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• Cedar Point’s Newest Attraction Shut Down On Opening Weekend

  05-05-2018 23:30
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  SANDUSKY, Ohio (KDKA) – Cedar Point is having a rough opening weekend thanks to its newest roller coaster, Steel Vengeance.
  The coaster, which holds 10 world records for a steel/wood hybrid, including fastest, tallest, steepest and longest, was closed after a returning train bumped into a parked train in the loading area of the ride.
  “At approximately 1:30 p.m., a Steel Vengeance train returning to the station lightly bumped a parked train in the lo
  
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• President Trump Criticizes ‘Catch-And-Release’ Immigration Policy

  05-05-2018 22:42
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  CLEVELAND (AP) — While meeting with supporters and highlighting the benefits of the Republican tax law during a business roundtable in Cleveland, President Donald Trump criticized U.S. immigration policies.
  President Trump says people entering the U.S. illegally are taking advantage of “catch-and-release” policies and don’t show up for their immigration court dates. He says: “We may have to close up our country to get this straight
  
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• Police investigating after man's body found in Monongahela River

  05-05-2018 22:20 via post-gazette.com
  The body of a man was pulled from the Monongahela River Saturday afternoon, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Police identify man's body found in Monongahela River

  05-05-2018 22:20 via post-gazette.com
  The body of a 31-year-old man was pulled from the Monongahela River Saturday afternoon, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Light Rain Expected During Pittsburgh Marathon

  05-05-2018 21:47
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bad news for runners… You might get a little wet during the Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday.
  KDKA-TV meteorologist Ron Smiley says light rain should be expected during the entirety of the race. The best chance for rain will be at the beginning of the race.
  Light rain is expected from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and it should turn into a drizzle around noon. 
  According to Smiley’s forecast, it’s highly doubtful that there wi
  
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• Body Pulled From Mon River Near 10th Street Bridge

  05-05-2018 21:41
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  UPTOWN (KDKA) — A body was pulled from the Monongahela River early Saturday afternoon.
  River Rescue crews were sent to the 10th Street Bridge around 12:15 p.m. for a report of a body in the river.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  The body was spotted by boaters.
  The remains have not yet been identified. Police are investigating.
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• Traveler On Bus That Stopped In Pa. May Have Exposed Others To Measles

  05-05-2018 20:59
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health says that an individual with measles who was travelling on a tour bus stopped in Pennsylvania and may have exposed others to the disease.
  The individual was on a tour bus travelling from Niagara Falls, N.Y., to Washington D.C. on May 2.
  The bus stopped at the Wegman’s at 201 William Street in Williamsport sometime between noon and 3 p.m. It also stopped at the Weaver’s Farm Market
  
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• Harry McCracken dies; rescued brother from POW camp in WWII

  05-05-2018 20:22
  Harry McCracken lived a life of service, whether it was as an Army medic in World War II or as a volunteer firefighter back home. While waiting to join the Marines, he was drafted into the Army in 1942.
  
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• Citizen’s Tip Leads To Arrest Of Man Wanted In Connection To Fatal Overdose

  05-05-2018 19:54
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — A citizen’s tip led to the arrest of a man wanted in connection to a fatal overdose in Westmoreland County.
  The City of Greensburg Police say 36-year-old Glenn Levtzow, originally from North Carolina, was arrested Friday night after officers received a tip on his location from a concerned citizen.
  Glenn Levtzow (Photo Courtesy: Greensburg Police)
  The investigation began back in November of 2017 when officers were sent to a Greens
  
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• Police: Man Breaks Into Apartment, Eats Leftover Easter Candy, Falls Asleep

  05-05-2018 18:17
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  RITTMAN, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a couple in Ohio was startled to find a stranger who had helped himself to leftover Easter candy and then fell asleep on the couch of their apartment.
  Rittman police say a 36-year-old man climbed through an unlocked window, got his a sugar fix and fell asleep overnight Friday in the couple’s living room. A male resident of the home called 911 around 6 a.m. to report that “some random guy” wouldn&rsquo
  
