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• Party City Closing 45 Stores, Refuses To Blame Global Helium Shortage

  10-05-2019 23:39
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Could a national helium shortage for party balloons force the closure of some Party City stores?
  That’s the speculation after the party supply company announced it was closing 45 stores nationwide, instead of the 10 to 15 stores it normally closes.
  It’s not clear if any of those store closings will be Pittsburgh.
  KDKA money editor Jon Delano called a number of stores in the area, all of which are still open, and the company said, “Party City has not di
  
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• 84-Year-Old Woman Tries To Chase Down Purse Snatcher, Police Seek Suspect

  10-05-2019 23:29
  Scott Township Police say an 84-year-old woman tried to chase down a purse snatcher, but she couldn't catch up to him.
  
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• Greensburg Businesses Raising Money For Mother Injured In Car Crash

  10-05-2019 23:21
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — Donation buckets are becoming a common sight inside Westmoreland County stores and businesses as part of a community drive to raise money for a car crash victim.
  Cait Tracy was seriously injured in an accident Sunday night. Kirstin Kerrigan, 22, and Marc Delissio, 33, were killed in the same crash.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Since then, the Downtown Greensburg Project has been leading a fundraising drive with donation buckets now in 65 businesses and counting.
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• Stream The AT&T Byron Nelson

  10-05-2019 23:10
  The AT&T Byron Nelson weekend rounds come your way live from Trinity Forest in Dallas, Texas.
  
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• Industrial Hemp Grows In Pennsylvania Under New Federal Law

  10-05-2019 22:28
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Industrial hemp is in the ground and growing in Pennsylvania under a new federal law that legalized its production.
  A state Department of Agriculture spokeswoman said Friday that the agency is sorting through more than 300 applications. The annual application period closed April 30. The department has issued more than 80 permits and some producers are already growing.
  The permits, for now, don’t limit acreage.
  Industrial hemp’s generally been barred becau
  
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• Swift change looms in Greek Orthodox leadership

  10-05-2019 22:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Archbishop Demetrios retires after nearly 20 years as head of U.S. church, and a replacement may be named by Saturday
  
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• ESPLANADE: Incredible Blue Lagoon, Ferris Wheel, And Aquarium Planned For Pittsburgh

  10-05-2019 22:14
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An incredible blue lagoon, Ferris wheel and aquarium could transform Pittsburgh’s North Shore.If all goes according to plan, work on the $700 million development could start next year.Millcraft Investments is looking to use two sites near the Rivers Casino for mixed-use development that would include a hotel, condos, apartment buildings, retail and office space.But that’s just the beginning.Photo Credit: Millcraft Investments
  The project, called Esplanade, w
  
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• Community center slated for shuttered Wilmerding Y gets $75,000 boost from local business

  10-05-2019 22:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny Petroleum Products, a family-owned firm, will help a new nonprofit reopen the Y branch that closed last August.
  
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• The Monongahela Incline had a problem after reopening, so now rides are free for the day

  10-05-2019 22:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incline opened Friday after being closed three months for flood repairs but its farebox wouldn’t accept cash fares by mid afternoon.
  
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• Train Hits Tractor Trailer In Cheswick

  10-05-2019 22:03
  CHESWICK (KDKA) — Emergency responders were to the scene of a crash involving a train and a tractor trailer in Cheswick Friday afternoon.
  It was reported just before 4 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  Allegheny County officials say it happened on Pittsburgh Street between Cheswick Avenue and Blockdale Street.
  The tractor trailer was crossing the tracks on Blockdale Street when the train hit its trailer and pushed the vehicle into a building.
  No one was seriously hurt.
  
