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• GE Appliances Seeks Grandma To Show Off New Kitchen Tech

  13-01-2019 23:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — GE Appliances wants to find the “Great American Grandma.”
  Their search launched at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
  The company says the winner will “demonstrate how simple life can be with new technology in the kitchen.”
  The chosen grandma will be hired part-time by the company and asked to work 10 to 15 hours per month for a year, creating videos and social media content.
  For compensation, the grand
  
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• Rostraver Crash Sends 3 To Hospital

  13-01-2019 21:32
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  ROSTRAVER (KDKA) — Three people were sent to the hospital after a car crash in Westmoreland County on Sunday.
  It happened around 2 p.m. on Route 51 at Plaza Drive in Rostraver.
  (Photo Credit: Rostraver Central Fire Department/Facebook)
  The Rostraver Central Fire Department said on Facebook that crews used the Jaws of Life to get one person out of a vehicle. That victim was transported to a local hospital in trauma arrest.
  Two others were also injured in t
  
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• Four children killed in W.Va. house fire

  13-01-2019 21:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  The four foster children were killed in the blaze. Two adults and two children escaped the home.
  
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• Bud Light Debuts Bigger Nutrition Labels

  13-01-2019 20:34
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | TwitterDETROIT (AP) — Beer drinkers can’t claim blissful ignorance for much longer.
  Starting next month, packages of Bud Light will have prominent labels showing the beer’s calories and ingredients as well as the amount of fat, carbohydrates and protein in a serving.
  Bud Light is likely the first of many to make the move. The labels aren’t legally required, but major beer makers agreed in 2016 to voluntarily disclose nutrition facts on their pro
  
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• Lumber Company Deemed Total Loss After Fire

  13-01-2019 20:12
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  EAST BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Officials investigating a fire that tore through an East Bethlehem lumber and hardware store was deemed a total loss.East Bethlehem Fire Chief Mark Giovanelli told KDKA that they suspect a wood-burner heating system at Millsboro Lumber and Hardware could be to blame for Saturday’s blaze. The business was evacuated when the fire broke out around 2 p.m.RELATED STORY: Fire Breaks Out At Washington Co. Lumber Company
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• Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 227 On Oasis Of The Seas

  13-01-2019 18:55
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  MIAMI (AP) — Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas is returning to a Florida port a day early and giving passengers full refunds of their fare after 277 guests and crew members were hit with an outbreak of Norovirus as it sailed to Jamaica.
  Cruise line spokesman Owen Torres told The Associated Press “we think the right thing to do is get everyone home early rather than have guests worry about their health.”
  He says the ship will return to
  
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• Boy, 10, Dies After Bring Struck By Multiple Vehicles

  13-01-2019 18:42
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  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old boy died after he was struck by multiple vehicles while crossing a Pennsylvania street, and one of the vehicles left the scene.
  West Hempfield Township police say the boy and a 17-year-old girl were struck while crossing from the Silver Spring Cemetery parking lot toward Saint Mary’s Coptic Church.According to Crime Watch Pa., the accident happened at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Saturday evening. Police
  
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• Boy, 10, Dies After Being Struck By Multiple Vehicles

  13-01-2019 18:42
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  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Police say a 10-year-old boy died after he was struck by multiple vehicles while crossing a Pennsylvania street, and one of the vehicles left the scene.
  West Hempfield Township police say the boy and a 17-year-old girl were struck while crossing from the Silver Spring Cemetery parking lot toward Saint Mary’s Coptic Church.According to Crime Watch Pa., the accident happened at approximately 5:45 p.m. on Saturday evening. Police
  
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• Authorities: 4 Foster Kids Die In West Virginia House Fire

  13-01-2019 17:40
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  CLAY, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities in West Virginia say four foster children have been killed in a house fire.
  Deputy State Fire Marshal Jason Baltic tells news outlets the fire destroyed the home Saturday night in Clay.
  The state Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Children and Families said in a statement Sunday the four killed were foster children.
  Bureau commissioner Linda Watts says the bureau is “truly saddened by the loss e
  
