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• Wolf Nearing Extinction Gives Birth To 6 Pups At Museum

  29-04-2017 23:34
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – A wolf nearing extinction in the wild has given birth to six pups at a North Carolina museum.
  The News & Observer reports a 6-year-old red wolf at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham gave birth Friday to three male and three female pups. It marks the first births of the critically endangered animal at the museum since 2002.
  A critically endangered species is at very high risk of extinction.
  Red wolves were once a top predator throughout the southeastern United
  
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• Child Killed, 3 Adults Injured When Truck Hits Car In NYC

  29-04-2017 23:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Police say a 3-year-old girl was killed and three adults were injured when a garbage truck hit another vehicle in a New York City neighborhood.
  The crash happened at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Bronx.
  Police say a driver in a Chevrolet Malibu swerved to avoid a pothole and was rear-ended by the garbage truck.
  A 3-year-old girl who was a passenger in the car was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital.
  The driver of the truck and two adults from the car were treated for minor injuri
  
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• Steelers Select QB, DB, Long Snapper On Day 3 Of NFL Draft

  29-04-2017 23:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers selected a quarterback, a defensive back, and a long snapper on Day 3 of the NFL Draft.
  Around 1:30 p.m. the Steelers announced their selection of Joshua Dobbs from Tennessee.With the 135th pick in the 2017 #NFLDraft, we select QB Joshua Dobbs. pic.twitter.com/kefGLhF63X
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 29, 2017Press conference on 4th-Rd pick, QB Joshua Dobbs. Watch more on @nflnetworkhttps://t.co/TexgcKpw4d
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• Rostraver Ice Garden Wins Kraft Hockeyville Contest

  29-04-2017 22:11
  
  ROSTRAVER (KDKA) — The Rostraver Ice Garden is officially the winner of the Kraft Hockeyville Contest.
  The rink will receive $150,000 for improvements, which owner Jim Murphy says will be put to good use. The rink will also have the chance to host a 2017-2018 NHL pre-season game between the Penguins and the St. Louis Blues.
  For the second time in three years, @HockeyvilleUSA is in Western PA!
  Congratulations to Rostraver Ice Garden! See…twitter.com/i/web/status/8…—Pitts
  
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• Woman injured while watinig for bus

  29-04-2017 22:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  A woman waiting for a bus at Port Authority shelter in Green Tree was injured when a car crashed into the structure.
  
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• Woman injured while waiting for bus

  29-04-2017 22:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  A woman waiting for a bus at Port Authority shelter in Green Tree was injured when a car crashed into the structure.
  
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• Shaler bank robbed of undetermined amount of money

  29-04-2017 22:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man who indicated he was armed robbed the Next Tier Bank in Shaler at 10:44 a.m. Saturday.
  
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• Police, FBI Investigating Shaler Bank Robbery

  29-04-2017 21:36
  
  SHALER (KDKA) — The Shaler Township Police Department and the FBI’s Pittsburgh Division are investigating a bank robbery that happened Saturday morning.
  The robbery took place around 10:45 a.m. at the Next Tier Bank in the 1600-block of Babcock Boulevard.
  According to police, a man entered the bank, approached a teller, and passed the teller a note that indicated he had a gun. The man took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the scene on foot.
  Police say no weapon was seen during
  
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• Nonbelievers’ Challenge To House Prayers Allowed To Proceed

  29-04-2017 20:57
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A federal judge in Pennsylvania is keeping alive a lawsuit by nonbelievers who want to be allowed to give invocations at the start of state House sessions.
  U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner ruled Friday the case will continue on the claim that the practice violates the Establishment Clause of the Constitution’s First Amendment, prohibiting the establishment of religion by the government.
  The judge says that part of the lawsuit argues the policy favors beli
  
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• Trump opponents march in Oakland for climate justice

  29-04-2017 20:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ahead of President Donald J. Trump’s scheduled speech to supporters in Harrisburg this evening, a larger-than-life version of Mr. Trump made an appearance on the streets of Oakland this morning to berate his opponents.
  
