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• IUP student who served as legislative staffer killed in Armstrong County crash

  08-06-2019 23:51
  
  Brian Henry Swatt, 21, of Mayfield, Lackawanna County, was killed in the wreck in East Franklin, according to the county coroner’s office. 
  
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• IUP Student Dies In Accident In Armstrong County

  08-06-2019 23:46
  KITTANNING (KDKA) — One man has died in a traffic accident that is believed to have occurred Friday morning.
  Brian Swatt, a 21-year-old of Mayfield, Pa., failed to stop at a stop sign on Butler Road in East Franklin Township. He then traveled across East Brady Road, went approximately 150 yards over an embankment and landed on another car’s roof.Swatt was an IUP student and a staffer for State Senator Joe Pittman.
  “Brian led with integrity and intelligence, and we are grateful
  
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• Mt. Lebanon Church Becomes First In Southwestern Pa. To Install Solar Panels

  08-06-2019 23:25
  MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) — St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is now the first church in Western Pennsylvania to install its own solar panels.While they are not the first church to install solar panels, other churches have elected to switch to solar energy through cooperatives or third-party agreements, according to Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light.“On a nice day, our building is totally powered by the sun,” said Reverend Noah H. Evans. “This move is very much a respons
  
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• Florida Doctor Agrees To Pay Settlement For Allegedly Making Improper Referrals To Greensburg Lab

  08-06-2019 21:56
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Florida doctor is paying over $900,000 to settle a false claims allegation in Greensburg.Dr. Nathan Hanflink of Mt. Dora, Florida, allegedly received improper payments for making referrals to Universal Fluid Laboratories in Greensburg. He also allegedly caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare for drug testing services, according to United States Attorney Scott W. Brady.According to the settlement that was announced on June 6, Dr. Hanflink referred patients to
  
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• Pirates Place Davis On 10-Day Injured List, Recall Kang And Option Tucker

  08-06-2019 21:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pirates have placed Rookie Davis on the 10-day injured list with a right middle finger blister.In a corresponding move, right-handed pitcher Michael Feliz has been recalled.Also, infielder Jung Ho Kang has been recalled from his rehab assignment and reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Cole Tucker has been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis.Outfielder Corey Dickerson has also been recalled from a rehab assignment and reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Right-han
  
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• Reynolds Doubles Twice, But Pirates Still Fall To Brewers 10-4

  08-06-2019 21:17
  MILWAUKEE (AP) – Brandon Woodruff struck 10 in six innings and Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 on Friday night.
  Eric Thames also connected for Milwaukee, and NL MVP Christian Yelich had three hits. Travis Shaw walked twice and scored two runs.
  The Brewers improved to 11-2 when Woodruff (8-1) takes the mound this season, including wins in each of his last eight starts. The 10 strikeouts matched a career high for the right-hand
  
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• Pittsburgh Gang Member Pleads Guilty After FBI, DEA Investigation

  08-06-2019 20:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh gang member pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute heroin, according to United States Attorney Scott W. Brady.
  The Department of Justice said Rashem Littleberry, 29, pleaded guilty on Thursday, June 6, after the FBI and DEA initiated a wiretrap investigation.
  Their investigation targeted the West Ends gang, the Greenway Boy Killas (GBK) and alleged drug trafficking in the area.
  Officials say the investigation followed Littleberry and hi
  
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• Century III Mall Boarded Up, Despite $5 Million Borrowed For Repairs

  08-06-2019 19:13
  WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) – New photos show Century III Mall boarded up, despite a bankruptcy judge allowing the mall’s owners to borrow $5 million back in February.
  New photos show the mall boarded up, the lots empty.
  (Photo Credit: Aaron Sledge/KDKA)
  Century III Mall has had its issues in the past. Tenants have been evicted, tax officials say Century III owes thousands in property taxes and other large retail stores like Dick’s Sporting Goods have left the mall.
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• Calling All Jeep Fans: Bantam Jeep Fest Kicks Off With Parade

  08-06-2019 17:54
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – Hundreds of Jeeps rolled down Butler’s Main Street last night to kick of Bantam’s Jeep Fest.
  Bantam’s Jeep Fest, which is famous for setting the Guinness World Record for largest Jeep parade, started in 2011. Since then, its website says it’s been breaking records since that day.
  The event boasts it’s hosting over 125 vendors selling all sorts of different gear and products for ever Jeep lover out there.To celebrate the start of Jeep Fest,
  
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• Judge Denies GM Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Filed By Union

  08-06-2019 17:25
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – A federal judge in Ohio has denied General Motors’ request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the United Auto Workers claiming the company violated the union’s contract by not sending workers to a plant in Indiana.
  The Warren Tribune Chronicle reports U.S. District Judge Benita Pearson ruled Friday in Youngstown that a previous union grievance didn’t demand that temporary workers at Fort Wayne be given permanent positions as GM claimed.
  A GM spokesman d
  