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• Responders Sent To Crash Involving Train, Truck In Cheswick

  10-05-2019 22:03
  CHESWICK (KDKA) — Emergency responders have been sent to the scene of a crash involving a train and a truck in Cheswick.
  It was reported just before 4 p.m.
  Allegheny County officials say it happened on Pittsburgh Street between Cheswick Avenue and Blockdale Street.Cheswick – Train vs. truck crash – Pittsburgh Street between Cheswick Avenue and Blockdale Street. Responders are at the scene; railroad advised.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) May 10, 2019
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• Judge Rules Lawsuit Over GM Plant Closures Should Be Heard In Ohio

  10-05-2019 21:59
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the United Auto Workers against General Motors over the closing of three plants should be heard in Ohio.
  The Warren Tribune Chronicle reports U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson in Youngstown, Ohio, on Thursday dismissed GM’s arguments that the case should be moved to a federal court in Detroit for convenience. The headquarters for GM and the UAW are in Detroit.
  A GM spokesman declined to comment Friday about th
  
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• Furry Tails: Oliver, Bonnie & Millie Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  10-05-2019 21:49
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Oliver
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• Weed-Eating Goats To Help Clean Up Pittsburgh’s North Side

  10-05-2019 21:45
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A herd of goats has been slated to munch on weeds and other unwanted vegetation on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
  The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports the goat herd from Alleghany GoatScape will be eating invasive or unwanted plants, like poison ivy, to clear them from a public wooded land in the Perry Hilltop neighborhood.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryan Orr)
  A $9,500 grant from the Allegheny County Conservation District is funding the work.
  Allegheny GoatScap
  
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• ‘Welcome, Welcome, Welcome’: Jeff Goldblum Is Newest Star At Buhl Planetarium

  10-05-2019 21:06
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There’s a lot of stars in the Buhl Planetarium at the Carnegie Science Center, and now they’ve just added one more.
  But this isn’t a star you’ll see in the night sky.
  This one is from right here in Pittsburgh, and if you visit the iconic planetarium, you might recognize his voice.
  (Photo Credit: Meghan Schiller/KDKA)
  Actor and Pittsburgh-area native Jeff Goldblum is the new welcoming voice you hear when you enter the planetarium. He recorded a gr
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Start Rookie Minicamp On South Side

  10-05-2019 20:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The first on-the-field look for the newest members of the Steelers is taking place on the South Side this weekend.Rookie Minicamp is underway at the Rooney Complex, as all of the Steelers draft picks and undrafted free agents are on the field together. Also partaking in the drills and workouts are first-year players and rookies who are there on a tryout basis.Steelers first round choice Devin Bush was a notable name on the field Friday morning.“Devin Bush first pr
  
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• Parkway East Overnight Lane Restrictions Begin Next Week

  10-05-2019 20:24
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PennDOT has announced that there will be overnight lane restricting on I-376 east in Pittsburgh Monday May 13 through Friday May 17, weather permitting.The Parkway East will be reduced to a single lane in each direction in various locations between the Fort Pitt Bridge and Squirrel Hill Tunnel. Crews will be conducting median barrier repair and drainage improvements.There will also be daytime shoulder closures so crews can conduct utility locating work between 9:00a.m.-
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster Set To Host Water Balloon Fight

  10-05-2019 20:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Want to be a part of a water balloon battle with JuJu?Well you now have your chance Saturday in Oakdale. Steelers star JuJu Smith-Schuster sent out an open invite to the event on Twitter.“NEED EVERYONE OUT TO MY FIRST ANNUAL PITTSBURGH WATER BALLOON FIGHT! TOMORROW!”
  NEED EVERYONE OUT TO MY FIRST ANNUAL PITTSBURGH WATER BALLOON FIGHT! TOMORROW! pic.twitter.com/f66tybtE6H
  — JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) May 10, 2019According to his twitter, the event
  
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• Pittsburgh Public plans to look into Cuba trip by Superintendent Anthony Hamlet

  10-05-2019 20:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  District solicitor Ira Weiss said the board did not approve the out-of-country trip and that he is reviewing the matter. 
  
