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• Pittsburgh music legend Jimmy Beaumont of the Skyliners dies at 76

  08-10-2017 23:57
  
  Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 has confirmed Jimmy Beaumont of the Skyliners has died.
  
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• 3 Injured In Uniontown Shooting

  08-10-2017 23:49
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  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — Three people were injured in a shooting in Uniontown early Sunday morning.
  It happened around 3:30 a.m. near Searight Avenue and Dunlap Street.
  Police say two men and one woman were injured in the shooting. Two victims were found at the scene, and a third victim arrived at Uniontown Hospital by private means.
  All three were sent to a local hospital for treatment. Their conditions are unknown.
  Witnesses told police the gunman was wearing
  
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• 'Blade Runner 2049' disappoints at box office

  08-10-2017 23:44
  
  Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited sequel to 'Blade Runner' is struggling to get off the ground.
  
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• Pick 6s fuel Jaguars in sloppy 30-9 upset over Steelers

  08-10-2017 23:10
  
  A week after a sideline outburst generated headlines and drew Roethlisberger's ire, Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown caught 10 passes for 157 yards.
  
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• Family Member Claims Pa. Inmate Who Escaped In 1972 Fled To Canada, Died

  08-10-2017 23:00
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  SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – Federal marshals think they may finally know what happened to a Pennsylvania prison inmate who escaped from a work detail after a devastating flood almost a half-century ago.
  The U.S. Marshals Service says 43-year-old William Van Scoten was working on a State Correctional Institution-Dallas prison detail after Hurricane Agnes in 1972. He was two years into a 10- to 20-year burglary sentence.
  Officials said Friday a family member told
  
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• Silky-voiced Jimmy Beaumont, frontman for Skyliners, dies at 76

  08-10-2017 22:54 via post-gazette.com
  Jimmy Beaumont, the golden-voiced singer of the Skyliners, died Saturday at age 76 after a career that lasted nearly 60 years.
  
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• Should doctors wear short sleeves?

  08-10-2017 22:24
  
  A new study believes that short-sleeved lab coats for doctors could slow the spread of infectious diseases.
  
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• Big Ben Throws 5 Interceptions In 30-9 Loss To Jaguars

  08-10-2017 22:17
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The new-look Jacksonville Jaguars just might be for real.
  Telvin Smith and Barry Church returned a pair of Ben Roethlisberger’s interceptions for touchdowns and Jacksonville stunned the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-9 on Sunday.
  Jacksonville (3-2) beat the Steelers for the first time in a decade by relying heavily on the NFL’s top-ranked pass defense. The Jaguars picked Roethlisberger off five times in all and sacked him twice. Rook
  
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• Pitt student, 20-year-old woman found dead in Oakland

  08-10-2017 22:07
  
  Officers found a 20-year-old woman unresponsive at the second floor of the residence.
  
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• I-80 Shut Down For 9 Hours After 2 Tractor Trailers Crash

  08-10-2017 21:57
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  GROVE CITY (KDKA) — A section of I-80 near Grove City was shut down for about nine hours overnight after a crash involving two tractor trailers.
  It started just after 11 p.m. Friday.
  State police say a tractor trailer was travelling westbound on I-80 when the driver lost control and veered off the road into the median. The trailer almost entered the eastbound lanes, then returned back to the westbound lanes, jackknifed and became disabled across both of t
  
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• CBS clarifies after saying Kaepernick would stand for anthem

  08-10-2017 21:22
  
  A CBS reporter has clarified his televised report saying quarterback Colin Kaepernick told him he would stand during the national anthem.
  
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• Police Blotter: October 3

  08-10-2017 21:17
  1 and Oct. 1 in the 1100 block of Elmer Avenue, according to the Indiana Borough Police Department. Anyone with information about the incident should call borough police at 724-349-2121.
  
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• Boy, 10, raises money for pets affected by Hurricane Harvey

  08-10-2017 20:54
  
  A fifth-grade fiddler is helping raise money for pets because of Hurricane Harvey.
  
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• Police Investigating Pitt Student’s Murder

  08-10-2017 20:28
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterOAKLAND (KDKA) — A Pitt student is dead after what police are calling a homicide at a home on Cable Place in Oakland.
  Neighbors looked on at the crime scene from their front porches Sunday afternoon.
  “We didn’t hear anything and I didn’t see anything,” said neighbor Nancy D’andrea.
  While they didn’t hear or see anything suspicious, Nancy D’andrea saw two people standing in front of the home clearly upset.
  “I
  
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• Police Investigating Death Of Woman

  08-10-2017 20:28
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police were dispatched to the 3500 block of Cable Place in Oakland for a report of a woman who was found unresponsive.
  Upon arrival, officers discovered a 20-year-old woman on the floor.
  Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene from blunt force trauma.
  Authorities have not released any additional information at this time.
  The Violent Crime Unit is continuing the investigation.
  
