia Gas to shut off service for some Clairton customers

  20-02-2017 23:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  About 1,200 Columbia Gas customers in Clairton will be without gas this evening as the company performs safety checks in response to a drop in pressure.
  
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• Mike Feinberg Co. To Close After 60 Years In Strip District

  20-02-2017 23:55
  
  STRIP DISTRICT (KDKA) – For 60 years, Mike Feinberg Company has been a staple in the Strip District. Now, the Feinberg family has decided to close the store.
  The store specializes in items that are uniquely Pittsburgh, especially when it comes to sports. Steelers, Penguins and Pirates fans have been flocking to the store for years.
  It’s located in the 1700 block of Penn Avenue, right where it has been since the mid 1950s.
  Mike Feinberg started the business with his wife, Sylvia.
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• Drop In Pressure Prompts Columbia Gas To Shut Off Service To Clairton

  20-02-2017 23:51
  
  CLAIRTON (KDKA) — Columbia Gas workers went door-to-door Monday night, shutting off gas service in Clairton after a drop in pressure on a natural gas distribution line earlier in the day.
  The company says as a result of that drop, which happened at 11:30 a.m., it needed to temporarily interrupt service to make sure the system is both safe and functioning properly.The outage is affecting some 1,200 customers, who live south of the Montour Trail. The Clairton City School District has also ca
  
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• Columbia Gas Of Pennsylvania Reports Outage In Clairton

  20-02-2017 23:51
  
  CLAIRTON (KDKA) — Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania says it’s dealing with a drop in pressure on natural gas lines in the Clairton area.
  The company says it needs to temporarily interrupt service to make sure the system is safe and functioning properly.
  This should affect some 1,200 customers who live south of the Montour Trail.
  Company technicians will be going door-to-door tonight shutting off service to individual homes.
  Columbia Gas hopes to restore service throughout the day tom
  
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• Does It Really Do That? Sani Sticks

  20-02-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Like so many families, the Lismans juggle a challenging schedule of school, activities, work, and family time.
  They’ve learned to “go with the flow,” but unfortunately, their pipes haven’t. Clogs and slow drains are a common occurrence in their home.
  “When I get involved, it’s usually about 4 inches of water standing in the tub, and it’s not doing down at all,” said Chuck Lisman.
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• Pirates’ Bob Nutting 1-On-1 Discusses Direction Of Franchise, Future Of McCutchen

  20-02-2017 23:00
  
  BRADENTON, Fla. (93-7 THE FAN) – After sitting down with print & web beat reporters this morning, Pirates Owner & Chairman Bob Nutting took to the fields at the Pirate City complex to observe another day of full-squad workouts.As those workouts got underway, 93-7 The Fan’s Pirates Pre & Postgame Host Chris Mack talked one-on-one with Nutting about the direction of the franchise, the league’s new CBA, and the future of star Andrew McCutchen and General Manger Neal Hu
  
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• PennDOT, Pitt Work To Educate Public On Pedestrian Safety

  20-02-2017 22:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was a busy Monday on the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland.
  That means a lot of foot traffic was moving across Bigelow Boulevard between Fifth and Forbes.
  “Now unfortunately, it isn’t uncommon to see a vehicle speeding through a corridor or pedestrians running into traffic in between vehicles,” said PennDOT representative Yasmeen Manyisha.
  Two pedestrians were killed in a 2015 crash at the corner of Allequippa Street and Centre Avenue.
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• California Police Officer Killed While Trying To Help Crash Victim

  20-02-2017 21:02
  
  WHITTIER, Calif. (AP) – Officials say a California police officer was killed and another wounded in a shooting while they were trying to help a man who had been in a traffic accident in Whittier.
  Lt. John Corina of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the two city police officers had responded to a report Monday of a traffic accident and approached the vehicle when they were shot.
  Police returned fire, wounding the suspect. His name was not released and his condition was
  
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• 2017 NBA Second Half Preview – Eastern Conference

