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• Environmental Group Offers Easy Way To Get Rid Of Hard-To-Recycle Items

  12-05-2017 23:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s Spring cleaning time, and many of us have items to get rid of but can’t because of local municipal rules.
  “We call hard-to-recycle items things that you generally have a sense that should be recyclable but yet they are not accepted in your curbside household program,” says Justin Stockdale, director of the local chapter of the Pennsylvania Resources Council.
  So what are those items?
  “Car tires, polystyrene foam is a big one that we see
  
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• Self-Defense Class Gives Mothers & Daughters Chance To Bond, Learn Self-Empowerment

  12-05-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s not your typical mother-daughter bonding experience.
  KDKA’s Kym Gable learned recently that some local moms and daughters are celebrating Mother’s Day with a different kind of “day-out.”
  No cooking or crafting classes here; instead, groups of parents and kids get physical with “The Fearless Female Safety Seminar.”
  The brother-sister team of Daniel Pioquidio and Lisa Johnson created the comprehensive one-hour workshops after
  
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• Police: Bank Robber Disguised Himself With Possible Wig, Lady’s Hosiery Over His Face

  12-05-2017 23:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are looking for an armed suspect who held up a bank in Brookline on Friday afternoon.
  The robbery happened just after 3 p.m. at Community Bank on Brookline Boulevard.
  The suspect is described as a white male, about 5-feet-9-inches tall. He was wearing a black, puffy coat and carrying a black semi-automatic handgun.
  Police say he used lady’s hosiery to disguise his face and may have also been wearing a long-haired wig.Police: Masked gunman robs 2 tellers at
  
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• Allegheny County Sheriff’s Race One Of The Hottest On Next Tuesday’s Ballot

  12-05-2017 23:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s one of the most visible races on the May primary ballot with dueling television endorsements.
  Mullen TV Ad:  “I want to talk to you about one of the greatest assets we have in Allegheny County — Sheriff Bill Mullen.”
  Satler TV Ad:  “The system is broken.  We need a change. We need George Satler.”
  Pittsburgh homicide detective George Satler is challenging two-term sheriff and former Pittsburgh deputy police chief Bi
  
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• Man wearing wig, masked in hosiery robs Brookline bank

  12-05-2017 23:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man who had lady’s hosiery over his face and may have been wearing a wig with long hair robbed a bank in Brookline at gunpoint Friday afternoon, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Pittsburgh Paintball Park Hosting ‘Steelers Vs. The Nation’ Tournament

  12-05-2017 22:35
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You can play paintball with the Pittsburgh Steelers next week.
  The Pittsburgh Paintball Park is hosting a tournament next Saturday.
  You could be paired with some Steelers players or play against them.
  It costs $65. That will get you paintballs, a t-shirt, lunch and autographs.
  All proceeds benefit “The Faith Motivated Foundation.”
  If you would like to register, click this link.
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• Official: 2-Year-Old Overdoses On Medication In Mother’s Purse

  12-05-2017 22:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A two-year-old girl was rushed to Children’s Hospital following an overdose in Beechview Friday afternoon.
  It happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of Broadway Avenue.
  Pittsburgh Police Spokeswoman Sonya Toler said it appeared that the child got into her mother’s purse and into her prescription medications.
  Neighbors say the family just moved into the neighborhood.
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• Official: 2-Year-Old Hospitalized After Ingesting Prescription Medication

  12-05-2017 22:30
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 2-year-old girl was rushed to Children’s Hospital after ingesting her mother’s prescription medication in Beechview Friday afternoon.
  It happened around 3:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of Broadway Avenue.
  Paramedics were called to the home on reports that a small child had accidentally ingested an unknown amount of prescription medications belonging to one of her parents.
  At first, police said the 2-year old girl found the medicine in her mother’s purse.
  