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• Vehicle Hits Bus Shelter In Green Tree, Two People Injured

  29-04-2017 20:22
  
  GREEN TREE (KDKA) — Two people were taken to the hospital Saturday after an accident in Green Tree.
  It happened around 1:30 p.m. on Noblestown Road and Alter Road when a vehicle crashed into a bus shelter.
  The driver of the vehicle and one person in the bus shelter were injured. The severity of their injuries was not provided.
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  Port Authority Police are handling the investigation.
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• Steelers Select QB Joshua Dobbs In 4th Round Of Draft

  29-04-2017 19:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have selected a quarterback in the fourth round of the NFL Draft.
  Around 1:30 p.m. the Steelers announced their selection of Joshua Dobbs from Tennessee.With the 135th pick in the 2017 #NFLDraft, we select QB Joshua Dobbs. pic.twitter.com/kefGLhF63X
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 29, 2017Press conference on 4th-Rd pick, QB Joshua Dobbs. Watch more on @nflnetworkhttps://t.co/TexgcKpw4d
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers)
  
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• Ohio Family Surprised When Mark Zuckerberg Comes To Dinner

  29-04-2017 18:54
  
  NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (AP/KDKA) – An Ohio family says they learned just 20 minutes before dinner this week that a planned mystery guest would be Facebook founder and billionaire Mark Zuckerberg.
  The Vindicator of Youngstown reports Zuckerberg dined Friday evening with the Moore family in Newton Falls, about 55 miles (89 kilometers) southeast of Cleveland. The newspaper reports Zuckerberg had asked his staff to find Democrats who voted for President Donald Trump in November.Daniel Moore, who v
  
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• ‘People’s Climate March’ Takes On Trump’s Policies On 100th Day

  29-04-2017 18:33
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) — Thousands concerned about climate change are expected to march through the nation’s capital as part of the People’s Climate March.
  “We resist. We build. We rise,” a slogan for the event reads.
  The main march was set to begin at 12:30 near the Capitol. Marchers then plan to move to the White House and end up at the Washington Monument.
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  Sister marches were plann
  
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• 3 Killed When Air Ambulance Crashes In Texas Panhandle

  29-04-2017 17:31
  
  AMARILLO, Texas (AP) – Authorities say three people are dead after an air ambulance crashed overnight in Texas just south of the airport in Amarillo.
  Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Cindy Barkley says the small plane went down about 12:30 a.m. Saturday in an industrial section of the city between Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport and Interstate 40.
  She says officials are working to identify the victims and notify relatives.
  Rico Aviation, an air ambulance service based in
  
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• 13-Year-Old Charged With Assault Of 4 In Westmoreland Co.

  29-04-2017 17:29
  
  DERRY TWP. (KDKA) — A 13-year-old girl is facing charges after police say she assaulted four adults in Westmoreland County.
  According to state police, it happened Thursday evening at Adelphoi, Susan’s Place, a juvenile mental health facility for girls, in the 2800 block of Ligonier Street.
  A press release states that the accused teen was being restrained by the four alleged victims for “being defiant.”
  The teen allegedly “punched Victim 1 in the left eye, pulled out
  
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• Man with shotgun shot by Pittsburgh police officer

  29-04-2017 17:13
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• Officials: Missing Texas Officer Faked His Death, Fled To Mexico

  29-04-2017 16:25
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (KDKA) — An Austin police officer is facing charges after investigators looking into his disappearance said he staged his own death.
  Investigators said Coleman Miller Martin, 29, is believed to now be in Mexico, according to CBS Austin. Because of the vast resources used to attempt to locate him, he is now facing a Class A Misdemeanor charge of False Alarm or Report.
  The initial investigation began when Martin’s wife called 911 on April 25 to say the man was suicidal an
  
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• Pittsburgh police wound man in East Liberty

  29-04-2017 14:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man believed to be in his 20s who Pittsburgh police say was carrying a shotgun, was wounded by an officer early this morning in East Liberty.
  
