• Woman Shot Multiple Times In Homewood

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    HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a woman was shot multiple times in Homewood early Saturday morning.
    Officers were sent to the 7100 block of Upland Street just before 12:30 a.m. for a report that a woman had been shot.
    When they arrived on the scene, they found a 19-year-old woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to her legs.
    She was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
    Police say their ShotSpotter gunshot detection s
  • Crews Battle Roof Fire At Strip District Warehouse

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    STRIP DISTRICT (KDKA) — Crews battled a fire on the roof of a warehouse in the Strip District on Saturday afternoon.
    It happened around 4 p.m. in the 1600 block of Smallman Street.
    According to Pittsburgh Deputy Fire Chief Robert Cox, roofing materials on the roof of the warehouse caught fire.(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
    Firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control, and the flames never reached the interior of the buil
  • Americans Can Legally Download 3-D Printed Guns Starting Aug. 1

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    By David Williams, CNN
    (CNN) — Gun-rights activists have reached a settlement with the government that will allow them to post 3-D printable gun plans online starting August 1.
    The settlement ends a multi-year legal battle that started when Cody Wilson, who describes himself as a post-left anarchist, posted plans for a 3-D printed handgun he called “The Liberator” in 2013.
    (Courtesy: Marisa Vasquez)
    The single-shot pistol was made almost entir
  • ‘Spontaneous Combustion Of Tortilla Chips’ Causes Factory Fire Twice

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    AUSTIN, Texas (KDKA) — Tortilla chips sparked a factory fire in Texas two times in less than a week.
    The Austin Fire Department said they were “distressed” to be called out to a tortilla chip warehouse two times in four days to battle fires.
    “Tortilla chips are big business around these parts. We take them seriously, as they are responsible for holding all manner of very important things—like queso, salsa, nachos, and various other
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  • Indiana Family, Missouri Couple Among Duck Boat Victims

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    BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Branson lake were members of the same Indiana family, and they likely would not have been on the ill-fated trip but for a ticket mix-up.
    Tracy Beck, of Kansas City, Missouri, said she recalled the family members waiting in line. After they stopped for a picture, she said, a ticket taker realized they should have boarded at a different location and reassigned them.
    Oth
  • Woman, 19, shot in Homewood North

    The victim was found on Upland Street, but the shooting may have occurred near the intersection of Race and Homewood.
  • Joe Negri Honored At Duquesne University On Guitar Day

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh jazz guitar legend Joe Negri, who can still strum at age 92, was celebrated on Saturday at Duquesne University.
    Negri is marking his 45th year as an adjunct jazz guitar professor at the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne, where he founded the jazz guitar department in 1973.
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    Considered an advocate for Pittsburgh area guitarists, Negri has taught hundreds of students one-on-one during his mo
  • Man Leads Police On Chase, Ditches Fanny Pack That Had Heroin, His ID, Bank Card

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    ELIZABETH, Pa. (KDKA) – The Elizabeth Borough Police arrested a man on drug charges, among others, after a police chase Friday night. On Saturday morning, they found the man’s driver’s license in a fanny pack that also contained heroin and his bank card.
    After attempting to stop a white BMW for traffic violations, the vehicle lead officers on a low-speed pursuit, getting onto SR 51. The actor, identified as Ahmad Craig of Clairton, was seen th
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  • Man Leads Police On Chase, Ditches Fanny Pack That Had Heroin & His ID

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    ELIZABETH, Pa. (KDKA) – The Elizabeth Borough Police arrested a man on drug charges, among others, after a police chase Friday night.
    After attempting to stop a white BMW for traffic violations, the vehicle lead officers on a low-speed pursuit, getting onto SR 51. The suspect, identified as Ahmad Craig of Clairton, was seen throwing what is believed to be a gun into the Monongahela River before throwing other items from the vehicle.
    Officers recovered thr
  • Marchers On Grant Street Calling For Strong Climate Change Policy

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A march in Downtown Pittsburgh is taking place on Saturday, calling on elected officials to “enact effective and strong climate policy on all levels.”The ‘This is Zero Hour Youth Climate March’ started at Senator Pat Toomey’s office on Grant Street before stopping at the offices of Mayor Bill Peduto and Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald for speeches.
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    The march is being sponsored
  • President Donald Trump Claims Michael Cohen’s Phone-Taping Is ‘Perhaps Illegal’

