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• Uniontown Woman Claims School Bus Monitor Did Nothing While Son Was Bullied

  30-10-2017 23:59
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  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — A Uniontown woman claims her son has been bullied on the school bus and beaten twice, and she says the bus monitor did nothing.
  Kristy Johnson said her eight-year-old son was bullied by another kid on the way home from school on the school bus Friday.
  “I said, ‘Aiden, what happened to your face?’ He just started crying,” said Kristy Johnson.
  Johnson said a 12-year-old boy hit her son in the face.
  “He said i
  
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• Trump, first lady welcome ghosts, goblins on Halloween eve

  30-10-2017 23:54
  
  The president and first lady are participating in Halloween at the White House.
  
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• New International Internet Scam Targets Animal Lovers

  30-10-2017 23:50
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Many people are now turning to the internet to find their family pets.
  It doesn’t take much. You see a picture of an adorable puppy online and you’re hooked.
  However, the FBI has a new warning about an international scam that has already made victims out of hundreds of Americans.
  What dog lover wouldn’t want one? Heart-achingly cute Akita puppies for the taking on a website for a breeder named John.
  He had Cory Jurick
  
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• Tips to keep four-legged friends safe during Halloween

  30-10-2017 23:42
  
  Another Halloween is upon us and it's always a good reminder to think of those four-legged friends.
  
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• Penguins Recall Tristan Jarry, Reassign Casey Desmith

  30-10-2017 23:32
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled goaltender Tristan Jarry from their minor-league affiliate team.The Penguins reported recalling Jarry and re-assigning goalie Casey Desmith Monday to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
  This comes one day after a lopsided loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.
  The announcement was made Monday by Executive Vice President and General Manager Jim Rutherford.
  The Penguins re-assi
  
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• Washington County judge dismisses St. Agnes parishioners' appeal

  30-10-2017 23:21 via post-gazette.com
  A Washington County judge has dismissed a lawsuit from members of the former St. Agnes Catholic Parish in Richeyville that had sought to reverse the Diocese of Pittsburgh’s decision to close and merge the parish.
  
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• Report: Pa. among worst states for criminals with serious mental health issues

  30-10-2017 23:19 via post-gazette.com
  In a first-of-its-kind report, an advocacy organization that ranked how well states care for inmates with serious mental illness gave Pennsylvania a “D” grade.
  
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• 3rd-degree murder conviction in ride-share passenger slaying

  30-10-2017 23:18
  A ride-share van passenger has been convicted of third-degree murder in the shooting death of a man outside a Pittsburgh club earlier this year. Jurors deliberated for about four hours Monday following closing arguments in the case against 38-year-old Derek Vasos.
  
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• Two women found dead inside Marshall-Shadeland home

  30-10-2017 23:06
  
  Police said it is a possible overdose.
  
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• Era Of Gigabit Internet Arrives In Pittsburgh

  30-10-2017 23:03
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Comcast is announcing the arrival of one gigabit internet speeds to the Pittsburgh region.
  We live in a society now where expressions you often hear include: “The line is too long at the drive thru, the person in the grocery line has more than 12 items, there are too many previews at the movie, please don’t tell me to take a seat “we’ll be with you in a moment.”Face it, we are an instant gratification socie
  
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• Library asking community for $22 to keep doors open, opponents say it's going to salaries

  30-10-2017 23:01
  
  The Greesnburg Hempfield Area Library says they want to expand community programs.
  
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• Opponents Of Effort To Save Greensburg Library Critical Of Tax Cost

  30-10-2017 22:58
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — There’s an effort to save the library system in a local community, but, as many things do, it all comes down to money.
  The folks who manage the Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library system say they need an upcoming ballot referendum to pass to survive, but opponents say the ballot referendum is nothing more than another tax that they don’t want.
  The referendum to “Save The Greensburg-Hempfield Area Library System” b
  
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• Pennsylvania approves gambling expansion — betting not just in casinos anymore

  30-10-2017 22:52 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania, the nation’s second-largest commercial casino state, is taking an even deeper plunge into gambling and will allow people to bet online, in airports and at truck stops.
  
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• Wrongful death lawsuits filed against FirstEnergy in deaths of two contractor employees at Shippingport plant

  30-10-2017 22:50
  
  The lawsuits said the workers were told there would be only water in the pipe.
  
