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• Disney World Hotels To Charge Guests For Overnight Parking

  18-03-2018 23:22
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  ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS) – Get ready to shell out even more money to stay at a Walt Disney World resort.
  The resort says guests staying overnight will have to pay fees for parking their cars beginning March 21.
  Previously, parking had been free for resort guests.
  The fee will vary based on the accommodation level. It will range from $13 to $24.
  Annual pass and one-day ticket prices went up at Disney World in February.
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• Male Falls 50 Feet Down Cliff In Beaver Falls

  18-03-2018 22:55
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  BEAVER FALLS (KDKA) — Firefighters were called after a male fell down a steep cliffside in Beaver Falls on Sunday morning.
  The Beaver Falls Fire Department says crews were sent to the area of 21st Street and 5th Avenue around 9 a.m. for a report that a male had fallen down a hillside.
  (Photo Credit: City of Beaver Falls Fire Department)
  When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found the male had fallen about 50 feet down a vertical cliff. Firefighters
  
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• Police: Organist Stole Thousands From Church Offerings For Months

  18-03-2018 22:25
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  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — New Castle Police say a church organist stole thousands of dollars from his church over the course of several months.
  According to police, St. Joseph the Worker Church hired independent security consultants to conduct an internal investigation when they suspected money was being stolen from their church offerings, which were temporarily stored in a safe at the church.
  During their investigation, the consultants found video evidence of
  
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• 2 Wanted Men Arrested At Duquesne Bar, 1 Officer Injured

  18-03-2018 21:46
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  DUQUESNE (KDKA) — Two wanted men were arrested at a Duquesne bar early Sunday morning.
  Duquesne Police received information around 12:30 a.m. that a wanted man was at the 1313 Bar on Kennedy Avenue.
  When officers entered the bar, they saw there were two wanted men there.
  One man was wanted on active felony arrest warrants in McKeesport for aggravated assault and a separate incident involving a burglary.
  That man ran into the bathroom and tried to lock him
  
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• WVU, Marshall University Presidents Make Charitable Bet Over NCAA Game

  18-03-2018 21:23
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  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – The presidents of Marshall and West Virginia universities have placed a friendly wager on their basketball teams’ NCAA Tournament game.
  Marshall President Jerome Gilbert says on Twitter that if WVU beats Marshall Sunday night, he will donate $100 to the Mon County Habitat for Humanity in Morgantown. If Marshall wins, WVU President Gordon Gee will donate $100 to the Huntington Area Habitat for Humanity.Just proposed a $100 wa
  
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• At Allegheny River's headwaters, treatment plant for fracking wastewater stirs debate

  18-03-2018 20:29 via post-gazette.com
  COUDERSPORT, Pa. — The Allegheny River begins its 325-mile meander to Pittsburgh’s Point in rural Potter County, flowing through town as a still, small stream, no wider than a country lane, and rarely deeper than a fisherman’s chest waders.
  
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• Some Wanted Florida Suspect Committed In 2016

  18-03-2018 19:19
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterMIAMI (AP) – Officials were so concerned about the mental stability of the student accused of last month’s Florida school massacre that they decided to have him forcibly committed more than a year before the shootings.
  But the recommendation was never acted upon.
  Documents in the criminal case against Nikolas Cruz show the school officials at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and a sheriff’s deputy recommended in September 2016 that Cruz be
  
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• Main Break Leaves Beaver Co. Residents Without Water

  18-03-2018 19:00
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterAMBRIDGE (KDKA) — A water main break in Beaver County on Sunday morning left many residents without water for most of the day.
  People in a number of Beaver County communities were high and dry.
  “It was right after I got up today. The pressure was low and I thought, ‘oh, there must be a problem with my water line,'” resident Noreen Kowalski said.
  Officials say a break in a 12-inch line is the reason why. It was precarious for crews to get
  
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• Main Break Leaves Ambridge Residents Without Water

  18-03-2018 19:00
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBeaver, Co. (KDKA) — A water main break in Ambridge Sunday morning left a majority of residents without water.
  Police say the break is difficult to reach because it’s isolated in a wooded area.
  Water tanks will be brought to an area near the police station to supply water to affected residents.
  
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• Bobcat Found On Gateway Clipper Boat Removed By Animal Control

  18-03-2018 17:51
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A bobcat was found on one of the Gateway Clipper boats early Sunday morning.
  The crew were doing rounds of The Empress boat during a safety check and found the bobcat on the deck.
  (PHOTO CREDIT: Karen Kane/Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
  Pittsburgh Animal Control was called, and was able to safely remove it from the boat.
  
