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• Experts Explain The Population Loss In Pittsburgh Region

  31-03-2017 23:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hardly a week goes by without some study touting Pittsburgh as number one in something and yet, we continue to lose population.
  “This is still an older region. Half the population loss is what we call natural population decline — more deaths than births each year,” said Christopher Briem of the University of Pittsburgh at a recording of the Sunday Business Page.
  Of the major metro areas, Pittsburgh lost more people than any other city except Chicago.
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• Police: Man Kept Drug-Laced Candy Near 4-Month-Old Baby’s Bassinet

  31-03-2017 23:37
  
  MONESSEN (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County man accused of leaving candy laced with drugs near the bassinet of his 4-month-old child is facing charges.
  Zachary Lawson, of Monessen, is facing charges of endangering the welfare of children and drug-related counts.
  According to the criminal complaint, Lawson was arrested on Wednesday when police went to his home because of a parole violation. He was there with his girlfriend and the couple’s 7-year-old and 4-month-old kids.
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• ‘We Have A Lead Crisis’: PWSA, City Work To Tackle Water Dilemma

  31-03-2017 23:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Who knew that getting clean, potable water into your home could be such a mess?
  The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is in such disarray, Mayor Bill Peduto has impaneled a blue-ribbon committee to give it major overhaul.
  “Probably the biggest decision that will be made by our administration. It’s about future of our city and the water that sustains life,” Mayor Peduto said.
  The mayor said the Authority finds itself close to a billion dollars in deb
  
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• Lawrenceville Butcher Stars In The Amazing Race

  31-03-2017 23:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In the Amazing Race, 22 complete strangers meet each other for the first time at the starting line.
  One of those competitors is 37-year-old Michael Rado.
  “I started growing this beard the day after I stopped my last job and that’s over three years ago, now I own and operate a butcher shop with my wife,” Rado said.
  Rado runs Butcher on Butler in Lawrenceville. He loves Pittsburgh, but has always dreamed of seeing the world as a contestant on the Am
  
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• Devon Still’s Daughter Triumphs Over Cancer

  31-03-2017 22:37
  
  Devon Still shares a unique bond with his daughter Leah, a closeness that they both cherish. When Leah was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma in 2014, at just four years old, she was given a 50/50 chance of survival.
  “It’s like you’re being hit by a train,” Still said, explaining how he felt when he received the news. “Your whole world is turned around.”
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• Former Penn State Assistant Gets $1.7M In Whistleblower Fees

  31-03-2017 22:33
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A former Penn State assistant coach is getting his legal fees paid after winning a whistleblower claim over his treatment by the university after Jerry Sandusky’s child molestation arrest.
  Judge Thomas Gavin on Thursday granted Mike McQueary’s lawyers $1.7 million for their work on the case.
  That’s on top of the nearly $5 million Gavin awarded to McQueary in November.
  The judge’s new order is also giving McQueary $15,000 for a bowl bonus he wo
  
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• I-70 Closed In Both Directions Due To Tractor-Trailer Crash

  31-03-2017 21:53
  
  WASHINGTON CO. (KDKA) — I-70 was closed in both directions Friday due to a tractor-trailer crash near the Bentleyville exit in Washington County.
  Westbound and eastbound lanes were closed and detoured between Ginger Hill and Kammerer. Motorists can travel Toll 43, Route 40 and Route 519 to get around the area.Rescue 47 currently working a MVA that has all four lanes of I-70 shut down in the area of the Ginger Hill exit along with @ellsworthvfc38pic.twitter.com/fEaIfRkqv4
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• Keidel: A Last Look At The Final Four

  31-03-2017 21:23
  
  By Jason Keidel
  The Final Four is upon us. And there’s a nice, eclectic mix of teams pining for the title. Let’s tackle each team based on when they play.
  South Carolina vs. GonzagaSaturday, April 1, 6:09 p.m. ET
  South Carolina:
  The Gamecocks can fit at least its toes inside the slipper as a No. 7 seed from a football school. If it felt like the Gamecocks were really good at every sport but basketball, that’s because it’s true. South Carolina had zero tournament wins betw
  
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• PWSA board tables director's contract

  31-03-2017 20:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority board decided Friday to table approval of a new contract for its interim director Bernard Lindstrom, further muddling the course forward for the troubled public water supplier.
  
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• PWSA board delays action on hiring executive director

  31-03-2017 20:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority board today tabled the hiring of Bernard Lindstrom as the authority's executive director.
  
