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• Detroit News Views Video That Appears To Show Police Side Of Incident With Chelsa Wagner, Her Husband

  11-03-2019 23:44
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There was no reaction on Monday from the Detroit police chief after Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner released video this weekend that seems to show her being taken down by a Detroit police officer.
  Wagner claims she has injured and wrongfully hauled off to jail.
  She says it all started after hotel officials would not let her husband return to their room.
  But police video seen by the Detroit News may tell a different story.
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• Pittsburgh Planning Ahead For Possible Protests At Rosfeld Trial

  11-03-2019 23:30
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The trial of the former police officer Michael Rosfeld, accused of killing Antwon Rose is scheduled to begin next week, and the city is taking steps to prepare.
  The jurors are being chosen from Dauphin County, but the trial is being held in Pittsburgh.
  One of the main duties of Pittsburgh Public Safety officials is to plan and be prepared for upcoming events on public streets. They clearly remember what happened when Rose was shot last
  
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• PWSA: Technical Error Caused Robocalls About Past Due Water Bills

  11-03-2019 23:25
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Thousands of robocalls went out to Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority customers on Monday morning saying that they were past due on their bills.
  It also said their water would be shut off within three days – unless they paid up.
  But most of the customers were caught up on their bills.
  Robocall: “This notice is to inform you that PWSA will be shutting off water service to your property on or after three — three days
  
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• Project Prom Gives Young Women Opportunity To Experience A Magical Night For Less

  11-03-2019 22:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Today’s teens spend significantly more money on prom than their parents ever did. Research from VISA says the figure in 2015 was $919 per family, and that is down a couple hundred bucks from 2013.There is good news though.
  Some families will be able to have their young ladies enjoy the big night without the stress of how to pay for it all. That’s because prom season will be here before you know it.
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• Report: Police video shows Controller Chelsa Wagner go from giggling to screaming

  11-03-2019 22:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  The controller “grapples with the cop,” according to the Detroit News, and fell to the ground, screaming about being assaulted.
  
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• Penguins Sign College Free Agent Jake Lucchini, Recall Joseph Blandisi

  11-03-2019 21:57
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins signed undrafted college free agent forward Jake Lucchini to a one-year, entry-level contract on Monday.
  The contract will begin next season, and Lucchini will report to the Penguins AHL affiliate in Wilkes/Barre-Scranton on an amateur tryout contract.The @penguins have signed Jake Lucchini to an entry level contract for 2019-20. The forward out of Michigan Tech will join the #WBSPens on an amateur tryout for th
  
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• Man Accused Of Murdering Niece, Leaving Body In Abandoned Garage Pleads Guilty

  11-03-2019 21:41
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  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A man has been sentenced to 15 to 38 years in prison in the murder of his niece, whose body was found in an abandoned garage near Pittsburgh.
  Fifty-year-old Kalvin Stewart pleaded guilty Monday to third-degree murder, evidence-tampering, abuse of a corpse and a firearms crime.
  Kalvin Stewart (Photo Credit: Allegheny County Police)
  Allegheny County prosecutors said he shot 29-year-old India Stewart of Pitcairn, who was found dead in Janua
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers 2019 Free Agency Tracker

  11-03-2019 21:37
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers offseason is already off to a big start, as the team looks to the future without superstars Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell.For all the latest news and updates about the Steelers’ moves in the free agent market, bookmark this page.
  We’ll be updating this page with all the latest signings and other updates as the Steelers prepare for another exciting NFL season.
  LATEST (4:18 p.m. Monday, March 11)
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• New Castle Police Catch Robbery Suspect After Foot Chase

  11-03-2019 21:34
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  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — New Castle Police caught a robbery suspect after she led them on a foot chase Monday.
  Police say thewoman robbed the Last Minit Mart on Montgomery Avenue on March 5. They did not say what she stole.
  On Thursday, New Castle Police posted a surveillance photo of the suspect on their Facebook page. Police say they received a high volume of messages identifying the suspect as 47-year-old Kristen Scully, of New Castle.
  Detectives conducted
  
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• Drone Helps Murrysville Police Catch Vehicle Theft Suspects Who Fled Into Woods

  11-03-2019 21:03
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  MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — Murrysville Police used a drone to help them catch two vehicle theft suspects who ran into a wooded area Monday.
  Officers were sent to State Route 22 West near Rick’s Sports Bar around 4 a.m. for a report of a single-vehicle accident. While officers were on their way to the scene, they learned two suspects were seen getting out of the vehicle and running into a nearby wooded area.
  When officers arrived, they found the vehic
  
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• Rankin man pleads guilty to killing niece in 2017

  11-03-2019 20:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Kalvin Stewart will go to state prison for 15 to 38 years as part of the plea agreement in the killing of India Stewart, 29, of Pitcairn.
  
