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• ‘My Job Is To Play Baseball’: Pirates Looking Past Superstar Trades To New Season Ahead

  12-03-2018 23:48
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  BRADENTON, Fla. (KDKA) — Like clockwork, the Pittsburgh Pirates have been coming to Bradenton, Florida, to restock their supply of talent for the long voyage to October baseball.
  On the field the stars of tomorrow do their best to impress the coaching staff, while the veterans of recent years look to rebound from last year’s disappointment.
  “You know, we are just not thinking about last year,” says Pirates’ right fielder Gregory Po
  
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• Jefferson Hospital Emergency Department To Undergo $21M Expansion

  12-03-2018 23:34
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  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) — One of the area’s busiest emergency departments is about to undergo a major expansion that will mean not only more space, but a new model of care that hospital officials say will greatly benefit patients and their families.
  Allegheny Health Network is launching a $21 million renovation of Jefferson Hospital’s emergency department. Located in Jefferson Hills, the hospital serves neighborhoods in Allegheny’s southe
  
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• Get Marty: Veteran Loses Home In Landslide, Damage Not Covered By Insurance

  12-03-2018 23:32
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  BEAVER (KDKA) — A mudslide wiped out the Beaver County home of a man who spent much of his life serving his country and helping others.
  Pat Young is a Beaver County law enforcement officer and Iraq War veteran. His wife is a nurse. He has two children.
  A mudslide destroyed their Beaver County home. That’s when friends reached out to Get Marty for help.
  “We lost everything. I mean everything. Truth is, I can’t believe insurance doesn&rsqu
  
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• Firefighters called to Friendship apartment building after alleged domestic dispute

  12-03-2018 23:29 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh firefighters were called to a three-story apartment building Monday in Friendship after a man set his partner’s belongings on fire during a domestic dispute, and official on the scene said.
  
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• House Intelligence Committee GOP Draft Report Says No Coordination Between Trump And Russia

  12-03-2018 23:21
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – Republicans on the House intelligence committee have completed a draft report concluding there was no collusion or coordination between Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign and Russia.
  The finding is sure to please the White House and enrage panel Democrats who have not yet seen the document.NEW: Republican-led House Intelligence Committee says it found "no evidence of collusion" between Russia, Trump campaign in its Russia probe;
  
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• 1 dead after truck hauling crane overturns onto pickup truck in Pine

  12-03-2018 23:09 via post-gazette.com
  One person was killed after a pickup truck was crushed when another truck hauling a crane overturned Monday on Gibsonia Road/Route 910 in Pine, an Allegheny County spokeswoman said.
  
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• Post-Gazette’s Endorsement Of Rick Saccone Surprises Many, Angers Some

  12-03-2018 23:04
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The once-liberal Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has endorsed the conservative candidate the 18th District Congressional race, surprising many and angering some.
  Rick Saccone was over the moon about the Post-Gazette’s surprise endorsement.
  “Wasn’t that fabulous? The Post-Gazette can be objective, too,” he said.
  But to others, it was just another betrayal of the paper’s liberal legacy.
  “The paper I once knew
  
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• Unnatural Green Tint Causing Environmental Concerns In Montour Trail’s Creek

  12-03-2018 22:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There are some environmental concerns about the creek that runs along the popular Montour Trail, that’s because something is causing part of it to turn an unnatural tint of green.
  “It’s definitely not normal,” Waterways Conservation Officer Matthew Raetsch said. “It may have something to do with the amount of rainfall we’ve had over the past month or so.”
  Raetsch says he decided to see what&rsq
  
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• Beaver County DA offers plea deal to reunify Aliquippa couple with daughter they are charged with waterboarding

  12-03-2018 22:23 via post-gazette.com
  A Beaver County couple charged with waterboarding their 12-year-old daughter would be reunited with the child under a tentative plea deal worked out with the district attorney’s office and Children & Youth Services.
  
