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• Furry Tails: Freckles, Aspen & Some Adorable Kittens Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  11-01-2019 23:47
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Freckles
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• 2 Flown To Hospital After Suspected DUI Crash In Murrysville

  11-01-2019 23:22
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  MURRYSVILLE (KDKA) — Two people were flown to the hospital after a suspected DUI crash in Murrysville on Friday.
  The head-on crash happened on School Road near Foxwood Court around 2 p.m.
  According to Murrysville Medic One, both drivers were trapped in their vehicles after the crash and had to be extricated. Their conditions are unknown.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Lori Sperling)
  The Murrysville Police Department says one driver is suspected of dr
  
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• 65 Restaurants Offering Affordable Meals During Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

  11-01-2019 23:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The winter 2019 edition of Pittsburgh Restaurant Week is about to begin and that means affordable food for diners at 65 local restaurants.
  “We have a spiced surf and turf. We have a cashew encrusted pork chop. We have blood orange scallops,” said Tony Fratangelo, a manager at the LeMont restaurant on Mt. Washington.
  That’s part of five entrees available at a three-course low-fixed-price menu at the LeMont, one of the
  
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• KDKA-TV Celebrates 70 Years On The Air

  11-01-2019 22:54
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1949, a one-hour program launched Pittsburgh’s first television station, WDTV.
  That station was part of the DuMont Television Network.
  It eventually became known as KDKA, and Friday marks our 70th anniversary on the air.
  In the early days, WDTV aired several variety shows and programs aimed at the 1950s housewife.
  It didn’t take long for DuMont to recognize the need for 24-hour programmin
  
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• Taye Diggs On Hosting The Critic’s Choice Awards: ‘It’s An Honor And I Am Humbled’

  11-01-2019 22:49
  The Critic’s Choice Awards will air live this Sunday, January 13th at 6:00pm ET/PT on The CW. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by none other than the star of The CW’s critically acclaimed All American, Taye Diggs.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Diggs about accepting hosting duties, his All American cast mates and playing Santa Claus in January.
  MW- Good morning Taye, how are you?
  TD- Good man, how are you doing?
  MW- Doing well, man doing well. Congrats of the success
  
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• 'Take a deep breath,' judge tells both sides in Antwon Rose shooting case

  11-01-2019 22:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  PG court action successful in getting transcript of secret hearing unsealed.
  
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• Federal jury rules against Uniontown woman in suit over fatal crash arrest

  11-01-2019 22:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Serena Richter had claimed her due-process rights were violated by police and prosecutors who charged her in the 2011 accident.
  
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• Steelers Hire Sharon Native As Senior Defensive Assistant

  11-01-2019 21:56
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired a Sharon, Pa., native as senior defensive assistant/secondary.
  The team announced Teryl Austin’s hiring Friday.We have hired Teryl Austin as senior defensive assistant/secondary.
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  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 11, 2019
  Austin has been a defensive backs/secondary coach for the Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and Baltimo
  
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• Heroic Bus Driver Rescues Baby Wandering Streets Alone In The Cold

  11-01-2019 21:46
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  (CBS) — An on-duty bus driver in Milwaukee knew what she had to do when she saw a young boy wandering around alone near busy streets.
  Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) driver Irena Ivic spotted the boy, wearing only a red onesie and no shoes, running down the sidewalk at 8 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2018. Surveillance video from the bus shows Ivic’s view of the boy as he ran over a freeway overpass. Another security camera captured her reaction in the dr
  
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• NFL Picks Divisional Round: Patriots Overcome Chargers To Advance

  11-01-2019 21:32
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Boston/CBS Local) — The divisional round of this year’s NFL playoffs is filled with great matchups, the Los Angeles Chargers – New England Patriots among them. Philip Rivers and the Chargers find themselves in Foxboro, where Tom Brady and the Patriots will look to continue their dominance. The Pats are undefeated at home this season. But the Chargers, the League’s current road warriors, have won eight games out side of LA. Something has to give.
  To star
  
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• Subsidized housing complexes in Squirrel Hill, elsewhere, feel the pinch of shutdown

  11-01-2019 21:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  There are 650 expired rental assistance contracts HUD didn’t renew in December that could impact 21,500 low-income households.
  
