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• These are the victims of the Florida high school mass shooting

  15-02-2018 23:55
  
  The names of all the victims killed in Wednesday's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have been released
  
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• Grieving Families Upset By Obituary Website Charging For Flowers, Virtual Candles

  15-02-2018 23:55
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A website that posts obituaries from across the country and around the world is not sitting well with some families whose loved ones have appeared on the site without permission.
  The website is called “Afterlife.”
  It charges fees for various ways to express sympathy online, but there are questions about just who benefits.
  There are millions of obituaries on the website from the U.S., Canada and several other countries.
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• Highmark Declares ‘War On Opioids,’ Makes Changes To Slow Epidemic

  15-02-2018 23:40
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Highmark has declared a “War on Opioids,” saying it’s making changes to slow down the growing epidemic.
  Last year, 4,600 people died from opioid overdoses in the commonwealth.
  “Today’s addiction crisis is actually history repeating itself,” Highmark’s chief medical officer, Dr. Charles DeShazer, said. “This is the third opioid epidemic in American history and the second that was driven by
  
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• In 18th District special election race, candidates being sized up on gun rights stance

  15-02-2018 23:38 via post-gazette.com
  It has become an all-too-familiar ritual in politics: A horrific shooting — this time at a high school in Parkland, Fla., where 17 people were killed — is followed by a political debate about gun regulations that changes nothing.
  
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• Monroeville Woman To Celebrate 102nd Birthday

  15-02-2018 23:25
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  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — A Monroeville woman with her mental and physical health intact will be celebrating her 102nd birthday next month.
  Beatrice “Baby” Morrison was born March 30, 1916, in a small town in Georgia. She, along with four other siblings, moved to Braddock Hill to live with her aunt after the death of their mother in 1925. Beatrice was married to Howard Morrison for 63 years until his death in 2000.
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• WVU says moratorium on fraternal activities a result of larger, growing concern

  15-02-2018 23:17 via post-gazette.com
  Growing concern about continued instances of sexual misconduct, hazing, alcohol and other violations led West Virginia University to impose a moratorium on social and recruiting activities of its Greek fraternities, officials explained Thursday.
  
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• George Washington’s Hair Reportedly Found Inside College Library Book

  15-02-2018 23:06
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  CBS Local — It’s not uncommon to find another person’s notes or letters left behind in a library book. For one New York college, the find was historic after a lock of the nation’s first president was discovered in an 18th-century almanac.
  Archivists at Union College in Schenectady found a copy of a leather-bound book, titled “Gaines Universal Register or American and British Kalendar for the year 1793,” while going throu
  
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• Bitcoin Mining Hindering Search For Alien Life, Scientists Claim

  15-02-2018 22:54
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  CBS Local — Scientists searching space for intelligent life already have a difficult job, but some are now saying their task is being made even tougher because of digital currencies like Bitcoin.
  “We’d like to use the latest GPUs (graphics processing units)… and we can’t get ’em,” Dr. Dan Werthimer told the BBC. The chief scientist of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI Project, says the sur
  
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• Penn Hills man will serve prison time for stealing Sears truck, selling contents

  15-02-2018 22:53 via post-gazette.com
  The first of a trio of armed bandits was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in federal prison for stealing a Sears truck in Lawrenceville and later selling the goods.
  
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• Roosevelt Nix Says Le’Veon Bell ‘Absolutely’ Wants To Be A Steeler

  15-02-2018 22:51
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (93-7 The FAN) – Coming off signing his new four-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, fullback Roosevelt Nix joined The Starkey and Mueller Show.
  “We’re trying to bring the fullback back,” Nix joked when asked about the commitment the team has made to him.
  “It’s just a flat-out blessing,” Nix added.“It shows that the team, the franchise believes in me.”
  Now that Nix has his new deal, that&r
  
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• Clairton man's gun possession puts him back in familiar territory — prison

  15-02-2018 22:45 via post-gazette.com
  A Clairton man who has been arrested more than 20 times and convicted 12 times will spend the next 16 ½ years in federal prison.
  
