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• Retired Allegheny Co. Detective, Boxing Coach Jimmy Cvetic Dies

  16-02-2019 23:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Retired Allegheny County detective and boxing coach Jimmy Cvetic has died.
  Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald reported the news Saturday morning.Today, we received word that Jimmy Cvetic has died. A former County Police Officer, he was also a boxer, an entrepreneur, a poet, an author, a mentor & advocate. Most importantly, he had heart & it is that big heart that will be most missed in this community.
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• 1 In Custody After Mt. Washington SWAT Situation

  16-02-2019 23:00
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  MT. WASHINGTON (KDKA) — One person is in custody after a SWAT situation in Mt. Washington on Saturday afternoon.
  It happened just before 1 p.m.
  According to police, officers received a report of an unidentified male suspect who was driving a car without authorization. The suspect was believed to be armed.
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  The suspect allegedly jumped out of the vehicle on Secane Avenue, ran into a home and refused to come out.
  The Pittsburgh SWAT unit
  
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• Pens Fall To Flames 5-4

  16-02-2019 22:14
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Michael Frolik had the first of four second-period goals for Calgary, and the Flames held on to snap a season-long four-game skid with a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
  Frolik, Austin Czarnik, Travis Hamonic and Sam Bennett scored during a mid-game 17-minute span for Calgary, which avenged a 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh in October during the teams’ other meeting this season.
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• Elderly Cambria Co. Woman Dies Of Hypothermia

  16-02-2019 22:10
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  PORTAGE, Pa. (AP) – A coroner says a woman found dead inside her western Pennsylvania home earlier in the week died of hypothermia.
  Cambria County Coroner Jeffrey Lees says 97-year-old Mary Sopata was found by a neighbor Tuesday in her Portage Township home.
  The (Johnstown) Tribune-Democrat reports that the home apparently ran out of heating oil earlier in the week. Lees says emergency responders reported a thermostat inside the residence indicated it was
  
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• Former Pitt business professor sues university, citing age discrimination

  16-02-2019 21:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  Per the lawsuit, superiors "stated that the money ... would be better spent on someone not at an 'advanced stage of [their] career.’”
  
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• Former Pitt business professor sues for age discrimination

  16-02-2019 21:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  Per the lawsuit, superiors "stated that the money ... would be better spent on someone not at an 'advanced stage of [their] career.’”
  
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• Williams Jr. Leads Duquesne Past George Washington, 85-69

  16-02-2019 21:04
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Eric Williams Jr. scored 22 points, tying his season high, as Duquesne topped George Washington 85-69 on Saturday. Frankie Hughes added 21 points for the Dukes.
  Sincere Carry had 15 points and six assists for Duquesne (17-9, 8-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Marcus Weathers added 12 points and eight rebounds.
  DJ Williams had 21 points for the Colonials (7-18, 3-9), who have now lost four straight games. Maceo Jack added 20 points. Terry Nolan
  
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• Antonio Brown Answers Fans Questions About Feud With Steelers

  16-02-2019 20:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown was back in the news on Saturday.
  At around lunchtime, he posted on Twitter that he was going to be answering “10 questions real truth and real facts now.”
  #AskAB answering 10 questions real truth and real facts now
  — Antonio Brown (@AB84) February 16, 2019
  The first question he answered was, what caused his conflict with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger?
  Brown said, there
  
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• Boil Water Advisory Lifted In Washington County

  16-02-2019 19:29
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  CHARLEROI, Pa. (KDKA) — A boil water advisory that has been in effect since Tuesday for Charleroi, North Charleroi, Monessen and Speers was lifted on Saturday.
  “After three days of water sampling, all samples have been received by the Authority and all trested negative for any bacteria or any other microorganisms,” Chad Warfield, the Authority’s direcotor of operations said in a press release.
  (Source: ABC Water)
  The advisory was in plac
  
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• Justin Schultz Returns To Pittsburgh Penguins After More Than 4 Months On Shelf

  16-02-2019 18:56
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz made his return to the ice on Saturday afternoon against the Calgary Flames after more than four months on the shelf since he broke his leg.
  Schultz, who was injured in a game in Montreal, was penciled in on second defense pair alongside Jack Johnson.
  Welcome back to the lineup, @6Schultz6! pic.twitter.com/jQrbz6ylC6
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 16, 2019
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• Boil and flush advisory in place for Hazelwood, Swisshelm Park, Greenfield

  16-02-2019 18:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Some 2,000 households in three neighborhoods are asked to boil tap water vigorously for at least one minute prior to consuming it.
  
