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• Former Church Treasurer Allegedly Stole Some $20,000 From Congregation

  26-04-2019 23:54
  DERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. (KDKA) — A woman is accused of stealing some $20,000 from a local church where she used to work.
  According to investigators, 35-year-old Teri Sauers of New Alexandria was the treasurer at Derry Presbyterian Church for some time. That’s when she allegedly stole money from the congregation to pay for bills. Whether it was out of need or greed, she now faces serious theft charges.Westmoreland County detectives say they were first notified of the missing money by staf
  
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• Lawyer, state Rep. Lee protest treatment of Allegheny County Jail inmate who gave birth

  26-04-2019 23:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  Joss Deuerling’s attorney described a range of restrictions in place when she gave birth, though Allegheny County disputes his version.
  
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• U.S. Steel once again appeals air pollution fine

  26-04-2019 23:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh steelmaker files third appeal of health department orders aimed at reducing unhealthy air pollution from Clairton Coke Works.
  
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• Woman Accused In 2017 Fatal Hit-And-Run Takes Stand In Own Defense

  26-04-2019 23:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman accused of causing a fatal hit-and-run crash in Ross Township took the stand in her own defense Friday.
  Police say 39-year-old Melinda Gregor struck and killed 50-year-old Michael Menner on Babcock Boulevard in December 2017.
  (Source: Facebook)
  Gregor told the jury she had just picked up a pizza and was driving on a dark and rainy night when something smashed into her windshield.
  She says she thought it was a deer, and defense attorney Phil DiLucente says she wa
  
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• Stream The Zurich Classic Of New Orleans

  26-04-2019 23:10
  The Zurich Classic of New Orleans comes to you live from TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana.
  
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• KDKA Wins Three Edward R. Murrow Awards, Including ‘Overall Excellence’

  26-04-2019 23:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — KDKA News was recognized with three regional Edward R. Murrow awards in the Overall Excellence, Breaking News Coverage and feature categories.The three Murrow Awards were awarded in the Region 11 (Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey) Large Television Market category from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).
  Not only was KDKA awarded the Overall Excellence Murrow, the station also won for Breaking News Coverage during the Antwon Rose II murder protes
  
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• ‘The Red Line’ Premieres This Sunday Night On CBS

  26-04-2019 22:52
  CBS welcomes a brand new drama to the network this Sunday night at 8:00 PM ET/PT with the premiere of The Red Line. The Red Line stars Noah Wyle and takes place in the city of Chicago. A white cop mistakenly shoots and kills a black doctor which leads to life altering events for three different families.
  The Red Line premieres with two one hour episodes this Sunday night at 8:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. Check your local listings for more information.
  
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• Hello Kitty Food Truck To Return To Ross Park Mall This May

  26-04-2019 22:43
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Hello again! The traveling Hello Kitty cafe truck will return to Ross Park Mall this May.
  (Photo Credit: Markowitz Communications)
  After making its first-ever stop in Pittsburgh back in May 2017, the bright pink truck returned that very same September. Both times, lines stretched from the Cheesecake Factory down to Macy’s as tons of Sanrio fans showed up to get their hands on macarons, other snacks, and special merchandise.(Photo Credit: Markowitz Communication
  
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• 2 Women Inside Vehicle When Massive Tree Comes Crashing Down In Shadyside

  26-04-2019 22:15
  SHADYSIDE (KDKA) — A massive tree came crashing down on top of a vehicle in Shadyside on Friday afternoon.
  (Photo Credit: Maryann Steiner)
  It happened on Ellsworth Avenue.
  (Photo Credit: Maryann Steiner)
  Two women were inside the car at the time. They were able to get out on their own. They were not injured.
  (Photo Credit: Maryann Steiner)
  Watch KDKA News at 5 p.m. for more on this story from Amy Wadas.
  
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• Port Authority will run weekend shuttle between inclines on Mount Washington

  26-04-2019 22:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Buses will run from the Duquesne to the closed Monongahela Incline from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. this weekend for access to Shiloh Street shops.
  
