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• Braddock To Elect New Mayor

  08-01-2019 23:42
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  BRADDOCK (KDKA) – The search is on to find the next Mayor of Braddock. John Fetterman was elected Lieutenant Governor during the mid-term elections and on Tuesday the borough council will select a successor to serve until Jan. 2020.After years of decay, Braddock has seen a resurgence under Mayor John Fetterman, but the former mayor has moved on and on Tuesday, Braddock has to make a decision.No one on council wanted the job, so they interviewed a pool of
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Issues Executive Order To Reduce Greenhouse Gases

  08-01-2019 23:22
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Warning that climate change is all too real – “The threat that we’re confronting is not an abstract problem” – Governor Wolf signed an executive order on Tuesday in Pittsburgh.
  The order, says Wolf, will commit that “the commonwealth will work to achieve a 26 percent reduction in net greenhouse gases by 2025 and an 80 percent reduction by the year 2050.”Another executive order from @GovernorTom
  
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• City to hire 'STOP the violence' coordinator

  08-01-2019 22:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  The proposed hire of a coordinator to reduce gun violence would follow past efforts to address such crime, some of which fizzled.
  
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• City to hire anti-violence coordinator

  08-01-2019 22:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  The proposed hire of a coordinator to reduce gun violence would follow past efforts to address such crime, some of which fizzled.
  
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• Police: Man Hid Motion Activated Camera In Women’s Bathroom Inside Factory He Worked At

  08-01-2019 22:42
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  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) – Police say a local man hid a motion-activated camera in a women’s restroom.
  North Huntingdon Police say Nick Traill took advantage of fellow employees by taking video of them while they used the woman’s restroom at Cleaveland Price Manufacturing.“We’re a small company,” said Car Heller, the junior operations manager at the company. “IT’s like people in small towns who say ‘I can&rsq
  
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• CBS News: President Donald Trump Live Blog

  08-01-2019 22:30
  President Donald J. Trump will address the nation this evening from the Oval Office.
  
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• Boomer Esiason: Rivers’ Best Chance To Beat Brady

  08-01-2019 22:06
  (CBSLA/CBS Local) — Philip Rivers has never beat Tom Brady. The Rivers-led Los Angeles Chargers are 1-7 against the New England Patriots, with that one win coming in 2008, when Matt Cassel was starting for the injured Brady. Rivers will get another chance this Sunday, when the Chargers play the Patriots in Foxboro, in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. It could very well be his best chance.
  The Chargers-Patriots is just one of the four interesting matchups on tap for football fans t
  
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• Activist Wants Dollar Tree To Sell Stuff For More Than $1

  08-01-2019 21:49
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  (CNN) — A dollar doesn’t buy as much as it did 30 years ago.
  That’s why one activist investor thinks it’s time for Dollar Tree to raise its prices.
  Jeffrey Smith, CEO of Starboard Value, a hedge fund, wrote to Dollar Tree CEO Gary Philbin Monday to disclose that his fund had taken a 1.7% stake in the bargain retailer. Starboard said it wants Dollar Tree (DLTR) to make some big changes.
  “Dollar Tree has kept its prices at $1.00 sinc
  
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• Female UFC Fighter Pummels Man Who Tried To Rob Her

  08-01-2019 21:48
  RIO DE JANEIRO (CBS Local) — Definitely do not mess with Polyana Viana. The mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter left a man battered and bruised after he allegedly tried to rob her in Rio de Janiero.
  Viana, an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) strawweight, said she waiting for her Uber in front of her apartment complex Saturday night when a man approached her.
  “When he saw I saw him, he sat next to me,” she told MMA Junkie. “He asked me the time, I said it, and I saw he wa
  
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• Study: U.S. Cancer Death Rate Plummets From 1991 Peak

