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• Giant Eagle Recalls Smokey Mozzarella Pasta Salad Due To Potential Listeria & Salmonella Contamination

  24-10-2018 23:24
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Giant Eagle is recalling smokey mozzarella pasta salad sold in the prepared foods departments in Giant Eagle and Market District locations across western Pennsylvania and Ohio.
  The recall was initiated after supplier A.S.K. Foods, Inc notified the grocery chain about potential listeria monocytogenes and salmonella contamination related to the red pepper in the salad.
  The effective dates of the potentially impacted salads start on Oct.
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Over Hill, Into Ditch In Scott Township

  24-10-2018 22:31
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  SCOTT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A vehicle crashed over a hillside in Scott Township Wednesday afternoon, sending emergency crews to the scene to help the driver.
  The crash happened along Painters Run Road before 3 p.m.
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  According to emergency officials, crews were able to get the driver out of the vehicle safely.
  The view from NewsChopper 2 shows an SUV in a ditch with a parking lot above and a possible broken fence.
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• ‘Tell Me A Story’ Red Carpet Premiere Recap

  24-10-2018 22:19
  CBS All Access subscribers are in for a spooky new series this Halloween. Tell Me A Story is the latest All Access exclusive set to premiere on the company’s streaming digital service and offers a dark, modern twist on classic fairy tales The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel And Gretel. Last night the cast of the show along with creator Kevin Williamson and Executive Producer Dana Honor descended upon The Metrograph in New York City for the show’s red carpet premi
  
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• Supporters Of Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Hold Rally At State Capitol

  24-10-2018 22:13
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — Survivors of child sexual abuse and others are ramping up pressure on Pennsylvania’s Republican senators to vote on a bill to would give victims a two-year window to file lawsuits that would otherwise be outdated.
  More than 100 people rallied at the state Capitol Wednesday following the Senate’s GOP majority’s decision last week to leave Harrisburg without voting on the legislation.
  Several speakers focused th
  
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• CDC: Don’t Dress Up Your Pet Chickens For Halloween

  24-10-2018 22:09
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  ATLANTA (CBS Local) — With Halloween right around the corner, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking owners of chickens to not dress up their domestic livestock this year.
  The warning may sound like a joke, but it is quite serious.
  The Atlanta-based CDC says costumed chickens out for a night of trick-or-treating run the risk of infecting people with a particular potent strain of salmonella.
  Since January, at least 92 people in 29 states
  
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• Gov. Wolf Signs Bill Protecting Pets Left In Hot Vehicles Into Law

  24-10-2018 21:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — New legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Tom Wolf is strengthening protections for animals across the state.
  Gov. Wolf has signed the Motor Vehicle Extreme Heat Protection Act, or House Bill 1216.
  The new law allows law enforcement officers to enter vehicles or property in situations where pets are believed to be suffering or getting inadequate care in extreme temperatures.It's been one year since the passage of #LibresLaw and
  
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• Free Pizza For Losing Mega Millions Tickets

  24-10-2018 21:34
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Villa Italian Kitchen is offering a free pizza slice for anyone who brings in their losing Mega Millions ticket a day after the historic $1.6 billion drawing.
  There are six locations in the Pittsburgh area, including one at Ross Park Mall, The Mall at Robinson, and South Hills Village, as well as Pittsburgh International Airport.
  Click here to see locations near you.
  The restaurant chain says the offer will only be available on Wednesday at participating locations with t
  
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• Prosecutors try to get defense attorneys in Wilkinsburg slayings case removed

  24-10-2018 21:27 via post-gazette.com
  They allege that lawyers for Cheron Shelton and Robert Thomas have a conflict because they previously represented a new jailhouse informant.
  
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• A place to stay since 1923: Historic Hill District YMCA rehab to shift housing operator

  24-10-2018 21:25 via post-gazette.com
  The branch was the first in the city for black members and for decades was a hub of recreation and culture in the Hill District.
  
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• Pittsburgh-based refugee agency attributes program closure to Trump policies

  24-10-2018 21:19 via post-gazette.com
  Two years ago, the Northern Area Multi Service Center resettled 269 refugees in the Pittsburgh area. This year, it settled 69.
  