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• Keidel: Meet The Mets, Meet The Mess

  12-05-2017 21:54
  By Jason Keidel
  To the world west of the Hudson River, who don’t see New York City as the vortex of the sports universe, we have two baseball clubs that have lived on opposite sides of the tracks.
  The Yankees you know. Their history is basically baseball history, their legends a roll call of Cooperstown, the stuff of fame, fortune and fable. The Mets, created to somehow replace both the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, have not been so fortunate.
  But as the residue of the Joe Torre dy
  
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• Police: Mt. Lebanon Child Luring Incident ‘Cleared And Resolved’

  12-05-2017 21:53
  MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) — Police in Mount Lebanon have released new details about an alleged child luring incident near Foster Elementary School.
  According to police, the situation has been “cleared and resolved.”
  A boy told police that as he was waiting to be picked up Thursday when a man stopped his minivan in front of the school near the tennis courts.
  Police say that man, who is a police officer outside of Mount Lebanon, saw the luring alerts and contacted them about the incid
  
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• Child Luring Incident Reported Near Foster Elementary

  12-05-2017 21:53
  MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) — A child luring incident was reported near Foster Elementary School Thursday.
  Mt. Lebanon Police say it reportedly happened around 6:45 p.m.
  A boy told police that as he was waiting to be picked up, a man stopped his minivan in front of the school near the tennis courts, opened his rear sliding door and said, “Come here, boy.”
  The boy tried to take a picture of the man, who then went back into the van and drove away.
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• Poll: Majority In Pennsylvania Now Support Legalizing Pot

  12-05-2017 21:38
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than half of registered voters in Pennsylvania support legalizing marijuana.
  A Franklin and Marshall College poll shows 56 percent of voters would vote yes, a big step up from last time the poll was conducted.
  “In June of 2015 40 percent said yes,” Franklin and Marshall College Poll Director Terry Madonna told CBS Philly. “So we’ve seen a 16 point rise in about two years.”
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• Don’t Call Me Caitlyn: Baby Name Plunges In Popularity

  12-05-2017 21:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – The popularity of the name Caitlyn has plummeted more than any other baby name, a year after Caitlyn Jenner announced her new name and gender.
  In fact, Social Security’s annual list of the most popular baby names shows that the four names that dropped the most were all variations of the same name: Caitlin, Caitlyn, Katelynn and Kaitlynn.
  Each year, the Social Security Administration releases the top 1,000 baby names.
  Emma was the top baby name for girls for the thir
  
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• Ex-worker at Pittsburgh medical practice admits embezzling $800K-plus

  12-05-2017 21:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The former office manager at Pittsburgh Ear Nose and Throat Associates admitted Friday that she embezzled more than $800,000 from the small medical practice.
  
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• 5 Keys To Beating The Senators In Eastern Conference Final

  12-05-2017 21:06
  
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have advanced to the Eastern Conference Final for the second straight year.
  To date, the Penguins have dispatched the Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals – two of the top four teams in the league this season.
  How they accomplished such a feat considering the overwhelming amount of injuries the team has sustained from October until now is staggering.
  Most teams would have crumbled and folded and used th
  
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• Pittsburgh police officer taped making violent arrest placed on desk duty

  12-05-2017 21:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh police officer caught on video kneeing and kicking a man in the face outside a South Side bar during an arrest has been placed on desk duty.
  
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• Expert Picks: Eastern Conference Final Predictions

  12-05-2017 21:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With a thrilling Game 7 win over the Washington Capitals, the Pittsburgh Penguins punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Final for a second straight year.
  Standing in their way of another trip to the Stanley Cup Final are the Ottawa Senators.
  So, can the Penguins take the next step in their title defense or will the upstart Senators prove too much to handle?
  Here’s what our experts think:
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  Of the remaining four teams in the NHL playoff
  
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• Officer Involved In South Side Fight Placed On Desk Duty

  12-05-2017 20:50
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A police officer seen on cell phone video kicking and kneeing a man pinned to the ground on the South Side has been placed on desk duty.
  It was announced Friday:
  Pittsburgh Police Officer Raymond Toomey has been assigned to the warrant office pending the outcome of investigations into an arrest he made on the South Side.
  The temporary assignment will keep Toomey off the streets until investigations are concluded.
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• LL Cool J On Character Sam Hanna, “Potential To Be One Of The Iconic Characters In America”

  12-05-2017 20:01
  The eighth season of NCIS: Los Angeles wraps up this Sunday, May 14th at 8:00 PM ET/PT on CBS. In the penultimate episode of season eight Sam Hanna, played by LL Cool J, goes through a living nightmare when his wife is kidnapped and held for ransom. Season eight’s 24th and final episode, “Unleashed,” finds Sam looking for revenge against the group that has changed his life forever.
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• Cases Of Lyme Disease Continue To Increase Throughout Pennsylvania

