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• Driver Hurt, Trapped After Pole Gate Impales Vehicle Windshield

  05-06-2019 23:54
  YOUNGWOOD, Pa. — A driver was trapped inside his vehicle after a pool gate crashed through his windshield.
  Westmoreland County 911 say emergency responders were called to the scene at approximately 1:30 p.m. at the corner of Peoria Lane and Painter Avenue in Youngwood.
  Photo Credit: (Youngwood Volunteer Fire Dept.)
  The Youngwood Park and Pool gate closed on its own, impaling the windshield, trapping the driver inside, according to police officials.
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• Proposal would open more public lands to hunting and fishing

  05-06-2019 23:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Trump administration proposes increased hunting and fishing on wildlife refuges
  
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• Disturbing Undercover Video Shows Animal Cruelty At Fair Oaks Farms

  05-06-2019 23:16
  FAIR OAKS, Ind. (CBS Local) — The owner of a farm in northwest Indiana is apologizing after an undercover video surfaced showing farm employees abusing dairy cows.
  The video, which may be too disturbing to watch for many viewers, was shot by a member of the Florida-based animal welfare group called Animal Recovery Mission while working undercover last year as a calf care worker.
  The video shows four employees of Fair Oaks Farms engaged in extreme animal cruelty — calves being thrown
  
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• Kidsburgh: Kid-Friendly Activities At The Three Rivers Arts Festival

  05-06-2019 23:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Three Rivers Arts Festival opens Friday right in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh at Point State Park and Gateway Center.
  Some families might be a little intimidated to bring kids to the festival, but Kidsburgh has a guide to seven ways kids will have a blast there.
  RELATED LINKS:Kidsburgh.org
  More Kidsburgh ReportsTo see the full list, visit Kidsburgh.org at this link.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Parts Of Western Pa. To See More Severe Weather

  05-06-2019 22:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Following last week’s stretch of destructive storms, some areas could see much of the same with a new weather system moving through the region Wednesday evening.A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for parts of Mercer County, including Greenville, Sharpsville and Reynold Heights.
  Flash Flood Warning including Greenville PA, Sharpsville PA, Reynolds Heights PA until 7:15 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/6XXejgsRaI
  — NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) June 5, 2019
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• Pittsburgh Police Unveil Pride Month Decals For Patrol Vehicles

  05-06-2019 22:35
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police vehicles will dawn a special decal during the month of June.
  The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police unveiled their Pride Month decals that will be placed on patrol vehicles.
  Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and the decals are part of the police department’s continuous work with the National Initiative and are also in line with the task force Report on 21st Century Policing, according to a statement from the department.RELATED STORY: City An
  
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• UPMC Won’t Require Prepayment From Some Highmark Patients Once Consent Decrees Expire

  05-06-2019 22:10
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — UPMC will not require some Highmark patients to pay in advance for services once the consent decrees between the two health care providers expire.
  The consent decrees are set to expire on June 30. UPMC originally wanted Highmark’s Medicare Advantage members to pay for treatments up front after that deadline, starting in July.
  UPMC has decided against that decision.
  UPMC also said in a release Wednesday that it will accept direct payment from Highmark patients for
  
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• RBC Canadian Open: Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka Headline Strong Field

  05-06-2019 21:51
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Pittsburgh/CBS Local) — The RBC Canadian Open adapts to a new spot on the PGA Tour calendar again this year. Started in 1904, the oldest continuously running non-major moved from September to July in 2007. This year it moves up to early June. Wedged between the Open Championship and the WGC-Bridgestone until recently, it’s now bookended by the Memorial and the U.S. Open.
  Organizers may feel like they just can’t win. But a fairly strong field this year suggest
  
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• Police Searching For Missing Woman Last Seen Leaving Western Psych

  05-06-2019 21:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police in Pittsburgh are turning to the public for help in locating a missing woman.According to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, 49-year-old Jennifer Antonoplos was last seen leaving UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Wednesday.
  Antonoplos is described as 5-feet 4-inches tall, wearing a grat t-shirt with a bible verse on the back.Police officals say she has lived in Homestead and South Park.Anyone with information is asked to call missing persons detectives at 412-323-7
  
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• Fire Crews Respond To House Fire In Homestead

  05-06-2019 21:35
  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) – Firefighters responded to a structure fire Wednesday afternoon.
  Officials from Allegheny County posted to Twitter saying that firefighters were called to the scene in Homestead.Homestead: Residential structure fire – 1100 block of Amity Street. Responders are at the scene.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) June 5, 2019The residential structure fire was located in the 1100-block of Amity Street.
  According to Allegheny County 911 dispatchers, crews were dispat
  
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• Proposed property tax increase in Penn Hills raises objections

  05-06-2019 21:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  The board is scheduled to vote on the 2019-20 budget, as well as the recovery plan on June 24 at Linton Middle School.
  