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• Thanks to the internet, one 'Stranger Things' fan's dream is coming true

  30-10-2017 22:41
  
  The user simply asked, “How many retweets for you take my senior photos with me?”
  
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• Tiger Woods to return to competitive golf this year

  30-10-2017 22:36
  
  The superstar golfer announced the decision online
  
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• Police: Danish Submarine Inventor Admits Dismembering Journalist

  30-10-2017 22:34
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — She was a promising young journalist, tested in trouble spots throughout the world, reporting on a Danish inventor famed for building what was thought to be the world’s largest private submarine. The story seemed to present little danger, but it cost Kim Wall her life.
  The Swedish journalist’s dismembered, naked torso was found on a southern Copenhagen coast in late August and her head, legs and clothes were later discov
  
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• Boy, 11, Shot While Loading Gun With 10-Year-Old Brother

  30-10-2017 22:27
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  SUMMIT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An 11-year-old boy was shot when a gun he was loading with his younger brother went off at their Summit Township home Sunday.
  It happened just after noon at a home on Moran Road.
  According to state police, the 11-year-old boy was home alone with his 10-year-old brother when they heard something in the basement.
  “They became nervous and scared over a sound that they had heard in the house,” Trooper Dan Kesten, with the
  
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• Dravosburg businessman pleads guilty to defrauding federal government

  30-10-2017 22:23 via post-gazette.com
  The owner of a Washington County steel company indicted two years ago in a pass-through scheme has admitted his crime.
  
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• Exclusive: Elementary School Teacher Allegedly Assaulted By Student’s Mom Breaks Her Silence

  30-10-2017 22:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Nearly two weeks after she was allegedly assaulted by the mother of one of her elementary school students, a Pittsburgh Public School teacher is speaking out; still unsure if she wants to return to her classroom, but worried if she doesn’t go back, she’ll be letting her students down.
  Janice Watkins has babies at home, four children, including twins – a boy and a girl. She has a husband, Gerald, who is also a teacher.
  
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• Toddler Denied A Kidney Transplant Because Of Dad’s Criminal History Rushed To ER

  30-10-2017 21:50
  CBS Local — A young boy in Atlanta, who was denied a kidney transplant because of his father’s probation violation, was rushed back to the hospital because of an abdominal infection.
  CBS46 reports that A.J. Burgess was brought back to Emory University Hospital on Oct. 29, the same facility that has postponed the toddler’s surgery while the hospital reviews the father’s criminal history.
  The 2-year-old has been in failing health since being born a month premature
  
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• Ride-Share Passenger Convicted Of Third-Degree Murder

  30-10-2017 21:47
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (AP) – A ride-share van passenger has been convicted of third-degree murder in the shooting death of a man outside a Pittsburgh club earlier this year.
  Jurors deliberated for about four hours Monday following closing arguments in the case against 38-year-old Derek Vasos. He will be sentenced Jan. 25.
  Vasos testified last week that he was “scared to death” when he shot 28-year-old Donald Ketter Jr. early on Feb. 5 outside the Carrick
  
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• Two Bodies Found In Marshall-Shadeland Home

  30-10-2017 21:45
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  MARSHALL-SHADELAND (KDKA) — Two bodies were found in a Marshall-Shadeland home Monday afternoon.
  Two Pittsburgh women, who lived next door to each other and were described as close friends, were found dead around 4:15 p.m. in a home at 1549 Geyer Avenue.
  Police said they did not believe foul play was involved in their deaths and there was no forced entry into the home. Drug overdoses were suspected.
  Neighbors said they saw the women only yesterday, and on
  
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• Police Searching For Missing West Oakland Woman

  30-10-2017 21:36
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  OAKLAND (KDKA) — Police are searching for a missing woman from West Oakland.
  The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police says 36-year-old Shauntae Rose was last seen on Oct. 23 and was reported missing on Oct. 27. Police say they are considering Rose to be endangered because she reportedly made suicidal statements to a relative.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police)
  She is described as 5-feet-8-inches tall and 150 pounds.
  Police say River Rescue conducted a sea
  
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• Forbes: Arnold Palmer Among Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

  30-10-2017 21:27
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  NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Jackson died eight years ago, but he’s still generating millions of dollars.
  Jackson is atop the Forbes list of top-earning dead celebrities for the fifth straight year, with $75 million. Forbes says Jackson’s earnings are boosted by a new greatest hits album, a Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show and a stake in the EMI music publishing catalog.
  Two other singers join Jackson in the top five. Elvis Presley comes in fourth w
  
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• Meth found among Halloween trick-or-treat candy

  30-10-2017 21:12
  
  Authorities are warning families that they should dispose of candy received during a community trick-or-treating event.
  
