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• ‘The Shape Is A J Is For Jesus’: Principal Bans Candy Canes, Christmas-Related Items From Classrooms

  09-12-2018 23:41
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  (CNN) — An elementary school principal in Omaha, Nebraska is on administrative leave after asking teachers to not celebrate Christmas in classrooms.
  An internal memo, signed by Principal Jennifer Sinclair as “The (Unintentional) Grinch who stole Christmas (from Manchester),” included a list of Christmas-related items and activities that could not be used in class at Manchester Elementary School.
  “I will do my best to communicate the expe
  
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• Williams, Norman Spark Duquesne Comeback Over Longwood 80-71

  09-12-2018 23:07
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Eric Williams, Jr. started a comeback midway through the second half with a 3-pointer as Duquesne stormed back from 15 points down and surged past Longwood 80-71 on Sunday afternoon.
  Williams scored 22 points with 12 rebounds, Lamar Norman Jr. added 15 points and Tavian Dunn-Martin 11 – all in the second half -with six assists and Duquesne (6-2) remained a perfect 5-0 at the A.J. Palumbo Center.
  Williams matched his season high on
  
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• Video: Police K9 Struggles To Walk In New Snow Boots

  09-12-2018 22:52
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  RAPID CITY, S.D. (KDKA) — One officer in a South Dakota police department had a little trouble walking in his new snow boots.
  The Rapid City Police Department posted a video to their social media accounts Friday saying they’re making sure all of their officers are equipped for chilly weather, “even the furry ones.”
  The department got some new snow boots for K9 Jary and recorded a video as he tried them on for the first time.
  The video sh
  
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• A Young Mayor, His Friend And A Fatal Attraction To Opioids

  09-12-2018 20:00
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  MOUNT CARBON, Pa. (AP) — Janel Firestone found her son — the 24-year-old, just resigned mayor of the tiny Pennsylvania town of Mount Carbon — in what she assumed was a deep sleep. She tried to wake him for his overnight shift at the local supermarket, but he couldn’t be roused, even after she sprinkled him with water from a wet washcloth.
  She wasn’t concerned. Brandon Wentz had always been a heavy, heavy sleeper.
  Recent days had be
  
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• Elizabeth Borough police chief placed on administrative leave

  09-12-2018 19:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Chief Tim Butler was placed at administrative leave Friday for unknown reasons. Sgt. Garrett Kimmell promoted to acting chief.
  
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• Pittsburgh police investigating anti-Semitic pamphlets in Squirrel Hill, other neighborhoods

  09-12-2018 18:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jeff Finklestein, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, said the pamphlets appear “to be recruitment information for the Ku Klux Klan.”
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Anti-Semitic Pamphlets

  09-12-2018 17:11
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police in Pittsburgh are investigating hate-filled material that is being distributed in city neighborhoods.
  Officials said in a press release Saturday that they “are aware of and are investigating the dissemination of anti-Semitic pamphlets in Pittsburgh neighborhoods, including Squirrel Hill.”
  RELATED STORIES:CMU Officials Reassuring Community After Disturbing Anti-Semitic Scribbles Found In Library BookMenorah Lighting H
  
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• Woman Killed, Children Injured In Baldwin Crash

  09-12-2018 17:00
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  BALDWIN (KDKA) – A woman was killed in Baldwin Saturday evening when she lost control of her vehicle, slamming into another vehicle.Police were called to the intersection of Streets Run Road and Whitehall Prospect Road around 8 p.m.
  Officials say that 59-year-old Chryse Heuler, of Pittsburgh, was driving eastbound on Whitehall Prospect Road in her Cadillac sedan when she lost control, crossed the center line and struck a Jeep.
  Inside the Jeep was a 42-yea
  
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• Woman Killed, 4 Others Including Children Injured In Baldwin Crash

  09-12-2018 17:00
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  BALDWIN (KDKA) – A woman was killed in Baldwin Saturday evening when she lost control of her vehicle, slamming into another vehicle.Police were called to the intersection of Streets Run Road and Whitehall Prospect Road in Baldwin at approximately 8 p.m. Saturday evening.Authorities say that a Cadillac Sedan and a Jeep were involved in a two-vehicle accident. Detectives from the Allegheny County Police Collision Reconstruction department and Homicide detec
  
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• Butler Man Leads State Police On Chase

  09-12-2018 16:34
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  BUTLER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A Butler County man led Pennsylvania State Police on a chase Friday evening.
  Police say that 50-year-old William John McCurdy was driving westbound on Greenwood Drive in Butler Township at approximately 7:41 p.m. when officers first spotted him.
  Officials say that an officer tried to pull McCurdy over, but he refused to stop and officers gave chase.Police were eventually able to stop McCurdy and he was arrested and charged with fe
  
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• Kid Rock Pays Off Layaways For 350 Families At Nashville Walmart

  09-12-2018 13:35
  NASHVILLE (KDKA/CNN) — Nashville Walmart shoppers received an early holiday gift thanks to Kid Rock.
  The singer paid off all of the remaining layaway balances at the Dickerson Pike Walmart, the store said, “bringing incredible joy to about 350 families in Nashville.”
  Rock said he was inspired by actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry, who recently paid off more than $430,00 in layaways at an Atlanta Walmart.I was trying to do this anonymously but oh well!!! pic.twitter.com/T0dhRHyU66
  
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• Police Help Spread Holiday Cheer At Annual South Strabane ‘Shop With A Cop’ Event

