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• Altherr’s RBI Hit Gives Phils 3-2 Win And Sweep Over Pirates

  22-04-2018 23:33
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  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Aaron Altherr had quite a game for a guy who sat on the bench the first six innings.
  Altherr’s RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Phillies to a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday, giving Philadelphia its first four-game sweep over the Pirates in 24 years.
  Andrew Knapp hit an opposite-field triple off the left-field wall with one out off Rich Rodriguez (0-1). With the infield in, Altherr pulled a 1-2 pitch t
  
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• Waffle House Customer Hailed As ‘Hero’ For Wrestling Rifle Away From Gunman

  22-04-2018 23:23
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBS) — A customer is being called a hero after he charged a gunman at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee. Police are searching for 29-year-old Travis Reinking in connection with Sunday’s shooting that left four people dead and four injured.
  CBS affiliate WTVF identified the customer as 29-year-old James Shaw Jr., whose hands were severely burned from grabbing the AR-15.This is James Shaw. He’s a hero. His hands are burned s
  
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• Jury To Resume Deliberations In Aliquippa Double Homicide Trial

  22-04-2018 22:06
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  BEAVER, Pa. (AP) – Jurors in western Pennsylvania who have said they are deadlocked will try again Monday to reach a verdict in the homicide trial of a man charged in what prosecutors call a drug deal robbery that claimed two lives.
  The Beaver County Times reports that the panel reported an “impasse” Friday in the trial of 19-year-old Lawrence Reddick Jr. in the 2016 deaths of 18-year-old Dane Mathesius and 16-year-old William Booher.
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• Elizabeth Borough man's death in January fire ruled accident

  22-04-2018 21:09 via post-gazette.com
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has determined that a 54-year-old man whose body was found in a burned-out house in January died of burns and smoke inhalation.
  
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• White House: No Plans By Trump To Fire Mueller, Rosenstein

  22-04-2018 20:30
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Donald Trump has no intention of firing special counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
  White House legislative director Marc Short said Sunday he has no reason to believe they would be removed despite Trump’s increasing agitation over Mueller’s probe into his campaign’s ties to Russia. Rosenstein oversees that investigation.
  Complaining of a media fixation, Short
  
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• Death Penalty Sought In Girlfriend Slaying, Mother Assault

  22-04-2018 19:27
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) – Prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty in the case of a man accused of killing his girlfriend and beating her elderly mother earlier this year in northeastern Pennsylvania.
  Fifty-two-year-old Joseph Marchetti Jr. is charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault in the Jan. 28 death of 46-year-old Antoinette Wilkinson.
  Investigators allege that he beat and shot the victim in their Foster Township home and then b
  
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• PWSA eyes budget increase as PUC oversight begins

  22-04-2018 19:23 via post-gazette.com
  Efforts to comply with the state Public Utility Commission could cost the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority around $7 million this year, helping to fuel a mid-year budget hike that PWSA board members authorized Friday.
  
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• PWSA approves midyear budget increase as PUC oversight begins

  22-04-2018 19:23 via post-gazette.com
  Efforts to comply with the state Public Utility Commission could cost the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority around $7 million this year, helping to fuel a midyear budget hike that PWSA board members authorized Friday.
  
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• Port Authority begins largest driver training class in memory

  22-04-2018 18:12 via post-gazette.com
  The Port Authority started its largest class for new drivers in recent memory last week: 34.
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools spending thousands on new marketing efforts

  22-04-2018 17:59 via post-gazette.com
  In the past year, you may have seen advertising from Pittsburgh Public Schools in different magazines across the city. 
  
