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• Awake Surgeries Offer Quicker, Cheaper Option For Patients

  18-04-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Do you need surgery for something simple, but have been putting it off because you don’t want to be put under?
  Now, there’s a potential solution in the form of a cheaper, quicker option to get you in and out of the operating room in no time.
  Retired railroad equipment repairman and avid gardener Guy Mazzella was having trouble with every day activities.
  “Tough unbuttoning your shirt, your pants, tying your shoes,” he said. “It was hard to l
  
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• Feds indict Penn HIlls doctor, employee in oxycodone case

  18-04-2017 23:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Penn Hills doctor and one of his employees have been indicted on charges of illegal distribution of oxycodone and amphetamines as well as health care fraud.
  
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• Leaderboard: Masters Postmortems And Perspectives

  18-04-2017 23:07
  
  By Dan Reardon
  Coming on the heels of a dramatic final nine at the Masters, the RBC Heritage was already assigned an inconsequential status in the sports world. That was made all the worse by 20 of the top 25 players in the world taking the week off. About the only things of note from the week were the return to the hurricane-restored Harbor Town Golf Links and the debut win of Web.Com star Wesley Bryan.
  While Sergio Garcia’s Masters win consumed all the air from the to
  
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• Man Struck By SUV, Pinned Between 2 Vehicles In Ross Twp.

  18-04-2017 23:05
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man was rushed to the hospital this afternoon after getting hit by an SUV and then pinned between that vehicle and his own in Ross Township.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the accident happened just before 3 p.m. at the intersection of Hillendale and Rochester Roads.
  KDKA’s Bob Allen reports from the scene that the victim was standing by his car, which was parked on the street, when an SUV struck him, pinning him between the two vehicles.
  The man was tak
  
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• Man Dies After Being Struck By SUV, Pinned Between 2 Vehicles In Ross Twp.

  18-04-2017 23:05
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man has died after getting hit by an SUV and then pinned between that vehicle and his own in Ross Township.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the accident happened just before 3 p.m. at the intersection of Hillendale and Rochester Roads.
  KDKA’s Bob Allen reports from the scene that the victim was standing by his car, which was parked on the street, when an SUV struck him, pinning him between the two vehicles.
  The man was taken to Allegheny General Hospital
  
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• Crews Called To UPMC McKeesport Hospital For Reports Of Fire

  18-04-2017 22:38
  
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — Crews have been called to UPMC McKeesport Hospital this afternoon for reports of a fire.
  According to emergency dispatchers, smoke was reported in the ceiling of the Mansfield Building in the 1500 block 5th Avenue.
  The incident was first reported just before 4:30 p.m.
  There’s no word yet on what sparked the fire or how much damage it’s causing.
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• Top administrator for county's senior programs stepping down

  18-04-2017 21:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mildred Morrison, administrator of the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging since 2000, is leaving the agency next month to accept a position with the YWCA Retirement Fund in New York City.
  
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• Authorities apprehend two brothers sought in Arlington Heights melee

  18-04-2017 21:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two brothers sought by Pittsburgh police in connection with a shooting and assault last week in Arlington Heights that left two men injured were taken into custody Tuesday morning.
  
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• Inmate hangs herself in cell at Allegheny County Jail

  18-04-2017 21:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  An inmate hanged herself at the Allegheny County Jail early Tuesday morning.
  
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• Pirates’ Marte Tests Positive For PED, Suspended 80 Games

  18-04-2017 21:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Starling Marte has been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
  The league said Tuesday that Marte tested positive for the steroid Nandrolone. He will be eligible to return in mid-July.Pirates OF Starling Marte suspended 80 games without pay after testing positive for Nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance.
  — MLB (@MLB) April 18, 2017
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• Mayoral candidates deal with 'messy' campaign finance rules

  18-04-2017 20:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  This is the first election cycle in which candidates seeking elected office in Pittsburgh must abide by a 2015 campaign-finance ordinance, and at least one mayoral candidate appears to be stumbling over a requirement limiting how much a supporter can provide.
  
