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• Police arrest woman involved in fatal Thanksgiving Day crash

  06-03-2017 23:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  A woman involved in a fatal high-speed police chase on Thanksgiving Day in North Versailles was arrested Monday on charges stemming from drug possession from that day and her subsequent failure to appear at her preliminary hearing.
  
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• During Consumer Protection Week, Consumers Urged To File Complaints

  06-03-2017 23:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Like many, June Balan of South Park was the victim of a fly-by-night roof repair.
  “The shingles were separated. They didn’t even match. The nails — they said it was supposed to be six nails per shingle — there were three,” said Balan.
  Balan was one of three consumers who met with Attorney General Josh Shapiro in East Liberty on Monday to kick off Consumer Protection Week and to highlight work of the AG’s Bureau of Consumer Protection,
  
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• Truck Driver: Cat Survives 400 Miles Clinging Under Semi

  06-03-2017 23:28
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A long-haul semitrailer driver from Minnesota thought he had lost his feline traveling companion for good when the cat jumped out of his truck at a rest stop in Ohio.
  But it was a joyful reunion for Paul Robertson and his beloved Percy when he discovered the cat had been clinging to the undercarriage of his 18-wheeler for 400 miles through snow and rain.
  Percy jumped out of a semitrailer window while Robertson was sleeping at the rest stop. After a long search, Rober
  
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• Police Arrest Owner Of Car Involved In Deadly Thanksgiving Chase & Crash

  06-03-2017 23:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the woman who owned a car involved in a police pursuit and crash last Thanksgiving Day that killed a family of three.
  Asia Camp, 24, owned the car and was in the passenger seat when Demetrius Coleman was pulled over in East McKeesport.
  Police say Coleman sped off, hitting speed over 100 miles an hour before striking another car, killing a man, his fiancée and their 2-year-old daughter.
  According to police, C
  
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• Keidel: NFL Combine Doesn’t Tell Us Much

  06-03-2017 23:10
  
  By Jason Keidel
  The quintessential meat market, the NFL Combine — sardonically called the Underwear Olympics — is in full swing.
  Poked. Prodded. Fondled. Tape-measured. The NFL intelligentsia descends upon Indianapolis every March to measure future pro football players, using the same metrics and often getting the same results.
  It’s become redundant. We know they want 30 reps of bench press, 40-inch vertical leap, 4.40 seconds in the 40-yard dash… such and such a broad j
  
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• Police: Monroeville Mall Shooter Attacked Allegheny Co. Corrections Officer

  06-03-2017 21:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A little over month ago, 19-year-old Tarod Thornhill of Penn Hills was sentenced to spent 15 to 30 years behind bars for his role in a shooting at a crowded Monroeville Mall in 2015.
  Davon Jones was injured in the shooting along with Tom and Mary Singleton, who had been shopping at the Mall with their son.
  Thornhill is supposed to be moved to a prison for younger offenders, but Monday morning he was back in front of a judge, this time for an altercation with a correctio
  
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• Auditor General says taxing marijuana could yield $200 million for state

  06-03-2017 21:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's Auditor General Eugene DePasquale says he knows where the state could find money to help close its budget gap: Allow — and tax — recreational use of marijuana.
  
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• Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day parade route, details and more festivities

  06-03-2017 21:02
  Revelers at the Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day parade. The event is billed as "one of the largest" in the United States with 23,000 participants and 200 marching units.
  
