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• Pittsburgh Child Health Advocates Call On Lawmakers To Fund CHIP

  07-12-2017 23:59
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The failure of Congress and the state legislature to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program — or CHIP — has real consequences for children in this region.
  “This is who CHIP covers,” said Sara Cameron of Strongtown, holding up a picture of her two sons. “This 8-year got his glasses a month ago, and CHIP helped with that … My 5-year old Austin is nearly asthmatic, and he has a probl
  
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• Keith Butler On Ryan Shazier: ‘His Life Is A Lot More Important To Me Than Football’

  07-12-2017 23:59
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler knows the perils of playing linebacker in the NFL firsthand.
  He made countless tackles and walked away from more collisions than he cares to remember over ten seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. None of those things made it any easier for Butler when Ryan Shazier suffered a spinal injury in Cincinnati Monday night.
  “It shook all of us. As football players, we know the risk we
  
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• Judge ponders reinstated charges in Penn St. frat death case

  07-12-2017 23:53
  
  A prosecutor Thursday used a press release to sharply criticize a judge hearing the case against former Penn State fraternity members charged in a pledge's drinking death.
  
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• Postal Police concerned a California man's arrest could be linked to larger fraud ring

  07-12-2017 23:51
  
  He was arrested at the Trafford post office.
  
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• Judge's ruling on raccoons allows criminal case to proceed

  07-12-2017 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  Raccoons are not vermin or pests, an Allegheny County judge has found, and therefore are protected by Pennsylvania’s enhanced animal cruelty laws that took effect in August. 
  
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• Allegheny County judge's ruling on raccoons allows criminal case to proceed

  07-12-2017 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  Raccoons are not vermin or pests, an Allegheny County judge has found, and therefore are protected by Pennsylvania’s enhanced animal cruelty laws that took effect in August. 
  
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• Fat Squirrel Steals Pricey Goods Left Out For Delivery Folks

  07-12-2017 23:25
  MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (CBS/AP) – An obese squirrel has been caught on video stealing gourmet chocolate and lip balm that a New Jersey family leaves out yearly as a holiday treat for delivery people.
  Michele Boudreaux says on her blog she provides candy, tissues, lip balm and other goodies on her doorstep. This year, her basket was raided within hours.
  She’s never had any issues before, but this year, her basket was raided within hours of being set outside her home.
  “This is kind of a
  
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• Getting healthy with food: some expert advice

  07-12-2017 23:11 via post-gazette.com
  When trying to break a child’s unhealthy food habits, try these ideas, from eatright.org, website of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:
  
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• Baldwin HS Students Baking 180 Dozen Cookies For Senior Citizens

  07-12-2017 23:09
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  BALDWIN (KDKA) — Students at Baldwin High School have been hard at work in the kitchen for the past couple of days. They are getting ready for a big Christmas party next week.
  It would be pretty hard to have a cookie extravaganza without cookies.
  Baldwin School District is baking 180 dozen cookies to be given away to local seniors at its first annual Cookie Extravaganza on Monday morning.
  The first batches were baked by the culinary arts and nutrition stu
  
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• With Shazier In Hearts, Steelers Turn Focus To Baltimore

  07-12-2017 23:08
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – In a season full of distractions, the Steelers must now look to put the team’s most serious obstacle behind them while preparing for the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football.The team announced Thursday that linebacker Ryan Shazier underwent spine stabilization surgery Wednesday night in Pittsburgh, the result of a tackle that left the 25-year old motionless from the waist down during the Steelers’ win over
  
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• Fantasy Football Week 14 Starts And Sits

  07-12-2017 23:04
  By Matt Citak
  After months of sweating it out each and every Sunday, we have finally come to the most stressful part of the fantasy season. If you are reading this article, then that means you made your fantasy football playoffs. Given how unpredictable this season has been, making the playoffs was no easy feat. But now that you’re here, let’s try to get you past the first round and into the semifinals.
  We wish everyone luck as the playoff season begins!
  With that in mind, here
  
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• Stanley Bing: ‘Digital Immortality Could Happen In 20-25 Years’

  07-12-2017 23:01
  Imagine a world where you can live forever. Author Stanley Bing doesn’t think that world is too far away. Bing’s new book “Immortal Life,” explores the scientific and technological search for digital immortality. The longtime business columnist and author doesn’t call his writing science fiction, but instead speculative fiction. The book cover features the words “a soon to be true story” and Bing sees people today in Silicon Valley laying the groundwork
  
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• Spanking can lead to relationship violence, study says

  07-12-2017 22:50
  
  Kids who said they had experienced physical punishment were more likely to have recently committed dating violence, a new study shows.
  