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• Steelers Sign LB Bostic To 2-Year Deal

  18-03-2018 16:30
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Sunday that they’ve signed linebacker Jon Bostic to a two-year contract.
  Bostic played for the Indianapolis Colts last season and recorded 97 tackles and one sack.
  Bostic is coming off a season-ending knee injury, but prior to his injury, led the Colts in tackles.
  
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• Animal control removes bobcat from Gateway Clipper boat

  18-03-2018 15:44 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburghers were reminded Sunday morning of their proximity to the wilds. A bobcat was captured on a passenger vessel in the Gateway Clipper Fleet.
  
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• Animal control called for cat on Gateway Clipper fleet.

  18-03-2018 15:44 via post-gazette.com
  An animal control officer with the city of Pittsburgh animal control department said that some sort of a cat is on the third floor of the “Empress,” which is one of the boats in the Gateway Clipper fleet.
  
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• Erie Police Say Man Dead, Woman In Custody In Homicide

  18-03-2018 15:29
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterERIE, Pa. (AP) – Police say a man is dead and a woman is in custody in what investigators are calling a homicide in northwestern Pennsylvania.
  Erie police said they were called to a home on the city’s east side at about 2:20 a.m. Sunday by a woman.
  Police found a 44-year-old man dead in the home. A 44-year-old woman was arrested and was expected to be arraigned.
  Police haven’t said how they believe the man died or released the names of either p
  
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• Police activity minimal for St. Patrick's Day in Pittsburgh

  18-03-2018 15:17 via post-gazette.com
  The wearin' of the green on Saturday went off comparatively peacefully, according to authorities.
  
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• Man killed when flung from truck before crashing into Hickory home

  18-03-2018 14:32 via post-gazette.com
  A 26-year-old man was killed Saturday night when he lost control of his speeding vehicle in Hickory, Lawrence County. The vehicle involved went through several properties and crashed into a house.
  
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• Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Lawrence Co.

  18-03-2018 14:31
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterLawrence Co. (KDKA) – A Man in Lawrence County died Saturday after his truck crashed into an embankment, went airborne, hit a tree, then overturned multiple times.
  The victim, Jon Eric Campbell, 26, was ejected from the vehicle.
  Campbell was pronounced dead on arrival from blunt force trauma and was not wearing a seat belt.
  Police say speed was a factor in the crash.
  The crash remains an open investigation.
  
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• Winning Powerball ticket sold in Pa.

  18-03-2018 14:17 via post-gazette.com
  A winning Powerball ticket worth nearly $457 million was sold in Pennsylvania, according to Powerball officials.
  
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• Man In Butler Co. Arrested After Fleeing Police

  18-03-2018 12:58
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterButler Co. (KDKA) — A suspect is facing a number of charges after attempting to flee officers, Saturday.
  Police say they were attempting to conduct a traffic stop on Carl Francis Slupe, 23, but Slupe failed to stop.
  The suspect then attempted to flee police, traveling at speeds in excess of 90 mph.
  After Slupe came to a stop, police discovered he was under the influence of alcohol.
  Slupe was charged with DUI, fleeing and eluding, and other summary violatio
  
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• Powerball Jackpot Ticket Worth $457M Sold In Pennsylvania

  18-03-2018 11:55
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBy Susannah Cullinane, CNN(CNN) — One Powerball ticket sold in Pennsylvania has matched all six numbers.
  The single winning ticket is worth $456.7 million — the eighth-largest pot in the game’s history, officials said in a statement.
  The winning numbers for the jackpot Saturday were: 22-57-59-60-66, and Powerball 7.
  “The ticket matched all five white balls and the Powerball to win the jackpot worth an estimated $456.7 million; $273.9 mill
  
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• Ireland Funds Gala Honors Dan Rooney’s Service To Ireland

  18-03-2018 04:42
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ireland Funds held their first gala since Dan Rooney’s passing Saturday, honoring Rooney’s service to Ireland.
  Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher, Steelers president Art Rooney II and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell were among those at the event.
  “He always had time for everybody, no matter who you were, and spoke to everybody the same way,” Cowher said. “He was a very kind individual, a transparent individu
  
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• Exclusive Interview: Steelers Linebacker Ryan Shazier ‘Definitely’ Believes He’ll Return To Heinz Field