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• Report: Pa. Dentist Charged With Rape Of An Unconscious Person

  31-03-2017 20:53
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (KDKA) — A central Pennsylvania dentist is facing multiple felony charges.
  According to the Centre Daily Times, 47-year-old Wade Newman has been CEO of Bellefonte Family Dentistry for 17 years. He was also a State College police officer for three years in the 90s.
  Newman has been charged with felony rape of an unconscious person, felony criminal attempt to rape an unconscious person, felony kidnapping to facilitate a felony, felony sexual assault, misdemeanor indecent assau
  
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• University of Pittsburgh uses 'The Wire' to teach next generation of lawyers

  31-03-2017 19:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Omar’s comin’ yo... to a law school classroom near you!
  
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• Ringgold Coaches Forced To Resign Amid Investigation Into Florida Trip

  31-03-2017 19:54
  
  NEW EAGLE (KDKA) — Two Ringgold School District baseball coaches have been forced to resign amid an investigation into alleged misconduct that may have taken place during a recent trip to a tournament in Floirda.
  One of the coaches has been identified as James Coulter, the second coach involved has not been named.
  There are allegations that team members were hazed and given alcohol and tobacco during the trip.
  One angry parent, who did not want to be identified, told KDKA his son was
  
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• Ringgold Baseball Coach Fired Amid Investigation Into Florida Trip

  31-03-2017 19:54
  
  NEW EAGLE (KDKA) — Ringgold School District baseball coach James Coulter has been fired amid an investigation into alleged misconduct that may have taken place during a recent trip to a tournament in Floirda.
  There are allegations that team members were hazed and given alcohol and tobacco during the trip.
  No further information has been released.
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• ‘Pee Wee Pumps’: High Heels For Infants Sparks Controversy Online

  31-03-2017 19:32
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – An American footwear company has sparked disapproval on social media over high heeled shoes for babies.
  Pee Wee Pumps says babies will be the “belle of the ball” in the shoes.
  But the BBC reports people are criticizing the company amid a growing concern at what is seen as the sexualization of children.
  Company founder Michele Holbrook says the shoes are intended as a photo prop only and meant to be “funny and cute.”
  In a post this week on the co
  
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• Buckle Me Baby Coats Solve Major Child Car Seat Problem

  31-03-2017 19:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If a child has on a puffy, bulky coat you may not be able to get the car seat straps tight enough to secure them in case of a crash.
  A New Hampshire mother figured out a solution to this problem.
  She’s calling it the Buckle Me Baby Coats.
  Her design eliminates the space between the buckle and the child. A front panel pulls to the side and the shoulder seams are set back.
  Buckle Me Baby Coats just completed a successful Kickstarter campaign and is now taking orders
  
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• Free Dek Hockey Seminars

  31-03-2017 19:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Kids can learn the basic skills of Dek Hockey this weekend.
  Free seminars will take place at Settlers Cabin Park tomorrow.
  A session for kids between 4 and 6 years old begins at 10 a.m.
  A session for kids up to 15 years old starts at 11:15 a.m.
  Click here to register. 
  
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• ‘Tastes Like Liberal Dirt Water’ Coffee Shop Criticized For Satirical Punch Card Featuring Trump’s Face

  31-03-2017 19:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh coffee shop is generating national headlines for a rewards punch card that features the faces of prominent conservatives, including President Donald Trump.
  Black Forge Coffee House in Allentown says the punch card, which they’ve offered since before the election, is meant to be satirical.
  The business has received plenty of criticism, not only locally, but from around the country. Some have resorted to leaving 1-star reviews on Facebook to voice their
  
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• Play the National Cashword Contest to Win $1,000

  31-03-2017 18:49
  
  Listen to Newsradio 1020 KDKA weekdays, April 3 to May 5, at :07 after the hour to hear the Cashword code word for your chance to win $1,000!
  
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• Judge Approves Trump University Settlement, President To Pay $25 Million

  31-03-2017 18:46
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) – A judge has approved an agreement for President Donald Trump to pay $25 million to settle lawsuits over his now-defunct Trump University.
  The decision Friday by U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel in San Diego ends nearly seven years of legal battles with customers who claimed they were misled by failed promises to teach success in real estate.
  The ruling settles two class-action lawsuits and a civil lawsuit by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
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• Man Sues Dunkin’ Donuts Over Buttered Bagel & Wins

  31-03-2017 18:43
  
   
  BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts man who sued a pair of Dunkin’ Donuts owners because he said he was given a butter substitute when he asked for real butter on his bagel has won a settlement.
  The Boston Globe reports that Jan Polanik’s suits name two companies that together own more than 20 stores.
  Polanik’s lawyer, Thomas Shapiro, acknowledged that his client’s complaint is “a minor thing,” but they decided to sue “to stop the practice of repr
  
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• Watch: Man’s Friends Duct Tape Him To Yield Sign After He Loses Bet