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• Charges Dismissed Against Woman In Pizza Milano Altercation

  12-03-2018 22:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The woman caught up in a scuffle in an Uptown pizza shop has been cleared of all charges.
  The charges were filed after an altercation between 34-year-old Jade Martin and Pizza Milano manager Mahmut Yilmaz back in January. The altercation was recorded on a cell phone by another customer, who posted the video to Facebook where it was viewed thousands of times.
  Martin went into the restaurant to use the restroom when the confrontation beg
  
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• A Company Is Building 3D-Printed Homes For Just $10,000

  12-03-2018 22:08
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  CBS Local — A Texas-based company is using 3D printing technology to find a solution to the growing problem of affordable housing around the world.
  Austin startup ICON unveiled a new method of mass producing small homes with a massive 3D printer in a process that the company says takes just 12 to 24 hours. At the annual film and innovation festival known as SXSW, the company showed off how it could construct a 650-square-foot house out of cement in one da
  
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• Vandergrift Mother Charged For Throwing Newborn Baby Into Gas Station Trash Can

  12-03-2018 22:00
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  NORTH BELLE VERNON, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – A woman accused of placing her newborn baby in a trash receptacle after giving birth in a gas station restroom in Westmoreland County is now facing endangerment charges.
  Charges of misdemeanor child endangerment and reckless endangerment were filed Monday against 25-year-old Brittany Conway of Vandergrift.
  Emergency responders were called to the station in North Belle Vernon, located right off of Interstate 70, in Septe
  
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• At Least 5 Injured After Air Duct Falls Onto Guests At Ohio Water Park

  12-03-2018 21:59
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSANDUSKY, Ohio (KDKA) – At least five people were injured after an air duct fell onto people below at a popular water park in Ohio.CBS affiliate WTOL reports that the air duct fell at the Kalahari Resorts in Sandusky.Social media photos show that the air ducts fell from the ceiling of the water park into one of the pools.Erie County Sheriff Paul Sigsworth said that five people were injured, two of them taken to the hospital, all the injuries are considered
  
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• Tooth Fairy Payouts Are On The Decline, Survey Finds

  12-03-2018 21:58
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  CBS Local — Sorry kids, the next time you lose a tooth there’s a chance you won’t find as much money under your pillow as you had hoped for.According to a new poll, the price of a tooth in 2017 went down by over 50 cents compared to the year prior.
  The “Original Tooth Fairy Poll” has been tracking what children are given for their lost teeth since 1998. The poll, published by Delta Dental, interviewed over 1,000 parents of children
  
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• Crane Crashes Onto Pickup Truck On Route 910

  12-03-2018 21:52
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  PINE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A crane crashed onto a pickup truck near Richland and Pine townships Monday afternoon.
  It happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Route 910 at Karrington Drive.
  According to Allegheny County officials, a tractor trailer hauling a crane crashed, and the crane landed on top of a pickup truck.Pine Township: Vehicle crash w/road closure – Gibsonia Rd. at Karrington Dr.; an overturned tractor trailer hauling a crane crashed, and the cran
  
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• 1 Killed After Crane Crashes Onto Pickup Truck On Route 910

  12-03-2018 21:52
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  PINE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person was killed after a crane crashed onto a pickup truck near Richland and Pine townships Monday afternoon.
  It happened just before 2:45 p.m. on Route 910 at Karrington Drive.
  According to Allegheny County officials, a tractor trailer hauling a crane crashed, and the crane landed on top of a pickup truck.
  Officials confirmed that one person died at the scene. The victim has not been identified.
  Another victim was sent to a lo
  
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• 1 Killed After Boom Truck Crashes Onto Pickup Truck On Route 910

  12-03-2018 21:52
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  PINE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person was killed after a boom truck crashed into a pickup truck near Richland and Pine townships Monday afternoon.
  It happened just before 2:45 p.m. on Route 910 at Karrington Drive.
  According to Allegheny County officials, a large truck carrying a boom crashed, and the boom landed on top of a pickup truck.
  Officials confirmed that one person died at the scene. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified
  
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• 5 Things: Selection Sunday Seeds And Snubs

  12-03-2018 21:38
  By Matt Citak
  Selection Sunday has come and gone. The field is officially set, and 68 teams are ready to give it their all to become the 2018 NCAA Champions. The play-in games begin tomorrow, so let’s get right into it.
  Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
  Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas are tournament’s 1 seeds
  After an impressive 31-2 season that ended with an ACC Tournament championship, the Virginia Cavaliers secured the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. Virgini
  
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• See where neighborhoods fall on a ranking of best places to live

  12-03-2018 21:12
  See how your neighborhood measures up in Niche's 2018 Best Places to Live rankings.
  
