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• NFL Free Agency 2017: Top Quarterbacks

  08-03-2017 23:50
  
  Position Groups: QB | RB | WR | LB/DL
  Bryan Altman
  Now that the NFL Combine is behind us, we’re racing into the new NFL calendar year as teams get set to reconfigure their rosters to try and make a playoff run in the upcoming season. With free agency opening on March 9, there will be a frenzy surrounding the top players as usual. With your team attempting to fill the holes they need to in order to make that Super Bowl run you’ve been dreaming of, we here at CBS Local S
  
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• Inhaled Insulin Is Quick & Easy To Use, But Is It A Game-Changer?

  08-03-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Could insulin that you inhale, instead of inject be a game-changer for diabetics?
  For some people with diabetes, injecting insulin is the only way to keep their blood sugars under control.
  What if there was another way?
  “When you inhale something, it gets in the body very quickly, and works very quickly, and then goes away quickly,” Dr. Wayne Evron, a diabetes specialist at St. Clair Hospital, said.
  Inhaled insulin is a quicker, easier way to get the medicin
  
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• Chartiers Valley basketball standout faces sexual assault charges

  08-03-2017 23:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  The leading scorer for the Chartiers Valley High School basketball team was arrested Tuesday and charged with rape and six other offenses related to a March 1 incident in Scott Township with a 17-year-old girl.
  
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• Windstorm blamed for outages throughout region

  08-03-2017 23:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Thousands of Duquesne Light customers in Allegheny and Beaver counties lost power after a strong windstorm passed through the region Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Power restored to most customers after windstorm causes outages

  08-03-2017 23:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Power has been restored to most of the thousands of Duquesne Light customers in Allegheny and Beaver counties who experienced outages Tuesday when strong winds passed through the area.
  
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• Task force assembled to help financially ailing Cheyney University

  08-03-2017 23:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The State System of Higher Education Wednesday announced leadership and members of a newly created task force that will be charged with developing a new institutional model for financially ailing Cheyney University.
  
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• Washington Boulevard floodgate system deemed operational after morning tests

  08-03-2017 23:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The long-troubled floodgate system on Washington Boulevard passed technical tests early Wednesday, capping weeks of work by a contractor, Pittsburgh city officials said.
  
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• Kidsburgh: Tropical Escapes Without The Airfare

  08-03-2017 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We could all use a getaway, but with school schedules, work demands and travel costs, heading to tropical climates for a vacation is not always an option.
  But now that March is here, many Pittsburghers may be starting to dream of the warmer water, sandy beaches and sunny skies.
  So, how do you get away without the high cost and long distance?
  Kidsburgh has put together a list of 10 tropical escapes for Pittsburgh families without the airfare.
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• Mom In Jail After Family Finds Her Passed Out With Children, Pills Nearby

  08-03-2017 22:32
  
  SCOTTDALE (KDKA) – A mother from Scottdale is in jail after police say she admitted to excessively using prescription painkillers while her children were at home.
  According to the affidavit of probable cause, police got a call from Emily Garsteck saying her uncle had taken her sons from her, and refused to give them back. Garsteck told police her uncle, Brook Garsteck, was accusing her of doing drugs.
  When police spoke with Brook Garsteck, he told officers he had gotten a call from the Emi
  
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• Zoo Gorilla Hurls Block Of Wood Injuring Pregnant Woman

  08-03-2017 21:55
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A pregnant woman is recovering after she says a gorilla at New Orleans’ Audubon Zoo threw a block of wood into a crowd, hitting and injuring her.
  Sylvia Cressy tells WWL-TV (http://bit.ly/2mAD79R) that it happened Sunday. Cressy says “Praline,” one of zoo’s two female gorillas, hurled the block of wood, striking her in the head.
  Cressy, who’s six months pregnant, says she fell on her stomach and spent hours being treated at two hospitals.
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• 5 Irish Cocktail Recipes

  08-03-2017 21:40
  
  Erin go Bragh, or “Ireland forever” for those of us who don’t speak gaelic, is a phrase you’ll hear every where on March 17th as Saint Patrick’s Day activities commence. St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday with traditions dating back as far as the 17th century. Although the holiday falls during a time of lent, on the 17th of March all restrictions are temporarily lifted which in turn is where the tradition of drinking became widely popular. What better way to comm
  
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• Downtown Partnership wants more nightlife, music options in Golden Triangle

  08-03-2017 21:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  With more people living and visiting Downtown and the restaurant scene booming, the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership would like to see more of a soundtrack.
  
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• High Winds Causing Damage, Power Outages Around Western Pa.