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• Jury gets case in Ross fatal pedestrian crash

  26-04-2019 22:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Melinda Gregor is accused of failing to stop and render aid after she struck Michael Menner on Babcock Boulevard on Dec. 17, 2017.
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast: HPV Vaccine

  26-04-2019 21:52
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast: Best of the Batch with Charlie & Latasha Batch

  26-04-2019 21:51
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• Report: Swim School Employee Charged Inappropriate Contact With Teen Girls

  26-04-2019 21:14
  PETERS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A former employee at a Washington County swim school for kids is accused of inviting teenagers over to his home and giving them alcohol.
  According to the Observer-Reporter, 44-year-old Robert Keller of Peters Township worked at the Goldfish Swim School, also located in Peters.
  The Observer-Reporter reports the criminal complaint details alleged interactions with three girls that included sexually explicit texting and invitations to his home.
  Police said he is also
  
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• Missing 15-Year-Old Girl Found Safe In Duquesne

  26-04-2019 21:11
  DUQUESNE (KDKA) — Police say a missing 15-year-old girl has been found safe in Duquesne.
  Fifteen-year-old Bailey Reagan was reported missing on Tuesday. West Mifflin Police said she hadn’t been seen since early Sunday morning.Duquesne Police say Reagan was found hiding in a building on Auriles Street on Friday afternoon. She was taken to the police station, where her family picked her up.
  A tip on the City of Duquesne Police Department Facebook page helped police locate Reagan.
  
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• Pittsburgh FBI makes third arrest in 3 weeks in undercover online child sex sting

  26-04-2019 20:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Brian L. Turek was arrested in Dormont after the FBI said he arranged to meet for sex an undercover agent who posed as a teen boy.
  
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• NWA Wrestling Legend Magnum T.A. Talks Resurrection Of Crockett Cup

  26-04-2019 20:47
  By Chuck Carroll
  (CBS Baltimore/CBS Local) — It’s quite amazing what a person can accomplish in a short time. Just ask Terry “Magnum T.A.” Allen, whose career as a pro wrestler spanned only eight years, but left a mammoth imprint in squared circle lore. Had it not been for a tragic car accident that left him partially paralyzed in 1986, there is no telling the heights he would have reached.
  The Virginia native shined as brightly as any star in the mid-Atlantic region and
  
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• Moms Eat For Free At Primanti’s This Mother’s Day

  26-04-2019 20:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Moms can eat for free at Primanti Bros. restaurants this Mother’s Day.
  On Sunday, May 12, any regular Primanti’s menu item is free of charge for moms when someone at their table purchases a meal of $3.99 or more. Those who dine in on Mother’s Day will also get a $5 off coupon for a future visit in May.The “Moms Eat Free” deal is available at all 20 Pittsburgh-area Primanti’s locations. The offer is just one day, dine-in only. To find
  
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• 2 Ex-Penn State Frat Members’ Sentences Reduced In Pledge Death Case

  26-04-2019 20:10
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) – A judge is letting two former Penn State fraternity brothers serve sentences on house arrest for convictions related to the death of a pledge.
  WTAJ-TV reported this week that Joshua Kurczewski and Michael Bonatucci had faced minimums of three months and one month in jail, but that instead they’re going to do that time on home monitoring.
  19-year-old Timothy Piazza, a pledge at Penn State’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity, died of head and abdominal injuries rela
  
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• Pennsylvania Is The No. 1 Craft Beer Producer In The Country

  26-04-2019 19:47
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania is the number one producer of craft beer in the country.
  According to data from the Brewers Association, over 3.7 million barrels of specialty beer were produced in the commonwealth by more than 350 breweries in 2018 — putting Pennsylvania at number one for craft beer production in the United States.And in 2017, data shows, craft beer sales contributed more than $6 billion to Pennsylvania. Only California had a higher level of economic impact from cra
  
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• Gas-Powered Saw Blamed For Sickening People At Indiana Twp. Facility

  26-04-2019 19:31
  INDIANA TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Indiana Township Police say they helped evacuate the Western Pa. Adult and Teen Challenge Center Thursday night after there were reports of people getting sick.
  KDKA has learned almost a dozen adults were taken to area hospitals.
  No one at the facility talked to us on camera, but we did learn from the facility’s Director of Marketing Steve Thurston that a gas-powered saw running in the basement was giving off fumes.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Our cameras were there
  
