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• Pittsburgh Police Officer Accused Of Crashing Into Vehicle, Injuring Driver

  12-09-2018 23:47
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh Police officer is accused of driving with a suspended license and crashing into a truck.
  According to online court documents, 29-year-old Richard Dilimone is facing charges of accidents involving death or personal injury and drivers required to be licensed.
  Dilimone allegedly hit a pickup truck on East Carson Street in August, injuring the driver. Dilimone had a suspended license at the time.
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• Pittsburgh police officer charged in South Side crash

  12-09-2018 23:18 via post-gazette.com
  Officer Richard Dilimone is charged with causing an accident while not properly licensed and driving without a license.
  
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• KDKA-TV TechnoVation 2018

  12-09-2018 23:17
  KDKA-TV invites technology lovers alike to KDKA-TV TechnoVation, held on Friday, September 21st at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel from 6pm-8pm (doors open at 5:30pm).Don’t miss Pittsburgh’s most innovative networking event! Hear from key corporations, city leaders, innovators and organizations that are working together to lead the way into the future of technology.
  From 6PM – 8PM, During KDKA-TV the TechnoVation Panel Discussion, you will hear from key corporations, city lead
  
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• Kidsburgh: Mt. Lebanon High School Awarded For Environmental Efforts

  12-09-2018 23:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two local schools are among 46 across the country to be named a “Green Ribbon School” by the U.S. Department of Education. The schools got this award for the many ways they’re helping the environment in their school facilities, classes and programs.
  Mt. Lebanon High School and Wexford Elementary School are being honored Sept. 19 in Washington D.C. for the incredible ways they’re helping the environment.
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• Taillon Helps Pirates To 4-3 Win, Slowing Cardinals

  12-09-2018 22:49
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  ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jameson Taillon won his fourth straight start, Jacob Stallings drove in three runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates slowed the Cardinals with a 4-3 victory Wednesday that stopped the Cardinals’ three-game winning streak.
  St. Louis entered 34-18 under new manager Mike Shildt and with the most wins in the NL after the All-Star break. The Cardinals’ lead for the second NL wild card was cut to two games over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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• Police: Man In McDonald’s Uniform Robs West Mifflin Bank

  12-09-2018 22:42
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  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — West Mifflin Police and the FBI are searching for a man who robbed a bank Wednesday afternoon.
  It happened around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday at the PNC Bank on Homeville Road in West Mifflin.
  Officials say the suspect handed the teller a note demanding money. He left the bank on foot. No one was injured.
  (Photo Credit: FBI Pittsburgh)
  The suspect is described as a black man in his early to mid-20s. He is between 6-feet and 6-feet-2-inches t
  
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• Green Building Alliance survey aims to find how Pittsburgh area commuters get to work

  12-09-2018 22:41 via post-gazette.com
  Business and government officials will use the survey by the Green Building Alliance to develop programs to meet the needs of commuters.
  
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• Man robs PNC Bank in West Mifflin

  12-09-2018 22:08 via post-gazette.com
  The FBI said the robber passed a note to a teller at the bank in the 4900 block of Homeville Road and fled on foot.
  
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• Dr. Travis Stork On Keeping Your Family Healthy: “Let Food Become Your Medicine, Not Your Poison”

  12-09-2018 21:38
  Dr. Travis Stork is back for his 11th season hosting The Doctors this week. CBS Local’s Matt Weiss caught up with Dr. Travis to discuss the incredible story of baby Lorenzo and some healthy tips for you and your children as we move into Fall.
  MW- Good morning Dr. Stork, hows it going?
  Dr. T– Going well Matt!
  MW- Congrats on the 11th season of The Doctors, big milestone for the show of course. I want to talk to you about this show you   tomorrow where we meet Anthony an
  
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• Major Hazelwood redevelopment gets green light

  12-09-2018 21:32 via post-gazette.com
  Next step to judge interest from developers in building out part of the 178-acre Hazelwood Green site
  
