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• Penguins Finally Giving C Teddy Blueger A Chance At NHL Level

  29-01-2019 23:28
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled center Teddy Blueger from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Tuesday, giving him his first chance at the NHL level in three years.
  The 24-year-old Blueger, 24 is Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s leading scorer with 21 goals and 39 points in 45 games. His goal total is fourth in the AHL. Blueger also has a team-leading plus-20 rating for WBS this season.
  The 6-foot, 195-pounder has 49 goals, 66 assists a
  
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• Boomer Esiason: Should Rename NFL Record Book After Belichick, Brady

  29-01-2019 23:07
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Boston/CBS Local) — What’s left to say about the New England Patriots of the 21st century? The team, led by Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, enters Super Bowl LIII as favorites to win their sixth title. The outcome is far from predetermined, however, with the Los Angeles Rams sporting a strong running game and a stout run defense. The teams take the field Sunday evening in Atlanta, with the game airing live on CBS.
  Inside The NFL analyst Boomer Esiason looks at the Pa
  
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• More changes for Pa. Senate as Don White of Indiana announces retirement

  29-01-2019 22:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. White, 69, who has served in the Senate since 2001, said he will retire at the end of February.
  
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• Swissvale Woman Arrested After Baby Overdoses On Acetaminophen

  29-01-2019 22:24
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Swissvale, Pa., woman was arrested for child endangerment and aggravated assault charges on Tuesday after an October incident involving the health of a 19-month-old child that was in her care.
  After the baby boy was brought to the emergency room at UPMC Children’s Hospital on Oct. 29 and placed on life support, detectives of the Allegheny County Police Department were notified that toxicology tests indicated the child overdosed
  
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• SCHOOL CLOSINGS: Click Here For The List Of Closures

  29-01-2019 21:50
  More than 75 schools and businesses have now closed for Wednesday due to arctic cold temperatures.
  
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• Bob Horowitz On The Super Bowl: ‘There’s No Other Show Like It’

  29-01-2019 21:50
  The 18th edition of Super Bowl Greatest Commercials will air tonight at 8:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. Back in the Executive Producer’s chair this year is Bob Horowitz, one of the most well respected EP’s in the industry.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss caught up with Horowitz to discuss why people love these commercials so much, his all-time favorite commercial and his personal prediction for The Big Game.
  MW- Hey Bob, good morning!
  BH- Hi Matt how are you?
  MW- Doing well! So we’ve
  
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• As Pittsburgh Braces For Polar Vortex, Businesses, Government Buildings Announce Closures

  29-01-2019 21:44
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With temperatures potentially getting as cold as minus-30 on Wednesday, Pittsburgh area businesses and government services are closing due to the expected severe cold weather.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Allegheny County Common Pleas President Judge Kim Clark ordered a closure for the courts on Wednesday. The District Attorney’s Office will also be closed. A
  
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• Woman Credits Dog With Saving Her From Mobile Home Fire

  29-01-2019 21:21
  MORRISON, Tenn. (CBS Local) — A Tennessee woman credits her dog for saving her life by helping her escape a mobile home fire.
  Cherrie Fletcher said her beloved rottweiler, Hopi Grace, started barking in her face on Jan. 13, which woke her up to smoke.
  “Without Hopi, I don’t think I’d have made it, Fletcher told WTVF. “I could have had a heart attack and died in there.”
  Fletcher said she fell on tough times a couple of weeks ago.
  “I went through strokes a
  
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• AMC Theaters Offering Free Screenings Of ‘Black Panther’ For Black History Month

  29-01-2019 21:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — “Black Panther” is heading back to movie theaters, and you can see it for free.
  Disney will be releasing the movie again at AMC Theaters, beginning this Friday.
  It will mark the first week of “Black History Month.”
  In our area, “Black Panther” will play at the AMC Waterfront twice a day from Feb. 1-7.
  You can find out how to get your free tickets, by visiting this link.
  
