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• Tractor Trailer Roll Over Closed I-279

  11-09-2018 23:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A tractor-trailer that rolled over caused major traffic backups on I-279 near the Mt. Nebo exit.
  The accident that occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. closed all lanes of traffic on I-279.
  One vehicle was involved in the accident and one person was injured in the accident. The condition of the injured and whether they were the driver of that vehicle is not known at this time.
  According to officials at the scene, the truck was carrying a
  
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• I-279 Closed After Tractor Trailer Roll Over

  11-09-2018 23:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A tractor-trailer that rolled over caused major traffic backups on I-279 near the Mt. Nebo exit.
  The accident that occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. closed all lanes of traffic on I-279.
  One vehicle was involved in the accident and one person was injured in the accident. The condition of the injured and whether they were the driver of that vehicle is not known at this time.
  According to officials at the scene, the truck was carrying a
  
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• Goodwill to close North Side and Whitehall stores this fall

  11-09-2018 23:43 via post-gazette.com
  Stores in the North Side and Whitehall will close when their leases expire. 
  
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• NBA record holder Jim Tucker is focus of new documentary 'Let 'Em Know You're There'

  11-09-2018 23:14 via post-gazette.com
  Movie will premiere on WQED on Thursday and be part of a screening and Q&A at Duquesne University on Wednesday.
  
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• NBA record holder Jim Tucker is focus of documentary 'Let 'Em Know You're There'

  11-09-2018 23:14 via post-gazette.com
  Movie will premiere on WQED on Thursday and be part of a screening and Q&A at Duquesne University on Wednesday.
  
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• Sometimes after a flood in Pittsburgh, your boat just ends up on the sidewalk

  11-09-2018 23:00 via post-gazette.com
  Paul Connelly, of Shadyside, spent Tuesday afternoon pushing his boat back onto the river, and away from the North Shore riverwalk.
  
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• ‘Kind Of Tricky’: 90-Year-Old Veteran Rappels Down Skyscraper

  11-09-2018 22:44
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  DENVER (KCNC-TV) — More than 160 people overcame their fear of heights to support people facing a much scarier challenge. Volunteers went “Over The Edge” and rappelled 38 stories down the side of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Denver.
  The event raised money for the Cancer League of Colorado.
  One of those volunteers is a 90-year-old World War II and Korean War veteran. Richard Keller isn’t letting prostate cancer slow him down.
  “That
  
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• 2 Of 3 Teens In Critical Condition After Shooting Near South Side School

  11-09-2018 22:37
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  CHICAGO (CBS) — Three students were shot minutes after leaving class in Chicago’s Burnside neighborhood Monday.
  Police say the gunman fired into a group of high school students, then bolted from the scene. According to Chicago Police, the shooting happened at Langley and East 91st Street around 4 p.m.
  CBS 2’s Lauren Victory reports two of the students are in critical condition. One is being treated at the University of Chicago Medical Center a
  
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• Pittsburgh Public plans to test students for 'gifted' eligibility

  11-09-2018 22:29 via post-gazette.com
  A new pilot program could be the first step to universal gifted screening for all Pittsburgh Public Schools students.
  
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• Hundreds Expected At Vigil For Mac Miller In Blue Slide Park

  11-09-2018 22:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — His music touched the lives of millions, and at the same time promoted his hometown.Now, some stars in the music industry and his fellow Pittsburghers will pay tribute to rapper Mac Miller.
  Many fans have left flowers at Blue Slide Park in Frick Park in the days since Miller’s death last week.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  It was a favorite place for Miller in his childhood, and became the name of his first studio album.
  It’s also w
  
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• Police Identify Suspect In Oakland Attempted Robbery

  11-09-2018 21:53
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police in Oakland have identified the suspect that attempted to rob an Oakland woman.
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  The Pittsburgh Police say that Abdul Kenyatta Thrower, 45, of the North Side followed a woman back to her apartment in Oakland on July 30 and waited for the victim her door. Thrower reportedly pushed the woman in and attempted to take the womans wallet and cell phone but was fought off by the woman and her roommate.RE
  
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• Hurricane Florence Closing In On Carolinas, Could Pack Historic Punch

  11-09-2018 21:40
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  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Motorists streamed inland on highways converted into one-way routes Tuesday as more than 1 million people in three states were ordered to get out of the way of Hurricane Florence, a hair-raising storm taking dead aim at the Carolinas with 130 mph winds and potentially ruinous rains.
  Florence was expected to blow ashore late Thursday or early Friday, then slow down and wring itself out for days, unloading 1 to 2½ feet of rain
  
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• Felon pleads to possession of gun used in Pittsburgh killing

  11-09-2018 21:40 via post-gazette.com
  Federal prosecutors said Tre Goins was seen tossing a gun away that was used in the June 23 murder of Taymere Donald.
  
