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• Pittsburgh Drivers Ranked Among Worst In The Nation

  03-09-2018 23:27
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There is no doubt, driving around Pittsburgh can be a challenge at times.
  There always seems to be construction, add that to the many driving distractions, and it is no wonder a new report ranks drivers in Pittsburgh among the worst in the nation.
  Allstate 2018 America’s Best Drivers Report is out, and out of 200 cities, the Burgh ranked 171st.
  But the Steel City actually went up a few spots this year, last year we were ranked 25
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools To Dismiss Early Tuesday

  03-09-2018 23:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With temperatures expected to climb into the 90s, Pittsburgh Public Schools will dismiss students early Tuesday.
  The school district announced Monday afternoon that all schools will let students out two hours early.
  The dismissal schedule is as follows:Normal Dismissal Time
  2-Hour Early Release Time
  2:10 PM
  12:10 PM
  2:45PM
  12:45 PM
  3:00 PM
  1:00 PM
  3:45 PM
  1:45 PM
  3:51 PM
  1:51 PMHead coaches will decide whether or not to cancel middle a
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools, Several Other Districts To Dismiss Early Tuesday

  03-09-2018 23:08
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When the sun beats down, those of us who can will escape into air conditioning.
  But as Mayor Bill Peduto’s office points out on Twitter, “the average age of a Pittsburgh school building is 87 years.”The average age of a #Pittsburgh school building is 87 years. Many buildings were built in the 1800’s. Like many @CityPGH buildings of that age (City Hall included), full air conditioning is not available.
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools, Almost 2 Dozen Other Districts To Dismiss Early Tuesday

  03-09-2018 23:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new school year is just beginning, but already dozens of western Pennsylvania Districts have decided to dismiss classes early on Tuesday because of the oppressive heat and humidity.
  When the sun beats down, those of us who can will escape into air conditioning.
  But as Mayor Bill Peduto’s office points out on Twitter, “the average age of a Pittsburgh school building is 87 years.”The average age of a #Pittsburgh schoo
  
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• Moose Drowns In Vermont Lake As Onlookers Crowd Around Animal For Pictures

  03-09-2018 22:46
  SOUTH HERO, Vt. (CBS News) — A moose drowned in Lake Champlain after people crowded around the animal to take its picture, Vermont wildlife officials said.Fish and Wildlife Warden Robert Currier said the moose swam across the lake from New York to South Hero, Vermont, on Saturday.
  Currier said the moose made it onto land but was forced back into the water, likely feeling threatened by onlookers. The moose succumbed to exhaustion and drowned.
  Currier said he wasn’t there when the moos
  
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• Trevor Williams, Pirates Beat Reds 5-1

  03-09-2018 22:34
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Reds star Joey Votto got a new shirt from a big fan at PNC Park, but Cincinnati wound up with little else Monday, blanked by Trevor Williams and the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1.
  In the middle of the fourth inning, Votto walked over to a fan sitting along the first base side who was wearing a T-shirt that read “Votto for President.” Votto asked for the shirt, and the man obliged – the suddenly bare-chested fan and Votto excha
  
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• Almost 500 Pigs Seized From Farm, At Risk For Euthanization

  03-09-2018 22:09
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  FALMOUTH, Ky. (KDKA) — Almost 500 pigs are at risk to be euthanized after they were seized from a woman’s property.
  The Pig Advocates League says Kentucky Fish and Wildlife took 458 mini pigs from a woman’s property in Pendleton County in Kentucky.
  According to the organization, the woman started with “a few pigs” and over the course of three years, the number grew to 458, “mostly due to out-of-control breeding.”Kentuck
  
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• Trump's pollution rules rollback to hit coal country hard

  03-09-2018 22:05 via post-gazette.com
  President Donald Trump picked West Virginia where he announced rolling back pollution rules for coal-fired power plants. But he didn't mention that the northern two-thirds of West Virginia, with the neighboring part of Pennsylvania, would be hit hardest.
  
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• Police probe reported sexual assault of Duquesne U. student near campus

  03-09-2018 22:03 via post-gazette.com
  Pittsburgh police are handling the investigation of the alleged assault by a man the female student had recently met.
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools, other districts schedule early dismissals because of extreme heat

  03-09-2018 21:06 via post-gazette.com
  Temperatures in the Pittsburgh area are expected to climb to 92 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
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• Extreme heat prompts Pittsburgh-area school districts to set early dismissals this week

  03-09-2018 21:06 via post-gazette.com
  Temperatures in the Pittsburgh area are expected to climb to 92 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday.
  
