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• New Castle police sued over violent incident captured on cell phone video

  24-05-2018 23:12 via post-gazette.com
  A Slippery Rock man says in a federal complaint that a since-fired New Castle police officer smashed his head off the floor repeatedly during an encounter last month that was partially captured on video.
  
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• Bridges reopen after barges break loose on Monongahela River

  24-05-2018 22:51 via post-gazette.com
  More than a dozen barges broke loose Thursday afternoon and floated down the Monongahela River, authorities said.
  
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• Barges break loose on Monongahela River

  24-05-2018 22:51 via post-gazette.com
  Several barges broke loose Thursday afternoon and were floating down the Monongahela River, authorities said.
  
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• Police Arrest 2 Using Heroin In Wilkinsburg McDonald’s Lot With Kids In Car

  24-05-2018 22:44
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  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Detectives arrested two individuals who were allegedly using heroin with two small children in the car while parked in the McDonald’s lot on Penn Avenue in Wilkinsburg on Thursday.
  The children, ages 14 months and 3 years, were in the back seat when narcotics detectives approached the passenger in the car, Bethany Aiello of Indian, Pa. She was in the process of injecting herself when narcotics detectives approached. Aiello
  
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• James Corden Takes ‘Late Late Show’ To London In June

  24-05-2018 22:30
  CBS’ Emmy Award-winning THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN will return to London, England to broadcast four special episodes from the historic Central Hall Westminster, Monday, June 18 – Thursday, June 21 (12:37 AM-1:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Corden will host a star-studded lineup of guests in his native country, including Cher, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Niall Horan and Foo Fighters. Additional guests will be announced closer to air. During these London-base
  
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• Disgraced Hollywood Producer Harvey Weinstein To Turn Himself In To NYPD

  24-05-2018 22:25
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  By Brynn Gingras and Sonia Moghe, CNN
  (CNN) — Harvey Weinstein is expected to turn himself in to the NYPD related to sexual misconduct charges that could come as early as Friday, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
  Weinstein’s New York-based attorney, Benjamin Brafman, on Thursday declined to comment on whether his client would be turning himself in.
  The disgraced Hollywood producer is under investigation for alleged sex crimes in
  
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• Peoples still pursuing PWSA, confirms meetings with city council

  24-05-2018 22:00 via post-gazette.com
  Peoples Natural Gas isn’t giving up on Pittsburgh’s biggest water supplier.
  
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• James Corden Gets Pulled Over During Carpool Karaoke

  24-05-2018 21:51
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – James Corden, host of “The Late, Late Show,” was pulled over by a sheriff’s deputy while shooting the latest episode of “Carpoole Karaoke” in Los Angeles.
  Corden was shooting a segment with “Maroon 5” singer Adam Levine when the L.A. County Sheriff’s deputy pulled alongside the two.
  In a clip released by “The Late, Late Show,” Levine pulls down his window and the deputy says to them, “I’m gonna pu
  
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• McCandless council agrees to a school resource officer program with North Allegheny

  24-05-2018 21:48 via post-gazette.com
  McCandless council voted unanimously to authorize its president and town manager to sign a school resource officer agreement with the North Allegheny School District at its regular meeting Monday night.
  
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• Parkland Shooting Survivor David Hogg Calls For ‘Die-In’ At Publix Supermarkets

  24-05-2018 21:39
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  PARKLAND, FL (CBS Local) – Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor turned student activist David Hogg is calling for a “die-in” at Publix Super Markets on May 25 to protest the chains political donations to a pro-gun Republican gubernatorial candidate.
  .@Publix is a #NRASellOutIn Parkland we willhave a die in the Friday (the 25th)before memorial day weekend. Starting at 4pm for 12 min inside our 2 Publix stores. Just g
  
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• Maxwell King to step down from Pittsburgh Foundation in September 2019

  24-05-2018 21:30 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh Foundation is searching for its next leader as it prepares for the retirement of current chief executive and president Maxwell King in September 2019.
  
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• Police charge North Side daycare provider, son after girl claims abuse

  24-05-2018 21:25 via post-gazette.com
  The owner of a Perry South in-home daycare and her 18-year-old son are facing charges after a child reported that the man had sexually abused her repeatedly.
  
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• Couple’s Amazon Device Recorded Private Conversation, Sent To Friend

  24-05-2018 21:03
  PORTLAND, OR (CBS Local) – A couple in Oregon is demanding answers from Amazon after they claim their home’s voice-activated device recorded a private conversation and sent it to a co-worker’s phone.
  “My husband and I would joke and say I’d bet these devices are listening to what we’re saying,” Danielle told KIRO-TV. What Danielle didn’t know was that Amazon’s Alexa hadn’t just recorded what the two adults said, but also sent
  
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• Higher gasoline prices won't keep motorists home for the Memorial Day weekend

  24-05-2018 20:57 via post-gazette.com
  The cost of holiday travel may be up, but that doesn’t mean people will stay home for the Memorial Day weekend.
  
