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• PA: Port Authority of Allegheny County Schedules Two Mon Valley Meetings to Share BRT Changes

  05-04-2018 23:43
  April 04--Port Authority of Allegheny County has scheduled two meetings in the Mon Valley to see if new service options for Bus Rapid Transit address rider concerns. The first meeting, which officials announced last month , will take place at 6 p.m. April 12 at the Rankin Christian Center, 230 3rd Ave., in Rankin.
  
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• President Trump Says He Didn’t Know About Lawyer’s Payment To Stormy Daniels

  05-04-2018 23:23
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  By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not know about a $130,000 payment made to the adult film actress Stormy Daniels for her silence, his first public acknowledgment of the scandal surrounding an alleged sexual affair that has plagued him for months.
  “No,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when questioned about his knowledge of the payment, which was made by his private attorn
  
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• Whistleblower sues Monroeville diagnostic testing company over firing

  05-04-2018 23:02 via post-gazette.com
  A Westmoreland County woman said her supervisors at a Monroeville-based health care service provider retaliated against her after she spoke to federal authorities about claims of illegal activity in the workplace. 
  
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• Google Employees Demand Company Stop Work On U.S. Military Project

  05-04-2018 22:45
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  CBS Local — Over 3,000 employees at Google have signed an open letter to the company’s leadership urging them to drop out of the Pentagon’s project to equip drones with artificial intelligence.
  The letter, published by the New York Times, asks Google CEO Sundar Pichai to cancel “Project Maven” and adopt a strict policy of refusing to build warfare technology.“We believe that Google should not be in the business of war,&r
  
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• As Construction Scales Up On Cracker Plant, More Skilled Workers Need To Be Trained

  05-04-2018 22:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s hard to think about Beaver County without thinking of the Shell cracker plant now under construction just off Interstate 376 in Potter Township.
  For many in this region, that means jobs — and a lot of them.
  Take the steamfitters who install the heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and processed pipe.
  “[We have] 1,800 working from the West Virginia border to Lake Erie in 15 counties,” say
  
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• Trump throws out his script, denounces U.S. immigration policies, revives voter fraud claims

  05-04-2018 22:37 via post-gazette.com
  WHITE SULPUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Tossing his “boring” prepared remarks into the air, President Donald Trump on Thursday unleashed a fierce denunciation of the nation’s immigration policies, calling for tougher border security while repeating his unsubstantiated claim that “millions” of people voted illegally in California.
  
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• Dallas Police Searching For 13-Year-Old Possibly Being Sold For Sex By Her Father

  05-04-2018 22:35
  DALLAS (CBS) – The Dallas Police Department is seeking the public’s help in finding 13-year-old Jennifer Mejia.
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  Mejia, who also goes by Vanessa Mejia was reported as a possible child sex trafficking victim to Child Protective Services.Dallas Police said information from CPS indicates the child came from Honduras about a month ago and she is with her father, Felipe Mejia, who may be selling her for sex.
  Dallas Police Detectives spoke to two possible suspects who l
  
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• Suspect Dead After Chase, Shootout With Police In Lawrence County

  05-04-2018 22:22
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  WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A suspect has died following a police chase and shootout Thursday afternoon in Lawrence County.
  According to the New Castle News, police from both Lawrence and Mercer counties were called to the scene in Wilmington Township around 2:10 p.m.
  The Lawrence County District Attorney tells the newspaper that the suspect fired a shot at the New Wilmington police officer who was chasing him, and then there was an exchange of gunfire.
  
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• State Police ID Suspect Killed During Chase, Shootout With Police In Lawrence Co.

  05-04-2018 22:22
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  WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A suspect is dead following a police chase and shootout Thursday afternoon in Lawrence County.
  Multiple police departments, including state police, were called to the scene on State Route 208 at Lonley Lane in Wilmington Township around 2:10 p.m.
  The suspect, identified by state police as 40-year-old William Frazier II of New Castle, was pronounced dead at UPMC Jameson Hospital.
  According to state police, Frazier is accused of
  
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• Pittsburgh will be part of Smart Cities Collaborative on transportation issues

  05-04-2018 21:48 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh was selected Thursday to be is among 22 cities that will work together on transportation issues through a group known as the Smart Cities Collaborative.
  