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• U.S. Service Member Killed, Another Injured In Afghanistan

  03-09-2018 20:11
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. service member has been killed and another wounded in an apparent insider attack in eastern Afghanistan.
  Resolute Support and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Commanding General Scott Miller says, “The sacrifice of our service member, who volunteered for a mission to Afghanistan to protect his country is a tragic loss for all who knew and all who will now never know him.”
  He added, “Our duty now is to honor him, care for
  
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• Man struck by train in Marshall-Shadeland, critically injured

  03-09-2018 19:42 via post-gazette.com
  Police found the victim around 2 a.m. Sunday lying on the tracks under a tanker car near the 2900 block of Beaver Avenue.
  
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• School Districts Planning Early Dismissals Due To Scorching Temperatures, High Humidity

  03-09-2018 18:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The hot temperatures and high humidity in the forecast over the next few days have prompted several school districts to plan for early dismissals.
  Officials with the Laurel Highlands School District in Uniontown say they will be dismissing students early on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
  Over those two days, the middle school will let out at noon, the elementary school at 12:45 p.m., and the high school at 1:45 p.m.The Mount Pleasant Area
  
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• New Jersey Woman Hits $2.4 Million Jackpot In Atlantic City

  03-09-2018 18:04
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS) — A Hawthorne, New Jersey woman is $2.4 million richer Sunday morning.
  She hit the progressive jackpot at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa on Saturday!
  The exact winnings amounted to $2,481,940.75.
  The casino says she was playing a “Wheel of Fortune Double Sapphire Gold Spin” game when she hit the jackpot just after 3 p.m.
  Amazingly, it was only her first spin and she only spent $10 to play.
  The lucky woman has requested to remain anonymous.
  
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• Police seek woman who fled traffic stop, crossed Parkway North

  03-09-2018 17:46 via post-gazette.com
  Pennsylvania State Police arrested David Bilicic and charged him with DUI but could not apprehend or identify his female passenger.
  
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• No Sign Of Steelers RB Le’Veon Bell As Steelers Begin First Regular Season Practice

  03-09-2018 17:26
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell has not reported as the team begins their first practice of the regular season.The Steelers took the field at 10:45 a.m. and Le’Veon was noticeably absent.Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert issued a statement about Bell saying:“We are disappointed Le’Veon Bell has not signed his franchise tender and rejoined his teammates. Coach Tomlin and the coaching staff will
  
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• Brazil’s National Museum ‘Irreparably’ Damaged By Massive Fire

  03-09-2018 17:02
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  By Claudia Dominguez, Flora Charner and Holly Yan, CNN
  (CNN) — Priceless artifacts spanning 11,000 years went up in flames as an inferno swallowed Brazil’s National Museum.
  More than 20 million pieces of history, including Egyptian mummies and historic artwork, may have been destroyed.
  “The loss of the National Museum’s collection is insurmountable for Brazil,” President Michel Temer tweeted.
  (Photo Credit: Buda Mendes/Getty Images
  
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• Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Surprises Doctor & Patient At Mayo Clinic

  03-09-2018 16:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger made one cancer patient’s day, and even surprised his doctor as well.
  Big Ben’s incredible act of kindness was first reported by KAAL-TV in Rochester, Minnesota.Photo Credit: Facebook
  For the past 11 years, Seth Bayles has been going to the Mayo Clinic for specialized treatment as he fights a rare autoimmune disease that is killing his health cells and tissues.Seth’s mom Julie has been taking her son t
  
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• State police arrest man in Chicora tavern shooting

  03-09-2018 16:41 via post-gazette.com
  Gary Ellenberger was charged with attempted homicide and other offenses for wounding Heath Schrecengost at the Millerstown Inn.
  
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• AAA East Central to offer free VIN etching on car windows in Monroeville

  03-09-2018 16:17 via post-gazette.com
  Member and the general public can receive the etching, meant to deter car theft, at the AAA offices in Monroeville on Wednesday.
  
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• Tropical Storm Gordon Forms, Warnings Issued

  03-09-2018 16:11
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Weather forecasters have issued storm warnings for portions of South Florida and the Florida Keys.
  The center said in its 8:30 a.m. EDT advisory that the storm was centered 20 miles (30 kilometers) west of Key Largo and 85 miles (135 kilometers) southeast of Marco Island.
  The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday that Tropical Storm Gordon is likely to batter the region with heavy rains. A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for a portion of the Mississippi-Alabama bo
  
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• Car Removed After Backing Out Over Edge Of Oakland Parking Garage

  03-09-2018 15:56
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A car was left in a precarious position early Monday morning when it backed out over the edge of a parking garage in the city’s Oakland section.
  The incident happened on the first floor of the parking garage at Forbes Avenue and McKee Place.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Scott Danka)
  Officials at the scene say a valet driver was behind the wheel at the time.
  Forbes Avenue was shut down while the car was removed.
  There is vi
  
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• 'Happy Labor Day!' Former VP Biden joins thousands in Pittsburgh's annual parade

  03-09-2018 15:37 via post-gazette.com
  The event, sponsored by the Allegheny-Fayette Labor Council, is said to be the biggest such parade in the country.
  