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• Security guard, first victim of 2012 Western Psych shooting rampage, dies

  11-09-2018 21:07 via post-gazette.com
  Police are investigating the death of Jeremy Byers, who was found at a hotel at the Waterfront, but do not consider it suspicious.
  
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• Ray Lewis: Slow Down With Darnold, Let Him Go Through His Bumps And Bruises

  11-09-2018 21:05
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  The week following the first weekend of NFL action is what we like to call “silly season.” A time when fans and media alike tend to overreact based on what we saw from teams in their first official outing of the new season. To try and temper some of that reaction and break down the opening weekend, we caught up with Ray Lewis as he prepared for this week’s edition of Inside the NFL. Lewis weighed in on which team impressed, which he’s worried about, and what th
  
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• Steelers’ Roethlisberger, Haden, DeCastro Dealing With Injuries Ahead Of Chiefs’ Game

  11-09-2018 21:02
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will be a little short-handed as they prepare for their home opener against Kansas City.
  Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, cornerback Joe Haden and guard David DeCastro could all miss practice time after getting dinged up in a season-opening tie in Cleveland.
  Roethlisberger is dealing with a right (throwing) elbow issue, Haden has a hamstring problem and DeCastro fractured one of his hands during the four-hour marat
  
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• Bishop Zubik Calls For ‘Year Of Repentance’ In Wake Of Grand Jury Report

  11-09-2018 20:53
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bishop David Zubik, the leader of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, is calling for a Year of Repentance in light of the grand jury report detailing allegations of sexual abuse in six diocese.
  The year will begin with a Mass at Saint Paul Cathedral in Oakland next Sunday, Sept. 23, and continue through Aug. 15, 2019, on the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  In a press release, Bishop Zubik said: “Faced wi
  
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• National fraternity organization tells members to ban hard alcohol

  11-09-2018 20:49 via post-gazette.com
  The ban applies to drinks with an alcohol content of 15 percent or more, except when served by a licensed third-party.
  
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• Three YMCA branches up for sale

  11-09-2018 20:34 via post-gazette.com
  The facilities in Wilmerding, Penn Hills and Moon were shuttered Aug. 31 as part of the YMCA’s ongoing financial struggles. 
  
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• Three YMCA branches listed for sale

  11-09-2018 20:34 via post-gazette.com
  The facilities in Wilmerding, Penn Hills and Moon were shuttered Aug. 31 as part of the YMCA’s ongoing financial struggles. 
  
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• Is an early fall making the leaves fall early -- or is it something else?

  11-09-2018 20:13 via post-gazette.com
  A fungi is causing Pittsburgh’s leaves to brown before they can turn to vibrant autumn colors.
  
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• WVU’s Game Against NC State Called Off Due To Hurricane Florence

  11-09-2018 20:12
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  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State’s home game against No. 14 West Virginia won’t take place Saturday with Hurricane Florence approaching the state.
  The schools announced the change Tuesday afternoon, citing the “increasing likelihood of severe and unsafe conditions.”
  The school said the decision came after discussions with West Virginia, the Atlantic Coast Conference and emergency management officials.Due to the increas
  
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• Man Charged With Burying Dog Alive

  11-09-2018 20:09
  NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. (CBS) – Police charged a man with animal cruelty after he allegedly buried a dog alive in Northbridge. Richard Piquard, 24, of Whitinsville was arrested on Sunday.
  The woman who found the dog and called police said the man who buried it had been trying to get rid of it for some time.
  “Picked him up and he was breathing and yelping and screaming in pain coated in dirt, his nose embedded with dirt it was horrible,” said Kaylee Belanger, describing the moment sh
  
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• Obituary: Wyndle Watson, former outdoors editor for The Pittsburgh Press and Post-Gazette

  11-09-2018 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  Wrote hunting and fishing adventure stories for 28 years.
  