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• Merril Hoge: My Feeling Is, Brown Won’t Be There Next Season

  11-01-2019 21:10
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  The past few weeks have been rough for Steelers fans. First, the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Then, news broke that star wide receiver Antonio Brown had been benched for the game due to an incident the prior week involving him missing practice. Since then, it’s been a whirlwind of news surrounding Brown, from reports of him asking for a trade to owner Art Rooney II weighing in and saying the team won’t release him but, “all other options ar
  
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• Catholic priest sentenced to prison in Jefferson County sex abuse case

  11-01-2019 20:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  David Poulson, 65, who was assigned to the Erie diocese, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting one boy and trying to assault another.
  
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• Former Priest In Erie Diocese Sentenced To 2.5-14 Years For Sexual Abuse

  11-01-2019 20:55
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  BROOKVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two boys and making one of them say confession after the assaults has been sentenced to two and a half to 14 years in prison.
  David Lee Poulson was sentenced in Jefferson County on Friday after pleading guilty in October to corruption of minors and child endangerment.
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• Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Woman On Greyhound Bus Arrested After Escaping Halfway House

  11-01-2019 20:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man convicted of sexual assaulting a woman on a Greyhound bus last summer is back in jail after running away from alternative housing.
  According to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Justin Dahlheimer, of Sioux City, Iowa, escaped from the Remnant House in Munhall on Jan. 5.
  (Source: Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office)
  Staff at the Remnant House say they believe Dahlheimer was trying to get back to Iowa.
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• Sarah Thomas To Become The First Woman To Officiate An NFL Playoff Game

  11-01-2019 20:46
  (CNN) — Sarah Thomas keeps making history.
  She was the first woman to ever officiate a college football bowl game.
  Then she became the NFL’s first full-time female official.
  Now she’s reached another milestone. This weekend, she’ll be the first woman to officiate an NFL playoff game.
  Thomas, now in her fourth season as an official, will work the AFC divisional playoff game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the New England Patriots on Sunday. She’ll work as part o
  
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• Police: Suspect Arrested After Entering Home, Shooting Man

  11-01-2019 20:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police have arrested a man for a shooting that sent a man to the hospital in Plum Borough.
  Investigators say they have charged 21-year-old Malik Hawkins with entering a man’s home and shooting him.
  (Source: Allegheny County Police)
  It happened Thursday around 11:30 a.m. in a home on Saltsburg Road.
  The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. He suffered gunshot wounds to the legs.
  Hawkins is cha
  
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• Penguins Give Goalie Casey DeSmith Three-Year Extension

  11-01-2019 20:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have extended goaltender Casey DeSmith for three more seasons.
  The team made the announcement on Friday afternoon.“The Penguins have signed goaltender Casey DeSmith to a three-year contract extension. The deal begins with the 2019.20 season and carries an average annual value of $1.25 million.”
  The Penguins have signed goaltender Casey DeSmith to a three-year contract extension.
  The deal begins with the 2019.20 season and carries an a
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast Event Calendar 1/11/19

  11-01-2019 19:47
  Check out this week's Kidsburgh Kidcast Event Calendar!
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast: Happy New Year!

  11-01-2019 19:45
  Check out the latest Kidsburgh Kidcast for the New Year!
  
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• Snowy Weekend On The Way, 2-4 Inches Expected

  11-01-2019 19:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Up until now we have been lucky with no major snows this season, and while 2-4 inches of snow isn’t really a big deal, it may be just enough for you to break out the snow shovel or blower over the weekend.
  At this point, it appears snow will arrive Saturday afternoon with most of the snow falling before 2 a.m. on Sunday morning.During this time, snow totals may hit 2-3 inches.
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Snowy Weekend On The Way, 2-4 Inches Expected

  11-01-2019 19:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Up until now we have been lucky with no major snows this season, and while 2-4 inches of snow isn’t really a big deal, it may be just enough for you to break out the snow shovel or blower over the weekend.
  At this point, it appears snow will arrive Saturday afternoon with most of the snow falling before 2 a.m. on Sunday morning.During this time, snow totals may hit 2-3 inches.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
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• Wilkins woman charged with stealing $319K from her mother

  11-01-2019 19:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Detectives say that Patricia Pangikas, 66, misused a power-of-attorney arrangement to take the money for her own benefit.
  