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• Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf touts the choices under new long-term care initiative

  07-12-2017 22:50 via post-gazette.com
  Gov. Tom Wolf says he believes all Pennsylvanians in their later years should have the ability to continue living at home like his 94-year-old mother, even if they become frail and develop disabilities.
  
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• Case Against Man Accused Of Assaulting Gyro Shop Owner Heading To Court

  07-12-2017 22:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The case against one of two men accused of assaulting a gyro shop owner on the South Side is headed to court.
  The victim in this case testified Thursday that one punch to his face broke his nose and caused him to need several stitches. While police say there were two men there at the time it happened, the judge found there was only enough evidence against one of them to send the case to common pleas court.
  Ivan Fields and Jeremy Rupp w
  
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• Ex-Cal U., South Fayette football coach guilty of soliciting two teenage boys online

  07-12-2017 22:44 via post-gazette.com
  The defense attorney told the jury his client did nothing illegal — that he never propositioned the two teen boys, and that just because he questioned them about their genitals and offered oral sex does not mean he committed a crime. 
  
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• New Castle child sex trafficker sent to federal prison for 15 years

  07-12-2017 22:27 via post-gazette.com
  A New Castle man who pleaded guilty to pimping out a 14-year-old Grove City girl addicted to heroin will spend 15 years in federal prison for sex trafficking of a child.
  
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• Please Remember to Water Your Christmas Tree

  07-12-2017 22:22
  
  It can be a matter of life or death.
  
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• New Castle Man Facing 15 Years In Prison For Child Sex Trafficking

  07-12-2017 21:37
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  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A New Castle man has been sentenced for sex trafficking a child last summer.
  Officials say 28-year-old Ronald Kyle Hartman, of New Castle, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison followed by seven years supervised release.
  According to a release, Hartman advertised a 14-year-old girl’s prostitution services on backpage.com and took the girl from Grove City to Ohio in August 2016 for the purposes of sex trafficking.
  The c
  
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• Starbucks Selling New ‘Christmas Tree’ Drink For Only 5 Days

  07-12-2017 21:25
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  CBS Local — Starbucks is spreading Christmas cheer with its newest coffee concoction, but only for a very limited time. The coffee giant has announced that it’s selling a “Christmas Tree Frappuccino” for only five days this month.
  The limited edition drink will be on sale in the U.S. and Canada from Dec. 7 through Monday, Dec. 11. Starbucks’ website promotes the festive frapp as a “delicious mocha and peppermint are blended w
  
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• Allegheny County says it cannot donate Tasers to Gateway due to liability issues

  07-12-2017 21:22 via post-gazette.com
  The Gateway School District will not be receiving a donation of used Tasers from the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office.
  
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• Democrats hit Saccone over 'presumption of innocence' remark in Roy Moore discussion

  07-12-2017 21:14 via post-gazette.com
  With allegations of sexual misconduct continuing to roil national politics, Pennsylvania Democrats are trying to link the Republican Party's most controversial candidate to state Rep. Rick Saccone, the Elizabeth Republican who is running to replace Tim Murphy in Congress.
  
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• ClassPass Launching New Streaming Workouts

  07-12-2017 21:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — ClassPass is launching a new service next year, allowing you live stream workouts that are filmed in a Brooklyn gym.
  You’ll be able to watch them live or stream them later on your TV, smartphone or tablet.
  It’ll cost existing members $10 a month.
  For new members, it’ll be $15.For more information, visit this link: https://classpass.com/
  
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• Police make several arrests in major drug bust in Homewood

  07-12-2017 21:05
  Pittsburgh police arrested several people in a major drug bust in the Homewood section of the city Wednesday night. Investigators were doing surveillance in the area when they noticed a suspicious vehicle at a home in the 7900 block of Tacoma Street.
  