  20-02-2017 21:02
  
  By Rahul Lal
  At this point of the season, with about two-thirds of the games played, every team is tired and struggling with injuries. Cue the NBA All-Star break, which amounts to a week-long hiatus for most of the league.
  The NBA Trade Deadline is looming, and teams are starting to show interest and make moves. Some teams hope to solidify their lineup and put/keep themselves in playoff contention. Others want to prepare for the draft by acquiring picks or improving their draft positio
  
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• Duquesne University Students Show Off Hockey Skills To Evict Rat

  20-02-2017 20:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some Duquesne University students were faced with a unique problem and applied some hockey skills to solve it.
  The problem? How to get a rat out of their bathtub, down a flight of stairs and out the open front door.
  Jody Mackin’s video starts out showing two girls armed and ready with brooms. Both are propped up on various household items.
  As the girl positioned in the bathroom gets the rodent out of the tub with her broom, a second girl swipes left – sendin
  
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• One Person Dead In Head-On Crash In Westmoreland County

  20-02-2017 19:50
  
  NORTH HUNTINGDON TWP. (KDKA) — One person is dead after a head-on collision in Westmoreland County.
  North Huntingdon Police say it happened around 7:30 a.m. Monday on Route 993 near Southside Drive.
  Investigators say a Honda Civic was traveling west on Route 993 when it crossed over the center line and struck a Ford F350 pickup truck.
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  The drivers, both male, were taken to Forbes Regional Medic
  
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• Report: Man Shot Driver On Pa. Road Before Pulling Over, Killing Self

  20-02-2017 19:19
  
  LANCASTER COUNTY (KDKA) — Police in Pennsylvania are investigating after a man allegedly opened fire at another driver before killing himself.
  CBS affiliate WHP reports it happened Sunday night in Lancaster County.
  A woman called 911 to report her husband had been shot while driving down Route 283.
  Police say the alleged gunman was driving west down the road when he shot out the driver’s side window, hitting the 67-year-old victim in the upper back.
  Several other people called police
  
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• Report: Pa. Woman Threatened To Shoot Dentist, Receptionist Over Bill

  20-02-2017 18:54
  
  MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A Pennsylvania woman is facing charges after she allegedly threatened to shoot a dentist over a bill.
  PennLive reports it was just before 4 p.m. last week when Anny C. Wilhelm, of Wrightsville, walked into a Manheim Township dentist officer and threatened employees.
  Wilhelm reportedly cursed at the receptionist about an unpaid bill that had gone to collections.
  The dentist heard the yelling and walked into the lobby. That’s when Wilhelm reportedly
  
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• Report: Drugs Vanish At Some Veterans Affairs Hospitals

  20-02-2017 18:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal authorities are stepping up investigations at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals due to a sharp increase in opioid theft, missing prescriptions or unauthorized drug use by VA employees since 2009.
  That’s according to government data obtained by The Associated Press.
  Doctors, nurses or pharmacy staff at federal hospitals siphoned away controlled substances for their own use or street sales, or drugs intended for patients disappeared.
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• Special Delivery: US-Born Panda Cub Bao Bao Bound For China

  20-02-2017 18:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The National Zoo is preparing to pack up its American-born panda cub Bao Bao for a one-way flight to China.
  Bao Bao is scheduled to depart the National Zoo on Tuesday morning and travel to Washington Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia, where she’ll board a special FedEx plane.
  She’ll be the only panda on the plane, traveling with a keeper and a veterinarian. In preparation for the trip, keepers have packed Bao Bao’s favorite foods, includi
  
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• PWSA: Excavation on track for leaky water main

  20-02-2017 18:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Scheduled work is on track today for a leaking water main that helps serve the North Side, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority said this morning.
  
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• PWSA contractors still looking for main's exact leak site

  20-02-2017 18:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  They know it’s about a century old, around four miles long and made of riveted steel.
  
