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• Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Remembers ‘Father Figure’ Dan Rooney

  14-04-2017 23:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger called into KDKA on Friday to share what chairman Dan Rooney meant to him.
  “It’s a sad time in Pittsburgh for Steelers fans, Steeler nation, all over the world, it just feels like we’ve lost a big part of our soul and who we are,” Roethlisberger said, before noting that he would not be a Steeler if not for Mr. Rooney.
  “Going into that draft room, he didn’t go in there and bo
  
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• Smallman Galley Set To Welcome 4 New Chefs With 4 New Tastes

  14-04-2017 23:45
  
  STRIP DISTRICT (KDKA) – The Smallman Galley has turned Pittsburgh’s thriving food scene on its head.
  It gives four local chefs the opportunity to open their own space, serve their own food, and grow their business.
  Now, they are welcoming a brand new crop into its space in the heart of the Strip District.
  When it opened 16 months ago, the concept was totally unique.
  “I love it. You get to try a little bit of everything. Today, I went to two different places,” Amy Pugliano
  
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• Penguins To Honor Dan Rooney During Game

  14-04-2017 23:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are planning to honor Steelers chairman and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney during Friday’s game against the Blue Jackets.
  Rooney died Thursday after a brief illness.
  The Penguins plan to honor the Pittsburgh legend’s memory with a moment of silence before the beginning of the game.
  Additionally, a video tribute is set to be played sometime during the first period.
  Special decals will also be placed on helmets in Roo
  
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• Penguins Honor Dan Rooney During Game

  14-04-2017 23:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins honored Steelers chairman and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Dan Rooney during Friday’s game against the Blue Jackets.
  Rooney died Thursday after a brief illness.
  The Penguins asked for a moment of silence before the beginning of the game.
  Additionally, a video tribute is set to be played sometime during the first period. They showed video of Mr. Rooney cheering at a Penguins game, and at the end, many rose to their feet and applaud
  
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• New Eczema Treatment Offering Relief To Patients

  14-04-2017 22:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There’s a new treatment for eczema, that’s offering relief to patients.
  Eucrisa was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in December.
  It works on the overactive part of the immune system in eczema, a protein called phosphodiesterase.
  Before, only a pill could quiet this enzyme.
  This new formulation can be absorbed through the skin.
  Unlike steroids, it can be used in sensitive areas where the skin may already be thin, such as the face, eye lids, and g
  
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• Pittsburgh’s Midwife Center Celebrates Completion Of Expansion Project

  14-04-2017 22:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It took just nine months for the expansion of Pittsburgh’s Midwife Center, roughly the same amount of time it took for baby Aliza to come into the world.
  “It was so amazing, I felt empowered after giving birth,” said mom Alana Ashley, of Brackenridge.
  Aliza was the first baby born in the 6,700 square foot addition to the birth center. She came into the world on March 1, 2017, shortly after the center opened.
  “I called earlier in the day to tell t
  
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• Recycle those cycles during Peters Townshipa s Cleanup Day

  14-04-2017 22:48
  One winter day, Bill Shader was cycling along Sugar Run Road in Nottingham Township when he noticed someone had put four bikes by the street for the trash collector. He promptly returned to his Peters Township home, got in his van and picked up the would-be refuse for recreational reuse.
  
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• New Head Of EPA Meets With Western Pa. Miners, Promises Bright Future

  14-04-2017 22:43
  
  SYCAMORE (KDKA) — Miners at Consol’s Harvey Mine in Greene County gathered before and after their shifts awaiting the arrival of Scott Pruitt – President Trump’s top environmental official – who spoke the words they wanted to hear.
  Most everyone in the building voted Trump in the election due to his promise of bringing coal jobs back. As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Pruitt is aiming to reverse Obama administration emission restrictions at coal-fired
  
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• Seattle Mariners Have Sold 18,000-Plus Toasted Grasshoppers At Home Games This Year

  14-04-2017 22:10
  
  Bryan Altman
  Baseball season is back and wild ballpark foods are finding their way into stadiums across the country. From cheeseburgers with nachos and pulled pork on them in Texas, to hot dogs on burger patties in Los Angeles, all the way to chicken funnel cake sandwiches in Arizona, we thought we’d seen it all.
  But in Seattle, the Mariners might have taken the (funnel) cake with their offering of toasted grasshoppers at all Mariners home games.
  While that may sound a bit repulsive to som
  
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• Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Acquitted In Double Slaying

  14-04-2017 21:24
  
  BOSTON (AP) – Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez wept quietly in court after a jury announcement acquitting him of a Boston double slaying.
  The jury announced its verdict Friday in the 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado.
  Prosecutors said the killings were fueled by Hernandez’s anger over a spilled drink at a nightclub. They said Hernandez opened fire on the men’s car because he felt disrespected when one of them bumped into him and spilled hi
  
