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• Justice Department to ask Supreme Court to review blocking Trump's travel ban

  25-05-2017 23:56
  
  The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday ruled 10-3 against the travel ban.
  
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• Injections Offer Relief To Those Suffering From Eczema

  25-05-2017 23:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tony Damico has struggled his whole life with eczema, a condition involving an overactive immune system and the skin.
  “When I wake up is probably the worst time. My skin hurts and stuff,” he said. “Sweating. When I sweat, too, that’s bad.”
  He’s tried just about every cream and pill and endured potential side effects, such as bruising, kidney problems, and immune suppression. But he still has the itchy, dry, painful rash in places.
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• 5 asteroids will zoom by earth this year

  25-05-2017 23:53
  
  The closest encounter will take place in October.
  
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• Cops put parking lot crack cocaine in 'lost and found'

  25-05-2017 23:51
  
  In a post headlined "FOUND ITEM," police quipped the drug had been placed in the department's "lost and found box" and invited the owner to come retrieve it.
  
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• Teen’s senior pictures are all anyone can taco ‘bout

  25-05-2017 23:47
  
  Andrew McBurnie decided to take his photos at the place he and his friend’s usually hang out.
  
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• CYS administrator resigns amid allegations of not reporting child sex assault

  25-05-2017 23:41
  
  CYS administrator resigns amid allegations of not reporting child sex assault
  
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• A local pizzeria was named best pizza in Pennsylvania

  25-05-2017 23:40
  
  Mineo's Pizza has taken the title of Best Pizza in Pennsylvania
  
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• Governor Wolf Pitches Jobs And Reelection In Aliquippa

  25-05-2017 23:39
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — In Aliquippa on Thursday afternoon, Governor Tom Wolf toured Versatex, a building products supply company that, ironically, competes against the company he once owned in York.
  “We were really good competitors. Probably of all the companies we competed with we had the highest regard for Versatex. they treat their employees well. they make a good product,” the governor said.
  Wolf was here to promote manufacturing and his” jobs-that-pay-tour,” but ot
  
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• Mayors urge Trump to support community development program

  25-05-2017 23:35
  
  The program's budget has taken 'a share of deep cuts' in recent years - nearly $1.4 billion since 2001.
  
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• Public defender's office warning against phone scam

  25-05-2017 23:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny County Public Defender's Office issued a warning Wednesday after it received word that a person is trying to scam residents by claiming to be an employee of the office.
  
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• Medical examiner says Dakota James drowned; death ruled accident

  25-05-2017 23:28
  
  A ruling on the cause and manner of death for Dakota James was made by the Allegheny County medical examiner Thursday.
  
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• Stanley Robotics Introduce A Parking Robot

  25-05-2017 23:23
  
  Stan the Parking Robot makes all of your parking needs a snap, thanks to Stanley Robotics.
  
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• “It’s Relatively Rare’: Still, PPG Paints Arena Stepping Up Security After Manchester Attack

  25-05-2017 23:13
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Just days after a terror attack at an arena in Manchester, England, more than 18,000 fans are filling PPG Paints Arena Thursday night for Game 7 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals.
  Many thousands more are watching the game outside the arena. So, the challenge for local officials is how to keep them all safe.
  At PPG Paints Arena, they’ve got a handle on how to keep the inside of the arena relatively safe. Everyone passes through a metal detector and bags are sear
  
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• Customer Service Update

  25-05-2017 23:12
  Lawmakers from the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives joined with CWA members and local leaders for a press conference to highlight new state legislation that would stand up against the offshoring of call center jobs from Ohio. Introduced in both houses of the state legislature, Senate Bill 156 would help revitalize the Ohio call center and customer service industry.
  
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• A veterans hospital served food with cockroaches in it for years

  25-05-2017 23:06
  
  This is horrible!
  
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• 4 hurt in crash between bus, vehicle in Uptown

  25-05-2017 23:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Four people are being treated for minor injuries after a Port Authority bus and another vehicle collided Thursday afternoon in Uptown.
  