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• Fish Market Buys 70-Pound Octopus Just To Set It Free

  24-05-2018 20:33
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  MORRO BAY, CA (CBS Local) – A massive 70-pound octopus lives to see another day after a California fish market decided to let the creature return to the ocean.
  Fred, a mollusk caught in a crab trap, was brought to a dock manager at Giovanni’s Fish Market. Unlike other fish markets, the owner of Giovanni’s had a special place in his heart for the eight-armed delicacy.
  “It’s just been a culmination of events through th
  
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• Rockets To Honor Texas School Shooting Victims Before Game 5

  24-05-2018 20:29
  HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — When the Houston Rockets suit up for Thursday night’s Western Conference finals game, they’ll carry onto the court a remembrance of the 10 people who lost their lives in last week’s Texas school shooting in Santa Fe.
  Each player’s uniform will feature a gray rectangular patch on one shoulder that will read: “Santa Fe HS” when they meet the Golden State Warriors in Game 5. The words will be in green writing with a yellow outline
  
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• Capitals, Ovechkin Finally Heading To The Stanley Cup Final

  24-05-2018 20:28
  By Steve Silverman
  That was a roar of approval that came out of Alex Ovechkin’s mouth as the seconds ticked off the clock in Tampa Wednesday night. His teammates joined him with loud war whoops as the Capitals rallied with two consecutive shutouts in Games 6 and 7 to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference Final.
  But if you listened closely, the noises that Ovechkin and his teammates made were really the loudest sighs of relief imaginable.
  Credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images
  
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• Steelers’ Artie Burns Trashes New NFL National Anthem Policy, Calls It ‘Bullying’

  24-05-2018 20:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Artie Burns is trashing the NFL’s new national anthem policy, calling it bullying.
  “We are trying to stand for something, but you single us out in front of everybody? You talk about bullying, that’s bullying,” Burns said after voluntary team spring practices.NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the new policy Wednesday.
  The policy requires players and personnel to stand for the
  
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• Chris Kluwe: ‘NFL Players Should Absolutely Continue Protesting’

  24-05-2018 19:54
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  Reaction continues to pour in following the NFL’s announcement of their new league policy requiring all players and team personnel on the field for the national anthem to stand while it plays or face potential fines from the league and or their teams. Many current players have weighed in on social media and the president himself joined “Fox & Friends” this morning to laud the NFL for their new policy.
  Former Minnesota Viking
  
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• Babysitter Behind Bars, Charged With Molesting Child In His Care

  24-05-2018 19:51
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  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Shaler Township man is under arrest, accused of molesting a child he was supposed to be babysitting.
  Dylan McKinney, 26, is charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor and corruption of minors.
  (Source: Ross Township Police)
  According to Ross Township Police, McKinney was working for an online childcare and babysitting service and was contracted to the victim’s f
  
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• Judge revokes bond, jails Regent Square restaurateur in sexual assault case

  24-05-2018 19:50 via post-gazette.com
  A Regent Square restaurant owner charged with sexually assaulting a woman while she slept on May 15 had his bond revoked Thursday after the prosecution played a video of what the judge characterized as a "brazen act of stalking" in the minutes that led up to the South Side Slopes attack.
  
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• Investigators Ask To Seal Search Warrants In Rachael DelTondo Murder Case

  24-05-2018 19:33
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  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – Investigators in the murder of 33-year old school teacher Rachael DelTondo are now asking to seal search warrants as they continue work toward making an arrest.
  DelTondo was shot to death in her parents’ driveway on Mother’s Day. So far, there have been no arrests, and police haven’t named a suspect.
  Up until now, search warrants in the case have not been sealed, allowing reporters to learn that police have served
  
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• TRAFFIC: 4-day project to cause light-rail delays starting Thursday night

  24-05-2018 19:24 via post-gazette.com
  Some T riders can expect significant delays on Pittsburgh’s light-rail system over the weekend as work gets underway on replacing a rail switch in the South Hills.
  