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• Authorities: 4 Children Killed In West Virginia House Fire

  13-01-2019 17:40
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  CLAY, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities in West Virginia say four children have been killed in a house fire.
  Deputy State Fire Marshal Jason Baltic tells news outlets the fire destroyed the home Saturday night in Clay.
  The names and ages of the victims weren’t immediately released. State Police say four other people escaped the home, including a 2-year-old boy. They were taken to a Charleston hospital for treatment.
  The cause of the fire remains under invest
  
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• Woman Banned From Walmart After Riding Shopping Cart, Drinking Wine From Pringles Can

  13-01-2019 17:30
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  WICHITA FALLS, TX (KDKA) – Police in Texas responded to an unusual call at a Walmart on Friday.
  According to CBS-affiliate KAUZ, a woman in Wichita Falls, Texas was the subject of a police visit to a local Walmart after employees say the lady was riding an electric shopping cart around the parking lot and drinking wine from a Pringles can.
  Police responded to the Walmart around 9 a.m. Friday morning. Workers at the store told authorities that the woman ha
  
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• Our Galaxy Is Due For A Catastrophic Collision, According To Study

  13-01-2019 17:09
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  (CNN) — While astronomers estimate that the Andromeda galaxy will collide with our own Milky Way galaxy 8 billion years from now, they now believe that another collision will happen even sooner.
  The Large Magellanic Cloud will catastrophically collide with the Milky Way in 2 billion years, according to a study published this month in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The impact, which they believe is long overdue, has a chance of send
  
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• First Snow Storm Of 2019: How It Adds Up

  13-01-2019 16:41
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The first winter storm of the year swept through the Pittsburgh area Saturday night.
  According to the National Weather Service, the snowstorm swept through the area starting Saturday afternoon and into the evening with an expected 2-4 inches of snow in tote. Road crews took to the streets battling slick conditions and snow accumulation.
  RELATED STORY: Winter Weather Advisory: Pittsburgh Area Braces For First Snowstorm Of Season
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• Firm to shut down Pennsylvania plant, affecting more than 200 jobs

  13-01-2019 15:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ferro Corp. said it will close the Canton Township plant in Washington County that produces functional coatings and color solutions.
  
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• Pens’ Road Winning Streak Ends As Kings Win 5-2

  13-01-2019 07:45
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  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jonathan Quick stopped 38 shots to get his 301st win, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday night, snapping the Penguins’ six-game road winning streak.
  Quick tied Mike Richter for fourth place in career wins by an American goalie, reaching the mark in his 577th game and matching the former Rangers goalie’s total in 666 games.
  Jeff Carter had a goal and two assists and Anze Kopitar scored twic
  
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• Clark, Agosto Lead LIU Brooklyn Past Robert Morris 80-73

  13-01-2019 06:26
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  NEW YORK (AP) – Raiquan Clark scored 24 points, Jashaun Agosto added 21 with nine assists and LIU Brooklyn beat Robert Morris 80-73 on Saturday.
  Tyrn Flowers scored 16 points with eight rebounds and the trio of Blackbirds (8-8, 2-2 Northeast Conference) combined to shoot 22 of 32 from the field. LIU Brooklyn finished 29 of 50 from the field.
  Clark’s 3-point play with 13:57 remaining tied it at 50-all and both teams went scoreless for almost three mi
  
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• Duquesne Overcomes 15-Point Deficit, Beats Saint Joseph’s

  13-01-2019 06:24
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Michael Hughes had 17 points and eight rebounds on Saturday and Duquesne overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Saint Joseph’s 85-84.
  The Dukes (11-5, 2-1 Atlantic 10) went on an 11-2 run to lead 82-75 on Hughes’ pair of free throws with 44 seconds left in the game. The Hawks (7-9, 0-4) made three 3-pointers in the final 37 seconds, but Duquesne made 3 of 6 free throws which was enough to hand Saint Joseph’s its fourth str
  
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• Yeshiva honors Pittsburgh officers who responded to Tree of Life shooting

  13-01-2019 06:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  Several Pittsburgh police officers who responded to the shooting attended the event, where they were honored for their actions.
  