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• Deadline To Apply For Absentee Ballot Approaching

  24-10-2018 21:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County voting officials are recommending that people who vote using absentee ballots apply early this year.
  Voters need to apply for an absentee ballot by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30.
  The actual ballot must be returned by 5 p.m. on Nov. 2.
  You can download the application form online here.
  
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• DEA: W.Va. man caught with huge haul of meth in Butler County

  24-10-2018 20:52 via post-gazette.com
  Investigators said they found four duffel bags with meth and cocaine in a car driven by Durell Jones, of Fairmont, on Interstate 79.
  
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• Bill Cowher: Elimination Of Big Plays On Defense, Consistent Running Game Has Been Key For Steelers

  24-10-2018 20:37
  Ryan MayerThe Steelers and Browns rivalry opened this NFL season with the first tie. The Browns harassed the Steelers into six turnovers, five by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (3 interceptions, 2 fumbles), but their own kicking woes kept them from capitalizing. Now, the two teams meet again, this time in Heinz Field with their seasons heading in opposite directions.
  Pittsburgh enters Sunday on a two-game win streak, beating the Falcons and Bengals prior to their bye week. The Browns, meanwhile,
  
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• Police Investigating Bank Robbery In Hampton Township

  24-10-2018 19:56
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  HAMPTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon bank robbery in Hampton Township.
  According to police, the incident happened at the Citizens Bank in the 4000 block of Route 8 around 1 p.m.
  It’s unclear if the suspect got away with any money at this time.
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  The suspect reportedly wore a mask during the incident.
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• FBI: Hampton Twp. Bank Robbery Suspect Was Wearing ‘Scream’ Mask

  24-10-2018 19:56
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  HAMPTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a Hampton Township bank was robbed on Wednesday afternoon by a man wearing a horror movie mask.
  According to authorities, the incident happened at the Citizens Bank in the 4000 block of Route 8 just before 1 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: Steve Willing/KDKA)
  The FBI says the suspect was wearing a Halloween mask that looks like the one wore by the villain in the “Scream” horror movies. He was also c
  
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• FBI looking for man who robbed NexTier Bank in Zelienople

  24-10-2018 19:55 via post-gazette.com
  Police say no one was injured and no weapon was displayed in the robbery on Tuesday at NexTier Bank on  South Main Street.
  
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• Police: Three Juveniles Use Gun To Bully Boy With Autism In Viral Video

  24-10-2018 19:48
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  INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (CBS Local) — Three juveniles are in police custody after a video surfaced showing a 13-year-old with a gun pointed at his head before being punched several times.
  The video shows Derrin Weddle on his knees being taunted by a group of kids, demanding that he kisses a teen’s foot. Someone then pulls out a pistol and holds it against his head. The first teen then tells Weddle to stand up before repeatedly punching him in the fac
  
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• Police: Three Juveniles Use Gun To Bully Autistic Boy In Viral Video

  24-10-2018 19:48
  INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (CBS Local) — Three juveniles are in police custody after a video surfaced showing a 13-year-old with a gun pointed at his head before being punched several times.
  The video shows Derrin Weddle on his knees being taunted by a group of kids, demanding that he kisses a teen’s foot. Someone then pulls out a pistol and holds it against his head. The first teen then tells Weddle to stand up before repeatedly punching him in the face.
  “I didn’t know if th
  
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• 6th Grade Girl Tackles Barriers On Middle School’s Football Team

  24-10-2018 19:42
  ST. LOUIS (CBS Local) — A sixth grade girl in St. Louis is finding success on the football field.
  Taylor Ward, 11, plays on the offensive line for the Crunchtime Seminoles, a team organized by the non-profit North County Youth Association.
  Ward credits her family with her interest in football.
  “It started when my stepbrother tried football,” she told KOMV. “He convinced me to play football so I tried it.”
  Ward and her team were invited to play at the World Yout
  
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• WPIAL Football Championship Series To Air On Pittsburgh’s CW, Two Games Simulcast On KDKA-TV

