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• Matt Cullen, Jack Johnson, Four Others Sign Contracts With Penguins

  01-07-2018 23:06
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins signed six players to contracts Sunday.
  A year after letting several players go in free agency, the Pittsburgh Penguins are loading up. The Penguins brought back veteran center Matt Cullen on a $650,000, one-year deal and signed defenseman Jack Johnson to a $16.25 million, five-year deal.DAD IS COMING HOME!The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Matt Cullen to a one-year contract for $650,000.
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• More Than 2 Dozen Hospitalized After Luke Bryan Tailgating, Concert

  01-07-2018 22:05
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than two dozen people ended up in the hospital throughout the day Saturday as crowds tailgated and attended the Luke Bryan concert at Heinz Field.
  The Department of Public Safety says Pittsburgh EMS saw a total of 88 patients. Thirty of those patients were sent to local hospitals.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  A total of 23 patients were seen by EMS for heat-related issues, but only five were sent to the hospital
  
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• Downtown march addresses social justice concerns

  01-07-2018 22:02 via post-gazette.com
  An event Sunday that was publicized as an immigration protest turned into an all-encompassing forum for social justice activism as roughly 200 demonstrators marched through Downtown.
  
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• Tax act triggers lower monthly bills for Pennsylvania American customers

  01-07-2018 21:27 via post-gazette.com
  Thousands of Pennsylvania American Water Co. customers will see lower monthly bills starting in July, the company announced.
  
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• Tax act triggers lower monthly bills for most Pennsylvania American customers

  01-07-2018 21:27 via post-gazette.com
  Thousands of Pennsylvania American Water Co. customers will see lower monthly bills starting in July, the company announced.
  
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• Body Of Woman, 60, Found After Mobile Home Fire

  01-07-2018 20:17
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSPRINGBORO, Pa. (AP) – State police say a mobile home fire claimed the life of a woman in northwestern Pennsylvania.
  Police in Meadville said the blaze in Springboro was reported at 11:50 p.m. Saturday.
  Fire crews contained the blaze and then found the body of 60-year-old Janice Munsch inside.
  The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
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• Penguins Sign Matt Cullen To 1-Year Deal

  01-07-2018 19:45
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed Matt Cullen to a one-year, $650,000 deal.DAD IS COMING HOME!The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed forward Matt Cullen to a one-year contract for $650,000.
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  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) July 1, 2018
  Cullen played for the Penguins for two years before signing a free agent contract with the Minnesota Wild in 2017.
  Cullen had 22 points
  
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• Penguins Sign Jack Johnson To 5-Year Deal

  01-07-2018 19:30
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced Sunday that they signed defenseman Jack Johnson to a five-year, $16.25 million contract.
  Johnson spent the last six years as a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets.The Penguins have signed defenseman Jack Johnson to a five-year contract for an average annual value of $3.25 million. Welcome to the team!
  Full details: https://t.co/7DvtHtp8zM pic.twitter.com/ZqxmDGD1T7
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• Best Buy To Stop Selling CDs Entirely

  01-07-2018 17:36
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPHILADELPHIA (KDKA) — Best Buy is going to stop selling CDs at its stores starting Sunday.
  According to a CBS affiliate CBS Philly report, the stoppage of selling CDs will happen nationwide.
  CBS Philly also reports that sales have only brought in roughly $40 million annually and those numbers have fallen in recent years.
  
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• Vermont Legalizes Marijuana For Recreational Use

  01-07-2018 17:00
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBURLINGTON, Vt. (KDKA) — Marijuana has been legalized in Vermont for recreational use as of Sunday.
  CBS affiliate CBS8 reports that Vermont became the ninth state to legalize marijuana for recreational use and the first state to legalize it through state legislature.
  Adults are allowed to possess up to one ounce of marijuana.
  