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• Jury acquits Woodland Hills behavioral specialist charged with student assault

  05-04-2018 21:24 via post-gazette.com
  A jury Thursday found a former behavioral specialist at the Woodland Hills alternative school not guilty on charges alleging he grabbed a 13-year-old student around his throat and dragged him down a hallway.
  
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• ‘If You Kill Someone, We Might Kill You Back’: Sheriff’s County Welcome Sign Goes Viral

  05-04-2018 21:19
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  CBS Local — A small county in Georgia is making big waves on social media after its sheriff posted a sign warning armed criminals that they may be shot by local residents.
  Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley has erected a sign touting its resident’s ability to carry concealed weapons and their alleged willingness to use them. The sign reads, “Our citizens have concealed weapons. If you kill someone, we might kill you back. We have ONE jail
  
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• Body Of Missing CDC Researcher Found, Police Confirm

  05-04-2018 20:57
  CBS Local — A CDC researcher who went missing over seven weeks ago has been found dead in a Georgia river.
  Timothy Cunningham, a commander in the United States Public Health Service and epidemiologist with the CDC, was last seen leaving on Feb. 12 after filing for sick leave at his Atlanta office. Atlanta police confirm that a body pulled from the Chattahoochee River on April 3 was the missing scientist.
  The local medical examiner has ruled the cause of Cunningham&
  
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• Pitt Women’s Basketball Coach McConnell-Serio Out After 5 Seasons

  05-04-2018 20:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Suzie McConnell-Serio is out after five years as the women’s basketball coach at Pittsburgh.
  Athletic director Heather Lyke announced Thursday that McConnell-Serio will not return for the 2018-19 season. McConnell-Serio went 67-87 with the Panthers, including a 22-58 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
  “We thank Coach McConnell-Serio for her contributions to Pitt and wish her the very best in her future
  
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• Moon Area unveils new logo

  05-04-2018 20:08 via post-gazette.com
  Moon Area School District’s image is getting a new look.
  
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• Moon Area school officials say finances on upswing

  05-04-2018 20:05 via post-gazette.com
  The director of fiscal and school services for Moon Area School District said he believes the district’s financial health is improving.
  
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• Police: Man Charged With Leaving 3 Young Kids Alone In Greensburg

  05-04-2018 19:56
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – A man is facing charges for allegedly leaving his three young children alone in Westmoreland County.
  According to police, the incident happened on March 28, in Greensburg.
  Police were called to the Palace Theatre on West Otterman Street around 6:30 p.m. for a report of a verbal domestic dispute.
  A man later identified as 27-year-old Azeez Akintayo was supposed to be watching his three children. At some point during the d
  
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• Spaghetti fundraiser nets $15,000 for victims of Papa J’s fire

  05-04-2018 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  Carnegie Elementary School teacher Julie Lewis watched the news coverage of the March 2 fire that destroyed the Papa J’s Ristorante, as well as 12 apartments on the second and third floors.
  
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• Educators learn how to better connect with students during AIU summit

  05-04-2018 19:36 via post-gazette.com
  North Allegheny School District superintendent Robert Scherrer opened his presentation with a question for the nearly two dozen local educators in the room: “How do you measure a successful school district?”
  
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• Uniontown bookkeeper charged in $345K embezzlement scheme

  05-04-2018 19:33 via post-gazette.com
  A part-time bookkeeper in Uniontown who worked for an Ohio refrigeration repair company embezzled more than $340,000 from the firm over a dozen years, a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh said.
  
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• Covestro awards $400,000 to RMU to expand 'social purpose' programs

  05-04-2018 19:32 via post-gazette.com
  Plastics maker Covestro has invested an additional $400,000 in programs based at Robert Morris University that aim to boost corporate employee volunteerism, train people to serve on charitable boards of directors, and ignite other ways the region’s businesses can achieve social purpose.
  
