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• Brewers Cruise Past Pirates 13-6

  23-09-2018 23:44
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Christian Yelich hit his 32nd home run, Travis Shaw added his 31st and the Milwaukee Brewers blew past the mistake-prone Pittsburgh Pirates 13-6 on Sunday.
  Yelich finished 2 for 3 to boost his batting average to an NL-leading .322 as Milwaukee won for the third time in four games to bolster its chances of reaching the postseason for just the fifth time in franchise history. The Brewers (89-67) hold the top NL wild-card spot and remained
  
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• Kerr Elementary School To Reopen After Mold Forced Multiple Cancellations

  23-09-2018 23:36
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Classes will be back in session at Kerr Elementary School on Monday after an ongoing mold issue forced more than a week of cancellations.
  District officials first closed the school on Sept. 14 after mold was discovered in three rooms, and classes were canceled the entire following week.
  Crews have been at the school working to remove the mold, disinfect the building and conduct air quality tests.
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• Natural Gas Leak Reported In Harmar, More Than 2 Dozen Homes Evacuated

  23-09-2018 23:29
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  HARMAR TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — More than two dozen homes were evacuated in Harmar Township on Sunday afternoon after reports of a natural gas leak.
  Allegheny County officials reported at 5:15 p.m. Sunday that the fire department was sent to the 800 block of Guys Run Road for a natural gas leak.
  At least 31 homes were evacuated due to an issue with a high-pressure line.
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  Harmar Township Police said Guys R
  
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• Police: Couple Dead In Murder-Suicide In Peters Township

  23-09-2018 22:05
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  PETERS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Police are investigating a murder-suicide in Peters Township.
  Police say a teenage boy and teenage girl found their parents dead Sunday morning inside their home in the 100 block of Marlboro Drive.
  The victims were identified as Craig Bryan, 48, and Kelly Bryan, 44.#Breaking @PAStatePolice confirm this death as a murder suicide. The victims, 44yo Kelly Bryan and 48 yo Craig Bryan were discovered by their children in their #Marlbor
  
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• 2 Dead, 1 Injured In Beaver County Crash

  23-09-2018 21:45
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  DARLINGTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Two people were killed and one other was injured in a car accident in Beaver County on Sunday morning.
  It happened around 10:45 a.m. at Constitution Boulevard and Little Beaver Road in Darlington Township.
  According to state police, 62-year-old Janet P. Feezle, of Enon Valley, Pa., drove into the path of another vehicle and was struck head-on.
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  Feezle was pronounced dead at the scene.
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• Report: Steelers Listening To Le’Veon Bell Trade Offers

  23-09-2018 20:11
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are now listening to trade offers for rouge running back Le’Veon Bell, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.Steelers now listening to trade offers for RB Le’Veon Bell, league sources tell ESPN.
  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 23, 2018
  Schefter announced the report Sunday morning. Bell took to Twitter early Sunday morning saying that he does not feel appreciated.sometimes a simple &
  
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• Two people found dead in Peters Township home

  23-09-2018 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  The bodies of Craig Bryan and his wife Kelly Bryan were discovered inside their Marlboro Drive home on Sunday.
  
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• Two people found dead in Peters home

  23-09-2018 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  The bodies of Craig Bryan and his wife Kelly Bryan were discovered inside their Marlboro Drive home on Sunday.
  
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• Police: Husband and wife found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Peters

  23-09-2018 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  The bodies of Craig Bryan and his wife Kelly Bryan were discovered inside their Marlboro Drive home on Sunday.
  
