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• New Study Finds Evidence Of Link Between Reflux & Allergy Symptoms

  05-06-2017 23:59
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – People know when their allergies are acting up.
  “Typically cough a lot, nose will run a little bit, and get itchy eyes.”“Itchy throat, watery eyes.”“Stuffy nose, scratchy throat, cough, tired.”“I just sneeze. That’s it.”
  For some people with allergies, the trouble might actually be deeper.
  “They get what we call atypical symptoms, throat clearing, chronically runny nose, coughing,” allergist Dr. James DeA
  
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• Downtown parking lot hits market as development site

  05-06-2017 23:59
  One of downtown Pittsburgh's last remaining parcels of open land is being marketed for a major new mixed-use development.
  
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• Daughter from 'The Cosby Show' stands by comedian at trial

  05-06-2017 23:50
  
  Keshia Knight Pulliam, who played Rudy on "The Cosby Show," said Monday that "ultimately it's about standing by your truth."
  
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• Police Get Safety Protocols To Protect Them From Airborne Drugs

  05-06-2017 23:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two officers in our region recently passed out after coming into contact with what was believed to be the synthetic drug fentanyl, and now, the Allegheny County medical examiner has come up with some new protocols to help police and other first responders stay safe on the streets.
  East Liverpool, Ohio, Officer Chris Green got an awful shock when he returned to the station house after searching a car for drugs.“[Someone told him] ‘Hey, you got something on yo
  
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• Wisconsin teen arrested twice for OWI in three hours

  05-06-2017 23:45
  
  Preston Bierhals reportedly crashed into a light pole after a graduation party.
  
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• Car crashes into home in Millvale

  05-06-2017 23:41
  
  The crash was reported in the 700 block of Evergreen Road.
  
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• 2 Charged For Deadly Calif. Warehouse Blaze That Killed Pittsburgh Native, 35 Others

  05-06-2017 23:39
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (KDKA/AP) — A man who authorities say illegally rented out space in an Oakland warehouse that caught fire, killing 36 partygoers, and another man who organized the event were each charged Monday with three dozen counts of involuntary manslaughter.
  Derick Almena and Max Harris “knowingly created a fire trap with inadequate means of escape” when they hosted the dance party Dec. 2 in the Ghost Ship warehouse, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley sa
  
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• Westmoreland Co. Pipeline Drilling Operation Spills Clay Slurry Into Creek

  05-06-2017 23:31
  WEST NEWTON (KDKA) — Clean-up operations are still underway in West Newton at the Sewickley Creek after an incident that happened over the weekend.
  Crews tunneling for a new gas pipeline somehow spilled a large amount of mud and water slurry into the creek.
  The problem was first noticed by a person living along the creek – a hillside hemorrhaging an enormous amount of something later identified as bentonite clay slurry. All of it was flowing into the creek.
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• Aliquippa Teen Crashes Bicycle Into Vehicle, Flown To Hospital

  05-06-2017 23:25
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – A teenager riding his bike was injured when he crashed into a vehicle in Beaver County Monday morning.
  According to police, the incident happened in the 1300 block of Kennedy Boulevard in Aliquippa around 11:30 a.m.
  The 16-year-old male entered a busy street from a side street and ran into a moving car.
  The teen was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital with a leg injury, but it is not believed to be life-threatening.
  No charges have been filed against the driver.
  Police say th
  
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• 'Never seen a fire that big in my life:' 3 homes destroyed in North Braddock

  05-06-2017 23:24
  
  Flames spread across three houses in North Braddock
  
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• Man guilty of stabbing grandmother to death after hearing voices gets 10-20 years in prison

  05-06-2017 23:23
  
  Levi Staver pleaded guilty but mentally ill to the 2013 murder.
  
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• NBA finals top Pittsburgh ratings, when we're not watching the Pens

  05-06-2017 23:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburghers may be most focused on the Penguins winning the 2017 Stanley Cup, but when the Pens aren’t playing, they enjoy a little bit of basketball too.
  
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• Residents recall frightful Hill District fire as man jumps to death to escape

  05-06-2017 23:11
  
  Residents recall frightful Hill District fire as man jumps to death to escape
  
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• University of Pittsburgh names new honors college dean

  05-06-2017 22:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  The University of Pittsburgh on Monday named Dr. Brian A. Primack the Bernice L. and Morton S. Lerner Chair dean of the University Honors College. He will start on July 1, taking over from Edward Stricker, who will return to his faculty position in the Department of Neuroscience. 
  
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• Laviolette Asks Preds’ Fans Not To Throw Anything Onto Ice

  05-06-2017 22:45
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Coach Peter Laviolette has a message for Nashville fans attending Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final: Don’t throw anything onto the ice.
  Five catfish, several towels, a stuffed penguin and a cowboy hat hit the ice Saturday night in the Predators’ 5-1 win over Pittsburgh, which pulled Nashville within 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
  The team shared Laviolette’s video plea Monday on Twitter hours before Game 4. The coach asks fans to avoid both putting
  
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• Richland man gets 10 to 20 years for fatally stabbing grandmother

  05-06-2017 22:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  A schizophrenic Richland man who stabbed his grandmother to death while she ate breakfast four years ago will serve 10 to 20 years in prison.
  
