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• Fire Reported In Elizabeth Township

  02-04-2017 22:46
  
  ELIZABETH TWP. (KDKA) — Firefighters rushed to Elizabeth Township Sunday afternoon.
  A fire was reported around 4 p.m. in the 200 block of Broadlawn Drive.A vacant home goes up in flames in Elizabeth Township. No one hurt but what a scene. pic.twitter.com/SPcM5d37Da
  — Lynne Hayes-Freeland (@PghLynne) April 2, 2017
  People in the area also reported hearing multiple explosions.
  No one was injured.
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• Victim in Aliquippa fatal shooting identified

  02-04-2017 22:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The victim of a fatal shooting in Aliquippa on Saturday night has been identified by authorities.
  
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• Teen suspect charged with fatal shooting in Aliquippa

  02-04-2017 22:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police have charged a teenager with the shooting death of a 30-year-old man in Aliquippa on Saturday night.
  
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• Police Searching For 13-Year-Old Runaway In Fayette County

  02-04-2017 22:36
  
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — State police are searching for a 13-year-old runaway in Fayette County.
  Felicia Ann Campbell was last seen at her home on Williams Street in Uniontown around 6 p.m. Saturday.
  She is approximately 5’2” and weighs about 80 pounds. She has brown hair.
  Campbell was last seen wearing a blue button down jacket, blue jeans and black boots.
  Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call Pennsylvania State Police Uniontown at 724-439-7111. 
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• ‘Unspeakable Horror’: 5 Children Killed In South Dakota Fire

  02-04-2017 22:09
  
  SPEARFISH, South Dakota (KDKA) — Police say five children died in a house fire Saturday in South Dakota.
  Firefighters rushed to the two-story home in Spearfish about 4:30 p.m. There was possibly a sleepover or party happening at the time of the fire, officials told KELO.
  Authorities say the victims were all believed to be between the ages of 6 and 11 years old.
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• Mom, 3-Year-Old Daughter Die In Severe Storm In Louisiana

  02-04-2017 21:39
  
  DALLAS (AP) – The Latest on severe weather rumbling through Texas and Louisiana (all times local):
  2:20 p.m.
  Authorities say a suspected tornado demolished a mobile home in southern Louisiana, killing a mother and her 3-year-old daughter.
  St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office Maj. Ginny Higgins says 38-year-old Francine Gotch and 3-year-old Neville Alexander were inside the trailer when the storm caused it flipped over around 10:20 a.m. Sunday.
  Witnesses told KLFY-TV that the father had
  
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• A ‘Sci-Fi’ Cancer Therapy Fights Brain Tumors, Study Finds

  02-04-2017 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – It sounds like science fiction, but doctors say a device worn on the head that makes electric fields improved survival for the first time in more than a decade for people with deadly brain tumors.
  The device, made by Novocure and sold in the U.S. and elsewhere, is not a cure. But a study found more than twice as many patients were alive five years after wearing the apparatus plus undergoing the usual chemotherapy than those given just the chemo, 13 percent versus 5 percen
  
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• Fisherman Finds Woman’s Unidentified Body In Lake Erie

  02-04-2017 21:22
  
  PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio authorities say a fisherman has found the unidentified body of a woman in western Lake Erie.
  The Sandusky Register reports the Ottawa County coroner has said the fisherman found the body floating in the lake around 5 p.m. Saturday about 4 miles (6 kilometers) north of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station.
  Coroner Daniel Cadigan says the body had been in the water for some time and that it doesn’t appear to have any signs of trauma.
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• Nearly 9 Months Later, Central Park Blast Remains A Mystery

  02-04-2017 20:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – For nearly nine months, investigators have tried to find out who put a clear plastic bag of highly explosive chemicals in Central Park that exploded July Fourth weekend.
  The homemade concoction blew up when a tourist from Virginia stepped on it. Connor Golden lost his left foot, and doctors amputated his leg below the knee.
  New York City police and federal agents have tracked the origins of the bag, identified the chemicals in it and reviewed thousands of hours of footage.
  
