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• Aliquippa Assistant Police Chief Facing Charges In Two Separate Cases

  04-12-2018 23:52
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  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – Aliquippa Assistant Police Chief Joseph Perciavalle is facing charges in two separate cases, one for sending a lewd video to a minor and another for recording a conversation with then police chief Don Couch, without the chiefs knowledge.RELATED STORIES:
  Aliquippa Assistant Police Chief Charged With Sending Sexually Explicit Material To MinorAliquippa Names New Acting Police Chief
  Perciavalle was named police chief replacing the suspende
  
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• Trial begins for Westmoreland County sheriff on campaign-related criminal charges

  04-12-2018 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  The prosecution said Jonathan Held directed on-duty deputies to collect political contributions, but his attorney denied that was the case.
  
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• Trial Begins For Westmoreland County Sheriff Jonathan Held

  04-12-2018 23:29
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Charged by the State Attorney Generals Office for allegedly using his staff to perform campaign activities on the clock, Sheriff Jonathan Held not surprisingly came under direct attack by prosecutor Bobbi Jo Wagner during her very short open arguments to the jury.
  Wagner told the jury comprised of 8 women and four men, “What the case is really about is his (Held’s) ego and how he believes he’s above the law. He (Held) used his employees for his campaig
  
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• Smallman Street Deli in Squirrel Hill will close at the end of December

  04-12-2018 23:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  The original location in the Strip District will remain open.
  
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• Urban Meyer Steps Down At Ohio State, Leaves Complicated Legacy

  04-12-2018 22:31
  Ryan Mayer
  Ohio State University head football coach Urban Meyer announced in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon that he will be stepping down from his head coach position following the team’s appearance in the Rose Bowl against Washington on New Year’s Day. Offensive coordinator, Ryan Day, will step in and become the team’s next head coach after serving in an interim capacity at the beginning of this season.
  In his retirement press conference, the 54-year-old Meyer allude
  
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• Pittsburgh's cool, says National Geographic Traveller

  04-12-2018 22:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh is the only U. S. destination to make the National Geographic Traveller Cool List 2019, which was published  Tuesday.
  
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• Court To Rule On Secrecy Of State Police Social Media Policy

  04-12-2018 21:58
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court has agreed to consider whether state police should have to disclose more details about how they use information from social media to investigate crimes and make their own hiring decisions.
  The Supreme Court on Monday announced it will hear an appeal by the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of a May decision by a Commonwealth Court that upheld the police agency’s decision to
  
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• Dwight Freeney: Cowboys And Texans Are Getting Back To Their Roots

  04-12-2018 21:57
  Ryan Mayer
  Two of the hottest teams in the NFL reside in the Lonestar State. The Houston Texans own the league’s longest winning streak at nine games, while the Dallas Cowboys have strung together four straight wins. Both organizations currently lead their respective divisions and look to be on their way to making a playoff run.
  The similarities don’t stop there. Both teams will be facing their rivals this coming week, with the Colts (Texans) and the Eagles (Cowboys) travelling to Te
  
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• Teacher Says Catholic School Fired Her Over Her Pregnancy

  04-12-2018 21:52
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  EDGEWOOD, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania teacher who is pregnant said she was fired from her Catholic school job because the Harrisburg diocese was upset she wasn’t married.
  Naiad Reich said she taught at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School in Edgewood for four years but was fired Friday after informing administrators she was expecting a child with her boyfriend.
  “I feel like I’m a rewriting of ‘The Scarlet Letter’ at this point,
  
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• Princeton A Cappella Group Scraps Disney Classic Over Concerns About Consent, Misogyny

  04-12-2018 21:15
  Princeton, N.J. (CBS Local) — An all-male a cappella group at Princeton University says it’s going to temporarily scrap a song from the 1989 Disney animated classic movie “The Little Mermaid” in what may have become the latest casualty of changing social standards in the #MeToo era.
  Wesley Brown, a senior and president of the Tigertones, announced Friday the band will try to rework the performance for the song “Kiss The Girl.”
  The group’s decision came f
  
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• Caught On Video: Car Crashes Into Carrick Law Office