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• Woman Suffers Broken Leg In Rite Aid Robbery

  20-02-2017 17:32
  
  ROSTRAVER TWP. (KDKA) — A woman was hurt on Sunday when another woman tried to rob her in Rostraver Township.
  It happened around 11:30 a.m. at a Rite Aid located at the intersection of State Route 201 and Finley Road.
  A white female approached a female shopper, told her she was “a junkie” and that she had a gun, and demanded the victim’s purse.
  As the would-be robber grabs for the victim’s purse, she grabs onto the suspect in an attempt to protect herself. A Ri
  
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• Teen, 16, shot to death in Pittsburgh courtyard

  20-02-2017 17:22
  Police responded shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday to a courtyard in the Northview Heights neighborhood and found the 16-year-old victim.
  
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• Man Killed In Beaver County Crash

  20-02-2017 17:21
  
  HANOVER TWP. (KDKA) — One man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Beaver County.
  State police say it happened around 6:30 a.m. on Hanover Kendall Road in Hanover Township.
  Investigators say Michael S. Stroud, 56, was traveling west in his 2011 Chevrolet Cruz when he traveled through an intersection of State Route 168 and struck an embankment.
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  Stroud was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Report: 15-Year-Old Girl Missing From Mount Oliver For Weeks

  20-02-2017 17:08
  
  MOUNT OLIVER (KDKA) — A 15-year-old girl is missing from Mount Oliver.
  According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Brandi Kolas was last seen on Feb. 2.
  She is 5′ 7”, weighing 110 pounds, with blue eyes and blonde hair. She has both of her ears pierced.
  Anyone with information on Kolas asked to call 911, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or the Mount Oliver Police Department at 412-431-2254.
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• Man Batters Truck With Baseball Bat, Leaves Note Apologizing For ‘Anger Isusesh’

  20-02-2017 17:02
  
  CARBONDALE, Colo. (AP) – Police in western Colorado say a man battered somebody else’s pickup with a baseball bat and then left a note acknowledging he had anger issues.
  Police say the note read, “Sorryy anger isusesh.”
  The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports the attack occurred in January near Carbondale.
  The pickup’s owner found the damage and the note when he returned from snowmobiling. Two witnesses told police another snowmobiler apparently thought the pi
  
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• Best Places To See Indie Rock In Pittsburgh

  20-02-2017 17:00
  
  By Jessica Wasik
  Pittsburgh is known for its entertainment scene thanks to its large number of bars, lounges and music venues that eagerly welcome the city and country’s best bands and musicians. The region’s indie rock scene is particular growing thanks to the many shows held regularly at these places. Fans flock to alternative entertainment spaces for the perfect combination of dancing, drinks and music as well as chill, hipster-style ambiance. If you’re looking to catch an
  
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• ‘No Trump Supporters’: Roommate Ad Gets Political

  20-02-2017 16:49
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) — Trump supporters need not apply.
  When a Georgetown University student was looking for a roommate, she included a political clause  in her Craigslist ad that some find baffling.
  “Alcohol, pets and meat products are not allowed in the house,” Sahar Kian, 23, wrote in her ad. “Neither are Trump supporters.”
  Yet, the student strongly rejected the suggestion made by a CNN host that she was being “a bit intolerant.”
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• New Egg Confirmed In Rebuilt Hays Bald Eagle Nest

  20-02-2017 16:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania confirmed Monday morning that the Hays Bald Eagles have a new egg in their newly rebuilt nest.
  The resilient birds made their new home less than a week after a wind storm toppled the tree that held their nest and first egg.
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  Sunday, bird watchers noticed that the eagles were behaving as if they had a new egg.
  24 hours later, the experts confirm, saying that the eagles consis
  
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• Mom Sends Pa. College Student ‘Care Package’ Full Of Trash He Forgot To Take Out

  20-02-2017 16:05
  
  NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Getting a care package from mom is something savored by college students and young adults alike.
  Before you open it, you know the box is bound to be filled with your favorite foods, clothes you left at home and maybe even some cash.
  But, a Westminster College student got quite the different surprise when he opened a care package from his loving mother: a box full of the trash he forgot to take out when he was home for break.Thought my mom was sending me a care
  
