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• Long-Stalled Redevelopment Of North Side’s Garden Theater Frustrating For Community

  24-03-2017 23:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After two decades, four mayors and $3 million, the Garden Theater and the block at Federal Street and North Avenue on the North Side are still waiting to be redeveloped.First, former Mayor Tom Murphy tried to redevelop it.
  “That we can create an exciting addition to the North Side in that whole area,” said Murphy when he was mayor in April of 2002.
  Then, former mayors Bob O’Connor and Luke Ravenstahl tried to as well.
  “This is a gateway to the re
  
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• Garden: Tips for getting a cactus plant to flower

  24-03-2017 23:46
  Christmas cactus does best in bright indirect light. Keep the soil evenly moist and make sure the container has good drainage.
  
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• Armed robbery at O'Hara bank

  24-03-2017 23:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police responded Friday to an armed robbery at an O’Hara bank, officials said.
  
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• Pa. Woman Charged With Selling Food Stamps For Heroin

  24-03-2017 23:19
  
  WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania woman is facing charges that she sold food stamps for heroin, after she tried to sell the food stamps online for cash.
  Lycoming County authorities filed charges this week against 37-year-old Tanya Keenan-Mack. Court records show Keenan-Mack is in jail stemming from an unrelated probation violation in a forgery case.
  The state inspector general’s office says Keenan-Mack exchanged $194 in food stamps on an electronic benefits card for heroin, and
  
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• Exhibit Honoring Pittsburgh War Contributions To Visit 18 Museums

  24-03-2017 22:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — From the LST vessels of D-Day to the Bantam Jeep of Butler, Heinz History Center celebrated Pittsburgh war contributions a couple years back with an exhibit called “World War II, We Can Do It.” A scaled down version will travel to 18 Museum partners in the next three years.
  “Many of those partners have some pretty peculiar spaces,” says History Center president Andy Masich. “They could be hundred-year-old houses that have been converted int
  
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• Trevor Williams Makes Case To Earn Rotation Spot

  24-03-2017 22:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – “Nobody has jumped out miles ahead of anybody.”
  That’s manager Clint Hurdle’s assessment of the ongoing competition to be the Pirates’ fifth starter.After Drew Hutchison gave up six runs on Thursday, Trevor Williams went five scoreless in a 4-0 Bucs win over the Rays on Friday.
  “I thought I did a great job of getting ahead, Stew and I were on the same page all game,” Williams said. “I think it’s my third or f
  
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• David Freese Ready To Step In For Kang

  24-03-2017 22:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Amid a Korean report that Jung-Ho Kang’s visa request was denied by the US Government, the reality hit home again at Pirate camp that they will need a third baseman to start the year.
  “We’re good with our depth,” said manager Clint Hurdle. “We got a lot of players that we are focusing on there. We’ve moved a lot of men to third base. I like the options that we have.”
  That is true, the following have played at third base
  
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• Moon Twp. Community Devastated After Home, 2 Dogs Lost In Explosion

  24-03-2017 22:21
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) —  Investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a massive explosion that leveled a home in Moon Township.
  Fire officials and Peoples Natural Gas were seen combing the scene Friday.
  Erica Arreola tearfully apologized to neighbors about the huge blast that rocked the neighborhood Thursday. But, no one in the area is blaming her.
  “It didn’t register at first. I’m like ‘this can’t be real.’ It was almost l
  
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• Keidel: Kaepernick Will Play In NFL This Season

  24-03-2017 20:47
  
  By Jason Keidel
  Like many nonlinear equations, there’s no one answer to a certain NFL problem.
  In the anarchy of free-agent binging, why isn’t Colin Kaepernick on an NFL roster?
  Geno Smith has a home. His stats are an eyesore. His locker room mojo is so bad one of his teammates literally knocked him out and shattered his jaw. Yet Smith didn’t have to leave the state, city or building to get a job with the Giants. The Jets jettisoned Smith, only to replace him with Josh McCown,
  
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• House Republicans Withdraw Health Care Bill

