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• Washington Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Accused Of Raping Child While On Duty

  11-02-2019 23:58
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  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — A Washington County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested on child rape charges.
  Trent Talbert, 58, is accused of raping a 12-year-old girl while he was on duty.
  The incident allegedly occurred at Cross Creek County Park in Avella.
  The sheriff’s department immediately suspended Talbert when he was arrested.
  At one time, Talbert also worked for the police department in Houston, Washington County.
  
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• Obituary: Mary Weinheimer / Loved her family, faith, and career at Mellon Bank

  11-02-2019 23:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mary Weinheimer worked at Mellon Bank for 45 years, helping to organize the bank’s participation in the annual Pennsylvania Society event.
  
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• Fire Guts Lawrence County Home

  11-02-2019 23:46
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  LAWRENCE COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) – A house in South New Castle Borough was gutted by fire on Monday evening.
  Smoke and flames were reported at the home on the 1900 block of Prospect Street shortly after 4 p.m.
  The homeowner was not home at the time of the fire after water pipes had previously burst and the furnace went out as a reult of the Polar Vortex. His insurance company was paying for him to be in a hotel while repairs were being made.
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• Firefighters Battle Blaze At Vandergrift Church

  11-02-2019 23:34
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  VANDERGRIFT (KDKA) — Firefighters battled a blaze at a Westmoreland County church Monday afternoon.
  It happened just before 5 p.m. on Custer Avenue near 13th Street in Vandergrift.
  Emergency dispatchers confirm a fire broke out at the First United Methodist Church.
  No injuries were reported and no one was reported to be trapped inside the building.
  The fire had been knocked down by 5:30 p.m.
  The extent of the damage is unknown.
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• Pittsburgh tow truck drivers doubtful about proposed city procedures

  11-02-2019 23:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s plan to regulate the towing industry in the city limits is met with skepticism from truck operators.
  
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• Pittsburgh tow truck drivers doubtful about coming city procedures

  11-02-2019 23:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s plan to regulate the towing industry in the city limits is met with skepticism from truck operators.
  
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• Union: UPMC-Highmark Dispute Could Negatively Impact State Troopers

  11-02-2019 23:18
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The union representing state troopers says a contract dispute between western Pennsylvania health giants UPMC and Highmark could have a negative impact on troopers and their families.
  The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association said Monday that its contract expires next year, while UPMC could stop accepting Highmark insurance at in-network rates at the start of July.
  The union is concerned that troopers and their families could have
  
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• ‘I Would Never Endanger My Child:’ Parents Charged After Allegedly Neglecting To Get Medical Care For Newborn Daughter

  11-02-2019 23:00
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  WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Parents in Westmoreland County are facing charges after apparently neglecting to get proper medical care for their newborn daughter, but they are refuting those charges.
  Thirty-eight-year-old Robert Joseph Aquilina and 37-year-old Tiffany Marie Aquilina, both of West Newton, are facing charges of endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person.
  According to a criminal complaint, Tiffany took
  
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• Century III Mall Reopened, Judge To Allow Owners To Borrow $5 Million For Repairs

  11-02-2019 22:47
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  WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) – The end might not be near for the Century III Mall after all.
  After the mall was shut down this past Wednesday by the West Mifflin Code Enforcement Office, which called the mostly vacant mall “unsafe and uninhabitable,” a bankruptcy judge will allow the mall’s owners to borrow $5 million for repairs.
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  This after code enforcement officers said in the notice that the building “must be repa
  
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• Police: Money, Wallets Stolen From Unlocked Cars In Carnegie

  11-02-2019 22:21
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  CARNEGIE (KDKA) — Carnegie Police are warning residents to lock their parked cars after thefts were reported in the area.
  Police said an individual was caught on surveillance video going through several unlocked cars in the Rosslyn Heights area between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. Monday. 
  The suspect allegedly stole anything of value that was left in the cars, including money and wallets.
  Carnegie Police remind residents to lock their car doors and set their a
  
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• Toys ‘R’ Us Finds Another Life, Could Return As Rebranded Store

  11-02-2019 22:08
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  (CNN) — The new owners of Toys “R” Us want to bring the brand back to the United States. But they can’t say when it will happen.
  The troubled toy company found another life last month as Tru Kids Brands, roughly half a year after Toys “R” Us closed the last of its stores in the United States. It is now owned by the company’s former creditors.
  More than 700 American Toys “R” US stores closed last spring. But
  
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• New Light Congregation Creates New T-Shirt To Help Synagogue Shooting Survivors

  11-02-2019 22:00
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The New Light Congregation created T-shirts to help the victims of the synagogue shooting last year.
  They combined the “Stronger than Hate” message with “Words Matter,” saying we can only be stronger than hate when we take responsibility for the words we say and write.
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  The shirts are on sale now, and you can get them HERE.
  