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• PTL Links: Sept. 3, 2018

  03-09-2018 15:26
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
  Table Magazine
  Financial Advisor Rob Wilson
  Aubrey Worek
  Heinz Field Kickoff & Rib Festival
  
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• Allegheny Co. Jail On Lockdown After 11 Employees Sickened

  03-09-2018 15:11
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Jail has been placed on lockdown after 11 employees were sickened by an unknown odor or substance.
  According to Allegheny County officials, the employees began falling ill around 10 p.m. Sunday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The nine corrections officers and two medical personnel staff members were all evaluated at the hospital and have since been released.
  No determination has been made as to what has caused it.
  But offici
  
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• Allegheny County Jail locked down after 11 employees become sickened

  03-09-2018 15:10 via post-gazette.com
  The workers became ill Sunday night from an unknown odor or substance in an incident similar to that afflicting the state prison system.
  
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• Autopsy results show two men drowned in Pittsburgh rivers; manner remains undetermined

  03-09-2018 14:57 via post-gazette.com
  Kareem W. Sabree’s body was found in the Monongahela River in May, while David Stayduhar’s was found in the Allegheny River in July.
  
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• Thousands Flock Downtown For Annual Labor Day Parade

  03-09-2018 14:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Thousands of people have come Downtown for the city’s annual Labor Day Parade.
  It’s one of the largest Labor Day parades in the entire country.Former Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bob Casey, Rep. Mike Doyle and Rep. Conor Lamb are expected to be a part of the event.Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Mayor Bill Peduto are also expected to participate.
  The parade gets underway at 10 a.m.
  It starts at the corner o
  
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• Last sections of the Southern Beltway: Over, under, around and through

  03-09-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  Bridges on Interstate 79 and ramps underneath are needed for the Southern Beltway interchange near the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.
  
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• 10 People Shot At Apartment Complex In San Bernardino, 3 In ‘Extremely Critical’ Condition

  03-09-2018 14:22
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  By Amanda Watts, Susannah Cullinane and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN
  (CNN) — Ten people have been shot at an apartment complex in San Bernardino, California, police say.
  Three of the victims are in an “extremely critical” condition, San Bernardino Police spokesman Captain Richard Lawhead said.
  Lawhead said the shooting took place in a common area of the complex and all the victims are believed to be adults.
  There is no suspect in custody at this t
  
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• Man In Custody After Fleeing Traffic Stop On I-279, Sparking North Side Search

  03-09-2018 13:20
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man is facing DUI and other charges after fleeing from police trying to pull him over on I-279 overnight, crashing his truck and running from the scene, sparking a search on the city’s North Side.
  According to state police, it all started around 3:50 a.m. when troopers tried to pull over a silver-colored Dodge pickup truck on I-279 near the Perrysville exit.
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  Authorities say the driver, identified as 40-year
  
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• Incoming county economic development director pushes more aggressive, more creative approach

  03-09-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  Lance Chimka says Pittsburgh and surrounding municipalities need to think beyond the “eds and meds” economy.
  
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• Incoming county development chief: Prospect of landing Amazon’s HQ2 'is an enormous opportunity'

  03-09-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  Lance Chimka says Pittsburgh and surrounding municipalities need to think beyond the “eds and meds” economy.
  
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• Walkabout: Pittsburgh's Downtown — and others like it — could use a woman's touch

  03-09-2018 12:45 via post-gazette.com
  Designing downtowns for women is good for business and easier on the eye, says an international business consultant.
  
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• Man waving a pistol eludes city police in Brookline

  03-09-2018 04:59 via post-gazette.com
  Police later used a flash bomb but the suspect was not inside the house.
  
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• Food, Fun & More Food: Hundreds Flock To Rib Fest Downtown

  03-09-2018 04:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds could be found at Rib Fest this weekend, enjoying one of the last weekends of the summer.
  The best food in the country, world-class entertainment and more was all happening along Art Rooney Avenue.
  “I’ll tell you what, just the selection of things that we don’t get to try normally, you know. It’s from different parts of the country. It’s a good combination here, for sure,” one man said.
  (Pho
  
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• Vigil Held For Laurel H.S. Football Player Who Fractured Vertebrae During Game

  03-09-2018 04:27
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  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A community is rallying around a Laurel High School football player who was seriously injured during a game Friday night.
  According to a GoFundMe page, sophomore Hayden Hamilton collided with another player and fractured a vetrebrae in his neck.
  (Photo Credit: GoFundMe)
  He was flown to Children’s Hospital, where he was in surgery for nine hours.
  Hayden’s father, Chad Hamilton, posted an update Saturday afternoon to say doct
  
