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• Indoor Tanning Hastens Melanoma

  30-05-2019 23:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – When she was in high school and college, Jessica Rogowicz used tanning beds. Skin cancer wasn’t even a consideration.“That’s the furthest thing from your mind. I guess I always thought bad things like that wouldn’t happen to me, that happens to other people. people you see on the news.”
  Then she had a mole removed.“I was honestly having it removed for cosmetic reasons, never thinking it would be melanoma. I was very much surprised. be
  
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• Landslide Blocks Single Lane On Freeport Road

  30-05-2019 23:48
  CREIGHTON, Pa. (KDKA) — A landslide has blocked a lane on Freeport Road.
  #BREAKING: Landslide on Freeport Rd in Creighton has on lane blocked. @IannottiRalph live at 6pm with an update. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/vXxKhdgzV8
  — Ian Smith (@ismithKDKA) May 30, 2019
  The landslide caused a large tree to fall into a section of the roadway near New Kensington Bridge, bringing down wires and a utility pole.
  Slow going on Freeport Road in Creighton when tree falls onto roadway , bringing down wire
  
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• Landslide Blocks One Lane On Freeport Road

  30-05-2019 23:48
  CREIGHTON, Pa. (KDKA) — A landslide has blocked a lane on Freeport Road.
  #BREAKING: Landslide on Freeport Rd in Creighton has on lane blocked. @IannottiRalph live at 6pm with an update. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/vXxKhdgzV8
  — Ian Smith (@ismithKDKA) May 30, 2019The landslide caused a tree to fall into the roadway, bringing down wires and a utility pole.Slow going on Freeport Road in Creighton when tree falls onto roadway , bringing down wires and utility pole.Stop and go traffic restricte
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools leaders call for better school funding, oppose charter school legislation

  30-05-2019 23:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  Superintendent Anthony Hamlet, state Sen. Lindsey Williams, and others held a press conference Thursday ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
  
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• Naked Man Breaks Into Elementary School, Spills Soap On Floor

  30-05-2019 22:52
  SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania elementary school closed for the day after educators realized that overnight a man had entered the building, got naked and spilled Murphy’s Oil Soap on the gym floor.
  Neil Armstrong Elementary School staff originally thought the spilled soap was a prank, but the principal reviewed security tape footage and saw that a man had been on the premises.
  Scranton Police Chief Carl Graziano says that once inside the school, the man took off his clothes and
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Sign Riikola To One-Year Contract

  30-05-2019 22:50
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Penguins have signed Juuso Riikola to a one-year contract following the defenseman’s rookie campaign.
  The team’s executive vice president and general manager, Jim Rutherford, announced that Riikola had been re-signed Thursday. His new contract has an average annual value of $850,000.
  Riikola made his NHL debut last year during the Oct. 11 Penguins game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Last season, the 25-year-old played 37 games and amassed two goals, t
  
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• R. Kelly Charged With New Counts Of Sexual Abuse

  30-05-2019 22:40
  CHICAGO (CBS) — R. Kelly was charged with 11 additional counts of sexual abuse on Thursday.
  Details are still developing, but some of the charges are Class X felonies. The victims are between the ages of 13 and 16, according to court records. The charges include aggravated criminal sex assault, criminal sex assault and aggravated criminal sex abuse.
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• Report: Weather, Maintenance Responsible For ’18 Barge Breakaway On Ohio River

  30-05-2019 22:34
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – A new report blames wintry weather conditions and poor maintenance for an incident in January 2018 in which 27 barges broke away on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh.
  The National Transportation Safety Board’s marine accident brief released Thursday said the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority and Industry Terminal and Salvage Company did not properly maintain mooring cells or prevent river shoaling.
  The report also says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Co
  
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• Pa. pardons board votes 5-0 to grant clemency to Robert Wideman in 1975 murder

  30-05-2019 22:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Author John Edgar Wideman’s brother is serving a life sentence for a 1975 murder. Prosecutors and the victim’s family oppose commutation.
  
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• DA won't charge tow truck driver who shot, paralyzed rival at Homewood crash scene

  30-05-2019 21:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jason Stotlemeyer was holding a baseball bat when Jerald Robinson shot and paralyzed him in January. They were responding to the same crash.
  
