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• Cheaper Prescriptions: 2 Websites Aim To Find Lowest Cost

  18-05-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For some people, prescriptions can run hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a month.
  Prices for the most common drugs have soared more than 200 percent in the last 10 years.
  Now, some are finding relief and saving money online.
  But, a few clicks on a couple of websites revealed a discount could be as close as your local pharmacy.
  Jon Jablonski admits he ignored the warning signs for years.
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• Pittsburgh Public Designates 5 Schools As ‘Community Schools’

  18-05-2017 23:43
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — By all appearances Pittsburgh Langley K-8 in the west end looks like any other public elementary school, but it’s about to be transformed into something else: a community school.
  “I define a community school as a full-service opportunity for children and their families,” Langley K-8 Principal Rodney Necciai said.
  For many years public schools and teachers have lamented that they can’t do it alone, that many of their students come to class along w
  
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• Boat Club Owners Floating Several Ideas To Save Sunken Barge

  18-05-2017 23:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Crews are still trying to figure out how to recover a barge and restaurant that sunk to the bottom of the Monongahela River in Washington County.
  The owners salvaged what they could Thursday from the kitchen of the California Boat Club.Refrigerators, coolers, pots and pans all went underwater in the Mon River.
  “Trying to salvage what we can and go from there,” said Nancy Victoria, the owner of the club.
  The boat club had been taking on water for some time, b
  
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• Michaela Bradshaw Reflects On Her Latest Adventure With ‘Survivor’

  18-05-2017 23:37
  CBS LOCAL- CBS aired Season 34, Episodes 13 and 14 of Survivor: Game Changers this past Wednesday and we had the chance to interview the show’s most recent castoff, Michaela Bradshaw. Here’s her unique perspective (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom) on what she believes sealed her fate and whether or not she’d be interested in another trip to the island down the line.
  Related: Check out Andrea Boehlke’s post-elimination interview here.
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• Andrea Boehlke Speaks On Her Recent Elimination From ‘Survivor: Game Changers’

  18-05-2017 23:37
  
  CBS LOCAL- CBS aired Season 34, Episodes 13 and 14 of Survivor: Game Changers this past Wednesday and we had the chance to interview the first player eliminated this week, Andrea Boehlke. Here’s her first-hand account (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom) on the Zeke-Varner tribal council, the elimination ceremony that sent her home and much more.
  Related: Check out Michaela Bradshaw’s post-elimination interview here.
  Episode 13 Castoff: An
  
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• Police: Ohio Mother Shoots 6-Year-Old, 8-Year-Old In Head

  18-05-2017 23:20
  DAYTON, Ohio (KDKA) — An Ohio woman has been taken into custody after police say she shot two children.
  WHIO reports Claudena Helton was arrested on two counts of felonious assault after her children were found shot in the head outside a home in Dayton on Thursday.
  Police say Helton shot the children before dragging their bodies outside.
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  The victims, 8-year-old Khmorra Helton and 6-year-old Kenden
  
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• World-Famous Chef Marcus Samuelsson Set To Appear On ‘Undercover Boss’

  18-05-2017 22:45
  Marcus Samuelsson was born in Ethiopia and grew up in Gothenburg, Sweden after being adopted when his biological mother passed away from tuberculosis when he was just three years old. Today, Samuelsson is one of the most accomplished chefs in the world. At the age of 24 he became the youngest chef to receive a three-star review from The New York Times and currently owns several restaurants around the world.
  This Friday at 8/7c, Samuelsson will star in the latest episode CBS’ Undercove
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick Backlash 2017

  18-05-2017 22:43
  By Chuck Carroll
  Jinder Mahal and Breezango are in title matches. I repeat, Jinder Mahal and Breezango are in title matches. How often can you say that? WWE Backlash is providing that potentially once-in-a-lifetime card on Sunday.
  I will give WWE credit for shaking this up and not falling into the post-WrestleMania stale storyline trap. The creative team is really working hard to put fresh storylines. SmackDown Live remains a top draw on Tuesday night’s cable lineup, and it is obvious that
  
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• Frazier’s 4 RBIs, Homers By Bell, Jaso Lift Bucs Over Nats

