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• Pittsburgh Woman Charged with Bilking Seniors Out of $295,000 in Jamaican Lottery Scam

  05-04-2017 23:28
  Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced the arrest of a Pittsburgh woman on charges that she played a key role in bilking senior victims throughout the country out of $295,000 in a Jamaican Lottery Scam. The victims thought they were paying taxes on their winnings in the lottery; instead, their money was being routed to scam artists in Jamaica, Shapiro stated.
  
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• Man, woman shot in Homestead

  05-04-2017 23:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man and a woman were shot Wednesday afternoon in Homestead, police said.
  
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• Man, pregnant woman shot in Homestead

  05-04-2017 23:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man and a pregnant woman were shot Wednesday afternoon in Homestead, police said.
  
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• Suspects Hold Up Restaurant In South Park

  05-04-2017 22:46
  
  SOUTH PARK (KDKA) — Police are investigating after an armed robbery this afternoon at a restaurant in South Park.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the incident happened around 4 p.m. at the Chinese restaurant in the 6300-block of Library Road.
  The suspects took off running toward Bethel Park.Police tracked them to the LindenBrooke Apartments.NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene there, showing two men in handcuffs by a police car.
  There’s no word on how much money the suspects got awa
  
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• Pregnant Woman, Man Shot In Homestead; Police Seek Gunman

  05-04-2017 22:36
  
  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — Police are looking for a gunman after a man and pregnant woman were shot this afternoon while driving in Homestead.
  The gunfire rang out just before 4:30 p.m. at a gas station near the intersection of E. 17th Avenue and West Street.
  Witnesses said they heard as many as 15-20 shots.
  A man, who lives along the street where it happened, says he was home with his 4-year-old daughter when they both heard the shots.
  “I saw an active police scene on 17th and West that was
  
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• Police Investigating Double Shooting In Homestead-Munhall Area

  05-04-2017 22:36
  
  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a man and a woman were shot this afternoon along a street near the border of Homestead and Munhall.
  The gunfire rang out around 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of E. 17th Avenue and West Street.
  Witnesses said they heard as many as 15-20 shots.
  A man, who lives along the street where it happened, says he was home with his 4-year-old daughter when they both heard the shots.
  “I saw an active police scene on 17th and West that was taped
  
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• Man, Pregnant Woman Shot In Homestead; Police Seek Suspects

  05-04-2017 22:36
  
  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — Police are looking for suspects after a man and pregnant woman were shot Wednesday afternoon after stopping at a gas station in Homestead.
  The gunfire rang out just before 4:30 p.m. at a gas station near the intersection of E. 17th Avenue and West Street. Investigators found at least 25 shell casings.Witnesses said they heard as many as 15-20 shots.
  A man, who lives along the street where it happened, says he was home with his 4-year-old daughter when they both heard the
  
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• Woman Accused Of Bilking The Elderly In Jamaica Lottery Scam

  05-04-2017 22:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A Pittsburgh woman has been charged with being a money mule who sent $295,000 to Jamaican conspirators after bilking elderly people in several states in a lottery scam.
  Audrey Huff, 72, was arraigned Wednesday on charges including conspiracy, theft by deception and participating in a corrupt organization and then was committed for a mental health evaluation.
  Police say Huff received money from elderly scam victims in Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota and
  
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• The 41st Cleveland International Film Festival: Now Through April 9th

  05-04-2017 21:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People who know me know that I am a big, big fan of the annual Cleveland International Film Festival, now in its 41st year.
  The official name of this year’s event is ILLUMINATE, referencing the moving images that illuminate movie theater screens, creating movie magic.
  This year, the magic includes 200 feature films and 216 short films from 71 countries.
  The nearly 300 guest filmmakers include Steve James, acclaimed producer and director of the groundbreaking docum
  
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• Hounds Fall To Cincinnati 1-0

  05-04-2017 21:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The shorthanded Pittsburgh Riverhounds fell to FC Cincinnati 1-0 Saturday night at Highmark Stadium for the team’s first loss of the 2017 season.
  Pittsburgh played the second half of the game with 10 men when defender Gale Agbossoumonde was sent off in the first half after being shown his second yellow card of the match.
  Pittsburgh enjoyed the majority of the early scoring chances and was the closest to scoring first when the Hounds were awarded an indirect free k
  
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• More than 8,000 would-be Uber, Lyft drivers fail Massachusetts background checks

  05-04-2017 21:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  BOSTON — Massachusetts officials say more than 10 percent of people who applied to drive for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft failed a required background check.
  
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• Cash, clerk's wallet stolen during armed robbery at Perry Southa

  05-04-2017 21:11
  Two people were arrested after a Pittsburgh convenience store robbery on Tuesday in which a gun was held to a clerk's head, police said. The robbery was reported shortly after 3:30 p.m. at Mo's Convenience Store on Perrysville Avenue in the city's Perry South neighborhood.
  