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• Michigan Doctor Charged With Performing Genital Mutilation On Girls

  14-04-2017 20:48
  
  DETROIT (AP) – A Detroit-area doctor has been charged with performing genital mutilation on two young girls from Minnesota.
  Prosecutors say Dr. Jumana Nagarwala was arrested Thursday, days after two 7-year-old girls identified her as the person who performed medical procedures on them at a Livonia clinic in February.
  The FBI says the girls were accompanied to the clinic by their mothers. Female genital mutilation of minors is illegal in the U.S. unless there’s a legitimate health rea
  
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• Prosecutor: ‘Manchester By The Sea’ Inspired Couple To Kill Son

  14-04-2017 20:45
  
  NORWICH, N.Y. (AP) – A prosecutor says a New York couple decided to kill their adoptive son and cover up the crime with a house fire after watching the movie “Manchester by the Sea.”
  WBNG-TV reports Chenango County District Attorney Joseph McBride said during a bail hearing for Ernest and Heather Franklin last week that 16-year-old Jeffrey Franklin was killed within two hours of the couple watching the Oscar-winning film on Feb. 28. McBride said an examination showed the teen d
  
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• Moon may get a Miracle League field

  14-04-2017 20:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Luke Magulik is the inspiration for a Miracle League field that may be coming to Moon.
  
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• North Hills awards $2.43 million in contracts for McIntyre addition

  14-04-2017 20:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  The North Hills school board has awarded contracts totaling $2.43 million for an eight-room addition to McIntyre Elementary School, but the contracts are contingent upon approval of the project by Ross commissioners.
  
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• Seneca Valley awards contract for new Haine building roof

  14-04-2017 20:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  C.E. Davis of Ford City was awarded the contract to replace the roof at Haine Elementary/Middle School in Cranberry by the Seneca Valley school board on Monday.
  
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• Gateway schools table action on date restrictions on food

  14-04-2017 20:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Gateway School District is keeping its food service policy unchanged for now but will discuss the matter further on Tuesday.
  
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• Bethel Park police officer recognized

  14-04-2017 20:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Bethel Park police Officer David DiToppa was recognized Monday by his department and by the municipality for catching a suspected bank robber on Jan. 25.
  
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• Green Tree hires assistant borough manager

  14-04-2017 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Green Tree has a new employee — an assistant borough manager.
  
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• Murrysville to vote May 3 on new drilling rules

  14-04-2017 19:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Murrysville council plans to vote May 3 on a new ordinance governing gas and oil drilling in the municipality.
  
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• Mt. Lebanon hears concerns about toxic dust at demolition site

  14-04-2017 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mt. Lebanon commissioners on Tuesday were confronted by a Pittsburgh City Council member about allegations of toxic dust emissions coming from a demolition site near the city’s Brookline neighborhood.
  
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• Couple seek variance for mom's 'granny flat' in Peters

  14-04-2017 19:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  The subject of “granny flats” was discussed at length at an April 10 meeting of Peters council.
  
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• Public square planned for Braddock

  14-04-2017 19:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  If all goes as planned, a vacant lot in the heart of Braddock will be transformed into a public square, concluding the redevelopment of a prominent piece of real estate once occupied by UPMC Braddock hospital.
  
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• East Allegheny parents have questions after fight at high school

  14-04-2017 19:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Parents packed the East Allegheny school board meeting Monday to question district communication with parents and school safety in the wake of a fight last Friday involving 14 students in the high school cafeteria.
  
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• "A pretty happy day" in Aspinwall after controversial plans for Freeport Road rescinded

  14-04-2017 19:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  In a unanimous decision Wednesday, Aspinwall council members voted to rescind support for a controversial new intersection at Freeport Road and Eastern Avenue to accommodate a riverfront development in favor of a new plan to gain access to the site via three new connections.
  
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• Eichner’s Family Farm brings products to customers' doors

  14-04-2017 19:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Eichner’s Family Farm on Richard Road in McCandless has been in the same family for four generations since it was purchased in 1897 by German immigrant John Richard. It’s known for its fresh eggs available at the farm’s market or from two egg routes in the North Hills that have been run continuously for 75 years. 
  