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• Employees Spend Average Of 6 Hours Watching March Madness At Work, Study Says

  12-03-2018 20:55
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  CBS Local — Filling out a bracket for the NCAA Tournament at your office? A new study finds the average U.S. employee will spend six hours of office time keeping track of March Madness instead of working this year.
  According to a survey by staffing firm OfficeTeam, the average worker spends 25.5 minutes a day on March Madness-related activities. Adding up the 15 workdays the annual college basketball tournament runs through, employees take over six hours
  
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• Charges dismissed against woman attacked by Pizza Milano manager

  12-03-2018 20:54 via post-gazette.com
  A district judge Monday dismissed criminal charges against a Homestead woman who was assaulted and ejected from an Uptown pizzeria in January during an attack that was captured on cell phone video, went viral on social media and stoked protests.
  
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• Keidel: The Cinderella Myth

  12-03-2018 20:51
  By Jason Keidel
  Maybe the weather in the Northeast doesn’t reflect it, but spring is days away, clocks have been nudged an hour later, and March Madness is upon us.
  Jay Bilas called the NCAA Tournament “idiot proof” — meaning no matter how bad the seeds, no matter how many qualified teams are snubbed (Oklahoma State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Middle Tennessee, etc.), it is impossible to taint the product.
  There’s a charm, an accidental innocence to this event that mak
  
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• Ex-Wife Of Man Killed By Pittsburgh Police Responding To Burglary Call Files Lawsuit

  12-03-2018 20:51
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  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) – The ex-wife of a man shot and killed by Pittsburgh police officers responding to a burglary call has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit.
  Authorities said officers shot 57-year-old Christopher Thompkins in January 2017 after someone fired in their direction as they arrived at the front door of the Larimer home.
  At the time of the shooting, Brenda Richmond, Thompkin’s ex-wife, said she and Thompkins woke up to find a man sta
  
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• Donald Trump Jr. stumps for Rick Saccone on eve of special election in 18th

  12-03-2018 20:47 via post-gazette.com
  Donald Trump Jr., the son of the United States president, toured Sarris Candy with state Rep. Rick Saccone on Monday, one day before Mr. Saccone faces Democrat Conor Lamb in a special Congressional election.
  
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• Fan Essentials: Best Tournament Moment

  12-03-2018 20:45
  Ryan Mayer
  The NCAA Tournament kicks off with the First Four starting tomorrow night in Dayton, followed by the full Round of 64 starting up on Thursday. Over the years, the tournament has provided us with plenty of memorable moments that always bubble back to the surface around this time of the year. With that in mind, we reached out to the folks at CBS Sports Network to get some of their thoughts on which moment stands out the most.
  Brendan Haywood, Wally Szczerbiak, Gary Parrish and Jon Roths
  
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• Jefferson Hospital unveils plans for $21 million emergency department renovation

  12-03-2018 20:25 via post-gazette.com
  Jefferson Hospital and Allegheny Health Network officials on Monday announced plans for a $21 million expansion and renovation of the hospital’s emergency department. When completed in 2019, the department will have 49 beds, up from the current 37 and eight care team stations as well as a more spacious waiting area.
  
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• 30 Players: AL Central’s Young Stars Ready To Take Next Step

  12-03-2018 20:00
  By Rich Arleo
  The Cleveland Indians’ loaded young roster came into their own last season as the Tribe dominated the American League Central, winning the division by 17 games over the Minnesota Twins, who ended up winning the second Wild Card. The Indians are looking to establish their dominance with even more prospects in the pipeline while the Twins try to give them a run in 2018. The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox hope to see their rebuilds take shape this year while the Detroi
  
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• Teen Killed, 2 Women Injured In Separate Explosions In Austin

  12-03-2018 19:58
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  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Investigators believe a package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman in Austin on Monday is linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, and they’re considering whether race was a factor because all of the victims were black.
  Shortly after police Chief Brian Manley held a news conference in which he linked the Monday morning attack that killed a 17-year-old boy and injured a woman wi
  
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• Videos Released Of U.S. Navy Pilots Encountering A Possible UFO

  12-03-2018 19:25
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  CBS Local — Has the U.S. military released visible proof of alien spacecrafts flying over Earth? The Pentagon has released three videos taken by the flight recorders of U.S. Navy fighters in 2015, which seem to show evidence of a UFO encounter.
  The Department of Defense (DoD) began to declassify the recordings in December 2017 and were released to the public by To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science, a privately funded scientific research group led
  
