• ‘Prankster’ Claiming To Own Pittsburgh Ice Cream Shop ‘Spewing Hate,’ Making Threats

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A popular Pittsburgh ice cream shop is dealing with a “prankster” who they say is pretending to own the business and making threatening phone calls.
    Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream said on their social media accounts Thursday that for more than three years, they have been the target of a “very nasty” prank caller.
    They say the caller cloned their phone numbers and makes phone calls pretending to be the owner o
  • Michael Cohen Asks Public For Help With Legal Costs, Sets Up GoFundMe Account

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen is sticking his hand out and asking the public for help paying for his legal defense, and one anonymous donor already has ponied up $50,000.
    Through his lawyer, Donald Trump’s former “fixer” says collecting contributions through a GoFundMe page set up after his guilty plea this week is the only way to ensure the truth comes out about the president.
    It’s also the latest sign that Cohen is broke.
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  • Rapping principal welcomes back students with a Mardi Gras party

    A raucous start to the school year at Pittsburgh Miller PreK-5.
  • ‘He Was Pretty Close To Dying’: Emaciated Dog Found Abandoned In Leechburg

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    LEECHBURG (KDKA) — An emaciated dog, found covered in fleas, was found in the middle of the road in Armstrong County. Now, humane officials are trying to figure out how he ended up there in such bad condition.
    Though he may not look like he is, the dog’s been given the name Lucky.
    (Photo Credit: Ross Guidotti/KDKA)
    He was found abandoned in Leechburg.
    “A Good Samaritan, who was driving by, and saw him in the middle of the road and stopped,&rdq
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  • From ‘Roots’ To ‘Black Panther’: Exhibit Brings Academy Award Nominee’s Costumes To Pittsburgh

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — From “Roots” to “Black Panther,” a debut exhibit at the Heinz History Center will show off the costumes of Ruth Carter, the first African-American woman to receive an Oscar nomination in Costume Design.
    The “Heroes and Sheroes” exhibit features costumes from 10 films and television projects Carter has worked on over the course of her career. Costumes from “Selma,” “Do The Right Thin
  • Ssssssssurprise! Driver Shocked To Find Python Under SUV’s Hood

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    OMRO, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin motorist was in for a slithery surprise after his mom’s sport utility vehicle began acting strangely.
    Chris Nguyen pulled over Wednesday night in the town of Omro and popped the SUV’s hood to find a 4-foot-long python inside. Fittingly, the snake damaged the engine’s serpentine belt.
    (Source: Omro Police Department/Facebook)
    Omro police responded and tried to wriggle the snake from the engine. They called &l
  • East End pastors join advocates in promoting affordable housing

    Village Cooperative of pastors joins HELP Initiative in call for affordable housing and return of displaced to East Liberty.
  • Port Authority to resume full light-rail service through Station Square station Saturday

    Port Authority’s light-rail vehicles will resume using the Station Square station in both directions Saturday after finishing repairs.
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  • Back-to-school includes tighter security at many Pittsburgh-area districts

    Districts across Allegheny County have taken measures such as hiring additional security and adding metal detectors to school entrances.
  • Port Authority To Resume Inbound T Service Through Station Square Saturday

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Port Authority’s Station Square T stop will be fully functional again starting Saturday morning.
    The Port Authority of Allegheny County announced Friday that inbound service through Station Square would resume at the beginning of the day Saturday.
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    Outbound service resumed through Station Square on Thursday.
    The T stop was shut down for almost 20 days after several freight train cars derailed and crashed o
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    The first round of the FedExCup Playoffs comes to you from Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, NJ.
  • Teen Who Ran From Vehicle During Antwon Rose Shooting Indicted In Drive-By Shooting

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    PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Pittsburgh grand jury has indicted a teenager allegedly involved in the drive-by shooting that preceded the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager fleeing a traffic stop.
    The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office says 17-year-old Zaijuan Hester is charged with attempted homicide and three counts of aggravated assault.
    (Source: Facebook)
    Hester was a passenger in the same car as 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr., who w
  • Sen. Bob Casey Calls On Congress To Pass ‘Speak Up’ Child Abuse Bill

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When a priest or lay leader — or a teacher or a coach — hears of child abuse by another, is it sufficient just to tell another up the chain of command?
    No, says U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, who for eight years has been trying to get Congress to pass his “Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act” or the “Speak Up Act.”
    “It would no longer be permissible to say, quote, I told my boss, I told my head coac
  • Charleroi-Monessen football game will not be played due to 'threat' against Charleroi athletes

    Charleroi will not play at Monessen after receiving “information regarding a threat directed towards our student athletes.”
  • Charleroi Student Athletes Threatened, School District Cancels Football Game In Monessen