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• ‘Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Done’: Donnie Wahlberg On This Season’s ‘Blue Bloods’ Finale

  10-05-2019 20:00
  Blue Bloods is back with an all-new episode this Friday, May 10th and wedding bells will be ringing at last! As Jamie and Eddie’s wedding day approaches, Frank worries about the toast he’ll deliver at their rehearsal dinner. Also, Erin interviews a witness whose story leads her to doubt Eddie’s honesty, since she took his initial statement, and Danny and Baez unravel the complicated love life of a young homicide victim.
  Check out the video above for a behind the scenes look at
  
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• 2019 NBA Draft Lottery: The Zion Williamson Sweepstakes Explained

  10-05-2019 20:00
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Chicago/CBS Local) — The 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, scheduled for Tuesday, May 19 in Chicago, offers the luckiest of the NBA’s lesser teams the dream of one day contending. Every non-playoff team team hopes to land a trajectory-changing player in the Draft, or at least add another contributor. The chance of that happening improves the higher a team picks in the draft. And the lottery determines that order.
  So what team has the best shot at landing that top spot, and t
  
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• Riders React: Mon Incline Reopens

  10-05-2019 19:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It literally has been an up and down kind of day for the Mon Incline.For 13 weeks, riders had to take a bus up and down the hill until today, or at least they thought they would be able to take the incline.“I just tried to come here and get to work and I was hoping the incline was in service, but it wasn’t quite,” said Ian Fisher of Mount Washington.
  It was in service, but only for 50 minutes before a power outage from a quick spring storm pulled the p
  
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• Commuters Relieved As Mon Incline Reopens After 13-Week Closure

  10-05-2019 19:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It literally has been an up-and-down kind of day for the Mon Incline.For 13 weeks, riders had to take a bus up and down the hill until today, or at least they thought they would be able to take the incline.“I just tried to come here and get to work and I was hoping the incline was in service, but it wasn’t quite,” said Ian Fisher, of Mount Washington.
  It was in service, but only for 50 minutes before a power outage from a quick spring storm pulled the
  
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• Search warrants reveal mounting clues about missing Whitehall woman

  10-05-2019 19:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Elizabeth Wiesenfeld, who lived an orderly, tidy life, had a daily routine that was disrupted the day she went missing, the warrants show.
  
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• Ampco-Pittsburgh sells Westmoreland County steel plant

  10-05-2019 19:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  The company lost $2.2 million in the quarter due to tariffs on imports of steel and lower demand for products for the oil and gas industry.
  
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• Jeff Goldblum welcomes you to the stars at Buhl Planetarium

  10-05-2019 19:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The West Homestead native and Hollywood star lends his voice to a greeting at the Carnegie Science Center.
  
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• Greensburg Businesses Raising Money For Victim Of Baughman Hollow Accident

  10-05-2019 19:27
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — Local businesses have joined a growing effort to raise money for Cait Tracy, who was injured in a car crash Sunday night that killed two other passengers, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
  What started as a fundraiser at the Hempfield location of Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard has spread to almost 40 restaurants and businesses, all raising money to help Tracy, who was listed in critical condition after the crash, and her family.
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• Mayor Peduto Creates Pittsburgh’s First ‘Office Of Equity’

  10-05-2019 19:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mayor William Peduto today signed an executive order creating the City’s Office Of Equity, which will be working across the city government to embed the importance of equity in government work, address inequities and work to break inequities.The Office of Equity will build upon the work of former Chief Urban Affairs Officer Valerie McDonald-Roberts accomplished at the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment and will be headed by Chief Equity Officer Majestic Lane.The o
  
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• Mayor Peduto Creates Pittsburgh First ‘Office Of Equity’

  10-05-2019 19:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mayor William Peduto today signed an executive order creating the City’s Office Of Equity, which will be working across the city government to embed the importance of equity in government work, address inequities and work to break inequities.The Office of Equity will build upon the work of former Chief Urban Affairs Officer Valerie McDonald-Roberts accomplished at the Bureau of Neighborhood Empowerment and will be headed by Chief Equity Officer Majestic Lane.The o
  
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• Police Recover Vehicle In Fatal Hit-And-Run In Penn Hills

  10-05-2019 18:36
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Police say they have recovered the vehicle believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Penn Hills.
  Joseph Morris, 51, of Penn Hills, was laid to rest Thursday. He was the victim of a hit-and-run accident on April 28.
  On Thursday, investigators released a more detailed description of the car.
  The actual vehicle involved in the fatal hit-and-run. (Image Provided)
  RELATED STORIES:Family Members Say Man Killed In Unsolved Hit-And-Run Was The ‘Glue’
  
