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• Two Airline Pilots Report Seeing The Same UFO Pass Their Planes

  27-03-2018 23:14
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  CBS Local — A pair of airline pilots traveling over Arizona claim they were passed by a UFO while flying at over 30,000 feet in the air. Both planes reported the sighting and now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a radio broadcast of the out-of-this-world incident.
  According to the radio logs, a Learjet operated by Phoenix Air and an American Airlines flight saw the object flying in the opposite direction of their planes on Feb.
  
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• President Trump Suggests U.S. Military Foot The Bill For Border Wall

  27-03-2018 23:11
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  By Eli Watkins, Jeremy Diamond and Elizabeth Landers, CNN
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump has privately floated the idea of funding construction of a border wall with Mexico through the US military budget in conversations with advisers, two sources confirmed to CNN Tuesday.
  Trump discussed the idea in a private meeting last week with House Speaker Paul Ryan, a source familiar with the conversations said, as he reviewed the omnibus spending bill, which does
  
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• Check Your Mail: Valpak May Have Sent You A $100 Check

  27-03-2018 23:05
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  CBS Local — Whether you like to clip coupons or not, direct marketing firm Valpak says people should be checking their mail because the company is sending out $100 checks all over the U.S. this year.
  In celebration of the monthly coupon pack’s 50th anniversary, Valpak says $100 checks have been randomly placed in their envelopes and are being mailed out to each of the company’s 150 markets.“No strings attached, just $100 for co
  
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• LOCASH Talks Keith Urban Phone Call, Almost Quitting And ACM Awards Nominations

  27-03-2018 22:50
  After coming oh so close to walking away, LOCASH’s ascent in country music continues, having been nominated for Vocal Duo and New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year, honors that Chris Lucas and Preston Brust hope to bring home from the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards.
  “It don’t get better than that — no pun intended,” Lucas said, referencing their nominations and new single, “Don’t Get Better Than That.”
  Lucas and Brust made a go of it after d
  
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• Pittsburgh officials highlight drop in gun violence, other crimes

  27-03-2018 22:45 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh city and police officials lauded year-over-year drop in gun violence and other crimes Tuesday, crediting the declines to police efforts.
  
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• Pa. School Board Votes Against NRA Grant For Its Rifle Team

  27-03-2018 22:35
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  STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania school board has decided to turn down a $4,730 grant from the National Rifle Association for new rifles for the school’s rifle team.
  The Pocono Record reports that the Stroudsburg School Board voted 6-2 Monday night against the NRA grant.
  Board member Merlyn Clarke cited the organization’s stands on some issues and asked why the board should “promote a gun culture that has nothing to do with our rif
  
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• Scientists Find A New Organ In Humans: The Interstitium

  27-03-2018 21:47
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  CBS Local — Just like finding a long lost relative, scientists would like to introduce you to an organ you never knew you had: the interstitium.
  New research published in Scientific Reports has revealed that the human body contains a network of fluid-filled channels that had previously been undiscovered. The spaces were found all around the body’s connective tissue which lines the digestive tract, lungs, urinary systems, and surroundi
  
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• Pioneer pilot Beverley Bass tells how the '9/12' musical 'Come From Away' changed her life

  27-03-2018 21:31 via post-gazette.com
  Beverley Bass has seen “Come From Away” 101 times, and she has no intention of stopping there.
  
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• The Baseball Report: Opening Day Is Here

  27-03-2018 21:12
  Ryan Mayer
  As most of the nation begins its thaw from a long, cold and often snowy winter, familiar sounds have begun to fill the air once more. The crack of the bat, roar of the crowd and shouts from vendors of ‘hot dogs, get your hot dogs here’ can only mean one thing: baseball is officially back. Spring training was fun, as we slowly reintroduced ourselves to the game and the storylines surrounding the upcoming season. But now it’s time for the action to start on the field.
  
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• Supplier in Caribbean-to-Pittsburgh narcotics ring pleads guilty

  27-03-2018 20:44 via post-gazette.com
  A convicted drug dealer from St. Thomas who was living near Detroit admitted Tuesday in federal court that he shipped heroin from the Virgin Islands to Michigan and then to Pittsburgh, where a North Side drug gang distributed it.
  
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• 2 arrests made in South Oakland fatal shooting

  27-03-2018 20:31 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police arrested two men Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting in South Oakland.
  
