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• Convicted Felon Sentenced To Prison For Bringing Gun To Monroeville Mall

  07-05-2019 23:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A convicted felon has been sentenced to time in prison for bringing a gun to the Monroeville Mall.
  The Department of Justice says on Dec. 26, 2017, Monroeville Mall security guards saw 24-year-old Christian Erik Ralph, of Pittsburgh, standing near one of the mall’s stores and noticed he was in possession of a handgun.
  One of the guards asked Ralph if he had a conceal/carry permit for the gun, but Ralph ignored the guard and started to walk away.
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• Multiple Students Injured In Denver-Area School Shooting

  07-05-2019 23:36
  HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (CBS) – Multiple students were hurt in a shooting at a Denver-area school Tuesday afternoon, and police are actively trying to identify and locate the shooter.
  Two people are in custody but a search continues for possible suspects.
  Douglas County Sheriff’s responded to STEM School Highlands Ranch, a K-12 charter school, just after 2 p.m.Stay with CBS Denver for more on this developing story.
  
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• Students tell Pittsburgh City Council: Fight gentrification, buy a house

  07-05-2019 23:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Youth Participatory Budget Council wants $125,000 of the city’s 2020 budget to go into a community land trust.
  
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• Tuned In: 'Manhunt' lands a 'Mindhunter' star

  07-05-2019 23:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  The new Spectrum Originals series filming in Pittsburgh brings back a fan favorite actor from the Netflix drama series.
  
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• ‘We Thought It Might Be A Mermaid’: Lancaster Co. Man’s Catfish Catch Sets State Record

  07-05-2019 23:05
  EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A Lancaster County man set a state record in April after catching a 50-pound flathead catfish.
  The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission says 54-year-old Jeff Bonawitz, of East Lampeter Township, Pa., was fishing on the Susquehanna River in York County on April 6.
  Bonawitz said he caught several 30-pound fish before he started to run low on bait. He decided to use the biggest live bluegill he had left, and he got a bite.
  “It kept hanging down deep
  
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• Baseball Report: Cubs Challenging In NL Central

  07-05-2019 22:40
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Chicago/CBS Local) — Pennant races are still too far off to predict. The long-distance horse race that is the MLB season plays out over months, not weeks.
  But with baseball well into May, teams are starting to show their true colors. The early-season jitters are long gone. The injury picture is sorting itself out. And stats dominated by hot or cold streaks are beginning to level off.
  The Chicago Cubs are one of those teams. After a rough start (and despite Monday’s
  
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• ‘These Animals Work Miracles’: Therapy Donkeys Calm College Students Ahead Of Final Exams

  07-05-2019 22:39
  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (CBS Local) — Add therapy donkeys to the list of options for college students who want to lower stress levels ahead of final exams.
  The State University of New York at Plattsburgh brought in a small herd of miniature donkeys last week as part of a wellness fair to help students cope with the anxiety and pressure that comes with typical end-of-semester responsibilities such as tests and papers that are due.
  May is also Mental Health Awareness Month.
  “We got a lot of
  
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• Steelers Sign 2 Picks From 2019 NFL Draft

  07-05-2019 22:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed two of their picks from the 2019 NFL Draft to four-year deals.
  Linebacker Sutton Smith and defensive end Isaiah Buggs both signed contracts Tuesday.We have signed LB Sutton Smith to a four-year deal.@BordasLaw TRANSACTION: https://t.co/DRHNBmt0w8 pic.twitter.com/1q6lOGsgQx
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) May 7, 2019We have signed DE Isaiah Buggs to a four-year deal.@BordasLaw TRANSACTION: https://t.co/HW0u5KE9XO pic.twitter.co
  
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• Allegheny County provides free measles vaccinations Wednesday to high-risk people

  07-05-2019 22:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  There will be limited supplies of measles vaccine at the free clinic to focus on those at the highest risk.
  
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• World War II Veteran, 95, Dies On Final Leg Of ‘Honor Flight’

  07-05-2019 21:47
  SAN DIEGO (CBS Local) — A 95-year-old veteran of World War II who flew to Washington as part of an all-expenses-paid weekend trip collapsed and died during the return trip to San Diego.
  Frank Manchel collapsed Sunday on the final leg of a trip sponsored by Honor Flight San Diego, a nonprofit organization that gives World War II veterans all-expense-paid trips to see memorials and museums in Washington, D.C.
  Two physicians, including his own son, Dr. Bruce Manchel, tried to resuscitate him,
  
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• Remake Learning Days expands beyond Pittsburgh with maker spaces and more

  07-05-2019 21:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Carnegie Corp. of New York is helping to fund the launch of similar initiatives in Chicago, Chattanooga and elsewhere. 
  
