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• Wanted: Someone To Eat Ribs And Travel The Country For $5,000 A Week

  17-06-2019 23:58
  (CNN) — Summer barbeque just got a whole lot tastier.
  Reynolds Wrap is looking for someone to travel across the United States in search of the tastiest ribs. If the savory barbeque wasn’t enough, they’re also handing out a $10,000 check to go along with it.
  “If you don’t mind being paid to taste some of the most delicious BBQ ribs across the country, posting envy-inducing pictures of your food and falling asleep every night dreaming about your next rack of ribs, the
  
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• Best-selling author to kick off Read Local/Eat Local event at Peters Township library

  17-06-2019 23:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Marie Benedict said the topic for her presentation likely will be her latest book, “The Only Woman in the Room.”
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Issues Emergency Order Against U.S. Steel After Another Fire

  17-06-2019 23:38
  CLAIRTON (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department issued an emergency order requiring U.S. Steel to comply to its hydrogen sulfide standard and sulfur dioxide limits.
  U.S. Steel has 34 hours to come up with a plan that describes how this will be achieved.
  This emergency order follows a Clairton Coke Works early morning fire.
  According to the Health Department, U.S. Steel reported the electrical equipment fire broke just before 4:45 a.m.
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• Grub Up: CitiParks Launches Summer Food Program

  17-06-2019 22:48
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–Time to “get your grub on.”  Grub Up, the CitiParks Summer Food service program, kicked off today.
  Kids, and young adults with special needs, can get a free breakfast, lunch and snacks at close to 80 locations on weekdays.
  The food will be served at some parks and community centers, and there will be a mobile food truck in Market Square on Tuesday mornings.
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• Parkway East Overnight Lane Restrictions Starting Today

  17-06-2019 22:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Overnight lane restrictions on Parkway East will start tonight and stretch on through Thursday.
  PennDOT District 11 says, weather permitting, I-376 will be closed June 17 through June 20.
  The restrictions will reduce the Parkway to a single lane in each direction in various locations between the Fort Pitt Bridge and Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
  The construction crews will be repairing median barriers and also improving drainage.
  The restrictions will occur from 9 p.m. to
  
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• Trooper Josh Gets Surprise Pittsburgh Police Send-Off From Hospital

  17-06-2019 22:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Trooper Josh, a 14-year-old with a rare neurological disease, is heading home from the hospital, but not without a special send-off.
  Josh, who has Krabbe’s disease, is reportedly a huge fan of all things related to the police force, and the Pittsburgh Police say they’re big fans of Josh, too.
  He was recently sworn in after the police learned about his passion for policework.
  Now, after coming to UPMC Children’s Hospital for treatment, a video posted to
  
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• Evite Admits Data Breach After Information Lands On The Dark Web

  17-06-2019 22:20
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–Evite is warning users about a data breach.
  The incident involved an inactive data storage file associated with Evite user accounts. Security experts for the e-invitation website traced the incident to malicious activity starting on February 22, 2019.  The company learned about it when someone listed user’s information for sale on the dark web.
  The data included names, usernames, password, email addresses and contact information, but no user information mo
  
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• Mother who jumped from Homestead Grays Bridge was raising three children alone

  17-06-2019 21:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stanlee Allyn Holbrook, who lived in McKees Rocks, recently had a child who was born prematurely, according to neighbors.
  
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• Two bald eagle nestlings fledge at Hays

  17-06-2019 21:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  In Hays first flight for two bald eagles 
  
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• Study: Scientists Take A Peek Behind Those Sad Puppy Dog Eyes

  17-06-2019 21:21
  NEW YORK (AP) – Scientists say they’ve figured out why dogs can make those sad puppy dog eyes at you. It turns out, it’s because of us.
  Thousands of years of living with people encouraged dogs to develop a muscle that lets them raise their eyebrows so they look more babylike. And people may have unwittingly preferred pups that could make that expression.
  Researchers suggested this in a study released Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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• ‘Super Fancy’: Ed Sheeran’s Heinz Ketchup Commercial Makes Its Debut