  04-12-2018 21:02
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  CARRICK (KDKA) — One person was injured when a car crashed into the front of a law office Tuesday afternoon in Carrick.
  The crash happened along Brownsville Road, and was caught on surveillance video.
  WATCH: Surveillance Video — 
  One witness who heard the crash said it sounded like a bomb went off.
  Officials say the car only hit the outside of the building and did not end up crashing through the structure.
  (Photo Credit: Brenda Waters/KDKA)
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• Former Steeler Brett Keisel Surprises UMPC Children As “Camo Santa”

  04-12-2018 20:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel surprised patients at UPMC Children’s Hospital Tuesday morning.Keisel, dressed up in his “Camo Santa” suit, delivered outdoor gifts and backyard games from Field & Stream.
  “Camo Santa (aka @bkeisel99) is at @ChildrensPgh and he’s brought his bag of gifts to surprise the kids. ”
  Camo Santa (aka @bkeisel99) is at @ChildrensPgh and he’s brought his bag of gifts to surprise the kids.Fol
  
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• Former Steeler Brett Keisel Surprises Kids At UPMC Children’s Hospital As ‘Camo Santa’

  04-12-2018 20:41
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rocking his famous beard and a camouflage Santa suit, retired Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel is making the Christmas season a whole lot brighter for kids at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. 
  Distinctly different from Santa Claus, Keisel is “Camo Santa,” partnering up with Field and Stream to deliver some cool gifts and smiles.
  “That’s where Camo Santa lives – Field and Stream. If you
  
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• Florida Girl At Center Of Worldwide Hunt For Rare Blood To Help Fight Cancer

  04-12-2018 20:26
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  MIAMI, Fla. (CBSMiami/CBS Local) – There is a worldwide search underway to find a matching donor for a 2-year-old Florida girl with some of the rarest blood in the world who is also battling cancer.
  OneBlood, a local not-for-profit blood center is leading the search for Zainab, a Miami girl who is battling neuroblastoma, a very aggressive form of cancer.
  Zainab’s blood is extremely rare because she is missing a common antigen that most people carry
  
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• ‘Bring Home The Bacon’: Academic Says Expressions Referencing Meat Will Become Less Popular

  04-12-2018 20:20
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  (CBS Local) — An academic researcher is predicting in a new article that phrases such as “bring home the bacon” and “killing two birds with one stone” will go out of fashion to avoid offending animal lovers.
  Shareena Z. Hamzah, postdoctoral researcher at Swansea University in Wales, claims the growing influence of veganism will raise awareness of animal cruelty and put an end to meaty descriptions.
  “In today’s reality,
  
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• Washington Co. Animal Shelter Takes In Neglected, Severely Emaciated Dog

  04-12-2018 19:54
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  EIGHTY-FOUR, Pa. (KDKA) — The Washington Area Humane Society is asking for help from the public finding the person who dumped a dog found starving and neglected.
  The shelter says Snowy came to them through animal control. They believe someone dumped her, and left her to starve.
  (Source: Washington Area Humane Society/Facebook)
  (Source: Washington Area Humane Society/Facebook)
  Though severely emaciated, vets at the Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty and Emerg
  
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• Northview Heights public safety center opens, staffed by Pittsburgh police

  04-12-2018 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  The center sprang from a collaborative effort by the city, the housing authority, police, the Buhl Foundation and residents.
  
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• Ten High School Football Players Suspended For Naked ‘Oreo Run’

  04-12-2018 19:38
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  BYRON, Ill. (CBS Local) — Ten football players at an Illinois high school were disciplined last month after they stripped naked and ran across the school’s football field with Oreo cookies wedged between their buttocks.
  The Byron High School players were suspended for indecent exposure after school administrators concluded the “Oreo Run” was voluntary and not related to hazing, The Rockford Register Star reports.
  The paper reported the s
  
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• Group Calls On Cardinal Daniel DiNardo: ‘Come Clean 100 Percent’

  04-12-2018 19:05
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A day after a state Supreme Court ruling that the names of 11 accused Roman Catholic clergy should not be made public, a group is calling on Cardinal Daniel DiNardo to be more transparent.
  The state grand jury report, released earlier this year, names more than 300 priests statewide accused of abusing children. But 11 names have been redacted.
  The state Supreme Court said in the ruling on Monday that revealing those names would violate
  
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• Ex-UPMC doctor, a recovering opioid addict, seeks leniency in federal drug case

  04-12-2018 19:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Marios Papachristou‘s lawyer wrote that his client shouldn’t be harshly sentenced as if he were a “pill mill” doctor trying to make money.
  
