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• Mom: Pa. Child Welfare Officials Were OK With Cage For Toddler

  19-05-2017 23:50
  POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania mother whose 22-month-old son was kept in a cage by his father said Friday that local child welfare officials had previously seen the enclosure and approved of it.
  Tiffany George said the makeshift wooden pen was meant to keep the toddler safe.
  “They’ve seen the cage and had no problem with it,” she said of Schuylkill County Children & Youth. “It’s not that we wanted to lock our kids up and entrap them.”
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• Travel Agency Offers Vacationers Stress-Free Trips With Added Element Of Spontaneity

  19-05-2017 23:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Want to get away for a weekend but not sure where to go? There’s a Pittsburgh company that wants to surprise you!
  You tell them what you like and how much money you want to spend, and they come up with the trip for you. But you don’t find out where you’re going until the day you leave.
  Lillian Rafson started her Lawrenceville company Pack Up + Go last year.
  “Pack Up + Go is a surprise travel agency,” said Rafson. “So we plan three-day
  
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• Pittsburgh Zoo Joins Effort To Save The Pangolin, A Rare Animal Facing Extinction

  19-05-2017 23:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium has teamed with several other zoos around the country in an effort to save one of the most endangered species on the planet.
  Wild populations of pangolins have nearly been wiped out in Asia and Africa due to poaching. Experts say the situation in Asia has reached a “critical” level.
  “Pangolins have been around for approximately 66 million years, to, maybe, up to 80 million years, and that means they’ve been aro
  
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• ‘My Heart Was Racing’: Jameson Taillon Discusses Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment

  19-05-2017 23:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In his short Major League Baseball career, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon has endured a torn ligament that’s required Tommy John surgery, then more surgery for a hernia. But nothing prepares you for cancer.
  “One of our doctors pulled me into a conference room. I felt like I was in a movie or something. I felt like I was having an out of body experience,” he said. “My heart was racing. But something I got over quickly. My immediate tho
  
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• South Hills Interfaith Movement supporters learn all abouta

  19-05-2017 23:27
  His mother and father spent 17 years in the camp after they and thousands of other ethnic Nepalis from the southern part of nearby Bhutan were kicked out of their homeland. "I've had better education than I could have in Nepal, because education is very primitive in Nepal," the Baldwin-Whitehall School District seventh-grader said.
  
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• State Police Arrest Student For Threatening Classmate, Teacher

  19-05-2017 23:17
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — State police say the incident happened at the Pressley Ridge facility outside of Greensburg.
  A young man upset with some discipline he had received allegedly made threats to both staff and students. Investigators say the suspect had the means to commit an act of violence.
  Calling the incident credible and urgent, state police arrested a 16-year-old student at the Pressley Ridge facility after he allegedly chatted on Facebook with another student, threatening to kill him
  
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• Dog Survives SUV Plunge Into Ohio River

  19-05-2017 23:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — His new name is Lucky for obvious reasons.
  Lucky is one of two pets that survived after their owner drove down railroad tracks on the North Side and onto a railroad bridge where her car plunged 70 feet into the Ohio River.
  The driver was killed and her body was recovered from the wrecked SUV on the bottom of the river. A cat was also rescued after it was found swimming, but Lucky swam from the vehicle all the way to Brunot Island.
  “About 100 yards, a combinat
  
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• Suspect threw improvised bomb at Ambridge tavern, police say

  19-05-2017 22:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man tossed taped five commercial-grade fireworks together and tossed them out of a car window toward a bar Friday afternoon in Ambridge, police said.
  
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• Possible explosive device under investigation in Ambridge

  19-05-2017 22:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Houses on a street in Ambridge have been evacuated after someone threw what may be an explosive device out of the window of a vehicle in the area, authorities said.
  