  12-05-2017 19:58
  LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Tick-borne infections are on the rise in Pennsylvania and doctors continue to disagree over treatment.
  The Courier Times reports that cases of Lyme disease in the Commonwealth have almost tripled between 2011 and 2016.
  The disease carries a broad range of symptoms that include joint issues, digestive problems and fatigue.
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• Inbound Liberty Tunnel To Remain Open To Accommodate Penguins Game Traffic

  12-05-2017 19:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Closures on the Liberty Bridge are planned for this weekend, and those closures will affect some Penguins fans attending Saturday night’s game.
  The bridge will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday morning, so that crews can continue to make repairs to the bridge deck.
  PennDOT has made some adjustments to try and ease the burden on fans traveling for the game. As soon as the Penguins won Wednesday night, PennDOT began working on ways to make
  
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• Crowd protests DA's handling of Woodland Hills investigation

  12-05-2017 19:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  A crowd gathered on the steps of the Allegheny County Courthouse on Friday demanding that Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. recuse himself from investigating an alleged case of abuse in the Woodland Hills School District. 
  
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• ‘I’m Ben Franklin, I Have My Kite And Key’: Man Asks Police To Tase Him During Arrest

  12-05-2017 19:34
  
  PENN BOROUGH (KDKA) — A man is facing charges after a bizarre arrest in Penn Borough.
  George Charles Bernhardy Sr. is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, resisting arrest and domestic disturbance.
  The charges stem from an incident that occurred around 2 p.m. May 11 on Scott Street.
  Officers were called to a residence for a reported domestic disturbance.
  Upon arrival, they found Brenda Bernhardy hiding under a tree. She told them that George was breaking everything inside
  
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• 2017 NBA Western Conference Finals Preview

  12-05-2017 19:20
  By Rahul Lal
  The Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs will battle it out in the NBA Western Conference Finals. The West has given us a little bit of everything in these playoffs, from MVP candidates James Harden and Russell Westbrook going head-to-head to a Joe Johnson career revival. But it now comes down to the two teams everyone predicted would be here.
  We’ve had a great chance to watch a lot of tough Spurs basketball lately. The bad news for them? The Warriors hav
  
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• Police Chief, 3 Others Dead In Ohio Nursing Home Shooting

  12-05-2017 18:48
  
  KIRKERSVILLE, Ohio (AP/KDKA) – Authorities say a police officer and three others were killed in an ambush shooting at an Ohio nursing home.
  Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Robert Sellers says Friday that the situation has ended and there is no threat to the public.
  Reports of the shooting at the Pine Kirk Care Center in Kirkersville came around 7:30 a.m.
  WBNS reports Kirkersville Police Chief Steven Disario was ambushed and shot by a male suspect. The gunman then reportedly walked into a nur
  
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• Wings Over Pittsburgh Air Show Returns This Weekend

  12-05-2017 18:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Wings Over Pittsburgh air show returns this weekend, but there will be traffic restrictions in place.
  The free show will be back for the first time in six years at the 911th Airlift Wing in Moon Township.
  It runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
  The featured performers are the United States Air Force Thunderbirds Precision Flying Team, but there are many other flying acts as well.
  As a result of the show, there will be traffic restrictions in place.
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• ‘An Unbelievable Experience’: Roethlisberger Flies Over Pittsburgh In Air Show Preview

  12-05-2017 18:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Aerial acrobats. Thunderbirds. “Wings over Pittsburgh” is back, for the first time in six years.
  While the pilots are winging it, two-time Team USA Olympic goalie Brianne McLaughlin poses with her silver medals, then dons a different uniform than the red, white and blue she wore on the ice.She’s prepared for a breathtaking flight on a Thunderbird.Meanwhile, Columbus Blue Jackets’ winger Brandon Saad, formerly of Penn-Richland High School, prepare
  
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• Protesters Angry Over Woodland Hills Officer Incident Hold Rally

