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• PHOTOS: See what our photographers captured this week

  06-07-2018 22:53 via post-gazette.com
  The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.
  
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• Fred Rogers Movie Starring Tom Hanks To Film In Pittsburgh

  06-07-2018 22:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An upcoming movie about Fred Rogers starring Tom Hanks will be filming in Pittsburgh in the fall.
  The movie, “You Are My Friend,” will tell the story of the real-life friendship between Rogers and journalist Tom Junod, who wrote a profile piece on Rogers in 1998 for Esquire magazine.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the production company Real Heaven Inc. received a Pennsylvania film tax credit approval of more than
  
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• Man Facing Homicide Charges After Crashing Into Service Station, Killing One

  06-07-2018 22:24
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  RAYNE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A man is facing a number of charges after he allegedly crashed into an Indiana County service station while drunk Thursday, killing one person.
  State Police were sent to the intersection of Routes 119 and 85 in Rayne Township, Indiana County, around 1:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of a vehicle crash and structure fire.
  According to officials, 33-year-old James Eugene Brown was driving a Subaru Outback station wagon north on Ro
  
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• Stream A Military Tribute At The Greenbrier

  06-07-2018 22:21
  The PGA Tour comes to you live from The Old White TPC in Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
  
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• Police: Bethel Park Teacher Sent Sexually Explicit Videos To Undercover Officer Posing As Teen

  06-07-2018 21:47
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say a Bethel Park teacher has been arrested after sending sexually explicit messages and videos to an undercover officer posing as a teenager.
  Brian Scott, a teacher for the Bethel Park School District, was arrested Friday morning for unlawful contact with a minor.
  The North Strabane Township Police Department says they have been monitoring a chat room for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 19 for the past month in conjunction
  
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• 'To Love and to Perish' The PG's new True Crime Podcast

  06-07-2018 19:58 via post-gazette.com
  The new season of the Post-Gazette’s True Crime Podcast, "To Love and to Perish," explores how love, betrayal, greed and hatred in a small town erupted into murder. The first chapter is scheduled for release in September.
  
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• Chick-fil-A Named America’s Favorite Fast Food And Full-Service Restaurant

  06-07-2018 19:49
  (CBS Local) – The Chick-fil-A cow’s plea for Americans to “eat mor chikin” has apparently paid off. The fast food chain has been named the most popular fast food restaurant in America for the third year in a row.
  The Chick-fil-A cow. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
  The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is reportedly based on interviews with 22,500 customers who are asked about the quality of products, services, a
  
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• Elvis Costello Cancels Tour Dates After Cancer Surgery

  06-07-2018 19:36
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  LONDON (AP) – Elvis Costello has canceled the rest of his European summer tour after undergoing surgery for a “small but very aggressive” cancerous tumor.
  The post-punk singer-songwriter says he needs time to recover after the operation.
  The 63-year-old musician said in a statement Friday that he initially thought “normal service had been resumed” but now realized he needed more rest. He said “therefore, I must reluctantly ca
  
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• With Toys ‘R’ Us Gone, Amazon Reportedly Creating Its Own Toy Catalog

  06-07-2018 19:27
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  SEATTLE, Wash. (CBS Local) – Amazon is looking to continue a tradition that seemed to have ended when Toys “R” Us closed for good on June 29. The online marketplace is reportedly planning to publish their own giant toy catalog during the holiday season.
  According to Bloomberg, Amazon is looking to keep this childhood favorite going as part of the online giant’s push to have more brick-and-mortar locations for shoppers. “The pr
  
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• Andrew Luck Sends Autographed Ball To Man Who Found His Wallet

  06-07-2018 18:54
  Ryan Mayer
  Sometimes, you need a reminder of the goodness of humanity. Today, that reminder comes from Indianapolis where a good Samaritan returned Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck’s lost wallet to the team’s practice facility.
  To show his gratitude, Luck sent the man an autographed football with a thank you note earlier this week. Haileigh Hoffman, a producer at RTV6 in Indianapolis, posted a photo of the ball and note on her Twitter account.
  My friend’s dad found An
  
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• FBI has joined search for missing Vandergrift girl

  06-07-2018 18:35 via post-gazette.com
  The FBI has joined the search for a missing 16-year-old girl from Vandergrift.
  
