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• 1 Killed, 1 Seriously Injured After Buggy Hit By Car

  20-08-2017 23:50
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHUNTINGDON, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say one person was killed and another seriously injured after a car struck a horse and buggy on a Pennsylvania highway.
  State police in Huntingdon County said a vehicle heading west on William Penn Highway in Henderson Township hit the rear of the buggy shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle then hit a parked vehicle outside a Kwik Fill and plowed into the building, coming to a stop with its front end inside the stor
  
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• Senator Who Hoped For Trump Assassination In Post Apologizes

  20-08-2017 23:38
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterFERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker who temporarily posted a Facebook comment expressing hope that President Donald Trump would be assassinated is apologizing to Trump and his family, but the Democrat says she has no plans to resign over what she called “a mistake.”
  Numerous top Republicans and Democrats in Missouri have called upon Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal to step down after she wrote “I hope Trump is assassinated!” on her p
  
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• No one injured during Crescent Township house fire

  20-08-2017 23:33
  
  Investigators are still working to determine what caused the fire.
  
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• Stunning video shows blue whale feeding, thanks to drone

  20-08-2017 23:02
  
  A stunning video shows the animal devouring a school of krill roughly as large as the whale itself.
  
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• Report: Lower Burrell Teacher Dies After Falling From Roof In Mexico

  20-08-2017 22:34
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterLOWER BURRELL, Pa. (KDKA) — A Burrell School District teacher has died after falling from a roof while on vacation in Mexico.
  According to the Valley News Dispatch, 50-year-old Sharon Regoli Ciferno, a middle school teacher in the Burrell School District, died Monday from injuries sustained when she fell from a roof while on vacation in Mexico.
  The fall happened on Aug. 4.
  Ciferno’s brother, David Regoli, told PennLive his sister was sitting on a bac
  
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• Zubik tells Duquesne University congregation 'hatred appears ... on the rise"

  20-08-2017 22:13 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh Roman Catholic Bishop David A. Zubik appeared before thousands of Duquesne University students and staff at an annual school kickoff mass on Sunday. Bishop Zubik used the event to dole out some timely commentary along with advice for the 1,572 incoming freshmen, observing that “hatred appears to be on the rise.”
  
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• Zubik tells Duquesne University congregation 'hatred appears … on the rise'

  20-08-2017 22:13 via post-gazette.com
  Bishop David A. Zubik doled out some topical commentary with advice to Duquesne University students during an annual school kickoff Mass on Sunday, observing that “hatred appears to be on the rise.”
  
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• Home Destroyed By Fire In Crescent Township

  20-08-2017 21:24
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCRESCENT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Fire destroyed a home in Crescent Township early Sunday morning.
  (Photo Credit: Paul Spradley/KDKA)
  It happened in the 1000 block of Crest Drive.
  The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
  (Photo Credit: Paul Spradley/KDKA)
  The Red Cross assisted two adults who lived in the home.
  
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• Game commission investigating fatal deer disease in Southwest Pa.

  20-08-2017 20:54 via post-gazette.com
  The outbreak of a white-tailed deer disease in southwestern Pennsylvania has resulted in the death of more than 150 deer, and more deaths are expected.
  
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• Celebrities pay homage to comedian Jerry Lewis

  20-08-2017 20:51
  
  Comedians, actors and Hollywood elite paid their respects to actor Jerry Lewis, who passed away on Sunday.
  
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• Comedian Jerry Lewis dies at 91

  20-08-2017 20:49
  
  Jerry Lewis has passed away at 91.
  
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• Climbing to Stardom

  20-08-2017 20:47
  
  Local girl grabs attention of pop star
  
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• Publicist: Jerry Lewis, Comedian, Telethon Host, Dies At 91

  20-08-2017 20:23
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterLAS VEGAS (AP) – Jerry Lewis, the rubber-faced comedian and director whose fundraising telethons became as famous as his hit movies, has died.
  Publicist Candi Cazau says Lewis passed away Sunday morning of natural causes at age 91 in Las Vegas with his family by his side.
  Lewis first became a star in a duo with Dean Martin, entertaining audiences in nightclubs, on television and in the movies. After their split in 1956, he starred in and directed a slew of
  
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• Eclipse fans: Monday's forecast may not be ideal

  20-08-2017 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  Those heading out to safely observe the total solar eclipse may want to bring an umbrella — just in case.
  
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• 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' beats 'Logan Lucky' at box office

  20-08-2017 19:02
  
  Despite largely mediocre reviews, 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' bested Steven Soderbergh's well-reviewed heist pic 'Logan Lucky.'
  
