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• 1 Hospitalized After Crash Involving School Bus, Vehicle

  15-11-2018 23:27
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  GEORGES TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person was sent to the hospital after a crash involving a school bus and a vehicle in Fayette County on Thursday afternoon.
  It happened around 3:50 p.m. on Route 857 near Collier Road in Georges Township.
  Emergency dispatchers confirmed a vehicle and an Albert Gallatin Area School District school bus got into a crash, then the bus crashed into a utility pole. Further details on the cause of the crash have not yet been release
  
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• Allegheny County police search for 15-year-old boy charged in Swissvale shooting

  15-11-2018 23:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 16-year-old girl was shot in the leg in the 2700 block of Woodstock Avenue Sunday. 
  
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• Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In Wilmington Twp.

  15-11-2018 23:07
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  WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning in Lawrence County.
  It happened around 6:30 a.m. at Eastbrook Volant Road and McFarland Lane in Wilmington Township.
  State police say a 60-year-old male driver in a Toyota Sienna XLE minivan struck a 41-year-old male pedestrian as he was walking across the road.
  The pedestrian was transported to a local medical facility with a suspected serious injury.
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• Michael Rosfeld wants a jury from outside Allegheny County for Antwon Rose homicide trial

  15-11-2018 23:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  East Hills Officer Michael Rosfeld is charged with criminal homicide in the death of Antwon Rose II.
  
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• 15-Year-Old Boy Wanted In Connection To Shooting Of 16-Year-Old Girl

  15-11-2018 22:45
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  SWISSVALE (KDKA) — A 15-year-old boy is wanted for allegedly shooting a 16-year-old girl in Swissvale.
  Swissvale Police and paramedics were sent to Woodstock Avenue between Woodstock Terrace and Wilkins Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday for a report that a person had been shot.
  When they arrived on the scene, they found a 16-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. She was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
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• Jamie Erdahl: Night Game At LSU, Trip To Auburn My Favorite Atmospheres So Far

  15-11-2018 22:13
  Ryan Mayer
  The SEC on CBS broadcast crew has seen a couple of new additions during the course of the last two years. Last season, after Verne Lundquist decided to take on a lighter broadcasting load, the network tapped Brad Nessler as the new play-by-play man. This year, when sideline reporter Allie LaForce moved on, CBS brought in Jamie Erdahl to cover the sideline duties.
  The 29-year-old Minnesota native has been working with the network since 2014, pacing the sidelines for NFL and the NCAA To
  
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• 'Stand Together,' Pittsburgh all-stars' song for Tree of Life fund, will be released Friday

  15-11-2018 22:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  The song will be performed live at the WPXI Holiday Parade on Nov. 24.
  
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• ‘Crow Deterrent’ Machines Installed At Cathedral Of Learning

  15-11-2018 22:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — “Crow deterrent” machines have been installed at the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning.
  Pitt Police say the five machines will turn on around 5 p.m. and turn off around 7 a.m. every day. The machines will transmit multiple screeching noises and bird calls through speakers around the Cathedral.
  In a Facebook post, Pitt Police say, “Your cooperation in tolerating these unusual sounds is greatly appr
  
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• Twelve suits alleging sexual abuse in Pittsburgh Diocese include 4 priests not previously named

  15-11-2018 21:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  The four priests who were not in the statewide  grand jury report are the Revs. Peter Pilarski, John Unger, George Leech and Joseph Feltz.
  