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• Possibly Millions Of Water Bottles Meant For Hurricane Maria Victims Left On Tarmac In Puerto Rico

  12-09-2018 21:29
  (CBS NEWS) — The federal response to Hurricane Maria is under scrutiny again after photos show what appear to be millions of water bottles meant for victims of the storm still sitting on a runway in Ceiba, Puerto Rico.The photos began circulating on social media Tuesday, the same day President Trump again praised the government’s response to Maria during a meeting with top DHS and FEMA officials.
  Marty Bahmonde, a senior official at FEMA, confirmed to CBS News’ David Begnaud th
  
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• Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka turns 10

  12-09-2018 21:21 via post-gazette.com
  Made in Pittsburgh and called the best in the world, this vodka is being sold in limited-edition bottles featuring the city’s skyline. 
  
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• Philly Beef Steak Products Recalled Over Listeria Concerns

  12-09-2018 21:20
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three tons of ready-to-eat Philly Beef Steak products have been recalled because of a possible listeria contamination.
  According to the USDA, CTI Foods, out of Kentucky, is recalling sliced beef products produced on Aug. 9.
  The recalled products have the establishment number “EST. 19085” inside the USDA mark of inspection.
  (Source: USDA.gov)
  The following products are subject to recall:672 cardboard cases labeled Classic Sy
  
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• Apple Event 2018: 3 New iPhones, New Watch, Not Much Else

  12-09-2018 21:16
  (CNN Money) — Fall is a time for cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes and new iPhones. This year, we’re getting three new iPhones.
  Apple’s annual September press conference kicked off on Wednesday at the Steve Jobs Theater on its circular Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
  Here’s what was announced:
  iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max
  The high-end iPhone X is getting an upgrade and new size options: a 5.8-inch iPhone XS and the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max. The Max has a larger
  
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• America Is Now The World’s Largest Oil Producer

  12-09-2018 21:06
  (CNN Money) — Move over Russia and Saudi Arabia. America has reclaimed its throne atop the oil world.
  For the first time since 1973, the United States is the world’s largest producer of crude oil, according to preliminary estimates published on Wednesday by the Energy Department.
  The feat demonstrates how the US shale oil boom has reshaped the global energy landscape. American oil output has more than doubled over the past decade.
  “It’s an historic milestone and a reminde
  
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• Plum Borough Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Boy Headed To Trial

  12-09-2018 20:58
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  PLUM BOROUGH (KDKA) — A teacher in the Plum Borough School District will stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a child.
  Louis Thon waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Wednesday morning.
  He taught Social Studies at Plum.
  Louis Thon (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  He’s accused of assaulting a 13-year-old boy two years ago.
  The boy told police they met online and had sex at his home.
  At the time, Thon was 22.
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• Report: Connellsville Students Yell Racial Slurs During Game Against Penn Hills

  12-09-2018 20:34
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  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — All games between Penn Hills and Connellsville school districts have been canceled after reports of a controversial incident during a game between the two high schools.
  The cancellations come after reports of racial slurs aimed at Penn Hills players during a varsity boys’ soccer game.
  According to the Tribune Review, it happened last Thursday.
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  The Connellsville Area School District superintendent says they&rs
  
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• Army Corps of Engineers: Reservoirs prevented more severe flooding in Pittsburgh

  12-09-2018 20:26 via post-gazette.com
  Another six feet of water could’ve inundated the city at The Point, according to the Army Corps.
  