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• Chargers-Patriots Divisional Round Matchup

  11-01-2019 18:30
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBSLA/CBS Local) — The Los Angeles Chargers were the best wild-card team coming into the playoffs. Having played the Kansas City Chiefs to a regular season draw in the AFC West, but losing the tiebreaker, they traveled to Baltimore Sunday to meet the Ravens. The Chargers were a stellar 7-1 on the road this season (12-4 overall), dispatching with both the Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks in two of the NFL’s more unfriendly stadiums. And after weathering a late Lamar Jackson
  
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• ‘The Late Show’ To Air Live After President Trump’s State Of The Union

  11-01-2019 18:25
  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will air live after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next Tuesday, Jan. 29 (11:35 PM, live ET/delayed PT), only on CBS. This broadcast will mark the 19th time in The Late Show‘s history it has aired live. The last time the iconic late night talker was broadcast live was during election night on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.
  This special live edition of The Late Show will feature appearances from a number of guests including Senator
  
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• Police: Man Leaves 2-Pounds Of Pot In Uber, Officers Bust Him For Trying To Get It Back

  11-01-2019 18:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh man has been arrested after undercover police officers busted him for leaving two-pounds of marijuana in an Uber.
  State police say 21-year-old Malik Mollett is facing drug possession charges and a count of criminal use of a communication facility.
  (Source: Westmoreland County Jail)
  According to the criminal complaint, it all started when an Uber driver contacted police about a black bag left in the back of his vehicle.
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• 1 Person Killed In Mahoning Twp. Crash

  11-01-2019 18:16
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  MAHONING TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person is dead after a two-car collision in Lawrence County on Friday morning.
  Police were called to Route 224 in Mahoning Township around 9 a.m. after two vehicles hit head-on.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  So far, the name of the victim and cause of the crash have not been released.
  Route 224 between Jackson Street and Martin Kelly Spear Road had to be shut down for several hours while police investigated and crews cleared the scen
  
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• Penguins Defenseman Kris Letang Named One Of ‘Last Men In’ To All-Star Game

  11-01-2019 18:09
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang was voted by fans as one of the “Last Men In” to the 2019 NHL All-Star Game.The league announced the four extra players Friday afternoon.Stay with KDKA for updates.
  
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• Report: Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Named One Of The Least Desired Teammates

  11-01-2019 18:00
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new survey of 85 defensive players across 25 NFL teams delivered very candid results about their feelings towards the quarterbacks in the league, including PittsburghSteelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
  The players in the study conducted by The Athletic were asked 12 questions pertaining the signal-callers they face during the season. The players spoke on condition of anonymity to allow for the most truthful responses.
  When the p
  
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• Pittsburgh International Airport Providing Free Lunches To Unpaid TSA Agents, Federal Workers

  11-01-2019 17:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As the government shutdown continues to stretch on, Pittsburgh International Airport has decided to provide an act of kindness to the TSA agents working without pay right now.
  Airport officials say they will be providing free lunches to the 200 federal workers at Pittsburgh International today, and on future Fridays.As a gesture of appreciation today and on future Fridays, airport staff will deliver lunches to 200 federal workers at PI
  
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• Report: Second Lawsuit Filed Against Now-Closed Glade Run Youth Home

  11-01-2019 15:07
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  ZELIENOPLE (KDKA) — The parent company of a now-closed Zelienople youth home is facing another lawsuit.According to the Trib, a 14-year-old Butler County boy and his family filed the suit against Glade Run Lutheran Services earlier this month.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  It claims Glade Run allowed the boy to be sexually assaulted repeatedly by residents when he was 9-years-old.
  According to the lawsuit, the staff ignored the boy’s pleas for help and overni
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 11, 2019

  11-01-2019 14:56
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Pittsburgh Restaurant Week
  Lidia’s Pittsburgh
  Inspired Closets
  McKee Organizing Services
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents “Hamilton: An American Musical”
  Yelp Pittsburgh
  
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• Report: Cardinal Wuerl Knew Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against McCarrick

  11-01-2019 14:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officials with the Roman Catholic Church say Cardinal Donald Wuerl reportedly knew of sexual misconduct allegations against ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, and reported them to the Vatican.
  According to a report in The Washington Post, a former priest says he saw documentation that Wuerl was aware of allegations against McCarrick.
  (Photo Credit: CBS News)
  The report says Wuerl reported those allegations to a Vatican ambassador in 2004.
  
