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• Founder of West Deer horse rescue group pleads guilty in federal court

  13-04-2017 23:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  The founder of a horse rescue operation pleaded guilty Thursday to mail fraud and a tax offense in connection with her nonprofit.
  
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• AARP Is Fighting For YOU In Your State

  13-04-2017 23:22
  
  This year, as state legislators are going to work across the country, so are we. In addition to fighting on Capitol Hill to keep Medicare and Social Security strong, AARP will be making sure your voice is heard at state capitols across the country — on issues like support for family caregivers and their loved ones, retirement security, and ensuring that your utility bill is reasonable and justified.
  Supporting caregiving familiesAbout 40 million family caregivers in the United States provi
  
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• Family Caregivers Need Support From Hospital to Home

  13-04-2017 23:07
  
  Having a loved one in the hospital can be a stressful and emotional experience — especially if you don’t have the support you need. Each day, 40 million family caregivers help older parents, spouses, children with disabilities and other loved ones live independently at home. They help with bathing and dressing, manage finances, stand by their loved one’s side when they go into the hospital, care for them when they return home, and so much more.
  Some family caregivers, like Jerr
  
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• Jury finds two police officers violated state trooper's civil rights

  13-04-2017 23:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A federal jury on Thursday found that two Pittsburgh police officers maliciously prosecuted a state trooper after a wedding reception brawl at Station Square in 2014 and that one of them used excessive force in kicking him in the groin during his arrest.
  
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• Federal jury finds two Pittsburgh police officers violated man's civil rights

  13-04-2017 23:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A federal jury on Thursday found that two Pittsburgh police officers maliciously prosecuted a state trooper after a wedding reception brawl at Station Square in 2014, and that one of them used excessive force in kicking him in the groin during his arrest.
  
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• New Law Helps Caregivers

  13-04-2017 22:52
  
  In the past seven years, Maryann Filippello’s husband, Frank, has been treated for a heart attack, two strokes, diabetes, urinary tract infections and other ailments.
  Now bedridden, Frank Filippello, 74, was once so vibrant he managed and supervised several levels of concession stands at Philadelphia Flyers games and other events.
  “It’s extremely difficult for me, but I prefer to have him home. I watch everything,” said Maryann, 72, his wife of 50 years. Her caregiver rol
  
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• Sports Community Remembers & Honors Memory Of Dan Rooney

  13-04-2017 22:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Today is a sad day in Pittsburgh as the city mourns the loss of Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney.
  The Steelers announced Mr. Rooney’s passing Thursday afternoon. He was 84 years old.
  Former Steelers defensive lineman Chris Hoke called into KDKA to express his love and gratitude for the Steelers legend.
  “He loved to be around the team, loved to be around the players, he was always coming through the locker room to shake our hands, win or lose he was in the locker
  
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• NHL Analyst Keith Jones Makes His Stanley Cup Prediction

  13-04-2017 22:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) — NHL on NBC Analyst Keith Jones joined The Cook and Poni Show on Thursday to recap the Penguins’ 3-1 win over Columbus in Game 1 of the playoffs and an old friend returning to the lineup to get that win.
  Penguins’ starting goalie Matt Murray was injured in warmups and the Pens had to dust off an old friend, Marc-Andre Fleury, for the start.
  Jones says it’s a nice option to be able to turn to another Stanley Cup Champion as the backup.
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• Family Caregivers in Pennsylvania Now Have More Support. The CARE Act Takes Effect April 20.

  13-04-2017 22:08
  
  More than 1.6 million Pennsylvanians care for older parents, spouses or other loved ones, helping them to live independently in their own homes. These family caregivers have a huge responsibility, and on April 20, 2017, a new law takes effect that will make life a little bit easier for them.
  The CARE (Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable) Act helps family caregivers when their loved ones go into the hospital and as they transition home.
  The CARE Act requires hospitals to:
  Provide your loved one the
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney Dies At Age 84

  13-04-2017 21:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Steelers nation has lost a legend, as chairman and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney has died at the age of 84.
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  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 13, 2017
  Long before he ran the Steelers, Dan Rooney ran the offense on the football team at North Catholic High School. He was a high-regarded quarterback, as if he’d been born into the game.
  Which, of course he was.
  Dan Rooney was born in 1932, just as his father was ab
  