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• NFL Awards $6M To UPMC For Brain Injury Research

  15-11-2018 21:47
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  NEW YORK (AP) – The NFL is awarding more than $35 million in funding to five organizations conducting research into diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries.
  Through its Scientific Advisory Board established as part of its “Play Smart. Play Safe” initiative, the NFL is awarding grants to investigative teams focusing on concussions and associated conditions, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
  Receiving the funding will be:
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• WWE Insiders Pick Survivor Series 2018

  15-11-2018 21:19
  By Chuck Carroll
  Up until Tuesday night at 8 o’clock, the card for Survivor Series wasn’t much to write home about. Of the “big four” pay-per-views of the year, this one felt a little overlooked. Aside from Becky Lynch clashing with Ronda Rousey, nothing else on the card really stood out.
  But the most curious things happened during Tuesday’s SmackDown. Lynch announced that she was not medically cleared to wrestle Sunday after sustaining a broken nose and concussion
  
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• Police Searching For Dravosburg Woman Missing For Almost 10 Days

  15-11-2018 21:17
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  DRAVOSBURG (KDKA) — Police are searching for a Dravosburg woman who has been missing for almost 10 days.
  The City of McKeesport Police Department says 46-year-old Heather Renee Short, of Dravosburg, was last seen around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
  (Photo Credit: City of McKeesport Police Department)
  Short is described as a white woman who is about 6-feet tall and weighs about 170 pounds.
  She is known to frequent the McKeesport, West Mifflin, Glassport and
  
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• Indiana Co. Nurses Union Announces Strike Plans

  15-11-2018 20:53
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  INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) — A nurses union in Indiana County has announced plans to go on strike.
  The Indiana Registered Nurses Association plans to hold a one-day strike on Monday, Nov. 26, starting at 7 a.m. at each hospital entrance. The nurses are offering to return to work on Tuesday, Nov. 27.
  The union says the strike notice comes after more than a dozen negotiation sessions with the Indiana Regional Medical Center since August.
  According to the IRNA, the
  
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• Adam Archuleta: Have To Get Pressure With Four To Slow These Top Offenses

  15-11-2018 20:41
  Ryan Mayer
  There has never been a better time to be an offensive player than in today’s NFL. Scoring is up league-wide and quarterbacks are putting up some of the highest completion rates we’ve ever seen.
  However, while offensive players are shining, defenses are struggling to keep pace. There are only five defenses in the league that are allowing fewer than 20 points per game this season. To discuss how best to stop some of the league’s top offenses, we caught up with NFL on C
  
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• Flood damage helps lead to tax hike in Bethel Park

  15-11-2018 20:39 via post-gazette.com
  “We have to invest in Bethel Park because no one else is investing in Bethel Park,” said council member Joseph Consolmagno.
  
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• Pa. Turnpike Lowers Speed Limit Due To Poor Weather Conditions

  15-11-2018 20:36
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The speed limit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike has been lowered due to poor weather conditions.
  The Turnpike says there are white-out conditions in central and western regions of Pennsylvania.
  The speed limit has been reduced to 45 mph from the Donegal Interchange (exit 91) in Westmoreland County to the Delaware River Bridge (milepost 359) in Chester County, as well as on the Northeastern Extension (I-476) to the Lehigh Valley Interchang
  
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• House tours for the holidays: Get in the spirit with decorations and donations

  15-11-2018 20:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stroll into the spirit of the holiday season, and maybe learn some decorating tips, at holiday house tours that start Sunday.
  
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• Pittsburgh to illuminate city Christmas tree, Chris Jamison to sing during Light Up Night

  15-11-2018 20:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 60-foot Christmas tree at Pittsburgh’s City-County Building will be illuminated Friday during Light Up Night. Chris Jamison will sing.
  
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• Pa. School Data, Student Performance Searchable Through New Online Tool

  15-11-2018 20:20
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The state has a new way for teachers, parents and students to search for school data and student performance.
  It includes data on standardized test scores, student demographics, high-level courses, like AP courses and more.
  Through the Future Ready PA Index, you can search for elementary, middle or high schools.
  To check out the website, click here.Data from the website is from the 2017-18 school year.
  
