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• Pa. Superior Court upholds $500K verdict for friction burn in Pittsburgh limousine case

  03-04-2018 23:54 via post-gazette.com
  The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Monday upheld a $500,000 jury verdict for a Mount Washington man who claimed that friction from his leg rubbing against someone else’s during a cramped limousine ride caused a third-degree burn that required two skin grafts.
  
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• Pedestrian struck by McKeesport police vehicle

  03-04-2018 23:48 via post-gazette.com
  A pedestrian was hit by a McKeesport police vehicle Monday night, officials said.
  
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• Council clears Pittsburgh police to patrol North Side public housing complexes

  03-04-2018 23:45 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh will supply six police officers and a supervisor to safeguard two public housing complexes in the North Side, city council decided Tuesday.
  
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• Second — and final — egg hatches in Harmar bald eagle nest

  03-04-2018 23:19 via post-gazette.com
  The Harmar eagle family expanded today when a second egg hatched shortly after 4 p.m.
  
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• Panel discussion provides - wealth of information' for small businesses

  03-04-2018 23:19
  Kelly Hunt, district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration Pittsburgh District Office, serves as moderator for the panel discussion. On the road to becoming the U.S. Small Business Administration's Pittsburgh District director, Kelly Hunt grew up in Washington County with her father running his own repair shop.
  
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• ‘I Activated This Thing In My Head’: Former Penguin Kevin Stevens Talks Drug Addiction, Getting Sober

  03-04-2018 23:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Penguins forward Kevin Stevens put his body on the line for fifteen seasons in the NHL, but as he told a crowd Tuesday at PPG Paints Arena, it was his time off the ice that he wants to talk about.
  Hockey fans loved Stevens for his toughness and goal-scoring and teammates loved his fierce loyalty, but a battle with drugs took all of that away.
  Stevens says it was one 30-second decision that nearly destroyed his life.
  “If yo
  
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• Facebook Blames A ‘Bug’ For Not Deleting Your Deleted Videos

  03-04-2018 23:07
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  CBS Local — As if the controversy surrounding Facebook’s privacy and data sharing couldn’t get any worse, a new report has found that videos users thought were deleted were not actually erased by the company.
  According to a report by New York Magazine, a user downloaded their Facebook archive and was surprised to find several recordings that had been made years earlier and supposedly deleted. New York says the problem was discov
  
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• Second Eaglet Hatches At Harmar Bald Eagle Nest

  03-04-2018 22:58
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  HARMAR (KDKA) — Egg watch is over for the year! The second egg in the Harmar bald eagles nest hatched Tuesday afternoon.
  The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania said the second eaglet hatched just after 4 p.m.
  (Photo Courtesy: Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania)
  The first egg in the Harmar nest hatched on Monday morning.
  WATCH LIVE HERE:Harmar Bald Eagle Cam
  Hays Bald Eagle CamThe Harmar eagles only laid two eggs this year.
  Meanwhile, the eaglet
  
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• Woman Fatally Shoots Self, Injures 3 At YouTube HQ In Possible Domestic Dispute

  03-04-2018 22:32
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  SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — A woman opened fire with a handgun Tuesday in a courtyard at YouTube headquarters, wounding three people before fatally shooting herself in what is being investigated as a domestic dispute, authorities said.
  Terrified employees huddled inside, calling 911, as officers and federal agents swarmed the company’s suburban campus sandwiched between two interstates in the San Francisco Bay Area city of San Bruno.
  YouTube employee D
  
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• Police: Female Suspect In YouTube’s Calif. HQ Shooting Is Dead

  03-04-2018 22:32
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  SAN BRUNO, Calif. (CBS/AP) — Police say the female suspect in a shooting at YouTube’s California headquarters is dead.
  Police say she appears to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound."We have four victims who have all been transported for gunshot related injuries. We have one suspect who is deceased inside the building with a self-inflicted wound," San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini says. https://t.co/mRdpyhYtJ0 pic.twitter.com/Qhga3bewcb
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• Businessman accused of using loans as 'personal slush fund' free on bond

  03-04-2018 22:20 via post-gazette.com
  George Retos Jr., a Washington County businessman indicted earlier this month on a dozen fraud-related counts, appeared briefly in federal court Tuesday and was released on bond pending trial.
  
