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• Chatham to host international conference on higher education

  17-04-2017 23:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  A daylong event Tuesday at Chatham University will draw campus leaders from Pittsburgh and from three Canadian provinces to discuss the future role of higher education and government and other topics, from immigration to sustainability.
  
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• U.S. Army: Helicopter Crash Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Injured

  17-04-2017 23:38
  
  LEONARDTOWN, Md. (AP) – The U.S. Army says one crew member died and two were injured when a helicopter crashed in Maryland during a routine training flight.
  The U.S. Army Military District of Washington said in a statement Monday evening that the UH-60 Blackhawk that crashed is from the 12th Aviation Battalion, stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
  Three crew members were on board. The Army says one crew member is in serious condition and one is in critical condition.
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• Pennsylvania Traffic Deaths Fall To Lowest On Record In 2016

  17-04-2017 22:16
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania highway officials say traffic deaths in the state dropped slightly last year to reach their lowest level since records began to be kept in 1928.
  The Transportation Department announced Monday that there were 1,188 traffic deaths in the state last year, down 12 from 2015.
  Fatalities dropped from crashes where vehicles ran off the road or hit objects, as well as for incidents involving drunken drivers.
  Pedestrian deaths from crashes jumped, however, from 1
  
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• Report: Woman Killed When Horse Lands On Car, Crushes Roof

  17-04-2017 21:48
  
  ASHLAND TWP. (KDKA) — Police say a woman was killed Easter Sunday in Clarion County when a horse entered the roadway and collided with her vehicle.
  Explore Clarion reports it happened 8:30 p.m. along State Route 338 in Ashland Township.
  Clarion County Coroner Terry Shaffer said a “horse came up on the hood and then on top of the roof, causing the roof to cave in.”
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• Police respond to shooting at Pepsi-Cola plant in Stowe

  17-04-2017 21:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County police have responded to a report that a person shot co-worker in the leg inside the Pepsi-Cola plant in Stowe on Monday.
  
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• Dispute leads to shooting at Pepsi-Cola plant in Stowe

  17-04-2017 21:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  A McKees Rocks man has been arrested after police said he shot a co-worker in the leg at the Pepsi-Cola plant in Stowe.
  
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• Police: Fight Over Snapchat Video Sparked Pepsi Plant Shooting

  17-04-2017 21:25
  
  STOWE TWP. (KDKA) — Police investigating a shooting at the Pepsi Cola Distribution facility in Stowe Township now say an embarrassing video on Snapchat sparked an argument between co-workers that ended in gunfire.
  29-year-old Michael Harris of McKees Rocks has been charged with aggravated assault and other counts after allegedly shooting that co-worker in the leg on Monday afternoon.
  KDKA has obtained a copy of the criminal complaint. It outlines what Harris told investigators about the Sn
  
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• Officials: Employee Shoots Co-Worker At Pepsi Plant

  17-04-2017 21:25
  
  STOWE TWP. (KDKA) — Police were called to a Pepsi plant in Stowe Township on Monday.
  Allegheny County emergency dispatchers confirm authorities were called to the 400 block of Graham Street around 2:30 p.m.
  Allegheny County officials tell KDKA an employee shot another employee at a warehouse section of the facility.
  The victim was rushed to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. The injury is not considered life threatening.
  The employee who fired the shot is in custod
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to accidentally killing infant

  17-04-2017 21:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Etna woman who accidentally smothered her infant will spend six months on electronic monitoring and three years on probation after she pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter.
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to accidentally killing her baby

  17-04-2017 21:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Etna woman who accidentally smothered her infant will spend six months on electronic monitoring and three years on probation after she pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter.
  