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• CBS Local Sports Experts Pick Best Sports, Party City Ahead Of Super Bowl LIII

  29-01-2019 20:57
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS LA/CBS Local) — Super Bowl LIII is nearly upon us, with the New England Patriots set to take on the Los Angeles Rams in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXVI. CBS will bring you all of the action Sunday in Atlanta, from the pregame through the opening kickoff and every exciting play.
  The story of this matchup may already seem familiar. The Patriots return to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in five years, looking to add their sixth title of the Tom Brady/Bill Belichick era. Wh
  
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• Pregnant Woman Reportedly Run Over By Vehicle In Sheetz Parking Lot

  29-01-2019 20:50
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A pregnant woman was reportedly run over by a vehicle in a parking lot in Cranberry Township this afternoon.
  According to Butler County 911, it happened in the Sheetz parking lot on Freedom Road around 2:20 p.m.
  KDKA is working to learn how badly she was injured.
  Her legs were reportedly run over.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• It's Drowned Hogs day ... again

  29-01-2019 20:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Drowned Hogs, who raise money by jumping into the frigid Monongahela River, are back at it Saturday to benefit a new charity.
  
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• Teen Faked Own Kidnapping To Get $130 From His Mother, Deputies Say

  29-01-2019 20:47
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  SUMTER, S.C. (CBS Local)— A South Carolina man is accused of blackmailing his mother after he led her to believe he would be killed if she didn’t pay $130, according to authorities.
  Emmanuel Franklin, 19, of Sumter, was arrested on Jan. 24 and charged with blackmail.
  Deputies say Franklin caused his mother to believe he would be killed by kidnappers if she did not put $130 into a mailbox at the home of Franklin’s father.
  Sumter teen faked his
  
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• ‘The Super Bowl Today’ Pre-Game Show: How To Watch, Start Time, Features

  29-01-2019 20:36
  Ryan Mayer
  (CBS LA/CBS Sports) — The Super Bowl is the sporting world’s biggest annual event, so it’s only right that it gets an equally large amount of pre-game coverage. In that respect, CBS has you covered. The network announced its plans to for its coverage leading up to kickoff for the big game, and it starts at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time with the crew of That Other Pregame Show (TOPS) on CBS Sports Network. Then, at 2:00 p.m. the network itself goes into full game mode, with
  
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• Additional Federal Hate Crimes Charges Filed Against Suspected Synagogue Gunman

  29-01-2019 19:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Additional federal hate crimes and weapons charges have been filed against the suspected gunman in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting.
  Robert Bowers, 46, of Baldwin, is now facing 63 counts in connection with the Oct. 27 mass shooting at the synagogue in Squirrel Hill, including counts of hate crimes resulting in death.
  United States Department of Justice officials, the FBI andUnited States Attorney Scott Brady made the announcement T
  
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• Feds indict Robert Bowers on new charges related to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

  29-01-2019 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  A superseding indictment was filed with 63 counts compared with the 44 counts in the original indictment for the Tree of Life mass shooting.
  
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• Feds indict Bowers on new charges related to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

  29-01-2019 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  A superseding indictment was filed with 63 counts compared with the 44 counts in the original indictment for the Tree of Life mass shooting.
  
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• Winter School Closings: A Guide For Parents During Snow Days

  29-01-2019 19:30
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As winter wears on in Western Pennsylvania, more school delays and closings are bound to happen.But where should parents turn when dealing with a last minute school delays or cancellations? What about child care?
  Experts say the first thing parents should do, is to make sure you know how your school alerts you if there is a delay or a closure.
  Click here for the most up to date school closings in the Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
  
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• State, City Officials Preparing For Brutally Cold Weather, Opening Warming Shelters Across Area

  29-01-2019 19:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — State and local officials are preparing in a number of different ways for the bitterly cold temperatures that are moving into Pennsylvania.
  Temperatures are expected to continue falling throughout the day with dangerously cold wind chills on Wednesday and Thursday.
  Officials with the City of Pittsburgh say several Citiparks recreation centers and senior centers will open as warming shelters for anyone who needs them.
  The recreation cen
  
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• Officials Preparing For Brutally Cold Weather, Opening Warming Shelters Across Area

