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  31-03-2018 23:33
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• Second Shuman escapee captured after lengthy pursuit

  31-03-2018 23:32 via post-gazette.com
  A 17-year-old boy who escaped Shuman Juvenile Detention Center allegedly stole two vehicles, crashed them both, and fled before he was ultimately captured, authorities said.
  
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• Tenn. Pastor Accused Of Molesting Children Arrested In Allegheny County

  31-03-2018 22:43
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP/KDKA) – A longtime pastor has been returned to Tennessee to face charges that he molested several children during his time leading a Nashville congregation.
  Media reports say Matthew Dennis Patterson was arrested March 8 by Nashville police in Allegheny County, where he moved after leaving the Tennessee church last September.
  Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus with the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette tha
  
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• Police Find $100K Worth Of Drugs In Fineview Home, 3 Arrested

  31-03-2018 22:14
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  FINEVIEW (KDKA) — Three people were arrested after police found $100,000 worth of drugs in a Fineview home Friday.
  According to police, detectives executed a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of Fountain Street around 7:30 p.m.
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  Inside the home, authorities found the following narcotics:2 kilos of cocaine
  1 ounce of loose cocaine
  2 ounces of crack cocaine
  50 bricks of heroin
  18 grams of raw her
  
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• Drugs worth $100,000 seized in Fineview

  31-03-2018 22:08 via post-gazette.com
  Three people were arrested Friday evening in what Pittsburgh Police are calling a “major drug bust.”
  
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• Juvenile Detention Center Escapee Apprehended After Allegedly Stealing, Crashing 2 Cars

  31-03-2018 21:49
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Authorities say a teenager who escaped from the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center on Thursday has been apprehended.
  According to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received information Friday night that one of the three 17-year-old boys who escaped from the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center on Thursday night had allegedly stolen a black 2013 Chevy Cruze after his escape.
  The vehicle was spotted on Route 51 and police b
  
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• Tennessee pastor accused of molesting several children arrested in Warrendale

  31-03-2018 20:36 via post-gazette.com
  A longtime Nashville pastor was arrested in Allegheny County earlier this month on charges that he molested several children during his time leading a Tennessee congregation.
  
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• Suspect Apprehended After Attempting to Escape Police By River

  31-03-2018 18:46
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  Connellsville (KDKA) — A suspect is in custody after escaping police and trying to flee them in the frigid Youghiogheny River.
  Connellsville Police say they responded Saturday to a state constable’s call to serve several warrants to a suspect.They took the suspect into custody to transfer him back to Connellsville Police department where he was to be held.As police were walking with the suspect to the station, the suspect escaped police and fled int
  
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• “Ham-Burglar” Suspect Re-Apprehended After Escaping Police Into River

  31-03-2018 18:46
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  Connellsville (KDKA) — A man that had been previously arrested on suspicion of stealing hams, the “ham-burglar,” has been re-apprehended by police for outstanding warrants on new charges and is now facing additional charges after attempting to escape and flee via the Youghiogheny River.
  (Source: Pennsylvania State Police)
  Connellsville Police say they responded Saturday to a state constable’s call to serve several warrants to Shawn Princ
  
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• ‘Ham-Burglar’ Jumps Into River In Attempt To Escape Arrest

  31-03-2018 18:46
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  CONNELLSVILLE (KDKA) — A man who police know as the “ham-burglar” had to be rescued after his arrest Saturday when he tried to make a break for it by jumping into a river.
  Shawn Prince, 21, gave everyone, including himself, quite a scare Saturday morning after reportedly jumping in the Youghiogheny River.
  He was trying to get away from police, who had handcuffed Prince for bench warrants out against him.
  The young man is known to police in Fay
  
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• Trump Accuses Amazon Of Costing Taxpayers Money

  31-03-2018 18:09
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is again attacking online retailer Amazon.com, calling its deal with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver packages a money-losing agreement that hurts U.S. taxpayers.
  In tweets Saturday, Trump calls the Amazon deal a post office “scam.”
  He writes that “the U.S. Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for each package it delivers for Amazon. That amounts to Billions of Dollars.”
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• Lawsuits Filed After Florida Pedestrian Bridge Collapse

  31-03-2018 17:52
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  MIAMI (AP) – More lawsuits have been filed in the aftermath of a pedestrian bridge collapse near a Florida university campus.
  The Miami Herald reports that a 19-year-old who was a passenger in an SUV crushed by a slab of concrete filed a lawsuit Thursday against several companies involved in the bridge’s construction near Florida International University.
  The teen, Richard Humble, was riding in an SUV driven by FIU student Alexa Duran. He managed to
  
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• Medical Examiner rules South Oakland death a homicide

  31-03-2018 17:22 via post-gazette.com
  The death of a man shot Monday afternoon in South Oakland has been ruled a homicide, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said.
  
