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• Pittsburgh Teachers’ Union Votes To Authorize Strike Vote

  12-02-2018 23:58
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers has voted to authorize a strike vote.
  In a release, the PFT said 94 percent of the union voted in favor of the authorization.
  Teachers have been working without a contract since June.
  The last time Pittsburgh Public Schools went on strike was back in 1975.
  The PFT executive board will meet on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. to discuss whether they will go on strike or not. If the board does vote in favor of
  
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• Pittsburgh Teachers’ Union Votes To Authorize Strike

  12-02-2018 23:58
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers has voted to authorize a strike.
  In a release, the PFT said 94 percent of the union, 2,309 to 144, voted in favor of the authorization.
  Teachers have been working without a contract since June.
  The PFT executive board will meet on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. to discuss whether they will go on strike or not. If the board does vote in favor of a strike, they are required to give the school district 48-hour
  
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• Insects emerge early in Albuquerque due to warm weather, drought

  12-02-2018 23:45
  
  Hey, it might be cold where you are, but it could be worse. 🕷️
  
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• President Trump To Speak At Ambridge Rally Next Week

  12-02-2018 23:43
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  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) — President Donald Trump will speak at a rally in Ambridge next week.
  The event will take place at the Ambridge Area Senior High School’s Wright Field House at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21.
  The Ambridge Area School District says students will have a normal school day since the event is in the evening, but there will be assistance from police and district administration at dismissal.
  The event is only described as a “rally,” but prev
  
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• Donald Trump scheduled to hold campaign rally in Ambridge

  12-02-2018 23:43 via post-gazette.com
  President Donald Trump will be in Western Pennsylvania on Feb. 21 to attend a campaign rally, according to an announcement from Mr. Trump's campaign.
  
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• President Trump appearing at campaign rally in Ambridge on Feb. 21

  12-02-2018 23:35
  
  He will be at the Ambridge Area Senior High School Gymnasium in Ambridge on Feb. 21.
  
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• Westmoreland County Chief Deputy Under Investigation

  12-02-2018 23:01
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — An investigation is underway into an employee in the Westmoreland County sheriff’s department.
  County commissioners have signed off on an investigation into the chief deputy after three people filed discrimination complaints.
  In a letter from the Westmoreland County commissioners dated Feb. 9, Sheriff Jonathan Held was informed that a possible civil rights lawsuit is being explored by two individuals who alleged that they were no
  
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• With Shot Of Youth, Penguins Ready For Busy Stretch

  12-02-2018 22:52
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – After successfully navigating a two-game Midwest swing in which three points were earned, the Penguins returned home Monday and began to prepare for this week’s stint of four games in six days.
  Pittsburgh will play its next three games on home ice, starting with Tuesday’s tilt against Ottawa, followed by a matchup with Los Angeles Thursday and Toronto Saturday before Sunday evening’s game at physical Colum
  
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• Casey plans to take concerns about steel trade policy to the White House

  12-02-2018 22:50 via post-gazette.com
  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey is glad to talk with President Donald Trump about trade, but the Pennsylvania Democrat will have more on his mind when he heads to the White House Tuesday.
  
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• Mack: 5 Keys To The 2018 Pirates

  12-02-2018 22:29
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterBRADENTON, Florida (93-7 The Fan) – For the clubhouse of a team that just traded it’s two biggest talents and the faces of the franchise, the room at Pirate City on reporting day for pitchers and catchers had a quiet poise about it.
  Perhaps the month that’s passed since the trades of Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole has given them perspective.
  “There’s no time to look back,” said starting pitcher Ivan Nova. “We have
  
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• Truck Overturns On I-70 In Rostraver Twp.

  12-02-2018 22:28
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  ROSTRAVER (KDKA) — A truck overturned on I-70 in Rostraver Township on Monday afternoon.
  It happened around 1:30 p.m. on I-70 eastbound near Crawford Lane.
  A tri-axle truck somehow overturned off the side of the road. Photos from the Rostraver Central Fire Department show the truck on its side in a ditch.
  (Photo Credit: Rostraver Central Fire Department/Facebook)
  According to the fire department, crews had to help the truck driver out of the passenger cab
  
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• Parents are calling for a 'Peter Rabbit' boycott because of this offensive scene

  12-02-2018 22:27
  
  Did the movie go too far?
  