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• Man Dies After Early Morning Bridgeville Crash

  15-11-2018 20:16
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man died after a car crash in Bridgeville early Thursday morning.
  The crash happened around 3:40 a.m. on Bower Hill Road between Union Street and McLaughlin Run Road.
  The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office says 42-year-old Darin W. Pilato, of Cuddy, Pa., was transported to St. Clair Hospital after getting into motor vehicle accident.
  Pilato died at the hospital around 4:15 a.m.
  Further details on the crash have not been
  
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• Feds want $605k seized from accused Westmoreland doctor

  15-11-2018 20:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mamdouth El-Attrache is charged with illegally dispensing hydroco
  
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• Study: Pittsburgh Falls In Top 25 Bed Bug Cities Ranking

  15-11-2018 19:57
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh is still on Terminix’s list of the top 25 bed bug cities in the United States, but it has improved since last year.
  Terminix announced their list of the cities with the worst bed bug problems Thursday and Pittsburgh came in at number 22.
  Last year, Pittsburgh came in at number 12.
  (Photo Credit: Terminix)
  Terminix used service data from more than 300 branches across the country to find the 25 cities where residents had
  
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• New Lawsuits Accuse 11 Of Clergy Sex Abuse

  15-11-2018 19:48
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — New lawsuits were filed Thursday on behalf of 14 alleged victims of clergy child sex abuse.
  A law firm announced the suits were filed in 12 complaints that named the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop David Zubik and Cardinal Donald Wuerl as defendants.More Grand Jury Report storiesThe complaints name eight priests who were already named in the grand jury report along with three new individuals named by victims who have since
  
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• Etna residents meet to talk about social equity

  15-11-2018 19:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Residents can display a poster that promotes inclusion and diversity.
  
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• WATCH: Students Surprise Color Blind Teacher With The Gift Of Color

  15-11-2018 19:32
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (CBS Local) — A teacher who is color blind can now see some colors, thanks to an unexpected and generous gift from his students.
  Tyler Henderson is a choir director at Lee High School in Huntsville, Alabama. As his students worked on their production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” they learned that Henderson can’t see colors.
  The students created a GoFundMe page and raised around $100 for the glasses in about two weeks. They surprised
  
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• Legendary Country Musician, ‘Hee Haw’ Star, Roy Clark Dead At 85

  15-11-2018 19:02
  DALLAS, Texas. (CBSDFW.COM) – Roy Clark, the legendary’ superpicker’, GRAMMY, CMA and ACM award winner, Country Music Hall of Fame and Grand Ole Opry member and co-host of the famed ‘Hee Haw’ television series, died today at the age of 85 due to complications from pneumonia at home in Tulsa, Okla.
  Clark was last in North Texas when he played Billy Bobs in 1991, according to Clark’s publicist 2911 Media.
  The following is a statement released by Clark&rsquo
  
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• Bell Acres councilman who drove through Antwon Rose rally held on 2 counts of reckless endangerment

  15-11-2018 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Gregory C. Wagner’s lawyer said his client drove “slowly through a mob. There was no intent to cause serious bodily injury ... .”
  
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• Jailed Lawmaker Says Inmates Want To Help Trump Build Border Wall

  15-11-2018 18:33
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (CBS Local) — Former Arkansas state Senator Jon Woods and 79 other inmates at a Texas federal prison are offering to help build President Donald Trump’s promised border wall. The ex-lawmaker sent a letter to the president with the bold suggestion.
  Woods included the prisoners’ skill sets and nationalities alongside their signatures. Several are listed as welders, crane operators or general laborers.
  “Our group hails from all aspects of American society
  
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• Officials: W.Va. Man Embezzled Over $80K Of Brother’s Veteran’s Benefits

  15-11-2018 18:30
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  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (KDKA) — Officials say a West Virginia man embezzled thousands of dollars from his brother’s veteran’s benefits.
  According to the Department of Justice, 55-year-old David Washington, of Huntington, W.Va., was appointed to receive and manage his brother’s benefits from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs.
  Investigators questioned Washington’s management of the benefits after he failed to submit accounting rep
  
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• Wintry Mix Causing Headaches For Many Across Western Pa.

