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• At Least 5 Killed When SUV Fleeing Border Patrol Crashes

  17-06-2018 23:55
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  BIG WELLS, Texas (AP) – At least five people are dead and several others hurt as an SUV carrying more than a dozen people crashed while fleeing from Border Patrol agents in South Texas.
  Dimmit County Sheriff Marion Boyd says the SUV went out of control at more than 100 mph and overturned on Texas Highway 85, ejecting those inside.
  Texas Department of Public Safety officials say four were pronounced dead at the scene midday Sunday. A fifth person died at a
  
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• Officials Suggest World Cup Celebrations Caused Artificial Quake In Mexico

  17-06-2018 22:55
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  MEXICO CITY (CBS/AP) — Mexican officials say sensors detected an earthquake in Mexico City on Sunday morning, and they suggested on Twitter that excited soccer fans may have caused it.
  A seismic network monitoring Twitter account operated by Mexico’s Institute of Geological and Atmospheric Research says at least two sensors in Mexico City detected a quake just after 11:30 a.m. — around the same time Mexico scored a winning goal against Germany
  
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• Medical Examiner Called To North Fayette Twp. Motorcycle Crash

  17-06-2018 21:35
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  NORTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Allegheny County medical examiner was sent to the scene of a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon.
  The crash happened around 2 p.m. near the Mahoney Road Exit on Route 22 eastbound in North Fayette Township.
  One witness reported the motorcyclist went over a hillside.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Chris Kunicki)
  The right lane of Route 22 eastbound was closed near the Noblestown on-ramp.North Fayette: Motorcycle crash
  
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• Man Killed In Imperial Motorcycle Crash

  17-06-2018 21:35
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  IMPERIAL (KDKA) — One man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Imperial on Sunday afternoon.
  The crash happened around 1:40 p.m. on Route 22 eastbound.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Chris Kunicki)
  One witness reported the motorcyclist went over a hillside.
  The Allegheny County medical examiner was called to the scene. The medical examiner’s office confirmed 50-year-old Robert Fratangeli, of Aliquippa, was killed.
  
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• Hit-Run Crash Kills Motorcycle Rider, Injuries Passenger

  17-06-2018 19:46
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police are seeking the driver of a minivan that fled the scene after colliding with a motorcycle in Philadelphia, killing the operator and critically injuring his passenger.
  Officials say the minivan was heading west on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and was making a left turn when it struck the eastbound motorcycle just after 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
  Police say the 48-year-old motorcycle operator was pronounced dead at Penn Presbyterian Medical
  
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• Fire Investigators Probe Another Blaze At Mobile Home Park

  17-06-2018 18:12
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSOMERSET, Pa. (AP) – Fire investigators are looking into the cause of yet another fire at a western Pennsylvania mobile home park struck by numerous arsons in recent weeks.
  Fire crews in the borough of Somerset and surrounding areas were called to the Cherry Lane Estates mobile home park at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday for what was reported as a “fully involved structure fire.”
  Authorities say there have been six arson fires there since the beginni
  
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• Vehicle Crash Causes Road Closure In Shaler

  17-06-2018 17:14
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A vehicle crash caused Route 8 at Butler Plank Road in Shaler to close Sunday.
  There were two people transported to a local hospital from the crash, but their condition is unknown.
  Allegheny County Police Accident Investigation United is assisting Shaler Township Police.
  
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• 3 Injured In Shaler Crash, County Police Investigating

  17-06-2018 17:14
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSHALER (KDKA) — Three people were sent to the hospital Sunday morning after a crash in Shaler Township.
  It happened around 6:30 a.m. on Route 8 at Butler Plank Road.
  Police say a 69-year-old woman was driving a Buick southbound on Route 8 when a 38-year-old man in a Jeep came from Butler Plank Road and crashed into her vehicle.
  The 69-year-old woman was sent to the hospital in serious to critical condition, but police say she is expected to survive her inj
  
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• Penguins Prospect Injured In Incident In Canada

  17-06-2018 16:02
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Penguins prospect Jordy Bellerive was injured in an in incident in Canada Saturday night.
  The Penguins released a statement Sunday that says Bellerive, 19, is expected to make a full recovery.The Penguins have been in direct contact with prospect forward Jordy Bellerive since he was injured in an incident last night. Assistant GM Bill Guerin has spoken with Bellerive, who is in good spirits and expected to make a full recover
  
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• 1 Teen Killed, 1 Teen Wounded In Pa.

  17-06-2018 15:03
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPHILADELPHIA (AP) – Police say one teenager was killed and another wounded in a shooting in Philadelphia, one of several around the city that also claimed another life.
  Officers responding to a report of a person with a gun in south Philadelphia at about 10:30 p.m. Friday found a 16-year-old shot in the chest and a 12-year-old shot in the leg. Both were taken to Jefferson Medical Center, where the older teen died.
  Police say the victims may have been targe
  
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• It's 'Lights Out' and one final goodbye for the Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland

  17-06-2018 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  The “Lights Out Celebration!” for the public to bid farewell to the 85-year-old Pittsburgh Playhouse on Monday is sold out, but if you are going to be in the neighborhood that night, preparations include a street closing.
  
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• Three hurt in two-vehicle crash in Shaler

  17-06-2018 14:02 via post-gazette.com
  Three people were hurt, one seriously, in an early morning crash Sunday that shut down a major road in Shaler.
  
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• Crash injures two and shuts down main road in Shaler

  17-06-2018 14:02 via post-gazette.com
  Two people were injured in a traffic accident that shut down the southbound lanes of Route 8 near Butler Plank Road in Shaler.
  
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• Child migrants separated from families being housed at Holy Family Institute in Emsworth

  17-06-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  The federal government is housing 50 child migrants in Pittsburgh as part of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy announced in April.
  
