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• Rep. Murphy Abruptly Cancels Duquesne U. Appearance Over Possible Protests

  21-02-2017 23:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Congressman Tim Murphy abruptly canceled an event he was supposed to attend at Duquesne University on Tuesday afternoon.
  The cancellation came after staffers got word of a planned disruption.
  Rep. Murphy, a Republican of Upper St. Clair, was scheduled to discuss his Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, but his office canceled the appearance.
  A spokesperson from Duquesne University tells KDKA this was not an issue about safety, but rather, how disruptions would
  
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• Little-Known & Treatable Brain Condition Mimics Alzheimer’s

  21-02-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Doctors say thousands of patients have been misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, or Alzheimer’s when they actually have a very treatable condition.
  It’s called Normopressure Hydrocephalus, or NPH.
  Under normal circumstances, fluid circulates through the brain, comes to the surface and is eventually reabsorbed by the body. The brain’s entire fluid volume is turned over every 6-7 hours.
  If normal circulation is blocked, pressure will build up in
  
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• Jackie Evancho Excited For New Album & Upcoming Pittsburgh Show

  21-02-2017 23:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Jackie Evancho – Pittsburgh’s child superstar – isn’t a little girl anymore.
  The 16-year-old is used to taking center stage, but it was a much larger audience last month when she sang the national anthem at the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
  “Everything kinda felt so quiet, which was surprising. But right when I stepped up to the podium, everything was just silent and then the music started playing and then you’re like, &lsqu
  
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• FirstEnergy's asset impairments lead to $6.2B loss

  21-02-2017 23:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  About a dozen FirstEnergy Corp. coal, nuclear and gas power plants, its nuclear fuel and other assets are now worth $9.2 billion less than this time last year, the Ohio-based company disclosed on Tuesday.
  
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• Police quickly arrest North Side bank robbery suspect

  21-02-2017 23:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  An East Allegheny man was arrested about 10 minutes after allegedly robbing a North Side bank this morning, Pittsburgh police said. 
  
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• School District Agrees To Remove Ten Commandments Monument

  21-02-2017 22:51
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania school district is agreeing to remove a Ten Commandments monument from outside a high school and pay $164,000 in legal fees to settle a federal lawsuit.
  The Freedom From Religion Foundation says it received a signed settlement Tuesday from the New Kensington-Arnold School District.
  Foundation co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor says her group is glad the dispute is over, but she thinks it shouldn’t have been a fight at all.
  The challenge to the 6-fo
  
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• Officials release ID of victim in fatal Westmoreland County crash

  21-02-2017 22:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Westmoreland County man died in a car crash Monday morning in North Huntingdon, authorities said.
  
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• Black History Month: Preserving The Work Of Teenie Harris

  21-02-2017 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On any given day, there is an exhibit featuring the photographs of famed photographer Teenie Harris at the Carnegie Museum of Art. The current exhibit highlights jazz pianist Errol Garner and jazz performances in the Hill District.
  “My job is to protect, preserve and store the materials of Teenie Harris and his art,” said Dominique Luster, archivist for the Teenie Harris collection.
  The Carnegie Museum acquired the collection in 2001 and created an endowed p
  
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• New Kensington school agrees to remove Ten Commandments monument

  21-02-2017 22:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Officials in the New Kensington-Arnold School District have agreed to remove a granite Ten Commandments monument from outside a high school and pay $164,000 in legal fees to settle a federal lawsuit.
  
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• Houston Police Chief: No Injuries Amid Gunfire Reports At Texas Hospital

  21-02-2017 22:30
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The police chief in Houston says no one has been found injured and there’s no evidence of a shooting amid reports that shots were fired inside the hospital at the Texas Medical Center.
  Chief Art Acevedo says his officers were making a second search of Ben Taub Hospital, one of the city’s major trauma centers.
  Police began receiving reports of gunfire shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
  Dozens of officers and SWAT team members are at the hospital.
  Television images from
  
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• Police seeking two men in Sunday shooting in Clairton

  21-02-2017 22:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County Police say they are looking for two men suspected in a shooting Sunday in Clairton.
  
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• State approves expansion for Pittsburgh's Environmental Charter School

  21-02-2017 21:21 via post-gazette.com
  Environmental Charter School at Frick Park may proceed with a planned expansion that could include a new high school and a second K-8 school, the Pennsylvania Charter School Appeal Board decided today. 
  