  18-05-2017 22:27
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Frazier had a career-high four RBIs, Josh Bell and John Jaso homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to a 10-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
  Frazier hit a two-run double in the sixth inning and a two-run single in the seventh to help the Pirates pull away after Jaso’s solo home run in the fifth inning broke a 4-4 tie. Frazier, the leadoff hitter, is 10 for 20 in his last four games.
  Bell, a rookie batting cleanup for the first time in hi
  
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• Judge Nixes Most Charges Against Mom Of Long-Missing Twins

  18-05-2017 22:06
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A judge has thrown out most charges against a Pennsylvania woman accused of endangering and concealing the whereabouts of her twins, who haven’t been seen in more than 10 years.
  Allegheny County Judge Thomas Flaherty late Wednesday let stand a charge of unsworn falsification, which alleges 48-year-old Patricia Fowler made misleading statements to police investigating the whereabouts of the twins last year.
  But the judge found there’s insufficient evidence the
  
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• President Donald Trump Says Special Counsel ‘Hurts Our Country’

  18-05-2017 21:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) –  President Donald Trump says the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election “hurts our country terribly.”
  He says the move “shows we’re a divided, mixed-up, not unified country” and is “a very, very negative thing.”At luncheon with TV anchors, Pres Trump again decried appointment of Special Counsel: “I believe it hurts our country terribly.” pi
  
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• State Treasurer Warns About Unclaimed Property Scam

  18-05-2017 21:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania State Treasurer is warning about an unclaimed property scam.
  He says people are sending out emails claiming to be from the state treasurer’s office.
  The scammers then ask for personal information and a “small fee” so you can claim your property.
  Real letters from the treasury will help you lay claim to your property for free.
  For more information, click here. 
  
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• Pennsylvania State Police Cruisers Get Major Makeover

  18-05-2017 21:26
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — Pennsylvania’s State Police cruisers are getting a makeover. The changes include a new paint job, high tech features and more.
  The cruisers have had their current look since 1991. Instead of white paint, the new design is grey.
  The new paint scheme has its basis in history. State Police vehicles used to be grey from 1946-1963.
  The new grey theme also matches the current trooper uniforms. Officials say they want the public to make the association between the troope
  
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• Sheetz beats Wawa - at least in drivers' trust of restrooms

  18-05-2017 21:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Note to Pennsylvania road-trippers this summer: Crowdsourcing research suggests when you need to make a pit stop, do so at a Sheetz.
  
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• Lauded rocker Chris Cornell killed himself by hanging

  18-05-2017 21:22
  
  Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of Soundgarden and later Audioslave, had just performed in Detroit.
  
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• At least 1 dead, driver in custody after car plows into Times Square pedestrians

  18-05-2017 21:19
  
  The driver has two previous DWI arrests.
  
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• #Steelers cut tight end Ladarius Green after failed physical

  18-05-2017 21:15
  
  Ladarius Green was intended to be a major addition to Pittsburgh's offense last year, but it never worked out that way. He was released Thursday.
  
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• Preview: Giant insects from Cirque du Soleil's 'Ovo' invade Pittsburgh

  18-05-2017 21:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  On the Web: Video of characters from Cirque du Soleil’s “Ovo” invading Pittsburgh from the North Shore to Market Square
  
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• Steelers Release TE Ladarius Green, Sign Terrell Watson

  18-05-2017 21:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have released tight end Ladarius Green with the designation of “failed physical.”
  Green caught 18 passes for 304 yards and a touchdown in six games (two starts) with the Steelers during the 2016 regular season. He originally entered the NFL as a fourth round (110th overall) selection of the San Diego Chargers in 2012, and spent the first four years of his career with San Diego before joining the Steelers in 2016.
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• River Rescue responds to report of car into Ohio River

  18-05-2017 21:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  River Rescue crews are responding near Brunot Island to reports of a car into the Ohio River. According to dispatch the original report came in at 2:10 p.m.
  
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• At least 1 dead after SUV goes off bridge into Ohio River

  18-05-2017 21:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  A woman was killed Thursday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving plummeted 70 feet off a railroad bridge into the Ohio River near Brunots Island.
  
