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• Diocese of Pittsburgh continues closures, mergers

  17-03-2018 23:20 via post-gazette.com
  The Diocese of Pittsburgh is planning to close one Catholic school and merge two pairs of schools in the coming year.
  
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• Longest Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day parade in memory celebrates Ireland

  17-03-2018 22:52 via post-gazette.com
  Fear a bhi fada!
  
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• 1 Catholic Elementary School Closing, Others Merging For 2018-19 School Year

  17-03-2018 22:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One Catholic elementary school in the Pittsburgh area will close in the spring, and several others will merge for the 2018-19 school year.
  The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced Saturday that the elementary education program at Saint Rosalia Academy in Greenfield will close at the end of this school year.
  The Diocese says they will help current Saint Rosalia Academy students find another Catholic school to attend.
  In Monroeville,
  
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• Penn State Advances Past Notre Dame 73-63 In NIT

  17-03-2018 21:54
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  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – Tony Carr scored 24 points to extend his Penn State sophomore scoring record, Josh Reaves had 18 points and nine rebounds and the Nittany Lions beat Notre Dame 73-63 on Saturday in the second round of the NIT.
  Penn State scored the first two points of the game and never trailed as Notre Dame didn’t hit its first field goal until nearly five minutes in. Shep Garner sank a wide open 3-pointer from the corner to close the third-
  
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• Mt. Pleasant Man Killed In One-Vehicle Crash

  17-03-2018 20:38
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  BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man was killed in a one-vehicle crash in Fayette County late Friday night.
  It happened around 10:20 p.m. on Main Street in Bullskin Township.
  State police say 30-year-old Michael Joseph Felker, of Mt. Pleasant, was driving southbound on Main Street, north of Taylor Avenue.
  According to state police, Felker was speeding and lost control of his vehicle. He crashed into three trees on the right side of the road before the vehicle
  
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• Bomb Squad Unit Investigates Suspicious Package Along Parade Route

  17-03-2018 19:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Bomb Squad was dispatched Saturday to investigate a suspicious package along the parade route during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
  Photo Courtesy: Tim Lawson
  The City of Pittsburgh Public Safety Department says the bomb squad unit was dispatched at 10:50 a.m. to Liberty Avenue and Smithfield Street where they found a bag which was determined to be nothing of significance.Liberty avenue was re-opened around 12
  
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• Bomb Squad Called For Suspicious Package During St. Patrick’s Day Parade

  17-03-2018 19:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Bomb Squad was dispatched Saturday to investigate a suspicious package along the parade route during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
  The City of Pittsburgh Public Safety Department says the bomb squad unit was dispatched at 10:50 a.m. to Liberty Avenue and Smithfield Street for a report for a suspicious package.
  Photo Courtesy: Tim Lawson
  At the scene, the bomb squad found a bag, but it was determined to be “no
  
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• Thief Steals From UNC Basketball’s Offices During ACC Tournament

  17-03-2018 18:39
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  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Police say someone stole thousands of dollars in electronics from the University of North Carolina men’s basketball team locker room and office while they were away for the ACC tournament.
  UNC-Chapel Hill campus police said on Twitter that the break-in happened at the Dean Smith Center on March 9, and they released images of a man they believe may have been involved.
  A police report says the thief managed to get into the tea
  
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• Navy’s New Attack Submarine “Colorado” Joins Fleet

  17-03-2018 18:10
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  GROTON, Conn. (AP) – The U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarine has joined the fleet.
  Photo Courtesy: USS Colorado ssn-788 Commissioning Committee Facebook Page
  A commissioning ceremony for the USS Colorado was held Saturday at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton, Connecticut. Navy Secretary Richard Spencer says the submarine is a “marvel of technology and innovation.”
  Annie Mabus, daughter of former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, gave the order
  
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• Obituary: Patrick R. Tamilia / Superior Court judge, juvenile justice expert

  17-03-2018 17:42 via post-gazette.com
  Lauren Posati clerked for Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Patrick Tamilia for more than 30 years, but one indelible career moment took place when he was still a judge in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.
  
