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• Pittsburgh Weather: As Residents Pack Refrigerators, Power Outage Concerns Loom

  18-01-2019 23:58
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You’ve gone to the store and stocked in what you need for the storm, and then the ice storm hits and the power goes out.
  “If it’s only going to be a couple of hours, do nothing,” Cindy Javor, of Penn State’s Extension Outreach program, said.
  The critical thing is to try not to open the refrigerator or your freezer.
  But after four hours, the refrigerator temperature is probably going to rise above 40 degree
  
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• 2 W.Va. Troopers Accused Of Beating Teen During Arrest Fired

  18-01-2019 23:31
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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Two West Virginia state troopers accused of beating a 16-year-old male suspect during an arrest have been fired.
  State police announced on Friday that Trooper First Class Derek Walker and Trooper First Class Michael Kennedy have been dismissed after an investigation of the Nov. 19 incident. The firings were effective on Thursday.
  State police say the white teen was involved in a crash in Berkeley County with a sheriff’s depa
  
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• Mercer Co. DA Found Guilty Of Obstruction In Ex-Girlfriend’s Cases

  18-01-2019 23:12
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A 73-year-old Pennsylvania prosecutor has been found guilty of obstructing justice and misusing the power of his office by improperly intervening in criminal cases involving his 41-year-old former girlfriend.
  A jury on Friday found Mercer County District Attorney Miles Karson guilty on 10 of the charges he faced, including obstruction of government functions, officially oppressing an arrest or search warrant, and hindering prosecution.
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• Threatening Message Found In Bethel Park School, Classes May Be Canceled

  18-01-2019 22:57
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  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Bethel Park School District officials say a threat was found in a school bathroom and classes may be canceled on Monday as a result.
  In a letter to parents, guardians and staff, superintendent Joseph Pasquerilla said a threatening message was found in a bathroom at Neil Armstrong Middle School on Friday.
  Pasquerilla said it threatened the school on Monday, Jan. 21, but did not go into further detail.
  The middle school administration,
  
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• Partial House Collapse Blocks Part Of Steuben Street

  18-01-2019 22:39
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  WEST END (KDKA) — A house partially collapsed and blocked part of a road in the West End on Friday.
  It happened around 4 p.m. on Steuben Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  Allegheny County officials said a house collapsed, blocking the 100 block of Steuben Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  A large hole could be seen in the side of the house near the roof and caution tape was set up around the house.
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• House Collapse Blocks Part Of Steuben Street

  18-01-2019 22:39
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  WEST END (KDKA) — A house collapsed and blocked part of a road in the West End on Friday.
  It happened around 4 p.m. on Steuben Street.
  Allegheny County officials said a house collapsed, blocking the 100 block of Steuben Street.Pittsburgh (West End): House collapse on the 100 block of Steuben Street is blocking the road. No injuries reported at this time.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) January 18, 2019
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• Police: Teen found in McKeesport home with kidnap victim is Munhall runaway

  18-01-2019 22:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  The runaway was found by police in Christian Peterson’s house along with Marjani Aquil, 16, and her alleged kidnapper and ex-boyfriend.
  
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• 2019's first prime sledding weekend is coming up -- but where's the best place to go?

  18-01-2019 22:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  In and around Pittsburgh, several inches of snow mean the hills will be alive with the sound of laughter from sledders and tobogganers. 
  
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• Braddock-based nonprofit raising funds to replace van destroyed by fire

  18-01-2019 21:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Heritage Community Initiatives supplies approximately 100,000 meals a year to its students and youth in surrounding communities.
  
