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• Driver Strikes, Kills Motorcyclist In Butler County

  30-06-2018 23:47
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  LANCASTER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A motorcyclist was killed in Butler County late Friday night.
  It happened just before 10:30 p.m. on Route 19 in Lancaster Township.
  According to the Lancaster Township Police Department, a driver was traveling southbound on Route 19 near Salt Works Road when she tried to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone.
  The driver struck a motorcycle operated by David Vandoren, of Lancaster Township, head-on.
  Vandoren was pronounced d
  
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• Happy Ending: Deaf Puppy That Fell Down 50-Foot Hole Rescued After 30 Hours

  30-06-2018 23:01
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  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – After 30 hours of effort, volunteers were able to rescue a 7-week-old deaf puppy that fell down a 50-foot crevice behind a house in Alabama.
  Volunteers erupted in cheers as the pup – named Toffee – was pulled out of the narrow hole around midnight Saturday with the help of a snare and some food.
  (Source: Lost and Found Pets – Huntsville, AL/Madison County/Facebook)
  Toffee fell into the inches-wide space around 5 p
  
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• Neighbor Calls Cops After Kids Mowing Lawns Accidentally Crossed Property Line

  30-06-2018 22:25
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  CLEVELAND (WEWS) — A boy in Maple Heights is running his own business this summer cutting lawns and cleaning up yards.
  Reginald Fields, 12, is the owner of Mr. Reggie’s Lawn Cutting Service. With several helping hands from his cousins, brothers and sisters, they are up with the sun every day working the neighborhood.
  That’s what they were doing when someone called Maple Heights police on them.
  “They said I was cutting their grass. I didn
  
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• Mother Warns Parents After 9-Month-Old Chokes To Death On Balloon

  30-06-2018 21:39
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  Indianapolis, IN (WRTV) — An Indianapolis mother whose baby died after choking on a balloon wants to warn other parents about the danger.
  “I would’ve never had them in my house. It’s not worth it,” said Katie Chamberlain.
  Chamberlain and her four boys had been filling up water balloons outside their east side home on a warm day in May when somehow one stray balloon was brought inside.
  “It was just so fast. I couldn’t ev
  
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• Hundreds gather in Downtown Pittsburgh in national call for immigrant rights

  30-06-2018 20:43 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh’s Mellon Square was overflowing Saturday with people rallying for immigrant rights as part of the national Families Belong Together campaign.
  
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• Holyoke, Massachusetts, Ready To Welcome Marijuana Industry

  30-06-2018 20:37
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  (CBS) – Holyoke, Massachusetts, hasn’t been a boomtown since the early 1900s when all of its now-abandoned paper mills were still in business. But the city’s 29-year-old mayor has an idea for bringing the jobs back and breathing new life into those old buildings: marijuana.
  On Sunday, Massachusetts will become the first East Coast state to allow the sale of recreational marijuana, and although many municipalities in the state have banned or te
  
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• 50 Shades Of Silence: Group Protests Revenge Porn

  30-06-2018 19:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – In what is becoming commonplace in Downtown Pittsburgh, a protest took to the streets to bring attention to its cause.
  In this case, it is revenge porn.Photo Credit: Danielle Dindak/KDKA
  The group — 50 Shades Of Silence — which was granted a permit for its protest, calls the issue an “abuse epidemic victimizing millions of Americans.” Revenge porn is a practice of non-consensual image abuse that has affected an
  
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• Black elected officials call for bail to be revoked for East Pittsburgh officer involved in teen shooting death

  30-06-2018 18:27 via post-gazette.com
  Members of the Pittsburgh Black Elected Officials Coalition added their voices Saturday to the call for revoking bail for Michael H. Rosfeld, the East Pittsburgh police officer accused of killing teenager Antwon Rose II during a traffic stop June 19.
  