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• 2017 NFL Draft Prospects: Top Defensive Backs

  13-04-2017 21:35
  
  QB | RB | WR/TE | DE/Edge Rushers
  Bryan Altman
  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.As the NFL has continued its evolution from a run-first league to a pass-happy one where seemingly every offense  has at least one big, strong, fast wide receiver that can blow the top off a
  
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• Pittsburgh To Host Make Music Day

  13-04-2017 21:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than 50 cities across the country, including Pittsburgh, will be hosting Make Music Day, a free one-day outdoor festival.
  Organizers announced Thursday that the annual event will be held on June 21.
  This will be the third year Pittsburgh has held Make Music Day.
  Bands will be set up all across the city, including Lawrenceville, Highland Park, Squirrel Hill and Bloomfield.
  Musicians who want to participate can sign up online.
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• Trump Jr. Mocks Duquesne University Students’ Concern Over Chick-fil-A

  13-04-2017 21:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Donald Trump Jr. has taken to Twitter to mock a group of Pittsburgh college students opposed to the addition of a Chick-fil-A restaurant to their campus.
  A student newspaper at Duquesne University reports that a student government representative last month proposed asking the university to reconsider the addition of a Chick-fil-A. Niko Martini told The Duquesne Duke that Chick-fil-A “has a questionable history on civil rights and human rights.”
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• Power outage on North Shore affects 2,800 customers

  13-04-2017 21:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  About 2,800 Duquesne Light customers on the North Shore, including the editorial offices of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, are currently without power.
  
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• Target Recalls Water Absorbing Toys Due To Ingestion Hazard

  13-04-2017 21:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Target is issuing a major recall for water-absorbing Easter and dinosaur toys.
  If ingested, the toy can expand inside the child’s body, causing potentially life threatening injuries.
  About 560,000 toys were sold under multiple product names February 2017 through March 2017.
  Hatch & Grow Easter Eggs and Easter Grow Toys have model number 234-25-1200 on the back of the product’s packaging. Hatch Your Own Dino Egg has model number 234-09-0016 on the label i
  
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• Pennsylvania Resource Council To Hold Collection Events For Chemicals, Hard-To-Recycle Materials In 2017

  13-04-2017 20:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Resource Council (PRC) has announced their plans to hold multiple recycling collection events throughout the Pittsburgh region this year for both household chemicals and what are considered hard-to-recycle items.
  According to the PRC website, chemicals can include household cleaners, automotive fluids, paints and more. Items that would fall into the hard-to-recycle category include computers and cell phones, which are considered to be e-w
  
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• Murray Suffers ‘Lower-Body’ Injury, No Timeframe For Return

  13-04-2017 20:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without goaltender Matt Murray for an unknown period of time.
  Murray was supposed to be in goal for Game 1 of the Penguins’ opening round series with the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, he suffered a lower-body injury during pregame warmups.
  As a result, Marc-Andre Fleury started and turned aside 31 shots to backstop the Penguins to a 3-1 victory.
  Today, head coach Mike Sullivan said there is no timeframe for Murray’s return.C
  
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• Watch: Horse Attacks Alligator At Florida Park

  13-04-2017 20:43
  
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  MICANOPY, Fla. (AP) – Visitors to a state park in Florida got a dramatic glimpse at the wild kingdom when a wild horse attacked an alligator.
  Krystal Berry was one of several park goers who took video of the attack at Paynes Prairie State Park Wednesday. She tells Tampa’s WTVT-TV that she was part of a group who spotted wild horses grazing alongside a path. She says the alligator came up beside them and stopped.
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• Ocean World Near Saturn Hotter-Than-Ever Contender For Life

  13-04-2017 20:37
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A tiny, ice-encrusted ocean world orbiting Saturn is now a hotter-than-ever candidate for potential life.
  NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected hydrogen molecules in the geysers shooting off the moon Enceladus, possibly the result of deep-sea chemical reactions between water and rock that could spark microbial life.
  The findings were announced Thursday in the journal Science.
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• Researchers Name Loud Shrimp After Pink Floyd