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• New Product Helps In Battle Against Frizzy Hair

  20-02-2017 15:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A father from Louisiana believes he found a solution for women battling frizzy hair.
  It’s called Lubricity.
  Its main ingredient is glycolic acid, which is used in many anti-aging skin care products.
  Doctors say glycolic acid attaches to the hair follicles and makes it better at withstanding extreme conditions that cause hair to frizz.
  The product is now available online here.
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• Cops Warn Of Cows ‘Trying To Sell Dairy Products’ After Escape

  20-02-2017 14:51
  
  SUFFIELD, Conn. (AP) – Police in a Connecticut town are reminding people to not open their doors to “any unfamiliar cattle” after a pair of cows escaped from their pen and were found near the front door of a home a couple of houses away.
  Sgt. Geoffrey Miner tells WGGB/WSHM a driver reported seeing the cows walking on the side of a road and in yards in Suffield on Sunday morning.
  Officers managed to take a photo of the cows before herding them back to their pen.
  Police posted th
  
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• PTL Links: Feb. 20, 2017

  20-02-2017 14:14
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  American Girl Doll Lending Library on Facebook
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  Animal Friends
  Colony Café
  Pittsburgh Film Office Oscar Party
  Izzazu Salon, Spa & Serata
  Yelp Pittsburgh
  Table Magazine
  Table Magazine Pancake Recipe
  Pittsburgh Penguins Stadium Series Events
  
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• Pittsburghers head to Cuba to encourage trade, boxing and tourism

  20-02-2017 14:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  About 65 Pittsburghers were boarding a charter flight to Havana from Pittsburgh International Airport this morning, with plans including everything from boxing to trade deals.
  
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• At least 1 dead in crash on I-79 in Washington County

  20-02-2017 13:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  At least one person has died following a car crash early this morning on I-79 in Washington County.
  
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• 1 dead in crash on I-79 in Washington County

  20-02-2017 13:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Westmoreland County man died after he lost control of a water tanker on I-79 in Washington County this morning, officials said.
  
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• Teenager dies after Northview Heights shooting

  20-02-2017 13:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 16-year-old boy has died after he was shot in Northview Heights Sunday, police said early Monday.
  
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• Driver Killed In I-79 Tanker Truck Crash In Washington Co.

  20-02-2017 13:13
  
  AMWELL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) –The coroner has been called to a tanker accident in Washington County.
  The accident happened on Interstate 79 near mile marker 23 in Amwell Township around 6 a.m.
  For unknown reasons, the truck swerved and hit a guide rail. The truck continued and hit an embankment and becoming airborne.
  The truck went approximately 110 feet across a ravine before hitting a second embankment on the opposite side.
  The driver, Paul Wahlbaum, 51, of Mount Pleasant, was pronounced dead
  
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• At Least 1 Dead In I-79 Crash In Washington Co.

  20-02-2017 13:13
  
  AMWELL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) –The coroner has been called to a tractor-trailer accident in Washington County.
  The accident happened on Interstate 79 near mile marker 23 in Amwell Township around 6 a.m.
  It is believed that the truck went off of I-79 and landed on Weaver Run Road below.
  As of 7 a.m., one northbound land and one southbound land of I-79 were closed. Weaver Run Road was also closed in the area.
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• Pittsburgh Prison Already Shrinking As Closing Gets Underway

  20-02-2017 12:55
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The process of closing a massive state prison complex in Pittsburgh is well underway, less than a month after it was announced.
  Some inmates have already been sent to other facilities and the Corrections Department has determined where it will relocate its medical and therapeutic programs.
  Members of the union that represents corrections officers at Pittsburgh State Prison have until Friday to fill out and return a survey in which they will tell the agency where they
  
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• Penguins Stumble At Home Against Red Wings, Lose 5-2