  24-10-2018 19:23
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh’s CW (WPCW) is excited to announce that KDKA-TV Sports will produce all six playoff games in the WPIAL Championship Series.
  All of the six games will air on Pittsburgh’s CW and two of the games will be simulcast on KDKA-TV (see detailed schedule below).
  Western Pennsylvania is home to some of the most exciting high school football action in the nation and nowhere is that more evident than the WPIAL.
  The WPIAL is where the Hall of Famers players &n
  
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• Top DFS Picks Week 8: Goff, Gurley Strong Plays Against Packers

  24-10-2018 19:19
  Here’s our look at the top Daily Fantasy Football players for Week 8, and as we scan the top five players at the quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end positions, you’ll see some familiar faces.
  The Chiefs — with Patrick Mahomes, Kareem Hunt and Travis Kelce — continue to put up points in bunches. They dropped 45 on the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 7 and head to Denver this Sunday.
  But only the Los Angeles Rams remain undefeated, and that’s thanks
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court hears argument from city, Pittsburgh police union, in wage dispute

  24-10-2018 19:06 via post-gazette.com
  Attorneys sparred over whether an arbitration panel properly gave officers raises and if the union correctly followed the appeals process.
  
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• Pennsylvania Lawmakers React After Suspicious Devices Sent to Clintons, Obamas, CNN Offices

  24-10-2018 18:46
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  (KDKA/CNN) — Authorities have intercepted suspicious devices intended for former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and the Florida office of Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz was evacuated Wednesday after a suspicious package was mailed there.
  Also, CNN’s New York bureau in the Time Warner Center was evacuated after a package with an explosive device, addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, was discovered, city and local law
  
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• Police Seek Help Identifying Zelienople Bank Robbery Suspect

  24-10-2018 18:43
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  ZELIENOPLE (KDKA) – Authorities are asking for the public’s help to identify a bank robbery suspect in Zelienople.
  According to the FBI, a man robbed the NexTier Bank in the 200 block of South Main Street on Tuesday.
  Around 3:30 p.m., the suspect entered the bank, approached a teller and demanded money. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the man left the bank and fled on foot.
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  No one was injured and the
  
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• Brother’s Brother Teams Up With Riverbend Foods To Send Donations To Hurricane Michael Victims

  24-10-2018 18:25
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The devastation of Hurricane Michael spanned five states, but Florida saw the most devastation.
  That’s why one Pittsburgh organization is directing donations to the hardest hit cities.
  “We are loading five tractor-trailer loads of food from Riverbend [Foods] and we’re sending it to the Tallahassee, Florida food bank to help people hurt by Hurricane Michael that came through a couple weeks ago,” Brother’s B
  
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• Pittsburgh Tavern Ranked Among Nation’s Best Dive Bars

  24-10-2018 18:08
  PITTSBURGH (The Patch.com) — Anyone who has ever been in the place knows it’s worthy of the title – and now it’s official.Gooski’s has been named one of the nation’s 33 best dive bars by Thrillist, the website specializing in food, drink, travel and entertainment topics.
  Thrillist also considers the venerable Polish Hill hole-in-the wall “the best dive in a city blessed with more of them than most towns twice its size.” High praise indeed.
  “T
  
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• Water ceremony kicks off protest against shale gas and petrochemical industries

  24-10-2018 17:21 via post-gazette.com
  Native Americans and regional activists rally against shale gas and petrochemical industries they say threaten rivers and water supplies
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Inbound lanes of Fort Pitt Tunnel will be closed around noon Wednesday

  24-10-2018 17:21 via post-gazette.com
  Commuters traveling on Parkway West into the city should be advised that the tunnel will be closed for 15 minutes.
  
