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• Frazier Homers, Pirates Beat Cubs 6-1 For 3-Game Sweep

  16-04-2017 23:51
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – Adam Frazier homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored six runs in the final two innings to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep of the World Series champions.
  The Pirates went just 4-14 against the Cubs last year, including 1-8 at Wrigley Field. Pittsburgh’s previous three-game sweep at Wrigley was in September 2014.
  Cubs starter Jon Lester pitched three-hit ball for seven innings and left with a 1-0 lead. The Pirates scored three times in the eight
  
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• New traffic configuration implemented on southbound I-279

  16-04-2017 23:33
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• 2 Dead, 12 Injured On Violent Philadelphia Easter Weekend

  16-04-2017 23:24
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police say the Easter weekend was a violent one in Philadelphia, with two people killed and a dozen others injured in gunfire that included a quadruple shooting and a triple shooting.
  Officials said a 23-year-old man was killed shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday in southwest Philadelphia. A 24-year-old woman was killed shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday in Kensington northeast of the city center.
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• Cranberry Retailer rue21 Closing Hundreds Of Stores

  16-04-2017 22:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Cranberry clothing retailer rue21 is closing nearly 400 stores across the country, including half a dozen in the Pittsburgh area.
  On Saturday, the company announced the decision in a Facebook post.Here is a list of impacted locations.
  Locations in Indiana, Grove City, Hermitage, Frazer, South Strabane and Cranberry will all be shutting down.
  The company has more than 1,200 stores across the United States.
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• Residents Urged To Be On Alert For Facebook Murder Suspect

  16-04-2017 22:27
  
  CLEVELAND (AP/KDKA) – Cleveland’s police chief says a manhunt is underway for a suspect they say killed a man and then posted a video of the killing on Facebook.
  Police Chief Calvin Williams said Sunday that he’s urging Steve Stephens to turn himself in and not to “do anymore harm to anybody.”Media update on shooting suspect Steve Stephens https://t.co/FTTPJW3X44
  — Cleveland Police (@CLEpolice) April 16, 2017
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• Cleveland Police: Man Wanted For Broadcasting Killing On Facebook Live

  16-04-2017 22:27
  
  CLEVELAND (AP/KDKA) – Cleveland police say they are searching for a homicide suspect who broadcast the fatal shooting of another man live on Facebook.
  Police say the man broadcast another video of himself later on the social media network claiming he had killed other people. Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia (chahch) tells cleveland.com that police haven’t verified any slayings besides the one Sunday afternoon in the city’s Glenville neighborhood.
  The video of the killing was posted on Fac
  
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• Pittsburgh rapper Jimmy Wopo's concert is talk of the town

  16-04-2017 21:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Thirty minutes was all it took for Jimmy Wopo to show why he’s the talk of the town.
  
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• United Changes Policy, Crew Can’t Displace Seated Passengers

  16-04-2017 21:36
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – United Airlines is changing a company policy and will no longer allow crew members to displace customers already onboard an airplane.
  The change comes after a passenger, Dr. David Dao, was dragged from a fully-booked United Express flight in Chicago because he refused to give up his seat to make room for crew members. Cellphone video of the incident sparked widespread outrage and created a public-relations nightmare for United.
  Under the change outlined in an internal April
  
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• Professor Sues Wal-Mart Over ‘Clean Toilets’ Description

  16-04-2017 21:24
  
  BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) – A Montana State University professor is suing Wal-Mart for libel after he says an employee at the Bozeman store listed his occupation on a fishing license as a “toilet cleaner.”
  Gilbert Kalonde, assistant professor of technology education at MSU, filed the suit this past week in Gallatin County District Court.
  Kalonde is seeking unspecified damages.
  Wal-Mart spokesman Ragan Dickens told The Associated Press: “To our knowledge an administrative proces
  
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• Latrobe Woman Shares Heartwarming Story After Finding Elusive Easter Egg

  16-04-2017 21:00
  
  LATROBE (KDKA) — This Easter, a Latrobe woman is sharing the sweet story of how she finally found the coveted Easter egg she had been hunting for years.
  The Latrobe Bulletin’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt is a staple of the community. The tradition and prizes bring people of all ages out of their homes to scour high and low for the egg.
  Jessica Murtha, aided by her boyfriend Dakota, found it this year and won over $1,500 in goods and certificates from local merchants.
  But the story of
  
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• Trump Attends Easter Service In Palm Beach

  16-04-2017 20:54
  
  PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump attended Easter service at the Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea near his estate in Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday — an annual ritual that provided a break from a host of foreign policy crises, including escalating tensions with North Korea.
  The president attended the service with his wife, Melania, his two younger children, Barron and Tiffany, and the first lady’s parents. It’s the same church where he and the first lady were mar
  
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• Police: Dirt Bike Rider Hit Woman, Girl, Carjacked Vehicle

