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• Pirates Acquire Right-Handed Pitcher Chris Stratton From Angels

  11-05-2019 23:10
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired right-handed pitcher Chris Stratton from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in exchange for cash considerations.The 28-year old pitcher attended spring training for the San Francisco Giants before being acquired by the Angels on March 26 in exchange for Williams Jerez.Stratton went 0-2 and had an 8.59 ERA in 29.1 innings pitched along with 22 strikeouts in seven appearances with the Angels this season before he was designated for assi
  
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• Man Sentenced To Life In Prison In Death Of W.Va Woman Set On Fire

  11-05-2019 21:43
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A homeless California man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the death of a homeless West Virginia woman whom he lit on fire.
  News outlets report Carl Tramane Magee III was sentenced Friday in Kanawha County Circuit Court. A jury found him guilty of murder by arson in March and later recommended no mercy.
  Police said the 44-year-old woman was asleep on a Charleston porch in July 2017 when Magee poured gasoline on her and lit h
  
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• Victim Identified In Fatal North Side Shooting

  11-05-2019 20:50
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Officials have identified the victim of a Northside shooting.
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner released Saturday that 26-year-old Tre Valorie was shot and killed in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s northside.
  RELATED STORY: 1 In Critical Condition After North Side Shooting
  Officers were called to Woods Run Road near Central Avenue in Brighton Heights shortly after 11:30 p.m. on May 8.
  When officers arrived at the scene, they found Valorie suffering from multiple gu
  
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• Juvenile Male Shot In Aliquippa, Driven To Hospital

  11-05-2019 19:09
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) – A juvenile was driven to the hospital after being shot in Aliquippa Saturday morning.
  Pennsylvania State Police say that the City of Aliquippa Police Department received reports of a shooting in the 1000-block of Main Street at approximately 2:36 a.m. Saturday morning.Shortly after, dispatchers in Aliquippa received another call from a woman who said she was transporting a juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound to the hospital.
  According to authorities, the male wa
  
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• Uber driver, Penn State professor accused of kidnapping and harassment

  11-05-2019 18:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Richard Lomotey, 36 of Monaca, is accused of two counts each of kidnapping, false imprisonment and harassment.
  
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• Robert Morris University's first endowed chair named for former ATI president

  11-05-2019 18:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Richard J. Harshman Professorship in Accounting, supported by $1 million from ATI, will cover a professor in the School of Business. 
  
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• Ohio High School Student Decorates Graduation Cap With Special Code To Honor Those Who Died In School Shootings

  11-05-2019 17:51
  ASHVILLE, Oh. (KDKA) – A high school student decorated her graduation cap with the hope to raise awareness for gun safety.
  Gina Warren is preparing to graduate high school and step into the next chapter of her life, but she is not forgetting those that never had the opportunity to receive their diploma.
  The Teays Valley High School student was faced with a decision: how to decorate her graduation cap.
  “All my friends had their ideas and I think everyone was expecting me to do somethi
  
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• Potential sale of shuttered GM plant in Ohio clouded with doubt

  11-05-2019 17:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  GM sees the startup as a way to preserve the Lordstown plant and thinks Workhorse has the technology and a product to build there.
  
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• Potential sale of shuttered GM plant clouded with doubt

  11-05-2019 17:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  GM sees the startup as a way to preserve the Lordstown plant and thinks Workhorse has the technology and a product to build there.
  
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• The week's best reads: Investing in Pittsburgh companies, Sheetz meticulously unveils new beer, and more

  11-05-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Is there money to be made investing in companies here? A new beer and a carefully crafted reveal from Sheetz. Now where do these Edinboro students go? Here are the week’s best reads.
  
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• Early Morning Fire Tears Through Greensburg Business

  11-05-2019 14:53
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – An early morning fire tore through a Greensburg business.Westmoreland County 911 officials say firefighters were dispatched to Bean and Baguette for reports of a heavy fire.Bean and Baguette posted to Facebook saying that they will close indefinitely as a result of the fire.
  “Unfortunately last night a fire broke out inside our building,” said the company in a post on Facebook. “We are closed indefinitely, and want to thank our loyal customers for
  
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• Single Vehicle Accident I-279 Causes Lane Restriction

  11-05-2019 13:39
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One vehicle crashed on I-279 northbound Saturday morning.
  The accident occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m. on I-279 northbound near the I-79 split.
  Crash on I-279 northbound at Mile Post: 13.0. There is a lane restriction.
  — 511PA Pittsburgh (@511PAPittsburgh) May 11, 2019
  There is currently a lane restriction near milepost 13.
  TRAFFIC ALERT: One vehicle crashed on I-279 North causing a lane restriction near the I-79 split. (Video Credit: PennDOT)
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Pleasant Saturday Before Rainy, Chilly Mother’s Day