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• Kmart Employee Bids Emotional Farewell As McMurray Store Closes For Good

  24-10-2018 17:01
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  MCMURRAY (KDKA) – Last week, another Kmart in our area closed its doors for good.
  The McMurray store was put on the chopping block before Kmart’s parent company, Sears, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
  Before closing up for good, Joshua Englert made one final announcement.
  File. (Photo Credit: Ian Smith/KDKA)
  He’s worked there for 18 years and gave the store the curtain call it deserved.
  “Attention Kmart shoppers, the time is now 4:25 an
  
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• Teacher’s Aide Fired After Allegedly Giving Special Needs Student A ‘Wedgie’

  24-10-2018 16:55
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CBS Local) — A teacher’s aide at an elementary school in St. Petersburg is out of a job, one month after she allegedly gave a special needs student a “wedgie” in front of a classroom of his peers.
  The Pinellas County School Board voted 7-0 to fire Dominique Diamond Armstrong, 25, during Tuesday’s meeting.
  “Pinellas County Schools expects staff to treat students with respect and dignity,” the district said in a statement. “The
  
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• West Mifflin district mulls athletics facility upgrades

  24-10-2018 16:42 via post-gazette.com
  Administrators recommended that the board authorize the transfer of up to $1,050,000 from the general fund to the capital projects fund.
  
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• Bridge Music Hall, a new 'listening room' for live music, will open in East Liberty

  24-10-2018 16:14 via post-gazette.com
  The new venue will play host to folk, blues, jazz, ethnic music, country, bluegrass, hip-hop and even opera, classical and chamber music.
  
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• Zombies invade Market Square for second annual Fright Up Night

  24-10-2018 15:36 via post-gazette.com
  The parties take place Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m. 
  
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• Time Warner Building Evacuated; Suspicious Packages Found Near Clinton, Obama Homes

  24-10-2018 15:22
  A suspicious device was discovered Wednesday near the Clinton family home in Westchester County, CBS News confirms.
  
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• Cosby’s Bid For New Trial Rejected By Judge

  24-10-2018 14:46
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  PHILADELPHIA (KDKA/AP) – A judge on Tuesday rejected Bill Cosby’s bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing, leading the comedian’s wife, Camille, to again accuse the judge of bias against her husband.
  The ruling by the same judge that presided over Cosby’s trial also led the entertainer’s lawyers to file their appeal with the state Superior Court, the next step in trying to reverse his felony sex assault conviction.
  Cosby is servi
  
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• PTL Links: Oct. 24, 2018

  24-10-2018 14:22
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes: Shredded Chicken & Rice Stuffed Peppers, Pumpkin Cheese Ball
  Hundred Acres Manor
  August Wilson Center
  Realtor Rebecca Church
  House Hunters
  Salvation Army Garbage Bag Gala
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Shredded Chicken & Rice Stuffed Peppers, Pumpkin Cheese Ball

  24-10-2018 14:18
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  Rania Harris stopped by PTL to cook up some Halloween-inspired recipes!
  Halloween Style Shredded Chicken & Rice Stuffed Peppers4 bell peppers your choice of color
  2 cups Mexican Red and Black rice (recipe follows)
  2 shredded chicken breasts (recipe follows)
  1 cup shredded Mexican Four cheese (plus extra for topping the peppers)Directions:
  Bring a large pot of water to boil. While you are waiting for the water to boil, rinse peppers, slice off the tops and h
  
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• Vegan candies will be handed out at new Trunk or Treat event this year

  24-10-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Because of its upcoming expansion, The Original Vegan Festival of Pittsburgh will substitute the fall festival with “Trunk or Treat.”
  
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• 'Peoples Water' a hazy vision after Aqua acquisition announcement

  24-10-2018 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  Peoples Natural Gas pitched a “Peoples Water” partnership with PWSA, but the vision appeared less certain after an acquisition announcement.
  
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• Months of silence on Amazon HQ2 for Pittsburgh. What does it mean?

  24-10-2018 13:25 via post-gazette.com
  “I would think it’s probably more beneficial for locations getting second visits,” one expert says.
   
  
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• Dick’s Sporting Goods Hiring For Holiday Season

  24-10-2018 13:16
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Dick’s Sporting Goods is gearing up for the holiday season by holding its own “National Signing Day” for employees.
  The Pittsburgh based company said it is looking to hire 88 season teammates in our area, today.
  You can apply online — or head to one of these six local location for an interview:Cranberry Twp.
  Monaca
  Monroeville
  Pittsburgh (Robinson, South Hills)
  Tarentum (Pittsburgh Mills)
  WashingtonThe company s
  
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• Tracking cases of child paralysis may be paying off, former CDC expert reports

  24-10-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  Pediatric infectious disease specialist says this year’s spike in acute flaccid myelitis may be lower than in previous cycles.
  
