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• House In Collier Township Fully Engulfed In Flames

  20-03-2019 22:51
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  COLLIER TOWNSHP, Pa. (KDKA) – A house on Walkers Mill Road in Collier Township was fully engulfed in flames on Wednesday evening.
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  The call came in at 5:19 p.m. according to Allegheny County dispatchers.
  Additional companies were requested and all occupants made it out of the house.
  Collier: Walkers Mill Road – working residential structure fire; additional companies requested. All occupants are out.
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• Penguins Recall F Adam Johnson, Send D Juuso Riikola, F Joseph Blandisi To AHL

  20-03-2019 22:33
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled forward Adam Johnson from their AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and sent defenseman Juuso Riikola and forward Joseph Blandisi back down on Wednesday.
  The 24-year-old Johnson could make his NHL debut when the Penguins visit the Nashville Predators on Thursday at Bridgestone Arena.
  Juuso Riikola (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
  In his second seasons in the AHL, Johnson has 18 goals and 22 assi
  
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• Kidsburgh: Pittsburgh Public School Board Seats Up For Grabs

  20-03-2019 22:06
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Did you know the Pittsburgh School Budget is even bigger than the entire budget for the City of Pittsburgh – and it’s controlled by nine elected volunteers?
  Four of the nine seats are up for a vote this May to be on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Public Schools, and three of the seats have no incumbent. Many people don’t pay attention to these races, but with the amount of money they control, maybe they shou
  
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• McKees Rocks Man Sentenced For Role In Marriage Scam

  20-03-2019 21:37
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  MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (KDKA) – An Allegheny County resident was sentenced in federal court to one year of probation for fraud for his role in a marriage scam.
  Norman Lee McCullough, 59, of McKees Rocks, conspired with two others to receive money and entered into a sham marriage with a Nigerian citizen so that the Nigerian citizen could obtain legal permanent residency in the United States.McCullough also submitted false statements and documents to the Departm
  
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• Dormont, Mt. Lebanon Police Search For Suspect In Number Of Vehicle Thefts

  20-03-2019 21:21
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  MT. LEBANON, Pa. (KDKA) – Police in Mt. Lebanon and Dormont are searching for a suspect involved in a number of break-ins in the area on Monday.
  Photos courtesy of the Dormont Police.
  The thief took a number of items, including a credit card, which was used at the Sunoco A-Plus on West Liberty Avenue, in Dormont in the early morning hours. The suspect then attempted to use the credit card at the Port Authority Kiosk at the Dormont Junction T Stop.The susp
  
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• Police Issue Warrant For Suspect After Man Found Fatally Shot In Butler County

  20-03-2019 21:00
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  OAKLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Authorities are investigating after a man was found fatally shot in a Butler County home Wednesday.
  Investigators say the man’s body was found in a home on Davis Road in Oakland Township around 7:15 a.m.
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  Officials say he was shot sometime late Tuesday night or in the very early hours of Wednesday morning.
  The police have a warrant out for a 19-year-old man named Alec Miller in connection w
  
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• Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner, Husband Officially Charged After Michigan Hotel Incident

  20-03-2019 20:51
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner and her husband Khari Mosley were officially charged after an incident in a Michigan hotel earlier this month.
  The 41-year-old Wagner and her husband Khari Mosley, 50, were charged in connection with an altercation that occurred at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
  Wagner was charged with two counts of resisting and obstructing the police — a felony carrying a maximum penalty of
  
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• Bill Would Allow 14-Year-Olds To Drive Themselves To Charter Schools

  20-03-2019 20:46
  CARSON CITY, Nevada (CBS Local) — Nevada is considering a bill which would allow more students as young as 14 years old to get a driver’s license under certain circumstances.
  Assembly Bill 213 would expand an existing state law that lets rural Nevadans as young as 14 to drive to school where the district doesn’t provide transportation. This bill would grant privilege to charter school students regardless of where their school is located.
  The driver’s license would only be
  
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• Wally Szczerbiak: ‘Zion Williamson Is The Best Defender In College Basketball’

