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• Mercer County school district the latest to adopt bathroom policy for transgender students

  19-06-2018 23:50 via post-gazette.com
  Starting next school year, students at Lakeview School District in Mercer County will be allowed to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. 
  
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• Advisory panel set for Pittsburgh's new affordable housing fund

  19-06-2018 23:50 via post-gazette.com
  More than a dozen people will join an advisory board for Pittsburgh’s new Housing Opportunity Fund.
  
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• A Bellevue cafe is now collecting donations for immigrant children at Holy Family

  19-06-2018 23:32 via post-gazette.com
  Appalled by the federal government’s policy of separating immigrant families, Jeremy David Denniston is collecting donations at his Bellevue cafe for the 50 migrant children being housed in Pittsburgh. 
  
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• Sisters of St. Francis announce sale of Mount Alvernia campus in Millvale

  19-06-2018 23:02 via post-gazette.com
  The Millvale property that a congregation of Franciscan sisters has called home for more than 115 years has been sold to a developer who plans to convert the site into an assisted living facility.
  
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• Sources: Slain Pittsburgh Rapper Jimmy Wopo Investigated For Ties To Other Homicides

  19-06-2018 22:54
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rapper Jimmy Wopo had quite the following and was known beyond the Pittsburgh music scene, but that all that ended on Monday afternoon when he was shot multiple times in the Hill District.
  Friends flooded social media with remembrances after the shooting, but now we’re learning he was no stranger to police.
  According to police sources, investigators are out on the streets following the double drive-by shooting trying to determine
  
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• ‘Big Brother’ Season 20 Houseguests Revealed

  19-06-2018 22:40
  CBS has announced 16 all-new Houseguests to embark on the milestone 20th season of Big Brother. This season’s cast includes a flight attendant, a former undercover cop, a cyber security engineer and a Vegas entertainer, among others. CBS’ summer reality hit debuts with a two-night premiere event, Wednesday, June 27 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) and Thursday, June 28 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT), only on CBS. Julie Chen also returns as host.
  See below for a quick rundown of all 16 new Houseguests
  
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• Cops: Drunken Suspect Abandons 4-Year-Old Daughter At Dairy Queen, Disarms And Assaults Trooper, Hides Out In Sister’s Attic

  19-06-2018 22:37
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  FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Washington County man is facing a long list of charges after police say he abandoned his 4-year-old daughter at an ice cream shop and fought with state troopers when they tried to arrest him for public intoxication.
  According to state police, it all started last Thursday afternoon when the suspect, identified as Michael Tatar, took his daughter to the Dairy Queen on Route 88 in Fallowfield Township.
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• The Baseball Report: Astros Tie Franchise Record, Bartolo Colon Passes Marichal

  19-06-2018 22:16
  Ryan Mayer
  Alex Bregman doubled home Marwin Gonzalez and Brock Stassi to give the Astros a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night and in the process, helped tie a franchise record. With the win, the Astros have now earned 12 consecutive victories, continuing their scorching hot June, and tying the 2004 and 1999 teams for most consecutive victories.
  That puts this iteration of the team in solid company as both of those teams made the playoffs, though both did come up short of making the
  
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• Trial begins in shooting death of group home employee

  19-06-2018 22:13 via post-gazette.com
  The prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that the man on trial before them was “lazy” and “defiant” and chose violence to resolve a minor workplace disagreement.
  
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• Ring Of Honor Show At Famed Madison Square Garden Called Off

  19-06-2018 21:36
  By Chuck Carroll
  In what can only be described as a huge disappointment for Ring of Honor, a top company official says plans for their Madison Square Garden debut have been scrapped after World Wrestling Entertainment spoke with arena management to block the event. The about-face unfolded after Sinclair Broadcasting CEO Chris Ripley revealed the plans for the New York City mega-show during an interview with the Baltimore Business Journal last week. Sinclair Broadcasting is the parent company of
  
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• Smoking Rates In U.S. Hit All-Time Low, CDC Says

  19-06-2018 21:02
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  NEW YORK (CBS Local/CBS News) – Smoking in the U.S. has hit another all-time low.
  About 14 percent of U.S adults admit to being smokers last year, down from about 16 percent in 2016, government figures from the CDC show.
  There hadn’t been much change the previous two years, but it’s been clear there’s been a general decline and the new figures show it’s continuing, according to K. Michael Cummings of the tobacco research progr
  
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• Carrick woman pleads guilty to stabbing boyfriend to death

  19-06-2018 20:56 via post-gazette.com
  A Carrick woman will serve at least five years in prison after she pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter.
  