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• Juice Ordered At Pennsylvania Buffet Causes Children Throat Burns

  06-03-2017 20:55
  
  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say two children suffered burn-type injuries to their mouths and throats after drinking what they believed to be apple juice at a Chinese buffet in Pennsylvania.
  Both remained hospitalized Monday in fair condition, three days after their visit to the Star Buffet and Grill outside Lancaster, about 70 miles west of Philadelphia.
  Police say the 10-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl suffered blistering and were vomiting. They say a third child and an adult had l
  
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• 2017 ACC Basketball Tournament Preview

  06-03-2017 20:45
  
  Tourney Previews: ACC | Big East | Big Ten | Big 12 | Pac-12 | SEC
  Bryan Altman
  Welcome to Conference Championship week, when automatic bids get stolen, bubble teams make their final push and top contenders look to affirm their status. As you prepare to fill out your NCAA Tournament bracket, catching up on these teams might give you a better idea of who could make a run.
  CBS Local Sports is previewing the six major conference tournaments: ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC.
  
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• Better Business Bureau Ranks Riskiest Scams

  06-03-2017 19:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Better Business Bureau has released new scam rankings.
  It’s using a new algorithm to determine which scams are the riskiest.
  The Risk Index measures things like exposure, susceptibility and monetary loss.
  Here are the top five overall scams:
  1. Home Improvement Scams – This one topped the list due to the fact that it’s a face-to-face type scam. Experts say the exposure rate was low, but the susceptibility and loss rate were both high.
  2. Fake Check
  
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• Study: More Social Media Use Tied To Increasing Feelings Of Isolation

  06-03-2017 19:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new study suggests that the more time a young adult spends utilizing social media, the more likely they are to feel isolated.
  The analysis, led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists and published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that use of social media does not reduce perceived social isolation—when a person lacks a sense of social belonging, true engagement with others and fulfilling relationships.
  Previously, social isolat
  
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• Watch: Pregnant Woman’s April The Giraffe Spoof Goes Viral

  06-03-2017 18:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tired of waiting for April the Giraffe to give birth?
  A woman in South Carolina took to Facebook to have some fun with the internet’s latest obsession.
  In a full-coverage giraffe mask, Erin Dietrich performs a stunning rendition of the giraffe mom-to-be’s behavior: she paces around the room, not really doing much of anything.The silly display continues for about eight minutes.
  The post quickly went viral, with 11 million views and nearly 250,000 shares.
  Some
  
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• Veteran Shoots At Firefighters, Thinking It Was A Break-In

  06-03-2017 18:32
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – Police say a veteran who shot at firefighters conducting a welfare check at his Cincinnati home won’t be charged in connection with the misunderstanding.
  Kenneth Mullins says he fired at firefighters who forced entry into his home on Sunday morning because he thought the commotion was an intruder breaking in.
  A police spokesman says the Cincinnati Fire Department was called to assist officers checking on Mullins at the behest of the man’s friends.
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• Mother To Stand Trial In Case Of Twins Missing For 10 Years

  06-03-2017 18:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A woman facing charges in connection with the disappearance of her twins will stand trial.
  Patricia Fowler was held for court after a preliminary hearing this morning.
  Fowler’s children, Ivon and Inisha, have not been seen for at least 10 years.
  Photo: Provided By Family
  She is accused of lying about their whereabouts and illegally collecting welfare benefits.
  Additional charges were also added during today’s hearing, including theft by deception.
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• Mother Of Missing Twins To Stand Trial In Welfare Fraud Case

  06-03-2017 18:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A woman facing charges in connection with the disappearance of her twins will stand trial.
  Patricia Fowler was held for court after a preliminary hearing this morning.
  Fowler’s children, Ivon and Inisha, have not been seen for at least 10 years.
  Photo: Provided By Family
  She is accused of lying about their whereabouts and illegally collecting nearly $50,000 in welfare benefits for the twins.
  Additional charges were also added during today’s hearing, includin
  
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• Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Killing Woman, Unborn Child In Beaver Co.