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• Police: Suspect In Monroeville Mall Shooting Arrested With 750 Bags Of Heroin

  05-06-2019 21:31
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) – A man who police had been searching for since April after the Monroeville Mall shooting was arrested in Westmoreland County on drug charges.
  It was 750 stamp bags of heroin that ultimately landed Brandon Murphy, 24, of McKeesport in jail.(Source: Westmoreland County Jail)
  State police received a tip and arrested him in a North Huntingdon Township Walmart parking lot when the heroin fell from his lap onto the passenger side floor of the car he was in.Murphy
  
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• Police: Monroeville Mall Shooting Suspect Arrested With 750 Bags Of Heroin

  05-06-2019 21:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man who police had been searching for since April after the Monroeville Mall shooting was arrested in Westmoreland County on drug charges.NEW: A man police have been looking for after shots were fired at @MonroevilleMall in April, was arrested in Westmoreland County. Police say Brandon Murphy was picked up after 750 stamp bags of heroin fell from his lap onto the floor of his car as he was getting out of it. pic.twitter.com/vn0fPaWeWp
  — Amy Wadas (@AmyWadas) Jun
  
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• ‘I can’t think about those two nights.’ Grandmother copes with violent deaths of son, grandson

  05-06-2019 21:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Teresa Drum was sentenced to 70 to 180 months in prison for killing husband Dennis Drum Sr. Their son killed himself 15 months later.
  
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• Frazer woman gets nearly 6 years for killing husband in 2017

  05-06-2019 21:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Teresa drum was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in March for killing her husband, Dennis Drum Sr.
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect In North Side Homicide

  05-06-2019 20:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police arrested an Arlington man today for a fatal shooting that took place on the North Side in May.
  Matthew Lambert, 22, allegedly shot Tre Valorie on May 8 multiple times.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Government Website)
  Police discovered Valorie in a vehicle parked in a lot near Woods Run Avenue and Central Avenue. Valorie was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
  Lambert was arrested on charges of criminal homicide, aggravated assault and a firearms vio
  
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• Three Rivers Arts Festival Offers Activities For Everyone

  05-06-2019 20:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival kicks off on Friday.
  This year’s festival will feature more than 85 musical acts, including India.Arie, who’s headlining this year.
  There will also be a special art exhibition at Point State Park this year, called “Los Trompos,” or spinning tops.
  And, in Gateway Center, there will be sculptures made entirely of flip flops.
  For more information and the full schedule of events, visit their website here.
  
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• Original Star Wars Trilogy Screening At Carnegie Science Center

  05-06-2019 20:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Lifelong Star Wars fans have a chance to view the original trilogy on the giant screen at the Carnegie Science Center.
  The cultural phenomenon — lightsabers and all — started when the first Star Wars film, A New Hope, hit theaters in 1977.
  More than 40 years later, the saga remains an icon among viewers worldwide. And now, fans have a chance to relive the action — whirring lightsabers and all — at the Science Center’s Rangos Giant Cinema.
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• Coroner Says Woman Died From THC Overdose, Experts Skeptical

  05-06-2019 19:47
  ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. (CBS Local) — A 39-year-old woman Louisiana woman was the first person to have ever died from a marijuana overdose, according to local officials.
  The victim was found deceased laying on a sofa in her LaPlace apartment in February. An autopsy showed she had relatively healthy organs and no signs of illness.
  “I knew this was very unusual because I was expecting maybe elevated alcohols or some other drug,” St. John the Baptist Parish Coroner Christ
  
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• Ed Sheeran x Heinz: Ed Sheeran Launches Collaboration With Heinz Ketchup

  05-06-2019 19:39
  (CNN) — Ed Sheeran found a love for him and he’d like for his fellow ketchup lovers to dive right in and follow his lead.
  The “Shape of You” singer on Wednesday unveiled an ad campaign with Heinz Ketchup that combines his well-documented love of the condiment and his penchant for cheeky humor.
  The partnership is actually less out of left field than some might think.
  Sheeran is a longtime fan of Heinz and even has a tattoo of the company’s logo on his arm.
  Heinz said
  
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• Retired Teacher Files Lawsuit, Claims Priest Delivering Christmas Cards Raped Her While Watching Steelers’ Game