  17-06-2019 21:12
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Super posh, super fancy, super fan, super ketchup.
  Ed Sheeran takes his love of Heinz Ketchup seriously. About a week and a half ago, Sheeran revealed that he would doing an ad campaign with Heinz.View this post on InstagramIt's actually real and you’ll be able to get your hands on one very soon #Edchup #KetchupDay #EDxHEINZ #TheDreamThatKeepsOnGiving #Advert@marksurridge
  A post shared byEd Sheeran (@teddysphotos) on Jun 5, 2019 at 7:00am PDT
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• Free Delivery Offered By McDonald’s And Uber Eats

  17-06-2019 20:46
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–Get your McDelivery for free!For a limited time, you won’t pay the delivery fee when you order your McDonald’s favorites through Uber Eats.
  Free delivery is being offered on unlimited orders until June 23rd.
  The offer is valid at participating McDonald’s locations only and it excludes the service fee and small order fee.Combo meal and promotional pricing aren’t part of the deal.
  
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• CVS Investing $10M To Fight Adolescent E-Cigarette Use

  17-06-2019 20:23
  PITTSBURGH (CNN) — E-cigarette use among teens is up. CVS is about to invest $10 million to try to reverse the trend.
  CVS Health, which merged with health insurer Aetna last year in the largest health care deal in history, said it will award the funds to support programs focused on youth smoking and e-cigarette prevention.
  “The spread of e-cigarette use among youth jeopardizes the progress made in reducing smoking over the last two decades,” Troyen Brennan, CVS Health’s c
  
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• ‘You Need To Calm Down’ May Be Taylor Swift’s Most Political Move Yet

  17-06-2019 20:20
  (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s “You Need To Calm Down” is a pop anthem for equality and understanding.
  The Pennsylvania singer debuted a new video for the song Monday in the midst of LGBTQ Pride Month and included a call to action.
  “Let’s show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all our citizens equally,” reads an on-screen message at end of the video. “Please sign my petition for Senate support of the Equality Act on Cha
  
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• Measles Cases On The Rise in Pa. And Nationwide

  17-06-2019 19:58
  (CNN)–The measles outbreak in the United States continues to grow, with the number of cases this year now reaching 1,044 as of Friday, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  Those cases have been confirmed in 28 states.
  The states that have reported cases to CDC are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey
  
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• National Weather Service: EF1 Tornado Confirmed In Parker, Pennsylvania

  17-06-2019 19:56
  PARKER, Pa. (KDKA) — The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Armstrong and Butler counties Sunday.
  According to National Weather Service officials, the EF1 tornado had wind speeds of up to 105 miles per hour and touch down near and in Parker, Pennsylvania.An EF1 tornado with winds up to 105 mph has been confirmed in Butler and Armstrong counties near and in Parker, PA. A full report with more details will be issued later this afternoon.
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• Sen. Pat Toomey Wades Into Fight Over $100M Private Schools Bill

  17-06-2019 19:51
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey is wading into a budget-season fight in Pennsylvania and asking Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf not to veto legislation to substantially expand state taxpayer support by $100 million for private and religious schools.
  Toomey wrote to Wolf on Monday, saying tens of thousands of children are waiting for the taxpayer-funded aid to help pay their tuition.
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• Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman Josh Bell Leads National League At Position In All-Star Fan Voting

  17-06-2019 19:14
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After breaking out in the month of May, Josh Bell’s success has really stuck with fans of the MLB.The Pirates first baseman currently leads all National League players at the position for the All-Star Game as fan voting continues.“ All-Star Ballot Update Josh Bell still leads all NL first basemen. KEEP VOTING 5x a daypirates.com/vote #BELLieve”All-Star Ballot Update
  Josh Bell still leads all NL first basemen.KEEP VOTING 5x a dayhttps://t.co/IOlzWVglnW#
  
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• Obituary: William J.W. Brown, a longtime Pitt law professor who made tax law 'fun'

  17-06-2019 19:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  He loved the law, but he also had an unquenchable passion for living life to the fullest. 
  
