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• MLB Names Pirates Outfielder Austin Meadows Rookie Of The Month

  02-06-2018 23:41
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Austin Meadows is the May National League Rookie of Month.
  The MLB says Meadows is the first Pirates player to be named Rookie of the Month since July 2015, when Jung Ho Kang won the honor.
  Meadows played his first Major League game on May 18 against the San Diego Padres.
  PITTSBURGH, PA – MAY 18:Austin Meadows #17 of the Pittsburgh Pirates takes the field in his Major League debut against the San Die
  
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• Photo: Ryan Shazier Gets ‘SHALIEVE’ Tattoo

  02-06-2018 22:56
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ryan Shazier’s newest tattoo is a tribute to everything he’s been through over the past several months.
  Shazier posted a photo in an Instagram story on Saturday afternoon showing a large tattoo reading “SHALIEVE” going down the front of his right leg. He did not say when he got the new tattoo.
  (Photo Credit: Ryan Shazier/Instagram)
  Steelers fans and Shazier himself started using the hashtag on social media back
  
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• Wildfire Threatening New Mexico Village Grows To Over 42 Square Miles

  02-06-2018 22:29
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  CIMARRON, N.M. (AP) – A wildfire threatening a village in northern New Mexico has doubled in size to over 42 square miles as firefighters try to protect nearly 300 homes and a Boy Scouts camp.
  Fire management team spokeswoman Sandra Lopez said the fire on Saturday was about 3 miles west of Cimarron, which was evacuated Friday.
  The fire has destroyed 12 to 14 outbuildings at nearby Philmont Scout Ranch.
  Lopez says winds from the east may help keep the fire
  
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• Red Robin Offers Free Burgers To School Employees To Say Thank You

  02-06-2018 22:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Red Robin is celebrating the end of the school year by offering free burgers to school employees.
  The restaurant chain says teachers, counselors, admins, education professionals, retired teachers and school bus drivers can get a free meal on Tuesday, June 5.
  School employees who show a valid school ID can choose from one of five Tavern Double Burgers. The burger also comes with bottomless steak fries.
  The offer excludes online orders.
  
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• Child Flown To Hospital After Near-Drowning In State Park

  02-06-2018 21:48
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  DERRY, Pa. (KDKA) — A child reportedly almost drowned at a park in Westmoreland County on Saturday afternoon.
  The incident was reported around 3:30 p.m. in Derry.
  Emergency dispatchers confirmed that medics were able to work on the child after the near-drowning at Keystone State Park.
  The child was transported by medical helicopter to Children’s Hospital in an unknown condition.
  The age of the child has not been released.
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• Boyce Park Wave Pool opening delayed

  02-06-2018 21:07 via post-gazette.com
  The Boyce Park Wave Pool will not open Saturday, as scheduled, Allegheny County announced. Crews are working to restore power following an outage, and expect to open the pool Sunday. North, Settlers Cabin & South pools are open 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
  
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• Restaurant Damaged, Firefighters Treated In Aspinwall Fire

  02-06-2018 20:42
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – About 30 people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a restaurant in Aspinwall on Saturday.
  Photo Credit: Royce Jones/KDKA
  The Spice Affair restaurant on Brilliant Avenue filled with smoke from the two-alarm fire that may have started from an air conditioning unit in the basement.
  Everyone was safely evacuated, but two firefighters were treated on the scene for possible smoke inhalation. Water stations have been set up for the fire
  
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• Former Pirates Pitcher Bruce Kison Passes Away

  02-06-2018 20:09
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Right-handed pitcher Bruce Kison, who won two World Series rings with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1970s, passed away Saturday morning after a battle with cancer.#RIP Bruce –a gutsy pitcher and a really nice person https://t.co/SWUsv4LsUR
  — Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) June 2, 2018
  Kison was 68 years old.
  Kison pitched for the Pirates from 1971 to ’79 before pitching for five more years for the California Angels and one se
  
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• Santa Fe High School Students Graduate Two Weeks After Mass Shooting

  02-06-2018 19:34
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  SANTA FE, Texas (CBS) — In the sweltering twilight on their school’s football field, 328 seniors at a Southeast Texas high school received their diplomas Friday with memories of a deadly mass shooting fresh in their minds. The Santa Fe High School seniors gathered in the 83-degree heat and 76 percent humidity on the artificial-turf field to become the school’s first to graduate since two substitute teachers and eight fellow students died in a
  
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• Kennywood Earns Honor From National Amusement Park Historical Association

  02-06-2018 19:09
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  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) – Always the bridesmaid, it seems.
  For the fifth consecutive year, Kennywood in West Mifflin came in second in voting for the favorite traditional park by the National Amusement Park Historical Association, finishing behind Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pa., which took the top spot for the sixth straight year.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The results came from a survey by the NAPHA members, who during 2017 visited numerous faciliti
  
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• Chess Grandmaster Takes On 15 Opponents Blindfolded, Riding Stationary Bike

