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• Here's why this woman set fire to a wedding dress

  11-02-2018 23:54
  
  A video shows a woman burning her wedding dress after divorcing her husband, a Houston news station reported.
  
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• Stranger accused of spanking man's son in Georgia store

  11-02-2018 23:50
  
  The incident happened when the toddler kept asking his dad for a candy bar, police say.
  
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• New York attorney general files lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein, company

  11-02-2018 23:02
  
  The lawsuit includes "new and extensive violations" about Harvey Weinstein's "vicious and exploitative mistreatment" of company employees, according to a news statement.
  
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• Unattended Package Detonated At Squirrel Hill JCC

  11-02-2018 22:56
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  SQUIRREL HILL (KDKA) — Authorities detonated an unattended package at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill on Sunday afternoon.
  According to a release from the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, an unidentified package was found on the community center’s premises around 1:20 p.m.
  The “package” appeared to be a small canvas bag, which was left on a ramp leading to the parking garage under the building.
  The Pittsburgh Police Explosive Ordi
  
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• Without Adel, Louisville Slams Pitt 94-60

  11-02-2018 22:36
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — It’s not uncommon for Louisville’s Anas Mahmoud to physically dominant his opponent. The 7-foot center has a size advantage over most players he faces.
  He dominated the game on Sunday against Pittsburgh, scoring 14 points to lead the Cardinals to a 94-60 win.
  Mahmoud scored eight of his points in the first half, when he shot 4 of 6 from the floor and the Cardinals opened up a 26-point lead over the hapless Panthers, which fel
  
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• Crosby Nets 400th Career Goal In 4-1 Win Over Blues

  11-02-2018 22:22
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterST. LOUIS (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored twice, including his 400th career goal, to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Sunday.
  Bryan Rust snapped a tie with a third-period tally and Riley Sheahan also scored for the Penguins, who have won 12 of their past 17.
  Goalie Matt Murray made 33 saves for the Penguins.
  Kyle Brodziak scored for St. Louis, which had a two-game winning streak snapped.
  Crosby jammed a shot under the pad o
  
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• Woman, 50, gives birth to her own grandson as surrogate mother

  11-02-2018 22:14
  
  An Arkansas woman helped her daughter-in-law and became a grandmother.
  
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• Report: Mother Of Pirates Catcher Elias Diaz Rescued After Kidnapping

  11-02-2018 22:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The mother of Pirates catcher Elias Diaz has reportedly been rescued after being kidnapped last week.
  Multiple reports out of Venezuela say at least six people were arrested Saturday after confessing that they were involved in the kidnapping. Five of those arrested were reportedly police officers, including an officer who lived next door to Diaz.
  They reportedly told authorities where Diaz’s mother was, and she was safely located
  
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• Mother Of Pirates Catcher Elias Diaz Rescued After Kidnapping

  11-02-2018 22:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A local man says he’s both happy and relieved to hear that the mother of a Pittsburgh Pirates catcher is now safe after she was recently kidnapped in the country where he was born and raised.
  Luis Granes – a native of Venezuela – is now an American citizen who lives in O’Hara Township. He spent much of the day Sunday trying to sort out conflicting stories, rumors and tweets on the Internet about last week’
  
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• Bishop Zubik holds Mass to remember victims and families of opioid epidemic

  11-02-2018 21:40 via post-gazette.com
  Worshipers gathered at St. Paul Catholic Cathedral in Oakland on Sunday afternoon for an austere Mass in remembrance of those who have died from drug overdoses, in consolation for those grieving such losses and in support of those working to overcome addiction.
  
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• Teenage snowboarder Red Gerard wins first Team USA medal in 2018 Winter Olympics

  11-02-2018 21:00
  
  The U.S. won its first medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
  
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• Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Her Teen Daughters

  11-02-2018 20:41
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterLIMA, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to charges of trafficking her daughters for sex in exchange for money to feed her drug habit.
  The Lima News reports the 39-year-old woman pleaded guilty Friday in western Ohio’s Allen County to charges that include complicity to attempted rape, compelling prostitution, child pornography and trafficking.
  Her daughters were 12 and 15 years old when they were assaulted over a yearlong period starting in
  
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• Victoria Beckham just confirmed the Spice Girls definitely won't be touring

  11-02-2018 20:07
  
  Not gonna lie, Posh. That was hard to hear.
  
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• Multiple Injured After Single-Vehicle Accident On North Shore

  11-02-2018 19:39
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Early Sunday morning the driver of a ride-sharing vehicle lost control of the car near an intersection on E. General Robinson Street and Anderson street and crashed into a pillar of a bridge.
  There were two victims who were transported to the hospital in critical condition. The other victim was transported in stable condition.
  Police are investigating.
  