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• Report: Babysitter Leaves Infant At Toys ‘R’ Us After Apparent Crash

  05-05-2018 17:56
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  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (KDKA) — A Pennsylvania man reportedly asked a Toys “R” Us employee to keep an eye on the infant he was babysitting then left and never returned.
  The Times Leader reports that 24-year-old Thomas Himlin Jr., of Plains Township, walked into the Toys “R” Us on Kidder Street in Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday and asked an employee to watch an infant he had with him. He then left the store and never came back.
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• $143M Mega Millions Winning Ticket Sold In Ohio

  05-05-2018 16:42
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  CLEVELAND (AP) – Ohio Lottery officials say a winning ticket in Friday’s $143 million Mega Millions drawing has been sold in Ohio.
  Lottery spokesman Mike Bycko said Saturday the ticket was sold at Fat Daddy’s Road Dog in Moraine, outside of Dayton.
  The winner has 180 days to claim his or her prize. If they choose the cash option, the payout is $86.4 million before taxes.
  Bycko says the seller of the winning ticket will receive a $14,300 bonus.
  
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• Motorcyclist shot and killed in Shadyside

  05-05-2018 16:20 via post-gazette.com
  A motorcyclist was fatally shot early Saturday in Shadyside, Pittsburgh police report.
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Homicide Charges In Fatal Fayette Co. Police Chase

  05-05-2018 16:06
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  UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A man has pleaded guilty to charges in a western Pennsylvania police chase in which a woman was killed.
  The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard reports that 26-year-old Jonathan Switch pleaded guilty Friday to homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault, fleeing or attempting to elude police and other counts.
  Jonathan Switch (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Fayette County prosecutors said criminal homicide charges and one of two fleeing counts were dropped
  
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• Motorcyclist Shot, Killed In Shadyside

  05-05-2018 15:16
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  SHADYSIDE (KDKA) — A motorcyclist was shot and killed while riding through Shadyside early Saturday morning.
  Officers were called to the 5600 block of Fifth Avenue just before 2 a.m. for a report of a motorcycle crash.
  When first responders arrived on the scene, they found the 47-year-old motorcyclist had been shot at least once in the lower trunk area.
  The victim was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  Police say witnesses reported he
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Washington County

  05-05-2018 14:42 via post-gazette.com
  A motorcyclist was thrown from a bike and struck by a tractor trailer early Saturday morning in Washington County, the Washington County coroner’s office reports.
  
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• Teen Who Couldn’t Walk For 10 Months Surprises Prom Date With First Steps

  05-05-2018 14:25
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  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (CBS) — Morgan Coultress, a high school senior from San Antonio, Texas, gave her prom date the surprise of a lifetime. Coultress, who has been unable to walk for the past 10 months, took her first steps towards her date when he came to pick her up for prom.
  CBS News reports the inspiring moment was captured on video, which has since gone viral on Twitter. Coultress’ date, Tarik Garcia, is seen walking into her home, corsage in han
  
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• Jefferson Award finalist: Joshua Thomas founded Project Water to dig wells for African villages

  05-05-2018 13:49 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburghers are no strangers to worrying about clean water, but for Joshua Thomas, that worry turned to action once he learned about the plight of some African villages during a trip in his freshman year of high school.
  
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• Woman, 70, Suffers Broken Bones During Robbery After Bible Study

  05-05-2018 13:48
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  NASHVILLE (KDKA) — A 70-year-old woman has broken bones and other injuries after a man robbed her as she was leaving a church bible study.
  It happened Tuesday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.
  The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department says the woman was walking to her car in a church parking lot when a man drove up to her in a pickup truck and asked her where he could find nearby shelters.
  (Photo Credit: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department)
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• Pickup Truck Overturns In 3-Vehicle Crash On Route 8

  05-05-2018 12:47
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  CENTER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A pickup truck ended up on its roof after a three-vehicle crash in Butler County late Friday night.
  It happened around 11:30 p.m. on Route 8 North and Mercer Road in Center Township, just north of the Clearview Mall.
  (Photo Credit: Austin Ayers/From The Scene TV)
  The cause of the crash is unclear at this time, but it involved a pickup truck and two cars. The truck ended up overturning onto its roof, and the truck and one car went
  