  31-03-2017 18:26
  
  HOUSTON, Tx. (KDKA) — A video depicting a man being duct-taped to a yield sign in Texas is raising eyebrows.
  Drivers in Houston slowed down even more than they normally would as they passed the sign, bewildered by a man dangling from the middle of the pole.
  (WARNING: This language is graphic and may be offensive)According to CBS affiliate KHOU, police were called.
  One man was already headed towards the respectable with a knife, meaning to set the bound man free. Understandably, this was co
  
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• Jeff Hardy Says He’s Not Signing With WWE, Staying At Ring Of Honor

  31-03-2017 17:57
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Sunday is going to be weird for Jeff Hardy. He’s going to be within a stone’s throw of 70,000+ rabid WWE fans at Camping World Stadium, but he says he won’t be on the card. Despite all of the rumors to the contrary, he denies that there will be a surprise appearance from the Hardy Boyz at WrestleMania. He says Matt and Jeff will be busy hosting a six-hour pre-show of sorts at the Broken Tailgate Party, and that’s as close as they’ll get to “Th
  
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• Crayola Boots Dandelion For Bluish Crayon Yet To Be Named

  31-03-2017 17:53
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) – Dandelion yellow has reason to be blue.
  Crayola announced Friday, National Crayon Day, that it’s replacing the color dandelion in its 24-pack with a crayon in “the blue family.”
  The company says it will leave it to fans to come up with a name for the replacement color.It’s only the third time in Crayola’s long history that it has retired one or more colors, and the first time it’s swapped out a color in its box of 24.
  Other colors that
  
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• Humane Society Provides Update On Dog Shot In The Jaw

  31-03-2017 17:39
  
  CENTER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Beaver County Humane Society has happy news to share about a dog found earlier this year with a bullet lodged in his jaw.
  Two-year-old Eli was trapped by Animal Finders of Beaver County in February. He had been running loose in Aliquippa.
  During evaluation, humane society officials found a large lump in Eli’s jaw that turned out to be a bullet from a 9 mm handgun.
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  “We think it has been there a few months because when he came in,
  
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• Death Penalty Sought For Man Charged In Teen’s Rape, Dismemberment

  31-03-2017 17:10
  
  DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Pennsylvania man charged along with his girlfriend in the rape, death and dismemberment of her 14-year-old adopted daughter.
  Bucks County prosecutors made the announcement Friday, when 44-year-old Jacob Sullivan waived his formal arraignment on homicide, rape, kidnapping and other charges in the death of Grace Packer in July.
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• World's largest rodent is new addition to Pittsburgh Zoo family

  31-03-2017 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
   
  
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• Cops: Woman Shot In Victoria’s Secret PINK Store In Fight Over Man

  31-03-2017 16:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police in Ohio say one woman shot another woman in a Victoria’s Secret PINK store full of shoppers, apparently because of a fight over a man.
  Columbus police say the injured 23-year-old woman was hospitalized in stable condition with a chest wound after the Thursday afternoon shooting.
  Deputy Chief Thomas Quinlan tells The Columbus Dispatch the women had “bad blood” between them before they had an unexpected encounter at a PINK store, part of the cor
  
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• 30 Players: Mariners Have Potential Dominant Closer In Edwin Diaz

  31-03-2017 16:37
  
  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): 16 G, 6 GS, 40 2/3 IP, 2.21 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 3 W, 1 S, 54 SO, 7 BB
  2016 season (Majors): 49 G, 51 2/3 IP, 2.79 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 18 S, 88 SO, 15 BB
  Pitchers aren’t often groomed as closers, they usually fall into the role (if they’re good enough) after struggling as a starter. Edwin Diaz h
  
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• Professor Says ‘Trying Not To Vomit’ After First Class Passenger Gives Seat To Soldier

  31-03-2017 16:36
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Philadelphia college professor is defending tweeting that he was “trying not to vomit” after seeing a first-class passenger give up his seat to a soldier on a flight.
  George Ciccariello-Maher, who teaches at Drexel University, tweeted Sunday: “Some guy gave up his first class seat for a uniformed soldier. People are thanking him. I’m trying not to vomit or yell about Mosul.” Ciccariello-Maher’s account is private, but screenshots of
  
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• PWSA will need billions, mayor warns

  31-03-2017 16:16 via post-gazette.com
  Start with $411 million to replace every lead service line in the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority system. Factor in $750 million to cover existing debt, then $4 billion — maybe $5 billion — in capital investments to keep the infrastructure working over the next two decades.
  
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• PWSA will need billions for infrastructure needs, new water lines, mayor warns

  31-03-2017 16:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  Start with $411 million to replace every lead service line in the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority system. Factor in $750 million to cover existing debt, then $4 billion — maybe $5 billion — in capital investments to keep the infrastructure working over the next two decades.
  
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• Peduto discusses water issues, costs of fixes at meeting on PWSA

  31-03-2017 16:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  Replacing all the lead service lines in the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority System will likely cost about $411 million, Mayor Bill Peduto said Friday.
  