  12-05-2017 18:14
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rally was held in downtown Pittsburgh on Friday.
  It happened in front of the district attorney’s office and finished up around noon.
  A group about 50 people organized the event after a student was allegedly beaten by a police officer working for the Woodland Hills School District.The student had a tooth knocked out in the encounter.
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• Black Political Empowerment Project Protests Woodland Hills Officer Incident

  12-05-2017 18:14
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Black Political Empowerment Project held a rally in downtown Pittsburgh on Friday.
  It happened in front of the district attorney’s office and finished up around noon.
  The group was protesting after a student was allegedly beaten by a police officer working for the Woodland Hills School District.The student had a tooth knocked out in the encounter.
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• Police: 4 of couple's 6 children witnessed murder-suicide in Erie County

  12-05-2017 17:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  CRANESVILLE, Pa. — State police said four of a couple’s six children witnessed “various aspects” of a murder-suicide in which their father shot their mother before killing himself in their northwestern Pennsylvania home.
  
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• Ohio Coroner Reopens Case In Suicide Of Bullied 8-Year-Old

  12-05-2017 17:34
  CINCINNATI (AP) – An Ohio coroner has reopened its investigation into an 8-year-old boy’s suicide, and his school district is expected to release video showing a bully knocking him unconscious two days before he killed himself.
  A Hamilton County coroner’s office spokesman said Friday that new evidence has prompted the reopening of the case, but he wouldn’t say what that evidence is.
  A Cincinnati schools spokeswoman says the video might be released Friday.
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• 100 People To Receive Primanti Bros. Sandwiches For 1 Year

  12-05-2017 17:15
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – What would you do to get free Primanti Brothers sandwiches for a year?
  Well, the first 100 customers to visit the iconic restaurant’s newest location will get just that.
  According to Primanti Brothers, their newest location will open in The Waterfront on May 17.
  “We’re pumped to be back in The Burgh,” said David Head, Primanti Bros. CEO. “We’ve been on the road for a few years  – but we’re most excited about growing a
  
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• Emergency Crews Called After Vehicle Goes Over Hillside In Jefferson Hills

  12-05-2017 16:13
  
  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) – Emergency crews are at the scene of a vehicle that went over a hillside in Jefferson Hills.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the incident happened in 1200 block of Brooks Lane around 9:30 a.m.
  There is no word on the condition of the driver at this time or what prompted the crash.
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• 2 Rescued After Car Goes Over Hillside In Jefferson Hills

  12-05-2017 16:13
  
  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) – Two people were rescued after their vehicle went over a hillside and hit a tree in Jefferson Hills Friday morning.
  According to officials at the scene, the incident happened near the south entrance of Jefferson Hospital around 9:30 a.m.
  An older woman was driving at the time. It is believed she hit the gas instead of the brake.
  The vehicle jumped the curb, traveled about 100 feet down the hillside and struck a tree.
  “We assisted the passenger out via her own
  
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• Rare Honus Wagner baseball card up for auction

  12-05-2017 15:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  A rare Honus Wagner T206 baseball card that could fetch upwards of $1.5 million is up for auction later this month.
  
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• PTL Links: May 12, 2017

  12-05-2017 14:58
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guest & topics:
  Allegheny County Preservation SocietyDon’s Appliances
  Chef Anthony Marino At Don’s Appliances
  Tunch & Wolf Walk For The Homeless
  Irwin Male Chorus
  Lamp Theatre In Irwin
  
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• Latest BRGR to open May in downtown Pittsburgh

  12-05-2017 14:56
  The next location for the Pittsburgh gourmet burger chain BRGR will be in downtown Pittsburgh.
  
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• Rare Corpse Flower In Bloom At Phipps Conservatory

  12-05-2017 14:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A flower that packs a pungent punch is finally blooming at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
  Barbara, the rare corpse flower, blooms once every 10 years or so, but it’s the flower’s smell that gets all the attention.
  They say it smells like rotten meat.
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  If you’d like to see the blooming flower in person, you need to act fast. Officials expect the bloom to only last about 12-48 hours.
  Phipps is open from 9:30 a.m
  
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• 2 flown to hospital after crash in Washington County

  12-05-2017 12:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two people were flown to Pittsburgh hospitals following a one-car crash in Washington County early Friday morning.
  