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• 2 Arrested After Shooting Victim Found Dead In South Oakland

  27-03-2018 20:26
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two people have been arrested after a man was found dead in South Oakland Monday night.
  According to police, officers were called to the 3200 block of Ward Street just before 5:45 p.m. after the man’s body was discovered.
  Pittsburgh Police spokeswoman Alicia George said the victim had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He has since been identified as 24-year-old Hasan Ishmael Abdul-Rabb.
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• Microsoft To Ban ‘Offensive Language’ And Monitor Your Private Account

  27-03-2018 20:01
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  CBS Local — Microsoft is cracking down on what people say while using their services online. According to a new services agreement written by the company, the tech giant is planning to ban accounts that use “offensive language” and will go through your private data to “investigate” users.
  In a March 1 release, Microsoft is warning customers using Office, Xbox, Skype, and other products that the company is prohibiting offensive lang
  
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• NFL Owners Approve Catch Rule Changes

  27-03-2018 19:52
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  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – NFL owners approved rules changes defining what is a catch on Tuesday, hoping to eliminate much of the controversy and confusion that plagued the league in recent years.
  In simplifying the language of the rule, as recommended by the competition committee, the new standards require three elements:
  -having control of the ball;
  -getting two feet down or another body part;
  -making a football move, such as taking a third ste
  
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• Apple Unveils New $329 iPad With Pencil Stylus For Schools And Students

  27-03-2018 19:40
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  CBS Local/CNET — It’s back-to-school for Apple with a brand new iPad.
  Apple unveiled a new version of its tablet franchise at its education event in Chicago on Tuesday, which it hosted at the Lane Tech College Prep High School. The school is the largest public high school in Chicago.
  “Macs and iPads are used throughout schools by students for everything from music to language arts and even advanced robotics,” Apple&rs
  
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• Beth Tarasi suspends campaign, leaving Lamb, Linsenmayer in Democratic race for Pa. 17th District

  27-03-2018 19:30 via post-gazette.com
  Attorney Beth Tarasi suspended her campaign for Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District on Tuesday, leaving one Democrat left in the primary field to challenge Conor Lamb ahead of this November's midterms.
  
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• Plum firm signals intent to sue Pittsburgh cop amid tech-related whistleblower claims

  27-03-2018 19:23 via post-gazette.com
  A Plum-based software consultant is pushing back against a harsh portrayal in a whistleblower case, signaling that it intends to sue the Pittsburgh police officer behind the civil litigation.
  
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• Company To Bring Cruising Tiki Bar Boats To Pittsburgh

  27-03-2018 19:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh’s rivers are going have a tropical feel this summer.
  A company called Cruisin’ Tikis is bringing tiki bar boats to Pittsburgh.
  They already operate in South Florida and starting in May, Pittsburghers will be able to charter the boats.
  (Photo Courtesy: Cruisin’ Tikis/Facebook)
  The vessels fit up to six people and you can bring your own drinks and music.
  A two-hour cruise will cost about $400.
  
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• State to use Pitt lab for data-driven approach to opioid crisis

  27-03-2018 19:02 via post-gazette.com
  Two weeks after launching a new information system to better track the opioid epidemic, the Wolf administration is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health on an enhanced system to analyze and predict how best to address it.
  
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• Feds file drug, fraud charges against manager of Washington County drug treatment program

  27-03-2018 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  The manager of a drug treatment center whose clinics in Washington County and West Virginia were raided in January by federal agents has been charged with drug distribution and health care fraud.
  
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• Mom Praised For Making ‘Entitled’ Son Shop At Goodwill As Punishment

  27-03-2018 18:57
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  CBS Local — A Georgia mother who was tired of her son’s “entitled” attitude has become a Facebook sensation after posting her unique punishment online.
  In a picture uploaded on March 25, Cierra Brittany Forney of Hog Mountain documented her son’s shopping trip to a local Goodwill store. The mother says she took the 13-year-old to the shop and made him spend $20 of his own money on clothes to wear to school for a
  
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• This Week In Golf: Watson Wins WGC-Dell, Houston Open Next

  27-03-2018 18:40
  By Sam McPherson
  It has been four years since Bubba Watson last won a major tournament. But with his second victory of the PGA Tour season, on Sunday in the WGC-Dell Match Play event at the Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas, it looks like Watson may work his way into the conversation for the favorites at the Masters next month. Winning for the second time in five weeks can do that for any professional golfer, let alone a proven winner like Watson.
  He also won the Genesis Open, formerly the No
  
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• Larry Nassar’s Former Boss Accused Of Storing Nude Photos & Inappropriately Touching Student

  27-03-2018 18:40
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  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan State University official who oversaw a clinic where former sports doctor Larry Nassar worked is facing criminal charges for allegedly inappropriately touching a student and storing nude photos of female students on his work computer.
  William Strampel, who was dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine until late last year, was charged Tuesday with a felony, a high court misdemeanor and two misdemeanor
  
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• Mayor: City’s Violent Crime Rates Down Due To New Policing Policies

  27-03-2018 18:24
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Four years ago, the City of Pittsburgh took a new approach to a policing and it appears to be working.
  Starting in 2014, Mayor Bill Peduto said officers got more involved in community relations, they identified people who were at risk and intervened in their lives.
  The mayor says that approach has worked and violent crime is down in the city.
  “The number of shootings are down, the number of homicides are down, the
  