  08-03-2017 20:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Despite today’s sunny and bright conditions, the winds have been steady and strong for much of the day, causing damage and power outages across the region.
  The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory through 7 p.m.Winds of 20 to 30 mph are expected with gusts possibly reaching 55 mph.
  Early Wednesday afternoon, there were several reports of damage from around the area.
  In Highland Park, a massive tree fell near a home on Wellsley Avenue around 2 p.m.#B
  
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• High Winds Causing Damage Around Western Pa.

  08-03-2017 20:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – High winds have triggered an alert for much of western Pennsylvania.
  According to the National Weather Service, a Wind Advisory is in effect until 7 p.m.
  Winds of 20 to 30 mph are expected with gusts possibly reaching 55 mph.
  Early Wednesday afternoon, there were several reports of damage from around the area.
  In Highland Park, a massive tree fell near a home on Wellsley Avenue.#BREAKING:Large tree down on two houses on Wellesley Ave in Highland Park. Significant damage
  
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• Fallen tree in Mt. Lebanon creates T delays for Port Authority customers

  08-03-2017 20:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Port Authority is experiencing minor service delays and is running shuttle buses on the Red Line between the Mt. Lebanon and Castle Shannon stops Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• PPG shares soar amid reports of Dutch acquisition

  08-03-2017 20:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Shares in Downtown coatings giant PPG Industries jumped by more than 10 percent today as a report surfaced that the company may be in talks to acquire all or part of Dutch paints maker AkzoNobel NV.
  
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• PPG Industries said to explore possible deal with AkzoNobel

  08-03-2017 20:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Shares in PPG jumped by more than 10 percent during Wednesday trading after a report that the Downtown coatings giant may be in talks to acquire all or part of Dutch paints maker AkzoNobel NV.
  
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• City Working To Reduce Lead Levels In Drinking Water

  08-03-2017 20:31
  
  PITTSBURGH –Mayor Bill Peduto is taking steps to reduce high lead levels in Pittsburgh’s drinking water.
  The city has raised $1 million in partnership with Peoples Gas and the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) to provide free filters to all homeowners within Pittsburgh’s city limits.
  The filters will first be given out to residents whose lines test at, or above, 10 parts per billion for lead, to people who live in areas where the PWSA will be replacing lead service li
  
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• Hyped battery maker Aquion Energy files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  08-03-2017 20:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Aquion Energy, a rising star among manufacturers of large-scale energy storage systems, announced on Wednesday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization amid struggles with fundraising from investors.
  
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• Energy storage company Aquion files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  08-03-2017 20:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Aquion Energy, the Lawrenceville-based manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries and large-scale energy storage systems, announced today it has filed for bankruptcy amid struggles with fundraising from investors.
  
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• Best Destinations For A Proper St. Patrick’s Day

  08-03-2017 20:00
  
  By Randy Yagi
  St. Patrick’s Day is fast approaching and for those hoping to visit a new city to mark the occasion, time is running out very quickly. On a day when people around the world dress in green clothing and celebrate everything Irish, some destinations take it further by hosting enormous parades and festivals, lighting famous attractions in varying hues of green or even dyeing its rivers green if only for a short time. While it was originally intended as a religious and cultural c
  
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• 2017 SEC Basketball Tournament Preview

  08-03-2017 19:11
  
  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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• Pittsburgh man, sentenced to prison for homicide, tells judge he 'wasn't in his right mind'

  08-03-2017 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Lincoln-Lemington man was sentenced Wednesday to 7 ½ to 15 years in prison for killing another man while in the throes of what he said was a psychotic episode at a Mother's Day picnic two years ago.
  
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• Mothers plead for justice during sentencing for mentally ill shooter in 2015 homicide

  08-03-2017 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The mothers each stood before the judge, pleading for justice and mercy for their sons.
  
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• Couple Charged After Kids, Pets Found Living In Deplorable Conditions

  08-03-2017 18:41
  
  BRIDGEVILLE (KDKA) – Two people are facing charges after two kids and six pets were found living in deplorable conditions in Bridgeville.
  According to police, officers were called to a home in the 100 block of Liberty Street on Feb. 9. When they arrived, they found an 11-year-old boy had been outside in 20 degree weather for about 20 minutes.
  The child told police he attempted to get the attention of his mother’s boyfriend by banging on the door with a shovel. However, his attempts f
  
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• Trial opens for McCandless mom charged with drowning two sons

  08-03-2017 18:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  As trial began this morning for a mother accused of drowning her two young sons in a bathtub nearly three years ago at her McCandless home, a prosecutor described previous instances of her harming the children — including running them over with a car.
  