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• Man dies in Mercer County crash

  31-03-2018 16:08 via post-gazette.com
  A passenger died Friday morning when the vehicle he was riding in crashed into a tree in Mercer County.
  
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• Drug Companies Want Supreme Court To Take Eye Drop Dispute

  31-03-2018 16:04
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court is being asked to take a case about whether eye drops are too big.
  Don’t roll your eyes. Major players in American’s medicine cabinets are now asking the high court to take the case.
  On the other side are patients using the companies’ drops to treat glaucoma and other eye conditions. They say drug companies’ bottles dispense drops that are too large, leaving wasted medication running down their f
  
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• Associated Press Analysis: Black Americans Largely Left Out Among High-Paying Jobs

  31-03-2018 14:47
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  BOSTON (AP) – Fifty years after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, black Americans are still struggling to gain a foothold in the nation’s more prestigious and lucrative professions.
  That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of government data that found black workers are chronically underrepresented compared with whites in technology, business, life sciences, and engineering, among other occupations. Meanwhile, black are
  
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• Notre Dame Women’s Basketball Beats UConn On Last-Second Shot In Overtime

  31-03-2018 13:13
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Arike Ogunbowale’s jumper from the corner with a second left lifted Notre Dame to a 91-89 overtime victory over UConn on Friday night in the national semifinals.
  She finished with 27 points and Jackie Young had a career-high 32 to lead the Irish back to the championship game for the first time since 2015.
  “I know I just had to shoot it at the last minute,” Ogunbowale said. “I didn’t want to give them a c
  
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• Dr. Bennet Omalu’s Autopsy Of Unarmed Shot Man Disputes Sacramento Police Account

  31-03-2018 12:52
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  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Calls for justice and charges against two police officers who fatally shot an unarmed black man aren’t abating in California’s capital city after an autopsy showed Stephon Clark was shot in the back.
  The findings by pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu counter the department’s narrative that Clark was approaching the officers when he was killed.
  Several hundred protesters marched through downtown streets Friday for the
  
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• Police Beat March 31

  31-03-2018 07:50
  Assault, threat charges: Jeremy David Daniels, 25, of 2 Lane St., Bentleyville, was charged Thursday by Bentleyville police with simple assault, terroristic threats, harassment and disorderly conduct.
  
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• Crews Battle Carrick House Fire

  31-03-2018 05:55
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  CARRICK (KDKA) — Crews battled a house fire in Carrick late Friday night.
  It broke out in the 1600 block of Mount Joseph Street around 10:45 p.m.
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  The fire grew to two alarms.Pittsburgh/Carrick: 2 alarm structure fire – 1600 block Mount Joseph St, All occupants accounted for; Structure is not under control at this time.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) March 31, 2018
  According to Allegheny County officials, everyone got o
  
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• Numbers Drawn For $521M Mega Millions Jackpot

  31-03-2018 05:40
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  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Numbers have been drawn for a giant lottery jackpot of at least $521 million.
  Mega Millions announced Friday night that the winning numbers are 11, 28, 31, 46, 59 and Mega Ball 1.
  It wasn’t yet known whether anyone had bought a winning ticket. The jackpot amount had climbed from $502 million to $521 million earlier in the day, but the final amount of the prize hadn’t been announced late Friday.
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• Mother Of Pitt Student Involved In Sorority Hazing Calls Incident ‘Absolutely Heartbreaking’

  31-03-2018 05:26
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The mother of a University of Pittsburgh student is speaking out for the first time about a sorority hazing incident last month that, she says, put her daughter in therapy and has made her afraid to even go to class.
  Sue Levy-Giles of Philadelphia told KDKA’s sister station KYW-TV that the past month has been “absolutely heartbreaking” for her 20-year-old daughter, Alexandria, who is a pre-med major at Pitt.
  “Sh
  
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• Chick-Fil-A Offers Free Sandwiches To Pirates Fans For Home Opener

  31-03-2018 04:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pirates may not be the most popular team in Pittsburgh right now, but if you show a little Bucco spirit, you could get some free food.
  To celebrate the Pirates’ home opener, Chick-fil-A locations in and around the Pittsburgh area will give a free chicken sandwich to any customer wearing official Pirates attire Monday.
  The promotion lasts from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  The deal offers one free sandwich per customer, no purchase nec
  
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• Houston Teen Gets Full Rides To 20 Top U.S. Universities

  31-03-2018 04:31
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  By Isabella Gomez and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN
  (CNN) — Micheal Brown stared at the acceptance letter in front of him: It said yes.
  So did the next one. And the one after that.
  The 17-year-old from Houston applied to 20 of the best universities in the US. He was admitted to every single one with a full ride and $260,000 in additional scholarship offers.
  “It’s something I’m proud of because I see my hard work paying off, determination payi
  