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• Rep. Murphy cancels planned discussion at Duquesne University

  21-02-2017 21:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  It was supposed to be a chance to “Join Representative Tim Murphy as he discusses his Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act.” But Mr. Murphy. an Upper St. Clair Republican, canceled a workshop scheduled at Duquesne University’s student union at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon.
  
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• Preliminary hearing for New York Jets' Darrelle Revis postponed until March

  21-02-2017 21:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  A preliminary hearing scheduled for later this week for New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis has been postponed until March, his defense attorney said today.
  
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• Keidel: Where Should Tony Romo Go?

  21-02-2017 20:26
  
  By Jason Keidel
  While the media and masses play spin the bottle with Tony Romo’s career, it feels like there are more candidates for the Cowboys QB’s services than there are NFL clubs.
  Depending on the channel, show or pundit, the beleaguered Cowboy — who had a biblically bad year, going from Cowboys QB to injured to benched to perhaps cut in six months — has a dozen potential destinations. Predictions for where Romo will end up pinball across the map, from the Bears to t
  
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• Dunlap: Oh, These Hays Eagles!

  21-02-2017 20:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – I like a success story as much as the next guy.
  I like a Pittsburgh story probably more than the next guy.
  And, man, do I ever love a Pittsburgh success story — that’s just about the pinnacle for me.
  But I don’t know what to think about these Hays Eagles.
  Certainly they should be respected. After all, they are emblematic of our county and have been hard at it in a couple regards — rebuilding a nest that was sent tumbling when the tree it
  
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• Italian restaurant Talia to open March 13 in Downtown

  21-02-2017 20:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  A new Italian restaurant with familiar roots is coming to Downtown Pittsburgh in the former Alcoa Building at 425 Sixth Ave., across the street from the Hotel Monaco. 
  
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• Spirit Airlines Announces New Services From Pittsburgh

  21-02-2017 19:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Spirit Airlines announced they will start new services from Pittsburgh International Airport.The airlines announced that they will begin serving multiple destinations from the airport starting this spring and summer.Representatives from Spirit, along with Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, Airport Authority CEO Christina Cassotis made the announcement.
  The low-fare carrier will start flights to seven destinations including Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Myrtle
  
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• PWSA: Repairs estimated at $400K as contractors locate break in water main

  21-02-2017 18:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  The leaky water main that had been spewing about 10,000 gallons a minute has a break that’s roughly 8 feet long, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority said today.
  
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• Blues’ Tarasenko Surprises Young Girl With Incredible Birthday Gift

  21-02-2017 18:44
  
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  ST. LOUIS (KDKA) – One of the NHL’s biggest stars has formed a special bond with a young girl battling cancer. Now, he’s given her a birthday surprise she’ll never forget.
  According to the Blues’ official website, 11-year-old Arianna Dougan was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of three. Since then, she has relapsed four times.
  However, her current treatment is working and her mom, Lorie, said she is nearly cancer free again. That&
  
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• Concord Hospitality Announces Plans For First Autograph Collection Hotel In Pittsburgh

  21-02-2017 18:34
  Concord Hospitality announced today that it plans to open Pittsburgh's first Autograph Collection Hotel in the heart of the Oakland neighborhood. Construction began on the 167-room property, The Oaklander Hotel, last month.
  
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• Autograph Collection Hotel to Open 2018 in Pittsburgh

  21-02-2017 18:34
  Concord Hospitality announced today that it plans to open Pittsburgh's first Autograph Collection Hotel in the heart of the Oakland neighborhood. Construction began on the 167-room property, The Oaklander Hotel, last month.
  
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• Drunken driver gets 12 years plus for killing police officer

  21-02-2017 18:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Ligonier man will spend at least 12 years in prison on third-degree murder, drunken driving and other charges for a wrong-way crash that killed a western Pennsylvania police officer.
  
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• Man pleads guilty in chain reaction crash that killed bicyclist in Oakland

  21-02-2017 17:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Beltzhoover man pleaded guilty this morning to involuntary manslaughter and other crimes in the death of a bicyclist in Oakland in 2015.
  
