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• Carrick man charged with possessing, sharing child porn

  23-02-2018 23:58 via post-gazette.com
  A 21-year-old Carrick man was arrested Thursday and charged with possessing and sharing child pornography.
  
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• 6 minors charged after allegedly threatening Kentucky school district

  23-02-2018 23:50
  
  The Marshall County High School was the scene of a deadly shooting last month that killed two students.
  
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• Suspect In Pitt Student’s Murder Appears In Court For Unrelated Rape Charges

  23-02-2018 23:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man who is already headed to trial for the murder of a Pitt student was back in court on rape charges Friday.
  Following the murder of Alina Sheykhet, Matthew Darby fled to Myrtle Beach. Once police brought him back to Pittsburgh, he was held not just for the murder, but for two rapes.
  “There’s a lot of things that give me pause about this case,” Darby’s attorney, David Shrager, said.
  In one of the rapes, an al
  
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• How high do the rivers have to get to flood Heinz Field, PNC Park?

  23-02-2018 23:28
  River flooding will likely be a big issue this weekend. Water levels are already high, and more rain is expected.
  
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• Defendant in Pitt student's slaying to face trial for raping different victim

  23-02-2018 23:11 via post-gazette.com
  The 21-year-old Greensburg man accused of killing a University of Pittsburgh student in October was held for court Friday in a separate rape case.
  
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• Companies Drop NRA Affiliation Under Social Media Pressure

  23-02-2018 22:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you are not a member of the National Rifle Association, you may be surprised to learn that NRA members get special discounts from well-known companies.
  But under pressure on social media, that’s changing.
  “Hashtag activism is something we’re seeing a lot of,” says Prof. Paige Beal of Point Park University.
  Under the hashtag #BoycottNRA, social media is now calling out companies that offer special benefits to
  
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• 18-Year-Old Arrested For Bomb Threat At Butler Co. High School

  23-02-2018 22:26
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  FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An 18-year-old has been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat in a Butler County high school.
  State police say a bomb threat was written in the bathroom of the Karns City High School in Fairview Township on Tuesday, prompting the school to evacuate.
  Officials were able to determine that the threat was not credible.
  Eighteen-year-old Garrett Michael DeBacco, of Cowansville, Pa., was arrested Friday and charged with threat t
  
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• Keidel: Who Does Deontay Wilder Need To Fight?

  23-02-2018 22:12
  By Jason Keidel
  You may hear a boxing wakeup call when Deontay Wilder fights Luis Ortiz next weekend at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
  Boxing has been kept afloat by the stable of wildly gifted fighters at lighter weights, anywhere from lightweight to middleweight, where the sport is still quite fertile. For all the headaches he brought, Floyd Mayweather Jr was vital to boxing, as was Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, and others who have passed the baton to Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawfo
  
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• Harness racing resumes at The Meadows after quarantine

  23-02-2018 22:07 via post-gazette.com
  Harness racing will be back on track at The Meadows today after a month of anxious inactivity due to the outbreak of a neurological disease contagious to horses.
  
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• Woman taken into custody after driving into barrier near White House

  23-02-2018 21:59
  
  The Secret Service says the driver was immediately apprehended by officers.
  
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• Authorities: Man’s Death Caused By Childhood Brain Injury, Father Facing Homicide Charges

  23-02-2018 21:58
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  BRADDOCK, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania father who served a prison term for seriously injuring his infant son about 20 years ago is now charged with homicide because an autopsy determined the injuries caused the son’s death in 2015.
  Authorities say Lucius Middlebrooks admitted shaking Cavelle Mena in 1996 when the child was about two months old. That caused a traumatic brain injury and severe medical complications.
  Middlebrooks served prison time for th
  
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• An inside look at how mechanics manage snow plows

  23-02-2018 21:58
  
  It’s a 24/7 operation to keep snow plows in tip top shape across the country.
  