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• Department Of Energy Considering New Mexico For Plutonium Storage

  17-03-2018 17:25
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  CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Energy has commissioned a national group of scientists to study the viability of diluting surplus weapons-grade plutonium and storing it permanently at the federal government’s underground repository in southern New Mexico.
  A committee of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has been tasked with evaluating the storage potential at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
  The Carlsbad Curre
  
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• Man injured in overnight Highland Park shooting

  17-03-2018 17:11 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police have issued an arrest warrant for a man involved in a domestic violence-related shooting in Highland Park early Saturday.
  
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• Mt. Pleasant man dies in crash

  17-03-2018 14:13 via post-gazette.com
  A Mt. Pleasant man died late Friday night in a one-car crash in Bullskin, Pennsylvania State Police report.
  
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• Tax Law May Curb Corporate Cash At Sporting Events

  17-03-2018 13:34
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – The crackdown on tax loopholes could clamp down on corporate schmoozing.
  The new federal tax law ends a benefit prized by business for impressing customers or courting new ones. And the impact could be felt in the pricey boxes at sports stadiums, or even at Double-A baseball games. In Washington, lobbyists who helped craft the sweeping Republican tax legislation could now be pinched by it.
  U.S. companies spend hundreds of millions annual
  
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• Police Request Public’s Assistance Searching For Missing Man

  17-03-2018 12:09
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  SHALER (KDKA) — The Shaler Township Police Department has requested the public’s assistance locating a missing person.
  Photo Courtesy: Shaler Township Police Department
  Daniel “Dan” Smith, age 34, black male, 5’6″, 160 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes, beard and mustache, has been missing since January 16th and was homeless at the time he went missing. He was originally reported missing to the Pittsburgh Police Department.
  Smith h
  
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• FBI At Pennsylvania Site Where Civil War Gold Rumored To Be Buried

  17-03-2018 11:32
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  DENTS RUN, Pa. (AP) – A 155-year-old legend about buried federal gold appears to have caught the attention of the FBI.
  Dozens of FBI agents, along with state officials and members of a treasure-hunting group, trekked this week to a site in remote northwestern Pennsylvania where local lore has it that a Civil War gold shipment was lost or hidden during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.
  The treasure-hunting group Finders Keepers has long insisted it found the
  
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• What We Learned After Round One Of The NCAA Tournament

  17-03-2018 06:20
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  By: Josh Taylor, KDKA-TV Sports
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is now in the books, and the second awaits over the course of the weekend. But the first two days provided even more excitement and drama than we come to expect every year, and even taught us a few lessons along the way: some familiar, some fairly new.
  1.) Don’t trust Arizona. In their last 10 trips to the Big Dance, the Wildcats have as
  
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• Fire Causes Heavy Damage To Turtle Creek Home

  17-03-2018 05:52
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  TURTLE CREEK (KDKA) — Crews battled an intense fire that caused heavy damage to a house in Turtle Creek late Friday night.
  The two-alarm fire was first reported around 9 p.m. in the 700 block of Church Street Ext.
  The flames started on the first floor and spread to the second floor, and then into the attic.
  “Crews worked hard, and they’re actively working on some hot spots with heavy damage to the structure,” said Turtle Creek Fire Chief
  
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• No. 16 UMBC Makes NCAA History, Stuns No. 1 Virginia 74-54

  17-03-2018 05:29
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  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Senior guard Jairus Lyles scored 28 points, and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County pulled off the most shocking upset in NCAA Tournament history, defeating Virginia 74-54 on Friday night to become the first No. 16 seed ever to beat a No. 1 seed.
  Virginia entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed after going 31-2 this season, including 20-1 in ACC competition.
  But the Cavaliers couldn’t get anything generat
  
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• Pennsylvania Launches New Initiative To Help Combat Opioid Epidemic

