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• Marte, Polanco Set To Return To Pirates Following World Baseball Classic

  21-03-2017 23:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Gift Ngoepe’s two-out single to right scored Adam Frazier in the bottom of the 9th as the Pirates beat the Rays 5-4 Tuesday. Frazier slid around the tag of catcher Michael McKenry, the former Pirate.
  Frazier was 1 for 3 with a pair of runs scored. John Jaso homered in his first game at third base this Spring. Jacob Stallings homered and Jose Osuna with a pair of hits.
  After getting practice reps at third, the Pirates wanted Jaso to see game action and desp
  
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• Aliquippa man indicted in fentanyl death

  21-03-2017 23:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Aliquippa man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges he distributed the opioid, fentanyl, that led to a person’s death.
  
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• Middle School Teacher Using Lessons From NASA To Motivate Young Scientists

  21-03-2017 23:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A local science teacher is one of a few dozen across the country chosen for the NASA Space Educator Program.
  She’s learned about space from the men and women who have been there themselves, sharing what they’ve learned to inspire future scientists.
  Debbie Reynolds teaches at Harrison Middle School in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.
  She runs a special class featuring the IKS Highlander Space Mission OPS Simulator. It brings the concepts students have r
  
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• Beaver County man charged in drug death that marks region's first federal carfentanil case

  21-03-2017 22:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Beaver County man has been indicted by a grand jury in Pittsburgh in the first federal case brought in Pennsylvania’s western district dealing with carfentanil, a powerful opioid sometimes added to heroin.   
  
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• Pepsi Pulls 12-Packs, 2-Liters From Shelves In Pa. Over ‘Soda Tax’

  21-03-2017 22:13
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Pepsi is pulling 2-liters and 12-packs of its products from Philadelphia grocery store shelves over the city’s new tax on sweetened drinks.
  The company says in a statement it wants to offer products and package sizes that working families can better afford.
  The 1.5-cent-per-ouce tax on sweetened and diet beverages is imposed at the distributor level. If fully passed onto the consumer, it amounts to $1.44 on a six-pack of 16-ounce bottles.
  The company’s decis
  
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• Duquesne Light Gives Back To 3 Charities

  21-03-2017 22:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You have heard the saying “pay it forward,” but how about “power it forward?”
  Duquesne Light’s campaign to give back to the community brought a big surprise for three local organizations.
  You might know Duquesne Light as just a power company, but they say they’re always looking for ways to give back and demonstrate their “larger than light” commitment.
  During the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show earlier this month, attendee
  
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• Pittsburgh board to designate community schools, but which one is a mystery

  21-03-2017 21:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  The board of the Pittsburgh Public Schools could vote as early as tonight on whether to designate at least one district building as a "community school."
  
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• Pittsburgh Man Wanted For Threatening Police Arrested

  21-03-2017 21:26
  
  CHAMPION, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – Pennsylvania State Police say a Pittsburgh man wanted for threatening police was arrested after a trooper fired a shot at his car in Somerset County.
  The suspect was wanted for threatening police in Allegheny County.
  Pennsylvania State Police troopers say they spotted his car in a parking lot near Champion, Pennsylvania, and noticed he was holding a shotgun.
  When the man drove toward troopers, they fired at his car.“These two troopers showed incredible restr
  
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• Man Accused Of Threatening Police Arrested After Officer-Involved Shooting

  21-03-2017 21:26
  
  CHAMPION, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – Pennsylvania State Police say a Pittsburgh man wanted for threatening police was arrested after a trooper fired a shot at his car in Somerset County.
  The suspect, identified as 33-year-old Matthew Zoglmann, was wanted for threatening police in Allegheny County.
  Investigators issued a be on the lookout alert.Family members warned them that Zoglmann sounded drunk and may want to shoot an officer.“Mr. Zoglemann was on probation, had tampered with his bracelet t
  
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• North Side tech company Avere closes on new round of funding

  21-03-2017 21:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Avere Systems closed on a $14 million Series E funding round, bringing the total amount raised to $97 million for the North Side cloud data storage company.
  
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• Hribal trial date set for Aug. 7 in Franklin Regional stabbing attack

  21-03-2017 21:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The trial for Alex Hribal, the former Franklin Regional High School student accused of stabbing 20 students and a security guard there in 2014, has been set for Aug. 7.
  
