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• First look at police body cameras set to deploy in Pitcairn

  19-07-2017 23:51
  
  Seven brand new body cameras are sitting on docks inside the Pitcairn Police Department, but they’re still off limits for now.
  
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• Man caught stealing American flags for second time

  19-07-2017 23:36
  
  A man was caught on camera stealing American flag banners for the second year in a row.
  
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• Monroeville Police: Teen ditched cab fare, reports of shots fired

  19-07-2017 23:33
  
  Monroeville police said a 14-year-old boy ran from his cab fare near Boyd and Lincoln, at the same time witnesses reported hearing gunshots.
  
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• Upgrade your BLT by adding a hot dog

  19-07-2017 23:22
  
  Combine the two and celebrate National Hot Dog Day!
  
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• Zombie party at Waterworks Cinemas Saturday to celebrate George Romero

  19-07-2017 23:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Waterworks Cinemas will turn into “Night of the Living Dead” late Saturday with a zombie party and screening to honor the late filmmaker George Romero.
  
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• Building in Washington being evacuated

  19-07-2017 23:06
  
  The building is owned by the same landlord who owns the building that collapsed last week.
  
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• Here’s what your smartphone addiction is doing to your brain

  19-07-2017 23:00
  
  Smartphone addiction has become so prevalent that it already has a name: nomophobia.
  
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• Best Bargain Deals of the NBA Offseason

  19-07-2017 22:59
  
  By Matt Citak
  Over the last few weeks, we have seen some serious money get tossed around the NBA. James Harden signed an extension with the Rockets, and is set to earn $228 million over the next six years. Steph Curry became the first player to get the super max, agreeing to a five-year, $201 million contract with the Warriors. Even the oft-injured Blake Griffin will receive $173 million from the Clippers over the next five seasons. While these contracts garnered all of the headlines this summer
  
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• Authorities offer $10K reward for tips in Penn Hills woman's suspicious death

  19-07-2017 22:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Authorities are offering $10,000 to anyone who can provide information about the circumstances leading to the death of a 29-year-old Penn Hills woman in February. 
  
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• 2 People Found Dead In Uniontown, Police Investigating

  19-07-2017 22:46
  
  UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — Police are investigating after two people were found dead this afternoon in Fayette County.
  The deaths were first reported just after 1:30 p.m. at a home along John Street in Uniontown.
  There’s no word yet on the names of the deceased or how they died.
  Uniontown City Police have been on the scene for hours investigating.
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• 2 Brothers Found Dead In Uniontown, Police Investigating

  19-07-2017 22:46
  
  UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — Police are investigating after two brothers were found dead in their Fayette County home.
  The deaths were first reported just after 1:30 p.m. at a home along John Street, near Lafayette School, in Uniontown.
  The names of the brothers have not yet been released, but police say they are in their 40s and 50s.
  A friend found their bodies and called police.
  Investigators say the cause of their deaths remains under investigation; however, they stress it is not a homicide
  
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• CBS Radio Pittsburgh Launches ‘KDKA Traffic & Weather Together’

  19-07-2017 22:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) – CBS RADIO Pittsburgh today (July 19) unveiled the market’s newest radio station, “KDKA Traffic & Weather Together”. The HD station will provide reliable, up-to-the-minute traffic and weather information for the Pittsburgh area.
  KDKA Traffic & Weather Together” is a product extension of NewsRadio 1020 KDKA, and can be heard on 107.9 HD3 using an HD Radio, via the online streaming app Radio.com, in Wi-Fi connected cars, and A
  
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• Cops: Customer Threatened To Shoot Someone Over Bad Sandwich

  19-07-2017 22:35
  SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio (AP) – Police in suburban Cleveland say a fast-food restaurant customer angry about the way his sandwich tasted and looked threatened to shoot somebody over it.
  The South Euclid Police Department reported receiving a call Tuesday about a man storming into the Steak ‘n Shake restaurant “acting crazy,” saying he had a gun and was going to shoot someone.
  Police say the 20-year-old man complained that the egg on his sandwich was runny and slimy and looked l
  
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• Police may be close to finding Jessica Vecchiola's killer

  19-07-2017 22:32
  
  Police may be close to finding Jessica Vecchiola's murderer
  
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• Here's how your smartphone addiction is changing your brain

  19-07-2017 22:27
  
  Smartphone addiction, or nomophobia, is a real thing. Here's how it's affecting your brain.
  
