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• Man Using Wife’s Tragedy To Help New Moms Battle Postpartum Depression

  28-04-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A local father is turning his tragedy into something incredible.
  Steven D’Achille is on a mission to help new moms battling postpartum depression.
  It was love at first sight from Steven and Alexis D’Achille. The two met and married in fairytale fashion and a few years later, they were thrilled to find out their family was growing.
  Alexis had a seamless pregnancy and in August of 2013, Adriana was born. Almost immediately, Steven started to notice some change
  
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• Narcan-Resistant Strain Of Fentanyl Hits Western Pennsylvania

  28-04-2017 23:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A strain of fentanyl that’s resistant to Narcan has made its way to Western Pennsylvania.  It’s hundreds of times more powerful than morphine and is already causing overdose deaths.
  “If Acryl fentanyl is introduced into the population, it can have devastating effects,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge, David Battiste. “You would have to reuse Narcan if you are revived from Narcan at all.”
  According to the DEA, Acryl fentanyl is b
  
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• Toys Created For Kids With Autism, ADHD Become Latest Craze

  28-04-2017 23:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This year’s hot new toy is a gyrating plastic plaything called the Fidget Spinner. They’re spinning off the shelves of stores nationwide.
  Learning Express stores led the charge in our area. David Bahm, the owner of the shop in Mount Lebanon, says he has 40 varieties.
  “It’s a sensory toy, and has also evolved into something to keep kids’ hands busy. Now they’re doing tricks with it, passing it back and forth. It’s just a toy that
  
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• New Veterans Affairs Secretary With Roots In Pittsburgh Pledges To Get It Right

  28-04-2017 22:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania has over 900,000 veterans, many right here in Pittsburgh, so when KDKA political editor Jon Delano went to the White House this week to meet members of the President’s Cabinet, he asked to meet the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  Dr. David Shulkin, President Trump’s choice, is no stranger to Pittsburgh.
  Delano: “You really have a lot of Pittsburgh roots.”
  Shulkin: “Absolutely. Pittsburgh is home to us. This is a place where both
  
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• Former Asst. Police Chief Reunites With Mom Of Kids She Helped Rescue

  28-04-2017 22:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Therese Rocco has many memories of her time working with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.
  She started as a temporary clerk in 1948 and retired as the assistant police chief, the department’s first female assistant chief, in 1994.
  Rocco recently wrote her memoir. In it, she recalls one of her fondest memories: When she helped find two young boys, who had been taken from their mother, by the father.
  “She walked into my office and she was distraught,” Roc
  
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• Study: Pa. Kids Have 6th Highest Elevated Blood Lead Levels

  28-04-2017 22:32
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) — A new study shows Pennsylvania is still struggling with lead problems. Researchers found Pennsylvania has the 6th-highest rate of kids with elevated lead levels.
  This week, the Butler Area School District announced its plan to re-open Summit Elementary this fall.
  However, it will be with public water, not the well water that contained high lead levels and shut down the school in January.
  “I feel okay with him being there but I said before I left I love you d
  
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• School Bus Crash Reported In Armstrong County

  28-04-2017 21:56
  
  PARKS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A school bus crash has been reported in Armstrong County.
  Emergency dispatchers say it happened in the 1300 block of Lincoln Street in Parks Township.
  It is not clear if any children were on the bus at the time or if anyone has been injured.
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• Primanti Bros. closer to opening restaurant in Lancaster County

  28-04-2017 21:28
  It has been a bit of a wait, considering Primanti Bros. announced last August it would be opening a restaurant in Lancaster County.
  
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• ‘Overly Obese’ Body Sparks Fire At Ohio Crematory

  28-04-2017 21:01
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) – The owner of a Cincinnati crematory says flames from the cremation of an “overly obese” body spread outside a furnace when the fire got too hot in what he describes as a “freak accident.”
  Firefighters put out the blaze Tuesday night at Hillside Chapel Crematory. No one was hurt.
  Owner Don Catchen tells WCPO-TV that fireproofing measures at the business limited the damage and the spread of the flames to one area, and no other bodies were affected.
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• Two men found guilty of killing accomplice following drug robbery

  28-04-2017 20:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two men who prosecutors say killed an acquaintance to keep him from linking them to a shooting during a drug deal are headed to state prison.
  
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• North Side man found guilty of first-degree murder for killing Mount Oliver man

  28-04-2017 20:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  A North Side man will serve the rest of his life in prison after an Allegheny County jury found him guilty Friday afternoon of first-degree murder for killing a Mount Oliver man.
  