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• Beer Intern Wanted: Natty Light Will Pay You To Drink Beer

  10-05-2019 18:36
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dust off those resumes, if you want to get paid to drink beer on the job, here’s your chance!
  Natural Light, or Natty Light, is looking for a Natty Intern this summer, who will literally get paid to drink beer.
  WE NEED AN INTERN! Think you have what it takes? Apply today at https://t.co/rSMdA2RvsA for a chance to become the 2019 Natty Light summer intern. #NattyIntern pic.twitter.com/7fbSVQXMZB
  — Natural Light (@naturallight) May 8, 2019Even better, accordin
  
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• These Were The Top Baby Names For Boys And Girls In 2018

  10-05-2019 18:13
  (CBS13/CBS Local) – Emma and Liam, once again, rule the U.S. as the most popular baby names in 2018.
  The Social Security Administration released their list of top baby names in 2018 on Friday. Emma topped the list for the fifth year in a row for girls, while Liam was the most popular name for boys for the second year straight.
  Some longtime names fell out of the top 10 last year, Jacob for boys and Abigail for girls.
  Other noteworthy trends include: Lucas cracked the top 10 for boys for th
  
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• Crews work to restore service to nearly 3,000 customers after water main break in Green Tree

  10-05-2019 17:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania American Water authorities expect services to be restored by late Friday evening.
  
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• Green Tree Residents Getting Water From Tankers Following Water Main Break

  10-05-2019 17:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Shop ‘N Save on Noblestown Road is just one of three locations where people are busy filling up jugs with water because of a massive water main break in Green Tree last night.
  KDKA captured that break on camera. Water could be seen shooting several feet into the air.
  RELATED STORY: Water Main Break Creates Geyser In Green Tree
  This happened just after 10 p.m. last night at the intersection of Poplar Street and Mansfield Avenue.
  Crews with Pennsylvania American
  
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• Gov. Wolf Proclaims May 23 ‘1-4-3 Day’ To Honor Fred Rogers

  10-05-2019 16:41
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf proclaimed May 23 as “1-4-3 Day” in Pennsylvania in honor of Fred Rogers’ favorite number and issued a challenge to Pennsylvanians to show neighbors more kindness to one another.“I am proclaiming the 143rd day of the year as ‘1-4-3 Day’ to encourage acts of kindness and honor Fred Rogers, who served as an inspiration to millions of Pennsylvanians and people around the world,” said Gov. Wolf. &ldquo
  
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• Party City Closing 45 Stores Amid Global Helium Shortage

  10-05-2019 16:23
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Party City announced on Thursday that it will be closing 45 stores in 2019 while a worldwide shortage of helium is taking place.
  According to the company, the closures of the 45 out of 870 stores will occur throughout the year. The company has not yet said which store locations will be closing.
  FILE PHOTO (Photo Credit: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images for Party City)
  During a report of the Party City’s first-quarter results, CEO James Harrison said the helium sh
  
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• Global Helium Shortage Prompts Closure Of 45 Party City Stores

  10-05-2019 16:23
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Party City has announced that it will be closing 45 stores in 2019 due to a worldwide shortage of helium.
  According to the company, the closures of the 45 out of 870 stores will occur throughout the year. The company has not yet said which store locations will be closing.
  FILE PHOTO (Photo Credit: Jean Baptiste Lacroix/Getty Images for Party City)
  During a report of the Party City’s first-quarter results, CEO James Harrison said the helium shortage has “negat
  
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• Library Of Congress Honors Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh

  10-05-2019 16:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped at the Library of Congress is honoring the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for their outstanding service to readers who are visually or physically disabled.The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is receiving the Regional Library of the Year Award and will be presented in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. May 16.
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• Hill Harper On ‘CSI: NY’, Spike Lee, & Financial Advice