  05-06-2019 19:32
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A retired teacher from Ross Township has filed a civil lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese and former priest, Fr. Cyprian Duru, claiming she was raped by him in December of 2016.
  At the time, Kathy Coll was 65 and says the attack occurred when the priest came by to deliver a Christmas card while she was watching a Pittsburgh Steelers’ football game. She says she was assaulted and raped in the basement of the home where she had gone to a refrigerator to
  
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• Police: Snapchat Helped Lead Investigators To Sharon Homicide Suspect

  05-06-2019 18:59
  SHARON, Pa. (KDKA) — A New Castle woman has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a man after investigators say her Snapchat account helped lead them to her.
  According to the Sharon Police Department, Alexis Holmes, 20, is facing charges of criminal homicide, robbery and burglary related to the May 23 murder of Khalil Hopson, 24, of Sharon.
  Sharon Police say that officers responded to a call about a shooting at a Cedar Avenue home in the early morning of May 23. Upon their a
  
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• Pa. Senate Advances Expansion Of Private School Tax Credits

  05-06-2019 18:43
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Legislation to substantially expand taxpayer support for private and religious schools is taking another step in Pennsylvania.
  The Senate Education Committee approved the bill Wednesday over the protests of Democrats.
  It’s sponsored by House Speaker Mike Turzai and passed the Republican-controlled House last month on a near-party line basis.
  Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is critical of it, saying it boosts business tax credits at the expense of public school funding
  
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• YouTuber Kanghua Ren Sentenced To Jail For Feeding Toothpaste-Filled Oreos To Homeless Man

  05-06-2019 18:29
  BARCELONA, Spain (CBS Local) — A man known as YouTube prankster ReSet was sentenced to 15 months in prison last week for a prank he played on a homeless man.
  Kanghua Ren drew widespread criticism in early 2017 when he posted a video of himself offering 20 euros and Oreo cookies filled with toothpaste to a homeless man in Barcelona.
  In the since-deleted video, Ren acknowledged that he may have gone too far, but added, “look on the positive side: this will help you clean your teeth, I
  
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• Robinson mobile home park owner must compensate former residents

  05-06-2019 18:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Under Pennsylvania's Manufactured Home Community Rights Act, residents are due compensation if they must leave due to redevelopment
  
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• Police Charge Boy, 13, For Posting Alleged Threats Against High School

  05-06-2019 17:52
  ROCKWOOD BOROUGH, Pa. (KDKA) — A 13-year-old boy has been charged with sending threatening messages via social media to a high school is Somerset County.
  The boy, from Rockwood Borough, is facing charges of terroristic threats and disorderly conduct.
  State police say the alleged threatening messages were posted to Instagram and reported by students to school staff members at Rockwood Area High School.
  Investigators say the messages warned other students “not to go to school” on
  
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• ‘A Miracle’: World War II Vet Receives Honorable Discharge To Correct ‘Injustice’ 74 Years Later

  05-06-2019 17:38
  PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (CBS Local) — A veteran of World War II who was forced to leave the military because of the color of his skin calls an honorable discharge to correct the injustice “a miracle.”
  Nelson Henry Jr., 95, of Philadelphia, was notified Monday that his discriminatory “blue discharge” from 1945 had been changed to honorable.
  “It’s unbelievable. I’m still wondering if it’s a dream,” Henry told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I
  
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• Second Round Of 2019 Tony Awards Presenters Announced, See The Full List

  05-06-2019 17:35
  A second round of artists has been added to the list for the 2019 Tony Awards, which will be broadcast from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Sunday, June 9th at 8:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT. only on CBS. This year’s 73 annual affair boasts a lineup that includes Sara Bareilles, Laura Benanti, Abigail Breslin, Danny Burstein, Kristin Chenoweth, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Josh Groban, Danai Gurira, Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Jackson, Shirley Jones, Jane Krakowski, Judith Light, Lucy Liu, Aasif
  
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• Washington Co. Man Sentenced To 35½-90 Years In Kidnapping, Shooting Case

  05-06-2019 17:26
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to 35½ to 90 years in a kidnapping and shooting that authorities called a botched execution attempt.
  Twenty-eight-year-old Keith Rosario was sentenced Monday in Washington County on February convictions of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy.
  Washington County prosecutors said Rosario kidnapped the 32-year-old man in September 2017 and shot him in the head, but the victim surv
  
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• Driver who caused N. Versailles crash, killing family on Thanksgiving Day 2016 gets 70-140 years in prison

  05-06-2019 17:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Demetrius Coleman, who was spared a life sentence, apologized to the relatives of the family killed while he was fleeing a traffic stop.
  
