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• Father Jailed After Washington Baby Suffers 9 Fractured Ribs, 2 Broken Legs, Lacerated Liver

  10-07-2018 23:37
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  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – It was back on June 26 when a Children and Youth Services caseworker told the Washington City Police what was going on inside Randy and Racheal Hughes’ apartment.
  The couple lives on the second floor of the building on Church Street. Their six-month-all daughter was found to have suffered nine fractured ribs, two broken legs and a lacerated liver.
  Police suspect the child’s father, 38-year-old Randy Hughes is responsib
  
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• Pennsylvania Man Charged With Trafficking Over 3,500 Turtles

  10-07-2018 22:58
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  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A Pennsylvania man has been indicted on charges of trafficking over 3,500 protected turtles.
  U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says David Sommers poached diamondback terrapins and their eggs from coastal marshes in New Jersey.
  The turtles are protected under New Jersey law and by an international treaty.
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents allegedly seized over 3,400 diamondback terrapin hatchl
  
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• Pittsburgh International Airport Ranked One Of The Best Yet Again

  10-07-2018 22:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh International Airport has been named one of the top domestic airports in the country by a new study.Travel & Leisure ranked the Pittsburgh airport number five on their top 10 list of the best airports for 2018.
  Readers of Travel & Leisure voted for their most beloved airports to help compile the list.Travel & Leisure says historically airports have filled terminals with national food chains, but that has changed
  
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• Survey: Washington DC, New York Among The Worst-Run Cities In U.S.

  10-07-2018 22:44
  (CBS Local) – Washington D.C. may be the nation’s capitol, but a new survey is also calling it the “worst-run” city in America.
  Personal finance website WalletHub has released its rankings for the worst big cities in the country and found that several high-profile places are at the bottom of the list when it comes to city management and operating efficiency.
  Here are the 10 worst-run cities according to WalletHub’s July 9 release:Washington D.C.
  Detroit,&n
  
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• LeSean McCoy Denies Disturbing Allegations Of Domestic Violence, Animal Cruelty Made Against Him

  10-07-2018 22:10
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy says an allegation posted on social media accusing him of bloodying his former girlfriend’s face is baseless and false.
  An Instagram post Tuesday from a person who says she is friends with the woman showed a graphic photo of the former girlfriend and accuses McCoy of physically abusing her, his son and his dog, as well as injecting steroids.
  McCoy says in his own post on Instagram that it has been months since he’s had a
  
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• FDA warns patients to avoid Jeannette compounding company's products

  10-07-2018 22:07 via post-gazette.com
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert for patrons of a Westmoreland County compounding laboratory, warning not to use products labeled as sterile from Ranier’s Compounding Laboratory in Jeannette “due to a lack of sterility assurance.”
  
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• Mother Credits ‘Angels’ For Helping Her Save Dog That Fell Off Cliff

  10-07-2018 21:53
  IDAHO FALLS, ID (CBS Local) – An Idaho mother says “divine help” is to thank after she saved a 55-pound dog that fell off a cliff.
  Tia Vargas set out on a July 5 hike on Boise’s Table Rock in honor of her son, who is reportedly battling substance and mental health issues. The mother says counselors encouraged her to take on challenging activities to help relate to her son’s struggles better.
  “One of the things it said was to figure out how many miles
  
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• Umbrella-wielding serial bank robber who hid in drain pipe pleads guilty to 6 heists

  10-07-2018 21:44 via post-gazette.com
  Gregory Magee, of Swissvale, admitted Tuesday to robbing six banks, sometimes holding an open umbrella, in a 2016 regionwide spree that ended when he held up a Monroeville bank, fled into the woods and tried to hide in a drain pipe.
  
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• Pa. Auditor General: State failed to spend federal energy assistance funds meant to aid poor

  10-07-2018 21:19 via post-gazette.com
  The state failed to spend more than $5.4 million of federal weatherization funds intended to help low-income households due to the 2015-16 state budget impasse and changes in federal standards, an audit released Tuesday found.
  
