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• Vehicle Crashes Into Penn Hills Home, Causes Structural Damage

  03-02-2019 23:50
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  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Some Penn Hills residents have been forced out of their home after a vehicle crashed into it.
  The Penn Hills No.7 VFC says rescue companies were sent to a home on MacBeth Drive between Edinburg Drive and McKenzie Drive on Sunday afternoon.
  When companies arrived on the scene, they found the vehicle had crashed into a brick column between two garage doors. The driver managed to get out of the vehicle before officials arrived at the scen
  
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• Ohio Man, Texas Man Killed When Vehicle Fell Off Railroad Tracks

  03-02-2019 22:57
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  ROCHESTER, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a sport utility vehicle fell nearly 15 feet off railroad tracks in western Pennsylvania into a park, killing two men.
  Police in Rochester said the car was being driven along the Norfolk Southern tracks intentionally Saturday, then apparently slid and rolled down a hill, landing on its roof in Rochester Riverfront Park.
  The Beaver County coroner’s office identified the men killed as 40-year-old David Riddle of Pr
  
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• Police: Alleged Drunk Woman Shot At Family Members, Drove Into A Ditch While Trying To Flee

  03-02-2019 22:34
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  SOUTH BEND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police say a woman has been charged in connection to a shooting and alleged drunk driving incident in Armstrong County.
  It happened just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday in South Bend Township.
  Forty-three-year-old Barbara Janine Crissman, of Shelocta, Pa., was allegedly firing a handgun at other family members at a home on Hemlock Road near West Lebanon Road.
  State police say Crissman got in a vehicle and tried to leave the scene, bu
  
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• Westmoreland residents remain concerned about flaring, ongoing deep gas well issue

  03-02-2019 22:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  CNX officials said the company is flaring seven nearby conventional wells after a “pressure anomaly” arose on Jan. 26.
  
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• Lawsuit: Police Officer Coerced 2 Women Into Sex To Avoid Arrest

  03-02-2019 19:40
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  ASHLEY, Pa. (AP) — Two women who said they were coerced into sex with a Pennsylvania police officer filed a federal lawsuit alleging he violated their constitutional rights.
  Mark Icker, 29, of Dickson City, is facing sexual assault, official oppression and related charges alleging he pressured the two women into performing oral sex on him to avoid arrest in December, the Citizens’ Voice newspaper reported.
  He is also charged with indecent assault fo
  
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• Boil Water Advisory Issued In Raccoon And Potter Townships

  03-02-2019 17:53
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  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – A boil water advisory has been issued by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa.
  According to officials, the water authority experienced a loss of positive water pressure on Saturday in Raccoon and Potter Townships.The cause of the water pressure dip was an 8-inch water main break on Green Garden Road. Repairs to the broken water main were made overnight, but not before the Raccoon water storage tank was emptied.The boil water advis
  
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• 1 Deputy Killed, Another Wounded In 12-Hour Standoff In Ohio

  03-02-2019 15:03
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  PIERCE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a 12-hour standoff at an apartment complex in Ohio that left another deputy wounded and a suspect in custody, authorities said Sunday.
  Capt. Jeff Sellars of the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said officers responded about 7 p.m. Saturday to the Royal Oaks Apartments in Pierce Township, about 20 miles east of Cincinnati, following a 911 call from a man who said people
  
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• Parkway East traffic flowing normally after crash near Oakland exit cleared

  03-02-2019 13:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  It’s unclear how many vehicles were involved and whether there are injuries.
  
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• Early Morning Crash Closes Parkway East

  03-02-2019 12:55
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An early morning car accident Sunday closed all lanes of the Parkway East.
  According to a post on Twitter by PennDOT, all lanes of the Parkway East are closed.
  UPDATE: Crash on I-376 eastbound between Exit 72A – Forbes Ave/Oakland and Exit 72A – Forbes Ave/Oakland.All lanes closed.
  — 511PA Pittsburgh (@511PAPittsburgh) February 3, 2019
  Officials posted the warning to social media at 6:44 a.m., saying that the accident
  
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• Missing Man With Medical Concerns Found Safe

  03-02-2019 05:59
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say a missing man with medical concerns has been found safe.
  Police reported Saturday that 67-year-old Ronald Simmons had been missing since early Friday morning.
  Simmons has medical concerns and was without his medication.
  Police said Sunday morning that Simmons had been located and was safe.
  
