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• Pittsburgh woman dies while snorkeling in Florida

  10-05-2017 23:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Pittsburgh woman apparently drowned Wednesday while on vacation in Florida, authorities said.
  
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• Authorities identify Pittsburgh woman who died while snorkeling in Florida

  10-05-2017 23:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Pittsburgh woman apparently drowned Wednesday while on vacation in Florida, authorities said.
  
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• Attorney Argues Student Assault Cases Handled Differently Based On Race

  10-05-2017 23:55
  
  WOODLAND HILLS (KDKA) — Several cases of alleged assaults against students in the Woodland Hills School District involving staff seem to be treated differently when it comes to who will face charges and who will not.
  Cases of alleged assaults on students in Woodland Hills date back to 2015, but as of Tuesday, only one employee accused has been charged and could lose his job.
  “What more do you need? You got the video,” Todd Hollis, the attorney representing the victims, said. &l
  
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• Feeding Animals At Pittsburgh Zoo Is A Total Team Effort

  10-05-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Feeding the animals at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is no easy task. It takes a team of hardworking people.
  At the zoo, the days start quiet and peaceful in the exhibits, but there is plenty of action happening behind the scenes. The commissary is always buzzing with activity.
  “It’s not a hard job, but very busy. It keeps you going the whole day,” said Calvin Andrews.
  Andrews, who helps keep the kitchen running, doesn’t mind the hustle a
  
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• Young Boy Falls From Window In Whitehall Home

  10-05-2017 23:34
  WHITEHALL (KDKA) — A child fell out of a third-story window in Whitehall on Wednesday afternoon.
  It happened around 4:10 p.m. at a home in the 1700-block of Skyline Drive.
  According to neighbors, the boy was 2 or 3 years old.
  Neighbors say the child’s grandmother was at the home watching her grandson and a few other children when the incident happened.
  One neighbor said she looked outside when she heard screaming, and she saw the boy crying on the ground outside the window.
  The child
  
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• Child Reportedly Falls From Window In Whitehall Home

  10-05-2017 23:34
  WHITEHALL (KDKA) — A child reportedly fell out of a third-story window in Whitehall on Wednesday afternoon.
  It happened around 4:10 p.m. at a home in the 1700-block of Skyline Drive.
  According to neighbors, the child was 2 or 3 years old.
  Neighbors say the child’s grandmother was at the home watching that child and a few other children when the incident happened.
  One neighbor said she looked outside when she heard screaming, and she saw the child crying on the ground outside the wind
  
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• Murphy meets privately with constituents to discuss healthcare bill

  10-05-2017 23:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  It may have escaped notice in yesterday’s crush of news, but Congressman Tim Murphy met with nearly two dozen residents of his district to discuss the American Health Care Act, the controversial legislation passed by the House along party lines to overturn former President Barack Obama’s health-coverage initiative.
  
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• Whitehall police probe child's fall from third-floor window

  10-05-2017 23:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are investigating how a child fell from a third-story window of a residential building Wednesday afternoon in Whitehall.
  
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• Kidsburgh: ‘Gift Of Art’ To Pittsburgh Public Schools

  10-05-2017 22:56
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You only have a few weeks left to see an exhibit at the Heinz History Center that’s been in the making for 100 years.
  The impressive collection of art from regional artists now graces the museum’s walls, so to learn that all of the art came from, and is going back to, the Pittsburgh Public Schools is surprising.
  For more information on the “Gift of Art” collection, visit the Heinz History Center website here!
  For the past 100 years, an organizati
  
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• Tony Awards 2017: 10 Fast Facts

  10-05-2017 21:33
  The 2017 Tony Awards will air on June 11th at 8/7c on CBS. To get you in the Tony’s spirit, check out these 10 fast facts.
  The Tony Awards were named after actress, director, producer and former leader of the American Theatre Wing, Antoinette Perry
  The first two Tony Awards had no official award, winners were given a scroll and a memento, such as a money clip or purse
  Harold Prince has won 21 Tony Awards, more than any other individual in history
  Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 18
  
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• Road closure set for Thursday for floodgate testing

  10-05-2017 20:52
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• Highmark, Geisinger to join forces for new care model

  10-05-2017 20:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Highmark Inc. and Geisinger Health System officials on Wednesday said they have signed a letter of intent for a joint clinical venture in north central Pennsylvania that will focus on providing community-based care that is both affordable and accessible.
  
