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• Peduto, Mullen win endorsements from county Democrats

  05-03-2017 23:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mayor Bill Peduto and Sheriff Bill Mullen won the Allegheny County Democratic Committee endorsement after a gathering of party elders at the IBEW Local #5 hall on the South Side. But it's unclear what impact the result may have on the field of challengers.
  
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• Report: Pa. Parents Arrested In Assault Of 3-Week-Old Baby

  05-03-2017 23:23
  
  OSCEOLA MILLS, Clearfield County (KDKA) — A man and woman are facing charges after their three-week-old infant was seriously injured in Clearfield County.
  According to WTAJ, Aaron Mills, 32, and Stephanie McGuire, 22, have been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, endangering the welfare of children, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
  Pennsylvania State Police say the infant girl’s condition was discovered Tuesday at an apartment building in Osceola Mills.
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• What they are saying: Reaction to Thomas Starzl's death

  05-03-2017 22:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  "Dr. Starzl performed the world’s first liver transplant in 1963 and the first successful liver transplant in 1967, both while at the University of Colorado. Despite prevailing worldwide pessimism regarding the ability to transplant allogenic (non-identical) human kidneys, he successfully combined azathioprine and corticosteroids in allogenic kidney transplants performed in 1962 and 1963, leading to the largest series of kidney transplants and invigorating clinical attempts throughout the
  
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• Boy Scouts Agree To Pay $18,000 To Transgender Boy

  05-03-2017 22:08
  
  OAKLAND, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey branch of the Boy Scouts has agreed to pay $18,000 to a transgender boy who was barred from joining.
  The Record reports the Northern New Jersey Council of the Boy Scouts made the agreement on Thursday after Joe Maldonado’s mother, Kristie, filed a complaint with the state Civil Rights Division. Officials also gave the 9-year-old a formal apology.
  Maldonado was originally refused membership to a Cub Scout pack in Secaucus because he was born a girl. T
  
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• Police: Man Shot After Being Told ‘Go Back To Your Own Country’

  05-03-2017 21:25
  
  KENT, Wash. (AP) — A Sikh man said a gunman approached him as he worked on his car in his suburban Seattle driveway and told him to “go back to your own country” before shooting him in the arm, authorities say.
  Police in the city of Kent are searching for the shooter and have contacted the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. It comes after an Indian man was killed and another wounded in a recent shooting at a Kansas bar that federal agencies are investigating as a hate crim
  
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• Death of 2-year-old McKeesport girl under investigation

  05-03-2017 20:56 via post-gazette.com
  Authorities are investigating the death of a two-year-old girl from McKeesport.
  
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• Authorities Investigating Death Of 2-Year-Old Girl

  05-03-2017 20:46
  
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — Authorities are investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl in McKeesport.
  It happened around 7:20 a.m. at an apartment in the 500-block of Evans Avenue.
  Officials say emergency crews and police responded to the scene for a report of an unresponsive 2-year-old.
  Medics pronounced the child dead at 7:22 a.m.
  According to officials, there were no apparent signs of foul play or neglect. Allegheny County Police Homicide detectives assisted and conducted several interviews.
  
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• Boy, 14, Charged With Shooting Youngstown Woman In Face

  05-03-2017 18:42
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a northeast Ohio woman in the face on Feb. 6.
  WKBN-TV reports that Youngstown police charged the youth Saturday and he has been detained at the Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center. He was brought to the police station by his mother.
  The teen, whose name is being withheld, faces charges of attempted murder and attempted robbery in connection with the shooting of 57-year-old Ellen Zban
  
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• Thomas Starzl, Organ Transplantation Pioneer, Dies At Pittsburgh Home

  05-03-2017 17:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dr. Thomas Starzl, who was a pioneer in organ transplantation, died at his Pittsburgh home Saturday.
  He was 90 years old.
  His family issued a statement that read, in part:
  “Thomas Starzl was many things to many people. He was a pioneer, a legend, a great human, and a great humanitarian. He was a force of nature that swept all those around him into his orbit, challenging those that surrounded him to strive to match his superhuman feats of focus, will and compassion
  
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• Dr. Thomas Starzl, Organ Transplantation Pioneer, Dies At Pittsburgh Home

  05-03-2017 17:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dr. Thomas Starzl, who was a pioneer in organ transplantation, died at his Pittsburgh home Saturday.
  He was 90 years old.
  His family issued a statement that read, in part:
  “Thomas Starzl was many things to many people. He was a pioneer, a legend, a great human, and a great humanitarian. He was a force of nature that swept all those around him into his orbit, challenging those that surrounded him to strive to match his superhuman feats of focus, will and compassion
  
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• Man who died shortly after crash with Penn Hills police cruiser identified

  05-03-2017 16:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man died Saturday when he crashed his pickup truck in Wilkinsburg minutes after wrecking into the back of a Penn Hills police cruiser and three other vehicles, Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton said.
  