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• East Liberty man convicted in 2015 bank robberies

  03-04-2018 22:11 via post-gazette.com
  An East Liberty man who went to trial on charges of armed bank robbery was quickly convicted on all counts Tuesday in U.S. District Court.
  
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• Penguins To Face Former Teammate Cole Thursday In Columbus

  03-04-2018 21:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Penguins have an important meeting with the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Thursday night for multiple reasons.
  The more obvious is a possible playoff preview against a perennial Metropolitan Division rival. Another is how this matchup will affect the division standings. Then there is the Penguins’ first game facing defenseman Ian Cole, who played with the team during the previous seasons before being traded in
  
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• State Police: Device Found In Derry Twp. ‘Could Have Killed Somebody, There’s No Doubt About That’

  03-04-2018 21:09
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  DERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — State Police in Westmoreland County are looking for the person who left an apparent explosive device in a Derry Township man’s yard.
  Police were called to Longview Court around 2:45 p.m. Monday afternoon for a caller who reported that “there appeared to a pipe in his yard that he thought might be rigged up as a bomb.”PSP Greensburg received a report of a suspicious device located in the yard at 568 Longview Court
  
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• 5 Things You Missed: Villanova Earns Second Title In Dominating Fashion

  03-04-2018 21:00
  By Matt Citak
  A wild 2018 NCAA Tournament has finally come to an end. We began with 68 schools from around the country vying for the same goal- to come out of the Big Dance on top. After dominating six straight games, the Villanova Wildcats have earned the title of National Champions.
  Villanova takes home second national championship in three years
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  Villanova entered the tournament as a No. 1 seed, and unlike the other top teams that fell early, the Wildcats im
  
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• Police find suspected pipe bomb in Derry yard

  03-04-2018 20:51 via post-gazette.com
  Pennsylvania State Police said that a device found Monday in the yard of a Derry home was a suspected pipe bomb.
  
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• Pittsburgh police officer involved in violent South Side arrest resigns from force

  03-04-2018 20:50 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh police officer at the center of a controversial arrest on the South Side in May has resigned from the force.
  
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• Pittsburgh police officer involved in violent South Side arrest resigns

  03-04-2018 20:50 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh police officer at the center of a controversial arrest on the South Side in May has resigned from the force.
  
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• Antibiotic Resistant ‘Nightmare Bacteria’ Spreading In U.S., CDC Warns

  03-04-2018 20:48
  CBS Local — In recent years, antibiotic resistance has risen to dangerous levels and has become a growing public health crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 2 million Americans become infected with germs resistant to antibiotics each year and more than 23,000 die from these infections.
  Now, a new government study finds more grim news. Researchers report that nationwide testing uncovered 221 instances of unusual resistance in the so-ca
  
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• Pittsburgh company Noveome testing medication aimed at treating CTE

  03-04-2018 20:23 via post-gazette.com
  An Oakland biotech is preparing to test a new medicine the company says may be effective in treating a brain injury associated with playing football.
  