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• Pitt Student Found Dead In Oakland, Homicide Investigation Underway

  08-10-2017 20:28
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A homicide investigation is underway after a Pitt student was found dead in a home in Oakland on Sunday morning.
  Police were dispatched to the 3500 block of Cable Place just before 9 a.m. for a report of a woman who was found unresponsive.
  Upon arrival, officers discovered a 20-year-old woman on the second floor of the home.
  She was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma.Police are inves
  
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• Casino owner says Vegas shooter didn't drink alcohol, show signs of trouble

  08-10-2017 20:27
  
  Investigators are finding more details related to the mass shooting on Oct. 1 that killed 58 people and injured hundreds of others.
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence leaves NFL game because of players who protested

  08-10-2017 20:07
  
  Vice President Mike Pence said he left the game between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers because of a protest.
  
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• Delivery Driver Shot In Arlington

  08-10-2017 19:46
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A food delivery driver was shot early Sunday morning on the 1700 block of East Carson Street.
  Officers arrived at the scene to find the 48-year-old victim had been shot in the abdomen.Paramedics transported him to UPMC Mercy where he he is reported to be in stable condition.
  The victim was delivering food to the 2400 block of Elsie Street.
  The suspects are reported to be two black males.
  One suspect was described as six feet tall wearin
  
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• Week 5: Steelers vs. Jaguars in pictures

  08-10-2017 19:43
  
  The Steelers took on the Jaguars at Heinz Field on Sunday.
  
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• Police Pizza delivery man shot in Arlington

  08-10-2017 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  A man delivering food to Arlington was shot early Sunday while making a pizza delivery, authorities said.
  
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• Quarterback Colin Kaepernick says he'll stand during national anthem

  08-10-2017 19:34
  
  Quarterback Colin Kaepernick tells CBS he'll stand during national anthem if given chance to play football in NFL again.
  
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• Police search for two men after food delivery driver shot in Arlington

  08-10-2017 19:30
  
  A pizza delivery driver was shot Sunday while making a delivery, police said.
  
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• 20-year-old woman's death in Oakland being investigated as homicide

  08-10-2017 19:28 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police said they are investigating a homicide Sunday in Oakland.
  
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• 20-year-old Pitt student's death in Oakland being investigated as homicide

  08-10-2017 19:28 via post-gazette.com
  A 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student died Sunday in what Pittsburgh police are calling a homicide.
  
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• 20-year-old woman found dead in Oakland

  08-10-2017 19:06
  
  Officers found a 20-year-old woman unresponsive at the second floor of the residence.
  
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• Steelers report card: Hand out your grades for the Jaguars game

  08-10-2017 18:58
  
  From A through F, choose a grade for the Steelers in their game against Jacksonville. Rate Pittsburgh's performance on offense, defense, special teams and coaching.
  
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• Sen. Bob Corker: ‘White House Has Become An Adult Day Care Center.’

  08-10-2017 17:46
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Bob Corker is hitting back against President Donald Trump after a series of Trump tweets attacked the Tennessee Republican.
  It’s an extraordinary back-and-forth bashing on social media between a Republican president and a senator from his own party.
  Here’s what Corker is saying: “It’s a shame the White House has become an adult day care center. Someone obviously missed their shift this morning.”
  Trump tw
  
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• Three children, man rescued by deputies as Hurricane Nate approached Gulf Coast

  08-10-2017 17:43
  
  A man and three children were rescued Saturday from a boat that was stranded on Lake Maurepas in Louisiana as Hurricane Nate was approaching the Gulf Coast.
  
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• FEMA chief says hurricanes this year have already "strained" resources

  08-10-2017 17:34
  
  The head of FEMA said the four hurricanes that have struck the U.S. and its territories this year have "strained" resources.
  
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• Galen Rupp is first American to win Chicago Marathon in 15 years

  08-10-2017 17:23
  
  Galen Rupp on Sunday morning became the first American to win the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in more than a decade.
  
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• Workers laid off at now-closed Florida nursing home where 12 died

  08-10-2017 17:13
  
  A Florida nursing home where a dozen patients died after Hurricane Irma knocked out power has closed and laid off its 245 employees, according to a notice to state officials.
  
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• In Pittsburgh, Hurricane Nate's last licks of heavy rain may drench Columbus Day

  08-10-2017 17:13 via post-gazette.com
  Southwestern Pennsylvania will feel the effects of a significantly weakened and fast-moving Tropical Storm Nate mostly after midnight Sunday and through early Monday afternoon. The National Weather Service is expecting periods of heavy rain during that time, making for an accumulation of 1 to 2 inches and a potentially messy Columbus Day.
  
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• Nate now a tropical depression as rainfall spreads inland

  08-10-2017 17:09
  
  Drenching rains are on tap for the eastern U.S.
  