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• Alleged Victim: Daycare Owner’s Son ‘Was Doing Bad Stuff To The Kids’

  24-05-2018 19:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A mother and son are both facing charges in connection with allegations of sexual abuse at a daycare in the city’s Perry South neighborhood.
  David Tyus, 18, is accused of inappropriately touching young children at the daycare that his mother operated from her Maple Avenue home.
  Victoria Tyus is accused of allowing her son, who did not have the proper clearances, to be alone with the children while she was out of town or at church
  
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• The Kingdom, Ring Of Honor Champs, Tells An Epic Wrestling Story

  24-05-2018 19:11
  By Chuck Carroll
  What separates a story from a story is absurdity. And The Kingdom, the current Ring of Honor World Six-Man Tag Team Champions from Massachusetts, have a wicked absurd story to tell. The funny thing about what happened to The Kingdom in Las Vegas last March is that it really wasn’t funny at all… at the time, anyway.
  At the ROH 15th Anniversary Show, T.K. O’Ryan badly misjudged a moonsault off the second rope and wound up smashing his legs into a steel guardrail
  
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• AAA: More Than 41.5 Million Expected To Travel For Memorial Day Weekend

  24-05-2018 19:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you’re planning on traveling for Memorial Day, you’re not alone.
  According to AAA, more than 41.5 million Americans will be traveling during the holiday weekend, which is 5 percent more than last year. That’s also the highest total in more than 12 years.
  That increase is expected to be felt on major roadways.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  According to a press release, “INRIX, a global transportation analytics company,
  
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• Ex-Mountain Energy exec admits he stole from employer, doctored books

  24-05-2018 18:45 via post-gazette.com
  The former head of operations for a small oil-and-gas company in Greene County became a felon Thursday when he admitted that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his employer over a four-year span and used it for personal expenses for himself and his family.
  
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• Student Tries To Sell High School On Craigslist In Graduation Prank

  24-05-2018 18:34
  INDEPENDENCE, MO (CBS Local) – A Missouri student has been banned from walking in his high school graduation after a senior prank was misinterpreted as a “threat” against the school.
  Kylan Scheele of Truman High School says he was trying to find a final school prank that wouldn’t get too out of control. “Other people were going to release live mice or, you know, building a beach in the front lobby area,” the graduating senior said, via Gizmodo. &ldqu
  
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• Should school volunteers be allowed to bring along younger kids?

  24-05-2018 18:00 via post-gazette.com
  When Mandy Steele O’Hara showed up at Fairview Elementary School to volunteer at a Valentine’s Day party in her first-grader’s classroom, she had her sleeping infant in tow.
  
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• In North Versailles, a show of support for woman arrested in movie theater incident

  24-05-2018 17:40 via post-gazette.com
  A district judge will decide Thursday whether to toss charges against a 35-year-old Wilkinsburg woman whose arrest outside a North Versailles movie theater in February was captured in a viral video that sparked outrage.
  
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• North Allegheny school district hires principal, assistant principal, board secretary

  24-05-2018 17:37 via post-gazette.com
  The North Allegheny School District has a new principal for Ingomar Middle School, a new assistant principal for the intermediate high school and a new board secretary. 
  
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• Inundated with requests, Monroeville will hire part-time Right-to-Know officer

  24-05-2018 17:35 via post-gazette.com
  Monroeville plans to hire a part-time clerk/open records officer — in part because one person is inundating the municipality with Right-to-Know requests.
  
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• Wilkinsburg offers support for medical marijuana operations

  24-05-2018 17:32 via post-gazette.com
  An unnamed company is interested in operating a medical marijuana dispensary and a cultivation facility in Wilkinsburg.
  
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• Peters Township school board approves budget with tax hike

  24-05-2018 17:31 via post-gazette.com
  A $65,850,181 proposed final budget for the 2018-19 school year that includes a tax increase was adopted by the Peters Township School Board at its May 21 meeting.
  
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• Baldwin-Whitehall schools proposed budget contains tax hike -- but it could go higher

  24-05-2018 17:30 via post-gazette.com
  The Baldwin-Whitehall School District’s proposed operating budget for 2018-19 includes a 2.3 percent property tax increase — but that could go higher before the board’s final budget vote on June 13.
  
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• Gateway school board approves proposed budget with tax increase

  24-05-2018 17:29 via post-gazette.com
  Property owners in the Gateway School District will likely see an increase in the real estate tax rate for the 2018-19 school year.
  
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• Chartiers Valley approves preliminary budget with tax increase

  24-05-2018 17:16 via post-gazette.com
  Although the school board approved a $66.8 million proposed budget with a 0.4643 mill tax increase, directors say there’s still work to be done on it. 
  