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• Boil Water Advisory Issued For 3 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

  16-02-2019 18:23
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority issued a boil water advisory for the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Hazelwood, Swisshelm and a small portion of Greenfield on Saturday.
  The advisory comes after a water-main break on the Duck Hollow Trail in Hazelwood at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday night.The break, which was isolated and repaired around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, caused low and no water pressure in the affected areas. According
  
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• Robert Morris University Police Officer Struck By Car Of Fleeing Suspect

  16-02-2019 18:07
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  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A Robert Morris University police officer was allegedly struck by the side-view mirror from the truck of a suspect who was fleeing on Friday morning.
  According to RMU Sentry Media, officers responded to a call about a suspicious person at approximately 11:30 a.m. Police said when they arrived, a vehicle matching the description was parked in a handicap space. Officers approached the running truck occupied by 27-year-old Justin
  
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• Obituary: Jimmy Cvetic / Detective, boxing coach, poet, Pittsburgh icon

  16-02-2019 17:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Cvetic, of Monroeville, was 69. His poetry included 2017’s "Dog Is a Love from Hell" and was compared to the work of Charles Bukowski.
  
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• Jimmy Cvetic -- detective, boxing coach, poet, icon -- dies

  16-02-2019 17:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Cvetic, of Monroeville, was 69. His poetry included 2017’s "Dog Is a Love from Hell" and was compared to the work of Charles Bukowski.
  
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• Jimmy Cvetic -- detective, boxing backer, poet -- dies

  16-02-2019 17:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Cvetic, of Monroeville, was 69. His poetry included 2017’s "Dog Is a Love from Hell" and was compared to the work of Charles Bukowski.
  
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• Route 48 Closed In Elizabeth Township Due To Downed Tree

  16-02-2019 15:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On top of a number of construction projects around Pittsburgh— namely on Bigelow Boulevard, McArdle Roadway and the Turnpike – expected to ties up traffic on Saturday, a section of State Route 48 was closed just after 9 a.m.
  Route 48 is closed from Mansfield Road in Lincoln Borough to Fey Road in Elizabeth Township due to a downed tree.
  Stay with KDKA and KDKA.com for this developing story.
  
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• Route 48 reopens in Lincoln

  16-02-2019 15:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  A downed tree spurred the closure of Route 48.
  
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• Road closed in Lincoln

  16-02-2019 15:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  A downed tree spurred the closure of Route 48.
  
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• WPXI-TV part of sale of Cox Media stake to investment firm

  16-02-2019 15:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cox claims a combined 31 million viewers nationwide, including television viewers in Atlanta, Boston, Florida, North Carolina and Ohio.
  
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• The week's best reads: The sweetest of deals in Pittsburgh, why Sunday hunting is banned in Pa., and more

  16-02-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The sweetest of deals in Pittsburgh? Why Sunday hunting is banned in Pa. (but might come back). Breaking down another transition tag for Le’Veon Bell. Here are the week’s best reads.
  
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• Residents React To Pittsburgh City Council, Mayor Peduto Spending Money Fighting Overreach Lawsuits

  16-02-2019 14:49
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Reaction has been swift to KDKA’s report on Thursday how Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and the city council have been spending an awful lot of time in court lately.Peduto this week said he’ll defend the city’s power to regulate guns all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary. But the expected battle comes when his law department is already working overtime fighting a half-dozen other lawsuits accusing the city
  
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• Body found near Bellevue tracks

  16-02-2019 14:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  "At this time, no foul play is suspected,” according to police.
  