  29-01-2019 19:15
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — State and local officials are preparing in a number of different ways for the bitterly cold temperatures that are moving into Pennsylvania.
  Temperatures are expected to continue falling throughout the day with dangerously cold wind chills on Wednesday and Thursday.
  Officials with the City of Pittsburgh say several Citiparks recreation centers and senior centers will open as warming shelters for anyone who needs them.
  The recreation cen
  
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• ‘It Starts At The Top:’ Former Steelers Running Back Jerome Bettis Talks Steelers At Super Bowl

  29-01-2019 19:11
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  ATLANTA (KDKA) — When sports-talk radio host Dan Patrick asked former Steeler Jerome Bettis why Pittsburgh was not in the Super Bowl, the Hall of Fame running back did not mince words.
  “Dysfunction,” Bettis said. “It starts at the top obviously. It always starts at the top. Everybody has to take blame.”
  “Hall of Famer @JeromeBettis36: #Steelers dysfunction starts at the top.”
  Hall of Famer @JeromeBettis36: #Steelers dys
  
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• City reaches tentative $80,000 settlement for North Side family mistakenly targeted by SWAT in 2015

  29-01-2019 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  SWAT forced its way into the family’s home in January 2015, holding them for an hour in police vehicles in the cold, the family’s lawsuit said.
  
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• Many school districts cancel classes, city opens warming centers; some courts closed

  29-01-2019 18:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Many local colleges also have canceled classes in preparation of incoming Arctic weather system.
  
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• City prepares warming centers; some courts closed; for many, school canceled

  29-01-2019 18:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Warming centers will be established at Greenfield, Homewood, Sheraden and South Side senior centers on Wednesday and Thursday.
  
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• City prepares warming centers as some school districts close

  29-01-2019 18:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Warming centers will be established at Greenfield, Homewood, Sheraden and South Side senior centers on Wednesday and Thursday.
  
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• City cancels classes but opens warming centers; some courts closed

  29-01-2019 18:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Many local colleges also have canceled classes in preparation of incoming Arctic weather system.
  
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• Arctic blast forces school closures; city opens warming centers

  29-01-2019 18:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Many local colleges also have canceled classes in preparation of incoming Arctic weather system.
  
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• 911 Dispatcher Helps Boy With Homework Emergency

  29-01-2019 18:39
  LAFAYETTE, Ind. (CBS Local) — A boy who was having a “really bad day” and had “tons of homework” recently called a 911 dispatcher in Indiana with a math emergency.
  “I had a really bad day and, I just don’t know,” the boy said at the start of the call, which was posted to the department’s official twitter account.
  Our dispatchers never know what the next call might be.They train for many emergency situations, homework help is not one they plan
  
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• Police: Man Shackled Wife To Car Because He Was Worried She Was Cheating

  29-01-2019 17:32
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  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a Pennsylvania man shackled his wife inside his vehicle numerous times while he went to work because he was concerned she was cheating on him.
  John VanHorn is charged with false imprisonment.
  Bethlehem police found the woman Wednesday when they responded to reports of a woman handcuffed inside a parked vehicle who needed help. The officers found a metal device locked to her ankle and secured to the underside of the fr
  
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• Cancer Cure Just One Year Away, Scientists Claim

  29-01-2019 16:56
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  (CBS Local) — Israeli scientists claim they may be on the brink of finding the cure for cancer, The Jerusalem Post reports.
  “We believe we will offer in a year’s time a complete cure for cancer,” said Dan Aridor, chairman of the board of Accelerated Evolution Biotechnologies Ltd., which is developing the new treatment.
  The treatment, which they call MuTaTo, or multi-target toxin, acts as a “cancer antibiotic” and uses a
  
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• Pa. Election Security Report Outlines Ways To Secure Voting

  29-01-2019 16:37
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new report says Pennsylvania should adopt a number of improvements to make its elections more secure, encouraging the replacement of older voting machines, enhanced security of voter lists and better planning for cyberattacks and other technological challenges.
  The Blue Ribbon Commission on Pennsylvania’s Election Security report issued Tuesday says the General Assembly should do more to help counties pay for machines that p
  
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• Winning Match 6 Lottery Ticket Worth $1M Sold In Butler Co.