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• Millvale Residents Continuing Cleanup Efforts After Severe Flooding

  06-07-2018 18:25
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  MILLVALE (KDKA) – There’s hardly any room to walk along the sidewalk on North Avenue in Millvale as neighbors continue to pile up trash after Thursday’s flooding.
  “Everything came that quick and went that fast,” said Elaina Maleski, a Millvale resident.
  The Maleski family carried everything from the flooded basement, to the soggy backyard, through the side deck and to the curb.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “Just a little setback, sti
  
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• Crews Keeping Eye On Washington Boulevard Due To Landslide Threat

  06-07-2018 18:21
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On Washington Boulevard, there are new concerns. In addition to flooding, officials are worried about landslides.
  Drivers on Allegheny River Boulevard who hoped to turn onto Washington Boulevard in Highland Park were forced to turn around and find alternate routes Friday morning.
  The road was closed due to the concerns of landslides following this week’s heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding. It has since re-opened, but crews wi
  
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• Baby Studies Find Kids Eating Solid Food Too Early, Overuse Pouches

  06-07-2018 18:19
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS Local) – A pair of new studies on infant health have found that many babies in the U.S. are being given solid food too early and one type of snack may be delaying their development.
  Researchers from the CDC have found that between 20 and 40 percent of U.S. parents are giving their children solid food before they are four months old. Health officials recommend parents should hold off on switching to food for at least six months.
  “Introducing babies to complement
  
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• Report: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson Planning $10 Million Match

  06-07-2018 17:57
  Ryan Mayer
  Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have squared off plenty of times with a major on the line throughout the pairs career, but now they two are reportedly planning a possible match with higher stakes: $10 million.
  According to a report from Golf.com, Woods and Mickelson nearly had the match set up to take place on July 3rd in Las Vegas. The details weren’t able to be worked out in time, however, Mickelson told the website that the two sides are still working on making the m
  
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• Majority Of People Prefer A Son Over A Daughter, Gallup Poll Finds

  06-07-2018 17:37
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  (WCCO/ CBS Local)– If you could only have one child, would you rather it be a boy or a girl? Or would you not care?
  More Americans would rather have a son than a daughter, according to a new poll by Gallup. However, the same amount of people also said they wouldn’t mind either way.
  The results of the survey found that 36 percent of people polled said they would want a boy over a girl, while 28 percent said they’d prefer a daughter instead
  
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• USPS’ Lady Liberty Mix-Up Leads To $3.5M Payout For Las Vegas Artist

  06-07-2018 17:20
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterBy: Madison Park, CNN and Oscar Holland, CNN
  (CNN) — When the U.S. Postal Service rolled out its Forever stamps in 2010 featuring a close-up of the Statue of Liberty, it wasn’t actually of the iconic symbol of freedom.
  Instead, it was the face of the more diminutive replica that stands on the Las Vegas Strip and occasionally gets dolled up in sports jerseys to celebrate events in Sin City. As if the mix-up wasn’t embarrassing enough, it’s
  
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• Sportsline’s Top Weekend Picks: Baseball Rolls On

  06-07-2018 17:10
  Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh PiratesFriday, July 6, 2018, 7:05 pm ET
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  Current Phillies are 3 for 27 against Trevor Williams, who gets the nod for the Pirates in Friday’s series opener. The Phillies have won only one of Nick Pivetta’s last seven starts. Back the hosts at this nice price.
  SportsLine Expert: Larry Hartstein (64-51 in last 115 MLB ML picks)
  Max Kepler (Photo Credit: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
  Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota TwinsFriday, July 6, 2
  
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• First Hurricane Of The Season Forms In Atlantic Ocean

  06-07-2018 17:01
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  MIAMI (AP) – The first hurricane of the 2018 season has formed in the Atlantic.
  The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Hurricane Beryl was upgraded to a hurricane on Friday. Forecasters say it is expected to fizzle quickly. At 5 a.m. forecaster said the storm reached 75 mph (120 kph).
  The storm became a tropical depression and then a tropical storm on Thursday.Beryl has intensified to a hurricane this morning with 80 mph max winds at 11 am ET. Beryl
  
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• Bethel Park pizza restaurant hit with consumer alert

  06-07-2018 16:41 via post-gazette.com
  The Allegheny County Health Department issued a consumer alert for Danny’s Parkview Pizza, located at 5159 Library Road in Bethel Park, after two inspections found issues with cooling of food and sanitation practices.
  