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• National Weather Service Surveying Severe Storm Damage In Parker

  17-06-2019 19:12
  PARKER, Pa. (KDKA) — The National Weather Service is surveying the damage following weekend storms that rolled through Armstrong and Butler counties.
  It’s easy to see the damage caused by Sunday’s storms. The strong winds uprooted trees, brought down power lines, even knocked down an emergency services communication tower.
  Much of it is located in the city of Parker in Armstrong County. Some people who live there say they believe a tornado tore through the area.We will be headi
  
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• El Monterey Bacon Breakfast Wraps Recalled

  17-06-2019 18:58
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–Check your freezer!  Texas-based Ruiz Foods is recalling 246,514 pounds of “El Monterey” frozen breakfast wraps because they may contain rocks.
  The recall includes 8-pack family size packages containing “EL MONTEREY EGG, POTATO, BACON & CHEESE SAUCE BREAKFAST WRAPS” with “Best if Used By” dates of 01/17/2020 and 01/18/2020 and lot codes 19017 and 19018.
  The wraps were produced on Jan. 17, 2019 and Jan. 18, 2019.
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• ‘Crazy People Do Crazy Things’: McKeesport Residents Shocked After Former Neighbor Is Charged In NYC Arson

  17-06-2019 18:50
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — A McKeesport man is facing a list of serious charges, accused of burning down home in New York City in an alleged attempt to take a rabbi’s life.
  KDKA spoke to the people who live on Anderson Street in McKeesport about the man who is accused of setting multiple fires in Brooklyn. They say he lived in McKeesport for about eight months, and generally kept to himself.
  “I can’t believe it,” said John Yauch, a McKeesport resident.“Crazy people d
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford Discusses Offseason Plans Ahead Of Draft, Free Agency

  17-06-2019 18:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Penguins GM Jim Rutherford is already hard at work re-tooling the team as the offseason begins.Rutherford built some cap space by trading veteran defenseman Olli Maatta to the Chicago Blackhawks over the weekend. In return, the Pens received forward Dominik Kahun and a 5th round pick in the 2019 Draft, which takes place at the end of the week in Vancouver.Kahun played a full 82 games with the Blackhawks in 2018-2019, his rookie season, scoring 13 goals, 24 assists for 3
  
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• Former ITT Tech Students Eligible For Millions In Debt Relief In Multistate Settlement

  17-06-2019 18:11
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — Relief is on the way for former ITT Tech students harmed by abusive lending practices.
  Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and 43 other Attorneys General have reached a settlement to provide more than $168 million in debt relief to more than 18,000 former students nationwide.  In Pennsylvania, 570 former ITT Tech students are eligible for $5.3 million in debt relief.
  According to the settlement, Student CU Connect CUSO, LLC will be held  accountabl
  
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• Sentencing Moved Up For Man In Deadly Charlottesville Rally

  17-06-2019 18:10
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – A sentencing hearing has been moved up for an avowed white supremacist convicted of federal hate crimes for plowing his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia.
  James Alex Fields Jr. was originally scheduled to be sentenced July 3. A notice filed in court says the hearing has been moved to June 28.
  Fields, of Maumee, Ohio, pleaded guilty to 29 federal charges stemming from the “Unite the Right” rally i
  
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• Southwest Airlines Plane Hit By Truck At Pittsburgh International Airport

  17-06-2019 18:03
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Southwest Airlines jet has reportedly been hit by a truck at Pittsburgh International Airport.Teresa Varley says they were sitting on their flight getting ready to depart when a truck ran into the plane.Sitting on our plane and this truck hit us just as we were getting ready to pull out. Shocking and scary. Praying the person is okay @SouthwestAir. pic.twitter.com/iyQCbSQthL
  — Teresa Varley (@Teresa_Varley) June 17, 2019
  Passengers have all been taken off the pl
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Inspecting Clairton Coke Works After Another Fire

