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• Man Charged After Allegedly Assaulting Girlfriend, Threatening To Kill Her

  24-04-2019 23:44
  MARSHALL-SHADELAND (KDKA) — Police have charged a man who allegedly assaulted his girlfriend, ransacked her home, then tried to kidnap her Tuesday.
  Pittsburgh Police were called to a home on California Avenue near Halsey Place in Marshall-Shadeland for what they believed to be a domestic dispute, since they were at the location earlier for a verbal dispute where a man had left willingly.
  Then, just after 9 p.m. Tuesday night, police say 35-year-old Loren Calhoun was back at the house, ente
  
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• Elementary School Students Find Bullet Near Playground During Recess

  24-04-2019 23:23
  FINLEYVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — Students at an elementary school in Finleyville found a bullet near the school’s playground today.
  A letter to parents from the principal of Ringgold Elementary School North says students discovered a small caliber bullet near the school’s upper playground area during recess.A teacher immediately took the bullet, says the letter, and alerted administrators and the school police officer. Upon an investigation of the playground and field area, no other b
  
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• Woman Hospitalized After Backing Vehicle Over Hillside, Crashing In Woods

  24-04-2019 23:16
  SHALER (KDKA) — A woman was taken to the hospital after she backed her vehicle over a hillside in Shaler on Wednesday afternoon.
  It happened just before 3 p.m. on Stoneridge Drive.
  Shaler Township Police say a 78-year-old woman was backing her vehicle up in her driveway when she accidentally backed through a line of bushes.
  Her vehicle went backwards over a steep hill and into a wooded area of Fall Run Park.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  Police say her vehicle came to a rest about 200
  
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• Ambulance Catches Fire While Responding To Crash In Mount Pleasant

  24-04-2019 23:05
  MOUNT PLEASANT (KDKA) — An ambulance caught fire Wednesday afternoon while responding to a crash in Mount Pleasant.
  A driver crashed into a pole on Route 819, knocking down some power lines.
  As the ambulance pulled up, one of the wires fell on top of it and started a fire near the engine compartment.
  Two of the tires also blew out.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  One of the emergency medical service workers was inside the ambulance at the time.
  “He’s fine. He has no injuries. Just a littl
  
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• Kidsburgh: How To Celebrate Earth Day With Your Family

  24-04-2019 22:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Earth Day was Monday, but for many people, the holiday is now celebrated as Earth Week or even Earth Month.
  One billion people across 180 countries now observe Earth Day, and in the Pittsburgh area, there are all kinds of events specifically designed for families.
  RELATED LINKS:Kidsburgh.org
  More Kidsburgh ReportsWhether you want your kids to learn about being good stewards of the environment, how to help animals or just to appreciate being outside in nature, there&rsqu
  
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• Walkabout: Tourist welcome video gives broader meaning to the Pittsburgh chair

  24-04-2019 22:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  VisitPittsburgh releases promotional video that will be shown in other cities and in Times Square to draw tourists to the Steel City.
  
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• State Senator Won’t Have To Pay Legal Bills For Pa. Gerrymandering Case, Court Says

  24-04-2019 22:09
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A federal appeals court is reversing a judge’s decision to make a high-ranking Pennsylvania state senator personally pay $29,000 in legal bills for lawyers who successfully challenged Pennsylvania’s congressional districts as unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
  The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Wednesday that Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati had been sued in his professional capacity, so he can’t be liable personally.
  The court left
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Over Hillside In Shaler

  24-04-2019 22:01
  SHALER (KDKA) — A vehicle crashed over a hillside in Shaler on Wednesday afternoon.
  It happened just before 3 p.m. on Stoneridge Drive.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  Emergency responders could be seen carrying one person on a stretcher from the scene of the accident.
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• Woman Wakes Up From Coma 27 Years After Crashing Into School Bus

  24-04-2019 21:52
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (CBS Local) — An Emirati woman who had been in a coma for 27 years recently woke up and called out her son’s name, The National reports.
  Munira Abdulla suffered serious brain injury in 1991 when the car she was riding in, driven by her brother-in-law, hit a school bus. She had just picked up her 4-year-old son from school when the accident occurred.
  Abdulla’s son, Omar Webair, escaped with a bruise to the head. He told The National his mothe
  
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• Neighbors Claim American ‘Flag Rule Addendum’ Restricts Freedom