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• U.S. Woman With Terrible Headaches Wakes Up With British Accent

  12-02-2018 22:24
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  CBS Local — A strange medical condition has left a former Texas beauty queen – who has never left the U.S. – with a British accent.
  Michelle Myers has reportedly suffered from debilitating headaches for several years. On three occasions however, the headaches left Myers speaking with a foreign accent the next morning when she woke up.
  “They send in the psychiatrist at the hospital and make sure you’re not a loon,” the 45-year
  
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• Good Samaritans In W.Va. Rescue Puppies Abandoned In Dumpster

  12-02-2018 22:22
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  TRIDELPHIA, W.Va. (KDKA) — Two Good Samaritans rescued two puppies that were found abandoned in a dumpster in West Virginia on Sunday night.
  The Bridge To Home Animal Rescue organization in Eighty-Four, Pa., says a volunteer received a message around 10:45 p.m. from two women in Tridelphia, W.Va., who had found two puppies in a cardboard box inside a dumpster.
  The Good Samaritans brought the puppies to the shelter, where they spent the night “in a w
  
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• Mom upset after school tells sixth-graders they can't say no when asked to dance

  12-02-2018 22:18
  
  A Utah school's dance policy is raising concern among parents.
  
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• Trump administration wants to privatize Space Station missions

  12-02-2018 22:16
  
  Under the Trump administration's budget proposal, NASA would stop paying for the International Space Station by 2025.
  
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• Mother Of Teen Who Allegedly Planned Uniontown H.S. School Shooting Charged

  12-02-2018 22:07
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  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — The mother of a teenager who allegedly planned to shoot several students at Uniontown High School is now facing charges herself.
  Forty-five-year-old Lenora Ann Hendrix, of Markleysburg, Pa., is being charged for knowingly and intentionally delivering or providing a firearm to a minor.
  Hendrix is the mother of a 14-year-old boy who was arrested in January after a student overheard the boy talking about shooting four students at Uniontown
  
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• 14 romantic movies for Valentine's Day that totally aren't cheesy

  12-02-2018 22:05
  
  Valentine or not, these movies are perfect for February 14th.
  
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• Former Pirates pitcher Esteban Loaiza arrested on felony drug charges

  12-02-2018 22:02
  
  Esteban Loaiza debuted with Pittsburgh and went on to a long Major League Baseball career in the 1990s and 2000s.
  
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• Fourth-graders ask for better toilet paper, get 6,000 rolls

  12-02-2018 21:58
  
  California students detail problems of generic toilet paper at their school with a video.
  
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• Rare, limited bourbons up for grabs in Pennsylvania LCB's liquor lottery

  12-02-2018 21:56
  
  The LCB will hold a lottery to give you a shot at buying pricey, limited-quantity liquors.
  
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• Trump says 'up to' Congress to act on plan to rebuild roads, infrastructure

  12-02-2018 21:54
  
  President Donald Trump is meeting with a group of governors, mayors and local leaders at the White House to build support for his infrastructure proposal.
  
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• The Pitt-Penn State football rivalry is coming to an end (again)

  12-02-2018 21:42
  
  Penn State's 2020 football schedule is out, and it confirms what had been suspected by college football fans in Pittsburgh and State College.
  
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• Love at first sight? Woman pens Facebook post to Mardi Gras float rider

  12-02-2018 21:32
  
  One woman fell so in love with one of the float riders that she decided to take her feelings to Facebook.
  
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• Man wanted in Fayette County for attempted homicide, other charges; considered armed and dangerous

  12-02-2018 21:29
  
  His last known location was 1020 Main St. in Redstone Township, Fayette County.
  
