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• Roy Moore Asks For Legal Fund Donations On Facebook

  03-03-2018 23:56
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  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore is pleading for money to pay for his legal bills as he fights a lawsuit against a woman who says he molested her when she was 14.
  Moore said on a campaign Facebook page Thursday that his “resources have been depleted.” The link indicated that Moore had raised just $32,000 of a $250,000 fundraising goal.
  Leigh Corfman has accused Moore of touching her when she was 14 and he was in h
  
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• Closed Section Of Route 51 Reopens After Landslide Clean-Up

  03-03-2018 23:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The section of Route 51 that was closed for almost a week due to a devastating landslide in the West End reopened Saturday.
  Route 51 inbound was clear and reopened around 5:30 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  Crews have been working to clear the mud and debris from the road since Sunday when a major landslide spilled over onto the road.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Chris Kunicki)
  About 2,000 truckloads of dir
  
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• 18-year-old dies in Washington County crash

  03-03-2018 23:39
  
  Officials said Charles Hook, 18, of Bentleyville, died when he lost control of his car and it rolled on Carlton Drive in Somerset Township.
  
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• Police respond to two separate, deadly domestic incidents in Indiana County

  03-03-2018 23:38
  
  The deaths are not related, but police said both involved domestic violence.
  
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• 8th death reported following powerful Nor'easter

  03-03-2018 22:59
  
  A deadly storm that hammered the Northeast with relentless rain, snow and powerful winds slowly moved away Saturday -- but its effects will linger for days.
  
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• Man Fatally Shot After Violating PFAs, Breaking Into Indiana Co. Home

  03-03-2018 22:56
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  BURRELL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man was fatally shot after he forced his way into an Indiana County home early Saturday morning.
  Troopers were sent to a home in the 1300 block of Hill Drive in Burrell Township around 2:45 a.m. for a report of a burglary-in-progress and a Protection From Abuse order violation.
  When they arrived at the scene, they found 48-year-old Stacy Arnold Livingston, of Blairsville, dead inside the home from an apparent gunshot wound to t
  
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• Police: Blairsville man, fatally shot, was violating PFA

  03-03-2018 22:43 via post-gazette.com
  A Blairsville man who was the subject of protection from abuse orders that were served Friday died early Saturday after he broke into the house from which he was barred, state police announced.
  
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• Man Dead, Woman In Critical Condition After Apparent Domestic Violence Situation

  03-03-2018 22:43
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  WHITE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man was killed and a woman was critically injured in an apparent domestic violence situation in Indiana County on Saturday morning.
  State troopers were sent to a home in the 300 block of Saddlebrook Drive in White Township around 8:15 a.m. for a report of an assault involving a stabbing or a shooting.
  When troopers arrived at the scene, they found a 59-year-old woman who was unconscious and suffering from an apparent stab wound.
  
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• Wagner Tops Robert Morris 75-64, Heads To NEC Finals

  03-03-2018 22:31
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  NEW YORK (AP) – JoJo Cooper scored 20 points with six assists, Romone Saunders added 18 points, and top-seeded Wagner beat No. 7 seed Robert Morris 75-64 in Saturday’s Northeast Conference semifinal.
  The Seahawks (23-8) will host fourth-seeded LIU in Tuesday’s championship game.
  Blake Francis added 15 points with three 3-pointers for Wagner, which shot 51 percent from the field and held the Colonials (16-17) to 39 percent.
  Cooper’s free
  
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• Man Arrested In Downtown Pittsburgh Bank Robbery

  03-03-2018 22:21
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man accused of robbing a bank in Downtown Pittsburgh in February was taken into custody Friday.
  The suspect walked into the KeyBank location on Sixth Street just before 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22 and approached a teller window. At the time of the robbery, the suspect was wearing a purple hat, purple scarf, glasses, a skirt and a pea coat.
  According to a criminal complaint, when the teller asked him to remove his hat and scarf, t
  
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• College basketball player dishes out assist to woman in need

  03-03-2018 22:00
  
  His team had just lost a game, but Mike Lewis knew someone who had it tougher.
  
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• Report: Army mishandled bomb-sniffing dogs from Afghanistan

  03-03-2018 21:59
  
  A Department of Defense report finds that the Army failed to do right by some of the more than 200 bomb-sniffing dogs that served with U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
  
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• Teen Charged In Fayette Co. School Shooting Threat

  03-03-2018 21:46
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  NORTH UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A teenage boy is facing charges after threatening to use a gun at a Fayette County school Friday.
  According to state police, a 14-year-old boy from Mount Morris, Pa., threatened to use a gun at the New Directions School in North Union Township.
  Further details of the threat were not released.
  He was taken into custody Friday afternoon and sent to a juvenile detention center.
  The teen is facing charges of risking a catastrophe
  
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• Texas Gets Big 87-79 Win Over No. 20 West Virginia

  03-03-2018 21:23
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  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Matt Coleman and Kerwin Roach II each scored 22 points and Texas used an 11-0 run early in overtime to pull away from No. 20 West Virginia for an 87-79 win Saturday that was critical for the Longhorns’ NCAA Tournament hopes.
  The Longhorns (18-13, 8-10) were in desperate need of a big late-season victory to shore up an inconsistent resume and got it in their seventh overtime game of the season.
  The Big 12’s worst offensive
  
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• Secret Service: Man dead after shooting himself near White House

  03-03-2018 21:22
  
  The man fired several rounds, but none appeared to be directed at the presidential mansion.
  