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• Deer Gets Head Stuck In Plastic Pumpkin Bucket, Neighbors Help To Free It

  30-10-2017 21:11
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  CINCINNATI (AP) – A deer that got its head trapped in an orange plastic pumpkin bucket is free after residents in suburban Cincinnati spent the weekend tracking it.
  WCPO-TV reports the Anderson Township Family Pet Center got calls over four days from residents concerned about the deer with the bucket stuck over its nose.
  Daryl Meyerrenke at the pet center warned that it would be dangerous for neighbors to try to rescue the deer, but he says they were dete
  
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• Man Charged With Shooting Neighbor Over Backhoe

  30-10-2017 20:57
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  RUFFS DALE (KDKA) – 20-year-old Kyle Lee of Ruffs Dale was charged with aggravated Assault after police say he shot his neighbor in a dispute over a damaged backhoe.
  When the neighbor banged on Lee’s door, police say Lee fired a shotgun through the door.
  Shotgun pellets hit the neighbor in the leg.
  The neighbor is expected to be okay.
  
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• Man Charged After Dispute Over Damaged Backhoe

  30-10-2017 20:57
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  RUFFS DALE (KDKA) – Police say a man was charged with aggravated Assault after a dispute over a damaged backhoe.
  Kyle Lee, 20, of Ruffs Dale, was charged after police say he shot his neighbor in a dispute over a damaged backhoe.
  When the neighbor banged on Lee’s door, police say Lee fired a shotgun through the door.
  Shotgun pellets hit the neighbor in the leg.
  The neighbor is expected to be okay.
  
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• Steelers ditching style points on way to top of AFC

  30-10-2017 20:56
  
  Steelers head into bye week at 6-2
  
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• Viral photos of college student spurs modeling agency calls

  30-10-2017 20:52
  
  Two photographs of a Plymouth State University student that have gone viral on social media are bringing her dreams of becoming a model closer to reality.
  
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• ‘House of Cards’ will end after sixth season, confirms Netflix

  30-10-2017 20:50
  
  Production for the sixth season has reportedly begun and is scheduled to premiere sometime in 2018.
  
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• Tony Podesta steps down from lobbying firm

  30-10-2017 20:49
  
  Tony Podesta, a major Democratic Washington player, is stepping aside from his lobbying firm amid the special counsel's investigation
  
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• Derek Vasos found guilty of 3rd-degree murder for firing fatal bullet from inside an Uber

  30-10-2017 20:48 via post-gazette.com
  After deliberating for roughly four hours, an Allegheny County jury Monday found a Carrick man guilty of third-degree murder for killing another man when he fired a fatal shot from inside an Uber earlier this year.
  
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• Manafort, Gates plead not guilty to conspiracy, 11 other charges

  30-10-2017 20:38
  
  Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's ex-campaign chairman, has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy, and 11 other charges filed against him in federal court
  
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• Assaults Go Up When Daylight Saving Time Ends, Study Claims

  30-10-2017 20:37
  CBS Local — On Nov. 5, Americans will get an extra hour of sleep as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end in 2017. While more sleep sounds good to most people, a new study is saying that more assaults are committed once the clocks fall back.
  Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania say the number of assaults go up by nearly three percent right after the country sets their clocks back one hour. The surprising findings added that assaults actually went down by three percent when D
  
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• Villisca Ax Murder house popular to lovers of the paranormal

  30-10-2017 20:33
  
  The Villisca Ax Murder House is home to one of the most brutal crimes ever.
  
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• Video: Home partially swept away by floodwaters, crushed under bridge

  30-10-2017 20:33
  
  This astonishing video from Tom Babbit shows part of a home in New Hampshire being washed away by a flooded river.
  
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• Forbes: Arnold Palmer second-highest earning dead celebrity with $40M

  30-10-2017 20:30
  
  Michael Jackson is atop the Forbes list of top-earning dead celebrities for the fifth straight year, with $75 million.
  