  11-05-2019 13:26
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A beautiful start to the weekend will be washed out by rain showers returning to the Pittsburgh region just in time for Mother’s Day.With the forecast for Saturday far better than Sunday, KDKA’s Jon Burnett has declared Saturday as the unofficial Mother’s Day for 2019.Photo Credit: (KDKA)
  Early morning temperatures across western Pennsylvania started in the mid to upper 40’s and will continue the upward trend to a high of 64 degrees.WEATHER LINKS
  
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• Vehicle Overturned On Parkway East, Traffic Delays

  11-05-2019 12:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Traffic backed up on the Parkway East Saturday morning after a vehicle overturned.
  The accident occurred just after 6 a.m. on the I-376 in the eastbound travel lanes near Exit 72A – Forbes Avenue/Oakland.Crash on I-376 eastbound at Exit 72A – Forbes Ave/Oakland. There is a lane restriction.
  — 511PA Pittsburgh (@511PAPittsburgh) May 11, 2019
  Allegheny County 911 dispatchers told KDKA that only one vehicle was involved in the accident. No one was injured
  
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• Motorcyclist Killed After Striking Embankment In Armstrong County

  11-05-2019 05:45
  PARKS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A motorcyclist died Friday evening after a crash in Armstrong County.
  It happened around 8:15 p.m. at Dime Road and Gravel Bar Road in Parks Township.
  According to the Armstrong County coroner’s office, 21-year-old Alec D. Miller, of North Apollo, was traveling north on a 2018 Husqvarna motorcycle when he went off the road and struck an embankment.
  Miller was thrown from his motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene.
  The coroner’s office says it’
  
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• Frazier, Williams Lead Pirates To 2-1 Win Over Cardinals

  11-05-2019 05:36
  ST. LOUIS (AP) – Adam Frazier opened the game with a homer, Starling Marte drove in the game-winner and Trevor Williams allowed one run in seven solid innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 on Friday night.
  Marte’s RBI single off of Andrew Miller (1-2) broke a 1-1 tie in the eighth and helped the Pirates snap a two-game skid.
  Williams (2-1) stranded seven runners through the first four innings, and pitched around two fielding errors in the fourth inning. H
  
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• Unidentified Man Hospitalized For 2 Months After Medical Emergency

  11-05-2019 05:19
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For the past 77 days, an unidentified man has been in a Pittsburgh hospital, unable to communicate.
  Officials have no idea who he is or where he’s from.
  He has a large cyst on the top of his head.
  (Photo Credit: Dr. Sarah Stockey)
  Dr. Sarah Stockey was appointed by an Allegheny County Court as the mystery man’s medical and legal guardian.
  She told KDKA News he was wearing a watch, a GPS tracker and an electronic compass. He was carrying keys, a religious car
  
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• Mother Of 6 Spreads Message Of Hope After Losing All 3 Sons To Gun Violence

  11-05-2019 04:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh-area mother of six who lost all three of her sons to gun violence is sharing her story, hoping to help other grieving parents.
  It’s been 18 years since Lueana Coward’s firstborn son, Harry, was shot and killed at a cookout. His murder is still unsolved.
  “Eighteen years ago [on] Friday before Mother’s Day, my son left out and he never came back. My son was left in the darkest part of that yard and he was shot 10 times,” Coward s
  
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• Man killed in Armstrong County motorcycle crash

  11-05-2019 04:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred about 8:15 p.m. along Dime Road in Parks Township.
  
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• Police Investigating Reported Shooting In Brookline

  11-05-2019 04:29
  BROOKLINE (KDKA) — Police are investigating a reported shooting in Brookline.
  It happened just after 7 p.m. on Brookline Boulevard near Pioneer Avenue.
  According to police, a group of males was walking near the CVS when one or more suspects allegedly came up behind them and opened fire.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Two of the victims told police they all ran in different directions to get away.
  No one was injured.
  Police did not find a firearm at the scene.
  The investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Parks Twp. Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Accident

  11-05-2019 03:05
  PARKS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police in Armstrong County are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that happened Friday evening.
  It happened around 8:15 p.m. at Dime Road and Gravel Bar Road in Parks Township.
  Emergency dispatchers confirm at least one person was killed.
  It is unknown if anyone else was injured.
  Further details have not yet been released.
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• Uniontown Officials To Continue Photographing Parked Cars To Mark Time After Court Ruling On Chalking Tires