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• 2 In Critical Condition After Ride-Sharing Vehicle Crash On North Shore

  11-02-2018 19:39
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two people were critically injured Sunday morning in a crash on the North Shore that involved a ride-sharing vehicle.
  It happened just after 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of E. Lacock Street and Anderson Street.
  According to police, the driver of a ride-sharing vehicle lost control of the car near and crashed into a pillar of a bridge.
  The driver and two passengers were in the car at the time of the crash.
  There were two victims who wer
  
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• Man In Critical Condition After Hit And Run In East Liberty

  11-02-2018 18:39
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterEAST LIBERTY (KDKA) — A man is in critical condition after he was hit by a vehicle on the 100 block of North Beatty Street in East Liberty, Sunday morning.
  Police arrived to find the victim suffering from multiple injuries.
  Initial reports indicate the victim had been run over and left at the scene.
  The victim was taken to a local hospital.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Zone 5 police at 412-665-3605.
  
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• Mulvaney Says Trump Budget Will Have Money For Wall

  11-02-2018 18:26
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s budget director says the budget that the administration sends to Congress on Monday will seek to move some of the billions of dollars in extra spending that Congress approved last week to areas that will reflect the president’s priorities.
  Budget Director Mick Mulvaney says the administration’s budget plan will include $3 billion for the wall along the southern border that Trump has made a priori
  
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• Everyone is buzzing about this figure skater who performed to Beyoncé at the Olympics

  11-02-2018 18:24
  
  Hello, Beyoncé? Are you watching the 2018 Winter Olympics?
  
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• Senator demands records on Trump's $95 million mansion sale to Russian businessman

  11-02-2018 17:28
  
  A senator is asking the Treasury Department to turn over records of a lucrative real estate sale Donald Trump made to a Russian billionaire as the Senate Finance Committee looks into Trump's ties to Russians.
  
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• State Democrats criticize latest redistricting map as another pro-GOP gerrymander

  11-02-2018 16:57 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — A proposed new map of Pennsylvania congressional districts may have sanded off some of the rougher edges of the current version, but it still amounts to a pro-Republican gerrymander, a chorus of Democrats complained Saturday as they urged Gov. Tom Wolf to reject it.
  
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• Pa. GOP proposes a new congressional map. Democrats say it's still gerrymandered

  11-02-2018 16:57 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — A proposed new map of Pennsylvania congressional districts may have sanded off some of the rougher edges of the current version, but it still amounts to a pro-Republican gerrymander, a chorus of Democrats complained Saturday as they urged Gov. Tom Wolf to reject it.
  
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• Soggy and Foggy Sunday

  11-02-2018 16:30
  
  Soggy and Foggy Sunday-More Sunshine and Warmth this Week
  
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• 3 killed in Grand Canyon helicopter crash, 4 others injured

  11-02-2018 16:16
  
  At least three people have died and four others were injured after a helicopter touring the Grand Canyon crashed Saturday afternoon
  
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• 2018 Winter Olympics: Mazdzer makes history

  11-02-2018 16:03
  
  The PyeongChang Games are in full swing. Here are the highlights.
  
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• New congressional map would kick Conor Lamb out of 18th District

  11-02-2018 15:48 via post-gazette.com
  HARRISBURG — Democratic congressional candidate Conor Lamb would no longer live in the highly contested 18th District under a new map presented Friday by top Republicans in the state House and Senate.
  
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• Russian Plane Carrying 71 Crashes Near Moscow

  11-02-2018 15:45
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterMOSCOW (AP) – A Russian passenger plane believed to be carrying 71 people has crashed near Moscow, shortly after takeoff from one of the city’s airports. No survivors have been reported.
  The An-148 regional jet disappeared from radar screens Sunday afternoon a few minutes after departing from Domodedovo Airport en route to the city of Orsk, some 1,500 kilometers (1,000 miles) southeast of Moscow. The plane reportedly belonged to Saratov Airlines, a R
  
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• Suspect Dead After Police Shooting In Homewood

  11-02-2018 15:30
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHOMEWOOD (KDKA) — Early Sunday morning police officers were notified of a suspect with a gun near Brusthon Avenue and Bennett Street in the Homewood South neighborhood.
  Police made contact with the suspect, but the suspect fled and fired a gun back at the officers.
  Officers returned fire and struck the suspect.
  The suspect had to be transported to the hospital, but later died.Neither of the officers were injured.
  Allegheny County Police are conducting the
  
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• Passenger plane with 71 aboard crashes near Moscow

  11-02-2018 15:30
  
  The An-148 regional jet disappeared from radar screens shortly after takeoff from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport on Sunday.
  
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• Man Fatally Shot By Police In Homewood, Family Demands Answers

  11-02-2018 15:30
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterHOMEWOOD (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in Homewood by Pittsburgh Police officers.
  The family identifies the man as 39-year old Mark Daniels.
  It happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday near the intersection of Brushton Avenue and Bennett Street in Homewood.
  Police say Daniels was shot during a brief encounter and foot chase when he fired a shot at officers. An officer returned fire and shot Daniels.
  His family is an
  
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• Three people hurt in crash involving ride-sharing vehicle on North Shore

  11-02-2018 14:28
  
  A car crashed into a bridge pillar at Anderson Street and East Lacock Street at approximately 1:30 a.m.
  