  24-03-2017 20:38
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA/AP) – Speaker Paul Ryan has abruptly pulled the Republicans’ troubled health care overhaul off the House floor.The decision was a humiliating setback for President Donald Trump and congressional leaders.
  The bill had appeared all but certain to be defeated Friday. The roll call was on track to occur in about an hour.
  The measure has been a top GOP priority and was the party’s first major legislative effort since it took control of both the White House and Congr
  
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• Judgment Against Pittsburgh Athletic Association Executed, Doors Locked

  24-03-2017 20:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Treasurer has announced that the Allegheny County Sheriff executed a judgement against the Pittsburgh Athletic Association.
  The doors to the building, located at 4215 Fifth Avenue, were locked Friday morning.
  According to a press release, this was due to a failure to pay the Allegheny County Alcoholic Beverage Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax.
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• Judgment Against Pittsburgh Athletic Association Executed

  24-03-2017 20:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Treasurer has announced that the Allegheny County Sheriff executed a judgement against the 100-year-old Pittsburgh Athletic Association on Fifth Avenue.
  “They’re in flagrant violation of the law, they have to pay,” Treasurer John K. Weinstein.
  According to a press release, this action was due to a failure to pay the Allegheny County Alcoholic Beverage Tax and Hotel Occupancy Tax for nearly a year.
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• 30 Players: Lewis Brinson May Force His Way Onto Brewers In 2017

  24-03-2017 20:00
  
  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): 104 G, 406 AB, .268 BA, 15 HR, 61 RBI, 17 SB, .773 OPS
  It’s been a rough few seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers. Since winning 96 games and the National League Central crown in 2011, the club has finished above .500 twice in five years and has won a combined 141 games in the last two seasons. The te
  
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• ‘Her Credibility Is Shot’: Lawyer Criticizes Girl Who Accused Basketball Star Of Rape

  24-03-2017 19:59
  
  SCOTT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One of Chartiers Valley’s star basketball players will go to trial on charges that he allegedly raped a 17-year-old girl.
  Ross Wilkerson was in court Friday morning for a preliminary hearing.
  The alleged victim told police Wilkerson told her he had a gift for her. But when she arrived at his home, she told police he pushed her into a closet and forced her to have sex.
  “Ross is absolutely devastated. His family is devastated. This did not happen the way i
  
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• Trump Sends Condolence Letter To Family Of Officer Hit, Killed On Freeway

  24-03-2017 19:37
  
  CLEVELAND (AP/KDKA) – The family of a Cleveland police officer hit and killed on a freeway has received a letter of condolence from President Donald Trump.
  Officer David Fahey’s mother says the family was touched by how personal the message was.
  It was awesome to have David honored like that,” Jackie Ketterer said. “It was very personally written. That meant a lot to know it wasn’t just a standard letter.”
  Fahey was killed on Interstate 90 in January while he
  
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• Mount Oliver man ordered to stand trial in Brentwood overdose death

  24-03-2017 19:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  A district judge on Friday ordered a 28-year-old Mount Oliver man to stand trial on charges that he sold drugs to a Brentwood man who later overdosed and died. 
  
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• Woman Finds ‘Teeth’ In Tacos, Restaurant Offers Explanation

  24-03-2017 18:50
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Tx. (KDKA) — A woman appalled to find what appeared to be “teeth” inside her barbacoa tacos has been offered an explanation.
  CBS News reports that Courtney Aguilar’s original post, which has been made private, was shared by more than 2,000 people over the weekend.
  “When you order Barbacoa tacos but get teeth instead,” she wrote on Sunday, sharing an unsettling photo of the weird meat she discovered at Mexican restaurant El Rincon in Pflugerville,
  
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• Comcast Paying Tribute To Military & Their Families

  24-03-2017 18:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The largest broadcasting and cable television company in the world is paying tribute to another large organization – the military.
  Comcast says it recognizes that military service is challenging not only to the deployed, but also to family left behind. The cable company has made a commitment to make a difference.
  In 2015, Carol Eggert, the senior vice president for military and veterans affairs at Comcast, said the company vowed to hire 10,000 members of the milit
  
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• One Dog Dead In Jeannette House Fire