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• Infants Deaths Lead To Another Rocking Sleeper Recall Involving Dozens Of Popular Brands

  26-04-2019 19:22
  (CBS13/CBS Local) – Nearly 700,000 “Kids II Rocking Sleepers” are being recalled after five infants have died. The infants rolled from their back to stomach.
  The sleeping rockers were sold at a variety of retailers nationwide, including Walmart, Target, and Toys “R” Us and online from March 2012-April 26, 2019. They retailed from $40-$80.
  The Kids II Rocking Sleeper is sold under a variety of names:10081
  Bright Starts Playtime To Bedtime Rocking Sleeper
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  Rock &
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers First Round Pick Devin Bush Touches Down In The Steel City For The First Time

  26-04-2019 19:14
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Devin Bush has officially arrived in Pittsburgh.The linebacker out of the University of Michigan was selected 10th overall in the first round of the NFL Draft by the Steelers Thursday night.Pittsburgh needed to trade up 10 spots to ensure Bush would be wearing black and gold next season.Bush arrived at the Pittsburgh International Airport around 1:00 Friday afternoon with plenty of fans waiting for him at the gate.We made sure @_Dbush11 got a real Pittsburgh welcome tod
  
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• The day 'normal' died. In wake of her son's fatal OD, a distraught mother faces his drug dealer

  26-04-2019 19:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Catherine Williams, the mother of Ian Williams, admonished Darnell Stephens to take personal responsibility for her son’s death.
  
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• Robot Therapy Dogs Designed To Help Patients Who Can’t Care For Real Pets

  26-04-2019 18:50
  (CBSMiami/CBS Local) — We have all heard of therapy dogs, but what about a robot therapy dog?  “Jennie” is a prototype robot therapy dog designed to help patients who are unable to care for a real pet.
  “Jennie” is a product of the company Tombot.  Tom Stevens started the business after his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and her beloved dog had to be taken away.
  “My mom was devastated, so I started looking at substitutes for live animal c
  
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• Nearly 700,000 ‘Kids II Rocking Sleepers’ Recalled After Infant Deaths

  26-04-2019 18:46
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) —Nearly 700,000 “Kids II Rocking Sleepers” are being recalled after five infants have died. The infants rolled from their back to stomach, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
  All models of Kids II Rocking Sleepers have been recalled after infant deaths were reported. (Credit: Consumer Product Safety Commission)
  The CPSC says these sleeping rockers were sold at a variety of retailers nationwide, including Walmart, Target, and Toys &ldquo
  
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• ‘Coach, I’m Ready’ Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin Calls First Round Draft Pick Devin Bush

  26-04-2019 18:32
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As Steelers Nation celebrates the team’s first round choice, Devin Bush was dealing with the emotions on draft day.
  The team documented head coach Mike Tomlin’s phone call to Bush when he made the linebacker first aware that he would be wearing black and gold in 2019.
  When Tomlin asked if he was ready to be a Steeler, Bush replied “Hell yeah, Coach, I’m ready!”
  “The call he’s always dreamed of.”
  The call he's always dreame
  
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• State Police Investigating Fatal I-70 Crash As DUI, 15-Year-Old Boy Killed

  26-04-2019 18:14
  NORTH FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — State Police are investigating a deadly late-night crash that claimed the life of a teenage boy on Interstate 70 in Washington County.
  The crash happened around 11:20 p.m. Thursday on I-70 at the Chestnut Street exit in the North Franklin Township area.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  State police say 51-year-old Jonathan Gracey of Wheeling, West Virginia, was behind the wheel of a Honda in the westbound lane when he crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer, losing
  
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• Giant Eagle sets up permanent drop-off boxes for disposing unwanted prescription drugs

  26-04-2019 18:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  Effort by Giant Eagle coincides with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day tomorrow.
  
