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• Reports: Browns to hire Todd Haley as offensive coordinator

  22-01-2018 23:58
  
  Haley was the offensive coordinator for the Steelers from 2012 through 2017.
  
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• Pennsylvania Court Throws Out Congressional Boundaries

  22-01-2018 23:57
  A barge cuts through ice on the Ohio River as it passes under the West End Bridge, along the North Shore district in Pittsburgh on Jan. 1, 2018. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday struck down the boundaries of the state's 18 congressional districts, saying they violate the state constitution and granting a major victory to a group of Democratic voters who argued the districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Republicans.
  
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• Winter warm-up means more potholes in Pittsburgh

  22-01-2018 23:45
  
  City of Pittsburgh and PennDOTworking to patch potholes
  
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• Report: Browns Hire Todd Haley As Offensive Coordinator

  22-01-2018 23:43
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It didn’t take long for former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley to find a job.According to reports Haley has agreed to become the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns.http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/01/22/is-this-the-most-detestable-super-bowl-ever/
  NFL Network’s Mike Silver first reported the news.
  The Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin released a statement about Haley’s departure saying:“I have made the decisio
  
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• At least 2 trapped after head-on crash in Indiana Township

  22-01-2018 23:43 via post-gazette.com
  At least two people were trapped in the wreckage after a head-on crash Monday afternoon in the 3800 block of Saxonburg Boulevard in Indiana Township
  
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• One hurt after crash in Indiana Township

  22-01-2018 23:32
  
  Two minivans collided head-on along Saxonburg Boulevard on an overpass above the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
  
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• State Supreme Court Tosses Congressional District Map, Orders New One To Be Drawn

  22-01-2018 23:30
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In a very short two-page opinion, the state Supreme Court struck down the current configuration of the state’s 18 congressional districts as, “clearly, plainly, and palpably in violation of the state Constitution.”
  Democrats and some academic scholars have argued for years that the Republican-drawn districts are an example of extreme partisan line-making.
  That’s because the districts have elected 13 Republicans
  
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• Stephen King tweets appreciation of Pittsburgh accent

  22-01-2018 23:22
  
  "Only Pittsburgh people know what you mean when you say 'I'm going to Jaunt Iggle,'"
  
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• Mental Evaluation Requested For Suspect In Parkway East Rampage

  22-01-2018 23:20
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The defense attorney for a man who went on a rampage on the Parkway East, allegedly attacking vehicles and people with a screwdriver, requested a mental evaluation for his client Monday.
  Daron Bivins, 24, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on more than 60 charges related to a Parkway incident that happened on Jan. 7, but his attorney, Blaine Jones, asked the court to order a mental evaluation for Bivins before the case proceeds an
  
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• Trump slaps tariffs on foreign solar cells and washing machines

  22-01-2018 23:16
  
  The Trump administration is levying tariffs on imported solar cells and washing machines.
  
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• Daryl Hall and John Oates, Train bringing tour to Pittsburgh in June

  22-01-2018 23:10
  
  The tour will be at PPG Paints Arena on June 9.
  
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• Landslide Brings Down Tree In Robinson Twp.

  22-01-2018 23:03
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  ROBINSON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A landslide brought down a tree, shutting down a road and knocking out power in a Robinson Township neighborhood this afternoon.
  It happened a little after 3 p.m. on East Windhaven Road, which intersects with Steubenville Pike.With the warmer temperatures melting the snow and rain in the forecast, the saturated ground gave way on a hillside along the road. A tree came crashing down, along with earth, mud and other debris.
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• Abby Lee Miller shows off dramatic weight loss in Instagram from prison

  22-01-2018 23:02
  
  The "Dance Moms" star says she is "feeling great and ready to turn over a new leaf."
  