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• Joe Paterno Biopic To Premiere In April

  23-02-2018 21:52
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  NEW YORK (AP) – An HBO biopic starring Al Pacino as late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno will premiere April 7.
  HBO tweeted the premiere date Friday, along with a trailer to the film directed by Barry Levinson.Starring Emmy and Academy Award winner Al Pacino.
  #HBOFilms presents #PaternoHBO, premiering April 7. pic.twitter.com/Yn9SmrYwF6
  — HBO (@HBO) February 23, 2018
  HBO has said the film will focus on Paterno dealing with fallout from the chi
  
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• Kushner treated 'very unfairly,' but clearance is up to White House chief, Trump says

  23-02-2018 21:29
  
  President Donald Trump said he’s inherited a “broken” background check system that's affecting his son-in-law.
  
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• Landslide reduces traffic to one lane on Rochester Road in Ross, McCandless

  23-02-2018 21:12 via post-gazette.com
  Rochester Road in Ross and McCandless will be restricted to one lane of traffic until further notice as a result of landslide, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Friday.
  
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• Russian Olympian In ‘I Don’t Do Doping’ Shirt Busted For Doping

  23-02-2018 21:10
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  CBS Local — A second Russian athlete has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
  Nadezhda Sergeeva — who has ironically been wearing a shirt reading “I don’t do doping” — has become the latest distraction for Russia after the country’s flag was banned from the Olympics for cheating.
  The female bobsledder reportedly tested negative for drugs on Feb. 13, however, her Feb. 18 sampl
  
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• Former Trump campaign aide Rick Gates pleads guilty in Russia probe

  23-02-2018 21:06
  
  Rick Gates, the longtime associate of President Donald Trump's one-time campaign manager Paul Manafort, pleaded guilty on Friday in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.
  
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• City of Pittsburgh preparing for potential weekend flooding, landslides, street closures Source: WPXI

  23-02-2018 21:04
  The city of Pittsburgh is preparing for the impacts of heavy weekend rain, including anticipated flooding and street closures. Residents citywide are being urged to be vigilant about street and highway closures, possible power outages and landslides and other weather-related issues.
  
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• Report: Penguins acquire Derick Brassard in trade for Ian Cole in NHL deadline deal

  23-02-2018 21:03
  
  Derick Brassard is reportedly heading to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins pull off a big deal before the NHL trade deadline Friday.
  
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• Mother of two fatally shot during daylight robbery in Wilkinsburg

  23-02-2018 21:02 via post-gazette.com
  A 27-year-old woman was fatally shot during a robbery while she was walking along a street Thursday afternoon in Wilkinsburg, authorities said.
  
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• 6 Adults, 6 Juveniles Charged In Clairton-Monessen Basketball Brawl

  23-02-2018 21:01
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  CLAIRTON (KDKA) — Six adults and six juveniles are facing charges connected to a brawl that broke out at a Clairton High School basketball game earlier this month.
  The Clairton team was playing against the Monessen High School team on Feb. 6 when one player from each team struck a player from the other team.
  Other players then got involved and a large fight broke out. Police say some spectators also joined the fight.
  According to the Clairton Police Depar
  
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• Trump upbeat on meeting with Australian PM

  23-02-2018 21:00
  
  The leaders are celebrating their countries' "100 years of mateship."
  
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• One lane of inbound Parkway East 'bathtub' to close temporarily Saturday morning to prepare for flooding

  23-02-2018 20:54 via post-gazette.com
  The “bathtub” area of the inbound Parkway East in Downtown Pittsburgh will be reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday in anticipation of flooding later in the weekend.
  
