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• Shots Fired Near New Castle Football Stadium During Game

  18-08-2018 23:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police in New Castle are investigating a shooting near Taggart Stadium on Saturday.
  The shooting occurred near the football stadium during a youth football game. The New Castle City Police Department said in a press release that the shooting involved adult males and was not directly related to the game. No injuries have been reported.“While any shooting incidents are unacceptable, a shooting near a stadium where there are kids pl
  
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• WVU Postpones Football Fan Day Over Hand, Foot And Mouth Disease Outbreak

  18-08-2018 23:20
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  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (KDKA) — West Virginia University has postponed its Fan Day with the Mountaineer football team over an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease.
  Fan Day was initially scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
  The WVU Athletic Department says five cases of hand, foot and mouth disease have been identified within the school’s football program.
  Because the disease is highly contagious, the Athletic Department says it is in “the best inte
  
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• One Injured In Shooting At Club Taboo

  18-08-2018 23:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One person was injured during a shooting at a Pittsburgh nightclub early Saturday morning.
  An unidentified male was shot in the leg at Club Taboo in the East Hills neighborhood. According to Pittsburgh Police, the shooting happened around 12:40 a.m.
  Police arrested 34-year-old Jason Lawson in Penn Hills after the shooting. Lawson is being charged with aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and discharge of a firearm
  
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• Report: Cardinal Wuerl Drops From International Catholic Meeting

  18-08-2018 22:16
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Caridnal Donald Wuerl has canceled his scheduled appearance at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin, Ireland.
  According to the Irish Times, the Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Wuerl has canceled his trip to Dublin, Ireland where he was scheduled to deliver the keynote address. The Cardinal was preparing to deliver the address named “The Welfare of the Family is Decisive for the Future of the World.”
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• Skunks Test Positive For Rabies After Contact With Dogs

  18-08-2018 21:29
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  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a second skunk in three weeks has tested positive for rabies in the eastern Pennsylvania city of Allentown, and like the earlier case the animal came into contact with at least one dog.
  Officials say the skunk was picked up Wednesday about a half-mile southeast of where a rabid skunk was picked up after contact with two dogs July 30.
  City spokesman Mike Moore says the dogs may now be subject to quarantine, depending o
  
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• Kiya Tomlin Opens New Boutique In Etna

  18-08-2018 21:17
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  ETNA, Pa. (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin isn’t the only one in his family that has tailgates outside his job.
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  His wife, Kiya Tomlin, hosted a tailgate outside her re-located store opening on Saturday for its grand Opening.Photo credit: Tim Lawson\KDKA
  Kiya Tomlin closed her factory in Homewood and the store in East Liberty and is now doing everything out of one space on Butler Street in Etna. Mrs. T
  
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• State Rep. Gainey Hosts Back-To-School Giveaway To Provide Supplies For Students

  18-08-2018 20:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pennsylvania State Rep. Ed Gainey hosted a back-to-school giveaway for students on Saturday.
  The event was for children in grades K through 5 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Destiny International Ministry on Lemington Avenue.
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  “The back-to-school giveaway is an event I look forward to every year,” Gainey said. “A new school year provides students an opportunity to take on new challenges, and I
  
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• ‘Free Speech Rally’ In Boston Met With Counter-Protesters

  18-08-2018 20:08
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  BOSTON (CBS) — A “free speech rally” in front of Boston City Hall ended shortly after 1 p.m., and finished peacefully despite the presence of counter-protesters in the same area, CBS Boston reported.
  Members of the free speech rally said they are defending their first amendment rights as they arrived at City Hall around noon. They said they are not white supremacists.
  The city did not grant them permits for their rally, but the group marched a
  
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• DA: Teen Justified In Shooting Of Mom’s Abusive Boyfriend; Late Father Taught Her To Safely Handle Guns

  18-08-2018 19:46
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  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A teenage girl drew upon gun training from her late father to fatally shoot an abusive boyfriend who was strangling her mother earlier this month in North Carolina, a prosecutor said Friday.
  Steven Kelley, 46, was found dead by deputies who responded Aug. 8 to a call about a shooting at the house in the North Carolina foothills west of Charlotte, authorities said. He was shot twice and killed by his girlfriend’s 15-year-old daug
  
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• Tributes Pour In After Death Of Kofi Annan, First Black African To Lead UN