  18-03-2018 04:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Despite all the challenges Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier has been through since his injury, his spirit is like no other, and with that spirit and determination, he’s hopeful he will one day be able to step back out onto Heinz Field.
  “Every day I’m getting a lot better and just thanking the Lord,” Shazier said while attending the Ireland Funds gala honoring the late Dan Rooney on Saturday.
  Shazier i
  
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• Missing Pa. Teen Found In Mexico With 45-Year-Old Man

  18-03-2018 04:21
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  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a missing Pennsylvania teenager and a 45-year-old man who frequently signed her out of school without her parents’ permission have been located in Mexico, and the man has been arrested.
  The Allentown Morning Call reports U.S. and Mexican authorities found Kevin Esterly and 16-year-old Amy Yu in Playa del Carmen on Saturday. They are being returned to the U.S.
  Esterly was taken into custody and will face a charge
  
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• Officials Identify 4 Victims In Fla. Bridge Collapse; All Victims Found

  18-03-2018 03:47
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  MIAMI (AP/KDKA) — Police in Miami say they believe they have recovered all the bodies of victims in a catastrophic bridge collapse on a busy highway.
  Juan J. Sanchez, Miami-Dade police chief, told news media late Saturday night that they had recovered all five bodies of people in vehicles crushed under the pedestrian bridge at Florida International University that collapsed Thursday. A sixth person died at the hospital.
  While police believed all victims h
  
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• Alabama Sheriff Legally Used $750K In Inmate Food Funds To Buy Beach House

  18-03-2018 03:27
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  GADSDEN, Ala. (CBS) — An Alabama sheriff legally used more than $750,000 of funds meant to feed inmates to purchase a beach house.Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin told The Birmingham News he follows a state law passed before World War II that allows sheriffs to keep “excess” inmate-feeding funds for themselves.
  CBS News says Entrekin reported on state ethics forms that he made “more than $250,000” each of the past three years th
  
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• UMBC Wins, So Everyone Wins: Little Caesars Offers Free Lunch To Honor Stunning Victory

  18-03-2018 02:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — University of Maryland-Baltimore County won in a stunning NCAA tournament victory Friday night, so now everyone wins! Wins free pizza, that is.
  Little Caesars announced their “If Crazy Happens” promotion on Thursday, saying if a No. 16 seed beat a No. 1 seed in the 2018 men’s college basketball tournament on Thursday or Friday, then they would give away free $5 hot-n-ready lunch combos in locations across the country.
  
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• Watch: Highlands School Students Perform Moving Tribute To Parkland School Shooting Victims

  18-03-2018 01:03
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  NATRONA HEIGHTS (KDKA) — Tens of thousands of people have watched a moving tribute from a local school to the seventeen victims of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting.
  Students at Highlands High School in Natrona Heights had a “walk-in” on Wednesday, opting to step out of their classrooms and gather in the school’s common area rather than walking out of the school like many students across the country did as part of National School Walko
  
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• Shooter Kills 1, Injures Self Inside Calif. Mall

  18-03-2018 00:30
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  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say a man shot and killed someone at a Southern California mall and then turned the gun on himself.
  Ventura County fire Capt. Steve Swindle says the shooter was wounded Saturday and taken to a hospital.Swindle says there’s no threat to the public, but firefighters opened up a nearby fire station as a safety zone for shoppers.
  The shooting occurred at The Oaks mall in the city of Thousand Oaks, about 40 miles
  
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• Man Kills Ex-Wife, Injures Self Inside Calif. Mall

  18-03-2018 00:30
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  THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say a man shot and killed his former wife at a Southern California mall and then turned the gun on himself.
  Police say the 33-year-old gunman was taken to a hospital Saturday. The Ventura County Star newspaper reports that the Los Angeles-area resident is in critical condition.
  Ventura County sheriff’s Sgt. Eric Buschow says the man went to a store at The Oaks mall in the city of Thousand Oaks and argued with
  
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• Thousands Of Spectators Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day At Annual Parade

  18-03-2018 00:04
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade was bigger and more popular than ever this year with nearly 200 marching units and tens of thousands of spectators.
  This year, the parade honored Dan Rooney, the former Steelers chairman and U.S. ambassador to Ireland who passed away last April.
  “It’s really special. My whole family is very, very grateful,” Jim Rooney, Dan’s son, said.
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• District 18 post-mortem: Lamb engaged a spectrum of voters; outside GOP help failed to boost Saccone

  18-03-2018 00:00 via post-gazette.com
  It’s not clear when a victor will officially be declared in the closely watched March 13 special election for Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District. But if Democrat Conor Lamb is named the winner, it will be in part because of a step he took on Feb. 17, far from the national spotlight.
  
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