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• Police: Suspect Allegedly Beat Up, Shoved Man Onto T Tracks ‘Because He Was White’

  30-05-2019 21:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say they have charged a man accused of beating up and shoving another man onto the tracks at the Wood Street T Station “because he was white.”
  Willie Hayes is facing a number of charges in the alleged incident, including ethnic intimidation, attempted homicide and aggravated assault.
  The criminal complaint says the victim told investigators from the hospital that he remembered the suspect saying “he was assaulting him because he was white.&rdquo
  
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• Constables acquitted in Homewood shooting incident following fender bender

  30-05-2019 21:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ronald Ciancione Jr. and John Miller III were found not guilty of reckless endangerment, official oppression and criminal conspiracy.
  
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• Storm-Chaser Pops Question To Boyfriend As Massive Tornado Looms

  30-05-2019 21:08
  TIPTON, Kan. (CBS Local) — Storm chaser Joey Krastel managed to combine the two loves of his life, storms and and his boyfriend, when he proposed marriage on Wednesday.
  Krastel, 27, dropped to one knee and popped the question to his boyfriend, Chris Scott, 23, while a massive tornado raged behind them in Tipton, Kansas.
  Krastel, a meteorologist and risk analyst for the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, shared a photo of the whirlwind moment on Twitter with the caption “The 2 love
  
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• Man Discovered In The Trunk Of A Car Sent To Auto Auction

  30-05-2019 20:50
  MANHEIM, Pa. (AP) – Police say a man was found in the trunk of a car that arrived to be sold at a Pennsylvania auto auction.
  Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Chief David Steffen said the man is being treated at a hospital and is expected to be released. He isn’t identifying the man or the nature of the treatment or his injuries.
  Workers who were inspecting the vehicle found the man Thursday at the massive Manheim Auto Auction facility, about 90 miles (130 kilometers) west of
  
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• ‘Nobody Likes Us Getting Ripped Off By Big Corporations’: Judge Alex Ferrer Talks ‘Whistlerblower’ On CBS

  30-05-2019 20:32
  (CBS Local)– Season two of “Whistleblower” is here and host Alex Ferrer is back with a new slate of situations where people risk everything to shed light on injustice and corruption.
  This week’s episode dives into tax fraud and money laundering from polygamists in Utah. The attorney and former judge believes this program is attractive to viewers of all ages.
  “I think it’s wonderful television. I think it’s a show that appeals to everybody,” sa
  
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• 3-Feet Of Water Estimated To Have Flooded Rt. 28, Cleanup Continues

  30-05-2019 20:32
  MILLVALE (KDKA) — As traffic made its way along Route 28 Thursday, crews continued cleanup following flash flooding that stranded a vehicle on the busy roadway yesterday evening.
  As the heavy rain came down on Wednesday, the water began cascading down the hillside above Route 28. The drains just couldn’t handle all of that rain water and debris.
  PennDOT crews estimate about three-feet of water ponded on the road after rushing down the Troy Hill hillside. It brought with it sticks, mu
  
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• 911 Dispatcher Meets Baby He Helped Deliver On Pa. Turnpike

  30-05-2019 20:28
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s not everyday a response to a 911 call leads to an adorable photo shoot.But for a Westmoreland County dispatcher, he got to meet a baby he helped deliver on the Pennsylvania turnpike at mile marker 63.4, and it was pretty darn cute.
  The Westmoreland County Department of Public Safety shared a photo on Facebook of baby Emmi with the first responder who delivered her.Emmi visited the 911 center with her big sister, mom and dad.Pictures were taken, stories were e
  
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• Brewery Launches Over 90 Beers Named After Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

  30-05-2019 20:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — From Overbrook to Allentown, Pittsburgh has long been a city of neighborhoods — 92 in all. Now a local brewery is launching a series of beers named after each region.East End Brewing Company will introduce the Allentown, the first release in its “YOU ARE HERE” neighborhood beer series, this Saturday. The new beer is an imperial shandy, made with tea from the Strip District’s Prestogeorge and lemon juice.
  The Allentown is the first beer in East En
  
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• Brewery Launches 90 Beers Named After Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

  30-05-2019 20:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh has always been a city of neighborhoods — 92 in all. Now a local brewery is launching a series of beers, each named after a neighborhood.East End Brewing Company will introduce the Allentown, the first release in its “YOU ARE HERE” neighborhood beer series, this Saturday. The new beer is an imperial shandy, made with tea from the Strip District’s Prestogeorge and lemon juice.
  The Allentown is the first beer in East End Brewing’s
  
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• Allegheny County stations get short waiver from selling summer gasoline

  30-05-2019 20:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the stations can sell regular gasoline until June 17 due to a supply problem with summer gas.
  
