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• Diocese of Greensburg releases letter on opioid crisis, plans education and prayer services

  29-06-2017 23:55
  
  The Diocese of Greensburg is no longer relying just on the power of prayer to combat the opioid epidemic.
  
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• House passes 'Kate's Law' and bill declaring war on sanctuary cities

  29-06-2017 23:53
  
  House Republicans joined President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon in declaring war on sanctuary cities -- passing legislation targeting the cities' funding while hammering a message of the dangers posed by undocumented immigrants.
  
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• Leechburg police chief remains in hospital after fireworks accident

  29-06-2017 23:52
  
  Five days after a fireworks accident at the fireman's carnival, Leechburg Police Chief Mike Diebold was in good condition in the trauma-burn ICU at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh.
  
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• Woodland Hills principal to go on unpaid leave while certification reviewed

  29-06-2017 23:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The principal of Woodland Hills High School will be placed on unpaid leave while awaiting his re-certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, his attorney said. 
  
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• Venus Williams involved in crash that left 1 man dead

  29-06-2017 23:44
  
  Venus Williams was involved in a car accident where a 78-year-old man was killed.
  
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• Geri Allen funeral arrangements announced

  29-06-2017 23:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Arrangements were announced Thursday for the funeral of Geri Allen, director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Jazz Studies program.
  
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• West Virginia man indicted for driving to Pittsburgh to have sex with teen

  29-06-2017 23:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  A West Virginia man drove to Pittsburgh to have sex with a 14-year-old Beaver County girl he met on Facebook, according to the FBI and state police.
  
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• Things the iPhone has made obsolete

  29-06-2017 23:37
  
  The iPhone turns 10 on June 29. Thanks to the iPhone, we have a lot less to carry around every day!
  
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• Man charged with homicide in Rowdy Buck bar shooting

  29-06-2017 23:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 23-year-old man has been charged with homicide in the May shooting death of a West Mifflin man inside the Rowdy Buck bar on the South Side.
  
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• Mother Released From Hospital, Taken To Jail After Overdosing While Pregnant

  29-06-2017 23:35
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — A woman accused of overdosing heroin while pregnant is now out of the hospital, but her newborn baby remains on life support and faces an uncertain future that could play out in court.
  Kasey Dischman, 30, told police from her bed at Magee-Womens Hospital, with her baby on life support down the hall, that last Thursday night in her apartment in East Butler, she found a single stamp bag of heroin in the couch.
  Despite being seven months pregnant, she says she went into t
  
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• 'Everyone is very, very nice': The Furries have arrived once again

  29-06-2017 23:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  You would think after 11 years, Pittsburghers would no longer be surprised during the one weekend every summer Furries descend on the Convention Center for Anthrocon.
  
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• Dancing Manhole Cover in New Orleans

  29-06-2017 23:27
  
  Heavy rain in New Orleans caused a manhole cover to come loose.
  
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• State Police Seize $75K Worth Of Heroin In Greensburg

  29-06-2017 23:25
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — Police in Westmoreland County say they prevented a large batch of heroin from making it onto the streets.
  State police say the two men arrested were acting as mules, bringing heroin from Philadelphia to Westmoreland County to be distributed. But they were stopped, according to investigators, because there were some problems with the car they were in.
  State police say 27-year-old Frankely Alonzo Castanos and 30-year-old Jose Miguel Montilla had just left the turnpike in
  
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• KDKA's Mike Pintek announces he has pancreatic cancer

  29-06-2017 23:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh radio icon Mike Pintek announced to his midday listeners Thursday that he has been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer.
  
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• Hurricane Sandy Swallowed it, but Now...

  29-06-2017 23:16
  
  A bright, new roller coaster now sits on the Jersey Shore -- to replace the old Jet Star Hurricane Sandy destroyed in 2012.
  
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• Here are the areas where millennials are buying homes

  29-06-2017 23:16
  
  Here are the areas where more millennials are buying homes.
  
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• Ex financial manager charged with stealing from Mon Valley organization

  29-06-2017 23:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The former financial manager for a Monongahela Valley economic development agency has been charged with stealing from the organization and lying to federal authorities in South Carolina who were attempting to garnish her wages in connection with a previous fraud conviction in that state.
  
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• Investment adviser charged with stealing from client

  29-06-2017 23:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Mercer County investment adviser has been charged with stealing nearly $300,000 from a client.
  
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• Lion Loses it on Little Girl

  29-06-2017 23:08
  
  A little girl at the Wellington Zoo in New Zealand kisses a lion’s glass enclosure and the lion freaks out.
  
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• Fighting Sharks Draw a Crowd

  29-06-2017 23:06
  
  Two sharks fighting in shallow water draw a crowd of spectators on Florida’s Gulf coast.
  
