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• Police: Man Robs Moon Twp. Unimart Twice In One Week

  10-03-2018 23:49
  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Moon Township Police are trying to identify a man who robbed a convenience store twice this week.
  The Unimart in the 1300 block of Coraopolis Heights Road was robbed around 1:40 p.m. Monday and again just after 8 p.m. Friday.
  Police say the same man committed both robberies. In both incidents, he had a black firearm with a brown grip in his waistband.
  The suspect is described as a white male between 5-feet-11-inches and 6-feet tall with a slender to medium build. He
  
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• President Trump’s Weekly Address 3/10/18

  10-03-2018 23:32
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWASHINGTON (KDKA) — Above you can watch President Donald Trump’s weekly address from the White House from March 10, 2018.
  Rep. Bill Pascrell, of New Jersey, gave the Democratic Response, seen in the video below. 
   
  
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• Army Vet Fatally Shoots 3 Women At Calif. Veterans Home

  10-03-2018 22:55
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  YOUNTVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Three women, including one who was pregnant, who devoted their lives to helping traumatized veterans were killed by a patient who had been kicked out of their Northern California treatment program, authorities and a relative of a victim said.
  A daylong siege at The Pathway Home ended Friday evening with the discovery of four bodies, including the gunman. He was identified as Albert Wong, 36, a former Army rifleman who served a ye
  
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• Donald Trump Supports Rick Saccone At Moon Twp. Rally

  10-03-2018 22:14
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  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — There were long lines outside Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township on Saturday in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s appearance at a rally for Rick Saccone.
  The president was scheduled to appear at the rally around 7 p.m.Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon, voicing his support for Saccone.Heading to Moon Township, Pennsylvania, to be with a really good person, State Representative Rick Saccone, who is running for Congress. Bi
  
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• Hospitals Offer Big Bonuses, Free Housing And Tuition To Recruit Nurses

  10-03-2018 21:49
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  (CNN Money) — Five-figure signing bonuses, free housing, college tuition for employees and their children.
  Hospitals and other medical facilities are getting so desperate to recruit and retain nurses they’re offering all sorts of pricey perks and incentives.
  “These are some of the grandiose examples we’ve heard from our members,” said Seun Ross, director of nursing practice and work environment at the American Nurses Association. &
  
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• Pirates Agree To Terms With All 31 Pre-Arbitration Eligible Players

  10-03-2018 20:04
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced they have agreed to terms with all 31 of their pre-arbitration eligible players.The list of players includes:
  Agrazal, DarioBell, JoshBostick, ChristopherBrault, StevenBrentz, BryceBurdi, NickCrick, KyleDiaz, EliasEscobar, LuisFeliz, MichaelFrazier, AdamGlasnow, TylerHolmes, ClayKingham, NickKuhl, ChadLeathersich, JackLuplow, JordanMeadows, AustinMilbrath, JordanMoran, ColinMoroff, MaxMusgrove, Jo
  
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• Trump Says China’s President Xi Approves Of His North Korea Strategy

  10-03-2018 19:36
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says China is glad he’s seeking a diplomatic solution to the North Korean crisis rather than “going with the ominous alternative.”
  Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) on Friday after announcing he was willing to meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.
  Trump tweets that he and Xi spoke about that agreed-to meeting and that Xi “appreciates that the U.S. is workin
  
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• DA says viral video of North Versailles arrest raises concerns; movie manager defends his actions

  10-03-2018 19:28 via post-gazette.com
  The manager who was fired after video of a woman’s arrest last month outside a North Versailles entertainment complex was viewed more than 1 million times defended his actions, proclaimed that he was not a racist and suggested that he was being unfairly vilified for his use of the word “animal” because of a backlash on social media.
  
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• Sessions Says US Prosecutors Won’t Take On Small-time Pot Cases

  10-03-2018 18:29
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal prosecutors won’t take on small-time marijuana cases, despite his move to lift an Obama-era Justice Department policy that discouraged U.S. authorities from cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal.
  Sessions said Saturday that federal law enforcement lacks resources to take on “routine cases” and would continue to focus on drug gangs and larger conspira
  
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• Fire Destroys Mobile Home In Dunbar Township

  10-03-2018 17:21
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  DUNBAR (KDKA) — A mobile home was destroyed by a fire Friday in Fayette County.Photo Courtesy: Ed Riedmann
  The fire was located on Dunbar Road in Dunbar Township.Three adults lived in the home. A couple and their 23-year-old son. It is believed there were no injuries from the fire.
  The owner of the property has insurance but the family renting it doesn’t have renter’s insurance.The Red Cross is assisting that family.
  