  15-11-2018 18:20
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Many in western Pennsylvania are feeling the effects of freezing rain today.
  Rain turned to ice in many areas, which caused several crashes and severely slowed down the morning commute.
  In Hopewell, Beaver County, freezing rain fell throughout the morning hours.
  While the roads were mostly wet, ice formed on the trees, cars, power lines and street signs.
  (Photo Credit: Meghan Schiller/KDKA)
  “I’d rather be in Florida, where
  
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• Man Faces Up To 655 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Children

  15-11-2018 18:11
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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia judge has sentenced a man to between 165 years and 655 years in prison for sexually assaulting two young boys.
  News outlets report 47-year-old Jeffrey Thomas Phipps was sentenced last month following his September conviction of sexual assault and abuse. Authorities say Phipps sexually abused two brothers, now age 6 and 10, in 2016 and 2017.
  (Photo Credit: West Virginia Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Auth
  
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• Witnesses: Man Shouts ‘Heil Hitler, Heil Trump’ During Performance Of ‘Fiddler On The Roof’

  15-11-2018 17:51
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  BALTIMORE (AP/KDKA) – An audience member says a man interrupted a performance of “Fiddler on the Roof” in Baltimore with a pro-Nazi and pro-Trump salute.
  The national touring production of the musical, which will stop in Pittsburgh from Nov. 20 to Nov. 25, is currently running at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre through Sunday.Click here for more on this story from CBS BaltimoreRich Scherr is a contributing sportswriter for The Baltimore S
  
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• Powerball Winner Shares Winning Jackpot With Wounded Veterans

  15-11-2018 17:50
  DES MOINES, Iowa (CBS Local) — A single mom who won $343.9 million in a recent Powerball drawing is already sharing some of her newfound wealth.
  Lerynne West, 51, of Redfield, Iowa, announced Wednesday that she’ll donate $500,000 to the Travis Mills Foundation, a central Maine-based organization that supports wounded veterans through long-term programs and activities.
  West said her dad was a Vietnam veteran and her three brothers served in the military.
  “It’s very importa
  
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• Pa. Education Department releases online school evaluation tool

  15-11-2018 17:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Future Ready PA Index, which replaces the old School Performance Profiles, aims to show a more holistic view of student performance.
  
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• Sullivan: Crosby Won’t Play Against Lightning, Could Miss A Week

  15-11-2018 17:25
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Sidney Crosby will not be in the lineup when the Penguins face the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight.
  Head coach Mike Sullivan said Crosby is considered as day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
  Crosby skated on his own this morning, but could miss about a week.Coach Sullivan on if Crosby will be available for tonight’s game: “Sid will not play tonight… Right now his status is day-to-day, but my sense is it’s going to
  
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• Remains Of WWII Pilot From Latrobe Recovered, Set For Burial

  15-11-2018 17:25
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  LATROBE, Pa. (AP) – The remains of an Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania whose plane crashed off the coast of Croatia during World War II have been recovered.
  The Defense Department’s POW/MIA Accounting Agency says the remains of Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Eugene P. Ford will be buried on Dec. 4 in Arlington National Cemetery.
  (Photo Credit: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA))
  Twenty-one-year-old Ford, of Latrobe, was the pilot of a B-24J aircraft
  
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• Port Authority will put capital projects on hold while it awaits PennDOT funds

  15-11-2018 17:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  A lawsuit that was filed against the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is having a ripple-effect that is being felt in Allegheny County.
  
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• PWSA releases 12-year plan for serving PIttsburgh customers

  15-11-2018 16:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  The utility outlines how it intends to improve service and infrastructure in Pittsburgh by 2030.
  
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• PWSA looks to build on system improvements over the next 12 years

  15-11-2018 16:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  The utility outlines how it intends to improve service and infrastructure in Pittsburgh by 2030.
  