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• ‘This Is Like Domestic Terrorism’: Suspect Arrested, Accused Of Leaving Explosives On Street

  19-05-2017 22:15
  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) — A man is now in custody after police say he dropped potentially deadly explosives out of his vehicle and left them on a residential street in Beaver County.
  “This could’ve been a catastrophe people could’ve been murdered,” Ambridge Police Chief James Mann said.
  The 200 block of 13th Street was shut down Friday afternoon and dozens of homes nearby had to be evacuated.Commercial grade smoke bombs were duct taped together.They were about a foot long a
  
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• Bomb Squad Responds After Suspicious Device Found In Ambridge

  19-05-2017 22:15
  
  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Bomb Squad was called to Ambridge Friday, where an explosive-type device was found.
  Beaver County emergency dispatchers say it was first reported in the 200 block of 13th Street.
  Motorists in the area were detoured away from the scene.
  Police officials tell KDKA’s Amy Wadas that a smoking device, later identified as a bundle of commercial grade fireworks, was thrown from a vehicle. When the device hit the street, the vehicle sped away.
  
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• Bishop Zubik Says He Got Hate Mail For St. Patrick’s Day-Lent Meat Ruling

  19-05-2017 22:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh’s Roman Catholic bishop says he got hate mail for allowing church members to eat meat on St. Patrick’s Day, which this year fell on a Friday during Lent.
  The Tribune-Review says Bishop David Zubik touched on that subject and others during a Friday breakfast with reporters marking World Communications Day.
  Zubik says some Catholics wrote to tell him, “You’re sending us to hell. Who do you think you are to be able to tell us we can eat mea
  
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• Report: Russia investigation IDs White House official

  19-05-2017 21:58
  
  Sources say a "significant person of interest" has been identified in the probe.
  
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• Penguins will go with Murray over Fleury for Game 4

  19-05-2017 21:57
  
  "It's always a hard decision, but it's a good hard decision because we have two real good goalies," Pittsburgh head coach Mike Sullivan says.
  
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• 'Last Man Standing' may not be dead after all

  19-05-2017 21:50
  
  We didn't see this coming...
  
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• Huma Abedin files for divorce from Anthony Weiner

  19-05-2017 21:48
  
  Weiner pleaded guilty Friday to transferring obscene material to a minor.
  
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• Keidel: Would Another Cavs-Warriors Finals Be Good For The NBA?

  19-05-2017 21:44
  By Jason Keidel
  The clip has been on endless loop. Kawhi Leonard rises for a jumper from the corner against Zaza Pachulia, who keeps inching toward Leonard, even after the ball leaves his hands. Leonard lands on Pachulia’s foot, his tender ankle snapping sideways before he crumbles to the hardwood.
  Did Pachulia do this knowing there was a good chance this would happen? Quite likely. Can we prove it? We can’t.
  Spurs fans take solace in asserting that San Antonio was blowing the doors
  
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• Holocaust survivors learn more about their history

  19-05-2017 21:40
  
  The Holocaust Memorial Museum was recently granted access to the International Tracing Service, which has a collection of more than two hundred million documents compiled by the Germans during World War II.
  
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• Report: Trump Told Russians Firing Of Comey Eased Pressure On Him

  19-05-2017 21:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) – The New York Times is reporting that President Donald Trump told Russian diplomats that firing the “nut job” FBI director had relieved “great pressure” on him.
  The newspaper cites the White House’s official written account of the Oval Office meeting. It says one official had read quotations to the Times and another had confirmed the broad outlines of the discussion.
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• Diocese groups parishes in preparation for mergers next year

  19-05-2017 21:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has taken another step toward a historic reorganization by putting each of its 188 parishes into 49 “groupings” that will be on track to evolve into single parishes beginning next year.
  
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• Diocese groups parishes in preparation for mergers

  19-05-2017 21:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has taken another step toward a historic reorganization by putting each of its 188 parishes into 49 “groupings” that will be on track to evolve into single parishes beginning next year.
  
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• Miracle pets swim to safety after fatal SUV plunge into Ohio River in Pittsburgh

  19-05-2017 21:22
  
  Lucky the dog is living up to his name after apparently escaping from an SUV that plunged into the Ohio River and paddling to safety as fast as its little legs could go.
  