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• Kavanaugh Accuser Will Testify In Open Hearing On Thursday

  23-09-2018 19:47
  (CNN) — (CNN) — Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a past sexual assault, accepted the request to speak to the panel next week about the alleged incident, her lawyers told Senate Judiciary Committee staff on Saturday.
  “Dr. Ford accepts the Committee’s request to provide her first-hand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh’s sexual misconduct next week,” Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, attorneys representing Ford, wrote
  
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• House Control Edges Toward Democrats – CBS News Poll

  23-09-2018 19:27
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  (CBS NEWS) – Democrats remain in a stronger position than Republicans to win the House of Representatives, with their chances of having gradually improved over the summer. We estimate that Democrats would win 224 seats if the elections were held today, which is more than the 218 needed for a majority. The margin of error is plus or minus 12 seats, which means that control of the chamber is still in play. While Democrats will almost certainly gain seats, t
  
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• State Police Investigating ‘Suspicious Death’

  23-09-2018 19:19
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  PETERS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Pennsylvania State Police are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious death” in Peters Township.KDKA’s Bob Allen spoke with police at the scene in Peters Township where officials said that two people were found dead inside a home in the 100-block of Marlboro Drive.Police say that there is not a threat to the community.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• 1 Dead, 2 Injured During Accident In Beaver County

  23-09-2018 19:11
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  DARLINGTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A woman is dead and two others are injured after a car accident in Beaver County.
  Pennsylvania State Police say that an elderly woman is dead following a car accident on the 500-block of Taggart Road in Darlington Township. Two other people were injured in the accident.
  Authorities say that the elderly woman driving by herself drove into the path of another vehicle with three people inside. Two adults were injured and a child
  
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• Stolen Smokes: Florida Man Gets 20 Years For Cigarette Theft

  23-09-2018 18:40
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  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – A Florida man who stole $600 worth of cigarettes from a convenience store has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison.
  A jury in Pensacola convicted 48-year-old Robert Spellman of burglary and grand theft in August. Authorities say Spellman took 10 cartons of cigarettes from a stock room in the store manager’s office last December. He was sentenced Friday.
  The Pensacola News Journal reports that Spellman had 14 felony and 3
  
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• Police: Bar Fight Leads To Fatal Shootings Of 2 Men

  23-09-2018 17:13
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  CINCINNATI (AP) – Police say a fight that began in a bar continued outside and two men have been fatally shot in Ohio.
  Cincinnati police say a fight between two groups of people began inside the Rustic Tavern in the city’s College Hill neighborhood and carried over outside the bar where one person pulled a gun and shot and killed the two men around 1:30 a.m. Both of the men who were shot died at the scene.
  The names of those killed were being withhe
  
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• Ohio Strip Club Closed After Food Stamps Are Used To Buy Lap Dances, Drugs

  23-09-2018 17:06
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  HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (KDKA) – The Ohio Liquor Control Commission revoked the liquor permit of an adult entertainment bar after investigators used food stamps to buy drugs and lap dances.
  Agent-in-Charge Michelle Thourot said that Twenty Two Fifty Inc., or better known as Sharkey’s Bar has been under investigation since May 2017. Authorities say that undercover agents were able to purchase drugs and lap dances using food stamps.
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• 19-Year-Old Woman Dead After West Mifflin Accident

  23-09-2018 16:46
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  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – A 19-year-old woman is dead after her vehicle collided with another vehicle in West Mifflin early Sunday morning.
  Police identified the woman as Marlee Anne Hill, of McKeesport. The accident occurred on Lebanon Church Road at approximately 3:46 a.m.
  Police say that crews were called to the intersection of Lebanon Church Road, Buttermilk Hollow Road and MacArthur Road. Detectives from the homicide unit and Allegheny County Police Coll
  
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• 19-Year-Old Female Dead After West Mifflin Accident

  23-09-2018 16:46
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  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – A 19-year-old woman is dead after her vehicle collided with another.The accident occurred on Lebanon Church Road at approximately 3:46 a.m. Sunday morning.
  Police say that crews were called to the intersection of Lebanon Church Road, Buttermilk Hollow Road and MacArthur Road. Detectives from the homicide unit and Allegheny County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit were called to the scene.Officials say that the at-fault driver, a 2
  
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• Woman, 19, killed in West Mifflin crash

  23-09-2018 16:34 via post-gazette.com
  Police say Marlee Anne Hill, 19, of McKeesport was a passenger in a Volkswagen Jetta when it was struck at an intersection by another car.
  