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• Medical Miracle: 12-ounce-baby gets to go home

  19-07-2017 22:24
  
  Emily Rose Hollins was was born four months premature. Her chance of survival was slim.
  
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• Victim of John Wayne Gacy identified more than 40 years later

  19-07-2017 22:22
  
  Another victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has been identified more than 40 years later.
  
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• Terrifying Android malware can record audio and video, spy on devices

  19-07-2017 22:14
  
  An updated form of Android-based malware can spy on users' call histories, locations, contact lists and more.
  
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• 'It's a big impact:' St. Vincent College prepares for 1st Steelers training camp without Dan Rooney

  19-07-2017 22:01
  
  Pittsburgh Steelers training camp will kick off next week in Latrobe without a familiar face. This is the first year without Dan Rooney, who died in April.
  
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• Social Security Administration warns about fraudulent callers trying to steal your checks

  19-07-2017 21:49
  
  The Social Security Administration is warning that schemers are impersonating government agents and stealing people's benefits.
  
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• Creating memorial for War on Terror before it's over gains support in Washington

  19-07-2017 21:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  WASHINGTON – A Pittsburgh veteran’s monumental effort to memorialize his comrades’ sacrifices is gaining traction in Congress.
  
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• Another Washington Apartment Building Evacuated

  19-07-2017 21:32
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA)— Another building has been evacuated in Washington, just a week after a building collapse trapped a woman for more than nine hours.
  The Observer-Reporter says the building is owned by the same person who owned the collapsed building.The apartment complex at 350 Duncan Ave., owned by Mark and Melissa Russo was deemed unfit for human habitation early Wednesday morning.Between nine and 13 residents were forced to evacuate.The paper reports the Russos also own the apartment b
  
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• Dunlap: Marte’s Return A Study In Fan Reactions

  19-07-2017 21:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) — It came a bit as a surprise. I didn’t expect, as Starling Marte stepped to the plate for his first at-bat after an 80-game performance-enhancing drug suspension, for the crowd to largely offer a big round of applause.But that’s what they did for the man who cheated baseball.For the man who cheated himself.And, perhaps most of all, cheated his teammates out of someone who could have really helped for half this season.The more I think about it, however
  
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• Ya gotta regatta! The full Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta events schedule is out today:

  19-07-2017 21:21
  
  It's the 40th anniversary of the EQT Pittsburgh Three Rivers Regatta.
  
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• Cleaning product combos that are too dangerous to mix

  19-07-2017 21:18
  
  Combining these chemicals can cause serious health issues, so be warned!
  
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• Trump to senators: Inaction on health care 'not an option'

  19-07-2017 21:15
  
  The president's comments come a day after he said it was time to simply let Obamacare fail.
  
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• This is what legs look like after 16 stages on the Tour de France

  19-07-2017 20:58
  
  A Polish rider thinks they look "tired" after days of cycling.
  
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• 19 foods you didn't know could kill you

  19-07-2017 20:56
  
  From allergies to poisonous leaves, these foods have the potential to be lethal.
  
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• Man gets mandatory life in 2015 shooting death

  19-07-2017 20:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man who killed another to keep him from linking him to a shooting earlier that day will spend the rest of his life in prison.
  
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• Regatta goes all out — and way up — to celebrate 40th anniversary

  19-07-2017 20:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Walking along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail on Wednesday, lunch-time strollers watched in awe as men on hoverboard looking contraptions burst from the Allegheny River and shot into the sky on long, jet streams of water. As they flipped and spiraled back and forth, the two soaked up the attention and floated 50-feet above the North Shore to playfully douse on-lookers with water before diving below the surface.
  
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• A local congregation thinks it may have found the formula for staying young at age 100.

  19-07-2017 20:39
  This photo taken in the early 1930s shows the Beth El congregation standing in front of its original synagogue building on 1910 Broadway Ave. in Beechview. The congregation is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.
  