  06-03-2017 18:23
  
  BEAVER (KDKA) — A jury has convicted a man of two counts of second degree murder for the 2012 killing of a woman and her unborn child in Beaver County.
  Marlin Kelly, 31, was also convicted of conspiracy Monday morning in connection with the shooting deaths of 19-year-old Conekeia Lynn “Coco” Finney and her unborn child.
  This was Kelly’s second trial.
  He was previously convicted and sentenced to life in prison, but was granted a new trial last year.
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• Feds, Bishop To Spell Out Abuse Plan In Troubled Diocese

  06-03-2017 18:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Western Pennsylvania’s top federal prosecutor and a Catholic bishop who heads a diocese where investigators say two former bishops helped cover up child-sex abuse by dozens of priests are announcing a plan to prevent future abuse.
  Acting U.S. Attorney Soo Song and Altoona-Johnstown Diocese Bishop Mark Bartchak have called a news conference Monday afternoon in Johnstown.
  A media advisory says they’ll “announce a collaborative framework to protect the
  
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• Feds, Bishop Spell Out Abuse Plan In Troubled Diocese

  06-03-2017 18:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Western Pennsylvania’s top federal prosecutor and a Catholic bishop who heads a diocese where investigators say two former bishops helped cover up child-sex abuse by dozens of priests are announcing a plan to prevent future abuse.
  Acting U.S. Attorney Soo Song and Altoona-Johnstown Diocese Bishop Mark Bartchak called a news conference Monday afternoon in Johnstown.
  They include creation of an oversight board to ensure the reforms are implemented and the diocese
  
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• City workers seeking potholes to repair during two-day blitz

  06-03-2017 18:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  If you have a favorite city pothole you’d like to see eliminated, Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works wants to hear from you.
  
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• Penn Hills woman to stand trial on charges she took missing twins' welfare benefits

  06-03-2017 17:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Penn Hills woman was ordered late Monday morning to stand trial on charges that she accepted welfare benefits for her long-missing twin children during some of the years they have been gone.
  
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• President Trump Signs Revised Travel Ban

  06-03-2017 17:45
  
   
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has signed a revised travel ban that temporarily halts entry to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas and suspends the country’s refugee program.
  That’s according to White House spokesman Michael Short, who says the signing was done privately.
  The new directive aims to address legal issues with the original order, which caused confusion at airports, sparked protests around the country and w
  
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• Body Of Missing Duquesne Grad Student Found

  06-03-2017 17:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The body of a missing Duquesne graduate student has been found.
  According to officials at the scene, Dakota James’ body was spotted in the Ohio River, near Neville Island around 9 a.m. Monday.
  A woman was walking her dog near the back channel of the Ohio River in Robinson Township when she saw a body in the river.
  Police and firefighters responded to the scene and quickly found the body.
  “We came to this location by the Groveton Boat Club and did observe the
  
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• Cursive Sees Revival In School Instruction

  06-03-2017 17:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting and printing out their words longhand.
  Alabama and Louisiana passed laws in 2016 mandating cursive proficiency in public schools, the latest of 14 states that require cursive. And last fall, the 1.1 million-student New York City schools, the nation’s largest public school system, encouraged the teaching of cursive to students, gene
  
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• South Park man pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed friend in Bethel Park

  06-03-2017 17:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A South Park man has pleaded guilty to driving drunk and causing a crash in May that killed his friend who was a passenger in the car.
  
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• 30 Players: Braves’ Dansby Swanson Top Candidate For Rookie Of The Year

  06-03-2017 16:59
  
  By Rich Arleo
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day.
  2016 season (Minors): 105 G, 411 AB, .275 BA, 9 HR, 55 RBI, 13 SB, .787 OPS
  2016 season (Majors): 38 G, 129 AB, .302 BA, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 3 SB, .803 OPS
  When John Hart took over the reins as President of Baseball Operations for the Atlanta Braves after the 2014 season, there wasn’t much to be excited about as a Braves fan
  
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• Flat oil prices keep Pittsburgh gasoline low

  06-03-2017 16:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Average gas pump prices in the Pittsburgh region sit around $2.53 a gallon Monday morning, down 1 cent from last week, according to GasBuddy’s survey of more than 700 stations in southwestern Pennsylvania.
  