  08-01-2019 21:44
  (CBS Local) — The nation’s cancer death rate dropped a whopping 27 percent during the last quarter century, according to a new report by the American Cancer Society.
  That translates to about 2.6 million fewer cancer deaths total than would have been expected if rates stayed at their peak, which was seen in 1991. “The decline in deaths is largely driven by reductions in smoking and improved treatment, as well as earlier detection for some cancers,” said lead researcher Reb
  
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• Cooking Corner: Fresh Ideas For Salads

  08-01-2019 21:30
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Market District Chef Ben D’Amico stops by the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen with some fresh ideas for salads to help you keep those New Year’s resolutions.
  Classic Dijon VinaigretteCompliments of Market District Chef Benjamin D’Amico
  Makes: 2 cupsPrep Time: 5 minutes
  Ingredients:¾ cup Vinegar (White Balsamic, Champagne, or Sherry)
  1 ½ cups Olive Oil or Canola Oil
  3 tbsp Dijon Mustard
  1 clove Garlic, minc
  
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• Report: Man Accused Of Hiding Camera Behind Toilet Paper Rolls In Women’s Bathroom At Manufacturing Plant

  08-01-2019 21:10
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  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County man is facing charges after police say he hid a recording device in the women’s restroom at a plant North Huntingdon.
  According to the Trib, 32-year-old Nicholas Traill of Irwin has been arraigned on charges of harassment, possession of obscene materials, invasion of privacy and burglary.
  The Trib reports that someone discovered the camera hidden behind rolls of toilet paper in a women’s bathroom
  
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• Jeff Goldblum Returning Home For Concert, Ticket Sales Benefit Synagogue Shooting Victims

  08-01-2019 20:44
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Actor and Pittsburgh-area native Jeff Goldblum is returning home to perform at a show benefiting the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting victims.
  Goldblum, a West Homestead native, will be in concert on Valentine’s Day at the Carnegie Library of Homestead Music Hall.
  (Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images)
  According to the City Paper, he will perform with his band the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.
  Tickets go on sale on Jan. 11 at 10 a.m.
  
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• Man Barricades Himself Inside St. Clair Village Home

  08-01-2019 20:13
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police and the SWAT team were called to a home in St. Clair Village where a man barricaded himself inside Tuesday afternoon.
  The incident happened at the intersection of Fisher and Kohne Streets.
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  Officials say police went to the home to serve a warrant and the man refused to come out.
  The SWAT team was then called in.
  So far, no shots have been fired.
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• Sears Reaches 11th Hour Deal, Will Stay In Business, For Now

  08-01-2019 19:51
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  By Chris Isidore and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business
  (CNN) — Sears was facing the possibility of shutting down, until it reached an 11th-hour deal Tuesday to stay open, at least for now.
  After two long delays at a morning hearing in bankruptcy court, attorneys for Sears announced it had accepted a revised bid from a hedge fund controlled by Eddie Lampert, the chairman and former CEO of Sears. The deal could keep 425 of the stores open.RELATED STORY: Ano
  
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• Meteorologist Jeremy Kappell Fired After Apparent MLK Jr. Slur Calls Incident ‘Simple Misunderstanding’

  08-01-2019 19:20
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  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (CBS Local) — A TV meteorologist who was fired after being accused of using an on-air racial slur said he simply “jumbled” his words during the broadcast.
  A video posted to social media shows Jeremy Kappell referring to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Square Park in downtown Rochester as “Dr. Luther Coon King Jr. Park.” The incident occurred during Friday’s News10NBC 5:30 p.m. broadcast.Kappell, who had been WHEC&
  
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• Man Gets Into Drunken Fight With Cashier After Being Served Philly Cheesesteak On Sesame Seed Bun, Authorities Say

  08-01-2019 19:09
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  ODESSA, Fla. (CBS Philly/CBS Local) — A man who was drunk got into a fight with a store cashier after his Philly cheesesteak came on a sesame seed bun, according to authorities.
  The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office tells CBS affiliate WTSP-TV that 27-year-old Joseph Lagana was upset with the cashier at a flea market in Odessa over his cheesesteak being served on a sesame seed bun.Deputies say Lagana appeared to be heavily intoxicated because his speech
  