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• 19-year-old woman killed in West Mifflin crash

  23-09-2018 16:34 via post-gazette.com
  Police say the woman was a passenger in a Volkswagen Jetta when it was struck at an intersection by another car.
  
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• Autopsy Planned On Man Found In Field

  23-09-2018 16:20
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  WILLOW STREET, Pa. (AP) – An autopsy is planned Monday on a man found dead in a Pennsylvania field – and whose body authorities suspect was dumped at the site.
  Police in Pequea Township say there were no signs of injury on the body when it was found just after 7 a.m. Saturday. The name of the 48-year-old Lancaster resident wasn’t immediately released.
  The Lancaster County district attorney’s office says “preliminary information ind
  
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• Tropical Storm Kirk Gaining Speed In Atlantic

  23-09-2018 15:49
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter(CNN) — As forecasters warn of more dangerous flooding in the Carolinas from Hurricane Florence’s torrential rainfall, they’re also keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Kirk in the Atlantic.
  Kirk reached tropical storm-strength Saturday and is cruising west at about 18 mph, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday morning.
  The storm is located about 465 miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands and currently doesn’t pose a threat to land, ac
  
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• New Book Excerpt: Trump Urged Roethlisberger To Escort Daniels To Room Instead Of Bodyguards

  23-09-2018 14:23
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  (CNN) — Stormy Daniels, in her new tell-all book, says she was “terrified” by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger after Donald Trump introduced the two at a nightclub in 2006.
  CNN has an exclusive copy of “Full Disclosure,” the book where Daniels details what she says was a one-time sexual encounter with Trump. The next night, Daniels says, she went to a nightclub where she was ushered into the VIP section to a couch
  
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• Police: DUI arrests in Pittsburgh drop as use of ride-hailing services rises

  23-09-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  “People are using ride-share programs to keep off the road,” said Sgt. Terry Donnelly, the city’s DUI coordinator. 
  
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• Congress Takes Aim At Shrinking Seats, Legroom On Airplanes

  23-09-2018 13:50
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week, possibly giving passengers a break from ever-shrinking legroom and cramped quarters.
  The regulation of seat width and legroom is part of a five-year extension of federal aviation programs announced early Saturday by Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate
  
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• Japan Successfully Lands Robot Rovers On An Asteroid’s Surface

  23-09-2018 12:21
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  (CNN) — The Japanese space agency JAXA said it made history Saturday by successfully landing two unmanned rovers on an asteroid.
  “The two rovers are in good condition and are transmitting images and data,” a JAXA statement said after the rovers separated from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft and landed on the asteroid Ryugu.
  The rovers are collectively known as MINERVA-II1. The space agency reported that MINERVA-II1 is the world’s first mobile e
  
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• Pa. grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse sets stage for Capitol showdown

  23-09-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  The House is expected to support a two-year window for the filing of civil suits, but the Senate has blocked such measure in the past.
  
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• Man Sentenced To 100 Years In Prison In Pa.’s Largest Case Of Child Porn

  23-09-2018 06:28
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  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for what authorities say was the largest collection of child pornography state law enforcement officials have seen.
  Lawrence Jamieson was sentenced Monday in federal court after pleading guilty in September 2017 to sex crimes and child pornography charges.
  Authorities say the 59-year-old Jamieson had more than 14.4 million images and videos of children and infants being sexua
  
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• Post-Gazette religion coverage honored

  23-09-2018 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  Reporter Peter Smith, photographer Nate Guidry and former reporter Ann Rogers also received recognition.
  