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• Health Department To Operate Measles Vaccination Clinic

  07-05-2019 21:09
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department will operate a measles vaccination clinic in Homewood on Wednesday.
  It will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA on Bennett Street.
  RELATED STORIES:Allegheny County Health Dept. Warns Of Additional Locations For Potential Measles Exposures
  Local Urgent Care Clinics Seeing Spike In Calls Following Confirmed Cases Of Measles
  Allegheny Co. Now Has 5 Confirmed Cases Of Measles, Officials Recommend Checking Immunity
  
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• Man Wounded In Police-Involved Shooting In Kennedy Township

  07-05-2019 21:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One man was wounded in a police-involved shooting in Kennedy Township this afternoon.
  It was first reported after 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Kenmawr Plaza.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Rob Hopson)
  According to officials, a police officer was trying to get the driver of a vehicle to pull over in the lot, but the driver kept going.
  Shots were fired at the car and the driver was wounded.
  Bullet holes could be seen in the vehicle.
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• Panel sends Howsie nomination for Allegheny County judge to full Senate vote

  07-05-2019 20:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  The state Senate committee unanimously gave Elliot Howsie, Allegheny County’s chief public defender, a favorable referral. 
  
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• Pa. Senate confirms Elliot Howsie as Allegheny County judge

  07-05-2019 20:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  The county’s chief public defender will fill out the remainder of Donna Jo McDaniel’s term on Common Pleas Court following her retirement.
  
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• Jewish Schools Seeking Piece Of Public Grants To Improve Security

  07-05-2019 20:30
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Students and staff members at Jewish day schools near the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, that was the site of October’s mass shooting, are asking state lawmakers for help paying for security measures.
  They went to Pennsylvania’s Capitol on Tuesday along with delegations from other cities around the state to meet with lawmakers about including non-public schools in a year-old $60 million school security grant program.
  The state program was spurre
  
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• Sheriff’s Office K-9 Helps Track Man Involved In Domestic Dispute

  07-05-2019 20:25
  CORAOPOLIS (KDKA) — An Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office K-9 is being credited with helping to save a young man who threatened to take his own life.
  According to the sheriff’s office, the incident began around 8 a.m. when they were called by Robinson Township Police to assist in the search.
  Officials say the young man they were looking for was involved in a domestic dispute and was threatening suicide. They believed he may have had a knife, hammer and needles in his possession.
  
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• Family Dog Credited For Thwarting Baby Abduction

  07-05-2019 19:54
  RITTMAN, Ohio (CBS Local) — An Ohio family believes their pet dog may have prevented the abduction of their infant son.
  Jordyn Pamer and Zachary Phillips said they arrived at their home in Rittman Saturday afternoon with their 7-month-old baby boy, Zeke. Pamer went to take a shower, and Phillips, who works nights, decided to take a nap.
  Zeke was still strapped in the car seat, but when Pamer came out of the shower, Zeke and the carrier were gone.
  “It’s like your worst nightmare
  
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• NFL Concussion Fund Pays Out $485 Million Since It Opened In 2017

  07-05-2019 19:53
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A claims administrator for the NFL concussion fund says it has paid out $485 million since its start in 2017.
  But some retired players’ lawyers at a court hearing Tuesday in Philadelphia say there aren’t enough doctors in the approved network to diagnose dementia cases.
  They oppose a rule to require players to be evaluated by doctors within 150 miles of home to prevent “doctor shopping.”
  Fund administrator Orran Brown says many ex-players flocked
  
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• ‘She Could’ve Lost A Toe’: Girl’s Shoe Gets Stuck In Escalator

  07-05-2019 19:42
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CBS Local) — It was a close call for a 12-year-old girl who got sucked into the crevices of an escalator Sunday during a cheerleading competition in Rhode Island.
  Wendy Smith said her daughter, Carlee, stepped on the down escalator at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence when the toe of her shoe got pulled to the side, trapping her foot between a step and the side of the escalator.
  “She was freaking out,” Wendy told CBS affiliate WPRI. “Twelv
  
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• Judge rules Range can't depose Post-Gazette reporters or see their notes