  29-01-2019 16:00
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  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — If you bought a Match 6 lottery ticket in Butler County on Monday, you’ll want to check your ticket because you might be a million dollars richer.
  Officials with the Pennsylvania Lottery say a ticket worth $1 million was sold at the University Korner store on North Main Street Ext. in Butler.
  The ticket matched all six winning numbers in Monday, Jan. 28, night’s drawing.
  Those numbers are: 03-08-16-19-34-47
  The store will
  
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• Doctor From Westmoreland Co. Convicted Of Illegal Opioid Distribution In W.Va.

  29-01-2019 15:40
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  CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A Pennsylvania doctor has been found guilty in West Virginia of illegally prescribing opioids to his patients.
  Prosecutors say 57-year-old Dr. Felix Brizuela Jr. of Harrison City, Pennsylvania, was convicted in federal court in Clarksburg earlier this month on 15 counts of distributing controlled substances outside the bounds of professional medical practice.
  Prosecutors say Brizuela distributed oxycodone, fentanyl and oxymorphone
  
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• James Brown Looking Forward To The Southern Hospitality In Atlanta For Super Bowl LIII

  29-01-2019 15:37
  Ryan Mayer
  (CBSLA/CBS Local) — The Super Bowl makes its return to Atlanta this year for the third time and the first since the 1999-2000 season. The host stadium is different this time around, as new Mercedes Benz Stadium replaced the old Georgia Dome as home of the Falcons a few seasons ago. But the city’s history and its culture remains the same. And it is that legacy, not to mention the “southern hospitality,” that has James Brown, host of The NFL Today on CBS, excited
  
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• Third Lawsuit Filed Against Now-Closed Glade Run Youth Home

  29-01-2019 15:24
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  ZELIENOPLE (KDKA) — A law firm filed a third lawsuit against the former Glade Run Lutheran Services youth home.
  The suit, like the previous two, claim sexual assault.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  This latest complaint is on behalf of a 19-year-old man, who was 13 at the time of the alleged incidents.
  He says he was sexually assaulted by other residents at the home in 2012.
  The second lawsuit, filed early this month by a parent, claimed the staff allowed the boy t
  
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• Newly-Discovered Bug Allows Eavesdropping Through iPhone FaceTime

  29-01-2019 15:10
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  By Heather Kelly, CNN Business
  (CNN) — A newly-discovered bug in Apple’s FaceTime software lets Apple users listen in on the people they are calling, and even see through their front-facing camera, without them picking-up the call.
  The bug, flagged by 9to5Mac on Monday, was quickly recreated by people across social media. CNN Business confirmed the bug multiple times in its own tests.
  Apple said in a statement Monday night that it has identified a f
  
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• PTL Links: Jan. 29, 2019

  29-01-2019 14:58
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Bella Christie’s And Lil’ Z’s Sweet Boutique
  Heinz History Center
  Pittsburgh Public Theater presents “The Tempest”
  The Mall at Robinson
  Steel Smiling Pittsburgh
  The Gab Squad
  
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• Borough with no police has 'no complaints' with state trooper coverage

  29-01-2019 14:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Troopers visit East Pittsburgh an average five times a day — answering 288 calls between Dec. 1 and Jan. 22.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Wind Chill Advisory Issued As Brutally Cold, Below Zero Temperatures Move In

  29-01-2019 14:21
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Brutal cold air is heading for the northeast and is set to arrive today.
  Highs for Pittsburgh have already been reached for the day, 42 degrees at 1 a.m., and temperatures will steadily drop from here.
  The National Weather Service has been issued a Wind Chill Advisory for much of the area from 5 a.m. Wednesday to 11 p.m. Thursday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  You may have heard that the temperatures that are heading our way could be the coldes
  
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• Water Main Break Sends Water Gushing Over Hillside In McCandless, 3 Homes Damaged

  29-01-2019 13:25
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  MCCANDLESS (KDKA) — Three homes have significant water damage in McCandless following a water main break that sent water gushing over a hillside early this morning.
  The break was first reported around 4:30 a.m. on West Ingomar Road.
  (Photo Credit: Meghan Schiller/KDKA)
  The gushing water poured over lawns, ripping up plants and shrubs, and even causing a retaining wall to collapse at one home.
  It then poured over a hillside down onto Donna Drive. Police ha
  
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• How to prepare for this week's frigid temperatures.

