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• Crews Search North Huntingdon Creek After Report Of Body In Water

  09-02-2019 23:42
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  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — Crews searched a creek in Westmoreland County on Saturday after a man reported seeing a body in the water.
  According to North Huntingdon Police Chief Robert Rizzo, a man and his son were using metal detectors along the creek off of Route 993 in North Huntingdon on Saturday afternoon when the man spotted what he believed to be a body in the creek.
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• Furry Tails: Dozer, Angel & Jess Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  09-02-2019 23:09
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
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• Weathers, Carry Lift Duquesne Over Fordham 74-66

  09-02-2019 22:50
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  NEW YORK (AP) – Marcus Weathers had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead five Duquesne players in double figures as the Dukes beat Fordham 74-66 on Saturday. Sincere Carry added 14 points for the Dukes. Eric Williams Jr. chipped in 12, Michael Hughes scored 11 and Tavian Dunn-Martin had 10. Hughes also had 12 rebounds for the Dukes.
  Nick Honor had 18 points for the Rams (10-13, 1-9 Atlantic 10 Conference). Ty Perry added 11 points. Ivan Raut had 10 points.
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• Pitt Falls To NC State 79-76

  09-02-2019 22:47
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – C.J. Bryce scored 21 points, including three free throws in the final 10 seconds, as North Carolina State edged Pittsburgh 79-76 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.
  Bryce went to the line with the Wolfpack (17-7, 5-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) holding onto a one-point lead and 9.9 seconds left. He calmly drained both free throws in front of the blacked-out T-shirt student section. N.C. State opted to foul ahead by three.
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• CNX reports suspected cause of Utica Shale well problem near Beaver Run Reservoir

  09-02-2019 22:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  It happened about a mile underground. A root cause analysis is underway.
  
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• Penguins Goalie Tristan Jarry Reassigned To Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

  09-02-2019 22:36
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Goaltender Tristan Jarry is being reassigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
  Penguins executive vice president and general manager Jim Rutherford made the announcement Saturday afternoon.
  Jarry, 23, was Casey DeSmith’s backup on Thursday night in Florida. Jarry will return to WBS, where he is 15-9-2 with a .912 save percentage in 27 games.
  The WBS Penguins take on the Grand Rapids Griffins at 7 p.m. Saturday while the Pitt
  
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• Police: Water Main Breaks Causing Traffic Problems In Bethel Park

  09-02-2019 22:23
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  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Multiple water main breaks are causing traffic problems in Bethel Park, according to police.
  The Bethel Park Police Department said on their Facebook page around 4 p.m. that the intersection of Oxford Drive and Highland Road was closed to outbound traffic and all traffic must exit to Fort Couch Road.According to the police department, “major and multiple” water main breaks were causing serious traffic congestion on Oxford
  
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• Gust Of Wind Knocks Over Smokers’ Hut, Killing 1

  09-02-2019 21:49
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  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a woman was killed when high winds tipped a temporary shed on top of her outside a Pennsylvania workplace.
  The Altoona fire department and Blair County coroner say 47-year-old Tammy Hockenberry was smoking outside Blair Companies Millwork and Fixtures at about 8:30 a.m. Friday.
  Officials say the wooden structure that served as a smokers hut and under which she and a male co-worker were standing was hit by a gust of wind
  
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• New Eagle Nest Constructed In North Park; County Enacts Restrictions, Fines For Disturbing Nest

  09-02-2019 20:29
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  NORTH PARK, Pa. (KDKA) – The Allegheny Parks announced that a pair of eagles constructed a nest in North Park.
  They are currently working with the Pennsylvania Game Commission to determine if it will be an active nest, and in order to protect the eagles, the county adopted a number of designations near the nesting site until August.
  FILE PHOTO (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
  First, sections of the Rachel Carson Trail and connecting trails are closed
  
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• Pennsylvania’s School Funding Fight Exits Spotlight

  09-02-2019 19:25
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – When Gov. Tom Wolf took office, he told lawmakers that he had a plan to fix Pennsylvania’s system of school funding.
  Four years and a couple of budget fights later, public school advocates say huge gaps still persist between poorer and wealthier districts.
  The subject didn’t rate a mention this past week in the Democrat’s first budget speech to the Legislature after his re-election.
  That prompted grumbling among De
  