  16-04-2017 19:47
  
  DREXEL HILL, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a dirt bike rider pursued by police struck a woman and a child in a crosswalk near Philadelphia, then carjacked a vehicle and fled.
  Officials said Philadelphia police tried to arrest the rider earlier but he fled into Delaware County, speeding into an Upper Darby area crowded with Easter shoppers and people entering a children’s show at the Tower Theater.
  Upper Darby police said he hit a woman and a 6-year-old girl, leaving the child in serious
  
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• Virginia Tech Marking 10 Years After Shooting That Killed 32

  16-04-2017 19:24
  
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ten years after a mentally ill student fatally shot 32 people at Virginia Tech, survivors and families of the slain are returning to campus to honor the lives that were lost that day.
  Virginia Tech is holding a series of events Sunday to mark the anniversary of the deadly campus shooting on April 16, 2007. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will be among the 10,000 to 20,000 people expected at the Blacksburg campus for the solemn occasion.
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• Fitzgerald to drop opposition to extending Mon-Fayette Expressway

  16-04-2017 19:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald is dropping his opposition to the proposed $2 billion Mon-Fayette Expressway extension from Jefferson Hills to Monroeville because the money can’t be used for any other projects in the Mon Valley.
  
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• Police Say 9 Shot Early Sunday In Ohio Club, 2 Critical

  16-04-2017 17:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police in Ohio’s capital city say nine people have been wounded, two critically, in an early morning shooting in a Columbus club.
  Columbus police say initial investigation indicates an argument erupted into gunfire at 3:20 a.m. Sunday in the J&R Party Hall. They say five females and four males were shot, with wounds ranging from minor to life-threatening. News outlets reported that two people were still in critical condition hours later.
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• Area church volunteers help Allegheny County Jail inmates celebrate Easter

  16-04-2017 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Inmates in the Allegheny County Jail celebrated Easter during Sunday morning services run by volunteers from area churches. 
  
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• McKean County woman ID'd as Armstrong County fatal crash victim

  16-04-2017 15:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  A woman killed in a crash Saturday in Armstrong County was identified Sunday morning by the coroner’s office as Kimberly Ann Gore, 51, of Smethport, McKean County.
  
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• Bloomfield Bridge reopens after one-vehicle rollover crash

  16-04-2017 15:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Bloomfield Bridge from Oakland toward Bloomfield has reopened after being shut down Sunday morning for more than an hour due to a one-vehicle crash.
  
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• Crews Battle Fire At Vacant House In New Castle

  16-04-2017 15:08
  
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — Crews battled a fire at a vacant house in New Castle early Sunday morning.
  It happened just after 2:30 a.m. at a vacant house in the 400-block of Epworth Street.
  The flames were mostly contained inside the house, and it was under control in less than an hour, but the fire broke out again around 5:30 a.m., causing serious damage.
  According to neighbors, the house had been vacant for a few years, and several other vacant structures in the area had caught fire in the past
  
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• Report: Two Men Charged In Connection To Arlington Heights Shooting

  16-04-2017 12:56
  
  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS (KDKA) — Two men are facing charges in connection to a shooting that happened in Arlington Heights on Wednesday.
  According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh police have obtained arrest warrants for 30-year-old Jerome Brown, of Brookline, and 29-year-old Terrence Brown, of Knoxville. The Post-Gazette says the two men are brothers.
  They are facing a number of charges, including attempted homicide and aggravated assault.
  The Post-Gazette reports that Jerome and Terr
  
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• Welch focuses on development, water issues in Pittsburgh mayoral bid

  16-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  He may be running for mayor of Pittsburgh, but you’re still likely to find the Rev. John C. Welch in church. It’s just that these days, he’s not always preaching about turning the other cheek.
  
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• The Very Rev. Igor Soroka will spend his last Easter as pastor of Donora parish

  16-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  DONORA — His voice has thinned from when his rich baritone rang out at long-ago Duquesne Tamburitzan performances or at choral concerts and Divine Liturgies across more than half a century.
  
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• Rooney, Hillman ‘exemplified’ Pittsburgh

  16-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  They were both sons of successful fathers who started their family fortunes from scratch only to proudly watch as the sons outdid them, taking their visions to new heights.
  
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• Pittsburgh expects to benefit from Hyperloop competition even if it doesn't win

  16-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Regardless of whether a vacuum-tube link from Chicago to Pittsburgh via Columbus is ever built, officials say the planning process and relationship building is invaluable.
  
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• Obituary: James A. Wilkinson / Deep connection to the PSO for nearly 40 years

  16-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Michael Bielski, former senior vice president of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, said he’ll never forget a conversation he had about 20 years ago after concluding contract negotiations between musicians and orchestra management.
  
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• Dan Rooney and Henry Hillman ‘exemplified’ Pittsburgh

  16-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  They were both sons of successful fathers who started their family fortunes from scratch only to proudly watch as the sons outdid them, taking their visions to new heights.
  
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• Cranberry, Millvale, Ross join Pittsburgh as towns going green

  16-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  When Interstate 279 was built in the 1980s, Cranberry proliferated with shopping plazas. It was the definition of sprawl. In response, it got the jump on every municipality in the state when it began going green.
  