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• Police Seek Identity Of Suspect In Indiana Co. Walmart Theft

  11-02-2019 21:51
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  WHITE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police in Indiana County are trying to identify a retail theft suspect.
  According to police, an unknown white man entered the Walmart on Oakland Avenue in White Township around 7 p.m. Thursday.
  The suspect allegedly took five Roku devices into the store’s restroom, unboxed them, put them in his hoodie and left the store.
  (Photo Credit: Pennsylvania State Police)
  He was seen driving away in a white Kia Soren
  
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• Penguins Acquire Minor-League Defenseman From Columbus For Draft Pick

  11-02-2019 21:34
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  PITTSBURGH(KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins made a minor trade on Monday, acquiring defenseman Blake Siebenaler from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a conditional pick in this summer’s draft.
  Siebenaler, who is in the final year of his entry-level contract, will report to the Penguins AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre. The 22-year-old, whose cap hit is $695,000 at the NHL level, will be a restricted free agent after the season.According to Aaro
  
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• PennDOT, Pa. Turnpike Plan Vehicle Restrictions Due To Winter Weather Forecast

  11-02-2019 21:27
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some vehicle restrictions will be in place over the next few days due to sleet and freezing rain in the forecast.
  PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike say they are implementing phased restrictions on certain roadways throughout the storm. Depending on conditions, restrictions may be expanded or reduced.Click here to see a map of the planned restrictionsAt 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, a full commercial vehicle ban, including buses, will be in p
  
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• NBA All-Star Weekend 2019: Who, What, When

  11-02-2019 21:20
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS LA/CBS Local) — The NBA All-Star Weekend lands on the calendar in mid-February every year, about two-thirds of the way through the regular season. It brings together the League’s biggest stars for a weekend of events to celebrate the game of basketball. And much of the festivities, from the Slam Dunk Contest to the Three-Point Contest, is actually worth following.
  Its conclusion marks the moment when the season’s playoff race — and draft race — sh
  
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• Parents Charged After Allegedly Neglecting To Get Medical Care For Newborn Daughter

  11-02-2019 20:59
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  WEST NEWTON (KDKA) — Parents in Westmoreland County are facing charges after apparently neglecting to get proper medical care for their newborn daughter.
  Thirty-eight-year-old Robert Joseph Aquilina and 37-year-old Tiffany Marie Aquilina, both of West Newton, are facing charges of endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person.
  According to a criminal complaint, Tiffany took her 7-day-old daughter to a pediatrician for an ex
  
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• OF Melky Cabrera Signs Minor-League Deal With Pirates

  11-02-2019 20:54
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed veteran outfielder Melky Cabrera to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league camp.
  The Pirates announced the deal on Monday.
  (Photo Credit: Leon Halip/Getty Images)
  The 34-year-old Cabrera will make $1.15 million with an additional $850,000 available in performance bonuses if he makes the 40-man roster.
  Cabrera is a career .286 hitter in 14 seasons split among seven different te
  
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• Reba McEntire Announced As Host Of The 54th ‘ACM Awards’

  11-02-2019 20:48
  16-time ACM Award winner and legendary artist Reba McEntire will host the 54th ACM Awards, broadcasting live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 7 (live 8:00-11:00 PM, ET/delayed PT), only on CBS. This year’s show will mark Reba’s 16th time as host.
  Reba will get her hosting duties underway on Wednesday, February 20th when she goes on CBS This Morning to reveal the nominees for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. Additional nominees will be ann
  
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• Juke Records in Bloomfield to close

  11-02-2019 20:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Liberty Avenue space has been a record store since the early ’70s.
  