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• DA Zappala Vows To Protect Abortion Rights

  10-07-2018 21:11
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A district attorney in Pennsylvania says should Roe v. Wade be overturned, he would not prosecute any women or medical professionals for seeking or performing safe abortion services.
  Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala says there’s concern that approval of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, could result in the landmark decision’s reversal.
  If it is overturned, abortion laws would revert to the states.
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• Six justices have come from Pa., three had strong connections to Pittsburgh

  10-07-2018 20:52 via post-gazette.com
  If approved by the Senate, U.S. Circuit Court Judge Brett Michael Kavanaugh will be the first U.S. Supreme Court justice from Washington, D.C.
  
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• Australian Rangers Capture Crocodile After 8-Year Search

  10-07-2018 20:23
  (CNN)- Wildlife rangers in northern Australia captured a massive 600 kilogram (1,300 pound) crocodile after first spotting it nearly a decade ago.
  The crocodile, estimated to be more than 60 years old, was found lurking near a boat ramp in the Katherine River. At 4.71 meters (15.45 feet), the croc is the longest-ever trapped in the region.
  The previous record holder was a 4.6 meter-long croc captured in 2011.
  Though the average saltwater crocodile is about 5 meters (17 feet) long, according to N
  
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• Pittsburgh Man Drowns While Swimming At New Jersey Shore

  10-07-2018 20:18
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  OCEAN GROVE, N.J. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man has drowned while swimming at the New Jersey shore.
  Authorities say 42-year-old Gabriel D’Abruzzo, of Pittsburgh, began struggling shortly after he entered the ocean waters off Ocean Grove around 9:40 p.m. Monday.
  He was soon pulled from the waters by bystanders who performed CPR, but he was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later.
  Emergency responders initially were told a second struggling swimm
  
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• Scientists Say Pink Is The World’s Oldest Color

  10-07-2018 20:17
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  AUSTRALIA (CBS Local) – Scientists in Australia say they’ve discovered the oldest color found in nature: bright pink.
  Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) say they studied samples of rocks taken from deep beneath the Sahara desert and crushed the billion-year-old shale deposits down to unlock their true colors.
  “The bright pink pigments are the molecular fossils of chlorophyll that were produced by ancient p
  
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• NFL Players Union Files Grievance Over League’s Newly-Approved National Anthem Policy

  10-07-2018 20:02
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  NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL Players Association filed a grievance with the league challenging its national anthem policy.
  The union says that the new policy, which the league imposed without consultation with the NFLPA, is inconsistent with the collective bargaining agreement and infringes on players’ rights.https://t.co/BRb8lgNIgW pic.twitter.com/sK2zzqFoYh
  — NFLPA (@NFLPA) July 10, 2018
  In May, the NFL approved its national anthem policy at its
  
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• Ohio cocaine supplier for Mercer County convicted in federal court

  10-07-2018 19:55 via post-gazette.com
  An Ohio man described as a drug supplier in a corner of Mercer County overrun with drugs was convicted Monday of dealing cocaine in Farrell after a one-day bench trial in U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh.
  
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• Accused Fayette County coke-ring distributor to stay in custody pending trial

  10-07-2018 19:30 via post-gazette.com
  A Fayette County man identified by federal prosecutors as the main distributor in that county for what may be the region's largest-ever cocaine ring will remain in custody pending trial in U.S. District Court.
  
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• Police Search Home Of Carrick Murder Suspect’s Parents, Find Blood-Stained Shoes In Basement

  10-07-2018 19:23
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  BALDWIN (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police detectives spent Tuesday morning at the Baldwin home of the parents of a 35-year-old man accused in the killing of his roommate in Carrick.
  Joseph Martin, 35, of Baldwin, is charged with criminal homicide and aggravated cruelty to an animal after police say he stabbed, shot and nearly decapitated 71-year-old Ricardo Tobia at the home they shared on Kirk Avenue in Carrick. Police also say Martin is accused of shooting Tob
  
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• Charity vintage car race in Schenley Park to celebrate 36th anniversary

  10-07-2018 19:23 via post-gazette.com
  Now in its 36th year, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix continues to raise money to benefit children with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. The charity event began on July 6 and will conclude this Sunday, with the signature races of vintage cars in Schenley Park.
  