  17-06-2019 17:52
  CLAIRTON (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is inspecting the Clairton Coke Works facility following an early morning fire.
  According to the Health Department, U.S. Steel reported the electrical equipment fire broke just before 4:45 a.m.
  As a result of the fire, health officials say there may be elevated levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the air. They say people with respiratory issues, as well as the elderly and children could be impacted.
  However, they say that “there
  
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• 16 New Houseguests Announced For ‘Big Brother’ Season 21

  17-06-2019 17:18
  CBS announced today the 16 all-new Houseguests who will compete for a $500,000 grand-prize on the 21st season of Big Brother. Season 21’s cast boasts a wine safari guide, a preschool aide, a Broadway performer, a petroleum engineer and a therapist, among others. CBS’ summer reality hit will again have three weekly episodes, starting with a two-night premiere Tuesday, June 25th and Wednesday, June 26th (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). Julie Chen Moonves also returns as host.
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• City's free summer food program begins Monday

  17-06-2019 17:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  Free summer meals will be served at nearly 80 locations citywide and from a roving mobile food truck.
  
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• Charges Dropped Against Student In University Weapons Case

  17-06-2019 17:14
  SCRANTON (AP) – All charges have been dropped against a northeastern Pennsylvania university student arrested after police said they found a gun, body armor, 200 rounds of ammunition and a disassembled semi-automatic rifle in his truck.
  The (Scranton) Times-Tribune reports that court documents obtained by the newspaper indicate that 30-year-old Alex Barowski had all charges, including two felonies, dropped and his arrest record expunged by April.
  First Assistant District Attorney Judith Pr
  
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• Police: Juvenile Shoots BB Gun At Outdoor Wedding Ceremony, Hits 5 People

  17-06-2019 17:13
  CITY OF BUTLER (KDKA) — Police in Butler County say charges are pending against a juvenile accused of firing shots from a BB gun at a crowd gathered for a wedding ceremony.
  According to Butler City Police Chief Bob O’Neill, the incident happened last Friday around 4:15 p.m. on North Washington Street.
  Chief O’Neill says five people were struck with BBs while the outdoor ceremony was going on.
  Police found the young suspect nearby and took him into custody for questioning. They
  
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• Suspect Charged In Fatal Homemade ‘Cannon’ Explosion Pleads Not Guilty

  17-06-2019 16:59
  WAUPACA, Wis. (CBS Local) — One of three Wisconsin men charged with making a homemade “cannon” that exploded, killing a man, pleaded not guilty, authorities said.
  42-year-old Kenneth Niemer of Clintonville, 37-year-old Robert Mattes of New London and 60-year-old Scott Mattes of Marion are charged with homicide by negligent handling of explosives, a felony.
  Niemer waived a preliminary hearing June 11, and entered a not guilty plea, WLUK reported. No trial date has been scheduled
  
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• Squonk Opera will premiere new piece at the Regatta

  17-06-2019 16:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  The performance troupe’s new production is “Hand to Hand.”
  
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• NASA awards CMU $2 million to develop technology for exploring lunar pits

  17-06-2019 16:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  A mission like this probably won’t happen until 2023 or later.
  
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• CNN’s Anderson Cooper Announces Death Of His Mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, At Age 95

  17-06-2019 16:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — Gloria Vanderbilt, the “poor little rich girl” heiress at the center of a scandalous custody battle of the 1930s and the designer jeans queen of the 1970s and ’80s, died on Monday at 95, according to her son, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.
  (Photo Credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
  Vanderbilt was the great-great-granddaughter of financier Cornelius Vanderbilt. Her life was chronicled in sensational headlines from her childhood through four marriages and
  
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• W. Va. Principal Looking To End Race For Valedictorian Title Over Rivalries