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• Federal Workers Going To Work For Lyft, Uber During Government Shutdown

  08-01-2019 18:59
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  ARLINGTON, Va. (CBS Local) — The partial government shutdown is wreaking havoc on the ride-sharing industry, especially in the nation’s capital.
  Ride-sharing drivers in Washington, D.C., say tourists and government workers are normally their core customers. But business has come to a screeching halt since the partial government shutdown began Dec. 21.
  “Whenever the government is shutdown, it really affects us,” driver Cliff Mon
  
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• Receiver will manage Penn Hills property at which water was shut off

  08-01-2019 18:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pivirotto Real Estate will manage Valmar Gardens in Penn Hills, whose residents had to go to court to have utility services restored.
  
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• Receiver will manage Penn Hills property as trash piles up

  08-01-2019 18:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pivirotto Real Estate will manage Valmar Gardens in Penn Hills, whose residents went to court over utility shutoffs and face mounting trash.
  
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• State Police: Woman Bound, Beaten And Kidnapped Over Missing Money

  08-01-2019 18:32
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  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — Four men and a woman are accused of kidnapping and beating up a woman over some missing money in Lawrence County.
  According to state police, it all started last Friday at a home on Sunny Avenue in the New Castle area.
  Investigators say the 30-year-old victim and her boyfriend from West Virginia went to the home to meet with two of the suspects, 35-year-old Jason Bowdry and 24-year-old Samantha King.
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• A new Marquee: Live music venue opening in former Squirrel Hill Theater

  08-01-2019 18:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  The venue is scheduled to open in mid-February with a mix of local bands.
  
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• McKeesport police chief Washowich to retire at end of month

  08-01-2019 18:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  The mayor plans to recommend Adam Alfer, the assistant police chief, to succeed Bryan Washowich as chief of police.
  
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• Rare January Tornado Warning Issued For Mercer County

  08-01-2019 17:24
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The warmer temperatures ushered some rare severe weather into western Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning.
  The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Mercer County through 11:15 a.m.
  Hail and thunderstorms were reported in the area. Officials were urging people who live in the area of the warning to take cover and move into their basements or another safe spot.Tornado Warning including Greenville PA, Reynolds Heights PA, Jam
  
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• Rare January Tornado Hits Ohio, Warning Issued For Mercer County

  08-01-2019 17:24
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The warmer temperatures ushered some rare severe weather into western Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning.
  The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for Mercer County through 11:15 a.m.
  Hail and thunderstorms were reported in the area. Officials were urging people who live in the area of the warning to take cover and move into their basements or another safe spot.Tornado Warning including Greenville PA, Reynolds Heights PA, Jam
  
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• Trespasser Caught On Camera Licking Doorbell

  08-01-2019 17:02
  SALINAS, Calif. (CBS13/CBS Local) – This suspect apparently doesn’t like to “ring” doorbells.
  A trespasser was caught on a Salinas home’s surveillance camera licking the doorbell and lurking around the property for hours over the weekend.
  Yes, the camera caught the suspect – identified by Salinas police as Roberto Daniel Arroyo – licking the home’s doorbell.
  “I thought, ‘Oh boy, that is just weird,’” said the homeowner Sylvi
  
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• WEATHER: Cold front to bring light snow overnight in Pittsburgh area

  08-01-2019 17:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Heavy snow is not expected in the immediate area, the National Weather Service said.
  