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• Man Charged With Punching Horse, Officer Before Eagles Game

  22-01-2018 22:59
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia police say a man is accused of punching a police horse and an officer during an arrest before the Eagles’ 38-7 NFC championship victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
  Police say a mounted state police corporal was trying to disperse a crowd in a stadium parking lot Sunday when a man struck the horse twice in the shoulder, then hit the corporal in the face.
  Police say 19-year-old Andrew Tornetta is being charged with assault and other offenses. He didn&rs
  
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• Author Stephen King Likes Yinz Guys’ Accent

  22-01-2018 22:41
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Author Stephen King gave Pittsburghers a seemingly random shout-out on Twitter on Monday morning.
  The Pittsburgh accent has been called one of the “ugliest” in the United States, but King said he liked hearing the accent around the city when he was in town working with Carnegie Mellon graduate George Romero.I liked listening to the Pittsburgh accent when I was there working with the late great George Romero. Only Pittsburgh
  
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• Is This The Most Detestable Super Bowl Ever?

  22-01-2018 22:36
  By Matt Citak
  For the residents of Philadelphia and New England, yesterday could not have gone any better.
  The day started with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick proving to the world once again that they are the greatest quarterback-head coach pair in NFL history. Despite being down 20-10 in the fourth quarter and playing without their All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski (concussion), Brady and Belichick remained calm and did what they do best. By the time the fourth quarter came to an end, the Patriots
  
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• Manager of medical center sentenced for embezzling over $800K in 6 years

  22-01-2018 22:35 via post-gazette.com
  Telling her the "bill for your criminal conduct has come due," a federal judge on Monday sentenced the former office manager at Pittsburgh Ear Nose and Throat Associates to 30 months in prison for stealing $818,000 over six years.
  
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• Michigan doctor who has lived in US for decades could face deportation

  22-01-2018 22:33
  
  A Michigan doctor could face deportation even though he’s been living in the U.S. for nearly 40 years.
  
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• Keidel: Why The Patriots Are Back In The Super Bowl… Again

  22-01-2018 22:26
  By Jason Keidel
  So which way do we lean?
  Patriots fatigue? Or an aesthetic love for greatness?
  Should we be tired of the avocado ice cream, sleeping in space suits, and the whole narcissistic TB12 experience? Or should we just accept the self-importance and embrace what got Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and the Patriots to this point? Again. For the eighth time together, the B&B and the Pats will play in the Super Bowl.
  It’s hard to argue with results, especially those as profound as thes
  
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• Pittsburgh Named One Of Best Cities In United States By National Geographic

  22-01-2018 22:13
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Every Pittsburgher knows their hometown is one of the best, and National Geographic is backing up that claim.
  National Geographic partnered with Resonance Consultancy to identify the best small cities in the United States. They specifically looked at cities with green spaces, galleries, coffee shops, breweries and music venues — things that writers George Stone and Amy Alipio believe contribute to happiness.
  Resonance used inform
  
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• Jury Selection For Cosby Retrial To Begin March 29

  22-01-2018 21:44
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Jury selection for Bill Cosby‘s criminal sex assault retrial will start March 29 in the suburban Philadelphia county where he’s accused of drugging and molesting a woman in 2004.
  The 80-year-old entertainer’s first trial had jurors from the Pittsburgh area, about 300 miles away. It ended in a mistrial when they couldn’t reach a verdict after five days of deliberations.
  This time, Montgomery County prosecutors and Cosby’s new defense team
  
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• Police: Squirrel Hill man walks into police station, confesses to felony sexual assault

  22-01-2018 21:17 via post-gazette.com
  A 48-year-old Squirrel Hill man walked into the Zone 4 police station and confessed to felony sexual assault, according to a criminal complaint.
  
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• Pittsburgh FBI gate-crasher pleads guilty in state court, still faces federal charges

  22-01-2018 21:15 via post-gazette.com
  An Ohio man who led police on a chase, claimed he had a bomb and rammed through the gates of Pittsburgh’s FBI headquarters on the South Side pleaded guilty Monday to several offenses in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court. 
  
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• Trump says Dems 'have come to their senses' on government shutdown​

  22-01-2018 20:57
  
  Democrats have yielded and ended their delaying tactics against a bill financing federal agencies through Feb. 8.
  