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• Officials: Latrobe Man Kills Self By Setting Himself On Fire In Yard

  17-04-2017 21:13
  
  LATROBE, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania authorities say a man has died of injuries he suffered from lighting himself on fire in his yard.
  Firefighters in Latrobe were responding to a shed fire Saturday night when they discovered the man on fire nearby.
  Fire Chief John Brasile says the 58-year-old man had left a suicide note on a door to his home, where he lived alone. He says the man was burned over about 80 percent of his body.
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• 12 Hurt In Acid Attack At London Club

  17-04-2017 20:57
  
  LONDON (AP) – British police are investigating an acid attack at a London club that led to a mass evacuation.
  Police said Monday 12 people were treated in hospitals for burns. None of the injuries was said to be life-threatening. Two men in their 20s were in serious but stable condition.
  Police say the problem at the Mangle nightclub in east London started with a dispute between two groups of people that escalated when a male suspect sprayed a “noxious substance” directly at tw
  
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• Police Cancel Search For Pa. Nursing Student Who Drove Part-Time For Uber

  17-04-2017 20:55
  
  ABINGTON, Pa. (AP) – Police have canceled a missing-persons search for a Pennsylvania nurse who was last heard from while driving for ride-sharing service Uber, saying they fear that the woman planned to harm herself.
  Police in Montgomery County’s Abington Township said Monday that 45-year-old Krysten Laib’s car had been located. And investigators said there were strong indications that her disappearance was voluntary and that she intended to harm herself.
  Police said Laib was
  
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• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Announces 2017 Summer With The Symphony Series

  17-04-2017 19:41
  The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's Summer with the Symphony returns for its third season in June, offering a diverse selection of concerts - from classics to hip-hop and everything in between. There are so many ways to add the perfect musical spark to summer in Pittsburgh! The Pittsburgh Symphony returns for another free concert at the 58th Annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival at Point State Park in downtown, Pittsburgh.
  
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• Dunlap: The Penguins’ Future Looks Outstanding

  17-04-2017 19:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – This Penguins series against the Blue Jackets is over. It’s just a formality — convention and procedure for the Penguins to see how many games they will win it in, not if they will win it.
  For me, when Pittsburgh took a 2-0 series advantage, John Tortorella and his men from a little to the West headed South for good.
  Moving forward in this dance through the playoffs, I haven’t any idea what will happen, or even if they will face Washington or T
  
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• Early-Season Injuries Do Not Have To Doom Your Fantasy Baseball Team

  17-04-2017 19:11
  
  By Sam McPherson
  The Major League Baseball season is two weeks in, and already there have been a ton of players suffering injuries and landing on the new 10-day disabled list. The 2015 American League Most Valuable Player, Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson, was off to a great start before aggravating his calf and landing on the DL. Same for two-time All-Star closer Zach Britton, who was leading the AL in saves with five. the Baltimore Orioles closer is now on the DL, too, with a for
  
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• Cuban Man Pleads Guilty In IRS Tax Return Scam Targeting UPMC Employees

  17-04-2017 19:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Cuban national has pleaded guilty to his role in an international conspiracy to file 900 phony federal tax returns seeking $2.2 million in refunds by using employee information stolen from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
  Yoandy Perez Llanes pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy and aggravated identity theft Monday before a federal judge in Pittsburgh. He faces between two and 22 years in prison when he returns for sentencing Aug. 18.
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• Keidel: LeBron’s Not Done Yet

  17-04-2017 18:53
  
  By Jason Keidel
  When the season narrowed to a playoff pitch, a few topics seemed to dominate the NBA airwaves. We had the whole rest issue, which became rather restless chatter. Do players really need to take so many games off, and for nationally televised games? Who wins the MVP tug-o-war between the electric James Harden and triple-double machine Russell Westbrook?
  And the topic du jour as we finally enter the NBA playoffs is the pseudo-tanking, it not capsizing, of the Cleveland Cavalier
  
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• Police: Man Throws Church Bench Into Shrine, Upset & Convinced Priest Was Harming Kids

  17-04-2017 18:39
  
  GERMAN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A man has been arrested after allegedly causing damage to a church’s property because he thought a priest was sexually abusing children.
  According to police, the incident happened around 5 a.m. Friday at the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in German Township.
  Sisters of the parish called police to report a man on the property who was upset and yelling. The man allegedly drove a dark-colored sedan through the yard of the church.
  He also allegedly knocked over sta
  
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• Police: Man Throws Church Bench Into Shrine, Destroys Several Items

  17-04-2017 18:39
  
  GERMAN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A man has been arrested after allegedly causing damage to a church’s property.
  According to police, the incident happened around 5 a.m. Friday at the St. Francis of Assisi Parish in German Township.
  Sisters of the parish called police to report a man on the property who was upset and yelling. The man allegedly drove a dark-colored sedan through the yard of the church.
  He also allegedly knocked over statues and threw a bench through a shrine, which destroyed s
  
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• Newsradio 1020 KDKA at Taste the Good Life

  17-04-2017 18:39
  
  Join KDKA at Taste the Good Life on April 27 at DiSalvo’s Station in Latrobe!Their bi-annual charity event will benefit the YMCA of Greensburg.
  