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• Loverly! ‘My Fair Lady’ Returns To Movie Theaters For 2 Days Only

  11-02-2019 20:40
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The classic movie musical “My Fair Lady” will be back on the big screen for two days only.
  The eight-time Oscar winner will return to theaters on Sunday, Feb. 17, and Wednesday, Feb. 20, as part of the “TCM Big Screen Classics” series.
  You can catch screenings in the Pittsburgh area at the Monroeville Mall, Southside Works Cinema and the Cinemark Robinson Township.
  Fathom Events says there will be a brief interm
  
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• Possible Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation Of Columbus Blue Jackets’ Arena

  11-02-2019 20:33
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets’ arena and some nearby buildings have been evacuated as a precaution after reports of a possible gas leak in an entertainment district in Ohio’s capital city.
  The Columbus Fire Department and Columbia Gas of Ohio were at the site just north of downtown Monday.
  (Photo Credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
  Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin told The Columbus Dispatch that some people walking
  
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• ‘The Neighborhood’s Tichina Arnold: ‘This Show Is Needed’

  11-02-2019 20:17
  The Neighborhood is back with an all-new episode tonight at 8:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. The Neighborhood recently got picked up for a second season and has been praised for it’s ability to tackle issues of race and gender.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Tichina Arnold and Beth Behrs ahead of tonight’s all-new episode to discuss their characters, the cast’s chemistry and the important issues the show is able to tackle within a comedic format.
  MW- Good morning Beth! Good m
  
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• Report: McDonald Man Accused Of Sexually Trafficking Teen Girl

  11-02-2019 20:14
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  MCDONALD, Pa. (KDKA) — A man from McDonald, Pa., is accused of sexually trafficking a teenage girl from New York.
  According to the Observer-Reporter, the Glenn Falls Police Department in New York contacted McDonald Police about a missing 17-year-old girl on Friday. Police believed she was being trafficked for sex and when they tracked her cell phone, they found she was in McDonald.
  McDonald Police found the girl staying with 25-year-old St. Patrick Earl L
  
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• ‘We Believe He Deserves A Second Chance’: Cleveland Browns Sign Running Back Kareem Hunt

  11-02-2019 20:07
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  CLEVELAND (KDKA) — The Cleveland Browns have signed free agent running back Kareem Hunt.
  Hunt, who was most recently with the Kansas City Chiefs, was released from the team in late November after a video surfaced of the star kicking a woman in a hotel hallway.
  “We’ve signed RB Kareem Hunt,” the Browns said on Twitter.
  My relationship and interaction with Kareem since 2016 in college was an important part of this decision making process b
  
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• Pa. Republicans Offer Harsh Criticism Of Wolf’s Minimum Wage Proposal

  11-02-2019 20:07
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Hearings on Gov. Tom Wolf‘s $34.1 billion budget plan kicked off with a volley of Republican attacks on raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, spurred by a proposal the Democrat is newly backing.
  Monday’s first House budget hearing featured Republicans repeatedly criticizing the broader impact of a minimum wage increase, including whether it would mean fewer entry-level jobs, squeeze small businesses or drive up infl
  
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• Study: ‘Ultraprocessed’ Foods Are Accelerating Your Risk Of Early Death

  11-02-2019 19:51
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  By Susan Scutti, CNN
  (CNN) — The quick and easy noshes you love are chipping away at your mortality one nibble at a time, according to new research from France: We face a 14 percent higher risk of early death with each 10 percent increase in the amount of ultraprocessed foods we eat.
  “Ultraprocessed foods are manufactured industrially from multiple ingredients that usually include additives used for technological and/or cosmetic purposes,” wro
  
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• Ethics Board gives conditional green light to Pittsburgh police commander business

  11-02-2019 19:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cmdrs. Jason Lando and Cristyn Zett, as well as Officer Jeffrey Upson, sought the advisory opinion about DBA Training Solutions.
  
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• McDonald’s Confirms Donut Sticks Will Debut Next Week

  11-02-2019 19:31
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  (CBS Local/CBS Chicago)–The long-rumored debut of McDonald’s Donut Sticks was confirmed on Monday, and McDonald’s said they’ll be available Feb. 20 for a limited time.
  The sugary morning breakfast snack will be available in half-dozen or full-dozen orders and will only be sold during breakfast time, the chain said.
  Whisperings that McDonald’s might come out with the new menu item started last month, and a spokesperson for McDonald&
  
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• New Tree of Life shirts include 'Words Matter' message

  11-02-2019 19:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  "We can only be stronger than hate when we take responsibility for the words we say and write” said Stephen Cohen, co-president of New Light
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Mix Of Freezing Rain, Snow Expected To Create Mess Across Western Pa.