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• 1 Baton Rouge Officer Fired In Fatal Shooting Of Alton Sterling, 1 Suspended

  31-03-2018 03:30
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  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana police chief on Friday fired the white officer who fatally shot a black man during a struggle outside a convenience store nearly two years ago, a killing that set off widespread protests.
  Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul announced officer Blane Salamoni’s firing less than a week after Louisiana’s attorney general ruled out criminal charges in Alton Sterling‘s July 2016 shooting death.
  Paul also sus
  
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• State police trooper injured in crash during chase in Butler County

  31-03-2018 03:17 via post-gazette.com
  A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was injured Friday in a head-on crash during a vehicle pursuit in Butler County.
  
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• Judge Hints He Could Keep Jurors From Hearing Cosby Quaalude Testimony

  31-03-2018 03:09
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  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial hinted Friday that he could keep jurors from hearing the comedian’s prior testimony about giving quaaludes to women before sex, a potential blow to the prosecution’s plans to portray him as a serial predator.
  Judge Steven O’Neill said at a pretrial hearing that he won’t rule on the testimony until it’s brought up at the retrial, which is scheduled t
  
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• Trooper Injured After Suspect Crashes Head-On Into Patrol Vehicle

  31-03-2018 02:17
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  BUTLER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Pennsylvania state trooper was injured when the suspect in a police chase crashed head-on into a patrol vehicle in Butler County on Friday afternoon.
  It happened around 4:40 p.m. at Whitestown Road and South Duffy Road in Butler Township.
  Pennsylvania State Police say Butler City Police tried to pull a vehicle over for a traffic violation near Hansen Avenue and Renaissance Drive in Butler City, but the driver took off.
  Butler To
  
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• New Drones Will Offer High-Tech Assistance To Police, But Raise Surveillance Concerns

  31-03-2018 02:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Drones will be on duty in Pittsburgh this summer.
  The city’s Public Safety Department is getting two high-tech drones to assist police and firefighters.
  It’s state-of-the-art technology that can go where police, firefighters and paramedics can’t without the risk to life and limb.
  “It’s much safer and much cheaper to use technology than put a police officer or firefighter in jeopardy,” Pittsburgh Publ
  
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• Wilkinsburg ‘Way Of The Cross’ Service Highlights Present Day Evils

  31-03-2018 01:29
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  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Pope Francis once said the cross is a reminder of how much evil people are capable of, and how much love Jesus had for a sinful humanity.
  In Wilkinsburg, a Good Friday “Way of the Cross” service highlighted how the crucifixion of Christ translates into what participants call “evils still present today.”
  The service started at St. James Catholic Church.
  Parishioners walked a one-mile path to The Christian Church
  
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• Gateway School Board Member Accused Of Making Anti-Semitic Joke Resigns

  31-03-2018 01:29
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  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — A Gateway School Board member has resigned a few weeks after he was accused of making an anti-Semitic joke to a rabbi.
  It started at a recent school board meeting where Gateway School Board member Steve O’Donnell reportedly asked Rabbi Barbara Symons, who was wearing a skullcap, or kippah, “Do you know you have a thing on your head?”
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  “I felt disrespected and I said, ‘There are a lot o
  
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• Replay Review Saves Pirates; Buccos Beat Tigers 13-10 In 13th

  31-03-2018 01:00
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  DETROIT (AP) – Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer in the 13th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-10 victory over Detroit on Friday – about an hour after the Tigers spilled onto the field to celebrate what they thought was a game-winning hit of their own.
  Nicholas Castellanos was initially called safe at home in the bottom of the 10th for the Tigers, but a replay review took the run away and the teams played on. Polanco’s drive to
  
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• 23rd Annual ‘Way Of The Cross’ Re-Enactment Travels Through Etna

  31-03-2018 00:39
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  ETNA (KDKA) — “Street theater” to spread the good news on this Good Friday. The 23rd annual “Way of the Cross” re-enactment took place in the streets of Etna on Friday morning.
  Traveling from Pine and Locusts streets all the way up the steep hill of High Street, a group of men and women carried a wooden cross to re-enact the suffering of Jesus Christ.
  “I think it gets us to go back and reflect, to really think about what happ
  
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• Volunteers, Recipients Grateful For Good Deeds On Good Friday

  31-03-2018 00:00
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  NORTH SIDE (KDKA) — Lent, especially Good Friday, is a time when Christians give back to their communities. That’s exactly what happened at the Light of Life Rescue Mission on the city’s North Side on Friday.More than 100 volunteers participated in a day of giving back to neighbors in need at the mission that benefitted more than 900 people. One group distributed everything from winter coats, hats and gloves, to underwear, toiletries and hand-
  
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