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• New York Police Trying To Figure Out Who Is Behind Vending Machines Selling Drug Paraphernalia

  11-09-2018 20:00
  BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — In Suffolk County’s drug fight, police want to find who is responsible for putting drug paraphernalia in vending machines.
  For $2 in quarters consumers were dispensed a writing pen with what looked like a drug pipe hidden inside, CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Monday.
  A pen dispensary was knocked to the ground by an angry town resident who called in Brookhaven officials to lug it away, furious at whoever installed vending machines across the co
  
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• Flood Waters Create Bizarre Steam Phenomenon In Cultural District Downtown

  11-09-2018 19:56
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The flood waters are creating an interesting phenomenon in Downtown Pittsburgh.
  According to the Pittsburgh Public Works Department, the high waters are beginning to infiltrate the steam pipes underneath the city. That is causing thick clouds of steam to pour from manhole covers.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Assignment Editor Olga George)
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Assignment Editor Olga George)
  It is happening on Penn Avenue, in and around the Cultur
  
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• Bishop Zubik calls for a 'Year of Repentance'

  11-09-2018 19:52 via post-gazette.com
  Bishop Zubik based his call on an appeal by Pope Francis after the Pa. grand jury report to respond with penitential acts of prayer.
  
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• Trial Date Set For East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld, Motion For Judge’s Recusal Denied

  11-09-2018 18:59
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A trial date has been set for East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld, who is charged with fatally shooting Antwon Rose II earlier this year.
  During a pre-trial conference Tuesday, it was determined that the case will go to trial beginning on Feb. 26, 2019.
  Rosfeld was in the courtroom for the conference, and had a nervous look on his face.
  Michael Rosfeld, Antwon Rose (Photos: Allegheny County Jail/STK, Embrace Life/Facebook)
  T
  
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• Tanker Truck Rolls Over On I-279 In Ohio Twp.

  11-09-2018 18:08
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  OHIO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — At least one person was injured when a tanker truck rolled over onto its side along I-279 southbound late Tuesday morning in Ohio Township.
  The accident happened around 11:30 a.m. near the Mount Nebo Road exit.
  According to state police, the tanker was also leaking fuel.
  There’s no word on the condition of the person who was injured, or what caused the crash.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Scarehouse opens Friday with zombies and more

  11-09-2018 17:58 via post-gazette.com
  Etna haunted house is one of the highest rated in the country.
  
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• 5 of Mac Miller's best Pittsburgh-made videos

  11-09-2018 17:52 via post-gazette.com
  Frick Park’s Blue Slide Park, Point Breeze, Pittsburgh Allderdice and even Duck Hollow got a worldwide spotlight in these rap videos.
  
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• Judge's TV comments on Antwon Rose death spur charged cop to request recusal

  11-09-2018 17:25 via post-gazette.com
  Attorney Patrick Thomassey said Judge Anthony Mariani discussed on a TV talk show the shooting by Officer Michael Rosfeld.
  
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• Heavy Flooding Plagues Communities Along Mon, Yough Rivers

  11-09-2018 17:23
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Communities along the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers were hit especially hard by last weekend’s heavy and constant rainfall.
  The waters are now receding along the banks of the Youghiogheny River, but they leave behind significant damage throughout the McKees Point Marina. The steps to the docks are still underwater and the rushing river folded some of the wooden piers in half.In Elizabeth Township, the sound of pumps filled
  
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• Fan Essentials: Best NFL Division

  11-09-2018 16:57
  Each NFL division is filled with rivalries. Whereas most teams square off every two or three seasons, when the schedule pits their divisions against each other, teams in the same division play each other twice a season, every season. That makes for familiar opponents and competitive, emotional games.
  But an intra-division win doesn’t necessarily signal the strength of a division as a whole. The Browns just tied the Le’Veon Bell-less Steelers, in what must feel like a win in Cleveland
  
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• Father Fatally Shot, Amber Alert Issued For Cleveland Children

  11-09-2018 16:28
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  CLEVELAND (AP) — An Amber Alert has been issued for two Cleveland children who authorities say were taken by their mother after a shooting in which their father was killed.
  Police say the children ages 4 and 7 were taken from their home by their mother, 28-year-old Arriel Bryant, after the Monday night shooting.
  (Source: National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
  The website for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children identifies th
  
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• PTL Links: Sept. 11, 2018

  11-09-2018 14:43
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Family House Polo
  Ask Parenting Expert Dr. G
  Carmi Family Restaurant
  The Mall At Robinson
  
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• A Fair in the Park looks toward 50th anniversary after rain cancels weekend event

  11-09-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  The popular fair in Mellon Park typically draws 20,000 visitors each year — but that’s when the weather is better.
   