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• Police: Man Shot While Sitting In His Car In Allentown Parking Lot

  26-04-2019 18:08
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a shooting Friday morning in the city’s Allentown section.
  Officials say a man was shot in the parking lot at the intersection of East Warrington Avenue and Walter Street around 10 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Steve Willing)
  Investigators taped off and placed evidence markers in the Walter/Warrington Parking Plaza. A police cruiser blocked the entrance.
  At least five shell casings were found at the scene.
  Accor
  
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• Kids Can See A Movie, Get Snacks For $4 This Summer With AMC’s ‘Summer Movie Camp’

  26-04-2019 18:08
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Kids can see a movie and get snacks for just $4 this summer through a new deal from AMC Theaters.
  With AMC’s “Summer Movie Camp” deal, tickets to a kid-friendly movie plus a KidsPack are $4 every Wednesday all summer long. A Kidspack offers kid-sized portions of movie snacks — including popcorn, a fountain drink and a pack of AMC Frooti Tootis.There’s no sign-up required. Kids can simply go to a participating theater to see movies like &ldq
  
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• Man shot in shoulder while sitting in car in Allentown parking lot

  26-04-2019 18:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  The victim was shot in the shoulder and taken to the hospital.
  
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• Hype In Pittsburgh Builds After The Steelers Draft Linebacker Devin Bush In First Round Of NFL Draft

  26-04-2019 17:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s pretty safe to say Pittsburgh is loving the power moves made by the Steelers in the first round of the NFL Draft.In need of inside linebacker help, the Steelers traded up from the 20th spot to acquire the 10th overall pick from the Denver Broncos. Pittsburgh selected linebacker Devin Bush from the University of Michigan, a player that was highly regarded as one of the best players available. Denver received Pittsburgh’s 2nd round pick this year and thir
  
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• Memory cafes provide ‘judgment-free zone’ for caregivers and dementia patients

  26-04-2019 17:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Patients and caregivers network and bond, often around a meal.
  
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• Boy, 11, Killed In Turnpike Crash Was With Father For ‘Take Your Child To Work Day’

  26-04-2019 17:38
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The boy killed Thursday in a tractor trailer crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike was with his father for “National Take Your Child To Work Day.”
  Hayden Field, 11, of Connellsville, was sitting in the front seat of his father’s 2008 Nissan Frontier pickup truck when it crashed into the back of a tractor trailer along the Turnpike in between New Stanton and Donegal.
  Officials tell KDKA Field was with his father, who is a Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission e
  
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• Dormont white supremacist to remain jailed pending probation hearing on new allegations

  26-04-2019 17:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Hardy Lloyd, 41, accused of targeting Jews and weapons ban supporters, has twice returned to prison for violating his probation terms.
  
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• Son of Pa. Turnpike worker killed in highway crash during Take Your Child To Work Day

  26-04-2019 16:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  "I knew him because we answer fire and rescue calls on that part of the turnpike," fire Chief Lucia said of the father.
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence In State Trooper Ambush Attack

  26-04-2019 16:09
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court is upholding the death sentence and conviction of a sniper who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and wounded another outside their barracks.
  The state Supreme Court’s decision Friday upholds lower court decisions in the case of Eric Frein.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Frein was convicted in the 2014 murder of Cpl. Bryon Dickson II outside the Blooming Grove barracks. Another trooper, Alex Douglass, was badly wounded.
  Frein led autho
  
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• Teens Can Work Out For Free At Planet Fitness This Summer

  26-04-2019 15:51
  (CBS Denver/CBS Local) – 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.
  (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
  Interested teens must sign up in person at the location they want to use. Teens under 18 must bring a parent or guardian to
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Rainy, Soggy Pattern To Linger Through Middle Of Next Week

  26-04-2019 15:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s Friday! Expect a rain-soaked weekend with at least a small chance for rain each day through the weekend.
  If only there was a good movie, or a good television show or a major sports league draft to take up people’s mind off of it over the weekend. One can only hope, right?
  Today is going to be a soggy and overall nasty day.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  One can expect a rain chance throughout the day as we see a cold front roll by this morning, and that will give
  
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• Port Authority, Dormont have development plans for property around light-rail station

  26-04-2019 15:32 via post-gazette.com
  Port Authority and Dormont have a concept to revitalize the station and build four office and apartment buildings on three acres around it. 
  