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• A Third Of Millennials Aren’t Sure The Earth Is Round, Survey Finds

  05-04-2018 19:28
  CBS Local — A new survey has found that a third of young millennials in the U.S. aren’t convinced the Earth is actually round. The national poll reveals that 18 to 24-year-olds are the largest group in the country who refuse to accept the scientific facts of the world’s shape.
  YouGov, a British market research firm, polled 8,215 adults in the United States to find out if they ever believed in the “flat Earth” movement. Only 66 percent of young millennials answered t
  
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• Third teen who escaped Shuman Juvenile Detention Center found Source: WPXI

  05-04-2018 19:24
  The third and final teenager who broke out of Shuman Juvenile Detention Center in Pittsburgh last week has been caught, Channel 11 News learned Thursday. Police have not released details of how they found the third escapee, but he was located in the city's Hazelwood neighborhood.
  
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• Bethel Park students hope to take part in National School Walkout on April 20

  05-04-2018 19:24 via post-gazette.com
  The Bethel Park school board wants to hear from high school administrators and students about what exactly will be happening at a planned April 20 school walkout before the board gives its approval.
  
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• WWE Insiders Pick WrestleMania, Tenille Dashwood Ready For ROH Supercard of Honor

  05-04-2018 19:10
  By Chuck Carroll
  Although some wrestlers will be sprinting to the ring, WrestleMania 34 will be a marathon. This year’s Super Bowl of pro wrestling is poised to be a seven-hour extravaganza including the pre-show. Officially, the card is jam packed with 13 matches and will very likely add a 14th, the highly anticipated match between John Cena and The Undertaker.
  WWE has done a good job of keeping the anticipation of their clash building with Cena’s repeated failed attempts to summon
  
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• Polishing the Diamond: Historic Ligonier gets new look

  05-04-2018 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  Diamond Park in the center of downtown Ligonier has been a gathering spot for that community — and visitors from all over  — for the past three centuries.
  
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• Holy Family Academy in Emsworth changes name to Nazareth College and Career Prep

  05-04-2018 18:58 via post-gazette.com
  After three years, officials at what used to be the Holy Family Academy in Emsworth have renamed the school to avoid confusion with an affiliated and similarly named social services provider.
  
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• Second ex-UPMC radiologist charged federally with illegal Vicodin distribution

  05-04-2018 18:55 via post-gazette.com
  A second former UPMC radiologist is facing federal charges of distributing narcotic pain pills and health care fraud following an investigation originally brought by UPMC police.
  
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• A first look at Lamb, Linsenmayer as candidates in new 17th

  05-04-2018 18:19 via post-gazette.com
  If there was ever a campaign stop to reveal the new-look Conor Lamb, Wednesday night very well could have been it.
  
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• Turnpike and PennDOT workers got their goats

  05-04-2018 18:16 via post-gazette.com
  If you’re working on 109-foot-tall bridges, you’d better not be afraid of heights.
  
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• Commuters Left Frustrated By Route 30 Closure

  05-04-2018 18:13
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  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A section of Route 30 remains closed because it is sinking into a hillside in East Pittsburgh.
  The westbound lanes will be closed indefinitely near the Westinghouse Bridge, which is creating a traffic nightmare for some commuters.
  “I don’t know how they’re going to fix that,” one man said. “I hope they do because it’s going to be a nightmare.”
  “I know as you’re going in it&rsqu
  
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• Black Ice Suspected After Car Crashed Into Pole In West Liberty

  05-04-2018 18:13
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  WEST LIBERTY (KDKA) – Black ice might have caused an early Thursday morning crash in West Liberty.
  According to police, the crash happened on West Liberty Avenue near the South Busway around 6:10 a.m.
  A car crashed into a utility pole, which brought down power lines. Then, the pole fell onto an SUV in the Matthews International parking lot.
  Black ice could be to blame for the crash. The road looked slick and temperatures were under the free
  