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• Single Ticket In South Carolina Wins $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

  24-10-2018 12:47
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  By: Faith Karimi, CNN
  (CNN) — The Mega Millions winning numbers are out and a single lucky ticket holder in South Carolina can claim the largest jackpot ever offered — an estimated $1.6 billion with a one-time cash option of $913 million.
  The magic numbers drawn Tuesday night were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70, and the Mega Ball was 5.
  Mega Millions announced the historic win in a statement early Wednesday.
  (Photo Credit: CBS)
  “The moment we’ve been
  
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• Single Ticket In South Carolina Wins $1.5 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

  24-10-2018 12:47
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  By: Faith Karimi, CNN
  (CNN) — The Mega Millions winning numbers are out and a single lucky ticket holder in South Carolina can claim the largest jackpot ever offered — an estimated $1.537 billion with a one-time cash option of $913 million.
  The magic numbers drawn Tuesday night were 5, 28, 62, 65, 70, and the Mega Ball was 5.
  Mega Millions announced the win in a statement early Wednesday.
  (Photo Credit: CBS)
  “The moment we’ve been waitin
  
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• Firefighters Find Suspected Meth Lab While Battling Fire Inside Vandergrift Home

  24-10-2018 12:32
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  VANDERGRIFT (KDKA) – Firefighters were called to a home in Vandergrift to fight a fire in the basement, but they found a suspected meth lab.
  The home on Hancock Avenue caught fire around 7:30 p.m. and everyone made it out safely.
  Police put one person in handcuffs and placed them in the backseat of a cruiser.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Firefighters said the fire in the basement ended up being small, but when they were downstairs they found evidence of drugs.
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• Crosby’s Amazing OT Goal Lifts Penguins To 6-5 Victory Over Oilers

  24-10-2018 06:47
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  EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Sidney Crosby made a slick move through two defenders, skated through the slot and lifted a backhander into the net at 2:12 of overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
  Crosby opened the scoring in the first period and his second goal of the season was the winner. Crosby moved from the left boards, slipped the puck through a defender’s legs, moved past Oilers goalie Cam
  
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• Police: Man Facing Charges In Bizarre ‘Driving While Naked’ Incident, Smashing Parked Cars With Van

  24-10-2018 05:50
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  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — A man is in custody after police say he terrorized a local neighborhood in Beaver County in a bizarre incident in which he was driving naked and crashing a work van into parked vehicles.
  Gerald Stephens was in his Boundry Street home in Aliquippa Tuesday afternoon when he heard a loud bang and rushed to his front door.
  There, outside, in front of his home, was his damaged parked car, which had just been inspected.
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• ‘A Wonderful Lawyer, An Even Better Human Being’: Longtime Prosecutor Leaves Behind Important Legacy Of Helping Victims Of Abuse

  24-10-2018 05:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In Judge Donna Jo McDaniel’s courtroom, Laura Ditka prosecuted countless cases, helping more women and children than one can imagine.
  “She was mostly involved in child sex abuse cases. She was so good with the children. She would being them in here after hours, and tell them what the courtroom was, where they were going to sit, and where the judge would sit, and really made them feel comfortable,” said Judge McDaniel,
  
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• Numbers Drawn For Record-Breaking $1.6 Billion Mega Millions Jackpot

  24-10-2018 05:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s the numbers people have been waiting all day for.
  The winning numbers for the historic $1.6 billion Mega Millions jackpot are in, so get out your tickets and check them here: 5, 28, 62, 65, 70, MegaBall 5, Megaplier 3x.
  There are more than 302-million possible number combinations, and about 75 percent of them were expected to be sold for Tuesday night’s drawing.
  (Photo Credit: CBS)
  Lottery machines were pumping out tic
  
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• Police searching for missing 12-year-old Marshall-Shadeland boy

  24-10-2018 04:56 via post-gazette.com
  Khalyl McKnight was last seen along McClure Avenue in Brighton Heights about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to police.
  
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