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• Keidel: LeBron James, Cavaliers Still No Threat To West

  12-02-2018 21:26
  By Jason Keidel
  Normally the NBA trade deadline is like the NFL — a hollow ritual of salary cap-clearing moves. Only baseball has real sizzle around the league’s deadline to deal players.
  Not so this year, with LeBron James, er, the Cleveland Cavaliers, dealing about 40 percent of their minutes played to give LeBron new toys and a new sense that his Cavs can compete this spring.
  We can debate the merits of Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr, George Hill, and the gaggle of new comrades i
  
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• Registered Sex Offender Resigns As Fire Chief In Pa. Town Shortly After Re-Election

  12-02-2018 21:15
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  SPARTANSBURG, Pa. (AP) – A registered sex offender who was recently re-elected as chief of a Pennsylvania town’s volunteer fire department has resigned.
  The (Corry) Journal reports that Roger Gilbert Jr. quit the Spartansburg department Sunday, a day after the newspaper reported on his criminal background.
  Gilbert tells the Journal that he will “no longer be affiliated with any organization that helps anyone.” He was in his second stint
  
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• Man Wanted For Attempted Homicide In Fayette County

  12-02-2018 21:02
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  BROWNSVILLE (KDKA) — Police are searching for a man who allegedly shot two people in Fayette County early Saturday morning.
  The shooting happened sometime between 4 a.m. and 4:30 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 300 block of Clover Street in Brownsville.
  Pennsylvania State Police say 33-year-old Aaron Michael Williams, of Republic, Pa., shot two people.State Police-Belle Vernon currently has an arrest warrant for Aaron Michael WILLIAMS (aka-Cheddar Bob) for
  
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• Scientists Say Sun Will Be Cooler By 2050, Warn Of Mini Ice Age

  12-02-2018 20:52
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  CBS Local — Will solar cooling solve Earth’s problem of global warming? Scientists are predicting that the sun is about to enter a massive cooling cycle which could lead to a mini ice age by the year 2050.
  According to a study by the University of California San Diego, the sun will begin to have diminished magnetism, fewer sunspots, and produce less ultraviolet radiation starting in 2020. The event, known as the “grand minimum,” is
  
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• Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton coming to Pittsburgh on summer concert tour

  12-02-2018 20:43
  
  The Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton will make a stop in Pittsburgh on their nationwide tour this summer.
  
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• President Trump's daughter-in-law taken to hospital after substance mailed to home

  12-02-2018 20:36
  
  President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law was taken to the hospital after an unknown substance was sent to her Manhattan apartment.
  
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• Nonprofit organization hires adults with disabilities, recycles Mardi Gras beads

  12-02-2018 20:33
  
  If you have any unwanted Mardi Gras beads, do not throw them away.
  
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• Ex-All Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza arrested on drug charges

  12-02-2018 20:32
  
  Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza has been arrested in San Diego County on suspicion of trafficking cocaine.
  
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• From Tampa to Pittsburgh, decades-old burial flag returned to family of fallen Marine

  12-02-2018 20:23 via post-gazette.com
  The small cardboard box was sitting on the gravel floor beneath a vendor’s table at a flea market in Tampa Bay. Sticking out of its corner was a flag.
  
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• Russian nuke researchers reportedly misuse supercomputer to mine bitcoin

  12-02-2018 19:59
  
  Two workers have been arrested after allegedly misusing a supercomputer.
  
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• In detailed timeline, police describe fatal gunfire exchange in Homewood South and confirm no body camera video exists

  12-02-2018 19:57
  
  Pittsburgh police park their car for a foot patrol and see a man whose "behavior" draws their attention. Within minutes, shots are being fired at them, investigators say.
  
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• 2018 Western Pennsylvania Fish Fry Directory: Find a fish fry near you

  12-02-2018 19:57
  
  Is your church, school or community organization holding a Fish Fry this year? We want to add you to our list!
  
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• Report: Former Pirates pitcher Esteban Loaiza arrested with 20 kilos of heroin, cocaine

  12-02-2018 19:56
  
  Esteban Loaiza, who debuted with Pittsburgh and went on to a long Major League Baseball career in the 1990s and 2000s, has been arrested on felony drug charges, according to a report.
  