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    BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that his personal lawyer’s taping of their private phone conversations is “totally unheard of & perhaps illegal.”
    Trump was responding to the revelation that former attorney Michael Cohen, weeks before the 2016 election, secretly recorded their discussion of a potential payment for a former Playboy model’s account of having an affair with Trump. He tweeted: “Th
  • Protesters Charged After Assaulting Driver Downtown

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police charged two men for allegedly attacking a driver during a downtown protest on Monday.
    According to criminal complaints, two black men — Ahmad Abu Ibrahim of Monroeville and Jason Lamonte Nunley of Pittsburgh, both 38 — were charged on Friday. Ibrahim is charged with simple assault and Nunley is charged with theft by unlawful taking.
    Video evidence and witness testimony showed Ibrahim open the motorist&rsqu
  • Antwon Rose Protesters Charged After Allegedly Assaulting Driver Downtown

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police charged two men for allegedly attacking a driver during a downtown protest on Monday.
    According to criminal complaints, two men — Ahmad Abu Ibrahim of Monroeville and Jason Lamonte Nunley of Pittsburgh, both 38 — were charged on Friday. Ibrahim is charged with simple assault and Nunley is charged with theft by unlawful taking.
    Video evidence and witness testimony showed Ibrahim open the motorist’s do
  • Two charged for actions in Antwon Rose protest

    One of the men is accused of removing keys from a truck, and the other with punching the driver.
  • Health Officials Update Consumers On What Foods To Stay Away From Amid Ongoing Outbreaks

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    (CNN) — US health officials are warning people to avoid certain foods due to ongoing unrelated outbreaks of intestinal infections caused by bacteria, viruses and even parasites lurking in some of our food.
    Here’s what to stay away from:
    Pasta salad
    Hy-Vee, a Midwestern grocery store chain, has recalled a pasta salad that might be linked to at least 20 people getting sick from salmonella. Hy-Vee, based in Iowa, sold the 1-pound and 3-pound plastic co
  • Mega Millions Jackpot Expected To Climb To $493 Million

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    (KDKA) – Pennsylvania lottery players hoping to hit it big on the Mega Millions game have more hope.
    After no ticket won the big prize on Friday, the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing is $493 million, which is the fifth largest jackpot in the 16-year history of the game.
    While no one hit the jackpot Friday, there were several winners. Two tickets matched the five white balls to win $1 million each, including one in Pennsylvania. The other came
  • Motorcyclist Killed In Beaver County Crash

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    DARLINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A motorcycle accident claimed the life of a man on Friday.
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    The accident, which happened on Taggert Road in Beaver County, occurred when the motorcyclist lost control of his bike.
    There is no word on what caused the crash at this time.
  • Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Construction Trailer In Perry Township

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    PERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A pickup truck crashed into a construction trailer late Friday night, overturning and trapping the driver.
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    The crash occurred around 10 p.m. at a closed bridge on Route 488 in Perry Township, Lawrence County.
    The driver was seen talking to first responders as he was freed from the wreckage. He was flown by medical helicopter to a trauma center.
  • Rodriguez, Marte Lead Pirates Past Reds For 7th Straight Win

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    CINCINNATI (AP) — Time on the disabled list did as much for Sean Rodriguez’s bat as it did for his leg.
    Rodriguez homered and drove in four runs, Starling Marte hit a grand slam and the Pittsburgh Pirates extended their winning streak to a season-high seven games with a 12-1 rout of the Cincinnati Reds after a long rain delay Friday night.
    “Every swing, you’re not going to get exactly what you want,” said Rodriguez, who snapped an
  • Just Ducky Tours continue here after Missouri tragedy

    Just Ducky Tours said it has “led the development of policies and procedures that are known as best practices in our industry.”
  • Pa. Attorney General Accuses Texas Company In Pa. Low-Income Home Sales Scam

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is accusing a Texas company of defrauding at least 70 western Pennsylvanians.
    “We’re not going to stand for it.I am really ticked off by this kind of behavior,” Shapiro told KDKA money editor Jon Delano late Friday afternoon.
    In a lawsuit filed Friday in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Shapiro said Harbour Portfolio scammed low-income residents into buying uninhabitab
  • Furry Tails: Wish, Buddy, Milo, Shakespeare & Pulaski Are Waiting For Forever Homes

    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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
    Wish
    Animal Friends
  • 5 Top Options For Cheap Tacos In Pittsburgh

