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• 4-Year-Old Child Shot In Head, 2 Adults Injured In Sheraden

  16-09-2017 23:56
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  SHERADEN (KDKA) — A 4-year-old child was shot in the head in Sheraden on Saturday.
  It happened around 3:45 p.m. in the 3200 block of Huxley Street.
  At the scene, multiple bullet holes could be seen in a vehicle, and three of the vehicle’s windows were shattered.
  According to police officials, a 4-year-old girl was shot at least one time in the head. She was transported to Children’s Hospital and was taken into surgery. Police say she was alert
  
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• Small plane crashes into Beaver County yard

  16-09-2017 23:55
  
  Small plane crashes into Beaver County yard
  
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• Police show sense of humor with viral ‘It’-inspired doughnuts photo

  16-09-2017 23:52
  
  Police in California posted this parody of a horror movie, showing four officers and a line of doughnuts leading into a storm drain where a clown was.
  
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• White House denies reports that US changing stance on Paris climate pact

  16-09-2017 23:43
  
  A European Commission energy official put into question President Donald Trump's stance on the Paris climate agreement, according to news reports.
  
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• Penguins Sign Undrafted Forward Jordy Bellerive

  16-09-2017 23:43
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed undrafted free agent forward Jordy Bellerive.
  The Penguins announced that 18-year-old Bellerive had signed a three-year, entry-level contract Saturday.
  According to the Penguins, Bellerive led the Penguins at the 2017 Prospects Challenge, with seven points in three games, and he participated the Penguins’ prospect development camp in July.Very honoured and excited to sign with the @penguins ! W
  
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• Three people, including a 4-year-old girl wounded in Sheraden shooting

  16-09-2017 23:38 via post-gazette.com
  Three people, including a 4-year-old girl, were injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Sheraden, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• 4-year-old shot in head, two adults wounded in Sheraden shooting

  16-09-2017 23:38 via post-gazette.com
  Three people, including a 4-year-old girl, were injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Sheraden, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Man, woman and 4- year-old child shot in Sheraden

  16-09-2017 23:14
  
  Man, woman and 4- year-old child shot in Sheraden
  
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• Rabid Raccoon Found In Scott Township, Near Carnegie

  16-09-2017 23:04
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  SCOTT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department says a rabid raccoon was found in Scott Township.
  A raccoon that tested positive for rabies was found in the 2000 block of Greentree Road.
  According to officials, the raccoon was found in Scott Township, but it was very close to the border of Carnegie Borough.
  The health department is urging residents in the area to stay away from wild or stray animals and to contact animal control, the police
  
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• At least one person shot in McKeesport

  16-09-2017 23:04
  
  At least one person shot in McKeesport
  
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• 'She changed my whole life': Mutt Strut raises cash for service dogs

  16-09-2017 22:57 via post-gazette.com
  Not every dog was a mutt, but they all had fun strutting their stuff at the Pittsburgh Community Mutt Strut on Saturday in Frick Park, a fund-raising event for placing service dogs with veterans suffering with PTSD.
  
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• Mutt Strut raises cash for service dogs

  16-09-2017 22:57 via post-gazette.com
  Not every dog was a mutt, but they all had fun strutting their stuff at the Pittsburgh Community Mutt Strut on Saturday in Frick Park, a fund-raising event for placing service dogs with veterans suffering with PTSD.
  
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• Police: Child Attempted To Stab Teens, Hit Them With Lightsaber Toy

  16-09-2017 22:33
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  DERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a child was accused of attempting to stab two teenagers in Derry Township on Thursday.
  It happened 5 p.m. Thursday on Murtha Way.
  According to state police, a 12-year-old boy got into an argument with two teenagers, ages 13 and 14.
  State police say the argument escalated and the 12-year-old tried to stab the two teenagers with a box cutter. The boy also hit one of the teenagers with a “Star Wars
  
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• Crews dismantling Ohio State Fair thrill ride after deadly accident

  16-09-2017 22:24
  
  Crews have begun dismantling the thrill ride involved in a deadly accident at the Ohio State Fair.
  
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• Young Man Dies After Rear-Ending Tractor Trailer

  16-09-2017 22:17
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  FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man died late Friday night after he crashed into a tractor trailer in Fallowfield Township.
  It happened around 11:30 p.m. on I-70 westbound.
  The Washington County coroner’s office says 18-year-old Michael Christopher Shipe, of Charleroi, died after he rear-ended a tractor trailer.
  According to state police, Shipe was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
  
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• Woman Who Fled After Crash Involving Motorcyclist Turns Self In

  16-09-2017 22:04
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  ROSTRAVER (KDKA) — A woman who fled the scene after a crash involving a motorcyclist on State Route 51 turned herself in to police Saturday.
  It happened just after 9 p.m. at the intersection of McKenery Drive and State Route 51.
  According to Rostraver Township Police, a 20-year-old man on a motorcycle was traveling south, approaching McKenery Drive, when 34-year-old Rachel Jaszernski, of Belle Vernon, turned left into the man’s path.
  The vehicles co
  
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• Hundreds show for 2nd day of protests after officer acquitted in killing of black man

  16-09-2017 21:49
  
  10 police officers have been injured during the protests
  
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• Porsche plows into spectators at Idaho car show; at least 11 hurt

  16-09-2017 21:42
  
  A sports car driver taking part in a car show on Saturday plowed into a crowd of spectators in Boise, Idaho, injuring eight.
  
