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• Police: Man Attacks Female Relative With Box Cutter, Tire Spike After Accusing Her Of Hitting On His Girlfriend

  20-05-2019 23:56
  MONESSEN (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County man is accused of attacking a family member with a box cutter and a tire spike because he thought she was trying to hit on his girlfriend.
  Police say shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday, they got a call about a fight going on in the middle of Dennis Avenue between Spruce Street and Pine Street in Monessen.
  “Woke up 6:30 and seen all kinda ambulances and cop cars,” neighbor Althea McDonnell said.
  The emergency vehicles were there to treat a young
  
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• Health Department says 119 responded to measles vaccine drive

  20-05-2019 23:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Free measles vaccine drive was attempt to “fill in the gap,” to protect unvaccinated people, says Health Director Dr. Karen Hacker.
  
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• Authorities Searching In Pennsylvania For Man Wanted In North East, Maryland Home Invasion

  20-05-2019 23:33
  NORTH EAST, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland State Police are looking for the public to help them find a suspect in the armed home invasion and violent assault of a pregnant woman in North East, Maryland last month.
  According to state police, the home invasion occurred in a Cecil County apartment complex on April 25. Police believe the suspect, and at least three others, were involved in the incident. They pulled a gun on a pregnant woman and violently assaulted her inside her apartment before fleeing
  
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• PSWA To Repair A 12-Inch Water Main On Allequippa Street

  20-05-2019 23:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Tuesday, crews will be repairing a 12-inch water main from 9:30 a.m. until approximately 10:00 p.m. on Allequippa Street in Terrace Village.Customers at 3500, 3504 and 3510 Iowa Street will have no water service and have been notified.Allequippa Street between Centre Avenue and Brackenridge Street will be closed to traffic.
  
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• West Virginia Woman Accused Of Threatening To Kill President Trump Pleads Guilty

  20-05-2019 23:22
  WHEELING, W.Va. (KDKA) — A West Virginia woman accused of threatening to kill President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty.
  Twenty-five-year-old Taryn Corinne Henthorn, of Middlebourne, West Virginia, allegedly admitted she threatened the president’s life in January.
  Taryn Corinne Henthorn (Photo Credit: WV Regional Jail & Correctional Facility Authority)
  The Department of Justice says Henthorn pleaded guilty to one count of threatening to kill the president of the United States.
  He
  
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• A Song Of Water And Coffee? Game Of Thrones Leaves A Plastic Bottle In Shot During Finale

  20-05-2019 23:21
  (CNN) — The convenience stores of Westeros have done good business in recent weeks.
  Just two weeks after eagle-eyed viewers spotted a rogue takeaway coffee cup in an episode of “Game of Thrones,” the show’s highly anticipated finale left fans bemused once again.
  This time, a plastic water bottle made a cameo appearance. Eight years of fighting for the Iron Throne can leave you a bit parched, after all.
  The bottle debuted in a tense scene as characters discussed the fate o
  
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• Meet Karli, The New ‘Sesame Street’ Muppet In Foster Care

  20-05-2019 23:08
  By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN
  (CNN) — “Sesame Street” has introduced a new Muppet with the aim of highlighting the stories and unique love of foster families.
  The center of the new initiative is a Muppet named Karli, a yellow-haired friend of Elmo’s who introduces viewers to the concept of “for-now parents.”
  (Photo Source: Sesame Street)
  In one video, Karli’s foster mom explains to Elmo that Karli’s mother is “having a hard time” and that the
  
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• Eleven People Arrested In Indiana County On Charges Of Distributing Methamphetamines

  20-05-2019 22:55
  INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police in Indiana, Greensburg and Ebensburg conducted a warrant roundup for several individuals that were involved with developing and distrusting methamphetamines.According to authorities, eleven individuals were arrested on warrants in the Indiana County area and during one of the arrests, an active meth lab was found in the Vintondale area.The eleven individuals arrested were: Christopher Adams of New Florence, Charles Waddel
  