  11-02-2019 18:53
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — What a mess expected across Western Pennsylvania over the next couple of days.
  We are expecting highs near 50 degrees on Tuesday with lows in some places falling to single digits by Thursday. We continue to watch for potential flooding over the next couple of days with the Mon Wharf in downtown Pittsburgh closed indefinitely but also winter weather will continue to hinder travel.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  At this time, the biggest concern c
  
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• Pittsburgh Foundation names Riverlife veteran Lisa Schroeder as next president

  11-02-2019 18:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  When Ms. Schroeder assumes the top job at Pittsburgh Foundation in June, she’ll be its first female president and will succeed Maxwell King.
  
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• Nancy O’Dell Calls 2019 ‘GRAMMY Awards’: ‘One Of My All-Time Favorites’

  11-02-2019 18:40
  Last night saw the 61st annual GRAMMY Awards take over the Staples Center in Los Angeles and Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell was front and center to cover all the action from Music’s Biggest Night.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to O’Dell earlier today for her thoughts on the night’s best fashion and biggest moments.
  MW- Good morning, Nancy!
  NO- Good morning Matt! How are you?
  MW- I’m doing well, coming off a really fun GRAMMYs last night!
  NO- I
  
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• Country Music Star Garth Brooks Joins The Pittsburgh Pirates

  11-02-2019 18:37
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  BRADENTON (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have a very special guest joining them to open Spring Training.Country music star Garth Brooks will be working out with the Bucs in Bradenton.
  “Ready to put in some work here with @garthbrooks to help raise awareness for his @teammates4kids foundation as they celebrate their 20th anniversary.”
  Ready to put in some work here with @garthbrooks to help raise awareness for his @teammates4kids foundation as
  
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• Synagogue Shooting Victims’ Family Partners With ACHIEVA For Random Acts Of Kindness Week

  11-02-2019 18:34
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On the day that Tree of Life Synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers was arraigned on hate crime charges, the family of two victims announced plans to honor their memory with a week of random acts of kindness.
  The family of brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal have partnered with ACHIEVA for a movement they are calling “Love Like The Boys.”
  It began with a breakfast Monday morning to honor first responders and several member
  
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• Pittsburgh Looks Back To Three Rivers Stadium 18 Years Later

  11-02-2019 18:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It has now officially been 18 years since Three Rivers Stadium fell to the ground, and many people are sharing the memories of the venue.
  The Pittsburgh Steelers posted a tribute to the stadium on Twitter Monday morning.
  “#OTD in 2001, we said goodbye to an old friend.”
  #OTD in 2001, we said goodbye to an old friend. pic.twitter.com/qzTwAtroMW
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) February 11, 2019An account devoted to ke
  
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• Luke Bryan Bringing Tour To KeyBank Pavilion

  11-02-2019 18:00
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  BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — Country star Luke Bryan is bringing his “Sunset Repeat” tour to the KeyBank Pavilion this summer.
  He’ll stop at the Burgettstown amphitheater on Friday, June 7.
  Cole Swindell and Jon Langston are joining Bryan on the tour.
  Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday on LiveNation.com.
  His tour will also stop at the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland on Saturday, Sept. 14.
  Bryan was last in the Pittsburgh area in July w
  
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• Western Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Takes Home Basketball Tournament Championship

  11-02-2019 17:49
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Western Pennsylvania School For The Deaf Lady Lions took home tournament gold over the weekend.
  The School hosted the 43rd annual ESDAA Girls’ Basketball tournament on its campus in Edgewood.
  Photo Credit: Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
  Five other schools including the New York School for the Deaf and the American School for the Deaf participated in the tournament.
  In a close contest, the Lady Lions beat the Lexingt
  
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• Accio Film Festival! Row House Cinema Hosting Final ‘Harry Potter’ Film Festival

  11-02-2019 17:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There is both good news and bad news for Pittsburghers who love the Potterverse.
  The good news, Lawrenceville’s Row House Cinema is once again hosting its popular Harry Potter Film and Cultural Festival this year; the bad news, this is the third and final year for all the Potter fun.
  The festival will be held from Feb. 22 through March 7, 2019.
  Row House Cinema owner Brian Mendelssohn says in a press release: “This is one o
  
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• Grammy Winner Cardi B Says She’s Sharing Best Rap Album Award With Mac Miller