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• Brothers charged in Arlington Heights melee

  16-04-2017 05:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police have obtained arrest warrants for two brothers in connection to a fracas Wednesday in Arlington Heights that left two men injured. 
  
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• Authors Reflect On Legacy Of Dan Rooney, Art Rooney

  16-04-2017 05:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — “The Chief” is the most successful production in the history of Pittsburgh Public Theater. It’s a one-man play about Pittsburgh Steelers founder and owner Art Rooney. Rob Zellers is its co-author alongside Gene Collier.
  “He was very welcoming. Loved the idea, but was insistent that we tell the whole story,” Co-author of “The Chief” Rob Zellers said.
  Zellers reflected on the relationship between Art Rooney and his son Dan Rooney,
  
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• Autopsies Show Suicidal Oregon Father Killed Young Daughters, Self

  16-04-2017 05:11
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Autopsies conducted on an Oregon man and his two young daughters show the man killed the girls and then fatally shot himself after being hit by police gunfire.
  Authorities said Thursday that Gresham police Officer Matt Anderson opened fire on 42-year-old Jaime Cortinas after he set fire to his SUV with the girls in the car and fired on police with a handgun.
  After the exchange of gunfire, officers pulled 8-year-old Janet Cortinas-Duran and her 11-year-old sister, Jasm
  
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• Furry Tails: Alexie & Mara Are Waiting For A Forever Home

  16-04-2017 04:41
  
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________
  Alexie
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• 13 Arrested In California Pro And Anti-Trump Rallies

  16-04-2017 03:25
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — At least 13 people were arrested after violence broke out Saturday between groups of supporters and detractors of President Donald Trump holding rallies in downtown Berkeley, authorities said.
  About 200 people were at Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park when several fights broke out. Dozens of police officers in riot gear standing nearby quickly arrested one man. Others were arrested after several skirmishes.
  Trump supporters announced earlier
  
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• Woman Killed, Several Injured In Armstrong County Crash

  16-04-2017 03:01
  
  PLUMCREEK TWP.  (KDKA) — A woman was killed and several people were injured early Saturday morning in an Armstrong County crash.
  The Armstrong County Coroner’s Office reports it happened around 12:30 a.m. on State Route 422 in Plumcreek Township.
  The crash occurred as a Jeep Commander and Ford Mustang were traveling west on Route 422. The Ford was slowing as it approached Route 2021 with the intention of making a left turn.
  The Jeep failed to stop, striking the Ford from th
  
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• Largest-ever group heads to Pittsburgh for chamber trip

  16-04-2017 01:52
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• US Military Says North Korean Missile Explodes On Launch

  16-04-2017 01:39
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says that North Korea has attempted to launch a missile from an eastern coastal city but the launch appeared to end in failure.
  The statement Sunday said it wasn’t clear what kind of missile was involved.
  North Korea launched a long range rocket and conducted two nuclear tests last year, including its most powerful to date, and there have been a slew of shorter range missile firings.
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• South Korea: North Korea Missile Test Ends In Failure

  16-04-2017 01:39
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff says that North Korea has attempted to launch a missile from an eastern coastal city, but the launch appeared to end in failure.
  The statement Sunday said it wasn’t clear what kind of missile was involved.
  North Korea launched a long-range rocket and conducted two nuclear tests last year, including its most powerful to date, and there have been a slew of shorter range missile firings.
  North Korea’s goal is a lo
  
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• Blue Jackets’ Calvert Suspended 1 Game For Cross-Checking Pittsburgh’s Kuhnhackl

  16-04-2017 00:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets forward Matt Calvert has been suspended one game for his cross-check to Pittsburgh’s Tom Kuhnhackl late in the third period of a Game 2 loss to the Penguins.
  Calvert will miss Game 3 Sunday. The NHL announced the suspension Saturday night.Columbus’ Matt Calvert suspended one game for cross-checking Pittsburgh’s Tom Kuhnhackl. https://t.co/dHkqt2sBEV
  — NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) April 15, 2017
  Calvert received a
  
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• McCutchen’s 3-Run Homer 7th Helps Pirates Beat Cubs 8-7

  16-04-2017 00:18
  
  CHICAGO (AP) – Andrew McCutchen hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in a five-run seventh inning that led the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs 8-7 on Saturday.
  Pittsburgh has won two straight against the Cubs after going 4-14 against Chicago last season, including 1-8 at Wrigley Field. Francisco Cervelli and Starling Marte also homered for Pittsburgh on a hot, windy afternoon.
  Chicago led 6-2 before Marte’s solo drive in the sixth inning off starter Jake Arrieta.
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• Pittsburgh Remembers Businessman, Philanthropist Henry L. Hillman

  16-04-2017 00:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Henry L. Hillman was considered the best of what Pittsburgh had to offer.
  He was a giant in the business world and an even bigger philanthropist. But few people really got to know the man like Marina Posvar, daughter of former University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Wesley Posvar. As a teenager, she grew up with his sons, spending lots of time in the Hillman household.
  “Elsie and Henry were like second parents to me, certainly they treated me that way,” she said
  
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