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• Man Shocked To Find Cockroach Infestation In His BMW

  29-06-2017 23:05
  
  "It was incredible. I opened up the hood and they kept coming out and I kept spraying," said Howell.
  
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• 3 months in, Pitt AD Heather Lyke talks campus stadium, old-school colors, Heinz Field, Kevin Stallings and more

  29-06-2017 23:04
  
  University of Pittsburgh athletic director Heather Lyke sits down to discuss a range of topics, including football and basketball, and the needs of the other sports at Pitt.
  
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• Dolphins and surfers enjoy catching waves

  29-06-2017 23:03
  
  A pod of dolphins joined a group of surfers off the coast of South Africa.
  
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• Keith Dambrot at 90 days: 1-on-1 with the new #Duquesne basketball coach

  29-06-2017 23:00
  
  Three months into the job, Keith Dambrot sits down with Pittsburgh's Action Sports director Andrew Stockey to talk about the state of Duquesne basketball and why he took on the challenge of reviving a program with a 40-year NCAA Tournament drought.
  
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• Universal Stainless spurns merger offer from Virginia company

  29-06-2017 22:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Universal Stainless & Alloy Products said Thursday it has rejected an unsolicited merger offer from Synalloy Corp., a Richmond, Va., company whose businesses include stainless steel pipes and fiberglass and steel storage tanks.
  
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• Nebraska woman starts Twitter war with Iowa

  29-06-2017 22:54
  
  A Nebraska woman has perhaps unwittingly started a firestorm on Twitter after making a comment about Iowa.
  
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• Pirates will recognize umpire John Tumpane's heroic actions tonight

  29-06-2017 22:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pirates plan to recognize Major League Baseball umpire John Tumpane before their game Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, according to a club official. On Wednesday, Tumpane led an effort to convince a distressed woman from leaping from the Roberto Clemente Bridge into the Allegheny River. Tumpane has since received national attention.
  
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• Pirates recognize umpire John Tumpane's heroic actions before game

  29-06-2017 22:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  John Tumpane may be the first Major League Baseball umpire to receive a standing ovation in Pittsburgh. But the PNC Park crowd was on its feet when the Pirates recognized Tumpane prior to their game Thursday night at PNC Park, one day after he led an effort to convince a distressed woman not to leap from the Roberto Clemente Bridge into the Allegheny River.
  
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• Pa. Senate plans to go ahead on budget vote despite no plan to pay for it

  29-06-2017 22:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  HARRISBURG — With the deadline to pass a state budget fast approaching, the state Senate on Thursday plans to begin voting on a $31.9 billion spending plan — even though there is no agreement yet on how to pay for it or even on the amount itself.
  
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• Expert: MLB umpire did all the right things in helping suicidal woman

  29-06-2017 22:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  A national expert on suicide said the quick actions and gentle, empathetic, caring words uttered Wednesday by Major League Baseball umpire John Tumpane were exactly what a woman needed to hear before she was rescued from a presumed suicide attempt on the Roberto Clemente Bridge.
  
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• Pennsylvania announces locations of medical marijuana dispensaries

  29-06-2017 21:15
  
  Allegheny, Butler, Washington and Westmoreland counties all had businesses that received permits.
  
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• PETA Asks Why People Eat Bacon And Twitter, Sen. Orrin Hatch Respond In Kind

  29-06-2017 21:06
  
  CBS Local– On Thursday, PETA asked Twitter why anyone would eat bacon, and as you may have guessed, many responded, including Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah.Present your best argument for eating bacon.
  — PETA (@peta) June 28, 2017
  Sen. Hatch didn’t just provide his ‘best argument’ as PETA requested, but decided to use actions to prove his point in a not-so-subtle jab at the animal rights group.https://t.co/uHhAgtCNUP
  — Senator Hatch Office (@senorrin
  
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• New lineup for tonight's O'Jays-PSO concert

  29-06-2017 20:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Singer Walter Williams won’t be performing with the O’Jays and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Thursday night at Heinz Hall due to illness, the PSO announced Thursday.
  
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• Treasury Department announces sanctions against Chinese bank

  29-06-2017 20:58
  
  The Treasury Department says that the Bank of Dandong is a “primary money-laundering concern."
  
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• Photographer Steph Chambers recounts finding an MLB umpire holding a woman on the Clemente Bridge

  29-06-2017 20:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Around 2:40 Wednesday afternoon, I finished photographing a fried zucchini appetizer at Peter Allen’s on Penn Avenue for a restaurant story and was headed toward the Allegheny River. Sally Stapleton, my supervisor, had emailed earlier in the day with the subject line “Something interesting today?” so I began to look around for a good photo possibility. We call it “feature hunting” in photojournalism.
  