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• 2 arrested in deadly warehouse fire that killed 36

  05-06-2017 22:31
  
  The pair were arrested on suspicion of 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in the tragic California blaze.
  
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• Apple is giving the iPhone a 'Do Not Disturb While Driving' feature

  05-06-2017 22:29
  
  Apple is taking steps to make it easier for people to eliminate distractions while driving
  
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• Report: Al Pacino To Star As Joe Paterno In New Movie

  05-06-2017 22:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — A new movie is in the works about the sex abuse scandal at Penn State.
  According to Variety, Al Pacino will star as Joe Paterno, the legendary football coach of the Nittany Lions.
  The movie will reportedly delve into how the Jerry Sandusky scandal challenged Paterno’s legacy and the Penn State football program.
  Variety reports the official logline for the film is:
  “After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled i
  
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• Dad wears Pokémon tie to graduation that son made 11 years ago

  05-06-2017 22:27
  
  The high school graduate had made his father a homemade Pokémon necktie in the first grade.
  
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• 5 Things You Need to Know About Getting Or Renewing Your Passport

  05-06-2017 22:23
  
  Here's a breakdown of what you need to know.
  
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• Special statement: Strong thunderstorm in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties

  05-06-2017 22:06
  
  The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a statement about a strong thunderstorm that will affect Western Pennsylvania today.
  
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• PennDOT line-painting starts this week. Watch out for fresh paint on these roads:

  05-06-2017 22:04
  
  PennDOT is advising drivers that road lines will be painted on Interstate 376 and Interstate 79. Here is the work schedule.
  
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• Principal fired for wearing Nazi-associated rings in video defends himself

  05-06-2017 22:03
  
  "The mistake that I made was believing that multiculturalism, diversity, ethnic pride or heritage applied to me, too"
  
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• Lawmakers skeptical over unemployment compensation funding

  05-06-2017 21:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, when it made the decision to close three unemployment compensation call centers and furlough about 500 workers in December, had $15 million that it chose not to spend to keep those centers running, an agency official told state lawmakers in Harrisburg on Monday.
  
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• Who was London attacker Khuram Butt?

  05-06-2017 21:56
  
  Khuram Shahzad Butt, a 27-year-old British national born in Pakistan who died in a hail of police bullets Sunday night, was a tall, lanky, straggly bearded young man of few words -- a brainwashed follower of al-Muhajiroun, a loose grouping of British extremists supportive of ISIS linked to a large number of terrorist plots involving UK nationals.
  
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• Lawyers trade sharp opening statements as Bill Cosby trial begins

  05-06-2017 21:52
  
  "Trust, betrayal, and the inability to consent. That's what this case is about," said a prosecutor.
  
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• Baby elephant calf makes early arrival at International Conservation Center

  05-06-2017 21:46
  
  She weighed 184 pounds at birth and was 32 inches tall at the shoulder.
  
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• Pirates, Papa John’s Partner To Offer Free Pizza With Tickets

  05-06-2017 21:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have partnered with Papa John’s to offer a ticket plan that includes free pizza.
  Fans can pick tickets to any six Pirates games with the Summer Six-Pack plan, and as a bonus, they will receive free tickets to a seventh game as a bonus and a voucher for a free large two-topping pizza from Papa John’s.
  Ticket plan prices start at $126.
  Six-Pack ticket plan holders will also receive priority for 2018 season ticket memberships.
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• Movie about Penn State scandal is a go, with Al Pacino as Joe Paterno

  05-06-2017 21:40
  
  HBO is ready to move ahead with production on a movie about the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal at Penn State, starring Al Pacino as the late football coach Joe Paterno.
  
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• Parkway East crash cleared

  05-06-2017 21:35
  
  The crash closed all lanes between the Stanwix Street on-ramp and the Fort Pitt Bridge in Pittsburgh.
  
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• New video surfaces in fatal altercation at Denny's

  05-06-2017 21:33
  
  The husband of a Texas sheriff's deputy allegedly fatally beat a man he saw urinating in a restaurant parking lot.
  
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• Nadal, Djokovic can set up French Open semifinal showdown

  05-06-2017 21:28
  
  Nadal is seeking a record-extending 10th title in Paris.
  
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• Parkway East reopened after crash cleared

  05-06-2017 21:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Monday afternoon crash on the Parkway East that closed all westbound lanes has been cleared, according to PennDOT, which added that motorists should expect residual delays.
  
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• Two charged in Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36, including Allderdice grad

  05-06-2017 21:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. — Two people have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deadly Ghost Ship fire that claimed 36 lives inside an Oakland warehouse last year, officials said Monday.
  
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• Proposal advances for state oversight at PWSA

  05-06-2017 20:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Legislation to place the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority under the state Public Utility Commission’s oversight has cleared its first hurdle.
  