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• Pa. Superior Court hears argument on alleged Allegheny County prosecutorial misconduct

  04-12-2018 18:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  The DA’s office is fighting to have gun and drug charges refiled against James Taric Byrd after a county judge threw them out in 2017.
  
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• Pa. Superior Court hears argument on alleged Allegheny County prosecutoral misconduct

  04-12-2018 18:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  The DA’s office is fighting to have gun and drug charges refiled against James Taric Byrd after a county judge threw them out in 2017.
  
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• High School Could Be Renamed To Honor Couple Who Fought Interracial Marriage Ban

  04-12-2018 18:52
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  ARLINGTON, Va. (CBS Local) — A high school in northern Virginia that’s removing Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s name could be renamed to honor the couple who challenged the state’s ban on interracial marriage.
  A 21-member committee appointed by the Arlington County school board voted Thursday that Washington-Lee High School be renamed as “Washington-Loving,” according to School Board spokeswoman Linda Erdos.
  She said the com
  
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• NHL Board Of Governors Approve New Franchise In Seattle

  04-12-2018 18:33
  SEA ISLAND, Ga. (AP/KDKA) – The NHL Board of Governors met to give final approval to Seattle’s bid to add the league’s 32nd team.
  “Congratulations, @NHLSeattle_!The NHL’s 32nd franchise will begin play in the 2021-22 season!!!”
  Congratulations, @NHLSeattle_!The NHL's 32nd franchise will begin play in the 2021-22 season!!! pic.twitter.com/bekbMiwZos
  — NHL (@NHL) December 4, 2018Representatives of Seattle Hockey Partners, including majority owner David Bon
  
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• Steelers Running Back James Conner Out With Ankle Sprain

  04-12-2018 18:11
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers announced that James Conner will miss Sunday’s game against the Raiders with an ankle sprain.“Mike Tomlin says James Conner has an ankle sprain. A more significant issue than they first thought —#Steelers”
  Mike Tomlin says James Conner has an ankle sprain. A more significant issue than they first thought —#Steelers
  — Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) December 4, 2018Head Coach Mike Tomlin made the announcement during his weekly pres
  
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• Top Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups For NFL Week 14

  04-12-2018 17:58
  By Matt Citak
  After a long 13 weeks, the fantasy playoffs have finally arrived.
  Congratulations to those of you that made the postseason. Now that you have reached the promised land, let’s try and get you these final three wins and a fantasy championship.
  Whether you are looking for a replacement for one of the several fantasy contributors who suffered injuries this past week (James Conner, A.J. Green and Greg Olsen, just to name a few) or trying to find the fantasy darling of the playoffs
  
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• Video: Steelers Fan Chokes Pregnant Chargers Fan During Game

  04-12-2018 17:55
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — New video shows another violent fight during the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night game against the Los Angeles Charges.This time it was a pregnant Chargers fan who was choked by a Steelers fan.The video shows a man in a Steelers jersey fighting with another man, when the woman gets in middle he grabs her by the throat before letting go.At one point the man is seen nearly pushing the Chargers fan over the railing.Still photos of the inc
  
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• More Than 12 Million Pounds Of Beef Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination

  04-12-2018 17:42
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — JBS Tolleson, Inc. is recalling about 12,093,271 pounds of raw beef products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Newport Tuesday. The initial recall was of just over 6 million pounds of raw beef products in October.
  The products were packaged from July 26 to Sept. 7 and were shipped to retail locations and institutions nationwide.
  At least 246 people in 26 states have reported getting sick from consuming the items.
  The items were packaged under the brand names: Ce
  
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• Steelers Add Trey Edmunds To 53-Man Roster

  04-12-2018 17:29
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers added running back Trey Edmunds to the active roster from the practice squad, the team announced Tuesday morning.“We have promoted RB Trey Edmunds to our 53-man roster, and placed WR Justin Hunter on the Reserve/Injured List. We have also signed LB Matthew Thomas to the Practice Squad, and released LB Farrington Huguenin from the Practice Squad.”
  We have promoted RB Trey Edmunds to our 53-man roster, and placed WR Justin Hunter on the Reserve/In
  
