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• Republicans in PA: Everything is fine

  20-04-2018 23:08 via post-gazette.com
  Look at polling, talk to Democrats or watch cable news and it sounds like a Democratic wave will undoubtedly wash away Republican strongholds in the government this November.
  
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• Pennsylvania Department Of Health Says State Hit Hardest By Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak

  20-04-2018 22:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The nationwide E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is growing, and Pennsylvania appears to be hit the hardest.
  According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the state has 12 confirmed cases, most in the nation. Due to privacy concerns, the locations of the cases could not be announced.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are now 53 confirmed cases nationwide in 16 states. Thirty-one people have been h
  
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• Pennsylvania Department Of Health Says State Hit Hardest By E. Coli Outbreak

  20-04-2018 22:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The nationwide E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce is growing, and Pennsylvania appears to be hit the hardest.
  According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the state has 12 confirmed cases, most in the nation. Due to privacy concerns, the locations of the cases could not be announced.
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there are now 53 confirmed cases nationwide in 16 states. Thirty-one people have been h
  
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• Man found guilty in Homewood shooting death of teenage girl

  20-04-2018 22:16 via post-gazette.com
  A Perry North man was found guilty Friday of second-degree murder in relation to the shooting death of a Homewood girl.
  
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• Southwest Offers Apology, $5K, To Passengers On Damaged Jet

  20-04-2018 21:53
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Southwest is sending a letter of apology, a $5,000 check and a $1,000 travel voucher to passengers who were on a flight that made an emergency landing in Philadelphia following an engine explosion.
  Chairman Gary Kelly says in the letter that the money is to help cover any “immediate financial needs.”
  An engine on a Southwest jet exploded Tuesday, and debris hit the plane. Forty-three-year-old banker Jennifer Riordan of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was fatally in
  
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• Democratic Party Suing Russia, Trump Campaign, Wikileaks

  20-04-2018 21:50
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  NEW YORK (AP) – The Democratic National Committee has sued President Donald Trump’s campaign, his son, his son-in-law, the Russian Federation and WikiLeaks, saying they conspired to help Trump win the 2016 presidential election.
  The DNC filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court in Manhattan. It seeks unspecified damages and an order to prevent further interference with DNC computer systems.
  The lawsuit says Trump and his associates had relationships
  
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• Survivor Castoff Libby Vincek Speaks Out

  20-04-2018 21:31
  “Survivor: Ghost Island” is down to 11 contestants as Libby Vincek got voted out a Tribal Council this week. Libby had many strong friendships and was seen as a threat to win by some some of the other contestants. In the end, those things and a few other circumstances ultimately were the reason why her torch was extinguished.
  Libby talked with CBS Local about why she got voted off, her Survivor experience and who she wants to win.
  Why do you think you were voted off?
  Libby Vincek: I
  
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• PennDOT awards contract to rebuild Route 30 in East Pittsburgh

  20-04-2018 21:30 via post-gazette.com
  The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Friday afternoon awarded a $6.54 million contract to Golden Triangle Construction to build a retaining wall and rebuild a section of Route 30 that collapsed in East Pittsburgh two weeks ago.
  
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• Police seek vehicle in connection with Stowe homicide

  20-04-2018 21:08 via post-gazette.com
  Allegheny County Police are looking for a sedan they think might be linked to a January fatal shooting in Stowe.
  
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• Ex-Donora councilman charged with food stamp fraud at his deli

  20-04-2018 20:56 via post-gazette.com
  A former Donora councilman has been charged with food stamp fraud at the deli he owns.
  
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• Obituary: William I. “Bill” Swoope IV / Co-founded Coffee Tree Roasters with his father

  20-04-2018 20:41 via post-gazette.com
  Of all the coffee shops in all the towns in all the world, in 1994 Jean Grice walked into Bill Swoope’s.
  
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• NBA Coaching Candidates: Perfect Hires For Every Opening

  20-04-2018 20:23
  By James Herbert
  (CBS Sports)- Last summer was an aberration in the NBA coaching world, as zero — ZERO! — teams made a change. It turned out that this did not reflect the profession getting less volatile, as three coaches — Earl Watson in Phoenix, David Fizdale in Memphis and Jason Kidd in Milwaukee — were fired midseason. Three more — Jeff Hornacek in New York, Steve Clifford in Charlotte and Frank Vogel in Orlando — have been dismissed since the end of the r
  
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• Top Ten: Your opioid questions put into context

  20-04-2018 20:15 via post-gazette.com
  On Thursday the Post-Gazette and Highmark hosted “Health Care Forum: Search for the Opioid Solution” and filled Heinz Field's Hyundai Club with some 400 people who listened to Gov. Tom Wolf, Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Karen Hacker, Highmark Health Plan chief medical officer Charles DeShazer and Post-Gazette reporter Rich Lord talk about the epidemic.
  