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• Wheel Deliver in Pittsburgh claims it will reopen, but partner restaurants are still owed thousands of dollars

  30-10-2017 20:23 via post-gazette.com
  Wheel Deliver may be returning to the road.
  
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• Police: 10-year-old driver leads authorities on 100 mph chase

  30-10-2017 20:03
  
  Police in Ohio say a 10-year-old led three-county chase that was the second illegal joyride the boy had taken in two weeks.
  
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• Keidel: Deshaun Watson, A Star In The Making

  30-10-2017 19:56
  By Jason Keidel
  In the athletic world of watches and dashes and tape measures, we have all the metrics to measure the physical.
  But how do you measure the rest? The intangibles, like heart and desire? How much of what makes a great athlete is talent versus temerity?
  Deshaun Watson, coming out of college, seemed to have that elusive “it” — that immeasurable but wholly tangible thing that makes big players do big things in big games. We saw it when he led Clemson against Alabama
  
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• Wolf signs some budget bills, slams GOP majority

  30-10-2017 19:37 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday signed most of the bills needed to bring the state's $32 billion budget into balance, authorizing an expansion of casino gambling and a borrowing plan pushed by lawmakers.
  
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• As Wolf signs off on remaining budget legislation, education bill gives him pause

  30-10-2017 19:37 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday signed most of the remaining legislation needed to balance Pennsylvania's $32 billion budget, except for one piece that outlines the details of education funding.
  
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• Police: Man Steals Wallet At Magistrate’s Office, Uses Cash To Pay Fine

  30-10-2017 19:29
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  ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man is accused of stealing a woman’s wallet at the Allegheny Township magistrate’s office Thursday afternoon and using her cash to pay a fine.
  Police were called to the magistrate’s office for a report of a stolen wallet around 2 p.m. Thursday.
  According to a criminal complaint, a woman set her wallet down on a counter while she was at the window doing business and then left. She then realized she forgot her
  
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• ‘Something Happened In The Training Room’: Deborah Norville on Peyton Manning Sexual Assault Case

  30-10-2017 19:27
  Deborah Norville has been hosting “Inside Edition” for over 20 years. The veteran anchor and two-time Emmy award winner has traveled the world, interviewed countless big name celebrities and provided the American people with hundreds of different investigative reports. Tonight, Norville and her team dive into a story that has been circling former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning for the last two decades.
  Former University of Tennessee trainer Dr. Jamie Naughright accused Manning of sex
  
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• Former LuLaRoe Home Seller: Company ‘Feels Like A Cult’

  30-10-2017 18:58
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ellen Eckert, of Oakland, sold LuLaRoe clothing out of her home for months before coming to a stark conclusion.
  “LuLaRoe feels like a cult based on the five hours of ‘training’ that I just sat through,” Eckert told KDKA money editor Jon Delano on Monday.
  A cult, she says, that encourages its consultants or independent fashion retailers to buy products even when they have no customers to sell them to.
  “We w
  
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• Clothing Company LuLaRoe Hit With $1 Billion Lawsuit

  30-10-2017 18:58
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  CORONA, Calif. (AP) — A California clothing company has been hit with lawsuits claiming it recruited women to sell its goods from home and left thousands of them with unreturnable merchandise.
  The Riverside Press-Enterprise says a federal class-action suit filed Monday seeks at least $1 billion in damages from LuLaRoe, which had $2 billion in sales this year.
  The suit says the Corona firm encouraged women who wanted to sell its leggings, skirts and other
  
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• Man dies in Port Vue apartment fire

  30-10-2017 18:57 via post-gazette.com
  A man died in an apartment fire in Port Vue on Monday, according to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette news partner KDKA-TV.
  
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• Newborn Babies Dressed As Adorable Pumpkins For Halloween

  30-10-2017 18:52
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Newborn babies at Allegheny Health Network’s Forbes Hospital in Pittsburgh donned Orange pumpkin hats Monday to get in the Halloween spirit.
  Photo Courtesy: Allegheny Health Network
  The babies are wearing orange pumpkin bottoms and hats which helps keep them warm.
  Photo Courtesy: Allegheny Health Network
  Unlike ghouls and ghosts, there’s nothing scary about these babies. In fact, they are adorable!
  Photo Courtesy: Allegheny
  
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