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• Doors Open Pittsburgh offers tour of local African-American history

  13-01-2019 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  African-American churches highlighted in bus and self-guided tour on the Saturday before Martin Luther King Day
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Wet, Heavy Snow Coats Washington Co. Roads

  13-01-2019 05:58
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  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Once the snow started Saturday, it didn’t stop. Wet, heavy snow coated the ground and roadways with “slippery” being the word of the night.
  It began as picturesque, a snowy Point State Park with people and pets enjoying a first snowfall.
  “I actually live down here so I don’t have to drive in it. I do feel bad for people who have to drive in it though,” Kelly McCauley, of Pittsburgh, said.
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• Squirrel Hill JCC To Host Fred Rogers Documentary Screening

  13-01-2019 04:18
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  SQUIRREL HILL (KDKA) — The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill will host a screening of a documentary about Fred Rogers’ life.
  The event will take place in Levinson Hall on Sunday, Jan. 27.
  “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers. The documentary was released in theaters last summer and became the high-grossing biographical documentary of all time.
  The screening is part of a
  
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• Chemical Company To Close Washington Co. Plant, Eliminating More Than 100 Jobs

  13-01-2019 03:23
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  WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – An international chemical company has announced plans to shut down a western Pennsylvania plant, cutting about 160 jobs and relocating 50 more.
  Ferro Corp. said Friday the Canton Township plant in Washington County that produces functional coatings and color solutions will close in late 2019 or early 2020. Transition of production will start in the first quarter of 2019.
  The Mayfield Heights, Ohio-based firm said it would also
  
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• 3 Adults, 1-Year-Old Child Injured In Snow-Related Crash

  13-01-2019 03:03
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  SOMERSET TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Three adults and a 1-year-old child suffered minor injuries in a snow-related crash in Washington County on Saturday.
  It happened on I-70 in Somerset Township around 5:15 p.m. State police say the roadways were covered with snow from a sudden winter storm at the time.
  According to state police, a Lincoln-Continental town car and a tractor trailer were traveling westbound in the left lane of I-70. Both vehicles were going ab
  
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• Hockey Hall Of Famer Bryan Trottier Joins Little Penguins Hockey Practice

  13-01-2019 02:08
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  DELMONT (KDKA) — A Hockey Hall of Famer and former Pittsburgh Penguins player joined a “Little Penguins” practice in Delmont on Saturday.
  Bryan Trottier stopped by the Center Ice Arena to surprise the kids during their weekly practice session.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  Trottier won six Stanley Cups during his time in the NHL, including two with the Penguins.
  Iceburgh also made an appearance.
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Snow Continues To Accumulate Saturday Night Before Tapering

  13-01-2019 01:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Snow has spread across the region and will accumulate through midnight then start to taper toward Sunday morning.
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  We are still expecting a general 2 to 4 inches of snow by Sunday noon with higher totals possible in the Laurels/Ridges and less along and north of I-80.
  A winter weather advisory remains in effect in Jefferson, Beaver, Alle
  
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• Firefighters Rescue Man From Third Floor Of Burning Building In Lawrenceville

  13-01-2019 00:40
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – When firefighters responded to an apartment building in Lawrenceville, flames were shooting out of the back porch.
  You can hear glass breaking in cell phone video shot by witness Lou Tournay. When he realized what was happening, he jumped into action.
  “I banged on the door. Fellow come out. He [had] just got up and I said, ‘your house is on fire’ and then another fellow fell down the steps. It was really sad,” T
  
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