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• New Treatment For Breast Cancer Patients 50 And Older Taking Place In Pittsburgh

  01-05-2019 23:56
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Connie Frameli has had breast cancer twice.
  The first time was 19 years ago. She was treated with medication, chemotherapy.
  And to interfere with the cancer cells dividing and growing, she also got beamed with radiation therapy every day at the hospital for several weeks.
  “25 sessions,” Connie says, “I got real red, but I didn’t get the blisters.”
  The treatments wore her out, and she developed a complication of fluid and inflammation around
  
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• Controller: City in "very strong financial position"

  01-05-2019 23:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  City saw a $3.3 million surplus, after it transferred $26 million for capital projects, $10 million to housing, $13 million toward pensions
  
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• Reynolds Continues Impressive Start, Pirates Beat Rangers 7-5

  01-05-2019 23:45
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Rookie Bryan Reynolds kept up his impressive start, hitting a three-run double as the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a two-game sweep in Texas by topping the Rangers 7-5 on Wednesday.
  A day after his first career home run put the Pirates ahead in the 11th inning of a 6-4 win that ended an eight-game losing streak, Reynolds extended his career-opening hitting streak to nine games with a liner over left fielder Joey Gallo’s head in the fourth.
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• Gas Prices Continue To Rise In Pittsburgh Area

  01-05-2019 23:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) —It’s the first of May, the temperature is rising and so are gas prices.
  Rising like a well-watered weed, the prices are climbing and the search is on for cheaper gas again.Jim Tempert is going online, “It’s crazy you know I get on the gas buddy and try find the cheapest gas.”
  Kelley Fischer did the searching in her car and saw it all, “$3.19, $3.15, and this is the cheapest $3.09 so I’m here.”
  That price may be a real bargain wit
  
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• Central Catholic, North Allegheny Named Among Best High Schools For Sports In Pa.

  01-05-2019 23:35
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — According to the website Niche, a site that helps people research neighborhoods, high schools and colleges; Central Catholic and North Allegheny high schools were one and two respectively for best high schools in Pennsylvania for sports.Both Pittsburgh-area schools ranked first and second out of 982 Pennsylvania schools.Central Catholic was named number by excelling in student surveys, K-12 sports championships, student athletic participation and more.Both Central Catho
  
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• Wells Fargo Championship: Will Jason Day Repeat At Quail Hollow?

  01-05-2019 23:07
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Baltimore/CBS Local) — The Well Fargo Championship, set to tee off at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday, has developed into a premier event over its decade and a half on the PGA Tour. The stop has attracted a strong field in recent years, and this year is no different. But the revised calendar does affect who is playing and why. The winner will earn 500 FedExCup points and over $1.4 million.
  Traditionally in early May, the Wells Fargo follows a m
  
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• Kidsburgh: Staying On Top Of Your Child’s Safety Online

  01-05-2019 22:58
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Being a parent comes with a new set of challenges today, trying to stay on top of ever-changing technology on devices that kids often use independently from adults.
  So, an expert from Common Sense Media is offering her advice about what all parents should be looking for when it comes to specific online activity and apps.
  RELATED LINKS:Kidsburgh.org
  More Kidsburgh ReportsFor more information, visit Kidsburgh.org at this link.
  
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• Grant Street rebuilding project begins Monday in Downtown Pittsburgh

  01-05-2019 22:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The multi-year project will cut traffic to one lane in each direction as crews replace all of the bricks and part of the concrete subbase.
  
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• Wildlife Officials Say Two Black Bears Struck By Cars Have Died

  01-05-2019 22:02
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Wildlife officials say two young black bears were struck and killed by cars in separate accidents in western Pennsylvania over the weekend.
  Game warden Dan Puhala of the Pennsylvania Game Commission says the first year-old bear was hit early Saturday in West Deer Township in Allegheny County.
  Puhala says the second bear, also a yearling, was hit early Sunday in Hampton Township about seven or eight miles away.
  Both bears were roughly 100 pounds, and Puhala says there&rsqu
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers TJ Watt and Alejandro Villanueva Vist Children’s Hospital