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• LISTEN: Frank Martin: ‘Unbelievable Moment For State, Team, School’

  21-03-2017 20:51
  
  South Carolina trailed Duke, 30-23, at halftime in the Round of 32 on Sunday night, but after a quick run to begin the second half, Frank Martin knew his Gamecocks would be okay.
  “The guys in our huddle, when I looked in their eyes, it was like, ‘We’re okay. We’ve got this,’” Martin said on CBS Sports Radio’s Tiki and Tierney. “That’s a relationship that you only understand when you’re in that locker room with those guys every day. You
  
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• Report: Butler Co. Officials Investigating 4-Year-Old Boy’s Death As ‘Suspicious’

  21-03-2017 20:50
  
  BUTLER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Investigators in Butler County are calling the death of a 4-year-old boy “suspicious.”
  According to the Butler Eagle, 4-year-old Bentley Miller was found unresponsive in a car in the parking lot at the Armco Credit Union in Pullman Square this morning.
  Police and paramedics responded to the scene and reportedly performed CPR before the boy was rushed to Butler Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  The Butler Eagle reports that the Coroner&rsqu
  
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• Butler Co. Officials Investigating 4-Year-Old Boy’s Death As ‘Suspicious’

  21-03-2017 20:50
  
  BUTLER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Investigators in Butler County are calling the death of a 4-year-old boy “suspicious.”
  The boy died at Butler Memorial Hospital, but the incident began to unfold around 10 a.m.
  Officials say Bentley Miller, 4, was found unresponsive in a car in the parking lot at the Armco Credit Union in Pullman Square.A person associated with the family called 911.
  (Source: Facebook)
  Police and paramedics responded to the scene and reportedly performed CPR before the
  
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• Vote On Future Of Mon-Fayette Expressway Extension Delayed

  21-03-2017 20:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission has delayed a vote on the future of the proposed Mon-Fayette Expressway extension until members find out whether the money can be used for other projects in the region.
  The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission says the $2.1 billion project would connect I-376 near Monroeville with Route 51 in Jefferson Hills, the last leg in a three-decade effort to link I-68 near Morgantown and I-376.
  For decades, the expressway has been touted as the
  
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• Trial Date Set For Suspect In Franklin Regional HS Stabbings

  21-03-2017 20:26
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A 19-year-old man charged with slashing and stabbing 20 fellow students and a security guard at Pittsburgh-area high school nearly three years ago is set for trial Aug. 7.
  Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani issued the trial date Tuesday.
  The same judge last month rejected a defense request to let Alex Hribal plead guilty but mentally ill to the attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges he faces for the April 2014 attack at Franklin Regional High
  
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• Clint Hurdle: Jose Usuna ‘Absolutely’ In Running To Make Team

  21-03-2017 19:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Leading the Pirates in homers this spring, 24-year-old Jose Osuna is “absolutely” in the running to make the Bucs’ Opening Day roster, according to manager Clint Hurdle.
  With 5 homers and a team-leading 13 RBI, Osuna is making a bigger name for himself outside of the Pirates clubhouse. Inside, he’s been on the radar ever since hitting .331 in his first year in the Gulf Coast League.
  “I got a lot of calls, ‘He’s on the 40
  
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• Clint Hurdle: Jose Osuna ‘Absolutely’ In Running To Make Team

  21-03-2017 19:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Leading the Pirates in homers this spring, 24-year-old Jose Osuna is “absolutely” in the running to make the Bucs’ Opening Day roster, according to manager Clint Hurdle.
  With 5 homers and a team-leading 13 RBI, Osuna is making a bigger name for himself outside of the Pirates clubhouse. Inside, he’s been on the radar ever since hitting .331 in his first year in the Gulf Coast League.
  “I got a lot of calls, ‘He’s on the 40
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Landslide closes eastbound lanes of Route 22 in Monroeville

  21-03-2017 19:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Motorists traveling eastbound on Route 22 in Monroeville should expect delays while PennDOT workers clean up debris and inspect a hillside that collapsed Tuesday
  
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• Landslide closes eastbound lanes of Route 22 in Monroeville

  21-03-2017 19:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Motorists traveling eastbound on Route 22 in Monroeville should expect delays while PennDOT works to clean up a landslide and inspect a hill near a bird supply store at the Northern Pike overpass.
  