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• Developers Offer To Buy Dr. Seuss Painting Deemed Racist

  08-10-2017 16:59
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – A real estate developer and his partner have offered to buy a mural featuring a Chinese character from a Dr. Seuss book after it was deemed offensive.
  The mural inside the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum in Massachusetts features illustrations from the author’s first children’s book, “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street.”
  The museum, which is in the author’s hometown of Springfield, said T
  
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• Dealership to give truck to veteran who stole one to save victims in Las Vegas

  08-10-2017 16:49
  
  A dealership in Arizona plans to give a pickup truck to Taylor Winston, who helped save people during the Oct. 1 mass shooting along the Las Vegas Strip.
  
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• PHOTOS: Nate brings storm surge, winds, heavy rain to Gulf Coast

  08-10-2017 16:42
  
  Nate made drenched the Gulf Coast as it made landfall in the U.S. over the weekend.
  
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• Police: Mother rescued infant seconds before train hit SUV

  08-10-2017 16:33 via post-gazette.com
  State police say a mother pulled an infant from her sport utility vehicle seconds before a train struck it after an accident left two vehicles on the tracks in the Borough of Oklahoma in Westmoreland County.
  
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• Prosecutors Look To Charge Boy, 14, As Adult In Murder

  08-10-2017 16:30
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterFREMONT, Ohio (AP) – A Juvenile Court judge in northwest Ohio has ordered a 14-year-old boy to undergo mental and background evaluations to determine whether he should face adult charges in the fatal shooting of his 14-year-old cousin.
  Sandusky County Prosecutor Tim Braun said in court Friday the teen was “gambling with other people’s lives” when he killed Jaylen Brock last month in Fremont.
  Witnesses testified the teen had a revolver loa
  
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• Drone video captures damage from Nate along coast

  08-10-2017 16:03
  
  As the clouds clear near the Gulf Coast on Sunday morning, people are getting their first look at the storm's damage.
  
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• Elon Musk wants to fly you anywhere in the world in less than an hour

  08-10-2017 15:53
  
  Elon Musk predicts rockets will one day be able to fly people from New York to Shanghai in just 39 minutes.
  
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• Man, 19, Charged With Kidnapping

  08-10-2017 15:44
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) – A 19-year-old from Sweden has been charged with kidnapping after he was found with a 12-year-old girl who was reported missing two days earlier in West Virginia.
  Mercer County Sheriff’s Department officials tell the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that Simon Apell was arrested and arraigned on Friday night.
  Capt. Joe Parks says Apell contacted the girl on the Internet and they got involved in a relationship. They were found in a Blu
  
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• Fast-moving Nate weakens, but brings heavy rain and headed this way

  08-10-2017 15:41 via post-gazette.com
  BILOXI, Miss. — A fast-moving storm called Nate brought flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast early Sunday after it sloshed ashore outside Biloxi, Mississippi — the first hurricane to make landfall in that state since Katrina devastated the region 12 years ago.
  
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• A weakened Nate brings flooding and power outages to Gulf Coast, but brings heavy rain and headed this way

  08-10-2017 15:41 via post-gazette.com
  BILOXI, Miss. — Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast before weakening rapidly Sunday, sparing the region the kind of catastrophic damage left by a series of hurricanes that hit the southern U.S. and Caribbean in recent weeks.
  
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• Soggy Sunday & Heavy Rain for the Work Week

  08-10-2017 15:22
  
  Moisture from Tropical Storm Nate Heads Our Way
  
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• 11 best places for pierogies in Pittsburgh

  08-10-2017 15:06
  Pittsburgh is crazy for pierogies. The Mrs. T's dumplings dash around PNC Park during Pirates games and there's an annual festival celebrating the delicious snack .
  
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• Pa. Store Owner Shot During Robbery Attempt

  08-10-2017 14:58
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police say a Philadelphia corner store owner was critically injured in a shooting during an apparent attempted robbery.
  A police spokeswoman says officers were called to Freddy Grocery in the Mantua neighborhood of west Philadelphia just after 8:30 p.m. Friday.
  Investigators said a customer found the 49-year-old woman behind the counter with a gunshot wound to her neck. She was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and listed in &ld
  
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• Scorpions, spiders found abandoned in pet store bathroom

  08-10-2017 14:30
  
  Plastic containers containing venomous scorpions and spiders were discovered abandoned in a public bathroom.
  
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• Facebook to build data center, solar facilities as part of $1B investment

  08-10-2017 14:19
  
  The company is putting $750 million into construction and $250 million to multiple solar facilities that will power the data center.
  
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• Charlottesville mayor slams 'despicable visit' after another torch-lit rally

  08-10-2017 14:14
  
  The small rally came nearly two months after a counter-protester was killed when a car plowed into a crowd.
  
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