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• Viral Video: Babbling Baby Has Full Conversation With His Father

  08-06-2019 17:00
  (CNN) — DJ Pryor had just finished watching the season finale of “Empire,” unsure of how he felt about it.
  He began talking about it, to no one in particular. That’s when his 19-month-old son, Kingston, looked up, climbed onto the couch and began “talking” with his father about the finale.
  The only thing is, Kingston can’t talk. But no one would know that from watching the video of Pryor and his son’s conversation, which had garnered more than 47 m
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Hand Out Doughnuts For National Doughnut Day

  08-06-2019 16:32
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Police have proven that they know how to do Doughnut Day the right way.
  To celebrate National Doughnut Day, the police from Zone 2 took to the streets and handed out free doughnuts to Pittsburghers.In a video posted to Facebook, Commander Cristyn Zett said they were celebrating the day by handing out donuts downtown.
  They could be seen taking Dunkin’ Donuts to people on the bus, people in Market Square and construction workers across the city.
  
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• The week's best reads: Are there too many concert venues here, Pittsburghers remember D-Day, and more

  08-06-2019 15:00
  
  Are there too many concert venues here? Pittsburghers remember D-Day. The moment Quinn Priester changed his attitude. Here are the week’s best reads.
  
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• Finding a space: Chicago parking operator has sights set on Downtown garage

  08-06-2019 15:00
  
  InterPark in talks to buy 500-space Sixth and Penn garage
  
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• Ohio Makes $15 Million Available In Grants For Diesel Engine Replacements

  08-06-2019 14:52
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The state is taking applications in some Ohio counties for $15 million in grants to upgrade aging vehicles and other equipment that run on diesel.
  Those eligible to apply include public and private fleet owners of school and transit buses, medium and heavy-duty trucks, switcher locomotives, tugboats, ferries, and cargo handling equipment in airports and ports.
  Options include replacing vehicles and swapping out diesel engines for cleaner burning engines. The grants co
  
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• ‘Suspicious’ Uniontown Fires Lead Police To Search For Suspect

  08-06-2019 14:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are searching for a suspect after “suspicious” fires in Uniontown.
  A pair of fires in Uniontown made police suspect that there was a person behind them.
  According to radio station WMBS, fire fighters were called to an abandoned building on East Main Street near Searight Avenue shortly after 9 p.m.
  A car was also reportedly on fire at the same location.
  
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• Man Confesses To Starting House Fire In Uniontown

  08-06-2019 14:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One man is in custody after confessing to setting a Uniontown house on fire.John Anthony Mack, a 49-year-old homeless man, is charged with starting a fire at a home on Main Street in Uniontown along with trying to destroy a vehicle Friday night.According to police, this was more than just a man trying to set a house ablaze, this was an act committed by a man trying to take his own life.After starting the fire, Mack went to a Uniontown hospital with burns covering most o
  
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• Fire Engulfs Mobile Home In Butler County

  08-06-2019 13:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A fire destroyed a mobile home last night in Butler County.
  A video shows the raging fire as it engulfs the mobile home.The fire started around 9:15 p.m. yesterday on Golden Lane in Connoquenessing Township.
  (Photo Credit: Chris Miles)
  One person was in the house, and Red Cross is now providing them with assistance.
  No injuries were reported.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Beautiful Day Today, Scattered Showers Tomorrow

  08-06-2019 12:54
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh has had about 3 inches of more rain than average this year, so you may be surprised to know that June has had just below the average rain amount.
  If you’re going to the Arts Festival or PrideFest today, expect to see beautiful weather. Today will be a comfortable and pretty day.
  The area is waking up to cool temperatures this morning, from high 50s to low 60s.
  It won’t be completely sunny today, though. There will be a few clouds as a result of th
  
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• ‘I Can Exhale Now:’ Family Of Penn Hills Woman Killed In 2016 Relieved Following Arrest Of Suspect

  08-06-2019 05:22
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — The sister of a Penn Hills woman murdered in 2017 says her family has been waiting for more than two years for justice.
  The estranged husband of Jessica Vecchiola was charged in her death just yesterday after mystery initially surrounded the young mother’s death.
  Jessica was found dead inside the couple’s Loretta Drive residence in February of 2017.
  Days before her death, 29-year-old Jessica was attacked in a road rage incident that sprained her neck. Her de
  
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• Downtown Concerts Kick Off Arts Fest And PrideFest

  08-06-2019 05:14
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Friday started a busy weekend in downtown Pittsburgh. Both Pittsburgh Pride and The Three Rivers Arts Festival kicked off with concerts.“It’s a nice night to get out. We’ve been in the house for so long. We finally got some good weather to get out and enjoy it,” Janelle Lowry told KDKA as she enjoyed the India Arie concert in Point State Park.The multi-time Grammy winner packed the Arts Festival. She brought people to their feet with her message
  