  17-03-2018 04:35
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In small towns and big cities, the battle against the opioid problem is a devastating one.
  For the most part, it is neither being won, nor is it slowing down. The CDC says in 2017 alone, more than 5,300 people died because of drug overdoses across Pennsylvania.
  Police and paramedics are on the front lines as they come face-to-face with the problem on a daily basis.
  Now, the state has just launched a new online tool called the Opioid Da
  
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• Dog On Road To Recovery After Kids Allegedly Inject Her With Cocaine

  17-03-2018 04:07
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  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A dog is recovering after she was reportedly injected with cocaine by kids in Philadelphia.
  Faithful Friends Animal Society says 1-year-old Peanut was picked up from ACCT Philadelphia on March 8 after she was found “hardly moving on the sidewalks in Philly.”
  The Delaware-based animal welfare organization says Peanut was reportedly outside of a known house engaging in drug activity. Residents told authorities that neighborh
  
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• AG Sessions Fires Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

  17-03-2018 03:34
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Friday night that he was firing former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a longtime and frequent target of President Donald Trump’s anger, just two days before his scheduled retirement date.
  The move, which had been expected, was made on the recommendation of FBI disciplinary officials and comes ahead of an inspector general report expected to conclude that McCabe was not forthcoming with t
  
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• Engineer Reported Cracks In Pedestrian Bridge At FIU Before Collapse

  17-03-2018 02:59
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  MIAMI (AP) — An engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge failure in Miami to say some cracking had been found at one end of the concrete span, but the voicemail wasn’t picked up until after the collapse, Florida Department of Transportation officials said Friday.
  The voicemail left on a landline wasn’t heard by a state DOT employee until Friday because the employee was out of the office on an assignment, the agency said
  
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• Furry Tails: Sprinkles, Rufus, Patch & Aquamarine Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  17-03-2018 02:07
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Miss Sprinkles
  Anima
  
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• Former UPMC radiologist indicted for illegally prescribing pills

  17-03-2018 01:14 via post-gazette.com
  A former UPMC radiologist has been indicted on charges of  health care fraud and illegally distributing pain pills, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
  
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• Lawmakers Meet With Students Who Wrote Letters Instead Of Walking Out Of School

  17-03-2018 00:29
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  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — They asked for answers and on Friday, they got some.
  Students who wrote letters to their state lawmakers instead of walking out on Wednesday got to spend their morning asking them questions. The lawmakers told students they are pushing for two new laws. One is similar to a domestic violence emergency PFA that allows for weapons to be temporarily confiscated until a court hearing can be had if someone is an immediate threat. The othe
  
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• City Officials, Businesses Expecting Record Crowds For St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations

  17-03-2018 00:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s the eve of Saint Patrick’s Day, and the whole city is “seeing green.”
  Final preparations for the annual parade are underway, the road closures are about to go into place and people are already walking around in green.
  The beer arrived at Mullaney’s Harp & Fiddle in the Strip District on Friday morning. It’s just one of the many places gearing up for the city’s annual parade and celebra
  
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• Jevon Carter Leads WVU Mountaineers Past Murray State In 1st Round Of NCAA Tournament

  17-03-2018 00:28
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  SAN DIEGO (AP) – Jevon Carter scored 21 points, had eight assists and six steals, Teddy Allen added 16 points and No. 5 seed West Virginia overwhelmed 12th-seeded Murray State 85-68 in the first round of the East Region on Friday.
  The Mountaineers (25-10) pulled away in the second half and advanced to the round of 32 for the third time in the past four seasons as four players finished in double figures.
  Next up for West Virginia: A Mountain State showdown
  
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• Unmatched Commitment: 11 Pittsburgh Police Officers Promoted To New Leadership Roles

  17-03-2018 00:10
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Shiny new badges and a new level of responsibility for eleven outstanding Pittsburgh Police Officers.
  “I know each and every one of them. The volume of their work over the years, their commitment to the city, their commitment to the department is unmatched,” said Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert.
  The Chief has the world of confidence in his devoted officers and a heart-felt thank you for their loved ones.
  “For t
  
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