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• Coffee, beer, wine, friends... and over 2,000 board games? It's not too good to be true.

  05-11-2017 23:52
  
  Sometimes you need a cafe with over 2,000 board games in your life... And, did we mention they have coffee, wine and beer?
  
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• Child, 11, Found Outside Home With 1-Year-Old Holding Sign Asking For Help

  05-11-2017 23:41
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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Police say a West Virginia woman has been arrested after her two young children were found alone outside of their home holding a sign asking for help.
  WSAZ-TV reports 29-year-old Schalinda Ball of South Charleston was arrested Saturday on child neglect charges.
  (Photo Credit: West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority)
  According to court records, the children ages 11 and 1 had been left at the home for sever
  
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• Young woman wins Pittsburgh EQT 10-Miler for third year in a row

  05-11-2017 23:09
  
  Women's winner Buze Diriba is from Ethiopia. Men's winner Panuel Mkungo is from Kenya.
  
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• 18-Year-Old Flown To Hospital After Somerset Township Crash

  05-11-2017 22:34
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  SOMERSET TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An 18-year-old woman was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a car crash in Washington County on Sunday morning.
  It happened just before 11 a.m. on I-70 eastbound in Somerset Township.
  State police say an 18-year-old woman crashed into the back of another car after she merged lanes while traffic was backed up from a previous crash.
  The front end of the woman’s car was seriously damaged and the woman was flown to a Pittsbu
  
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• Undeterred by failed world-record attempt, hand-cyclist vows to try again

  05-11-2017 22:03 via post-gazette.com
  BORREGO SPRINGS, Calif. — A day after he was forced to end his attempt at setting the 24-hour world hand-cycling record because of a concussion, Attila Domos is vowing to make another official attempt — this time in Pittsburgh.
  
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• Here's what we know about the Texas church shooting so far

  05-11-2017 21:59
  
  Dozens are feared dead after a gunman opened fire during services at a Texas church Sunday.
  
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• At least 27 dead after gunman opens fire inside Texas church

  05-11-2017 21:47
  
  Police in Sutherland Springs, Texas are on the scene of a deadly shooting inside a church.
  
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• Rand Paul gives thanks for support after Kentucky assault

  05-11-2017 21:22
  
  Police allege Rene Albert Boucher, 59, "admitted going onto Paul's property and tackling him."
  
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• Texas Governor: 26 Killed In Deadliest Mass Shooting In State History

  05-11-2017 20:05
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding about 20 others in what the governor called the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history.
  Officials didn’t identify the attacker during a news conference Sunday night, but two other officials — one a U.S. official and one in
  
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• Sheriff Says Church Shooter Has Been Taken Down

  05-11-2017 20:05
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) – A sheriff says a man walked into a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and started shooting, leaving multiple people dead.
  The Wilson County News reports that Wilson County Sheriff Joe Tackitt said the shooter has been taken down. It wasn’t immediately known how many people were killed and wounded or who carried out the attack.
  First responders converged on the church in the small town southeast of San Antoni
  
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• Official Says More Than 20 Dead In Church Attack

  05-11-2017 20:05
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) – A law enforcement official says more than 20 people have been killed in a shooting at a church in a small town outside San Antonio.
  The official, who was briefed on the investigation, says the gunman fled the church in a vehicle after the shooting and was also killed, either by a self-inflicted wound or during a confrontation with police. The official was not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation and spoke to The
  
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• Nancy Friday, 84, best-selling student of gender politics, dies

  05-11-2017 19:14 via post-gazette.com
  Nancy Friday, the author whose books about gender politics helped redefine American women’s sexuality and social identity in the late 20th century, died on Sunday at her home in Manhattan. She was 84.
  
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• Average US Gas Price Jumps 7 Cents In Two Weeks

  05-11-2017 19:13
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline jumped 7 cents nationally over the past two weeks to $2.58.
  Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that the spike is a result of several factors, including higher oil prices.
  The current price is 32 cents above where it was a year ago.
  Gas in San Francisco was the highest in the contiguous United States at an average of $3.25 a gallon. The lowest w
  
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• Shooting In Pa. Leaves Teen Dead, 12-Year-Old Boy Injured

  05-11-2017 18:50
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police say a 16-year-old boy was killed and a 12-year-old boy was wounded when a person opened fire on a group of teenagers in Philadelphia.
  Authorities say the person approached a group sitting on a porch in northern Philadelphia early Sunday morning and started shooting. The 16-year-old died at the scene after he was shot in the chest.
  Police say the 12-year-old was shot in the leg and has been taken to a local hospital. He is in stab
  
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• Son Of Richard Dreyfuss Says Kevin Spacey Groped Him

  05-11-2017 18:27
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterNEW YORK (AP) – Harry Dreyfuss, the son of actor Richard Dreyfuss says Kevin Spacey groped him in 2008, adding another allegation to the mounting claims against the “House of Cards” actor.
  In a guest column published Saturday by Buzzfeed, Harry Dreyfuss said the occurrence took place while his father was rehearsing at Spacey’s London apartment for the play “Complicit” at the Old Vic theater. Dreyfuss was 18 at the time. He sai
  
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• Geoffrey Kamworor, Shalane Flanagan win NYC Marathon

  05-11-2017 18:21
  
  Flanagan is the first American woman to win since 1977
  
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• I-70 traffic flowing normally in wake of two Washington County crashes

  05-11-2017 18:05 via post-gazette.com
  Interstate highway traffic in Washington County, snarled by crashes involving four vehicle — including a tractor-trailer — is moving smoothly again, with no detours in place.
  