  13-04-2017 20:31
  
  OXFORD, England (AP) – A newly discovered species of shrimp that uses a bright pink claw to create a sound loud enough to kill small fish has been named for Pink Floyd.
  The shrimp found on Panama’s Pacific coast has been dubbed Synalpheus pinkfloydi in the peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa. Oxford University Museum of Natural History researcher Sammy De Grave is one of three researchers credited with discovering the creature. He says the description of the shrimp was “the perfect o
  
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• Dunlap: Give Me One More, Flower

  13-04-2017 20:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – That was amazing.
  You see, what Marc-Andre Fleury did for the Penguins in a spot-start on Wednesday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the opener of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was nothing short of remarkable.
  You know what happened by now — pressed into duty on short notice because No. 1 goaltender Matt Murray reaggravated (and make no mistake, that’s what he did) something in his lower body during warmups, Fleury admirably jumped in and turned
  
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• Victims of ambush-style Wilkinsburg shooting recovering

  13-04-2017 20:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County police said the two victims, including an on-duty probation officer, of an ambush-style shooting in Wilkinsburg are recovering Thursday from what they say are non life-threatening wounds.
  
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• Police: Officer Impersonator Pulled Woman Over, Asked To See Her Underwear

  13-04-2017 19:32
  
  KITTANNING TWP. (KDKA) — State police are searching for a man who impersonated a police officer and pulled a woman over in Armstrong County.
  It happened Wednesday around 9:30 a.m. along U.S. 422 near Blanket Hill Road.
  A woman told police a car with a small blue light on its top pulled out behind her.
  When she pulled over, the suspect go out of the vehicle and approached her on the driver’s side. First he asked for her information, but before she could get it out he told her that if
  
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• Pentagon: US Dropped Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb In Afghanistan

  13-04-2017 19:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military’s largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan.
  Adam Stump is a Pentagon spokesman. Stump says it was the first-ever combat use of the bomb, known as the GBU-43, which he said contains 11 tons of explosives. The Air Force calls it the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. Based on the acronym, it has been nicknamed the “Mother Of All Bombs.”
  Stump says the bomb was dropped
  
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• Pittsburgh Ranked Among Top 10 Cities For Runners

  13-04-2017 18:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Turns out, Pittsburgh is a great place to live for people who love to hit the pavement.
  A new study by SmartAsset has found that Pittsburgh is one of the top 10 cities in the United States for runners.
  Researchers noted that the ‘Burgh’s walkability pushed it to the 7th place on the list. Pittsburgh is the 23rd-most walkable city in the study, according to walkscore.com. Additionally, 11 percent of Pittsburgh’s workforce walks to work.
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• Letang Undergoes Successful Neck Surgery, Expected To Miss 4-6 Months

  13-04-2017 18:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Kris Letang has undergone successful neck surgery and will be out for the next 4-6 months.
  Earlier this month, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that Letang would require surgery to repair a herniated disc in his neck. It was also announced that his season was officially over.
  Today, the team announced the successful procedure had been performed this week.
  Letang has been out of the lineup since Feb. 21. In 41 games this year, the star defenseman racked up five goals an
  
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• AJ Lee Was A Fighter Long Before WWE

  13-04-2017 18:38
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  AJ Mendez Brooks, known to her passionate fans as AJ Lee, is undeniably one of WWE’s most popular female wrestlers of all-time. Her strong and quirky personality resonated with an audience of millions as she skipped down the entrance ramp and into the ring where the undersized fighter dominated her larger opponents. Little did her vast legion of loyal fans realize that juxtaposition of her on-screen persona mirrored her real life struggle with Bipolar disorder; a mental il
  
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• Pittsburgh police seek 8-year-old girl who went missing Downtown

  13-04-2017 18:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police are looking for an 8-year-old girl who went missing this morning while Downtown.
  
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• 8-year-old girl who went missing wasn't missing at all

  13-04-2017 18:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police say an 8-year-old girl who was reported this morning as missing from Downtown has been found alive and well -- and was never actually missing in the first place.
  
