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• State, local officials ask federal authorities for additional help fighting heroin epidemic

  30-07-2018 23:48 via post-gazette.com
  The assistance would help pay overtime for officers, make drug buys during investigations or purchase new equipment.
  
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• Fruit Of The Sea: Pittsburgh’s 5 Top Spots To Go Big On Seafood

  30-07-2018 23:02
  PITTSBURGH (HOODLINE) — Got a hankering for seafood?
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best high-end seafood spots in Pittsburgh, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to fill the bill.
  1. Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
  Photo: Eddie V’s Prime Seafood/Yelp
  Topping the list is Eddie V’s Prime Seafood. Located at 501 Grant St. in Central Business District, the steakhouse and lounge is the highest rated high-end seafood spo
  
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• Vehicle Strikes Port Authority Bus, 7 Passengers Injured

  30-07-2018 22:57
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  SPRINGDALE (KDKA) — A driver allegedly attempted to flee after striking a Port Authority bus, injuring multiple passengers, in Springdale on Monday.
  It happened around 3:45 p.m.
  According to Port Authority officials, a vehicle struck the bus near the intersection of Pittsburgh and Moyhend streets. The driver then allegedly attempted to flee the scene, but was later located by police.
  Seven bus passengers were transported to local hospitals with non-life-t
  
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• Explore The 5 Top Spots In Pittsburgh’s Garfield Neighborhood

  30-07-2018 22:40
  PITTSBURGH (HOODLINE) — Looking to uncover all that Garfield has to offer? Get to know this Pittsburgh neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a coffee shop to a cocktail bar.
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top places to visit in Garfield, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of neighborhood businesses. Read on for the results.
  1. Commonplace Coffee
  Photo: Devan h./Yelp
  Topping the list is Commonplace Coffee, a
  
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• Man Hit By Car Attempting ‘In My Feelings’ Challenge

  30-07-2018 22:36
  BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS Local) – A Florida man’s attempt at the “In My Feelings” challenge went horribly wrong when he was hit by a car during the stunt.
  Jaylen Norwood was dancing in the middle of the street to rapper Drake’s new hit song when he slipped on an oil slick and was plowed over by the oncoming vehicle. The 22-year-old somehow only suffered minor injuries and still posted video of the accident to Instagram.
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• Put Your Records On: Pittsburgh’s 5 Best Vinyl Record Stores

  30-07-2018 22:23
  PITTSBURGH (HOODLINE) — Looking to score vinyl records?
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top vinyl record sources in Pittsburgh, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you’re in the market for vinyl records.
  1. Jerry’s Records
  Photo: andrew l./Yelp
  Topping the list is Jerry’s Records. Located at 2136 Murray Ave. in Squirrel Hill South, the spot to score music and dvds and vinyl recor
  
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• Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $1 Million Sold In Allegheny County

  30-07-2018 22:03
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you played Powerball in Allegheny County last week, you definitely want to check your ticket.
  The Pennsylvania Lottery says a winning ticket worth $1 million, less applicable tax withholding, was sold at the Stop & Shop on Ardmore Boulevard in Forest Hills.
  The ticket didn’t match the red Powerball number for the July 28 drawing, but it did match the first five numbers:22-27-46-56-65
  The Stop & Shop will receive a $5,0
  
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• Man Changes Gender On Government ID To Get Cheaper Car Insurance

  30-07-2018 21:49
  CANADA (CBS Local) – A man in Canada has found an inventive way to cut his car insurance by over $1,000 a year: he’s officially become a woman.
  David, who lives in Alberta, told local reporters that he wanted to buy his dream car and started calling insurance providers for a quote. To insure his new Chevy Cruze, David was reportedly given a quote of $4,500 a year because he was a man in his 20’s with one accident on his record.
  David then had the idea to ask the insur
  
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• Preschool Owner Accused Of Putting Melatonin In Kids’ Lunches

  30-07-2018 21:35
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  SOMERSET TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Somerset County preschool owner and operator is accused of putting melatonin in kids’ lunches.
  State police say when a child who attends Learning Links Preschool in Somerset Township came home from daycare last week, a pink pill was found in the child’s lunch.
  According to state police, 51-year-old Teryll Gribble, who owns and operators the Preschool, was administrating melatonin in children’s lunches during
  
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• Lincoln Highway Experience to open Wednesday after expansion

  30-07-2018 21:25 via post-gazette.com
  The Lincoln Highway Experience opens Wednesday with a  1937 Packard car, restored tourist cabin and pie in a Serro’s Diner from the 1930s.
  
