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• Some Charges Dropped Against Suspect’s Boyfriend In Teacher Assault

  15-11-2017 23:56
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The second person accused of attacking a Pittsburgh city school teacher on the North Side went before a magistrate judge.
  The injured teacher was there as well. Janice Watkins is the teacher who Pittsburgh Police say was hit in the head with a brick and punched by the mother of one of her students.
  The mother’s boyfriend, Vincent Beasley, waived his right to have a preliminary hearing on the aggravated assault charges.
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• Second Person Accused Of Attacking Pittsburgh School Teacher Goes Before Magistrate

  15-11-2017 23:56
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The second person accused of attacking a Pittsburgh city school teacher on the North Side went before a magistrate judge.
  The injured teacher was there as well.
  Janice Watkins is the teacher who Pittsburgh Police say was hit in the head with a brick and punched by the mother of one of her students.
  The mother’s boyfriend, Vincent Beasley, waived his right to have a preliminary hearing on the aggravated assault charges.
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• Pittsburgh Improv signs new lease; expansion planned for 2018

  15-11-2017 23:55 via post-gazette.com
  Here’s some comedy news that’s no joke: the Pittsburgh Improv has signed a new long-term lease and will begin an expansion project next year with an eye on bringing top-level acts to town.
  
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• Another woman accuses Roy Moore of sexual misconduct: ‘He grabbed it’

  15-11-2017 23:55
  
  "This is not a politics thing with me," she said.
  
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• Man Accused Of Killing Two While Driving High Goes Before Magistrate Judge

  15-11-2017 23:53
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPLUM (KDKA) – The Saltsburg man police say killed two people while driving high on fentanyl and marijuana went before a magistrate judge today.The families and friends of those killed were in court as well.
  Those family members are devastated and very angry about what happened the night police say Edward Cass crossed the center line and hit their loved ones head-on.
  Today, Cass, who is 25 years old, waived his right to have a preliminary hearing.
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• Audit of Pennsylvania legislature shows $95 million surplus

  15-11-2017 23:41
  
  The surplus is about 20 percent lower than last year.
  
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• Roy Moore’s attorney requests yearbook linked to accuser be released

  15-11-2017 23:31
  
  Phillip L. Jauregui will be speaking on recent allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.
  
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• McKeesport woman charged with fatally stabbing boyfriend tells police he beat her

  15-11-2017 23:24 via post-gazette.com
  A woman who police say fatally stabbed her boyfriend earlier this month on the South Side did so, she told them, because she was sick of being "beat on."
  
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• After 37 years, rule of Zimbabwe's Mugabe appears to be over

  15-11-2017 23:17
  
  Zimbabwe's army has taken President Robert Mugabe into custody.
  
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• "There's no excuse for this:" Elizabeth Township business owners, residents frustrated with construction delays

  15-11-2017 23:06
  
  Residents were told the repair project would take about five or six weeks, but they are now on week 14.
  
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• Judge orders reputed ringleader of L.A.-Penn Hills cocaine connection held without bail

  15-11-2017 23:06 via post-gazette.com
  A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the reputed ringleader of an interstate conspiracy shipping large amounts of cocaine to Penn Hills to be held pending indictment by grand jury.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Roy Moore's attorney holds press conference amid allegations

  15-11-2017 23:00
  
  Phillip L. Jauregui will be speaking on recent allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.
  
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• Man who helped woman attack teacher waives hearing, will stand trial

  15-11-2017 22:56 via post-gazette.com
  A man accused of helping his girlfriend attack a Pittsburgh Public Schools teacher will stand trial in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.
  
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• This grandfather lost 100 pounds in a year

  15-11-2017 22:54
  
  Jack Freeman lost a third of his body weight in just a year.
  
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• Drive-Thru-Window Becomes Squeeze-Thru For Fast Food Bandit

  15-11-2017 22:53
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  COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) – A McDonald’s drive-thru window became a squeeze-thru window for a woman who apparently needed a fast food fix.
  A surveillance video shows her worming her way inside, helping herself to a soft drink and making off with a box of items.
  (Source: Howard County Police/Twitter)
  The video, posted on the Twitter feed of Howard County Police in Columbia, Maryland, shows the break-in early on Nov. 5, when the restaurant was closed. The wo
  
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• Police Investigating Robbery With Semi-Automatic Handgun At Sudsy’s Beer

  15-11-2017 22:51
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSOUTH FAYETTE (KDKA) – Police are investigating a robbery at Sudsy’s Beer where they say a suspect walked in with a black semi-automatic handgun.South Fayette Police say the suspect walked into the store located on the 3100 block of Washington Pike, Wednesday, at 12:15 p.m., armed with a black semi-automatic handgun.They described the suspect as a black male, 20-years-old, 5-feet-11-inches to 6-feet tall, 150 pounds, wearing a black hoodie, a dark co
  
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• Trial ordered for East Liberty man charged in fatal Fineview shooting

  15-11-2017 22:48 via post-gazette.com
  An East Liberty man will stand trial on charges stemming from a fatal shooting last year.
  
