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• In New Jersey and Pennsylvania, two very different responses to clergy abuse

  29-03-2019 23:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Last week, New Jersey passed a bill that allows more victims to sue, while the issue has been paralyzed in Pennsylvania.
  
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• Trades Fair Introduces High School Students To Alternative To College

  29-03-2019 23:27
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Over 4,500 high school students learned more about entering the trades instead of going to college and racking up debt at a special trades fair at the Convention Center on Friday.
  “I learned a lot of stuff. I’d say I’m definitely still going to stick with a career of heavy equipment operating, and I got to talk to some operating engineers, so I learned a lot,” South Fayette junior John Mikesell said.
  “I th
  
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• Coalition pushes for home visits to ensure support for underprivileged children

  29-03-2019 23:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  A coalition highlights the need for home visit programs, with research showing under-utilization, and seeks additional $5 million from state
  
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• Raja, Iovino Campaigns Preparing For Final Weekend Before Tuesday’s Special Election

  29-03-2019 23:08
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With the clock ticking until the special election on Tuesday, April 2, campaign volunteers at both the Raja and Iovino headquarters were gearing up for the last weekend push.
  “[We’re] feeling great. We’re feeling the momentum is very solidly our way,” Republican nominee D. Raja said.
  This doesn’t mean the opposition feels differently.
  “We feel good. We have a really robust field organization, an army
  
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• Butler Co. Kidnapping Suspect Found Dead Of Apparent Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

  29-03-2019 22:24
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  SLIPPERY ROCK (KDKA) — A kidnapping suspect from Butler County was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a police chase Friday.
  State police had been searching for 52-year-old John O’Leary, of Munhall, for allegedly kidnapping a woman from a campground.
  (Source: Pennsylvania State Police)
  Investigators say O’Leary allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint from the Slippery Rock Campground in Worth Township. He&rs
  
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• Last egg in Hays eagle nest expected not to hatch

  29-03-2019 22:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Eagle egg expected to be declared 'not viable'
  
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• Climate poses a costly change for the state

  29-03-2019 21:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Hearings on climate change focus on current impacts and need for state to initiate programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  
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• Audubon Society ‘Monitoring’ Plastic Bag In Hays Bald Eagles’ Nest

  29-03-2019 21:24
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  HAYS (KDKA) — The Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania says they are “monitoring the situation” after one of the bald eagles in Hays brought a plastic bag into the nest.
  According to the Audubon Society, the male eagle brought a plastic bag into the nest around lunchtime Wednesday.
  (Photo Credit: Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania)
  Many who watch the Hays bald eagles live stream noticed the bag and expressed concern about the eaglets&r
  
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• Center New Texas Road To Close April 1 For Landslide Repairs

  29-03-2019 21:21
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Center New Texas Road in Plum Borough will be closing on Monday, April 1 for landslide repairs.The closure is expected to last about 90 days and due to the closure some Plum School District bus routes will be affected.More details can be found here.
  
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• Apple Cancels Plans For AirPower Charging Mat

  29-03-2019 21:17
  (CNN) — Apple’s much-anticipated wireless charging mat won’t be launching after all.
  The company announced on Friday its AirPower product has been abruptly canceled.
  “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project,” Dan Riccio, Apple’s senior VP of hardware engineering, said in a statement to CNN Business. “We apologize to those customers who were looking forward to this launch. We
  
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• Lockdown Lifted In Norwin School District, Students Dismissed

  29-03-2019 20:39
  IRWIN (KDKA) — A school district in Westmoreland County was placed on lockdown Friday afternoon.
  The Norwin School District sent a letter to families saying all schools were placed on a modified lockdown procedure due to “criminal activity in the community that police are investigating.”
  Because of the lockdown, dismissal was being delayed for all schools.
  The school district said around 3:30 p.m. that the North Huntingdon Township Police Department gave the school district the
  
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• Gov. Wolf nominates Elliot Howsie to fill term of retired Judge McDaniel

  29-03-2019 20:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Howsie will have to be confirmed in the state senate.
  