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• Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike, Struck By Tractor Trailer

  05-05-2018 12:36
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  BENTLEYVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A motorcyclist was thrown from their bike and struck by a tractor trailer early Saturday morning in Washington County.
  The crash happened around 12:20 a.m. on I-70 in Bentleyville.
  According to the Washington County coroner’s office, a motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on I-70 when they crashed.
  The motorcyclist was thrown from their bike into the westbound lanes and struck by a tractor trailer.
  The victim was pronounce
  
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• Furry Tails: Poof, Goldie & Bruce Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  05-05-2018 07:35
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Poof
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• FBI looking for man who robbed two area banks

  05-05-2018 06:19 via post-gazette.com
  The FBI said authorities are searching for a man robbed two Allegheny County banks Friday afternoon.
  
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• Marte’s Inside-The-Park HR Helps Pirates Beat Brewers 6-4

  05-05-2018 05:57
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  MILWAUKEE (AP) – Starling Marte hit a two-run, inside-the-park homer, and rookie Nick Kingham won his second straight big league start in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 6-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
  Kingham (2-0) struck out seven but allowed six hits and four runs before being chased with one out in the Brewers’ three-run sixth.
  Kingham was far less effective than in his sparking big league debut on Sunday, when he carried a
  
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• Former Diocese of Steubenville comptroller to face legal action

  05-05-2018 05:01 via post-gazette.com
  The Diocese of Steubenville said it will take legal action against its former comptroller after an audit revealed he was misallocating funds over a dozen-year period. 
  
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• FBI: KeyBank Robberies In Coraopolis, McMurray Believed To Be Connected, Suspect Sought

  05-05-2018 04:53
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police and the FBI are asking for the public’s help identifying a bank robbery suspect.
  Investigators say he may have held up two Keybank locations within an hour on Friday afternoon.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
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  According to the FBI, the first robbery happened around 3:20 p.m. at the Keybank on Washington Road in McMurray. Then, around 4:15 p.m., the Keybank on 5th Avenue in Coraopolis was held up.
  Authorities say t
  
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• 6.9-Magnitude Quake Shakes Hawaii, Volcano Eruption Forces Hundreds To Evacuate

  05-05-2018 04:13
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  By Jason Hanna, Madison Park and Joe Sutton, CNN
  (CNN) — For Stephen Clapper, there was no choice after molten rock and sulfur dioxide gas spewed from the ground near his home on Hawaii’s Big Island.
  “We had to evacuate. My mother was out of portable oxygen, so that’s a first concern. She’s 88-years-old,” he told CNN affiliate KHON.
  Clapper became one of hundreds of residents to flee the threats from the volcanic eruption. He
  
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• Summer construction season getting underway

  05-05-2018 04:05
  The parkways, north, east and west all have summer construction plans. That is going to impact people heading to and from work, to Kennywood for some family fun, to PNC Park for a Buccos game and to all the summer concerts lined up this year.
  
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• PennDOT road construction projects in Pittsburgh for summer 2018 Source: WPXI

  05-05-2018 04:05
  Here is some detailed information on several of the major road construction projects taking place in and around Pittsburgh this summer: Preparatory work, including the closure of the HOV lanes, is underway on the $87.94 million I-279 Parkway North Improvement Project. Work will occur in the northbound direction in 2018.
  
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• Post-Gazette wins lion's share of Pittsburgh Black Media Federation awards

  05-05-2018 04:04 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette made a strong showing in the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation’s 2018 Robert L. Vann Media Awards.
  