  24-04-2019 21:48
  CAMPO, Calif. (CBS Local) — A group of neighbors in California say their freedoms are being limited when it comes to flying the American flag.
  David Chessmore, an Army Veteran who lives at Lake Morena RV Park in East San Diego County, says new rules regarding flags are imposing on his personal liberties.
  “You have absolutely no right to inflict your will in the opposite direction that the flag stands for,” Chessmore told KGTV.
  Residents recently received “Flag Rule Addend
  
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• Teens Can Work Out For Free This Summer At Planet Fitness

  24-04-2019 21:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Planet Fitness is giving high school students aged 15-18 the opportunity to work out for free all summer — and the chance to win a college scholarship!Teens can pick one of more than 1,700 locations across the country and work out as much as they want from Wednesday, May 15 through Sunday, Sept. 1.
  Interested teens must sign up in person at the location they want to use. Teens under 18 must bring a parent or guardian to sign up.After the parent/guardian signs a wa
  
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• State police execute search warrant at Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office

  24-04-2019 21:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Sheriff Jonathan Held’s attorney says the warrant, which was sealed, is not linked to allegations of public corruption against his client.
  
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• Officials: State Police Corporal, Trooper Injured In Scuffle With Suspect At Rivers Casino

  24-04-2019 21:11
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — State police have filed charges against a man who they say got into a scuffle with a corporal and a trooper at the Rivers Casino, resulting in injuries to them both.
  According to the criminal complaint, Rivers Casino security contacted state police on Tuesday evening.
  They say the suspect, Ryun Mitchell, was allegedly going up to unattended slot machines and trying to remove credit voucher slips.
  (Source: Allegheny County)
  When state police arrived, officials say Mitche
  
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• Bill Cosby Seeks Bail, Renews Attacks On Trial Judge

  24-04-2019 20:47
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Imprisoned actor Bill Cosby is renewing attacks on a Pennsylvania trial judge as he seeks bail while he appeals his sex-assault conviction.
  Lawyers for the 81-year-old Cosby filed a bail motion Wednesday with the state Superior Court. They complained that in the seven months since Cosby’s sentencing, Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill has not issued his post-trial opinion explaining key trial decisions. They need the opinion in hand to raise alleged tria
  
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• Landslide Closes Part Of Pineview Drive In Elizabeth Township

  24-04-2019 20:16
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Part of Pineview Drive in Elizabeth Township is closed after a landslide occurred yesterday.The Allegheny County Department of Public Works says the eastbound lane of Pineview Drive near Long Hollow Road is closed following a landslide that occurred there Tuesday afternoon.
  A landslide has closed the eastbound lane of Pineview Drive near Long Hollow Road. (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  This section of the road will be single-lane until a geotechnical consultant determines if any
  
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• FDA: Listeria, Salmonella Found In Ice Cream Manufacturing Facilities After Recalls

  24-04-2019 20:15
  By Katie Hunt, CNN
  (CNN) — After a series of recalls, an investigation into safety issues at US ice cream makers forced one manufacturer to cease operations and resulted in three voluntary recalls, the US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
  The FDA said that it inspected and obtained samples from 89 ice cream production facilities in 32 states in 2016 and 2017, detecting listeria monocytogenes, which can cause listeriosis, at 19 facilities and one instance of salmonella.
  The inves
  
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• Former Derry Borough Mayor Accused Of Pointing Gun At Teens Headed To Trial

  24-04-2019 19:42
  DERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA/AP) — The former mayor of Derry Borough has been held for trial on charges of pointing a gun at a group of kids in a Westmoreland County park.
  Kevin Gross, 38, was held for trial during a court appearance on Wednesday.
  Last week, Gross resigned from his position over the accusations. His tenure as mayor lasted less than two years.
  He also turned over more than 50 guns on a district judge’s order.
  (Source: Westmoreland County)
  Police say the incident happened at t
  
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• Police: Man Dies After Wheelchair Caught Fire While Smoking Outside Nursing Home

  24-04-2019 19:39
  OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (CBS Local) — A man who was smoking while using an oxygen tank outside of a nursing home died last week when his wheelchair caught fire, authorities in Ohio said.
  Police say Joseph Konopa walked outside the Grande Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation on April 17 to smoke while using an oxygen tank when his wheelchair went up in flames, according to Oakwood Village police.
  A good Samaritan driving by noticed the flames and immediately called the police.
  “The wheelchai
  
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• Third Gun Stopped At Pittsburgh International Airport This Week