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• Thomas Starzl, pioneering transplant surgeon, dies at 90

  05-03-2017 16:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Transplant pioneer Thomas E. Starzl of Pittsburgh, who would have turned 91 on March 11, died in his sleep on Saturday at his Pittsburgh home, according to his friend, former colleague and the executor of his estate, Dr. John Fung, director of the University of Chicago Transplantation Institute.
  
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• Thomas Starzl, a pioneer of liver transplants, dies at 90

  05-03-2017 16:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Transplant pioneer Dr. Thomas E. Starzl has died, according to officials at the University of Pittsburgh.
  
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• SWAT Team Responds To Domestic Disturbance In Hill District

  05-03-2017 16:18
  
  HILL DISTRICT (KDKA) — A SWAT team responded to a domestic disturbance in the Hill District early Sunday morning.
  It happened just before 1 a.m. at a home in the 2200-block of Webster Avenue.
  Police say officers responded to the scene for a report of a domestic disturbance, possibly involving a firearm.
  According to police, officers knocked on the door of the residence and made contact with a 53-year-old man, but the man refused to speak to the officers, closed the door and ran back inside
  
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• Man Dies After Hitting Police Cruiser, Crashing Truck

  05-03-2017 16:08
  
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — A man hit a police cruiser before he fatally crashed his pickup truck in East Hills on Saturday night.
  The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office identified the driver as 33-year-old Derek Winstead, of Pittsburgh.
  It started around 9:30 p.m. in Penn Hills, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  The Post-Gazette reports that Winstead crashed into a police cruiser and three other vehicles at an intersection in Penn Hills. Winstead then took off and continued
  
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• White House: Congress Must Probe Alleged Obama Power Abuse

  05-03-2017 15:48
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The White House demanded on Sunday that Congress investigate whether former President Barack Obama abused his executive powers in connection with the 2016 presidential election.
  President Donald Trump leveled that claim on Saturday when he accused his predecessor of tapping telephones at Trump Tower. But Trump offered no supporting evidence, a spokesman for Obama denied the claim as “simply false” and lawmakers in both parties asked for proof.
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• Report: Man Dies After Hitting Police Cruiser, Crashing Truck

  05-03-2017 14:43
  
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — A man hit a police cruiser before he fatally crashed his pickup truck in Wilkinsburg on Saturday night.
  It started around 9:30 p.m. in Penn Hills, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  The Post-Gazette reports that the driver crashed into a police cruiser and three other vehicles at an intersection in Penn Hills. The driver then took off and continued into Wilkinsburg. He crashed his truck at the intersection of Swissvale Avenue and Park Hill Drive.
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• Duquesne Women’s Basketball Team Makes History With St. Joseph Defeat

  05-03-2017 14:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — The Duquense women’s basketball team defeated St. Joseph’s 78-63 on Saturday afternoon in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
  The Dukes became the first No. 7 seed to advance to the Championship game in the history of the A10 Women’s Tournament.
  You can view the 2017 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship bracket on Atlantic10.com.
  The Dukes take on Dayton at noon Sunday in Richmond on ESPNU for the A10 Championship.
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• Trump Supporters Gather In Greensburg For ‘March 4 Trump’ Rally

  05-03-2017 13:21
  
  GREENSBURG (AP/KDKA) – Dozens of Trump supporters gathered in Greensburg on Saturday for a “March 4 Trump” rally.
  The rally was one of many that took place in cities across the country.
  Trump supporter Tricia Cunningham said the rally had a peaceful message of unity.
  “Anybody driving past or seeing all these people standing out, unified, with red, white, and blue and Trump gear on, stop in and give us a hug, because we’ll give it right back to you,” she said.
  
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• Creative portrait photography of children and families an expanding niche

  05-03-2017 06:42
  Lexi Shapiro has set up a parabolic umbrella and a softbox to light the set at her North Point Breeze photography studio. She has meticulously cataloged outfits, researched snacks and constructed props.
  
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• Competition teams up chefs, students to cook up better school lunches

  05-03-2017 06:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Chicken sizzling, 10 minutes to go. Latex-covered fingers loading pizzas, cheddar biscuits out of the oven, 5 minutes. Rice molds on plates, stir fry steaming.
  
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• Despite 'bikelash,' Pittsburgh mayor stands behind bike lane vision

  05-03-2017 06:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  If Bill Peduto doesn’t win re-election this year, the one-liner goes, blame the bike lanes.
  