  10-05-2019 16:00
  (CBS Local)– Actor Hill Harper was a mainstay on CBS for almost a decade.
  Harper played Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on “CSI: NY” and Spelman Boyle on the short lived series “Limitless.” The actor’s time on CBS played an important role in shaping his career and life.
  “Limitless was a funny show and it was doing well and was a little bit quarky,” said Harper in an interview with CBS Local. “All of us were really surprised when that show didn’
  
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• Alleged Burglar In Ohio Breaks Into House, Pets Family Dog, Washes Dishes

  10-05-2019 14:58
  MCARTHUR, OH (KDKA) — An Ohio woman is accused of breaking into a home and doing the dishes for the people who live there.
  According to a Facebook post from the Vinton County Sheriff’s Office, a call was received about a burglary in the town of Hamden, but this burglar wasn’t there for goods, money or material things.The alleged burglar entered through the back door, sat down on the couch, pet the family’s dog and then proceeded to wash their dirty dishes. After finishing
  
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• Cookie Table Week: Italian Peach Cookies

  10-05-2019 14:32
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s perhaps the most popular cookie at graduation parties and wedding receptions and to wrap up Cookie Table Week on Pittsburgh Today Live, we have the recipe for the Italian Peach Cookie!
  Italian Peach Cookies7 ½ to 8 cups all-purpose flour
  2 TBL baking powder
  1 ½ cups white sugar
  1 ½ cups milk
  1 cup butter, melted and cooled
  1 tsp, almond
  Peach liqueurPreheat oven to 350 F.Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper, or lightly grease 2 sheet
  
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• Lawmaker proposes new highway to link Mon Valley Expressway to Pittsburgh

  10-05-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The three-mile Route 885 Connector would go from Dravosburg on the Mon-Fayette Expressway to the Glenwood Bridge area in Pittsburgh.
  
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• Lawmaker proposes new highway to link Mon-Fayette Expressway to Pittsburgh

  10-05-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The three-mile Route 885 Connector would go from Dravosburg on the Mon-Fayette Expressway to the Glenwood Bridge area in Pittsburgh.
  
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• Buying Here: An early 1800s fixer-upper is a stone-cold steal at $150,000

  10-05-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The stone house at 113 Locust St., Jeannette, which predates the Westmoreland County city that surrounds it, is on the market for $150,000.
  
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• Monongahela Incline Closed Friday Morning

  10-05-2019 13:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — According to Port Authority Alerts, after reopening Friday morning, the Monongahela Incline is again closed and shuttles are running again.The Mon Incline is currently out of service. Bus shuttles are available
  — Port Authority Alerts (@PghTransitAlert) May 10, 2019
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• Monongahela Incline Closed Briefly Friday Morning

  10-05-2019 13:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After reopening briefly early Friday morning, the Monongahela Incline had to shut down again, complicating the commute for riders who were anticipating using it for their commute to work.
  According to Port Authority Alerts, the Mon Incline closed briefly due to power issues.
  The Mon Incline is back in service. https://t.co/tZArOZaclS
  — Port Authority Alerts (@PghTransitAlert) May 10, 2019
  It has since reopened for a second time and the issues have been resolved.
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• PTL Links: May 10, 2019

  10-05-2019 13:12
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Roger’s Flea Market
  Izzazu Salon Spa & Blowout Bar
  The Wedding Cookie Table Community
  Millie’s Homemade Ice Cream
  Flying Around The World For Schools In Kenya
  Doug Oster
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cloudy And Cool Start To The Weekend

  10-05-2019 13:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In an unexpected turn, most of the rain is expected to be out of the area by 8 a.m.
  The cold front heading toward the area is expected to arrive earlier than expected, but with that, today will be mostly dry, with rain chances being wrapped up by around 9 a.m. Clouds will remain in place for most of the day with mostly cloudy skies overnight.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Winds will be in from the wes
  
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• Erin Go Bust: The Claddagh closes at SouthSide Works

  10-05-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Long-tenured chain pub closes as complex eyes overhaul in the offing.
  
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• At world's largest display of steel tech, celebration and cautious optimism

  10-05-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  At the AISTech conference in Pittsburgh this week, American steel-makers looked to technology to compete with foreign imports. 
  
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