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• After Westinghouse: Sharon tries to revive its economy, but old factory's environmental hazards lurk

  30-07-2018 21:15 via post-gazette.com
  Problems persist to this day: the river remains polluted, and the site isn’t safe for residential use, the EPA has found.
  
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• Shuttle Service To Run During Fleming Park Bridge Closure

  30-07-2018 20:52
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  STOWE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Fleming Park Bridge is going to close in two weeks, and it won’t reopen anytime soon.
  The bridge in Neville and Stowe Townships will close at 6 a.m. on Aug. 13.
  The closure is expected to last until end of June 2019.The Fleming Park Bridge (Neville Road) in Neville Township and Stowe Township will close at 6 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 13. The closure is expected to last until the end of June 2019. Read more: https://t.co/eJN3Wn
  
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• $1M Powerball ticket sold in Forest Hills

  30-07-2018 20:38 via post-gazette.com
  The winning ticket was sold Saturday at Stop & Shop on Ardmore Boulevard.
  
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• Homeless Man Hands Out Resumes, Gets Hundreds Of Job Offers

  30-07-2018 20:33
  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (CBS Local) – A homeless and unemployed web developer in California has been overwhelmed with job offers after a picture of him handing out resumes went viral on social media.
  David Casarez, who has reportedly been sleeping on park benches in Mountain View, was photographed holding a sign reading “HOMELESS, HUNGRY 4 SUCCESS. TAKE A RESUME.”
  One woman who stopped to take one of Casarez’s resumes, Jasmine Scofield, tweeted a picture of the de
  
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• Sandwiches Distributed In Pa. Recalled Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

  30-07-2018 20:21
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A recall was announced Monday for some Submarine sandwiches due to a possible listeria contamination.The brands being recalled are “Premo Brand” and “Fresh Grab.”
  Photo Credit: FDA
  Their turkey and Swiss subs produced on July 17 may have been contaminated.
  Listeria can cause serious, sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail, or elderly people with weakened immune systems are also at risk.
  Photo Credit: FDA
  The subs were distributed to
  
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• Oakland, South Side most dangerous for pedestrians in Allegheny County, study concludes

  30-07-2018 20:11 via post-gazette.com
  A law firm and a data company found Forbes and Fifth avenues in Oakland and East Carson Street on the South Side  dangerous for pedestrians.
  
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• Rabid fox found in North Versailles

  30-07-2018 19:59 via post-gazette.com
  It’s the 11th rabies case reported in Allegheny County in 2018.
  
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• This Week In Golf: Dustin Johnson Takes RBC Canadian Open

  30-07-2018 19:55
  By Sam McPherson
  Even though the big prizes have evaded him this year so far, top-ranked Dustin Johnson still is having a superb season on the PGA Tour. His winning ways continued on Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario, as Johnson waltzed to a three-shot victory. He posted a 66 in the fourth round to pull away from the three other golfers he had shared the third-round lead with to start the day. Johnson now has three victories this season, and the world’s best golfer also
  
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• After Westinghouse: Some Sharon residents unaware of river pollution from old factory

  30-07-2018 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  More than 40 years after a dangerous chemical was used at the factory, traces of it are still showing up in fish in the Shenango River. 
  
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• After Westinghouse: River pollution from old Sharon factory leads to "do not eat fish" advisory

  30-07-2018 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  More than 40 years after a dangerous chemical was used at the factory, traces of it are still showing up in fish in the Shenango River. 
  