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• A flag goes home: ‘enemies then, friends now’

  05-03-2017 06:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Relatives of long-dead warriors on opposite sides of one of history’s ghastliest battles gathered Saturday at a Beaver County museum for a ceremony of conciliation.
  
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• Nearly a year later, Wilkinsburg repairing community's fabric after Franklin Avenue massacre

  05-03-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The house at 1304 Franklin Ave. in Wilkinsburg is known throughout the neighborhood as Bill and Linda Knapp’s, a safe place where everyone is welcome.
  
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• More restaurants cited by Allegheny County Health Department

  05-03-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County Health Department has been turning up the heat on restaurants — posting more consumer alerts and closure orders when facilities break food safety rules — as part of an effort to better curb serious violations and crack down on repeat offenders.
  
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• Man dies in Wilkinsburg wreck shortly after crashing into Penn Hills police cruiser

  05-03-2017 05:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man died Saturday when he crashed his pickup truck in Wilkinsburg minutes after wrecking into the back of a Penn Hills police cruiser and three other vehicles, Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton said.
  
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• Armed Men Dressed As Clowns Scare Children Playing In Wooded Area

  05-03-2017 04:06
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — Extra police are patrolling West Mifflin tonight after two men with weapons, dressed as clowns, frightened a group of children.
  Police from West Mifflin and the City of Pittsburgh went searching for the men, as soon as the father of three of the children called 911. The search didn’t turn up any evidence.
  It was a typical Saturday afternoon for the kids on Lauder Street, playing hide and go seek in the woods, until around 4:15 p.m.
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• Report: Plum School Board Member Resigns

  05-03-2017 02:23
  
  PLUM (KDKA) — A member of the Plum Borough School Board resigned Friday night.
  According to our partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, two-term school director Sal Colella sent his resignation by email to his fellow board members, the district superintendent, board secretary and solicitor.
  Colella stated that his resignation was personal and related to health, and not to do with any political issues.
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• Man Dies After 6-Ton Porn Collection Falls On Top Of Him

  05-03-2017 02:02
  
  JAPAN (KDKA) — A man’s body was reportedly found buried under a pile of pornographic magazines in Japan.
  According to the Mirror, the 50-year-old former car salesman identified as Joji was killed when his six-ton collection fell on top of him.
  His body was discovered six months later when his landlord came looking for unpaid rent.
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• Long Helps Mount St. Mary’s Past Robert Morris In NEC Semis

  05-03-2017 01:45
  
  EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) – Elijah Long scored 22 points, including a decisive 3-pointer in the final minute, and Mount St. Mary’s pulled away late for a 75-66 win over Robert Morris on Saturday in the Northeast Conference tournament semifinals.
  Long, who added five assists and five rebounds, pulled up from the top of the key and buried a 3 to give the Mountaineers (18-15) a 68-64 lead with 50 seconds left. After both teams made a pair of free throws, Matty McConnell missed a 3 for Robert
  
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• Gay Moment Nixes ‘Beauty and the Beast’ At Alabama Drive-In

  05-03-2017 00:40
  
  HENAGAR, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama drive-in theater won’t show a new re-telling of the classic fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” because one of its characters is portrayed as homosexual.
  A Facebook post for the Henagar Drive-In Theatre says its operators are “first and foremost Christians” and will not compromise on what the Bible teaches. They said they will show family-oriented films so customers can “watch wholesome movies.”
  The post said the owner
  
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• St. Joseph’s Rallies Past Duquesne For A 63-60 Win

  05-03-2017 00:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Chris Clover and James Demery each scored 19 points and St. Joseph’s rallied in the second half to beat Duquesne 63-60 on Saturday in the Atlantic 10 regular season finale.
  Isiaha Mike missed a 3-pointer as time expired for the Dukes. Duquesne didn’t help its cause with 10 missed free throws (16-26).
  Kale Abrahamson’s layup put Duquesne up 50-41 with 11:19 to play when St. Joseph’s (10-19, 3-14) went to work. Clover made a pair of foul shots at the
  
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• 71-Year-Old Pa. Woman Charged In Possible Road Rage Stabbing

  05-03-2017 00:06
  
  FELTON, Del. (AP) – Delaware State Police say a 71-year-old Philadelphia woman has been arrested and charged in a stabbing that followed a possible road rage incident.
  Police said in a statement that an investigation linked Mary M. Craig to the stabbing in November. The attack came after authorities say women in two cars exchanged profanities while stopped at a red light in the Felton area. The victim was stabbed in the upper torso and taken to a hospital.
  Craig was arrested Friday at her
  
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