  24-03-2017 18:15
  
  JEANNETTE (KDKA) — A home was significantly damaged by fire in Jeannette Friday morning.
  Crews responded the fire in the 300 block of Chestnut Street around 10:30 a.m.
  Family members say the woman who lives there had just been admitted to the hospital and relatives were staying there while she was away.
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  Everyone made it out safely, but one of the two dogs inside perished.
  There is no word on what caused
  
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• Home Owned By Same Family For More Than 100 Years Destroyed In Fire

  24-03-2017 18:15
  
  JEANNETTE (KDKA) — A home was significantly damaged by fire in Jeannette Friday morning.
  Crews responded the fire in the 300 block of Chestnut Street around 10:30 a.m.
  Family members say the woman who lives there had just been admitted to the hospital and relatives were staying there while she was away.
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  Everyone made it out safely, but one of the three dogs inside perished.
  One of the dogs was rescued b
  
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• Tax Tips For New Parents

  24-03-2017 18:06
  
  By Mario McKellop
  The birth of a child brings a number of changes in the life of a couple. One of the many significant life changes new parents experience is the impact having a child has on their tax status. Here are a few tips that will make that transition process easier.
  Get Your Child A Social Security Card
  Right off the bat, one of the first tax-related tasks new parents need to complete is ensuring that their newborn is issued a Social Security number. Typically, new parents can get the p
  
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• McCutchen On World Baseball Classic: ‘It Was Amazing’

  24-03-2017 18:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison returned to Pittsburgh Pirates camp following the team USA championship at the World Baseball Classic. McCutchen had so much fun he nearly lost his voice.
  “You can go ahead and say like the playoffs, but I think a little more extreme,” Harrison said of the WBC intensity, noting the difference in the stands. “I don’t think there are too many cowbells, tambourines and trumpets.”
  “It was amazing
  
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• Harbor Freight Might Owe You Money

  24-03-2017 17:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you have bought tools from Harbor Freight in the past, you may be entitled to settlement funds.
  Harbor Freight has settled a class-action lawsuit which could get customers up to 30 percent back on their purchases.
  The lawsuit surrounded misleading sales prices.
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  If you bought something at the store between Apr. 8, 2011 through Dec. 15, 2016, you may be entitled to receive bene
  
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• Senators’ Owner Upset Over Methot Injury, Calls Crosby A ‘Whiner Beyond Belief’

  24-03-2017 17:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Ottawa Senators’ owner is lashing out after seeing one of his players suffer an injury at the hands of Sidney Crosby.
  According to a TSN report, Eugene Melnyk called Crosby a “whiner” while airing his grievances during a radio interview Friday morning.
  “We all know who he is, the guy is just a whiner beyond belief and you do this kind of stuff, I don’t care who you are in the league, I don’t care if you’re the number one pla
  
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• Chartiers Valley High School student to stand trial on rape, other charges

  24-03-2017 17:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Chartiers Valley High School athlete was ordered Friday to stand trial on rape charges and five other offenses related to an incident earlier this month.
  
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• 7 Unusual Tax Deductions You May Qualify For

  24-03-2017 17:07
  
  By Mario McKellop
  Most Americans are aware that expenses related to the purchase of a new home and relocating are eligible for tax deductions. However, the four million word document that governs the U.S. taxation system is filled with all kinds of odd and little-known deductions. Here’s a rundown of seven unusual deductions that can help lower your tax burden.
  Weight Loss TreatmentAccording to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 35.9 percent of the adult American populace are
  
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• Kraft Heinz Lays Off 200 White-Collar Workers

  24-03-2017 16:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Kraft Heinz Co. has laid off 200 white-collar workers in Canada and the United States.
  Michael Mullen, the company’s senior vice president of corporate and government affairs, says the company is realigning its administrative functions to be more efficient.
  The company didn’t say where the layoffs occurred.
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• Cancer Comes Down To Luck More Often Than Not, Study Finds

  24-03-2017 16:38
  
  CBS Local– In life we can try our hardest to do the right things and make the right decisions but sometimes the desired result isn’t achieved. That’s life.
  Unfortunately, according to a study led by Bert Vogelstein and Christian Tomasetti, cancer is no different. They found that cancer can be a matter of chance more often than we’d like to believe.
  Vogelstein did an admirable job of breaking down the arcane scientific terms and process into layman terms. Essenti
  