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• ‘Two Face:’ Former Steelers Wide Receiver Antonio Brown Takes To Social Media Before KDKA Exclusive Interview With Ben Roethlisberger

  20-05-2019 21:54
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown is lashing out on social media once again.This time Brown is apparently lashing out at quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.Roethlisberger spoke exclusively to KDKA’s Bob Pompeani Sunday evening, in an interview that will air on KDKA News at 6pm and 11pm.
  Brown posted on Twitter Monday afternoon, writing: “Two face.”
  Two face
  — Antonio Brown (@AB84) May 20, 2019“I genuinely feel bad about tha
  
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• Josh Bell Named National League Player Of The Week

  20-05-2019 21:24
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pirates first baseman Josh Bell has been named the W.B. Mason National League Player of the Week for May 13-19.In the last week, Bell posted a slash line of .407/.484/.889 with six runs scored, 11 hits, a double, four home runs and 10 RBIs over seven games.Bell is the first pirates position player to take home the Player of the Week award since Andrew McCutchen did in October 2017.He is also the first Pirates player since Brian Giles in August of 1999 to register three
  
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• Man Accused In Penn Hills Fatal Hit-And-Run To Be Released From Jail

  20-05-2019 21:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The alleged driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Penn Hills will be released from jail.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 21-year-old Surron Burch had a bail review hearing Monday morning.
  A judge originally denied his bail, but decided today Burch can instead be electronically monitored from home.
  Burch is accused of hitting and dragging 51-year-old Joseph Morris last month along Hershey Road.Morris was dragged for about half a mile to Un
  
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• Police: Stepfather Falls Asleep, Suffocates 2-Year-Old Boy After Taking Suboxone

  20-05-2019 20:56
  FREEDOM, Pa. (KDKA) — A Beaver County man is facing charges, accused of suffocating his stepson after falling asleep on top of him on the family couch.
  Ty Lucente, of Freedom, is facing criminal homicide charges in the death of his 2-year-old stepson.
  Freedom Borough Police found the boy unresponsive after being called to a home on 5th Avenue on Saturday afternoon. He was pronounced dead a short time later.
  According to the criminal complaint, Lucente was taking care of the boy, along with
  
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• Attorney Kevin Abramovitz gets probation in overdose death coverup

  20-05-2019 20:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Kevin Abramovitz completed a 90-day inpatient rehabilitation stay before sentencing on Monday.
  
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• Pa. Dept. Of Health Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak, Allegheny County Hit Hardest

  20-05-2019 20:49
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health, Dr. Rachel Levine has announced that the state has declared a hepatitis A outbreak with 171 cases in 36 counties.According to the map provided by the Department of Health, Allegheny and Philadelphia counties are hit the hardest with anywhere between 31-50 cases.
  Hepatitis A Map of Counts by County
  “The counties hit hardest by this outbreak are Philadelphia and Allegheny, but we have seen an increase of cases throughout muc
  
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• Uber Driver Arrested For Kidnapping Two Passengers Facing New Charges

  20-05-2019 20:32
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Uber Driver that was arrested on charges of kidnapping, harassment and false imprisonment on May 11 is now looking at more charges of kidnapping, unlawful restraint, reckless endangerment and simple assault.Rochard Lomotey was arrested on these new charges after Pittsburgh Bureau of Police took a harassment report from a woman on May 16 that said she was held against her will by an Uber driver five days before.RELATED STORY: Police: Uber Driver Facing Kidnapping Cha
  
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• City Of Pittsburgh Agrees Not To Enforce Gun Control Legislation During Ongoing Court Proceedings

  20-05-2019 20:19
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — The city of Pittsburgh has agreed not to enforce recently passed gun restrictions until lawsuits filed by gun owners are resolved.
  Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Joseph James issued the order Monday after all parties agreed during a status hearing.
  Last month, about a dozen city residents attempted to file private criminal complaints about the legislation in Municipal Court, but the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office told them it was too early in
  