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• Poll: Democrat Conor Lamb Holds Slim Lead Over Rick Saccone

  12-03-2018 19:15
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  (CNN) — A Democrat seeking to pull off what would be a shocking upset in a special congressional race Tuesday has a slight edge over his Republican opponent, a new Monmouth University poll released Monday shows.
  Democrat Conor Lamb tops Republican Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania’s 18th District by 51% to 45%, just outside the poll’s 5.1-percentage-point margin of sampling error for likely voters. The poll uses the most likely scenario — a t
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 Free Agency Tracker

  12-03-2018 19:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ roster will certainly look different when they take the field this year.
  For all the latest news and updates about the Steelers’ moves in the free agent market, bookmark this page.
  We’ll be updating this page with all the latest signings and other updates as the Steelers prepare to take a run at a seventh Lombardi Trophy.
  LATEST (2:35 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2017)
  Steelers kicker Chris Boswell has reportedly received a second-ro
  
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• Officials Remind Taxpayers To Watch Out For Refund Scams

  12-03-2018 18:57
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s getting to be that time of year… The State Department of Revenue has issued a warning about criminals trying to steal your tax refund.
  The department says the criminals steal data from tax preparers and use it to file a fraudulent tax return in your name.
  The refund then shows up your bank account. When that happens, the criminal will contact you and try to get you to give them the money, saying the refund was made in
  
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• Couple Accused Of Waterboarding 12-Year-Old Daughter Reach Plea Deal

  12-03-2018 18:44
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A couple accused of waterboarding their 12-year-old daughter have reached a plea deal.
  Last year, Malisa and Dion Stevens, of Aliquippa, allegedly waterboarded the girl to punish her.
  Under the deal, the couple will be on probation for five to seven years.
  The family can also be reunited under supervision.
  “We have entered into a tentative plea agreement with the district attorney’s office. It’s my hope that the agree
  
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• Steelers Game-Worn Jerseys Up For Auction

  12-03-2018 18:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some Steelers jerseys that were worn during games are up for auction.
  You can bid on game-worn jerseys from Hall of Famers Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, Jack Ham, Jerome Bettis and Dermontti Dawson. Also up for auction are Ernie Holmes, J.T. Thomas and Donnie Shell jerseys.
  All proceeds will benefit the Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research.
  You can find the auction at lelands.com.
  Bidding closes on March 23.
  
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• Milky green mine drainage shows up on section of Montour Run

  12-03-2018 18:13 via post-gazette.com
  A high concentration of dissolved aluminum in mine drainage was believed to be responsible for a milky discoloration found throughout Montour Run and its tributaries Monday.
  
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• DEP officials investigate milky discharge in Montour Run

  12-03-2018 18:13 via post-gazette.com
  State environmental officials are investigating a greenish milky discharge that’s been reported throughout Montour Run in Allegheny County.
  
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• DEP officials investigate greenish discharge in Montour Run

  12-03-2018 18:13 via post-gazette.com
  State environmental officials are investigating a greenish milky discharge that’s been reported throughout Montour Run in Allegheny County.
  
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• Larimer woman files suit against city police in shooting death of husband

  12-03-2018 17:35 via post-gazette.com
  The wife of a Larimer man killed by Pittsburgh police in Jan. 2017 has filed a wrongful death suit against the city, the police chief and three unnamed officers.
  
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• ‘Sacramento’s Dumbest Criminals’: Man Steals Gumball Machine From Animal Shelter

  12-03-2018 17:29
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  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KDKA) — A California animal shelter wants to identify a man they’re calling one of “Sacramento’s dumbest criminals.”
  Video surveillance cameras caught a man climbing into the Front Street Animal Shelter through a doggy door and laboring to steal an entire gumball machine from the Sacramento shelter.
  In the video, he tries to push the machine out the doggy door, breaking the machine and spilling gumballs everywhe
  
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• Here’s How To Add Mario Kart To Your Google Maps This Week

  12-03-2018 17:19
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  CBS Local — In honor of their iconic character Mario, Nintendo has partnered with Google Maps so users can travel the streets with the famous video game plumber.
  The new app will add Mario Kart to your mobile devices in celebration of Mario Day, which was on March 10 (or “Mar10”).
  Google Maps rolled out the Easter Egg on March 9 and it will be live for a week.
  Here’s how to get in on the fun:
  First, update to the latest version of G
  