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• Pirates Spring Training 2018: Feb. 15 News And Notes

  15-02-2018 22:44
  Follow 93-7 The Fan: Facebook | TwitterBRADENTON, Florida (93-7 THE FAN) – Day 2 of Pitchers & Catchers provided the first real “Groundhog Day” effect of the spring, as the players filtered out of the clubhouse around 9-9:30 a.m. Early reporting position players took infield around 10:30 a.m., and pitchers started throwing in the bullpen around 11 a.m. All on the same schedule as the previous day.
  As for those early reporting position players though, one key difference betw
  
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• Investing in Hazelwood: Initiative helping potential home buyers

  15-02-2018 22:34
  
  With the Hazelwood Greennow transformed into a business ready development property site - some wonder if it's the perfect spot for Amazon to place part of its HQ2.
  
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• Hays bald eagle pair welcomes second egg of the winter

  15-02-2018 22:31 via post-gazette.com
  Bald eagles nesting in the Pittsburgh community of Hays are now incubating two eggs.
  
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• Police: Student Spotted With Gun On Middle School Playground

  15-02-2018 22:23
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  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Police say a 14-year-old student was spotted with a loaded handgun on a playground at an Ohio middle school.
  Authorities say the teen was looking through classroom windows at a Dayton school Wednesday afternoon when other students inside the building noticed a gun tucked into his waistband. One student yelled about the gun and others dove to the ground.
  A school resource officer found the teen near the front of the school, patted him d
  
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• This couple both planned their proposals to each other at the same time

  15-02-2018 22:19
  
  "I asked first, get up!"
  
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• Sex Toys In Amazon Packages Being Sent To Random People, Reports Say

  15-02-2018 22:18
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  CBS Local — Amazon has a mystery on its hands after dozens of packages were mailed to random people in the U.S. and Canada, some of the unwanted boxes containing a collection of various sex toys.
  “At first I believed it to be a mistake,” a woman named Nikki told The Daily Beast. When the packages kept coming however, Nikki says she knew something was wrong. “The weird part about it is if this were a prank or a hacker sending things to wo
  
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• Police looking for suspect who has sent more than 100 unwanted pizzas to lawyer

  15-02-2018 22:14
  
  A lawyer in Germany has received more than 100 pizzas that he didn’t order, and the deliveries keep on coming.
  
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• Amy Schumer confirms marriage with beautiful wedding photos

  15-02-2018 22:09
  
  She captioned the photos simply, "Yup." Congrats to the happy couple!
  
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• Florida student describes hearing her favorite teacher being shot dead

  15-02-2018 22:08
  
  A Florida teen recounted the harrowing moment she heard the shot that ended her favorite teacher's life, describing it as the "worst experience in the world."
  
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• Two eggs now in Hays bald eagle nest; live cam running 24/7

  15-02-2018 22:06
  
  A female bald eagle has laid her first egg of the season at the nest along the Monongahela River in the city's Hays area.
  
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• Pa. Democrats Submit Congressional Map Proposal In Gerrymandering Case

  15-02-2018 22:06
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s House Democrats are the second political party to submit a proposed redraw of the state’s congressional district boundaries in a high-stakes gerrymandering case.
  Thursday is deadline day for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and others to submit maps of new boundaries that they want the state’s Supreme Court to adopt.
  The midnight deadline gives justices four more days to meet their own deadline to impose new
  
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• Democrats submit redrawn map of Pa. congressional districts after Wolf rejects GOP version as gerrymandered

  15-02-2018 22:06
  
  Thursday was the deadline for Gov. Wolf to submit a map of new congressional boundaries for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to consider.
  
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• Congressional Map Proposals Rolling Into Pa. Supreme Court In Gerrymandering Case

  15-02-2018 22:06
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Competing proposals to redraw Pennsylvania’s congressional districts in a high-stakes gerrymandering case are rolling in ahead of a court-ordered deadline.
  The state Supreme Court posted four more proposals online as of Thursday evening, one each from House Democrats, Senate Democrats, Republican activists and Democratic Lt. Gov. Mike Stack. That makes five total, including one submitted last week by Republican lawmakers.
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• Florida shooting suspect was part of white nationalist group, leader says

  15-02-2018 22:03
  
  The 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school has a trouble past.
  