  20-03-2019 20:31
  (CBS Minnesota/CBS Local) — Winning multiple games in the NCAA Tournament can define your legacy for life.
  CBS Sports college basketball analyst Wally Szczerbiak can speak to that. People are still talking about when the NBA All-Star led Miami University to the Sweet 16 in 1999. Szczerbiak scored a career high 43 points in his team’s first round win over Washington and knows what it takes to get it done in March.
  >>MORE: Latest on the NCAA Tournament
  “You want to be healt
  
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• Victim In Michigan Snowmobile Crash Identified As Western Pa. Man

  20-03-2019 20:11
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  ROCK RIVER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when their snowmobiles collided on a trail in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
  The Alger County sheriff’s office says 21-year-old Douglas Show of Mill Run, Pennsylvania, and 54-year-old John Shadian of Kenosha, Wisconsin, died Monday night in Rock River Township.
  Show and Shadian were thrown from the snowmobiles and pronounced dead at the scene after crashing head-on. A
  
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• Most Pupular! Labrador Retrievers Top List Of Dog Breeds For 28th Year

  20-03-2019 19:54
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  NEW YORK (AP) — Labrador retrievers aren’t letting go of their hold on U.S. dog lovers, but German shorthaired pointers are tugging on the top ranks of doggy popularity, according to new American Kennel Club data.
  Labs topped the list for the 28th year in a row. Yet there’s been plenty of movement over time on the purebred pup-ularity ladder.
  Here’s a look at the 2018 rankings being released Wednesday.
  THE TOP 10
  After Labs, the top five
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Cornerback Mike Hilton To Wait Before Signing Tender With Team

  20-03-2019 19:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One of the more productive Steelers defensive players is looking for a new deal with the team.ESPN reports cornerback Mike Hilton is going wait to sign the exclusive rights free agent tender Pittsburgh placed on him earlier in the offseason.
  “Contract situation to watch in Pittsburgh: After two productive years, slot corner Mike Hilton plans to wait to sign his ERFA tender while exploring a new deal, per source. One of team&rsquo
  
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• Jurors Decide On Life Sentence Rather Than Death Penalty For Suspect In Washington Co. Slaying

  20-03-2019 19:43
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  WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Jurors have decided against imposing the death penalty on a western Pennsylvania man convicted in a slaying six years ago.
  The (Washington) Observer-Reporter reports that the Washington County jury deliberated for about three hours Tuesday before deciding on a life-without-parole sentence for 24-year-old Brandon Wolowski.
  Brandon Wolowski (Photo Credit: Washington County Jail)
  Wolowski was convicted of first-degree murder earlier th
  
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• Ex-Mercer County DA sentenced to probation, service for abuse of power

  20-03-2019 19:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  AG Josh Shapiro denounces the actions of Miles Karson, 73, saying his office will continue to root out corruption “without fear or favor.”
   
  
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• Day Two of Rosfeld trial: Witnesses describe Rosfeld's demeanor after Antwon Rose II was shot

  20-03-2019 19:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The details of what happened after Mr. Rosfeld shot Antwon emerged in testimony Wednesday, the second day of Mr. Rosfeld’s homicide trial.
  
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• Day Two of Rosfeld trial: Witness says officer seemed shaken, near collapse after shooting

  20-03-2019 19:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Patrick Shattuck testified that Michael Rosfeld said, " 'Why did he do that? Why did he do that? Why did he take that out of his pocket?' “
  
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• ‘A Beautiful Day’ Movie Celebrates Mister Rogers’ Birthday With New Photo Of Tom Hanks In Character

  20-03-2019 19:01
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The studio behind the new Mister Rogers movie are celebrating what would have been Fred Rogers’ 91st birthday.
  Sony Pictures/TriStar have released a new image of Tom Hanks in character as the iconic Mister Rogers.
  It shows Hanks, who is playing the famous Pittsburgher in the new movie “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” tossing a dress shoe into the air to change into a sneaker on the re-created set of “Miste
  
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• Special election set for May 21 to replace State Rep. Brian Ellis

  20-03-2019 18:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ellis resigned earlier this week amid a sexual assault investigation. Attorneys representing him have described the accusations against him as “just plain false.”
  