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• 1 Ticket Matches All Numbers For Record High Cash 5 Jackpot

  11-03-2019 19:44
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  BERWICK, Pa. (KDKA) — Someone is holding a winning ticket for the largest Cash 5 jackpot in history.
  One winning ticket worth $2.4 million was sold at a Sheetz on West Front Street in Berwick, Pa., in Columbia County.
  The jackpot was the highest in the nearly 27-year history of Cash 5, which is the Pennsylvania Lottery’s longest-running jackpot game.
  The ticket matched all five numbers drawn Friday: 05-06-10-12-15.
  The Berwick Sheetz will receive a
  
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• Best Fits For NFL Free Agent Linebackers: Trio Of Young Linebackers Headline Class

  11-03-2019 19:43
  (CBS Local/CBS Detroit) The NFL’s new league year begins on Wednesday, March 13th, and teams can begin officially signing free agents at that point. (They can negotiate beginning today.) As with every year, there are some big names hitting the market. So over the past few weeks, we have been be looking at the top free agents available at each position, while trying to pair them with the teams that need them the most.
  Linebackers have become almost hybrid-safeties out of necessity in today&
  
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• Full-Body Scanners Being Used On W.Va. Inmates To Catch Contraband

  11-03-2019 19:23
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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia corrections officials say full-body scanners are now being used on inmates entering the state’s regional jail system to reduce the infiltration of contraband.
  The Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety says in a news release inmates entering nine regional jails must now pass through a scanner similar to those at airports and courthouses. Last month the scanners recorded 36 positive hits.
  The scanners
  
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• Government Considering W.Va. Site For Mine Safety Lab

  11-03-2019 19:13
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  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The federal government is considering a West Virginia site for a new research center and testing laboratory for underground mine safety.
  The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is interested in a 460-acre tract straddling the Randolph-Pocahontas County line near Mace.
  If developed, plans call for a 164,000-square-foot underground safety test lab with above-ground office and sto
  
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• Pittsburgh to prep Downtown businesses for possible unrest over Michael Rosfeld trial

  11-03-2019 18:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  City public safety officials will meet with businesses ahead of the trial for the ex-police officer charged with killing Antwon Rose II.
  
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• Hines Ward’s Restaurant, Wine Bar Suspends Operations Indefinitely

  11-03-2019 18:52
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hines Ward’s restaurant and wine bar have shut down operations indefinitely.
  A notice was posted to Tavern 86’s Facebook page on Monday afternoon announcing the closure.
  According to the post, “extenuating circumstances” and “issues within the corporate entity” have lead to the suspension of operations.
  The message goes on to apologize to customers.
  It reads in full: “Due to extenuating circums
  
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• Pittsburgh to highlight diversity, accessibility in fourth annual 'inclusive innovation' event

  11-03-2019 18:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city summit will highlight issues and ideas on accessibility and diversity.
  
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• "Innovation Summit" to highlight inclusion, equity in Pittsburgh

  11-03-2019 18:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city summit will highlight issues and ideas on accessibility and diversity.
  
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• Study: Daytime Naps May Help Lower Blood Pressure

  11-03-2019 18:44
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  (WBZ/CBS Local)– Monday is “National Napping Day,” which is observed every year on the day following the return of daylight saving time. A new study finds a midday snooze can lower your blood pressure, perhaps as much as other lifestyle changes.
  Researchers in Greece looked at more than 200 people with relatively well-controlled blood pressure who slept for on average about 50 minutes during the day. They found that a midday nap was associated
  
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• It's only Google Maps calling it 'Mac Miller's Blue Slide Playground'

  11-03-2019 18:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Renaming of playground is far from official.
  
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• Finalists Selected For New Catchphrase To Be Used By Pittsburgh Penguins Announcer Mike Lange

  11-03-2019 18:27
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The finalists are in for the newest Mike Lang-ism.The Pittsburgh Penguins posted the final five phrases submitted by fans for team radio broadcaster Mike Lange. Lange will choose a winner and officially add it to the list of “off the wall” phrases on goal calls and other moments in the hockey broadcasts.“After receiving thousands of entries, Mike Lange has selected five finalists for his new goal call. Which has your
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Another Warm-Up On The Way, But Winter’s Not Over Yet

  11-03-2019 18:19
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you’ve been holding out for some dry weather in order to get the car washed, we have some news for you.Now is the time to get the vehicle clean as we should be dry through Thursday afternoon.
  It doesn’t sound like much, but you have to go back to mid-December to find the last time we were able to pull off that feat.
  Winter is not over, however, with another solid round of cold air heading our way.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
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• Playground Now Identified As ‘Mac Miller’s Blue Slide Playground’ On Google Maps

