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• Used car dealer and bookkeeper get probation in federal tax fraud case

  14-09-2018 23:54 via post-gazette.com
  Robert W. Richards and Jennifer Kay Morrison were sentenced to probation and home detention.
  
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• Wuerl, during Washington Mass, asks for mercy, forgiveness, healing

  14-09-2018 23:39 via post-gazette.com
  In a blog post Thursday, Wuerl said he takes full responsibility for his missteps in the clergy abuse scandal.
  
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• Watch: Cardinal Wuerl delivers homily in Mass of Penitence in Washington

  14-09-2018 23:39 via post-gazette.com
  In a blog post Thursday, Wuerl said he takes full responsibility for his missteps in the clergy abuse scandal.
  
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• Pittsburgh region braces for more rain next week, but experts don't expect too much

  14-09-2018 23:13 via post-gazette.com
  The National Weather Service is predicting 1-2 inches of rain Monday, which officials say the region is prepared to handle.
  
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• Stream #12 LSU Vs. #7 Auburn

  14-09-2018 23:00
  The #12 LSU Tigers head to Auburn to face the #7 Auburn Tigers in an important SEC West match-up.
  
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• Port Authority to close its Blue Line Library Friday evening for final storm repairs

  14-09-2018 22:58 via post-gazette.com
  Port Authority’s Blue Line Library closes at 8 p.m. to replace utility poles from storm damage in June that closed a 4-mile section.
  
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• Neighborhood group appeals zoning board ruling on North Side storage facility

  14-09-2018 22:52 via post-gazette.com
  Activists were stunned when Pittsburgh’s zoning board granted variances and special exceptions for a proposed five-story building.
  
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• Pirates Offering Thousands Of Free Tickets During Fan Appreciation Week

  14-09-2018 22:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are offering thousands of free tickets for certain groups as part of Fan Appreciation Week.
  The schedule is as follows:Monday, Sept. 17 — Teacher/Educator Appreciation Night
  Tuesday, Sept. 18 — Youth Baseball & Softball Players And Coaches Night
  Wednesday, Sept. 19 — Active Military And Veterans Appreciation Night
  Friday, Sept. 21 — First Responders Appreciation Night
  Saturday, Sept. 2
  
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• Patriots-Jaguars Week 2 Match-Up

  14-09-2018 22:45
  By Norm Elrod
  It’s only week 2, and we already have a rematch of the last season’s AFC Championship and, possibly, a preview of this season’s. The Jacksonville Jaguars head to Foxborough on Sunday to face the New England Patriots.
  Both teams are coming off solid wins to start the season. The Jaguars did enough to get past the improved New York Giants, and the Patriots contained Deshaun Watson in his return for the Houston Texans. Neither win was overly impressive, but both were
  
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• Ariana Grande On Mac Miller: ‘I’m So Sorry I Couldn’t Fix Or Take Your Pain Away’

  14-09-2018 22:35
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Singer Ariana Grande says she “can’t wrap [her] head around” the death of rapper Mac Miller, her ex-boyfriend.
  Miller, a Point Breeze native, was found dead in his California home from a suspected overdose on Sept. 7. He was 26 years old.
  Grande posted a picture of Miller on Instagram on Saturday in tribute, but Friday was the first time Grande spoke out about his death.
  She posted a short video Friday afternoon showi
  
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• A crash in the West End left a toddler not breathing. Coincidence brought two sheriff's deputies to the scene.

  14-09-2018 22:32 via post-gazette.com
  They told the deputies there was a baby in the car, and she wasn’t breathing.
  
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• Prosecutors In Antwon Rose Case Request Gag Order

  14-09-2018 22:16
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A gag order has been requested in the case against East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld, who is charged with criminal homicide for the fatal shooting of Antwon Rose.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported that prosecutors have asked to muzzle lawyers for both parties, potential witnesses and other people assisting or associated with the parties.
  The District Attorney’s office confirmed the Post-Gazette’s repor
  
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• Jail Term Upheld For Man Who Claimed ‘Enemies Planted’ Child Porn On Computer

  14-09-2018 21:49
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  CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) – A man who was found unconscious in his home as child pornography scrolled across his computer screen can’t have his conviction thrown out.
  A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel ruled that evidence supports 49-year-old Daniel Smyser’s conviction and one- to two-year county prison term.
  PennLive.com reports crews rushed to Smyser’s Carlisle home in August 2015 in response to a 911 call from someone making choking sounds.
  