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• U.S. Intercepts 2 Russian Bombers Off Alaska’s Coast

  18-04-2017 20:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. military says it intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace off Alaska’s coast.
  Navy Commander Gary Ross, a Pentagon spokesman, says a pair of F-22 Raptor aircraft intercepted the Russian TU-95 Bear bombers on Monday.
  Ross says the intercept was “safe and professional.”
  North American Aerospace Defense Command monitors air approaches to North America and defends the airspace.
  Fox News said Tuesday the Russian planes flew within 10
  
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• Kevin Spacey To Host 71st Annual Tony Awards On CBS

  18-04-2017 20:32
  
  Kevin Spacey was announced earlier today by CBS as the host of the 71st annual Tony Awards, which will air on June 11th at 8:00 PM (live ET/delayed PT) from the stage of Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Spacey, a former Tony Award winner himself, was announced to great enthusiasm from many in the theatre community.
  “We are thrilled to have Kevin, who has mastered the Broadway stage, the big and small screens and the West End, host this year’s Tony Awards! His spirit and passio
  
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• 7-Foot Alligator Caught After Crawling Out Of Louisiana Storm Drain

  18-04-2017 20:05
  
  METAIRIE, La. (AP) – An alligator has been wrangled after crawling out of a storm drain in Louisiana.
  WWL reports a 7-foot (2.13-meter) alligator emerged from a drain in Jefferson Parish on Monday after heavy rains.
  The drain was located behind an elementary school that wasn’t holding class because of spring break.
  The alligator did move around, but Bucktown resident Hazel Porter described it as mainly “just chilling.”
  Video obtained by WWL shows a group of Bucktown resid
  
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• Best Ways To Celebrate Earth Day In Pittsburgh

  18-04-2017 20:00
  
  By Janelle Sheetz
  Plenty of Pittsburgh businesses are going green these days, but with Earth Day quickly approaching on April 22, it’s a great time to take a day to celebrate Mother Nature. Events all over the city are dedicated to doing their part for the earth, from neighborhood cleanup events to repurposing workshops to a number of events held by the Pittsburgh Earth Day team. Here are five of the best ways to celebrate Earth Day in Pittsburgh, whether you’re looking to pitch in,
  
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• Best U.S. Destinations For Wine Lovers

  18-04-2017 20:00
  
  By Laurie Jo Miller Farr
  On the eve of America’s bicentennial celebration, our young nation revolutionized the world of great wines. At an event intended to be staged just for fun, an 11-member expert panel (nine of them French) judged a new generation of California wines against some of France’s most famous wines in a blind tasting — with a shock upset result overwhelmingly in favor of the USA. The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 (portrayed in the movie “Bottle Shock”)
  
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• Stowe police investigating shooting at Pleasant Ridge Apartments

  18-04-2017 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stowe police are at the scene of a shooting at Pleasant Ridge Apartments, an emergency dispatcher said Tuesday.
  
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• Police say 1 injured in shooting at Stowe apartment complex

  18-04-2017 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stowe and Allegheny County police are investigating a shooting at Pleasant Ridge Apartments, officials said Tuesday.
  
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• Bellevue man sentenced to prison for North Side murder

  18-04-2017 19:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Bellevue man was ordered to serve 17 to 40 years in prison for killing another man on the North Side in 2015.
  
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• Ex-Allegheny County probation officer pleads guilty to oppression

  18-04-2017 18:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  A former Allegheny County probation officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to official oppression and intimidation after police said he had inappropriate relationships with women he supervised.
  
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• The Gotobeds prep rarities comp, playing NYC this weekend

  18-04-2017 18:24
  While Pittsburgh smartasses The Gotobeds work on their next album , they'll release a 12" via Comedy Minus One later this year that collects their original demo tape, out of print singles, plus a cover of "Flowers Avenue" by fellow Pittsburgh indie rocker Karl Hendricks who we lost to cancer earlier this year. Meanwhile The Gotobeds will be in NYC this weekend to play Sunnyvale on Saturday with Shop Talk , and THICK .
  
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• Police Union Threatens ‘War’ With Wilkinsburg Chief After 4 Officers Punished

  18-04-2017 17:19
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Wilkinsburg police chief has dismissed criticism from a union leader who questioned her leadership and threatened to “go to war” with the city after four officers were punished.
  Carl Bailey with the Wilkinsburg police union says the department under Chief Ophelia Coleman is “a huge mess” that is only going to get worse. On Monday, he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “We’re prepared to go to war with Wilkinsburg.”
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• Dan Rooney's funeral brings out Obama, Steelers legends

  18-04-2017 16:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Hundreds of mourners, including former president Barack Obama, former secretary of state John Kerry and dozens of former Steelers players, took part a funeral Mass for Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney in Oakland Tuesday morning. 
  
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• Point Park renames business school for largest benefactors

  18-04-2017 16:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Point Park University Tuesday announced it is renaming its school of business for family of the late George and Kathleen White, the school's largest benefactors, who donated a nearly $15 million estate before their death.
  
