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• Parkway East work scheduled Friday night, Saturday

  07-09-2018 23:42 via post-gazette.com
  Crews will be paving Friday night and Saturday between the Fort Pitt Bridge and Squirrel Hill and fixing joints from Edgewood to Churchill. 
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Native Rapper Mac Miller Dead Of Apparent Overdose

  07-09-2018 23:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh native rapper Mac Miller has reportedly died.
  TMZ reports Miller was found around noon Friday at his California home and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  He was 26 years old.
  Pittsburgh native Wiz Khalifa tweeted, “Praying for Mac’s family and that he rest easy.”Praying for Mac’s family and that he rest easy#pgh #412
  — Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) September 7, 2018
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• Stream #3 Georgia Vs. #24 South Carolina

  07-09-2018 23:00
  The #3 Georgia Bulldogs head to Columbia to face the #24 South Carolina Gamecocks in an important SEC East match-up.
  
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• Clergy sex abuse scandal spurs three lawsuits against Pittsburgh diocese, Zubik, Wuerl

  07-09-2018 22:37 via post-gazette.com
  The complaints accuse priests in three different parishes as well as the late Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua.
  
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• Fantasy Football: Start Andy Dalton, Jamaal Williams And Kenny Stills In Week 1

  07-09-2018 22:32
  Ryan Mayer
  The first week of the NFL season means the first official week of fantasy football too. To help you wade through all the match-ups and which players you should start and sit, we’ve enlisted the help of the good folks at CBSSports.com. Fantasy football experts Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard, and Heath Cummings will be here every week to give their thoughts on which guys have the best match-ups and which have well, not as favorable ones. You can check out more from the guys over at
  
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• State Police Searching For Missing Washington County Man

  07-09-2018 22:21
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  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a missing man from Washington County.
  According to state police, 50-year-old Anthony “Tony” Goudy was last seen around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday at his home. He told one of his children that he would see them later, but he has not been seen or heard from since.
  (Photo Credit: Pennsylvania State Police)
  Goudy is 5-feet-10-inches tall and about 240 pounds. He was last seen wearing a bl
  
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• Federal judge halts Allegheny County Jail policy on forced OT for corrections officers

  07-09-2018 21:57 via post-gazette.com
  U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab granted an injunction and said the policy “clearly frustrates” the Family and Medical Leave Act.
  
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• Police: Men Broke Into Vendor’s Car During Rib Fest

  07-09-2018 21:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say two men broke into a vendor’s car during Rib Fest on Sunday.
  The alleged theft happened around 4 p.m. outside Heinz Field. An unspecified amount of money was stolen from the rib vendor’s car.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety)
  Surveillance footage from the area captured a photo of one suspect in the parking lot.
  There is also video surveillance showing the two suspects on the North Side T stat
  
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• Study: People Born In September Are More Successful In Life

  07-09-2018 21:39
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  (CBS Philly)– Not only is September the most popular month for birthdays in terms of birth rates, but a new study suggests that those born in September may have a tendency to be more successful in life than those born in other months.
  Researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research studied the relationship between school-starting age and the cognitive development of children between the ages of 6 and 15.
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• Teen Accused Of Pushing Friend Off Bridge Pleads Not Guilty

  07-09-2018 21:36
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  Vancouver, Washington (KPTV) — The Kalama, Washington teen accused of intentionally pushing her own friend off a bridge was arraigned in court on Friday.
  Tay’lor Smith, 18, is charged with a misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment. After obtaining a public defender, Smith entered a plea of not guilty.
  Tay’lor Smith, the Washington teen accused of intentionally pushing her own friend off a bridge, was arraigned in court. (Photo Source: KPTV)
  
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• ‘Smokey And The Bandit’ Returns To Big Screen In Fox Chapel