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• Mother, Baby Killed As Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall

  14-09-2018 21:15
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  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence rolled ashore in North Carolina with howling 90 mph winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, killing at least two people and trapping hundreds more in high water as it settled in for what could be a long and extraordinarily destructive drenching.
  More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing cinderblock motel. Hundreds more were rescued elsewhere from rising water. Others could only wait and hope s
  
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• Florence Downgraded To Tropical Storm; At Least 4 Dead

  14-09-2018 21:15
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  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Forecasters say Florence is now a tropical storm but will continue to threaten North and South Carolina with powerful winds and catastrophic freshwater flooding.
  Its top sustained winds have dropped to 70 mph (110 kph), and it’s at a near standstill, moving west at just 3 mph (6 kph).
  At 5 p.m., Florence was centered about 50 miles (75 kilometers) west-southwest of Wilmington, North Carolina, and about 25 miles (45 kilometers
  
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• Firefighters Continue To Douse Hot Spots In New Kensington

  14-09-2018 21:06
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  NEW KENSINGTON (KDKA) — Firefighters returned to the scene Friday of a large fire that burned half a block in New Kensington just one day earlier.
  They were called back Friday morning to put out hot spots that continue to smolder.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Dave Colabine)
  The state fire marshal now knows the fire started in a vacant building, but how the fire started remains unknown.
  At least 60 firefighters were called to fight the blaze that in
  
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• Millvale man will head to prison after acknowledging he brought teen from Ohio to Pa. for sex

  14-09-2018 20:53 via post-gazette.com
  Daniel Kundrat, 34, of Millvale pleaded guilty in federal court to transporting 
  
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• DA's office seeks gag order in Antwon Rose case

  14-09-2018 20:14 via post-gazette.com
  A hearing will be held Wednesday before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony M. Mariani about the request.
  
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• 30-Year-Old Michigan Cat Dies After Being Shot With BB Gun

  14-09-2018 20:12
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  EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (CBS Local)–The owners of a 30-year-old cat in Michigan had to put their beloved pet down this month after he was shot outside of his home with a BB gun. The incident happened over Labor Day Weekend and has shocked the community on the west side of the state.
  East Grand Rapids Mayor Amna Seibold shared the story on her Facebook, reminding her residents that BB guns are not toys and shooting any kind of gun in the city is not allow
  
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• Parkway East work scheduled around Pitt football, Steeler games this weekend

  14-09-2018 20:07 via post-gazette.com
  PennDOT contractors will be paving and fixing joints from the Fort Pitt Bridge to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
  
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• NFL Picks – Week 2: Jaguars Set For Revenge Against Patriots?

  14-09-2018 19:57
  Ryan Mayer
  The second weekend of NFL games has blessed us with multiple intriguing matchups. In the early games, we get to see an NFC North grudge match between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers, with Aaron Rodgers looking for a little revenge against the team that ended his season last year. There’s also a divisional battle in the NFC South, with Matt Ryan and the Falcons hoping to bounce back from their Week 1 loss
  In the last afternoon games, there’s another pair of cont
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast: Concussions

  14-09-2018 19:48
  Check out this week's Kidsburgh Kidcast for more about concussions.
  
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• Former President Obama To Visit Pa., Campaign For Casey, Wolf

  14-09-2018 19:48
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama’s stops on the mid-term campaign trail will run through Philadelphia.
  The state Democratic Party said Obama will headline a Sept. 21 rally in Philadelphia to boost the re-election campaigns of Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, but also other down-ballot races that Democrats are contesting.
  In the Philadelphia area alone, Democrats are hoping to flip four U.S. House seats
  
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• ‘We Are Maxed Out At Capacity’: Pittsburgh Red Cross Volunteer Says Florence Shelter Is Full, But Evacuees Are Calm

  14-09-2018 19:04
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There are people from the Pittsburgh area who are putting their lives in jeopardy in order to help others in the midst of Hurricane Florence.
  The Red Cross has dispatched 18 local volunteers to the south as the dangerous storm rips through the Carolinas.
  “In the shelter, we are maxed out at capacity. Last head count, we got 137 people,” said Greg Matoka, a Red Cross Shelter supervisor.
  Matoka, from McCandless, is a shelter
  
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• Scientists Discover Three New Creatures In The Pacific Ocean

  14-09-2018 17:47
  (CBS Local)– A group of scientists made a trip recently to the Pacific Ocean and they believe they’ve discovered three new species of Snailfish.
  The team of scientists visited the Atacama Trench, which is one of the deepest areas of the Pacific Ocean, and used a device to record footage of the new creatures.The new fish has been temporarily named the pink, the purple and the blue Atacama snailfish.
  “The fish have no scales, and the hardest parts of their bodies are their t
  
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• House of Savvy in Perry South shut down by county health department

  14-09-2018 17:47 via post-gazette.com
  The North Side bar was cited for operating without a permit and other violations.
  
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• House of Savvy in North Side shut down by county health department

  14-09-2018 17:47 via post-gazette.com
  The North Side bar was cited for operating without a permit and other violations.
  