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• Atheists Put Up Highway Billboard Calling Church ‘Fake News’

  07-12-2017 21:05
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  CBS Local — A national Atheist group has put up a controversial new billboard just in time for the holidays in New Mexico. American Atheists (AA) bought the giant road sign in Albuquerque, which has a simple message for believers: “Just skip church, it’s all fake news.”
  The organization claims the New Mexico city was the perfect place for the sign because of the large number of residents allegedly leaving organized religion.
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• Former Penguins Defenseman Ben Lovejoy Pledges Brain For Concussion Research

  07-12-2017 21:02
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  BOSTON (AP) – Former Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ben Lovejoy, currently with the New Jersey Devils, says he will donate his brain to research after he dies so it can be studied for signs of traumatic injury.
  The Concussion Legacy Foundation says Lovejoy is the first active NHL player to make such a pledge.
  More than 2,500 retired athletes and military veterans have pledged their brains to the foundation. Doctors examine the brains for signs of chronic
  
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• Steelers' Ryan Shazier undergoes spinal stabilization surgery after injury in Bengals game

  07-12-2017 21:00
  
  Two Steelers team doctors and neurosurgeons have performed "spinal stabilization surgery" on linebacker Ryan Shazier, the team said Thursday.
  
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• Tiny church in Hill District has a tradition of giving

  07-12-2017 20:58 via post-gazette.com
  For 90 years, Enon Baptist Church in the Hill District has been ministering to people in need.
  
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• 29 great gift ideas for kids

  07-12-2017 20:58
  
  If you're not sure what kids are into these days, here's your guide.
  
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• Penguins Put D Justin Schultz On Injured Reserve

  07-12-2017 20:57
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed defenseman Justin Schultz on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
  Coach Mike Sullivan said Thursday that Schultz will be out at least two weeks. Schultz left Tuesday night’s loss to the New York Rangers in the first period following a collision with Rangers forward Rick Nash. Schultz returned briefly in the second before exiting for good.
  Schultz has two goals and 10 assists in 23 games this
  
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• Mail time brings 'a lot of good' to young girl fighting cancer

  07-12-2017 20:55
  
  Ruby's mailbox is woefully unprepared for the crates of holiday cards she receives.
  
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• Ex-Officer Wants Freedom While Appealing Conviction

  07-12-2017 20:49
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A former Pittsburgh police sergeant convicted of violating the civil rights of a drunken teenager in an assault at a high school football game is asking to stay out of jail during his appeal.
  Forty-eight-year-old Stephen Matakovich filed the request earlier this week. He was sentenced last month to two years in prison.
  Authorities say Matakovich twice pushed and then punched 19-year-old Gabriel Despres in 2015 at Heinz Field, home of the
  
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• This Week In College Basketball: Huskies Upset Jayhawks, Sooners Freshman Young Impresses

  07-12-2017 20:46
  By Steve Silverman
  The college basketball season has a tendency to be a little sleepy until the first of January when conference races hit high gear and teams start to position themselves for the top seeds in their respective conference tournaments.
  But there are moments prior to the start of those conference races that can satisfy the hungriest of fans. These moments may not be accompanied by the hype of games that take place later in the year, but they are gems.
  One of those took place Tuesday
  
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• A Train Runs Through It: Thailand’s Railway Market

  07-12-2017 20:44
  
  In Samut Songkhram, about an hour outside Bangkok, is Maeklong Railway Market, one of the largest produce and seafoodmarkets in Thailand.
  
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• Ross taxes remain unchanged, sewer bills to rise

  07-12-2017 20:32 via post-gazette.com
  Ross property owners won’t see an increase in their township tax bill next year, but they will see an increase in their sewer bill. 
  
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• Rx: reading / Two Bethel Park 10-year-olds and local authors bring books to hospitalized children

  07-12-2017 20:30 via post-gazette.com
  When two Bethel Park fourth-graders began a holiday book drive for patients in Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, they hoped to collect 200 volumes.
  
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• Steelers: Ryan Shazier Has Spine Stabilization Surgery

  07-12-2017 20:23
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Following his transfer back to Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers say linebacker Ryan Shazier had surgery to stabilize his spine.
  The Steelers released this statement on Thursday afternoon:
  “Last night, UPMC neurosurgeons and Pittsburgh Steelers team physicians Drs. David Okonkwo and Joseph Maroon performed spinal stabilization surgery on Ryan Shazier to address his spinal injury.”Statement from UPMC
  
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• Proposed townhouses in Indiana Township stir controversy

  07-12-2017 20:19 via post-gazette.com
  When Hiller Hardie moved to Indiana Township five years ago, he was drawn to its rural nature, with hilly woods separating neighborhoods.
  