  11-03-2019 18:18
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A dedication to late Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller has popped up on Google Maps.
  “The Mac Miller Memoir,” a Twitter account memorializing Miller, pointed out Sunday night that when you search for “blue slide park” or “blue slide playground” in the Google Maps app or on the Google Maps website, the name now appears as “Mac Miller’s Blue Slide Playground.”
  (Screenshot Courtesy: Google
  
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• Police: Overnight Gas Station Robberies Are Connected, 2 Suspects Sought

  11-03-2019 17:25
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are looking for two suspects after two armed robberies that are believed to be connected overnight at Allegheny County gas stations.
  The first robbery happened around 3:15 a.m. at a 7-Eleven/Exxon station on James Street in Turtle Creek.
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  Officials say two men walked into the business, one of them was armed with two guns and wearing a mask. The second man was an accomplice.
  “Wow,” said Art Simpson
  
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• Judge frees Pittsburgh restaurateur from jail pending sex assault retrial

  11-03-2019 17:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning released Adnan Pehlivan on electronic monitoring  over prosecution objections.
  
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• Resort casino at Nemacolin has a new manager: Churchill Downs

  11-03-2019 17:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Louisville, Ky.-based casino and horse racing operator is taking over the state’s smallest casino.
  
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• Nelly, TLC, Flo Rida Coming To Pittsburgh Area On Summer Tour

  11-03-2019 17:11
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  BURGETTSTOWN (KDKA) — Nelly, TLC and Flo Rida will be touring together this summer and they’re coming to the Pittsburgh area.
  The artists will stop in 21 cities in July and August on their amphitheater tour.
  Nelly (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images); TLC (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images); Flo Rida (Photo by Mike Moore/Getty Images for Bud Light)
  The tour is coming to the KeyBank Pavilion on Thursday, Aug. 8
  It will also stop at the Blossom Music
  
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• 15th annual Antiques Show Preview Party

  11-03-2019 17:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Oakmont Country Club welcomed the 15th annual Antiques Show and preview party to benefit the Kerr Memorial Museum Friday night.
  
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• Former Restaurant Owner To Be Released From Jail On Electronic Monitoring, Re-Trial Scheduled

  11-03-2019 16:50
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The former restaurant owner who will be re-tried on charges of sexual assault is being released from prison on bail following a hearing on Monday morning.
  Jurors reached a split verdict in the trial of Adnan Pehlivan last week.
  Adnan Pehlivan (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Pehlivan’s attorney has been working ever since to get him released on bond.
  While the judge said he had misgivings about granting bail, he said others facing the same c
  
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• North Hills Middle School Student Struck By Vehicle, Transported To Hospital

  11-03-2019 16:41
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  WEST VIEW (KDKA) — A middle school student was struck by a vehicle in West View Borough on Monday morning.
  It happened around 7:20 a.m.
  North Hills Middle School Principal David Lieberman says a North Hills Middle School student was using a crosswalk at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and Highland Avenue when he or she was struck by a vehicle.
  The student was transported to Children’s Hospital and is receiving medical treatment. The student&rsquo
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast: Escaping Poverty

  11-03-2019 16:22
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• Former Pittsburgh Steelers Running Back Josh Harris Claims Ben Roethlisberger Fumbled Purposely

  11-03-2019 16:17
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As the Antonio Brown drama continues after a trade deal is in place to send him the Oakland Raiders, more drama is coming out surrounding another Steelers player.
  Former Pittsburgh running back Josh Harris, who played with the team in the 2014 season after being signed as an undrafted free agent, has accused quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of fumbling the ball purposely during the season finale at Heinz Field that season.
  “2014 we
  
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• 17th annual Crushed Grapes wine tasting held at Nova Place

  11-03-2019 16:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Sisters Place celebrated its 25th anniversary with more than 400 guests at the North Side venue.
  
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• Retired New Castle K-9 Passes Away

  11-03-2019 16:12
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  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A retired New Castle City Police K-9 officer has passed away.
  The New Castle City Police Department announced Monday that retired K-9 Champ died Friday morning.
  Champ started his K-9 career with the New Castle Police Department in January 2012. He was a dual-purpose K-9 certified in narcotic detection and patrol.The police department says Champ assisted police in more than 300 incidents before retiring due to health issues in April 201
  
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• Epilepsy Association's 25th Mardi Gras

  11-03-2019 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 25th annual Mardi Gras celebration to benefit the Epilepsy Association of Western and Central Pennsylvania drew nearly 710 guests.
  
