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• Homicide charges withdrawn by prosecutor in 2016 shooting death

  13-07-2018 23:49 via post-gazette.com
  Homicide charges against an East Liberty man scheduled to go to trial were withdrawn this week after prosecutors developed new information in the case.
  
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• Source: Body Found At Larimer Duplex Was Already Decomposed Before Fire

  13-07-2018 23:46
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  LARIMER (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police continue investigating a strange death case where a body was found burned in a fire Wednesday evening in Larimer.
  As we are learning new details, the case is sounding even more bizarre.
  A source tells KDKA-TV News the body had already been so badly decomposed before it was set on fire, it was only skeletal remains that were burning when firefighters got there.
  For this reason, investigators still don’t know if it w
  
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• Scammers Target Mother Of Missing Teen, Claim To Be Holding Daughter Hostage

  13-07-2018 23:31
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  VANDERGRIFT (KDKA) — A mother whose teenage daughter has been missing for weeks says someone tried to use her painful situation to extort money.
  It’s been 17 days since 16-year-old Lena Dixon was last seen at the Allegheny Township McDonald’s where she worked. She has not been heard from since. The only clue of what happened to her is surveillance video of the girl getting into a white Chrysler 300.
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• Agency head warned his staff against practice of prepouring at Allegheny County Jail

  13-07-2018 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  The president of a staffing agency that provides nurses to the Allegheny County Jail warned his employees not to participate in the jail’s practice of pre-pouring medications because of ethical and safety concerns, according to a June 1 letter obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  
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• Agency head warned his staff against practice of pre-pouring at Allegheny County Jail

  13-07-2018 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  The president of a staffing agency that provides nurses to the Allegheny County Jail warned his employees not to participate in the jail’s practice of pre-pouring medications because of ethical and safety concerns, according to a June 1 letter obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  
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• Heroin dealer gets 15-plus years in Duquesne-based 'Hardcore Entertainment' case

  13-07-2018 22:23 via post-gazette.com
  The last member of a New Jersey-supplied heroin ring shipping up to 2,000 bricks a week on the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Duquesne for distribution across the Pittsburgh region is headed to prison for more than 15 years.
  
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• Stream The John Deere Classic

  13-07-2018 22:21
  The PGA Tour comes to you live from TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Over Embankment In Penn Hills

  13-07-2018 22:13
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  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Emergency crews were sent to Penn Hills on Friday afternoon after a vehicle went over an embankment.
  It happened around 3:30 p.m. at Lincoln Road and Grove Road.Allegheny County officials say Lincoln Road is closed between Grove Road and Tyler Road.
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  According to police at the scene, the car went 150 feet over a hillside. The driver was able to get out of the car on his own and suffered some bumps and
  
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• Crews Rescue Man, Dog From Hillside After 4 Hours

  13-07-2018 22:13
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  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Emergency crews were sent to Penn Hills on Friday afternoon after a vehicle went over an embankment.
  It happened around 3:30 p.m. at Lincoln Road and Grove Road.
  Eyewitnesses say the car was coming down Grove Road when it crashed into a pontoon boat that was parked near a garage. Both the boat and the car went over the embankment into a ravine.
  “He came flying down the hill from, had to be from the top of Grove Road, flying throu
  
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• Furry Tails: MoonPie, Maxine & Pappy, And Sagittarius Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  13-07-2018 21:44
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Moon Pie
  Animal Frie
  
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• Aggressive Deer Targeting Dogs In Georgia

  13-07-2018 21:34
  Peachtree City, GA (CBS Local)- Normally, deer tend to scurry away when humans approach. However, in one Georgia town, a group of deer have become aggressive, attacking multiple dogs and injuring one so badly that it had to be put down.
  According to CBS 46 in Atlanta, GA, deer in southeast Peachtree City have attacked at least a dozen dogs in the area. Caroline Lucsko, whose daughter Carolyn Taylor’s dog was attacked, described how the attack happened.
  “All of the sudden, the deer st
  
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• Woman Arrested In Connection To 2017 Home Invasion, Shooting

  13-07-2018 21:28
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  LINCOLN-LEMINGTON (KDKA) — A woman has been arrested in connection to a home invasion and shooting that happened in Lincoln-Lemington in 2017.
  Twenty-year-old Ziare Mauro is facing multiple charges.
  Ziare Mauro (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety)
  Police say officers were sent to a home on Paulson Avenue around 12:30 p.m. on March 23, 2017, for a report of a home invasion. When they arrived on the scene, they found a 27-year-old man suff
  
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• Dog Attack Causes Pilot To Crash Drone And Start Fire

  13-07-2018 21:23
  Springfield, Ore. (CBS Local) — Dogs are typically known as being man’s best friend, but one dog in Oregon is going to be known for a whole different reason.
  An Oregon man, who was flying a drone, claims a dog caused him to crash his drone and start a fire.
  “If nothing else I would like for this to be a cautionary tale about dog ownership and fire danger this time of year,” he said. “I know I’m going to be a lot more careful.”The video abo
  
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• Scarlett Johansson exits 'Rub & Tug' film about transgender Pittsburgher Tex Gill after backlash

  13-07-2018 20:48 via post-gazette.com
  If Hollywood does get around to making a film about Pittsburgh massage parlor boss Dante "Tex" Gill, it will be without Scarlett Johansson.
  