  01-05-2019 21:40
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker TJ Watt and offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva visited UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh today according to the hospital’s official Twitter account.Thank you @_TJWatt and Alejandro Villanueva from the @steelers for visiting our patients and families today! pic.twitter.com/Z0VHuUgTzy
  — UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (@ChildrensPgh) May 1, 2019
  The two Steelers took time to visit with patients and families.
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers TJ Watt And Alejandro Villanueva Visit Children’s Hospital

  01-05-2019 21:40
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker TJ Watt and offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva visited UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh today according to the hospital’s official Twitter account.Thank you @_TJWatt and Alejandro Villanueva from the @steelers for visiting our patients and families today! pic.twitter.com/Z0VHuUgTzy
  — UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (@ChildrensPgh) May 1, 2019
  The two Steelers took time to visit with patients and families.
  
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• Port Authority Begins Issuing Photo ID Connect Cards To Seniors

  01-05-2019 21:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Seniors will need a photo ID Connect Card to ride the bus or the T for free starting next year.
  That’s according to the post-gazette.
  Right now, seniors can use their Medicare card to ride for free.
  But after Jan. 1, our news partners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that they’ll need one of the new cards.
  The Port Authority started issuing the new cards this week.
  You can apply for one at the Downtown Service Center or several other locations througho
  
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• Pittsburgh Playhouse Hosting Esports Competition

  01-05-2019 21:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A big Esports tournament is coming to Pittsburgh.
  The “Steel City Showdown” will be held at the Pittsburgh Playhouse on May 11 and 12.
  It’s a collaboration between Point Park University, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Pittsburgh Knights, which is the city’s sports team.
  There will be three tournaments with a top prize of $1,000.
  Anyone can enter.
  For more information, visit PittsburghPlayhouse.com at this link.
  
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• Portion Of Grant Street Closing Until July For Brick Replacement

  01-05-2019 21:03
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Beginning Monday May 6, the Pittsburgh Department of Mobility and Infrastructure will be reconstructing a portion of Grant Street due to the deteriorated condition of the bricks.All the bricks within the project limits will be replaced, along with parts of the concrete subbase. When the brick replacement gets underway, the outbound lanes of Grant Street between Seventh and Liberty avenues will be closed for two months beginning May 6 at 9:00 a.m. and will reopen on July
  
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• Little concern that lone measles case here will lead to widespread outbreak

  01-05-2019 21:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County Health Department urging those not immunized to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
  
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• New president named for Pitt Greensburg

  01-05-2019 20:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Robert Gregerson, a dean and senior adviser at Florida Gulf Coast University, assumes his new duties on July 1. 
  
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• Missouri Man Accused Of Threatening President Trump Sentenced To Jail Time In W. Va.

  01-05-2019 20:51
  KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — An armed Missouri man accused of threatening President Donald Trump during a traffic stop in West Virginia has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
  Eric Leonardo Charron, of Kansas City, Missouri, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Preston County Magistrate Court to reckless driving and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. He was given credit for 36 days served.
  State police say Charron was going 130 mph (209 kph) on Interstate 68 when he was pulled over Marc
  
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• CMU Student Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Pitt Student

  01-05-2019 20:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A jury has found Carnegie Mellon University student Joon Baik guilty of sexually assaulting a female University of Pittsburgh student that took place in his apartment on Morewood Avenue in September 2018.The initial criminal complaint against Baik was filed in October of 2018 and included counts of rape, strangulation, sexual assault, illegal use of wire or oral communications, unlawful restraint, simple assault, false imprisonment and harassment.Also, according to the
  
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• Bill Proposed In Texas Would Ban Food Stamp Recipients From Buying Junk Food

  01-05-2019 20:31
  BAYTOWN, Tx. (KDKA) — State Representative Briscoe Cain (R-Bayton) filed HB 4364 On March 8, calling for recipients of food stamps to be banned from purchasing soda, candy and other junk foods.The bill defines energy drinks, sweetened beverage, carbonated beverages, potato or corn chips and cookies among the things that couldn’t be purchased through the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP).Coffee, fruit juice and vegetable juice were not included in the bill’s outli
  
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• State Police Cite Woman Who Became Trapped In Pipe At Power Plant