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• Panera Bread ‘Ignored’ Report Of Leaked Customer Data For Months, Report Suggests

  03-04-2018 20:15
  CBS Local — Panera Bread has been accused of leaking the personal information of millions of their customers. The data breach was reportedly discovered in August of 2017 but nothing was done to correct the leak for eight months.
  A report from KrebsOnSecurity.com claims that Panera’s website exposed the information of up to 37 million people who created an account to order food online from the bakery chain. Names, email addresses, home addresses, birthdays, and credit card number
  
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• Trump: ‘We’re Going To Be Guarding Our Border With The Military’ Until Wall Is Complete

  03-04-2018 20:06
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  By Betsy Klein and Barbara Starr, CNN
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s calling on the military to guard the US-Mexico border until his long-promised border wall is complete.
  “I told Mexico, and I respect what they did, I said, look, your laws are very powerful, your laws are very strong. We have very bad laws for our border and we are going to be doing some things, I spoke with (Defense Secretary James) Mattis, we’re
  
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• John Krasinski On A Quiet Place & Working With Wife Emily Blunt

  03-04-2018 20:06
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) — John Krasinski might best be known as Jim from the hit comedy TV series ‘The Office,’ but in recent years, he’s shown his dramatic acting chops appearing in films like ‘13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’ and has directed movies as well.
  In his new film, ‘A Quiet Place,’ he jumped into three roles. He stars in it, directs it and co-wrote the screenplay for the film described as a heart pounding roller coaste
  
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• ‘This Is Nature Going On Right Now’: East Pittsburgh Residents Remain Concerned About Landslide

  03-04-2018 19:41
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  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Residents in East Pittsburgh remain concerned about a landslide caused by large water main break.
  Water and mud keeps dripping down the hillside behind Electric Avenue Apartments and into a pool of water below.The people who live there are concerned.
  “It’s just bad. It’s a senior building, and it’s older people who can’t really get around and do things,” said apartment resident Mona Pearson.
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• Mayor Bill Peduto: 'Safe leave' order will assist victims of domestic violence

  03-04-2018 19:41 via post-gazette.com
  Nearly every day, the Women’s Law Project hears from women struggling to find safety — for themselves and their kids — from domestic violence.
  
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• Reports Of ‘Zombie’ Raccoons Scare Homeowners, Puzzle Police

  03-04-2018 19:04
  CBS Local — Police in Youngstown, Ohio had more than crime to deal with over the last month. The city has reportedly been invaded by a wave of “zombie-like” raccoons who have terrified local residents.
  Police received 14 calls in March from homeowners saying that the woodland creatures were spotted standing upright on their back legs and showing off their fangs. One wildlife photographer called the shocking sight “extremely strange.”
  “He would stand up on
  
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• Resonance Works Ends Season With Pittsburgh Premiere Of Dvorak's RUSALKA

  03-04-2018 19:03
  RESONANCE WORKS closes its fifth season with a fully staged production of Dvok's opera Rusalka on Friday, May 11, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 13, at 3 p.m. Performances will be held at the Charity Randall Theatre in Oakland, continuing an exciting partnership with the University of Pittsburgh's Department of Theatre Arts. Presented with generous support from the Heinz Endowments, Rusalka will be performed with the Resonance Chamber Orchestra and sung in the original Czech with projected English s
  
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• DA: Homewood Police-Involved Shooting Was Justified

  03-04-2018 18:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County District Attorney says he has determined that a police-involved shooting in Homewood was justified.
  The incident happened in the early morning hours of Feb. 11 when a man was fatally shot by Pittsburgh Police during a routine patrol.
  Police say two officers were on patrol in the area of Brushton Avenue and Bennett Street when they saw 39-year-old Mark Daniels, who they say was acting suspiciously.
  Allegheny County
  
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• Tiger Woods At 2018 Masters: The Latest News, Odds, And Updates

  03-04-2018 18:45
  CBS Local — Tiger Woods is returning to the Masters for just the second time since 2013. The golfing great’s comeback story has turned this year’s tournament at Augusta National into one of the most anticipated sporting events of 2018.
  Woods, who has battled injuries and personal issues for years, has finished in the top 12 in his last three tournaments and currently ranks in the top 10 for strokes gained overall. The 14-time major champion has risen from a 100-1 unde
  
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• DA Zappala: Pittsburgh police officer was justified in Homewood fatal shooting

  03-04-2018 18:29 via post-gazette.com
  The fatal police shooting of a 39-year-old man in Homewood was justified, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said Tuesday.
  