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• Lead water tests, filters not limited to PWSA customers

  05-04-2017 21:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city’s free lead water testing and filter programs will now extend to all city residents, whether they get their water from the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority or other suppliers.
  
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• All Pittsburgh residents eligible for free lead water testing, filters

  05-04-2017 21:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city’s free lead water filter and its lead water testing program will extend to all city residents, whether they get their water from the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority or other suppliers.
  
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• Three remain in critical condition after Liberty Bridge crash

  05-04-2017 21:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Three people remained in critical condition Wednesday afternoon after a three-vehicle wreck Tuesday on the Liberty Bridge, Pittsburgh public safety spokeswoman Emily Schaffer said.
  
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• Family still in critical condition after Liberty Bridge crash

  05-04-2017 21:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Three people remained in critical condition Wednesday as investigators reviewed the Tuesday wreck on the Liberty Bridge.
  
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• Maz’s Game 7 Bat, Jersey Donated To Heinz History Center

  05-04-2017 21:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Heinz History Center has recaptured a Forbes Field moment that lives on in the hearts of Pittsburgh Pirates fans.
  New York Yankees fans? Not so much.
  Museum President & CEO Andy Masich and Steelers Hall of Famer Franco Harris unveil donated mementoes of Bill Mazeroski’s historic World Series homer.
  “This is the very bat he held that day, Oct. 13, 1960,” Masich said. “And this is the uniform he wore that day.”
  KDKA-TV joined Maz thre
  
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• State House Approves Airport Tablet Gambling Bill

  05-04-2017 20:32
  
  PITTSBURGH – The State House approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow limited gambling in some airports in western Pennsylvania.
  According to the Tribune Review, tablet gambling would be allowed at eight local airports, including Pittsburgh International and Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
  Gambling would be limited to the boarding areas of the airport. By limiting the amount of people who can gamble, officials say the risk of turning the airport into a casino-type establishment would be
  
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• Carrick woman, 72, charged by AG's office in scam linked to Jamaica

  05-04-2017 20:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities believe a 72-year-old Carrick woman wired nearly $300,000 in stolen funds to Jamaican telephone scammers over the course of at least eight years -— and continued to send stolen money even after law enforcement officers told her to stop.
  
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• Pittsburgh, police union spar over wages in appellate court

  05-04-2017 20:06 via post-gazette.com
  Lawyers for the City of Pittsburgh and its police union sparred Wednesday in Commonwealth Court over what the union says are minimal and arbitrary raises offered in bad faith as part of an arbitration award.
  
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• Audubon Society reports 2 eaglets at Harmar bald eagle nest

  05-04-2017 20:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Just a glimpse of the tops of little gray bobble heads above the crest of a nest on a Harmar hillside has provided visual confirmation of the successful hatching of two bald eagles.
  
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• 2017 NFL Draft Prospects: Top QB’s

  05-04-2017 20:00
  
  Ryan Mayer
  The NFL Draft is slated to take place in the city of brotherly love from April 27th-April 30th. As you get ready to watch who your team will select, CBS Local Sports will preview the top available prospects in the various different position groups.We start with a focus on the most important position on the field: quarterback. There are several teams in need of a franchise QB and this year’s class offers a variety of options. The question for teams looking at this crop: are these
  
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• Man Arrested, Charged In Sexual Assault Of Teenager

  05-04-2017 19:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man wanted in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a teenager has been arrested.
  According to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old Val Byrd was taken into custody without incident inside an apartment in Homewood.
  Byrd was wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in February. During the incident, Byrd allegedly used heroin and alcohol to “disorient the victim.”
  He is facing a list of charges including,
  
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• Person killed after being hit by train in Derry

  05-04-2017 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  A person was struck and killed by a train Wednesday morning in Derry, Westmoreland County, authorities said.
  
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• Most Literate Cities In America: Pittsburgh Comes In 6th

  05-04-2017 18:38
  
  CBS Local – For the fourth time in six years, Washington D.C. has been found to be the most literate city in the country, according to a study conducted by Central Connecticut State University.
  Behind D.C. came Seattle in second, followed by Minneapolis in third. Just outside the medal stand is Atlanta in fourth, trailed by San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Portland. Rounding out the top ten is Cincinnati, St. Paul and Boston.
  “This set of factors measures people’s use of
  
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• Kris Letang To Undergo Neck Surgery, Out 4-6 Months

  05-04-2017 18:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins will not have Kris Letang available for the playoffs.
  According to an announcement from the team, Letang will require surgery on a herniated disc in his neck and will be out for 4-6 months.
  “Kris underwent an MRI in February that revealed a herniated disc in his neck,” General Manager Jim Rutherford said in a statement. “Our neurosurgeons examined him and recommended conservative treatment in an attempt to correct the condition
  
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• Police swiftly arrest two Perry South teens in armed robbery

  05-04-2017 18:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police quickly arrested two men believed to have held up a North Side convenience store Tuesday at gunpoint while wearing masks.
  