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• Kale Joins ‘Dirty Dozen’ List Of Fruits And Vegetables Most Likely To Contain Pesticides

  20-03-2019 18:45
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  (CBS Local) — Kale, that popular green of the health conscious consumer, has joined the list of 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residues, according to the Environmental Working Group.
  For the third straight year, strawberries top the EWG’s “Dirty Dozen” list. Spinach and kale finished in second and third place, respectively. Other “dirty” foods include nectarines, apples and grapes.
  Analysis found 92 percent
  
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• Record-setting Steel Curtain roller coaster is more than halfway there

  20-03-2019 18:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  Kennywood Park’s new ride and its adjacent Steelers Country won’t be ready when the park opens but will be by summer.   
  
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• Man Taken Into Custody After Truck Crashes Over Parkway North Hillside

  20-03-2019 18:30
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police took one man into custody late Wednesday morning after a pickup truck crashed over a hillside and onto the Parkway North.
  The truck reportedly rolled down a hill from Ivory Avenue into a grass area beside the highway.(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Dave Colabine)
  Police say the driver ran from the truck, but Ross Township officers caught up to him.
  They say the driver was wanted on a warrant and turned over to Pittsburgh Pol
  
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• ‘One Summer Can Change Everything’ Promises ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Trailer

  20-03-2019 18:21
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  (CBSMiami/CBS Local) – “One summer can change everything.” That is what the “Stranger Things” season 3 trailer promises.
  Netflix released the first full trailer for the third season of “Stranger Things” Wednesday, which returns this summer.
  There are terrific retro-costumes from the mid-80s and plenty of teen angst as the kids of Hawkins, Indiana, negotiate the challenges of becomes teenagers, all while battling a horri
  
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• ‘Turns My Stomach’: Video Shows Dog Being Dragged Down Street

  20-03-2019 17:54
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  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (CBS Local) — A video that shows a moving truck dragging a dog down a street in Memphis, Tennessee, has caught the attention of local authorities.
  “Stuff like that makes me sick. Turns my stomach, because I really love dogs,” local resident Joe Franklin told CBS affiliate WREG.
  The person who shot the video said on her Facebook page that she stopped the truck and told a woman who was driving that she was dragging the dog. The dr
  
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• Current Pittsburgh Steelers Teammates Defends Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Amid Criticism

  20-03-2019 17:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Current Steelers players are stepping up to the plate to defend their quarterback.
  Center Maurkice Pouncey and offensive tackle Ramon Foster have taken to social media to defend Ben Roethlisberger after former players claimed that Ben was a bad teammate.
  “I’ve been with Ben going on 10 yr I swear on my kids he is a true LEADER!! sucks to see players who leave and are mad at the organization now try and point fingers like th
  
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• Ian Eagle: ‘For Many Of The Participants Involved This Is A Career Highlight’

  20-03-2019 17:13
  (CBS Minnesota/CBS Local) Playing in the NCAA Tournament is a dream that most anyone who has picked up a basketball has had. Young players around the world have had that moment of playing in the backyard and pretending that you have the ball with time running out and a chance to win the game with the final shot. Or, on an even more basic level, have thought about what it would look like to wear the uniform of their favorite school as they carry the program to an NCAA Tournament appearance.
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• Man Found Fatally Shot In Butler County Home

  20-03-2019 17:12
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  OAKLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Authorities are investigating after a man was found fatally shot in a Butler County home.
  Investigators say the man was found shot to death in a home on Davis Road in Oakland Township around 7:15 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  Officials say he was shot sometime Tuesday night.
  The name of the victim is so far not being released, but a woman who said she knew him said he was a great guy.
  “Too young to go. He was alwa
  
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• One In A Million! Incredibly Rare Yellow Cardinal Spotted

  20-03-2019 16:56
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/CNN) — A rare bird is taking the bird watching community by storm.It’s a cardinal, that is yellow, instead of red, and it’s been spotted in the Alabama neighborhood of Theodore.When Karem Maldonado spotted the rare bird in her back yard, the first thing she did was make sure to catch it on camera.“I decided I was just going to practice taking pictures with the red ones, so I was just sitting down kind of hiding behind a
  