  24-04-2019 19:38
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three guns have been stopped at the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) security checkpoint within two days this week.
  The latest incident occurred early Tuesday morning when a Pittsburgh man with a loaded 0.40 caliber handgun in his carry-on bag was stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents, according to a TSA spokesperson.
  TSA officers at Pittsburgh International Airport prevented a local man from bringing this loaded handgun onto an airplane o
  
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• 1 Person Injured In Route 68 Crash

  24-04-2019 19:31
  REFREW, Pa. (KDKA) — One person has been rushed to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Butler County this afternoon.
  The crash happened before 1 p.m. on Route 68, near Connoquenessing Elementary School.
  According to emergency officials, one of the vehicles involved overturned.
  The person who was injured was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital for treatment. The victim’s condition has not been released.
  The Butler Eagle reports that traffic is being re-routed in the ar
  
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• Did Ross woman see man she fatally struck? Trial opening offers dueling theories

  24-04-2019 19:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  Melinda Gregor is accused of failing to render aid to victim Michael Menner at the crash scene on Babcock Boulevard on Dec. 17, 2017.
  
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• Inmates Sue Over ‘Inhumane And Dangerous Conditions’ At Cleveland Jail

  24-04-2019 19:10
  CLEVELAND (AP) – Twenty current and former inmates are suing over what they say are inhumane and dangerous conditions at a troubled county jail in Cleveland.
  Many of the inmates say they’ve been denied medication or mental health treatment. Some describe being served food with bugs and being forced to sleep on the floor.
  The newly amended complaint filed this week comes after seven corrections officers at the Cuyahoga County jail and an associate warden were indicted on a variety of
  
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• Unmarried Mom Says Christian School Expelled Daughters Because They Have Different Fathers

  24-04-2019 18:50
  CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (CBS Local) — A single mother says a Christian school in Ohio expelled two of her children because she is not married and her kids have different fathers.
  Summer Grant, 30, said Chapel Hill Christian School in Cuyahoga Falls dismissed her daughters, fourth-grader Summara-Rayn and second-grader Summaia, on April 12, about 30 days before school ends for the summer.
  “Just because I’m not married and my children do have different fathers doesn’t mean that
  
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• Zurich Classic: Can Adam Scott-Jason Day Team Tame TPC Louisiana?

  24-04-2019 18:43
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Miami/CBS Local) — The Zurich Classic of New Orleans, held at TPC Louisiana since 2007, was stuck in the late-April schedule lull between the Masters and the Players. So, in 2017, the event gave itself a boost. Its updated format, now going into the third year, adopted a team setup, in which pairs play alternate shot in the first and third rounds and best ball in the second and fourth rounds. (The match styles switched rounds last year.) The team approach had not appeare
  
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• E. coli Outbreak Linked To Tainted Ground Beef Expands To 10 States, Including Ohio

  24-04-2019 18:41
  By Faith Karimi, CNN
  (CNN) — At least 156 people in 10 states have been infected with E. coli after eating tainted ground beef at home and in restaurants, federal officials said.
  Of the people infected so far, 20 have been hospitalized, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. No deaths have been reported.
  The cases include people who’ve eaten the beef since March 1, the agency said, but no supplier, distributor or brand of beef has been identified.
  “Traceba
  
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• Police Investigate Home Invasion That Left At Least One Man Shot, Possibly Two

  24-04-2019 18:38
  MERCER COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a home invasion in the city of Sharon led to at least one gunshot victim, possibly two.
  The Sharon Police Department says they were dispatched to Linden Street last night around 10 p.m. for reports of a loud disturbance and possible shots fired.Upon their arrival, police were told a home invasion had occurred and one of the residents — a 26-year-old man — had been shot. The victim had been transported to Sharon Regional
  
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• Kids testify against former Derry mayor, held for trial in gun incident

  24-04-2019 18:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  "The fact that he didn't kill someone is not the point," the judge said. "He's not pointing a stick or a bat, he's pointing a loaded gun."
  