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• TRAFFIC: HOV lane to open for fans leaving Penguins playoff game

  20-04-2018 20:12 via post-gazette.com
  The Bedford Avenue HOV lane will be open for fans leaving the Penguins-Flyers playoff game Friday night at PPG Paints Arena.
  
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• Funeral Arrangements Set For Bruno Sammartino, Public Welcome At Visitation

  20-04-2018 20:06
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The funeral arrangements for Pittsburgh legend and World Wide Wrestling Federation Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino, who passed away on Wednesday at age 82, has been set for this weekend.
  Visitation will take place at John A. Freyvogel Sons Funeral Home in Shadyside from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The public is welcome to attend.
  The funeral mass will take place at St. Sebastian Catholic Church on Siebert Road in Ross
  
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• UPMC Employee Confirmed To Have Tuberculosis

  20-04-2018 20:03
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officials say a UPMC employee has tuberculosis, and they’re reaching out to patients and staff who may have had contact with the employee.
  According to UPMC, the employee works in the UPMC Presbyterian Emergency Department and was seen as a patient at a UPMC Presbyterian ophthalmology clinic and a Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC physician’s office.
  UPMC says patients and staff who may have had contact with this employee when
  
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• Producer, DJ Known As Avicii Found Dead At Age 28

  20-04-2018 19:50
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  NEW YORK (AP) – The Swedish-born producer and DJ known as Avicii has been found dead in Oman.
  Publicist Diana Baron said in a statement that the 28-year-old DJ, born Tim Bergling, was in Muscat, Oman.
  (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
  Avicii was a pioneer of the contemporary Electronic Dance Movement and a rare DJ capable of worldwide arena tour. He won two MTV Music Awards, one Billboard Music Award and earned two Grammy nominations
  
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• From ‘Touchy-Feely’ To ‘Lying Homosexual,’ Pa. State Rep Daryl Metcalfe’s Social Media Tirade

  20-04-2018 19:50
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) –Pennsylvania State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe posted a social media rant Friday morning singling out “liberal loser Democrat legislators.”In his post on Facebook, Metcalfe, a Butler County Republican, went on a tirade about his Democratic colleagues who sit on the House State Government Committee he chairs.“I block all substantive Democrat legislation sent to my committee and advance good Republican legislation!” Mr. Met
  
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• UPMC ER employee contracted TB; hospital checking with patients, employees who came in contact

  20-04-2018 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  UPMC said in a press release Friday that it confirmed in mid-March that an employee who works in the UPMC Presbyterian emergency room contracted the infectious disease tuberculosis.
  
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• After social media controversy, North Allegheny School District and security contractor cut ties

  20-04-2018 19:29 via post-gazette.com
  The North Allegheny School District and a security contractor have agreed to sever ties after growing public outcry over controversial social media posts by the company and its owner.
  
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• Former Broncos, Eagles Lineman Evan Mathis Sells 1952 Mickey Mantle Card For Over 2 Million Dollars

  20-04-2018 19:24
  Ryan Mayer
  Baseball cards have long been a hobby in the United States, with many people beginning their collections as kids. In many cases, the hobby doesn’t last beyond childhood. However, there are still plenty of folks out there who continue their collecting well into their adult years, searching for those rare cards that are valued above all others. On Thursday night, one of those rare cards came onto the market and was sold for nearly 3 million dollars.
  According to ESPN’s Darre
  
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• More than 3,000 'bird-friendly' glass panes to adorn renovated National Aviary

  20-04-2018 19:21 via post-gazette.com
  While architects often work to keep UV rays out of high rises and homes, the birds, plants and trees at the National Aviary need the sun and all of its rays. That’s why a $1.2 million renovation to the facility will include a special kind of bird-friendly glass.
  
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• INPAX, North Allegheny School District End Relationship After Social Media Controversy

  20-04-2018 19:15
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  NORTH ALLEGHENY (KDKA) — The North Allegheny School District and the security company INPAX are ending their relationship after a controversy surrounding the INPAX CEO’s social media posts.
  The district and INPAX made the announcement Friday, saying the decision was mutual.
  Problems began in March when parents in the school district discovered posts on INPAX founder and CEO Sam Rosenberg’s personal Facebook page and the company’s page th
  
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• Photographers provide treats for the eye in Mt. Lebanon

  20-04-2018 19:04
  Good photographers know a good opportunity, as Brad Kavo did when he saw a group of nursing piglets with their mother. "I got on my belly, wiggled under the fence and was able to catch some of the action," he recalled.
  
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• Tuned In: KDKA-TV GM Chris Pike retires

  20-04-2018 18:42 via post-gazette.com
  Chris Pike, currently the longest-tenured TV station general manager in the market, will retire this spring from CBS-owned KDKA-TV/WPCW.
  