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• Obama urges 'common-sense gun safety laws' after Florida mass shooting

  15-02-2018 22:02
  
  Despite yet another tragedy in America, the former president said "we are not powerless."
  
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• McDonald’s Getting Rid Of Happy Meal Cheeseburgers

  15-02-2018 21:59
  NEW YORK (AP) – McDonald’s is banishing cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from its Happy Meal menu in an effort to cut down on the calories, sodium, saturated fat and sugar kids consume at its restaurants.
  Diners can still ask specifically for cheeseburgers or chocolate milk with the kid’s meal, but the fast-food company says not listing them will reduce how often they’re ordered. It says after it removed soda from the Happy Meal menu four years ago orders for it fell 14 p
  
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• Bipartisan DACA, border security proposal fails in Senate

  15-02-2018 21:58
  
  A much-anticipated bipartisan deal that would have paved a pathway to citizenship for nearly 2 million Dreamers failed to get the 60 votes necessary to advance legislation after White House opposition.
  
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• Nikolas Cruz: Who is the Florida school shooting suspect?

  15-02-2018 21:52
  
  A day after a shooting left 17 dead at a south Florida high school, more questions emerged about the suspect's mental health and possible warning signs he left on social media.
  
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• Second Egg Spotted In Hays Bald Eagle Nest

  15-02-2018 21:51
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  HAYS (KDKA) — A second egg has been spotted in the Hays bald eagle nest.
  The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania says a second egg was laid just before 3 p.m. Thursday.
  The first egg was laid Tuesday morning.
  WATCH LIVE HERE: Hays Bald Eagle Cam
  “Once there’s an egg in the nest, you will see an adult in the nest all the time, 24/7,” Rachel Handel, the Communication Director for the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania, said Tuesda
  
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• 2018 Winter Olympics: The latest from PyeongChang

  15-02-2018 21:48
  
  These are the highlights as events continue in PyeongChang.
  
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• Mother Of Woman Who Gouged Out Her Own Eyes Speaks, Sets Up GoFundMe For Daughter

  15-02-2018 21:37
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  CBS Local — The mother of a South Carolina woman who gouged out her own eyeballs says her daughter was under the influence of drugs during the horrific incident.
  Katy Tompkins, who identified the woman as her 20-year-old daughter Kaylee Muthart, told reporters her child was still recovering and is now adjusting to being permanently blind.“She is very strong, a very strong girl and she’s told me she wants to help people, and warn them to n
  
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• Can Young Rebound From Recent Slump?

  15-02-2018 21:25
  By Steve Silverman
  Is rebound coming for Trae Young after hitting freshman wall?
  Trae Young was the story of the college basketball world in the first half of the season. The freshman guard had lifted the Oklahoma program and was carrying it on his back.
  Young was the leading scorer and assist man in the nation, and the Sooners were winning basketball games. Lon Kruger had something positive going on his watch in Norman.
  Young looked like sure top-10 draft pick, and he probably remains in that p
  
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• Dozens Of Dog Food Brands Recalled After Euthanasia Drug Found

  15-02-2018 21:11
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCBS Local — After an investigation reportedly uncovered a drug used for euthanizing animals inside various brands of dog food, a massive recall has been issued by multiple companies.
  The J.M. Smucker Company issued a voluntary recall of several types of their “Gravy Train,” “Kibbles ‘N Bits,” and “Skippy” wet dog food products. In a memo to retailers, obtained by TruthAboutPetFood.com, J.M. Smucker said t
  
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• Trump Postpones Ambridge Rally After Florida Shooting

  15-02-2018 20:58
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is postponing a campaign rally next week in Pennsylvania because of Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida.
  Trump’s campaign says it put off the Feb. 21 rally in Ambridge, outside of Pittsburgh, “out of respect and sympathy for the victims and survivors.”
  Trump also cancelled an official trip Friday to Orlando, Florida, to highlight his infrastructure proposal. But he said Thursday he’
  
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• Officials: 2 Cooking Meth Caused Butler Twp. House Fire

  15-02-2018 20:57
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  BUTLER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Officials say two people who were cooking meth caused a house fire in Butler Township earlier this month.
  The fire happened around 6 a.m. on Feb. 3 at a home in the 100 block of Germaine Road.
  Five people were in the house at the time of the fire, including 38-year-old William Burke, of Cabot, Pa., and 34-year-old Brittney Rudolph, of Saxonburg, Pa.
  Officials say Burke and Rudolph did not have permission to be in the house.
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• DA Zappala to seek death penalty in slaying of Pitt student

  15-02-2018 20:54 via post-gazette.com
  The Allegheny County District Attorney's office will seek the death penalty against a Westmoreland County man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, a University of Pittsburgh student, in October.
  