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• Flood Advisory Issued For Pittsburgh; 10th Street Bypass Frozen Over

  09-02-2019 18:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The City of Pittsburgh Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security issued a flood advisory along the Ohio River in Allegheny County on Saturday morning.Flood Advisory issued February 09 at 10:22AM EST until February 10 at 10:00PM EST by NWS https://t.co/vNn0mC8Qng
  — Emergency Management (@PittsburghOEMHS) February 9, 2019
  The reason for the advisory is the river was at about 22 feet on Saturday at 10 a.m., which is above
  
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• Police investigating after shots fired at officers in West End traffic stop

  09-02-2019 16:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police surrounded two houses and questioned numerous suspects in a chaotic scene Friday night, but no one has been arrested.
  
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• The week's best reads: About the charges against UPMC, how Feds say they cracked a prison drug ring, and more

  09-02-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  About the charges against UPMC. How Feds say they cracked a prison drug ring. From cactus prick to coma. Here are the week’s best reads.
  
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• A decade after a painful split with UPMC, Fetterman returns to fray

  09-02-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  When AG Josh Shapiro took on UPMC, John Fetterman, now Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor, was by his side.
  
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• PennDOT reopens Parkway East 'bathtub,' I-279 ramp to Parkway East as flooding recedes

  09-02-2019 14:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  The water level has receded on the Monongahela River but The 10th Street Bypass remains closed due to flooding on the Allegheny River. 
  
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• Man Injured In Hit-And-Run Last Month In South Side Slopes Dies From Injuries

  09-02-2019 14:35
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man who was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in the South Side Slopes on Jan. 23 died on Friday, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner announced Saturday morning.
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  Police say the man, 75-year-old John J Kulinski, was walking when he was struck by a car on Arlington Avenue.
  The car never stopped. Police say the vehicle was white, but they had no other description.
  It is unclear if the police have made any arr
  
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• Rachel Carson Bridge in Downtown Pittsburgh to close Monday for major rehab

  09-02-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The bridge will be closed to both pedestrians and drivers until September 2020.
  
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• PennDot Reopens ‘Bathtub’ Section Of Parkway East

  09-02-2019 12:57
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After the Parkway East “bathtub” closed Friday night due to flooding, PennDOT announced Saturday just after 6 a.m. that the area reopened to traffic.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Also, PennDOT announced the southbound I-279 ramp from the Fort Duquesne Bridge to eastbound I-376 reopened to traffic.The bathtub section closed to traffic just before 8:30 p.m. on Friday after initially being scheduled to close at 11 p.m. after water leve
  
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• Shots Fired At Police In Pittsburgh Neighborhood Overnight

  09-02-2019 12:42
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Multiple suspects fired shots at police in Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood late Friday night, and a SWAT situation was active into Saturday morning.
  The incident occurred after officers attempted to stop a car on Broadhead Fording Road near Prospect Avenue around 11:30 p.m. According to police, two people in the car got out, fired shots at the officers and ran off.Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz
  No officers were
  
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• Large Police Presence In Pittsburgh Neighborhood Overnight

  09-02-2019 12:42
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There was a large police presence in Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood late Friday night into Saturday morning.
  Police and SWAT officers were on the scene for roughly four hours, but it is unclear as to why.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  There is word that two people were taken into custody, but it is unclear if it was related to the heavy police presence.
  Stay with KDKA and KDKA.com for more details as they be
  
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• Petal Power: The 5 Best Florists In Pittsburgh

  09-02-2019 07:32
  PITTSBURGH (HOODLINE) — Looking to explore the best florists around?
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  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top florists in Pittsburgh, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture next time you’re in the market for florists.
  1. Jim Ludwig’s Blumengarten Florist
  Photo: Jim Ludwig’s Blumengarten Florist/Yelp
  Topping the list is Jim Ludwig’s Blumengarten Florist. Located at
  
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• Police: Man Arrested After Using Converted Movie Prop Gun To Shoot Dog

  09-02-2019 06:08
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  NORTH UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Fayette County man was arrested Thursday after allegedly shooting and killing a dog that tried to bite him.
  State Police say patrol members were sent to a home on Yauger Hollow Road near Butlers Lane in North Union Township for a report of animal cruelty.
  Through their investigation, police learned that 26-year-old Dylan Wayne Wilfong, of Lemont Furnace, had two boxer-pit bull mixes that were being very aggressive and fight
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast: Fire Safety

  09-02-2019 05:50
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast Event Calendar 2/8/19

  09-02-2019 05:50
  Check out this week's Kidsburgh Kidcast Event Calendar!
  