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• Pa. Man Gets Jail In Assault Over Sexting Of Daughter

  13-04-2017 18:20
  
  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man angered over the racy Facebook messages his daughter allegedly received will spend up to 23 months in jail for orchestrating a gang assault that put his daughter’s suitor and another man in the hospital.
  The Citizens’ Voice reports that 36-year-old William Hagenbaugh IV of Edwardsville pleaded guilty to assault and robbery.
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• Teen Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl In Latrobe High School Auditorium

  13-04-2017 17:48
  
  LATROBE (KDKA) — A Ligonier Township teen is facing charges, accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the auditorium of Greater Latrobe High School while other people were in the room.
  Nicholas Scott Carroll, 18, is charged with statutory sexual assault and terroristic threats. He surrendered to police Wednesday and was freed on unsecured bond.
  According to a criminal complaint, the alleged victim told officers she met Carroll in the auditorium in October at his reque
  
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• Police searching downtown Pittsburgh for 8-year-old girl

  13-04-2017 17:47
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• Court: Man with Robinson house can't be Sto-Rox judge

  13-04-2017 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  A would-be candidate for a district judge seat covering McKees Rocks and Stowe should not be on the ballot, the Commonwealth Court ruled Thursday, affirming a county judge's opinion that he did not live within the district.
  
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• Lawyer Says Man Dragged Off Plane Has Concussion, Lost Teeth

  13-04-2017 17:20
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – The Latest on the removal of a passenger who was dragged off a United Express flight in Chicago (all times local):
  11 a.m.
  A lawyer for the passenger who was dragged from a United Express flight says he and his client accept the airline CEO’s public apology but think it was insincere.
  Attorney Thomas Demetrio said at a news conference Thursday that he thinks the apology that United CEO Oscar Munoz’s issued two days after first blaming the passenger, Dr. David Dao
  
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• The Digs: “She was so, so ill … and I didn’t know what to do for her”

  13-04-2017 17:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Rachel Poole was born in a Uniontown hospital on a mild December day in 1924. Her parents had migrated north from Virginia and settled in a tiny Fayette County coal town called Revere. Rachel remembers watching her father John Johnson disappear into the earth with other miners, each carrying a lunch pail. Read her story here.
  
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• ‘Survivor’ Contestant Outs Fellow Competitor As Transgender

  13-04-2017 17:15
  
  (AP) — “Survivor” contestant Zeke Smith was outed as transgender by fellow competitor Jeff Varner on Wednesday night’s episode of the CBS reality competition. The move has prompted online criticism and condemnation by a major LGBT rights group.
  Varner made accusations of “a deception” before revealing that Smith is transgender on the episode . Varner was immediately criticized by other players. He repeatedly apologized, but was voted out of the competition.
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• Domestic Assault Suspect Dies After Police Use Stun Gun On Him

  13-04-2017 16:58
  
  READING, Pa. (AP) – Officials say a suspect in a domestic assault died after Reading police used a stun gun on him during a struggle.
  The Berks County district attorney’s office on Thursday identified the dead suspect as 25-year-old Kenneth Johnston.
  Police say a 31-year-old woman reported Wednesday afternoon that Johnston, her boyfriend, had assaulted her. Authorities say a police officer found Johnston in a nearby alley and tried to place him under arrest, but Johnston resisted.
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• Cash 5 Jackpot split in Allegheny, Butler Counties

  13-04-2017 16:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 tickets sold in Allegheny and Butler counties split a $450,000 jackpot from the Wednesday, April 12, drawing, according to a lottery press release.
  
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• Pittsburgh police launch new community policing initiative

  13-04-2017 16:13 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police will shift 18 officers into neighborhood-oriented roles as part of a new community policing program, according to a city press release. 
  