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• The most popular Barbie from the year you were born

  29-06-2017 20:51
  
  From '60s eyeliner to '80s hair, Barbie's look has changed a lot over the years.
  
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• Venus Williams involved in fatal crash

  29-06-2017 20:48
  
  Venus Williams was involved in a car accident where a 78-year-old man was killed.
  
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• Mask off: A furry goes human to explain why Pittsburgh #Anthrocon is such a big deal

  29-06-2017 20:40
  
  For many furries, taking off your mask in public is out of the question. But this New Jersey resident (a.k.a. "Dibs Dingo") didn't mind doing it for an interview with Pittsburgh's Action News 4 on the opening day of Anthrocon 2017.
  
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• State names medical marijuana dispensary permit recipients

  29-06-2017 20:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Five southwest Pennsylvania groups today received the go ahead to dispense medical marijuana when that program begins in 2018.
  
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• Late-night bakery brings cookie delivery concept from Philly dorm to Pittsburgh

  29-06-2017 20:28
  Insomnia Cookies announced plans to open a bakery on the South Side of Pittsburgh later this summer. The company is known for delivering warm cookies, ice cream and cookie sandwiches until 3 a.m. Insomnia Cookies announced plans to open a bakery on the South Side of Pittsburgh later this summer.
  
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• Left, Right Unite Against Trump’s Tweets Ridiculing TV Host

  29-06-2017 20:27
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has ridiculed the looks and temperament of a female cable television host whose show he says he’s stopped watching.
  Trump has used a series of tweets to go after Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, who’ve criticized Trump on their MSNBC show “Morning Joe.”
  Here’s what Trump says: “I heard poorly rated Morning Joe speaks badly of me (don’t watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho
  
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• State Health Department Grants Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permits

  29-06-2017 20:24
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The state Department of Health granted 27 medical marijuana dispensary permits Thursday.
  Each of the 27 dispensary permit holders is allowed to open a total of three locations, and they have six months to become operational before they can begin dispensing medical marijuana.
  There will be a total of 52 dispensaries in Pennsylvania, as not every permit holder has opted to open all three eligible locations.
  In Allegheny County, permits were granted to Maitri Medicinals, L
  
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• KDKA Radio’s Mike Pintek Announces He Has Cancer

  29-06-2017 20:14
  PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – Popular KDKA midday talk show host Mike Pintek announced on his show Thursday that he is been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer.
  Mike made the announcement to his listeners stating that he’s been undergoing chemotherapy treatments at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.
  Saying he wanted to share the news with listeners since he’s been taking more time away from his show recently, Mike praised the doctors and staff of UPMC for his world class
  
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• Luke from 'Gilmore Girls' is starting his own coffee brand

  29-06-2017 20:02
  
  This is even better than the Luke's Diner pop-up shops from last year!
  
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• White House: Trump to meet Putin at G-20 summit

  29-06-2017 20:00
  
  The high-stakes meeting is among several planned for the president next week in Germany.
  
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• Austin Aries, WWE’s Healthiest Wrestler

  29-06-2017 20:00
  
  By Chuck Carroll
  Austin Aries, one of the biggest names in WWE’s cruiserweight division, has been squaring off in the squared circle for nearly 20 years. It’s a career that began from the humblest beginnings in front of a crowd of just a couple dozen people. These days, he goes for the gold in front of tens of thousands every night. It’s a journey made by many of WWE’s elite, but Aries’ tale has a surprising plot twist that sets him apart from nearly everyone else i
  
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• Judge rules in favor of Sunoco in Huntingdon County pipeline dispute

  29-06-2017 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Huntingdon County judge on Thursday sided with Sunoco in its planned construction of the Mariner East 2 pipelines by ordering tree sitters trying to block the project to come down.
  
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• Sadly, 'Get out of jail free' card doesn't work in real world

  29-06-2017 19:52
  
  Deputies in Minnesota gave a man they were arresting an "A for effort!" even if they didn't let him go.
  
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• Man says guardian angel told him to stab man during church service, police say

  29-06-2017 19:52
  
  A worship service at a church became the scene of a crime after a man tried to stab another man, police said.
  
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• Study Places Pitt, WVU Among Safest Colleges In U.S.

  29-06-2017 19:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new study should put the minds of local college students at ease.
  The National Council for Home Safety and Security determined the top 100 safest college campuses in the country, and two local colleges landed on the list.
  The study looked at crime statistics for more than 2,000 four-year colleges and universities to find the safest schools in America. The schools that landed on the list have low overall off-campus crime rates and maintain safe campuses with little cri
  
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