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• Allegheny County sheriff's ex-clerk admits to leaking raid details to West End gang members

  15-11-2018 16:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Erika Romanowski pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for tipping off members of the Greenway Boy Killaz
  
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• Joy interrupted by terror: Baby-naming ceremony coincided with the synagogue shootings

  15-11-2018 16:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Silver family was at Temple Sinai, less than a mile from tragedy that colleagues and friends believed they were caught in.
  
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• Officials: No Existing Tax Dollars Offered To Amazon In HQ2 Bid

  15-11-2018 16:21
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Local leaders have unveiled the details of the bid to bring Amazon’s HQ2 to Pittsburgh.
  Earlier this week, Amazon announced that it would be splitting HQ2 between New York City and northern Virginia.
  Today, officials said no existing tax dollars were offered to Amazon.
  “There were no existing tax dollars that were going to Amazon. So, whether you lived in Monroeville or Bloomfield or Ross Township or Brookline, none of y
  
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• Klavon's Ice Cream and Eat 'n Park create Mini Smiley Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches -- for charity

  15-11-2018 15:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  As part of this campaign there’s a limited edition Cam Heyward Smiley Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich. It all helps Children’s Hospital.
  
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• Police: Woman Found Half Naked In Road, Assaults EMT, Kept Saying ‘You Wanna Play? We’ll Play’

  15-11-2018 15:23
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  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (KDKA) – A woman in Ohio is facing a list of charges after being found half naked and rolling around in the street.
  According to WKBN, the incident happened around 8 p.m. on Tuesday along McClure Avenue in Youngstown.
  When officers arrived, they found 58-year-old Denise Molina rolling around on the ground with her pants down and a white foam on her mouth.
  (Photo Courtesy: Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office)
  Molina repeatedly told offi
  
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• Developmentally disabled hockey players dedicate tournament to the Rosenthal brothers of Tree of Life

  15-11-2018 15:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cranberry event celebrating hockey for people with developmental disabilities also honors two brothers killed in Tree of Life mass shooting. 
  
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• PTL Links: Nov. 15, 2018

  15-11-2018 14:58
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Mario Lemieux Foundation
  Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank
  Scene 75
  NRG Santa Spectacular
  Doug Oster
  Pa. Resource Council Composting Workshops
  Andy Amrhein At Evey True Value Hardware
  Kidsburgh
  Next Pittsburgh
  
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• 30-Foot Inflatable Cheese Sculpture Docks In Pittsburgh To Raise Awareness About Hunger

  15-11-2018 14:45
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A Pittsburgh restaurant and a food recovery nonprofit have partnered to bring a traveling inflatable cheese wedge to the city’s rivers.
  The 30-foot sculpture launched Wednesday and will float along the river to raise awareness for hunger in the region. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports the sculpture also advertises The Melting Pot fondue restaurant.
  (Photo Courtesy: Roberts Communications USA)
  The Melting Pot, which has relocat
  
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• Teen Accused Killing Mother, Brother Will Be Tried As Adult

  15-11-2018 14:22
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  NEW STANTON, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania teenager accused of killing his mother and younger brother in their home will be tried as an adult.
  A judge ruled Wednesday that the community would be at risk if 16-year-old Jacob Remaley was prosecuted in the juvenile court system.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The youth faces first-degree murder and criminal homicide charges in the November 2016 shootings in New Stanton that killed 46-year-old Dana Remaley and her 8-year-o
  
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• Video: Alexa, why didn't you pick Pittsburgh for HQ2? Didn't we redd up enough?

  15-11-2018 14:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Alexa, are you ready to adopt a Long Island accent? And what’s up with the cold shoulder toward Pittsburgh, don’t you like Primanti’s?
  
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• Icy Conditions Lead To Several Crashes In Western Pa.

  15-11-2018 13:47
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Several crashes were reported around western Pennsylvania as a wintry mix moved through the area.
  In Clairton, a crash closed the Ravensburg Bridge around 7 a.m.
  According to the fire chief, the bridge was a sheet of ice. He went on to say the bridge was like an ice skating rink.
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  A driver lost control, crossed into oncoming traffic and
  
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