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• 1 Dead, Several Injured In Trenton Cultural Event Shooting

  17-06-2018 12:58
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterTRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Police say at least one person has been killed and several others injured after shooting broke out at an all-night cultural event in Trenton, New Jersey.
  The Trentonian reports that the shooting began a little before 3 a.m. Sunday at Art All Night, a community cultural event that showcases art, music and food. The event began Saturday afternoon and continued through the night. It typically draws thousands of people.
  Trenton police Lt.
  
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• Crews Battle House Fire In West Mifflin

  17-06-2018 05:06
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  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — Crews battled a house fire in West Mifflin late Saturday night.
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  The fire was first reported just after 10 p.m. in the 1300 block of Lebanon Church Road.
  Smoke could be seen coming from a two-story home. Flames appeared to be out just before 11 p.m.
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  It is unknown if anyone was injured. Further details have not been released at this time.
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• President Trump’s Weekly Address 6/16/18

  17-06-2018 04:42
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterWASHINGTON (KDKA) — Above you can watch President Donald Trump’s weekly address from the White House from June 16, 2018.
  Congressman Frank Pallone, of New Jersey, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address, seen in the video below. 
   
  
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• Blues Brothers Guitarist Matt ‘Guitar’ Murphy Dies At Age 88

  17-06-2018 04:11
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  (CNN) — Blues Brothers guitarist Matt “Guitar” Murphy has died, according to the official Blues Brothers social media accounts run by Judy Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.Murphy was 88, according to IMDb, and was known “as one of the most respected sidemen in blues,” playing on many albums and in concerts.
  He released his first album, “Way Down South,” in 1990, according to his IMDb biography. He also starred in both Blues Brot
  
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• Truck Crashes Into Amish Buggy, Child Critically Injured

  17-06-2018 03:57
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  LISBON, N.Y. (AP) – A 7-year-old Amish boy injured when a pickup truck crashed into his buggy on an upstate New York road remains in critical condition with head trauma.
  Levi Miller and 30-year-old John Miller were ejected from the buggy around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in Lisbon, about 6 miles from the Canadian border.
  John Miller was treated at a local hospital and released. Levi Miller was transferred to a Syracuse hospital. The horse is expected to recover
  
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• Sisters Give Birth On Same Day At Same Time In Same Hospital

  17-06-2018 03:30
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  COLUMBUS, Ga. (KDKA) — Two sisters who were both pregnant ended up giving birth on the same day in the same hospital.
  Mara Meighan and Jennifer Solis both went to the Midtown Campus of Piedmont Columbus Regional in Georgia went they started to go into labor last week.
  The hospital says Meighan and Solis gave birth at nearly the same time. Meighan welcomed a baby girl named Ana Grace, and Solis had a baby boy named Marco.Photos posted to Facebook show the
  
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• North Carolina man accused of trafficking girl, 13, in Pittsburgh

  17-06-2018 03:25 via post-gazette.com
  A 13-year-old girl accused a North Carolina man of using a cell phone app to set her up on sexual encounters with two men in the Pittsburgh area in April.
  
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• Quite a catch: Unwanted items retrieved during River Sweep

  17-06-2018 03:19 via post-gazette.com
  Betsy Mallison remembers pulling couches, refrigerators, and stoves from the local rivers when she first started River Sweep in Pennsylvania 28 years ago.
  
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• More Than 35 Tons Of Trash Collected During Annual Ohio River Sweep

  17-06-2018 02:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds of volunteers collected more than 35 tons of trash from the Ohio River on Saturday morning.
  River Sweep coordinator Betsy Mallison says more than 400 people volunteered to clean up 15 sites in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver and Westmoreland counties for the 28th annual River Sweep.
  (Photo Credit: Betsy Mallison)
  In addition to the 35 tons of trash, volunteers found more than 55 tires, baby dolls, a kiddie pool, a football and a
  
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• Several narrowly escape McKeesport house fire

  17-06-2018 02:21 via post-gazette.com
  The Allegheny County fire marshal is investigating a two-alarm fire early Saturday that destroyed a McKeesport home and sent several people to the hospital.
  
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• Pirates Hit 3 Homers, Top Listless Reds 6-2

  17-06-2018 01:09
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Harrison hit a two-run homer, Colin Moran and Elias Diaz added solo shots and the Pittsburgh Pirates pulled away from the Cincinnati Reds 6-2 on Saturday.
  Moran and Diaz both went deep off Luis Castillo (4-8) to give Pittsburgh the lead. Harrison hit his fourth of the season off reliever Austin Brice in the sixth.
  Harrison finished 2 for 4 and is hitting .368 this season against the Reds. Rookie Austin Meadows also went 2 for 4 to b
  
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• 2 Facing Charges After Missing Person Scare At Yough River

  17-06-2018 00:31
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  WEST NEWTON (KDKA) — Two people are facing charges after a missing person scare at the Youghiogheny River in Westmoreland County on Saturday afternoon.
  Firefighters and search crews were initially sent to the river in West Newton around 4:30 p.m. for a report of a woman going under the water while she was out boating with friends.
  According to West Newton Mayor Mary Popovich, the woman, Lacey Nuttell, was at the river with her boyfriend, Paul Caletri, whe
  
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• Woman Swallowed Whole By 23-Foot-Long Python

  17-06-2018 00:01
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  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – A 23-foot-long python has swallowed a woman in central Indonesia.
  The victim, 54-year-old Wa Tiba, went missing while checking her vegetable garden near her village on Muna island in Southeast Sulawesi province on Thursday evening, according to the village chief, Faris.
  On Friday, her family went to look for her at the garden but found only her belongings, including sandals and a flashlight.
  File photo (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Ge
  
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