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• Dog Found Dead In Carrier Next To Dumpster In Fayette Co.

  03-02-2019 05:38
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  MENALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — State police are investigating an animal cruelty case in Fayette County.
  A state trooper was sent to Dunlap Lake in Menallen Township on Friday for a report of a dead dog.
  When the trooper arrived, he found a white Yorkie Mix inside a dog carrier that was sitting next to a dumpster.
  State police say it’s unknown when the dog was left there. The cause of the dog’s death is also unknown.
  Anyone who has information
  
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• State, crews monitoring problem in deep gas well in Westmoreland County

  03-02-2019 04:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  When pressure fell at a CNX Utica Shale well, it rose significantly in wells thousands of feet away.
  
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• Brissett, Howard Carry Syracuse Past Pittsburgh 65-56

  03-02-2019 04:31
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Oshae Brissett scored 18 points, Frank Howard added 15 and Syracuse fended off a second-half surge by Pittsburgh in a 65-56 victory on Saturday.
  Brissett added 12 rebounds for the Orange (16-6, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who swept the season series from the Panthers (12-10, 2-7) by responding emphatically after Pitt trimmed a 16-point first-half deficit to three early in the second half.
  Howard hit two 3-pointers during a 16-5 burst
  
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• Edge Scores 28 Points; FDU Beats Robert Morris 97-94 In 2OT

  03-02-2019 04:28
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  TEANECK, N.J. (AP) – Darnell Edge matched a career-high with 28 points and made a pair of free throws with 15 seconds left in the second overtime as Fairleigh Dickinson beat Robert Morris 97-94 on Saturday to move within a game of the Colonials atop the Northeast Conference standings.
  Xzavier Malone-Key made 2 of 3 free throws to give the Knights a 95-94 lead with 36 seconds left. The Knights’ Mike Holloway Jr. blocked Josh Williams’ layup att
  
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• Toppin, Crutcher Rally Dayton Past Duquesne

  03-02-2019 04:24
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  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Obi Toppin scored a career-high 26 points, Jalen Crutcher added 16 and Dayton turned back Duquesne 68-64 in a showdown for third place in the Atlantic 10 Conference on Saturday.
  Crutcher hit three 3-pointers and combined with Toppin to go 10 of 16 from the field as the Flyers (15-7, 7-2) erased an 11-point deficit with less than 15 minutes to play. After missing its first nine treys, Dayton hit 5 of 7.
  There we six ties in the last 10
  
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• Penguins Fall To Maple Leafs 3-2

  03-02-2019 04:20
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  TORONTO (AP) – Zach Hyman snapped a tie late in the second period, Garret Sparks made 28 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday night.
  Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto, and Travis Dermott had a goal and an assist. Jake Gardiner added two assists.
  Sidney Crosby and Teddy Blueger scored for Pittsburgh, which was without Evgeni Malkin for a second straight game because of an upper-body injury. Matt Murray stoppe
  
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• Sen. Bob Casey Invites Pittsburgh Army Veteran To State Of The Union Address

  03-02-2019 04:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey is inviting a Pittsburgh Army veteran to the State of the Union address.
  Monica Hughes will be Casey’s guest for the speech.
  Monica Hughes (Photo Credit: Facebook)
  Hughes has been a TSA officer at Pittsburgh International Airport for almost four years.
  Hughes says during the recent government shutdown, her family had to use their savings and apply for food stamps to make ends meet.
  