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• 33 Wounded, 6 Fatally, In Weekend Shootings In Chicago

  20-08-2017 18:53
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say at least 33 people have been wounded, six fatally, in weekend shootings in the nation’s third-largest city.
  The Chicago Tribune reports the shootings happened in just a 13-hour period ending early Sunday.
  Police say someone in an SUV fired at a crowd outside a South Side banquet hall that serves as a nightclub, killing one and injuring six early Sunday. The gunman drove off.
  Chicago’s gun violence has drawn nat
  
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• Kentucky Jail Inmates Fight With Guards, Set Fire

  20-08-2017 18:11
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) – Officials say inmates at a Kentucky jail fought with prison guards and set fire to items before being restrained and removed.
  The Boyd County Detention Center says in a news release that the disturbance involved 10 maximum-security inmates in a cell block Saturday night.
  The statement says the inmates forced their way out of a cell door but were still contained in a secure hallway. The inmates stacked blankets, toilet paper, mail a
  
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• 7-year-old confirmed dead after Barcelona attack

  20-08-2017 17:52
  
  Julian Cadman, the 7-year-old boy reported missing in the aftermath of the Barcelona attack, has been confirmed dead by his family.
  
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• Kasich: WH Staff Churn Hampering Trump Agenda

  20-08-2017 17:35
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich says President Donald Trump needs to stop the staff chaos at the White House and “settle it down.”
  Strategist Steve Bannon last week became the latest top White House official to be shown the door. In seven months in office, Trump has dismissed a national security adviser, a chief of staff, two communications directors and a press secretary, among others.
  Kasich is among those who fear the staf
  
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• Man facing 1st-degree murder charge in Kissimmee officer’s death

  20-08-2017 17:22
  
  A 45-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a Kissimmee police officer, authorities said.
  
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• School Buses To Get Wireless Internet For Lengthy Commutes

  20-08-2017 17:10
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Ohio students with lengthy commutes will be able to access Wi-Fi on new technologically advanced buses in a pilot program.
  Ten yellow buses for Toledo Public Schools are now outfitted with wireless capabilities. The Blade reports (http://bit.ly/2uMCT4d) the program aims to give students a way to complete assignments and homework both on the way to school and on the way home.
  Jim Gault, the school district’s chief academic officer,
  
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• Recall Rundown: Everything pulled from shelves Aug. 13 to 19

  20-08-2017 17:01
  
  Did you miss any of these recalls last week?
  
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• Police: 26 Taken To Hospitals After Bus Interstate Crash

  20-08-2017 16:49
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterEASTON, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a bus flipped over after colliding with a tractor-trailer on a Pennsylvania interstate, sending more than two dozen people to hospitals.
  State police in Northampton County say the rig’s front end collided with the rear of the bus at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 78 in Williams Township. Police said the bus overturned and landed on its side.
  Police said all 26 people on the small, private bus were taken to loc
  
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• Sex offenders can live next door to victims in some states

  20-08-2017 16:38
  
  A woman who was 7 when a relative molested her discovered that the convicted sex offender can live next door to her.
  
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• You're more likely to be struck by lightning than win the Powerball

  20-08-2017 16:31
  
  You're more likely to get struck by lightning than win the $650 million Powerball.
  
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• Woman Fined $20K For Phony Bomb Threat To Day Care Center

  20-08-2017 16:09
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) – A lawyer must pay a $20,000 fine for making a bomb threat to a day care center at the federal courthouse in Syracuse.
  Jacqueline Jones of Syracuse pleaded guilty Friday to misdemeanor false reporting of an incident. She admitted she called in a bomb threat to the day care center in February 2015 because she wanted to avoid a contentious court hearing.
  Prosecutors say the threat caused fear and chaos in the day care, where there were 7
  
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• Incentives Offered For New Agents At Remote Border Crossings

  20-08-2017 15:39
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterNORTON, Vt. (AP) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is offering hiring bonuses and job security to people willing to work at some of the nation’s most remote border crossings with Canada and Mexico.
  As part of a nationwide effort to increase staff at these crossings, Customs and Border Protection is providing more incentive for people willing to make the move to remote locations in Vermont, Maine, North Dakota, Texas and elsewhere.
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• Jackpot climbs to $650 million

  20-08-2017 14:52
  
  No winner was drawn on Saturday, which means there's still a chance to win the grand prize. What would you do with $650 million?
  
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• Man driving forklift falls through sidewalk into underground garage

  20-08-2017 14:47
  
  A man driving a forklift crashed through a sidewalk into an underground garage.
  
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• Why preferring Coke over Pepsi can negatively impact relationships

  20-08-2017 14:20
  
  Relationship problems? Blame it on your partner's brand preferences.
  
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• Washington County 4-H and FFA scholarship winners

  20-08-2017 14:16
  The 2017 Washington County 4-H and FFA Scholarship Fund presented $2,000 scholarship awards Saturday at the Washington County Fair 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale.
  
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• 'If I were KKK, would I hold you like this?' Viral photo shows peace amid monument controversy

  20-08-2017 13:34
  
  "It serves as a reminder to all of us that God can use the most troubling times to shine light and truth, even in near darkness"
  
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• DA: Mom didn't report boyfriend molesting daughter due to 'hectic work schedule'

  20-08-2017 13:29
  
  The mother was sentenced to eight years probation
  
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• North Korea warns of 'merciless strike' ahead of US-South Korea drills

  20-08-2017 13:22
  
  North Korea warned Sunday that the upcoming US-South Korea military exercises are "reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war."
  