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• Pirates Band Together To Rebound From Tough Stretch

  19-06-2018 20:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A season in Major League Baseball takes place over six months, and in 162 games both teams and players go through ups and downs. The Pirates have become a qualified microcosm of that this season, perhaps at their own detriment. They have put together three streaks this season with four or more wins, but have also had four streaks with four or more losses.
  After reaching their high water mark of the season on May 17 with a 26-17 record,
  
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• University of Pittsburgh issues warning on phishing scam

  19-06-2018 20:13 via post-gazette.com
  The University of Pittsburgh on Tuesday said its email users should beware of a new phishing scam that claims to have important 2018 payroll information but in fact leads users to an external site that attempts to collect their Pitt user name and password.
  
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• Charges Against Restaurant Owner Accused Of Sexual Assault Held For Court

  19-06-2018 20:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Charges against a local restaurant owner accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on the South Side have been held for court.
  Adnan Pehlivan, 46, who owns Istanbul Sofra in Regent Square, appeared in court Tuesday. A list of charges including, burglary, aggravated assault and sexual assault were held for court.
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  According to the criminal complaint, the female accuser told police she met Pehliva
  
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• Methodists file church law charges against Sessions over immigration policy

  19-06-2018 20:05 via post-gazette.com
  One United Methodist clergyman and two laymen from Western Pennsylvania signed onto a letter this week filing formal church law charges against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his zero-tolerance immigration policy.
  
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• Van, Pickup Collision Sends Vehicles Into Creek; 2 Killed

  19-06-2018 19:40
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  BUTLER, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a crash involving a van and a pickup truck sent both vehicles down an embankment and into a western Pennsylvania creek, killing both drivers.
  Butler Township police say the eastbound van apparently went through a stop sign and collided with the southbound truck.
  Police say both vehicles went through a guiderail, down an embankment and into the Little Connoquenessing Creek.
  Police said 85-year-old Thomas Shaffer of Ellwoo
  
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• Watch: Circus Bear Jumps Off Skateboard, Attacks Handler

  19-06-2018 19:37
  (CBS NEWS/CBS LOCAL)- Shocking video from a Russian circus shows a bear turn on its handler and viciously attack him during a show. The audience watched in horror as the bear jumped off a skateboard it had been riding and leaped towards the humans in the circus ring.
  Video from the circus in Russia’s Volgograd region, posted by the Daily Mail, shows the bear sliding down a ramp on the skateboard while a handler holds on to its leash. At the end of the ramp, the bear gets rambunct
  
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• It's (almost) all-aboard for Thomas Town at Kennywood

  19-06-2018 19:30 via post-gazette.com
  There’s still not an official opening date for Thomas Town this summer at Kennywood, but new details were announced Tuesday during a hard-hat tour of the construction site of the new attraction based on Thomas the Tank Engine.
  
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• Police: Home Nurse Stole Thousands From Client, Took Beach Vacation

  19-06-2018 19:10
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  APOLLO (KDKA) – A home health care nurse reportedly stole thousands of dollars from a man in her care and took a trip to the beach.
  According to the criminal complaint, the victim noticed money was missing from his account in September 2017.
  A review of his bank account uncovered two checks made out to the suspect, Cathy Mack, 53, of Apollo.
  One of the checks was for $1,500, while the other was for $260. He also said he did not write these checks and did
  
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• NBA Draft: Storylines And Players To Watch