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• Senate OKs bill to clear way for more police body cameras

  10-05-2017 20:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — Legislation approved by the Pennsylvania state Senate on Wednesday seeks to clear legal hurdles for police departments to expand their officers’ use of body cameras, and it gives departments the discretion to refuse public requests for copies of audio or video recordings by officers.
  
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• TV Cabinet Topples, Injures 5-Year-Old Girl In New Kensington

  10-05-2017 20:22
  
  NEW KENSINGTON (KDKA) – A girl has been taken to the hospital after a television cabinet toppled onto her in New Kensington.
  According to officials at the scene, the incident happened in the 600 block of Fifth Avenue around 2 p.m.
  Five kids were believed to have been playing outside when the television cabinet fell on a 5-year-old girl’s leg.
  A woman walking by heard the girl screaming and ran to help.Solid wood entertainment center falls on five-year-old in you can. Individual who s
  
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• Harrowing Timeline Of Penn State Frat’s Deadly Night Released

  10-05-2017 20:02
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — Helped by surveillance footage, prosecutors painted a harrowing picture of the events inside a Penn State University fraternity in early February that led them to charge 18 members in the death of a pledge.
  The video from cameras inside Beta Theta Pi, interviews with students and text messages allowed them to build a detailed timeline of what happened to Timothy Piazza – from his arrival for pledge acceptance night to his frat brothers’ decision to c
  
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• Wegmans, Publix Voted America’s Favorite Grocery Stores

  10-05-2017 19:53
  CBS Local — After dethroning four-time reigning favorite grocery store champion Trader Joe’s, Wegmans has successfully defended its crown. Well, sort of. Wegmans finished in a tie for first with Publix, and Trader Joe’s finished in third, according to a survey taken by more than 12,000 shoppers, handled by Market Force.
  The top three only differ by the most granular of margins as first through third is separated by just one percent. Fourth place is H-E-B, trailing thi
  
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• NHL Analyst Keith Jones: ‘I Think The Pens Find A Way’

  10-05-2017 19:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- NHL on NBC Analyst Keith Jones joined Cook and Poni just hours before tonight’s all or nothing Game 7 between the Penguins and Capitals in Washington, D.C.
  The Caps are the heavy favorite at home tonight, but don’t tell Jones that.
  “The Pens have a very good chance,” Jones said. “Because the Caps are once again the favorite and that is when they have all stumbled in the past.”
  Jones continues to explain his thoughts saying
  
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• DA to consider charging Pittsburgh police officer for violent South Side arrest

  10-05-2017 19:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Wednesday that he “has a problem” with a Pittsburgh police officer’s violent arrest of a man outside a South Side bar Sunday.
  
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• Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Considering Run For White House

  10-05-2017 18:57
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – After conquering Hollywood, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may have his sights set on the White House.
  The actor and former pro wrestler tells GQ that he thinks a presidential run is “a real possibility.”
  Johnson says if he were president, “poise” and “leadership” would be top priorities.
  One thing he’s not in favor of is President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban, saying that he believes “in inclusion.&rdquo
  
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• After swift uproar a planned East Liberty restaurant opts for new name

  10-05-2017 18:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Call it not the fox, but rather the faux pas in the chicken coop.
  
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• Pittsburgh CLO Announces 2017 Gene Kelly Award Nominees; Ceremony Set for May 27th

  10-05-2017 18:35
  Pittsburgh CLO has announced the nominees for the 27th Annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. The awards show will take place on Saturday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh.
  
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• Etna man acquitted in double slaying

  10-05-2017 18:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  An Allegheny County jury has acquitted an Etna man charged in a double homicide.
  
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• Man Found Not Guilty On All Charges In Etna Double Murder Case

  10-05-2017 18:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man accused of killing two people in Etna has been found not guilty on all charges.
  The jury reached their decision around noon on Wednesday.
  In the opening statements of the trial, both sides told the jury Josh Huber shot and killed Melissa Zuk and Derek Schindler.  The question was whether the killings were premeditated murders or shootings in self-defense.
  The shootings happened on April 15, 2016, in an apartment building on Vilsack Road in Etna.
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• Trump Says Comey ‘Was Not Doing A Good Job’

  10-05-2017 18:02
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says ousted FBI Director James Comey “was not doing a good job.” It was Trump’s first public remarks about his firing Tuesday of the FBI chief.
  Trump briefly spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday after a closed meeting with Russia’s foreign minister. His remarks come as the White House is defending the decision to dismiss Comey. Administration officials have said the firing was not related to the investigation in
  
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• U.S. mine blast: Ex-coal CEO Blankenship at end of prison term

  10-05-2017 17:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is finishing up a one-year federal prison sentence arising from the deadliest U.S. mine explosion in four decades.
  