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• Chicago Police Seek 2nd Teen In Facebook Sexual Assault Case

  02-04-2017 19:26
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for another teenage boy in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Chicago girl that was streamed live on Facebook and they expect to charge others, including one adult.
  Police Commander Brendan Deenihan said at a news conference Sunday that investigators are searching for the 15-year-old boy, who is wanted on a sexual assault charge.
  On Saturday, authorities announced the first charges in the case. A 14-year-old boy faces charges of agg
  
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• Report: One Critically Injured After Shaler Crash

  02-04-2017 19:09
  
  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person was reportedly critically injured after a car crash in Shaler Township early Sunday.
  It happened around 2:45 a.m. in the 1500-block of Mt. Royal Boulevard.
  According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, it was a single-vehicle crash, and one person was ejected from the vehicle. The victim was transported to Allegheny General Hospital.
  The victim’s current condition is unknown.
  The Shaler Township Police Department reported around 7:45 a.m. that Mt. Roya
  
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• Report: Woman Dies After Arsonist Sets Wrong House On Fire

  02-04-2017 17:54
  
  MERCER COUNTY (KDKA) — Police say a fire that killed a woman in Farrell last week was caused by someone who intended to set the woman’s neighbor’s house on fire.
  The fire happened in the 1100-block of Wallis Avenue just before 10 p.m. on March 25.
  The Sharon Herald reported that 46-year-old Regina Norris was found dead after a fire tore through her home.
  Now police tell the Sharon Herald that someone set Norris’s house on fire, but that person intended to set the house ne
  
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• Police: Woman’s 16-Year-Old Son Shoots, Kills Father Of Her Infant

  02-04-2017 16:48
  
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – A 16-year-old boy is facing charges for fatally shooting a man in Aliquippa on Friday night.
  The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. in the 500-block of Wykes Street. The victim, identified as 30-year-old Tremayne Foster, was found dead in front of a house in the 700-block of Griffith Street.
  Moments before police were called to the shooting scene, Foster had called 911 to say he was trying to pick up his 9-month-old son, but he wasn’t being allowed into the home.
  
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• 16-Year-Old Facing Charges For Fatal Shooting In Aliquippa

  02-04-2017 16:48
  
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – A 16-year-old boy is facing charges for fatally shooting a man in Aliquippa on Friday night.
  The shooting happened just after 9 p.m. in the 500-block of Wykes Street, and the victim was found dead in front of a house in the 700-block of Griffith Street.
  The criminal complaint says minutes before police were called to the scene for a report of a shooting, the victim had called 911 to say he was trying to get his son, but he wasn’t being allowed into the home.
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• Water main break affecting service in Elizabeth

  02-04-2017 16:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  A large water main break in Elizabeth Borough has resulted in the shutdown of a major thoroughfare Sunday.
  
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• Person ejected, critically injured in Shaler crash

  02-04-2017 14:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  One person was critically injured in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday in Shaler.
  
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• Hacked New York Post App Sends Out ‘Heil President’ Alert

  02-04-2017 13:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – The New York Post app has been hacked on April Fools’ Day, sending out push alert notifications that included “Heil President Donald Trump.”
  The Post apologized Saturday night, shortly after its app sent out a series of alerts. The Post said in a follow-up alert: “Our push alert notification system was compromised this evening. We are working to resolve the issue. Please accept our apologies.”
  The messages appeared directed at Trump. One messag
  
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• Large Water Main Break Shuts Down Elizabeth Borough Road

  02-04-2017 12:31
  
  ELIZABETH BOROUGH (KDKA) — A large water main break shut down a road in Elizabeth Borough on Sunday.
  It happened in the 100-block of North 2nd Avenue around 4 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: Facebook/Elizabeth Borough Police K-9 Unit)
  Police said on Facebook that the road would be closed from the Dollar General at the Route 51 on-ramp to Market Street until approximately 2 p.m.
  Downtown Elizabeth will be without water while crews work to repair the break.
  Police urge residents to avoid the area.
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• Democrats looking to challenge solidly GOP seats

  02-04-2017 06:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Tom Prigg has climbed Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. He’s scaled Mt. Blanc du Tacul in France. He even scaled a building in Pittsburgh as a stunt for a 2013 film. But the McCandless resident may be facing his steepest climb yet: challenging 12th district Republican Congressman Keith Rothfus in 2018.
  