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• Man Shot Multiple Times In Fineview

  23-09-2018 05:12
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  FINEVIEW (KDKA) — A man was shot multiple times in Fineview on Saturday night.
  It happened just before 10 p.m. on Belleau Drive.
  A 39-year-old man was shot multiple times in the chest.
  The victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
  Further details have not yet been released.
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• Pirates Blank Brewers In 3-0 Win

  23-09-2018 04:46
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Milwaukee’s offense was stymied when Trevor Williams combined with three relievers on a five-hitter that led the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-0 victory Saturday night, slowing the Brewers’ playoff push.
  Seeking to reach the postseason for the first time since 2011, the Brewers had their wild-card lead cut to two games over St. Louis and fell 2½ games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central with seven games left.
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• 1 Taken Into Custody After Shattering Port Authority Bus Window

  23-09-2018 04:41
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  DUQUESNE (KDKA) — One person was taken into custody after shattering a Port Authority bus window in Duquesne on Saturday night.
  It happened just before 10 p.m. on Kennedy Avenue.
  Police surrounded a Port Authority bus with a window that was shattered.
  Initial reports indicated someone may have shot at the bus, but Port Authority Police say it was later determined that the window was shattered by a rock.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
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• Man hospitalized in critical condition after shooting in Fineview

  23-09-2018 04:18 via post-gazette.com
  It was not immediately clear how many people were wounded.
  
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• CCAC Hosts Conference On Vietnam War

  23-09-2018 03:41
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Community College of Allegheny County hosted a conference on the Vietnam War on Saturday.
  The discussion included veterans, anti-war resisters and representatives from the Vietnamese community.
  Following their talk, the group walked to the Vietnam Memorial on the North Shore for a brief ceremony.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  “The memorial is important to us [because] obviously when we came home, there was n
  
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• 10-Year Investigation Finds 47 Dogs Died After Grooming At PetSmart, Link Uncertain

  23-09-2018 02:43
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  TRENTON, N.J. (KDKA/AP) — A New Jersey news organization reports that since 2008, 47 dogs have died across the U.S. during grooming, or within days of showing signs of ill health after grooming, at PetSmart.
  NJ.com’s numbers are based on reports by PetSmart customers in 14 states. There were eight reported dog deaths in Pennsylvania, according to the report.
  The news outlet says the count is not definitive because there is little public accounting o
  
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• Grier Throws 5 TDs, WVU Rocks Kansas State 35-6

  23-09-2018 01:26
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  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Will Grier threw five touchdown passes for the fifth time in his career and No. 12 West Virginia shook off a sloppy start to drill Kansas State 35-6 on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
  Grier finished 25 of 35 for 356 yards and the five scores, three of them to David Sills, and two interceptions as the Mountaineers (3-0) had little trouble against the punchless Wildcats (2-2). Sills caught 10 passes for 73 yards and th
  
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• Man shot, killed in Duquesne Saturday afternoon

  23-09-2018 01:00 via post-gazette.com
  Two men were seen fleeing the area. 
  
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• Police: Man Fatally Shot While Sitting In Vehicle In Duquesne

  23-09-2018 00:52
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  DUQUESNE (KDKA) — A man was fatally shot in Duquesne on Saturday afternoon.
  It happened just after 4:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Grant Avenue.\
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  Police say a man had been shot in the head while sitting in a car.
  The victim was transported to a local hospital where he died from his wounds.
  According to police, two black males were seen fleeing the scene, heading in the direction of a nearby baseball field.
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• Terrible Towel Made Of 34K Lego Pieces Completed At STEM Fest

  23-09-2018 00:33
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Lego Terrible Towel that will hopefully set a world record was completed at the Mall at Robinson on Saturday afternoon.
  Shoppers, children and others attending STEM Fest flocked around it for hours to put the pieces into place.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Rob Hopson)
  The final bricks were snapped into place at 3:17 p.m. It took 34,560 Lego pieces to complete.
  Jason Burik, a Montour Elementary School principal, designed the in
  
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