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    CHARLEROI (KDKA) — Friday night’s football game between Charleroi High School and Monessen High School has been canceled due to threats made against Charleroi student athletes.
    Charleroi and Monessen were scheduled to face off Friday night in Monessen.
    The Charleroi Area School District announced Friday afternoon that the district received information around 11:30 a.m. regarding a threat directed at the school’s student athletes.Because the in
  • Charleroi School Officials Cancel Football Game In Monessen After Alleged Threats

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    CHARLEROI (KDKA) — Friday night’s football game between Charleroi High School and Monessen High School has been canceled due to alleged threats made against Charleroi student athletes.
    Charleroi and Monessen were scheduled to face off Friday night in Monessen.
    The Charleroi Area School District announced Friday afternoon that the district received information around 11:30 a.m. regarding a threat directed at the school’s student athletes.Moness
  • Tarp Hung At Steelers Practice Field To Block ‘Drones And So Forth,’ Tomlin Suggests

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Coach Mike Tomlin won’t directly explain the tarp hanging near one of the Steelers’ practice fields at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, but he did mention “drones and so forth” when the subject came up.
    According to NFL.com, a retractable tarp now blocks the view of the practice field from a nearby building.
    When asked about it Thursday, Tomlin told reporters that he would “leave that somewhat mystical&rdqu
  • Survey: More Hiring Managers Spotting Lies On Resumes

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    NEW YORK (CBSMiami) – Job applicants hope a good resume will help them stand out. But some people stretch the truth and, according to a new survey, others just flat out lie.
    According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 75 percent of hiring managers have spotted a lie on a resume.
    “People embellish on their resumes. I mean, that’s common, but it’s when you go too far, people are trying to stand out, they’re trying to get the attention o
  • Former CDC Head Tom Frieden Charged With Forcibly Touching Woman

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    (CNN) — Dr. Thomas Frieden, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was arrested Friday and charged with forcible touching, according to the New York Police Department.
    WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 29: Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, delivers remarks during a press conference September 29, 2016 in Washington, DC. Frieden took part in the news conference to highlight that milli
  • Trump Directs Secretary Of State To Delay North Korea Trip

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    WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’s directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to delay a trip to North Korea, citing insufficient progress on denuclearization.
    He tweets that he does not believe China is helping with the effort to rein in North Korea because of stepped-up pressure by the U.S. on trade with China.…Additionally, because of our much tougher Trading stance with China, I do not believe they are helping with the proces
  • Most Serious Charges Dismissed In Penn State Frat Death

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    BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – A judge is dismissing the most serious charges filed in a pledge’s fatal injuries suffered inside a Penn State fraternity house.
    District Judge Carmine Prestia on Friday dismissed charges including involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, saying the evidence is insufficient. But Prestia says six of the seven remaining defendants can be tried on less serious misdemeanor hazing charges.
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  • Lucy Liu On Directing ‘Elementary’: “Very Different From Anything I’ve Ever Done Before”

    Lucy Liu is an Emmy Award winning actor who has portrayed such iconic roles as Kill Bill‘s O-Ren Ishii, Charlie’s Angels‘ Alex Munday and for the past five years she has filled the role of Sherlock Holmes’s trusty assistant Watson on Elementary. An all-new episode of Elementary, which was directed by Liu, premieres August 27th at 10:00pm ET/PT.
    CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke with Liu about directing, her time on Elementary and the visions of a man named Norman.
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  • T-Mobile Says Hackers May Have Personal Data Of 2 Million Customers

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Wireless carrier T-Mobile announced on Thursday that the personal information of 2 million customers may have been breached.The breach occurred August 20 when the companies cyber-security team discovered the hackers and shut down access to sensitive data.T-Mobile said in a statement, “None of your financial data (including credit card information) or social security numbers were involved, and no passwords were compromised.”
  • Google: Hackers Tried To Infiltrate Toomey Email Accounts

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    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey says Google alerted the Pennsylvania Republican’s office that hackers with ties to a “nation-state” had sent phishing emails to old campaign email accounts.
    Steve Kelly says Google alerted Toomey’s office earlier this week about the attempt to infiltrate email accounts. Kelly says the accounts hadn’t been used since the end of the 2016 campaign, and the nation-state
  • Hospital Security Guard Caught Having Sex With Corpse

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP/KDKA) – Authorities say a security guard at a Tennessee hospital had sex with a dead woman’s body.
    News outlets reported Thursday that 23-year-old Cameron Wright is charged with abuse of a corpse. An affidavit says at least two people saw Wright having sex with a woman’s corpse in a body storage room at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis.
    (Photo Credit: Shelby County Sheriff’s Office)
    Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis says i
  • Beautiful weekend weather means more motorists and road restrictions

    PennDOT contractors will take advantage of good weekend weather to do road work on the Parkway East, I-279, Route 28 and Route 65.
  • ‘Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous’ Host Robin Leach Dies At 76