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• Solider Returning Home Gets Hero’s Welcome In Zelienople

  02-04-2017 06:13
  
  ZELIENOPLE (KDKA) — It was an unexpected surprise for Staff Sergeant Jesse Hogan, 30. Hogan serves in the Army National Guard.
  “I assumed it would just be my family, my mom and dad, and all these people showed up,” Staff Sergeant Jesse Hogan said, stunned.
  67 motorcycles from the American Legion lined up outside the terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport.
  “It’s an awesome feeling for the people we’ve escorted. Had them come up to me after and thank
  
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• Soldier Returning Home Gets Hero’s Welcome In Zelienople

  02-04-2017 06:13
  
  ZELIENOPLE (KDKA) — It was an unexpected surprise for Staff Sergeant Jesse Hogan, 30. Hogan serves in the Army National Guard.
  “I assumed it would just be my family, my mom and dad, and all these people showed up,” Staff Sergeant Jesse Hogan said, stunned.
  67 motorcycles from the American Legion lined up outside the terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport.
  “It’s an awesome feeling for the people we’ve escorted. Had them come up to me after and thank
  
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• New arts-focused charter to recruit students beyond East Allegheny district

  02-04-2017 06:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The new Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School, which this fall will take up residence in the former Westinghouse Elementary School in Wilmerding, will have room for 750 students. 
  
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• Trump budget puts services to manufacturers on chopping block

  02-04-2017 06:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Aero Tech Designs, a young but growing manufacturer of athletic wear for bicyclists, wanted to adopt more efficient techniques to grow into a new facility on the North Shore. 
  
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• Trump budget puts lifelines for manufacturers on chopping block

  02-04-2017 06:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Aero Tech Designs, a young but growing manufacturer of athletic wear for bicyclists, wanted to adopt more efficient techniques to grow into a new facility on the North Shore. 
  
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• Widows of doomed Farmington miners lose court case

  02-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A federal judge in West Virginia has thrown out a lawsuit filed by the widows and families of 78 miners killed in 1968 by an explosion at Consolidation Coal Company’s No. 9 mine in Farmington, W.Va., a disaster that pushed Congress to adopt stricter mine safety standards.
  
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• Spanier trial opens old wounds for Penn State faithful

  02-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  To many, the trial of Pennsylvania State University former president Graham B. Spanier was supposed to be the last chapter on the Jerry Sandusky scandal, finally resolving if the school and leaders shared some blame.
  
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• DA to review McKeesport police pursuit

  02-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  On March 26, McKeesport police officers chased a 17-year-old driver in a stolen vehicle until the teenager crashed head-on into a bystander’s car, sending two innocent people to the hospital. 
  
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• North Carolina Squeaks By Oregon 77-76 To Return To Title Game

  02-04-2017 05:50
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — North Carolina missed the shots. No surprise there.
  Kennedy Meeks saved the game. No surprise there, either.
  Meeks, the only Tar Heel who could shoot straight Saturday night, grabbed the game-saving offensive rebound in a 77-76 victory over Oregon after the ice-cold Tar Heels missed their fourth straight free throw down the stretch.
  All part of a career night for the North Carolina senior, who was on the bench last year when Villanova devastatingly ended the Tar Heel
  
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• 14-Year-Old Boy Charged In Sexual Assault Of Teen Girl Streamed Live On Facebook

  02-04-2017 05:38
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say a 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that was streamed live on Facebook.
  Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement late Saturday that the suspect faces felony charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault, manufacturing of child pornography and dissemination of child pornography. He says more arrests are expected.
  Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has scheduled a news conference Sunday morning to pr
  
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• Young, Gifted & Black Awards Held In Monroeville

  02-04-2017 04:58
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — The Young, Gifted & Black Awards were held Saturday in Monroeville.
  The event, named after a song by Nina Simone, was held at noon at the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton.
  Organizers want to shine a light on what the honorees do for their community.
  The nine people celebrated Saturday join a group of more than 100 award winners in the last decade.
  “There are young adults out here, particularly people of color, that are doing some very positive things. It’s no
  
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• Report: One Dead In Aliquippa Shooting

  02-04-2017 04:50
  
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — One person was killed Saturday night in Aliquippa.
  According to our partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the incident occurred around 9:00 p.m. in the 700 block of Griffith Street.
  The victim’s identity has not been released.
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• One dead in Aliquippa shooting

  02-04-2017 03:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  One person died Saturday night in a shooting in Aliquippa, Beaver County emergency officials said.
  
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• Man Sentenced In DUI Crash That Killed Wife As They Had Sex

  02-04-2017 03:34
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (KDKA) — A Florida man has been sentenced to prison for a drunken driving crash that killed his wife as they had sex.
  The Palm Beach Post reports 33-year-old Matthew Notebaert was sentenced to five years behind bars on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty earlier this year to vehicular homicide and driving under the influence after prosecutors agreed to drop a manslaughter charge.
  Police say he and his wife, Amanda, were headed home from a concert in 2014 when they pulled off
  
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• Police: Missing Kittanning man found dead

  02-04-2017 03:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Kittanning man who had been missing for more than a week was found dead Saturday in a rural area in Butler County. 
  