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• 2 Suspects Arrested, 2 More Sought In Rape Of Ohio Teen Sisters

  06-07-2018 16:27
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  BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say a second suspect has been arrested and two others are being sought for the kidnapping and sexual assault of two teen sisters at a northwest Ohio motel.
  The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday arrested 28-year-old David Contreras in Lubbock, Texas. Bowling Green police say he’s been charged with rape and kidnapping for the June 28 sexual assault of the sisters, ages 13 and 14, at a motel where they were stayin
  
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• Mercer County lagging without fast internet; Sen. Casey says federal help on the way

  06-07-2018 15:30 via post-gazette.com
  HERMITAGE — Gray MacKenzie found he had to go slow in order to get fast.
  
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• 49ers Wide Receiver Marquise Goodwin Bought Mom, Sister A House

  06-07-2018 15:13
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  San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin signed a three-year $20 million contract extension with the team earlier this offseason after enjoying a breakout season in 2017. Now, he’s used that money to give back to his family, buying a house for his mother Tamina and his sister Deja, who suffers from cerebral palsy. 
  Marquise is 10 months older than his sister, Deja, who has been confined to a wheelchair for most of her life. He told ESPN in 2013 that his sister has
  
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• ‘I Think I Killed My Mom’: Authorities Say Man Backed Over Mother While Stealing Her Car

  06-07-2018 15:12
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  TARENTUM, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – Authorities say a Tarentum man backed over his mother and another man while stealing her car and then crashed it.
  John Spencer, 23, faces numerous charges following the Monday night incidents. It wasn’t known Friday if he’s retained an attorney.
  (Photo Credit: Allegheny County)
  Police say Spencer stole his mother’s car as his mother and a neighbor tried to stop him. Sharen Seskey, another neighbor, saw the incid
  
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• Authorities: Man Backs Over Mother While Stealing Her Car

  06-07-2018 15:12
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  TARENTUM, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a Pennsylvania man backed over his mother and another man while stealing her car and then crashed it.
  John Spencer faces numerous charges following the Monday night incidents. It wasn’t known Friday if he’s retained an attorney.
  Authorities say the 23-year-old Tarentum man drove off after stealing the car, crashing it in New Kensington. He then asked some witnesses he happened to know to drive him to a bar
  
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• TRAFFIC: Mansfield Bridge in McKeesport reopens

  06-07-2018 15:02 via post-gazette.com
  A supervisor with the Allegheny County Emergency Services Center confirmed that Mansfield Bridge in McKeesport, which had been closed due to flooding, was reopened overnight.
  
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• Man charged with drunken driving in fatal gas station fire

  06-07-2018 14:36 via post-gazette.com
  A man is in jail this morning facing multiple felony charges in connection with the fiery death of a woman who became trapped inside a service station that burst into flames after the man - accused of driving drunk - crashed his car into a gasoline pump outside the station in Indiana County.
  
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• PTL Links: July 6, 2018

  06-07-2018 14:29
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Liberty Mile
  Pittsburgh Improv
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Gallery Crawl
  Don’s Appliances
  Chef Anthony Marino At Don’s Appliances
  Aubrey Worek
  Pittsburgh CLO “Full Monty”
  Southside Works Exposed
  Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival
  Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band
  Blue Oyster Cult
  City Of Pittsburgh & Allegheny Co. Free Concerts & Movies
  Mercer County Grange Fair
  Big Butler Fair
  
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• Mazda Recalls 270,000 Vehicles Over Takata Airbags

  06-07-2018 14:18
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  NEW YORK (AP) – Mazda is recalling nearly 270,000 vehicles with Takata airbags that have the potential to explode.
  Chemicals used to inflate the air bags can deteriorate in some conditions, causing them to deploy with too much force, blowing apart a metal canister that can result in flying shrapnel.
  (Photo credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/GettyImages)
  The potentially deadly defect can be found in passenger-side airbags on certain 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazda
  
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• Art Institute school closings to cut hundreds of jobs as new owner pares locations

  06-07-2018 14:15 via post-gazette.com
  The new owner of the schools formerly operated by Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp. has begun to announce closings, including plans to shutter the Art Institute of Philadelphia by the end of August and put 171 employees out of jobs.
  