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• Health Dept.: Rabid Fox Found In North Versailles

  30-07-2018 19:50
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  NORTH VERSAILLES (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a rabies alert after a rabid fox was found roaming in North Versailles.
  According to health officials, the fox was found there in the 3300 block of Fifth Avenue.
  It was taken to one of the health department’s facilities where it was tested. The results came back positive for rabies.A fox that was brought to one of the Health Department’s facilities last week has tested
  
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• Woman Accused Of Beating Boyfriend With Hammer In Front Of Their Children

  30-07-2018 19:43
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  MONESSEN (KDKA) — Police have charged a Monessen woman with assault.
  They say she beat her boyfriend with a hammer after he accused her of spending their money on marijuana instead of buying clothes for their children.
  Erin Nicole Walker, 33, is accused of attacking Christopher Slavik at their home on Linden Street on Saturday.
  Erin Walker (Source: Mugshots.com)
  When police arrived, they say they found Slavik on the front porch of the home, locked out of
  
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• ‘I Would Never Hit Him’: Woman Denies Accusations She Attacked Boyfriend With Hammer

  30-07-2018 19:43
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  MONESSEN (KDKA) — A Monessen woman charged with hitting her boyfriend in the head with a hammer says she didn’t do it.
  Erin Nicole Walker, 33, made that claim in an interview with KDKA’s Ross Guidotti, who was the only local television reporter to talk to her.
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  Walker is accused of attacking her boyfriend, Christopher Slavik, with a hammer after the two argued and he accused her of spending their money on marijuana instead
  
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• Husband Sues Wife’s Lover, Judge Awards Him $8.8 Million

  30-07-2018 19:32
  DURHAM, N.C. (CBS Local) – Using a rare state law, a North Carolina husband has been awarded nearly $9 million after suing the man who allegedly had an affair with his wife.
  A Durham County judge sided with Keith King after the local businessman claimed Francisco Huizar seduced his wife and ruined his marriage. North Carolina is one of the only states in the U.S. where a spouse can sue someone who has sex with their partner before the end of the marriage.
  The lawsuit ac
  
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• VIDEO: Driver Catches Man Clinging To Back Of Moving Bus

  30-07-2018 19:22
  POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (CBS Local) – Drivers in Florida are wondering if there’s something in the water after another man was caught on video hanging onto the back of a moving bus instead of paying for a seat.
  In a July 23 video, posted by Facebook user Chris Martin, an unidentified man was caught clinging to the Broward County Transit bus’s air vents as he balanced precariously on the vehicle’s bumper.The hitchhiker can be seen taking one of his hands off the
  
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• Clark Bar Manufacturer Suddenly Shuts Plant Down

  30-07-2018 19:06
  PITTSBURGH (Patch.com) – The owner of the company that makes Clark bars and other candy products has abruptly shut its Massachusetts plant, leaving the future of the revered Pittsburgh candy bar in doubt.
  Round Hill Investments LLC announced it is selling its Necco brands to an unidentified confection manufacturer and closing the plant, leaving 230 employees out of work, the Boston Globe reported. Round Hill did not indicate when – or if – production of Clark bars, Necco wafers
  
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• Pittsburgh's 'rapping principal' channels Drake, welcomes students back with style

  30-07-2018 18:53 via post-gazette.com
  Margaret Starkes remixed Drake’s “In your feelings” to welcome students back to school this year. 
  
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• Search For Gunman Continues After Woman’s Fatal Shooting On North Side

  30-07-2018 18:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police continue to search for the person who murdered a North Side woman on Saturday night.
  Police say 54-year-old Vera Williams Butler was shot multiple times in front of her home on Luray Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  KDKA reached out early Monday to see if there had been any developments in the case and were told that detectives continue to investigate the fatal shooting, but that they have nothing more to release at this
  
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• Roaches And Mice: Popular South Side Mexican Restaurant Cited

  30-07-2018 18:41
  PITTSBURGH, PA – The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a consumer alert for Emiliano’s Mexican Bar and Grill on the South Side for pest problems and other issues.
  Inspectors who visited the eatery on July 25 found a dead mouse in a snap trap by a mop sink and ice machine and rodent droppings behind the cook line and behind booths in customer area.Additionally, two live roaches were observed on a glue trap at the back of a bar.
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• TRAFFIC: County sets date, time for closure of Stowe-Neville Island bridge

  30-07-2018 18:23 via post-gazette.com
  The Fleming Park Bridge, which carries Neville Road traffic, will close at 6 a.m. August 13.
  