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• Police officer resigns after being accused of stuffing stolen meat down his pants

  19-05-2017 20:57
  
  Police say an officer has resigned after law enforcement said he was caught stuffing meat down his pants at a grocery store.
  
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• Kobe Bryant dishes an assist to test-weary high schoolers

  19-05-2017 20:19
  
  Even in retirement, the former Lakers star is coming through in the clutch.
  
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• Few doctors discuss cancer treatment costs with patients, study finds

  19-05-2017 20:15
  
  Cancer patients are three times more likely to declare bankruptcy than people without cancer.
  
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• Authorities in Thailand put this morbidly obese monkey on a diet

  19-05-2017 20:08
  
  The chunky monkey weighed three times more than normal, healthy Macaques.
  
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• Robots could wipe out another 6 million retail jobs

  19-05-2017 20:00
  
  That represents at least 38 percent of the current retail work force.
  
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• Experts explain what to do if a tick lands on you

  19-05-2017 19:53
  
  Experts are warning against "folklore remedies" for ticks after a video showing a person drowning a tick in peppermint oil went viral.
  
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• Trump to head overseas without announcing new FBI director

  19-05-2017 19:51
  
  The White House said Friday that Trump will not announce a candidate before he leaves the country.
  
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• Prosecutors: Times Square driver wanted to ‘kill them all’

  19-05-2017 19:45
  
  Richard Rojas killed a woman and injured nearly two dozen more pedestrians in a crazed attack with his car.
  
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• American Heart Association Information

  19-05-2017 19:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Susan Koeppen had the honor of emceeing the American Heart Association’s “Go Red For Women” luncheon and fashion this afternoon.
  Every year, the event raises money and awareness about cardiovascular disease in women.
  If you would like more information on the initiative or would like to get involved with the american heart association, click here. 
  
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• Man sues Planet Hollywood over mannequin in hotel room

  19-05-2017 19:39
  
  Kent Jacobs Boutwell said he was shocked and surprised by a human figure when he entered his darkened room, which caused him to flee and suffer injuries.
  
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• One Oxford Centre owner plans $50 million in upgrades

  19-05-2017 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  A day after losing a big tenant in the Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney law firm, the San Francisco-based owner of One Oxford Centre announced a new round of upgrades to the 45-story Grant Street skyscraper. Shorenstein Properties plans to spend $10 million to make improvements to the atrium, lobby, plaza and tenant amenity spaces. The company has spent $10 million on mechanical updates, including HVAC, elevator, and parking garage improvements. In all, Shorenstein plans to spend about $50 millio
  
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• Shaler police seek man in non-fatal stabbing

  19-05-2017 19:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Shaler police are seeking a 33-year-old man in a stabbing early Friday morning.
  
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• US to announce $110 billion Saudi arms sale as Trump visits

  19-05-2017 19:15
  
  The announcement is expected Saturday in Riyadh, the first leg of the president's maiden overseas trip as president.
  
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• Incredible video of rare upward lightning

  19-05-2017 19:12
  
  Have you ever heard of upward lightning?
  
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• Volvo tests self-driving garbage truck

  19-05-2017 19:09
  
  Partnering with Swedish waste and recycling specialist Renova, Volvo Group is testing a self-driving refuse truck.
  
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• PennDOT Crew, Firefighters Rescue 10 Ducklings From Storm Drain

  19-05-2017 18:55
  
  SHALER (KDKA) – A PennDOT crew helped to rescue 10 ducklings from a storm drain in Shaler.
  Jackie Mudd was driving to Eat’n Park on Route 8 in Shaler, when she saw the mother and her 10 ducklings crossing the road.
  As they neared the sidewalk, the ducklings fell through a grate and into a storm drain.
  (Photo Credit: Brenda Waters/KDKA)
  Mudd called 911 and a PennDOT crew responded around 9:45 a.m. The crew shut down a lane of Route 8 and got to work. With assistance from the Shaler Fi
  
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• Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh proposes to reshape parishes, close churches

  19-05-2017 18:39
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• Shaler Police Searching For Stabbing Suspect Considered Armed And Dangerous

  19-05-2017 18:34
  
  SHALER (KDKA) — Shaler Township police officers are searching for an assault suspect considered armed and dangerous.
  Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for David Interthal, 33. He is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, and harassment.
  The charges stem from an incident reported to police at 4 a.m. this morning.
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• Report: Family Heartbroken After Child Dies Suddenly In Washington Co.