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• Snowstorm Then Frigid Arctic Air To Hit Northeast

  08-03-2017 18:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Winter makes its triumphant return to the Northeast this weekend with up to 7 inches of snow possible through parts of Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
  Heaviest snow totals should be in central parts of Pennsylvania along with elevated terrain.
  The cold weather will be in contrast to the mild weather that has overrun this region since the beginning of February.
  Monthly temperatures in these states ran several degrees warmer than average for the mon
  
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• NFL Free Agency 2017: Top D-Linemen/Linebackers

  08-03-2017 17:57
  
  Position Groups: WR | QB | RBRyan Mayer
  Now that the NFL Combine is behind us, we’re racing into the new NFL calendar year as teams get set to reconfigure their rosters to try and make a playoff run in the upcoming season. With free agency opening on March 9th, there will be a frenzy surrounding the top players as usual. With your team attempting to fill the holes they need to in order to make that Super Bowl run you’ve been dreaming of, we here at CBS Local Sports are compiling list
  
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• Surprising Steeltown: Pittsburgh commemorates Andy Warhol and August Wilson

  08-03-2017 17:46
  If you're planning a trip to Pittsburgh , you'll need to learn a few things. Yinz is local for y'all.
  
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• Huntington: Now Waiting On U.S. Government For Kang’s Visa

  08-03-2017 17:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- “The Fan Morning Show” is broadcasting live from LECOM Park in Bradenton, Florida all week for Pirates Spring Training coverage.
  Pirates General Manager Neal Huntington stopped by on Wednesday to offer some perspective on when Jung Ho Kang will be back and to give his general outlook on 2017.
  Huntington says that the organization is still waiting for Kang’s work visa so he can come back over to the United States. But, it may no longer be the Korean co
  
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• City partnership will pay for free lead filters for PWSA customers

  08-03-2017 17:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  A new $1 million program to supply free lead filters to every Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority homeowner customer, was announced by Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto today.
  
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• Bishops Zubik, Malesic lift meat ban on St. Patrick's Day

  08-03-2017 17:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh-area Catholics who are observing Lent can enjoy their corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day next Friday — without a side order of guilt.
  
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• Bishop Zubik lifts meat ban on St. Patrick's Day

  08-03-2017 17:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh-area Catholics who are observing Lent can enjoy their corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day next Friday — without a side order of guilt.
  
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• Transportation group releases study for improving mobility

  08-03-2017 16:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 10-county group known as the Regional Transportation Alliance released a report Wednesday with seven guiding principles and 50 ideas to explore for improving mobility in southwestern Pennsylvania.
  
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• 30 Players: Mets’ Steven Matz Entering Make Or Break Year

  08-03-2017 16:41
  
  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 (Majors): 22 G, 22 GS, 132.1 IP, 3.40 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 9 W, 129 SO, 31 BB
  The New York Mets have built one of the most impressive young rotations in all of baseball over the past few years, with young arms like Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom and Steven Matz all pitching like staff aces at one point or
  
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• Pittsburgh Airport Worker Loses Leg, Firm Ordered To Pay Workers’ Comp

  08-03-2017 16:40
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – An appeals court says an aviation company was wrong to reject a workers’ compensation claim from a woman who lost her leg on the job.
  Starr Aviation had said Modesty Colquitt wasn’t entitled to compensation because she wasn’t working when she flipped a luggage tug at Pittsburgh International Airport in September 2014.
  Colquitt was driving the tug to meet her mother, who was bringing her food. Colquitt, who was then 21, ended up losing her leg below
  
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• Seeing Red: ‘Day Without A Woman’ Celebrates Female Power

  08-03-2017 16:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — American women are staying home from work, zipping up their wallets, wearing red and attending rallies across the country to show their economic strength and impact on society as part of International Women’s Day celebrations happening across the globe Wednesday.
  “A Day Without a Woman” is the first major action by organizers of the Women’s March since the day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, when millions of women poured int
  
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• Man Convicted Of Not Filing Taxes Over ‘Mark Of The Beast’

  08-03-2017 15:35
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man has been convicted of failing to file his income tax returns for 21 years because he considered using a Social Security number akin to using the “mark of the beast” spelled out in the Bible.
  An attorney for 59-year-old James Schlosser didn’t immediately comment Wednesday.
  Schlosser, who lives in Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster County, was convicted in federal court in Allentown on Tuesday. He’ll be sentenced June 10 when he faces a m
  
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• Condado Taqueria sets opening date for its first Pittsburgh restaurant

  08-03-2017 15:33
  Condado Taqueria, an award-winning restaurant in Columbus, will open at 971 Liberty Ave. on March 14. The 160-seat restaurant will open in the former location of Tonic across Tenth Street from the Westin Convention Center Hotel.
  