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• Major Parkway East Paving Project Coming Up With Closures, Detours

  30-07-2018 18:20
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Get ready for more construction on the Parkway East.
  PennDOT announced today that because of extra transportation money that recently became available, crews will pave the Parkway in both directions from the Fort Pitt Bridge downtown, to the Swissvale exit.
  The work may come as somewhat of a surprise to motorists because it wasn’t originally a part of PennDOT’s list of summer paving and construction plans released in the sp
  
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• ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Returning To Theater Where It Debuted

  30-07-2018 18:18
  PITTSBURGH (Patch.com) – To celebrate its 50th anniversary, George Romero’s horror masterpiece “Night of the Living Dead” is returning to the place it debuted. A restored version of the cinematic classic will be screened at the Byham Theater, where it premiered in 1968.
  The 4K state-of-the-art restoration was created by the Museum of Modern Art from the original camera negative.
  Though it started as a low-budget horror flick, made far outside the Hollywood system—&r
  
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• Annual survey flags shady home alarm sales practices as issue to watch

  30-07-2018 18:02 via post-gazette.com
  The report from the Consumer Federation of America highlights common ways people are being ripped off.
  
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• Pennsylvania Among Nation’s Deadliest States For Motorcyclists

  30-07-2018 17:57
  PITTSBURGH (Patch.com) – Pennsylvania remains one of the deadliest states in which to ride a motorcycle. Although the number of motorcycle fatalities statewide dropped 3.7 percent between 2016 and 2017, only three other states had more motorcycle deaths last year.
  Preliminary data from the Governors Highway Safety Association showed that 184 motorcycle fatalities were reported in Pennsylvania in 2017. That compares with 191 in 2016. Overall, 4,798 people were killed in motorcycle crashes i
  
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• Alcohol In Breast Milk May Lead To Lower Cognition In Kids, Study Finds

  30-07-2018 17:45
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  (CBS Local/CNN)– Children’s exposure to alcohol through breast milk may cause a comparable drop in their cognitive abilities, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
  “This is the first study in which associations between alcohol exposure through breast milk and cognition in children are examined,” the researchers from Macquarie University in Australia wrote in the report.
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• Penguins To Host 3 Bobblehead Nights, 6 Theme Nights During Upcoming Season

  30-07-2018 17:32
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced their 2018-19 regular season promotional schedule.
  It includes three bobblehead nights and six theme nights throughout the season, plus additional giveaways.70s night, and superheroes, and bobbleheads, oh my!
  Hockey is on the horizon and this season's giveaway schedule is here! Individual game tickets go on sale on Thursday, Aug. 2 at 10:00AM ET.
  Full details: https://t.co/IDEMmVKkFl pic.twitter.c
  
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• National Cheesecake Day: The Cheesecake Factory Offering Half-Price Slices

  30-07-2018 16:57
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Cheesecake Factory is celebrating National Cheesecake Day with a delicious deal.
  This July 30, the popular restaurant chain is offering half-price cheesecake slices to dine-in customers. The promotion is limited to one discounted slice per dine-in guest.Dine in and get Any Slice, Half Price* on #NationalCheesecakeDay, July 30th! Which #Cheesecake flavor will you be celebrating with?
  *Offer valid July 30th, 2018 for dine-in only. On
  
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• Army Corps of Engineers 'horrified' by photos of man, children fishing beneath Allegheny River dam

  30-07-2018 16:50 via post-gazette.com
  Photos show the group fishing from a wall-like ice breaker at the Lock and Dam No. 9 in Armstrong County.
  