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• Man arrested in Downtown bank robbery

  03-03-2018 21:16 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police detectives have arrested a man suspected in a Downtown bank robbery on Feb. 22, a bureau spokeswoman announced Saturday.
  
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• Couple heartbroken after dog apparently suffocated in chip bag

  03-03-2018 20:33
  
  Petey's owners hope sharing the story of his death can at least save another pet.
  
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• Man Killed By West Virginia Deputies Held Paint Sprayer

  03-03-2018 20:22
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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities in West Virginia say a man who was fatally shot by deputies several days earlier was holding a paint spray gun and not a firearm.
  The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that Randall Beymer threatened the deputies with a black “paint can gun.” Deputies described the sprayer as having a pistol-type grip and “a trigger assembly that closely resembled
  
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• Ohio Aims To Use Rainy Day Fund To Fix Potholes

  03-03-2018 19:58
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  CLEVELAND (AP) – Ohio’s Senate minority leader is pushing a bill that would immediately give $30 million to communities to fill rim-rattling potholes.
  The (Willoughby) News-Herald reports Sen. Kenny Yuko, a Richmond Heights Democrat, says constituents have been complaining about potholes after a harsh winter of sub-freezing temperatures. Yuko says the one-time payment would come from Ohio’s $2 billion rainy day fund.
  Yuko cited East Cleveland,
  
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• Trump threatens to tax European cars as trade spat continues

  03-03-2018 19:44
  
  The EU is promising retaliation against American exports if the president follows through with a plan for steel and aluminum tariffs.
  
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• Secret Service: Man shot himself near White House

  03-03-2018 19:39
  
  There are no other reported injuries in the incident at the north fence line of the presidential mansion.
  
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• Man Shoots Himself Outside White House, Dies From Injuries

  03-03-2018 19:20
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – Authorities said a man shot himself to death outside the White House on Saturday.
  The District of Columbia Police Department says in a tweet that “adult male has been declared deceased. We are working to notify next of kin.”
  That tweet comes about two hours after the Secret Service first reported that it was responding to reports of a self-inflicted shooting along the White House’s north fence.Update: Adult male has bee
  
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• Man Shoots Himself Outside White House

  03-03-2018 19:20
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Secret Service says a man shot himself outside the White House, and medical personnel are on the scene.
  President Donald Trump is not at the White House – he’s in Florida, but is set to return later Saturday.
  The agency says in a Twitter post that there are no other reported injuries related to the incident.
  The Secret Service tweeted about noon Saturday that personnel are responding and a person “allegedly suffered
  
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• Video shows wobbling plane abort landing in fierce winds

  03-03-2018 19:19
  
  An observer captured a tense moment during an attempted landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport.
  
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• Soup opera: NBA player mum on kind of soup thrown at coach

  03-03-2018 18:56
  
  Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith isn't elaborating on the bizarre incident that led to him sitting out one game.
  
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• Missing Kentucky officer found dead in flooded field

  03-03-2018 17:43
  
  A massive search for a missing police officer in southwestern Kentucky ended with unfortunate news.
  
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• Police: Gun in Central Michigan campus shooting belonged to suspect's dad

  03-03-2018 17:38
  
  James Eric Davis Jr. was seen on video with the gun before going into the dorm where his parents were shot.
  
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• Winter Storm Snarls Pittsburgh Travelers In Multiple Megabus Vehicles

  03-03-2018 17:09
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  STATE COLLEGE (KDKA) — A powerful winter storm has caused separate Megabus vehicles traveling both to and from Pittsburgh to have become stranded since Friday.Photo Courtesy: Keren Kedem
  A Megabus spokesperson confirmed to KDKA that a Megabus traveling from New York City to Pittsburgh became stranded on a closed section of Route 80 near State College. The road was expected to remain closed until Noon.
  The Megabus spokesperson also confirmed that another M
  
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• More police units carrying anti-overdose drug

  03-03-2018 16:54 via post-gazette.com
  More than 100 police departments within Allegheny County are carrying the anti-overdose drug naloxone, typically the brand name Narcan, according to information provided by the county Department of Health on Friday afternoon.
  
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• How school security is handled around the globe

  03-03-2018 16:30
  
  Most countries have security measures in place at schools, but even in nations marked by violence, teachers aren't armed.
  
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• Nondrinker wrongly charged with DUI gets nearly $1M from NYC

  03-03-2018 16:07
  
  The man's lawyer says police tried to cover up their own mistake by charging his client.
  