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• Survivor Castoff Bradley Kleihege Speaks Out

  05-04-2018 18:00
  Episode seven of “Survivor: Ghost Island” featured steak, several blasts from the past and an Immunity Challenge loss for Naviti. Libby and Bradley were both on the chopping block and ultimately, Bradley was voted off the show.
  Bradley chatted with CBS Local about what went wrong for him, why he said everything was going great at Tribal and what he loved the most about his Survivor experience.
  Why do you think you were voted off?
  Bradley Kleihege: It was a bummer. I’ve tho
  
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• Third and final Shuman escapee found hiding under bed in Hazelwood

  05-04-2018 17:58 via post-gazette.com
  The last of three 17-year-old boys who escaped from Shuman Juvenile Detention Center on March 29 was captured in Hazelwood on Thursday morning after a week on the run.
  
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• Shuman Detention Center Escapee Arrested In Hazelwood

  05-04-2018 17:44
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Shuman Detention Center escapee has been apprehended after being on the run for several days.
  According to police Raymontay Green was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. in Hazelwood.
  Through the course of their investigation, deputies believed Green was at a home in the 200 block of Winston Street. When they arrived, they observed Green climbing out of a second story window.
  (Photo Courtesy: Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office)
  
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• Police Called Over ‘Crazy Person’ Talking To Self, Turns Out To Be KDKA Reporter On Facebook Live

  05-04-2018 16:55
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A KDKA-TV reporter found herself on the opposite side of the law Thursday morning, thanks to social media.Meghan Schiller was hosting a Facebook Live chat from the side of Route 30 in east Pittsburgh when police were alerted to a “crazy person” talking to herself.”
  Schiller was hosting the Facebook Live report to follow up on landslides that have closed several Pittsburgh roads.Parts of Route 30 began buckling Wednesda
  
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• My Life As An NFL Draft Prospect: Hercules Mata’afa

  05-04-2018 16:30
  The 2018 NFL Draft is set for Thursday, April 26th through Saturday, April 28th. As the stars of the college game get ready to find out where they will begin their NFL journey, CBS Local Sports’ “My Life As” series will give them an opportunity to talk about how they got to this point and what they expect from the future in their own words.
  Today, we check in with Washington State defensive lineman Hercules Mata’afa. Originally from the island of Maui, Hercules
  
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• Former WWE Pro Wrestler Hit, Killed By Pickup Truck In Ross Twp.

  05-04-2018 16:16
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  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The man who was struck and killed along McKnight Road in Ross Township early Wednesday morning is now being identified as a former professional wrestler.
  According to police, the incident happened on McKnight Road around 5:30 a.m.
  The victim, identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office as 71-year-old Thomas M. Sullivan, died after being rushed to the hospital.
  Sullivan, of Ross Township, was also known by his
  
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• President Trump Undecided On Troop Levels At Border

  05-04-2018 16:02
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration hasn’t determined how many troops it will seek to have deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border.
  That’s according to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Thursday morning, who says: “We’re going to be sending as many troops as we need.”
  President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Wednesday clearing the way for the deployment of National Guard troops to the border, but it will u
  
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• Survivor: Ghost Island – Episode Seven Recap – Gotta Risk It For The Biscuit

  05-04-2018 15:32
  By Mickie McLeod
  14 Castaways were left on Survivor: Ghost Island. The merge is coming around the corner, and it could be anyone’s game. Not one, not two, but THREE legendary relics are in this week’s episode! Did you miss it? I’ll always be here to recap!
  Reward Challenge and Ghost Island
  Any reward is nice, but steak is GREAT.” – Jeff Probst
  Oh yeah Probst, oh yeah.
  That’s right; this challenge was all about the reward of juicy steak, chicken
  
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• NBA Teams Creating Sensory Rooms For Fans With Autism