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• Fire Crews: Baby Was Not Home When Fire Broke Out In Wilkinsburg

  05-05-2018 03:47
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  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Firefighters rushed to the scene of a house fire in Wilkinsburg on Friday night over reports a baby may have been trapped inside.
  However, authorities say, fortunately, that turned out not to be the case. And no injuries were reported.
  The fire was first reported just before 9 p.m. in the 1100-block of Pearl Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  Crews say the initial reports of a baby inside the home turned out not t
  
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• Former President George H.W. Bush Released From Hospital In Texas

  05-05-2018 03:27
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  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital on Friday after spending 13 days being treated for an infection that required his hospitalization a day after his wife’s funeral.
  Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the 93-year-old Bush, tweeted that doctors at Houston Methodist Hospital “report he is doing well” and that the former president is “happy to return home.”
  The nation’s 41st pres
  
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• As Invaluable As Police K-9s Prove To Be, Departments Struggle To Fund Programs Without State Funding

  05-05-2018 01:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police K-9s are able to do what even the most capable police officer cannot do.Their noses can detect explosives, guns, drugs and people.They go into harm’s way to keep us safe.Did you know our state government does not give police departments any money for them?
  K-9 Gerix is one of the K-9s who helps keep the people of Pittsburgh safe.
  “If we are searching a house that’s a burglary in progress.I’ll know within
  
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• Charges Related To High Lead Levels In Drinking Water Filed Against Butler Area School District Employee

  05-05-2018 01:17
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  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — Criminal charges were filed regarding the excessively high lead levels in the drinking water at Summit Elementary School.
  The Butler County District Attorney’s Office and Pennsylvania State Police have been investigating this case for some time. On Friday, they filed charges against Glenn Terwilliger, who is the Director of Buildings and Grounds for the Butler Area School District.
  In the complaint, Terwilliger is accused of end
  
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• Sidney Crosby Helps Boy, 7, Who Lost All His Hockey Equipment In Fire

  05-05-2018 00:56
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  CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Sidney Crosby is giving back to a little boy who lost some of his most important belongings when his home was damaged by fire.
  The Tausch family was forced to flee their home on Tyburn Lane in Upper St. Clair in the early morning hours of last Sunday.
  No one was hurt, but the fire did a lot of damage. In addition to leaving a huge hold in their roof, the flames destroyed many of the family’s belongings.
  (Photo Credit: Gen
  
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• North Hills School Board Will Vote To Start Process Of Putting Armed Guards In Schools

  05-05-2018 00:35
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  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) —A school building has always been a place of security but Parkland shattered that sense of innocence for good. Now our children talk of shooter drills and administrators wrestle with putting armed protectors outside their classrooms.
  “It’s not an easy day for us to talk about putting guns in schools. Not at all, not for me,” says North Hills Superintendent Dr. Patrick Mannarino. “I think the time has come in s
  
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• Want to buy a closed prison?

  05-05-2018 00:15 via post-gazette.com
  Nearly a year after the last prisoners left, local and state officials are still working through the future use for the site of the former State Correctional Institution — Pittsburgh.
  
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• Monroeville Mall Wins Assessment Appeal, Requiring $2M From Taxpayers

  05-05-2018 00:12
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  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — As malls across America down-size as people shop online, there is a tax consequence looming for local taxpayers because mall owners are appealing to reduce their property assessment values.
  “They’re sophisticated. They can hire the lawyers. They can hire the appraisers. They can get the discount because of the assessment being out of whack. And these values will come down,” Mike Suley, a tax assessment consultant, to
  
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• PWSA touts cheaper lead line replacements -- with less lawn damage

  05-05-2018 00:10 via post-gazette.com
  A technique that relies more on pulling — and less on digging up lawns — promises to save time and money as the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority removes thousands of lead service lines.
  
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• 2 Pa. Clergymen Among 1st To Be Held Criminally Responsible For Covering Up Sexual Abuse

  05-05-2018 00:10
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two Franciscan friars accused of covering up the sexual abuse of more than 100 children at a high school in Johnstown have pleaded no contest to charges of endangering the welfare of children.
  Robert D’Aversa, 70, and Anthony Criscitelli, 63, were sentenced Friday in Blair County to the maximum of five years of probation.
  They also face fines of $1,000 and the cost of prosecution.
  Anthony Criscitelli (L), Robert D’Aversa (R
  
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