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• Vehicle, Bus Crash With Injuries Reported Downtown

  25-05-2017 23:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A vehicle and a Port Authority bus collided in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday.
  It happened around 4:45 p.m. in the area of Gist Street and Forbes Avenue.
  Officials said injuries were reported, but the severity of those injuries was not provided.Pittsburgh: Vehicle crash involving @PGHtransit bus at Gist St/Forbes Ave intersection w/injuries
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) May 25, 2017
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• Detectives looking for man accused of selling counterfeit Penguins tickets

  25-05-2017 22:57
  
  The man identifieshimself as Ralph Booker on Craigslist.
  
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• Family in 'disbelief' after drowning death of Duquesne student Dakota James ruled accident

  25-05-2017 22:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Dakota “Koty” James, the Duquesne University graduate student who went missing Jan. 25 from Downtown and whose body was recovered March 6 in the Ohio River in Robinson, died from an accidental drowning, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Thursday.
  
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• Dear Harvard: 10 memorable quotes from Zuckerberg's speech

  25-05-2017 22:51
  
  The Facebook founder received an honorary degree from the college on Thursday.
  
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• Merger of prisons, parole agencies hits opposition in Pa. House

  25-05-2017 22:47 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s bid to merge the Department of Corrections and the Board of Probation and Parole is hitting another wall of resistance.
  
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• Every Day Is Different, But Mission The Same: EMS Workers Have Special Dedication To The Job

  25-05-2017 22:40
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — They are often first on the scene of a crime or emergency, and save countless lives.Many people say emergency workers are unsung heroes, and that is why this week is dedicated to honoring the men and women who work for EMS.
  Every day is different for EMS District Chief Jeffrey Meyer.
  “The call volume, the type of call, the weather, everything comes into play,” says Chief Meyer.
  He’s worked as a paramedic in the city of Pittsburgh for going on 33 years.
  
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• Cause, Manner Of Dakota James’ Death Released

  25-05-2017 22:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has released the cause and manner of death for a missing 23-year-old Duquesne University grad student whose body was found in the Ohio River in March.
  Officials say Dakota James‘ cause of death has been ruled as a drowning, and the manner has been determined to be accidental.
  According to officials, James’ body was discovered near Neville Island around 9 a.m. March 6, ending a desperate six-week search for
  
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• Pa. Mom Accused Of Smothering Baby While High, Drunk

  25-05-2017 21:43
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a Pennsylvania woman under the influence of alcohol and marijuana rolled over on her 2-month-old son and passed out, smothering him to death.
  Arissa Ward, of Middletown, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in the Dec. 30 death of her son.
  Court documents show the 23-year-old told police that she’d been drinking alcohol and smoking pot before lying on the couch with her baby. Dauphin County District At
  
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• Washington County CYS Director Resigns, Accused Of Mishandling Abuse Allegations

  25-05-2017 21:39
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — The deputy director of Washington County Children and Youth Services Dee Dee Blosnich-Gooden submitted her resignation this morning to Washington County Humane Services Director Tim Kimmel and will leave her position Friday.
  According to Greensburg Police, a caseworker in Greene County, (where Blosnich-Gooden used to work for as director of CYS in Greene County) had suspicions of 46-year-old Joelle Barozzini, 46, of Greensburg, abusing a foster child.
  Blosnich-Gooden al
  
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• Rechristened towboat set to journey down the Ohio

  25-05-2017 21:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Perched 40 feet above the water, Joe Gray will captain a 126-foot towboat down the length of the Ohio River to Illinois after the vessel’s christening Thursday at 2 p.m.
  