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• PTL Links: April 18, 2017

  18-04-2017 14:52
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Dancing With The Celebrities Of Pittsburgh
  Midwife Center Of Pittsburgh
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• Vehicle over hillside prompts rope rescue in Monroeville

  18-04-2017 14:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities had to conduct a rope rescue in Monroeville after a vehicle went over a hillside on Cavitt Road, according to dispatchers. 
  
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• Report: Cleveland Facebook Murder Suspect Kills Self In Erie

  18-04-2017 14:32
  
  ERIE (KDKA/AP) – A Cleveland man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting posted on Facebook has been found dead.
  According to a GoErie.com report, Steve Stephens died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday morning.
  State police spotted his vehicle near Erie and began to follow it.
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  A multistate manhunt for the suspect in a random killing that Cleveland police say he recorded and posted to Facebook is entering its third day.
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• Police: Cleveland Facebook Murder Suspect Kills Self In Erie

  18-04-2017 14:32
  
  ERIE (KDKA/AP) – A Cleveland man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting posted on Facebook has been found dead.
  According to state police, 37-year-old Steve Stephens died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday morning.
  State police spotted his vehicle near Erie and began to follow it.Steve Stephens was spotted this morning by PSP members in Erie County. After a brief pursuit, Stephens shot and killed himself.
  — PA State Police (@PAStatePolice) April 18, 2017
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• Man Arrested After Attacking Passenger With Liquor Bottle On Port Authority Bus

  18-04-2017 13:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man is in custody after allegedly attacking a passenger on a Port Authority bus with a bottle of liquor.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the incident happened around 4 p.m. Friday in Oakland.
  The suspect, 30-year-old Juergen Benjamin, boarded the bus, sat down and began yelling at the 24-year-old victim.
  Witnesses said Benjamin appeared to be intoxicated when he got on the bus with a bottle of malt liquor.
  Eventually, Benjamin struck the
  
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• Hundreds Expected To Attend Funeral For Dan Rooney

  18-04-2017 12:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –Hundreds of people are expected to attend the funeral for Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney Tuesday.
  The list includes several dignitaries, including a former president Barack Obama.
  Other notable people expected to attend include former vice president Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, John Kerry and Teresa Heinz Kerry, Eric Holder and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
  Rooney’s funeral is set for 11 a.m. at Saint Paul Cathedral in Oakland.
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• Hundreds Attending Funeral For Dan Rooney

  18-04-2017 12:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh is saying goodbye to a man who was the heart and soul of the Steelers and the city itself.
  Humble and down to earth, Dan Rooney lived his life with dignity and grace.Always striving to do the right thing by others, he was a great friend to the people of Pittsburgh,
  His legacy will be the incredible impact he leaves both on and off the football field.
  Today, dignitaries, current and former Steelers players, NFL owners and countless more friends and family atte
  
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• Hundreds Attend Funeral For Dan Rooney

  18-04-2017 12:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh is saying goodbye to a man who was the heart and soul of the Steelers and the city itself.
  Humble and down to earth, Dan Rooney lived his life with dignity and grace.
  Always striving to do the right thing by others, he was a great friend to the people of Pittsburgh,
  His legacy will be the incredible impact he leaves both on and off the football field.
  Today, dignitaries, current and former Steelers players, NFL owners and countless more friends and family att
  
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• Turnpike closes E-Z Pass express lanes at Warrendale for an upgrade

  18-04-2017 12:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The E-Z Pass express lanes at the Warrendale tll plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed from 7 p.m. Tuesday through 6 a.m. May 1 to upgrade the overhead electronic tolling equipment.
  
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• Traffic restrictions announced for Rooney funeral, Obama visit

  18-04-2017 12:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama and members of his cabinet are expected to attend the funeral of Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney today in Oakland.
  
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• Tax Day Deals And Promotions

  18-04-2017 10:20
  
  Tuesday, April 18 is Tax Day and companies across the country are offering freebies and discounts.
  You can get a free order of curly fries at Arby’s. Many other restaurant chains are also offering special deals.
  Retailers, including Barnes & Noble, J. Crew and Kohl’s are also getting in on the Tax Day discounting trend.
  To see what you can get check out this list of Tax Day deals.
  
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• Witnesses: Port Authority bus stabbing seemed to be unprovoked

  18-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A stabbing on a Port Authority bus that left a man in critical condition Friday seemed to have been an unprovoked attack between strangers, witnesses said.
  
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• Wilkinsburg police union criticizes chief in wake of officers' discipline

  18-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The firing of a Wilkinsburg police officer earlier this month, the pending suspension of three others and a letter from some officers expressing no confidence in their chief has exposed labor-management strife in a borough police department that a union leader described as a “huge mess.”
  