    PITTSBURGH (HOODLINE) — In search of a new favorite taco spot that won’t break the bank?
    Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable taco joints around Pittsburgh, using both Yelp data and our own methodology to produce a ranked list of the best spots to visit.
    1. Doce Taqueria
    Photo: christy c./Yelp
    Topping the list is Doce Taqueria. Located at 1220 E. Carson St. in Southside Flats, the food truck and Mexican spot is the highest rated affordable Mexican resta
  • Walmart Hosting Wellness Day For Vaccinations Ahead Of Back-To-School

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With school start-up just around the corner, many parents are thinking of those required immunizations for their kids.
    On the littlest ones’ first day of school, state law requires them to have the following vaccines: four doses of tetanus, diptheria & acellular pertussis, four doses of polio, two doses of measles, mumps & rubella, three doses of hepatitis B, and two doses of chickenpox or evidence of immunity.
    On the fir
  • Victim Of Alleged Hate Crime: ‘I Can’t Understand It’

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    AVALON (KDKA) — He says he was attacked and beaten at an Avalon bar because of the color of his skin.
    Paul Morris, of Bellevue, came to the Jackman Inn two weekends ago to see a friend. Instead, he says he encountered a group later identified as skinheads, who glared at him and told him to leave.
    “Telling me to get out of here. ‘Why don’t you get out of here? Why don’t you just go?’ So I responded, ‘I don’t even k
  • GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Wagner Calls Teen ‘Naive’ After Climate Change Question

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    PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Videos circulating on social media show Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor Scott Wagner telling a teenager that she’s young and naive after asking about climate change.
    Eighteen-year-old Rose Strauss is a member of a youth climate advocacy organization. On Wednesday, she attended Wagner’s town hall in Glenside, just outside Philadelphia.
    She tells Wagner he has said climate change is the result of people’s b
  • Just Ducky Tours Owner Addresses Concerns After Missouri Duck Boat Tragedy

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — The country-and-western tourist town of Branson, Missouri, mourned Friday for more than a dozen sightseers who were killed when a duck boat capsized and sank in stormy weather in the deadliest such accident in almost two decades.
    Divers found four more bodies in Table Rock Lake, bringing the death toll to 17, including nine people from the same family and the crew member who was driving the amphibious boat. In their initial assessme
  • Attorney: McCoy’s Ex-Girlfriend ‘Very Much Afraid’ After Attack

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    PITTSBURGH (CBS News) — The former girlfriend of NFL star LeSean McCoy says she is convinced he was involved in her assault.Delicia Cordon’s attorney, Tanya Mitchell Graham, said she was pistol-whipped by a masked intruder and the attacker stole two Cartier bracelets. Graham said her client has now moved out of the suburban Atlanta house where she was attacked, but remains traumatized.
    The bruising and swelling on her face are still visible, reports
  • Mother Says Butler Area Rural Transit Is Responsible For Daughter’s Injuries After Wheelchair Fell

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    BUTLER (KDKA) — A Butler County woman says a local transit company is responsible for her daughter’s injuries.
    “I will never use them again. That was the last straw,” Beverly Carr said.
    She’s talking about Butler Area Rural Transit, or BART, and the accident involving her daughter.
    It was around 7 a.m. Tuesday. Twenty-two-year-old Amber McCreary, who has a brain malformation and cannot speak, had been strapped in her wheelchair and
  • ‘The Sandlot’ Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Special Showings In 2 Local Theaters

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If the phrase, “You’re killing me, Smalls” comes up in conversation at your house, then you’re a fan of the “The Sandlot.”
    The classic baseball film is about a “new kid” in town, who is befriended by a rag-tag group of sandlot players.
    In honor of the 25th anniversary of the release of the film, “The Sandlot” is being shown on big screens across the country, including the Cine
  • Former Beaver County legislator Mike Veon called to give deposition in racetrack lawsuit

    A court filing claims that Mr. Veon ignored a subpoena for a deposition last month in a lawsuit between FTI Consulting and Merit Management.
  • Like A ‘Violent Ballet’: Roller Derby Making A Comeback

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    CHESWICK (KDKA) — Roller derby is an aggressive, physical sport with ties to the early 1900s, and it’s making a comeback.
    It’s a body-slamming, elbow-throwing, knee-pad-needing sport that requires a whole lot of safety gear.
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    “I love when you have that really good hit or you get right through the pack and you do something amazing and your teammates just high five you,” Maryanne Kimbler said.
    Kimbler, whose derby

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