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• Gov. Wolf Sets Goals For Pa. To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  08-01-2019 15:35
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is stepping up the fight against climate change and setting targets to slash Pennsylvania’s greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades.
  Wolf, a Democrat, said Tuesday that he’s issuing an executive order that commits his administration to meeting certain targets. The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions says 20 states already set targets, but Pennsylvania is among the nation’s biggest pollute
  
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• Police: Motorcycles Stolen During Overnight Break-In At Moon Twp. Business

  08-01-2019 15:11
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  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are investigating an overnight break-in and theft at a motorcycle shop in Moon Township.
  According to Moon Township Police, officers were called for an alarm going off at All Pro Motorsports on University Boulevard around 1 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Investigators say the front glass door had been shattered.
  Moon Police believe multiple motorcycles were stolen and multiple suspects may have been
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 8, 2019

  08-01-2019 14:59
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Market District
  Pittsburgh Magazine
  Heinz History Center
  Tuesday Talk: Alisha Grogan
  Tuesday Talk: Ray Tinnerny
  
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• North Side man sought in Munhall shooting

  08-01-2019 14:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Santanyo Lewis is charged with weapons violations, assault and reckless endangerment in the shooting on 19th Avenue, police said.
  
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• Police Issue Warrant For Boyfriend Of Victim’s Mother In Munhall Shooting

  08-01-2019 14:47
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  MUNHALL (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police have issued an arrest warrant for a suspect wanted in a late-night shooting and domestic situation in Munhall.
  Santanyo Lewis, 44, of Pittsburgh’s North Side, is facing charges of aggravated and simple assault, reckless endangerment and firearms violations.
  (Source: Allegheny County Police)
  According to police, Lewis is accused of shooting his girlfriend’s son in front of a home on East 19th Avenue afte
  
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• Pittsburgh musicians mourn the closing of Nied's Hotel, a Lawrenceville institution

  08-01-2019 14:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  For more than 20 years, it has been a popular music venue.
  
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• Local musicians mourn apparent closing of Nied's Hotel, a Lawrenceville institution

  08-01-2019 14:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  For more than 20 years, it has been a popular music venue.
  
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• Injuries Reported In Lawrenceville Crash Involving Port Authority Bus

  08-01-2019 14:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning involving a Port Authority bus.
  The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. at Butler and 62nd Streets in Lawrenceville.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Jeff Roupe)
  According to a Port Authority spokesperson, the 91 Butler Street bus was headed outbound when it crashed. Three other vehicles were involved.
  Six to seven people were injured, but all were minor. At least one
  
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• Co-founder of Highland Park consulting firm to fill URA board vacancy

  08-01-2019 13:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jodi Hirsh wants to focus on equitable development, community engagement and affordable housing
  
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• 2 Children Killed In House Fire In South Union Twp.

  08-01-2019 13:42
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  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — State police say two children were killed in an early morning house fire in South Union Township, Fayette County.
  The fire broke out after 5 a.m. along South Mount Vernon Avenue near Station Street in Uniontown.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Several crews were called to the scene.
  According to state police, two children died in the fire. According to the Herald-Standard, the kids were 7 and 5 years of age.
  Their names have not yet been released.
  
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• Two children killed in Fayette County house fire

  08-01-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  A call came in at 5:15 a.m. for the South Union Township fire. The coroner has been called for two children, according to county dispatch.
  
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• Authorities ID two children killed in Fayette County house fire

  08-01-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  A call came in at 5:15 a.m. for the South Union Township fire. The coroner has been called for two children, according to county dispatch.
  
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• Family of special needs student sues Pittsburgh Public Schools over unlawful restraint, lack of support

  08-01-2019 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The plaintiffs argue that the district violated the child’s constitutional rights under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
  
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• Gun rights rally in Pittsburgh foretells battle over bill

  08-01-2019 11:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Second Amendment advocates, out in force for a rally, may also pack a public hearing, and threaten to go to court against city.
  