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• Former Priest In Erie Diocese Facing Sentencing For Sexual Abuse

  11-01-2019 13:59
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  BROOKVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two boys and making one of them say confession after the assaults is set to be sentenced in Pennsylvania court.
  David Lee Poulson is one of two priests charged as a result of a damning Pennsylvania grand jury report that named almost 300 predator priests accused of abusing more than 1,000 victims in six of the state’s dioceses.
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• Police: Man Found Fatally Shot Inside Running Vehicle In Hazelwood

  11-01-2019 13:05
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a 26-year-old man was found shot to death in a car in Hazelwood overnight.
  Neighbors along Glenwood Avenue called police after finding the victim in a Dodge SUV around midnight.
  The man was dead from a gunshot wound in the driver’s seat.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identifies the victim as 26-year-old Josiah Battle-Davis of Pittsburgh.
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• Fiat Chrysler Recalls 1.6M Vehicles To Fix Takata Air Bags

  11-01-2019 10:54
  DETROIT (AP) – Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.6 million vehicles worldwide to replace Takata front passenger air bag inflators that can be dangerous.
  Takata inflators can explode with too much force, hurling shrapnel into drivers and passengers. At least 23 people have died from the problem worldwide.
  The recall covers the following Fiat Chrysler models and years:2010-2016 Jeep Wrangler
  2010 Ram 3500 & 4500/5500 Chassis Cab
  2010-2011 Dodge Dakota
  2010-2014 Dodge Challenger
  2011
  
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• Therapy Dog Trainer Responds To Family That Accused Him Of Wrongdoing

  11-01-2019 06:04
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local Vietnam veteran who trains therapy dogs wants to clear his name after several people accused him of wrongdoing.
  The dog at the center of the controversy is an Airdale named Almira. Joseph Orsino Jr. trained the dog; he says he had every intention of giving it to 21-year-old Jenevieve Woods, who was looking for a service dog. Woods’ nickname is Peach.
  When Woods reached out to a friend in search for just the right therapy
  
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• Robert Morris Finishes Strong To Beat St. Francis 52-49

  11-01-2019 05:44
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  NEW YORK (AP) – Yannis Mendy had 13 points and nine rebounds and Robert Morris scored the game’s final six points to defeat St. Francis (Brooklyn) 52-49 on Thursday night.
  Keon Williams gave St. Francis a 49-46 lead when he made a layup with 1:56 remaining but the Terriers would not score again. In the meantime for Robert Morris, Charles Bain hit two free throws, Jon Williams scored his only points of the game – a layup for a 50-49 lead at 1:0
  
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• Nebraska Beats Penn State For School-Record 20th Straight Home Win

  11-01-2019 05:42
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  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Isaiah Roby scored a career-high 22 points and made a couple big defensive plays late, and Nebraska beat Penn State 70-64 on Thursday night for its school-record 20th straight home win.
  The Cornhuskers (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten) bounced back from two straight road losses that knocked them out of the Top 25. The Nittany Lions (7-9, 0-5) lost their third straight.
  Nebraska’s home win streak is the longest among power-five conference team
  
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• Police: Dad Crashes While Doing Doughnuts; Man, 2 Children Hospitalized

  11-01-2019 04:51
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  RIVERSIDE, Ohio (AP) – Police say a man doing doughnuts in a car he had just bought struck a power pole in Ohio, sending him and his two children to the hospital.
  Authorities tell the Dayton Daily News the man was doing the stunt in his Pontiac G8 in a snowy parking lot in Riverside on Wednesday afternoon.
  Police say the man apparently lost control and hit a live power pole, knocking the pole over and leaving the car with a crumpled front end.
  The man and
  
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• Kindergarten Class Looking For Donations For Trips After Dance Videos Go Viral

  11-01-2019 04:24
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  WASHINGTON (CBS) — A DC kindergarten teacher is hoping to raise money to help take his students traveling after their dancing videos went viral.
  Edwin Sorto, a teacher at KIPP DC Promise Academy, went viral last year for videos of his students dancing the salsa, meringue, bachata and other dances.
  The cute videos are posted on social media and show these mini dancers taking on what some professionals have trouble doing.In 2018, the students performed in a
  
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• Health department director defends response to plant fire, air pollution

  11-01-2019 02:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  A fire Dec. 24 at the Clairton Coke Works significantly damaged its coke gas feed operations and produced high levels of air pollution. 
  