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• Feds Certify Pennsylvania’s Real ID System Meets Standards

  20-05-2019 20:10
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s Real ID identification system is now in compliance with federal regulations, more than a year before the IDs will be needed for commercial airline passengers and those entering secured federal facilities.
  The state Transportation Department said Monday it received the notification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that Pennsylvania is in compliance with anti-terrorism standards.
  Pennsylvania has issued more than 138,000 Real IDs since
  
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• Pennsylvania April Jobs Report Sets Record

  20-05-2019 19:35
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s April jobs report broke more new ground, as the unemployment rate hit a record low and payrolls hit a record high for a third straight month.
  The state Department of Labor and Industry said Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.8%. The state says its records go back to 1976.
  The national unemployment rate was 3.6% in April. Among states, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate ranks around the middl
  
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• 3 Pa. Men, 13 Ohio Men Arrested, Charged In Child Exploitation Sting

  20-05-2019 19:04
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (KDKA) — Three men from western Pennsylvania and several more from Ohio are facing charges following the undercover bust of a child sexual exploitation ring.
  The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has charged 24-year-old David Kent of Cranberry Township, 44-year-old Steven Sutton of Prospect, and 30-year-old Thomas Yakemovic III of West Middlesex.
  (Source: Ohio Attorney General’s Office)
  Thirteen men from Ohio are also facing charges, including two men from Youngst
  
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• Alleged driver in Penn HIlls hit-and-run, dragging gets house arrest

  20-05-2019 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Surron Burch will be released to electronic home monitoring after a bond hearing Monday.
  
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• Mayors, Judges And US House Seat Up In Pennsylvania Election

  20-05-2019 18:37
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – This week’s election in Pennsylvania will decide nominees or officeholders for several high-profile offices, including mayor in Philadelphia and Allentown and a U.S. House seat in northcentral Pennsylvania.
  Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Tuesday’s election.
  It features primaries for mayor of Allentown and Philadelphia, and for two seats on the statewide Superior Court, which handles civil and criminal appeals from county courts.
  There are als
  
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• Governor Wolf Honors PennDOT District 11 Team Members For Work Reopening Route 30

  20-05-2019 17:49
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Team members from PennDOT’s Bridgeville District 11 are among the winners of the Governor’s Awards for Excellence for their work in reopening Route 30 following a landslide.When it was determined that the landslide was going to occur, the staff worked to evacuate residents that would be impacted, many of them being elderly or disabled. The staff quickly evacuated 34 people, got them relocated and ensured they had shelter, medical supplies, food and other nec
  
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• Former Braddock police officer to face trial in fentanyl DUI

  20-05-2019 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  ""She was very dazed and confused while she was at the hospital. ... Her eyes were glassy. Her speech was slurred. She had dilated pupils."
  
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• South Hills Giant Eagle Sells Winning Lottery Ticket

  20-05-2019 17:06
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Another day, another lottery winner in Allegheny County — this time to the tune of $150,000.The Giant Eagle on Library Road in Bethel Park sold a progressive top prize winning ticket for the Chili Pepper Payout game that ended up being worth a grand total of $140,468.The grocery store will receive a $500 bonus for selling the ticket.The Pennsylvania Lottery recommends people that think they have a winning ticket to scan their ticket at a retailer or through the l
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cool Down Arrives, More Rain Expected This Week

  20-05-2019 16:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sunday’s high hit 86 degrees, the hottest day of the year so far.
  We will get a little bit of a cool down today, with highs falling to the mid-70s.
  Cool air will continue to make its way into the area from the north with a weak cold front that pushes through around 3 p.m.There will be a brief rain chance at this time as the cold air dives in from the north.There will also be some light rain showers around to start the morning rush.Highs today will top out in the m
  
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• President Trump Set To Make First Visit To Pennsylvania In 2019

  20-05-2019 16:18
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump is coming to the battleground state of Pennsylvania for a rally hours before voters in a congressional district in the northcentral part of the state pick a new representative to go to Washington.
  Trump’s rally is Monday at a hangar by Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville. Trump is coming amid tensions with Iran, a growing trade dispute with China and the easing of tariffs on allies.
  It’s Trump’s first visit to Penns
  
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• Downtown stalwart Specialty Luggage set to close in mid-July, factory to move to Wilkinsburg

  20-05-2019 16:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Specialty Luggage’s Waterworks Mall store in Fox Chapel will remain open.
  
