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• 9 letters from kids to their cancer-stricken moms that will break your heart

  07-08-2017 23:59
  
  "I try to be strong like you"
  
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• Higher rainfall during spring, summer affects local businesses

  07-08-2017 23:34
  
  Higher than usual rainfall during the spring and summer has affected some businesses in the area.
  
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• The viral Tinder couple went on their first date, and here’s how it went

  07-08-2017 23:30
  
  It ended up pretty much like any other first date.
  
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• Dozens of officers provide rolling tribute to WWII Marine Raider

  07-08-2017 23:28
  
  Harold Sheffield, 96, was on his way to a Marine Raider reunion when he was surprised by a motorcade of police officers.
  
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• 8 ways to tell if someone is lying to you

  07-08-2017 23:17
  
  Do you know how to spot a liar? Here are 8 ways to know if someone is telling you the truth.
  
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• Pittsburgh's Coolest Offices: Burns White LLC

  07-08-2017 23:15
  Welcome to Pittsburgh Business Times' Coolest Offices. We will showcase interesting, inspiring and attractive office spaces in the Pittsburgh region every Monday.
  
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• Pilotless planes could save airlines billions

  07-08-2017 23:15
  
  Aviation industry could save $35 billion a year by moving to pilotless planes, but only 17 percent of travelers are willing to fly without a pilot, according to a new report.
  
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• Attack on group at Mexican resort beach leaves 3 dead

  07-08-2017 23:08
  
  Gunmen have attacked a group at a beach in the Los Cabos tourist region at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, killing three men.
  
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• Point Park University's library expansion and playhouse construction creating collaborative space and windows on their world

  07-08-2017 22:59 via post-gazette.com
  Architects are always fun to walk about with. They know what to call things when you ask “What’s that feature?” or “What’s this style?” They add layer and texture to the knowledge of an architecture buff.
  
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• Bigfoot hunters spot legendary, hairy creature, North Carolina group says

  07-08-2017 22:57
  
  If you thought Bigfoot never ventured down South, think again.
  
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• Disney installs statue honoring toddler killed by alligator

  07-08-2017 22:44
  
  Disney has put up a lighthouse sculpture honoring the toddler who was killed by an alligator while playing at a Central Florida resort last year.
  
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• Man charged with 42 counts of animal cruelty after dozens of cats found in home

  07-08-2017 22:43
  
  More than 40 cats were found in a home in the 5200 block of Lytle Street in Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood.
  
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• If you own Moscow Mule mugs, you'll want to read this

  07-08-2017 22:27
  
  A new warning finds the copper cups could be poisoning your cocktail.
  
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• Man Wounded In North Side Shooting

  07-08-2017 22:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a man was injured in a shooting this afternoon on the North Side.
  The incident was first reported at 3:20 p.m. at a building in the 2100 block of Rhine Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Paul Spradley)
  According to officials at the scene, the victim was taken to Allegheny General Hospital where he is in stable condition.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
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• Men accused of torturing turtle, beating veteran avoid jail time

  07-08-2017 22:23
  
  Two men accused of torturing a turtle and then badly beating a veteran who tried to stop them were sentenced to probation.
  
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• Police Searching For Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child

  07-08-2017 22:21
  BUFFALO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — State police are searching for a man who is accused of sexually assaulting a child in 2012.
  According to state police, a teenage girl says she was sexually assaulted by Timothy Hewitt at his Buffalo Township home in 2012. She was 7 or 8 years old at the time of the alleged assault.
  Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Hewitt, who is now 31 years old.
  Anyone who has information on Hewitt’s whereabouts is asked to contact state police as (724) 223-52
  
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• 30 of the longest town names in the world

  07-08-2017 22:16
  
  And you thought Mississippi was hard!
  
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• Hundred Acres Manor: No Charges If Culprit Comes Forward About Theft

  07-08-2017 21:56
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — No charges will be pressed if someone confesses to stealing from a Bethel Park haunted house last week.
  About $10,000 in electronic equipment was stolen from the Hundred Acres Manor sometime between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday last week.
  The Hundred Acres Manor said on their Facebook page Sunday that authorities have recovered sets of fingerprints from the scene, and they believe multiple people were involved in the theft.
  They say if someone who was involved i
  
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• The gooey history of the S'more

  07-08-2017 21:55
  
  Do you know the history of the S'more?
  
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• Two Men Wanted In Rash Of Fayette, Greene County Burglaries

  07-08-2017 21:38
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — Two men are wanted in connection to a rash of burglaries in Fayette and Greene counties.
  State police say warrants have been issued for 29-year-old Jamie Lee Shriver and 34-year-old Ronald Clark Boyer for receiving stolen property.
  Left: Jamie Lee Shriver; Right: Ronald Clark Boyer (Photo Credit: Pennsylvania State Police)
  Shriver and Boyer are suspects in a rash of burglaries in and around Fayette County and Greene County.
  Further details on the burglaries were not
  
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• Moderate drinking may help fight this mental condition in seniors

  07-08-2017 21:23
  
  Drinking alcohol may be beneficial to senior citizens by battling this mental condition.
  