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• Tractor-Trailer Stopped Traveling Wrong Way On PA Turnpike

  16-02-2019 12:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tragedy was averted on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Saturday morning.
  A tractor-trailer rig was headed west in the eastbound lanes at Butler Valley at around 3:30 a.m. The rig was stopped before anyone was hurt and state police helped the driver turn around.
  Turnpike signs alerted other drivers to be on the lookout for a wrong-way driver.
  
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• Crash Shuts Down Portion Of Lincoln Highway

  16-02-2019 05:35
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  NORTH VERSAILLES (KDKA) — A car crash shut down part of Lincoln Highway in North Versailles late Friday night.
  It happened around 10:45 p.m.
  Allegheny County officials say a driver crashed into a telephone pole. Injuries were reported.North Versailles: Vehicle crash into telephone pole with injury – 1100 block Lincoln Highway (State Route 30); police have westbound lanes closed down while they investigat
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• Construction Projects Around Pittsburgh Area Could Tie Up Weekend Traffic

  16-02-2019 05:29
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Several construction projects could tie up traffic this weekend, with work happening on Bigelow Boulevard, McArdle Roadway and the Turnpike.
  On Herron Avenue in Pittsburgh, crews maneuvered “road closed” signs into place at 7 p.m. sharp Friday, catching many drivers off guard.
  The stretch from Bigelow Boulevard to Brereton Street will be closed to all traffic until Sunday at noon. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Through Window Of West Mifflin Arby’s

  16-02-2019 05:19
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  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — A small car slammed into the Arby’s Restaurant on busy Lebanon Church Road on Friday afternoon.
  It happened at 5:30 p.m. in West Mifflin.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The only occupant of the Chevy Sonic was an unidentified woman driver. The car crashed through a large window near the drive-thru menu sign.
  “I guess the female, I don’t know, maybe [had] a medical episode or maybe something else… She drove down through
  
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• 4 Injured In 5-Vehicle Crash On McKees Rocks Bridge

  16-02-2019 04:37
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  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — Four people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in McKees Rocks on Friday night.
  It happened just before 9 p.m. on the McKees Rocks Bridge near the McKees Rocks and Stowe Township border.
  Allegheny County Police say five vehicles were involved in the crash.
  A total of nine people were in those five vehicles.
  Two people were sent to a local hospital in critical condition, and two others were transported in serious condition.
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• McKees Rocks Bridge shutdown as police investigate multi-vehicle crash

  16-02-2019 04:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. closer to the McKees Rocks end of the bridge, Allegheny County emergency officials said. 
  
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• McKees Rocks Bridge reopened following multi-vehicle crash

  16-02-2019 04:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. closer to the McKees Rocks end of the bridge, Allegheny County emergency officials said. 
  
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• Kittanning Police Searching For Missing Woman

  16-02-2019 03:38
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  KITTANNING (KDKA) — Kittanning Police are searching for a missing woman.
  According to police, 27-year-old Katie L. Stoner was last seen around 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
  She’s described as 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. She has blonde/brown hair and blue eyes.
  Katie Stoner (Photos Courtesy: Kittanning Borough Police/Facebook)
  Police say she has a tattoo that says “Daddy’s Little Girl” on her right ankle, a cut on her l
  
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• At Least 1 Injured In Multi-Vehicle Crash On McKees Rocks Bridge

  16-02-2019 03:28
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  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — At least one person was injured in a crash in McKees Rocks on Friday night.
  The multi-vehicle crash happened just after 9 p.m. on the McKees Rocks Bridge.
  Allegheny County officials say injuries have been reported.McKees Rocks: Multi-vehicle crash with injuries – McKees Rocks Bridge; responders on scene.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) February 16, 2019
  Emergency dispatchers confirm the bridge is closed on both sides.
  