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• High School Newspaper Suspended After Publishing ‘Disruptive’ Investigation

  04-12-2018 17:09
  SPRINGDALE, Ark. (CBS LOCAL) — A high school newspaper in northwest Arkansas has been reinstated after it was suspended for publishing an article criticizing the transfer of five football players to a rival high school.
  Publication of Har-ber High School’s The Herald was suspended after it published a months-long investigation into the transfer of five varsity players from Har-Ber to Springdale High School, its arch rival within the Springdale Public Schools district.
  The studen
  
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• Massive Beef Recall Expands, 5.1 Million Pounds Added Over Salmonella Concerns

  04-12-2018 16:41
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  By Debra Goldschmidt, CNN
  (CNN) — JBS Tolleson, Inc. is recalling more than 5.1 million pounds of raw beef products that may be tainted with salmonella, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said Tuesday.
  The recalled beef was produced and packaged between July 26 and Sept. 7, according to FSIS.
  The products have been distributed nationwide and include the brands Kroger, Cedar River Farms, Grass Run Farms a
  
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• Police: Man Claims Self-Defense After Breaking Into Home, Stabbing 2 People

  04-12-2018 15:47
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  MILLVALE (KDKA) — Police have a suspect in custody, but are still searching for a weapon after a man and woman were stabbed multiple times overnight in Millvale.
  The stabbing was first reported around 12:45 a.m. at a home on Evergreen Avenue.
  Investigators say the suspect, identified as Shawn Holtgraver, later called police wanting to turn himself in. He was taken into custody and is now facing charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, burglary, hara
  
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• Don't blame the metal, blame the human, and other lessons from a museum of materials failure

  04-12-2018 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  All of this has happened before, Mehrooz Zamanzadeh warns. And all of it will happen again.
  
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• PTL Links: Dec. 4, 2018

  04-12-2018 14:41
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Kennywood Holiday Lights
  Market District
  Cooking Corner Recipes
  Giant Eagle Music Video
  Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
  The Mall at Robinson
  Carmi Restaurant
  The Waterfront Pittsburgh
  
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• Market District Recipes: Holiday Entertaining

  04-12-2018 14:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This week, Market District Chef Ben D’Amico is in the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen with some easy tips for entertaining this holiday season!
  Bourbon Apricot GlazeCompliments of Market District Executive Sous Chef Josh Arnold
  Makes: 1½ cupsPrep Time: 10 min.Cook Time: 10 min.Cool Time: 10 min.3 fl. oz. bourbon, divided
  ½ lb. dried apricots, sliced into slivers
  ¼ cup water
  Pinch of nutmeg
  ½ cup light br
  
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• Ohio State: Coach Urban Meyer Will Retire After Rose Bowl

  04-12-2018 14:02
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio (CBS Sports) — Ohio State has shared that coach Urban Meyer will announce his retirement at a 2 p.m. ET press conference on Tuesday.
  Meyer will coach his last game in the Rose Bowl vs. Washington on Jan. 1, 2019, and be succeeded by offensive coordinator Ryan Day. Also in attendance at the press conference will be athletic director Gene Smith.BREAKING: Ohio State says coach Urban Meyer will retire after Rose Bowl.
  — AP Top 25 (@AP_Top
  
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• Some Catholics demand bishop's resignation, others beg him to stay during emotional listening session

  04-12-2018 13:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  More than 200 people gathered at St. Thomas A’Becket Church in Jefferson Hills, where Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik held his second listening session Monday night.
  
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• Hersheypark Finds Wallet 4 Years After Man Lost It On Roller Coaster

  04-12-2018 13:39
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  HERSHEY, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — A Pennsylvania man has his wallet back nearly four years after it apparently fell out of his pocket while riding a roller coaster.
  It was a running family joke to tell the kids to look for dad’s wallet every time they visited Hersheypark.
  “We don’t go to Hersheypark and don’t mention the missing wallet,” said Jen Anson, the man’s wife.
  But Jon Anson tells WHTM-TV he recently got a call from the
  
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• Stabbing reported overnight in Millvale

  04-12-2018 13:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police confirmed the incident, which is under investigation.
  
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• Man in custody after two stabbed overnight in Millvale

  04-12-2018 13:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police confirmed the incident, which is under investigation.
  