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• Driver who caused crash that killed family of 3 on Thanksgiving Day 2016 gets 70-140 years in prison

  05-06-2019 17:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Demetrius Coleman, who was spared a life sentence, apologized to the relatives of the family killed while he was fleeing a traffic stop.
  
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• Ex-Wife Of Pastor Convicted In Child Sex Trafficking Case Sentenced

  05-06-2019 17:23
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – The former wife of one of three pastors convicted in a child sex trafficking investigation in Ohio has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for lying to investigators.
  Laura Lloyd told a judge before she was sentenced to 21 months on Tuesday that she responded poorly because she was trying to protect her job and her family.
  She’s a former county administrator in Toledo who lost her job after the allegations came out against her ex-husband. He pleaded guilt
  
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• Central Catholic High School Basketball Coach Facing Suspension

  05-06-2019 16:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Central Catholic High School’s new boys basketball coach may be suspended before he even gets the chance to coach a game this season.
  According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Brian Urso faces a hearing before the WPIAL board of directors today.
  He’s accused of recruiting players in eighth grade through recent emails.
  The Post-Gazette reports that the emails asked eighth-graders to attend workouts, an action which WPIAL and PIAA could consider recruiting.
  He
  
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• Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs To More Than Half A Billion Dollars

  05-06-2019 16:14
  By AJ Willingham, CNN
  (CNN) — Feeling lucky? No one won the Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, so now the pot has climbed to $530 million.
  The next drawing is Friday, June 7, at 11 p.m. ET, so you have plenty of time to set up your next office pool or remember to swing by the gas station on your way home.
  This is the first time the Mega Millions jackpot has exceeded $500 million since last October’s record-breaking $1.5 billion mark.
  If you win (and you won’t, but it&rsquo
  
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• Man Convicted In Thanksgiving Day Crash That Killed Family Sentenced

  05-06-2019 15:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man convicted in theThanksgiving Day crash that killed a family of three was sentenced to 70 to 140 years in prison.
  Demetrius Coleman was driving without a license when he killed 28-year-old David Bianco, his 21-year-old fiancée, Kaylie Meininger, and her 2-year-old daughter, Annika.
  He was convicted of three counts of homicide.
  (Photo Credit: Twitter/Light_House_600)
  On Thanksgiving Day 2016, Coleman was allegedly trying to run from police when he collided wi
  
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• Man Convicted In Crash That Killed Family Of 3 Set To Be Sentenced

  05-06-2019 15:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man facing life in prison for killing a family of three in a fiery crash will go before the jury this morning for sentencing.Demetrius Coleman, convicted of killing family in Thanksgiving Day crash, to appear for sentencing hearing this morning before Judge David Cashman.
  — AlleghenyCountyDA (@AlleghenyCoDA) June 5, 2019
  Demetrius Coleman was driving without a license when he killed 28-year-old David Bianco, his 21-year-old fiancée, Kaylie Meininger, and
  
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• Cooking With Rania: Summer Recipes

  05-06-2019 15:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Rania Harris is in the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen making two recipes perfect for summer time.
  Pittsburgh Steak Salad
  Ingredients:1-1/2 pounds New York Strip steak, allowed to come to room temperature for about ½ hour
  2 tablespoons softened butter
  Salt & pepper
  4 hard-boiled eggs
  8 cups mixed greens
  Shredded carrots
  Grape tomatoes ~ cut into halves
  ½ thinly sliced red onion
  4 cups prepared frozen “fast food” French fries – baked acc
  
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• PTL Links: June 5, 2019

  05-06-2019 15:28
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes
  The Great Race
  Life Coach, Dr. Marlene Boas
  City of Pittsburgh Summer Events
  Manhunt Extras Needed
  
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• Teacher Writes Note To Tooth Fairy After Student’s Lost Tooth Actually Goes Missing

  05-06-2019 15:13
  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The school year is winding down in most districts.
  But, on Tuesday, one teacher in the Shaler Area School District went above and beyond to help a young student who lost a tooth during lunch.
  Assistant Superintendent Dr. Bryan O’Black tweeted about the kind gesture at Burchfield Primary School.
  He says the baby tooth got displaced in all the excitement and chaos.
  So, to cover things for the student, Mrs. Roth wrote a letter to the Tooth Fairy explaining what
  
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• What to watch for at the Three Rivers Arts Festival

  05-06-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Th  Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival arrives Friday at Point State Park, Gateway Center and the Cultural District, Downtown.
  