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• Ohio Governor, GM CEO Discuss Future Of Lordstown Plant

  18-01-2019 21:26
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has urged the head of General Motors to keep the automaker’s Lordstown plant open or allow it to be sold quickly.
  The new Republican governor met with GM CEO Mary Barra at the Detroit Auto Show on Thursday. A DeWine spokesman says the governor considered the meeting productive.
  RELATED STORIES:Union Sues GM, Says Laid-Off Workers Should Replace Temps
  GM Plant Closure Sparks Ripple Effect For Other Ohio Com
  
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• Alcohol Consumption In United States Drops In 2018

  18-01-2019 21:22
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  (CNN) — Happy hour was less happy in 2018 than a year prior.
  It was the third year in a row that alcohol consumption among Americans decreased. That’s according to beverage market analysis company IWSR.
  The company says Americans guzzled down 3.35 billion cases of beer, wine and liquor last year, a decline of .8 percent.
  According to IWSR, the main component in the decline was a drop in beer consumption, which was down 1.5 percent.
  The company says
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Works Preparing For All Possibilities With Incoming Winter Storm

  18-01-2019 21:05
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With a winter storm bearing down on Pittsburgh, some people are dancing in the streets while others call it a ho-hum storm.“It doesn’t bother us. We are from Alaska,” says Rudy Frazier.
  He was walking his Italian Greyhound near the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh Friday afternoon.
  Because of the dog’s short coat, Frazier has the service dog dressed in a light green doggy parka to keep her warm.As for
  
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• ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Co-Creator Alex Kurtzman On Season 2: ‘We Really Upped Our Game’

  18-01-2019 21:00
  Last night marked the season two premiere of Star Trek: Discovery. CBS All Access‘ maiden voyage into the Star Trek universe was met with widespread acclaim and there are high hopes from fans and critics alike for the show’s second chapter. Some of those fans and critics got a chance to watch S2E1 with the cast and creators of the show at the season’s red carpet premiere at The Conrad Hotel in New York City.
  Mary Wiseman At The ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Seaso
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast Event Calendar 1/18/19

  18-01-2019 20:42
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• Lawsuit claims late priest molested pregnant teen in Canonsburg in 1982

  18-01-2019 20:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  The alleged victim accused the Rev. Paul E. Pindel of abusing her in 1982 when she met with him for marriage counseling.
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast: Diversity

  18-01-2019 20:41
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• Patriots-Chiefs AFC Championship Matchup

  18-01-2019 20:30
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Boston/CBS Local) — One of these days everyone will pick against the New England Patriots, and they’ll be right. Certainly last Sunday wasn’t that day. The Patriots blasted the Los Angeles Chargers, who many had predicted could run the table as a wild card. On their first four possessions, Tom Brady methodically moved his offense down the field for touchdowns. The score was 35-7 at halftime. The game was essentially already over.
  The Kansas City Chiefs are no
  
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• United Way, Food Bank, And More Helping Furloughed Federal Workers

  18-01-2019 20:21
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Several local organizations filled the American Federation of Teachers building on the South Side to help both federal workers that have been furloughed, or workers that are simply working without pay during the partial government shutdown.
  Organizations like the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and more were there to lend assistance.
  “I can’t imagine going without pay. I&r
  
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• Allegheny County reports first flu death this season, but the numbers are much better than last year

  18-01-2019 20:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County’s first flu death this season occurred this week, but data shows this year has been much less severe than last year
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports First Flu Death Of Season

  18-01-2019 20:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting its first flu-related death of the season.
  According to health officials, the woman was in her 90s and had underlying medical conditions. She died of flu complications.
  In a press release, Allegheny County Health Department Director Dr. Karen Hacker said:
  “We have been notified that a female resident of Allegheny County has died due to flu complications. The resident was in her
  
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• 4 Surprise NBA Teams

  18-01-2019 20:04
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Denver/CBS Local) — Don’t look now, but the Denver Nuggets sit half a game out of the Western Conference lead, and the Milwaukee Bucks are half a game up on the Toronto Raptors for the lead in the Eastern Conference. Will it last? Possibly, maybe. Alright, who the heck knows? But halfway through the season, the Nuggets and the Bucks, who both had solid 2017-18 campaigns, seem to have taken the next step.
  Nikola Jokic (Photo Credit: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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• Perdue Recalls Simply Smart Organics Gluten Free Chicken Breast Nuggets

