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• Family Of Five Indicted For Running Fentanyl Ring Linked To Several Overdose Deaths

  08-04-2018 23:29
  A family of five is facing multiple federal narcotics charges for allegedly running a heroin and fentanyl distribution ring linked to several fatal overdoses. The 15-count indictment accuses twin brothers Brad Reed and Greg Reed, 26, cousins Richard Ruby, 31, and Justin McBride, 26, and McBride's wife, Antoinette, 29, of trafficking and dealing heroin , fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine between January 2014 and December 2017 throughout Allegheny County in Pennsylvania, Department of Justice of
  
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• Taillon Tosses 1-Hitter, Pirates Top Reds 5-0

  08-04-2018 22:25
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh’s Jameson Taillon dominated the struggling Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, allowing just one hit while picking up the first shutout of his career as the surprising Pirates rolled to a 5-0 victory.
  Taillon (2-0) struck out seven and walked two. The lone hit he surrendered came on Tyler Mahle’s single to center with one out in the third. Taillon even added an RBI single off Mahle (1-1) in the second.
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• Man shot at sister's residence in Armstrong County

  08-04-2018 22:05 via post-gazette.com
  A Clarion County man was shot to death in neighboring Armstrong County on Saturday night, but authorities are not providing many details.
  
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• For residents affected by Route 30 landslide, a question of 'what's next?'

  08-04-2018 21:38 via post-gazette.com
  When Roberta Leonard packed her bag — she had time to pack only one — she didn't know she'd never set eyes again on the rest of her belongings.
  
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• Man Fatally Shot in Armstrong County

  08-04-2018 21:24
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  NORTH BUFFALO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man was shot and killed in Armstrong County on Saturday night.
  It happened around 9 p.m. in North Buffalo Township.
  According to state police, troopers were sent to the 400 block of Sisterville Road for a report that someone had been shot.
  Officials say the victim — 49-year-old David Lee Claypool, of New Bethlehem, Pa. — died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
  According to the Armstrong County coroner’
  
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• Penguins To Host Flyers In Game 1 Of Playoffs On Wednesday

  08-04-2018 20:39
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins will be hosting the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday.
  Last night, Pens fans found out the team would be facing off against the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round of the playoffs. Now we know when that series will start.
  The Pens announced Sunday afternoon that the first game will take place on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
  The rest of the schedule depends on the outcome of Su
  
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• Man found dead inside vehicle under 31st Street Bridge

  08-04-2018 19:21 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police are investigating after a man was found dead Sunday morning inside a vehicle at the marina at Washington's Landing.
  
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• Body Found Under Bridge On Washington’s Landing

  08-04-2018 19:21
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police responded to reports of a body under the 31st Street Bridge Sunday morning.
  Officers arrived to find a deceased male inside of his vehicle.
  The identity of the victim has not been released and the death is under investigation.
  
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• Trump Suggesting China Will ‘Take Down’ Its Trade Barriers

  08-04-2018 18:33
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is suggesting China will ease trade barriers “because it is the right thing to do” and Washington and Beijing can settle disputes that have rattled financial markets, consumers and businesses.
  A new Trump tweet doesn’t explain why he’s optimistic about resolving an escalating trade clash between the world’s two biggest economies.
  Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn
  
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• Town Center the focus of latest Southpointe growth

  08-04-2018 17:11
  Mike Swisher, principal of Horizon Properties Group, lead developer of the 813-acre tract in Cecil Township, last week spoke about recent developments there and what is ahead.
  
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• Landslides force road closures in North Hills, Moon

  08-04-2018 14:26 via post-gazette.com
  Landslides that have resulted from saturated ground conditions have forced the closure of two roads, PennDOT announced Sunday.
  
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• Land slides force road closures in North Hills, Moon

  08-04-2018 14:26 via post-gazette.com
  Land slides that have resulted from saturated ground conditions have forced the closure of two roads, PennDOT announced Sunday.
  