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• Extremely Emaciated Dog Found Abandoned In Bridgeville

  06-03-2017 16:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An extremely emaciated dog has been rescued and taken to Animal Friends in the North Hills.
  Police officers found Cory abandoned in a condemned house in Bridgeville. He was so weak that he could not walk and had to be carried.
  According to a news release from Animal Friends, Cory has since received two blood transfusions and is slowly putting on weight and gaining his strength back.
  He will remain at Animal Friends until he is well enough to be adopted.
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• Cyberattack Still Idling Pennsylvania Senate Democrats

  06-03-2017 16:42
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The computer network for Pennsylvania’s Senate Democrats remains shut down by what they call a “ransomware” cyberattack that’s drawn the attention of the FBI.
  The network and data was still inaccessible Monday, three days after Friday’s attack.
  Senate Democratic staff aides say Microsoft is also working on the situation, although caucus officials haven’t said what, if any, ransom was demanded. The FBI is only saying that it’s
  
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• PA: Despite 'Bikelash,' Pittsburgh Mayor Stands Behind Bike Lane Vision

  06-03-2017 16:18
  March 05--If Bill Peduto doesn't win re-election this year, the one-liner goes, blame the bike lanes. The Pittsburgh mayor himself delivers the satire, joking that "bikelash" paired with his support for refugees and self-driving cars will crater his political career.
  
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• Ron’s Weather Blog: Potential Exists For Big Snowfall This Weekend

  06-03-2017 15:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Winter may not be over just yet if model data coming out this morning is to be believed.  I am sure if you haven’t already seen internet meme guy trolling for likes with a big scary map, you probably will see their post soon enough.
  I wanted to try to jump out in front of the hysteria and talk about what we know and what we don’t know as of this morning.
  So, here’s what you need to know:
  There is the potential for a big snow over the course of the
  
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• Search Crews Investigating Report Of Body Found In River

  06-03-2017 15:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Search crews are investigating a report of a body being found in the Ohio River.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the body was reportedly spotted near Royal Avenue in Groveton shortly after 9 a.m.
  No other information has been released at this time.
  Meanwhile, emergency crews were called for a second report of a body in the Allegheny River, near the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
  However, crews determined the reported body was a piece of wood.
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• Search Crews Find Male’s Body In Ohio River

  06-03-2017 15:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Search crews have found a male’s body in the Ohio River.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the body was reportedly spotted near Royal Avenue in Groveton shortly after 9 a.m.
  The identity of the body is unknown and no other information has been released at this time.
  Meanwhile, emergency crews were called for a second report of a body in the Allegheny River, near the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
  However, crews determined the reported body was a piece of w
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court sidesteps ruling in transgender rights case

  06-03-2017 15:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court avoided a ruling on transgender rights by sending a closely watched case involving bathroom access at a Virginia high school back to a lower court on Monday after President Donald Trump rolled back protections for transgender students.
  
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• Supreme Court won’t say if transgender teen can pick bathroom

  06-03-2017 15:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving the issue of transgender rights in schools to lower courts for now after backing out of a high-profile case Monday of a Virginia high school student who sued to be able to use the boys’ bathroom.
  
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• Body of missing Duquesne student found in Ohio River at Neville Island

  06-03-2017 15:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities say the body found in the Ohio River in Robinson Monday morning is that of missing Duquesne University graduate student Dakota James.
  
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• Body of missing Duquesne student found in Ohio River

  06-03-2017 15:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities say the body found in the Ohio River near Robinson Monday morning is that of missing Duquesne University graduate student Dakota James.
  
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• Body of missing Duquesne student Dakota James found in Ohio River at Neville Island

  06-03-2017 15:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities say the body found in the Ohio River in Robinson Monday morning is that of missing Duquesne University graduate student Dakota James.
  