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• Bed Bath & Beyond Taking Toys ‘R’ Us Gift Cards

  03-04-2018 18:11
  (CBS)-Not in the market for a new toy or finding it at the right price at the Toys ‘R’ Us liquidation sale?
  Bed Bath and Beyond will let you use your Toys ‘R’ Us gift card in their stores until Thursday, April 5.
  If you’re not in the market for any of their items right now, according to their website, you can turn your existing Toys ‘R’ Us or Babies ‘R’ Us gift card into a Bed Bath and Beyond gift card, too.One thing to note — the card
  
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• This Week In Golf: Poulter Secures Masters Invite With Houston Open Playoff Win

  03-04-2018 18:00
  By Sam McPherson
  The drama of the moment was not too much for England’s Ian Poulter on Sunday as he forced his way into a playoff at the Houston Open with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 72nd green. He then won the tournament on the first hole of that playoff with a par, securing the final spot in the field for the Masters Tournament this week in Augusta, Georgia, the first major of the PGA Tour season.
  American Beau Hossler could only manage a triple bogey on the extra hole, after watching P
  
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• Britain’s Prince Philip Admitted To Hospital For Hip Surgery

  03-04-2018 17:58
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  LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, has been admitted to the hospital for a previously scheduled hip surgery.
  The palace said Philip entered King Edward VII Hospital in London on Tuesday afternoon and will have surgery Wednesday.
  The palace said in a statement that the hospital admission and surgery were planned ahead of time.
  Philip has missed several public events in recent weeks, including an Easter chur
  
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• Online fundraiser in May to benefit food pantries

  03-04-2018 17:46 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh Foundation has scheduled a daylong, online giving event on May 1 to benefit regional food pantries and nonprofit organizations that supply them.
  
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• Police: Missing Bethel Park Man Without Medication For Mental Health Issues

  03-04-2018 17:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police in Bethel Park are looking for a missing resident who disappeared on Pittsburgh’s South Side.
  According to Bethel Park Police, 24-year-old Michael Pudlo was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Monday during an appointment.
  (Source: Bethel Park Police)
  Pudlo is six-feet tall, weighs 260 pounds and has blue eyes and brown hair. He was last seen wearing a brown Carhartt jacket, a gray t-shirt, blue jeans and black sneakers with a whit
  
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• Police Locate Missing Bethel Park Man Without Medication For Mental Health Issues

  03-04-2018 17:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police in Bethel Park have located a missing resident who disappeared on Pittsburgh’s South Side.
  According to Bethel Park Police, 24-year-old Michael Pudlo was last seen around 1:30 p.m. Monday during an appointment.
  (Source: Bethel Park Police)
  Police say Pudlo suffers from mental health issues and was without his medication.
  Around 7 p.m., police reported that Pudlo had been found safe.
  
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• Authorities Arrest Water Slide Designer After Boy’s Decapitation Death At Waterpark

  03-04-2018 16:42
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  By Madison Park, CNN
  (CNN) — The designer of the waterslide in Kansas on which a 10-year-old boy was killed was taken into custody Tuesday at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, according to the US Marshals Service.
  John Schooley, 72, had landed in Texas after a flight from China.
  Schooley faces charges of second-degree murder, aggravated battery and aggravated endangerment of child. He is due to be arraigned, then sent to Kansas, the Marshals Servic
  
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• Police: Man Claims Ninjas And Deadpool Broke Into His Home Sparking SWAT Standoff

  03-04-2018 16:36
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterDRY TAVERN, Pa. (KDKA) —Police have issued an arrest warrant for a Greene County man they say caused a SWAT situation because he thought “armed ninjas” and Deadpool were breaking into his home.The Observer-Reporter says John Pochron III, 31, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest for the May 2017 standoff.Police say they responded to reports of a man sh
  