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• Not Fast Enough? Allegedly Drunk Woman Goes Berserk Over McChicken Sandwich Order

  05-06-2017 20:41
  
  DES MOINES (KDKA) – Police are investigating a fight at a McDonald’s in Iowa, which apparently started because the fast food was served fast enough.
  According to CBS affiliate KCCI, the incident happened in Des Moines around 9 p.m. Saturday.
  A customer in the drive-through captured a heated exchange between a woman, two men and the employee inside at the counter.
  The woman was apparently upset because her McChicken sandwich wasn’t prepared as fast as she would have liked.
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• Developer has eye on Grant Street parking lot site

  05-06-2017 20:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  A prime Grant Street parking lot is being targeted for redevelopment.
  
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• Chicago company seeks partner to create development on Grant Street parking lot

  05-06-2017 20:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  For decades, a Chicago company has been content to park cars on a prime piece of Downtown real estate adjacent to the halls of political power on Grant Street. But that now may be changing.
  
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• Body Of Boy, 8, Swept Away In Pennsylvania River Found

  05-06-2017 20:24
  
  DUNCANNON, Pa. (AP) – State police in central Pennsylvania say the body of an 8-year-old boy swept away in the Susquehanna River last week has been found.
  Police in Perry County said the boy was playing with his 10-year-old brother in a creek that empties into the river when he was swept away by the current shortly before 2:30 p.m. Friday.
  The other boy called 911 and scores of people searched for him over the weekend, resuming the search Monday morning.
  Trooper Brent Miller said his body
  
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• Aliquippa Teen Crashes Bicycle Into Truck, Flown To Hospital

  05-06-2017 20:01
  
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – A teenager riding his bike was injured when he crashed into a truck in Beaver County Monday morning.
  According to police, the incident happened in the 1300 block of Kennedy Boulevard in Aliquippa around 11:30 a.m.
  It appears the 16-year-old male was traveling down a hill and struck the truck.  The teen was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital with a leg injury, but it is not believed to be life-threatening.
  No other information has been released at this time.
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• Keidel: Are Warriors Just Too Much For Cavs?

  05-06-2017 20:00
  By Jason Keidel
  The media vultures are hovering, talons out — courtside, ringside, at postgame pressers — ready to pounce on the hardwood carrion.
  The vultures are circling — pens in one hand, shovel in the other, ready to scoop the dirt over Cleveland’s coffin.
  The script has become soporific, if that’s possible, in the NBA Finals. Two up, two down. The Warriors are two games from not only vanquishing their tormentors, but also capping an epic, unprecedented run of
  
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• Report: Fugitive Arrested After Being Spotted At Karaoke

  05-06-2017 19:51
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (KDKA) – A fugitive was arrested in Massachusetts on Saturday after someone recognized him at a karaoke night.
  CBS Boston reports that 43-year-old Ronald Duby, Jr. was recently featured as the “Fugitive of the Week” on television, in newspapers and online in New Hampshire.
  The U.S. Marshals Service says Duby failed to appear in court after he failed to register as a sex offender. Duby was convicted in 1995 for sexually assaulting someone under the age of 13.
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• Man Accused Of Sucker Punching Man With Cerebral Palsy

  05-06-2017 19:30
  
  WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania authorities have arrested a man accused of sucker punching another man outside a convenience store after making fun of him because he showed symptoms of cerebral palsy.
  The Chester County sheriff’s office says 29-year-old Barry Baker Jr. was arrested Monday in Uwchlan Township. The court docket lists Baker’s hometown as Georgetown, Delaware.
  Baker is charged with simple assault against a man with cerebral palsy in the May 10 attack in West
  
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• Police: Man Fired Shots At Woman With Children In Car

  05-06-2017 19:05
  
  GARFIELD (KDKA) — Police say a Garfield man has been arrested for firing shots at his ex-girlfriend while she was driving with children in the car Friday.
  It happened Friday night around 9:45 p.m. in the 4700-block of Mossfield Street.
  A 27-year-old woman told police she was driving along Mossfield Street when her 34-year-old ex-boyfriend — Lavilis Whitner, of Garfield — fired two shots at her.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Zone 5)
  Police say the woman’s thre
  
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• Clarion University President Leaving After Next Year

  05-06-2017 18:41
  
  CLARION, Pa. (AP) – Clarion University’s president says she’s stepping down at the end of the next academic year.
  Karen Whitney has been president of the state-owned school for eight years. The school about 70 miles northeast of Pittsburgh has about 5,200 students.
  The school is one of several in the 14-school State System of Higher Education that’s struggling with declining enrollment. Clarion’s enrollment has dropped 29 percent since 2010.
  Whitney is the longest-t
  
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• Western Family soup mix recalled due to undeclared egg noodles

  05-06-2017 18:04
  
  The recall is due to the possibility of undeclared eggs and affects only some of the product sold.
  
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• Sheriff: 'Disgruntled' former employee kills 5 at Orlando-area business

  05-06-2017 18:02
  
  The shooter took his own life in what has been characterized as a workplace violence shooting.
  
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