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• Authorities: Body found in Ohio River that of missing Duquesne student

  06-03-2017 15:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities say the body found in the Ohio River near Robinson Monday morning is that of missing Duquesne University graduate student Dakota James, according to Post-Gazette news partner KDKA-TV.
  
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• ‘Allied’ Blu-Ray Release Contest

  06-03-2017 15:00
  
  Enter the “Allied” Blu-Ray Release Contest.One grand prize winner will receive a 65” Laser Backlight 4K Ultra HDTV from Philips, and 30 other winners will get a Blu-Ray/DVD combo of the movie “Allied.”
  
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• PTL Links: March 6, 2017

  06-03-2017 14:55
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show
  Children Of Eden At The Strand Theater 
  Pittsburgh Magazine
  Rabbit Wranglers
  Financial Advisor Rob Wilson
  
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• Police: Man fatally stabbed in Carrick

  06-03-2017 14:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man in his 20s was fatally stabbed in Carrick Monday morning, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Jerry Sandusky transferred to a medium-security prison

  06-03-2017 14:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  SOMERSET, Pa. — Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been moved from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility in Somerset County.
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Stabbing In Carrick

  06-03-2017 14:36
  
  CARRICK (KDKA) – Police are investigating a fatal stabbing in Carrick.
  According to police, the incident happened in the 1100 block of Brownsville Road around 7 a.m.
  The victim has only been identified as a man in his mid-20s. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  No other information has been released at this time.
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• Jerry Sandusky Transferred From Supermax Prison To Somerset

  06-03-2017 14:26
  
  SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) – Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been moved from a maximum security prison to a medium-security facility in western Pennsylvania.
  State prison officials say the 73-year-old was initially assigned to the State Correctional Institution-Greene because he was considered to be vulnerable given the nature of his child-sex abuse conviction, and his high profile.
  But Sandusky has since been moved to SCI-Somerset, a medium-security prison about 70 m
  
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• State Lawmakers Skeptical Of Proposed Consolidations

  06-03-2017 14:17
  
  HARRISBURG (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – As state budget hearings continued this past week, Wolf administration officials faced lawmakers who are skeptical of the governor’s plan to consolidate several state agencies.
  The House Appropriations Committee heard from the heads of the Department of Health and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Gov. Tom Wolf wants to combine those departments with Human Services and Aging to create one big Department of Health and Human Services.
  But,
  
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• Texan Gave Up Beer For Lent, Wins Case Hauled By Clydesdales

  06-03-2017 14:06
  
  HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) – A South Texas woman who says she gave up beer for Lent won a case of Budweiser delivered to her home by a team of Clydesdales.
  The Valley Morning Star reports Leandra Ruiz received the beer Thursday in a special drop-off, via the huge horses, at her neighborhood in Harlingen.
  The 35-year-old Ruiz says that several weeks ago she entered an online contest for a chance at home delivery of some beer. Ruiz, who says she was surprised to learn she won, was on hand with fa
  
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• March 05, 2017Residents of historic West Middletown are trying to preserve their special heritage.

  06-03-2017 14:01
  Historic photos are part of the McKeever Study Library's extensive archives. This photo, taken on Main Street in West Middletown, is from the early 1900s.
  
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• Feds, bishop to spell out abuse prevention plan in troubled Altoona-Johnstown Diocese

  06-03-2017 13:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Western Pennsylvania’s top federal prosecutor and a Catholic bishop who heads the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese where investigators say two former bishops helped cover up child-sex abuse by dozens of priests are scheduled Monday to announce a plan to prevent future abuse.
  
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• Feds, bishop to spell out abuse plan in troubled Altoona-Johnstown Diocese

  06-03-2017 13:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  PITTSBURGH — Western Pennsylvania’s top federal prosecutor and a Catholic bishop who heads the Altoona-Johnstown Diocese where investigators say two former bishops helped cover up child-sex abuse by dozens of priests are scheduled Monday to announce a plan to prevent future abuse.
  
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