  19-05-2017 18:18
  
  FINLEYVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A Washington County family is heartbroken and struggling to raise funds for a funeral after a 13-year-old boy died tragically on Tuesday morning.
  Chase Sales, who attended Ringgold Middle School, was getting ready for school this week when he suddenly collapsed in the kitchen of his home.
  According to a Fund The Funeral page set up for Sales, he became very frightened and asked his mother: “please keep me up, mom” and “don’t let me go to sl
  
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• Police Searching For Indiana Co. Man Accused Of Attacking Woman

  19-05-2017 18:00
  WHITE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a man accused of attacking a woman in Indiana County.
  Ryan Shawn McAdoo is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and harassment.
  Police say the charge stem from an incident that occurred Thursday evening at a home along Twolick Drive in White Township.
  McAdoo allegedly engaged in a verbal altercation with the victim before grabbing a knife and threatening to harm her. When t
  
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• Fisherman falls from heart event, breaks neck and drowns in Cambria County

  19-05-2017 17:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  PATTON, Pa. — A coroner says a 72-year-old fisherman drowned in a central Pennsylvania lake after first suffering a heart problem that caused him to fall and break his neck.
  
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• New public transit 'cashless' fare enforcement will include warrant searches

  19-05-2017 17:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Port Authority released its new fare enforcement policy Friday that will be implemented this summer when the light-rail system goes to a cashless fare system.
  
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• Critics question Port Authority’s warrant checks

  19-05-2017 17:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Critics say Port Authority’s new fare enforcement policy, which will have armed officers issuing citations and checking riders who don’t pay their fares for criminal warrants, is too heavy-handed.
  
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• Pa. Fisherman Falls From Heart Event, Breaks Neck And Drowns

  19-05-2017 17:39
  PATTON, Pa. (AP) – A coroner says a 72-year-old fisherman drowned in a central Pennsylvania lake after first suffering a heart problem that caused him to fall and break his neck.
  Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees ruled Thursday that 72-year-old William Stone drowned.
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  The Ashville man was standing on the shore of Glendale Lake in Prince Gallitzin State Park when he was stricken Wednesday afternoon.
  Two bo
  
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• Scott Greene changes plea to 'guilty' in officer killings

  19-05-2017 17:27
  
  The man accused of killing two metro police officers in ambush-style attacks pleaded guilty in court Friday.
  
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• Report: Penguins Leaning Toward Murray For Game 4

  19-05-2017 17:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It appears the Pittsburgh Penguins will make a change in goal for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final.
  According to TVA’s Renaud Lavoie, Matt Murray was the first goalie off the ice at the Penguins’ morning skate. That normally indicates the starting goaltender for that evening’s game.Matt Murray first out this morning. Had his own net at practice. He will face the @senators tonight. Marc-André Fleury doing extra.
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• Penguins Announce Matt Murray Will Start Game 4

  19-05-2017 17:26
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins will make a change in goal for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Final.
  Head coach Mike Sullivan announced that Matt Murray will be in goal when the puck drops Friday night.Coach Sullivan confirms that Matt Murray will start in net for Game Four. pic.twitter.com/gLmedygJG0
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 19, 2017
  The change comes after Marc-Andre Fleury was pulled in Game 4. As a whole, the Penguins got off to a poor start in the game
  
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• Former Rep. Anthony Weiner pleads guilty to 'sexting' with minor

  19-05-2017 17:26
  
  The former congressman will have to register as a sex offender and could get years in prison.
  
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