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• Khalid Free Spirit World Tour Coming To PPG Paints Arena In July

  29-03-2019 20:23
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PPG Paints Arena announced today that singer-songwriter Khalid’s Free Spirit World Tour will be coming in Pittsburgh on July 29.This is Khalid’s first arena tour and tickets will go on sale April 5.Joining Khalid on this tour is Massachusetts-based recording artist Clairo.
  
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• Police File Charges After Finding 2 Dogs Covered In Urine, Feces In RV

  29-03-2019 19:55
  TORRANCE, Pa. (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County couple is now facing charges after police say they found two dogs living in deplorable conditions in an RV.
  According to the criminal complaint, David and Lori Gallbreath is facing charges under the state’s Anti-Cruelty Law.
  The dogs were found in January after the All But Furgotten animal rescue got a call the animals had been left in the RV on New Quarry Road in Torrance, and they were “barking frantically.”
  The caller told t
  
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• Parkway North HOV lanes close Tuesday

  29-03-2019 19:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will close the HOV lanes on the Parkway North-Interstate 279 for 10 weeks on Tuesday.
  
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• Tick Season: Wet Weather Could Lead To Tough Tick Year, Earlier Than Normal

  29-03-2019 18:08
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A very wet 2018, followed by an already wet and dreary 2019 could lead to a big tick season experts say.
  Not only could the tick season be especially tough, it could be earlier than normal thanks to all the wet weather.
  Pennsylvania is the worst state in the nation when it comes to tick-borne illnesses, with more than 10,000 Lyme disease cases reported Lyme cases according to the Centers for Disease Control.“Thanks to residual winter moisture and predicted rain ah
  
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• Emergency Crews Called To Tractor Trailer-Train Crash In Beaver County

  29-03-2019 18:07
  MIDLAND, Pa. (KDKA) — A crash involving a train and tractor trailer sent emergency crews to Beaver County Friday afternoon.
  The crash was first reported around noon on Midland Beaver Road, or Route 68, on the border of Industry and Midland.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  Emergency officials say the train was disabled and the tractor trailer was badly damaged from the crash.
  The truck was hauling gravel but did not lose its load.
  No injuries have been reported.
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• Ball Pits Are Breeding Ground For Germs, New Study Finds

  29-03-2019 17:49
  (WBZ/CBS Local) – Does your child just love to romp around in a pool of colorful balls? A new study finds that ball pits can be riddled with germs.
  Researchers at the University of North Georgia looked at six ball pits used for physical therapy in kids and found they contained 31 species of bacteria and one species of yeast, several of which can cause serious infections in humans like skin, blood, or urinary tract infections.
  They did not look at those popular public ball pits found at som
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman Olli Maatta Returns To The Lineup Against Nashville Predators

  29-03-2019 17:22
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta will return to the lineup tonight against the Nashville Predators according to the Penguins official Twitter account.
  Welcome back to the lineup, Olli! pic.twitter.com/VMJSJeXuD6
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 29, 2019
  Head Coach Mike Sullivan originally had Olli Maatta as a game-time decision for the matchup against the Nashville Predators, but was confirmed in the lineup at 6:3
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman Olli Maatta Marked As Game-Time Decision Against Nashville Predators

  29-03-2019 17:22
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– One injured Penguins defenseman could be making his return to the ice Friday night.Head Coach Mike Sullivan tabbed Olli Maatta as a game-time decision for the matchup against the Nashville Predators. Maatta has spent the entire week with his teammates as a full-contact participant in practice.The Friday morning skate was optional for the Pens, as Sidney Crosby, Phil Kessel, Brian Dumoulin and Justin Schultz all elected to take the morni
  
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• WWE Almost Fired Becky Lynch, Now She’s Headlining WrestleMania 35

  29-03-2019 17:20
  By Chuck Carroll
  (CBS New York/CBS Local) — WWE is just days away from a historic main event at WrestleMania, and Becky Lynch will be there in the thick of it. For the first time in the 35-year history of sports entertainment’s grandest spectacle, women will close the show, as Lynch squares off against RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey and the surprising new SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair. But the triple-threat match, as it stands now, almost didn’t happ
  