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• Missing Kittanning man's 'horrendous' death ruled homicide

  02-04-2017 03:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man who went missing from Kittanning on March 20 was found dead Saturday, his neck slashed and his body lying in a creek bed, according to the Butler County coroner.
  
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• Gonzaga Holds Off South Carolina 77-73 To Advance To National Championship Game

  02-04-2017 02:52
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nigel Williams-Goss scored 23 points, Gonzaga’s big men combined for 27 and the Bulldogs used some last-second strategy for a 77-73 victory over South Carolina on Saturday in a matchup of first-time teams at the Final Four.
  The Bulldogs’ 7-footers, senior Przemek Karnowski and freshman Zach Collins, took care of things on both ends of the court as they combined for 18 rebounds. Collins also had six blocks.
  Gonzaga (37-1) will face the winner between North
  
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• Missing Kittanning Man Found Dead In Wooded Area

  02-04-2017 02:44
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – Pennsylvania State Police say a man who disappeared more than a week ago has been found dead.
  Greg Bosko, 55, vanished 11 days ago in Butler County.
  On Saturday evening, police announced Bosko had been found dead in a wooded area near Redbud Road in Concord Township.
  On Friday, Bosko’s family and friends organized a search party set for Saturday morning.
  Bosko’s brother Dan told KDKA his brother disappeared after driving a couple to the city of Butler
  
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• Police Seek 16-Year-Old Accused Of Robbing, Shooting Jitney Driver

  02-04-2017 01:56
  
  CLAIRTON (KDKA) — Police are hunting for a 16-year-old accused of robbing and shooting a jitney driver in Clairton.
  Officers say Dwight Henley robbed and critically wounded the 33-year-old driver on Mar. 15 in the 700 block of North 6th Street. The victim was able to drive to Uni-Mart on Route 837 to call 911.
  According to a criminal complaint, Henley was riding in the jitney along with two females just before the incident occurred.
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• Hidden Still releases straight bourbon

  02-04-2017 01:47
  About seven years after the idea arose, and a year and a half after opening for business, Hidden Still Spirits, 435 Willow St., Lebanon, finally released its flagship product Saturday -- premium straight bourbon whiskey. Hidden Still achieves goal with straight bourbon About seven years after the idea arose, and a year and a half after opening for business, Hidden Still Spirits, 435 Willow St., Lebanon, finally released its flagship product Saturday -- premium straight bourbon whiskey.
  
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• Teenager charged with shooting Clairton jitney driver

  02-04-2017 01:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a Clairton teenager accused of shooting and robbing a jitney driver in March.
  
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• Woman Pinned, Killed Under Her Own Car At Massachusetts Gas Station

  02-04-2017 01:37
  
  SAUGUS, Ma. (KDKA) — A woman was killed Saturday morning at a gas station in Massachusetts.
  CBS Boston reports the 36-year-old victim was at a Sunoco station in Saugus when she ended up pinned underneath her Chevy Captiva.
  She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name has not been released.
  “Saugus Police are actively investigating what caused the woman to become trapped under the vehicle and will not be releasing the identity of the victim or any further information at th
  
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• ‘Put People Before Profits’: Protesters Call On City To Buy Penn Plaza Apartments

  02-04-2017 00:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was a demand for decent and affordable housing for everyone.
  “We can tell the developers, we can tell the politicians to put people before profits,” protester Alethea Sims said.
  A march and protest began Saturday afternoon near several new apartment buildings at Penn Avenue and Centre Avenue in East Liberty.
  Displaced residents from the Penn Plaza apartments say it’s too expensive to live in the new luxury building.
  “Look at this here, th
  
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• ‘Put People Before Profits’: Penn Plaza Protesters Demand Affordable Housing

  02-04-2017 00:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was a demand for decent and affordable housing for everyone.
  “We can tell the developers, we can tell the politicians to put people before profits,” protester Alethea Sims said.
  A march and protest began Saturday afternoon near several new apartment buildings at Penn Avenue and Centre Avenue in East Liberty.
  Displaced residents from the Penn Plaza apartments say it’s too expensive to live in the new luxury building.
  “Look at this here, th
  
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• Washington County Man Charged With Attempted Homicide

  02-04-2017 00:10
  
  BLAINE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Washington County man has been arrested following an incident that took place early Saturday morning.
  Around 3:15 a.m. officers were called to Main Street in Blaine Township for a physical altercation.
  Police say Victor Simonelli, 30, struck an unidentified victim multiple times in the back and head with a metal pipe.
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