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• Florida Man Steals Three TVs, Escapes On Bicycle

  05-04-2017 18:09
  
  CBS Local – Well that’s a different kind of getaway car. A man used a bicycle to haul a wagon of alleged stolen goods from a South Florida neighborhood. And it was all captured on a security camera.
  Watch for yourself.In the early hours of the morning on March 22 in Deerfield Beach, Florida, that residential burglary occurred. The suspect was caught on camera lurking outside the property before entering the premise, then was caught leaving. He made out with $500-8
  
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• Trump Removes Bannon From National Security Council

  05-04-2017 18:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has removed chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, reversing a controversial early decision to give Bannon access to the high-level meetings.
  A new memorandum about the composition of the NSC was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday. The memo no longer lists the chief strategist as a member of the Principal’s Committee, a group of high-ranking officials that convene to discuss pressing national security pri
  
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• Ringgold names interim baseball coach, practices resume

  05-04-2017 18:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  After investigating allegations of hazing and drinking by students on the Ringgold baseball team during its trip to Florida from March 22-28, an administrative team of the school district determined there was misconduct by multiple members of the baseball program, according to a statement sent by Ringgold athletic director Laura Grimm.
  
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• McKeesport man arrested, charged in rape of teen

  05-04-2017 18:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County sheriff's deputies on Wednesday caught a McKeesport man wanted in the rape of a teenage girl.
  
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• FirstEnergy sells part of former Hatfield power plant to gas developer

  05-04-2017 17:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  FirstEnergy Corp. has agreed to sell of a portion of its former Hatfield's Ferry Power Station in Greene County to a New Jersey-based power developer that wants to build a large natural gas-fired plant on the site. 
  
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• Nick Faldo On The Masters: ‘A Lot Of Great Names To Consider’

  05-04-2017 17:29
  
  By Dave Shedloski
  The 81st Masters Tournament figures to provide the usual collection of thrills and drama, and yes, well before the leaders reach the back nine on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club.
  The first major championship of the year is traditionally the most anticipated, largely because of the storied venue, but also because it’s been nearly eight months since the previous major, the PGA Championship, was completed.
  Some fascinating storylines to follow as the week unfolds in Aug
  
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• Butler To Pittsburgh Bus Service In The Works

  05-04-2017 17:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – Expanded commuter bus service between Pittsburgh and Butler remains on track.
  The Butler Transit Authority says they’ve ordered several new full-size coach buses for a proposed route that would serve the Route 68 and Interstate 79 corridor.
  “This service would go out Route 68, to the park-n-ride at the intersection with Interstate 79, near Route 19, and then express into Pittsburgh to the North Shore,” Butler Transit Authority Executive
  
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• Crash Closes Part Of Parkway West Near Green Tree

  05-04-2017 17:08
  
  GREEN TREE (KDKA) – Emergency crews are on the scene of a major crash on the Parkway West.
  According to police, a car rear-ended a tractor-trailer near the old Parkway Center Mall around 10:30.
  Both eastbound lanes are shut down in that area. However, traffic is slowly getting by on the shoulder.
  Meanwhile, one westbound lane is open.
  There is no word on possible injuries at this time.
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• Rapid transit proposal gets positive reviews at sessions

  05-04-2017 17:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is pleasantly surprised at the mostly positive public response to the proposal to set up a Bus Rapid Transit system between Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh.
  
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• Public will get two chances to voice opinion about Bus Rapid Transit plans

  05-04-2017 17:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Transportation planners will hear Wednesday what the public thinks of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit system between Oakland and Downtown at two sessions at the University of Pittsburgh's Alumni Hall beginning at noon.
  
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• Nearly 100 attend first public session for Bus Rapid Transit plans

  05-04-2017 17:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  The first session Wednesday of an open house on the proposed Bus Rapid Transit system between Downtown and Oakland drew about 100 people to the University of Pittsburgh's Alumni Hall.
  