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• Teddy bears welcome at Westmoreland

  06-07-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Dogs and cats seem to get all the invitations these days but now there’s an event just for teddy bears and their friends. A Teddy Bear’s Picnic will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. July 14 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg.
  
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• Feds OK repeal of pricier summer gas blend, but Allegheny County will have to wait a little longer

  06-07-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Drivers in six of seven southwestern Pennsylvania counties will finally be able to buy the same type of summer gasoline that is sold in Ohio, West Virginia and nearly all of Pennsylvania under a long-awaited rule change scheduled to take effect in mid-August.
  
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• Feds OK end of pricier summer gas blend, but Allegheny County will have to wait a little longer

  06-07-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Drivers in six of seven southwestern Pennsylvania counties will finally be able to buy the same type of summer gasoline that is sold in Ohio, West Virginia and nearly all of Pennsylvania under a long-awaited rule change scheduled to take effect in mid-August.
  
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• FBI Joins Search For Missing 16-Year-Old Vandergrift Girl

  06-07-2018 13:42
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  VANDERGRIFT (KDKA) –The FBI has joined the search for a missing 16-year-old Vandergrift girl.
  According to police, Lena Dixon was last seen leaving in the middle of her shift at McDonald’s along Hyde Park Road in Leechburg on June 26.
  She was seen leaving the restaurant in a white Chrysler 300 with tinted windows.
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  According to a Tribune-Review report, Dixon’s mother says the driver was an older man and her daughter may have m
  
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• Obituary: Richard L. "Dick" Macino / The public face of the Pittsburgh Press and Post-Gazette

  06-07-2018 13:15 via post-gazette.com
  Richard L. “Dick” Macino loved everything about newspapers.
  
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• Inkling Of Truth: Suspect’s Tattoo Reveals Fake Identity

  06-07-2018 13:06
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  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – Police say a Pennsylvania man suspected of drug offenses who tried to hide his identity was given away by his tattoo, which spelled out his name.
  The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat reports the man was riding inside a car that was stopped in Greensburg on Wednesday on the suspicion of being involved in a drug deal.
  Police say the man identified himself with a false name, but the officer recognized him from an arrest in 2012. The officer
  
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• CMU researchers reinvent the wheel

  06-07-2018 12:45 via post-gazette.com
  Most vehicles are designed either for paved roads or exclusively for off-road terrain – it’s nearly impossible to drive the same car from pavement onto a sandbank, for instance. But researchers at the National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville have recently developed shape-shifting wheels that enable vehicles to smoothly transform round wheels into triangular tracks almost instantaneously.
  
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• Singer Chris Brown Arrested In Florida

  06-07-2018 12:38
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  By: Joe Sutton, Ayana Archie and Dalila Paul,CNN
  (CNN) — Singer Chris Brown was arrested Thursday night in Florida, where he was performing as part of a nationwide tour.
  Brown, 29, was scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach. It’s unclear whether he was arrested before or after the concert.
  (Photo Courtesy: Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office)
  The singer was arrested on an outstanding out-of-county warran
  
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• Singer Chris Brown Arrested For Felony Battery In Florida

  06-07-2018 12:38
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  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Singer Chris Brown walked off stage after his concert in Florida and into the hands of waiting sheriff’s deputies, who arrested him on a felony battery charge and booked him into the Palm Beach County Jail.
  A sheriff’s spokeswoman said the entertainer was released after posting $2,000 bond on the battery charge issued by the Tampa Police Department. No details about the allegations in the arrest warrant were immedi
  
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• Millvale Declares Disaster Amidst Flood Cleanup

  06-07-2018 05:23
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  MILLVALE, Pa. (KDKA) – Mud and water were pumped from basements, homes and businesses all day after flooding. The high water also tore up roads, and many are still closed Thursday night.
  In Millvale, the cleanup took chainsaws.
  Photo Credit: KDKA
  It was a large police, fire and emergency management presence here at Girty’s Run after trees swept downstream and became lodged under the bridge. The Streets Department and other first responders jumped in
  