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• Alabama Pastor Cuts Up Nike Gear During Sermon, As Congregation Cheers, Laughs

  12-09-2018 20:12
  (CBS NEWS) –The senior pastor in a Mobile, Alabama, church cut up articles of Nike clothing during a sermon in an apparent protest of former NFL player Colin Kaepernick’s controversial ad campaign for the brand. He was greeted by cheers, laughs and eventually, what appeared to be, a standing ovation from his congregation.
  Pastor Dr. Mack Morris is seen presenting a sermon titled “The Storms of Life,” in a video posted by a Vimeo account claiming to be the Woodridge Baptis
  
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• Rats And ‘Slime-Like Substance’ Found, Consumer Alert Issued For North Oakland Restaurant

  12-09-2018 20:11
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A consumer alert has been issued for Little Asia restaurant in North Oakland by the Allegheny County Health Department.
  Inspectors reported finding live rats in the restaurant’s basement prep kitchen.One was found behind a water heater and another was climbing up some dry shelving.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Steve Willing)
  They also found evidence of food packages chewed by rodents as well as droppings.
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• Rich Gannon: Jaguars Have To Be Aggressive This Time Around Against The Patriots

  12-09-2018 19:46
  Ryan Mayer
  One week of NFL action is in the books and, as always, there’s more questions than answers for fans of all 32 teams. It’s nearly impossible to draw season-long conclusions based on just 60 minutes of action, but that won’t stop fans and media personnel alike from speculating about the outlook for the rest of the season.
  One performance that stunned many around the league was the Monday Night Football domination displayed by the New York Jets defense and rookie quarte
  
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• $1 million grant to Jefferson Hospital will address social determinants of health in ER visits

  12-09-2018 18:51 via post-gazette.com
  Hospital, foundation and AHN officials announced the grant — the largest the foundation has given out — at an event Wednesday at the hospital
  
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• WPIAL investigating accusations of racial slurs during Connellsville-Penn Hills soccer game

  12-09-2018 18:50 via post-gazette.com
  Penn Hills says it will not play a girls soccer game at Connellsville on Wednesday or a girls volleyball match at Connellsville on Thursday.
  
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• Athletics In Position To Overtake Yankees In Wild, A.L. Wild Card Race

  12-09-2018 18:49
  By Matt Citak
  It’s not often you find a team sitting on 90 wins with 17 games remaining frantically panicking in the middle of September. Yet that is the case with the New York Yankees.
  It wasn’t too long ago that the Yankees were battling with the Boston Red Sox for the American League East division title. Up until the All-Star Break, it was a back and forth affair between the two clubs. New York fell a few games back from their longtime rivals, but remained within striking distance
  
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• RMU professor wins federal retaliation case against school

  12-09-2018 18:43 via post-gazette.com
  Jeanne Baugh claimed the university retaliated against her for complaining about changes in her curriculum and schedule.
  
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• Pittsburgh Zoo’s Sea Lion Recovering After Treatment For Aggressive Form Of Cancer

  12-09-2018 18:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium says one of their California sea lions is recovering well after receiving treatment for an aggressive form of cancer.
  According to zoo officials, 23-year-old Zoey was diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma.
  Zookeepers first noticed something wasn’t right a few months ago when they found Zoey had a small red lesion on the roof of her mouth while trying to feed her. They also said her eating
  
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• Duolingo creator Luis von Ahn awarded U.S.'s largest cash prize for invention

  12-09-2018 18:02 via post-gazette.com
  Luis von Ahn has been awarded the prestigious Lemelson-MIT Prize for invention, the largest cash prize for mid-career technologists. 
  
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• Aaron Murray: Georgia Has Shown They Can Reload On Defense Like Alabama

  12-09-2018 18:02
  Ryan Mayer
  Through two weeks of college football, one things has become clear. The SEC has a lot of talent at the quarterback position. Throughout the conference, signal callers have dazzled, putting together solid performances in leading their teams to wins. That comes with a caveat, of course, as many of those showings came against what we’ll respectfully call lesser competition. But still, it seems that nearly every team in the conference has a quarterback that their fans can be confide
  
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• Food Truck-a-Palooza is back and wine and ale tastings abound in the region

  12-09-2018 18:00 via post-gazette.com
  The popular Steel City Big Pour in North Point Breeze returns amid farm tours and international dinners in the area.
  
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• Bethel Park High School plans active shooter training on Thursday

  12-09-2018 17:56 via post-gazette.com
  Part of the training includes the sound of fake gunfire to acclimate students to the sound in case of an emergency.
  