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• Police Searching For Missing 8-Year-Old Girl Downtown

  13-04-2017 16:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are searching an area of Downtown Pittsburgh for a missing girl.
  According to police, the 8-year-old was last seen near the Wood Street T Station around 8 a.m.Police are searching several areas including Downtown for 8 year old Girl. Mom says she got on the bus thought the girl was with her pic.twitter.com/qgDgVI73ZM
  — Lynne Hayes-Freeland (@PghLynne) April 13, 2017
  Police have not released a description of the girl, or her name at this time.
  No other infor
  
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• Girl, 8, Reported Missing In Pittsburgh Found Safe With Grandmother

  13-04-2017 16:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A girl who was reported missing by her mother in Downtown Pittsburgh was in the care of her grandmother the entire time.Isabelle has been found! With Grandma safe and sound. pic.twitter.com/L6QUU6hqwM
  — Lynne Hayes-Freeland (@PghLynne) April 13, 2017
  The girl’s mother boarded a bus Downtown around 8 a.m. Soon after, the woman went to a fire station near Brownsville Road to report that her daughter, Isabell Purcell, was missing.
  Shortly after 1 p.m. the
  
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• 2017 NBA Playoff Preview – Eastern Conference

  13-04-2017 16:00
  
  By Rahul Lal
  We had to wait until the last day of the NBA season to be able to determine which teams would fill out the Eastern Conference Playoffs but we seem to have a pretty competitive field in front of us. The Cleveland Cavaliers represented the conference in the finals last year and were crowned the champs but, this season, they’ll have to start off from the second seed in the playoffs. The Boston Celtics have surged all the way to the top and will have to prove they’re not an
  
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• Jail guard fired for allegedly giving inmate a cell phone

  13-04-2017 15:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  A correctional officer at the Allegheny County Jail has been fired after police said he gave an inmate a cell phone.
  
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• Series Of Incidents Cause Massive Delays On Parkway East

  13-04-2017 15:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A series of incidents on the Parkway East brought the Thursday morning commute to a standstill.
  A hydraulic fluid spill reduced the inbound Squirrel Hill Tunnel down to a single lane. Meanwhile, on the outbound side, there were a pair of accidents in Edgewood.
  At one point, the road was closed in both directions.
  As of 9 a.m., there were still long delays from some incidents, but both lanes had re-opened.
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• Man Gets Jail In Assault Over Sexting Of Daughter

  13-04-2017 14:49
  
  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) – A northeastern Pennsylvania man angered over the racy Facebook messages his daughter allegedly received will spend up to 23 months in jail for orchestrating a gang assault that put his daughter’s suitor and another man in the hospital.
  The Citizens’ Voice reports that 36-year-old William Hagenbaugh IV of Edwardsville pleaded guilty to assault and robbery.
  Court documents show Hagenbaugh had his juvenile daughter’s friend lure 21-year-old Travis Ho
  
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• PTL Links: April 13, 2017

  13-04-2017 14:33
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Phipps Conservatory
  Carnegie Science Center
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  Gab Bonesso
  Doug Oster
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  Kidsburgh
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• United To Pay Compensation To Plane Passengers, But What Rights Do You Have?

  13-04-2017 14:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA/AP) – United says passengers on United Express Flight 3411 are getting compensation equal to the cost of their tickets.
  United spokeswoman Megan McCarthy said Wednesday that the passengers can take the compensation in cash, travel credits or miles.
  Flight 3411 on Sunday night from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, was sold out and passengers were in their seats when the airline said it needed to find room for four crew members who were commuting to their next
  
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• Crash snarls outbound traffic on Parkway East

  13-04-2017 14:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  Traffic was blocked in the outbound lanes of the Parkway East Thursday morning after a crash near the Edgewood/Swissvale exit.
  
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• Cosby Loses Bid To Question Accuser Before Trial

  13-04-2017 13:09
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Bill Cosby has lost his bid to question his accuser in court before his sexual-assault case goes to trial near Philadelphia.
  The 79-year-old comedian’s lawyers lost their appeal on the issue of whether accuser Andrea Constand should have been forced to testify at a preliminary hearing last year.
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to take up Cosby’s appeal.
  Pennsylvania case law allows prosecutors to use an accuser’s statements to poli
  
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• 2 life-flighted after SUV plows into horse-drawn buggy

  13-04-2017 13:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Melvin and Lydia Yoder may never have known what hit them.
  
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