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• 1 Person Hospitalized, 3 Teens In Custody After Jeannette Home Invasion

  29-03-2019 17:15
  JEANNETTE (KDKA) — Three teenagers are in custody and one person has been hospitalized after an early morning home invasion in Westmoreland County.
  According to emergency officials, it all started just before 4 a.m. along South 5th Street in Jeannette.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  A large police presence responded to a home there, they used yellow tape to cordon off the scene and officers’ cruisers lined the street. Outside the Jeannette Police station, friends and family gathered, waiting f
  
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• Parvovirus Shuts Down Butler Co. Humane Society

  29-03-2019 17:13
  RENFREW, Pa. (KDKA) — The highly-contagious Parvovirus has forced the Butler County Humane Society to shut down operations for the next week.
  According to the shelter’s Facebook page, one of their dogs, named Charlie, has tested positive for parvo.
  The shelter says on their Facebook page: “Parvo is an unfortunate reality in sheltering, and every shelter faces it from time to time. Please know that we have taken immediate action to try and prevent further outbreaks from occurrin
  
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• Union leaders want drivers to skip Port Authority bus competition

  29-03-2019 16:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Called a “roadeo” for buses and “rodeo” for rail, drivers find out who’s best at everyday skills such as driving in narrow corridors.
  
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• Port Authority dusts off skills competition for bus and rail operators

  29-03-2019 16:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Called a “roadeo” for buses and “rodeo” for rail, drivers find out who’s best at everyday skills such as driving in narrow corridors.
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast: Life Hacks!

  29-03-2019 16:30
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast Event Calendar: March 29, 2019

  29-03-2019 16:28
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• Flu Outbreak Shuts Down Entire Hancock Co. School System In W. Va.

  29-03-2019 15:58
  NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. (AP) — All the schools in a West Virginia county are being closed because of a flu outbreak.
  A state Education Department spokesperson forwarded a voicemail from the Hancock County school superintendent confirming the Friday closures.
  In the voicemail, Superintendent Timothy Woodward says all schools in the county will be closed because a large number of staff and faculty have the flu. He says they don’t have enough substitute teachers to fill the schools.
  Woodw
  
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• Police: 2 Men Likely Shot During Parking Dispute, Arrest Made

  29-03-2019 15:34
  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — Police say it was likely a dispute over parking that led to a deadly shooting in Homestead.
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim as 39-year-old Calvin Walker of West Mifflin. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
  A 40-year-old man was also wounded in the shooting, which happened just before 5 p.m. Thursday along Oak Way.
  He was also taken to a local hospital, treated and released.
  According to Allegheny County Police, the t
  
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• What do you get when you pour 7 rye whiskeys into one barrel?

  29-03-2019 15:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Historic reserve blend will mingle for a few months before being sold for $79.94 a half bottle to benefit the Whiskey Rebellion Festival. 
  
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• Father Taken To Jail, Accused Of Putting Teen Daughter In Chokehold

  29-03-2019 14:53
  TRAFFORD (KDKA) — A man is behind bars after allegedly putting his 13-year-old daughter in a chokehold.
  Daniel McGill was led away from Trafford Police headquarters overnight.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police arrested him after being called to a home on Adrian Avenue late Thursday night.
  McGill is accused of alleged coming home intoxicated and threatening the girl’s life before putting her in a chokehold.
  The girl was taken to Forbes Hospital to be treated.
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• State Police Searching For Butler Co. Kidnapping Suspect

  29-03-2019 14:29
  SLIPPERY ROCK (KDKA) — State police in Butler County are searching for a suspect accused of kidnapping a woman from a campground.
  According to state police, a warrant has been issued for the arrest of 52-year-old John O’Leary of Munhall.
  (Source: Pennsylvania State Police)
  Investigators say O’Leary allegedly kidnapped a woman at gunpoint from the Slippery Rock Campground in Worth Township. He’s also accused of threatening to kill her.
  She was able to escape from him.
  Stat
  
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• Tuned In: New Netflix coming-of-age series will film in Pittsburgh

  29-03-2019 14:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  “I Am Not Okay With This” will film its eight-episode first season in Western Pennsylvania this summer.
  