  02-06-2018 18:16
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you think chess is hard, try playing while blindfolded and riding a stationary bike.
  That’s what Chess Grandmaster Timur Gareyev did on Saturday in on the third floor of the Wightman building in Pittsburgh while playing against 15 opponents.Photo Credit: Royce Jones/KDKA
  Gareyev responded to his moves without the sight of the boards as a director calls out the moves of opponents.Gareyev played a Pittsburgh record 15 boards (10
  
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• Roseanne Spinoff Reportedly In Works

  02-06-2018 17:26
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  (KDKA) The recently cancelled show “Roseanne” may rebooted yet again.
  ABC cancelled the show following star Roseanne Barr’s series of racist tweets Tuesday about Valerie Jarrett, a former aide to President Barack Obama. In a response to a comment about Jarrett, Barr had compared the aide to “Planet of the Apes” and the Muslim Brotherhood.
  PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 08:(L-R, Back Row) Executive producers Whitney Cummings and Tom W
  
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• Water Main Break Leaves Residents, Businesses Without Water

  02-06-2018 16:59
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A water main break caused a local road to be closed on Saturday morning.
  Photo Credit: Amy Wadas/KDKA
  The break, on Clairton Boulevard in Baldwin, forced authorities to shut down Streets Run Road.
  Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA
  The 12-inch water main break happened around 7 a.m. and left some businesses and about 15 residents without water.
  Photo Credit: Amy Wadas/KDKA
  Water is expected to be restored by early evening, according to Penn
  
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• Judge Won’t Reinstate Manslaughter Charges For Penn State Frat Death

  02-06-2018 16:37
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  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge has refused to reinstate involuntary manslaughter charges against five former Penn State fraternity members arrested in a pledge’s hazing-related death last year.
  Prosecutors sought to appeal a magistrate’s decision to dismiss the most serious charges in the death of 19-year-old sophomore engineering student Tim Piazza of Lebanon, New Jersey. Piazza died of severe head and abdominal injuries after falling several
  
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• School postpones graduation due to students' "adventure"

  02-06-2018 16:18 via post-gazette.com
  Students sneaked into utility tunnels under United Junior-Senior High School in East Wheatfield, Indiana County, on Friday, prompting a police search and the postponement of the graduation ceremony, state police announced.
  
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• Driver In Lower Burrell Crash That Injured 9 Facing Felony Charges

  02-06-2018 15:54
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  LOWER BURRELL, Pa. (KDKA) – The driver involved in a crash last fall that injured nine teenagers is now facing charges.
  Jacob Black, 18, is charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault by a vehicle, eight charges of reckless endangerment, as well as summary reckless driving and speeding. On Oct. 21, the SUV was traveling east toward Route 780 when it left the road, hit an embankment and flipped, police said.
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  Police said Black wa
  
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• Record-Breaking Catfish Reeled In On $20 Fishing Rod

  02-06-2018 15:25
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  (CBS) – When Virginia resident Jeffrey Dill went fishing at a lake in Virginia Beach last weekend, he didn’t expect to smash a 24-year-old state record.
  Dill explained that he felt something pulling on the other end of his $20 Walmart rod on Saturday morning while fishing at Lake Smith. After about 15 minutes of tug-of-war with the fish, Dill pulled his catch out of the water and was shocked by what he saw.
  Photo Credit: Oceans East Bait and Tackle
  
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• Victim In Critical Condition After Shooting In Fineview

  02-06-2018 14:22
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One person was injured in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Fineview neighborhood early Saturday morning.
  Police were called to Belleau Drive around 3:30 a.m. and were on the scene for roughly two hours.
  The victim was taken to the hospital and is reportedly in critical condition.
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• Kenny Chesney's Navy awaits shore leave

  02-06-2018 13:52 via post-gazette.com
  The North Shore was being readied Saturday morning for one of the most festive — and potentially messy — events on its calendar: country music star Kenny Chesney’s first show in two years.
  
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• City's crackdown at Chesney concert mostly affects parking lots

  02-06-2018 13:52 via post-gazette.com
  Tens of thousands of Kenny Chesney fans brought the party — and their reputation as a rowdy, messy group — as they descended on the North Shore for the country music superstar’s concert Saturday.
  
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• Chesney's Navy says we're not the problem -- the parking lot people are

  02-06-2018 13:52 via post-gazette.com
  Ever since the 2013 debacle that resulted in 43 underage drinking citations, 36 hospitalizations, tons of trash in the parking lots, and a slew of viral videos depicting brawls and stumbling fans, the city of Pittsburgh has been tightening restrictions on the 55,000 or so regular Kenny Chesney concert goers.
  