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• Tuned In: Nat Geo climate doc ‘Paris to Pittsburgh’ debuts in December

  12-09-2018 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  The film is about citizens fighting climate change on their home turf, including Pittsburgh’s Mayor Bill Peduto.
  
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• Former Boxer Oscar De La Hoya Says He’ll Run For President In 2020

  12-09-2018 17:28
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  International Boxing Hall of Fame member Oscar De Lay Hoya confirmed rumors of a potential 2020 presidential bid today while speaking at a press conference for the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin fight in Las Vegas.
  The former six-weight world title holder told the gathered media that he is preparing for a campaign and that part of the greatness of America is the fact that anybody can run for public office.
  “That’s the beauty of our nation,” De La Hoya continued.
  
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• Police Search For Suspect After Cranberry Twp. Bank Robbery

  12-09-2018 17:24
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  CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police in Butler County are searching for a suspect following a bank robbery in Cranberry Township.
  The robbery was first reported just after 10:30 a.m. at the PNC Bank on Route 19.
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  No injuries have been reported.
  Authorities say the suspect fled the scene. It’s not yet known how much money, if any, the person got away with.#MORE – Cranberry Police tell me the bank robber is a white male, wearin
  
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• Texas Man Accused Of Dragging Cow By Neck With Truck

  12-09-2018 16:48
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  WISE COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) – A North Texas man is charged with cruelty to livestock animals after authorities reportedly saw a video showing a live cow being dragged by a truck.
  (credit: Wise County Jail)
  Jackie Floyd Reaves, a 62-year-old resident of Bowie, was charged in Wise County. The incident allegedly occurred just southwest of Sunset, about halfway between Bowie and Decatur.
  An investigator for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raiser
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Making The Most Of Your Garden Harvest

  12-09-2018 16:41
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rania Harris, of Rania’s Catering, stops by the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen with some great recipes that will help you make the most of your garden harvest.
  Heirloom Tomato Tart with Ricotta and Basil1 14-ounce sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
  5 Heirloom tomatoes in various sizes and colors
  2 cups fresh ricotta
  2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
  Kosher salt
  Freshly ground black pepper
  2 tablespoons fres
  
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• Musical royalty — Willie Nelson and Van Morrison to be exact — comes to Overbrook

  12-09-2018 16:41 via post-gazette.com
  The two legends got together at the Church Recording Studio while in Pittsburgh for the Outlaw Music Festival.
   
   
  
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• Musical royalty comes to Overbrook — yes, Overbrook — for Willie Nelson, Van Morrison studio session

  12-09-2018 16:41 via post-gazette.com
  The two legends got together at the Church Recording Studio while in Pittsburgh for the Outlaw Music Festival.
   
   
  
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• U-Haul Offering 30 Days Free Self-Storage At 94 Locations Ahead Of Hurricane Florence

  12-09-2018 16:22
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  CBS Local—  Ten U-Haul companies across the Carolinas and Virginia are offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage at 94 facilities to residents who stand to be impacted by the heavy rains and extreme winds associated with Hurricane Florence.
  The Category 4 storm is expected to make landfall Thursday. The governors of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia have declared states of emergency and thousands of residents are prepa
  
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• North Carolina Governor Says Florence Is ‘Nothing Like You’ve Ever Seen’

  12-09-2018 16:04
  Hurricane Florence is aiming to deliver a windy and wet disaster that lasts for days along the Carolina coast
  12 SEP 18 09:42 ET
  By Jason Hanna, Kaylee Hartung and Faith Karimi, CNN
  (CNN) — Hurricane Florence is now forecast to pause late this week just off North Carolina’s coast and turn left — a development that would still smash the Tar Heel State with life-threatening storm surge, catastrophic winds and inundating rain while putting more of South Carolina in greater danger.
  