  
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• President Trump To Observe 17th Anniversary Of Sept. 11 Attacks In Shanksville

  11-09-2018 13:44
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  SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump is marking 17 years since the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil by visiting the Pennsylvania field that became a Sept. 11 memorial.
  Trump and his wife, Melania, were participating in Tuesday’s somber remembrance in Shanksville. It’s where hijackers crashed a California-bound commercial airliner on Sept. 11, 2001, after the 40 passengers and crew members learned what was happening and attempted t
  
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• President Trump Observes 17th Anniversary Of Sept. 11 Attacks In Shanksville

  11-09-2018 13:44
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  SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump is marking 17 years since the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil by visiting the Pennsylvania field that became a Sept. 11 memorial.
  Trump and his wife, Melania, were participating in Tuesday’s somber remembrance in Shanksville. It’s where hijackers crashed a California-bound commercial airliner on Sept. 11, 2001, after the 40 passengers and crew members learned what was happening and attempted t
  
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• Resident says West Mifflin superintendent may have paid motorcycle club for 'intimidation and security'

  11-09-2018 13:27 via post-gazette.com
  Mr. Castagna faces a DUI charge and accusations of neglect of duties and incompetency and immorality under the Public School Code.
  
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• Water Main Break Creates Geyser In South Oakland

  11-09-2018 13:26
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A water main break created a geyser in South Oakland early Tuesday morning.
  It started sometime before 4:30 a.m. and the water was flowing, shooting up into the air, for at least an hour before Pittsburgh.
  Some vehicles were driving right through it at the intersection of Bates Street and South Avenue.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority officials were already on scene for scheduled
  
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• City, County Officials Launch ‘Make My Trip Count’ Survey

  11-09-2018 12:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials want to hear about your commute.
  They’ve launched a regional commuter Survey, called Make My Trip Count.
  The results will help determine infrastructure decisions throughout Western Pennsylvania.
  The survey takes about 5 to 10 minutes.
  To take part, visit: https://www.makemytripcount.org/
  
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• Police: Wilkinsburg shooting suspect in death of 18-year-old claims self-defense

  11-09-2018 12:25 via post-gazette.com
  Deshere Davenport told police he shot Khalil Logan in self-defense inside an abandoned building where a group went to get high.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: President Trump arrives at Flight 93 National Memorial for 9/11 observance

  11-09-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  It will be Mr. Trump's first visit to the memorial in Somerset County since his inauguration last January, according to the White House.
  
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• 'They entered eternity as heroes': President Trump takes part in Flight 93 remembrance

  11-09-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  It will be Mr. Trump's first visit to the memorial in Somerset County since his inauguration last January, according to the White House.
  
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• President Trump to mark 17 years since Sept. 11 at Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County

  11-09-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  It will be Mr. Trump's first visit to the memorial in Somerset County since his inauguration last January, according to the White House.
  
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• Pennsylvania Game Commission Launches Elk Cam

  11-09-2018 06:25
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission has set up a camera so you can watch elk from the comfort of your home.
  A camera has been installed on State Game Lands 311 in elk country in a field that the Game Commission says is typically a hub of elk activity.
  Viewers can also expect to see turkeys, deer and other wildlife.
  The live stream is expected to run until sometime in mid-October.
  To view the live stream, visit pgc.pa.gov/Wildlife/Wildlife
  
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• Wanted Sex Offender From Erie Arrested In Pittsburgh

  11-09-2018 06:11
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A wanted sex offender from Erie was arrested in Pittsburgh on Monday.
  Fifty-three-year-old Kenneth McCutcheon, formerly of Erie, Pa., was charged with indecent assault of a person with a mental disability, indecent exposure and indecent assault forcible compulsion in September 2010.
  (Photo Credit: Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office)
  He later pled guilty to indecent assault and was sentenced to 18 to 60 months in prison. When he wa
  
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• True Grit (Rust Belt Style)

  11-09-2018 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  2018 Drue Heinz Literature winner Brad Felver has penned a collection of sublime, gritty and often funny tales about life in the Rust Belt.
  
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• Adams’ Homer Rallies Cardinals Past Pirates 8-7

  11-09-2018 05:35
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  ST. LOUIS (AP) – Matt Adams hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning to rally the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
  St. Louis, which overcame deficits of 4-0 and 6-4, moved two games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the race for the second wild card spot in the NL. Cincinnati beat Los Angeles 10-6 Monday.
  Josh Harrison, Colin Moran and Starling Marte homered for Pittsburgh, which had its five-game winn
  
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