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• No, WWE Is Not Buying Ring Of Honor

  24-03-2017 16:24
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Sixteen years ago Thursday, World Wrestling Entertainment, then World Wrestling Federation, stunned the professional wrestling world by purchasing the company it had been in a bruising battle with for nearly 20 years. March 23, 2001 was the day World Championship Wrestling and the Monday Night Wars died. Executives at AOL Time-Warner saw little value in WCW after purchasing Turner Broadcasting. The acquisition included cable networks TNT and TBS, which were home to WCW Monday Ni
  
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• Dog Pulled From California Fire Revived After 20 Minutes

  24-03-2017 16:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — California firefighters who spent 20 minutes performing mouth-to-snout resuscitation on a dog they rescued from a burning apartment are being hailed as heroes.
  The dog’s owner, 35-year-old Crystal Lamirande, had just returned to her Santa Monica apartment Tuesday when a neighbor yelled there was a fire.
  Lamirande frantically tried to save her dog, a 10-year-old Bichon Frise/Shih Tzu named Nalu, but the smoke was too thick for her to go inside, she said Thursday.
  Mo
  
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• Mom Of 2-Year-Old Killed In Fire Was At Nearby Bus Stop During Blaze

  24-03-2017 16:14
  
  BALTIMORE (KDKA) – The mother of a two-year-old who died in a Maryland house fire had just left the house to pick up her six-year-old when flames broke out.
  CBS Baltimore reports Emily Brown left her Taneytown home around 3:30 p.m. to pick up her son from the nearby bus stop. When she returned, her four-year-old stopped her at the door and told her there was a fire in the attic.
  Brown attempted to run upstairs, but the smoke and heat made it impossible.
  She called 911 and firefighters were
  
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• Mother Of Man Suspected In Child’s Death Charged With Endangerment

  24-03-2017 16:00
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) – The mother of a man suspected in the death of a 4-year-old Butler boy is now officially charged in the incident.
  Friday morning, the Butler Township Police Department announced Kristen Herold, 43, is facing charges of hindering apprehension, endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person.
  She has been arraigned and given a $200,000 bond.
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• Mother Of Man Suspected In Child’s Death Charged

  24-03-2017 16:00
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) – The mother of a man suspected in the death of a 4-year-old Butler boy is now officially charged in the incident.
  Friday morning, the Butler Township Police Department announced Kristen Herold is facing charges of hindering apprehension, endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person.
  She has been arraigned and given a $200,000 bond.
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• Police: 16-Year-Old Girl’s Hair Set On Fire In Group Fight

  24-03-2017 15:48
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Authorities in Philadelphia say two groups of teenage girls got into altercations that led to one of girl’s hair being set on fire.
  Police say they broke up a fight between the rival cliques around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. Investigators say a second brawl broke out a short time later near a SEPTA station.
  Police say one teen lit another girl’s hair on fire with hair spray and a lighter. The 16-year-old victim was treated for burns on the back of her neck at Chil
  
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• IUP student now facing homicide charge in fraternity brother's death

  24-03-2017 14:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 19-year-old Indiana University of Pennsylvania student has been charged with homicide in the February death of his fraternity brother, Indiana District Attorney Patrick Dougherty said Thursday.  
  
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• Reports: Pirates’ Kang Denied Visa, Status For Season Unclear

  24-03-2017 14:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Reports out of Korea indicate that Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang may not play this season.
  According to the reports, Kang was not granted a visa to come to the United States. As a result, his status for the upcoming season is unclear.Per Korean reports, Jung-Ho Kang was not granted the visa to enter the United States. Chances of playing w the #Pirates this year got cloudy
  — Sung Min Kim (@sung_minkim) March 24, 2017
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• Kraft Heinz cuts about 200 positions

  24-03-2017 14:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Kraft Heinz Co. said it has trimmed about 200 white-collar positions across its North American operations, as the food company works to operate more efficiently.
  