  11-02-2019 17:38
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rapper Cardi B says she’s sharing her Grammy award with late Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller.
  Miller, a Point Breeze native, was posthumously nominated for his first Grammy this year. His album “Swimming” was up for Best Rap Album, but the honor went to Cardi B for her album “Invasion of Privacy.”
  Cardi B accepts the award for Best Rap Album with “Invasion Of Privacy” onstage during the 61st Annua
  
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• Former Plum High School, WVU And NFL Punter Pat McAfee Gets Engaged

  11-02-2019 17:09
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Plum High School standout turned WVU punter Pat McAfee is getting closer to tying the knot, and he asked his bride-to-be in an elaborate way.
  The NFL punter turned podcaster and social media giant announced on Twitter Sunday that he has asked Samantha Ludy to be his wife.
  “I finally asked @Sami_lynn24 if she’d spend forever with me… She said yes, we both smiled, laughed, and cried a bit in front of a waterfall
  
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• Rachel Carson Bridge Shut Down, Work Begins On Long-Term Rehab Project

  11-02-2019 17:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Rachel Carson Bridge, connecting Downtown Pittsburgh to the North Shore, is now shut down for a long-term rehab project.
  The span closed early Monday morning, and it will not reopen until the summer of 2020.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Crews are planning a total rehab of the bridge, similar to the one done a few years ago on the Andy Warhol Bridge.
  The Warhol Bridge was shut down from Aug. 15, 2016 through Nov. 18, 2017, to undergo a $26
  
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• Phylicia Rashad is part of 'new dawn' at August Wilson Cultural Center

  11-02-2019 17:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Downtown venue unveils its gala plans, which include the actress who has starred in several American Century Cycle plays.
  
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• US Steel Resuming Construction Project, Credits Trump’s ‘Strong Trade Actions’

  11-02-2019 16:59
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  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – U.S. Steel Corp. says it’s restarting construction on an idled manufacturing facility in Alabama, and it’s giving some of the credit to President Donald Trump’s trade policies.
  The Pittsburgh-based company says Trump’s “strong trade actions” are partly responsible for the resumption of work on an advanced plant near Birmingham. The administration’s tariffs have raised prices on imported ste
  
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• Lt. Gov. Fetterman’s Listening Sessions On Legalizing Marijuana Set To Begin In Central Pa.

  11-02-2019 16:41
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman’s statewide marijuana listening tour is starting in central Pennsylvania as he aims to take Pennsylvania’s pulse on whether to legalize the drug.
  Fetterman’s scheduled to appear Monday evening at the Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg and then Tuesday evening at the Newport Public Library in Perry County.
  Gov. Tom Wolf says it’s important to explore the subject, now that states al
  
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• Owner of Carnegie construction company sentenced for 'elaborate double fraud'

  11-02-2019 16:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Robert Seth, who owned RAS and Sons construction, sentenced for defrauding Social Security and filing false tax returns.
  
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• Robert Bowers, accused in Tree of Life synagogue shootings, arraigned

  11-02-2019 15:39 via post-gazette.com
  
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• Robert Bowers, Suspect In Synagogue Shooting, Enters Not Guilty Plea During Arraignment On Hate Crimes Charges

  11-02-2019 15:30
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  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — A truck driver accused of killing 11 people and wounding seven during the attack on Squirrel Hill’s Tree of Life Synagogue in October has pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Monday morning on additional charges.
  The hearing Monday morning in federal court for 46-year-old Robert Bowers was short, lasting no more than 15 minutes.
  (Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation)
  Bowers arrived in a red jumpsuit wit
  
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• PTL Links: Feb. 11, 2019

  11-02-2019 15:05
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Magic at the Confluence
  Heart & Soul Parrot Rescue
  Pittsburgh Film Office
  Lights! Glamour! Action!
  Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership
  Brooks Diamonds
  Dr. Mike Hutchinson at Animal General
  
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• School Van Slides Down Potomac Ave., Involved In Multi-Vehicle Crash

  11-02-2019 14:19
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Emergency crews were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash, involving a school van, this morning in Banksville, possibly caused by the winter weather conditions.
  The crash was first reported around 7:15 a.m. on Potomac Avenue, near Bellingham Avenue and Banksville Road.
  A total of three vehicles were involved, including a maroon-colored school van and two other cars.
  The school van reportedly slid down Potomac Avenue.
  There were
  
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