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• 4 Boys Get Youth Treatment After Sandbag Hits Car, Kills Man

  08-04-2018 12:58
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterTOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Four teenagers charged after a sandbag thrown from an Ohio highway overpass killed a Michigan man have been sentenced to a program at a youth treatment facility.
  Police say the boys, who were then 13 or 14, threw rocks and sandbags onto Interstate 75 near downtown Toledo in December. One sandbag smashed through a car windshield and injured a rider, 22-year-old Marquise Byrd of Warren, Michigan, who later died.
  The boys apologized to Byr
  
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• Landslide shuts down Bunola River Road in Forward

  08-04-2018 07:17 via post-gazette.com
  A landslide has closed a portion of Bunola River Road (Route 2001) in Forward Township, according to PennDOT.
  
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• ‘We Would Have Been Dead’: 2 Apartment Buildings Destroyed In Route 30 Collapse

  08-04-2018 06:05
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  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two apartment buildings were destroyed when part of Route 30 collapsed in East Pittsburgh on Saturday.
  “By the grace of God, I thank the Lord Jesus Christ that we got out in time because the way that building looked today, we would have been dead,” said Andrea Knox.
  Photo Courtesy: KDKA Photographer Tim Lawson
  Knox lived in one of the two buildings at Electric Avenue Apartments that was destroyed after part of Route 30
  
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• Can Carnegie Museums attract a dynamic leader who also knows how to raise money?

  08-04-2018 05:35 via post-gazette.com
  The Carnegie Science Center opens its new, PPG Science Center Pavilion on the North Shore in June. This fall, the Carnegie International, a major contemporary art show, opens at Carnegie Museum of Art in Oakland. An exhibition featuring Andy Warhol’s early career in advertising starts this month at the North Shore museum devoted to his work.
  
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• Sudden collapse of Route 30 prompts evacuations, closes highway for 'months'

  08-04-2018 05:34 via post-gazette.com
  The evacuation order rang out before dawn: Elderly residents of a senior living center must gather their belongings and get out — now.
  
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• Before criminal charges, Bedford County's DA ran into trouble

  08-04-2018 05:33 via post-gazette.com
  BEDFORD, Pa. — Long before he was accused of shielding sexual partners from strict prosecution, before he was charged with revealing the identities of confidential informants and before his nearly two-decade career came crashing to a halt last week, District Attorney William J. Higgins Jr. built a life for himself in this rural community.
  
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• PennDOT Posts New Route 30 Detours Following Road Collapse

  08-04-2018 05:25
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  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PennDOT has posted a new detour following the collapse of Route 30 in East Pittsburgh.
  The new detour is as follows:
  New Posted Westbound Route 30 Detour• From westbound Route 30, traffic will turn right onto Greensburg Pike in North Versailles Township• Greensburg Pike becomes Monroeville Avenue• Turn left onto the Tri-Boro Expressway (Route 130)• Turn right onto Brown Avenue (Route 130)• Brown Avenue bec
  
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• Penguins To Take On Flyers In First Round Of NHL Playoffs

  08-04-2018 05:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s western Pennsylvania vs. eastern Pennsylvania for the first round of the NHL playoffs this year.
  The Penguins have been set for the playoffs since last Saturday, and Friday’s victory earned them home ice advantage. The only question left was who would they be playing?
  The results of Saturday’s games gave us our answer.
  Left: Sidney Crosby (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images), Right: Claude Giroux (Photo by Patr
  
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• Teenager shot in shoulder in Sheraden

  08-04-2018 04:41 via post-gazette.com
  A 15-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder Saturday night in Sheraden, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Pirates Fall To Reds In 7-4 Loss

  08-04-2018 04:39
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds cooled off the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-4 victory on Saturday night.
  Pittsburgh opened the season with six wins in seven games and then jumped out to a 4-0 lead against Cincinnati in the second. But the Reds chipped away at the deficit before Suarez finished the job.
  Joey Votto hit a sacrifice fly in the third, and Jesse Winker added an RBI
  
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• Police investigate deadly shooting in Wilkinsburg

  08-04-2018 04:30 via post-gazette.com
  A man was found fatally shot Saturday evening in a Wilkinsburg alley, Allegheny County police said.
  