  01-05-2019 20:10
  CARMICHAELS, Pa. (KDKA) — The woman who mysteriously became trapped in a pipe at an old power plant in Greene County last month has been cited.
  State police filed a trespassing citation Wednesday against 39-year-old Julie Gipe.
  Last month, it took workers 45 minutes to pull Gipe out of a pipe at the old Hatfield Power Plant in Carmichaels.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Officials say workers on site were just about to flush the pipes when they heard the woman calling for help.
  “Had they not he
  
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• Forty-Eight Hours At Tribeca, An Experience

  01-05-2019 19:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — I just returned from a weekend at the legendary Tribeca Film Festival, founded by Robert De Niro back in 2002. Over the years this has become one of the premiere film festivals in the country.This year was no exception.
  Photo Credit: Drew Moniot, KDKA
  For me, it was an opportunity to see and hear some of the great American filmmakers and actors talk about their movies and offer some fascinating insight into the creative process.
  It began on Saturday afternoon with Jared
  
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• Thunderbird Cafe pushes back its opening once again

  01-05-2019 19:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lawrenceville venue hopes to open at the end of the month.
  
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• Man Sacrifices Childhood Home To Build Golf Course For Inner-City Kids

  01-05-2019 19:28
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS Local) — A Missouri man bulldozed his own childhood home on Monday to fulfill his dream of building a golf course in the neighborhood where he grew up.
  Chris Harris is turning his old city block in the Ivanhoe neighborhood of Kansas City into a four-acre urban sports park. It’s taken him 25 years to acquire each individual lot on the block along Wayne Avenue between 40th and 41st streets.
  The last vacant house standing, the home Harris grew up in, faced a wrecki
  
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• Sheetz For The Kidz Donates $601,000 To Help Feed Children Struggling With Hunger

  01-05-2019 19:27
  ALTOONA, Pa. (KDKA) — Sheetz For the Kidz, an employee-driven charity helping children in needs announced today a donation of $601,000 to local Feeding America food banks to provide hunger relief to kids in the states Sheetz operates, including Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland.1-in-6 children in the United States are food insecure and may not know where they will get their next meal. The $601,000 donation from Sheetz For the Kids will help provide si
  
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• US Department Of Transportation Launches Rail Crossing Safety Campaign

  01-05-2019 19:14
  WASHINGTON D.C. (KDKA) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Railroad Administration relaunched a $5.6 million public safety awareness campaign “Stop. Trains Can’t.” Urging Americans to take greater care at highway-rail grade crossings.“So many fatalities at highway-railway crossings are preventable and this campaign is key to raising public awareness and saving lives,” said U.S. Secretary of
  
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• Pennsylvania Department Of Revenue Reports $828 Million In Tax Collection

  01-05-2019 18:49
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Better fiscal times are continuing for Pennsylvania, as the state reports stronger-than-expected tax collections amid the best stretch of collections in at least a decade.
  The state Department of Revenue said Wednesday it has collected $828 million, or 3 percent, above expectations through 10 months of the fiscal year.
  It has collected a total of $29.2 billion through 10 months, a bump of 7 percent in tax revenue over this point last year.
  Much of the extra cash, how
  
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• Person Of Interest In Disappearance Of Westmoreland County Woman Facing New Charges

  01-05-2019 18:18
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — A man who is considered a “person of interest” in the disappearance of a Westmoreland County woman is facing new charges.The new charges against Thomas Stanko include, among others, receiving stolen property.The Pittsburgh Tribune Review reports that while in prison, he asked a woman to fake a receipt for an ATV that he reportedly stole.He also reportedly asked her to steal electricity from the Westmoreland County Housing Authority.Cassandra Gross,
  
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• Pa. AG To Appeal Judge’s Decision To Overturn Graham Spanier Conviction

  01-05-2019 18:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania’s Attorney General is announcing that he plans to appeal a judge’s decision regarding former Penn State president Graham Spanier.
  On Tuesday, a federal judge threw out Spanier’s child endangerment conviction, which related to the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
  Spanier had been scheduled to report to jail today.He was convicted in March of 2017.
  Attorney General Josh Shapiro claims that the federal court exceeded its power by acting in a state cas
  
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• Body Discovered At Super 8 Motel In Shenango Township

  01-05-2019 18:07
  SHENANGO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — At approximately 1 a.m. this morning at the Super 8 Motel, located on New Butler Road, there were reports of a bad smell coming from a room in the rear of the hotel.The fire department was called and seen using air tanks as well as a respirator to enter the room.A body was discovered inside the room and the coroner was called and he has not said if the death is suspicious or not.No further details are available at this time.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• PennDOT inspects Fort Duquesne Bridge after pieces of concrete fall

  01-05-2019 17:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pieces of concrete 6 to 8 inches in diameter fell on the on the North Shore Tuesday, so PennDOT will increase inspections on the span.
  