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• Ohio Man Accused Of Ramming Pittsburgh FBI Gate Pleads Guilty

  22-01-2018 20:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Ohio man accused of fleeing from police in a dump truck and crashing into the gates of the FBI’s Pittsburgh field office in 2016 has pleaded guilty.
  The incident happened on July 26, 2016 on the South Side.
  According to a criminal complaint, a police officer on a motorcycle spotted a dump truck speeding down a street in the wrong lane and going around vehicles that stopped for a red light.
  The officer attempted to pull the du
  
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• Deadly Flu Season Claiming 100 Lives Per Week, CDC Warns

  22-01-2018 20:41
  CBS Local — After a devastating flu season in Australia set off warning bells in the U.S. back in November, the CDC now says that America’s flu season is already responsible for hundreds of deaths around the country.
  “This is a season that has a lot more steam than we thought,” the CDC’s Dr. Dan Jernigan said, via CBS News. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently estimated that 759 people died of flu-related illnesses between Oct. 7 and Dec
  
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• ​5 missing following gas well explosion in Oklahoma

  22-01-2018 20:40
  
  One person was air-lifted to a hospital in Tulsa, which is southeast from Quinton.
  
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• Leaked Pentagon Document Suggests Russia Is Building ‘Doomsday Torpedo’ To Hit Coastal Cities

  22-01-2018 20:29
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  CBS Local — The Russian government is reportedly developing a city-killing torpedo, called Kanyon, that would allegedly leave a country’s coastline uninhabitable for decades. The terrifying news, which sounds more likely to come from a “James Bond” film, was actually leaked from the Pentagon’s report on nuclear weapons posturing.
  The “doomsday torpedo” has been on the U.S. military’s radar for several years a
  
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• The dog flu is spreading across the U.S. for the first time in years

  22-01-2018 20:26
  
  Pet owners: Watch out for these symptoms.
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court throws out Pennsylvania's congressional map, ruling that it's gerrymandered

  22-01-2018 20:26
  
  It's a big victory for Democrats who argued that the maps were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Republicans.
  
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• Casey reluctantly joins in spending vote plan to end shutdown

  22-01-2018 20:23 via post-gazette.com
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania reluctantly joined 22 Democratic colleagues who were swayed Monday to support a GOP spending plan in order to reopen the federal government today.
  
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• Get aht! Stephen King loves the way Pittsburghers talk n'at.

  22-01-2018 20:20 via post-gazette.com
  Author Stephen King clearly loves Pittsburgh, having set several horror novels in the dark and twisty landscape of Western Pennsylvania.
  
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• Three firms to compete for Riverlife's Allegheny River bank summer project Downtown

  22-01-2018 20:17 via post-gazette.com
  Riverlife has selected three firms to develop proposals for this summer’s temporary project along the Allegheny River bank near Point State Park.
  
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• Emergency officials: Warm weather hasn't caused new ice problems on the rivers

  22-01-2018 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  In spite of fears that warm weather might bring flooding, Allegheny County emergency officials said there had been no problems — so far — with flooding as a result of ice jams on the Allegheny or Ohio rivers.
  
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• USA Gymnastics executive leaders resigning amid Nassar abuse scandal

  22-01-2018 19:56
  
  Nassar has admitted molesting athletes during treatment when he was employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians.
  
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• Friends of the Hollywood Theater launch petition to stop sale to national theater group

  22-01-2018 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  The conflict between two nonprofit organizations over the fate of Dormont’s Hollywood Theater has a third act.
  