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• Authorities identify victim of shooting in Wilkinsburg

  08-04-2018 04:30 via post-gazette.com
  Authorities have identified the victim of a shooting Saturday night in Wilkinsburg.
  
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• Male Found Fatally Shot In Wilkinsburg Alley

  08-04-2018 04:26
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  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a male was found fatally shot in a Wilkinsburg alley Saturday.
  Police were sent to the 1300 block of Franklin Avenue around 6:40 p.m. for a report of someone lying unresponsive in an alley.
  When first responders arrived on the scene, they found a male suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The victim has not yet been identified.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  According to police, shots
  
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• Riverhounds Beat Toronto FC 4-0 In First 2018 Season Win

  08-04-2018 03:36
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Riverhounds earned their first win of the 2018 season Saturday afternoon, defeating Toronto FC II 4-0 at Highmark Stadium.
  A second half hat trick from Jamaican striker Neco Brett saw Pittsburgh cruise to victory in the third game of the year, improving the teams record to 1-0-2 and keeping them unbeaten on the young season.
  The game was originally scheduled to be played in Toronto, but poor field conditions caused the match to be
  
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• Police Searching For Missing West End Woman

  08-04-2018 03:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are searching for a missing woman from Pittsburgh’s West End.
  According to police, 59-year-old Kim Moscatiello was last seen Wednesday evening at a home in the 1200 block of Lakewood Drive.
  No further details on her disappearance have been released.
  (Photo Courtesy: City of Pittsburgh Public Safety Department)
  Moscatiello is a white woman with dark blonde hair. No further description has been released.
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• Officials: Missing West End Woman Located

  08-04-2018 03:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officials confirm a missing woman from Pittsburgh’s West End has been located.
  According to police, 59-year-old Kim Moscatiello had been missing since Wednesday evening. She was last seen at a home in the 1200 block of Lakewood Drive.
  Officials confirmed Monday that Moscatiello had been located.
  (Photo Courtesy: City of Pittsburgh Public Safety Department)
  Further details have not yet been released.
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• First Grader Excited To Find Blake Shelton’s Name In Old School Textbook, Mother Less Than Thrilled

  08-04-2018 03:06
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  ADA, Okla. (CBS) — When 7-year-old Marley opened her “new” school textbook and saw the name of country music star “Blake Shelton” written inside, she was “excited” to be holding on the same book he had. Her mother, Shelly Bryan Parker wasn’t –– and her ire had nothing to do with the Oklahoma native, but instead her state’s scarce funding for new school resources and teachers’ salaries.
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• Family Of Suspected Drug Dealers Charged In Fatal Overdoses

  08-04-2018 02:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Five family members who were all allegedly involved in a drug trafficking organization are facing charges for selling drugs that resulted in fatal overdoses.
  The organization involved twin brothers Brad and Greg Reed, the Reeds’ cousins Justin McBride and Richard Ruby, and McBride’s wife, Antoinette.According to officials, the five people distributed heroin and fentanyl from January 2014 to December 2017.
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• Fire Officials: 1 Dead After Trump Tower Fire

  08-04-2018 01:02
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  NEW YORK (AP) – Fire officials say a man has been killed in in a raging apartment fire at Trump Tower in New York City.
  Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro says a 50th-floor apartment at the midtown tower was “virtually entirely on fire” when firefighters arrived after 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
  (Photo Credit: FDNY/Twitter)
  Fire officials say a man who was in the apartment was taken to a hospital and later died. Four firefighters suffered minor injuries.
  
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• Crews Battle Flames On 50th Floor Of Trump Tower

  08-04-2018 01:02
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  NEW YORK (AP/KDKA) – Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at Trump Tower in New York City.
  The Fire Department says the 4-alarm blaze broke out on the 50th floor shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday.
  President Donald Trump tweeted about 45 minutes later that the fire was out. Trump says it was “Very confined (well built building).”Fire at Trump Tower is out. Very confined (well built building). Firemen (and women) did a great job. THANK YOU!
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• Police: Speed a factor in Butler County crash that killed elderly man

  08-04-2018 00:24 via post-gazette.com
  State police said speed was a factor in a Butler County crash that killed an Ellwood City man on Friday.
  
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