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• Rising Star: Purdue Guard Carsen Edwards

  08-03-2017 15:15
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  Sometimes, the simplest solution is best. Purdue freshman guard Carsen Edwards was not playing well, particularly at the start of games. Heading into the contest at Michigan, he had shot just 5 for 23 from the field in the previous three games. So, after 21 consecutive starts, head coach Matt Painter brought Edwards off the bench. While Purdue lost, Edwards broke out of his slump with 18 points (including 4 of 6 from three) and four rebounds.
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• Lights Go Out At Statue Of Liberty For Several Hours

  08-03-2017 15:03
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – For several hours, Lady Liberty didn’t shine so brightly.
  The famed The Statue of Liberty was temporarily in the dark Tuesday night after what a spokesman calls an “unplanned outage.”
  WCBS-TV reports the statue was dark except for the crown and torch. The lights returned shortly before midnight.
  The outage sparked conversation on social media that perhaps it was done deliberately for Wednesday’s “A Day Without Women” protest of inequality
  
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• Convicted sex offender charged in school bus stop luring

  08-03-2017 14:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  HUNKER, Pa. — A convicted sex offender has been jailed on charges that he twice tried to lure an 11-year-old girl to his home for sex from a nearby school bus stop.
  
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• Just Here For The Articles: City’s Old Website Used For Porn

  08-03-2017 14:42
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Fla. (AP) – Officials in a Florida Panhandle city say their former website has been taken over by someone hosting pornographic content.
  The Panama City News Herald reports that the city of Springfield began receiving complaints last week from citizens who were visiting the city’s old website.
  Mayor Ralph Hammond said the city apparently let the old domain name expire, and the site now contains pornography.
  Springfield switched its website to a .gov domain about three yea
  
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• PTL Links: March 8, 2017

  08-03-2017 14:36
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Eating You Alive
  St. Baldrick’s
  CLO Cabaret’s Pump Boys & Dinettes
  Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Fuse Series
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes: Wheat Beer Brine & Vinaigrette
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Wheat Beer Brine & Vinaigrette

  08-03-2017 14:32
  
  Chef Aaron Hoover, of Rania’s Catering, stopped by PTL to show off some delicious beer-inspired recipes!
  Lime-Agave Wheat Beer Brine
  Yield: 24 oz. of brining liquid
  Water 1 c
  Salt, kosher ¼ c
  Agave Nectar 2 T
  Lime, sliced ½ ea
  Peppercorns, whole 1 T
  Wheat Beer (Mindful Brewing’s Lime Agave)12 oz
  Add water, salt, agave nectar, lime, and peppercorns to a pot and heat while stirring until salt is dissolved. Remove from heat and chill. Add beer and completely submerge prote
  
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• Trial Set For Woman Accused In Sons’ Bathtub Deaths

  08-03-2017 13:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Pennsylvania woman accused of drowning her two young sons in a bathtub is set for trial nearly three years after the incident.
  The trial is set to begin today for 43-year-old Laurel Schlemmer. It has been repeatedly delayed because of questions about her mental competence.
  The McCandless Township woman is charged with homicide and accused of holding her 3- and 6-year-old sons underwater in April 2014 after hearing “crazy voices.”
  Allegheny County Judge Jeffr
  
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• Prosecutor: Mom Accused Of Drowning 2 Sons Tried To Kill Before

  08-03-2017 13:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A prosecutor says a Pennsylvania woman accused of drowning her two young sons in a bathtub had tried to kill the boys before.
  An Allegheny County prosecutor made that claim in opening statements of the bench trial of Laurel Schlemmer. The 43-year-old McCandless woman is charged with killing 6-year-old Daniel and 3-year-old Luke in April 2014 so she could focus on raising their older brother.
  Schlemmer’s attorney didn’t make an opening statement. But in a pretr
  
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• Non-Jury Trial Set For Woman Accused In Sons’ Bathtub Deaths

  08-03-2017 13:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Pennsylvania woman accused of drowning her two young sons in a bathtub is set for a non-jury trial nearly three years after the incident.
  The trial for 43-year-old Laurel Schlemmer has been repeatedly delayed because of questions about her mental competence.
  The McCandless Township woman is charged with homicide and accused of holding her 3- and 6-year-old sons underwater in April 2014 after hearing “crazy voices.”
  Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning has
  
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• Wind advisory issued; snow on the way Thursday night for Pittsburgh area

  08-03-2017 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Strong winds are expected for much of Wednesday before wintry weather rears its head again Thursday night.
  
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