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• Charges Against Woman Who Recorded Own Arrest Outside Movie Theater Dropped

  11-01-2019 02:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The charges against a woman who recorded her own arrest outside a North Versailles movie theater were dropped Thursday.
  Melanie Carter celebrated with a crowd of supporters in the courtyard of the Allegheny County Courthouse.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a judge dismissed all the charges against her in a case that happened last year outside of the Phoenix Big Cinemas theater in North Versailles.
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• Glassport Man Charged With Animal Cruelty For Allegedly Shooting Pit Bulls

  11-01-2019 01:41
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  GLASSPORT (KDKA) — A Glassport man accused of maiming one dog and killing another is charged with felony counts of animal cruelty.
  Sampson, a pit bull mix, was found wandering around with three bullet wounds.
  “He was shot in his head. A bullet went through the top part of his eye and grazed his nose,” Animal Control officer Dawn Wiechler said when the dog was found in December.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  A second pit bull was found buried under cind
  
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• Miracle For Santa: Man Donates Kidney To Fraternity Brother 46 Years Later

  11-01-2019 01:27
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The bond fraternity brothers share is not for four years, but for life.
  “He’s changed my life,” Ott Quarles said.
  In 1973, Michael Klimkos chose Quarles to be his little brother when he joined Theta Chi fraternity at Clarion, never dreaming 46 years later, he would save his life.
  “He saw on Facebook that I had put on there that I needed a kidney,” Quarles said.
  The two lost touch after college and only rec
  
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• Flight 93 Memorial Shuts Down With No One To Clear Icy Roads

  11-01-2019 01:06
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  STONEY CREEK TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Wind and snow swept across the vast spaces of the Flight 93 Memorial through the Tower of Voices and past the flight path wall and the wall of names.
  Despite the frigid biting conditions, visitors continue to arrive at the gate. Scott Eckersall is from Chino Hills, Calif.
  “We wanted to come by because this is part of our history. September 11th is a momentous day so we wanted to stand here and see where this happened,&
  
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• National Aviary Introduces New Golden Eagle Ambassador, Autumn

  11-01-2019 00:54
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side has a new ambassador named Autumn.
  “Golden Eagles are one of two eagles that are found in the United States. We have Golden Eagles and Bald Eagles,” says Cathy Schlott of the National Aviary.The 4-year-old female Golden Eagle was found in the wild with a significant wing injury. There was enough muscle damage to her wing that she can no longer hunt, but her razor-like tal
  
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• Ex-White Oak cop fired in wake of domestic dispute arrest wants job back after case dropped

  11-01-2019 00:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  Timothy Estep has appealed his December termination and is expecting to appear before the borough’s civil service commission.
  
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• WVU Expert Reports Uptick In Black Lung Disease

  11-01-2019 00:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some might think the coal industry is declining and struggling, but that’s just not so, says one expert.
  “The output of coal in this country has not really dropped very much since even the 1980s, so we’re still producing a lot of coal,” says West Virginia University professor Dr. Michael McCawley. “We’re using fewer miners to do it.”
  At a taping of the Sunday Business Page on Thursday morning w
  
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• Crews Battle 2-Alarm House Fire In Wilkinsburg

  11-01-2019 00:06
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  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Crews battled a two-alarm house fire in Wilkinsburg on Thursday.
  It started around 3:30 p.m. at a home on West Street near Biddle Avenue.
  The building housed two apartments.
  Residents were home when the fire started, but no one was hurt.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Kaitlin Oliver said she lived in one of the apartments, but recently moved out because she felt the landlord had not been taking care of the building.
  “I moved out of the ap
  
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