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• Authorities shut down I-70 in Washington County after two crashes

  05-11-2017 18:05 via post-gazette.com
   
  
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• For Ethiopia's Buze Diriba, EQT win makes it a three-peat

  05-11-2017 17:55 via post-gazette.com
  Ethiopian Buze Diriba posted a time 52 minutes, 11 seconds, to defeat fellow countrywoman Gotytom Gebreslase by four seconds to win the women’s division of the EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler on Sunday for the third consecutive year.
  
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• Fears squashed: German police respond after man mistakes zucchini for WWII bomb

  05-11-2017 17:49
  
  A worried resident in Germany alerted police to what he thought was a World War II bomb in his garden. Officers rushed over — and found a particularly large zucchini.
  
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• Prosecutor: Fentanyl Seized In Bust Enough To Kill Entire City

  05-11-2017 17:34
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio county prosecutor says the amount of fentanyl seized from three California men last month was enough to kill the entire population of Columbus.
  A Franklin County grand jury on Friday indicted Joel Lassiter, Luis Delgado and Rashaad Williams on aggravated drug trafficking and drug possession charges. Court records don’t indicate whether they have attorneys.
  Authorities say the men were arrested Oct. 25 by a drug task forc
  
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• Seriously ill 5-year-old gets the wedding photo shoot of her dreams

  05-11-2017 17:19
  
  I'm not crying, you're crying.
  
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• Dreary and Soggy Sunday

  05-11-2017 17:19
  
  Dreary and Soggy Sunday
  
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• Man Charged In Beating Death Of Older Brother

  05-11-2017 17:05
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterELKINS PARK, Pa. (AP) – A man has been charged in the beating death of his older brother in a home just outside of Philadelphia.
  Sixty-year-old Jamison Bachman is charged in the death of 64-year-old Harry Bachman, whose body was found a little after noon Saturday in the basement of his Elkins Park home.
  Montgomery County prosecutors and Cheltenham police said there were “obvious signs of a violent struggle” and the victim had blunt force trauma
  
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• Infant Dies After Being Bitten By Family’s Dog

  05-11-2017 16:22
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCLEVELAND (AP) – Police say a 2-week-old girl in Ohio has died after the family’s German shepherd got loose from a kitchen area where it had been penned in and bit her.
  Cleveland police were called to the home on the city’s west side around 6:30 p.m. Friday. The child died several hours later at a Cleveland hospital.
  Police say the infant was in a first-floor bedroom and suffered head trauma.
  The 4-year-old dog was taken to a city kennel.
  Homic
  
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• Brazile Says She Considered Replacing Clinton With Biden

  05-11-2017 15:51
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWASHINGTON (AP) – The former head of the Democratic National Committee says she considered replacing Hillary Clinton as the party’s presidential nominee with then-Vice President Joe Biden.
  Donna Brazile makes the revelation in a memoir being released Tuesday. This is according to The Washington Post, which obtained an advance copy of the book.
  Brazile writes that she considered initiating Clinton’s removal after she collapsed while leaving a 9/
  
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• This little girl jamming out at her church concert is the best thing you'll see today

  05-11-2017 15:45
  
  Little Loren's joy is incredibly contagious.
  
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• Boeser Gets Hat Trick As Canucks Beat Penguins 4-2

  05-11-2017 14:43
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) – Rookie Brock Boeser had three goals and an assist, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
  It was Boeser’s first career hat trick. Bo Horvat had a goal and three assists for Vancouver (7-4-2), and Sven Baertschi also had three assists.
  Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves as the Canucks snapped a two-game slide where they scored just one combined goal in consecutive ho
  
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• 2 Charged With Kidnapping, Child Endangerment

  05-11-2017 14:19
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterEAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say the parents of a 6-year-old boy found wandering alone have been criminally charged after police learned the mother sometimes secured the child’s arms and legs with duct tape to a bed in the basement of their Ohio home.
  Thirty-four-year-old Earcielee Chisholm and 30-year-old Demershion Taylor are being held after a Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted them this week on child endangering, kidnapping and domest
  
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• George H.W. Bush labels Trump a 'blowhard'; White House hits back

  05-11-2017 13:40
  
  "I don't like him. I don't know much about him, but I know he's a blowhard. And I'm not too excited about him being a leader."
  
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• Artisanal cheese merchant takes retail space in Washington

  05-11-2017 13:28
  Alisa Fava Fasnacht, left, co-founder of Emerald Valley Artisans, talks with a guest Wednesday during a pre-opening event at the company's "Marketplace" pop-up store at 145 S. Main St. in Washington.
  