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• Police Officer Stands By As Man Harasses Woman For Wearing Puerto Rico Shirt In Forest Preserve

  10-07-2018 19:08
  CHICAGO (CBS/CNN) —  The Cook Country Forest preserve has placed a police officer on desk duty after a video showed the officer standing by as a man harassed a woman for wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican flag.
  “You’re not American, if you were American you wouldn’t wear that. You know that right?” says the man, who appears to be intoxicated. The video, posted on Facebook, has been viewed more than 1.2 million times.
  Cook County Board Chairman Toni Preckwink
  
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• Aliquippa assistant chief faces new charges in connection with secret recording

  10-07-2018 19:05 via post-gazette.com
  Aliquippa Assistant Police Chief Joseph Perciavalle III is facing a second criminal charge in connection with content found on his cell phone as part of the investigation into the death of teacher Rachael DelTondo, according to court records.
  
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• Firefighters Save Man’s Life, Then Finish His Yard Work For Him

  10-07-2018 18:58
  PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (CBS Local) – A Florida man who suffered a massive heart attack while working on his lawn, got a very special gift from the first responders who saved his life.
  After getting Gene Work to a local hospital, EMT’s and firefighters returned to the man’s home and helped to finish planting rows of sod at the Pasco County residence.
  A July 8 Facebook post by Work’s wife, Melissa, details how Pasco County Fire Rescue took time out of their days
  
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• Video: 72-Year-Old Man Allegedly Chases Neighbor With Tractor After Argument

  10-07-2018 18:35
  ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. (CBS Local) – A senior citizen in Florida is facing serious criminal charges after he was caught on video allegedly trying to attack his neighbor with a tractor.
  The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office says 72-year-old Howell Morris got into an argument with Scott Lynch in mid-June. Lynch’s wife captured the property dispute on cellphone video before calling police.
  The Sheriff’s Office released those 911 calls to WJXT-TV 
  
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• Fan Essentials: Most Exciting Tournament

  10-07-2018 18:16
  The PGA TOUR schedule is jam-packed with exciting tournaments spread throughout the year and throughout the country. Every event is unique. And every player and fan has their favorites, along with personal reasons why those events are special them. But so many factors distinguish one event from another?
  We could look to the quality of the course and the field. We could look to the event’s past champions and significance in the game’s rich history. Or we could go in another direc
  
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• Aliquippa Assistant Police Chief Facing New Charges, Accused Of Recording Conversations

  10-07-2018 18:07
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  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — Aliquippa’s assistant police chief, already facing charges for sending an inappropriate video to a minor, is now facing new charges.
  Joseph Perciavalle was arraigned Tuesday morning on a charge of intercepting communications.
  (Photo Source: LinkedIn)RELATED STORY: Aliquippa Names New Acting Police ChiefAccording to the criminal complaint, Perciavalle recorded a conversation between himself and Aliquippa police chief, Don Couch, wi
  
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• Young Man Suffers Head Injury In Lawrence Co. ATV Crash

  10-07-2018 17:58
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  HICKORY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A young man was rushed to the hospital after suffering a head injury in an ATV accident in Lawrence County.
  The accident happened around 10:40 a.m. in the ballfield at Laurel High School on Route 108 in Hickory Township.
  According to police and witnesses at the scene, the 18-year-old man lost control of the ATV he was riding and slammed into a fence.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  He was able to get up, but then collapsed.
  He was flown by
  
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• GOP's Scott Wagner tries to distance himself from controversial pastor

  10-07-2018 17:51 via post-gazette.com
  Scott Wagner's campaign is sharply denouncing a controversial pastor who gave the invocation at his meet-and-greet campaign event in Pike County this past weekend.
  
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• Man Fleeing From Police Dies After Being Run Over By Bulldozer

  10-07-2018 17:43
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  BERNVILLE, Pa. (AP) – Police say a bulldozer ran over and killed a man who was fleeing officers in Pennsylvania.
  State police say an employee with the Pennsylvania Game Commission was operating the bulldozer on game lands in Penn Township Monday morning when he saw a car parking in a field.
  Bernville police were called to the scene, and two men fled on foot as officers arrived. One man was captured and taken into custody, and the other man escaped.
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• Clinton, Sanders to headline teachers convention in Pittsburgh

  10-07-2018 17:20 via post-gazette.com
  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, and more than 3,000 educators will converge on Pittsburgh this weekend for the biennial conference of the American Federation of Teachers.
  