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• Car Goes Over Hillside At Kennywood Park

  08-06-2019 04:55
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — A car crashed 40-feet over a hillside at Kennywood Park.
  It took about an hour tonight after the call first came in at Kennywood Park shortly before 10 0’clock, to rescue a man whose car plunged off the hillside.
  A large presence of Fire, EMS, and first responders was finally able to rescue the man after initially having trouble reaching him.
  According to the Duquesne Police Chief, it happened off Kennywood Boulevard inside gate 2.That’s where an elderly m
  
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• AG Shapiro: Investigations of UPMC will continue for months if not years

  08-06-2019 04:30
  
  Questions health giant’s conduct as a charitable organization
  
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• President Trump In A Tweet Says A Deal With Mexico Has Been Signed, Avoiding Tariffs

  08-06-2019 03:07
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS NEWS) — President Trump tweeted Friday night that a deal had been signed with Mexico to avoid tariffs that were set to start Monday. The State Department will release the details of the agreement, but Mr. Trump announced Mexico “has agreed to take strong measures to … stem the tide of migration.”I am pleased to inform you that The United States of America has reached a signed agreement with Mexico. The Tariffs scheduled to be implemented by the U.S.
  
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• Thompson Run Road Down To One Lane Due To Structural Concerns

  08-06-2019 02:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Thompson Run Road between Radcliff Drive and Babcock Boulevard in Ross Township is under an emergency closure due to concern about the structural integrity of one lane.According to the Pittsburgh Department of Public Works, during an annual inspection of the lane on Thompson Run Bridge No. 3, a consultant discovered a stone abutment had washed away during recent storms making the southbound lane possibly structurally deficient.Stops signs are going to be used to control
  
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• Heinz Field Is Hosting A Job Fair This June

  08-06-2019 01:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) You could work at Heinz Field during the upcoming football season.
  A job fair for Aramark, the company that provides food and other customer services at the stadium, is scheduled at Heinz Field for Tuesday, June 25 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  Open positions include cooks, services and cashiers.
  Aramark is asking that those who are interested apply online before showing up at the fair. For the application, click here.
  And when you get to the job fair, Aramark says to use the “Pr
  
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• Steelers Rookies Visit Mel Blount Youth Home

  08-06-2019 01:08
  WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers’ rookies hit the field in Washington County today, but they weren’t working to beat rival or win a championship. It was about something bigger than football.“The kids get the chance to meet all these future superstars that are coming to the Steelers, and it works out really well,” Steelers Hall-of-Famer Mel Blount told KDKA.For about 17 years, rookies with the Steelers have been working to give back to the community
  
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• Pennsylvania Excavator Accused Of Faking 2 Water Main Tests

  08-06-2019 00:45
  WYOMISSING, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania prosecutors are accusing an excavation company of altering the results of water sampling tests, leading to a contaminated water line being used to serve about 40 homes.
  The attorney general’s office on Friday announced charges against 43-year-old Matthew Barrasso of Mohnton that include tampering with public records and forgery.
  He’s the owner of Barrasso Excavation Inc., based near Reading. Barrasso didn’t return phone messages left Fr
  
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• Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro Calls UPMC’s Actions This Week A ‘PR Stunt’

  08-06-2019 00:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Leading up to a critical Commonwealth Court hearing on Monday, UPMC relented on barring Highmark Blue Cross-Blue Shield customers from in-network service at a few of its facilities like the Hillman Cancer Institute after the June 30th deadline.
  So is this part of a legal strategy before the hearing?
  “This has nothing to do with the Attorney General,” UPMC spokesperson Paul Wood declared on Thursday. “That hearing next week has to do with a very narrow
  
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• Seniors rushing to get new transit cards

  08-06-2019 00:25
  
  About 5,700 seniors have applied in five weeks for photo ConnectCards that will be needed for many to receive free transit rides in January.
  
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• Seniors rushing to get new photo ID transit cards

  08-06-2019 00:25
  
  About 5,700 seniors have applied in five weeks for photo ConnectCards that will be needed for many to receive free transit rides in January.
  
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• Police Believe Man Put GPS Tracking Device Under Ex-Girlfriend’s Car

  08-06-2019 00:17
  NEW BRIGHTON (KDKA) — A lot more information has come out about the shooting that took the life of Tre Valorie at the beginning of May. Police said Matthew Lambert, 22, stalked his ex-girlfriend relentlessly. They had a child together and he didn’t like it that she was seeing Valorie. Police said Lambert sent her hundreds of threatening texts saying things like:
  “I’m destroyed because of you…if I can’t have you no one can.”
  “Yo I swear to God if y
  
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