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• 101-Year-Old Sprinter Breaks Record For 100-Meter Dash

  19-07-2017 20:29
  CBS Local — Centenarian Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins, 101, became the oldest female athlete to ever compete in the USA Track and Field Outdoors Masters Championships.
  And by running the 100-meter dash in 40.12 seconds, Hawkins broke the current certified world record for women aged 100 or older by more than six seconds, The Washington Post reported.
  But that time was not her personal best. She ran the dash in 39.62 seconds earlier this month at the National Senior Games in Birming
  
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• Garbage Truck Driver Notices Load On Fire, Dumps It In Middle Of Road

  19-07-2017 20:23
  
  MCCANDLESS (KDKA) – A fire in the back of a garbage truck caused some tense moments in McCandless Wednesday morning.
  According to firefighters, the driver noticed smoke coming from the back of the truck. Upon further inspection, he realized the trash load was on fire.
  As a result, he drove to a safer area and dumped the load into the middle of the road, near the intersection of Stuyvesant Road and Saratoga Drive.
  The driver got out and used a fire extinguisher to start putting out the flam
  
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• Abby Lee Miller thinks she 'probably won’t survive' her time in prison

  19-07-2017 20:19
  
  The "Dance Moms" star opened up about her prison fears in a new interview.
  
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• O.J. Simpson robbery victim to testify in favor of Simpson's parole

  19-07-2017 20:17
  
  "I never thought that the crime deserved that much time, that long of a sentence."
  
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• Scientists Reverse Brain Damage In Toddler After Drowning Accident

  19-07-2017 20:07
  
  CBS Local– After a toddler suffered brain damage from a drowning incident in which she was submerged under water for 15 minutes, scientists have been able to reverse the damage sustained using oxygen therapy.
  This reversal of brain damage is believed to a be a world first, according to LSU Health.
  In February 2016, Eden Carlson fell into a family swimming pool and her heart didn’t beat on its own for two hours. Now, just months after the incident, doctors have been able to succe
  
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• Involuntary bumpings on United Airlines flights down 85% since Dr. Dao incident

  19-07-2017 20:06
  
  Involuntary bumpings on United Airlines flights are down 85 percent since a passenger was dragged from a plane in April.
  
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• Justices allow strict enforcement of Trump refugee ban

  19-07-2017 20:01
  
  The Supreme Court says that the Trump administration can enforce refugee ban for now
  
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• Here's why complaining may be bad for your health

  19-07-2017 20:01
  
  It's easy to complain, but here's why you shouldn't.
  
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• This $20 dress is going viral among news anchors across the country

  19-07-2017 19:55
  
  It's happening again!
  
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• US intelligence shows North Korean preparations for a possible missile test

  19-07-2017 19:52
  
  Satellites have detected new imagery and radar emissions indicating the hostile nation may have another ICBM test in the offing.
  
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• Landlord arrested for peeping on tenants using a coat hook hidden camera

  19-07-2017 19:48
  
  A year ago, Florida police found similar recording devices in bathrooms across the state
  
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• Mural pays tribute to August Wilson as the center that bears his name readies for 'next phase'

  19-07-2017 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Until Saturday, August Wilson was attached in name only to the Downtown building that dominates Liberty Avenue between Smithfield Street and William Penn Place.
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers training camp and fan festival are coming to Heinz Field

  19-07-2017 19:24
  
  Training camp in Latrobe has been a tradition for over 50 years -- but this year, the Steelers will also practice in front of their fans at home in Pittsburgh. Here are the details.
  
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• House panel moves ahead on budget with hopes for tax reform

  19-07-2017 19:13
  
  The plan faces opposition from both sides, with conservative complaining that the cuts are insufficient and moderates arguing they go too deep.
  
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• This massive iceberg could impact more than just the map of Antarctica

  19-07-2017 19:05
  
  The world’s fourth largest iceberg is now floating freely near Antarctica.
  
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• 1 week away! Here's everything you need to know about #Steelers training camp

  19-07-2017 18:55
  
  The black and gold returns to Saint Vincent College on July 27. Here's everything a Pittsburgh Steelers fan needs to know about training camp in Latrobe.
  
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• Trump questions motive of states not turning over voter data

  19-07-2017 18:48
  
  “One has to wonder what they’re worried about,” President Trump said.
  
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• Principal Had Teachers Do His Son’s Homework, Change Grades, And Charge Students To Attend Functions

  19-07-2017 18:48
  
  CBS Local — A high school principal has been found to have pressured teachers to change grades, charge students to attend functions such as pep rallies, and even made teachers complete some of his son’s school assignments, according to a report from the Palm Beach Post.
  George Lockhart had been in charge of Lake Worth High School since 2011. An investigation found all of the above transgressions and ruled that Lockhart “misused (his) position and authority” and
  
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• Celebrate national Hot Dog day in Pittsburgh

  19-07-2017 18:36
  
  Today is national hot dog day in the United States of America, and here's a few places you can visit to celebrate.
  
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