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• Former Pittsburgh Steelers Running Back Le’Veon Bell Opens Up About Holdout With Steelers

  20-03-2019 16:49
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Le’Veon Bell has finally opened up about his true feelings surrounding the Pittsburgh Steelers.In an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated, Bell went into the details surrounding the 2018 season holdout.
  Bell cites his treatment by management and fellow teammates as one of the reasons he was not happy in Pittsburgh. He claims he feels accepted with the New York Jets, and that players and coaches all treat each other similar
  
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• Kennywood Offers Preview Of Record-Setting ‘Steel Curtain’ Roller Coaster

  20-03-2019 16:04
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  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — It’s the first day of spring, and it won’t be long now.
  Soon, they’ll be firing up the rides and the smell of Potato Patch fries will be in air.
  WATCH: Kennywood’s Steel Curtain Sneak Peek —That’s right, it’s never too soon to start thinking about Kennywood’s opening weekend. But first, the park is offering a hard hat preview of their newest, most highly-anticipated attraction, The Stee
  
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• On the Arts: If you're talking black theater, don't leave out Pittsburgh

  20-03-2019 15:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  A “comprehensive” list of African-American theaters in the U.S. at first left out August Wilson’s hometown — but not anymore.
  
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• President Trump Making His 10th Trip To Ohio, Visiting Canton And Lima

  20-03-2019 15:22
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is returning to Ohio, the state that foretold his 2016 victory and serves as the linchpin of his re-election effort.
  Trump’s visit Wednesday marks his first trip to Ohio since last year’s midterm election campaign, when Ohio was a rare bright spot for Republicans in the upper Midwest. Relying on a victory in the state, Trump’s campaign is mindful of warning signs that Ohio can hardly be taken for
  
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• What's next for West Mifflin Area School District after firing superintendent?

  20-03-2019 15:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  The board removed Daniel Castagna on March 13. Some ripples from the case, however, remain unresolved.
  
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• Pittsburgh to use $3.5M PennDOT grant for Downtown pedestrian traffic signals

  20-03-2019 15:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city plans to install new pedestrian traffic signals, with audible features, at 35 intersections.
  
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• City to use $3.5M PennDOT grant for Downtown pedestrian traffic signals

  20-03-2019 15:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city plans to install new pedestrian traffic signals, with audible features, at 35 intersections.
  
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• Steve Smith Talks Tom Izzo, Cassius Winston & 2019 NCAA Tournament

  20-03-2019 14:55
  (CBS Detroit/CBS Local)– Former Michigan State star Steve Smith knows what it takes to get it done in March.
  The former All-American won a Big 10 championship and went to the Sweet 16 in 1990. The 2nd all-time leading scorer in Michigan State history grew up wanting to play in the Big Dance.
  “I remember dreaming about playing in March Madness,” Smith said in an interview with CBS Local at CBS & Turner Sports NCAA Media Day in New York. “March Madness is all about the
  
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• PTL Links: March 20, 2019

  20-03-2019 14:30
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Eye on Health: Allegheny Health Network
  Highmark Health
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes
  The Citizen Science Lab
  International Macaron Day
  Gaby et Jules
  Kennywood
  
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• Cooking With Rania: Toast, 3 Ways

  20-03-2019 14:25
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This week, Rania Harris is in the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen making toast three different ways.
  Bruschetta with Ricotta, Tomatoes and Spiced Honey
  Tomatoes:Two 10-ounce containers cherry tomatoes
  4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped very fine
  2 sprigs fresh basil, torn
  ¼ cup Greek olive oil
  Sea salt to tasteSpicy Honey:
  ½ cup good quality honey
  2 teaspoons Calabrian chile pasteBruschetta:
  1 cup whole milk ricotta, at ro
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Temperatures In The 40s Cooling Off Our Spring Fever

  20-03-2019 14:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Are you ready for spring?
  Most would say yes to that question, but warmer weather isn’t on the way quite yet.
  KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley says you’re likely going to have to wait another few days before spring really sets in.Over the next week, he is forecasting four days with highs in just the 40s.Two other days will see highs in the 50s, with Sunday being the warmest day out of the next week with highs right at 60 degre
  