  29-01-2019 06:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  The hazardous deep freeze will begin Tuesday morning, with wind chills expected to drop to minus 15 to minus 30 by Thursday morning.
  
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• Parkway East crash victims remembered for verve, caring spirit

  29-01-2019 06:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jason Hubert Jackson and Landen Manning Jones met fatefully on the Parkway East, where a crash Saturday killed both men.
  
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• Obituary: Morton 'Moe' Coleman / social worker was 'connective tissue' of Pittsburgh

  29-01-2019 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Coleman was known as someone who could bring people together from different spheres, from politics, to academia, to community groups.
  
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• McCandless Names Interim Police Chief

  29-01-2019 05:34
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  MCCANDLESS, Pa. (KDKA) — The town of McCandless has a new police chief.Lieutenant Ryan Hawk was appointed interim chief during Monday night’s meeting.
  Current chief, David Disanti, was suspended last week.
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  He had been on leave since October following accusations that he tried to kiss a female officer.
  Disanti was ordered to complete a corrective plan before he is allowed to return to work.
  
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• Amnesty Program A Win-Win For Defendants, Taxpayers Alike

  29-01-2019 05:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Right now, a win-win Amnesty Program is being offered by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office.Non-violent offenders who have a warrant out for their arrest can avoid going to jail and the program can potentially save county taxpayers $135,000.
  “If you’re someone that has had some interaction with police, and a police officer told you you’re going to receive criminal charges in the mail and you didn’t rece
  
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• Penguins Show Rust After Layoff, Drop Game To Last-Place Devils

  29-01-2019 04:09
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Travis Zajac had a goal and three assists, Keith Kinkaid made 37 saves and the New Jersey Devils had little trouble in a 6-3 victory over the sluggish Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night.
  Pavel Zacha, Damon Severson, Brian Boyle, Blake Coleman and Kyle Palmieri also scored as New Jersey snapped a three-game skid. The NHL’s worst road team improved to 6-17-3 away from home. Two of those wins have come at the expense of the Penguins,
  
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• Hate Crimes On Rise In Lawrenceville, Prompting FBI Response

  29-01-2019 04:00
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville community, neighbors are on alert — many of them concerned for their families and businesses.The organization Lawrenceville United says there have been at least 12 separate hate crimes in the last six month, and other troubling propaganda.
  “A number of flyers pop up around the neighborhood from white supremacist organizations, in addition to specific acts of vandalism against businesses &
  
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• Seton Hill University Junior Making Beautiful Music While Battling Cancer

  29-01-2019 03:59
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  (KDKA) – A 23-year-old from Pennsylvania is not letting cancer keep her from making beautiful music.
  Erin McElhenny is a Junior at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, where she is majoring in vocal performance with a concentration in opera. She is also undergoing chemotherapy treatment at the Cleveland Clinic after being diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in March of 2018.
  During her first inpatient chemo treatment, McElhenny visited the main lobby
  
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• Rivers Casino Holding a Job Fair

  29-01-2019 02:31
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Rivers Casino is hiring.
  A job fair will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the new event center space on the second level.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The open positions are in food and beverage, housekeeping and security.
  If interested, apply online HERE before the job fair.
  
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• FBI Hosts Outreach Event Regarding Hate Speech Being Investigated In Lawrenceville

  29-01-2019 02:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The FBI is taking part in an outreach event following hate crimes reported in Lawrenceville.
  Federal agents were on hand for the community meeting to answer questions and concerns from the residents.
  Robert Jones, the special agent in charge, told KDKA that there had been 10 hate-crime-incidents in Lawrenceville since the summer that are being investigated by federal authorities.Special Agent Robert Jones (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Jones sai
  
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