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• Prosecutor: Woman Who Gave Teen Vodka Charged In His Death

  22-04-2018 16:30
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCHILLICOTHE, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a 33-year-old woman in southern Ohio has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for providing alcohol to a 17-year-old boy whose body was found last year near her home.
  The Chillicothe Gazette reports that Sandy France, of Chillicothe, was arrested Friday after being indicted by a Ross County grand jury.
  An autopsy showed that Jason Bartley Jr. died of acute alcohol intoxication and abuse of benzodiazepines, a d
  
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• Pedestrian Hit By Motorcycle On South Side

  22-04-2018 15:16
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSOUTH SIDE (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say 20-year-old Giovanni DeMarzo didn’t get far on his motorcycle after he hit a pedestrian and tried to leave the scene of an accident at Carson and 12th streets on the South Side late Saturday.
  It happened around 11:20 p.m. in the 1100 block of E. Carson Street.
  Witnesses say DeMarzo hit a pedestrian and lost control of his motorcycle when he slammed into a curve. He was thrown from the bike along with a female
  
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• Pedestrian Hit By Motorcycle In South Side

  22-04-2018 15:16
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPittsburgh, Pa. (KDKA) — Giovanni DeMarzo, 20, is facing charges after striking a pedestrian with his motorcycle.
  The accident happened on the 1100 block of East Carson Street at around 11:30 p.m. Saturday night.
  DeMarzo is facing DUI charges.
  The victim was taken to Mercy Hospital in stable condition.
  The investigation continues and there are other charges pending.
  
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• Shooting death under investigation in Westmoreland County

  22-04-2018 14:53 via post-gazette.com
  A 57-year-old Apollo man was found dead of a gunshot wound to the chest Saturday night in Westmoreland County.
  
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• Police: Woman accidentally shoots and kills young daughter

  22-04-2018 13:25
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWICKLIFFE, Ohio (AP) – Police say a 2-year-old girl has been accidentally shot and killed by her mother at a hotel outside of Cleveland.
  Wickliffe police in a statement say emergency crews were called to an Econo Lodge around 11 p.m. Friday. A police officer and paramedics tried to resuscitate the girl, who was pronounced dead a short time later at a hospital.
  Police say an initial investigation indicates the woman was handling a firearm when it fired and
  
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• 4 Killed, Several Injured In Tenn. Waffle House Shooting

  22-04-2018 12:55
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A gunman wearing nothing but a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville and shot four people to death before dawn Sunday, according to police, who credited a customer with saving lives by wresting the assailant’s weapon away.
  The gunman shot people in the parking lot before entering the restaurant, where he continued firing until a customer grabbed the rifle, Nashville Police
  
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• 4 Killed, Several Injured At Waffle House Shooting In Tennessee

  22-04-2018 12:55
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Police in Nashville say three people are dead and four are injured after a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant early Sunday.
  The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says the gunman was a white man with short hair who was wearing only black pants and a coat. A customer at the restaurant took the gun from the suspect, who then took off his coat and fled the area.
  Police said via their Twitter account that authorities are search
  
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• 3 Killed, Several Injured At Waffle House Shooting In Tennessee

  22-04-2018 12:55
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Police in Nashville say three people are dead and four are injured after a shooting at a Waffle House restaurant early Sunday.
  The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says the gunman was a white man with short hair who was wearing only black pants and a coat. A customer at the restaurant took the gun from the suspect, who then took off his coat and fled the area.
  Police said via their Twitter account that authorities are search
  
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• Passenger, pedestrian hurt after motorcycle tries to flee scene in South Side

  22-04-2018 12:37 via post-gazette.com
  A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after she was thrown from a motorcycle late Saturday in the South Side.
  
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• A mother who couldn't save her son joins Pitt opioids panel

  22-04-2018 06:19 via post-gazette.com
  Christine and Ray Henney couldn't save their son, R.J., from drugs and mental illness, and they don’t believe that the University of Pittsburgh could have done so, either.
  
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• Debate over moderate alcohol use can be all-consuming

  22-04-2018 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  In four decades of medical practice, Aspinwall internist Lawrence John has had countless discussions with patients about alcohol’s harm or possible benefits.
  
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• 18-year-old struck, killed on Turnpike in Pine

  22-04-2018 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  An 18-year-old pedestrian died Saturday after being struck by a vehicle on the Turnpike in Pine, authorities said.
  