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• Live Nation Offering Compensation To Upset Jimmy Buffett Fans

  10-07-2018 17:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some of the fans who missed portions of last weekend’s Jimmy Buffett concert at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown because of long lines can now get compensation.
  An extreme backup at the security gates during Saturday night’s show caused many fans to miss the first half of the show entirely.
  PHOTO CREDIT: Anonymous
  Now, officials with Live Nation say they are offering compensation to fans.
  They issued this statement Tuesday,
  
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• Police: West Virginia Man Faked His Own Kidnapping To Get Money From Family

  10-07-2018 16:27
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  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Police say a West Virginia man is accused of faking his own kidnapping in order to get money from his family.
  WBOY-TV reports Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies arrested 24-year-old Preston Smith of Morgantown.
  (Source: West Virginia Jail and Correctional Facility Authority)
  Deputies say Smith allegedly sent a text message and called his brother indicating he was being held at gunpoint and that a kidnapper was demanding $2
  
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• Cooking Corner: Summer Brunch/Picnic Recipes

  10-07-2018 15:04
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Market District Chef Crystal Baldwin stops by with some recipes perfect for summer brunches and picnics!
  Lemonade Fried Chicken(compliments of Chef Crystal A. Baldwin)
  Serves: 8Prep Time: 24 hours (including brining time)Cook Time: 15-18 minutes
  Ingredients:8 cont Market District Lemonade Ice Tea
  1/2 cup kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
  2/3 oz cont Nature’s Basket Organic Thyme
  4 tbsp garlic, minced
  2 whole chickens cut into
  
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• PTL Links: July 10, 2018

  10-07-2018 14:56
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Market District
  Cooking Corner Recipes
  Parenting Expert Dr. Deborah Gilboa
  Habitat for Humanity
  Kids Triathlon
  The Great Race
  
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• Woodlands residents get $159,000 from Rex Energy to settle water claims

  10-07-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  Seven years after residents of the small, low-income Butler County community called the Woodlands became convinced that Rex Energy’s shale drilling had ruined their water wells, the company settled their claims a month before filing for bankruptcy.
  
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• Pitt School of Medicine to launch Physician-Scientist Incubator Program

  10-07-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has been selected as a recipient of the $2.5 million Physician-Scientist Institutional Award by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, an organization seeking to close the national gap between laboratory researchers and clinical physicians.
  
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• Court papers reveal Butler County residents get $159,000 to settle shale drilling claims

  10-07-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  Seven years after residents of the small, low-income Butler County community called the Woodlands became convinced that Rex Energy’s shale drilling had ruined their water wells, the company settled their claims a month before filing for bankruptcy.
  
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• A sticky problem: How do you connect electrodes to the squishy material of the brain? Pittsburgh scientists find a way

  10-07-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  By connecting electrodes to the nervous system, scientists are able to restore limited vision or hearing, prevent and control seizures, modulate hormone levels or reduce pain. Patients with brain-machine interfaces have even been able to control video games with their brains. Electronic implants have been used clinically for a half-century.
  
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• YMCA to close three more branches, expects layoffs

  10-07-2018 13:39 via post-gazette.com
  Kevin Bolding arrived in Pittsburgh a decade ago as a district executive director to oversee the opening of the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh’s then-new Downtown facility on Fifth Avenue.
  
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• YMCA to close three more branches

  10-07-2018 13:39 via post-gazette.com
  One month after closing its Downtown facility, the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh says it plans to close three more branches due to continued financial problems.
  
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• Third Mission Underway At Thai Cave, Aims To Rescue All Left

  10-07-2018 11:53
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  MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) – Divers are carrying out what they hope is a final mission to save four boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than two weeks.
  Early Tuesday morning, CBS News confirmed two of the four remaining boys had been evacuated from the cave.
  An ambulance leaves from the Tham Luang cave area as the operations continue for those still trapped inside the cave in Khun Nam Nang Non Forest Park in the
  
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• Entire Youth Soccer Team, Coach Rescued From Cave In Thailand

  10-07-2018 11:53
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  MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world.
  The SEALs, who were central to the rescue effort, said on their Facebook page that the remaining four boys and their 25-year-old coach were all brought out safely Tuesday. Eight of the boys had been brought out of the cave by a
  