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• Kennywood Summer Blast 2018 Contest

  13-07-2018 20:40
  Enter to win four (4) tickets to Kennywood's Summer Blast 2018 on July 27, 2018.
  
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• Assistant Manager Of Florida Sporting Goods Store Fired For Stopping Attempted Robbery

  13-07-2018 20:28
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  Tallahassee, FL (CBS Local)- The assistant manager of Academy Sports in Tallahassee, Florida, was fired this week after tackling a suspect who was accused of stealing a handgun.
  Dean Crouch told WXTL news in Tallahassee that he was informed on Tuesday that he was fired despite tackling Jason White and stopping him from leaving the store with a handgun from the firearms department on June 29th.
  Crouch told the station that he was upset by his firing because he w
  
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• You Need To Eat This: Prantl’s Bakery New ‘Walking Torte’ Goes Viral

  13-07-2018 20:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new Pittsburgh dessert is quickly becoming a social media sensation, and yes, it is as delicious as it looks.
  Prantl’s Bakery posted this photo of their new “Walking Torte” on social media and it’s already been shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter.Reaction ranged from, “I’m going to need this” to “do you deliver?”
  Prantl’s says the portable cup version of the burnt almond torte can be ordered at i
  
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• Displaced Workers, Suddenly Out Of Jobs, Hold Protest On North Side

  13-07-2018 20:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A group of fired cleaners from Nova Place decided to take their concerns to the streets on Friday after suddenly going from gainfully employed to the unemployment line.
  Imagine leaving work on a Friday, and then coming back on Monday unable to get into the building. That’s what the workers say happened to them.
  So, they held a protest Friday morning on the North Side.
  (Photo Credit: Megan Schiller/KDKA)
  Rev. Dr. Ronald Wanless to
  
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• Penn Hills man to stand trial in Wilkinsburg mosque slaying

  13-07-2018 20:06 via post-gazette.com
  A 30-year-old Penn Hills man was held for court Friday on charges that he shot and killed a Pitcairn man outside a mosque in Wilkinsburg in May.
  
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• After outcry, Judge Nauhaus will not hear PFA contempt cases

  13-07-2018 20:05 via post-gazette.com
  A controversial judge who had been recently assigned to preside over protection-from-abuse contempt hearings will not hear them after all.
  
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• Court ruling clears way for demolition of former Methodist church in Bloomfield

  13-07-2018 19:42 via post-gazette.com
  The city’s 2016 historic designation of the former Albright United Methodist Church on South Graham Street in Bloomfield apparently never happened.
  
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• Milwaukee Bucks Forward Jabari Parker Hosts Pickup Game In Local Park

  13-07-2018 18:49
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  While some of the future NBA stars are lighting up the court in Las Vegas in Summer League, Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker chose to take his game to the blacktop and take on some fans in a pickup game. Parker put out a post on Instagram yesterday afternoon of him in his basketball shoes with the address of a local park in Milwaukee.Fans in the area flocked to the court and Parker played in some pick-up games with those that showed up. CBS 58 News was able to talk to Parker and
  
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• Marc-Andre Fleury Agrees To 3-Year Extension With Golden Knights

  13-07-2018 18:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Former Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury has agreed to stay with the Las Vegas Golden Knights for another three years.Fleury announced that he had signed a three-year, $21 million dollar extension.The Golden Knights posted his announcement on Twitter.
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  — Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) July 13, 2018“I guess you guys will be stuck with me for a little longer,” Fleury s
  
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• Justice Dept. Announces 12 Russians Indictments In Mueller Investigation

  13-07-2018 18:22
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  By Katelyn Polantz, CNN
  (CNN) — The Justice Department announced indictments in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election against 12 Russian nationals and accused of them of engaging in a “sustained effort to hack into the computer networks” of the DCCC, the DNC and “the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton and release that information on the internet under the names DCLeaks and
  
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• Woman With Frozen Eye Lashes Takes New Viral Picture With Mosquitoes