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• KDKA-TV GM Chris Pike to retire

  20-04-2018 18:42 via post-gazette.com
  Chris Pike, currently the longest-tenured TV station general manager in the market, will retire this spring from CBS-owned KDKA-TV/WPCW.
  
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• 5 dog friendly watering holes in Pittsburgh

  20-04-2018 18:00
  
  Looking for a place to eat or drink that loves your four-legged friend as much as you do?
  
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• Ohio Wants Steubenville Sex Offender Kept On Registry

  20-04-2018 17:58
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state of Ohio says a man convicted as a juvenile of raping a 16-year-old girl should remain on Ohio’s sex offender registry because he’s never fully acknowledged what he did.
  State prosecutors say former Steubenville High School football player Ma’Lik Richmond has continually tried to minimize his involvement in the crime.
  Richmond was convicted in 2013 of raping a West Virginia girl during an alcohol-fueled par
  
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• Police: Phone Scammers Pretend To Be Duquesne Light, Threaten To Shut Off Power

  20-04-2018 17:36
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say scammers are calling Duquesne Light customers and threatening to shut off their power.
  According to police, a Penn Hills business owner received a call from someone who said they worked for Duquesne Light and the business owner’s power would be shut off immediately due to an unpaid balance.
  The caller then told the business owner to purchase a pre-paid credit card and provide the numbers on the card to pay o
  
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• Orioles Trading Manny Machado At Deadline Seeming More Likely

  20-04-2018 17:34
  By Dayn Perry
  (CBS Sports)- Orioles infielder Manny Machado endured a bit of a disappointing 2017 season, but thus far in 2018 he’s producing in line with expectations. Through 19 games, Machado in this, his age-25 campaign owns a slash line of .338/.414/.623 (189 OPS+) with five home runs and seven doubles. Those are excellent numbers, to say the least.
  Machado of course is bound for a big payday next winter. He’s very young as pending free agents go, he’s a dif
  
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• Pittsburgh-area students protest for tougher gun laws on Columbine massacre's anniversary

  20-04-2018 16:56 via post-gazette.com
  A number of Pittsburgh-area school districts and students are participating in the National School Walkout Friday to coincide with the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre.
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: NBA And NHL Playoffs Roll On

  20-04-2018 16:55
  Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana PacersFriday, April 20, 2018, 7:00 pm ET
  CLEVELAND +1
  I need to ride LeBron James. The Cavs will continue to get better as the playoffs get deeper. Game 3 is a must-win for the Cavs and that is all we need to do to get an ATS cover. I have the Cavaliers as 4-point favorites in this spot.
  SportsLine Expert: Kenny White (9-7-1 in last 17 NBA O/U picks)
  Toronto Raptors vs. Washington WizardsFriday, April 20, 2018, 8:00 pm ET
  WASHINGTON -2
  The Wizards were embarrassed
  
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• Police Request Help Identifying Person Of Interest In Murder Case

  20-04-2018 16:22
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  EAST HILLS (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police need help identifying a person of interest in a murder case.
  Police are investigating the fatal shooting of Meliek Rashad Hemingway, who was shot and killed on Conemaugh Street in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood on Easter Sunday this year.
  (Photo Courtesy: Pittsburgh Department Of Public Safety)
  Video surveillance footage shows a person riding a bicycle in the area where Hemingway was shot.
  Detectives are a
  
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• 1 Student Shot At Florida High School, Suspect In Custody

  20-04-2018 15:41
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  OCALA , Fla. (AP) – Authorities say one student shot another in the ankle at a Florida high school and a suspect is in custody.
  The Ocala Star-Banner reports the shooting happened Friday morning at Forest High School which was on lockdown. The injured student was taken to a local hospital.
  Police say the suspected shooter is also a student at the school.
  No other details were immediately available. Some parents came to the school to await word on what hap
  
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• Authorities Double Reward For Dynamite Stolen From Pa. Worksite

  20-04-2018 15:22
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  MARIETTA, Pa. (AP) – Federal authorities have doubled the reward to $20,000 for information on the theft of hundreds of explosives from a worksite in Pennsylvania.
  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says approximately 700 pounds of dynamite and 400 blasting caps were stolen over the weekend from a Gregory General Contracting Company site in the southeastern part of the state.
  The ATF says the explosives had been stored in a locked tru
  
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• PTL Links: April 20, 2018

  20-04-2018 15:16
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Dance With Pittsburgh Celebrities
  Integral Ballroom
  Demidov Dance
  Pittsburgh Public Theater
  Don’s Appliances
  Chef Anthony Marino
  Persad Art For Change
  PRC Earth Day ReuseFest
  
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• Crews demolishing house near Route 30 landslide

  20-04-2018 15:08 via post-gazette.com
  Crews Friday morning began tearing down a house near the collapsed portion of Route 30 in East Pittsburgh to make way for a retaining wall.
  