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• Judge Denies Appeal For Man Convicted Of Killing K-9 Rocco

  12-05-2017 12:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Pennsylvania court has denied an appeal from a man convicted of killing a police dog, dismissing his argument that a juror should have been removed for crying during the trial.
  John Rush was convicted in 2014 of killing a Pittsburgh police dog named Rocco. One of the jurors started crying as the court listened to a police radio recording with Rocco barking the background.
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  In a subsequent break at the trial, Rush’s attorney asked t
  
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• TRAFFIC: Another Liberty Bridge closure this weekend, starting tonight

  12-05-2017 11:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Liberty Bridge and inbound Liberty Tunnel will be closed this weekend for ongoing deck reconstruction work.
  
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• Liberty Bridge, Tunnels closure planned

  12-05-2017 10:29
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• Pitt Rowing Team’s Gear Stolen In Vehicle Break-ins

  12-05-2017 10:11
  
  PHILADELPHIA (KDKA) — The University of Pittsburgh rowing team says its uniforms, laptops and other items were stolen when its vehicles were broken into in Philadelphia.
  The team says backpacks, wallets, keys and school books were also taken. The break-ins happened while the vehicles were parked along Kelly Drive, a road that winds along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park.
  The Pitt rowing team is in Philadelphia to compete in the Dad Vail Regatta, which is schedule
  
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• Northbound Route 65 Closed Until Next Week After Truck Strikes Waterline

  12-05-2017 09:47
  
  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) — A Beaver County emergency official says Northbound Route 65 in Ambridge will remain closed until next week.
  Both lanes were closed after a tree service truck with an extended boom hit the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge while going under it on Route 65 on Tuesday afternoon.
  The bridge appears to be fine, but the impact was on the superstructure protecting the main waterline that comes across the river attached to the bridge and serves about 28,000 customers in Ambridg
  
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• Northbound Route 65 Closed Until Next Week After Truck Strike

  12-05-2017 09:47
  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) — A Beaver County emergency official says Northbound Route 65 in Ambridge will remain closed until next week.
  Both lanes were closed after a tree service truck with an extended boom hit the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge while going under it on Route 65 on Tuesday afternoon.
  The bridge appears fine, but the impact was on the superstructure protecting the main waterline that comes across the river attached to the bridge and serves about 28,000 customers in Ambridge, Har
  
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• Man Suspected In Girl’s Abduction In Ohio Arrested In Sharon

  12-05-2017 07:18
  
  SHARON, Pa. (KDKA) — Police in Pennsylvania have reportedly arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the abduction and death of a 13-year-old girl in Ohio.
  According to the Star Beacon in Ashtabula County, Ohio, police in Mercer County arrested 46-year-old John Bove Thursday in Sharon, Pennsylvania.
  Bove, a registered sex offender in Ohio, reportedly was on an outing with the victim earlier this week and did not take her back home. The Star Beacon reports the girl’s parents then
  
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• Polanco’s HR Thwarts Greinke No-Hit Bid, Arizona Wins 2-1

  12-05-2017 07:03
  PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Greinke’s bid for his first career no-hitter was thwarted by Pittsburgh’s Gregory Polanco’s leadoff home run in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to beat the Pirates 2-1 on Thursday night.
  Greinke (4-2), who dominated the Pirates with a vicious slider, allowed that one hit in eight innings. He struck out 11 and walked one.
  Fernando Rodney pitched a scoreless ninth for his ninth save in 11 tries. The game ended when Jeff Mathis thre
  
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• Mother & Daughter Reunite With Mysterious ‘Lady In Red Dress’ Who Helped Them After Accident

  12-05-2017 06:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Charmelle Glover and her daughter, Shyann, were driving through Oakland when they and another car collided.
  “All I saw was her face hit off the airbag and glass flying everywhere,” said Shyann, a high school senior. “It was like really scary to us.”
  Shyann tried to get out to help her mom, but, “I just ended up falling to the ground,” said Shyann.
  Her mom, Charmelle, said, “I wasn’t able to get to her. I was a little bit d
  
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• New office building planned for Forbes Avenue in heart of Oakland

  12-05-2017 06:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Molly Murdoch Finnell admits that the big parking lot across the street from the Arby’s restaurant on Forbes Avenue in Oakland isn’t the best use for the property. Now the family business has set out to change that.
  
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