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• Deputies: Man Calls 911 To Brag After Fleeing Traffic Stop

  30-05-2019 20:03
  ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. (CBS Local) — A Florida man was arrested earlier this month after allegedly calling 911 to brag about fleeing a traffic stop.
  Deputies say they pulled over Nicholas Jones, 19, on May 4 for driving his white Hyundai Elantra with a broken tail light. Before the deputy could reach the driver, he pulled a U-turn and sped off.
  About an hour later, 911 got a call from Jones.
  “I like ran from a cop, like 30 minutes to an hour ago,” he told a dispatcher. “L
  
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• GoFundMe Started For Husband, Baby Of Mt. Washington Woman Who Died From Childbirth Complication

  30-05-2019 19:59
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A GoFundMe page has been created for the husband and baby of a Mt. Washington woman who died from a childbirth complication over the weekend.April Sheatz Martinez’s classmates from KHS class of 2002 created the page to raise funds for the family to help with current and future expenses.“She was friendly to everyone, she loved life, and most importantly she loved and cared about others,” the GoFundMe page says.
  The creator of the page, user Corey Peters
  
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• Robert Bowers' attorneys accuse FBI of discouraging witnesses

  30-05-2019 19:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The lawyers said a potential witness initiated contact but then ceased communications after the FBI advised against meeting.
  
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• Police: Woman who released bear spray at Pitt also struck two buses

  30-05-2019 19:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mary Siegert is now accused of spraying the noxious compound on Port Authority buses in May in addition to doing so on campus.
  
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• Target Issues Recall For 90,000 USB Charging Cables Due To Potential Fire Hazard

  30-05-2019 19:32
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Target has issued a recall for 90,000 lightning USB charging cables because they may be fire hazards.
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the metal around the cord can become electrically charged if it makes contact with the prongs on a wall charging block while charging.
  (Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission/Target)
  Target received 14 reports of cables smoking, sparking or igniting, the CPSC says. Two people suffered finger burns.
  The product was sold at T
  
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• Lawyers For Tree Of Life Synagogue Shooting Suspect Allege FBI Meddling

  30-05-2019 19:18
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue say the FBI has been discouraging witnesses from talking to the defense.
  Robert Bowers’ lawyers say in court documents that at least one witness contacted the defense, but abruptly canceled a meeting after the FBI discouraged it. The defense says other witnesses have gotten the same message from the FBI.
  (Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation)
  Defense lawyers are asking the
  
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• Driver Gets Prison For Driving Under Influence Of Marijuana, Killing Man On Lawn Tractor

  30-05-2019 19:16
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man who authorities say was driving his pickup truck at 101 mph (163 kph) while under the influence of marijuana when he struck and killed a man riding a lawn tractor says he made a “huge mistake.”
  A judge in Montgomery County on Wednesday sentenced Christopher Bailey to 1½ to 7½ years in prison. The judge called the 21-year-old’s actions “extremely reckless.”
  Bailey had pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle
  
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• Here Are Pittsburgh’s Top 4 Japanese Eateries

  30-05-2019 19:15
  (Hoodline)- Looking to satisfy your appetite for Japanese fare?
  Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top Japanese spots around Pittsburgh, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best places to fill the bill.
  1. Maiku SushiPHOTO: MAIKU SUSHI/YELP
  Topping the list is Maiku Sushi. Located at 1611 Penn Ave. in the Strip District, the sushi bar is the highest-rated Japanese restaurant in Pittsburgh, boasting four stars out of 176 reviews on Yelp.
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• The Lowest Priced Apartment Rentals For Rent In Southside Flats, Pittsburgh

  30-05-2019 19:13
  (Hoodline)- Southside Flats is friendly for those on foot, is quite bikeable and boasts excellent transit options, according to Walk Score’s rating system.
  So what does the low-end rent on a rental in Southside Flats look like these days—and what might you get for the price?
  We took a look at local listings for studios and one-bedroom apartments in Southside Flats via rental sites Zumper and Apartment Guide, to find out what price-conscious apartment seekers can e
  
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• Pittsburgh Boasts A Hot Lineup Of Music Events This Week

  30-05-2019 19:13
  (Hoodline)- If you love to take advantage of the live music offerings near you, this week offers several great reasons to leave the house.
  From country music to an all-female rock benefit concert, read on for a local music to-do list to fill your calendar this week.
  Hoodline offers data-driven analysis of local happenings and trends across cities. Links included in this article may earn Hoodline a commission on clicks and transactions.Clare DunnFrom the event description:
  Female country artist C
  
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• Study: Bike Lanes Make Roads Safer For Everyone

  30-05-2019 18:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh’s bike lanes are a hot topic, but a new study from Denver says bicycle infrastructure, not cyclists, creates safer roads.The University of Colorado Denver’s research says its bike lanes are saving lives.According to researchers, cities with separated and protected bike lanes have fewer deaths and better safety.The study attributes city bike lanes with reduced cyclist, motorist and pedestrian deaths.
  