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• Crews Resume Search For Missing Duquesne University Grad Student

  21-02-2017 17:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The search continues for a missing Duquesne University graduate student.
  Dakota James, 23, was last seen on Jan. 25 in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District.
  This morning, crews resumed their search.
  They are using drones, boats and other means to search the water around Neville Island, near the RMU Sports Complex.
  His family says they will not give up hope that he will be found safe.
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• Search conducted along Neville Island for missing Duquesne grad student

  21-02-2017 16:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Search crews are looking for a missing Duquesne University student along Neville Island.
  
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• Gov. Wolf Opposes Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks

  21-02-2017 16:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf continues to speak out against a bill that would place restrictions on women seeking abortions in Pennsylvania.
  Senate Bill 3 would ban abortions after 20 weeks instead of the current 24 weeks.
  The governor says he opposes it and tells the “KDKA Morning News” women should make their own health decisions.
  “This is a cause of legislatures interposing themselves between the doctor and the women,” says Wolf.
  Gov. Wolf sa
  
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• Steelers' Joey Porter to plead guilty to fracas citations

  21-02-2017 16:25
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• White House Denounces ‘Hatred’ After Jewish Center Threats

  21-02-2017 16:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is denouncing “hatred and hate-motivated violence” following a series of threats against Jewish community centers across the country. The statement does not directly mention those incidents or Jews.
  The FBI said it is joining with the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division to investigate “possible civil rights violations in connection with threats” to the centers.
  The White House statement Tuesday said President Donald Tru
  
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• Officials Investigating Philadelphia Train Accident & Derailment

  21-02-2017 15:41
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Officials are investigating an accident involving two out-of-service commuter trains in suburban Philadelphia.
  The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority says the Market-Frankford Line trains were traveling near the 69th Street Transportation Center when the accident occurred Tuesday morning.
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  Television news footage shows several cars have derailed and one is tipped over at a 45-degree angle.
  There is no word on injuries,
  
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• Texan to plead guilty in federal cocaine case that involved 5 from Mon Valley

  21-02-2017 15:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Texas drug dealer accused of running an organization that shipped cocaine into the Monongahela Valley from South Texas was set to go trial this morning in federal court but has decided to plead guilty.
  
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• Texan pleads guilty in federal cocaine case that involved 5 from Mon Valley

  21-02-2017 15:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Texas supplier for a Pittsburgh cocaine ring pleaded guilty today as his trial was about to begin in U.S. District Court. 
  
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• Restaurant Brands International To Buy Popeyes For $1.8B

  21-02-2017 15:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Restaurant Brands International says it’s buying Popeyes for $1.8 billion, bringing the chicken chain under the same corporate umbrella as Burger King and Tim Hortons.
  The move fits with Restaurant Brands’ approach of taking over well-known fast-food chains it sees as having the potential for significant expansion. The deal gives Popeyes shareholders $79 per share, representing a 27 percent premium from its average price on Feb. 10.
  Restaurant Brands was created
  
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• Man convicted of harassing Baldwin-Whitehall School Board members

  21-02-2017 15:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Whitehall man has been convicted of harassing members of the Baldwin-Whitehall School Board.
  
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• PTL Links: Feb. 21, 2017

  21-02-2017 15:05
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Dixie Longate Show
  Southern Tier Brewing Co.Jackie Evancho 
  Mall At Robinson
  Carnegie Museum Of Art
  
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• Peoples Natural Gas to buy Kentucky utility for $270 million

  21-02-2017 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Peoples Natural Gas, the North Shore-based gas utility, is expanding its footprint in Kentucky by acquiring Delta Natural Gas.
  
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• Steelers’ Joey Porter To Plead Guilty In South Side Bar Dispute

  21-02-2017 14:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter plans to plead guilty to a disorderly conduct citation stemming from a dispute with a bar bouncer and a police officer last month.
  Porter’s defense attorney, Robert Del Greco, tells The Associated Press that Porter will plead guilty in City Court on Tuesday afternoon.
  Porter was originally charged with aggravated assault and other more serious charges for allegedly grabbing the officer’s wrists outside a South Si
  
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• Steelers’ Joey Porter Fined $300 Over Dispute At Bar

  21-02-2017 14:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter has been fined $300 after pleading guilty to a disorderly conduct citation stemming from a dispute with a bar bouncer and a police officer last month.
  Porter entered the plea Tuesday in City Court in Pittsburgh.
  He originally faced more serious charges, including aggravated assault, for allegedly grabbing the officer’s wrists outside a South Side bar after a bouncer denied him entrance on Jan. 8.Steeler coach Joey Port
  
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• Jury selection begins in case of retired state trooper charged with forging dead judge's signature

  21-02-2017 14:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jury selection starts Tuesday morning in an unusual federal trial born of marital strife that judges in Pittsburgh could not hear because it involves the forged signature of their dead U.S. District Court colleague.
  