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• Police: Juveniles Find Body In Wooded Area Of Bellevue

  16-02-2019 03:10
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  BELLEVUE (KDKA) — Police say a body was found in a wooded area of Bellevue on Friday afternoon.
  It happened just after 5:30 p.m. near railroad property in the area of Ohio River Boulevard and Bellevue Station.
  Allegheny County Police say Allegheny County 911 received a call from two juveniles who said they found a body.
  According to police, the body appears to have been there for a while.
  No foul play is suspected at this time.
  Rail traffic was stopped in
  
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• South Park School District To Offer Full-Day Kindergarten

  16-02-2019 02:02
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  SOUTH PARK (KDKA) — It took several years to pass, but the South Park School District will offer full-day kindergarten next year.
  South Park School leaders say there will be six full-day kindergarten classes next year and new teachers will be hired. That might mean extra costs, but the district will be saving by eliminating midday busing.
  There was resistance from some parents who may have felt their child wasn’t ready for full-day kindergarten, so
  
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• Drivers In Allegheny Co. Should Prepare To Pay More For Summer Gas

  16-02-2019 01:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It appears drivers in Allegheny County should prepare to pay more for summer gas this year, unless they’re willing to drive out of the county.
  All the counties around Allegheny have been relieved of the requirement to sell the more expensive summer blend of gasoline, but Allegheny County could become an island of gas prices 10 to 50 cents higher a gallon than its neighbors by this summer.
  The issue is EPA approval.
  “That&rs
  
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• New explanations emerge for McKees Rocks homicide defendant's missing jail clothing

  16-02-2019 01:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Now there are three explanations for why Branden A. Frazier did not appear for his trial in civilian clothes, leading to a postponement.
  
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• Strip District Produce Terminal To Undergo $50 Million Makeover

  16-02-2019 01:22
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  STRIP DISTRICT (KDKA) — A half decade of debate over the Strip District produce terminal has ended.
  Instead of empty loading docks and warehouse space, the terminal is expected to come to life with people working, shopping and eating.
  Smallman Street in the Strip District is about to undergo a $50 million makeover. Chicago developer Dan McCaffery plans on turning the aging and mostly empty produce terminal into a mix of offices, retail space, eateries and
  
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• Township Considers Naming Residents Dumping Trash In Attempt To Stop Problem

  16-02-2019 00:54
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  NATRONA (KDKA) — Trash continues to pile up in Natrona, thrown by people with unpaid trash bills.
  “Come on, why don’t you come out?” Natrona resident Leonard Rubin Jr. said.
  Rubin believes some of the people who have been dumping piles upon piles of trash live nearby, and he’s had enough. Rubin has lived in Natrona for 15 years.
  On Friday, he spent some of his free time cleaning up the garbage in a vacant lot along an alley near Sp
  
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• Man Wanted In Connection To 12 Beaver Co. Break-Ins

  16-02-2019 00:42
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  BADEN, Pa. (KDKA) — Neighbors say Schiller Street in Baden, Beaver County, was once a quiet peaceful street.
  But things have changed and people are on edge because of a rash of burglaries.
  Police believe 33-year-old Jason Bowker is responsible for 12 break-ins or attempted break-ins on Schiller street.
  Jason Bowker (Photos Provided)
  According to police, he’s stolen guns, jewelry and other valuables to support a drug habit.
  Police say neighbors are g
  
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• Vehicle Slams Into Arby’s In West Mifflin

  16-02-2019 00:29
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  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — A vehicle slammed into a fast food restaurant in West Mifflin on Friday afternoon.
  It happened at 5:30 p.m. at the Arby’s on Lebanon Church Road.
  The Chevy Sonic appeared to crash through a window, and it ended up inside the building.
  (Photo Credit: Ralph Iannotti/KDKA)
  West Mifflin Police say two customers who were inside the building suffered minor injuries.
  The female driver apparently came down a hill near the restaurant an
  
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• New Knee Device Helping Patients With Intermediate Osteoarthritis

  16-02-2019 00:10
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For firefighter Chuck Stenger, the past 20 years have been full of pain.
  He remembers when it first started.
  “Knelt down to start treating a patient, and it felt like a nail going through my knee,” he said.
  Crawling and climbing ladders took its toll.
  “It just tore it up, tore it up, tore it up. And I was just thinking, eh, just part of getting old,” Stenger said.
  A normal knee looks like a smooth, white cueball
  
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