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• First Responders Honored In Southpointe

  10-03-2018 16:32
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  SOUTHPOINTE (KDKA) — More than 100 First responders were honored at a banquet Friday in Washington County.Photo Courtesy: KDKA
  Police officers, firefighters, medics, council members, and their families attended the Responders Appreciation Banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn in Southpointe.The event was hosted by the Central Assembly of God Church in Houston and was emceed by KDKA news producer Sarah Kapis.Children from the church and the Central Christian Ac
  
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• Bus Collides With Another Vehicle In Jefferson Hills

  10-03-2018 14:29
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  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) — Seven people have been hospitalized after a Port Authority Bus collided with another vehicle in Jefferson Hills.Police say the vehicles collided on Route 51 at Worthington Avenue.Six people on the bus were hurt. One person in the other vehicle was injured. All were hospitalized and expected to be okay.
  This accident is under investigation.
  
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• Future could hold new possibilities for McGinnis Sisters brand

  10-03-2018 14:26
  "What we're doing right now is that we're closing the stores as they currently are," Jennifer Daurora, director of operations for McGinnis Sisters Special Food Stores, said about the locations in Brentwood and Monroeville. "But we're not ruling out some other type of format in the future or some opportunities, because we know that Pittsburgh supports our family brand and so many of the wonderful products we carry," she asserted.
  
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• National Guardsman Sentenced 6 Months In Prison For Pence Threat

  10-03-2018 14:02
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  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A National Guardsman who threatened to kill Vice President Mike Pence has been sentenced to six months in prison.
  RELATED CONTENT: Guardsman Jailed After Alleged Threat Against Pence
  A federal judge on Friday also ordered 23-year-old William Dunbar to serve an additional six months of home detention and get mental health treatment.
  He pleaded guilty in December to making the threat before Pence’s visit to Pennsylvania for the a
  
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• West Virginia Senate Approves Work Requirement For Food Stamps

  10-03-2018 13:47
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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Senate has voted 27-6 to impose the federal 20-hour weekly work requirement for many food stamp recipients statewide.
  It would apply to people ages 18 to 49 who aren’t pregnant, disabled or military veterans, have no dependent children and get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
  Currently, 46 of West Virginia’s 55 counties have waivers from the work requirement.
  Advocates say it will h
  
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• State Lawmaker Gets Restraining Order against Another Lawmaker

  10-03-2018 13:32
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania state lawmaker who says a fellow lawmaker pulled a gun on her and threatened to kill her has gotten a restraining order against him.
  The Citizens’ Voice reports state Rep. Tarah Toohil alleges fellow Republican Rep. Nick Miccarelli pointed a gun at her in 2012 and on another occasion, when the two were in a car, warned he would crash the vehicle while speeding 100 mph on a highway.
  A Luzerne County judged grante
  
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• Man Pulls Pistol On Striking Worker In West Virginia

  10-03-2018 12:58
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  FLATWOODS, W.Va. (AP) – A Georgia man has been accused of pulling a pistol and telling a striking Frontier Communications worker in West Virginia “don’t mess with me.”
  The Charleston Gazette-Mail cites a report filed with state police as saying the striker had yelled “you’re taking our jobs” at the Lawrenceville man Tuesday near Flatwoods.
  The report says 44-year-old Ato Oronde Clark was charged with one count of brandi
  
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• Drunken Man’s Bar Backflip Attempt Lands Woman In Hospital

  10-03-2018 12:30
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  ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – A drunken man’s attempted backflip in a Georgia bar ended badly.
  The Athens Banner-Herald cites an Athens-Clarke County police report that says a 22-year-old woman was hit in the head when he flipped off her booth and landed on her table.
  She and several friends were at the bar last week when the unidentified man tried to kiss one of them “in a manner that was every bit unwanted as it was sloppily awkward.”
  The police
  
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• A celebration of orchids

  10-03-2018 09:51
  The Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania will hold its annual orchid show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 17 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 18 at Phipps Garden Center, 1059 Shady Avenue, Pittsburgh.
  
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• Lamb, Saccone Rally Voters As 18th Congressional District Special Election Nears

  10-03-2018 06:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With the special election in the 18th Congressional District just days away, the candidates are making a last-minute push to get out the vote.
  Attended by political heavyweights Gov. Tom Wolf, Allegheny County Executive Rick Fitzgerald and Congressman Mike Doyle, a Democratic get-out-the-vote rally was held Friday evening in the lobby of the United Steelworkers building.
  The special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional D
  
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• No. 18 West Virginia Tops No. 14 Texas Tech 66-63 At Big 12 Tournament

  10-03-2018 06:27
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  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Daxter Miles Jr. had 22 points for West Virginia, and Niem Stevenson’s half-court heave at the buzzer bounced harmlessly off the iron, giving the No. 18 Mountaineers a 66-63 win over No. 14 Texas Tech in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals on Friday night.
  Jevon Carter added 17 points and Sagaba Konate had 11 for the third-seeded Mountaineers (24-9), who advance to their third straight title game. They’ll face No. 9 Kansas
  
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• Yeshiva Schools administrator on leave pending investigation

  10-03-2018 06:13 via post-gazette.com
  A local Orthodox Jewish school says it has placed an employee on leave after receiving allegations that when he was a juvenile, “he engaged in inappropriate contact with other minors his own age.”
  