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• Arkansas Dad Posts ‘Child Molester’ Sign Over Daughter’s Relationship With Neighbor

  28-04-2017 19:44
  
  HETH, Ark. (KDKA) — An Arkansas man is causing a stir in his rural community by putting up a sign that calls his neighbor a “child molester.”
  According to CBS affiliate WREG, Shelton Kitchens of St. Francis County recently learned his 16-year-old daughter was in a sexual relationship with a 21-year-old man.
  Kitchens said the man lives near his tire shop and that his daughter was “lured in by puppies.” He claims the girl has stopped seeing the 21-year-old and that sh
  
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• Primanti Bros. Celebrates ‘Honorary Yinzer’ Marc-André Fleury With Sandwich

  28-04-2017 19:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — He may be French-Canadian, but Primanti Bros. has named Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-André Fleury an “honorary Yinzer.”
  The legendary sandwich chain posted a new menu item to their Facebook page on Thursday morning: “The Canadian-Pitts-Burger.”The sandwich is similar to Primanti Bros.’ Pitts-Burger but includes Canadian bacon, cheddar cheese, a fried egg and fries, slaw and tomato.
  He must have been feeling the love Thursday night
  
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• PSO ends concert series at Scottish Rite Cathedral, WVU

  28-04-2017 18:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has ended its concert series at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in New Castle and at West Virginia University as it aims to address the lingering financial problems that have plagued it for years and prompted a major labor dispute at Heinz Hall this fall. But the PSO still hopes to hold concerts in Morgantown and Lawrence County, an orchestra administrator said.
  
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• EPA Administrator Pledges EPA Will Help Protect American Jobs

  28-04-2017 18:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When it comes to the nexus of a clean environment and jobs in industries once known for pollution, Pittsburgh is ground zero.
  At the White House this week, KDKA political editor Jon Delano met Scott Pruitt, the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  Delano: “What’s more important, the environment or jobs?”
  Pruitt: “Both, and that’s a great question, Jon, because as a country throughout our entire existence since the
  
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• Report: Girl Charged With Taking Pot-Laced Brownies To Greensburg Salem School

  28-04-2017 18:34
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — A teen girl is facing charges, accused of bringing brownies baked with marijuana to school.
  The Tribune-Review reports the 16-year-old Greensburg Salem High School student allegedly shared the brownies with several classmates Wednesday.
  She is charged in juvenile court with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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• Girl Charged With Taking Pot-Laced Brownies To Greensburg Salem School

  28-04-2017 18:34
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — A teen girl is facing charges, accused of bringing brownies baked with marijuana to school.
  The 16-year-old Greensburg-Salem High School student allegedly shared the brownies with several classmates Wednesday.
  She is charged in juvenile court with possession with intent to deliver, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
  It is not clear if any students suffered physical illness as a result of the treats.
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• Retired Pittsburgh assistant police chief reunites with man she saved as child

  28-04-2017 18:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  A retired Pittsburgh assistant police chief reunited Friday morning with a man she doggedly searched for and ultimately helped find nearly 50 years ago after he was whisked out of state from his mother’s custody by her estranged husband.
  
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• Keidel: 2017 NFL Draft First-Round Winners And Losers

  28-04-2017 18:25
  
  By Jason Keidel
  It’s rare you see George Patton and Mike Tyson in the same sentence. But both once spoke a similar mantra — we all have a plan until the first bullet/punch lands.
  To that end, the 2017 NFL Draft was supposed to be a referendum on the deep pool of defensive talent coming out of college. Instead, seven of the first 10 players picked play on offense.
  We were told the Cleveland Browns, who haven’t been relevant in forever, and haven’t had a great QB since
  
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• Being Fired Hurts More, Has Longer Recovery Time Than Break Up, Study Finds

  28-04-2017 18:01
  
  CBS Local– In a perfect world, we’d never be fired nor dumped. No one likes to feel unwanted, under-appreciated and overlooked. But, those two things are inevitable in the game of life; both real life and the board game.
  But according to a study conducting in the U.K., we care more about being fired than enduring a break up, and it takes longer to recover from the loss of a job than the loss of an intimate relationship.
  The study, conducted by the What Works Center for Well
  
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• Police: Time-Consuming Haircut Prompts Woman To Pull Gun

  28-04-2017 17:57
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) – Police in Cleveland are trying to identify a woman they say pulled a gun on a barber because he was taking too long to cut her 7-year-old son’s hair.
  Cleveland.com says a police report says the woman threatened the barber at a barber school April 14.
  Police say the woman complained several times before pulling a handgun from her purse and pointing it at the barber, telling him, “I got two clips. I’ll pop you.” The police say the woman put the gun ba
  
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• Police Dept. Has Fun With Picture Of Cat Appearing To Hold Assault Rifle

  28-04-2017 17:32
  
  NEWPORT, Ore. (KDKA) — Someone in Oregon snapped a picture of a cat holding a branch that looked remarkably like a weapon from a distance.
  The Newport Oregon Police Department decided to have some fun with the picture, explaining in a now-viral social media post that “reports of an armed cat” were unfounded and that the feline was “given a verbal warning for posing with what could be mistaken as an assault rifle while wearing poor camouflage attire.”Join The Convers
  