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• PWSA: Technical Error Caused Robocalls About Past Due Bills To Go Customers

  11-03-2019 15:53
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority says a technical error caused a robocall to go out customers Monday morning about past-due bills.
  According to the PWSA, it’s unknown at this time how many customers received the call. However, they say it went to customers in both good standing and customers with outstanding bills.
  The PWSA says the message indicated all of the customers were overdue on their bills and their service would
  
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• Heated Debate Expected At Pa. Capitol Over Nuclear Power Plant Bailout Legislation

  11-03-2019 15:30
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  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Long-anticipated legislation to pump hundreds of millions of ratepayer dollars into Pennsylvania’s five nuclear power plants is being introduced.
  Monday’s bill unveiling could usher in heated debate over whether the plants deserve what critics call a bailout.
  The debate in Pennsylvania’s Capitol will run up against a June 1 deadline. That’s when Three Mile Island’s owner, Chicago-based Exelon, says it&r
  
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• TSA Finds Loaded Gun In Monroeville Man’s Carry-On At Pittsburgh Airport

  11-03-2019 15:16
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Monroeville man was detained by police over the weekend at Pittsburgh International Airport after officials found a loaded gun in his luggage.
  According to the Transportation Security Administration, agents found a .38-caliber revolver loaded with five bullets in his carry-on bag.
  (Source: Transportation Security Administration)
  It’s the sixth gun found at the airport’s security checkpoint this year. Last month, TSA agent
  
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• Jury Selection Set To Begin This Week In Officer Michael Rosfeld’s Trial

  11-03-2019 14:10
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  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — Jury selection begins this week in the trial of an East Pittsburgh police officer charged with homicide in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager.
  Officer Michael Rosfeld is charged with shooting Antwon Rose II as the teen fled a traffic stop last June. Rosfeld is white.
  Michael Rosfeld, Antwon Rose (Photos: Allegheny County Jail/STK, Embrace Life/Facebook)
  In January, a judge ordered that the jury be selected from outside
  
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• PTL Links: March 11, 2019

  11-03-2019 14:00
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  Pittsburgh Public Theater “A Doll’s House”
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  St. Baldrick’s Day
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• Public Works Puts Up Barrier At Broken Fence, Police Investigating

  11-03-2019 13:40
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh Public Works crew put up a cement barrier early Monday morning in Duquesne Heights where a large portion of a fence was found to be broken.
  Part of the fence was found to be missing over the weekend at Grandview Avenue and Shaler Street, and another part has been bent.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Dave Colabine)
  A KDKA viewer said she noticed the large gap in the fence on Sunday and thought someone would have called
  
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• Where improv meets dementia: Play along with your partner's strange conversation

  11-03-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Unusual theater workshop teaches dementia caregivers to lower stress by avoiding challenges to confused statements.
  
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• How To Play CBS Pittsburgh’s Bracket Challenge

  11-03-2019 13:00
  With under a week left before Selection Sunday, it’s time to start brushing up on your college basketball knowledge. As you put together your list of top teams, favorites and potential bracket busters, why not put all that knowledge to the test with our Bracket Challenge game?
  The game launches today, and you can register by visiting this link. The brackets open on Sunday, March 17th, after the tournament field has been released on the Selection Show on CBS.
  If you need a refresher on how
  
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• Has Marie Kondo inspired Pittsburghers to tidy up?

  11-03-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Netflix series "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo" instructs people to get rid of belongings that no longer bring them joy. 
  
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• Armed Suspects Sought In 2 Overnight Gas Station Robberies

  11-03-2019 12:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are looking for suspects after two armed robberies overnight at Allegheny County gas stations.
  One of the robberies happened just after 4:30 a.m. at the BP gas station on Frankstown Road in Penn Hills.
  Officials say two men walked into the business, one of them had a gun and showed it to the clerk on duty.
  Authorities have not said how much the men got away with, but they are investigating.
  The second robbery happened at a 7-Ele
  
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• At WVU, 'passing the rifle' christens new Mountaineer, ends 'the greatest experience' for another

  11-03-2019 12:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  WVU mascot prepares to 'pass the rifle' to his successor.
  
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• As Dems make endorsements, Detroit incident has little ill effect for Controller Chelsa Wagner

  11-03-2019 11:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  The two-term county watchdog has clashed with local power brokers, but continues to get support from the region’s Democrats.
  
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• Obituary: John E. Zona was among a new type of first responder in North Huntingdon

  11-03-2019 10:00 via post-gazette.com
  North Huntingdon man volunteered to help his neighbors when ambulance service started in 1960. 
  
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• Large Portion Of Fence Broken Along Grandview Avenue

  11-03-2019 04:33
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  DUQUESNE HEIGHTS (KDKA) — A large portion of fence has been broken along Grandview Avenue in Duquesne Heights.
  It’s near the intersection of Grandview Avenue and Shaler Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Viewer)
  A KDKA viewer said she noticed the large gap in the fence on Sunday and thought someone would have called the police. When she drove by again later, she saw nothing had been done and called police herself.
  When KDKA crews went to the scene around 9
  
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