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• Eagles World Champion Cups Accidentally Shipped To Boston Area Dunkin’ Donuts

  03-09-2018 03:49
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  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A shipping mistake turned into Dunkin’ Donuts accidentally trolling Patriots fans.
  Boxes of Philadelphia Eagles World Champion cups were accidentally shipped to Dunkin’ Donuts stores in the Boston area.
  (Photo Credit: CBS3)
  According to The Sun Chronicle, when a Patriots fan went to a Dunkin’ Donuts Friday, she received her iced beverage in an Eagles World Champion cup.
  Massachusetts-based radio station Fun 107 also
  
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• Man Barricades Himself In Brookline Home, Flees Police

  03-09-2018 03:23
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  BROOKLINE (KDKA) — Police swarmed a Brookline street Sunday afternoon after a man barricaded himself inside a home.
  It happened in the 1500 block of Chelton Avenue just before 6 p.m.
  According to police, a female victim was injured during an altercation inside a home, and a male suspect then barricaded himself inside and refused to come out.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  A SWAT team and negotiators were called to assist police, but the suspect somehow fled the sce
  
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• Butler Area School District Considers Early Dismissals With High Temperatures In Forecast

  03-09-2018 03:15
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  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — The Butler Area School District is considering dismissing students early this week if temperatures inside the schools become dangerously high.
  Superintendent Brian J. White Jr. posted a message to parents and guardians saying while he enjoyed seeing students back for the first week of school he “also saw the faces of students who were uncomfortably hot in some of our buildings.”
  With temperatures expected to climb higher t
  
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• Acuna Helps Braves Beat Pirates 5-1

  03-09-2018 02:35
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  ATLANTA (AP) – Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his seventh leadoff homer of the season and scored the tiebreaking run in a four-run eighth inning to help the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Sunday.
  The 20-year-old Acuna singled off Steven Brault to begin the eighth, advanced on a bunt and scored from second on a headfirst slide after second baseman Kevin Newman errantly let Freddie Freeman’s hard grounder bounce between his le
  
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• Dog Killed In Cranberry Twp. Patio Home Fire

  03-09-2018 02:28
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  CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A dog was killed when fire ripped through a Cranberry Township patio home Sunday.
  Crews were called to Clearbrook Drive around 8:15 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Cranberry Assistant Fire Chief Larry Clutter said they were worried about the fire spreading since the homes were so close together.
  “That was the major concern. While I was en route here, we were getting calls from dispatch reporting that PD reported that it could e
  
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• Pedestrian Struck By Train In Marshall-Shadeland

  03-09-2018 02:09
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  MARSHALL-SHADELAND (KDKA) — One person was struck by a train in Marshall-Shadeland early Sunday morning.
  It happened around 2 a.m. at the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks in the 2900 block of New Beaver Avenue.
  Officers were sent to the scene for a report that a male pedestrian had been struck by a train. He was found lying on the tracks under a tanker car.
  The victim was transported to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
  Police say there is no
  
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• Police Swarm Brookline Street

  03-09-2018 01:05
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  BROOKLINE (KDKA) — Police swarmed a Brookline street Sunday afternoon.
  It happened in the 1500 block of Chelton Avenue just before 6 p.m."Stay inside your houses.".A police situation in Brookline.@kdka. @RossGuidotti pic.twitter.com/DPSxSk6I3Y
  — L. David Colabine (@ColabineKDKAtv) September 2, 2018
  There was a heavy police presence at the scene.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Several officers were seen entering one residence with their guns drawn. They later
  
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• Store Clerk Stabbed During Downtown Robbery

  03-09-2018 00:40
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A store clerk was stabbed during a robbery in downtown Pittsburgh early Sunday morning.
  The robbery and assault occurred at Smithfield News at approximately 2:20 a.m. in the 100 block of Smithfield Street. According to police, an unidentified male entered the store and demanded money.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The clerk was stabbed after trying to fight off the robber. The suspect, a black male wearing a white shirt, fled from the scene wit
  
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• Michael Kennedy, George Strait’s Longtime Drummer, Killed In Vehicle Crash

  03-09-2018 00:36
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Country music star George Strait says he’s heartbroken over the death of his longtime drummer in a highway accident near Nashville.
  Strait spokeswoman Ebie McFarland confirmed 59-year-old Michael A. Kennedy of Baxter, Tennessee, died Friday.
  The Tennessean reported Kennedy had been the drummer for Strait’s Ace in the Hole Band for nearly 30 years.
  Strait says in a statement that his band “will never be the same.&r
  
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• Clerk stabbed during robbery at Smithfield News

  03-09-2018 00:12 via post-gazette.com
  The clerk is in stable condition.
  
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