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• President Trump: ‘I Thought It Would Be Easier’

  28-04-2017 17:04
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is sounding wistful as he reflects on his first 100 days on the job.
  The president says he “loved” his “previous life. I had so many things going.”
  He says his new gig is “more work than in my previous life. I thought it would be easier.”
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• Report: McDonald’s To Phase Out Hi-C Orange, Offer New Drink

  28-04-2017 17:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a sad day for people who enjoy a classic McDonald’s beverage: Hi-C Orange.
  Reports indicate the fast food chain will begin phasing out the neon drink on May 1. A representative for McDonald’s told Eat This, Not That that all locations will cease carrying the drink after July.
  According to a memo posted on Reddit, a new beverage called Sprite TropicBerry will be offered and served exclusively at McDonald’s locations.
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• Police: Two killed after driver runs red light in Route 30 crash near Greensburg

  28-04-2017 16:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two men were killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 30 Thursday night in Westmoreland County after one of them ran a red light, authorities said.
  
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• Port Authority taps veteran administrator Donahoe to lead agency on interim basis

  28-04-2017 16:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Port Authority on Friday named David L. Donahoe, a veteran administrator who has run numerous public agencies in the past, as its interim CEO.
  
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  28-04-2017 16:32
  April 28--Capital funding for projects such as the Port Authority's proposed Bus Rapid Transit system between Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland is in limbo as part of the federal budget debate. "We are in the midst of a battle," said Art Guzzetti, vice president of policy and research for the American Public Transportation Association.
  
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• 2nd Person Dies In Violent Route 30 Crash

  28-04-2017 16:32
  
  UNITY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A second person has died following a violent crash along Route 30 in Unity Township Thursday night.
  According to police, the crash happened near the Lewis Road intersection around 7:30 p.m. Three vehicles were involved in the crash.
  One driver, 72-year-old Richard McLaughlin, was pronounced dead Thursday evening. Authorities say McLaughlin was turning onto Route 30 when his Buick Regal was struck by a Volkswagen GTI that was traveling at a high rate of speed and fai
  
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• Ex-Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting 2 Women With Sex Toy During Illegal Traffic Stop

  28-04-2017 16:14
  
  EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) – A former suburban Cleveland police officer suspected of assaulting two women with a sex toy during an illegal traffic stop has pleaded not guilty to charges including gross sexual imposition and abduction.
  Forty-nine-year-old Kenneth Bolton Jr., of Middlefield, also faces misdemeanor civil rights charges. The former East Cleveland officer was arraigned Thursday in Cuyahoga County court.
  Cleveland.com reports Bolton is free on bond.
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• Port Authority to delay cashless T fares, promises fair enforcement of nonpayment

  28-04-2017 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Port Authority won’t start using its cashless pay system on the T on July 1, and when it does it won’t use racial profiling or other discriminatory policies to enforcement payment, agency officials said Friday.
  
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• Coalition raises racial issue over Port Authority cashless system

  28-04-2017 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A group of transit advocates who wanted the Port Authority to delay the implementation of a cashless pay system that was supposed to begin on July 1, will get its wishes, though not for the reasons that were raised by group.
  
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• 7 Phila. teens missing after escaping from Western Pa. juvenile facility

  28-04-2017 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Seven Philadelphia teenagers remained unaccounted for Thursday after escaping last week from a residential facility for troubled youths in rural Western Pennsylvania, authorities said.
  
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• Woman, child flown to hospital following crash in New Castle

  28-04-2017 15:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 3-year-old child and a woman were flown to Pittsburgh hospitals Friday morning after a two-vehicle crash in New Castle.
  
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• Pitt Splits Commencement So Each Grad’s Name Can Be Read

  28-04-2017 15:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The University of Pittsburgh is holding two commencement ceremonies this weekend so each graduate can be recognized by name, without creating one ceremony that students and their families will consider too long.
  Kathy Humphrey, a senior vice chancellor, tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that school officials want graduates to “feel celebrated.” She says the changes resulted from student feedback saying they wanted the ceremony to be more personal.
  As a result,
  
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• Toyota Recalls 250K Tacoma Pickups; Rear Wheels Can Lock Up

  28-04-2017 15:05
  
  DETROIT (AP) – Toyota is recalling about 250,000 small pickup trucks mainly in North America because the rear wheels have the potential to lock up, causing drivers to lose control.
  The recall covers certain Tacoma trucks from the 2016 and 2017 model years.
  Toyota says oil can leak from the rear differential. That could damage components and cause the differential to lock up and stop the wheels from moving. A differential allows the wheels to travel at different speeds while a vehicle is tu
  