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• Tuned In: Netflix coming-of-age series will film in Pittsburgh

  29-03-2019 14:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  “I Am Not Okay With This” will film its eight-episode first season in Western Pennsylvania this summer.
  
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• 1 Person Hospitalized, 3 Teens In Custody After Jeannette Home

  29-03-2019 14:15
  JEANNETTE (KDKA) — Three teenagers are in custody and one person has been hospitalized after an early morning home invasion in Westmoreland County.
  According to emergency officials, it all started just before 4 a.m. along South 5th Street in Jeannette. A large police presence responded to the home.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police took three teens into custody, an 18-year-old, a 17-year-old and and 15-year-old, in connection with the incident.
  They are facing charges of burglary, robbery and ag
  
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• PTL Links: March 29, 2019

  29-03-2019 14:06
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Bricolage Productions presents “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust present “Leo”
  EQT Bridge Theater Series
  The Tamburitizans
  Doug Oster
  Handy Andy Amrhein of Evey True Value Hardware
  
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• Water Main Break Closes Road In Collier Twp.

  29-03-2019 13:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A water main break has forced crews to close down a road in Collier Township.
  The break happened early Friday morning at Dorrington and Hilltop Roads.These pictures are of Dorrington Road in Collier Twp. @dankfloydKDKA is on scene and says the road is closed near Hilltop Road after a water main break. pic.twitter.com/vdKpl7xR7B
  — Heather Abraham (@KDKAHeather) March 29, 2019
  Debris was strewn over the roadway and barriers have been put up in the area.
  Dorrington R
  
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• Water Main Break Causes Road To Buckle In Collier Twp.

  29-03-2019 13:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A water main break has forced crews to close down a buckling road in Collier Township.
  The break happened early Friday morning at Dorrington and Hilltop Roads.These pictures are of Dorrington Road in Collier Twp. @dankfloydKDKA is on scene and says the road is closed near Hilltop Road after a water main break. pic.twitter.com/vdKpl7xR7B
  — Heather Abraham (@KDKAHeather) March 29, 2019
  Debris was strewn over the roadway and barriers have been put up in the area.
  Dor
  
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• School Bus, Car Collide In Beltzhoover

  29-03-2019 13:32
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Emergency crews have been called to the scene of a school bus crash in the city’s Beltzhoover section.
  The crash happened around 8:20 a.m. at Beltzhoover Avenue and Charles Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  Officials say at least 20 students ere on the bus at the time of the crash.Accident on Beltzhoover Ave and Charles St—stay with @KDKA for updates. pic.twitter.com/tqZz5DLMbZ
  — Celina Pompeani (@CelinaPompeani) March 29, 2019
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• Chain-Reaction Crash Causes Heavy Traffic Delays In ‘Bathtub’ Area Of Parkway

  29-03-2019 13:12
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A multi-vehicle crash in the section of the Parkway called the Bathtub caused heavy traffic back-ups for the Friday morning commute.
  According to emergency officials, at least seven vehicles were involved in the chain-reaction crash that was reported just before 8 a.m.Traffic alert in the Bathtub area of the Parkway—there is a multi-vehicle accident blocking the left lane. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/6sSVZiBBgO
  — Celina Pompeani (@CelinaPompeani) March 29, 2019
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• A home show where vintage never goes out of style

  29-03-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Vintage items for the home will be on sale April 6 at the Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer Home Show at the Teamsters Hall in Lawrenceville.
  