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• Trucker Pleads Guilty To Driving Drunk, Causing 11-Car Crash

  05-06-2019 14:55
  LOWER PAXTON, Pa. (AP) – A Mississippi truck driver has admitted causing an alcohol-related crash on an interstate highway in Pennsylvania that killed three people, including a toddler.
  Jack Satterfield III pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges, including homicide by vehicle while driving drunk and leaving an accident scene. The 29-year-old McComb man doesn’t have a plea deal with Dauphin County prosecutors, meaning he faces a lengthy prison term when he’s sentenced later t
  
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• Life-saving partners: Veterans honor their service dogs at Duquesne U. ceremony

  05-06-2019 14:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Service dogs for veterans have proven their worth; plans are now under way for a Pennsylvania training facility.
  
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• Pa. Woman Dies Mysteriously At Dominican Republic Hotel, Days Before Maryland Couple Perish

  05-06-2019 14:37
  By Faith Karimi, CNN
  (CNN) — Five days before a Maryland couple was found dead in their hotel room in the Dominican Republic, a Pennsylvania woman collapsed and died at the same resort shortly after she checked in, a family spokesman says.
  Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, had just checked in on May 25 and enjoyed a drink from the minibar at the Bahia Principe Hotel in La Romana, family spokesman Jay McDonald told CNN affiliate WFMZ.
  She was with her husband, Dan Werne
  
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• Ellwood City Medical Center Victim Of Cyber Attack, Not Sure If Patient Records Were Exposed

  05-06-2019 14:22
  ELLWOOD CITY (KDKA) – Ellwood City Medical Center officials are investigating whether any patient records were compromised Tuesday after a cyber attack.
  The Beaver County Times reports that on Tuesday, officials from Ellwood City Medical Center said the hospital was the victim of a cyber attack.
  This isn’t the first time the hospital is under scrutiny.
  Ellwood City Medical Center is already under investigation for ongoing payroll problems.
  The past year, employees reported that their
  
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• Police Search For Man Charged In Fatal Wilkinsburg Shooting

  05-06-2019 13:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are looking for a McKeesport man who was charged with shooting another man in the head Tuesday morning.
  Triq Price, 39, faces criminal homicide, robbery, drug and weapon charges.
  Police say that Price, nicknamed “Wax,” shot 49-year-old David Herbin after demanding money and drugs.The victim died last night.
  Lindsay Ward obtained court paperwork this morning that said the shooting happened before 5 a.m. yesterday on Laketon Road in Wilkinsburg.
  Accordi
  
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• Vocation to vacation: How a trade school became a TRYP hotel

  05-06-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  At the first TRYP hotel in Pennsylvania, local artists’ work adorns public spaces, halls and guest rooms in a closed Lawrenceville school.
  
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• Game day clash: Peduto says Steelers stalling North Shore development over parking, tailgating

  05-06-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mayor claims the team is treating a 200-space surface lot like an ATM
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cold Front Brings Rain, Thunderstorms

  05-06-2019 12:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Sunny weather in Pittsburgh doesn’t last forever, so you may want to grab your umbrella on the way out the door this morning.
  Pittsburgh is waking up to comfortable temperatures in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
  Temperatures this afternoon will be mid to upper 70s, which is about the average this time of year. The high for today is 76.
  While it will be warm today, it won’t be too sunny. There’s a chance for rain and thunderstorms today.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  
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• Riley, Donaldson Hit 3-Run HR’s As Braces Beat Pirates 12-5

  05-06-2019 05:18
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Austin Riley and Josh Donaldson hit three-run home runs in consecutive innings, and the Atlanta Braves rallied for 12-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
  Freddie Freeman added a two-run homer, his 15th, in a three-run ninth inning that sealed the Braves third straight win.
  Riley sent a slider from Kyle Crick (2-2) over the wall in right field for his ninth home run of the season in the seventh, turning a 5-3 deficit into a one-run lead. Donaldson pushed th
  
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• Routine Traffic Stop For Lyft Driver Lands Passenger Behind Bars

  05-06-2019 05:13
  CRESCENT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A fugitive from justice is behind bars after he was cornered by police during a routine traffic stop.
  Lyft driver Jason Sinagra says he picked up 39-year-old Montclair Gibbs early Tuesday morning in Crescent Township.
  Sinagra, who’s a local pastor, was driving on McGovern Road talking to Gibbs about church when Patrolman Joe Burek started following him.
  KDKA’s Kym Gable interviewed Sinagra about the ordeal.
  Gable: “You pick up all kinds of
  
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