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• Man Arrested After Allegedly Stalking Robert Morris University President

  09-02-2019 05:42
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  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man is facing charges for allegedly stalking and harassing Robert Morris University’s president.
  Thirty-year-old David Lockhart III, of Carnegie, is facing multiple charges, including stalking, defiant trespassing and harassment.
  According to a criminal complaint, Lockhart was exhibiting erratic behavior and allegedly threatened the welfare of the Robert Morris University campus and its president, Dr. Chris Howard.
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• Improved Monroeville Police Dispatch Center Up And Running

  09-02-2019 05:39
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  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — Monroeville officials believe a new police dispatch/radio communication system will help not only police, firefighters and EMS personnel, but the system will benefit everyone in the community.
  The new technology — including four transmission sites, rather than one, and new portable radios — puts all first responders on the same frequency.
  “It gave us better coverage throughout the community and all the locations, bot
  
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• Ross Twp. Home Destroyed In 3-Alarm Fire

  09-02-2019 05:30
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  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A neighborhood was shut down as fire engulfed a home in Ross Township on Friday night.All neighbors could do was watch and wait as a engine after engine company responded to the fire.The home is a total loss and it appears the fire may have started in the fireplace.Pittview Road and all the surrounding streets were blocked off and lit up with fire trucks extending as far as the eye could see.“Down where it sits, obtaining the
  
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• Suspect, resident shot during home invasion in Knoxville

  09-02-2019 05:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred about 7 p.m. in the 300 block of Moore Avenue. 
  
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• Police: Home Invasion Suspect, Resident Hospitalized After Exchanging Gunfire

  09-02-2019 05:09
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  KNOXVILLE (KDKA) — A home invasion suspect and another man were hospitalized after exchanging gunfire Friday night.
  It happened around 7 p.m. at a home on Moore Avenue near Grimes Avenue in Knoxville.
  When officers arrived on the scene, they found multiple shell casings and a resident suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand. He was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
  According to the initial investigation, the resident shot at the alle
  
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• Towing Vessel Carrying Diesel Fuel Sinks In Ohio River

  09-02-2019 04:13
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  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says a towing vessel has sunk on the Ohio River between Ohio and West Virginia.
  The Coast Guard said in a release Friday night that all three crewmembers aboard the towing vessel Ed McLaughlin are reported in stable condition at a local hospital. The release said an estimated 4,900 gallons of diesel fuel is on board, and light sheening is reported around the vessel.
  Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Huntington wa
  
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• One injured in Ross house fire

  09-02-2019 04:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  The blaze was reported about 6:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Pittview Road. 
  
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• Grand jury charges 13 in multi-county sports gambling ring

  09-02-2019 03:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Robert “Bobby I” Iannelli, 88, and Rodney “Rusty” Iannelli, 58, were charged with running an illegal sports gambling business. 
  
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• Natrona Residents Unsure Who Will Collect Garbage As Trash Piles Up

  09-02-2019 03:33
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  NATRONA (KDKA) — Trash bags are piling up in Natrona. Residents say garbage is just being dumped outside vacant homes, and there’s a debate over who’s going to take the trash out.
  George Hays has watched for decades as his tiny community has declined, but he says this is too much.
  “It’s just been people moving in, messing it up, messing homes up. Empty houses go empty. People strip ’em. It’s just terrible. It’s a
  
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• Parkway East ‘Bathtub’ Closes Due To Flooding

  09-02-2019 02:37
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Parkway East “bathtub” closed Friday night due to flooding.
  PennDOT said that section of westbound I-376 closed to traffic just before 8:30 p.m. It was initially scheduled to close at 11 p.m., but water levels rose faster than anticipated.
  All traffic approaching the “bathtub” between Grant Street and the Fort Pitt Bridge will be detoured.
  The following detour will be posted:
  • From westbound I-376, tra
  