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• Councilwoman Harris calls for investigation of PWSA

  31-03-2017 16:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  City Councilwoman Darlene Harris held a press conference calling for an investigation of the PWSA, ahead of a meeting this morning to pick a group to shore up the embattled water agency. 
  
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• Bus Rapid Transit route through Oakland to be set by end of April

  31-03-2017 16:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Port Authority and Pittsburgh planners hope to decide the exact route of a proposed Bus Rapid Transit system through Oakland by the end of April, but a couple of important issues remain: stops for paratransit vehicles such as Access and deliveries to businesses in the neighborhood.
  
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• Gateway school bus teeters on creek edge after dropping off students

  31-03-2017 16:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  An empty Gateway School District bus that had completed its run Friday morning ended up teetering on the edge of a creek in Monroeville due to what the local police chief called "driver error" and had to be saved by a tow truck.
  
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• School Bus Goes Off Road, Nearly Ends Up In Monroeville Creek

  31-03-2017 14:46
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) – Officials are investigating after a school bus nearly ended up in a creek Friday morning.
  The incident happened behind the Royal Oaks Shopping Center in Monroeville around 7:30 a.m.
  No students were on the Gateway School District bus at the time and there are no reported injuries.
  No other information has been released.
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• PTL Links: March 31, 2017

  31-03-2017 14:21
  
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• President Trump: Flynn Right To Ask For Immunity To Discuss Russia

  31-03-2017 13:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says his former national security adviser, Mike Flynn, is right to ask for immunity in exchange for talking about Russia.
  Trump tweeted early Friday: “Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!”Mike Flynn should ask for immunity in that this is a witch hunt (excuse for big election loss), by media & Dems, of historic proportion!
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• Westbound Lanes Of I-70 Closed Due To Multi-Vehicle Crash

  31-03-2017 12:28
  
  WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) – A multi-vehicle crash has closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Washington County.
  According to officials at the scene, the crash happened between the Kammerer and Dunningsville exits around 4:30 a.m.
  A tractor-trailer is on its side and at least one other vehicle was involved.
  There is no word on injuries or when the westbound side of the road will reopen.
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• Police investigate fatal shooting of 29-year-old in Rankin

  31-03-2017 12:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in Rankin late Thursday.
  
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• Police investigate fatal shooting in Rankin

  31-03-2017 12:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Rankin that occurred late Thursday.
  
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• TRAFFIC: I-70 closed in both directions near Bentleyville due to overturned truck

  31-03-2017 11:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  An overturned tractor-trailer has closed Interstate 70 westbound in both directions near the Bentleyville exit in Washington County Friday afternoon.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Clemente Bridge closed all weekend for repairs

  31-03-2017 11:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Roberto Clemente Bridge closed Friday morning for repairs to the span’s concrete deck. Traffic will be detoured using Isabella Street, the Rachel Carson Bridge (9th Street Bridge) and Fort Duquesne Boulevard.
  
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• Medical Examiner’s Office Called To Shooting Scene In Rankin

  31-03-2017 10:36
  
  RANKIN (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police Detectives are investigating a Thursday night shooting in Rankin.
  The call came in around 11:16 p.m. of a shooting at 31 Hawkins Village, near Kenmawr Avenue.
  Extra police officers were called to the scene for crowd control.
  They were on scene investigating for about 4 hours.
  The Medical Examiner’s Office was also called to the scene and the van pulled right up to one of the buildings.
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• Fatal Shooting In Rankin Ruled As Suicide

  31-03-2017 10:36
  
  RANKIN (KDKA) — A fatal shooting in Rankin has been determined to be a suicide.
  The call came in around 11:16 p.m. of a shooting at 31 Hawkins Village, near Kenmawr Avenue.
  Extra police officers were called to the scene for crowd control.
  They were on scene investigating for about four hours.
  The Medical Examiner’s Office was also called to the scene and the van pulled right up to one of the buildings.
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• South Hills libraries to present old and new immigration stories

  31-03-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County Library Association will host two public events in April titled “Immigration Journeys: Old and New,” which will showcase the immigration stories of five Pittsburgh-based refugees and five longtime residents.
  
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• Scott approves contracts for new recreation facilities

  31-03-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Recreation was the name of the game in Scott on Tuesday as officials voted on major projects throughout the township.
  
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• Rotary evolution: Nonprofit looks to E-clubs to recruit millennials

  31-03-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  In 1905, a group of men in Chicago began meeting, socializing and volunteering to make their community a better place. What started as the Rotary Club of Chicago — so-called because meetings “rotated” among the offices of those initial members — became Rotary International, now 1.2 million members strong in 200 countries.
  
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• Reward increased in O'Hara hit and run

  31-03-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A reward has been increased for information leading to the person who ran over a pedestrian in O’Hara in January.
  
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