  07-09-2018 21:16
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  FOX CHAPEL (KDKA) — A Fox Chapel movie theater has announced a special showing of “Smokey and The Bandit” in honor of actor Burt Reynolds, who passed away at age 82 on Thursday.
  Waterworks Cinemas, located in Fox Chapel’s Waterworks Mall, will host the one-night-only special tribute at 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
  Limited tickets are available for $5 at the theater and online at MovieScoop.com.
  A picture of Burt Reynolds is seen on the TLC Chine
  
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• Longtime Shaler Twp. Fire Chief Passes Away

  07-09-2018 20:43
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  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A longtime Shaler Township fire chief has died.
  The Shaler Villa Volunteer Fire Company said on their Facebook page Friday that George Butela passed away.
  Butela joined Shaler Villa in 1958 and spent 34 years as fire chief to become the township’s longest running fire chief.Funeral arrangements and further details have not yet been announced.
  
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• NFL Picks – Week 1: Can The Texans Finally Get The Better Of The Patriots At Gillette?

  07-09-2018 20:37
  Ryan Mayer
  Game 1 of 256 in the NFL regular season is in the books, with the Philadelphia Eagles outlasting the Atlanta Falcons 18-12 in a penalty-filled, slugfest of a game Thursday night. Now, the attention turns to the weekend slate of games, and there are some big ones on the docket. To get an expert’s perspective, we checked in with CBS 11 Dallas’s sports anchor Bill Jones, who broke down four of the biggest games of the weekend and picked the winners. Let’s dive in.
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• ‘Arthur Ashe: A Life’ Excerpt From New Book By Raymond Arsenault

  07-09-2018 20:36
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  Raymond Arsenault is the John Hope Franklin Professor of Southern History at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg. One of the nation’s leading civil rights historians, he is the author of several acclaimed and prize-winning books, including Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice and The Sound of Freedom: Marian Anderson, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Concert That Awakened America.His new book Arthur Ashe: A
  
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• 2 More Clergy Sex Abuse Victims File Lawsuits Against Pittsburgh Diocese

  07-09-2018 20:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two new lawsuits have been filed against the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese, Cardinal Donald Wuerl and Bishop David Zubik in the wake of the grand jury report.
  One lawsuit claims a man was sexually assaulted by Reverend William O’Malley III when he was between the ages of 11 and 12.
  O’Malley was the assistant pastor at St. Canice at the time. The victim says O’Malley told him he and three other boys were invited to spend
  
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• Trump Calls On Sessions To Uncover Anonymous Author Of New York Times Op-Ed

  07-09-2018 19:59
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  By: Jeremy Diamond and Kaitlan Collins, CNN
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday he wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate and uncover the identity of the senior administration official who penned an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times this week.
  “Yeah, I would say Jeff should be investigating who the author of this piece was because I really believe it’s national security,” Trump told reporters Friday aboard Air For
  
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• Police: 18-year-old secretly taped sex with minor, sent video to her schoolmates

  07-09-2018 19:26 via post-gazette.com
  Jeremiah G. Morris of Homewood was charged with nine felonies, including sexual exploitation of children and statutory sexual assault.
   
  
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• Pittsburgh mystery author and Edinboro University professor, dies

  07-09-2018 19:22 via post-gazette.com
  His forte was crime fiction. In 2001, the Private Eye Writers of America gave its Shamus Award to him for “Death in the Steel City.”
   
  
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• Cher To Bring ‘Here We Go Again’ Tour To Pittsburgh

  07-09-2018 19:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Cher is hitting the road with a new tour, and she’ll be stopping in Pittsburgh in the spring.
  The “Here We Go Again” 2019 tour was announced Friday ahead of the Sept. 28 release of her new “Dancing Queen” album, featuring covers of ABBA songs. The singer appeared in the 2018 movie musical “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,” which also featured the music of ABBA.
  Cher will bring the tour to the PPG P
  
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• Clark Bar Production Set To Return Its To Western Pennsylvania Roots