  18-01-2019 18:56
  (CBSNewYork/CBS Local) – Check your freezers.
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  The nuggets being recalled are under the Perdue Simply Smart Organics Gluten Free Chicken Breast Nuggets brand.
  Some packages might contain pieces of wood, the company said.
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  The items were produced in Oct. 2018 and have a “Best If Used By Date” of 10/25/2019.
  The UPC product code is 72745-80656 and an establishment number of P-33944.
  No injuries have been reported.
  If you have any of them, you&rsq
  
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• Felon with '666' tattoo gets prison for illegal weapons, faces another trial for bombings, shooting

  18-01-2019 18:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A prosecutor said Stanley Patterson had breaching ammo, Nazi memorabilia, manuals on sniper training and books on serial killers.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Gov. Wolf Declaring State Of Emergency Ahead Of Winter Storm

  18-01-2019 18:49
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Gov. Tom Wolf says he is declaring a state of emergency ahead of this weekend’s winter storm.
  He announced the declaration on social media, saying: “I’m declaring a State of Emergency as #WinterStormHarper approaches. We’ll be aggressive in managing this storm — snowfall rates could exceed 1-2 inches per hour. Our top concern is the safety of residents. Postpone travel if you can, and be aware of changing
  
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• Pittsburgh road crews prepare for impending snowstorm

  18-01-2019 18:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Public Works says it’s ready for a fast-moving winter storm Saturday that could bring snow, rain, freezing rain and sleet.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: What Is The Chance This Snow Storm Busts?

  18-01-2019 18:05
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Winter storm watches, and warnings have been issued across Western Pennsylvania, but there’s still a chance that the incoming winter weather system changes tracks.As forecasters have been saying all along, even if the system track changes by 50 miles, it can mean the difference between several inches of snow.
  KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley says it’s a tricky forecast, and one that could even bust.Here’s his explanation
  
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• Frustrated TSA Agents Call For End To Government Shutdown At Pittsburgh International Airport Rally

  18-01-2019 18:02
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Transportation Security Administration workers vented their frustration with the current government shutdown at a rally inside the Pittsburgh airport Friday.
  The rally, organized by union leaders representing the 450 TSA workers in Pennsylvania, got underway Friday morning at the Pittsburgh International Airport’s ticketing level.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Aaron Sledge)
  Union President William Reese says TSA employees in
  
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• Sen. Casey Ending His Consideration For 2020 Presidential Run

  18-01-2019 17:23
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is ending any consideration of joining a potentially crowded Democratic field running for president in 2020.
  Casey’s statement Friday comes a couple months after he dropped hints that he was considering a run, fresh off easily winning a third term in the Senate.
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  The mild-mannered 58-year-old son of the late governor had said he was concerned about a Democratic nomin
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Winter Storm To Pack Wallop As It Moves Into Western Pa., Through State

  18-01-2019 16:59
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  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — Most of Pennsylvania is under a Winter Storm Watch ahead of a weekend storm that could pack a wallop of snow, followed by bitter cold and high winds, making travel hazardous.
  From Pittsburgh to the Poconos, communities are being warned about possibly heavy mixed precipitation, with possible snow totals ranging from a dusting to 15 inches.
  The Winter Storm Watch goes into effect Saturday morning and continues through Sunday afternoon
  
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• Pittsburgh students will be treated to a special 'Hamilton' experience through education program

  18-01-2019 16:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  City and county school students will see a performance of the hit musical as they learn about the history of American’s Founding Fathers.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Winter Storm Warning Issued For Pittsburgh Area

  18-01-2019 16:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With a major snowstorm looming this weekend, the National Weather Service has now issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Pittsburgh area.
  According to the National Weather Service, heavy mixed precipitation is possible with total snow accumulations of 4 to 9 inches in Allegheny County and surrounding areas. Ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch are also possible.
  The warning is in effect from 10 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday
  
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• Punching out Parkinson's

  18-01-2019 16:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  There is no cure for Parkinson’s Disease, but symptoms can be reduced by medication and exercise.
  