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• Louisiana Mayor Reverses Controversial Nike Ban

  14-09-2018 17:44
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  Kenner, La. (CBS Local)- Kenner mayor Ben Zahn has backed off his decision to ban the purchase of all Nike products in the city.
  According to WNGO, Zahn held a press conference Wednesday saying that he would be rescinding the memorandum from September 5th that put the ban in place.
  “Acting upon advice from the city attorney, I have rescinded my memorandum of September 5, 2018,” Zahn said at an afternoon press conference. “That memorandum divided our city, and placed
  
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• Health Officials: ‘Vampire Facial’ May Have Exposed Spa Clients To HIV

  14-09-2018 17:42
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  By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
  (CNN) — Health officials are recommending that clients who have received a “vampire facial” or any other type of injection-related service at an Albuquerque spa get tested for HIV and other blood-borne infections, as unsafe practices recently were identified at the facility.
  The New Mexico Department of Health announced on Tuesday that a client of VIP Spa developed an infection that may have resulted from a spa proced
  
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• Obituary: Sharon Young, one of the pioneering McGinnis Sisters

  14-09-2018 17:25 via post-gazette.com
  She and her two sisters ran McGinnis Sisters Special Food stores, the last two of which closed this spring in Brentwood and Monroeville. 
  
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• Wuerl says his imminent resignation is needed so church can move forward

  14-09-2018 16:50 via post-gazette.com
  "We must be prepared to do whatever is needed, including stepping aside," he wrote on his blog.
  
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• Cardinal Wuerl: ‘Stepping Aside’ Is ‘An Essential Aspect Of Healing’

  14-09-2018 16:36
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In a new letter posted to the Archdiocese of Washington’s website, Cardinal Donald Wuerl says he intends to step aside to allow for new leadership following outcry since the release of the grand jury report on sexual abuse in six dioceses in Pennsylvania.
  Wuerl says his stepping aside is “an essential aspect of healing.”
  (Photo Credit: CBS News)
  In his letter, he says:“In my heart, I now ask myself what is the w
  
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• SportsLine’s Top Weekend Picks: NFL Heads Into Week 2

  14-09-2018 16:28
  LSU Tigers @ Auburn TigersSaturday, September 15, 2018, 3:00 pm ET
  UNDER 44.5
  If I’ve taken away anything from what I’ve seen from LSU and Auburn in the first two weeks, it’s that I love watching their defenses get to work. I’m not expecting either offense to find much room to work with, and I think we’ve got a rock fight on our hands.
  SportsLine Expert: Tom Fornelli (9-2 in last 11 CFB picks)
  Ohio St. Buckeyes @ TCU Horned FrogsSaturday, September 15, 2018, 8:00 pm
  
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• Breathtakingly Beautiful Blue Lagoon Planned For Pittsburgh’s North Side

  14-09-2018 16:11
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A beach, a blue lagoon, and an ice skating rink – that’s what is reportedly coming to Pittsburgh’s North Side.Our news partners at the Post-Gazette say that Millcraft Investments have reached a deal to build a man-made lagoon on the North Side, west of the West End Bridge.
  Photo Credit: Millcraft Investments/PG
  The two-acre lagoon will feature incredible blue water and be the first of its kind in a cold weather climat
  
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• Police: Suspect’s Empty Gas Tank Foils Robbery At Pharmacy

  14-09-2018 15:58
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Robbing a Store 101: Take the money and run – but not before checking your getaway car’s gas tank.
  Authorities say a man’s bid to rob a Pittsburgh pharmacy was foiled because his car had no gas.
  Police say 39-year-old Anthony Scolieri fled the pharmacy Wednesday with a small amount of cash and got into the vehicle. But when he couldn’t drive away, he tried to run away on foot but was soon confronted by police.
  Aut
  
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• ‘It Looked Like Armageddon’: 1 Dead After Gas Explosions, Fires In Massachusetts

  14-09-2018 15:56
  LAWRENCE, Mass. (CBS) – One person is dead and dozens more were injured in a series of gas explosions and fires that damaged homes in three communities north of Boston Thursday afternoon.
  An issue with a high pressure gas main impacted South Lawrence, North Andover and Andover. Anyone who has gas service from Columbia Gas was told to leave their homes until further notice. Teams consisting of gas technicians, fire and police personnel were going door-to-door to make sure the gas is shut of
  
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• Prosecutors File New Charging Documents, Manafort May Plead Guilty

  14-09-2018 15:46
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors have filed new charging documents against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, signaling he may plead guilty ahead of a second trial next week.
  The charges in Friday’s filing were contained in a criminal information, a document that can only be filed with a defendant’s consent and typically signals a deal has been reached.
  (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
  The charges include conspiracy against the
  
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• Manafort Expected To Plead Guilty Ahead Of Second Trial