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• Gas Retailers Association Concerned About Higher Summer Gas Prices In Allegheny County

  09-02-2019 02:04
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  NEW KENSINGTON (KDKA) — Gas station corner in New Kensington, Westmoreland County, is just over a mile as the crow flies from the Glassmere station in Allegheny County just across the Allegheny River.
  As things stand today, the price this summer at the gas station in Allegheny County could be higher by “close to 50 cents a gallon,” says Nila Manning of Countywide Petroleum.
  “Well, I know where I’m going to shop at” and &ldquo
  
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• Plum School Board Member To Resign Over Anti-Muslim Facebook Post

  09-02-2019 02:00
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  PLUM BOROUGH (KDKA) — The Plum School Board has called a special meeting for Saturday to accept the resignation of a board member who published an anti-Muslim post on his Facebook page.
  In the message that has now been removed from his Facebook page, board member Brian Wisniewski posted: “Does it worry anybody that we have three devout Muslims in Congress that have unlimited access to our top secret government documents?”
  It was a re-post.
  Wis
  
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• City Plans To Rein In Racing Tow Truck Drivers

  09-02-2019 01:43
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — They’re called chasers — local tow truck drivers who race each other to the scenes of accidents to get the tow.
  When they get there, it can sometime turn violent, like in early February, when police say one tow truck driver shot another who was wielding a baseball bat at the scene of a crash on Washington Boulevard.
  “What we’ve had historically is a wild, wild west. It’s been a free-for-all where when ther
  
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• Wilkinsburg Building Demolished After Partial Collapse

  09-02-2019 01:30
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  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — An apartment building was torn down in Wilkinsburg on Friday after a partial collapse caused significant damage there overnight.
  “We were notified to a catastrophic building collapse,” Eric Parrish, with Wilkinsburg code enforcement, said.
  That was the call the Wilkinsburg Code Enforcement Officer got Friday morning at 2 a.m. about a vacant three-story apartment on Kelly Avenue.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Sm
  
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• Allegheny County Leading The Way In Women Leadership

  09-02-2019 01:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The “Me Too” movement has highlighted the need for more women in leadership.
  Allegheny County is leading the way with four women in charge of all four county authorities – the Airport Authority, Port Authority, Sports and Exhibition Authority and ALCOSAN.
  KDKA’s Kristine Sorensen sat down to talk with each of them and some other local women leaders, about rising to the top, discrimination along the way and Alleg
  
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• Charges Expected Against Alleged Drunk Driver In Fatal Penn Hills Crash

  09-02-2019 00:36
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  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Allegheny County police said the investigation into the fatal alleged drunk driving crash that happened in Penn Hills on Thursday is still ongoing. They expect to file charges once the investigation is complete.
  The medical examiner said the victim in this tragic crash in Penn Hills is Steven Prazenica, 33, of Allison Park.
  Prazenica was driving a Nissan SUV when he was struck head-on by a 48-year-old man driving a pickup truck on Fran
  
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• Man Upset Over Water In Garage Sparks Standoff In Monessen

  09-02-2019 00:19
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  MONESSEN (KDKA) — For Monessen Police, it was the worst of situations — a man on Knox Street acting erratically and threatening violence.
  “The actor was frustrated with the lack of health care that he was receiving. He was frustrated with the direction that society was going in general, and he was displeased with what was going on in his life,” Chief James Smith told KDKA’s Ross Guidotti.
  The man was 49-year-old Joseph Selinger III
  
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• 'Bathtub' section of Parkway to close Friday night due to expected flooding

  09-02-2019 00:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  Traffic approaching the area will be detoured to the Grant Street exit.
  
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• 'Bathtub' section of Parkway, eastbound Fort Duquesne Bridge ramp closed due to flooding

  09-02-2019 00:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  Traffic will be detoured in both directions.
  
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• 'Bathtub' section of Parkway closed due to flooding

  09-02-2019 00:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  Traffic approaching the area will be detoured to the Grant Street exit.
  
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