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• Pittsburgh Protestors Call For End To Family Separation Immigration Policy

  30-06-2018 18:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More than 1,000 local activists gathered in Mellon Square Park on Sixth Avenue Downtown on Saturday to call for an end to Trump Administration’s family separation and detention policy.Unlike other recent protests in Pittsburgh, Saturday’s event in Mellon Square was permitted, did not block traffic and was held in a stationary location with multiple speakers. The activism comes from what the protestors say is the administrat
  
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• Demonstrators Call For Migrant Families To Be Reunited In Pittsburgh Protest

  30-06-2018 18:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Protests were held around the country Saturday, including in Pittsburgh, with demonstrators calling for migrant families to be reunited.
  Hundreds of people crowded into Mellon Square, carrying signs against Trump administration policies and demanding families be reunited after they were forcibly separated at the border.
  “The idea that we would separate children from their parents goes against every value we have as Americans,&rdq
  
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• Reporter Resigns Over False Tweet That Annapolis Shooter Had On MAGA Hat

  30-06-2018 16:36
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  (KDKA) — A reporter at The Republican, a newspaper based in Springfield, Mass., resigned Friday after publishing a false tweet indicating the Annapolis Maryland shooter, who killed five people on Thursday, was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.
  The slogan is used by President Donald Trump, and it was the main rallying cry during his 2016 presidential campaign.
  Photo Credit: George Frey/Getty Images
  Conor Berry faced the music for his fa
  
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• Anonymous Person Buys $1M Worth Of Remaining Toys At Toys “R” Us To Donate

  30-06-2018 14:45
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  (CBS) — America’s last remaining Toys “R” Us stores will close for good today, after a final Friday of clearance sales. One Toys “R” Us location in Raleigh, North Carolina, however, has shut its doors a little early — and for good reason — after an anonymous patron purchased $1 million worth of the store’s remaining toys to donate them to local children.
  Now, WNCN CBS 17 reports that the Triangle Town Center
  
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• Tool, A Perfect Circle Frontman Denies Sexual Assault Claim

  30-06-2018 14:14
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  (KDKA) – The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have yet another famous male in the crosshairs after a recent accusation against Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer frontman Maynard James Keenan.
  Keenan responded to aclaim from an anonymous Twitter account, calling an allegation of rape a “despicable false claim,” among other things in a Twitter post on Friday.Many thanks to those of you who saw right through this despicable false claim that only d
  
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• Protests Planned Over Immigrant Family Separation Policy

  30-06-2018 13:13
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  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Liberal activists, parents and first-time protesters motivated by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border plan to rally in hundreds of cities nationwide Saturday to press President Donald Trump’s administration to reunite the families quickly.
  More than 600 marches could draw hundreds of thousands of people across the country, from immigrant-friendly cities like Los Angeles and New York City
  
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• Musgrove Powers Pirates Past Padres

  30-06-2018 12:35
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  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Joe Musgrove had quite the homecoming at Petco Park.
  Pitching in front of at least 75 friends and family members, the right-hander tossed seven shutout innings against his hometown team and Jody Mercer homered to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-3 victory over the sloppy San Diego Padres on Friday night.
  Musgrove (3-3), a 2011 graduate of Grossmont High in suburban El Cajon, was facing the Padres for the first time in his three-year big
  
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• Code Orange Air Quality Alert In Effect Across Pennsylvania

  30-06-2018 06:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For the second day in a row, a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day has been declared in the Pittsburgh area, along with many other parts of the state.
  According to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the alert is in effect for Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties on Saturday.
  Parts of southcentral and southeastern Pennsylvania, along with Lehigh Valley, are also affecte
  
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• ‘He’s A Baby’: Monessen Mayor Still Absent As Council Avoids City Shutdown

  30-06-2018 05:17
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  MONESSEN (KDKA) — There was high drama in Monessen on Friday night with the city on the verge of being forced to shut down.
  It’s been ugly. Will the Mayor show up? And will the City of Monessen be forced to shut down? Simple answer to both questions: no.
  What needed to happen, happened quickly. Enough Monessen council members showed up to have enough votes to get approval for all essential city services to get paid.
  “The city’s not gonna
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Area’s First LEGO Store Coming To North Hills