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• Former Officer Charged With Hitting Kids With Car In Florida, Killing 13-Year-Old

  29-04-2017 12:49
  
  MIAMI (AP) – A Florida man accused of driving drunk and fatally striking one boy and injuring four other students as they were walking home from a school bus stop is being held on $600,000 bail.
  The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says bond was set for 48-year-old John Camfield during his first court appearance Friday afternoon. He faces 11 charges, including DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide.
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• Mystery In Virginia: Someone Is Shaving Other People’s Cats

  29-04-2017 12:45
  
  WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) – Why would someone go around shaving other people’s cats?
  The mystery has the attention of police in Waynesboro, a small city in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley where someone has been taking cats and precisely shaving their underbellies or legs. It’s happened to seven cats since December.
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  Police Capt. Kelly Walker said Friday that all the cats have been returned othe
  
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• Police Shoot Man Carrying Shotgun In East Liberty

  29-04-2017 12:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man has been hospitalized following an officer-involved shooting in East Liberty.
  According to police, it happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
  Officers were called to the area of the 700 block of Mellon Street for a report of a male wearing a red hooded sweatshirt who was armed with a shotgun.
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  Upon arrival, responding officers saw a male matching that description walking along
  
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• Holbrook man charged with human trafficking

  29-04-2017 08:21
  A Holbrook man is facing several felony charges, including human trafficking, for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl at an Allegheny County motel last June.
  
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• Cervelli Leads Balanced Attack In Pirates’ 12-2 Win

  29-04-2017 07:46
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The hits piled up in a hurry early and continued throughout the game for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  Francisco Cervelli drove in three runs and the Pirates scored eight times in the second inning in a 12-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.
  “It was one of those games where everybody’s running to the bat rack,” said Pirates third baseman Josh Harrison, who had three hits and drove in two runs.
  Jordy Mercer homered and had two RBIs and Andrew McCutchen
  
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• Butler Co. Prosecutors Seeking Death Penalty Against Suspect In Boy’s Death

  29-04-2017 07:35
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — Prosecutors in Butler County will seek the death penalty in the case of a 20-year-old man accused of raping and killing his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son.
  Keith Jordan Lambing was arrested after Bentley Miller‘s death on March 21.
  District Attorney Richard Goldinger told KDKA at Lambing’s preliminary hearing that his office would seek that punishment due to “aggravating circumstances” in the case.
  The intent to file was submitted on Friday,
  
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• ‘We Did It All For Him’: Parents Of Drowning Victim, 2, Meet Boy Who Received Son’s Heart

  29-04-2017 07:15
  
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) — Dean “Burrito” Gillum, 2, died in August 2015 of an accidental drowning.
  Dean’s parents, Laura and Paul Gillum of Canonsburg, turned their grief over their son’s unexpected death into the gift of life, when they made the brave decision to donate his organs.
  The toddler fell into the family’s backyard swimming pool and later died at UPMC Children’s Hospital.
  Paul Gillum, the boy’s father, told KDKA-TV’s Ralph Iannotti, &ldq
  
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• Steelers Pick Hometown Cancer Survivor James Conner In NFL Draft

  29-04-2017 06:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A year ago, James Conner was in the middle of chemotherapy treatment as he waged a battle against Hodgkin’s Lymphoma that left the Pitt star running back drained but resolute.
  Conner never doubted he’d make the NFL. Even as the drugs sapped his strength and wreaked havoc on his immune system.
  Then the phone rang on Friday night as the third round of the 2017 NFL draft neared a close. It was the Pittsburgh Steelers offering him a job. And just like that, Conner
  
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• Volunteer 'secretaries' type out, mail letters to Trump

  29-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Market Square was turned into a temporary office space Friday evening as 10 “secretaries,” wearing patent leather pumps and sporting beehive hairdos, took dictation and tapped away at their typewriters.
  