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• Pittsburgh's URA votes to not accept development deal for former Civic Arena site

  15-11-2017 22:39
  
  Board members are seeking three amendments to the current deal before they vote to approve it.
  
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• Brother: "They didn't deserve this." Family searching for answers after violent double homicide

  15-11-2017 22:38
  
  The District Attorney says it was a family member who found the bodies and called 911.
  
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• Viral Video Star Hoping To Reunite With His Mystery Dance Partner

  15-11-2017 22:36
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  BORDENTOWN, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey man is looking for the woman who busted a move while he danced in a supermarket parking lot.
  Nineteen-year-old Melvin Brown, of Bordentown, was captured on video by his sisters dancing to the song “Valid like Salad,” a Joo & DJ C-HIM hip-hop song.
  NJ.com reports he was joined unexpectedly by a passerby getting into her nearby car.
  Brown says he figured the video would “blow up” once he poste
  
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• Over 50 Port Authority bus routes operating on detours Friday for Light Up Night events

  15-11-2017 22:33
  
  Most detours will go into effect starting at 6 p.m. Friday, though a few detours will begin earlier.
  
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• Online Dating The Most Common Way Newlyweds Met In 2017, Survey Says

  15-11-2017 22:26
  CBS Local — If you got married in 2017, there’s a good chance it’s because you “swiped right” to meet your spouse. According to a new study, online dating and social media has become the most common way newlyweds met their partner.
  The survey, carried out by researchers at online wedding planner The Knot, interviewed over 14,000 engaged or recently married men and women to learn about their relationships and how they popped the question.
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• The oldest living chimpanzee has died

  15-11-2017 22:24
  
  According to the safari park she called home, Little Mama was 79 years old.
  
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• At least one person dead after multi-vehicle accident in Fayette County

  15-11-2017 22:23
  
  One person was pronounced dead on the scene and the second one was flown to a local hospital.
  
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• Ohio calls off execution after failing to find inmate's vein

  15-11-2017 22:22
  
  It was only the third time in modern U.S. history that an execution attempt was halted after the process had begun.
  
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• Trump touts historic trip to Asia: America's 'standing in the world has never been stronger'

  15-11-2017 22:16
  
  President Donald Trump says his goal is to "denuclearize" North Korea
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Menallen Twp. 2-Vehicle Crash

  15-11-2017 22:14
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  MENALLEN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person is dead and another is in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash this afternoon in Fayette County.
  The crash was first reported around 1:30 p.m. at New Salem, Kaider and Stoney Point Roads in Menallen Township.
  Authorities have not yet identified the victim.
  The person who was injured was rushed to Ruby Memorial Hospital in West Virginia. There’s no word yet on that person’s condition.
  The road had to be s
  
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• Homestead man held for court in shooting of 14-year-old boy

  15-11-2017 22:04 via post-gazette.com
  A 21-year-old man was on Wednesday ordered to stand trial on charges that he shot a 14-year-old boy twice in Homestead on Oct. 22. 
  
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• New trauma-response teams prepare for Thanksgiving Day rollout

  15-11-2017 21:57 via post-gazette.com
  Packed inside the back of an RV in the Hill District, a dozen volunteers pulled the tags off bright orange safety vests, slipped the vests over their coats and zipped up, preparing to step into the cold, dark street.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: President Trump addresses the nation after returning from 12-day trip to Asia

  15-11-2017 21:20
  
  President Donald Trump will discuss his historic trip to Asia from the White House Diplomatic Reception Room
  
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• Monroeville woman sentenced to life in daughter's 2005 fatal stabbing commits suicide in prison

  15-11-2017 21:08 via post-gazette.com
  A Monroeville woman sentenced in 2007 to life in prison for fatally stabbing her adult daughter killed herself Tuesday in her cell at a state correctional facility in Lycoming County, authorities said Wednesday.
  
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• Baby walruses meet for the first time: 'It was, of course, adorable'

  15-11-2017 21:03
  
  Two animals who got off to a tough start in life now look like they might be at the start of a beautiful friendship.
  
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• Pittsburgh Glass Works to shutter Creighton plant by June

  15-11-2017 21:01 via post-gazette.com
  A Pittsburgh Glass Works facility in East Deer will close by mid-2018, affecting the jobs of nearly 200 workers and leaving the township without its largest employer and taxpayer.
  
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• Pittsburgh's airport is getting nonstop service to Seattle, the home of Amazon, via Alaska Airlines

  15-11-2017 20:45
  
  Pittsburgh International Airport posted on its Facebook page that it will "help shape the future of our region."
  
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• Law group to councilwoman: Stop blocking people on Facebook

  15-11-2017 20:44
  
  Harris has declined to comment.
  
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• Used-car dealer that offers online sales, free delivery coming to South Fayette

  15-11-2017 20:35 via post-gazette.com
  The newest company expected to be a tenant at Newbury Market in South Fayette is an online used-car venture that allows customers to shop from a nationwide inventory and then delivers their vehicle to their front door.
  