  07-09-2018 18:31
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – That hard toffee center with peanut butter covered in chocolate has pleased the pallets of chocolate lovers for years.
  The Clark Bar was created by candy maker David Clark more than 100 years ago, but it hasn’t been produced here for 20 years – until now.
  Anthony Forgione, the owner of Boyer Candy, is changing all of that.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “We are thrilled. It’s an iconic Pittsburgh product that unfortunatel
  
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• Dozens Of Students Hospitalized With Heat-Related Illnesses After Band Practice

  07-09-2018 18:26
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  MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) – Dozens of West Virginia band students became sick from a heat-related illness.
  Marshall County Schools tell news outlets around 35 students were taken to three hospitals Thursday after becoming sick from the heat-related illness. All but one of the students had been released from the hospitals by Thursday evening.
  More than 100 middle and high school students had gone to a stadium to practice for the “Middle School Night&rd
  
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• City Crews Preparing For Arrival Of Tropical Storm Gordon Remnants

  07-09-2018 18:24
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon could bring heavy rains to western Pennsylvania this weekend.
  As a result, the City of Pittsburgh is taking some steps now to make sure we don’t see serious flooding later.
  “Public Works is preparing right now with cleaning a lot of basins off to allow the basins to take as much water as possible,” Pittsburgh Public Works Director Mike Gable said.
  This is just one of many prelimin
  
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• 3 Western Pa. Cities Receive Funding For Gun Violence Reduction

  07-09-2018 18:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three cities in western Pennsylvania have been granted funding through the 2018 Gun Violence Reduction Initiative.
  More than $1.5 million has been distributed among eight municipalities across the entire state. The funding will be used to “implement strategies resulting in the reduction of gun violence in communities.”
  McKeesport received $149,999 in funding, which will go to personnel- and consultant-related costs, equipme
  
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• Nate Burleson: ‘Antonio Brown Will Go Down As One Of Best Route Running Receivers Ever’

  07-09-2018 17:50
  Ryan Mayer
  NFL on CBS analyst Nate Burleson spent 11 seasons in the NFL, racking up 457 receptions for over 5,600 yards and 39 touchdowns. So, he knows a thing or two about catching passes in the league. With that in mind, we decided to ask him who he thinks are the top wide receivers in the NFL when we caught up with him at NFL on CBS media day last week. As you would expect, some familiar names were at the top of his list.
  “Listen, we’ve got Antonio Brown and it’s Antonio Bro
  
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• Literally A One-Horse Race: New York Raceway Witnesses A Sure Thing

  07-09-2018 17:37
  YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Sports bettors know that there’s no such thing as a sure thing.
  But heading into Thursday’s race at Yonkers Raceway there was one, as a horse that was winless in 15 career races was virtually guaranteed to win her 16th.
  CBS2’s Steve Overmyer was on hand to explain why.
  “(She is) not the most talented, but whenever she goes on the track she’ll give you what she’s got,” driver Jim Marhon said.
  So why is this horse 0-15?
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• Police Seek Identity Of Man Accused Of Stealing Eat’n Park Employee’s Vehicle

  07-09-2018 17:29
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  WHITE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are trying to identify a man accused of stealing a woman’s vehicle in Indiana County.
  The incident happened around 5 a.m. on June 3 in the parking lot of the Eat’n Park on Oakland Avenue.
  State police say a 21-year-old woman was in her vehicle after finishing her shift at the restaurant when a man approached her on a mountain bike and told her to get out of the vehicle.
  After she got out, he put his mountain bike
  
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• Charlie Rose Files Motion To Dismiss Sexual Harassment Lawsuit, Says Women Are ‘Exploiting The #MeToo Movement’

  07-09-2018 17:06
  (CBS Local/CBS News)– Former “CBS This Morning” anchor Charlie Rose filed a motion just after midnight Friday seeking the dismissal of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by three women.
  The lawsuit was filed May 4 by Katherine Brooks Harris, Sydney McNeal and Yuqing Wei, who were all hired either by CBS News or for Rose’s PBS show when they were in their early 20s. The women claimed they endured “predatory behavior” from Rose. The lawsuit accuses Ro
  