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• Bentleyville Man Killed In Vehicle Accident

  03-03-2018 15:36
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  SOMERSET (KDKA) — A Bentleyville man died after being ejected from his vehicle after a car accident in Somerset Township on Friday.According to a release from Washington County’s Office of the Coroner, Charles Kyle Hook, 18, was killed after his silver Volkswagen Jetta was involved in an accident near the 400 block of Carlton Drive in Somerset Township between 9:00 p.m. and 9:18 p.m. Friday.
  The report says Hook’s car was traveling eastbound o
  
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• Breezy and Sunny Saturday

  03-03-2018 15:16
  
  Sunny and Breezy Saturday
  
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• Police respond to school threats

  03-03-2018 15:15 via post-gazette.com
  Two weeks after a school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students and staff members, Pennsylvania state police in recent days have contended with several school threats, according to their news releases this week.
  
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• Worst picture winner makes Razzie Awards history

  03-03-2018 15:13
  
  Here are the winners... or losers.
  
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• How well do you remember the news? Test your knowledge with our news quiz

  03-03-2018 14:45 via post-gazette.com
  How well do you remember the news? Test your knowledge with our news quiz here.
  
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• Bentleyville man dies in accident

  03-03-2018 14:29 via post-gazette.com
  A Bentleyville man died late Friday in a car accident along Carlton Drive in Somerset Township, Washington County Coroner S. Timothy Warco reported early Saturday.
  
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• Video: Rescuers use bare hands to dig man out of Calif. avalanche

  03-03-2018 14:25
  
  The tip of a snowboard was poking out of the snow and a crowd of people ran to help.
  
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• Central Michigan University Shooting Suspect In Custody, 2 Killed

  03-03-2018 13:38
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  MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) A 19-year-old student suspected of killing his parents at a Central Michigan University dormitory and then running from campus has been apprehended.
  (Photo Courtesy: City of Mt. Pleasant/Twitter)
  Central Michigan’s Emergency Communication says on its website that James Eric Davis Jr. was arrested without incident early Saturday. They say Davis was seen on a train passing through the north end of campus shortly after midnight.
  RE
  
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• Police Seek Help Identifying Person Of Interest In South Side Assault

  03-03-2018 13:04
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  SOUTH SIDE (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a male person of interest in an assault that took place February in South Side.
  Photo Courtesy: Pittsburgh Police
  According to a release from the City of Pittsburgh, police are seeking help identifying the man seen in the photograph in relation to an assault that took place in the South Side around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25th.
  Anyone with information on the person
  
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• West Virginia House Passes Sports Wagering Bill

  03-03-2018 12:22
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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia House has passed legislation to legalize sports betting at the state’s five casinos in the event that a U.S. Supreme Court case leads to the repeal of a nationwide ban.
  The bill passed 77-22 on Friday follows Senate approval.
  It would allow sports betting at West Virginia licensed casinos and on Lottery Commission-approved mobile device applications.
  The state would collect 10 percent of gross receipts. Bet
  
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• Slow-moving nor'easter kills 5, knocks out power in several states

  03-03-2018 12:00
  
  A deadly storm that hammered the Northeast with relentless rain, snow and powerful winds slowly moved away Saturday -- but its effects will linger for days.
  
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• Trump's shifting stance on guns leaves lawmakers baffled

  03-03-2018 11:43
  
  In his quest to tackle gun violence, Trump has ricocheted between calling for tougher laws and declaring his fealty to the Second Amendment's right to bear arms.
  
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• Student says college housed her next to man who sexually assaulted her

  03-03-2018 11:41
  
  The student has filed a lawsuit against Westminster College after she says the school didn't do enough to protect her from an old boyfriend who sexually assaulted her in high school.
  
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• Daycare teacher loses foot to flesh-eating bacteria

  03-03-2018 11:21
  
  A daycare teacher from Houston is lucky to be alive after a flesh-eating bacteria forced doctors to remove his foot.
  
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• First graders practice literacy by reading to dogs

  03-03-2018 11:12
  
  "The thing I like about dogs is that they're furry and they're not like pet snakes, because snakes can bite."
  
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• Friend and archivist discusses Teenie Harris

  03-03-2018 11:04
  "Teenie was constantly doing things at our church or at our home. He photographed family weddings, and anything that happened, Teenie seemed to be there," she recalled.
  
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• Colorado lawmaker expelled over sex misconduct allegations

  03-03-2018 08:46
  
  The vote followed a day of dramatic debate when numerous female lawmakers took their turns at the podium to come out as victims of sexual harassment or abuse.
  
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• Team manager with cerebral palsy plays on senior night

  03-03-2018 08:16
  
  "He's worked for this for all four years, now he's been practicing shooting every day, so it was great to finally see him get a shot off."
  
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• Student who allegedly killed both parents at Central Michigan University now in custody

  03-03-2018 07:24
  
  According to dispatchers, James Eric Davis, Jr., suspected of killing his parents in a dorm room on the university's campus, was captured by police around 12:50 a.m. Saturday.
  
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