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• Nova, Frazier Lead Pirates To 9-4 Win Over Braves

  25-05-2017 21:14
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Ivan Nova pitched into the ninth inning, Adam Frazier hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates pounded Bartolo Colon for a 9-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
  The Pirates split the four-game series at SunTrust Park after losing the first two contests. This one was easy after Pittsburgh put up five runs in the third inning, capped by Frazier’s third homer this season.
  Nova (5-3) threw 100 pitches in 8 1/3 innings, giving up three hits in the ninth a
  
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• Point Park athlete drowns while in Alabama for national meet

  25-05-2017 21:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Point Park University student-athlete was killed Wednesday after he drowned while swimming at a public beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., according to authorities.
  
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• Sarah Lacina On Being Crowned This Season’s Sole ‘Survivor’

  25-05-2017 21:09
  
  CBS LOCAL-  CBS aired the season finale of Survivor: Game Changers this past Wednesday and we had the chance to interview this season’s champion, Sarah Lacina. Here’s her first-hand account (as told to CBS Local’s Adam Bloom and Samantha Bennet) on what she plans to do with her winnings, her strategy for playing the game and which of her fellow players she’d want watching her back on the police force.
  AB- You are America’s new
  
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• FDA: Controller For Heart Pump Recalled Over Deaths

  25-05-2017 20:37
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal regulators say nearly 29,000 controllers for implanted heart pumps are being recalled after reports of 26 deaths linked to malfunctions.
  The recall covers the external power supply controller for the HeartMate II, made by Abbott Laboratories’ Thoratec unit and distributed from July 2012 until last March. The ventricular assist device helps the heart’s main pumping chamber circulate blood.
  The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said 70 malfunctio
  
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• Point Park University Student Dies In Drowning Accident In Alabama

  25-05-2017 20:21
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Point Park University student and elite Track and Field athlete has died in a drowning accident in Alabama.
  According to university officials, 19-year-old Tyler Deshon Carter passed away Wednesday in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
  (Source: Point Park University)
  He was a rising sophomore, a history major and a member of the university’s Men’s Track & Field Team.
  Carter, a Penn Hills native, was in Alabama to compete in the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National
  
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• Watch: Donald Trump Pushes Way To Front Of Group At NATO Photo Opp

  25-05-2017 20:12
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) – President Donald Trump’s push to get in front of the pack at the NATO summit in Belgium is getting attention.
  Video footage from the gathering shows Trump putting his right hand on the right arm of Montenegro Prime Minister Dusko Markovic and pushing himself ahead as NATO leaders walked inside the alliance’s new headquarters in Brussels.
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  Trump then stands near Markovic and sp
  
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• Pirates OF Polanco Activated From 10-Day; Ortiz Sent Down

  25-05-2017 19:40
  ATLANTA (AP) – The Pittsburgh Pirates have activated outfielder Gregory Polanco from the 10-day disabled list.
  The move was announced before Thursday’s game against the Atlanta Braves.
  Polanco was having a disappointing season, hitting .252 with one homer and nine RBIs, when he was sidelined with a strained left hamstring.
  Outfielder Danny Ortiz was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. He went 1-for-12 during his stint with the Pirates.
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• PUC oversight proposed for PWSA by lawmakers

  25-05-2017 19:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — The speaker of the Pennsylvania House and another local state representative said Thursday they will introduce legislation to give the state Public Utility Commission oversight of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.
  
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• Lawmakers propose state oversee PWSA; mayor not consulted

  25-05-2017 19:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — The speaker of the Pennsylvania House and another local state representative said Thursday they will introduce legislation to give the state Public Utility Commission oversight of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority.
  