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• Rudolph throws 5 TDs, No. 9 Oklahoma State drills Pitt 59-21

  16-09-2017 21:39
  
  Panthers produce2 TD drives behind DeNucci
  
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• Ex-Coal CEO Asks Court To Toss Conviction In Mine Explosion

  16-09-2017 20:21
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Attorneys for former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship have made a last pitch to the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out his conviction connected to a 2010 West Virginia mine explosion that killed 29 miners.
  Attorneys for Don Blankenship say in the appeal that the high court should hear it so that other corporate executives aren’t subject to similar prosecutions for workplace safety violations.
  The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports
  
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• Woman calls mother to say 'I love you' moments before drowning

  16-09-2017 20:10
  
  A woman's last words before dying were to her mother - "I love you."
  
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• Ohio County To Offer Anti-Addiction Injection To Inmates

  16-09-2017 20:10
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio county will allow inmates being released from jail to receive an injection that prevents drug and alcohol abuse relapses.
  Franklin County officials say about 520 inmates a year are expected to receive injections of naltrexone, which chemically prevents the high that addicts experience when using.
  The Columbus Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2h2BDR1 ) the federally funded program will cost about $400,000 annually or about $769
  
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• Gas Station Robbery Suspect’s Getaway Car Runs Out Of fuel

  16-09-2017 19:44
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterLAPORTE, Ind. (AP) – Authorities say an Indiana man who robbed a gas station made off with food, drinks and cigarettes. What he didn’t steal was gas.
  The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that a state trooper arrested 33-year-old Sean Harris on Wednesday after finding him stranded by the side of a two-lane highway with his vehicle out of fuel. Police say the South Bend-area man’s blood alcohol level was above the legal limit.
  Authorities say Ha
  
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• 'You can achieve your dreams': Police officer becomes naturalized citizen

  16-09-2017 18:46
  
  "If there is anything to take away from today it is yeah, you can achieve your dreams and this is one of them."
  
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• School bus crashes into home

  16-09-2017 18:45
  
  "I was actually sitting in my room and I heard the boom and the crash and when I looked out the window, I saw the bus inside the house."
  
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• Police: Mount Washington man had venomous reptiles, pot plants

  16-09-2017 18:41 via post-gazette.com
  To get to a Mount Washington man’s marijuana growing operation, you had to run a gauntlet of potentially deadly reptiles, Pittsburgh police wrote in a criminal complaint filed Friday.
  
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• 'You can achieve your dreams': Police officer becomes naturalized citizen after 22 years

  16-09-2017 18:21
  
  "If there is anything to take away from today, it is you can achieve your dreams and this is one of them."
  
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• Man Charged With Disposing Of Body Now Charged In Slaying

  16-09-2017 18:17
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterEASTON, Pa. (AP) – A man originally charged with helping dispose of a body in a drug-fueled killing in Pennsylvania has now been charged in the slaying.
  A Northampton County judge ruled Friday there was enough evidence for 33-year-old Charles Yocum Jr. to stand trial on charges of homicide and conspiracy in the death of 28-year-old Joseph Goda, whose body was found in the trunk of a car.
  Police say Goda was bludgeoned with a shotgun in Bethlehem in Septemb
  
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• Family upset with police after man's body went undiscovered for months

  16-09-2017 18:03
  
  Randy Potter, who was reported missing in January, was found dead earlier this week in a pickup truck parked at a Missouri airport.
  
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• Braddock Hills man charged in drug death of Point Breeze woman

  16-09-2017 17:54 via post-gazette.com
  A Braddock Hills man faces charges including delivering drugs that caused death, according to a criminal complaint filed by Pittsburgh police on Friday.
  
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• Lee strengthens into tropical storm

  16-09-2017 17:46
  
  Tropical Depression Lee has strengthened into a tropical storm.
  
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• JJ Watt Raises Over $37 Million For Those Affected By Harvey

  16-09-2017 17:37
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHOUSTON (KDKA) — JJ Watt’s initial goal was to raise $200,000 to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
  However, a groundswell of support and donations quickly made the amount donated move well into the seven figures.
  KHOU is reporting that up until the final moments, people were still donating money for Harvey relief.
  The final number was $37,132,152.
  The JJ Watt Foundation posted this today:A Message From @JJWatt : pic.twitter.com/OuDHB36vNE
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• Pennsylvania’s Ugly Budget Fight Gets Personal And Regional

  16-09-2017 16:55
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The feel-good bipartisan spirit that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf tried to instill last year in Pennsylvania’s Capitol is gone, stomped to bits in an increasingly ugly budget stalemate.
  Now, the Capitol seems gripped by a feud that is perhaps less partisan than it is regional and personal.
  To a significant degree, that feud is between the huge Republican majorities that run the House and the Senate. It is also inside of those major
  
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• London subway attack: Armed officers search home in suburb, evacuate neighbors

  16-09-2017 16:47
  
  UK police announced the arrest Saturday, but say the terrorism threat level in the country remains "critical"
  
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• Hurricane Jose could bring wind, rain to US

  16-09-2017 16:46
  
  Hurricane Jose could bring rain and wind to the northeastern United States later this week.
  