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• 1 killed, several injured after car plows into people in Times Square

  18-05-2017 20:55
  
  One person was killed and dozens injured after a car plowed into pedestrians in New York's Times Square.
  
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• Rep. Chaffetz expected to leave office by end of June

  18-05-2017 20:50
  
  The Utah Republican is chair of the House Oversight Committee.
  
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• Crews Recover Body From SUV In Ohio River

  18-05-2017 20:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Crews rushed to the Ohio River Thursday afternoon for a report of an SUV in the water.
  The search began around 2 p.m. in the area of Beaver Avenue near the Three Rivers Trail.
  Witnesses say an SUV was traveling on a set of railroad tracks on a bridge when the vehicle plunged 60 feet into the water.
  Around 3:45 p.m., officials confirmed to KDKA that a woman’s body was recovered from an SUV found in the river.
  A cat was also found alive and taken to shore.
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• T.J. Maxx's new home store, HomeSense, will begin opening in late summer

  18-05-2017 20:39
  
  HomeSense stores will all open close to a HomeGoods, making it easy for visitors to shop at both.
  
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• Residents say creepy clown is scaring kids in neighborhood

  18-05-2017 20:35
  
  Residents in an Arizona neighborhood says a clown is terrorizing the families in their neighborhood.
  
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• Cops: Dad locked toddler in cage, left 1-day-old baby alone in house

  18-05-2017 20:31
  
  Acting on a tip, state troopers went to the house and found a 1-year-old boy in a playpen, a newborn girl in a baby seat and the toddler inside a cage made of plywood and wooden lattice, locked from the outside.
  
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• #Steelers cut Greg Warren, one of the last players from Pittsburgh's Super Bowl teams of 2000s

  18-05-2017 20:29
  
  Greg Warren, a Pittsburgh mainstay since 2005, says his long-term health would be at risk if he continued playing football this year, based on new information from his doctors.
  
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• Eastern Kentucky administrator named Shippensburg's University's new president

  18-05-2017 20:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Kentucky campus administrator will become Shippensburg University's president, effective Aug. 7.
  
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• Trump pulls trigger for NAFTA talks

  18-05-2017 20:24
  
  Administration officials sent a letter to Congress that triggers a 90-day consultation period among the White House, Congress and businesses.
  
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• Newly freed Chelsea Manning: 'Here I am everyone'

  18-05-2017 20:12
  
  The former Army intelligence analyst posted the first image of herself since her early release from military prison.
  
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• Driver gets jail for crash that killed Pitt professor riding her bike in Oakland

  18-05-2017 20:12
  
  A University of Pittsburgh professor was fatally struck by a car while riding her bicycle on Forbes Avenue.
  
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• 911 transcript provides details into death of Roger Ailes

  18-05-2017 20:07
  
  Roger Ailes fell in his home May 10 according to transcripts from 911.
  
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• Roger Ailes' widow: 'We celebrate his life'

  18-05-2017 20:06
  
  "Even as we mourn his death, we celebrate his life."
  
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• Man Gets 5 To 10 For Crash That Killed Cycling Pitt Professor

  18-05-2017 20:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A man smoking a cigar laced with synthetic marijuana when he caused a chain-reaction crash that killed a University of Pittsburgh professor must spend five to 10 years in prison.
  Fifty-year-old David Witherspoon was sentenced by an Allegheny County judge on Thursday after pleading guilty in February to involuntary manslaughter and other crimes in the October 2015 crash that killed 34-year-old Susan Hicks.
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• Man accused of posing as doctor, indecently assaulting woman seeking breast augmentation on Craigslist

  18-05-2017 20:05
  
  A woman was seeking a plastic surgeon to perform a breast augmentation on Craigslist, a man who claimed to be a doctor responded to her advertisement, according to Pittsburgh police.
  
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• Judge dismisses four charges against Penn Hills mother of missing twins

  18-05-2017 19:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  A judge has dismissed several criminal counts against a Penn Hills mother whose twins went missing more than a decade ago, finding that prosecutors did not present enough evidence to pursue charges of obstruction, concealment and endangerment.
  