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• Addiction recovery programs growing on college campuses

  22-04-2018 04:40 via post-gazette.com
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — By outward appearances, Andrew Caryl was holding his own in college, with a circle of friends, a 3.1 grade-point average and more than halfway to earning a degree from the flagship public university here.
  
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• Pittsburgh Organization Donates Special Bikes For Children With Disabilities

  22-04-2018 02:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A group dedicated to getting bikes for children with disabilities provided thirteen adapted bicycles Saturday.
  This was the sixth year for the Variety “My Bike” program. Governor Tom Wolf attended the event and even tried out one of the bikes.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “This was about handing over bikes to kids with disabilities and really, the impressive thing is how liberating this is for the children,” Wolf said.
  
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• Police: Man Breaks Into Home, Stabs Resident In The Throat

  22-04-2018 02:29
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  SCOTT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police say a man broke into a Scott Township home early Saturday morning and stabbed someone in the throat.
  The incident happened just after 1:30 a.m. at a home in the 300 block of Old Bower Hill Road in Scott Township.
  According to a criminal complaint, two people were asleep in an upstairs bedroom when they heard someone knock on their locked bedroom door. Both got out of bed and went to unlock the door.
  An intruder, identified a
  
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• Pennsylvania Mayor Arrested For Soliciting Prostitute

  22-04-2018 02:10
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  BLOOMSBURG, Pa. (AP) – State police have arrested the mayor of a Pennsylvania town on charges of soliciting and patronizing a prostitute.
  Police allege that 36-year-old Eric Bower had sex with a confidential informant for money several times, most recently in early April. They allege the two agreed to meet at a Hampton Inn, and Bower showed up Friday with $200 cash and condoms.
  (Photo Credit: Facebook)
  Bower was arraigned Friday night by video on misdemea
  
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• Hundreds Say Goodbye to Pittsburgh Legend Bruno Sammartino

  22-04-2018 01:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Hundreds of mourners lined up to join the family and friends of Pittsburgh legend Bruno Sammartino to pay their final respects on Saturday.
  “Bruno was the best,” said family friend Roland Lazzaro. “It was the greatest Italian immigration story ever told. No. 2 would be Christopher Columbus coming over here and meeting with the Indians and pilgrims.”
  Photo Credit: WWE via KDKA
  Visitation was held at John A. Freyv
  
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• Hoskins Goes Deep, Nola Goes 7 Solid, Phils Beat Pirates 6-2

  22-04-2018 01:28
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  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Rhys Hoskins hit a go-ahead three-run homer, Aaron Nola tossed seven impressive innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 Saturday.
  Nola (2-1) allowed two runs, six hits and struck out nine to help the Phillies win their third straight game and improve to 8-1 at home.
  The Pirates have lost five of six after an 11-4 start.
  Pittsburgh’s Steven Brault gave up two runs and two hits in 5 1/3 innings. The le
  
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• Victim stabbed during home invasion in Scott

  22-04-2018 00:50 via post-gazette.com
  A West Mifflin man was arrested Saturday after police said he broke into a home in Scott and stabbed a resident in the neck.
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect Who Struck Officer With SUV

  22-04-2018 00:38
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  SHADYSIDE (KDKA) — Police now have a photo and surveillance footage of the man they say struck a police officer with a vehicle in Shadyside on Friday.
  Detective Jack Klaczak was working a security detail at the Market District Giant Eagle on Centre Avenue just before 4 p.m. Friday when a cashier told him someone had just shoplifted.
  Suspect (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police)
  Police say Klaczak left the store and found the suspect getting into a vehicle in
  
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• Furry Tails: Abby, Rusty, Arthur & Marilyn Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  22-04-2018 00:31
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Abby
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• Consumer Alert: Bridgeville Theater Cited For Mouse Infestation

  22-04-2018 00:03
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  BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – Regular patrons of The Phoenix BIG Cinemas in the Chartiers Valley Shopping Center might want to reconsider eating at the establishment, at least in the near future.
  The Allegheny County Health Department issued a consumer alert for a “significant mouse infestation” at the theater after inspectors found “mouse droppings, too numerous to count.”
  Health officials spotted the droppings in all cabinets and cup
  
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