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• Safety First When Dealing With Dementia At Home

  14-04-2017 19:39
  
  Caring for loved ones who have dementia at home comes with safety concerns. In addition to other health challenges, they may have visual-perceptual and physical coordination problems, as well as difficulty understanding instructions and accurately interpreting the world around them or making reasonable decisions. That means they need help to make their daily life safe.
  Where to begin
  The first step is to take an objective look at your loved one’s abilities and how they might change in the
  
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• Charges: Man Cyberstalked Woman, Pretended To Be Missing Duquesne Grad Student

  14-04-2017 19:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A South Carolina man has been charged with harassing a Pennsylvania woman by sending prank hostage messages to restaurants, including one in which he allegedly pretended to be a missing man who later turned up dead.
  Twenty-eight-year-old Nathaniel Dunlap was to appear before a federal magistrate in Pittsburgh on Friday afternoon on cyberstalking and aggravated identity theft charges.
  Prosecutors aren’t saying why Dunlap allegedly targeted the woman.
  But they say he
  
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• Resources Caregivers Should Know About

  14-04-2017 19:21
  
  The following organizations, groups and agencies offer caregivers a variety of resources, ranging from support services and webinars to tip sheets, care guides and how-to videos.
   
  AARP Online Community
  community.aarp.org
  Discuss issues with other caregivers in the online community.
   
  Alzheimer’s Association
  www.alz.org
  800-272-3900
  Information and support for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. Operates a 24/7 helpline and offers care navigator tools.
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• McKeesport man in critical condition after Clairton shooting

  14-04-2017 19:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 32-year-old McKeesport man was shot in the neck and lower abdomen around 9:25 p.m. Thursday in Clairton. 
  
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• Jim Palmquist: New Pa. Law Small But Important Step For Family Caregivers

  14-04-2017 19:02
  
  You may not have noticed, but Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and Gov. Wolf quietly approved a new law in April 2016 that will be a big help to the 1.6 million state residents caring for older adults at home.
  While the Caregiver, Advise, Record, Enable Act was unanimously approved by legislators and signed into law without much public fanfare, the new statute will be great news for caregivers when their loved ones go into the hospital — and as they return home. For the first time, ho
  
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• Public Viewing To Be Held At Heinz Field For Dan Rooney

  14-04-2017 18:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The funeral arrangements are set for Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, and they include a public viewing at Heinz Field.
  Team spokesman Burt Lauten says that will be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the PNC Champions Club at the stadium.
  Rooney’s funeral Mass will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Cathedral in the city’s Oakland section.
  Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday ordered the Commonwealth flag to be flown at half-staff across Pennsylvania to honor Roon
  
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• Andre Berto On Shawn Porter: I Have A Lot Of Attributes That Supersede His

  14-04-2017 18:50
  
  Bryan Altman
  On the other side of Andre Berto and Shawn Porter’s welterweight bout on April 22nd, which will air exclusively on Showtime, awaits Keith Thurman.
  Thurman’s victory over Danny Garcia just over a month ago not only kept his perfect professional record intact (28-0), but also unified the WBC and WBA welterweight titles, solidifying Thurman as the weight class’s top dog.
  Berto-Porter is a win-or-go-home bout in the truest sense of the term. Win, and it’s on
  
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• It's Fitz v. O'Grady in first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs

  14-04-2017 18:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  As the Pittsburgh Penguins face the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first-round series of the Stanley Cup playoffs, officials in the teams’ respective counties have placed a “friendly wager” on the outcome.
  
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• Fight for future of closing state prison may already be underway

  14-04-2017 18:13
  Almost as soon as officials announced a plan to close an aging state prison in Pittsburgh amid statewide budgetary constraints, talk of redeveloping the riverfront property began. On Thursday, state officials met with residents living near the State Correctional Institution at Pittsburgh on the North Side to discuss what that process might entail, and what might become of the 24-acre site when the prison's doors close for good later this year.
  
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• New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trailer Released

  14-04-2017 18:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Happy Friday and “may the force be with you.”
  Thousands of fans are in Orlando, Florida for the Star Wars Celebration convention. Today, they were treated to a much-anticipated trailer for the new movie, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”
  This will be the eighth installment in the saga that started with “A New Hope” 40 years ago. It will pick up where “The Force Awakens” left off.Star Wars: #TheLastJedi. Arriving in your galaxy D
  
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• Keidel: Dan Rooney Didn’t Play A Single Down, But Did More For Football Than Anyone

  14-04-2017 17:47
  
  By Jason Keidel
  He didn’t snap, catch, run, or pass a single football. Look up his stat sheet and you won’t yield a single number. He never held the ball, wore a uniform, or blew a whistle.
  Yet Dan Rooney lorded over more football, and remolded it, more than any of his endless string of Hall-of-Famers.
  When the NFL was becoming our nation’s most important sport, the Pittsburgh Steelers were becoming it’s most important team. When football leapfrogged baseball as America&r
  
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• Ex-Police Officer Charged With Assaulting Women With Sex Toy

  14-04-2017 17:27
  
  EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) – A former suburban Cleveland police officer has been charged with gross sexual imposition and abduction for assaulting two women with a sex toy.
  Forty-nine-year-old Kenneth Bolton Jr., of Middlefield, also was indicted by a grand jury Thursday in Cuyahoga County on misdemeanor civil rights charges.
  Court records don’t indicate if the former East Cleveland officer has an attorney. Bolton’s listed telephone number is disconnected.
  County prosecutors say
  