  09-12-2018 05:30
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  SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police helped spread holiday cheer to some needy kids in South Strabane.
  Children were paired with officers from Cecil, Canonsburg and North Strabane for the annual “Shop With A Cop” event at the South Strabane Walmart.
  (Photo Credit: Ed Riedmann)
  Each child received about $300 to spend on anything they wanted.
  “I’d probably like to get video games and gifts for mom for Christmas,” Gregory Lom
  
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• Swissvale Bar’s ‘Hot Sausage Day’ Raises Thousands For Free Care Fund

  09-12-2018 05:20
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  SWISSVALE (KDKA) — For nearly 30 years, Swissvale’s Boomerang Bar has been hosting “Hot Sausage Day.”
  The sandwich is free, but patrons can leave a donation that will go towards the Free Care Fund at Children’s Hospital.
  It helps pay for medical bills of children whose families can’t afford it.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  They expect to raise around $18,000 this year.
  “I got a guy who comes here, he won’t even get a sand
  
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• 1 Taken Into Custody After Beaver Co. House Fire

  09-12-2018 05:17
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  HARMONY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person was taken into custody after a house fire in Beaver County on Saturday.
  The blaze started around 8 p.m. at a home on Wilson Avenue near 4th Street on the border of Ambridge and Harmony Township.
  Five departments responded to the fire.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  A neighbor says he saw flames shooting out of a second-floor window. Smoke could be seen pouring from the attic of the home.
  According to t
  
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• Pittsburgh council balks over six-figure branding proposal

  09-12-2018 05:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The plan would allocate as much as $100,000 for professional branding services for Pittsburgh’s city government.
  
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• Dor Hadash, a unique strand of Pittsburgh's Jewish tapestry, rebounds from attack

  09-12-2018 05:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Western Pa.’s only Reconstructionist congregation, one of the targets at Tree of Life, blends tradition with social-justice values
  
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• Police: Birthday Celebrations Ended With Shooting, Crowbar Attack

  09-12-2018 04:26
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  SOUTH SIDE SLOPES (KDKA) — A woman is accused of shooting at another woman and striking her in the head with a crowbar at a South Side Slopes home early Saturday morning.
  Officers were sent to a home in the 1800 block of Arlington Avenue around 4:45 a.m. for a report that someone was being shot at and attacked with a crowbar.
  According to a criminal complaint, when officers arrived at the scene, they found a female victim outside the home. Police say the
  
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• Penguins Fall To Senators 2-1 In Overtime

  09-12-2018 04:20
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  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – Ryan Dzingel scored on a power play at 1:20 of overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
  The Penguins were called for too many men on the ice, setting up the winning power play.
  Thomas Chabot scored in regulation, Mark Stone assisted on both goals and Craig Anderson made 35 shots. Jean-Sebastien Dea scored for Pittsburgh, and Casey DeSmith stopped 27 shots.
  Ottawa was without
  
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• Degnan’s 3 With Seconds Left Sends Siena Past Robert Morris

  09-12-2018 03:29
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  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) – Kevin Degnan scored 19 points and his 3-pointer with two seconds left gave Siena a 74-71 win over Robert Morris on Saturday.
  Manny Camper’s layup with 9:27 left put Siena up 65-53 before the Colonials went on a 16-0 run over the next seven minutes and Sayveon McEwen’s shot made it 69-65. Jalen Pickett reduced the deficit to two with a layup before Matty McConnell extended the lead to four again with a layup.
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• Police chase on South Busway leads to crash, arrest

  09-12-2018 02:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred about 6:45 p.m. near the busway’s Glenbury Street stop. 
  
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• Suspected DUI Driver Trespasses On South Busway, Leads Police On Chase

  09-12-2018 02:05
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A suspected DUI driver drove onto the South Busway and led police on a chase Saturday evening.
  It happened just before 7 p.m.
  According to Port Authority officials, a vehicle was trespassing on the South Busway.
  When officers tried to stop the vehicle, the driver sped off in the wrong direction.
  The driver eventually crashed into a jersey barrier near Glenbury Street.
  Port Authority officials say the driver was not injured, but the veh
  
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• 500 Military Families Receive Free Christmas Trees In Beaver Co.

  09-12-2018 01:59
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  CENTER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Free Christmas trees were given away to 500 military families at the Community College of Beaver County campus Saturday.
  “Tree For Troops” has been going on for 18 years, but this was the first time it came to western Pennsylvania.
  “To be honest, I’ve been blown away by Pennsylvania’s support of Army personnel, military personnel in general. It’s a very military-friendly state,” Army Reser
  
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• Elizabeth Borough Police Chief No Longer In Charge Of Department

  09-12-2018 01:04
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  ELIZABETH BOROUGH (KDKA) — The Elizabeth Borough Police Chief is no longer in charge of the department.
  KDKA-TV has confirmed Sergeant Garrett Kimmell has taken on the role of Sergeant Officer In Charge, taking over for Elizabeth Borough Police Chief Tim Butler.
  Butler has been the chief of Elizabeth Borough for the last four years. He was appointed to that position by Borough Council in 2014.
  Before that, Tim Butler was a patrolman for Elizabeth for 15 y
  
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• Dog Waits At Owners’ Destroyed Home Weeks After Calif. Fire

  09-12-2018 00:27
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  BUTTE COUNTY, CA (CBSLA) – A family returned home after evacuating during the deadly Camp Fire in northern California to find their dog patiently waiting for them – weeks after flames ravaged the community.
  Madison was left behind as the deadliest fire in state history swept through Butte County last month.
  The golden retriever’s family was unable to reach him after being forced out of the area, according to K9 Paw Print Rescue.But the pup sur
  
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