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• 9 Injured In Mass Stabbing At Idaho Apartment Complex

  01-07-2018 16:24
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBOISE, Idaho (AP) – Idaho police say nine people are hospitalized and one man is in custody after a mass stabbing at a Boise apartment complex that is home to many refugee families.
  The police did not yet have a suspected motive for the Saturday night attack but said a 30-year-old man was in custody.
  All nine victims were found inside the apartment complex and in the parking lot, and included some refugees who live in the complex. Boise Police Chief Bill B
  
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• 6 Children, 3 Adults Stabbed At 3-Year-Old’s Birthday Party

  01-07-2018 16:24
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A man who had been asked to leave a Boise apartment complex returned the next day and stabbed children celebrating a 3-year-old girl’s birthday in an attack that left the city reeling, Police Chief William Bones said Sunday.
  Nine people in all were hurt in the attack, including the birthday girl. Five other children aged four to 12 were injured, as were three adults who came to their defense.
  Bones said all are alive, although som
  
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• Man killed in head-on crash while driving wrong direction on Route 28

  01-07-2018 15:32 via post-gazette.com
  State police said a man was killed early Sunday when he drove the wrong way on Route 28 in Aspinwall in apparent attempt to flee from authorities.
  
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• 18-Year-Old Found Dead In East Hills Saturday

  01-07-2018 14:38
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  EAST HILLS (KDKA) — An 18-year-old man was found dead in East Hills Saturday night.
  Police and EMS were sent to the 2200 block of East Hills Drive just before 10 p.m.
  The victim’s name is Jomarcus Fuller and he was found unresponsive in the road and pronounced dead at the scene.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  According to officials, an 18-year-old man was found at the scene, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounc
  
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• 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In East Hills

  01-07-2018 14:38
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  EAST HILLS (KDKA) — An 18-year-old man was found dead in East Hills late Saturday night.
  Police were sent to the 2200 block of East Hills Drive around 10:15 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  When officers arrived at the scene, they found an 18-year-old man suffering from at least one gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office identified the victim a
  
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• Man Dies While Trying To Flee After Crashing Into Police Vehicle

  01-07-2018 14:04
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterASPINWALL (KDKA) — A man died when he tried to flee after crashing into a police vehicle in Aspinwall early Sunday morning.
  A vehicle was heading south on State Route 28 just after 1 a.m. Sunday when it struck a Blawnox Police vehicle.
  The driver of that vehicle then turned around and attempted to flee the scene.
  A 42-year-old man was traveling south in the left-hand lane of Route 28 when the first driver crashed into his vehicle head-on.
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured After Crash In Aspinwall

  01-07-2018 14:04
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterAllegheny Co. (KDKA) — An accident happened just after 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning that left one person dead, and another seriously injured.
  A vehicle was heading south on State Route 28 when it struck a Blawnox Police vehicle.
  The driver of that vehicle then turned around and attempted to flee the scene.
  The suspect then spun the car around at a high rate of speed and ended up on top of the guide rail, where they were pronounced dead at the scene.
  The driver
  
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• LeBron Speaks With Cavs As Free Agency Opens

  01-07-2018 13:18
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterCLEVELAND (AP) – A person familiar with the discussion says LeBron James was in contact with the Cleveland Cavaliers when NBA free agency opened.
  Shortly after the 12:01 EDT a.m. start on Sunday, Cavs general manager Koby Altman spoke on the phone to both James and his agent Rich Paul, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussion.
  James is an unrestricted free agent and the Ca
  
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• Myers, Lucchesi Lead Padres Over Pirates, 4-3

  01-07-2018 13:12
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterSAN DIEGO (AP) – Wil Myers homered, doubled and drove in three runs, and rookie Joey Lucchesi threw five scoreless innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-3 victory against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.
  The Padres had to hold on after closer Brad Hand allowed two runs in the ninth before earning his 23rd save. Hand gave up doubles by Elias Diaz and Austin Meadows to open the ninth, and a triple by Gregory Polanco. The reliever then got Jord
  
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• Recovering heroin users turn Carrick drug den into "Serenity House"

  01-07-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  Shoot, another hypodermic needle — the third that turned up in half an hour as Gus DiRenna's crew tore the filthy carpet out of a house on Carrick's Kirk Avenue.
  