  11-05-2019 02:46
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — A recent U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling stated towns, cities and municipalities that mark a car’s tire with chalk and record the time is the same as putting a GPS on a car, and you need a warrant for that.
  But what about taking pictures of the car’s tires to see if they have overstayed their welcome?
  That’s what Uniontown officials do.
  “No, there’s no difference. It’s the same as chalking,” Lamont Furnace resident Georgina
  
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• KDKA Investigates: Pittsburgh School Board Demanding Answers About Unauthorized Trip To Cuba

  11-05-2019 02:24
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh School Board is demanding answers about an unauthorized trip to Cuba taken by the superintendent and four administrators.
  According to district policy, all out-of-the-country travel must be approved by the full school board at a regular meeting, but until KDKA’s story aired Thursday night, board members were unaware that superintendent Anthony Hamlet and four other top administrators were guests of a district vendor for a two-day excursion to Cuba i
  
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• Rain Creates Mold, Tougher-Than-Normal Allergy Season For Sufferers In Pittsburgh

  11-05-2019 02:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Many allergy sufferers say it’s as if the whole city is walking around with a cold.
  Pollen counts in Pittsburgh are at the highest levels that can be measured by the National Allergy Bureau.
  No matter the weather, rain or shine, if you suffer from seasonal allergies, chances are your suffering this year has been far worse.
  “Usually, it’s just one or two weeks, but this year, it’s been like a whole month,” Rohun Joseph, who suffers from seas
  
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• Washed-Out Blood Stains Discovered In Vehicle Belonging To Suspect In Whitehall Woman’s Disappearance

  11-05-2019 01:24
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There are new developments in the search for a missing Whitehall woman.
  Elizabeth Wiesenfeld failed to show up for work on April 30. Investigators went to her Whitehall home on East Barlind Street.
  When investigators went to open the storm door at the front of the home, it was unlocked. Wiesenfeld’s daughter said she always kept it locked.
  Once everyone got inside, the home was a mess. The dog wasn’t contained in the spare bedroom. Instead, the dog was runni
  
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• Uber Driver’s Tip Leads Police To Suspect Vehicle In Fatal Hit-And-Run In Penn Hills

  11-05-2019 00:47
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — A break in the case of a fatal hit-and-run in Penn Hills came Friday morning.An Uber driver called in a tip to the Allegheny County Tip Line and said he spotted a car that matched the description released by police.Ulysses Coto called KDKA Radio’s Lynne Hayes-Freeland and also shared the news. He said he spotted the car, a silver-blue Saturn sedan, in the parking lot at the Hi View Gardens Housing Complex in McKeesport.
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  Coto told KDKA’s Megh
  
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• Panther Hollow Resident Threatens To Plant Tree In Pothole If Crews Don’t Patch It

  11-05-2019 00:38
  PANTHER HOLLOW (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh resident is threatening to take extreme measures to protect bicyclists from what he considers a dangerous pothole.
  A lifelong resident of one of Pittsburgh’s original Italian neighborhoods, Panther Hollow, Carlino Giampolo is fed up.
  Taking a large broom, he attacked what looked like a large puddle of water in the driving lane of Boundary Street and declared, “There’s a pothole.”
  And what a pothole it is, 4-feet long and 3 to 5 i
  
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• Port Authority Bus, Pickup Truck Collide In Aspinwall

  11-05-2019 00:24
  ASPINWALL (KDKA) — A Port Authority bus and a pickup truck crashed in Aspinwall Friday afternoon.
  It happened just before 6 p.m. on Freeport Road near the ramps to Route 28.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  It appears the bus and the truck collided as the truck was making a left-hand turn.
  It’s unknown if anyone was injured.Aspinwall: Bus/pickup truck crash with unknown injuries – 50 Freeport Road; Police Fire & EMS responding
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) May
  
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• Mother of Antwon Rose II endorses challenger Turahn Jenkins for DA

  11-05-2019 00:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Michelle Kenney is frustrated by how the prosecution of former East Pittsburgh Officer Michael Rosfeld, who killed her son, was handled.
  
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• Creature Comforts: Some Pa. Universities Opening Up Pet-Friendly Student Housing

  11-05-2019 00:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) —As college students start heading home for the summer, some are already looking ahead to the fall. That’s because when they come back, many local students will be bringing their pet with them.
  Being away from Ripley was one of the toughest adjustments for Lindsay Black during her freshman year at Clarion University.
  “I have to say goodbye to him every time I leave. It’s hard for me,” said Lindsay.
  That’s about to change. Next year, the Chico
  
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