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• Local hardware store celebrates 100 years of service

  03-01-2018 23:54
  
  The store has been through many exterior changes, but it's what's inside that counts most.
  
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• Houlihan's in Station Square is closing after nearly 40 years

  03-01-2018 23:48
  
  All employees were offered the opportunity to transfer to the Mt. Lebanon or Cranberry location.
  
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• Western Pennsylvania coal mine to close, costing nearly 400 jobs

  03-01-2018 23:36
  
  The mine near the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border will be idled, and hundreds of workers will be let go.
  
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• 4-Year-Old Boy Forced To Live With Rats And Roaches In Meth House Closet Rescued, Police Say

  03-01-2018 23:35
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  CBS Local — A 4-year-old boy, who told police his only friends were the rats and roaches who visited him, has been rescued from a Texas meth house where he was being held captive.
  Harris County Precinct 5 officials say the child was found living in a closet of the Houston-area home, which was raided by police after receiving a tip about drugs being made and sold there.
  “This is a 4-year-old child who has seen things an adult should not have seen,&rd
  
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• Study Claims ‘Sugar Coma’ Is Real, Lowers Cognitive Ability

  03-01-2018 23:23
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  CBS Local — Have you ever felt the tiring effects of a “food coma” or “sugar crash” after eating candy or a big meal? According to researchers in New Zealand, simple sugars really do slow a person’s brain down and makes you lose focus.
  A team from the University of Otago tested 49 people to see how three common sugars found in sweeteners, juices, and candy affected a person’s cognitive abilities.“Our stu
  
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• Boy shows how to deal with bullies

  03-01-2018 23:07
  
  Jemalle shows great empathy when a classmate is bullied. Now they're good friends.
  
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• No, classes haven't been canceled in Penn-Trafford

  03-01-2018 22:52 via post-gazette.com
  Sorry, Penn-Trafford students: you should plan on attending school for the rest of the week. 
  
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• Bald Eagle Livestream Returns To Nest In Hanover, Pa.

  03-01-2018 22:48
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  HANOVER, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvanians now have another group of eagles worth watching.
  The Pennsylvania Game Commission on Wednesday started streaming live video from two cameras pointed at a bald eagle‘s nest near a park in Hanover.
  WATCH: Click here to watch Camera 1 | Click here to watch Camera 2
  An agency spokesman says viewers may start to see the eagles swoop in to work on the nest but noted that eggs probably won’t appear for another coupl
  
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• Greene Co. Coal Mine To Close, Costing Nearly 400 Jobs

  03-01-2018 22:35
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  MT. MORRIS, Pa. (AP) – A mining company is closing its Pennsylvania coal mine over the next few months and shedding nearly 400 jobs.
  The Observer-Reporter newspaper reports that Dana Mining notified Pennsylvania on Tuesday of its decision to close 4 West Mine.
  The Morgantown, West Virginia-based company says the mine’s old age and poor geological conditions resulted in high production costs.
  The mine in Mount Morris, near the West Virginia border, w
  
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• Powerball Jackpot Now $460M For Nation’s 10th Largest Prize

  03-01-2018 21:58
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  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The estimated Powerball jackpot has climbed to $460 million, making it the nation’s 10th largest lottery prize.
  Players have until Wednesday night to spend $2 for a chance at the prize, awarded to anyone matching five white balls drawn from one drum and a red Powerball drawn from another. The odds of winning are one in 292.2 million.
  It’s the biggest Powerball jackpot since a $758.7 million prize won last August.
  The $4
  
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• Manafort Sues Mueller, Justice Department Over Russia Probe

  03-01-2018 21:49
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department on Wednesday, saying prosecutors had overstepped their bounds by charging him for conduct that he says is unrelated to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
  The lawsuit by Paul Manafort, filed in federal court in Washington, is the most direct challenge to date to Mueller’s legal authority and the
  
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• La Roche design instructor recognized by New York Times, New York Public Library

  03-01-2018 21:41 via post-gazette.com
  Stacy Innerst, an adjunct professor at La Roche College, is the winner of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award.
  
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• Northview Heights man arrested for strangling wife, running her over

  03-01-2018 21:21 via post-gazette.com
  A man was arraigned Wednesday on charges that he strangled his wife and ran over her leg with his vehicle in Northview Heights.
  
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• Why shoveling snow can be deadly

  03-01-2018 21:20
  
  Be careful out there!
  
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• Paul Manafort sues Robert Mueller, Rod Rosenstein and Justice Department

  03-01-2018 21:07
  
  The lawsuit claims the Department of Justice broke the law in appointing Robert Mueller as special counsel
  
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• Steelers' JuJu Smith-Schuster moonlights at Primanti's -- and more news

  03-01-2018 20:59 via post-gazette.com
  JuJu Smith-Schuster moonlights at Primanti’s, Fudge Farm
  
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• Crafton man charged with fleecing investors faces trial

  03-01-2018 20:59 via post-gazette.com
  More than three years after his indictment, a Crafton man accused of fleecing investors in business schemes and defrauding the IRS is headed to trial in federal court.
  