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• CBD Jelly Beans: Jelly Belly Founder Launches Beans Infused With CBD

  20-03-2019 14:10
  (CBS Chicago/CBS Local)– Cannabis confections are all the rage now that CBD oil is increasing in popularity. The creator of one sugary snack is jumping on the bandwagon.
  David Klein founded Jelly Belly jelly beans in Belleville, Ill in 1976.
  His new company, Spectrum Confections, offers “gourmet” jellybeans, sugar-free jelly beans, and sour jelly beans that have about 10 milligrams of CBD inside each bean.
  (Source: Spectrum Confections)
  CBS2 checked this morning and their onlin
  
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• ROSFELD TRIAL DAY 2: Day closes with testimony about gunshot residue

  20-03-2019 14:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Prosecutors say they expect to conclude their case on Thursday.
  
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• Young Woman Killed In Parkway West Crash Identified

  20-03-2019 13:53
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Authorities have released the name of the young woman killed in a violent, multi-vehicle crash on the Parkway West Tuesday afternoon.
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identifies her as 19-year-old Victoria Brandt of South Park.
  Police say Brandt was a passenger in a car driven by 18-year-old Aaron Hutchinson of Carnegie.
  Aaron Hutchison (Photo courtesy of Allegheny County)
  According to investigators, Hutchinson ran
  
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• ROSFELD TRIAL: Grieving mother tells prosecutor jurors 'deserve to know the real' Antwon

  20-03-2019 13:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  “The defense has tried to make him out to be ‘just another thug,’ but please let the jury know who he really was.”
  
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• Pittsburgh Humanities Festival targets 'smart talk about stuff that matters'

  20-03-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The three-day schedule set by the Cultural Trust and Carnegie Mellon covers a gamut of topics, including events celebrating teen literature.
  
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• New head of Westmoreland Museum: 'Visitors were my No. 1 concern ...we were a completely under-utilized resource'

  20-03-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Westmoreland Museum of American Art Director/CEO Anne Kraybill speaks about future plans from a new cafe to “Jaws” in the garden.
  
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• Misunderstanding makes living with Tourette syndrome harder, teen says

  20-03-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  High school junior advocates for people with tics and helps educate others about living with the neurodevelopmental disorder.
  
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• Former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld On Trial For Antwon Rose Shooting: Day 2 Live Updates

  20-03-2019 12:58
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — More testimony is expected today as Day 2 of the trial for former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld, who is accused in the shooting death of 17-year-old Antwon Rose last June, gets underway at the Allegheny County Courthouse.
  DAY 2 START DELAYED (Wednesday, March 20 at 9:20 a.m.)
  The start of Day 2 is running 15 minutes late so far. KDKA’s Meghan Schiller reports the courthouse has reportedly upgraded the audio sy
  
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• Growing up through the cracks: A novel policing arrangement brings county cops up close with kids in poverty

  20-03-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Officers foster relationships with community, children through engagement, even as they contend with the results of economic hardship.
  
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• Family Hospice closing its Mt. Lebanon residential care unit

  20-03-2019 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  UPMC decision will shift focus on residential hospice care to locations in Lawrenceville and at Asbury Heights.
  
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• Antwon Rose Shooting: Lawyer Representing Family Talks To Reporters

  20-03-2019 04:50
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Testimony will resume Wednesday morning for the trial of former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld.
  He’s currently charged with killing Antwon Rose II during a traffic stop last summer.
  Both the prosecution and defense attorneys gave their opening statements on Tuesday, and an Allegheny County Police Detective and two witnesses were among those who testified.
  Jurors also saw the cell phone video of Rosfeld shooting Ro
  
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• Hurricanes Beat Penguins 3-2 In Shootout

  20-03-2019 03:44
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  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Dougie Hamilton scored in the shootout, Petr Mrazek stopped Pittsburgh cold and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night.
  Justin Williams scored the tying goal with 1:56 left in regulation, and Brock McGinn also scored for the Hurricanes.
  They won their fourth in five games and earned an important two points in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race – and perhaps just as important, prevented the Penguins
  
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