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• Crafton Heights man pleads guilty to murder in North Braddock slaying

  17-04-2017 18:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Crafton Heights man will serve nine to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to third-degree murder.
  
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• Cuban national pleads guilty in tax scam that used stolen UPMC IDs

  17-04-2017 18:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  A conspirator from Venezuela who was part of a ring that used hundreds of stolen UPMC employee identifications to file bogus tax returns for illegal refunds admitted to his crimes this morning in U.S. District Court.
  
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• Stage review: Forget your troubles, come on get 'Wild With Happy' at City Theatre

  17-04-2017 18:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  It’s been a quite the season for outrageous comedies at City Theatre, and let’s face it, we can all use a good laugh.
  
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• Klaus Kleinfeld resigns as Arconic CEO

  17-04-2017 17:57 via post-gazette.com
  Arconic on Monday announced the resignation of chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld, citing an inappropriate letter he sent to a senior officer of the hedge fund that was trying to oust him.
  
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• Hedge fund says it will continue proxy fight against Arconic

  17-04-2017 17:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Elliott Management said Monday it will continue its proxy fight against Arconic despite the resignation of chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld.
  
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• Vintage photos of Fort Pitt Tunnel construction, which broke ground in 1957

  17-04-2017 17:33
  Sixty years ago, ground broke on the Fort Pitt Tunnel, which carves through Mount Washington to offer drivers a breathtaking skyline view when entering downtown Pittsburgh. As more citizens began owning vehicles after World War II, the city adapted with a variety of road improvements.
  
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• Rostraver Ice Garden Moves Into Final Four Of Kraft Hockeyville Contest

  17-04-2017 17:13
  
  ROSTRAVER (KDKA) – The Rostraver Ice Garden is one step closer to winning a big prize.
  The rink was one of 10 across the country that was in the running for a large grant from Kraft Hockeyville. Now, they’ve moved into the final four.
  The eventual winner of the contest receives $150,000 for improvements.
  Rink owner Jim Murphy says the Ice Garden would put it to good use.
  “It would be money that would be dedicated to a good cause. So we need your help,” he said.
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• Pittsburgh-area gasoline edges up to $2.66 a gallon

  17-04-2017 17:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Though weeks late this year, the seasonal rise in gasoline prices has officially arrived.
  
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• PSO announces diverse Summer with the Symphony lineup

  17-04-2017 17:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Summer with the Symphony returns for its third season in June with a mix of pop, soul, hip-hop and comedy ranging from rapper Common to crooner Johnny Mathis.
  
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• Peduto takes on Trump in first ad of mayoral election

  17-04-2017 16:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is making the first ad buy of the 2017 mayoral campaign -- and if you didn't know better, you might think he was running against President Donald Trump. And maybe Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
  
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• Dropping off your tax return at the post office? Get there early, Postal Service says

  17-04-2017 16:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  If you’re the type — like millions of other Americans — who likes to wait until the last minute to drop their income tax return in the mail, keep in mind that post offices in the Pittsburgh region won’t be open late this year.
  
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• Manhunt Continues For Cleveland Facebook Murder Suspect

  17-04-2017 16:25
  
  CLEVELAND (KDKA/AP) – Authorities on the hunt for a suspect who they say fatally shot an elderly Cleveland man in a gruesome video posted on Facebook say his last known location was at the shooting site.
  Police and the FBI in Cleveland said Monday that the suspect, 37-year-old Steve Stephens, could still be in the city or in surrounding states.
  Earlier Monday, CNN cited a law enforcement source who stated that Stephen’s cell phone ping was detected in Erie, Pennsylvania, about 100 mi
  
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• Child Counselor Charged With Possessing Child Pornography