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• Pittsburgh officials condemn motorcycle club's meeting site where man shot to death

  24-03-2017 14:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Homewood North building where a man was killed last weekend has been condemned, Pittsburgh officials said.
  
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• Lehigh Valley now ranked 5th in Northeast development

  24-03-2017 13:10
  It's an entity you won't find on a map, but a regional identity ... to market the amazing assets of this Valley." The Lehigh Valley has worked its way into the top five Northeast markets for economic development , according to the 2016 ranking by the industry publication Site Selection magazine.
  
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• Vendor Show Benefit For Young Girl Fighting Chronic GI Condition

  24-03-2017 13:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – 10 year old, Milana Zatolochenko has been battling a chronic GI condition since birth.She recently had the opportunity to meet withDr. Samuel Nurko from the movie “Miracles from Heaven”.
  They have a plan for Milana’s treatment but need to raise funds for travel costs and time away from work and home.
  A benefit will be held to help Milana and her family Sunday March 26th from 1-4pm at the Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club.
  There will be ple
  
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• Ex-Penn St. President Guilty Of 1 Count Of Child Endangerment

  24-03-2017 11:51
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – Former Penn State president Graham Spanier has been found guilty of one count of child endangerment over his handling of a child sex abuse complaint against retired assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.
  Jurors on Friday acquitted the 68-year-old Spanier of the other two counts he faced: conspiracy and another count of child endangerment
  The verdict comes more than five years after Sandusky was first charged with sexually abusing children.
  An investigator told
  
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• Deliberations To Resume In Penn State Ex-President’s Trial

  24-03-2017 11:51
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Jurors in former Penn State president Graham Spanier‘s child endangerment case are preparing to resume their discussions after failing to reach a verdict over six hours.
  The panel of seven women and five men are scheduled to restart their closed-door talks Friday morning at a courthouse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
  Spanier is accused of conspiracy and two counts of endangerment for his handling of complaints about former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky
  
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• Deliberations Resume In Penn State Ex-President’s Trial

  24-03-2017 11:51
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Jurors have resumed deliberations in the child endangerment trial of former Penn State president Graham Spanier.
  The panel deliberated for six hours Thursday without reaching a verdict but did ask the judge for a couple of legal clarifications.
  Spanier is accused of conspiracy and two counts of endangerment for his handling of complaints about former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky more than 15 years ago.
  The 68-year-old Spanier was forced out as university p
  
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• 4 Environmental Groups Suing ATI Over Harrison Plant Pollution

  24-03-2017 11:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A battle over air pollution could land a local steel producer in federal court.
  According to a Tribune-Review report, four environmental groups filed notice of their intent to sue Allegheny Technologies Inc. over the company’s Harrison Township mill.
  The groups include, the Clean Air Council, Group Against Smog and Pollution, Penn-Environment and Environmental Integrity Project.
  The lawsuit comes after an increase in the pollution limit in a new permit.
  However, t
  
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• TRAFFIC: Portion of Second Ave., Downtown closed due to water main break

  24-03-2017 10:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A water main break has closed a section of Second Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh Friday.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Part of Second Avenue, Downtown closed due to water main break

  24-03-2017 10:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A water main break has closed a section of Second Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh Friday morning.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Parkway North restrictions in place for construction prep work

  24-03-2017 10:53 via post-gazette.com
  
   
  
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• Pollution notice filed with steelmaker Ludlum

  24-03-2017 05:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The ongoing battle over air pollution from Allegheny Ludlum’s Brackenridge steel mill and questions about how much a proposed federal emissions permit for the plant should allow, could soon land in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh.
  
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• WATCH: Kansas’ Lagerald Vick Nails 360 Dunk In Sweet 16 Game Vs. Purdue

  24-03-2017 05:06
  
  Bryan Altman
  On Thursday night Kansas absolutely routed Purdue by outscoring the Boilermakers 73-33 after trailing by eight late in the first half.
  So sure, it was a rout, but one Kansas player pulled off something you usually never see in the middle of a game unless it’s all but over.
  With his team leading by 7 (only 7!) with over 12 minutes left to play in the second half, Kansas sophomore Lagerald Vick executed a beautiful steal and had nothing but open court in front of him.
  Instead of
  
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