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• One killed, 2 injured in Westmoreland County crash

  20-04-2018 15:01 via post-gazette.com
  One person was killed and at least two people were injured in a head-on collision Friday morning in Westmoreland County.
  
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• Students Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence In Schools

  20-04-2018 14:41
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Students walked out of their classes Friday morning as part of a “National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools.”
  It comes just two months after the deadly shooting in Florida and on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.
  CAPA students protest in Market Square (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Jeff Roupe)
  School districts in the area are allowing, if not encouraging, students to participate in the
  
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• Students Set To Walk Out To Protest Gun Violence In Schools

  20-04-2018 14:41
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Students are set to walk out of their classes Friday morning as part of a “National Day of Action Against Gun Violence in Schools.”
  It comes just two months after the deadly shooting in Florida and on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.
  School districts in the area are allowing, if not encouraging, students to participate in the event in an orderly, organized fashion. Some districts are allowed the studen
  
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• Police: Icy Road Conditions Caused Fatal North Huntingdon Crash

  20-04-2018 14:26
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  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — One person was killed in a car crash in North Huntingdon on Friday morning.
  It happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Route 993 near the intersection with Haywood Road.
  When officers arrived on the scene, they found two pickup trucks that were severely damaged.
  According to police, icy road conditions caused one truck to cross the center line and crash head-on into the other truck.
  One driver was taken to the hospital with injuries.
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• One Killed In North Huntingdon Crash

  20-04-2018 14:26
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  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — One person was killed in a car crash in North Huntingdon on Friday morning.
  It happened around 7:30 a.m. on Route 993 near the intersection with Haywood Road.
  According to emergency dispatchers, the crash involved two vehicles and one person was killed.
  At least one other person was injured in the crash, but further details have not yet been released.
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• Crews Demolish Home Below Route 30 Landslide

  20-04-2018 13:16
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  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Crews are getting ready to demolish a house below the Route 30 landslide in East Pittsburgh.
  Credit: KDKA-TV
  The demolition is scheduled because PennDOT wants to make way for a new retaining wall in the area, and PennDOT wants to move quickly.
  The home, along with two apartment buildings and another home, were all damaged in the Route 30 collapse. 
  Officials said earlier this month that while they were demolishing one of the
  
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• Women held hostage overnight in Hazelwood house

  20-04-2018 12:40 via post-gazette.com
  A man faces charges after holding five people hostage in Pittsburgh’s Hazelwood neighborhood late Thursday night.
  
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• Beltzhoover man charged with beating girlfriend, blocking her exit from Hazelwood house

  20-04-2018 12:40 via post-gazette.com
  A 35-year-old Beltzhoover man was arrested by the Pittsburgh SWAT team after he beat his girlfriend and barricaded himself inside a house with two other women in Hazelwood late Thursday night, according to police.
  
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• Several people held hostage inside Pittsburgh home Source: WPXI

  20-04-2018 12:07
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• Unwanted Household Items Will Be Collected At ReuseFest

  20-04-2018 11:26
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Resources Council will collect unwanted household materials for free during its annual ReuseFest.
  The event will be held on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC employee parking lot at the corner of 55th and Harrison Streets in Lawrenceville.
  Local nonprofits will collect bikes, medical supplies, usable building materials, household and kit
  
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• 2 People Shot At Canonsburg Gas Station

  20-04-2018 10:55
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  CANONSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — Two people were shot late Thursday night at a gas station in Canonsburg, Washington County.
  Police were called to the Citgo gas station in the 300 block of Euclid Avenue shortly before 11 p.m.
  Both victims were taken to area hospitals. Their conditions were not immediately known.
   
  
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• Unarmed Man Holds Female Victims Hostage During Standoff

  20-04-2018 10:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say an unarmed man held as many as five people hostage in the city’s Hazelwood neighborhood early Friday morning.
  Police say officers were first called to the 5000 block of Glenwood Avenue Thursday night around 11:45 p.m.
  Credit: KDKA-TV/Brian Smithmyer
  Officers say they saw the suspect barricade himself inside a house with three female hostages. Two males who were inside the house were able to es
  
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• Point Park University Presents Two Children's Classics Before...

  20-04-2018 09:44
  Point Park University's Playhouse Jr., the second longest running children's theatre company in the country, will be wrapping up the 2017-2018 season and bringing down the curtain at the historic Pittsburgh Playhouse with two unique shows for children of all ages. Both shows will be running from May 5-20 at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave. Performance dates include Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.Adult tickets are $10 and student tickets are $5.
  
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