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• CBS News: Entire Soccer Team, Coach Rescued From Cave In Thailand

  10-07-2018 11:53
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  MAE SAI, Thailand (AP) – Divers are carrying out what they hope is a final mission to save four boys and their soccer coach trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than two weeks.
  Early Tuesday morning, CBS News confirmed all the remaining boys and their coach had been rescued from the cave.NEW: All twelve boys and their soccer coach are out of the cave in Thailand that they were trapped in for more than two weeks https://t.co/5IYDNrnXiW pi
  
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• West Mifflin Police Seek Help Locating Missing Man

  10-07-2018 10:48
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  WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) — West Mifflin Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man.
  Warner Taylor El, 79, was last seen by family members around 5 p.m. Monday evening in the area of Carnegie Street in West Mifflin.
  Credit: West Mifflin Police Department
  Police say El has dementia.
  He was wearing a white shirt with black stripes, black pants, a black ball cap and black Under Armour tennis shoes.
  Anyone with infor
  
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• West Mifflin Police: Missing Man Suffering From Dementia Found

  10-07-2018 10:48
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  WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) — West Mifflin Police say a missing man has been found safe.
  Warner Taylor El, 79, had last been seen by family members around 5 p.m. Monday evening in the area of Carnegie Street in West Mifflin.
  (Photo Credit: West Mifflin Police Department)
  Police say El has dementia.
  The West Mifflin Police Department said on their Facebook page that he was found safe early Tuesday morning.
  
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• ‘Take Me Home’ Tuesday: Kaje

  10-07-2018 10:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A shy guy is looking for a loving home.
  Kaje is a 10-month-old Great Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepherd mix.
  Credit: KDKA-TV
  He’s part of a litter born at a farm in West Virginia that is being put into new homes.
  “He would do good with another dog,” said Sandy Johnson from the Great Pyrenees Club of Western Pennsylvania. “He’s been in my home as a foster and I have four other dogs and he
  
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• “Take Me Home” Tuesday: Cage

  10-07-2018 10:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A shy guy is looking for a loving home.
  Cage is a 10-month-old Great Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepherd mix.
  Credit: KDKA-TV
  He’s part of a litter born at a farm in West Virginia that is being put into new homes.
  “He would do good with another dog,” said Sandy Johnson from the Great Pyrenees Club of Western Pennsylvania. “He’s been in my home as a foster and I have four other dogs and he
  
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• YMCA Of Greater Pittsburgh To Close 3 More Branches

  10-07-2018 09:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh plans to close three more branches, as it wrestles with ongoing financial problems.
  In an email to employees, President & CEO Kevin Bolding said the Penn Hills YMCA, Western Area YMCA and Wilmderding Area YMCA will close effective August 31.
  Photo Credit: KDKA-TV/Brian Smithmyer
  Photo Credit: KDKA-TV/Brian Smithmyer
  The Western Area YMCA in Coraopolis is currently closed due to flooding
  
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• One Injured In McKeesport Shooting

  10-07-2018 06:27
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  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — One person was injured in a shooting in McKeesport late Monday night.
  Allegheny County emergency dispatchers confirmed there was a shooting just after 11 p.m. in the 1200 block of Sole Street. One person was reportedly injured.
  The victim’s condition is unknown.
  Further details have not yet been released.
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• Where’s The Beef? Here Are The 5 Best Spots To Score Burgers In The ‘Burgh

  10-07-2018 06:20
  Looking to sample the best burgers around town?
  You’re in luck — using Yelp data and our own perfectly grilled methodology, we put together a ranked list of the best burger joints in Pittsburgh.
  1. Winghart’s Burger & Whiskey BarMattola Burger. | Photo: Rhea Z./YelpTopping the list is Winghart’s Burger & Whiskey Bar. Located at 5 Market Square in the Central Business District, the whiskey bar, which offers burgers, pizza and more, is the highest rated burger spot
  
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• Search on for roommate charged in Point Park professor's slaying

  10-07-2018 06:11 via post-gazette.com
  Authorities are seeking a 35-year-old man with a history of mental illness who is charged with the death of a longtime Point Park professor and his dog in his Carrick home. Police said the suspect, Joseph Martin, shot both in the head, cutting the dog's throat and nearly decapitating 71-year-old Ricardo J. Tobia.
  
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