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• Washington Boulevard Closed Due To Landslide Concerns

  06-07-2018 04:50
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  PITTTSBURGH (KDKA) – It was the last thing the Pittsburgh Area needed, another round of rain.
  The floodgates remained down on Washington Boulevard in Highland Park between Negley Run Boulevard and Allegheny River Boulevard. There were some minor landslides Thursday afternoon on Allegheny River Boulevard, but traffic is now running smoothly there.
  Photo Credit: Fletcher Rumbaugh/KDKA
  But there is no traffic running on Washington Boulevard because of new co
  
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• New Concerns As Washington Boulevard Remains Closed

  06-07-2018 04:50
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  PITTTSBURGH (KDKA) – It was the last thing the Pittsburgh Area needed, another round of rain.
  On Thursday night, the floodgates remain down on Washington Boulevard in Highland Park between Negley Run Boulevard and Allegheny River Boulevard. There were some minor landslides Thursday afternoon on Allegheny River Boulevard, but traffic is now running smoothly there.
  Photo Credit: Fletcher Rumbaugh/KDKA
  But there is no traffic running on Washington Boulevard
  
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• Woman, 52, dies when car crashes into Indiana County auto shop

  06-07-2018 03:49 via post-gazette.com
  A 52-year-old woman died Thursday when a car crashed into the Indiana County service station where she worked.
  
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• Arrest Made In 3-Year-Old Murder Case In Kennedy Township

  06-07-2018 03:37
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  KENNEDY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – An arrest was made Thursday in a murder case that is three years old.
  Eighty-one-year-old Thomas Nicholson from Kennedy Township died from assault – compression of the windpipe and chemical burns – and Stephen Day has been charged.
  Photo Credit: KDKA
  Court papers revealed that Nicholson had been tied up with an extension cord and belt, and burned with bleach.
  At the time, neighbors speculated about a possible mot
  
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• Mansfield Bridge shut down by flooding

  06-07-2018 03:15 via post-gazette.com
  Flooding has forced authorities to close the Mansfield Bridge from McKeesport to Dravosburg Thursday evening.
  
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• At Anthrocon 2018, furries celebrate tradition and community

  06-07-2018 03:05 via post-gazette.com
  Thursday morning was hectic at the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh hotel: Luggage carts were piled high with suitcases; concierges hurried to get visitors checked in; lines for the elevator snaked through the lobby; and many of the guests happened to be dressed in animal costumes.
  
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• Senator Jay Costa Drafts Legislation To Tackle Underpaid, Under-Trained Police Officers

  06-07-2018 02:49
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  (KDKA) — Police in financially-strapped towns like Rankin can barely pay their officers — and perhaps the outcry over the recent tragedy will get them the additional training they need.
  “The better the training of these the police officer are trained everywhere the better off everyone is doing to be,” said Rankin Police Chief Ryan Wooten.
  Photo Credit: KDKA
  And Senator Jay Costa just drafted legislation to do just that.“We need to
  
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• An aide with Pittsburgh ties was fired from Scott Pruitt’s EPA after asking about deleted sensitive info

  06-07-2018 02:23 via post-gazette.com
  WASHINGTON — Before he resigned Thursday, Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, was facing new questions about whether aides deleted sensitive information about his meetings from his public schedule and potentially violated the law in doing so.
  
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• Free App Is Paying Users To Shop For Every Day Items

  06-07-2018 02:09
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Get paid to shop?
  It sounds too good to be true, but it’s totally legitimate. Just ask Jessica Atallah. She earns cash back every time she shops thanks to the free app Ibotta.
  “Every time I go grocery shopping, I use it. I use it for eBay, Amazon, pretty much anything in my daily life,” says Atallah.
  Atallah earns $20-$30 a month using the Ibotta app. The company says it has paid consumers more than $200 million natio
  
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• Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium closed Friday for flood cleanup

  06-07-2018 01:56 via post-gazette.com
  The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, which was closed Thursday for an electrical outage, will remain closed Friday, July 6, to continue cleanup from the recent storm.
  
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