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• Mom Accused Of Beating Son With Spiked, Metal Meat Tenderizer For Not Doing Homework

  24-04-2019 18:28
  (CBSMiami/CBS Local) – A Miami mother is charged with aggravated child abuse for hitting her 9-year-old son with a spiked, metal meat tenderizer when she got angry because he didn’t do some homework, according to police.
  Martha Ciguenas, 44, appeared in bond court Tuesday.
  According to the police report, Ciguenas’ son told her on April 4 that “he had additional homework, while he was out of school during Spring Break.”  She became “irate” and threw
  
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• At 681 Cases So Far, U.S. Measles Outbreak Now Largest Since Disease Declared Eliminated In 2000

  24-04-2019 18:23
  By Jacqueline Howard and Debra Goldschmidt, CNN
  (CNN) — Measles cases in the United States have surpassed the highest number on record since the disease was declared eliminated nationwide in 2000.
  Overall, there have been 681 measles cases across 22 states this year, according to CNN’s analysis of data from state and local health departments.
  The states reporting measles cases are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Marylan
  
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• Live Nation To Offer $20 Tickets For Summer Concerts

  24-04-2019 17:53
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Live Nation wants to honor National Concert Week by offering $20 tickets for hundreds of artists.The promotion will run from May 1 to May 7, but T-Mobile customers will be able to get presale tickets beginning on Tuesday, April 30.For one week only fans can buy $20 tickets for dozens of local shows.
  Tickets go on sale at 5 a.m., on April 30 for T-Mobile customers.Tickets for the general public go on sale at noon EST Wednesday, May 1.Some artists featured in the promotio
  
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• Find The Infinity Stones At The Carnegie Museum Of Natural History’s Avengers Scavenger Hunt

  24-04-2019 17:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With Avengers: Endgameheaded to theaters, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History is inviting fans to hunt for all six ‘Infinity Stones.’
  On Friday, April 26 — the same day that the new movie hits theaters — the museum will unleash the “Avengers Scavenger Hunt.”
  All six gems in the Infinity Gauntlet will be hidden throughout the museum for the scavenger hunt:
  1. The reality stone — Rhodochrosite from Colorado2. The soul stone &md
  
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• Candidates for Pittsburgh school board participate in public forum Wednesday

  24-04-2019 17:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  The event will be held in the auditorium of the Kaufmann Center, 1825 Centre Ave., in the Hill District at 6 p.m.
  
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• Mean Joe Greene To Announce Steelers’ First-Round Draft Pick

  24-04-2019 17:32
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have some special stars lined up to announce their first three picks in the 2019 NFL Draft.
  The team says the legendary Mean Joe Greene will be on hand in Nashville to announce their first-round draft choice on Thursday night.
  Greene himself was the Steelers’ No. 1 draft pick in 1969.
  He says he will have some advice for whoever the Steelers pick.
  “I will be sure to let him know that this is the best organization in the National Footb
  
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• Local penguins to help celebrate World Penguin Day Thursday

  24-04-2019 17:32 via post-gazette.com
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Plenty Of Sunshine Today, But More Rain Headed This Way

  24-04-2019 16:56
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — What a beautiful Wednesday we have on tap!
  Sunshine abounds and temperatures will reach the mid-60s.
  A few clouds roll back in tonight with lows in the mid-40s once again.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Showers return early Thursday with a midday break, and then showers and thunderstorms Thursday night into Friday morning.
  Saturday looks great with sunshine and mid-60s.
  Stay up to
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Sign QB Ben Roethlisberger To Extension

  24-04-2019 16:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have reportedly signed quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to a contract extension.
  Our news partners at the Post-Gazette say that it’s a three-year extension for Roethlisberger.UPDATE: Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger have finalized deal on new three-year contract. Will be announced today
  — Gerry Dulac (@gerrydulac) April 24, 2019The extension will reportedly be for an additional two years, on top of the one year he had remaining on his cu
  
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• American Lung Association Gives Pittsburgh Failing Grade For Poor Air Quality

  24-04-2019 15:53
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new report on air quality says the Pittsburgh area is among the worst in the country.
  The American Lung Association’s annual “State of the Air” report found the air quality in the Pittsburgh metro area actually got worse for both ozone/smog and particle pollution.
  They’ve given the area an “F” grade.
  According to the report, Allegheny County remains the only county in the United States, outside of the state of California, to get fai
  
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• PTL Links: April 24, 2019

  24-04-2019 15:21
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:August Wilson Block Party
  Justin Fabus
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes
  Pittsburgh Magazine
  VisitPittsburgh: Pull Up A Chair, You Are Welcome Here
  DQE Communications
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Spanakopeta