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• W. Va. Now Accepting Applications For Free Community College Program

  26-04-2019 15:17
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Applications are now being accepted for West Virginia’s free community and technical college program.
  The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the state Community and Technical College System has debuted a website for West Virginia residents to apply.
  State Development Office Executive Director Michael Graney says a handful of college offerings were excluded from the free tuition offer, including those with lower participation rates and others that don’t poi
  
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• PTL Links: April 26, 2019

  26-04-2019 15:06
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:VisitPittsburgh
  Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
  Dr. Harvey Karp
  CBS’s “The Red Line”
  Evey True Value Hardware’s Andy Amrhein
  Art All Night
  Spring Gallery Crawl
  Handmade Arcade Spring Pop-Up Market
  Arbor Day Free Seedlings
  August Wilson Block Party
  Museum Lab
  
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• State Police: 15-Year-Old Boy Killed In I-70 Crash

  26-04-2019 13:14
  NORTH FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — State Police are investigating a deadly late-night crash that claimed the life of a teenage boy on Interstate 70 in Washington County.
  The crash happened around 11:20 p.m. Thursday on I-70 at the Chestnut Street exit in the North Franklin Township area.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  According to state police, the car the 15-year-old victim was riding in was heading west on the highway when it crashed into the back of a semi-truck that had stopped because of traffic.
  
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• Stalled by vaults, South Side sidewalk project hurts stores

  26-04-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh wanted to improve East Carson Street sidewalks three weeks at a time, but a problem with utility vaults led to wider disruption.
  
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• Amazon To Offer Free 1-Day Shipping For Prime Customers

  26-04-2019 05:55
  NEW YORK (AP) – Two-day delivery is going out of style.
  Amazon, which hooked shoppers on getting just about anything delivered in two days, announced Thursday that it will soon promise one-day delivery for its Prime members on most items.
  The company hopes that cutting delivery times in half will make its $119-a-year Prime membership more worthwhile, since every other online store offers free deliveries in two days. Amazon also can’t compete with Walmart and Target, where ordering on
  
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• Washington Co. Teen Shot By Police Released From Hospital, Arraigned On Multiple Charges

  26-04-2019 05:23
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Nineteen-year old Logan Macri, a former Canon-McMillan High School wrestling champion, was released from a Pittsburgh hospital late Thursday and arraigned on a string of charges that include aggravated assault, making terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person and resisting arrest.
  Nearly two weeks ago, Macri was shot multiple times by police in the driveway of his West McMurray Road home in North Strabane. Officers said he refused to comply with their d
  
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• 22 People At Indiana Twp. Group Home Report Feeling Ill, 11 Hospitalized

  26-04-2019 05:22
  INDIANA TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Eleven people at an Indiana Township group home were sent to the hospital Thursday evening after they reported feeling ill.
  Allegheny County officials say emergency responders were sent to the group home on Challenge Lane around 8:10 p.m.
  About 22 people at the home reported feeling ill due to possible carbon monoxide.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  It’s believed that a gas-powered saw being run in the basement was the cause.
  A total of 11 people were transported to l
  
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• Steelers First Round Pick Devin Bush Sports Unique Suit At NFL Draft

  26-04-2019 03:49
  NASHVILLE (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers traded their first and second round picks in 2019 and their third round pick to the Denver Broncos in order to draft Michigan linebacker Devin Bush 10th overall.However, it wasn’t Bush’s 41 solo tackles and 4.5 sacks his junior season at Michigan that Steelers fans reacted to, it was his fashion choice on the red carpet that had fans talking.Photo Credit: Getty ImagesI stealing Devin Bush's look for my Bachelor party pic.twitter.com/Xu
  
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• 2019 Steelers Draft Tracker: Pittsburgh Trades Up, Selects Devin Bush

  26-04-2019 03:28
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers traded with the Denver Broncos for the 10th overall pick.With the 10th pick in the 2019 #NFLDraft, we select LB Devin Bush. pic.twitter.com/Ofm64mLhC2
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 26, 2019Our guy.Welcome to Pittsburgh, @_Dbush11. pic.twitter.com/18nKekV9cw
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 26, 2019
  They selected Michigan linebacker Devin Bush.
  NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – APRIL 25: Devin Bush of Michigan reacts after being chose
  
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