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• Carvana, the online used car retailer, expected to open site in South Fayette

  15-11-2017 20:35 via post-gazette.com
  The newest company expected to be a tenant at Newbury Market in South Fayette is an online used-car venture that allows customers to shop from a nationwide inventory and then delivers their vehicle to their front door.
  
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• 'Star Wars' fans are loving this new clip of Poe And Leia in 'The Last Jedi'

  15-11-2017 20:33
  
  Here's your new favorite duo.
  
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• Internet Swears Dog’s Ear Looks Exactly Like President Trump

  15-11-2017 20:33
  CBS Local — Many people have claimed to have seen the faces of famous people, like Elvis or Abraham Lincoln, in their food over the years.
  A woman in Great Britain says she’s found the face of Donald Trump, but it wasn’t found on a piece of toast; she found the 45th president in her dog’s ear. Jade Robinson says her friend noticed the resemblance after she took the pictures for her vet, believing her 2-year-old beagle had an ear infection.
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• UCLA players to Trump: 'Thanks for helping us out'

  15-11-2017 20:31
  
  Hours after President Donald Trump asked if the three UCLA basketball players released from Chinese custody would thank him for looking into their case, he got his thank you.
  
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• Close New Earth-Size World Discovered, Year Lasts Under 10 Days

  15-11-2017 20:25
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  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Astronomers have discovered a close new world about the size of Earth, where a year lasts just under 10 days.
  At a distance of 11 light-years, Ross 128 b is the second-closest planet to be detected yet outside our solar system with surface temperatures potentially similar to ours.ESO’s #HARPS finds #Ross128b an Earth-sized world only 11 light-years away. (artist’s impression) https://t.co/Qpc4XgsuZf pic.twitter.com/
  
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• Amazon Cutting Prices At Whole Foods Again For Thanksgiving

  15-11-2017 19:57
  CBS Local — Amazon is giving its customers some added incentive to shop with their new partner Whole Foods during the holidays. The online marketplace revealed that shoppers — with extra savings for Prime customers — will get steep price cuts on several organic foods and popular grocery items, just days before Thanksgiving.
  The internet retail giant is calling the cuts a “sneak preview” of what will reportedly become Whole Foods’ official rewards program for P
  
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• 2017 hurricane season even dragged some of the Sahara to the U.S.

  15-11-2017 19:37
  
  NASA supercomputers tracking aerosol particles show the whirlwind effect the storms had around the globe.
  
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• Victim death toll rises to 5 in California rampage; gunman's wife found dead inside home

  15-11-2017 19:26
  
  The gunman behind a rampage in Northern California was out on bail for a charge of stabbing a neighbor, had been the object of complaints from neighbors who said he had been firing off hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and had been the subject of a domestic violence call the day before the attack.
  
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• Police Seek Help Identifying Green Tree Home Break-In Suspect

  15-11-2017 19:26
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  GREEN TREE (KDKA) – Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man accused of breaking into a home in Green Tree.
  According to police, the incident happened in the 1100 block of Glencoe Avenue.
  The suspect allegedly forced open a sliding door in the rear of the home and stole cash and jewelry.Police believe an attempted break-in at a nearby home may be related.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact Green Tree police at (412)-921-862
  
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• Alaska Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service From Pittsburgh To Seattle

  15-11-2017 19:23
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After months of speculation, Pittsburgh is finally getting its first nonstop flight to Seattle.
  Alaska Airlines announced that they will begin operating nonstop service out of Pittsburgh International Airport in September 2018.
  We're adding a new dot to our map so that you can add a new pin to yours. Visit Pittsburgh with a nonstop flight from Seattle starting next fall.#Pittsburgh #MostWestCoast pic.twitter.com/4hIlAA1RdE
  — Alask
  
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• Pittsburgh airport lands nonstop Seattle flight, bolstering its Amazon HQ2 bid

  15-11-2017 19:15 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh International Airport has secured a coveted nonstop flight to Seattle, one that not only fills a key gap in the market but bolsters the region’s bid for Amazon’s second headquarters.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Crews battle 5-alarm warehouse fire in St. Louis

  15-11-2017 19:06
  
  The massive blaze broke out just after 11:30 local time
  
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• Pittsburgh Won't Forget U: Purple lanterns on Light Up Night will remember overdose victims

  15-11-2017 19:04
  
  They've written the names of lost loved ones on homemade lanterns to be distributed on Light Up Night, hoping that downtown revelers and public employees will leave the little memorials unmolested.
  
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• Execution Of Sick Inmate Called Off Due To IV Issues

  15-11-2017 19:04
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  LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s prisons director says he called off the execution of a condemned killer after members of the state’s execution team told him they couldn’t find a vein to insert an IV.
  Prison chief Gary Mohr says the team made several attempts Wednesday to find a spot on 69-year-old inmate Alva Campbell to administer the lethal drugs and that they handled it humanely.
  Members of the Ohio execution team tried to find veins i
  
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