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• 3rd Boy Scout succumbs to injuries sustained in boating accident

  07-08-2017 21:22
  
  A third Boy Scout had died from his injuries after a sailboat struck a power line on Texas lake
  
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• As Zika cases fade, Pitt researchers look for clues on how the virus is transmitted, especially in pregnant women

  07-08-2017 21:14 via post-gazette.com
  Whatever happened to the Zika virus?
  
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• 3rd Boy Scout Dies After Sailboat Strikes Power Line On Lake

  07-08-2017 21:09
  AVINGER, Texas (AP) – A third Boy Scout has died from injuries suffered when a sailboat struck an overhanging power line on a lake east of Dallas.
  Texas Parks & Wildlife spokesman Steve Lightfoot says the 11-year-old Scout died Monday. He was hospitalized in Shreveport, Louisiana, following the accident Saturday.
  The boy was sailing in a catamaran with two older boys, one 17 and the other 16, when the mast struck the power line at Lake O’The Pines near Avinger, 150 miles from Dal
  
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• A delivery man left a disturbing four page letter to a woman who forgot to tip

  07-08-2017 21:07
  
  Imagine finding this note on your door...
  
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• Here are the most popular ice cream flavors in America

  07-08-2017 20:55
  
  Here are America's favorite flavors of ice cream.
  
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• Teenage boy and his girlfriend's mom killed as 2 cars collide on Golden Mile Highway in Plum

  07-08-2017 20:40
  
  A girl lost her mother and her boyfriend in a late-night, double-fatal crash involving two cars on Golden Mile Highway (Route 286) in Plum.
  
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• Many States Preparing For Historic Eclipse Like A Natural Disaster

  07-08-2017 20:40
  CBS Local — Americans across the U.S. will see the country’s first coast-to-coast solar eclipse in 99 years. While millions of people get ready to watch the Aug. 21 eclipse, local authorities are the treating the event more like a natural disaster and are preparing for the worst.
  The disaster prep work stems from the massive tourist attraction the solar eclipse has become. The eclipse’s path of totality, where the moon will almost completely block the sun, covers a 70-mile-wide
  
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• Scholarship Fund Created To Honor State Trooper Killed In Crash

  07-08-2017 20:26
  LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) — A scholarship fund is being set up in honor of a Pennsylvania state trooper who was killed in a car crash.
  Trooper Michael Stewart was killed in July when his police cruiser collided with a garbage truck.
  Friends of Stewart’s from the Pittsburgh Steelers summer training camp are creating a scholarship fund in his memory at Saint Vincent College.
  The scholarship fund will support Greater Latrobe Senior High School graduates who attend Saint Vincent College. Incom
  
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• 4 closures of Liberty Tunnel scheduled this week

  07-08-2017 20:19
  
  PennDOT will shut down the Liberty Tunnel heading into Pittsburgh every night from Monday through Thursday. Here are the work schedules and posted detour routes.
  
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• Tips for safely viewing the 2017 solar eclipse

  07-08-2017 20:12
  
  Hoping to view the eclipse this month? Here's how to safely view the event, according to ophthalmologists.
  
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• Got goat insurance? Animal has some fun with visiting police officer

  07-08-2017 20:12
  
  "That's my hood, dude," the police officer said while laughing.
  
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• Forecast: More rain today, possibly heavy at times

  07-08-2017 20:02
  
  Plan on rain today, as a disturbance passes through the area. Some periods of rain could even be heavy.
  
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• 5 things you should know before you buy multivitamins

  07-08-2017 19:59
  
  Here are 5 things you need to know before starting a multivitamin program.
  
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• How Tom Selleck and Jillie Mack's have kept their 30-year marriage going strong

  07-08-2017 19:54
  
  In Hollywood, keeping a marriage together is tough. But Tom Selleck and his wife, Jillie Mack, have been going strong for three decades. Take a look at their incredible romance.
  
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• The real reason Duke's mayo has a cult-like following—especially in the South

  07-08-2017 19:52
  
  It all began in Greenville, South Carolina...
  
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• Dunlap: Is This Sportsmanship Or A Terrible Lesson?

  07-08-2017 19:42
  PITTSBURGH (93-7 The Fan) – Man, I’m conflicted.
  On one hand, I can see where some view this as one of the finest acts of sportsmanship and selflessness they have ever come across — and they might be correct.
  On the other hand, I could see where some might view this as rewarding failure, as buying into the “everyone gets a trophy” culture that, in some ways, has ruined sports — and they might be correct.
  Again, I’m conflicted.
  Over the weekend I stumbled
  
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• How to photograph the 2017 solar eclipse

  07-08-2017 19:31
  
  Hoping to take photos of next month's eclipse? Check out these tips.
  