  18-08-2018 18:37
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  (CNN) — Kofi Annan has been described as one of “Africa’s foremost son,” as well as “a tall Iroko tree,” whose achievement as the first black African to lead the UN is a source of pride to many on the continent.
  A master mediator who was keen on flying the flag for peace around the world — and was jointly awarded a Nobel Peace Prize with the UN in 2001 for his efforts — Annan brokered a crucial truce in the bloody
  
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• New York Gov. Cuomo Backtracks On America ‘Was Never That Great’ Comment

  18-08-2018 18:09
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  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running for a third term and a potential candidate for president in 2020, acknowledged Friday that he was “inartful” when he said this week that America “was never that great.”
  The Democrat went on to expound on something that few elected officials ever need to spell out.
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  “I want to be very clear: Of course America is great and of course America ha
  
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• ESPN Will Not Televise National Anthem During Monday Night Football Broadcasts

  18-08-2018 17:32
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  (KDKA) – ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro told reporters Friday that the sports network will not televise the national anthem as part of its Monday Night Football broadcasts this season.
  Pitaro, who was hired March 5 to replace John Skipper, made the announcement at a media event on ESPN’s campus in Bristol, Conn.Alejandro Villanueva of the Pittsburgh Steelers stands by himself in the tunnel for the national anthem prior to the game against the Chicago B
  
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• Court Documents Say Slain Children Found In Oil Tank Had Been There For Days

  18-08-2018 15:41
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  FREDERICK, Colo. (CBS) — Prosecutors in Colorado are preparing to file formal charges of first-degree murder and evidence tampering against Christopher Watts, who is accused of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters.
  In the latest court motions filed Friday, Watts’ attorney is asking for DNA samples to be taken from the two girls. What the defense wants to do with the samples is not known.The paperwork also notes that the children were found
  
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• New Castle Police Seek Help Tracking Down Burglary Suspect

  18-08-2018 15:19
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  NEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) – The police ares seeking a suspect they think was behind a burglary on Leasure Avenue in the City of New Castle last Saturday.
  The suspect, 41-year-old Donald Talley of New Castle, was identified from surveillance pictures.
  Photo courtesy of The New Castle Police Department
  Investigators learned that Talley allegedly entered a residence through an open window and stole items from inside of the residence. Talley also allegedly stole
  
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• Large Tree, Wires Down Force Road Closure In Shaler

  18-08-2018 14:46
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  SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – The Shaler Township Police Department announced a road closure because of a large tree and wires down on Saturday.
  Photo courtesy of Shaler Police Department
  Wetzel Road is closed between Little Pine Creek Road and Wible Run Road. Alternate routes are McElheny, Marzolf, or Vilsack Roads. Verizon reports that they don’t expect the road to be open until sometime on Sunday.Access to the VFW Post 9199 is available from Wibl
  
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• PennDOT Updates Parkway East Restrictions For The Weekend

  18-08-2018 13:43
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There is a traffic alert for people planning to use the Parkway East this weekend, and PennDot issued a restrictions update on Saturday morning.
  The mainline Parkway East (eastbound I-376) will be reduced to a single-lane beginning approximately 90 minutes after the end of the fireworks display following the Pirates game on Saturday. Also, when the post-fireworks restrictions go into effect, all the ramps to the Parkway East from downt
  
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• Witnesses: Homeowner Was Screaming ‘I Want A New House’ While Pouring Gasoline On Burning Home

  18-08-2018 13:05
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  LIGONIER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Police have filed charges against a Ligonier Township man who allegedly admitted he set his own house on fire Friday night.Officers were sent to the 200 block of Cool Springs Lane just after 10 p.m. for a report of a house fire with someone trapped inside.
  When officers arrived on the scene, they tried to go inside the burning home, but were driven back by smoke and fire. An officer then went around the side of the house and fou
  
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• Man Sets Fire To Own House In Ligonier Township

  18-08-2018 13:05
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  WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) – Police have filed charges against a Ligonier Township man who allegedly set his own house on fire Friday night.Ligonier Township Police reported that Robert A. Forgie, 66, who lived his house on Cool Springs Lane alone is now facing charges of arson, dangerous burning and risking a catastrophe. Forgie is now in Westmoreland County Prison after he failed to post $50,000 bond.The fire was reported shortly after 10 p.m. in a
  