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• Audubon Society Confirms Eaglet Hatch In Harmar Nest

  05-04-2017 16:42
  
  HARMAR (KDKA) – There’s a new eaglet in the Harmar bald eagle nest.
  According to the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, the hatch was confirmed Wednesday morning.
  While there is no visual of the new eaglet just yet, an adult eagle was seen ripping food into pieces and bending over to feed an eaglet.
  WATCH THE EAGLE CAMS:
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  The Audubon Society expects to be able to see the eaglet through the webcam within a week or so.
  An egg in the nest was confirm
  
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• 30 Players: Brandon Drury Moves To Second Base For Diamondbacks

  05-04-2017 16:25
  
  By Rich Arleo
  CBS Local Sports, in our 30 Players 30 Days spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day. 
  2016 season (Majors): 134 G, 461 AB, .282 BA, 16 HR, 53 RBI, 1 SB, .786 OPS
  Brandon Drury was a bit of a jack of all trades for the 2016 Arizona Diamondbacks. A top prospect entering the year after a few strong seasons in the Minors, Drury managed to stay with Arizona for much of the season while playing every position
  
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• Air Force: Pilot Safe After F-16 Crashes In Maryland

  05-04-2017 16:07
  
  CLINTON, Md. (AP) – The Air Force says a pilot is safe after an F-16 crashed in Maryland.
  The Air Force said Wednesday that the pilot was on a training mission in an F-16 from the Joint Base Andrews-based 113th Wing. Officials say the pilot ejected and is safe. The plane went down a few miles from Joint Base Andrews.
  Prince George’s County fire department spokesman Mark Brady tells WRC-TV that one pilot parachuted out of the aircraft and was picked up by a military helicopter. He say
  
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• Panera Bread To Be Bought By Krispy Kreme Owner For $7 Billion

  05-04-2017 16:04
  
  CBS Local – The group that owns Krispy Kreme, JAB Holding Co., has agreed a deal to purchase Panera Bread for $7 billion, via Sun Sentinel.
  JAB Holding Co. also owns, or has a big stake in, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Caribou Coffee Co., Stumptown Coffee and Keurig Green Mountain. The company is based out of Luxembourg in Europe.
  The deal represents that Panera was sold for $315 per share, a handsome increase from the $274 it closed at on Tuesday. Since the announcement of the
  
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• Man In Drunk Lives Matter Shirt Charged With Drunken Driving

  05-04-2017 15:52
  
  NEWVILLE, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – Police in Pennsylvania say they arrested a man wearing a Drunk Lives Matter shirt for drunken driving.
  Police say 44-year-old Elwood Gutshall III’s blood-alcohol content was .217, which is about two and a half times the state’s legal limit for drivers when he was pulled over early on March 19 in Newville.He was wearing a green St. Patrick’s Day shirt with the saying on it.
  Online court records don’t list an attorney for Gutshall, who faces
  
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• Snow Could Be In Forecast For Pirates Home Opener

  05-04-2017 15:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – It may be baseball season, but you wouldn’t know it by Friday’s forecast for the Pirates home opener.
  AccuWeather’s Dan Pydynowski tells the “KDKA Morning News” it will be cold and wet all day for the opener.
  “It’s pretty much windy and cold throughout [Friday] and there will be rain and snow throughout the day,” says Pydynowski.
  Friday’s high will only be about 40 degrees, but Pydynowski adds that war
  
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• PTL Links: April 5, 2017

  05-04-2017 14:57
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Gift
  The King And I
  Venture Outdoors
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes: Espagnole Sauce & Beef Stock
  Whirl Magazine
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Espagnole Sauce & Beef Stock

  05-04-2017 14:53
  
  Rania Harris stopped by PTL to show off two great sauce recipes!
  Beef Stock
  4 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
  4 pounds meaty beef bones, such as ribs, shin, neck, or tail
  16 cups cold water
  1 onion, peeled and quartered
  1 carrot, peeled
  1 rib celery
  2 large cloves garlic, crushed
  2 sprigs fresh thyme
  1 bay leaf
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  Directions:
  In a 10-quart pot, heat the oil over medium-high heat and cook beef bones, in 2 batches if necessary, until very deeply browned on all sides, including th
  
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• Woman serving life in Erie collar bomb robbery dies in prison

  05-04-2017 14:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  ERIE, Pa. — A woman convicted in a bizarre bank robbery plot that left a pizza delivery driver dead when a bomb strapped to his neck exploded has died in prison.
  
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• Child Sex Abuse Victims Bill Advancing Through State Legislature

  05-04-2017 14:10
  
  HARRISBURG (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – A state House committee has advanced a Senate-passed bill that would allow more time for victims of child sex abuse to seek justice. But it appears that the House and Senate are headed for the same standoff that prevented a bill from going to the governor in the legislature’s last two-year session.
  Advocates want those adult victims of child sex abuse for whom the statute of limitations has already expired to be able to file lawsuits. But the state
  
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• Thousands of city residents left out of water line lead tests

  05-04-2017 14:01
  The water service line going into Dave Schmitt's house on Obey Street in Pittsburgh's 28th Ward is made of lead. He knew that even before December, when Pennsylvania American Water Co.
  
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