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• ‘I Hope You Die’: Pa. Man Pleads Guilty To Choking Mom For Changing Channel

  25-05-2017 19:17
  BATH, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to choking his mother to the point of unconsciousness for changing the TV channel.
  LehighValleyLive.com reports 42-year-old David Cantrell pleaded guilty Thursday to strangulation over the January argument in their home.
  Police say Cantrell punched his mother in the mouth, lifted her up and then slammed her on the floor. They say he also choked her until she lost consciousness, saying, “I hope you die.”
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• Kansas Distributor Recalls Precooked Sausage Due To Metal

  25-05-2017 19:01
  
  JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas food distributor is voluntarily recalling nearly 100,000 pounds (45,360 kilograms) of precooked sausage that might contain metal.
  Armour Eckrich Meats in Junction City announced the recall Wednesday of more than 8,000 cases of 16.6-ounce (460-gram) packages of “Eckrich Smok-y Cheddar Breakfast sausage, Naturally Hardwood Smoked.”The labels have the case code “27815 17984” with a use-by date of Aug. 17. The products also have the n
  
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• Tree falls on Parkway East, causing traffic backups

  25-05-2017 18:55
  
  Slowdowns reported on Thursday morning
  
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• Report: Hempfield School Director Dies After Winning Democratic Primary

  25-05-2017 18:54
  
  HEMPFIELD TWP. (KDKA) — A Hempfield Area school board member died Tuesday, one week after winning the Democratic primary. He was running for his third term.
  Joseph Lutz, 54, had gone to the hospital on election night after an infection from an ulcer spread.
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  Lutz is survived by his wife, son, two sisters and 12-year-old daughter.
  Friends and colleagues say it was people, not policy, that drove Lutz&rsquo
  
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• Passengers react to increased TSA scrutiny

  25-05-2017 18:54
  
  TSA officials say they’ve been testing ways to improve bag scans at select airports, which requires travelers to remove more items from their luggage.
  
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• Lieberman latest candidate to withdraw from FBI director search

  25-05-2017 18:54
  
  The former senator wants to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
  
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• Hempfield School Director Dies After Winning Democratic Primary

  25-05-2017 18:54
  
  HEMPFIELD TWP. (KDKA) — A Hempfield Area school board member died Tuesday, one week after winning the Democratic primary. He was running for his third term.
  Joseph Lutz, 54, had gone to the hospital on election night after an infection from an ulcer spread.
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  Lutz is survived by his wife, son, two sisters and 12-year-old daughter.
  Friends and colleagues say it was people, not policy, that drove Lutz&rsquo
  
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• Traffic alert: HOV lane will be OPEN for #Penguins game tonight

  25-05-2017 18:47
  
  PennDOT says the HOV lane to Bedford Avenue will reopen for Penguins-Senators game traffic. Drivers need to be in the left lane of I-279 South to use it.
  
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• Spirit Airlines celebrates inaugural flight into Pittsburgh International

  25-05-2017 18:47
  
  Spirit Airlines kicked off summer travel Thursday morning with its first flight into Pittsburgh International Airport.
  
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• Director of Pitt Counseling Center arrested for possession of child pornography

  25-05-2017 18:47
  
  Authorities said the child pornography was found at his home by investigators.
  
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• Thursday forecast at noon

  25-05-2017 18:42
  
  Thursday forecast at noon
  
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• Police: Infant Dies After Being Beaten By Daycare Worker During Nap Time

  25-05-2017 18:37
  BALTIMORE (KDKA) — Police have arrested a Baltimore daycare worker in the death of an 8-month-old girl.
  CBS Baltimore reports Leah Walden, 23, faces a string of charges including first and second-degree murder, in the death of Reese Bowman.
  Bowman died on May 23, after officers were called to the Rocket Tiers Learning Center for a report of a baby not breathing.
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  The 8-month-old was pronounced dead at th
  
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• Officials doubt reported discovery of 4 bodies on Everest

  25-05-2017 18:37
  
  Officials said Wednesday that a team of Sherpa rescuers had reported finding four unidentified bodies inside a tent.
  
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• Greek ex-premier Lucas Papademos wounded in Athens bombing

  25-05-2017 18:36
  
  He served as prime minister for six months in 2011-2012 and is a former deputy governor of the European Central Bank.
  
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• This popular Nevada park is experiencing a major poison hemlock outbreak

  25-05-2017 18:33
  
  Here's how to tell it apart from Queen Anne's Lace.
  
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