  07-05-2019 19:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Newspaper seeks to intervene to open up sealed settlement in high-profile Washington County case chronicled in Pulitzer Prize winning book 
  
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• Actress Kristen Bell gives Arsenal teachers a big classroom boost

  07-05-2019 19:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  TV star’s Instagram post enriches classrooms of two kindergarten teachers with a wealth of new supplies.
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster Named Squad Member Of NFL Academy

  07-05-2019 19:34
  PITTSBSURGH (KDKA) — JuJu Smith-Schuster is recognized as a future superstar in the NFL, and now, he will be working to help build the game overseas.NFL UK announced the NFL Academy’s “Squad” Tuesday afternoon that includes the Steelers wideout. JuJu joins Jerry Rice, Odell Beckham Jr., Patrick Mahomes, Jay Ajayi and Efe Obada as league representatives for the program.“Introducing… your #NFLAcademy squad.@EfeObadaUK @obj @TeamJuJu @PatrickMahomes @JayTrain @J
  
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• Study: Men Engage In Just As Much ‘Tear-Down’ Gossip As Women

  07-05-2019 19:24
  (CBS Local/WCCO) — A new study finds men engage in just as much negative gossip as women.
  The study — from the University of California, Riverside – took data from 467 people, and looked at many factors of gossip: who gossips the most, what topics they gossip about, and how often they gossip.
  According to the study, women do indeed gossip more than men, but only in neutral, information-sharing gossip. Both men and women were found to gossip just as much when it comes to negativ
  
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• Executive Producer RJ Fried Talks ‘Our Cartoon President’

  07-05-2019 18:53
  (CBS Local)– The Trump administration has been memorable for a number of different reasons.
  The unprecedented political circumstances have created fodder for late night hosts around the country and at Showtime with “Our Cartoon President.” Created by RJ Fried and executive produced by Stephen Colbert, the comedy dives into the world of the 45th president, his family and confidants. Creating a show during an ever-changing news cycle certainly hasn’t been easy for Frie
  
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• ‘A Labor Of Love’ Westinghouse Retirees Give Back By Tending The Gardens

  07-05-2019 18:21
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Westinghouse retirees say working at the George Westinghouse Memorial is a labor or love for them to honor Westinghouse and to connect with former coworkers.
  In the shadow of a memorial of industrialist George Westinghouse, a group of retirees work side-by-side, not in engineering, but mulching and pulling weeds.
  They are tending to the Westinghouse gardens.
  “We want to continue to keep it looking great, get the weeds out of here,” said Susie Barbour, Vi
  
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• ‘A Labor Of Love’: Westinghouse Retirees Give Back By Tending Gardens

  07-05-2019 18:21
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Westinghouse retirees say working at the George Westinghouse Memorial is a labor or love for them to honor Westinghouse and to connect with former coworkers.
  In the shadow of a memorial of industrialist George Westinghouse, a group of retirees worked side-by-side Tuesday, not in engineering, but mulching and pulling weeds.
  They are tending to the Westinghouse gardens.
  Photo Credit: KDKA
  “We want to continue to keep it looking great, get the weeds out of here,&rdqu
  
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• Handyman Named Suspect In Whitehall Woman’s Disappearance

  07-05-2019 18:10
  LIBERTY BOROUGH (KDKA) — Police say they are now calling the person-of-interest questioned in connection with the disappearance of a Whitehall woman a suspect.
  Elizabeth Wiesenfeld, 67, of Whitehall, disappeared nearly a week ago. Her daughter reported her missing.
  On Tuesday morning, police named 47-year-old Douglas Berry a suspect in her disappearance. However, no charges in connection with her disappearance have been filed against him at this time.
  Douglas Berry (Photo Credit: Allegheny
  
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• ‘Not Letting Each Other Quit:’ Two Women Hold Hands, Motivate One Another To Finish Pittsburgh Marathon

  07-05-2019 17:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An incredible photo is going viral of two Pittsburgh Marathon runners finishing the final mile hand-in-hand.Betsy Magovern and Daniel Heckert had finished the half marathon and made their way to the cheer station to provide motivation for those finishing the 26.2 mile race in the home stretch, the 25-mile mark.
  “I just ran over to grab my phone as they were coming,” Heckert said, a Steel City Road Runners coach. “They started holding hands right before
  
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• Robert Morris University Introduces Chris King As New Athletic Director