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• Sunday is National Doughnut Day (again)

  05-11-2017 12:43
  
  If you love doughnuts, it's time to celebrate them. Again.
  
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• Trump, Putin to meet and discuss North Korea

  05-11-2017 11:41
  
  The talks will come as the investigation into Trump's ties to Russia's 2016 election meddling heats up back home.
  
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• Barber born with no hands hopes to inspire others

  05-11-2017 11:14
  
  Gabriel Heredia was determined to follow his dream, opening his own barbershop in San Isidro, Argentina — and he has a lot of clients to enjoy his service.
  
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• Volunteering a way of life for some seniors

  05-11-2017 09:06
  Jerry Misiewicz of Bethel Park counts bikers and pedestrians as they pass by him along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail near the Hot Metal Bridge in South Oakland. It's just one of a number of volunteer efforts he's undertaken, from helping with tax returns to youth sports coach.
  
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• Special needs student scores touchdown in amazing display of sportsmanship

  05-11-2017 08:35
  
  In the final moments of a high school football playoff game, senior Ashton Fidler, a special needs student, picked up the ball and took off down the sidelines.
  
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• GOP finalizes list of conferees who will select Republican candidate to replace Tim Murphy

  05-11-2017 07:24 via post-gazette.com
  WASHINGTON — Republican party leaders have finalized the list of conferees who will decide who will run in the March special election to replace disgraced U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy in Congress.
  
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• Paralyzed man overcomes adversity to create beautiful works of art

  05-11-2017 07:12
  
  "I found this and I'm so grateful that I did. It means the world to me."
  
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• Woman spends week in the hospital after pedicure causes infection

  05-11-2017 05:41
  
  A Florida woman is blaming her nail salon after contracting a bacterial infection in her toe just hours after receiving a pedicure.
  
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• It's Election Day on Tuesday: Here's what to know

  05-11-2017 05:25 via post-gazette.com
  It’s an odd-numbered year, which means fewer races and lower turnout for Tuesday’s election. 
  
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• Notices for Oct. 4

  05-11-2017 04:49
  Fairall United Methodist Church will hold a buckwheat cakes and sausage supper at 5 p.m. today.
  
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• Community Reaches Out To Help Wilkinsburg Church After Burglary

  05-11-2017 04:42
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  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — A Wilkinsburg church has received an overwhelming response from the community after a burglar stole thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics last week.
  Police say a man climbed through a window of the Bible Chapel Church last Saturday and stole audio and sound equipment, including the church soundboard and an expensive camera and microphones.
  “We are still figuring [the cost] out,” Pastor Dave DiDonato said. &ldquo
  
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• Medical Helicopter Called To Derry Twp. Car Crash

  05-11-2017 04:11
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  DERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A medical helicopter was called to a car crash in Westmoreland County on Saturday night.
  It happened around 8:30 p.m. on State Route 217 in Derry Township.
  Details have not yet been released, but the vehicle involved in the crash had North Carolina plates.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  The car reportedly appeared to be out of control and went through two yards before it crashed.
  A medical helicopter was called to
  
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• Delmont police search for man who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint

  05-11-2017 03:44
  
  Police say an armed robber threatened a clerk with a gun at a Sunoco gas station convenience store on Saturday.
  
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• West Virginia Beats No. 14 Iowa State 20-16

  05-11-2017 03:27
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  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A scolding from coach Dana Holgorsen after a double-digit loss a week ago helped West Virginia’s players regain their focus and throw a wrench in No. 14 Iowa State’s magical season.
  Will Grier threw two touchdown passes, Justin Crawford broke out of a three-game slump with 102 yards rushing and West Virginia held on for a 20-16 victory over the Cyclones on Saturday.
  The Mountaineers (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) became bowl eligib
  
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• Manafort offers $12 million in assets as guarantee for expanded release

  05-11-2017 03:20
  
  Manafort and former Trump campaign official Rick Gates surrendered Monday to Justice Department authorities following a 12-count indictment.
  
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• No. 24 Spartans Wait Out Delay, Upset No. 7 Penn State 27-24

  05-11-2017 03:07
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  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Matt Coghlin kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 24 Michigan State a 27-24 victory over No. 7 Penn State on Saturday night in a game that was delayed nearly 3 1/2 hours by severe weather in the second quarter.
  Brian Lewerke threw for 400 yards and two touchdowns for the Spartans (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten, No. 24 CFP), and Michigan State was aided at the end by a roughing the passer call on Penn State’s Marcus A
  
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• November 5 is National Love Your Red Hair Day!

  05-11-2017 02:50
  
  Only 2 percent of the world's population has natural red hair - around 140 million people.
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect In Delmont Gas Station Robbery

  05-11-2017 02:39
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  DELMONT (KDKA) — Police are trying to find a man who robbed a Delmont Borough gas station early Saturday morning.
  It happened around 1:45 a.m. at a Sunoco gas station.
  Police say a man entered the gas station convenience store and demanded cash from the register. He told the clerk he had a gun and threatened to shoot her if she didn’t comply, although no gun was displayed.
  He fled the scene with with an unspecified amount of cash.
  (Photo Credit: Del
  
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