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• EMS Chief Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Girl For 3 Years

  21-03-2017 19:35
  
  NORTH VERSAILLES (KDKA) – The North Versailles Fire Department EMS chief has been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl for three years.
  Ryan Marton was arrested on Monday.
  According to the criminal complaint, the assaults happened from 2008-11 and started when the girl was 8 years old.
  Following one incident, Marton allegedly showed the girl a handgun and said he would, “put the gun to her mother’s head if she told anybody about these incidents.”
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• Wife Of Penguins’ Defenseman Kris Letang To Appear On ‘Hockey Wives’

  21-03-2017 19:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – When she’s not watching her husband score for the Pittsburgh Penguins on television, the wife of defenseman Kris Letang will be appearing on television herself.
  That’s because Catherine LaFlamme will be one of six women to star in the latest season of the  W Network‘s “Hockey Wives“.
  LaFlamme made the announcement last night on her Instagram profile.
  Joining LaFlamme this season will be the return of Maripier Morin, the fiancee
  
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• Dunlap: Pirates Make Net Gains With Decision

  21-03-2017 18:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – I don’t have the data.
  I don’t need it. I don’t need to know how many people have been blasted in the head, how many little kids have been drilled in the chest or even how many near-misses there have been. I have seen it with my own eyes time and time and time again inside PNC Park (which is the most fabulous ballpark on this Earth) and, to be frank, I cringe, then I just look down. I don’t want to see the result.
  Yes, a screaming foul ba
  
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• 5 Steps To Starting A Career As A Novelist

  21-03-2017 18:41
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon And Schuster
  Christina Kovac worked for seventeen years managing Washington, DC newsrooms and producing crime and political stories in the District. For the last nine years, she worked for Tim Russert at NBC News, where she provided news coverage for Meet the Press, the Today show, Nightly News, and others. Christina Kovac lives with her family outside of Washington, DC. Her new novel, The Cutaway, is on sale now from Atria Books, an imprint of our sister company, Simon
  
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• State Police Investigating Racist Rap Video Made By Hempfield Students

  21-03-2017 18:34
  
  HEMPFIELD (KDKA) – State police and Hempfield Area School District officials are investigating after students posted a racist rap video on social media.
  According to investigators, the video shows two boys making offensive gestures to the camera. One can be seen wearing a homemade Klansman’s hood.
  The 12-year-old Hempfield Middle School students were reportedly making a rap video. The video was made as part of an ongoing “rap battle” between the two boys and the alleged v
  
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• Kelsea Ballerini, Tim McGraw And Faith Hill Added To List Of 2017 ACM Performers

  21-03-2017 18:22
  
  The 52nd ACM Awards will go live on CBS at 8/7c April 2nd. An already star-studded event was strengthened even more yesterday as Kelsea Ballerini, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were added to the list of confirmed performers. 
  Ballerini heads into the night with two nominations, Female Vocalist Of The Year and Video Of The Year Presented By Xfinity for her song “Peter Pan.” 
  McGraw is up for an impressive four awards, Single Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Vocal Event Of T
  
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• Top Penn State officials did nothing to stop Sandusky, prosecutor contends

  21-03-2017 18:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Former Pennsylvania State University President Graham B. Spanier and two key administrators failed to stop the “Jerry Sandusky problem” and, for that, Mr. Spanier should be found guilty of child endangerment and conspiracy, a state prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.
  
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• Prosecution, defense lay out arguments in Spanier trial openings

  21-03-2017 18:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Former Pennsylvania State University President Graham B. Spanier and two key administrators failed to stop the “Jerry Sandusky problem” and for that Mr. Spanier should be found guilty of child endangerment and conspiracy, a state prosecutor told jurors Tuesday morning.
  
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• ACM Awards Watch: Single, Song And Album Of The Year

  21-03-2017 18:02
  
  By Radio.com Staff
  Award shows: who doesn’t love them? The one-off performances, the emotional speeches, the impromptu moments, the red carpet fashion. And of course, in the weeks leading up to the event, there’s always the fun of predicting who will win, and who should win.
  We decided to hit up our friends at Radio.com affiliate The Bull in Houston, and we asked their morning team — George, Mo, and Cowboy Dave aka “The Morning Bull&rdqu
  
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• Police charge 11 people in riot outside county jail; recover weapons, including gun

  21-03-2017 18:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police Monday night arrested 11 people — at least some of whom were armed with various weapons, including a gun -— following what they called a riot Downtown outside the Allegheny County Jail and Pittsburgh Municipal Court Building.
  