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• Off-Duty Dallas Officer Shoots, Kills Man After Entering Wrong Apartment

  07-09-2018 16:56
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  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Texas man has died after being shot inside his own apartment by an off-duty Dallas Police Department officer.
  Investigators are still trying to piece together what happened, but say it appears that after working a full shift, the officer went home to her apartment complex, but went into the wrong unit.
  Believing the apartment was her own, the officer, who was in full uniform, went inside and when she found someone there,
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: NFL Football Time Again

  07-09-2018 16:42
  San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota VikingsSunday, September 9, 2018, 1:00 pm ET
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  The 49ers were a different team last year when Jimmy Garoppolo took over at QB. But that was 2017, and this is 2018. Teams now have enough footage to game-plan the heck out of him, and that starts Sunday against the NFL’s most-dominant defense. Minnesota’s offense is loaded at the skill positions, and San Francisco doesn’t have the tools to fully exploit the Vikings’ big weakness
  
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• East Liberty's chili showdown aids charities

  07-09-2018 16:22 via post-gazette.com
  The Firehouse Chili Cook-off will be the main event this Monday at the East Liberty Farmer’s Market.
  
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• Flight 93 'Tower of Voices' dedication to feature former Gov. Tom Ridge

  07-09-2018 16:20 via post-gazette.com
  Officials plan a ceremony dedicating the Tower of Voices, the last monument erected at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County.
  
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• Woman Mistakes Dynamite For Candle During Power Outage, Suffers Severe Injuries

  07-09-2018 16:16
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  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) – Authorities say a Connecticut woman mistook a stick of dynamite for a candle during a power outage and suffered severe hand injuries.
  Assistant Bridgeport Fire Chief Michael Caldaroni says the woman was looking to light a candle in her home at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday after the power went out during a storm.
  The dynamite went off in the woman’s hand.
  One of her children called 911 and she was taken to the hospital. No one el
  
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• Missing Greensburg Woman Found Safe

  07-09-2018 15:28
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  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – A woman has been found safe after being reported missing Friday morning.
  According to police, Sarah Ann Howarth was last seen at a bar in the Ludwick area of Greensburg. She had not been seen or heard from since 2 a.m.
  (Photo Courtesy: Greensburg Police)
  Around 9:30 a.m. Greensburg Police issued an update stating Howarth had been found safe.
  No other details were made available.
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• Florence Expected To Re-Strengthen, Threaten East Coast Next Week

  07-09-2018 15:14
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  By: Brandon Miller, CNN
  (CNN) — Hurricane Florence has weakened to a tropical storm but will likely strengthen again into a major hurricane and could threaten the U.S. East Coast by next week.
  On Wednesday, Florence became the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season, with maximum sustained winds peaking at 130 mph, making it a Category 4 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.Track the storm and compare different forecast modelsBu
  
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• PTL Links: Sept. 7, 2018

  07-09-2018 14:32
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Firefighter Chili Cookoff
  Yelp Pittsburgh
  Assemble Pittsburgh’s Makerdate
  Shrine Circus
  Leechburg’s Annual Pink Day Celebration
  
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• Trump Tells Supporters It’ll Be ‘Your Fault’ If He Gets Impeached

  07-09-2018 14:18
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  By: Kate Sullivan, CNN
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump sought to heighten the sense of urgency for his base Thursday when he told supporters that if he is impeached, “it’s your fault, ’cause you didn’t go out to vote.”
  Trump has discussed the prospect of being impeached before, but his comments come after a whirlwind week raised fresh questions about his fitness for office and control over his administration.
  “You didn&r
  
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• Where does Pitt territory end and Penn State territory begin?

  07-09-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Let's take a semi-scientific look at college football geography in Western Pennsylvania.
  
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• Nittany Lions and Panthers live together in the wilds of Pa.

  07-09-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Let's take a semi-scientific look at college football geography in Western Pennsylvania.
  