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• Pennsylvania Woman Falls Ill, Dies On Colorado Hiking Trip

  20-08-2017 13:19
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterGLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – A Pennsylvania woman has fallen ill and died during a backpacking trip in Colorado.
  Pitkin County sheriff’s officials say the unidentified woman got sick Thursday while hiking with three friends to Conundrum Hot Springs. They planned to camp at the hot springs but instead set up a tent after the 20-year-old woman began vomiting.
  Two of the hikers went for help and a third remained with the woman in the backcountry.
  The
  
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• Officials: No Powerball Winner, Jackpot Swells To $650M

  20-08-2017 12:56
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Powerball officials say there was no grand prize winner in the latest drawing, meaning one of the nation’s largest lottery jackpots will continue growing.
  Maura McCann of the New Hampshire Lottery says no ticket matched all six numbers following Saturday night’s drawing. The winning numbers are: 17, 19, 39, 43, 68 and Powerball 13.
  The new jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing is $650 million, which would be the third-la
  
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• 2 More Arrested In Murder Of Man Killed In Front Of Daughter

  20-08-2017 12:38
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Two more people have been arrested in the slaying of a man Pennsylvania authorities say was gunned down in front of his young daughter during a robbery in his apartment.
  Twenty-three-year-old Brandon Lee Eanes and 23-year-old Sasha Vargas are charged in Lehigh County with criminal homicide, robbery, burglary and conspiracy in the Aug. 13 killing of 39-year-old Jermaine Taylor.
  Facing the same charges is 20-year-old Waldemar Rivera. Tw
  
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• Photo showing 4-year-old duct taped to chair at daycare sparks investigation

  20-08-2017 11:23
  
  "I thought my daughter was safe, I thought my daughter was safe all this time"
  
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• Woman gets prison time for poisoning coworkers’ coffee with Windex, soap

  20-08-2017 10:54
  
  Authorities say the woman was trying to make her boss sick
  
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• Drunk woman accused of biting fisherman's line, swimming away with rigging

  20-08-2017 10:09
  
  Investigators say the woman created a scene when they tried to take her into custody
  
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• Terrified family forced to jump gap after getting stuck on rising drawbridge

  20-08-2017 07:56
  
  A driver was forced to gun his engine and jump a drawbridge that began rising as he crossed it with his family
  
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• Police: Family member confessed to stabbing, killing 3 girls under the age of 10

  20-08-2017 07:28
  
  "This is one of the most difficult scenes that officers arrived on. We have counseling services here on scene dealing with our first-arriving officers"
  
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• Active shooter reported at Florida mall, police cannot confirm reports

  20-08-2017 07:24
  
  Police responded Saturday to a Florida mall for reports of an active shooter
  
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• No big winners in Saturday's Powerball; jackpot climbs to $650 million

  20-08-2017 06:24 via post-gazette.com
  Don’t say goodbye to that job just yet.
  
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• Obituary: Thomas L. Saaty / Developed groundbreaking process for making decisions

  20-08-2017 06:05 via post-gazette.com
  Thomas L. Saaty was a groundbreaking mathematician whose theories on strategic decision-making and resource allocation have been applied in fields ranging from the U.S. military to nuclear waste to professional sports.
  
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• Man shot in East Pittsburgh

  20-08-2017 06:05 via post-gazette.com
  A man shot on an East Pittsburgh street Saturday night sought help at a gas station. 
  
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• Woodland Hills begins search for new high school principal

  20-08-2017 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  The Woodland Hills School District has officially launched its search for a new high school principal after the school board accepted the resignation of the former principal. 
  
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• Numbers Drawn For Powerball Jackpot, Estimated At $535M

  20-08-2017 05:30
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The numbers have been drawn for one of the nation’s biggest lottery jackpots.
  Powerball announced Saturday night on its website that the winning numbers are: 17, 19, 39, 43, 68 and Powerball 13. There was no immediate word on whether anyone one.
  The final jackpot also hadn’t been set. Going into the night, it was estimated at $535 million, which ranks as the eighth-largest jackpot in U.S. history.
  The prize has grown so
  
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• Winning Powerball numbers drawn for $535 million jackpot

  20-08-2017 05:24
  
  The odds of winning the giant prize is one in 292.2 million.
  
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• Suspect In Killings Of 2 Fla. Officers Arrested At Bar

  20-08-2017 05:16
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A police officer in Florida died from his injuries Saturday, a day after his colleague was killed when a suspect fired at them during a scuffle while they were on patrol. The suspect was later arrested at a bar.
  Sgt. Sam Howard died Saturday afternoon at a hospital where he had been taken following Friday night’s attack in Kissimmee, Florida, located south of the theme park hub of Orlando.
  Officer Matthew Baxter died Friday nig
  
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