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• Crews remove holiday ‘tree’ made of 600 tons of sand

  03-01-2018 20:45
  
  This Florida city erects a tree made from 600 tons of sand each year.
  
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• Houlihan's in Station Square to close Jan. 6

  03-01-2018 20:42
  
  All employees were offered the opportunity to transfer to the Mt. Lebanon or Cranberry location.
  
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• 2017 was the safest year ever for commercial air travel

  03-01-2018 20:41
  
  Despite more flights than ever, not a single commercial airplane crashed last year.
  
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• South Korea welcomes North Korean participation in Winter Olympics

  03-01-2018 20:40
  
  North Korea and South Korea could meet to discuss the Olympics, a move with diplomatic implications.
  
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• Pittsburgh police officer retires during ongoing investigation of Taser use on pizzeria worker

  03-01-2018 20:39 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh police officer who remains under investigation after he was accused of shocking a Downtown restaurant worker with a Taser in October has retired, the city announced Wednesday.
  
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• Doctors Find Ketchup Packet Stuck In Woman’s Intestine For 6 Years

  03-01-2018 20:34
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  CBS Local — A woman who was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease was found to actually have a plastic ketchup packet stuck in her small intestine for six years. The mystery object was discovered when surgeons performed an operation to figure out why none of the standard treatments for Crohn’s were working.
  According to a press release from the British Medical Journal, the 41-year-old patient in Great Britain had all the symptoms of the chronic bowel
  
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• Missouri man accused of making 8-year-old girl eat meth, sodomizing her

  03-01-2018 20:28
  
  A Missouri man rented a room on New Year’s Day with an 8-year-old girl and made her engage in sexual acts and eat meth, according to police.
  
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• Peduto begins second term with eye on city's long-term growth

  03-01-2018 20:27 via post-gazette.com
  On Wednesday afternoon, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto was sworn in for a second term that will end in 2021, but he was already looking forward to 2030.
  
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• Meghan Markle wants to break royal tradition and have her mom walk her down the aisle

  03-01-2018 20:17
  
  Meghan reportedly is hoping to break a few traditions during her wedding—this being one of them.
  
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• Mayor Peduto sworn in for second term

  03-01-2018 20:07
  
  The inauguration is being held at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall Museum.
  
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• Two men, one an ex-PSU soccer player, held for trial in Bloomfield hotel rape case

  03-01-2018 20:00 via post-gazette.com
  Two co-defendants in a rape case — one a former Pittsburgh high school soccer standout and ex-Penn State University player — will face trial following a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning on charges that they sexually assaulted a woman at a 2017 New Year’s Eve party at a Bloomfield hotel.
  
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• Trendy ‘Raw Water’ Can Reportedly Give You Hepatitis, Other Diseases

  03-01-2018 20:00
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  CBS Local — A new health craze that has many people paying high prices for unfiltered water is also reportedly putting those Americans at risk for diseases like hepatitis and norovirus.
  According to a report from The New York Times, the demand for “raw water” in and around California’s Silicon Valley has sent prices soaring. The small companies bottling their untreated product have hiked the price from $36.99 to over $60 for a 2.5-gallon
  
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• Best Spots For A Quick Lunch In Downtown Pittsburgh

  03-01-2018 20:00
  By Janelle Sheetz
  The workday is often hurried and busy, leaving little time — and sometimes little thought — for lunch. But a good lunch doesn’t have to mean a long wait. Plenty of downtown Pittsburgh lunch spots serve up delicious but quick meals, perfect for stepping out of the office to enjoy while still allowing you to not feel rushed on your break and get back to work in a timely manner. Here are some of your best options for a fast lunch, from creative salads to pizzas
  
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• Police Beat Jan. 3

  03-01-2018 19:59
  Faces charges: Kenneth Leroy Brown, 54, of Bentleyville, faces several charges including possession of a controlled substance and resting arrest after a traffic stop Friday by Bentleyville police.
  
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• Trump Blasts Former Chief Strategist Bannon Ahead Of New Book Release

  03-01-2018 19:46
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is blasting his former chief strategist ahead of the release of a new, unflattering book.
  Trump says in the statement Wednesday that when Bannon was fired, “he not only lost his job, he lost his mind.”
  A new book by writer Michael Wolff offers a series of explosive revelations, including that Trump never expected to win the 2016 presidential race.
  An adaptation of “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump
  
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• Hundreds of apps can eavesdrop through phone microphones to target ads

  03-01-2018 19:46
  
  Despite requiring permission, they can continue listening while the apps run in the background.
  