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• 'Paris to Pittsburgh' documentary puts Steel City in leading role in climate change efforts

  04-12-2018 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A new documentary film, “Paris to Pittsburgh,” puts the city in a leading role among communities working to combat climate change now.
  
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• Testimony begins in U.S. Steel appeal of coke works enforcement order

  04-12-2018 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  U.S. Steel appeals penalties for unhealthy fugitive emissions at Clairton coke works, says enforcement order could cost it up to $400 million
  
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• Jury Seated In Westmoreland Co. Sheriff’s Corruption Case

  04-12-2018 05:30
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  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — A jury has been seated in the public corruption trial of the two-term Westmoreland County sheriff.
  It consists of eight men and four women.
  Opening statements from the defense and prosecution will be the first order of business Tuesday morning at the County Courthouse in Greensburg in the trial of 44-year old Sheriff Jonathan Held of Hempfield Township.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Held is being prosecuted by the State Attorney General&rs
  
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• Uniontown School Board Rejects Proposal To Leave WPIAL

  04-12-2018 04:49
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  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — The Uniontown High School football team will remain in the WPIAL.
  The school board voted down a proposal to withdraw from the league at a meeting Monday night.
  The Red Raiders have been winless the past two seasons.
  The team is in the 3A division but plays against bigger schools in the 4A schedule.
  Parents were concerned withdrawing from the league could hurt the student athletes.
  Only two school board members were in favor of moving fo
  
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• GoFundMe Set Up To Help Family Of Man Killed At McKeesport Auto Repair Shop

  04-12-2018 04:32
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family of a man killed at his McKeesport auto repair shop Friday afternoon.
  John Benedek, 41, was shot multiple times outside J&M Automotive Services.
  According to police, 46-year-old Eben Brown confronted Benedek about some work done on his vehicle before shooting him.
  Brown later turned himself in to police. He is being charged with criminal homicide.RELATED STORY: Police: Fight Over Ve
  
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• Niagara Upsets Pitt 71-70

  04-12-2018 04:07
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Keleaf Tate scored 17 points, James Towns added 12 points and a career-high nine assists and Niagara stunned Pittsburgh 71-70 on Monday night.
  Dominic Robb, a Pittsburgh native and the nation’s leader in blocked shots, finished with 12 points, five rebounds and four blocks for the Purple Eagles (3-4), who built a 12-point second-half lead and then fended off a late rally by the Panthers.
  Xavier Johnson led Pitt (7-2) with 19 points
  
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• First Night Pittsburgh Celebrating 25th Anniversary This Year

  04-12-2018 03:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With support from its sponsors, like Highmark, First Night Pittsburgh is celebrating a quarter century.
  “We are so excited for this year — the silver jubilee 25th anniversary of Pittsburgh’s First Night,” Pittsburgh Cultural Trust President and CEO J. Kevin McMahon said.
  This year, like every year, there will be a little something for everyone. There will be performances from various artists, two fireworks displ
  
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• 2 Injured In North Huntingdon Twp. Crash

  04-12-2018 03:31
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  NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Two people were injured in a crash in Westmoreland County on Monday.
  It happened around 8:30 p.m. on Route 30 near Skellytown Road in North Huntingdon Township.
  Police say one vehicle was traveling westbound on Route 30 and a second vehicle was making a left turn onto Route 30 from Skellytown Road when the crash occurred.
  Both drivers were sent to a local hospital with injuries.
  Route 30 was shut down but has since reope
  
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• Opposition Growing Against Natural Gas Pipeline To Supply Beaver Co. Cracker Plant

  04-12-2018 03:19
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  BEAVER, Pa. (KDKA) — Some pipelines in the region have ruptured, causing massive explosions. Others under construction, like the Mariner East pipeline, have been slapped with hundreds of violations for spills.
  Now, opposition is growing for another pipeline to supply the cracker plant in Beaver County.
  With the sprawling $6 billion plant under construction on the banks of the Ohio River, Shell Oil promises to bring thousands of jobs and economic vitality
  
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• Pittsburgh public school board elects new president

  04-12-2018 02:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lynda Wrenn, a Point Breeze resident who has been involved in Pittsburgh public schools for more than 17 years, was elected president of the school board Monday at the board's organization meeting.
  
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