  30-06-2018 04:30
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  NORTH HILLS (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh area will be getting its first LEGO Store later this year.
  File photo (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
  The Pittsburgh Business Times reports the store will be opening in the Ross Park Mall in the North Hills.
  According to the LEGO Store’s website, stores offer pick-and-build walls, where customers can fill up a cup with whatever bricks and LEGO elements they want, and digital box kiosks that can show you a 3-D mo
  
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• The heat cranks up and so do the warnings

  30-06-2018 04:14 via post-gazette.com
  It’s going to be hot and humid throughout the region in the coming days. The only comfort might be in the thought that conditions in Western Pennsylvania won’t be as bad as those in some other parts of the country.
  
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• National health care fraud sweep nets five in W. Pa.

  30-06-2018 03:25 via post-gazette.com
  Five medical professionals in Western Pennsylvania were caught in the largest health care fraud sweep in the history of the U.S. Department of Justice. 
  
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• Furry Tails: Heinz, Flash & Shay Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  30-06-2018 03:18
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
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• It’s A Baby Boom! 48 Babies Delivered In 41 Hours At Texas Hospital

  30-06-2018 02:49
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  FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The nursery at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth has never been as full as it has in the last 41 hours. And, the halls have never been so busy.
  Since June 26, 48 babies were born in less than 2 days. That’s an average of more than one baby an hour. And, there’s definitely a lively discussion here about why.
  “There’s always talk about full moon, we definitely had a big fu
  
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• Hundreds flood into PPG Paints Arena seeking free dental care

  30-06-2018 02:23 via post-gazette.com
  Jason Gregorakis was poor and in pain Friday morning.
  
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• Trump To Announce Supreme Court Justice Pick On July 9

  30-06-2018 02:06
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  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One he plans to announce his choice to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on July 9.
  The president says he is considering two women among a group of at least five potential candidates for the nation’s high court. Trump says as many as seven candidates may be interviewed.
  Trump was asked Friday if he plans to ask potential nominees their views on abortion ri
  
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• A Walk Through The Neighborhood: New Trail Allows Fans To Walk In Mister Rogers’ Footsteps

  30-06-2018 01:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fifty years ago, we all were welcomed into Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
  Fred Rogers inspired a generation of neighbors to become confident and caring human beings. Now, there’s a new way to walk in his footsteps.
  To mark the 50th anniversary of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, state and local leaders announced the creation of the Fred Rogers Trail.
  “Each stop on the trail was respectfully selected and have relevance
  
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• Furry Tails: Community Comes Together To Rescue Deaf Puppy Trapped In Hole

  30-06-2018 01:32
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  HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (KDKA) — A community has come together in Alabama to help rescue a deaf puppy that’s become trapped after falling down a hole that’s at least 50 feet deep.
  The puppy is named Toffee.She is just 7-weeks-old and completely deaf.
  According to CBS affiliate WHNT-TV, Toffee fell down the hole Thursday evening and has been stuck ever since.The drop is estimated to be about 50 feet deep.It’s happening in south Huntsville.
  Th
  
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• Pittsburgh NAACP President Pushing For More Training For Officers After Antwon Rose Shooting

  30-06-2018 01:28
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  RANKIN (KDKA) — State and local NAACP officials held a town hall meeting Friday to discuss the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose.
  Organizers want the communities to be involved in the legal process and the healing process.
  The Pittsburgh branch of the NAACP hosted the meeting at the Mount Olive Baptist Church in Rankin.
  Since the shooting, there have been almost daily demonstrations by protesters demanding justice, including one protest Thursday night that be
  
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• NAACP Leaders: Pittsburgh-Area Police Departments Need More Training