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• 2 Dead After Car Ends Up On Train Tracks, Crashes

  03-02-2019 03:53
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  ROCHESTER (KDKA) — Two people were killed in a car crash in Beaver County on Saturday.
  It happened just after 5:30 p.m. near Rochester Riverfront Park in the borough of Rochester.
  According to emergency dispatchers, a vehicle was on train tracks in the area and went down a hillside into Flag Park near Water Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Two people were in the vehicle.
  Emergency dispatchers confirmed the coroner was called to the scene.
  The Pittsburgh Post-
  
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• Woman Killed In Derry Twp. Crash

  03-02-2019 03:12
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  DERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A woman was killed in a car crash in Westmoreland County late Saturday morning.
  It happened around 10 a.m. on U.S. Route 22 at Rushwood Road in Derry Township.
  The Westmoreland County coroner says 59-year-old Mary Mastriano, of Pittsburgh, was in the front passenger seat of a 2005 Dodge Caravan that was traveling west on Route 22.
  The vehicle went off the side of the road, crashed into a utility pole then went into an embankment an
  
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• Two killed in incident on train tracks in Beaver County

  03-02-2019 03:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred about 5:40 p.m. on the Norfolk Southern tracks at Rochester Riverfront Park in Rochester. 
  
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• Police identify two men killed in incident on train tracks in Beaver County

  03-02-2019 03:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred about 5:40 p.m. on the Norfolk Southern tracks at Rochester Riverfront Park in Rochester. 
  
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• Greenfield woman killed in Westmoreland County crash

  03-02-2019 02:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mary A. Mastriano, 59, died in the incident that occurred about 11:30 a.m. on U.S. Route 22 in Derry. 
  
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• Oakmont Bakery Moves To Sweet Street Tuesday

  03-02-2019 02:39
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  OAKMONT (KDKA) — Oakmont Bakery is relocating to a new facility on a fittingly named street.
  The popular bakery says their brand new, state-of-the-art facility will be located at One Sweet Street.
  That’s about half a mile north of its current location on Allegheny Avenue.
  The Post-Gazette reports the new space is almost three times larger than the original, which allows for more indoor seating and registers. The bakery is also adding 20 more employe
  
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• 1 Firefighter Evaluated At North Side Building Fire

  03-02-2019 01:47
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  NORTH SIDE (KDKA) — One firefighter was evaluated at the scene of a fire on the North Side on Saturday.
  It started just before 6 p.m. on Federal Street near Mercy Street.
  The fire grew to two alarms just after 7 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Fletcher Rumbaugh)
  Officials say the building was unoccupied.
  A firefighter who fell was evaluated on scene. He was taken to the hospital in good condition for further evaluation, per protocol.
  The cause of
  
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• Aliquippa’s Ty Law Elected To Pro Football Hall Of Fame

  03-02-2019 01:19
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  ATLANTA (AP/KDKA) – Aliquippa native Ty Law was among those elected to the Pro Football Hall Of Fame on Saturday.
  The 2019 Hall of Fame class was introduced during the NFL Honors.
  Tony Gonzalez, Champ Bailey and Ed Reed were also voted into the Hall on Saturday, along with center Kevin Mawae.
  Broncos owner Pat Bowlen made it as a contributor, as did former Cowboys and NFL executive Gil Brandt. Defensive back Johnny Robinson of the 1960s-era Chiefs was the
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Temperatures Climb Close To 50 As Warm-Up Continues

  03-02-2019 00:57
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After a gorgeous, warmer, sunny Saturday, we will see clouds return overnight.
  Light winds and the melting snow could lead to patchy dense fog in areas Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
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  Those clouds will clear out Sunday afternoon, leading to a nice rest of Sunday with temperatures warming to near 50.
  The warm-up continues Monday
  
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• North Side Duplex Destroyed In Fire

  03-02-2019 00:40
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  NORTH SIDE (KDKA) — A duplex on the North Side was destroyed in a fire Saturday.
  It was reported just before 2 p.m. on Vista Street.
  The fire started in a bedroom on the second floor of a three-story duplex.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Fire officials say a mother and son heard the smoke detectors go off and managed to get out of the building through the front door.
  Firefighters rescued two dogs and two cats.
  No one was hurt.
  
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• 1 Shot In Confrontation Between Tow Truck Drivers

  03-02-2019 00:03
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  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — One person was shot during a confrontation between tow truck drivers along Washington Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.
  It happened around 3:30 p.m. in Homewood near Shetland Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  The incident was first reported to be a traffic accident where multiple tow truck drivers responded.
  Police say two of the tow truck drivers got into an argument.
  One driver went to his truck, grabbed a baseball
  
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