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• Bike Pittsburgh Conducting Survey On Sharing Road With Semi-Autonomous Vehicles

  18-01-2019 15:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bike Pittsburgh is again looking for your feedback.
  It is doing a survey on sharing the road with semi-autonomous vehicles.
  They launched a similar survey two years ago after the testing of self-driving cars began on city streets.
  Now the group wants to see if Pittsburghers’ impressions have changed.
  The survey is open for the next two weeks.To give your feedback, visit this link at BikePGH.org.
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 18, 2019

  18-01-2019 15:15
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Donnie Iris & The Cruisers
  Let Freedom Sing!
  Pittsburgh Improv: Aries Spears
  Don’s Appliances
  Chef Anthony Marino at Don’s Appliances
  Demeatria Boccella
  
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• Downtown shooting suspect sees himself in surveillance photos, goes to police

  18-01-2019 15:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Roy Joseph Johnson was charged with attempted homicide after police say he shot a man during a dispute outside the Greyhound station.
  
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• Perdue Foods Recalls Chicken Nuggets Over Wood Contamination Worries

  18-01-2019 14:55
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  By Faith Karimi, CNN
  (CNN) — Perdue Foods is recalling 68,244 pounds of gluten-free chicken nuggets sold nationwide over fears of wood contamination, federal health officials say.
  The ready-to-eat chicken nuggets were produced on Oct. 25, 2018, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
  (Source: USDA/Perdue Farms)
  The nuggets are gluten-free and have an expiration date of Oct. 25, 2019, and UPC Bar Code &ldqu
  
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• City Snow Plow Tracker Down For Improvements As Winter Storm Looms

  18-01-2019 14:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It does not appear Pittsburgh’s online snow plow tracker will be up and running for this weekend’s looming winter storm.
  The site has been down since November when officials started making upgrades.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Among the upgrades include showing which trucks are actively plowing or spreading salt, enhanced vehicle capacity, personnel changes, a modified road salt mixture and more.
  City officials say the new salt ma
  
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• Divers Swim With Massive 20 Foot Great White Shark In ‘Magical Encounter’

  18-01-2019 14:26
  HONOLULU (CBSDFW.COM/CBS Local) – A group of divers had what they describe as a “magical  encounter” with a 20 foot, 2.5 ton great white shark in the waters off of Oahu, Hawaii.
  Not only did they live to talk about it, they documented their unforgettable experience with the gorgeous, gentle giant.
  Shark conservation advocate, Ocean Ramsey, diver/photographer Cam Grant, diver Kayleigh Nicole Burns, diver/photographer Forrest Thomas and diver/photographer
  
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• Lawsuit related to OneJet transferred to federal court, but the move may be challenged

  18-01-2019 14:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Claims “closely connected” with the airline’s bankruptcy, two Allegheny County Airport Authority board members assert
  
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• Child Treated For Smoke Inhalation After Mt. Oliver Fire

  18-01-2019 14:06
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  MOUNT OLIVER (KDKA) — A child had to be treated after an overnight fire at a home in Mount Oliver.
  The fire started just before midnight on Giffin Avenue near Transverse Park.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Officials say everyone inside made it out safely, but two people – including a toddler – were checked by medics for smoke inhalation.
  Authorities have not yet said what sparked the fire.
  The fire damaged the home.
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• Man Shot Twice In Turtle Creek, Car Riddled With Bullets Found Outside Mini-Mart

  18-01-2019 14:01
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  TURTLE CREEK (KDKA) — Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Turtle Creek that sent one man to the hospital.
  According to Allegheny County Police, officers and paramedics were called to James Street around 12:20 a.m. for a report of a shooting.
  It was there at the Speedy Food Mart where a car was found with the driver’s side window shot out and bullet holes on the side.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Police say they
  