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• PTL Links: April 28, 2017

  28-04-2017 14:46
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  I Wish To Say
  Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
  PERSAD Art For Change
  Escape Room Pittsburgh
  K Bennett Development Group
  Steel City Rehab
  Lifespace Pittsburgh
  Post-Gazette “Seen” Column
  Cello Fury
  Pittsburgh Cello Fest
  
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• Tents Set Up Near Peduto’s House In Protest Of North Side Homeless Camp

  28-04-2017 13:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some people have set up tents near Mayor Bill Peduto’s house to protest a homeless tent city on the North Side.
  As of Friday morning, two tents were set up near his home in Point Breeze.
  It appears to be in response to a tent city on Howard Street that is being allowed by the city.
  The tent city is part of a Pittsburgh initiative, sponsored by the Homeless Outreach Coordinating Committee. Earlier this month, the Mayor’s Office said those homeless people have
  
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• Tents Set Up Near Peduto’s House In Apparent Protest Of North Side Homeless Camp

  28-04-2017 13:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some people have set up tents near Mayor Bill Peduto’s house to apparently protest a homeless tent city on the North Side.
  As of Friday morning, two tents were set up near his home in Point Breeze.
  It appears to be in response to a tent city on Howard Street that is being allowed by the city.
  The tent city is part of a Pittsburgh initiative, sponsored by the Homeless Outreach Coordinating Committee. The Mayor’s Office says these homeless people have the city
  
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• ‘Lowest Thing I’ve Seen’: Mayoral Race Takes Nasty Turn Over Homeless Camp

  28-04-2017 13:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some people have set up tents near Mayor Bill Peduto’s house to protest a homeless tent city on the North Side.
  As of Friday morning, two tents were set up near his home in Point Breeze. He’s calling it a political stunt.
  “This is absurdity, and it is also probably the lowest thing I’ve seen in Pittsburgh politics,” Peduto said.
  But Councilwoman Darlene Harris, Peduto’s opponent in the Democratic primary for mayor, says, “This i
  
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• Mayor Calls Ghostly Face Seen In Salem Streetlamp ‘Eerie’

  28-04-2017 13:27
  
  SALEM, Mass. (AP) – A Massachusetts city known for celebrating the occult is drawing attention after its mayor snapped a photo that appears to show a scowling face trapped in a streetlamp.
  Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll shared the photo on Twitter on Wednesday. The Democrat asks if other people can see the face, which she calls “eerie.”Anybody else see a face in this light?…Totally eerie, eh pic.twitter.com/W5OeVlz9yQ
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• Get Rid Of Unwanted Prescriptions On National Drug Take-Back Day

  28-04-2017 12:42
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — State and federal officials are encouraging Pennsylvanians to take action on National Drug Take-Back Day.
  Pennsylvania has 584 take-back locations where you can get ride of unwanted prescription drugs.
  View this map to explore all participating take-back locations.
  
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• Game Commission Holding Turkey Harvest Photo Contest

  28-04-2017 12:34
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is sponsoring its inaugural Turkey Harvest Photo Contest.
  Hunters can submit photos of themselves from the 2017 season. Entries will be narrowed down to a group of finalists in the adult hunter and youth hunter catergories.
  The winner in each category will receive a personalized, engraved box call.
  Photos can be sent by email to [email protected].
  The contest runs through June 5.
  
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• Uber Self-Driving Car Exec Steps Aside During Google Lawsuit

  28-04-2017 12:30
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The executive running Uber‘s self-driving car division is stepping aside while the company defends itself against charges that he provided the project with technology stolen from a Google spinoff.
  Anthony Levandowski, an autonomous vehicle expert who defected from Google last year, notified Uber’s staff of his decision in a Thursday email.
  He will remain at Uber, but won’t be overseeing a crucial self-driving car project while the ride-hailing service
  
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• TRAFFIC: Liberty Bridge, inbound tunnel closed this weekend, beginning tonight

  28-04-2017 11:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Liberty Bridge and the inbound Liberty Tunnel will be closed this weekend as part of ongoing deck reconstruction work.
  
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• Howard R. Lacey

  28-04-2017 11:38
  Howard is survived by his son, Howard R. Lacey, Jr. of Avon and five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy D. Lacey and his daughter, Janet H. Lacey Wanink, of Woodinville, Washington.
  
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• Occupancy drops for hotels, apartments in Downtown Pittsburgh

  28-04-2017 06:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The rapid increase in hotel rooms and apartments in and near Downtown over much of the last decade may be starting to take its toll.
  
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• Wind turbine may be added to Ross bus garage

  28-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Port Authority of Allegheny County wants to add a wind turbine to the bus garage in Ross to supply sustainable energy.
  
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• What's in a name? Pitt opts for a more personal commencement this weekend

  28-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  So, how long might it take to listen to some 2,500 names being read aloud inside an arena?
  
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