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• Proud to be from Pittsburgh: Steel Chef Source: WPXI

  10-03-2018 05:27
  Pittsburgh's food scene is growing, and has received national attention for the caliber of chefs and restaurants in town. Six chefs from those restaurants have been volunteering with local students, offering mentorship and guidance.
  
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• Police respond to shooting in Waterfront

  10-03-2018 05:03 via post-gazette.com
  A 23-year-old man was shot twice Friday evening in the Waterfront in Homestead, police said.
  
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• Man Shot Outside Primanti Bros. Restaurant At The Waterfront

  10-03-2018 04:35
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  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — Police are investigating after one man was shot in the middle of a busy Friday night near the Primanti Bros. restaurant at The Waterfront in Homestead.
  The gunfire was first reported just before 10:15 p.m., just outside of the Primanti’s on East Bridge Street.
  According to sources, the victim was shot in the stomach. It’s believed he was found just a few feet away from here he was wounded. He was taken to a local hospital fo
  
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• Seven injured in crash involving bus in Jefferson Hills

  10-03-2018 04:21 via post-gazette.com
  Seven people were injured Friday evening in an accident involving a Port Authority bus in Jefferson Hills, officials said.
  
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• Furry Tails: Luke, Rocky, Xenova & Timmy Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  10-03-2018 02:48
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Luke
  Animal Friends
  
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• Stop And Smell The Roses! Phipps Hopes Spring Show Appeals To Your Nose

  10-03-2018 01:54
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The spring flower show is debuting at Phipps Conservatory, with sights to see and plenty to smell.
  The new show is called “Scents of Wonder,” and the focus is on getting your nose up-close and personal with the plants.
  Organizers of the show say each room will highlight a different smell. And they have added plenty of flowers to make it happen.Phipps says it has planted 1,500 hyacinths in preparation for the show, more than
  
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• Beaver County Sees Uptick In STD Numbers Among Young People

  10-03-2018 01:04
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  SEWICKLEY (KDKA) — The numbers are hard to comprehend in this time of social media, advanced medicine and awareness.
  “I think that the younger population is more promiscuous today than probably ever before,” says Dr. Frank DiCenco at AHN’s Premier Women’s Health in Sewickley.
  Dr. DiCenco says the numbers in a state health department alert about STD’s and HIV among 15-24 year olds in Beaver County are “quite concerning a
  
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• NRA Sues Florida Over New Gun Legislation That Raises Age Limits

  10-03-2018 00:58
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  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The National Rifle Association has filed a federal lawsuit over gun control legislation Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed, saying it violates the Second Amendment by raising the age to buy guns from 18 to 21.
  The lawsuit came just hours after Gov. Scott, a Republican, signed the compromise bill Friday afternoon.
  Lawyers for the NRA want a federal judge to block the new age restriction from taking effect.
  The new legislation raise
  
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• NRA Sues Florida Over New Gun Legislation Just Signed By Governor

  10-03-2018 00:58
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  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a far-reaching school-safety bill Friday that places new restrictions on guns in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting, cementing his state’s break with the National Rifle Association. The NRA immediately fought back with a lawsuit.
  The new law capped an extraordinary three weeks of lobbying that followed the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, with student survivors and griev
  
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• Liz Kilmer Source: WPXI

  10-03-2018 00:46
  As a Pennsylvania native, Liz Kilmer is thrilled to return to the Keystone State and provide "yinz" the latest news as you wake up each morning. Before moving to Pittsburgh, Liz was a general assignment reporter for WAVY-TV in the Virginia Beach area.
  
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• Trump Comes To Pittsburgh As Congressional Election Goes Down To The Wire

  10-03-2018 00:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — President Trump returns to Pittsburgh on Saturday evening to help congressional candidate Rick Saccone, fulfilling a promise he made when KDKA-TV political editor Jon Delano questioned him behind the scenes during his last visit in January.
  Delano: “Mr. President, Rick Saccone, Rick Saccone says he was Trump before Trump. What do you think of…”Trump: “Rick Sccone says he was Trump before Trump? Rick is a great
  
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• Hershey Expanding Its Kit Kat Operations In Pennsylvania

  10-03-2018 00:12
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  HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — The Hershey Company has launched a $60 million expansion of its Kit Kat candy bar manufacturing facility in northeastern Pennsylvania.
  Officials broke ground Friday on the expansion that will bring about 110 new jobs to the area in Luzerne County.
  Todd Tillemans, president of Hershey’s U.S. business, tells the Times Leader the plant in Hazleton is long been a high performer and it was clear the company should expand there.
  The n
  
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• Expert Tips Can Make Digging Out Of Credit Card Debt Easier

  10-03-2018 00:00
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Most Americans are carrying around some amount of credit card debt.
  In fact, credit card debt in the United States has hit an all-time high of nearly $1 trillion.
  Additionally, more than half of us are living paycheck to paycheck, which makes paying that debt off seem nearly impossible.
  However, digging yourself out of debt isn’t as unrealistic as it might seem.
  Take Luke and Joy Turner, for example. When they got
  
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