  13-07-2018 18:13
  (CBS News/CBS Local)– In January 2018, a woman from Yakutia, Russia, posted a photo that went viral of her frozen eyelashes, completely white with frost in extreme sub-zero temperatures. Now, six months later, another one of her selfies is taking off, but it is vastly different than the frozen eyelash photo.
  Her name is Anastasia Gruzdeva and she’s still in Yakutia, but temperatures in that part of Siberia these days are too hot, not too cold, and she is covered in mosquitoes in
  
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• Ross restaurant suspends co-owner who fired waitress for missing work during Millvale flood cleanup

  13-07-2018 18:06 via post-gazette.com
  A Ross restaurant has suspended the co-owner who fired a waitress last week for missing work because she was busy cleaning up after a storm flooded her Millvale home.
  
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• FBI seek public's help in 1994 murders of teen girls in Beaver County

  13-07-2018 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  On the anniversary of her disappearance in 1994, the FBI is asking for help in solving the murder of Sarah Boehm in Beaver County.
  
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• Squirrel Hill's Forward Avenue to see daytime closures for three weeks

  13-07-2018 17:27 via post-gazette.com
  Forward Avenue between Summerset Drive and Commercial Street in Squirrel Hill will be closed weekdays starting Monday, Pittsburgh city officials announced Friday.
  
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• Babies Sleep Better When They Begin Solid Food Early, Study Says

  13-07-2018 17:20
  (CNN) — Both the UK National Health Service and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that mothers exclusively breastfeed until about 6 months of age and then begin to introduce solid foods.
  Yet, an alternative feeding plan is also safe for babies, new research suggests.
  Introducing a child to solid baby foods after just 3 months was associated with a small but significant improvement in nighttime sleep and slightly fewer wakings throughout the week compared with babies who began ea
  
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• Hillary Clinton Addressing Teachers Conference At Convention Center

  13-07-2018 17:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hillary Clinton is in Pittsburgh today.
  The former presidential candidate and secretary of state is speaking at the first day of the American Federation of Teachers Convention at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
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  Sen. Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, is also set to speak there on Saturday.
  And, another former presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, will speak at the same convention on Sunday.
  He will
  
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• Hillary Clinton Addresses Teachers Union Conference At Convention Center

  13-07-2018 17:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made a stop in Pittsburgh Friday where she addressed the American Federation of Teachers Convention.
  More than 3,000 union members and leaders have gathered at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center this weekend to outline their plans for the future.
  Every two years, the AFT gets together for its convention. This time, the national event is in Pittsburgh a
  
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• 'Our voices must be heard': National educators convention opens in Pittsburgh

  13-07-2018 17:03 via post-gazette.com
  The head of the Pittsburgh Public Schools teachers union on Friday welcomed hundreds of educators from across the country to the American Federation of Teachers convention in Downtown Pittsburgh.
  
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• Two Loves Of Pittsburgh Become One: Pickle Beer To Premier At Picklesburgh

  13-07-2018 16:58
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburghers love beer, and Pittsburghers love pickles, so why not combine the two?That’s exactly what Southern Tier and Great Lakes breweries are doing for this year’s Picklesburgh.Craft breweries Great Lakes Brewing from Cleveland, and Southern Tier Brewing from New York are debuting special pickle beers.The Pittsburgh City Paper says the brews aren’t actually pickled.Instead they’re Gose-style beers infused
  
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• Chuck E. Cheese’s Announces ‘Pay Your Age’ Deal

  13-07-2018 16:22
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Chuck E. Cheese’s is getting in on the “pay your age” deal after yesterday’s Build-A-Bear fiasco.The restaurant announced its offering a pay your age deal Friday for games.Parents can pay their child’s age for 30 minutes of ‘All You Can Play’ on Friday, July 13.Chuck E. Cheese’s posted the deal on their Facebook page, and says it’s only available at locations where a “Play Pas
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Zoo Discussed Wild Dog Exhibit Dangers Prior To Boy’s Mauling

  13-07-2018 16:18
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A newly released report shows that Pittsburgh Zoo staff raised concerns about a child falling through an opening into an African painted dog exhibit on at least six separate occasions before a fatal mauling in 2012.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says the federal report was released this month more than four years it filed a Freedom of Information Act request. The report found the zoo’s fencing around the wild dog exhibit was “n
  
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• It's Jeff Goldblum Day again in Pittsburgh

  13-07-2018 16:17 via post-gazette.com
  Happy Jeff Goldblum Day, Pittsburgh.
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: Baseball Heads Into All-Star Break

  13-07-2018 16:02
  Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh PiratesFriday, July 13, 2018, 7:05 pm ET
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  My projections see the Brewers toppling the Pirates in more than 60 percent of simulations for their Friday showdown. We’re getting value on Milwaukee at essentially a pick’em price. The Brewers have won the last four games started by Jujnior Guerra, and are 5-2 when he takes the mound against losng teams. The Pirates are 1-5 in the last six outings by Nick KIngham.
  SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh
  
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• McKees Rocks Road in Kennedy reopens following landslide repairs

  13-07-2018 15:54 via post-gazette.com
  A section of McKees Rocks Road in Kennedy that had been closed due to a landslide this spring has reopened earlier than expected.
  