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• Umbrella Sky will rise over art festival

  29-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Umbrella Sky Project, a “floating canvas” of colorful umbrellas that will hover over an aisle in Gateway Center, will be one of the public art installations at the 2017 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, which runs June 2-11 in Point State Park, Gateway Center and the Downtown Cultural District. 
  
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• Turnpike expands cashless tolling to Beaver Valley Expressway on Sunday

  29-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  No cash to pay the toll on the Beaver Valley Expressway? No problem.
  
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• Review Board complaint details case at heart of dispute with police union

  29-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  When the three Pittsburgh police officers arrived at the home on 53rd Street in Lawrenceville on March 30, 2015, they could see a woman holding a scalpel inside, shouting that she was going to kill herself and the officers, too, if they came in.
  
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• Pittsburgh Athletic Association faces uncertain future

  29-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Athletic Association fended off a sheriff’s sale at its historic clubhouse in Oakland this week, but it still faces an uphill battle to survive amid massive debts, a tarnished image and an exodus of employees.
  
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• Pet Tales: Sanctuary offers hope to unwanted farm animals

  29-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The picturesque farm is unique in many ways. It’s not in a rural area but in suburban Franklin Park. It has pastures and woods and a creek and a pond. There’s a lovely new barn, chicken coops and multiple sheds to shelter 125 animals. But it’s a scaled-down miniaturized farm on just 7 acres.
  
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• PAA faces uncertain future

  29-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Athletic Association fended off a sheriff’s sale at its historic clubhouse in Oakland this week, but it still faces an uphill battle to survive amid massive debts, a tarnished image and an exodus of employees.
  
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• Board advances plan to study PWSA

  29-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Plans to study the distressed Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority edged ahead Friday, securing support from the PWSA board.
  
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• Allegheny County judge denies funds for expert in resentencing of juvenile lifer

  29-04-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  In 2007, at age 17, Michael McMillan of Braddock shot his friend in the head.
  
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• Unusual Art Display Brings ‘60s Secretaries With Typewriters To Pittsburgh

  29-04-2017 05:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you walked through Market Square Friday evening, you probably noticed something unusual.
  “Secretaries” dressed like they were out of the 1960s armed with manual typewriters, ready to take your message to President Donald Trump.
  The “I Wish To Say” project is a public art exhibit that’s visited a list of cities, including New York, San Francisco and Chicago.
  It happens to be in Pittsburgh on President’s Trump’s 99th and 100th
  
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• Lincoln photo exhibit debuting at Pittsburgh museum

  29-04-2017 04:14
  When Bruce Klein opened the Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History in Pittsburgh 22 years ago, it was about creating something different by displaying and preserving the history of images from the 19th century.
  
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• Police Looking For Beechview Woman Who Disappeared A Week Ago

  29-04-2017 04:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are asking for help finding a Beechview woman who hasn’t been seen in a week.
  According to police, 46-year-old Dana Perdue was last seen on the night of April 21 in Monessen. She was wearing a black jogging suit and driving a rental car.
  She is described as having a light complexion and is 5-feet-10-inches tall and 190 pounds. Her hair is either blonde or brown.Also, she has a birthmark on the lower left side of her left cheek and a tattoo on her
  
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• Police searching for missing Beechview woman

  29-04-2017 03:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are asking for the public’s help searching for a Beechview woman who has been missing for a week.
  