  30-06-2018 01:28
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  RANKIN (KDKA) — State and local NAACP officials held a town hall meeting Friday to discuss the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose.
  It’s been a tense week and a half in the Pittsburgh area with nearly daily demonstrations after a fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose, an unarmed teenager running from an East Pittsburgh traffic stop.
  With tensions high, there was a town hall meeting Friday night in the Mount Olive Baptist church in Rankin, where
  
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• Rose Shooting Shows Need For Better Pay, Training In Small Police Departments

  30-06-2018 00:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Clarence Gunter is a sergeant in the Rankin Police Department, a job he says he was born to do.
  Gunter: “It’s exciting. I wake every day, get dressed and come to work.”KDKA-TV’s Andy Sheehan: “Even though there’s no money in it?”Gunter: “Even though there’s no money in it.”
  Like the rest of the department, Gunter works part-time, making less than $12 an hour, so he also works
  
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• Mission Of Mercy Hosting Free Dental Clinic At PPG Paints Arena

  30-06-2018 00:32
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Dentists filled the floor of PPG Paints Arena for a free pop-up dental clinic.
  Root canals, teeth cleanings, and wisdom teeth removal are all free of charge.
  Supplies, including gauze, needles, eye glasses for the treatments and even sterile water were donated for the clinic.
  They hope to help at least 1,000 people today and Saturday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “Private dentistry is really expensive, time-consuming and a lot of people
  
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• DA’s Record Reveals Convicting Officers Is Difficult

  30-06-2018 00:28
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When District Attorney Stephen Zappala charged East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld with criminal homicide for shooting Antwon Rose as he was running away, many observers were not surprised.
  He had charged other officers for similar acts in the past.“This is the third time we’ve had this particular fact scenario during my tenure,” Zappala said Wednesday. “Charged the first two times, we’re chargi
  
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• East Pittsburgh to review police operations in wake of Antwon Rose shooting

  30-06-2018 00:24 via post-gazette.com
  Following criticism by the Allegheny County district attorney stemming from a fatal shooting by one of their police officers, East Pittsburgh officials said Friday that they are reviewing their police department.
  
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• As grand jury report looms, diocese postpones anniversary celebration

  30-06-2018 00:21 via post-gazette.com
  Facing a grand jury investigation and its biggest internal reorganization in a generation, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has indefinitely postponed its 175th anniversary celebration.
  
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• Does It Really Do That? Grill Daddy

  30-06-2018 00:16
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With the Fourth of July coming up next week and summer in full swing, this is prime grilling season.
  While most people love the taste of grilled food, few like cleaning the grill.
  Enter, the Grill Daddy.
  It claims to make cleaning your grill fast and easy, but does it really do that?
  Chris Smith works in the food service industry. But, at home, he loves using his grill.
  “I definitely find a lot of benefits to grilling. A lot heal
  
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• Charging officers for fatal shootings a rarity in Zappala’s 20-year tenure as DA

  30-06-2018 00:11 via post-gazette.com
  During his 20-year tenure, Allegheny County District Attorney, Stephen A. Zappala Jr. has rarely brought charges against police officers who have killed people in the line of duty.
  
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• Peduto sends letter urging bond revocation for East Pittsburgh officer

  30-06-2018 00:07 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto on Friday asked a judge to consider revoking the bond of the East Pittsburgh police officer charged in the death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II.
  
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• Mars Residents Asked To Put Away Bird Feeders, Garbage Cans After Recent Bear Problem

  30-06-2018 00:05
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  MARS (KDKA) — The mayor of Mars is waiting for the state Fish and Game Commission to decide to use traps to help get rid of a bear problem.
  For the past three weeks, at least one black bear has been spotted raiding garbage cans and backyard bird feeders.
  “Oh, I’ve definitely seen the bear. He started coming around May 6. He was up in my mom’s backyard. We got some videos and pictures of him. He was pretty friendly, he was more leery of u
  
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• Allentown man sentenced to life for fatal 2012 shooting

  30-06-2018 00:04 via post-gazette.com
  An Allentown man found guilty of first-degree murder in April has been sentenced to life in prison plus an additional 15 to 30 years.
  
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