  24-04-2019 15:14
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This week, Rania Harris, of Rania’s Catering, is in the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen making a dish for Greek Orthodox Easter.
  Spanakopeta
  Ingredients:4 – 10 ounce packages frozen chopped spinach defrosted and squeezed dry of all liquid
  2 bunches green onions – finely chopped
  ½ cup minced parsley
  3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  ¾ pound crumbled feta cheese
  ¼ pound crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
  8 eggs – beaten
  Salt and pepper to
  
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• Man Facing Charges After Police Find Him Hiding Out In Ex-Girlfriend’s Attic

  24-04-2019 15:01
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man who allegedly had been hiding out in the attic of his ex-girlfriend’s Pittsburgh home is now facing burglary charges.
  Authorities say the woman found 31-year-old Cary Cocuzzi in her bedroom in her Brighton Heights home on Saturday. They say she had a protection from abuse order against him.
  (Source: Allegheny County Jail)
  Cocuzzi allegedly grabbed the woman and put a hand over her mouth. But she pushed him away and ran outside screaming, spurring several neigh
  
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• Pa. Woman Killed After Falling Into Meat Grinder At Work, OSHA Investigating

  24-04-2019 14:50
  MUNCY, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was killed when she fell into a meat grinder at a processing plant in northern Pennsylvania.
  It’s not clear what caused the accident at the Economy Locker Storage Company in Muncy.
  The Lycoming County coroner’s office says 35-year-old Jill Greninger apparently fell around 11:30 a.m. Monday. Her body was found by a co-worker who heard strange noises coming from the commercial machine.
  Authorities say Greninger may have been standing on a
  
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• Genealogy workshop shows African Americans how to find their roots

  24-04-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Shannon Christmas, Michael Williams and Alonna Carter conduct a day-long seminar this Saturday on how to research your roots.
  
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• Cheswick, Springdale Township create county's first new regional police force in 50 years

  24-04-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  "We only get about $400,000 a year in taxes, and the bulk of our money is with the police department," said Commissioner Henrietta James.
  
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• Overnight Water Main Breaks Cause Issues In Downtown, South Side Slopes

  24-04-2019 13:15
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Cleanup is underway after two water main breaks overnight in the City of Pittsburgh.
  One of the breaks broke up part of a sidewalk in the heart of Downtown overnight.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  It happened around 1:30 a.m. in front of the entrance to the Gateway Café, across the street from the Gateway T Station on Stanwix Street.
  KDKA is told the café isn’t experiencing any issues due to the break.
  The other water main break happened in the South Side Slo
  
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• Hazelwood Initiative buying 63 properties to preserve affordability

  24-04-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “We want to make sure that this neighborhood remains a place where people of all incomes can live,” said a Hazelwood Initiative official.
  
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• Pittsburgh region's air quality gets an 'F' grade

  24-04-2019 12:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  American Lung Association says Allegheny County only one outside California to get “F” grades for smog and short and long-term soot.
  
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• Pittsburgh region's air quality gets an 'F'

  24-04-2019 12:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  American Lung Association says Allegheny County only one outside California to get “F” grades for smog and short and long-term soot.
  
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• Homewood Community Unveils Plans To Transform Neighborhood

  24-04-2019 06:03
  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — People living in Homewood are taking steps to enhance the footprint of their neighborhood.
  Tuesday night, members of the Homewood Community Development Collaborative released proposals as part of a community-driven plan to transform the resilient neighborhood of Homewood.
  Residents are hoping to bring more affordable housing to the area, new businesses, institutions and any other sustainable community development.
  “We have to do things to improve the quality of life
  
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• New Castle Police Searching For Missing Man

  24-04-2019 05:35
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — New Castle Police are searching for a missing man.
  Fifty-seven-year-old Richard Mulzet hasn’t been seen since Sunday.
  Police say they are trying to find Mulzet and want to check his medical status.Mulzet is a white man who is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs about 240 pounds.
  He has brown eyes and gray hair that is short and shaved.
  Mulzet may be driving a navy blue Dodge Durango with a Pennsylvania license plate.
  Anyone who sees Mulzet or has information on his wh
  
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• Police: Passenger Assaults Lyft Driver After Accusing Him Of Taking Long Route

  24-04-2019 05:19
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say a Lyft driver was assaulted by a passenger early Sunday morning.
  It happened around 2 a.m. near the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Murray Hill Road.
  According to police, a male Lyft driver told officers he had been driving a male passenger and two female passengers.
  While he was driving along Fifth Avenue, the male passenger allegedly started accusing the Lyft driver of taking a long route to their destination and told the driver to stop.
  When the driver st
  
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