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• Steelers Select WR In 2nd Round, CB And Hometown Favorite RB In 3rd Round

  29-04-2017 03:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — In the second and third rounds of the NFL Draft, the Steelers took a wide receiver and cornerback, and also made a lot of Pittsburgh sports fans happy by drafting a familiar name at running back.
  With their second pick in the third round, the Steelers took Pitt Panthers running back James Conner.
  Staying in Pittsburgh!
  The @Steelers select @Pitt_FB RB @JamesConner_ with the 105th overall pick!#NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/mZjqXvJrGC
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• Furry Tails: Chrome & Clarabelle Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  29-04-2017 02:53
  
  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!_____________________________________________________
  Chrome
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  This cool cat is Chrome! He&rs
  
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• Before You Post Your “10 Concerts” Post On Facebook, Security Experts Have A Warning

  29-04-2017 02:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The “10 Concerts” phenomenon has taken over Facebook, but security experts have a warning about the posts.You’ve probably seen the posts circulating on Facebook, they’re titled “10 Concerts I’ve Been to, One is a Lie.”Users make up a list of 9 concerts they have actually attended, and then one that is made-up, asking their friends to then guess which concert is the fake.Security experts are warning social media users that while
  
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• Arkansas Girl Found Dead After Mom, Great-Uncle Killed

  29-04-2017 01:25
  
  MENA, Ark. (AP) – One of two missing Arkansas siblings was found dead in a wooded area on Friday near the creek where their mother’s body was discovered and not far from where another relative was found dead, authorities said. Investigators are hopeful the other child is alive.
  The body of 2-year-old Acelynn Wester was found in a heavily wooded area near the town of Cove in far western Arkansas, not far from where her mother, 43-year-old Bethany Jo Wester, was found dead Tuesday, acc
  
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• Arkansas 2-Year-Old Found Dead, 2nd Child Missing

  29-04-2017 01:25
  
  MENA, Ark. (AP) – The Latest on two relatives found dead and missing children in Arkansas (all times local):
  6:15 p.m.
  Investigators say one of two Arkansas children reported missing after their mother’s body was found in a creek has been found dead, and teams are still searching for the other child.
  Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer says the body of 2-year-old Acelynn Wester was found in a heavily wooded area Friday near the town of Cove, not far from where her mother’s body wa
  
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• Verizon Email Undergoing Big Changes, Migrating To AOL Server

  29-04-2017 01:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — POP QUIZ!How many businesses, creditors, online accounts, contacts, friends and ships at sea have your email address?These days we are identified by our email address more often than our social security number.So, you can imagine the concern of Verizon.net customers when an email arrives saying things like, “You must take action,” and “Your email will be blocked!”
  A couple of years ago, Verizon bought AOL and they’ve been operating email on
  
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• ‘Steel City Rehab’: Fox Chapel Couple To Be Featured On HGTV

  29-04-2017 01:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburghers love their neighborhoods.
  “The barbershop is right around the corner that I can walk to. We’ve got the old grocery store that’s been there for 40 years that I can walk to where people know my name when I walk in, and it’s hard to find that in this day and age,” Friendship resident Allen Ellis said.
  The Bennetts specialize in fixing up and then flipping wonderful old homes. This weekend, HGTV will air a pilot about their effort
  
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• Fired From ‘The Apprentice’ Twice, Omarosa Is Hired For The White House

  29-04-2017 00:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Featured on Donald Trump’s show “The Apprentice,” Omarosa Manigault was once listed in TV Guide as one of the nastiest TV villains.
  “I didn’t come here to make friends,” she said on one show. “I said that from day one, and if you wouldn’t be so freaking sensitive…”
  Omarosa was fired not once, but twice, by Trump.
  “Omarosa, you not only lost. You got creamed,” Trump told her in one episode. “Y
  
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• Water Main Break Sends Water 30 Feet Into The Air

  29-04-2017 00:05
  
  MOUNT OLIVER (KDKA) — A broken water main created a massive geyser that shot water 20 to 30 feet into the air in Mount Oliver this afternoon.
  The main broke this afternoon in the 1700-block of Arlington Avenue.
  People who witnessed it say it was a spectacular sight.
  “We were parking, and I walked out of the car and walked down, and I saw water shooting up,” said one witness. “It was clear up to the telephone poles. It was spraying everybody. It was crazy.”
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