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• Joey Porter pleads guilty to disorderly conduct in South Side incident

  21-02-2017 14:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter pleaded guilty today to summary disorderly conduct in connection with an incident on the South Side.
  
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• Attorney: Steelers' assistant coach Joey Porter to plead guilty to fracas citation

  21-02-2017 14:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter plans to plead guilty to a disorderly conduct citation stemming from a dispute with a bar bouncer and a police officer last month.
  
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• Police search for man in attempted luring of girl at bus stop

  21-02-2017 13:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities are investigating a report of an attempted luring of a child in Westmoreland County.
  
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• Sentencing Set For Drunken Driver Who Killed Police Officer

  21-02-2017 13:32
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A man convicted of third-degree murder, drunken driving and other charges for a wrong-way crash that killed a western Pennsylvania police officer is set for sentencing.
  Clair Fink pleaded guilty in September in the head-on crash that killed Ligonier Township Police Lt. Eric Eslary in May 2015. The crash left Eslary’s police dog injured.
  Thirty-three-year-old entered the plea in Westmoreland County, where a judge was scheduled to sentence him Tuesday morning.
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• Drunken Driver Gets 12-30 Years For Killing Police Officer

  21-02-2017 13:32
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A man will spend at least 12 years in prison on third-degree murder, drunken driving and other charges for a wrong-way crash that killed a western Pennsylvania police officer.
  Clair Fink III was sentenced Tuesday by a Westmoreland County judge.
  The 33-year-old Ligonier man pleaded guilty in September in the head-on crash that killed Ligonier Township Police Lt. Eric Eslary in May 2015. The crash left Eslary’s police dog injured.
  Prosecutors say Fink and a co-wo
  
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• Ohio Bill Would Require Teaching Cursive Writing In Schools

  21-02-2017 13:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Some state lawmakers want to bring back cursive handwriting as a requirement in Ohio’s elementary schools.
  Republican Reps. Andrew Brenner and Marilyn Slaby have proposed legislation that would again make cursive instruction mandatory between kindergarten and fifth grade. Thirteen representatives have signed on as co-sponsors.
  The bill would require schools to make sure students can write legibly in standard print by third grade and in cursive by the end of fift
  
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• Clairton schools closed; about 600 remain without gas service

  21-02-2017 12:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Clairton School District cancelled classes today after service in the area was shut off by Columbia Gas.
  
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• Clairton schools closed; 1,200 remain without gas service

  21-02-2017 12:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Clairton School District has cancelled classes today as about 1,200 Columbia Gas customers remain without natural gas service in that area.
  
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• Teenager Located After Hours-Long Search In Donora

  21-02-2017 08:33
  
  DONORA, Pa. (KDKA) – After hours of searching, police say they have located a teenager with autism who had been reported missing.
  Konah Hawkins, 14, had last been seen around 7 p.m. Monday inside the Uni-Mart at 802 Meldon Avenue in Donora, Washington County.
  Around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, Donora Police informed reporters that Hawkins had been spotted by Pennsylvania State Police, and was being brought to the Donora Police Station.
  “I’m just really happy and thank God for the protec
  
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• Search Underway For Missing Teenager In Donora

  21-02-2017 08:33
  
  DONORA, Pa. (KDKA) — A search is underway for a missing teenager with autism.
  14-year-old Konah Hawkins was last seen between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Monday inside the Uni-Mart located at 802 Meldon Avenue in Donora, Washington County. Family members say he was wearing an orange Autism Speaks t-shirt and blue jeans.
  Police were leading the search, joined by family members and friends. Police were also looking at video from surveillance cameras that may have spotted Hawkins.
  
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