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• Mom Gets 10 Years In Prison For Death Of Baby Left In Hot Car

  01-05-2019 17:36
  ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio woman who left her 2-month-old son in a car on one of the hottest days of the year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his death.
  The Zanesville Times Recorder reports the heat index reached 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36 Celsius) last Sept. 4 when Samantha Donohoe went inside her Zanesville apartment, leaving her son in the car for more than two hours. An assistant Muskingum County prosecutor says the temperature in the vehicle reached 130 degrees (54 C
  
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• Saxonburg Man In Jail Following Police Chase

  01-05-2019 17:20
  CLEARFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Alexander Lefever, 25, of Saxonburg is currently in Butler County Jail following an attempt to flee a traffic stop early Sunday morning.According to state police, Lefever failed to stop for a traffic violation and then lost control of his vehicle, striking a state police cruiser.He was found to be under the influence of alcohol and arrested for driving under the influence. He is being held on $100,000 bail.
  
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• Wayward Cows Get Loose Along Road In Murrysville

  01-05-2019 17:19
  MURRYSVILLE (KDKA) — Murrysville Police are asking for the public’s help as they try to track down and round up some cows that have gone on the run.
  According to the police department’s Facebook page, the Black Angus cows are loose in the area of School Road South and Boxcartown Road.
  Police say they are unable to catch them or find out who owns them.
  They are asking anyone with information on the owners to give them a call at 724-327-2100 ext. 200, or dial 911.
  The Tribune Rev
  
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• ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Special To Air Immediately Following The Series Finale

  01-05-2019 17:07
  (LOS ANGELES)– CBS has announced an all-new special Unraveling The Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell, to air following the series finale of The Big Bang Theory, as well as the second season finale of Young Sheldon on Thursday, May 16 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT), only on CBS. During this 30-minute special retrospective, series stars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco will take viewers behind the scenes of the longest-running multi-camera comedy series in television history.
  In the special, Galecki and Cu
  
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• Jonas Brothers Bringing ‘Happiness Begins’ Tour To Pittsburgh

  01-05-2019 16:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Jonas Brothers have reunited, and now they’re hitting the road with a stop in Pittsburgh.
  Kevin, Joe and Nick’s “Happiness Begins Tour” will be stopping at PPG Paints Arena on Sept. 3, 2019.#HappinessBeginsTour@beberexha @jordanmcgraw
  American Airlines / MasterCard pre-sales begin May 7th!https://t.co/oO1hpzdzRf pic.twitter.com/YeFZEbdwrU
  — Jonas Brothers (@jonasbrothers) May 1, 2019
  The brothers relaunched their group earlier this year
  
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• Disney’s Ban On Smoking, Large Strollers Takes Effect At Theme Parks

  01-05-2019 16:34
  (CBS Local) — Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pinocchio and their many friends can now breathe easier. Walt Disney World theme parks are smoke free as the company officially kicked off its smoking ban on Wednesday.
  Smoking is no longer allowed inside Florida and California Disney parks, including Walt Disney World in Orlando, Disneyland theme parks, water parks, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and Downtown Disney in California.
  The ban also includes vaping.
  Designated smoking areas w
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Temperatures To Reach 80 For First Time This Year, But Storms Possible Later

  01-05-2019 15:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Today will be the first 80 degree day of the year.
  Expect partly cloudy skies with most of the day dry.The best chance for rain will actually come in the way of weak storm chances that are expected to arrive after 8 p.m.Large hail and gusty wind is the main concern.KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley says we may even see a brief tornadic spin-up.
  The Storm Prediction Center has our chance at less than 2%, so any tornado chance is tiny.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The active weather
  
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• PTL Links: May 1, 2019

  01-05-2019 15:25
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Phipps Summer Flower Show Contest
  Eye On Health
  ShareCare
  Lark
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes
  Pittsburgh Marathon
  Life Coach Dr. Marlene Boas
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Chocolate Tart With Cinnamon Spiced Pecans