  20-02-2017 10:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a rare loss on home ice Sunday, falling to the Detroit Red Wings, 5-2.
  Pittsburgh, which could’ve equaled a season-high 10-game points streak, had points in 13 of its previous 15 contests. But it missed a chance to move closer than five points behind Washington for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division; the Capitals lost to the New York Rangers earlier in the day.
  “We didn’t execute well, so we didn’t play well,
  
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• Penguins Stumble At Home Against Red Wings

  20-02-2017 10:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a rare loss on home ice Sunday, falling to the Detroit Red Wings, 5-2.
  Pittsburgh, which could’ve equaled a season-high 10-game points streak, had points in 13 of its previous 15 contests. But it missed a chance to move closer than five points behind Washington for the top spot in the Metropolitan Division; the Capitals lost to the New York Rangers earlier in the day.
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• Teenager Killed In Shooting In Northview Heights

  20-02-2017 10:16
  
  Pittsburgh (KDKA) — A teenager died after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Northview Heights neighborhood.
  Police say they were called to the 800 block of Mount Pleasant Road 11:20 p.m. Sunday night. Allegheny County 911 confirmed a single victim was transported to an area hospital. Police say that 16-year-old victim was later pronounced dead at Allegheny General Hospital.
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  Hours after the shooting, dozens of evidence markers could be seen at the scene as police w
  
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• Teenager Killed In Northview Heights Shooting

  20-02-2017 10:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A teenager died after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Northview Heights neighborhood Sunday night.
  Police say they were called to the 800 block of Mount Pleasant Road 11:20 p.m.
  Allegheny County 911 confirmed a single victim was transported to an area hospital. Police say that 16-year-old victim was later pronounced dead at Allegheny General Hospital.
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• One Person Wounded In Shooting In Northview Heights

  20-02-2017 10:16
  
  Pittsburgh (KDKA) — At least one person was wounded in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Northview Heights neighborhood.
  Police were called to the scene along Mount Pleasant Road shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday night. Allegheny County 911 confirmed a single victim was transported to an area hospital.
  Hours later, dozens of evidence markers could be seen at the scene as police were in the early stages of their investigation.
  
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• Washington County landowners caught in eminent domain fight with Rover

  20-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  If David Rheinlander believes that his 5.5 acres, which include woods and a modular home, are worth $10 million, then who exactly is the Rover Pipeline or the federal government, for that matter, to say otherwise?
  
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• State lawmakers looking at forced treatment as option to combat opioid crises

  20-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — As state legislators seek to address the heroin and opioid overdose epidemic, support appears to be growing for the idea of forcing some drug abusers into treatment.
  
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• Small step, big ride: Danny Chew gets first taste of outdoor hand-cycling

  20-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Danny Chew had been looking forward to this for a long time.
  
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• Observers: Hays bald eagles may have egg in new nest

  20-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Observers watching the Hays bald eagles whose nest was destroyed in a storm Feb. 12 believe the female may have laid an egg in their newly constructed nest a couple hundred yards away.
  
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• Observers: Hays bald eagles may have an eggnot be alone in new nest

  20-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Observers watching the Hays bald eagles whose nest was destroyed in a storm Feb. 12 believe the female may have laid an egg in their newly constructed nest a couple hundred yards away.
  
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• Obituary: Michael Novak / Johnstown native made a religious case for capitalism

  20-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  By age 14, Michael Novak had left his native Western Pennsylvania for a high school seminary at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
  
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• Duquesne's Darwin Day speaker will address the origins of life

  20-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Imagine the biochemical key to life on Earth occurring just once over the past 4.5 billion years.
  
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• Diana Nelson Jones' Walkabout: At the Humble Barber, a cut and a slice of life

  20-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  You can pick a seat in the church pew or in the row of auditorium seats along the window to wait for a haircut at the Humble Barber in Brighton Heights.
  
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• CMU festival helps young students explore engineering

  20-02-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  With its spring-like temperatures and blue skies worthy of Colorado, Sunday would have been a perfect day for Dionna Bobo to be going door to door selling Thin Mints and caramel-coconut-flavored Samoas for Girl Scout Troop 58022.
  
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