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• Nick Faldo: Tiger’s Play Has Created A Great Buzz Entering Master’s This Year

  03-04-2018 16:30
  By Dave Shedloski
  This year’s Masters Tournament will mark CBS Sports’ 63rd consecutive year providing television coverage, by far the longest partnership between a broadcast network and one of golf’s major championships.
  It truly is a tradition unlike any other, though changes always occur to the formula. This year, CBS Sports will produce more than 110 hours of programming among its network, cable and digital platforms, providing viewers and fans an ample fill of coverag
  
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• Active Weather Pattern To Bring Heavy Rain, Destructive Winds, Flooding & Chance Of Snow

  03-04-2018 16:20
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An active weather pattern is in the works for today and Wednesday with heavy rain, storms, destructive winds and even another snow chance all occurring before Wednesday afternoon.
  It’s such a jam-packed day, it may be tough to keep up with it all.So here’s a look at what you can expect, along with when you can expect it.
  Several counties along I-70 are now under a Flash Flood Watch through 4 p.m. today.This includes parts o
  
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• Penn Hills parents could face $600 fine under new anti-bullying ordinance

  03-04-2018 16:13 via post-gazette.com
   
  
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• Volunteers keep runners happy, and hydrated, at the Pittsburgh Marathon finish

  03-04-2018 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  Most runners hear Cinnamon Faulkner and her older sister, India, before they see them.
  
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• Ingram woman charged with working as prostitute in home where children lived

  03-04-2018 15:20 via post-gazette.com
  A mother is charged with working as a prostitute out of her Ingram apartment while three young children were in or around the home.
  
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• PTL Links: April 3, 2018

  03-04-2018 15:13
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Kevin Stevens Power Forward
  Strong For Life Luncheon
  FamilyLinks
  Pittsburgh Magazine Best of the ‘Burgh Readers’ Poll
  Market District
  Cooking Corner Recipes
  Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
  Pittsburgh CLO Spark Festival
  
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• Cooking Corner: Springtime Tomato Recipes

  03-04-2018 15:05
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Chef Ben D’Amico, of Market District, stops by the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen with some beautiful artisan tomatoes, and the perfect springtime recipes to use them in.
  Spring Tomato & Asparagus Tortellini SaladCompliments of Market District Chef Benjamin D’Amico
  Serves: 4-6Prep Time: 20 min.Cooking Time: 10 minutes
  Ingredients:1 Package Market District Cheese Filled Tortellini
  1 Pack (8 oz) Market District Mini San Ma
  
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• At Least 2 Arrests, Fires Set During Villanova Fan Celebrations

  03-04-2018 14:37
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  VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) – Students at Villanova University flooded the streets around campus to celebrate the Wildcats’ second NCAA men’s basketball championship in three years, and police reported two arrests following the partying.
  Villanova defeated Michigan 79-62 in Monday’s title game in San Antonio, setting off a raucous celebration on and around the Radnor Township campus.
  As soon as the game ended, fans streamed into the streets, che
  
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• Police Beat April 3

  03-04-2018 14:28
  Receiving stolen property charge: Gregory Michael McClead, 40, of 165 Bunner Hill Road, Mt.
  
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• The Baseball Report: Ohtani Shines In Debut

  03-04-2018 14:14
  Ryan Mayer
  The opening series of the season has wrapped up for every team and home openers for some of the league’s northeast teams are on the way later this week. As we begin to settle in for a long spring and summer of baseball, we’ll bring you the top stories from around the game each week so you can keep track even if you aren’t a live-and-die with every box score type of fan.
  Ohtani’s First Start Shows Off Potential
  One of, if not the biggest, stories coming out of S
  
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• Migration is explored creatively by Carnegie Nexus

  03-04-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Understanding migration — whether it involves people, wildlife, bugs or even bacteria — is a dynamic concept requiring the mind to do some migrating on its own.
  
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