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• Income, Sales Tax Collections Up To $21.7 Billion As Pennsylvania Opens Budget Season

  02-06-2018 13:48
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania state government is heading into the final month of its fiscal year with stable tax collections as Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-controlled Legislature prepare to assemble an election-year budget.
  The Department of Revenue reported Friday that collections through 11 months for the state’s main operating account were $31.5 billion, or about $121 million above estimate.
  However, that surplus is wiped o
  
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• 2 Injured In Duquesne Crash Following Police Chase

  02-06-2018 13:01
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  DUQUESNE, Pa. (KDKA) – Two people were injured in an overnight crash following a police chase on Saturday morning.Homestead Police were responding to a domestic violence situation around 3:30 a.m. when they saw a car speed off from the scene.
  Photo Credit: City of Duquesne Police Department
  The officers chased the car and radioed ahead to other police agencies for assistance.The driver eventually lost control of their vehicle along Route 837 near North Se
  
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• Taillon Shuts Down Cardinals To Lift Struggling Pirates, 4-0

  02-06-2018 05:28
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  ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jameson Taillon pitched three-hit ball over eight innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0 on Friday night for their second win in their past seven games.
  Pittsburgh had lost three straight to St. Louis during a 3-10 stretch, mostly against NL Central opponents.
  Taillon (3-4) hadn’t won since April 8, when he one-hit the Cincinnati Reds in a 5-0 win. He was nearly as good this time against St. Louis, strik
  
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• Theater Group Promising ‘A Horror Thriller’ For First Immersive Experience Project

  02-06-2018 05:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local theater group is planning something that’ll put the audience right in the middle of the action.
  The Vigilance Theater will perform “Hollow Moon” this fall.
  “It is an immersive theater experience where you go, and you’re part of the show,” said Renee Rabenold, from Vigilance Theater.“It’s a horror thriller.”
  (Photo Courtesy: Vigilance Theater)
  “It’s like coming to
  
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• Cops: Students With Backpack Spotted In Restricted Crawlspace, Grad Ceremony Canceled

  02-06-2018 04:13
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  EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The graduation ceremony at a high school in Indiana County was cancelled and moved to next week after some students got into a crawlspace in a restricted area of campus and the bomb squad was called.
  According to state police, it happened around 1 p.m. on Friday at United High School on Route 56 in East Wheatfield Township.
  Police say 10 members of the senior class were caught on surveillance video in an area of the high
  
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• Police find human remains in Carrick

  02-06-2018 04:09 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police said they discovered human remains Thursday in Carrick.
  
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• Judge orders county Dems to continue use of secret ballots

  02-06-2018 03:25 via post-gazette.com
  A judge ruled Friday that the Allegheny County Democratic Committee must continue to use secret ballots for its elections.
  
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• Furry Tails: Patrick, Boomer & Sophie Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  02-06-2018 03:04
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Sir Patrick
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• Wahlberg Brothers Thrill Fans During Stop At Their Ross Twp. Restaurant

  02-06-2018 01:37
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some famous faces stopped by a popular new restaurant in Ross Township on Friday, and fans came from far and wide for the chance to see the three famous brothers.
  The crowd was hanging tough.
  About 1,000 people showed up, some waited for hours, just to meet the brothers Wahlberg.
  The celebrity Wahlberg family opened one of their Wahlburgers restaurants recently at The Block Northway.
  “Glad to finally be here at the restaurant for
  
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• Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster Helps Students See Bright Future

  02-06-2018 01:27
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers’ wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster is envisioning a bright future for the students at a school on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
  Smith-Schuster paid a special visit to Pittsburgh King PreK-8 on Friday morning where eye doctors provided free exams and glasses to students.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Jeff Roupe)
  It was all a part of the Vision to Learn initiative.
  The project’s goal is to make sure
  
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• Police: Drug Deal Involving Fake Xanax Turns Into Shooting, Chase

  02-06-2018 01:16
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  SOUTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A drug deal gone wrong ended with a shooting and a car chase in Westmoreland County.
  According to state police, 42-year-old Michael Hinerman got into a fight with a 35-year-old man when he sold him fake Xanax in South Huntingdon Township.
  Hinerman pulled out a gun and fired a few shots at the man, but the victim got in his car and took off down McCune Road.
  (Photo Credit: Facebook)
  Police say Hinerman got in his vehicle,
  
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• Furry Tails: Puppies Battling Deadly Parvovirus

  02-06-2018 00:27
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Animal Friends is reaching out to the public in an effort to save a litter of puppies battling the deadly parvovirus.
  The shelter says the five puppies only recently arrived at their shelter.They came from a rescue in West Virginia that did not have the resources to care for them properly.
  (Source: Animal Friends/YouTube)
  At Animal Friends, the puppies were given names, after of all things, types of mushrooms.But, shortly after arrivin
  
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• Central Catholic Tenor Aims For Stardom With Acceptance To Prestigious Music School

  02-06-2018 00:16
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Not everyone is a fan of Italian opera, but one listen to Colin Aikins’ voice might change your mind. It’s a gift.
  “My parents always say it’s a gift from God, and I really think he gave it to me because it came out of nowhere, you know,” Aikins said.
  Born into a non-musical family in Lower Burrell, his life would change at the age of 10 when his grandmother played him Andrea Bocelli’s “Time To
  
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