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• Why this gorgeous bride-to-be with Alopecia removed her wig for her engagement photos

  07-12-2017 20:18
  
  "Some things you can see, others you cannot, you have to find your own beautiful and embrace yourself."
  
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• New Brighton Mother Accused Of Shaking Infant Son, Breaking Multiple Bones

  07-12-2017 20:16
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  NEW BRIGHTON (KDKA) — Police say they have charged a Beaver County mother with child abuse after doctors diagnosed her infant son with multiple broken bones.
  According to the criminal complaint, the injuries to Shakala Gotell’s 6-month-old son “are extremely consistent with a violent physical act from a caregiver.” Gotell is accused of shaking her son and breaking bones in both his legs and arms.
  Investigators say it was back in August w
  
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• 6-Month-Old’s Broken Arm, Fractures Lead To Charges Against New Brighton Mother

  07-12-2017 20:16
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  NEW BRIGHTON (KDKA) — A case of suspected child abuse just filed in Beaver County involves a 6-month-old baby.
  Police say a broken arm led to the discovery of more alleged abuse.
  New Brighton Police said the baby was treated at Children’s Hospital on Aug. 19 for a broken left arm. Police said doctors discovered the baby boy had other fractures that were healing.
  Police have charged 21-year-old Shakala Gotell, of New Brighton, with aggravated assault
  
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• Dalton Castle, ROH Main Eventer, Inspired By Freddie Mercury

  07-12-2017 20:14
  By Chuck Carroll
  In sports, there is a next-man-up mentality. When the top guy leaves a spot opens up. The question then becomes: who takes it? Who will seize the brass ring? The person has to have the drive, the determination and the willpower to be the face of the company.
  When Adam Cole left for WWE earlier this year, the opportunity presented itself for somebody to emerge in the spotlight. Cody Rhodes has taken Ring Of Honor by storm, but he came in already as an established star. The Young
  
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• Staged car accident in vivid detail gets Avonworth students talking

  07-12-2017 20:09 via post-gazette.com
  Avonworth High School students saw a frighteningly realistic portrayal of the aftermath of a deadly traffic accident —  complete with an ambulance, medical helicopter and participation by a funeral home. 
  
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• Lance Barber Talks “Young Sheldon” On CBS

  07-12-2017 20:08
  18 years ago, Lance Barber had one goal when he moved from Chicago to Los Angeles. He didn’t want to wait tables or do construction to support his acting career. Fortunately, the 44-year-old has never had to do either. While there have been some leaner financial times for the Michigan native, Barber has had a steady flow of work since making the jump to LA. Barber stars as George Sr. in the new CBS sitcom “Young Sheldon.” George Sr. is struggling to find his footing as a high s
  
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• Lindsey Vonn: I won't be representing US president at Winter Olympics

  07-12-2017 20:07
  
  "Well I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president," skier Lindsey Vonn said.
  
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• JK Rowling defends the controversial casting of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald

  07-12-2017 20:04
  
  She admits that "the inability to speak openly to fans about this issue has been difficult, frustrating and at times painful."
  
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• Man hops into action to save rabbit from wildfire

  07-12-2017 19:57
  
  The viral video shows a man seemingly pleading with the rabbit before he finally was able to capture the animal and take it to safety.
  
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• Viral artist sings while he works

  07-12-2017 19:48
  
  Joe Everson wows crowds all across the country with his painting and singing of the National Anthem.
  
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• Bitcoin Keeps Soaring, Value Increases Over $4,000 In 36 Hours

  07-12-2017 19:46
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  CBS Local — Bitcoin, the digital currency that has captivated investors who believe it’s the future of money, has been skyrocketing in value over the last two days. The cryptocurrency has soared to a price of over $16,000 per share on Dec. 7; a jump of over $4,000 in just 36 hours of trading.
  The jump in Bitcoin’s price has sent the entire cryptocurrency market to a sky-high value of more than $400 billion, according to Coinmarketcap
  
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• Lobbyist accuses California assemblyman of sexual misconduct

  07-12-2017 19:38
  
  Women are alleging sexual misconduct by a state legislator, weeks after others said California state government needs to stop pervasive harassment.
  
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