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• Sprint banner on Mount Washington did not enlarge Bayer sign, judge says

  18-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lamar Advertising has won a round in its battle with the city over the Sprint banner fastened to the former Bayer sign atop Mount Washington.
  
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• Obituary: William K. Slattery: Magazine publisher, marketeer

  18-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  For William K. Slattery, the importance of strong family ties goes back to his childhood in Gates Mills, Ohio, where he had nine siblings. The merging of family and work goes back to his youthful summers in Lake George, N.Y., where he toiled with his brothers and sisters at the family’s two Dairy Queen operations, developing an ethic that would shape the rest of his life.
  
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• CCAC's foundation helps fuel growth of campus

  18-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Back in the 1970s when Peter DeComo attended Community College of Allegheny County, its North Side classrooms were kept cool by fans and open windows.
  
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• As Pittsburgh remembers Dan Rooney, a realization: Game day will never be the same

  18-04-2017 05:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  So Pittsburgh’s week began without Dan Rooney, a surreal vortex in its storied history where the inevitable and the unthinkable somehow become the same, and a lot of people turned up at Heinz Field doing their absolute best to pretend it was just another static Monday.
  
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• April The Giraffe Cam To Be Taken Down This Week

  18-04-2017 04:34
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (KDKA) – Animal Adventure Park in New York reports the live feed that has kept everyone enraptured for months will be taken down this week.
  In a Facebook post, the zoo says that days after giving birth to her male calf, April suffered a small twist of her leg.
  “This is not unheard of in such long legged animals. Dr Tim was on site and all is well,” the statement read, in part.
  However, concerned April fans rushed to the keyboard to point out the issue. T
  
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• Mayor Peduto's reelection ad receives criticism from opponents

  18-04-2017 04:32
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• A number of criminal defendants pleaded guilty this month before...

  18-04-2017 04:32
  Douglas Ryan Homrock, 21, of 140 W. Locust St., Waynesburg; offenses – two counts of simple assault, two counts of harassment and one count of resisting arrest; one count of aggravated assault was dismissed in magisterial court; On Jan. 28, Homrock attacked his mother at her Richhill Street house, shoving her, choking her and threatening to ... (more)
  
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• Cardinals End 3-Game Losing Skid, Edge Pirates 2-1

  18-04-2017 03:51
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – Lance Lynn pitched seven shutout innings, Kolten Wong homered and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped a three-game losing streak, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Monday night.
  The Cardinals, who had lost six of seven, are 4-9 and still have the worst record in the NL. Pittsburgh had won three in a row.
  Lynn (1-1) allowed three hits and struck out five while walking one.
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• Police seek suspect in North Braddock shooting

  18-04-2017 03:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are searching for a suspect in the shooting of an 18-year-old man in North Braddock Monday evening.
  
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• One Injured In North Braddock Shooting

  18-04-2017 03:12
  
  NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) — One person was shot Monday evening in North Braddock.
  Allegheny County Police say it happened around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Baldridge Avenue and Jones Avenue.
  Upon arrival, they found an 18-year-old male victim suffering from gunshot wounds to his hand and arm.
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  He was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
  Anyone who was in the area of that intersection and hear
  
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• Moon runner with MS sets personal record in Boston Marathon

  18-04-2017 01:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 60s made for challenging race conditions for John Platt of Moon in Monday’s Boston Marathon. Even so, he set a personal record on the course.
  
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• Pittsburgh Zookeeper Talks April The Giraffe, Internet’s Baby Animal Obsession

  18-04-2017 01:00
  
  HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (KDKA) — Talk about lack of privacy! Millions of viewers watched live, streaming video as April, a mother giraffe, give birth to a long-necked baby boy. The “blessed event” took place Saturday at the Animal Adventure Park in New York state.
  At the Pittsbugh Zoo, animal keeper Jesse Anna says it’s good news for a threatened species.
  “In the 1800s, there was an estimated two million in the population. And the latest estimations are somewhere in the
  
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• Police: Standoff Suspect Will Face Megan’s Law Violation Charges

  18-04-2017 00:53
  
  ALLLENTOWN (KDKA) – A man accused of trying to kill his wife and causing a standoff will be facing some new charges, according to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office.  Sheriff’s Detectives said it was video of the crime scene that aired on KDKA that led them to opening up another investigation.
  Police used tear gas and several flash bangs to get suspect William Snatchko to come out of his mobile home and surrender on March 20, 2017.
  Police say the incident started at a h
  
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