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• Best Pittsburgh concerts this week: Hozier, Nita Strauss, Sebadoh, Little Feat tribute, more

  20-05-2019 16:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Also, The Gotobeds release their third album “Debt Begins at 30.”
  
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• Water Main Break Buckles Road In Robinson Township

  20-05-2019 15:15
  ROBINSON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A water main break caused some headaches in Robinson Township early Monday morning.
  The break caused part of the road to buckle along Phillips Lane, near the Robinson Township Christian School.
  The area that is buckling has been cordoned off with orange cones. It has created a sinkhole.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Crews also shut off water service to part of the area.
  They have not yet given a timetable on how long repairs will take.
  Stay
  
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• PTL Links: May 20, 2019

  20-05-2019 15:03
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Giant Eagle FuelPerks+
  Barkitecture at Perlora Furniture
  Café Agnes on Instagram
  Animal Friends
  Dr. Mike Hutchinson
  
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• Rate the work of the new members of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh

  20-05-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Six artists from Brooklyn review 140 applications and select 33 new members to the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh. 
  
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• Aliquippa Police Chief: Sheldon Jeter Found Unconscious On Side Of Road Hours After ’48 Hours’ Special On Rachael DelTondo’s Murder

  20-05-2019 13:44
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — A key figure in the investigation into the murder of Rachael DelTondo last year in Aliquippa was found unconscious over the weekend in Beaver County.
  Aliquippa Police say 21-year-old Sheldon Jeter Jr. was found in the overnight hours of Sunday on Orchard Street at Sheffield Street, along the side of the road, not far from the home where he grew up.
  Officers used Narcan to revive Jeter.#BREAKING: Just hours after @CBSNews @48hours featured Sheldon Jeter Jr. as a key figur
  
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• New boutique claims it has Pittsburgh's 'most Instagrammable coffee'

  20-05-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  At The Loveliest Coffee & Clothes, you can buy a new outfit or order a latte with a message printed in the foam.
  
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• Grouping of 5 shrines aims to draw Catholics, visitors

  20-05-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Five churches in the Strip District, North Side, Polish Hill and Millvale will be combined into a Shrines of Pittsburgh grouping.
  
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• Amid crackdown on seasonal visas, landscapers look to build local workforce in skilled trades

  20-05-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Landscapers have launched an apprenticeship program, hoping to find workers through a model championed by the construction trades.
   
  
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• After an update, Braddock's Battlefield History Center reopens

  20-05-2019 13:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Curator Erica Nuckles adds heavy artillery and new exhibits to illuminate an 18th century attack at Braddock’s Battlefield History Center.
  
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• Growing up through the cracks: Bid to shift state funding threatens Allegheny County family support centers

  20-05-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “We've got a strong family support network that we've developed over the years...and that's going all be pulled out from under us,”  
  
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• Gov. Wolf designates May 23 as '143 Day' in honor of Fred Rogers

  20-05-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania agencies to promote acts of kindness on the 143rd day of the year, a number Mister Rogers considered special.
  
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• Chrissy Teigen partners with AHN to spread word on postpartum depression

  20-05-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny Health Network and Chrissy Teigen are partnering to raise awareness about postpartum depression using the hashtag #mywishformoms.
  