  01-05-2019 15:19
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This week, Rania Harris, of Rania’s Catering, stops by the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen with a dessert perfect for both the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo.
  Chocolate Tart with Cinnamon Spiced Pecans
  Pecans:Nonstick vegetable oil spray
  1 large egg white
  2 tablespoons sugar
  1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
  1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  ¼ teaspoon salt
  1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  1 ½ cups pecan halvesCrust:1 cup chocolate wafer cookie crumbs (about half
  
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• Police: Wilkinsburg Shooting May Have Stemmed From Dispute, Intruder Fatally Shot In Head

  01-05-2019 14:30
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Police say an apparent home invasion lead to a fatal shooting at a home in Wilkinsburg this morning.
  Investigators were called to a home along Franklin Avenue, between S. Trenton Avenue and Peebles Street, around 6:30 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  According to Allegheny County Police, the person shot was apparently trying to get into the home and was shot by someone inside.
  He suffered a gunshot wound to th
  
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• CNX reveals cause of well failure near Beaver Run Reservoir

  01-05-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The investigation has made the company rethink its casing design, company leaders said.
  
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• One Person Killed In Brownsville ATV Crash

  01-05-2019 13:50
  BROWNSVILLE (KDKA) — One person has died following an early morning ATV crash in Fayette County.
  The crash happened around 4 a.m. at the intersection of Market and Spring Streets.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Debris from the crash and markings made by police investigators could be seen on the sidewalk.
  The victim’s girlfriend has identified him as James Close.This man, James Close, died in this morning’s ATV crash in Brownsville Boro., Fayette Co. His girlfriend shared this photo with
  
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• Port Authority begins issuing photo ConnectCards to senior citizens for free rides

  01-05-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Many seniors will have to obtain a photo ConnectCard for free Port Authority rides after Jan. 1 in a state effort to reduce fraud.
  
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• Could the market be ripe for the former Civic Arena redevelopment?

  01-05-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Penguins might be in the hunt for two major companies looking for office space
  
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• Obituary: J. Christine Altenburger / An educator who shaped local government

  01-05-2019 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “Christine was a woman of small stature, but she was really a giant among municipal managers and those interested in public management.”
  
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• Phipps’ Summer Show: Van Gogh in Bloom 2019 Sweepstakes

  01-05-2019 10:55
  Enter to win two tickets to the the Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens “Summer Show: Van Gogh in Bloom 2019."
  
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• Phipps’ Summer Flower Show: Van Gogh In Bloom Sweepstakes

  01-05-2019 10:55
  Enter to win two tickets to the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens' “Summer Flower Show: Van Gogh in Bloom."
  
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• Pirates Snap 8-Game Skid With 2 11th-Inning HRs In At Texas

  01-05-2019 06:38
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Bryan Reynolds led off the 11th inning with his first career homer and Starling Marte then added a two-run shot as the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their eight-game losing streak with a 6-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
  The Pirates were scoreless until getting three runs in the ninth off closer Jose Leclerc.
  Reynolds led off the 11th with a blast off Jesse Chavez (0-1) that landed on the hill in center field. Reynolds has hit safely in all eight of his ga
  
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• Special Pittsburgh Marathon Track Set Up For Children’s Hospital Patients

  01-05-2019 06:23
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There’s still a few days until the Pittsburgh Marathon, but some patients at Children’s Hospital got a head start Tuesday.
  Kids raced around a track set up at the hospital.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  After crossing the finish line, they received a medal and some other prizes.
  “We’ve been doing this for several years now, and we really look at how we can be inclusive and what we can do to incorporate every person at every age at every ability. This is j
  
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• Torah Mantle Honors Tree Of Life Synagogue Shooting Victims

  01-05-2019 06:14
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Torah mantle honoring the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting victims was dedicated and placed upon the synagogue’s regularly-read Torah on Tuesday.
  The mantle was specially commissioned by the Cantors Assembly, an international association of cantors. Rabbi Jeffrey Myers has served as a trustee on its executive council.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  The gift was supported by 40 of Myers’ colleagues as a demonstration of love, support and rem
  
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