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• Report: Pitt To Hire Duke Assistant Basketball Coach Jeff Capel

  27-03-2018 18:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The University of Pittsburgh has reportedly found their new men’s basketball coach.
  According to CBS’ Jon Rothstein, Jeff Capel will take over head coaching duties at Pitt.Pitt will hire Jeff Capel as its next head basketball coach, per a source.
  — Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 27, 2018
  Has served as an assistant coach at Duke since 2011.
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• Pitt Hires Duke Assistant Basketball Coach Jeff Capel

  27-03-2018 18:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The University of Pittsburgh has found their new men’s basketball coach.
  According to a press release, Jeff Capel will take over head coaching duties at Pitt. He had served as an assistant coach at Duke since 2011.
  “Coach Capel is a high-energy leader committed to being a part of our university and the city of Pittsburgh. He has a tremendous basketball pedigree and a strong track record of recruiting, develop
  
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• For a third time, trial begins for Allentown man accused in 2012 killing

  27-03-2018 18:11 via post-gazette.com
  Deshawn Nelson has been tried for killing the same man in Beltzhoover twice before, with both cases ending with jurors unable to reach a verdict.
  
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• Cruise down Pittsburgh's three rivers on a floating tiki bar boat

  27-03-2018 17:35 via post-gazette.com
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• Carrick heroin dealer gets three years in federal drug death case

  27-03-2018 17:32 via post-gazette.com
  Describing heroin and fentanyl as the "scourge of the community," U.S. District Judge Nora Barry Fischer on Tuesday sent Carrick dealer Justin Robinson, whose heroin killed a man, to federal prison for three years.
  
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• Health Department slaps Vocelli Pizza in Oakland with consumer alert

  27-03-2018 16:35 via post-gazette.com
  Vocelli Pizza at 4740 Baum Boulevard in Oakland was hit with a consumer alert by the Allegheny County Health Department due to a significant mouse infestation, according to the inspection report.
  
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• Fan Essentials: Best Final Four Ever

  27-03-2018 15:38
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  After two wild weekends of games, we’ve narrowed the NCAA Tournament field down from 68 to four. There have been plenty of surprises along the way, the biggest of which is 11-seed Loyola-Chicago becoming just the fourth double-digit seed ever to make the Final Four and making the trip to San Antonio. The drama of the first few weekends is always fun, with the non-stop action and upsets, but now the tension mounts, as we have just three games left in the season to crown a nationa
  
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• AP-NORC Poll: Trump Benefiting From Economic Policies

  27-03-2018 15:22
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – A growing American economy and passage of a Republican tax overhaul appear to be helping President Donald Trump lift his approval ratings from historic lows.
  That’s according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
  Trump remains unpopular with the majority of Americans, 58 percent. But 42 percent say they now approve of the job he’s doing as president, up seven points from a month ago.
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• Pitt, UPMC open advanced surgical technology center

  27-03-2018 14:40 via post-gazette.com
  The University of Pittsburgh, in partnership with health care giant UPMC, has opened an advanced surgical technologies center, where doctors and industry representatives can develop and test new surgical techniques and devices.
  
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• Pitt opening advanced surgical technology center to test new devices

  27-03-2018 14:40 via post-gazette.com
  It turns out that the first private company to contract for services at a new surgical technologies center at the University of Pittsburgh, in fact, has deep Pittsburgh roots.
  
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• PTL Links: March 27, 2018

  27-03-2018 14:15
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Rizzo’s Malabar Inn
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• Police Find Burglar Sleeping Inside Connecticut Home

  27-03-2018 14:07
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  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Police say they caught a suspected burglar snoozing inside a Connecticut home.
  Officers responded to the break-in around 7 a.m. Sunday in New Haven. The homeowner wasn’t inside at the time, but she watched the suspect through a surveillance system.
  Police say they found the 27-year-old suspect sleeping on the living room sofa.
  He has been charged with third-degree burglary and first-degree criminal trespass.
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• Eagles DE Bennett Surrenders On Charge Of Injury To Elderly

  27-03-2018 13:51
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  HOUSTON (AP) – Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro defensive end Michael Bennett has surrendered to authorities in Houston on a charge that he injured a paraplegic woman as he tried to get onto the field after last year’s Super Bowl to celebrate with his brother.
  Bennett made a brief court appearance Monday where the judge set his bond at $10,000 on a felony count of injury to the elderly. He was expected to post bail and be released.
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• Man Who Tried To Wed Laptop Pushes Anti-Porn Bill Across U.S.