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    (CNN) — Robin Leach, the debonair TV host who regaled audiences with talk of “champagne wishes and caviar dreams,” has died, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
    He was 76.
    John Katsilometes, a writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where Leach was working as a columnist before his death, said on Twitter Leach had suffered a stroke and had been hospitalized since November.
    Born in London, Leach was a veteran journalist best known for h
  • Mayor, Community Leaders Unveil Plan To Combat Gentrification In East Liberty

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    EAST LIBERTY (KDKA) – An economic boom is transforming East Liberty, but older residents and businesses say higher rents and gentrification are forcing them out.
    In many ways, East Liberty has been a victim of its own success.
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    Redevelopment has exceeded everyone’s expectations, but higher rents have also priced out a lot of longtime residents and businesses.
    Community leaders and Mayor Bill Peduto want to bring back all of those
  • ‘Parasite Outbreak’ Linked To McDonald’s Salads

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    PHILADELPHIA (CBS)- The CDC says more than 500 people in 16 states have been sickened and McDonald’s salads are the likely culprit.
    Officials from the FDA say 24 folks have gone to the hospital from this parasite outbreak.
    Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania are not among the states impacted.
    Last month McDonalds said it had pulled the salad mix suspected of causing the outbreaks.
    Symptoms of the illness include diarrhea, vomiting, fever and body aches
  • Bishop Plans Day Of Prayers And Penance Due To Abuse Scandal

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    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop has planned a day of prayer and penance because of the clerical sex abuse scandal.
    Diocese of Providence Bishop Thomas Tobin released a letter Thursday to publicize the Sept. 14 event in Providence. He says these are “difficult and dark days.”
    Tobin says he will fast that day, in penance for his “faults and failures as a Christian, priest and bishop” and for “
  • Verizon: No Internet Speed Restrictions For First Responders

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    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A nationwide telecommunications company that slowed internet service to firefighters as they battled the largest wildfire in California history says it has removed all speed cap restrictions for first responders on the West Coast.
    WRIGHTWOOD, CA – AUGUST 18: Firefighters keep watch at the Blue Cut Fire on August 18, 2016 near Wrightwood, California.. An unknown number of homes and businesses have burned and more than 80,000
  • Senator John McCain Discontinuing Medical Treatment For Brain Cancer

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    WASHINGTON (KDKA) — Sen. John McCain’s family announced Friday that McCain will discontinue medical treatment for his glioblastoma.
    McCain was diagnosed with a glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor, in July of 2017.
    The McCain family now says he will be discontinuing medical treatment.
    WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 30: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is pushed in a wheelchair between votes on Capitol Hill November 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. Senate Repu
  • Sea Lice Outbreak Reported In Ocean City

    OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Ocean City Beach Patrol is reporting numerous complaints about sea lice in the water.
    A spokesperson for the patrol wrote on Twitter and Facebook, “They can get into bathing suits while swimming and cause discomfort.”
    Sea lice are tiny larvae of jelly fish or sea anemones that cause rashes and itching.
    Eastern Seaboard is experiencing the nature phenomenon of Sea lice which is larvae.They can get into bathing suits while swimming and cause discomfort.bes
  • Principal Apologizes For Telling Girls Not To Display Breasts, Rear-End In Dress Code Speech

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    OAKVILLE, Mo. (AP) – The principal of a suburban St. Louis high school is apologizing after telling girls they shouldn’t display their breasts, bellies or rear-ends because it’s distracting to boys.
    KSDK-TV reports that Oakville High School Principal Janet Kellerman told parents at an open house Thursday that such an incident will “never happen again” and she was upset that she “may have hurt a student or students.”
    (Ph
  • Mom Accidentally Locks Child In Car, 911 Dispatcher Refuses To Send Police

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    WATERFORD, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Waterford mother is sharing her terrifying story about an incident that happened last weekend while visiting her grandmother.
    Lacey Guyton says it was the scariest 10 minutes of her life when she accidentally locked her baby girl in the car last Saturday and couldn’t get in to rescue her.
    “I need someone with signs on their car that can move traffic over I don’t have much time,” Guyton said.
    She called 9
  • SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: College Football Is Back

    New York Yankees vs. Baltimore OriolesFriday, August 24, 2018, 7:05 pm ET
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    The trusty projection model has the Yankees beating the Orioles in 70 percent of simulations for their Friday showdown and by a margin of nearly two runs per contest. These numbers are lopsided enough to justify laying the price. New York is 4-1 in the past five starts by CC Sabathia against the Orioles and is 5-2 in the past seven meetings in Baltimore.
    SportsLine Expert: Stephen Oh (13-8 in last 21
  • Grand jury indicts teen arrested in drive-by shooting that preceded Antwon Rose II slaying