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• How safe are thrill rides?

  07-08-2017 19:23
  
  Despite the tragic accidents, 9 states do not require safety inspections of rides at state fairs and theme parks.
  
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• Parents’ Lawsuit Blames Schools For Bullying, Child Suicide

  07-08-2017 19:14
  CINCINNATI (AP) – A federal lawsuit says a “treacherous school environment” that allowed and covered up bullying led to the suicide of an 8-year-old Ohio boy.
  The wrongful death suit filed Monday by the parents of Gabriel Taye names officials at his elementary school and at the Cincinnati Public Schools district as defendants.
  Attorneys have said his mother didn’t know her son was bullied until the lawyers saw a Cincinnati police detective’s email describing the sce
  
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• Copper Cocktail Mugs Could Give You Food Poisoning, Health Officials Say

  07-08-2017 19:11
  CBS Local — Copper mugs used in trendy cocktails like Moscow Mules may be giving people more than a hangover. Health officials in Iowa say the popular copper cups can give their users food poisoning.
  The state’s Alcoholic Beverages Division made the declaration after examining the poisonous nature of copper and copper alloys mixing with food. According to the Food and Drug Administration’s Moral Food Code, copper is prohibited from coming into direct contact with foods tha
  
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• University Of Pittsburgh Officer Honored For Saving Woman’s Life On Hulton Bridge

  07-08-2017 19:09
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A University of Pittsburgh police officer was recently honored for helping to save a woman’s life on the Hulton Bridge.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the incident happened on June 21.
  As Officer Mario Devine was driving home, he saw a woman climb up on the concrete barrier. Two men alerted Officer Devine that the woman was going to commit suicide.
  Officer Devine pulled up alongside the woman, got out of his car and began talking to
  
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• Teen mom pleads not guilty after dead baby 'burned' and 'buried'

  07-08-2017 18:57
  
  A teen mom charged in the death of her newborn baby has pleaded not guilty.
  
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• British Model Was Allegedly Kidnapped To Be Sold On The Dark Web

  07-08-2017 18:53
  CBS Local — A 20-year-old British model says she was kidnapped by a gang that was planning to sell her as a slave on the dark web. Chloe Ayling was reportedly abducted during a trip to Milan, Italy on July 11 and spent a week in the hands of the cyber-crime group known as “Black Death.”
  “Attacked, drugged, handcuffed and closed inside a suitcase, that’s how a 20-year-old English model was kidnapped on July 11 in Milan to be sold to the best offer,” Milan
  
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• Police Searching For Missing Teen In Indiana County

  07-08-2017 18:52
  INDIANA COUNTY (KDKA) — Police are searching for a missing teenager in Indiana County.
  Police say 14-year-old Shannon Irene Sisko was last seen around 5 p.m. Saturday near the Sheetz on SR 119 in Homer City.
  Sisko is 5-feet-2-inches tall and approximately 135 pounds. She has blue eyes and blonde hair that is slightly longer than shoulder length.
  (Photo Credit: Pennsylvania State Police)
  She was last seen wearing a black shirt, shorts and black Nike shoes.
  Authorities say they believe Sisko
  
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• Couple who lost 5 babies in 11 months honor their memory

  07-08-2017 18:48
  
  A couple who lost 5 babies in less than a year honored the memory of their children by launching a scholarship foundation.
  
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• Caught on camera: Man rescues girl from drowning at popular recreation area

  07-08-2017 18:43
  
  "Kinda hoping someone would have done it if my child was drowning, too." A man who was relaxing with his family saved a girl who was trapped in the backflow of a dam at a popular recreation area.
  
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• Teen Mom Of Buried Newborn Pleads Not Guilty

  07-08-2017 18:41
  LEBANON, Ohio (AP) – An 18-year-old woman whose newborn infant’s remains were buried outside her southwest Ohio home has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges.
  Brooke Skylar Richardson entered the pleas at her Monday arraignment. She was indicted Friday on charges that also include involuntary manslaughter, child endangering, evidence tampering and corpse abuse in the May death. Bond was set at $50,000.
  The baby’s remains were found July 14 in Carlisle, abou
  
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• Jon Snow's costume on 'Game of Thrones' is actually an IKEA rug

  07-08-2017 18:37
  
  The Night's Watch loves IKEA as much as we do!
  
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• 6 secrets flight attendants won't tell you

  07-08-2017 18:36
  
  Here are 6 things you may not know about flying - directly from the mouths of flight attendants.
  
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