  19-06-2018 19:02
  By Norm Elrod
  When: Thursday, June 21, 2018 @ 7 p.m. ETWhere: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NYHow to Watch: ESPN
  Deandre Ayton (Photo Credit: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
  Storylines:
  Who will be the top pick? A lot of experts have Deandre Ayton slated to go first, and with good reason. A first-team All-American at Arizona as a freshman, the 7’1″ center averaged over 20 points and 11 rebounds. He’s an NBA-ready player to build around and the Phoenix Suns, which hold the top pick, nee
  
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• Hundreds Of Members Of Sessions’ Church Accuse Him Of Child Abuse For Border Policies

  19-06-2018 18:51
  (CBS News) Hundreds of United Methodists have brought church law charges against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who is a member of the denomination.In a June 18 statement, more than 600 members of the denomination, including clergy, accused Sessions of child abuse by helping enforce the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from parents who illegally crossed the southern border.
  The group of United Methodists also accuses Sessions of racial discrimination, immorality, and &
  
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• 2 men killed in Butler Township crash

  19-06-2018 18:41 via post-gazette.com
  Two people were killed in a crash in Butler Township that sent two vehicles into a creek Tuesday morning.
  
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• Police: Men Leave Alligator Inside Florida Wawa

  19-06-2018 18:32
  LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (CBS Local) — Customers at a Florida Wawa found an unexpected and unusual surprise in the middle of the night last week after an alligator was dumped inside the store.
  The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office got a call at 2:24 a.m. last Friday about a three-foot alligator dropped off by a pair of men inside the Lakewood Ranch Wawa. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dave Bristow said that authorities called the Fish and Wildlife Commission to take care of the gato
  
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• World Refugee Day celebration to highlight diversity of Pittsburgh

  19-06-2018 18:07 via post-gazette.com
  Ten people will become U.S. citizens in Market Square Wednesday as part of Pittsburgh’s World Refugee Day celebration.
  
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• Manny Ramirez Wore A $530 Yankees Hat To Rangers-Royals Game As Disguise

  19-06-2018 17:51
  Ryan Mayer
  Avert your eyes Boston Red Sox fans. Manny Ramirez was in attendance at last night’s Rangers-Royals game in Kansas City and the disguise he wore is likely to make Red Sox fans’ blood boil.Yes, that’s the Red Sox legend sporting a maroon Yankees hat. Odd color aside, the hat is also reportedly pretty pricey. According to Busted Coverage, the hat that Ramirez is wearing in the photo is a $530 Gucci Yankees hat. Between the hat, the sunglasses and the lack of his tradem
  
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• O'Hara's edible trail ready for picking and nibbling

  19-06-2018 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  Hikers who have always wanted a taste of the wild, summer berries found in local parks may find a haven in O’Hara’s newly-opened edible trail.
  
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• Pennsylvania State Troopers Begin Wearing Body Cameras

  19-06-2018 17:22
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania State Police says troopers are now wearing body cameras in a pilot program that’s to last through the end of 2018.
  Acting Commissioner Robert Evanchick said Tuesday that patrol troopers in Troop B in Uniontown, Troop J in Avondale and Troop T in Somerset are trained and wearing the cameras on duty.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Evanchick says the program will help the department ensure it is prepared for wider use of t
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts Removes Sign Asking Customers To Report Employees Who Don’t Speak English

  19-06-2018 17:09
  BALTIMORE (CBS) — Dunkin’ Donuts is in hot water for a sign at one of its Baltimore restaurants.
  The sign posted at the counter of the Dunkin on West 41st St. asked any customer who heard an employee shouting in a language other than English to report it to management.
  Anyone who did so was eligible for a free coffee and pastry.
  This sign is being displayed at a @dunkindonuts in Baltimore. General manager posted a sign asking customers to report employees not speaking English. Even o
  
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• Police: Couple Arrested For Having Sex Near Busy Intersection

  19-06-2018 16:59
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  OKLAHOMA CITY (CBS LOCAL) — Traffic is usually a given during a rush hour commute, but one street in Oklahoma City got backed up for a racier reason. Police say a couple was found allegedly having sex on the ground near a busy intersection.
  According to authorities, the Oklahoma City Police Department received a call around 5:30 p.m. from a woman claiming she saw a man with pants “halfway down” on top of a woman under a tree. When po
  