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• NHL Network’s MacLean: Game 7 Is A Test Of Wills

  10-05-2017 17:48
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan)- Well, it’s all come down to this. After establishing a 3-1 series lead over the Capitals, the Penguins have seen it slip away with 4-2 and 5-2 defeats in Games 5 and 6 respectively, leaving a winner-take-all Game 7 tonight in Washington, D.C.
  Many Penguins’ fans are doubting whether their hometown Pens can pull off a win and advance past Washington, given the effort displayed at home on Monday in Game 6. But all is not lost, at least according to NHL Networ
  
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• Multiple Reports Of Teens Being Groped Under Investigation In Rochester

  10-05-2017 16:23
  
  ROCHESTER (KDKA) – Police are investigating after three teenage girls reported being groped in Beaver County.
  According to the Beaver County Times, the incidents happened in Rochester from April 7 through May 8.
  All three victims are 16 years of age.
  The first incident happened near a Sheetz on April 7, the second happened on Rhode Island Avenue on April 29, and the third happened Monday as a girl was walking to her school.
  In all three incidents, the suspect was described as being a heavy
  
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• Weirton officer fired for not shooting man sues city

  10-05-2017 16:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  The day after the city of Weirton’s manager and police chief publicly called him a bad cop because they said he “froze” when he did not shoot a black man holding a gun last May, Stephen Mader got a text from the officer who did shoot and kill the man.
  
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• Wife Of ESPN Broadcaster Chris Berman Dies In Crash

  10-05-2017 16:13
  WOODBURY, Conn. (AP) – The wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman has died in a traffic crash in Connecticut.
  State police say 67-year-old Katherine Ann Berman, of Cheshire, was one of two victims in the two-vehicle crash at about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday in Woodbury. The other victim was 87-year-old Edward Bertulis, of Waterbury.
  ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement the death is a “devastating tragedy and difficult to comprehend” and pledged to give Chris Berman &l
  
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• City begins distributing water filters to residents

  10-05-2017 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city of Pittsburgh has begun distributing free water filters to hundreds of high-priority households in Pittsburgh and Millvale in an effort to guard against lead contamination.
  
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• Could New Headphones Give You A Better Workout?

  10-05-2017 15:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Researchers in San Francisco believe they’ve created headphones that will give you a better workout.
  The Halo Sport headphones have a set of nibs that send a faint electrical charge into the area of the brain that controls muscle reaction.
  The electrical charge is supposed to strengthen the connection between your brain and muscles, which researchers say increases your performance when you move.
  “So that it improves better, improves faster and you get more b
  
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• PTL Links: May 10, 2017

  10-05-2017 14:29
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Gene Kelly Awards
  Heinz History Center
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Mother’s Day Recipes
  Winning Plate With Leslie Bonci
  
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• Rania’s Mother’s Day Recipes

  10-05-2017 14:25
  
  If you’re looking to make mom a special meal for Mother’s Day, check out these recipes from Rania Harris!
  Breakfast Bread Pudding
  Extra-virgin olive oil
  8 cups rustic Italian bread, crust removed, cut into 1-inch cubes
  Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  ½ pound spicy or mild bulk sausage (your choice)
  10 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced (about 4 cups)
  2 cloves garlic, minced
  5 ounces fresh baby spinach (about 5 cups)
  1 ½ cups shredded Gruyere,
  1/3 cup gra
  
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• Yuengling’s Ice Cream Now Available In Smaller Portions

  10-05-2017 12:50
  More people have a chance to try Yuengling’s Ice Cream.
  It’s now available in smaller portions at Sheetz convenience stores.
  Click this link to locate a store near you that sells Yuengling’s Ice Cream.
  
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• Water main break closes Gateway school

  10-05-2017 12:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  A water main break has forced the closure of Moss Side Middle School in Monroeville on Wednesday, according to Gateway School District officials.
  