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• Police: Donald Trump Jr.’s Wife Hospitalized After Opening Envelope Containing White Powder

  12-02-2018 19:44
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  NEW YORK (AP) – Police say Donald Trump Jr.’s wife opened an envelope that contained white powder, felt ill and was taken to New York City hospital as a precaution.
  A police department spokesman says a preliminary test of the powder indicated it wasn’t dangerous.
  They say Vanessa Trump called 911 Monday morning after opening a letter addressed to Donald Trump Jr. at their midtown Manhattan apartment. Police say she said she was coughing and fe
  
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• Family friend: Kansas father to be deported to Bangladesh

  12-02-2018 19:42
  
  Syed Jamal has been held in El Paso, Texas, after a temporary stay was issued in his case last week.
  
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• 'Shots fired! Shots fired!' Police probe officer-involved shooting death in Homewood

  12-02-2018 19:41 via post-gazette.com
  A Pittsburgh police officer exchanged gunfire Sunday with a 39-year-old man in Homewood, chased him, and then shot at him again, mortally wounding him, according to Allegheny County Police.
  
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• County police: Pittsburgh officer twice opened fire in fatal Homewood shooting

  12-02-2018 19:41 via post-gazette.com
  A Pittsburgh police officer exchanged gunfire with a 39-year-old man in Homewood, chased him, and then shot at him again, mortally wounding the man, according to Allegheny County Police.
  
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• School Tells Students They Can’t Say No When Asked To Dance

  12-02-2018 19:37
  CBS Local — Student dances are a normal part of school life for most American children, but a controversial policy at one Utah school is telling kids they don’t have a choice in whom they dance with.
  Sixth-graders at Kanesville Elementary School have been told by school officials that they can’t refuse a request to dance from one of their classmates during their Valentine’s Day dance. “The teacher said she can’t. She has to say yes. She has to accept
  
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• Portion of Washington Boulevard to close briefly Tuesday for floodgate test

  12-02-2018 19:35 via post-gazette.com
  Washington Boulevard between Negley Run and Allegheny River boulevards will be closed for as long as 90 minutes starting at 4 a.m. Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety said Monday.
  
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• Suspected Poacher Eaten By Lions He Was Illegally Hunting

  12-02-2018 19:30
  CBS Local — A suspected poacher was mauled to death and eaten by a pack of lions he was allegedly hunting in South Africa. According to local reports, only the man’s head was left next to a rifle and some ammunition in the bushes of a private game park.
  “It seems the victim was poaching in the game park when he was attacked and killed by lions. They ate his body, nearly all of it, and just left his head and some remains,” Limpopo police spokesman Moatshe Ngoepe
  
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• Ivanka Trump to host small-business roundtable discussion in Pittsburgh Tuesday

  12-02-2018 19:24
  
  The discussion will take place at the Patomac Mineral Group in Mt. Lebanon.
  
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• Gunmaker Remington plans to file for bankruptcy

  12-02-2018 19:17
  
  Remington, the gunmaker beset by falling sales and lawsuits tied to the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, has reached a financing deal that would allow it to continue operating as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  
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• Timeline Outlines Events Leading To Officers Fatally Shooting Man In Homewood

  12-02-2018 19:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County officials have released a timeline of the events that led to officers fatally shooting a man in Homewood early Sunday morning.
  According to Allegheny County Police, two Pittsburgh Police officers began patrolling the area near Bennett Street and Frankstown Avenue at 1:11 a.m. Police say foot patrols are conducted in high crime areas of the city.
  Shortly after the officers began their patrol, they saw a man in a blue ja
  
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• President nominates Peter Phipps as judge for Pa.'s Western District

  12-02-2018 19:07 via post-gazette.com
  WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutor Peter Phipps has been nominated to serve as a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
  
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• Ivanka Trump to visit Mt. Lebanon for small business roundtable

  12-02-2018 18:47 via post-gazette.com
  Ivanka Trump is scheduled to participate in a small business roundtable discussion in Mt. Lebanon on Tuesday.
  
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