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• More Than 100 People Fall Ill From Parasite Possibly Linked To Salads At McDonald’s

  13-07-2018 15:24
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  By Debra Goldschmidt, CNN
  (CNN) — The Illinois and Iowa health departments are investigating outbreaks of a parasite that causes intestinal illness and might be linked to McDonald’s salads, both states said Thursday.
  Illinois is reporting 90 cases since mid-May. Iowa is reporting 15 cases since late June.
  File photo (Photo Credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)
  The cyclospora parasite causes intestinal illness as a result of consuming contaminated f
  
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• PTL Links: July 13, 2018

  13-07-2018 15:09
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:North Hills Genealogists
  WWE Extreme Rules
  Pittsburgh Pedal Boats
  Phipps Conservatory
  Deutschtown Music Festival
  Bakn
  Visit Butler County: Model T Tour and Car Show
  Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
  Allegheny County Concert Series
  City of Pittsburgh Cinema in the Park and Concerts
  
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• Pittsburgh may move some city offices from longtime Ross Street address

  13-07-2018 14:42 via post-gazette.com
  A host of Pittsburgh city offices may relocate from their longtime home on Ross Street to a renovated Downtown building about two blocks away.
  
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• Salmonella Cases Linked To Recalled Honey Smacks Cereal Reach 100

  13-07-2018 14:21
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  By Maritza Moulite, CNN
  (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that 27 more people have gotten sick in a multistate outbreak of salmonella illness linked to recalled Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal. This brings the total number of illnesses to 100 people since March, although the outbreak was not announced until June.
  Symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps and typically present 12
  
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• Trump Says Relations With May ‘Strong’ Following Bombshell Interview

  13-07-2018 14:09
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  ELLESBOROUGH, England (AP) — In a fresh bout of diplomatic whiplash, President Donald Trump denied Friday he had criticized Prime Minister Theresa May and declared the U.S.-U.K. relationship “the highest level of special” — not long after lobbing thunderous broadsides against her.
  Trump’s pomp-filled visit to the United Kingdom has been overshadowed by widespread protests and an explosive interview in The Sun in which he blasted Ma
  
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• Trump And May Not Addressing Searing Interview Ahead Of Meetings

  13-07-2018 14:09
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  By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May did not address the US President’s stunningly critical comments about May as Trump arrived Friday for their first working meetings.
  Trump and May talked up the close relationship between their two countries at the outset of their bilateral meeting Friday morning at Chequers, the British prime minister’s country retreat, and complimented each other. May
  
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• Indian Lake Golf Club, 'Arnie's First,' sold to borough

  13-07-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Indian Lake Golf Club has been sold to Indian Lake Borough in Somerset County and will reopen as a public course next year.
  
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• One injured in McKeesport crash

  13-07-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  One person was injured in a crash Thursday night in McKeesport.
  
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• State issues Code Orange air quality alert for Pittsburgh area

  13-07-2018 12:44 via post-gazette.com
  The state issues an air quality alert for the Pittsburgh area.
  
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• Western Pa. At Center Of New Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge

  13-07-2018 11:58
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  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) – Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal prosecutors in western Pennsylvania and seven other states will pursue even seemingly small synthetic opioid cases in hopes of reducing the supply of the drugs in areas with high overdose death rates.
  Sessions announced the new program Thursday. Under Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge, 10 districts in eight states will choose one county in which to prosecute every case involv
  
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• Code Orange Air Quality Alert Issued For Pittsburgh Region Friday

  13-07-2018 06:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After going several days without one, Friday will be another Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for the Pittsburgh area.
  Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties will be affected by the Code Orange alert Friday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
  Parts of southcentral and southeastern Pennsylvania, along with Lehigh Valley, are also affected.
  The DEP says a s
  
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• One Hospitalized After McKeesport Crash

  13-07-2018 05:37
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  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — One person was taken to the hospital following a crash in McKeesport on Thursday night.
  A car hit a utility pole at the intersection of Lincoln Way and Forest Avenue around 9:30 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Lincoln Way will be closed as crews clean up the area and replace the pole.
  The cause of the crash and the victim’s condition are unknown.
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