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• 7 Reasons To Believe In The Penguins In Game 7

  10-05-2017 12:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It wasn’t that long ago when the Pittsburgh Penguins appeared to be well on their way to eliminating the Washington Capitals in their Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series.
  The Penguins held a 3-1 lead in the series, but the Capitals fought off elimination in Game 5 and then dominated the Pens in Game 6.
  Penguins fans may be fearing the worst heading into Wednesday night’s decisive Game 7, but we found at least seven reasons to believe in the Pens.
  #7
  
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• Amber Alert Issued For Child From Akron, Ohio

  10-05-2017 12:11
  AKRON, Oh. (KDKA) — An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday morning for a 1 year old child from Akron, Ohio.
  The posting by the National Center For Missing & Exploited Children says Darius Heard Jr. was taken from his residence by his non-custodial father, Darius Heard Sr.
  They are believed to be traveling in a later model, silver Chevrolet Sonic with a Texas license plate. The vehicle also has an Enterprise rental sticker on the front windshiled of the driver’s side.
  Darius Heard Jr
  
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• Amber Alert Canceled For Child From Akron, Ohio

  10-05-2017 12:11
  
  AKRON, Ohio (KDKA) – An Amber Alert issued Wednesday morning for a 1-year-old child from Akron, Ohio has been canceled.
  The posting by the National Center For Missing & Exploited Children says Darius Heard Jr. was taken from his residence by his non-custodial father, Darius Heard Sr.
  (Photo Courtesy: National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
  They are believed to be traveling in a later model, silver Chevrolet Sonic with a Texas license plate. The vehicle also has an Enterpr
  
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• Wilkinsburg Mass Shooting Witness Charged With Threatening Judge

  10-05-2017 11:50
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) — A man described as a “key witness” in a deadly mass shooting in Wilkinsburg is charged with treatening a judge.
  According to a police criminal complaint, Frederick Collins launched into an expletive-filled outburst during a court hearing on April 26. He was there to be sentenced in a separate case that dates back to 2015.
  Police say Common Pleas Judge Donna Jo McDaniel was just beginning to speak when Collins started his tirade. Collins allegedly t
  
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• TRAFFIC: Part of Route 65 NB in Ambridge, Negley Run Blvd. closed Wednesday morning

  10-05-2017 11:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Northbound Route 65 is closed Wednesday morning in the area of the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge for water line repairs after a truck hit the span, damaging a line the day before.
  
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• Allegheny Co. Executive Forms Lead Task Force

  10-05-2017 11:01
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) — Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced Tuesday that he has formed a Lead Task Force.
  The 9-member task force will focus on childhood lead exposure. It will review county data, strategies and literature. It will also examine potential policies. A report and recommendations are expected to be delivered to the County Executive within six months.
  One potential policy is already moving toward approval. Last Wednesday, the Allegheny County Board of Health v
  
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• Barnes Doubles In Stripling In 10th, Dodgers Beat Pirates

  10-05-2017 08:08
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Austin Barnes hit an RBI pinch-double with one out in the 10th inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Tuesday night.
  Barnes lined the first pitch he saw from Daniel Hudson (0-2) into the gap in right-center field. Pitcher Ross Stripling scored from first after pinch running for Yasmani Grandal, who led off the 10th with a single.
  Los Angeles starter Julio Urias lost a no-hit bid when Andrew McCutchen doubled leading off the seventh inni
  
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• Mt. Lebanon environmental head resigns in protest

  10-05-2017 06:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  An advisory board chairman in Mt. Lebanon resigned Tuesday in protest, he said, of his board being “ignored” by commissioners and “largely ineffectual” as a result.
  
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• URA: Pittsburgh landmarks in line to be developed

  10-05-2017 06:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two city landmarks — the former detective building in East Liberty and the site of the old Poli restaurant in Squirrel Hill — are getting a new lease on life.
  
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• Pittsburgh landmarks are in line to be developed, URA says

  10-05-2017 06:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two city landmarks — the former detective building in East Liberty and the site of the old Poli restaurant in Squirrel Hill — are getting a new lease on life.
  
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• North Shore-based WTW Architects earns national reputation for designing student unions

  10-05-2017 06:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  College and university student centers have been a hot market for North Shore-based architectural firm WTW Architects over the nearly 60 years it has been in business.
  
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• North Shore-based architect gains national attention for designing student unions

  10-05-2017 06:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  College and university student centers have been a hot market for North Shore-based architectural firm WTW Architects over the nearly 60 years it has been in business.
  
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• Obituary: Harry E. Lanauze / McKeesport physician flew with legendary Tuskegee Airmen

  10-05-2017 06:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Harry E. Lanauze, a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and long-time McKeesport-area physician who died Sunday at age 91 at his home in Lincoln, will be honored at Saturday at the Wings Over Pittsburgh air show.
  
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• Housing authority officials say land selected for Homewood community center is best

  10-05-2017 06:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  The director of the city housing authority is defending a plan to build a community center on land owned by a church whose pastor is an authority board member.
  
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