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• CMU student charged with making threats about using a sniper rifle

  15-02-2018 20:47 via post-gazette.com
  An 18-year-old Carnegie Mellon University student was charged after he sent an anonymous comment to a teacher on Feb. 7 that discussed going “onto a roof with a sniper rifle.”
  
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• Trump rally in Ambridge postponed after Florida school shooting

  15-02-2018 20:45 via post-gazette.com
  President Donald Trump’s campaign operation announced Thursday afternoon that it was postponing a rally planned in Ambridge next week, after a school shooting in Florida. 
  
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• Mon Wharf parking will be closed on Friday

  15-02-2018 20:41 via post-gazette.com
  The Mon Wharf will be closed Friday until further notice, according to the city’s Public Parking Authority.
  
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• Police ID man who 'acted like a demon' and exchanged gunfire with police in Churchill

  15-02-2018 20:31 via post-gazette.com
  Allegheny County police identified the man involved in Wednesday's gunfire exchange with SWAT officers in Churchill.
  
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• Report: ‘Survivor’ Winner Accused Of Biting Cop In South Strabane Twp.

  15-02-2018 20:28
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  SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The woman who won “Survivor: The Amazon” in 2003 allegedly bit a cop after she was found unconscious in her vehicle in South Strabane Township.
  You may remember the name Jenna Morasca. She is the local girl who won “Survivor” back in 2003.
  Last month, police say there was an incident on Jan. 25 where she was found passed out in her car at a stop sign in South Strabane near the McDonald’s.
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• Death Penalty To Be Sought For Suspect In Pitt Student’s Murder

  15-02-2018 20:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County district attorney plans to pursue the death penalty against a man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend.
  Matthew Darby will stand trial for homicide for the death of 20-year-old Alina Sheykhet.
  Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. notified the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Thursday that the commonwealth will pursue the death penalty in the case.
  Darby is accused of stabbing and beatin
  
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• Mt. Lebanon passes preliminary budget; discusses rifle range

  15-02-2018 20:11 via post-gazette.com
  The Mt. Lebanon school board on Monday unanimously approved a $99.3 million preliminary budget with a property tax increase of 0.73 mills.
  
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• Gateway school board working to find buyers for middle school

  15-02-2018 20:06 via post-gazette.com
  Although the sale of Gateway Middle School could be more than two years away, the district is working with a consultant to find potential buyers.
  
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• North Hills district approves several curriculum changes

  15-02-2018 20:05 via post-gazette.com
  Students in North Hills School District will see several curriculum changes next year, including starting computer literacy and keyboarding in kindergarten.
  
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• Aspinwall approaches police regionalization plan with caution

  15-02-2018 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  Aspinwall councilman and public safety chairman David Brown said although borough officials have participated in talks regarding a regional police force, they may not yield an agreement.
  
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• Monroeville council tables oil and gas ordinance

  15-02-2018 20:00 via post-gazette.com
  Monroeville Council voted unanimously Tuesday to table the municipality’s proposed oil and gas ordinance.
  
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• CMU Student Charged In Anonymous Rooftop Sniper Threat

  15-02-2018 19:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Carnegie Mellon University student is facing charges after sending an anonymous message about using a sniper rifle from a rooftop.
  According to police, the threat was received around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 7.
  A professor at the university received the threatening message through an anonymous student feedback form. The form was created to allow students to anonymously message the professor about the class.
  The anonymous email read in part:
  
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• Community discussion aims to make parents aware of sex trafficking threat

  15-02-2018 19:48 via post-gazette.com
  The billion-dollar sex trafficking industry threatens the most vulnerable members of society throughout the world — and perhaps in your neighborhood. 
  
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