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• Station Square’s Freight House Shops Set For Massive Redevelopment

  21-03-2017 17:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Think Station Square, you think the Sheraton, Commerce Court, the Freight House Shops, Bessemer Court, and, of course, the Grand Concourse — but that’s about to expand.
  “It’s a new trend.It’s really been growing in the last four or five years, and we’re happy to be part of that trend,” James Murray-Coleman, of Trammell Crow Co., told KDKA money editor Jon Delano.
  On the parking lot east of the Smithfield Street Bridge, developer
  
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• Station Square’s Freight House Shops Could Be Set For Massive Redevelopment

  21-03-2017 17:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The owners of a shopping complex at Station Square are considering redeveloping it for the first time in nearly four decades.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Forest City Realty Trust revealed that it’s discussing updating the Freight House Shops.
  The company is hoping that a new housing development there could increase business to the complex, which hasn’t been updated since it opened in 1979.
  Plans are still in the works, but
  
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• Rising Star: South Carolina Forward Chris Silva

  21-03-2017 17:25
  
  By Andrew Kahn
  South Carolina trailed national champion favorite Duke by 10 points early in the second half on Sunday. But the Gamecocks made a run, punctuated by two Chris Silva dunks. The sophomore received a pass ahead of the pack and threw it down to cut the deficit to one, then put South Carolina ahead with a baseline alley-oop from Sindarius Thornwell that whipped the Greenville crowd into a frenzy. The 7-seed Gamecocks won, 88-81, to advance to the Sweet 16 in Madison Square Garden. They&
  
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• Opera tells story of Negro Leagues baseball star Josh Gibson

  21-03-2017 17:18
  An opera about Negro Leagues baseball star Josh Gibson, whose power hitting rivaled Babe Ruth's, will have its world premiere in Pittsburgh in April. "The Summer King," presented by Pittsburgh Opera , premieres April 29. Gibson's story also figured in "Fences," the movie starring Denzel Washington that was originally a play by Pittsburgh native August Wilson.
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates To Extend Safety Netting At PNC Park

  21-03-2017 16:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – The Pittsburgh Pirates say they are replacing and extending the safety netting at PNC Park in the interest of fan safety.
  Officials say the new netting will be the same height at the previous netting, but will now extend to the end of each dugout.
  During a question & answer session with season tickets holders Monday, the team says, “the new netting will be made of the most transpartent, knotless netting material possible and will have fewer vertical ca
  
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• Defective Part Prompts Recall Of 80,000 EpiPens

  21-03-2017 16:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Four batches of EpiPens are being recalled because they may fail to activate or require increased force.
  According to a statement, about 80,000 EpiPen 300 microgram adrenaline injection auto-injectors are being recalled worldwide.
  The recall includes the following batch numbers: 5FA665, 5FA6651, 5FA6652, 5FA6653.
  To date, there have been two reported cases of the EpiPens failing to work properly.
  “The failure of the auto-injector to activate may result in patients
  
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• LISTEN: Matt Painter: ‘We Just Try To Keep It Simple’

  21-03-2017 16:20
  
  The Big Ten didn’t get a lot of love this college basketball season. It was considered a notch below – or several notches below – the ACC and Big 12, among other conferences.
  Well, three Big Ten teams – Purdue, Wisconsin and Michigan – are in the Sweet 16. No. 4 Purdue beat Vermont and Iowa State to advance to the regional semis, while No. 8 Wisconsin and No. 7 Michigan beat No. 1 Villanova and No. 2 Louisville, respectively.
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• New Pitt AD Lyke Committed To Building ‘Winning Culture’

  21-03-2017 16:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- Pitt’s search for its athletic director came to an end on Monday when it held a press conference announcing Heather Lyke, who formerly held the same position at Eastern Michigan, as the new AD.
  Lyke took the time to join “The Fan Morning Show” on Tuesday to talk about her new job and how she will improve the University of Pittsburgh athletically across all 19 sports.
  One of the most glaring issues that fans see is with the football program and particu
  
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• Apple Unveils Updated iPad With Price Cut, New Red iPhone

  21-03-2017 15:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP/CBS) – Apple is updating its iPad Air, now just called iPad, and shaving $70 off the price.
  The company said Tuesday that new iPad still has a 9.7-inch screen, but the display is brighter and its price starts at $329, down from $399.
  Apple still controls about a quarter of the tablet market, but the market as a whole has been in decline after several years of rapid growth. According to IDC, tablet shipments fell 20 percent in the final three months of 2016, compared with the s
  
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• Trump Boasts Fear Of His Tweets Cost NFL QB Colin Kaepernick His Job

  21-03-2017 15:31
  
  LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) – President Donald Trump has taken a swipe at controversial NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick at a campaign-style rally in Louisville, Kentucky.
  Kaepernick, who played for the San Francisco 49ers but now is a free agent, hasn’tyet been signed to another team.
  Trump told the crowd he read an article reporting that NFL owners don’t want to pick Kaepernick up “because they don’t want to get a nasty tweet from Donald Trump.”
  “Do you
  
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• Pittsburgh cyclists prefer self-driving cars

  21-03-2017 15:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Don’t like driving next to a cyclist? The feeling is mutual.
  