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• Fleury Pranks Crosby & Malkin, Gets Face Wash For His Troubles

  07-09-2018 13:04
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are in Chicago this week for the NHL’s media tour.
  Along with posing for pictures and appearing in videos, they also got pranked.
  Former teammate Marc-Andre Fleury snuck into the locker room where Crosby and Malkin’s jerseys were left unattended.hockey season is around the corner
  but prank season never endsis always in mid-prank season formpic.twitter.com/Qa0SHgO9C4
  — Vegas Golden Knigh
  
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• Teen Found Safe After Being Reported Missing In Westmoreland Co.

  07-09-2018 12:50
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  MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A missing boy from Mount Pleasant Township has been found safe.
  Joey Blaszkowski, 14, was reported missing around 11:30 p.m. Thursday.
  (Photo Source: Facebook)
  Members of the Mount Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department searched for him overnight, but called off their search around 1:30 a.m.
  According to officials, the teen spent the night at a friend’s house and got on the bus Friday morning.
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• Is a patch of hillside in West View the sorriest bus stop in North America?

  07-09-2018 12:05 via post-gazette.com
  Bus stop in West View, on a weedy hillside off a shoulder-less road, is in the Final Four of Streetsblog USA’s “Sorriest Bus Stop” contest.
  
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• 'Smart' signal system aims to optimize Monroeville traffic flow

  07-09-2018 06:48 via post-gazette.com
  A traffic signal on Route 22 was criticized during a citizens speak-out meeting with council.
  
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• Shaler Area graduate assumes role as middle school principal

  07-09-2018 06:48 via post-gazette.com
  I’m looking forward to working with a very talented staff, caring parents and incredible children,” Eric Stennett said.
  
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• North Hills Middle School history teacher finalist for national award

  07-09-2018 06:47 via post-gazette.com
  Joe Welch was nominated by two colleagues, fellow history teacher Larry Dornenkamp and English teacher Vicki Truchan.
  
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• Etna gearing up for sesquicentennial celebration

  07-09-2018 06:47 via post-gazette.com
  The giant cake will be among at least six floats in the parade, which are being made by neighbors competing with one another for the best.
  
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• Constitution Day celebration slated at Northland Library

  07-09-2018 06:46 via post-gazette.com
  “Bell’s Across America is a country-wide event on Constitution Day,” said Susan Claus, manager of children and teen services at the library.
  
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• New Agent In Charge Of Pittsburgh FBI Field Office

  07-09-2018 05:37
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There’s a new Special Agent in charge of the Pittsburgh Field Office of the FBI, and he’s a hometown guy.
  Robert Jones is a native of Washington County. His parents still live there.
  Jones is a 22-year veteran of the bureau.
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  His work with the FBI included overseas assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan, and several assignments at FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C.
  “The Bureau has sort of had a rough
  
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• “Treehouse Masters” Build Antonio Brown Epic, 2-Story Structure

  07-09-2018 05:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is set to be featured on an upcoming episode of the hit Animal Planet show, “Treehouse Masters.”
  With the show about to hit the airwaves, a new clip is out, showing one epic reveal.
  Brown asked the treehouse team to build him a luxury skybox that overlooks a custom basketball court and football field in his backyard in Gibsonia.
  The team designed and constructed a two-story tr
  
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• Edgar Thomson Steel Workers Vote To Authorize Strike

  07-09-2018 05:10
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  BRADDOCK (KDKA) – Members of Steelworkers Local 1219 at the Edgar Thomson Works in Braddock say they are prepared to walk off the job, in efforts to iron out a new contract with U.S. Steel.
  The vote does not mean that a strike is definite, but it will permit union leaders to call a strike against U.S. Steel if they deem it necessary.
  Members voted Thursday night at their Union Hall, down the street from the Braddock plant.
  Kevin Buckey, the vice president
  
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• District employee testifies he did personal work for West Mifflin Area superintendent during lunch hour

  07-09-2018 05:10 via post-gazette.com
  Daniel Castagna faces a DUI charge and accusations of neglect of duties and incompetency and immorality under the Public School Code.
  
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