  14-09-2018 15:46
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was expected to plead guilty Friday ahead of a second trial on charges related to Ukrainian political consulting work, a new court filing shows.
  It is not clear whether any agreement with prosecutors would require him to cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into possible coordination between the Trump presidential campaign and Russia.
  In the new filing, p
  
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• Bob Evans Sausage Links Recalled Because It May Contain Plastic

  14-09-2018 15:37
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  XENIA, Ohio (AP/KDKA) — The Agriculture Department says Bob Evans Farms is recalling nearly 47,000 pounds (21,318 kilograms) of pork sausage links because it might contain pieces of plastic.
  The items have establishment number “EST 6785” and were sold in Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
  (Source: fsis.usda.gov)
  The Food and Safety Inspection Servic
  
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• Police: Woman Said She Dove Through Window For Her Own Safety

  14-09-2018 14:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a woman says she dove through the window of a home on Pittsburgh’s South Side overnight for her own safety.
  It happened at a home on 16th Street after midnight.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The woman said after a confrontation on the second-floor of the house between her and several men, she felt the only way to get out was to dive through a first-floor window.
  “She attempted to run from th
  
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• Police: Man Charged After Telling Woman ‘He Had Women Chained’ In Basement, Prompting Her To Jump Through Window

  14-09-2018 14:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a woman says she dove through the window of a home on Pittsburgh’s South Side overnight because a man who lived there told her “he had women chained” in the basement.
  Shattered glass still covered the sidewalk Friday afternoon outside the home on 16th Street. It all started around midnight when the woman flagged down three officers.
  (Photo Credit: Meghan Schiller/KDKA)
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• Who gets to say where it's safe to build a pipeline?

  14-09-2018 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  After a gas gathering line exploded in Beaver County this week, issues of pipeline location come to the forefront.
  
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• Mattress Factory packed for tribute to founder Barbara Luderoski

  14-09-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  About 500 people gathered to pay tribute to the late Mattress Factory founder Barbara Luderowski on Thursday at the North Side museum.
  
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• If Amazon HQ2 comes to Pittsburgh, it could mean an unprecedented apartment crunch

  14-09-2018 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  Amazon’s HQ2 would spur the need to build nearly 2,000 apartment units a year in Pittsburgh to meet demand
  
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• National Weather Service: Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall In North Carolina

  14-09-2018 13:27
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  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina early Friday, pushing a life-threatening storm surge of floodwater miles inland and ripping apart buildings with screaming wind and pelting rain.
  More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel at the height of the storm, and many more who defied evacuation orders were hoping to be rescued. Pieces of buildings ripped apart by the storm flew through the air.
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• Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall, Pounds Carolinas With Rain, Winds, Storm Surge

  14-09-2018 13:27
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  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Florence lumbered ashore in North Carolina with howling 90 mph winds and terrifying storm surge early Friday, splintering buildings and trapping hundreds of people in high water as it settled in for what could be a long and extraordinarily destructive drenching.
  More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing cinderblock motel at the height of the storm. Hundreds more had to be rescued elsewhere from rising waters.
  
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• Wexford Woman Keeping Community In The Loop During Hurricane Florence

  14-09-2018 05:54
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A woman originally from Pittsburgh will be riding out the storm in Charleston, SC in order to keep her community informed.Lisa Wiseman is a news anchor at Live 5 News, a CBS station at the heart of Hurrican Florence’s path. Wiseman is an anchor at WCSC which is located in a suburb of Charleston. The station there began their wall to wall coverage of the storm starting Thursday evening and Wiseman is confident about their safety,
  
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• Wexford Native Keeping Community In The Loop During Hurricane Florence

  14-09-2018 05:54
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A woman originally from Pittsburgh will be riding out Hurricane Florence in Charleston, South Carolina, in order to keep her community informed.
  Lisa Weismann is a news anchor at Live 5 News, a CBS station at the heart of Hurricane Florence’s path. Weismann is an anchor at WCSC which is located in a suburb of Charleston. The station there began their wall-to-wall coverage of the storm starting Thursday evening and Weismann is con
  
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• Huge Fire Destroys Businesses, Apartments In New Kensington

  14-09-2018 04:44
  NEW KENSINGTON (KDKA) – The Red Cross says six people are homeless tonight after a fire ripped through several buildings in New Kensington. A state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
  Workers were boarding up businesses and extinguishing hot spots in the 400 block of 9th Street after the fire which brought firefighters in from as far away as Monroeville. Four businesses and several apartments were either badly damaged or destroyed.
  After the fire was extinguished, Janice D
  
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• Apple Disagrees With Trump Administration On Benefit Of Environmentalism

  14-09-2018 04:16
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  (CNN Money) — Apple does not agree with the Trump Administration on a number of issues, including tariffs and immigration. Now the iPhone maker is speaking out about the dangers of rolling back environmental protections.
  Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, gave a speech that covered what the company considers the dangers of the federal government’s environmental policies at the Global Climate Act
  
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