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• Report: Pens Trying To Acquire Brassard From Senators

  23-02-2018 20:49
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are working to acquire center Derick Brassard from the Ottawa Senators.
  According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Penguins are sending Ian Cole, goaltender Filip Gustavsson and a 2018 first-round pick to the Senators.Ottawa, Pittsburgh and VGK are still ironing out wrinkles in the Brassard trade to Pens.It's being reworked according to sources.
  — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 23, 2018
  Brassard,
  
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• Report: Pens Acquire Brassard From Senators

  23-02-2018 20:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired center Derick Brassard from the Ottawa Senators.
  According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Penguins are sending Ian Cole, goaltender Filip Gustavsson and a 2018 first-round pick to the Senators.Brassard to Pittsburgh for a 1st, goalie Gustavsson and other cap related elements.
  — Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 23, 2018
  Brassard, 30, has 18 goals and 20 assists in 58 games this season for the Senators. In 78 career play
  
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• Penguins Acquire Derick Brassard In 3-Team Trade

  23-02-2018 20:49
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired center Derick Brassard in a three-team trade with the Ottawa Senators and Vegas Golden Knights.
  The Pens announced the deal Friday night during their game at Carolina.
  In the trade, the Penguins are getting Brassard, a 2018 third-round draft pick and forward prospects Vince Dunn and Tobias Lindberg.
  In exchange, the Pens are sending defenseman Ian Cole, goaltending prospect Filip Gustavsson, the
  
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• Pit bull rescued from suspected fighting ring finds a home

  23-02-2018 20:42
  
  Pearl was shy and her owner was unsure when the dog joined the family, but things are different now.
  
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• 12 people charged in Clairton-Monessen high school basketball brawl

  23-02-2018 20:42
  
  Police said no victims came forward with information, despite being given an opportunity to do so.
  
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• Woman convicted on testimony of ex-Pittsburgh detective charged with lying seeks AG's help

  23-02-2018 20:33 via post-gazette.com
  A missing camera roiled Jennifer Tracy’s life for seven years.
  
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• Federal Judges To Hear Pennsylvania Congressional District Map Challenge

  23-02-2018 20:21
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Three Republican-appointed federal judges will consider a request by eight GOP congressmen in Pennsylvania to halt the use of a new congressional district map in this year’s elections.
  A federal judge Friday set up the panel under a federal law governing constitutional challenges to congressional reapportionment.
  The panel members are Judge Christopher Conner , a Pennsylvania-based district judge; Judge Jerome Simandle , a sen
  
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• Pyrex is bringing back a rare pattern that sells for more than $4,000 on eBay

  23-02-2018 20:14
  
  This collection from the '50s is referred to as the "holy grail of Pyrex."
  
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• Federal judges will hear a GOP request to block Pennsylvania's new congressional district map

  23-02-2018 20:12
  
  Three Republican-appointed judges will consider a request to stop a new congressional district map from being used in Pennsylvania elections.
  
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• College Basketball Games of the Week: Kansas, Texas Tech Clash At Top Of Big 12

  23-02-2018 20:06
  By Steve Silverman
  Saturday, Feb. 24
  Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images
  No. 8 Kansas (22-6, 11-4) at No. 6 Texas Tech (22-6, 10-5), 4:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
  This has not been one of those seasons where the Jayhawks have been among the top three teams in the nation and a likely favorite to win the national championship or at least make the Final Four. However, with March Madness right around the corner, the Jayhawks are in first place in the Big 12 and they are playing their best basketball of the seaso
  
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• In #ArmMeWith movement, teachers ask to be armed -- but not with guns

  23-02-2018 20:02
  
  Earlier this week, President Donald Trump suggested that some teachers be armed, calling it a "great deterrent" to mass shootings on campus.
  
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• School Break-In Suspect Fights Officers, Suffers Fatal Medical Emergency During Arrest

  23-02-2018 19:57
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – A man accused of breaking into a Westmoreland County middle school on Thursday died after suffering a medical emergency while fighting with police.
  According to police, the Greensburg Salem Middle School was placed on limited lockdown after someone broke into the school early Thursday morning.
  Video surveillance shows a man, later identified as Ian Sagucio, breaking into the school around 5:41 a.m. He gained entry to the building by br
  
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• Slippery Rock University presidential search down to 2 finalists

  23-02-2018 19:56 via post-gazette.com
  Slippery Rock University's council of trustees Friday narrowed the field of candidates to become the school's 17th president to two finalists and agreed to forward their names to the State System of Higher Education board of governors for a decision.
  