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• Luke Bryan keeps it hot at Heinz Field

  01-07-2018 12:27 via post-gazette.com
  When one of country’s kings of the summer returned to Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field on Saturday night, it was only fitting that he did so on one of the hottest days of the season.
  
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• Teen killed in East Hills shooting late Sunday

  01-07-2018 06:17 via post-gazette.com
  A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot Saturday night in East Hills, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• Teen killed in East Hills shooting late Saturday

  01-07-2018 06:17 via post-gazette.com
  An 18-year-old boy was fatally shot Saturday night in East Hills, Pittsburgh police said.
  
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• 3rd Straight Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Declared In Pittsburgh

  01-07-2018 06:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For the third 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 Sunday.
  Parts of southcentral and southeastern Pennsylvania, along with Lehigh Valley, are also affected.
  
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• Antwon Rose Shooting: Peaceful Protesters March Through Homewood To Call For End To Violence

  01-07-2018 05:44
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  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — Peaceful protesters marched through Homewood on Saturday, protesting the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose.
  About 100 people walked down Frankstown Avenue around 6 p.m. as part of the “End The Violence Walk For Peace.”
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The Pittsburgh Gentlemen Motorcycle Club organized the march, calling for justice for Antwon.
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• Frosty treats provide relief during heat wave

  01-07-2018 05:15 via post-gazette.com
  City officials warned residents: Temperatures Saturday were forecast to be hot and humid, with heat index readings around 100.
  
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• Sinkhole Shuts Down Part Of Oakland Avenue

  01-07-2018 04:31
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  OAKLAND (KDKA) — A sinkhole shut down part of Oakland Avenue over the weekend.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  A hole could be seen in the middle of the street near Fifth Avenue.
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  County officials said Saturday they expected the road to be closed over the weekend while repairs are made.
  
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• Former White Oak Firefighter Accused Of Raping Teenage Girl

  01-07-2018 03:48
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  WHITE OAK (KDKA) — A former White Oak firefighter is accused of raping and sexually assaulting a teenage girl multiple times for almost a year.
  According to a criminal complaint, a 14-year-old girl told police that 32-year-old Justin Vidra first started sexually assaulting her in the summer of 2017 when she was 13 years old.
  (Photo Credit: Justin Vidra/Facebook)
  The victim said Vidra assaulted her at least 10 times between summer 2017 and April 2018 at he
  
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• Luke Bryan Fans Try To Beat The Heat While Tailgating Before Concert

  01-07-2018 03:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As the sunshine soaked the pavement, thousands of country music fans tailgated outside of Heinz Field Saturday afternoon.Luke Bryan’s country music concert attracted fans of all ages who didn’t let the heat deter them from the fun.“We’re staying hydrated. We’re drinking beer then water then beer then water,” fan Tawnya Vayda said.
  Vayda and her friends came prepared with multiple ways to stay cool.
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• Uniontown-area priest removed after allegation surfaces

  01-07-2018 02:10 via post-gazette.com
  The Catholic Diocese of Greensburg has removed a priest from active ministry after receiving an allegation about him dating back some 50 years.
  
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• Diocese Of Greensburg Receives Allegation Against Priest, Removes Him From Assignment

  01-07-2018 01:50
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — The Diocese of Greensburg says they have removed a priest from his assignment after receiving an allegation against him.
  They say Father James W. Clark was removed from his assignments in Uniontown, Fayette County, on Friday.
  The Diocese did not go into details about the allegation, which they said they received on Thursday, but they said the alleged incident happened about 50 years ago when Clark was working as a janitor at the former
  
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