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• LEGO Announces Investment In Eco-Friendly Product Change

  14-04-2017 17:00
  
  CBS LOCAL — Your favorite LEGOs may be getting an eco-friendly makeover. The LEGO Group has announced in a statement that they’ll be investing in finding a new material for their popular children’s toy. The legos will have a new feel, but they’ll be more environmentally responsible than its current state.
  LEGO Group aims for the transformation from plastic to be complete by 2030, and are investing about $150million to the cause as well as hiring 100 employe
  
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• Wilkinsburg council suspends three officers

  14-04-2017 16:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Three Wilkinsburg Police officers were suspended from their duties by council during its Wednesday meeting. The suspensions come after one police officer was dismissed by the borough last week.
  
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• Pittsburgh Foundation receives $45 million in donations in 2016

  14-04-2017 15:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Foundation, a community foundation that funds critical needs and other causes in the region, raised nearly $45 million in donations last year and handed out 22 percent more in grant money than it did in 2015.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Turnpike's phone system is down; emergency calls should go to 911

  14-04-2017 15:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Because of problems today with telephone service along the Pennsylvania Turnpike, motorists who need emergency assistance should call 911 instead, the turnpike commission said.
  
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• Pittsburgh catholic diocese will do downsizing over five years

  14-04-2017 15:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh says it plans to phase in its implementation of its parish downsizing over a period of five years.
  
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• Police: Pennsylvania Teacher Had Sex With Student He Tutored

  14-04-2017 15:11
  
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania high school teacher has been charged with having sex with a minor female student he began tutoring earlier this year.
  The Lehigh County district attorney says the investigation began when the girl’s parents found inappropriate cellphone messages from 34-year-old Christopher Johnson on April 2.
  He was suspended three days later from his job as an English teacher at Parkland High School in Allentown and on Thursday surrendered on charges of institut
  
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• Sheriff: No Change In Procedures After Suspect Kills Self During Transport

  14-04-2017 14:27
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – A northeast Ohio sheriff says his office isn’t changing its prisoner transport procedures after a suspect being led from a Youngstown courtroom jumped to his death from a fourth-floor courthouse balcony.
  Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene tells Cleveland.com that the defendant was handled differently and not shackled at the time because of a court order that deviated from what deputies usually do with prisoners headed to and from courtrooms.
  A defense attorn
  
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• Pittsburghers mourn Dan Rooney on social media

  14-04-2017 14:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Upon hearing news that beloved Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney had died at age 84, people went to social media to share stories of the man they remembered: humble, gracious and honorable.
  
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• Nude Model, Photographer Arrested At Monroeville Shopping Center

  14-04-2017 13:48
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (AP) – Police say a man was taking photos of a woman who was wearing only thigh-high black stockings and high heel shoes at a suburban shopping center near Pittsburgh.
  Monroeville police say 21-year-old Chelsea Guerra of Indiana was posing in front of businesses at Miracle Mile Shopping Center for 64-year-old Michael Warnock of Pittsburgh on April 8.
  Police say Warnock told them he hired Guerra after placing an ad for a nude model on Craigslist.
  She was charged with indece
  
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• 146,000 Garbage Disposals Recalled For Dangerous Defect

  14-04-2017 12:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – About 146,000 garbage disposals are being recalled by Anaheim Manufacturing and Moen.
  So far, 22 customers have reported metal components flying out of their disposals.
  Three people have been hit by the metal, but no one has been injured.
  The disposals were sold in retail stores and online from December 2015 through March of this year.
  Recalled brands, model numbers and serial numbers can be found by clicking this link.
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• URA Expands Loan Program To Replace Lead Service Lines

  14-04-2017 12:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Help is coming for some of the thousands of local homeowners who are facing an expensive fix to replace lead water lines that may be contaminating their water.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Urban Redevelopment Authority board has voted to expand the income guidelines for the program. Now, households with up to 150 percent of the area median income will fall within the eligibility standards.
  So, what does that mean?
  A family of four w
  
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• VA Unveils New Website For Military Veterans

  14-04-2017 10:43
  
  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has unveiled a first-of-its-kind website for members of the military.
  The website allows veterans to look up the average wait time at their local VA hospital, and compare it to others.
  You can see the new website by clicking this link.
  
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• Parkway North Construction Traffic Changes & Detours

  14-04-2017 06:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Starting Monday, a massive construction project on the Parkway North kicks into high gear and it has the potential to be a confusing and congested ride in and out of the city.
  To get ready, PennDOT has constructed a crossover ramp just north of the Camp Horne Road interchange.It connects the inbound and outbound sides of the highway.
  So, for people heading inbound, they’ll have to veer left onto this express ramp and travel in a single lane on what is normally the
  
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