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• State Supreme Court Throws Out Congressional Map

  22-01-2018 19:50
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has thrown out the state’s congressional map, ruling that gerrymandering violates the constitution.
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• Pennsylvania Court Throws Out Congressional Boundaries Map

  22-01-2018 19:50
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has struck down the boundaries of the state’s 18 congressional districts, granting a major victory to plaintiffs who had contended that they were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Republicans.
  The Democratic-controlled court issued the order Monday. It gives the Republican-controlled Legislature until Feb. 9 to pass a replacement and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf until Feb. 15 to submit it t
  
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• There will be another royal wedding this year

  22-01-2018 19:42
  
  The couple will wed in the same chapel as Harry and Meghan Markle.
  
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• Animal Friends Lowers Adoption Fees To $52 For Super Bowl Weekend

  22-01-2018 19:31
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh-area pup will be participating in this year’s Puppy Bowl, and Animal Friends is lowering adoption fees to celebrate.
  Even though “Dak” has found his forever home, there are still dozens of pets at Animal Friends waiting to be adopted.
  In honor of Dak’s appearance in the Puppy Bowl, they’re hosting a football-themed adoption event on Feb. 3 and 4.
  Because it’s Super Bowl LII, each animal
  
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• This man is going to the Winter Olympics — for the ice

  22-01-2018 19:26
  
  Paul Golomski will be working at the long track venue as the only U.S. facilities worker at that spot.
  
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• Boy dies after surgery to remove 10-pound tumor from face

  22-01-2018 19:26
  
  A 14-year-old boy died Friday, days after he underwent surgery to remove a 10-pound tumor from his jaw.
  
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• Which States Are Most Affected By The Government Shutdown?

  22-01-2018 19:02
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  CBS Local — As Americans start a new work week in the middle of the first government shutdown since 2013, one website has ranked which states will be hit the hardest by the freeze in federal funding.
  According to a new survey by personal finance website WalletHub, the nation’s capital is also ground zero for the shutdown’s impact on everyday Americans. Washington, D.C. ranked the highest among affected states with a WalletHub score of 70.
  
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• Special election for 35th state House district set for Tuesday

  22-01-2018 19:02 via post-gazette.com
  A special election to replace Marc Gergely in the Pennsylvania House is set for Tuesday.
  
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• Pittsburgh's Action Weather forecast: Warmer temperatures and rain showers

  22-01-2018 19:01
  
  Another wave of energy will bring spotty rain showers by Tuesday afternoon before changing over to some light snow showers.
  
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• Crews Working 12-Hour Shifts To Remove Barges From Emsworth Locks & Dam

  22-01-2018 18:45
  EMSWORTH (KDKA) – More than a dozen barges filled with coal and concrete powder remain wrecked on the Ohio River near the Emsworth Locks and Dam.
  Crews are working 12-hour shifts and have managed to remove two barges, as of noon Monday.
  Last week’s flooding caused a large ice jam to break loose and crash into more than a dozen barges that were tied up near the banks of the Ohio River.
  As a result, some barges shot straight through the dam, others crashed into the concrete barriers, s
  
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• Mercer County Is Your Destination For Your Romantic Winter Getaway

  22-01-2018 18:35
  Ashley’s Gourmet Dining Room (Photo Credit: Visit Mercer County PA)
  Couples dreaming of a romantic escape don’t have to travel to far-flung destinations across the globe. Mercer County welcomes travelers who want to enjoy romantic getaways that delight the senses and tickle the taste buds. With an array of accommodations made for those who want to be whisked away to experience luxury, fine dining, charming settings and secluded escapes, you’ll welcome your next getaway to near
  
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• ​Authorities: 15-year-old girl wounded in Texas school shooting

  22-01-2018 18:30
  
  Authorities don’t know if a 16-year-old Texas boy arrested in a high school shooting knows the 15-year-old girl who was airlifted to a hospital after the attack.
  
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• Woman accused of leaving 3 kids alone for days while she did drugs

  22-01-2018 18:23
  
  One of the children is partially paralyzed and cannot do much without assistance.
  
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• Alex Hribal sentenced to 23-60 years in prison for Franklin Regional High School stabbings in Murrysville

  22-01-2018 18:18
  
  Alex Hribal was 16 when he stabbed 20 fellow students and a security guard at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville.
  
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