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• Police: Cancer Patient Found Dead In Woods, Killed For Her Painkillers

  19-06-2018 16:43
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  RABBIT HASH, Ky. (CBS LOCAL) —  The body of woman with stage four lung cancer was found in the woods, and police believe she was killed by her cousin who was trying to rob her of her painkillers.
  According to authorities, Denita Satchwell was reported missing on June 11 and police claim her body was placed in the trunk of a car overnight and dumped in the woods the next day.
  “As a…cancer patient Satchwell was frail and in poor health, as
  
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• Study Unveils Allegheny County’s Most Dangerous Intersections For Pedestrians

  19-06-2018 16:31
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new study is shining light on some dangerous intersections for pedestrians across Allegheny County.
  According to a study conducted by Hal Waldman and Associates, crashes involving pedestrians are down over the past five years.
  However, the data they collected shows that there are plenty of dangerous intersection for pedestrians around Allegheny County.
  From 2013 through 2017, there were 1,985 crashes involving a pedestrian. Of those,
  
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• Saudi Arabia’s World Cup Team Plane Catches Fire In Midair

  19-06-2018 16:26
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  By: Ryan Mayer
  The beginning of the Saudi Arabia men’s national team’s World Cup experience hasn’t exactly been smooth. The Saudis opened tournament play with a 5-0 loss to host country Russia last Thursday and then on Monday, the team’s flight to Rostov was rocky with the plane catching fire in midair.
  The plane did land safely and no one was injured in the incident, but video of the plane in flight surfaced on Twitter and it’s fr
  
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• State Budget Plan Begins To Emerge From Behind Closed Doors

  19-06-2018 15:47
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Details of a state budget plan are emerging as rank-and-file Pennsylvania lawmakers are beginning to hear details about a package negotiated behind closed doors by top Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.
  A spending package of around $32.5 billion could get a House Appropriations Committee vote Tuesday and see passage by both Republican-controlled chambers by week’s end.
  Lawmakers are expected to approve more mon
  
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• Richmond Renaming School After Obama, Scrapping Confederate General’s Name

  19-06-2018 15:10
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  RICHMOND, Va. (CBS News) – The Richmond Public School board voted Monday night to change the name of J.E.B. Stuart Elementary to Barack Obama Elementary School, reports the CBS affiliate there, WTVR-TV. The new name was chosen from a total of seven finalists. The vote was six-to-one.
  The board voted 8-1 earlier this year to rename the school. J.E.B. Stuart was a Confederate general.
  Students, parents, staff, and community members all submitted ideas for t
  
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• Sheriff: 1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Apparent Argument Over A Dog

  19-06-2018 14:46
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  FORT MEADE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida sheriff says a man fatally shot a 22-year-old and wounded two others who came to his home to talk about a dog.
  Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said investigators are still interviewing witnesses who gave what he called “conflicting and incomplete” versions of what happened Monday night at the home in Fort Meade, which is in central Florida.
  But the sheriff told a news conference that preliminary information sho
  
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• PTL Links: June 19, 2018

  19-06-2018 14:31
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:National Aviary
  Tree Pittsburgh’s Summer Solstice Party
  Veterans Leadership Program Of Western Pennsylvania
  335 Miles For Vets
  Pittsburgh CLO: “Titanic”
  Pittsburgh Public Theater: “William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play”
  Pittsburgh CLO: “The Full Monty”
  Pittsburgh CLO: “Brigadoon”
  
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• Deal under scrutiny as Art Institutes face accreditation setbacks

  19-06-2018 14:15 via post-gazette.com
  An email appeared in students’ inboxes on Jan. 23: “I am writing to share some very exciting news with you,” wrote Daniel C. Snyder, director of student services for The Art Institute of Colorado.
  
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• No more walking on egg shells: parents and adolescents open up about teenage depression

  19-06-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  “There is a difference between feeling sad about something and feeling depressed,” a high school student tells me. “With depression, daily tasks feel like moving mountains.”
  