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• Grandmother Says Emotional Farewell As New Kensington Kmart Closes

  08-01-2019 05:47
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  NEW KENSINGTON (KDKA) — The story of a local grandma and her now-famous Facebook farewell has gone viral with nearly 65,000 views on the social media platform.
  Lisa Wilson was an evening supervisor at the Kmart in New Kensington. That location closed its doors Sunday after nearly 55 years in business. Lisa’s pleasant voice and bubbly personality were big attractions on the intercom system at the Kmart during the nearly 8 years she worked there.
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• Pedestrian Pinned Between Vehicles In Route 30 Crash

  08-01-2019 05:18
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  NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) — A pedestrian became pinned between two vehicles in a crash on Route 30 Monday evening.
  It happened just after 7 p.m. in North Braddock.
  According to state police, a 28-year-old woman from McKeesport was trying to put gas in a Buick Terraza parked in the right lane of traffic on Route 30.
  As the woman was walking behind the vehicle, a 70-year-old driver in a Chevrolet Cruze struck the woman.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  State police say the
  
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• Report: Shooting Victim Seeks Help At Police Chief’s Home

  08-01-2019 05:09
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  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — A shooting victim is in the hospital after reportedly seeking help at the home of a local police chief.
  Police say the man was shot in the hip along East 19th Avenue in Homestead on Monday night.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The victim managed to run a few blocks away to the intersection of East 19th and McClure Street in Munhall.
  According to the Trib, the man ended up at the home of Homestead Police Chief Jeff DeSimone, who said he heard some
  
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• Man Hospitalized After Homestead Shooting

  08-01-2019 05:09
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  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — A man was taken to the hospital after a shooting in Homestead.
  Police say the man was shot in the hip along East 19th Avenue in Homestead.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Officers found the victim a few blocks away at the intersection of East 19th and McClure street in Munhall.
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• Bus Stop Change Upsets Residents At Washington Co. Senior Apartment Building

  08-01-2019 04:08
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  CALIFORNIA, Pa. (KDKA) — A bus stop change is making residents at a senior apartment building in Washington County very upset.
  Many of them have trouble getting around, and now that the bus stop has been moved, many say the change is dangerous.
  One hundred feet is the approximate difference between where the bus stop was, right in front of the apartment building, and where it is now, at the street corner. Many of the residents who spoke to KDKA News say t
  
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• ‘Neighbors In Delivery’: Steelers’ Joe Haden, Ryan Shazier Both Welcome Newborns In Same Weekend

  08-01-2019 03:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It turns out linebacker Ryan Shazier wasn’t the only Steelers player to welcome a new member to the family over the weekend.
  Cornerback Joe Haden posted a photo in his Instagram story Monday saying, “Crazy how God works. Neighbors in delivery.”
  (Photo Courtesy: Joe Haden/Instagram)
  The photo shows Haden posing with his wife, their newborn child, a doctor, Shazier, his fiancee and their newborn son.
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• 3 Injured In 2-Vehicle Crash On Route 30

  08-01-2019 02:50
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  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 30 Monday evening.
  It happened around 7 p.m. in East Pittsburgh. At least three people have been transported from the scene.
  Emergency dispatchers say Route 30 is expected to be closed in both directions “for quite some time” between Electric Avenue and the Westinghouse Bridge.
  State police are taking over the investigation.
  Further details have not yet been rel
  
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• New Shock Treatment Showing Promise For COPD Patients

  08-01-2019 01:13
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Margie Hudson had a hard time carrying things, speaking, housework – simple everyday activities.
  “Getting dressed some days is a major nightmare. You have to sit down. And I’m like, I’m not that old,” she says.
  Margie has COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This lung condition would interfere with her volunteer work at the Jeannette Historic Society.
  She tried inhalers and medicines. But her sy
  
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• Ellwood City Medical Center Employees Talk Of Bounced Checks While Lawmaker Calls For Investigation

  08-01-2019 01:08
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  ELLWOOD CITY (KDKA) — Employees at Ellwood City Medical Center in Lawrence County say the new hospital ownership is cutting worthless checks to pay them.
  “The checks were bouncing or the banks wouldn’t take them,” one employee told KDKA money editor Jon Delano on Monday. “It was disheartening, to say the least, that we didn’t have any money before Christmas.”
  The employee, who was willing to talk if not identified, says
  
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