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• Walkabout: Swingtet 8 enlivens dance floor in first gig of 2019

  20-05-2019 11:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Audience and dancers get a kick out of Joe Lagnese’s little big band at Cole Porter tribute show 
  
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• A Message Of Hope: Bishop Zubik Announces Parish Mergers

  20-05-2019 05:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The International Rosary March led by Bishop David Zubik left Epiphany Church and proceeded through Downtown, praying for peace and blessings for the city.The bishop is sending a message of hope, one day after announcing long-awaited sweeping changes in the diocese.After a more than five year study, parishes in a number of communities will be grouped together and merged.“Effective on July 1st, we’re going to have five new parishes with a lot of excitement,&r
  
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• SWAT Called For Suicidal Man, Shuts Down Liberty Avenue

  20-05-2019 03:00
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The 4500 block of Liberty Avenue was shut down for a period of time Sunday night as police responded to a man that wanted to hurt himself and others.He also had a cache of weapons, according to police.Police responded and closed Liberty Avenue between Ella and Taylor Streets.Once SWAT arrived, they began negotiations with the man and around 8:45 p.m., he surrendered without incident.He was then taken to UPMC Presbyterian for medical evaluation and then transferred to We
  
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• Ducklings Rescued, Reunited With Mother Once … And Then Again

  20-05-2019 02:15
  NEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A brood of ducklings has been reunited with their mother, thanks to the help of law enforcement.Eight baby ducks were trapped under a storm sewer grate on Corton Avenue Sunday when police officers and firemen in New Castle came to their rescue around 8:30 a.m, according to the New Castle Fire Department.Photo Credit: KDSTV
  Prior to their arrival, witnesses said the mother duck had been frantically pacing back and forth in front of the grate.The rescuers were able t
  
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• Bell Gets League-Leading 44th RBI, Pirates Beat Padres 6-4

  20-05-2019 01:39
  SAN DIEGO (AP) – Colin Moran hit a three-run home run and finished with four RBIs, and Joe Musgrove beat his hometown Padres for the second time in as many seasons as the Pittsburgh Pirates won 6-4 Sunday to take three of four.
  Musgrove (3-4) was the second straight alum of Grossmont High in suburban El Cajon to beat the Padres. Steven Brault won Saturday night in relief of opener Montana DuRapau.
  The big right-hander took a one-hit shutout into the seventh before the Padres broke out for
  
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• Bell Get League-Leading 44th RBI, Pirates Beat Padres 6-4

  20-05-2019 01:39
  SAN DIEGO (AP) – Colin Moran hit a three-run home run and finished with four RBIs, and Joe Musgrove beat his hometown Padres for the second time in as many seasons as the Pittsburgh Pirates won 6-4 Sunday to take three of four.
  Musgrove (3-4) was the second straight alum of Grossmont High in suburban El Cajon to beat the Padres. Steven Brault won Saturday night in relief of opener Montana DuRapau.
  The big right-hander took a one-hit shutout into the seventh before the Padres broke out for
  
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• Man In Serious Condition After Falling Two Stories During Police Chase

  20-05-2019 01:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man is in the hospital in serious condition after he jumped two stories into an alley while trying to elude police.Pittsburgh Police were on patrol in 3100 block of McClure Avenue when they spotted the man who had warrants out for his arrest.The suspect then ran into the house of an acquaintance where he proceeded to hide. Police searched the house, but could not locate him. A K9 officer was called in but he was still unable to be located.Officers then checked the roo
  
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• No arrests or citations related to Garth Brooks concert at Heinz Field

  20-05-2019 01:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  The record crowd of 75,000 was on it’s best behavior. 
  
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• Former Corporate Headquarters Of Bethlehem Steel Imploded

  20-05-2019 00:11
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – Sixteen thousand tons of Bethlehem Steel has collapsed in a matter of seconds as a demolition crew imploded Martin Tower, the defunct steelmaker’s former world headquarters.
  WATCH LIVE: The implosion of the historic Martin Tower
  Crowds gathered Sunday to watch the demolition of the area’s tallest building, a 21-story monolith that opened at the height of Bethlehem Steel’s power and profitability. America’s second-largest steelmaker went out of
  
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