  07-05-2019 17:43
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Robert Morris has tabbed Apollo native Chris King as the university’s next Vice President and Director of Athletics.King takes over after most recently serving as athletic director at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. King won the NACDA Under Armour Division I-AAA Athletic Director of the Year Award in 2018.King graduated from Robert Morris in 1994 with a degree in Sport Management.“Chris King: “I always knew I’d get back to (western Pennsyl
  
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• Woman Files Federal Lawsuit Against Ohio Twp., Former Officer Over ‘Emotional Distress’

  07-05-2019 17:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman from Pitcairn has filed a federal lawsuit against Ohio Township and a former police officer who worked there.
  In the lawsuit, Michelle Benninger says in August 2017, former officer Dominic DeJulio pulled her over at a sobriety checkpoint in Emsworth and then charged her DUI.
  According to the lawsuit, after she appeared in court, DeJulio allegedly began sending her nude photos of himself along with lewd text messages.
  Benninger, in the lawsuit, says she suffered
  
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• WWE’s Becky Lynch: Ronda Rousey ‘Throws A Little Hissy Fit’ When Beat

  07-05-2019 17:30
  By Chuck Carroll
  (CBS Los Angeles/CBS Local) — What’s it like to be Becky Lynch? In a word: chaotic.
  Carrying the literal and figurative weight of being both the RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion is not for the weak of heart. Although Becky “Two Belts” has double the glory of others in the WWE locker room, she also has double the commitments and half the downtime.
  Since defeating Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 35 to become the first woman to simul
  
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• Jim Judkis' 'The Loving Kindness of Fred Rogers' captures the moments of a life of service

  07-05-2019 17:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  The photo exhibition at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill by the local photographer will run through the end of July. 
  
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• Woman Pulled Live Gator From Yoga Pants During Traffic Stop

  07-05-2019 16:58
  PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (CBSMiami/CBS Local) — What started as a routine traffic stop ended up being one of those “only in Florida” stories.
  It began when Charlotte County deputies pulled over Michael Clemons, 22, and Ariel Machan-Le Quire, 25, for running a stop sign.
  The couple told the deputies they had just been collecting frogs and snakes from under an overpass. When the deputies asked if they could search the bags in the truck, Clemons gave them permission.
  The deputies found 4
  
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• Bethel Park teacher uses Facebook Live to share bedtime stories with students

  07-05-2019 16:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Elementary teacher K.D. Meucci says the students get a kick out of seeing their teachers in their own homes with their children and pets.
  
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• Federal Communications Commission Warns Against Robocall Scheme That Can Drive Up Phone Bills

  07-05-2019 16:25
  (CNN) — If you get a call from an unfamiliar number that rings once and hangs up, don’t call back. The Federal Communications Commission is warning people about a new phone scam, which they’re calling the “one ring” or “Wangiri” scam. (“Wangiri” is Japanese for “one ring and drop.”)
  The scam works like this: A scammer places a robocall to a number and hangs up after one or two rings. They may call back several times. The idea is t
  
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• FCC Warns Of Late-Night ‘One Ring’ Call Back Scam

  07-05-2019 16:19
  WASHINGTON (CBS) – If an unknown number with a “222” area code rings up your phone in the middle of the night – don’t call back. The FCC is warning of a new “One Ring” or “Wangiri” robocall scam that tries to get people to call back that number, resulting in toll charges.
  Warning: Consumers should not call back unknown late-night callers using the ‘222’ West African country code: https://t.co/lweefl56sz
  — The FCC (@FCC) May
  
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• Sheriff Posts Warning Against Making Assumptions Into Investigation Of Ohio Teen’s Death

  07-05-2019 16:14
  CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff says the parents of a 14-year-old boy whose body was found in a shallow grave in Ohio aren’t suspects in his death and he’s advising people not to make assumptions.
  Investigators found Jonathan Minard’s body April 19 at a Washington Township farm, roughly 90 miles southeast of Cleveland. The Dellroy teen was reported missing April 14.
  The Repository in Canton reports Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams recently posted a statement on his
  
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• Police Name Suspect In Whitehall Woman’s Disappearance