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• Car Riddled With Bullets Found Outside Mini-Mart, Police Probe Apparent Overnight Shooting

  18-01-2019 14:01
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  TURTLE CREEK (KDKA) — Police are investigating an apparent overnight shooting in Turtle Creek.
  Officers were called to the intersection of Maple Avenue and Albert Street just before 12:30 a.m.
  They were also called to Speedy Food Mart a few blocks away on James Street, where they found a car with the driver’s side window shot out and bullet holes on the side.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  One person was transported from the sc
  
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• Suspect In Downtown Pittsburgh Shooting Turns Himself In

  18-01-2019 13:28
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting outside of a bar in Downtown Pittsburgh.
  Roy Joseph Johnson, 23, is charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person.
  (Photos Courtesy: Pittsburgh Police)
  The shooting happened during the early morning hours of Jan. 7 at the corner of Liberty Avenue and Smithfield Street.
  The victim was shot multiple times and went to the hospital in crit
  
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• Women's March faces concerns over anti-Semitism

  18-01-2019 12:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Reports that the organizer of the national Women’s March on Washington has tolerated anti-Semitic comments have affected the local march.
  
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• 'We try not to think too much about why, or how it happened,' says dad of boy paralyzed by polio-like virus

  18-01-2019 12:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Six cases of AFM — a disease with polio-like symptoms — were diagnosed in Pittsburgh in 2018, with two other cases still under review.
  
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• Police In Greensburg Investigating Multiple Break-Ins

  18-01-2019 05:31
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Police in the City of Greensburg are working to identify multiple individuals who are believed to be responsible for breaking in to several vehicles.In a Facebook post, officials said that over the span of several days, multiple vehicles were reported to have been broken in to. Police posted residential surveillance footage from the Academy Hill section of the city to Facebook with the hopes of identifying those behind the crimes.
  The video posted to Facebook was captur
  
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• Police Seek Help In Locating Missing Girl

  18-01-2019 04:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police in Pittsburgh are asking for the publics help in locating a missing child.Pittsburgh Police Public Information Officer Chris Togneri posted to Twitter releasing the information. Authorities say that 11-year-old Ava Scott is missing from Perry North.
  .@PghPolice seek the public’s help locating a missing girl.
  Ava Scott, 11, was last seen Jan. 17 around 2 p.m. when she walked away from Clayton Academy in Perry North.Anyone w
  
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• Police: Missing Perry North Girl Found Safe

  18-01-2019 04:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police in Pittsburgh say a missing child has been found.
  Pittsburgh Police Public Information Officer Chris Togneri posted to Twitter Thursday evening that 11-year-old Ava Scott was missing from the city’s Perry North section.
  According to officials, Scott was last seen Thursday at approximately 2 p.m. before she walked away from Clayton Academy.
  But, on Friday morning, Pittsburgh Police posted to Facebook that Scott had been fou
  
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• Fights Riddle Halls Of Highlands High School

  18-01-2019 04:27
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  HARRISON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A fight broke out at an area high school and then broke out again on Facebook, where parents saw the action.
  Multiple fights involving girls broke out in a hallway and with most teenagers having cell phones, it did not take long for the videos of the fight to surface on social media.“I was disturbed by what I saw,” said a parent whose child attends Highlands High and who did not want to be identified.
  She saw the fig
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Light Snow Helps Prepare Region For Winter Storm

  18-01-2019 04:11
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  CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A round of snow showers blanketed the Pittsburgh region in preparation for a much larger winter storm gearing up for the weekend.In the city, there were signs everywhere of what is to come. Trucks, plows and a lot of salt loaded up as the Pittsburgh region gets ready for what is expected to be it’s first significant snowfall this year.“I bought 100 pounds of salt and calcium chloride,” said Chad Spinogatti of
  
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