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• Inmate Pleads Not Guilty In Death Of Another Inmate

  16-09-2017 16:39
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterUNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A prison inmate has pleaded not guilty to criminal homicide and other charges in the death of another inmate in Pennsylvania last year.
  The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard (http://bit.ly/2fb9HNE) reports that 31-year-old Daysean Brock appeared via video for his formal arrangement Friday before a Fayette County judge.
  Authorities allege that Brock assaulted 51-year-old John Steckley in June 2016 at the State Correctional Institution-Fayett
  
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• 18-year-old killed in crash on I-70 in Washington County

  16-09-2017 16:24
  
  An 18-year-old was killed in a crash in Washington County.
  
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• Trump To Make UN Debut With Speech Offering Warmth To Allies

  16-09-2017 16:21
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterNEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump will use his debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly next week to offer warmth to the United States’ allies and warnings to its adversaries.
  Addressing the General Assembly is a milestone moment for any president, but one particularly significant for Trump, a relative newcomer to foreign policy who has at times rattled the international community with his unpredictability.
  National Security Adviser H.R. McMast
  
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• Semi truck full of beer crashes into home after driver falls asleep behind the wheel

  16-09-2017 16:06
  
  A semi truck full of Red Dog beer crashed into a home in Milwaukee, spilling cans everywhere.
  
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• Police investigating double shooting in Homewood South

  16-09-2017 16:05
  
  Police responded to reports of shots fired shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday.
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Week 2 Injury Report: Stephon Tuitt And J.J Wilcox Questionable For Game Against Vikings

  16-09-2017 16:02
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  The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Minnesota Vikings both have injury concerns on the defensive side of the ball heading into their Week 2 clash at Heinz Field on Sunday.
  Pittsburgh and Minnesota’s defenses played well in each team’s season opening win, but there is a chance both teams could be without key players on that side of the ball in Week 2. The Steelers (1-0) are coming off a 21-18 victory over Cleveland as they limited the Browns to 237 total yards of offens
  
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• Owner Of Shuttered Day Care Gets Probation Over Baby’s Death

  16-09-2017 15:57
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterEASTON, Pa. (AP) – The owner of a now-closed Pennsylvania day care has been sentenced to seven years’ probation over the death of a 3-month-old baby found unresponsive on her first day at the facility.
  The Morning Call of Allentown reports (http://bit.ly/2x7TYoX) a judge followed the request of the baby’s mother at Friday’s sentencing that Sharon Ballek be spared prison time because she has suffered enough from her actions.
  The baby&rsquo
  
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• Startling video shows worker falling from Ferris wheel

  16-09-2017 15:53
  
  A fair worker was injured while attempting to repair a malfunctioning ride at the Central Carolina Fair, according to police.
  
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• Woman paralyzed in hammock accident

  16-09-2017 15:48
  
  "People do it all the time, we do it all the time...we didn't expect something like this to happen."
  
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• Catholic panel recommends parish mergers

  16-09-2017 15:30 via post-gazette.com
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh took another step toward a massive restructuring Friday with the release of recommendations for merging its current 188 parishes into 48.
  
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• Dramatic video shows heroic state trooper save man from jumping off bridge

  16-09-2017 15:28
  
  "Said he had a bad day. I mean everybody has bad days, and then out of nowhere he just leaped, and as soon as he leaped, I reached out and grabbed his shirt..."
  
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• Two injured in Homewood shooting

  16-09-2017 15:09 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police responded early Saturday to a report of shots fired in Homewood and found two injured people, the bureau announced.
  
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• Teen battling brain tumor gets to be college football coach

  16-09-2017 15:08
  
  "That was rough. That was probably what I was more sad about when I found out I had a tumor if I could play sports ever again. So I was sad."
  
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• Police Investigating Downtown Bank Robbery

  16-09-2017 15:06
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating a bank robbery that happened at the Huntington Bank on Smithfield Street Friday.
  Police say a black male entered the bank wearing a long curly wig and a black trench coat.The suspect then demanded money from the tellers and got away on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.
  
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• Police: Car struck motorcycle, then fled

  16-09-2017 14:45 via post-gazette.com
  Rostraver police are asking for help in their investigation of a Friday evening accident that left a motorcycle rider seriously injured, the Westmoreland County township's department announced Saturday morning.
  
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