  17-04-2017 15:47
  
  NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania psychologist who specializes in counseling children has been charged with possessing child pornography.
  Police in Lower Allen Township and the state attorney general’s office investigated after a co-worker at a counseling center told them that 64-year-old Edward Horan confessed to having an addiction to child pornography.
  The New Cumberland counselor was arraigned last week and faces a preliminary hearing May 3. His attorney did not immediate
  
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• PTL Links: April 17, 2017

  17-04-2017 13:51
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Ecolution Fashion Show
  Earth Day Events
  Izzazu Salon, Spa & Serata
  Shen Yun
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
  Animal Friends
  Financial Advisor Rob Wilson
  Table Magazine
  
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• West Virginia man killed in Fayette County motorcycle crash

  17-04-2017 13:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  A West Virginia man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Fayette County Sunday night.
  
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• Public Viewing To Be Held Today At Heinz Field For Dan Rooney

  17-04-2017 12:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A public viewing will be held at Heinz Field Monday afternoon for Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney.
  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.
  Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday ordered the Commonwealth flag to be flown at half-staff across Pennsylvania to honor Rooney, who died Thursday at 84.
  “It’s a sad time in Pittsburgh for Steelers fans, Steeler nation, all over the world, it
  
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• Public Viewing Held At Heinz Field For Dan Rooney

  17-04-2017 12:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – A public viewing was held at Heinz Field Monday afternoon for Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney.
  The event was set to be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday at the PNC Champions Club at the stadium.
  Lines began to form outside the stadium around 11 a.m., and there was a steady stream of people throughout the day, filing past a closed casket draped with red roses.
  Some knew Mr. Rooney personally, while others merely knew of the legend.
  “He represents al
  
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• Monday final day to register to vote in Pennsylvania primary

  17-04-2017 12:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  The final day to register to vote to participate in Pennsylvania’s May 16 primary election has arrived.
  
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• Woman killed when vehicle strikes horse along Clarion County road

  17-04-2017 12:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  A woman was killed Sunday night when her car struck a horse on a roadway in Clarion County.
  
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• Woman killed in Clarion County crash after striking horse in road

  17-04-2017 12:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  A woman was killed when a horse walked onto a roadway Sunday night in Clarion County.
  
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• New Traffic Pattern In Effect In Parkway North Construction Zone

  17-04-2017 12:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Commuters who use the Parkway North are getting their first look at a new traffic pattern today.
  Last week, the HOV lanes were closed in order to reroute traffic.
  For drivers using the southbound side of the Parkway North, here’s what you need to know:
  Traffic will split just before the Camp Horne Road exit.
  Drivers heading into the city can stay left at the split onto the express ramp. From there, you’ll drive in a single lane on what is normally the outbou
  
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• Public viewing for Dan Rooney scheduled Monday at Heinz Field

  17-04-2017 11:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A public viewing will be held Monday for Steelers' owner Dan Rooney at Heinz Field, according to the Steelers.
  
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• At public viewing, fans and dignitaries pay respects to Dan Rooney

  17-04-2017 11:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A public viewing is being held currently for Steelers' owner Dan Rooney at Heinz Field. Mr. Rooney died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 84. 
  
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• TRAFFIC: New Parkway North configurations begin for improvement project

  17-04-2017 11:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  Motorists are reminded there’s a new traffic configuration along southbound (inbound) Interstate 279/Parkway North as part of an $87.9 million improvement project along a 8.5-mile stretch between Camp Horne Road and the the Fort Duquesne Bridge.
  
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• Obituary: John 'Jocko' Graham III / Pilot killed in crash was longtime flyer

  17-04-2017 06:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The pilot who died Wednesday when a gust of wind blew a plane off the runway at Rostraver Airport was president of the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics and had been flying for 26 years.
  
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• This Cranberry golf course is so much greener than you think

  17-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cranberry Highlands Golf Course was created 15 years ago at the insistence of residents who wanted green space instead of development on the publicly owned 186-acre tract. Development is springing up all around it now, because Cranberry is still crazy-busy at growing.
  
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• Pittsburgh's March For Science could draw thousands

  17-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Science has been attacked from multiple directions throughout the ages, with current challenges to established research on climate change, evolution and environmental stewardship and continuing cuts in research funding through the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies.
  
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