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• 10-Month-Old Baby Chokes To Death On Pine Cone At Day Care

  30-05-2019 18:28
  RALEIGH, N.C. (CBS Local) — A 10-month-old baby boy choked on a pine cone and died at a North Carolina day care on Wednesday, authorities said.
  The baby, identified as Areon Ellington, found the pine cone in the yard outside A Hug A Day Daycare in southeast Raleigh, CBS affiliate WNCN reported. Police said it happened during the day, but wouldn’t say exactly when or where.
  “I see people coming early in the morning, dropping the kids off, picking the kids up,” said Mikea N
  
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• Wendell August Partners With NFL, Launches Line of Steelers Products

  30-05-2019 18:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Football fans can now purchase a host of Steelers-themed metal products from Wendell August Forge.
  The fine metal shop in Grove City recently announced a partnership with the NFL, which is currently celebrating its 100th season.As such, Wendell August says its metalworkers have created a line of Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns products, ranging from trays and keychains to bookmarks and bowls.
  Steelers keychain (Credit: Wendell August Forge)
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• Garfield fentanyl dealer, mother of two, follows husband to federal prison

  30-05-2019 18:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Prosecutors said Dara Haynie, a mother of two, helped her husband, Quinshawn Haynie, deal fentanyl and heroin near a playground.
  
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• EPA Issues Temporary Waiver For Summer Blend Gas In Allegheny County

  30-05-2019 18:11
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Environmental Protection Agency has just issued a temporary “Emergency Fuel Waiver” for Allegheny County.
  The waiver lifts the requirement for gas stations in the county to only sell summer blend gasoline until June 17.
  The decision is based on a growing supply problem with the summer blend of gas.RELATED STORY: EPA Promises To Expedite End Of Higher-Priced Summer Gas In Allegheny CountyBetween now and June 17, the EPA says it will try to expedite a perm
  
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• Memorial Tournament: Tiger Woods Chases Sixth Title At Muirfield Village

  30-05-2019 18:10
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Pittsburgh/CBS Local) — The Memorial Tournament, held every year at Muirfield Village Golf Club, is Jack Nicklaus’s tournament. Jack built the course in the rolling hills of Ohio. Jack started the PGA Tour event to give a little something back. And everyone shows up.
  While certainly a testament to the Golden Bear’s legendary status, the event now also occupies a key spot on the Tour schedule. Two weeks after the PGA Championship and two weeks before the U.S.
  
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• Sharpsburg man charged with racially motivated attack at Downtown T station

  30-05-2019 18:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  A black man is accused of ethnic intimidation, attempted homicide in the beating of a white man, who was thrown onto the tracks, police said
  
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• Her Deported Dad Couldn’t Attend Graduation, So She Wore Cap and Gown To Meet Him On Border Bridge

  30-05-2019 17:57
  (CNN) — Sarai Ruiz received her high school diploma at a graduation ceremony in Texas last week. But one of the most important people in her life, her dad Esteban, could not attend.
  “He was deported from the US when I was about four,” Ruiz told CNN En Español. The whole family now lives in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and Ruiz had to cross the border daily to attend Hector J. Garcia Early College High School in Laredo, Texas, she said.
  “My whole life, I had always thought
  
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• Sears’ Owner Wants To Get Out Of Paying $43M In Severance To Ex-Employees

  30-05-2019 17:56
  By Chris Isidore, CNN Business
  (CNN) — The owner of Sears promised to pay out tens of millions of dollars in severance to employees who lost their jobs. Now he wants to get out of it.
  Former Sears Holdings chairman and CEO Eddie Lampert — who bought the remains of the bankrupt company earlier this year — is threatening not to make $43 million in pension payments to thousands of workers who have lost their jobs over the last year in multiple rounds of store closings.
  Lampert dis
  
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• She Was The World’s Smallest Baby, Now She’s A Healthy Infant