  17-06-2019 16:24
  WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia high school principal says she favors proposed curriculum changes that would no longer designate a valedictorian.
  The Intelligencer reports Wheeling Park High School Principal Amy Minch says administrators want to eliminate “the game” that forces students to compete for higher grade point averages, class standing and valedictorian status.She says that often results in students taking classes to impact their grade-point average instead of e
  
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• PTL Links: June 17, 2019

  17-06-2019 15:28
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Seven Springs Beer Festival
  PTL Aftershow Live On Beer Festival
  Giant Eagle Perks Plus
  Animal Friends
  Dr. Mike Hutchinson of Animal General
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Flash Flood Watch In Effect With More Rain In The Forecast

  17-06-2019 15:17
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Well, hello there rain, you’re late.
  For some, Sunday was rainy and storm filled, but no one saw the impacts of rain that looked likely at times last week.Sure, there were signs late that this rain may be more localized, but still, yesterday’s weather was so nice to so many.
  Rain chances are now here for today, and they are looking to stick around through at least Tuesday morning.
  For that reason a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for most of the area through
  
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• Another Earthquake Shakes Ohio Near Lake Erie

  17-06-2019 15:04
  WILLOWICK, Ohio (KDKA) — Another earthquake shook Ohio over the weekend.
  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 1.5 magnitude quake happened near Willowick, Ohio, around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
  CBS station WOIO reports that no damage has been reported at this time.
  Last week, a 4.0 magnitude quake hit near Cleveland. It was centered just off of the city, in Lake Erie.
  The Ohio Department of Transportation posted video of what it looked like when that quake hit.Did you feel that rumble thi
  
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• #SEENintheCity

  17-06-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  This week’s #SEENintheCity, the online-only component to SEEN, features the newest hotel to open in Lawrenceville, TRYP, and so much more!
  
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• US: His formula for business success: Hockey + Beanie Babies = friendship

  17-06-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ben Forman’s friendship with hockey coach Scotty Bowman shows the strange circumstances that can bring — and keep — people together.  
  
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• Complaint: UPMC uses nonprofit dollars to build for-profit subsidiaries

  17-06-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Philadelphia health insurer seeks administrative relief from UPMC.
  
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• Walkabout: A flock with a mind of its own

  17-06-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The St. George Preservation Society won’t back down from saving a former church in Allentown.
  
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• A year later: Woodland Hills turns page on troubled past

  17-06-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  District officials say they have made much-needed improvements, but acknowledge that much work remains to be done.
  
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• State grants support tunnel restoration, preservation projects

  17-06-2019 13:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The century-old pedestrian underpass connecting Highland Park and the Pittsburgh Zoo runs under Reservoir Drive.
  
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• Study: An increasing number of Pa. kids living in high-poverty areas

  17-06-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The report says 323,000 kids — 12% of Pennsylvania children — live in high poverty areas.
  
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• U Prep's shift of grades 6-8 to Arsenal faces board vote Wednesday

  17-06-2019 12:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  District leaders say the mostly struggling Hill District middle schoolers could benefit from the Lawrenceville middle school’s program.
  
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• Hill District leaders are wary about U Prep realignment proposal

  17-06-2019 12:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  School district officials say the Milliones college prep program has better chance of succeeding with middle schoolers shifting to Arsenal.
  
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• Free Dad Hugs: Butler County Man Gives Out Hugs At Pittsburgh Unity Parade

  17-06-2019 05:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Did you hug your child on Father’s Day?Many gay, lesbian or transgender people don’t get hugs from their parents, in fact, sometimes their families abandon them and cut them out of their lives.A man from Karns City decided to do something about that in last week’s Pride Parade.Scot Dittman gave out “Dad Hugs.” The reaction was highly emotional and is now being told all across the country.When Dittman heard about a woman who gave out “
  
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• Tornado may have touched down in Armstrong County

  17-06-2019 05:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  An area of Parker sustained severe damage from a storm Sunday evening. 
  
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