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• One dead following officer-involved shooting in Pittsburgh

  11-02-2018 14:25
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• Man in critical condition after being hit by car in East Liberty

  11-02-2018 14:18
  
  The man was taken to the hospital for treatment and at last check, is in critical condition.
  
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• East Liberty pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by car

  11-02-2018 14:16 via post-gazette.com
  A pedestrian in the 100 block of North Beatty Street in East Liberty was struck by a vehicle early Sunday.
  
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• Suspect shot, killed by police after chase in Homewood South

  11-02-2018 14:15
  
  One officer fired back and hit the suspect, who later died at the hospital.
  
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• Obituary: Edward Gerjuoy // Pitt physics professor

  11-02-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  It’s rare in an obituary to have the subject’s help. But by all accounts, even his own in a simultaneously proud but self-deprecating TED Talk video, Edward Gerjuoy was a very rare kind of guy.
  
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• 2018 Winter Olympics: What happened while you were sleeping

  11-02-2018 13:43
  
  The PyeongChang Games are in full swing. Here are the highlights.
  
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• Senate to debate immigration, but Trump is the question mark

  11-02-2018 13:14
  
  If the aim is to pass a legislative solution soon, President Donald Trump remains a crucial and, at times, complicating player.
  
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• Cats of many colors compete in Monroeville show

  11-02-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  For people who love cats, the Steel City Kitties show this weekend offers something for everyone. Purebred cats of all sizes, colors and breeds — and non-pedigreed household pets — on Saturday strutted for the judges and charmed and enchanted the spectators who came to see them, pet them and pose for selfies with them.
  
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• Woman confused after being given ticket for honking her horn

  11-02-2018 12:42
  
  "I was afraid. I thought I was going to hit him, so my initial reaction was, 'Hey get out my way, I'm going to hit you. You're cutting me off.'"
  
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• 3 hurt after vehicle strikes bridge pillar on North Shore

  11-02-2018 12:32 via post-gazette.com
  The driver of a ride-sharing vehicle and two occupants were injured early Sunday morning on the North Shore after police say the driver lost control and struck a pillar of the Parkway North overpass.
  
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• Pittsburgh Promise scholarship program changes course with new rules

  11-02-2018 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  When the creation of the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship was announced in 2006, it had two goals: to provide graduates of the city schools with money for a post-secondary education, and to attract middle-class families to Pittsburgh. 
  
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• Suspect shot, killed by Pittsburgh police officers after apparent gunfire exchange in Homewood

  11-02-2018 12:25 via post-gazette.com
  This story is developing and will be updated.
  
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• 2018 Winter Olympics update: What happened while you were sleeping

  11-02-2018 11:30
  
  The PyeongChang Games are in full swing. Here are the highlights.
  
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• Man scales fence, runs to plane at LAX

  11-02-2018 09:21
  
  It was believed the man may have been under the influence of narcotics when he ran onto the runway .
  
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• 2 friends make tradition to swim in the ocean once a month

  11-02-2018 08:08
  
  "We hope that we don't become wimpy as we go on. But I think we're pretty committed to it. So I think we have a good long road ahead."
  
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• Donations intended for Hurricane Maria victims may be ruined by rats

  11-02-2018 07:44
  
  "There is no excuse. If they couldn't get the supplies to Puerto Rico, why not give it to the folks that are here."
  
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• Teenage Snowboarder Wins USA’s 1st Gold In South Korea

  11-02-2018 05:48
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  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Red Gerard and his brothers built their own snowboarding features park in the backyard of their Colorado home as kids, one that provided them a gateway into a sport that is an equal mix of technical precision and daring creativity.
  Halfway across the world from his makeshift beginnings, the teenager made the Olympic stage look like just another afternoon back in Silverthorne, Colorado.
  The 17-year-old won gold in men’
  
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• High Schooler Drains Shot From Beyond Half Court At Butler Basketball Game

  11-02-2018 05:48
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  BUTLER (KDKA) — A Butler Senior High School basketball player managed an incredible shot at Friday night’s game.
  A video taken by a KDKA-TV viewer shows Butler’s Tarik Taoufik grab a rebound and throw the ball from just past half court.
  Incredibly, he makes the shot just as the first-half buzzer goes off and the crowd goes wild.
  Seneca Valley ended up edging out Butler 78-75.
  
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• 'True American heroes': Police identify suspect in fatal shooting of 2 Ohio officers

  11-02-2018 05:44
  
  The officers were responding to the address after a caller dialed 911 and hung up.
  
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• Officers pepper-sprayed while serving warrant

  11-02-2018 05:11
  
  Pittsburgh police officers were pepper-sprayed while trying to serve a drug warrant.
  
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