  30-05-2019 17:46
  (CNN) — The smallest surviving baby in the world left the hospital five months after she came into the world at a San Diego, California hospital.
  Baby Saybie was born at 23 weeks and three days last December, weighing in at just 8.6 ounces about the weight of a large apple — making her the smallest surviving baby in the world, according to officials at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital. She was released from the hospital earlier this month weighing 5.6 pounds, CNN affiliate KSWB reported.
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• Altoona Man Running From Police Dies In Rain-Swollen River

  30-05-2019 17:39
  DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A man fleeing police has died after jumping into a rain-swollen river in Pennsylvania.
  Police responded to a report of a domestic dispute in Blair County on Wednesday when they say 37-year-old Jeremy Ross fled the scene clad only in boxer shorts.
  Officers pursued Ross on foot when they say he jumped into the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River. Police say they attempted to rescue Ross, but he refused to surrender.
  His body was recovered hours later.
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• Police ID 2 Vehicles Possibly Involved In Woman’s Disappearance

  30-05-2019 17:30
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police have released new information surrounding the disappearance of a woman from Whitehall.
  Elizabeth “Betsy” Wiesenfeld has not been seen since April 30. She was reported missing after she didn’t show up for work that morning at a local nursing home.
  Police have now identified two vehicles that may have been involved in her disappearance.
  One of them is a Ford F-150 quad cab pickup truck. It has a broken passenger-side window.
  (Source: Allegheny Cou
  
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• Ross honors Tree of Life victim, wife as citizens of the year

  30-05-2019 17:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  Commissioner Joe  Laslavic said commissioners have discussed a citizen award for the past year to “bring light to what makes Ross special.
  
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• WATCH: Trooper Saves Toddler From Oncoming Dump Truck

  30-05-2019 17:22
  SAGINAW, Mich. (CBS Local) — Dashcam video captured the moment when a 2-year-old girl was saved last week from a possible tragedy by a quick-acting Michigan state trooper.
  Sgt. Joseph Richard was on duty Friday when he saw the unsupervised toddler wander onto a busy roadway near Alpena, police said. As Richards approached the little girl, she turned back to the road, with a dump truck coming toward her.
  Richards stopped his patrol car, jumped out and grabbed the little girl just as the pas
  
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• Sneak Peek: Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge Is Every ‘Star Wars’ Fan’s Dream

  30-05-2019 17:20
  (CNN) — Disney Imagineer Scott Trowbridge and I are sitting next to the Millennium Falcon. The ship is scarred with blast marks and rust; by all indications it’s the same ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. You know: a piece of junk.
  Of course, we’re not in a galaxy far, far away, we’re in Anaheim, California, and the behemoth near us isn’t a real spaceship. But starting Friday, when Disney’s new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens to the p
  
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• Sneak Peak: Disneyland’s Galaxy Edge Is Every Star Wars Fan’s Dream

  30-05-2019 17:20
  (CNN) — Disney Imagineer Scott Trowbridge and I are sitting next to the Millennium Falcon. The ship is scarred with blast marks and rust; by all indications it’s the same ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. You know: a piece of junk.
  Of course, we’re not in a galaxy far, far away, we’re in Anaheim, California, and the behemoth near us isn’t a real spaceship. But starting Friday, when Disney’s new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens to the p
  
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• Cicada Swarm: Family’s Home Sits At Epicenter Of The 17-Year Invasion

  30-05-2019 17:11
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Red beady eyes glowing, the cicadas are swarming out of the ground in Western Pennsylvania.
  One home in Fawn Township sits right at the epicenter of the cicada invasion.
  The family says they are dealing with a major cicada problem as thousands of the bugs crawl all over their home.
  Photo Credit: Brenda Karadeema
  From their back porch, to their furniture, the ground and trees, the cicadas are making life miserable for the family.
  The 17-year cicada emergence started earl
  
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• Visitor centers tell 'great stories' of tourism opportunities in region

  30-05-2019 17:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  Westmoreland’s new visitor information center joins those in Allegheny and other counties to  attract tourists
  
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• Tech Center: Smart Locks

  30-05-2019 17:04
  Some new technology that takes the guess work out of remembering if you locked your door or not.
  
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• J.K. Rowling To Add 4 New E-Books To The Wizarding World

  30-05-2019 16:58
  (CNN) — Harry Potter fans can soon go four books deeper into the world of wizarding.
  Pottermore Publishing plans to release a series of short, non-fiction e-books exploring the “traditional folklore and magic at the heart of the Harry Potter series.”
  The collection is framed around various Hogwarts lessons. Where did the idea for the individualized guardians of the Patronus charm come from? Perhaps a book on charms and defense against the dark will have the answers.
  The series
  
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