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• PG interactive: Celebrating the social and cultural achievements of Pittsburgh's black communities

  23-02-2018 19:34 via post-gazette.com
  While researching a family memoir, journalist Mark Whitaker discovered pictures of his Pittsburgh grandparents he had never seen.
  
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• BB&T restoring several banking services after equipment malfunction

  23-02-2018 19:03
  
  The bank says it does not believe the issue is related to cybersecurity.
  
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• Bones believed to be infamous pirate Black Sam recovered from shipwreck

  23-02-2018 19:02
  
  The Whydah went down in stormy seas in 1717, killing most of its crew and leaving its treasure on the ocean floor.
  
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• Pittsburgh CAPA students will talk, not serve detention

  23-02-2018 18:59 via post-gazette.com
  Saying she was moved by the "passion" and the "advocacy" of the Pittsburgh CAPA students who walked out Wednesday to draw attention to the victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., their school principal said the students will not have to serve a one-hour detention.
  
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• CAPA students will talk, not serve detention

  23-02-2018 18:59 via post-gazette.com
  Saying she was moved by the "passion" and the "advocacy" of the students who walked out Wednesday to draw attention to the victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., their school principal said the students will not have to serve a one-hour detention.
  
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• 2018 Winter Olympics: Germany beats Canada in major hockey upset

  23-02-2018 18:56
  
  These are the highlights as events continue in PyeongChang.
  
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• West Point admits Parkland shooting victim who died saving classmates

  23-02-2018 18:53
  
  Fifteen-year-old Peter Wang held a door open so his peers could escape the gunman.
  
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• In Pittsburgh's Spring Hill, a large crack in the road just keeps growing

  23-02-2018 18:51
  
  The crack was first spotted last Friday. Since then, it has dropped about a foot and neighbors say it's only getting worse.
  
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• After woman’s friend dies in Parkland shooting, police officers cover her flight to Florida

  23-02-2018 18:44
  
  "What the officers did made my heart full. It was just a selfless act of humanity. We need to see more of that to balance out all the bad in the world.”
  
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• After Hours: Junior Achievement video premiere

  23-02-2018 18:44
  Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania premiered its "Pittsburgh: Your Bridge to Opportunity" video on Thursday evening at Uber Advanced Technologies Group's Pittsburgh offices in the Strip District.
  
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• Police searching for driver in connection with hit-and-run in Chateau

  23-02-2018 18:41
  
  Police said they are looking for a red Ford Fusion, possibly a 2008 model. Anyone with information is asked to call Pittsburgh police.
  
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• This isn't the wettest February in Pittsburgh history. At least, not yet.

  23-02-2018 18:38 via post-gazette.com
  If February has felt dreary, there is good reason.
  
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• Landslides Remain A Concern With More Rain Expected To Impact Area

  23-02-2018 18:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Landslides continue to be a concern around the Pittsburgh area and more rain is on the way.
  Several communities have been affected. In some cases, residents have been forced from their homes and they are unsure if they’ll be allowed to return.
  Last week, a landslide in Spring Hill prompted the evacuation of six homes. Those residents still have not returned to their homes.
  Earlier this week, four homes in Garfield were evacuated
  
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• Landslides Remain A Concern As More Rain Arrives

  23-02-2018 18:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Landslides continue to be a concern around the Pittsburgh area, and more rain is on the way.
  Several communities have been affected.A landslide Saturday in Duquesne Heights caused the closure of a street and evacuation of a home.
  Additional landslides on Saturday caused a roadway closure in Squirrel Hill and Swisshelm Park. A street on the South Side Slopes was closed due to a slide also.
  A slide brought down a tree in West Elizabeth,
  
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