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• Public Safety Dept. Investigating EMS Vehicle Theft Caught On Video

  12-03-2018 17:18
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man, who police say was drunk and kicked out of a Kid Rock concert, is facing charges for stealing an EMS vehicle outside PPG Paints Arena.
  Two people in a hotel room saw what was happening and caught the man on camera. In the video, the suspect can be seen walking around the vehicle, then walking to the driver’s side, opening the door, getting in and driving away.
  WATCH:The man has been identified as Matthew King, 25, of Smitht
  
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• Family Dollar in Lawrenceville slapped with consumer alert

  12-03-2018 16:28 via post-gazette.com
  A Family Dollar store at 3300 Penn Avenue in Lawrenceville was hit with a consumer alert by the Allegheny County Health Department for a significant mouse infestation.
  
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• Gov. Wolf proposes ethics reforms for Pennsylvania lawmakers

  12-03-2018 16:22 via post-gazette.com
  Under a proposal put forth Monday morning by Gov. Tom Wolf, all public officials would be subject to a gift ban, new campaign finance limits would be enacted, lawmakers would need to provide receipts for reimbursements, and top state officials wouldn't be paid until a complete budget is passed every year.
  
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• Lehigh University Sorority Banned Over ‘Reprehensible’ Scavenger Hunt

  12-03-2018 16:07
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania university has kicked a sorority off campus due to what officials are calling a “reprehensible” scavenger hunt that involved drugs, alcohol and sexual activity.
  Alpha Chi Omega’s Theta Chi chapter lost its recognition by Lehigh University for two years and will be banned from campus through May 2020.
  The Lehigh Greek Community blog published by the university says the sorority hosted a December scaveng
  
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• Villanova Wildcats Road To The Tournament

  12-03-2018 15:06
  Ryan Mayer
  Another year, another number one seed for Jay Wright and the Wildcats. It’s become old-hat almost to see Villanova’s name being revealed along the top line of the bracket. But, after winning a championship two seasons ago, the expectations are higher for this team as we enter what is seemingly a wide open tournament field.
  However, we’re not here to make predictions, rather, we’re here to catch you up on how this year’s version of the ‘Cats earned a
  
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• Trump Says Commerce Secretary Will Talk Tariffs With EU

  12-03-2018 14:15
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says his commerce secretary will be talking to the European Union about tariffs Trump argues have been unfair to the United States.
  Trump wrote on Twitter Monday: “Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross will be speaking with representatives of the European Union about eliminating the large Tariffs and Barriers they use against the U.S.A. Not fair to our farmers and manufacturers.”Secretary of Commerce Wilbur
  
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• Pittsburgh's Coolest Offices: Philips

  12-03-2018 13:57
  Welcome to Pittsburgh Business Times' Coolest Offices. We will showcase interesting, inspiring and attractive office spaces in the Pittsburgh region every week.
  
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• PTL Links: March 12, 2018

  12-03-2018 13:34
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Orchid Society Of Western Pa.
  St. Baldrick’s
  Izzazu
  Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon
  Run For A Reason
  Stuff’d Pierogi Bar
  Dr. Mike Hutchinson At Animal General
  
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• Report: Man, 18, Sues Dick’s Sporting Goods Over New Gun Policy

  12-03-2018 13:22
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – An 18-year-old Michigan man is suing Dick’s Sporting Goods for refusing to sell him a shotgun.
  Last month, Dick’s Sporting Goods announced it would no longer sell firearms to anyone under the age of 21. The policy change came in the wake of a Florida high school shooting which left 17 people dead.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 18-year-old Tristin Fulton attempted to buy a shotgun at a sto
  
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• Putin ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ If Russian Citizens Meddled In U.S. Election

  12-03-2018 12:17
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  By: Alessia Grunberger
  (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said he “couldn’t care less” if Russian citizens tried to meddle in the 2016 United States election because, he claimed, the perpetrators weren’t linked to the Kremlin.
  During a no-holds-barred interview with NBC News’ Megyn Kelly, Putin repeatedly denied ordering a multifaceted influence campaign to sabotage the presidential election.
  “Why h
  
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