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• House Fire Shuts Down Portion Of Route 30

  18-08-2018 13:05
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  WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) – A house fire in Ligonier Township displaced four people and shut down a section of Route 30 on Friday night.
  The fire was reported shortly after 10 p.m. in a home on Cool Springs Lane off Route 30. All lanes of the highway were closed while firefighters got the blaze under control. Route 30 is now open.
  TribLive.com reported that three adults, a child and three dogs were displaced in the blaze.
  There is currently no word
  
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• Woman Injured Jumping From Burning Home In Carrick

  18-08-2018 12:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A woman was injured when she jumped from a burning home before it became engulfed by flames early Saturday morning.
  A three-alarm fire in Carrick forced the victim to jump from a second-story window. The fire occurred around 3 a.m. in the 1600 block of Leolyn Street in Carrick.
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  After firefighters arrived, the house was engulfed by flames and spread to a neighbor’s home.
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• Two Jump From Burning Home In Carrick

  18-08-2018 12:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two people jumped for their lives from a burning home before it became engulfed by flames early Saturday morning.
  A three-alarm fire in Carrick forced two people to jump for their lives from a second-story window. The fire occurred around 3 a.m. in the 1600 block of Leolyn Street in Carrick.
  After firefighters arrive, the house was engulfed in flames and spread to a neighbor’s home.
  One person was transported to the hospital and
  
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• Potential Victims Unaccounted For In Carrick Fire

  18-08-2018 12:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – At least one person jumped for their life from a burning home before it became engulfed by flames early Saturday morning.
  A three-alarm fire in Carrick forced at least one victim to jump from a second-story window. The fire occurred around 3 a.m. in the 1600 block of Leolyn Street in Carrick.
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  After firefighters arrived, the house was engulfed in flames and spread to a neighbor’s home.
  One person
  
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• Cubs Turn Record-Tying 7 Double Plays To Beat Pirates 1-0

  18-08-2018 07:24
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs tied a major league record by turning seven double plays Friday night, including a game-ending effort by rookie third baseman David Bote on a grounder by David Freese to finish off a 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  The Cubs got six double plays on grounders — five with Cole Hamels pitching — and one on a line drive. The Elias Sports Bureau said the Cubs became the third team in big league history to turn
  
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• Man robs New Brighton bank, escapes on foot

  18-08-2018 06:15 via post-gazette.com
  The FBI said the robbery occurred around 1:15 p.m. Friday.
  
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• Police: 2 Shot When Gunfire Rings Out At Florida High School Football Game

  18-08-2018 04:47
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  WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP/KDKA) — A high school football stadium was evacuated Friday after gunshots rang out during a practice football game in South Florida, wounding two people.
  Palm Beach County Sheriff’s officials said it happened Friday night at Palm Beach Central High School. Authorities said in a statement they did not think it was an active shooter situation.PBSO Dispatch received multiple calls of shots fired in the 8400 block of Forest Hill Bl
  
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• Penn National Applies For First Pa. Sports Betting License

  18-08-2018 03:57
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn National Gaming is the first casino operator in Pennsylvania to apply for a license to offer sports betting in the state, now that regulators cleared it to begin.
  Penn National submitted a 107-page application to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Friday.
  A gaming board spokesman says Penn National’s application is unlikely to get approval before October. Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey and Mississippi already offer sp
  
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• Furry Tails: Jack Is Waiting For A Forever Home

  18-08-2018 03:04
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
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• ‘It’s A Mess, Really’: Flooding Reported In Parts Of Washington County

  18-08-2018 02:48
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  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Another day of rainy weather meant more reports of flooding around the area – this time in Washington County.
  Every time it rains heavily in Washington, the lower section of West Chestnut Street gets flooded; but Friday afternoon, the surge of water that gushed out of a nearby storm pipe – down the road from Washington Crown Center Mall – may have been the most water that section of the city has received.
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• Flooding Reported In Parts Of Washington County

  18-08-2018 02:48
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  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Another day of rainy weather means more reports of flooding around the area.
  KDKA’s Jon Burnett says showers will continue to pop up through Friday night.
  “In terms of risk for severe weather, there’s only a marginal chance today, and that’s for flooding, which we could still see instances of as we head into the evening,” he said.
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• 2 Additional Arrests Made In Connection To Video Of Woman Allegedly Raping 5-Year-Old