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• Sole survivor of Bethel Park crash that killed 3 to face trial as driver in different DUI incident

  03-01-2018 19:33 via post-gazette.com
  A Sheraden woman who was critically injured as a passenger in a drunken-driving accident that killed three of her friends in Bethel Park in July was held for court Wednesday on felony charges for a different alleged DUI crash in which she was the driver.
  
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• Best Vacations Spots For Extreme Winter Sports

  03-01-2018 19:00
  By Randy Yagi
  The winter ski season is in full swing with many of the country’s leading resorts enjoying plenty of fresh powder, plenty of blues skies and great weather. But some winter sports fans like to take it to a higher level, by engaging in some of most extreme activities ever invented, whether it’s alpine skiing down the highest vertical drop or soaring through some backside air at the toughest snowboard terrain parks. For a few suggestions with the thrill-seeker in mind, her
  
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• Bruce Kraus secures third term as Pittsburgh City Council president

  03-01-2018 18:48 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh City Council President Bruce Kraus will continue in the leadership post for two more years.
  
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• Crews Finish Repairing Leak, Icy Lawrenceville Road Set To Re-Open

  03-01-2018 18:35
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  LAWRENCEVILLE (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Water and Sewer authority crews were on 45th Street in Lawrenceville around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, gearing up to patch a large hole where a 6-inch water main was repaired.
  PWSA officials had to shut off water to customers in the area while crews repaired the line Tuesday in the bitter temperatures.
  Neighbors said they’ve been dealing with this problem for a couple of weeks now. They say water has been leaking down the
  
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• Meadville man says he was victim of mistaken identity; hospitalized, drugged against his will

  03-01-2018 18:24 via post-gazette.com
  A Meadville man says police and medical workers got the wrong guy when they transported him to a hospital this summer and injected him with anti-psychotic drugs against his will, according to a federal lawsuit.
  
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• Man says he was injected with anti-psychotic drugs in mistaken identity case

  03-01-2018 18:24 via post-gazette.com
  Eugene Wright of Meadville says police and medical workers got the wrong man when they transported him to the local hospital this summer and injected him with anti-psychotic drugs against his will, thinking he was someone else.
  
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• The historic Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks has a buyer

  03-01-2018 17:58 via post-gazette.com
  The Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks has a buyer, moving it a step closer to becoming a live music venue.
  
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• The historic Roxian Theater in McKees Rocks has a buyer

  03-01-2018 17:58 via post-gazette.com
  The Roxian Theater in McKees Rocks has a buyer, moving it a step closer to becoming a live music venue.
  
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• Pennsylvania Shuts Down Construction On Sunoco Gas Pipeline

  03-01-2018 17:54
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania environmental officials have ordered Sunoco to halt construction of a natural gas pipeline across the southern part of the state, citing a series of spills and other “egregious and willful violations” of state law.
  The Department of Environmental Protection announced Wednesday that it has ordered work on the Mariner East 2 pipeline to stop until Sunoco complies with the terms of its permit. DEP has issued do
  
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• Houlihan's closing its Station Square location

  03-01-2018 17:46 via post-gazette.com
  After nearly 40 years on the waterfront, the Houlihan's restaurant in Station Square will close on Saturday.
  
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• Sub-equipped ship reignites search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

  03-01-2018 17:25
  
  It has been nearly four years since Flight 370 disappeared from radar
  
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• Ambulance crashes after leaving scene of fire in McKees Rocks

  03-01-2018 17:24
  
  According to officials, the ambulance was called for a police officer who was reportedly injured during the fire call.
  
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• Mayor Bill Peduto To Be Sworn In For 2nd Term

  03-01-2018 17:19
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto will be sworn in for a second term Wednesday afternoon.
  The inauguration ceremony begins at noon at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland.
  The ceremony is open to the public.
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• Mayor Bill Peduto Sworn In For 2nd Term With Grand Plans For Future

  03-01-2018 17:19
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With his right hand raised in front of state Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd, the 60th mayor of Pittsburgh took the oath for another four years at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Oakland.
  That was the official requirement for Bill Peduto.
  The rest was mostly fun, including performances by the an eclectic group of musicians: the Westinghouse “High Steppin’” Alumni Marching Band, the Rodman Street Baptist Church
  
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• Researchers: Obsessive Selfie Takers Suffer From Mental Disorder Dubbed ‘Selfitis’

  03-01-2018 17:15
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  CBS Local — If you are obsessed with taking selfies, then chances are you might be suffering from selfitis, according to a recent study.
  The new study, published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, says it’s a genuine mental condition that makes a person feel compelled to constantly take photos and post them on social media.
  Here are some ways you can tell if you have the disorder:
  Taking a selfie puts you in a good mood.
  Yo
  
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• Carrie Underwood photographed one month after face injury

  03-01-2018 17:14
  
  The singer needed approximately 50 stitches after her November fall.
  
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• US identifies soldier killed in Afghanistan on New Year's Day

  03-01-2018 17:13
  
  A 34-year-old U.S. soldier was killed on New Year's Day, the U.S. military said.
  
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