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• 30 Players: Josh Bell Ready To Showcase Bat For Pirates

  21-03-2017 15:24
  
  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): 114 G, 421 AB, .295 BA, 14 HR, 60 RBI, 3 SB, .850 OPS
  2016 season (Majors): 45 G, 128 AB, .273 BA, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 0 SB, .775 OPS
  Josh Bell has been surrounded by hype ever since the Pirates drafted him in the second round of the 2011 MLB Draft and gave him a second-round record $5 million to convince him
  
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• Man Burns Down House, Kills 3 Pets While Using Matches To Exterminate Ants

  21-03-2017 15:10
  
  OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (KDKA) – A Maine man unintentionally burned down his house while trying to kill ants with matches over the weekend.
  According to CBS affiliate WGME-TV, the incident happened on Saturday in Old Orchard Beach.
  The 21-year-old man was reportedly trying to exterminate the ants when a match “ignited nearby combustibles, which then spread to the rest of the home.”
  Two cats and a dog died in the fire. Meanwhile, the man suffered burns and smoke inhalation.
  Joi
  
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• Troopers shoot at suspect accused of threatening Pittsburgh-area police

  21-03-2017 14:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man police suspect of threatening officers in the Pittsburgh area was injured early Tuesday when a state police trooper fired a shot into the man’s vehicle in Somerset County.
  
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• Anxiety Expert Says You Can Stop The Noise In Your Head

  21-03-2017 13:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Anxiety expert Dr. Reid Wilson is author of the book “Stopping the Noise in Your Head” and is the director of the Anxiety Disorder Treatment Center in Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina.
  He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry the University Of North Carolina School Of Medicine.
  Worry and anxiety are things that bother a lot of people and for some, it can be debilitating. However, Dr. Wilson says that worry is necessary.
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• PTL Links: March 21, 2017

  21-03-2017 13:12
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Heinz History Center
  Mall At Robinson Trend Report
  Farm To Table
  Military Job Fair
  Carnegie Museum Of Art Virtual Reality
  Our Clubhouse
  
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• Sheriff: Woman Tried To Smuggle Meth To Inmate In Bible

  21-03-2017 12:50
  
  TUPELO, Miss. (AP) – Today’s Bible lesson: It’s a bad idea to use the good book to smuggle drugs into jail.
  A Mississippi sheriff says the jail’s property officer noticed a bulge in the back cover of a Bible dropped off March 16 for an inmate convicted of methamphetamine trafficking.
  Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal it held meth.
  Johnson says 30-year-old Courtney Ford of Nettleton has been charged with possessing an illegal drug
  
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• Certain Electronics To Be Banned In Carry-on Bags For Some U.S.-Bound Flights

  21-03-2017 12:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight other countries from bringing laptops, iPads, cameras and most other electronics in carry-on luggage starting Tuesday.
  The reason for the ban was not immediately clear. U.S. security officials would not comment. The ban was revealed Monday in statements from Royal Jordanian Airlines and the official news agency of Saudi Arabia.
  A U.S. official told The Associated Press the ban wi
  
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• Ross Twp. Police Seek Help To Locate Serial Shoplifter

  21-03-2017 11:37
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Ross Township Police are searching for a serial shoplifting suspect who keeps targeting the same beauty supply store.
  The woman has been identified as Dawn Babuscio and a warrant has been issued for her arrest.
  According to police, Babuscio stole from the Ulta store in The Block Northway four times in one week.
  They said surveillance video shows her stuffing merchandise into her purse.
  “We are very familiar with her. Not only through her thefts at the Ulta stor
  
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• TRAFFIC: Traffic flowing on Turnpike after crash closed westbound lanes in Monroeville

  21-03-2017 11:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  Congestion has been eased along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Monroeville after the westbound lanes were closed this morning due to an accident in a maintenance zone that injured three people.
  
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