  18-08-2018 01:07
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – The investigation into a video depicting the alleged rape of a 5-year-old boy by 24-year-old Corby Kinzey took yet another turn in the last 24 hours.
  “It’s been going on for three days now. They just had their third arrest on it,” Greensburg Police Chief Chad Zucco said.
  Investigators arrested Charles Jason Hunter, of Greensburg, on Friday and charged him with a list of sex crimes, including rape of a child. Detective
  
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• KDKA Investigates: Accused Priest Continued To Say Mass Until 3 Months Ago

  18-08-2018 01:03
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Until three months ago, retired priest Richard Terdine, accused of molesting a 16-year-old boy in the 1980s, was still serving Mass at churches around the Pittsburgh Diocese.
  It wasn’t until Bishop David Zubik found that Terdine had been cited in the 800-page grand jury report that the diocese restricted him.
  “Would no longer be able to go around to other parishes to have Mass,” said Monsignor Ronald Lengwin.
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• Roadwork to cause major traffic restictions this weekend on Parkway East

  18-08-2018 00:55 via post-gazette.com
  PennDOT said motorists should expect delays and consider alternate routes in and around the city during the work.
  
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• FBI Searching For New Brighton Bank Robber

  18-08-2018 00:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – FBI officials in Pittsburgh are searching for a man who robbed a New Brighton bank.
  The robbery occurred around 1:15 p.m. on Friday at the Huntington Bank on 3rd Avenue in New Brighton. The FBI says that the unidentified black male handed the teller a note demanding money and left the bank on foot.
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  The suspect is identified as a black male in his mid-30’s with a beard, approximately 5-feet-6-inches tall and wea
  
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• Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School Board Of Directors To Discuss Removing Wuerl’s Name

  18-08-2018 00:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The board of directors at Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School is considering removing the name of Cardinal Wuerl.
  The board is holding a special meeting to discuss the issue.
  School officials say they want to do what is in the best interest of their students.
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• Community Protests Pizza Milano Attack Verdict, Question Jury Selection

  18-08-2018 00:26
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Community members are speaking out after a former pizza shop manager was found not guilty of attacking a woman.
  A group of protesters say it’s one more example of how the criminal justice system is failing some of its citizens. They say Mahmut Yilmaz got away with the brutal beating of Jade Martin.
  Protesters came to the steps of the City County building to speak out against the verdict that found Yilmaz not guilty in the assault
  
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• Police Find Drugs, Money, Gun And Baby In Car Following Chase

  18-08-2018 00:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two people are in custody after they led police on a chase with their 10-month-old infant in the car.A 19-year-old unidentified male and a female are facing charges after they both admitted to smoking marijuana prior to a police chase. Police in the City of Duquesne and West Mifflin gave chase around 3:40 a.m. Officers noticed the suspects Chevy SUV parked on North Fourth St. in Duquesne. When police approached the vehicle, the occupan
  
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• Reserve Twp. Residents Demand Faster Repairs To Landslide Overlooking Route 28

  18-08-2018 00:16
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  RESERVE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — When heavy rains in February caused Pittview Avenue in Reserve Township to collapse over the hillside overlooking Route 28, local residents knew they were in for a lot of trouble.
  “Very inconvenient.”
  Marlene Wieczorek says the only way out is through a private cemetery.
  “It’s very difficult because most of us have not had parties or picnics or get-togethers in the summer because it’s hard to describ
  
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• Swissvale man charged with striking up to 15 cars while driving drunk in Mount Washington

  18-08-2018 00:09 via post-gazette.com
  Andre Mills, 48, was charged Friday with driving under the influence, accidents involving damage to unattended vehicles and other offenses. 
  
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• The week in photos: Aug. 10-17

  18-08-2018 00:04 via post-gazette.com
  The week in pictures in Pittsburgh, as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists
  
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• Doctor Warns Against Self-Diagnosing Low T

  18-08-2018 00:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Dan Gassier had a feeling something wasn’t right.
  Being tired, irritable, forgetful, etc. is something many go through from time to time.
  However, for guys who seem to have it a lot, it could be something more than just getting older.
  The trouble is that more and more men are diagnosing themselves with something they may not have.
  Dan Gassier had a feeling something wasn’t right.
  “I was swimming four, five days a week
  
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