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• Weight Watchers: Eating Healthy On Vacation

  30-07-2018 16:31
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mary Vogliano, of Weight Watchers, stops by the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen with some tips and healthy recipes to keep your diet on track while you’re on summer vacation!
  Chicken Sandwiches with Avocado “Mayo”
  Prep/Cook time: under 20 minutesServes 4SmartPoints value: 7
  Chicken breast cutlets, which are thinner than regular chicken breasts, are perfect for this recipe. Make a guacamole-type spread with avocado, jala
  
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• Pa. Attorney General To Detail New Sex Assault Charges Against Johnstown Pediatrician

  30-07-2018 16:15
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  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in Pennsylvania are set to announce new charges against a pediatrician who is already charged with inappropriately touching a 12-year-old patient.
  State Attorney General Josh Shapiro has scheduled a Monday afternoon news conference in Johnstown.
  Shapiro says the new charges against Johnnie Barto involve the sexual assault of “multiple, additional victims” including toddlers.
  (Source: WTAJ)
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• Pa. Attorney General Details New Sex Assault Charges Against Johnstown Pediatrician

  30-07-2018 16:15
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  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania pediatrician faces dozens of child molestation charges after police say more victims have come forward to allege he sexually abused them, in some cases as their unaware parents were in the same room.
  The attorney general’s office on Monday filed 69 new counts against Johnstown physician Johnnie Wilson Barto, whose license was suspended by the state Board of Medicine after his first arrest in January.
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• Johnstown Pediatrician Faces Dozens Of Child Molestation Charges

  30-07-2018 16:15
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  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — A Pennsylvania pediatrician faces dozens of child molestation charges after police say more victims have come forward to allege he sexually abused them, in some cases as their unaware parents were in the same room.
  The attorney general’s office on Monday filed 69 new counts against Johnstown physician Johnnie Wilson Barto, whose license was suspended by the state Board of Medicine after his first arrest in January when he
  
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• ‘I Love You Grandpa’: Man Loses Wife, Great-Grandchildren In California Wildfire

  30-07-2018 15:26
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  By Amir Vera and Dan Simon, CNN
  (CNN) — It only took a little over 15 minutes for Ed Bledsoe to lose three lives that meant the world to him — his wife and their two great-grandchildren.
  He had left his home in Shasta County, California, on Thursday to go to the doctor, he told CNN on Sunday. The Carr Fire had been burning for four days at that point and Bledsoe said he didn’t realize the fire was coming into his neighborhood.
  He also said his
  
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• PTL Links: July 31, 2018

  30-07-2018 15:00
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Lee Terbosic
  South Hills Pet Rescue
  Seven Springs Rib & Wing Festival
  Weight Watchers
  Animal General
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• Authorities Looking For Missing Elderly Man From Garrett Co., Maryland

  30-07-2018 14:46
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  LOCH LYNN HEIGHTS, Md. (KDKA) — Authorities have put out an alert to the public for help finding a missing elderly man from Garrett County, Maryland.
  According to Garrett County Public Safety officials, 94-year-old Neil Donald Wolfe was last in contact with his family on Tuesday, July 24, in the 100 block of East 3rd Avenue in Loch Lynn.
  (Source: Garrett County Public Safety Department)
  Wolfe is described as being 5-feet-10-inches tall and 165 p
  
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• Police investigating crash in Bloomfield that damaged parked cars

  30-07-2018 14:40 via post-gazette.com
  Charges are pending as the investigation continues.
  
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• Some new home buyers are getting a surprise tax bill in Allegheny County

  30-07-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  On the same street, the houses may have the same assessed value, but a recently sold home may end up paying more in taxes.
  
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• Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh receives $229,000 grants for black artists, agencies

  30-07-2018 13:45 via post-gazette.com
  Receiving $229,000 in grants, Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh has awarded six artists with funding toward their respective projects.
  
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• State DEP hires Pittsburgh native as new environmental justice director

  30-07-2018 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  Allison Acevedo to head the environmental justice program, but proposed policy changes again fail to trigger oil and gas permit reviews.
  
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• Pittsburgh activists keeping an eye on social media accounts, looking for hatred, racism

  30-07-2018 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  In the wake of Antwon Rose shooting and protests, employers are made aware of what employees are posting to their social media accounts.
  
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