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• 1 Person Hospitalized, Large Police Presence Responds To Jeannette Home

  29-03-2019 12:12
  JEANNETTE (KDKA) — A large police presence responded to a home in Westmoreland County early this morning and one person has been hospitalized.
  According to emergency officials, it all started just before 4 a.m. along South 5th Street in Jeannette.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  They say one person was rushed to the hospital; however, that person’s condition is not being released.
  There are initial reports it may have been an early morning home invasion, but police are not releasing many detail
  
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• More Than 200 Gallons Of Used Motor Oil Spill On Westmoreland Co. Road

  29-03-2019 04:14
  SOUTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – An oil spill covered a Westmoreland County road Thursday morning.The spill of used motor oil covered Mendon Road in South Huntingdon Township, according to a Facebook post from Westmoreland County Hazardous Materials Response Team.
  South Huntingdon Township Oil SpillPhoto Credit: (Facebook/Westmoreland County Hazardous Materials Response Team 800)South Huntingdon Township Oil Spill 2Photo Credit: (Facebook/Westmoreland County Hazardous Materials Resp
  
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• Trump Reverses Proposal To Cut Federal Funding For Special Olympics

  29-03-2019 03:47
  (CBS NEWS) – President Trump said Thursday he is reversing his administration’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for the Special Olympics after days of fierce backlash by lawmakers and the public.
  “The Special Olympics will be funded,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a rally in Michigan. “I just told my people, I want to fund the Special Olympics, and I’ve just authorized a funding of the Special Olympics.”
  The preside
  
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• ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Breaks Major TV Milestone

  29-03-2019 03:29
  (CNN) — “The Big Bang Theory” has made television history.
  The CBS show began shooting its 276th episode this week, making it the longest-running multi-camera sitcom. The show surpassed “Cheers,” which made 275 episodes.
  The longest running live-action sitcom in TV history is “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” which shot 435 episodes between 1952 and 1966.
  “The Big Bang Theory,” currently in its 12th and final season, first debuted in 200
  
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• Lock Your Doors: Multiple Car Break-Ins Reported In Crafton

  29-03-2019 03:12
  CRAFTON (KDKA) – Locking your car doors after exiting your vehicle is always smart advice.
  Especially this week in Crafton where thieves targeted cars parked on some main streets in the middle of the borough.
  Crafton Police posted a crime watch alert on their Facebook page after this surveillance footage was captured from a resident on South Emily Street. The car thefts happened shortly after 2 a.m. Wednesday morning and this car wasn’t the only one targeted.Crafton resident Geneviev
  
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• Councilman: County police review board still in the works

  29-03-2019 03:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  County council is not fast-tracking a police review board; members don’t plan to hold committee hearings until June.
  
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• Car Overturns, Hits Utility Pole In Leechburg

  29-03-2019 02:48
  LEECHBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Emergency responders in Leechburg were called to the scene of an accident where a car overturned.
  According to a post on Facebook, the Allegheny Township Fire Company responded to an overturned car Thursday evening. The accident happened on Crain Road in Leechburg just before 7 p.m.
  Officials say in the Facebook post that a telephone was sheared during the accident when the vehicle struck the utility pole.Emergency responders were on the scene of the accident for ap
  
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• Police Seek Public’s Help With Identifying ‘Jane Doe’ Who Was Struck By A Vehicle In 2018

  29-03-2019 02:38
  ENOLA, Pa. (KDKA) – Police need your help with locating a woman who was struck by a vehicle in 2018.The East Pennsboro Township Police Department postedonline that they are working to identify a woman that was struck by a vehicle in Chambersburg, Pa. in October 2018.Photo Credit: (Crime Watch Pa./East Pennsboro Township Police Department)
  Police say that they have been in contact with the woman who claims her name is Wilma Chambers or Debra Wilma Chambers. She provided officers with two se
  
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• Crews Battle House Fire In Clairton

  29-03-2019 02:18
  CLAIRTON, Pa. (KDKA) – Fire crews are battling a house fire in Clairton Thursday evening.Emergency responders were called to Constitution Circle at approximately 8:22 p.m., according to Allegheny County 911 dispatchers.
  Photo Credit: Submitted
  KDKA’s Pam Surano reports that two adults, children and pets were able to evacuate the home safely.
  Initial reports say that the side porch grill is the cause of the inferno, but fire investigators have not yet confirmed the cause of the fire.S
  
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