  27-03-2018 13:41
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  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A man who tried to marry his laptop in a legal fight against same-sex marriage is promoting legislation across the country to require a filter to block pornography and human trafficking websites that would be lifted if a user pays $20.
  The measure pushed by Chris Sevier has been described as the “Elizabeth Smart Law” after the girl who was kidnapped from her Utah home as a teenager in 2002. But Smart want
  
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• Amazon’s HQ2 surveyors have yet to come to Pittsburgh, but many say there’s no reason to worry

  27-03-2018 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  It’s enough to feed Pittsburgh’s long-held inferiority complex. Amazon has scoured Washington, D.C., Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Atlanta, and even cross-state rival Philadelphia — apparently 10 of the 20 finalists in all — in its search for a second headquarters.
  
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• Police: Drunk Woman Arrested For Making Lewd Comments To Easter Bunny

  27-03-2018 12:58
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  MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) – Police say an Ohio woman has been arrested for making lewd comments to an Easter Bunny.
  Authorities say they were called to Richland Carrousel Park in Mansfield Saturday after the woman made the comments while taking a picture with the Easter Bunny.
  Arriving officers reported the 54-year-old appeared to be intoxicated, with slurred speech and unsteadiness on her feet.
  The woman was arrested for drunkenness and transpo
  
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• 2 wounded in overnight stabbing in Aliquippa

  27-03-2018 12:57 via post-gazette.com
  Police are investigating a stabbing overnight in Aliquippa in which two people were wounded.
  
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• Authorities identify man found fatally shot in South Oakland

  27-03-2018 12:37 via post-gazette.com
  Authorities have identified the man found shot to death in South Oakland Monday afternoon.
  
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• Plant-based diet can reverse chronic diseases like diabetes, some cancers, mounting evidence shows

  27-03-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  Diagnosed in 2007 with ovarian cancer that had spread, Sally Lipsky underwent one round of chemotherapy, fully aware she had a 39 percent chance of surviving five years. 
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools moves to fire human resources chief for 'inappropriate relationship'

  27-03-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh Public Schools intends to fire its human resources chief for having an “inappropriate relationship” with a subordinate.
  
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• Pict's Season Finale Jane Eyre Opens Next Week At Wqed

  27-03-2018 12:00
  PICT Classic Theatre will conclude its 2017-2018 Season with JANE EYRE, opening at WQED's Fred Rogers Studio in Oakland on April 7th. The script for PICT's JANE EYRE has been adapted from the novel by Charlott Bronte by PICT Artistic and Executive Director Alan Stanford , who will also direct the piece.
  
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• Non-Profit Providing A Lifeline To Animals In Need

  27-03-2018 11:29
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Shelters can’t house every animal that’s waiting to be adopted, but a non-profit organization called Animal Lifeline is working to bridge the gap.
  Its “Ride To Rescue” program recently brought a number of dogs to the Pittsburgh area who were set to be euthanized in rural Tennessee.
  Credit: KDKA-TV
  Animal Lifeline also recently opened a thrift store in Homestead that sells donated items for people. Proceeds go toward animal welfare programs.
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• Milo’s Kitchen Brand Dog Treats Recalled

  27-03-2018 10:51
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  Two types of dog treats are being recalled.
  Both are sold under the Milo’s Kitchen brand.
  According to the Food and Drug Administration, the Grilled Burger Bites With Sweet Potato And Bacon and Steak Grillers Recipe With Angus Steak treats may contain too much beef thyroid hormone.
  At least three dogs have become sick after eating the treats.
  For more information on the recall, click this link.
   
  
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• Police: Man Stabs Wife, Self During Aliquippa Domestic Dispute

  27-03-2018 09:41
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  ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) – A domestic dispute in Aliquippa led to a man and woman being taken to the hospital with stab wounds.
  According to police, the incident happened at a home in the 1300 block of Main Street around 2 a.m.
  When police arrived, officers could hear a woman screaming for help inside.
  Officers made their way upstairs where they found 44-year-old Tizar Pope holding a knife.
  (Photo Credit: Aliquippa Police)
  Investigators say he
  
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• Man, Woman Stabbed During Aliquippa Domestic Dispute

  27-03-2018 09:41
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  ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) – A domestic dispute in Aliquippa led to a man and woman being taken to the hospital with stab wounds.
  According to police, the incident happened at a home in the 1300 block of Main Street around 2 a.m.
  A man and woman were taken to the hospital, but their conditions are unknown. According to sources, the woman may have been stabbed in the neck.
  Police appeared to be focusing on a house along Main Street. One officer w
  
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• 2 People Wounded In Stabbing In Aliquippa

  27-03-2018 09:41
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  ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) — Two people were wounded in a stabbing early Tuesday morning in Aliquippa.
  A Beaver County emergency official said police were called to the 1300 block of Main Street just before 2 a.m.
  There was no immediate word on the condition of the victims.
  Police appeared to be focusing on a house along Main Street. One officer was standing on the front porch.
  
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