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• Women Accuse Morgan Freeman Of Inappropriate Behavior, Harassment

  24-05-2018 17:13
  (CNN) — A young production assistant thought she had landed the job of her dreams when, in the summer of 2015, she started work on “Going In Style,” a bank heist comedy starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin.
  But the job quickly devolved into several months of harassment, she told CNN. She alleges that Freeman subjected her to unwanted touching and comments about her figure and clothing on a near-daily basis. Freeman would rest his hand on her lower back or rub h
  
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• Fresh Thyme Farmers Market Grocer Opening 2 Locations In Pittsburgh

  24-05-2018 17:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new specialty grocery store is about to open its doors in the Pittsburgh area.
  Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, of the Midwest, is expanding into Pennsylvania with two stores – one in Bridgeville and the other in Pleasant Hills.Their grand openings are set for Wednesday, June 13, at 7 a.m.
  It will kick off a four-day celebration with music, kid-friendly activities, food, beer tasting and more. Plus, the grocer says the first 250 sho
  
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• Two veterans launch ventures devoted to hiring veterans

  24-05-2018 17:07 via post-gazette.com
  Vietnam veterans Tony Accamando  and John Piazza live their lives by the motto, “To say ‘thank you for your service’ is not enough. Hire or Help a Vet.”
  
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• Feds: Uber Self-Driving SUV Saw Pedestrian, Emergency Braking Was Disabled

  24-05-2018 16:59
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  DETROIT (KDKA/AP) – Federal investigators say the autonomous Uber SUV that struck and killed an Arizona pedestrian in March spotted the woman about six seconds before hitting her, but didn’t stop because emergency braking was disabled.
  In a preliminary report on the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that emergency braking maneuvers are not enabled while Uber’s cars are under computer control, because it reduces the
  
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• Officers Disciplined In Arrest Of NBA’s Sterling Brown

  24-05-2018 16:52
  (CNN) — Milwaukee police on Wednesday released body camera video of the arrest and tasing of NBA player Sterling Brown as the department’s chief apologized for the incident.
  Members of the force were disciplined, Chief Alfonso Morales said at a news conference, without specifying how many people were affected.
  “The department conducted an investigation into the incident which revealed members acted inappropriately and those members were recently disciplined,” Morales said
  
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• Trump Cancels North Korean Summit, Citing ‘Tremendous Anger’

  24-05-2018 15:52
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is canceling the planned June 12 summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, citing the “tremendous anger and open hostility” in a recent statement from North Korea.
  Trump says in a letter to Kim released Thursday by the White House that based on the statement, he felt it was “inappropriate, at this time, to have this long-planned meeting.”
  In the statement, the North Korean government refe
  
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• Former Pitt, NFL player John 'Buck' Buczkowski found dead in his Monroeville home

  24-05-2018 15:14 via post-gazette.com
  A former NFL football player and Pitt sports standout was found dead in his Monroeville home on Wednesday.
  
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• Trump: NFL ‘Doing The Right Thing’ By Banning Kneeling For National Anthem

  24-05-2018 15:05
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says the NFL is “doing the right thing” with a policy banning kneeling during the national anthem.
  Trump spoke to “Fox & Friends” in an interview airing Thursday. The policy forbids players from sitting or taking a knee on the field during the anthem but allows them to stay in the locker room. Any violations of the new rules would result in fines against teams.
  Trump says he doesn’
  
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• PTL Links: May 24, 2018

  24-05-2018 14:52
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:CLO Cabaret “Perfect Wedding”
  Big Burrito Restaurant Group
  Just Ducky Tours
  Lionfire Music Festival
  OpenStreets Pittsburgh
  Kennywood
  Andy Amrhein At Evey True Value Hardware
  Kidsburgh
  Next Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Seen” Column
  
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• North Korea Blows Up Tunnels At Nuclear Test Site

  24-05-2018 14:35
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  By: Tim Schwarz, Will Ripley and Paul Devitt, CNN
  (CNN) — North Korea appeared to destroy at least three nuclear tunnels, observation buildings, a metal foundry and living quarters at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site on Thursday, in a process observed by invited international journalists.
  A CNN crew at the remote mountain site in the country’s north witnessed explosions at nuclear tunnels 2, 3 and 4, from observation decks about 500 meters away.
  The
  
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• The Downtown parking garage-turned-apartment building with $4,500-a-month rental rates

  24-05-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  If you’re a fan of parking garages, you’ll love room 1009 at Town Place, the latest building conversion Downtown.
  
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• Video Shows Road Rage Suspect Hitting Vehicle, Man With Sledgehammer

  24-05-2018 14:03
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  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Police are searching for the suspect and victims involved in a road rage incident in Port Richmond on Tuesday.
  Surveillance video posted to YouTube shows a man in a red truck following a silver car into the parking lot of an office building on the 2700 block of Luzerne Street in Port Richmond. The man in the truck gets out and smashes the windows of the SUV with a sledgehammer.
  When the SUV attempts to leave the parking lot, the passe
  
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• 13 ideas for your summer bucket list

  24-05-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Summer is just around the corner, but Summer List Season is in full swing.
  
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