  05-04-2018 15:16
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  By Erin Gabriel, CNN
  (CNN) — When crowds of noisy fans pack sports and entertainment arenas, many people go expecting — even hoping — to experience some sort of sensory overload.
  But for families with children on the autism spectrum, it’s difficult to enter an often rowdy, overpowering environment without worrying about the kids. For some, it’s virtually impossible.
  It’s a challenge that’s now being addre
  
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• Johnny Valiant dies

  05-04-2018 14:56
  The 71-year-old wrestler-turned-actor - whose real name was Thomas Sullivan - ran across a busy road in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning when he was hit by the vehicle just before 5.30am. Detective Brian Kohlhepp told news station WPXI: "We do have witnesses.
  
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• PTL Links: April 5, 2018

  05-04-2018 14:31
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Steve Gavatorta’s “In Defense Of Adversity”
  American Field Service Student Exchange
  Big Burrito Restaurant Group
  Doug Oster
  Andy Amrhein At Evey True Value Hardware
  Kidsburgh
  APOST Program
  Next Pittsburgh
  
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• Finau Dislocates Ankle Celebrating Ace, Pops It Back Into Place

  05-04-2018 14:19
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  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Tony Finau injured his left ankle celebrating a hole-in-one during the Par-3 Tournament at the Masters and then seemingly popped it back into place.
  Finau flew the back of the seventh green Wednesday on the Par-3 course at Augusta National and spun it back into the hole for an ace. He started running toward the hole to celebrate, then turned and backpedaled before landing awkwardly on his left ankle. He dropped to one kn
  
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• Landlord removes "There Are Black People in the Future" billboard in East Liberty

  05-04-2018 13:45 via post-gazette.com
  Jon Rubin once referred to the billboard art project that he founded above a building on the corner of Highland and Baum in East Liberty as “almost a speech bubble for the building.”
  
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• Report: Opioid Addiction Costs Employers $2.6B A Year For Care

  05-04-2018 13:40
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  (AP) – A new report shows large employers spent $2.6 billion to treat opioid addiction and overdoses in 2016, an eightfold increase since 2004. More than half went to treat employees’ children.
  The analysis released Thursday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation finds such spending cost companies and workers about $26 per enrollee in 2016.
  Employers have been limiting insurance coverage of opioids because of concerns about addic
  
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• Wolf Backs Bills To Fight Workplace Sexual Harassment

  05-04-2018 13:21
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration says the Democrat is backing a package of forthcoming legislation that’s designed to improve protections in Pennsylvania against workplace sexual harassment and discrimination.
  Wolf’s announcement Thursday with Democratic lawmakers comes amid revelations of misconduct allegations against several lawmakers and state agreements to pay more than $3 million to settle sexual misconduct cla
  
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• Mon Wharf closed to parking due to flooding concerns

  05-04-2018 12:21 via post-gazette.com
  The Mon Wharf parking area remains off limits to commuters in Downtown Pittsburgh through Friday because of the extended flood advisory issued for the Ohio River.
  
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• Data Tool Created By CMU Student Helps Predict Fire-Prone Buildings In Pittsburgh

  05-04-2018 11:43
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A data tool created by a Carnegie Mellon University doctoral student is helping the City of Pittsburgh with fire prevention and safety.
  Michael Madaio is the student behind the predictive model that determines the fire risk for the city’s commercial buildings, helping prioritize inspections.  There are roughly 22,000 commercial properties in the city
  “It’s one more thing we have in the tool box,&rd
  
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• One Injured In Crash After Hole Opens Up On Elizabeth Bridge

  05-04-2018 10:20
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterELIZABETH (KDKA) — One person was injured after a crash on the Elizabeth Bridge early Thursday morning.
  A metal plate on the bridge became dislodged with construction and a hole opened up. A car hit that hole around midnight, causing major damage to the vehicle.
  The driver suffered minor burns from the airbag deploying and the car had to be towed from the scene.
  Several vehicles were backed up for at least 15 minutes until crews got to the
  
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