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• 2 Chainz To Roll Out Haunted Pink Trap House This Halloween

  12-09-2018 15:56
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  ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS Local)– 2 Chainz, a.k.a. Tauheed Epps, is one of the most famous rappers in the world, but this fall he’s going to make headlines for an entirely different reason.
  The Grammy Award winner is creating a hip-hop themed haunted house called “The Haunted Pink Trap.”The unique haunted house opens in Atlanta on Sept. 21 and will reportedly feature three different phases.Guest’s will be greeted by zombies, attempt t
  
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• PTL Links: Sept. 12, 2018

  12-09-2018 15:05
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Heinz History Center
  “Night of the Living Dead” 50th Anniversary Screening
  Taking The Lead: Ford Driving Skills For Life
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Tomato Recipes
  The Incline
  The Incline’s Birthday Bash
  Ultimate Pierogi Bracket
  The Great Race
  
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• KDKA Radio’s Mike Pintek Dies At Age 65

  12-09-2018 14:20
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Long-time NewsRadio 1020 KDKA host Mike Pintek has passed away at the age of 65.
  KDKA Radio tweeted a statement Wednesday morning:
  “It’s with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that our very own Mike Pintek passed away early this morning after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.”It's with a heavy heart that we share the sad news that our very own @mikepintek passed away early this morning after a long battle w
  
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• Current, former Pittsburgh priests lose jobs in grand jury fallout

  12-09-2018 14:12 via post-gazette.com
  The diocese decision came “in response to parishioners and others who were concerned about their inclusion in the grand jury report.”
  
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• Pittsburgh has a new Oktoberfest and it's going to be big

  12-09-2018 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  It will be three days of traditional German fun when Pittsburgh Oktoberfest debuts at the Big Butler Fairgrounds on Sept. 28.
  
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• This year UPMC says the egg doesn't come first in flu vaccines

  12-09-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  Flu vaccines developed without eggs may have advantages over the others, according to UPMC vaccine effectiveness expert Richard Zimmerman. 
  
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• 1 Man Escapes From 3-Alarm Duplex Fire In Bellevue, Firefighter Injured

  12-09-2018 12:56
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  BELLEVUE (KDKA) — One man was able to escape to safety when fire broke out at a duplex in Bellevue early Wednesday morning.
  The three-alarm fire broke out after 6 a.m. near the corner of South Bryant and Lincoln Avenues.
  (Photo Credit: Amy Wadas/KDKA)
  When firefighters arrived on the scene, the Bellevue fire marshal, said they found flames in the basement. The smoke then billowed through the rest of the home, and eventually the flames shot through the roo
  
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• 1 Man Escapes From 3-Alarm Duplex Fire In Bellevue

  12-09-2018 12:56
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  BELLEVUE (KDKA) — One man was able to escape to safety when fire broke out at a duplex in Bellevue early Wednesday morning.
  The three-alarm fire broke out after 6 a.m. near the corner of South Bryant and Lincoln Avenues.
  (Photo Credit: Amy Wadas/KDKA)
  When firefighters arrived on the scene, the Bellevue fire marshal, said they found flames in the basement. The smoke then billowed through the rest of the home, and eventually the flames shot through the roo
  
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• After 2016 scare, Beaver County seeing drop in drug deaths

  12-09-2018 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  County drug administer credits 'creative partnership.'
  
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• LISTEN: To Love and to Perish, Chapter 1: 'The Good Dentist'

  12-09-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  Listen to the stranger-than-fiction tale of how a love triangle and its infidelity, greed and hatred led to a gruesome murder in 2006.
  
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• Pirates Fall To Cardinals, 11-5

  12-09-2018 07:55
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  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas was feeling fresh for St. Louis, and that was bad news for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  Cardinals rookie Tyler O’Neill hit a three-run homer during a six-run eighth inning, Marcell Ozuna drove in three and Mikolas pitched seven solid innings after an extra day off to lift the Cardinals over the Pirates 11-5 on Tuesday night.
  “The extra day is big at this point in the season,” Mikolas said. “Gives you an ex
  
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