    Zaijuan Hester, 17, of Swissvale was charged with shooting at William Ross and Thomas Cole Jr. minutes before police killed Antwon Rose.
  • WATCH: Browns Stadium Security Practices Taking Down People Running Onto Field

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    By: Ryan Mayer
    We’ve become accustomed to “field invaders” running out onto the field of play at various sports events through the years. Eventually, security crews almost always track them down.
    However, it likely didn’t cross your mind that the stadium personnel go through drills to practice what to do in that situation.
    That’s what a video taken prior to Thursday’s game between the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles
  • Teen Arrested, Charged As Adult In McKees Rocks Fatal Shooting

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    MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) – A teenager has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in McKees Rocks earlier this month.
    According to police, Richard Price, 27, was shot in the 200 block of Locust Street at the Hays Manor housing complex on Aug. 1. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
    (Photo Courtesy: Allegheny County Jail)
    Through the course of their investigation, police determined 17-year-old Donta Nicotero had shot Price. An arrest
  • Teen charged in shooting death of Sheraden man in McKees Rocks

    Allegheny County police said 17-year-old Donta Nicotero, of McKees Rocks, is charged as an adult with homicide and weapons violations in connection with the slaying of Richard Price, 27, of Sheraden on Aug. 1.
  • Operation Warm gearing up now to get coats for children in need

    The non-profit Operation Warm, headquartered in Chadds Ford, near Philadelphia, provides new winter coats to children in need.
  • Students, school districts gear up for new year

    Here is a roundup of what students and their parents can expect in districts throughout the region as the leaves change colors.
  • PTL Links: Aug. 24, 2018

    Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:The Priory Winter Lights Wedding Contest
    The Priory
    Yelp Pittsburgh
    Disney’s Aladdin
    McKee Organizing Services
    Inspired Closets
    Miss Universe Unbreakable
    Miss Pennsylvania
    Shadyside Art On Walnut Festival
    Pedal Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival
    Phipps Tomato And Garlic Day
    Cindystock 15
    Seven Springs Mountain Resort Wine Festival
    Pittsburgh Brewery Guide Release Party
  • WATCH: Bear Wanders Through Lobby Of Hotel That Inspired ‘The Shining’

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    ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS) — The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado had a guest this week that definitely did not have a reservation. A black bear was caught on camera wandering through the lobby!
    If the hotel sounds familiar, it’s because it inspired author Stephen King to write “The Shining.”
    In the video, you can see the bear standing on a coffee table. Then, it casually strolls past the front desk.General Manager Reed Rowley confirme
  • Former Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To Stealing $82K In Stamps

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    WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) – A former U.S. Postal Service worker from Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to stealing about $82,000 worth of postage stamps and selling some online at discounted rates.
    The Telegram & Gazette reports that 58-year-old David Fors, of Holden, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to three counts of mail fraud.
    Stock Photo. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
    Prosecutors say the thefts began in 2012.
    Surveillance cameras caught F
  • Flooding, Landslides Impacting Hawaii As Hurricane Lane Draws Closer

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    By: Faith Karimi and Steve Almasy, CNN
    (CNN) — Hurricane Lane weakened as it marched toward Hawaii, but it’s list of life-threatening calamities is still going strong.
    The hurricane was downgraded to a Category 3 storm Thursday, even as it unleashed torrential rainfall, flooding and landslides over parts of Hawaii’s Big Island, along with dangerous surf and high winds. The conditions continued early Friday.
    Lane is forecast to bring even more
  • Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Barrier Causes Delays In Pittsburgh

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A tractor-trailer became stuck on a jersey barrier in Pittsburgh, which is causing traffic delays.
    The incident happened at the intersection of Fort Pitt Boulevard and Stanwix Street around 6:15 a.m.
    (Photo Credit: Brian Smithmyer/KDKA)
    It appears the truck was making a turn when the trailer rode up the barrier and became stuck.
    No other information has been released at this time.
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  • Parents Outraged After Woodland Hills School Board Votes To Contract With Churchill, Rankin Police

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    RANKIN (KDKA) — The Woodland Hills School Board voted Thursday to contract with the Churchill and Rankin Police departments to provide school resource officers to the district’s high school and Rankin Promise Alternative School.
    Many parents at the meeting were upset, even outraged, demanding accountability and answers from board members and administrators.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    But new superintendent, James Harris, told the crowd it’s not abou
  • Officials: Shots Fired At Plainclothes Detectives In Perry South

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A large police response converged on Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood on the North Side late Thursday night after shots were fired at detectives.
    It happened just before 10 p.m. at the intersection of Mayfield and Marshall Avenues.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    Police were searching several streets including Mayfield Avenue, Delgar Street, Mohn Way and Marshall Avenue.
    According to the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department, plainclothe
  • Two bodies found just miles apart in Pittsburgh rivers

    It was unclear if there was any connection between the men. 

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