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• Butler Co. Man Arrested, Charged For Attempting To Drown Girlfriend In Tub

  18-05-2017 19:48
  
  JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A Butler County man is facing charges for allegedly trying to drown his girlfriend in a bathtub.
  According to police, the incident happened Monday at a home in the 300 block of Bullcreek Road in Jefferson Township.
  The victim told police her boyfriend, 61-year-old Calvin McHenry, had been drinking all day and arguing with her.
  When he left the house to go get more alcohol, the woman went to “take a bath and relax.” McHenry returned home and allegedly
  
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• More Advocates Sue EPA Over Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Problem

  18-05-2017 19:38
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Environmental advocates have filed a second federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over whether enough is being done to address the toxic algae problem in western Lake Erie.
  The Blade reports the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center and members of Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Toledo. It’s similar to one filed in Washington by other advocates last month.
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• 3 Penguins teams among Top 20 'NHL Greatest Teams,' and you can vote for the winner

  18-05-2017 19:37
  
  Are the Penguins the greatest team of all time? Voting begins today at NHL.com and the winner will be announced during this year's Stanley Cup Final.
  
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• Man Gets Slightly Less Than 1-2 Years For Fatal Hit-And-Run

  18-05-2017 19:32
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A man will spend slightly less than one to two years in the county jail in the death of a woman struck and killed by his sport utility vehicle in Pittsburgh last summer.
  An Allegheny County judge on Thursday sentenced 22-year-old Kyle O’Connor to one year, less a day to two years, less two days incarceration. By keeping the maximum sentence less than two years, the judge enabled O’Connor to serve the sentence in jail instead of state prison.
  O’Connor ple
  
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• Body found in stolen car believed to be missing 6-year-old boy, police say

  18-05-2017 19:30
  
  Authorities say the boy had been shot.
  
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• These apps could help you make money off your shopping receipts

  18-05-2017 19:29
  
  You could be missing out on some serious cash!
  
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• Man whose reckless driving led to bicyclist's death gets 5-10 years in prison

  18-05-2017 19:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Beltzhoover man who admitted to causing a chain-reaction crash that killed bicyclist Susan Hicks in Oakland two years ago was sentenced Thursday to five to 10 years in prison.
  
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• Man sentenced in fatal Bloomfield hit-and-run

  18-05-2017 18:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man who drank eight beers with a friend before striking and killing a woman in a 2016 hit-and-run in Bloomfield was sentenced Thursday to one year minus a day to two years minus two days in jail.
  
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• Residents of West Mifflin enclave will get bus service in fall

  18-05-2017 18:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Residents of Mifflin Estates in West Mifflin have won their battle to have Port Authority bus service extended to their community.
  
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• 1 Dead, 20 Injured After Car Drives Into Crowd In Times Square

  18-05-2017 18:15
  
  NEW YORK (KDKA/AP) — Multiple people were struck by a vehicle in Times Square in New York on Thursday.
  Television images taken at the scene midday showed people being taken away on stretchers.
  The car came to rest with two of its wheels in the air, leaning on a lamppost and steel barriers intended to block vehicles from getting onto the sidewalk.
  One person was killed and at least 20 were injured.
  NYPD reports the crash was likely DWI, not terrorism.DEVELOPING: NYPD says crash in Times Squ
  
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• Your official guide to Pittsburgh's festivals, concerts and events

  18-05-2017 18:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Post-Gazette’s Summer Times 2017 edition is your guide for everything you need to see and do around Pittsburgh this season. Have a great summer!
  
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• Top Foods Americans Order To Avoid Dirty Dishes

  18-05-2017 17:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — May 18 is National No Dirty Dishes Day, and there are certain foods Americans turn to in order to avoid scrubbing plates.
  National Today teamed up with Postmates to ask 1,000 people about their favorite finger foods.
  1. Pizza (24%)2. French fries (15%)3. Chicken wings (12%)4. Tacos (12%)5. Hamburger (11%)6. Fried chicken (8%)7. Mozzarella sticks (7%)8. Burrito (5%)9. Egg rolls (4%)10. Hot dog (2%)
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• Port Authority will use part of $11M surplus to balance proposed budget

  18-05-2017 17:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Port Authority expects to use $4.4 million in surplus funds to balance its proposed budget of $419.7 million for 2017-18.
  
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