  07-05-2019 15:00
  LIBERTY BOROUGH (KDKA) — Police say they are now calling the person-of-interest questioned in connection with the disappearance of a Whitehall woman a suspect.
  Elizabeth Wiesenfeld, 67, of Whitehall, disappeared nearly a week ago. Her daughter reported her missing.
  On Tuesday morning, police named 47-year-old Douglas Berry a suspect in her disappearance. However, no charges in connection with her disappearance have been filed against him at this time.
  Douglas Berry (Photo Credit: Allegheny
  
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• ‘Get On With Your Life’: Anonymous Letter Complains About Mother’s Memorial To Late Son

  07-05-2019 14:54
  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (CBS Local) — A Georgia woman said she “started shaking and crying” when she received an unfriendly note from an anonymous neighbor about a memorial in honor of her late son.
  The writer urged Tricia Coffman of Brunswick to “get on with your life” in the letter, which she opened April 27, The Brunswick News reported.
  “It was a horrible letter,” Coffman said the next day. “I cried myself to sleep last night.”
  Coffman’s son,
  
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• PTL Links: May 7, 2019

  07-05-2019 14:51
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:The Wedding Cookie Table Community
  Grama Joan’s Cookie Forms
  Cookies & Candies By Christie
  Dollar Bank Mortgages For Mothers
  Shell Job Opportunities
  Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards
  Mall At Robinson
  Sheetz Beer
  
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• Kentucky Derby Winner Country House Will Not Run In Preakness Stakes

  07-05-2019 14:33
  (CNN) — Kentucky Derby winner Country House will not run in the Preakness Stakes, trainer Bill Mott told the Daily Racing Forum on Tuesday, meaning that there will be no Triple Crown winner this year.
  According to the report, Mott said Country House has developed a cough, saying “it’s probably a little viral thing.”
  “He’s acting like he’s going to get sick,” Mott said to the Daily Racing Forum. “He’s off the training list, and if he&rsq
  
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• Country House ‘Leaning Toward’ Triple Crown Shot

  07-05-2019 14:33
  (CNN) — Country House is likely to run in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, in the wake of its controversial victory in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby.
  Maximum Security crossed the line first at Churchill Downs, but was later demoted to 17th for impeding other horses during a feisty race, handing victory to the unfancied Country House.
  The Bill Mott-trained colt now has a chance of becoming only the 14th winner of the celebrated Triple Crown, altho
  
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• Shell Polymers, CCBC Hosting Job Fair, Career Workshop For Military Members, Veterans

  07-05-2019 14:30
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Good news for military veterans on the job hunt: Shell Polymers and the Community College of Beaver County are hosting a career workshop today.
  Shell Polymers is hosting the job fair from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Heinz Field.
  Then, later on, the company is hosting a career workshop for veterans and active military members.
  That event is scheduled from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Community College of Beaver County Student Services Center.Once again @Shell_PAChem is teaming
  
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• Man Wounded In Overnight East Hills Shooting

  07-05-2019 13:51
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating an overnight shooting in the city’s East Hills section.
  Officers were called to Bricelyn Street, near Kilmer Street, shortly before 3:30 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police say they found a male victim inside an apartment with a gunshot wound to the leg.
  He was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
  Officials have not yet said what lead to the shooting.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• 118 Emergency Sirens Being Tested Near Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station

  07-05-2019 13:43
  SHIPPINGPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — Emergency officials will be conducting a test today in Beaver County, and they are advising the public to not be alarmed.
  The sirens near the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station will sound at 9 a.m. for a test.
  The alarms signal to residents that they need to tune into their radio and television for Emergency Alert instructions. However, today is only a test.
  The Times Online reports that the county is testing all 118 emergency sirens that are in a 10-mile radius
  
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• 'People were enraged:' Not even mayor can stop a determined tow operator

  07-05-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mayor Peduto unable to save cars from being towed the night before the marathon.
  
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• Not even the mayor can stop a determined tow operator

  07-05-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mayor Peduto unable to save cars from being towed the night before the marathon.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Plenty Of Sunshine And Warmth Expected Tuesday Into Wednesday

  07-05-2019 13:00
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tuesday’s weather is going to be very similar to what the area saw on Monday.A cold front dropping in from the north brings a slight chance of rain, but most data shows little to no rain across Western Pennsylvania. The area will only see about a 20% chance of rain.
  The high today will be in the mid-to-low 70s, similar to Monday with plenty of sunshine.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
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• More expensive summer gasoline arrives in Allegheny County

  07-05-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Service stations in Allegheny County must sell more expensive summer blend gasoline until the U.S. officials eliminate the requirement.
  
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