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• Trump, GOP To Huddle As Outrage Builds Over ‘Zero Tolerance’ Border Policy

  19-06-2018 13:36
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump and House Republicans are set for a crucial meeting as lawmakers push to end the policy of separating children from their parents at the southern border.
  Members of both parties are decrying the administration’s “zero tolerance” approach to migrant detention. Many of them are demanding that the administration act to keep families together.
  Legislation in the House could end the family separations,
  
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• Displaced Garfield residents remain in limbo months after landslide

  19-06-2018 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  Two separate reports have concluded a 2016 demolition of a Garfield residence on city-owned land on Broad Street at least partly contributed to a February landslide that has displaced two couples who lived next to the property.
  
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• Police: Mississippi Man Beat Neighbor Over Lawn Mowing Job

  19-06-2018 13:18
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  GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) – A Mississippi man is accused of beating a neighbor with a hammer and an ax handle for hiring someone else to mow their lawn.
  The Greenwood Commonwealth reports 39-year-old Brad Gentry had been paid to mow his neighbor’s lawn but stopped halfway through and left. Leflore County Sheriff Ricky Banks says the neighbor, Ray Farris, then went and got someone else to finish the task. Banks says Gentry came back angry and “beat
  
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• Fans, musicians pay tribute to slain hip-hop artist Jimmy Wopo

  19-06-2018 13:12 via post-gazette.com
  Many fans and those who knew Jimmy Wopo took to social media to express their shock at his sudden death Monday and to offer condolences to his family.
  
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• Father, Son Re-Create Special Father’s Day Photo 20 Years Later

  19-06-2018 12:54
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  AUBURN, Wash. (KDKA) – A special Father’s Day photo is generating a lot of buzz online.
  Twenty years ago, Officer Andrew Gould posed for a photo inside his Auburn, Washington Police squad car with his son.
  His son wrote a caption on the photo saying, “When I get bigger I’m going to be my dad’s partner and catch bad guys and burglars.”
  Well, Officer Gould’s son did go into law enforcement. While they aren’t partner
  
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• Two men arrested after police seize drugs, stolen gun in Homewood

  19-06-2018 12:24 via post-gazette.com
  Two men were arrested on drug charges after Pittsburgh police seized heroin and cocaine in Homewood on Monday.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Parkway North lane restriction begins for summer reconstruction work

  19-06-2018 12:05 via post-gazette.com
  A long-term lane closure began Monday night on the Parkway North/Interstate 279 as part of the $87 million reconstruction project for the highway.
  
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• Post-Gazette employees, newsroom editors emphasize they are separate from editorial pages

  19-06-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  In response to an outpouring of criticism over the firing of longtime Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist Rob Rogers, The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and the PG’s newsroom managers purchased advertising space in Tuesday’s print editions to emphasize that the newsroom operations are separate from the editorial pages and to promote the paper’s journalistic mission.
  
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• “Take Me Home” Tuesday: Blue & Matilda

  19-06-2018 11:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A pair of adorable kittens are waiting for a permanent home.
  Blue and Matilda are both 11 weeks old. They’ve been staying in a foster home while they wait to be adopted.
  Credit: KDKA-TV
  “Pretty much any home would be a great home for these kittens,” said Orphans of the Storm board member Chris O’Donnell.
  For more information on Blue, Matilda and other adoptable animals, you can visit the Orphans o
  
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• New Long-Term Lane Restriction Begins On Parkway North

  19-06-2018 10:06
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A major reconstruction project on the Parkway North moved into its latest phase late Monday night.
  PennDOT reduced northbound traffic to a single lane between the the Route 28 North (Exit 1D) Chestnut Street/East Ohio Street/Etna off-ramp and the I-579/I-279 merge point.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The long-term restriction will be in place around-the-clock through Tuesday, Aug. 14.
  PennDOT said motorists should consider a
  
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• Downtown Subway Restaurant Hit With Consumer Alert Over Cockroach Infestation

  19-06-2018 06:44
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Subway restaurant on Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh has been hit with a consumer alert over a cockroach infestation.
  The Allegheny County Health Department posted the alert on their website.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  According to the Tribune Review, inspectors found cockroaches in several places including under the drink machine, radiators and in a cabinet under a sink.
  One even scurried out of the door while a KDKA photographer
  
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