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• Furry Tails: ‘Fort’ifying Your Dog’s Health

  22-06-2019 22:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When Michael McKenry played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, he was a fan favorite. Now, you can find him behind the desk after just about every game, doing analysis on the team.
  Known as “The Fort,” the catcher played for the Bucs from 2011-2013.
  In addition to his wealth of baseball knowledge, McKenry is also an animal lover. He and his wife have a dog named Griffin.
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• President Trump Delays ICE Raids, Gives Congress Two Weeks To ‘Work Out A Solution’

  22-06-2019 21:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he’s delaying for two weeks US Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids that were planned to take place Sunday in 10 major US cities, saying deportations will proceed unless Congress finds a solution on the US-Mexico border.
  The President’s move follows criticism from the cities’ mayors and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi among others.
  “At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigrat
  
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• Pirates Place Polanco On 10-Day Injured List

  22-06-2019 21:21
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pirates have placed outfielder Gregory Polanco on the 10-day IL with left shoulder inflammation.To replace Polanco, outfielder Jason Martin has been recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis.This is the second time Martin has been with the Pirates this season, in his debut in April he had a .229 batting average, two doubles, and two RBIs in 17 games.
  
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• Furry Tails: Sir Daisy, Wally & Winnie Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  22-06-2019 21:17
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Sir Daisy
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• Man Arrested For Fatally Stabbing Woman, Injuring 3 Children

  22-06-2019 20:52
  CLEVELAND (AP) – Police say an 18-year-old man fatally stabbed a woman and injured three children in an attack at a home in Cleveland.
  Cleveland police have identified the woman killed early Saturday as 62-year-old Diane Madison. She died at the scene.
  Two 10-year-old girls and a 12-year-old boy were stabbed multiple times and were taken to a hospital for treatment. Their conditions aren’t known.
  Police say the man entered the bedrooms of the sleeping children and began stabbing them
  
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• Century III Owners Hope To Demolish Nearly Vacant Mall

  22-06-2019 20:35
  WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) – Owners of a once-thriving western Pennsylvania shopping mall say they hope to demolish the nearly vacant property and replace it with a mixed-use development.
  Century III Mall PA, an affiliate of Las Vegas-based Moonbeam Capital Investments, said in court documents Friday that they hope to redevelop the West Mifflin site into “office, residential, hotel, entertainment and restaurant uses.”
  The owners said they intend to keep the portion containing the s
  
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• Carnegie Library Workers To Launch Unionization Drive

  22-06-2019 19:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Carnegie Library employees will soon be gathering at the United Steelworkers headquarters to launch a union organizing drive.The United Steelworkers said that employees from the library will congregate at the union’s international headquarters downtown on Monday, June 24 at 7 p.m.
  The United Library Workers, a committee of the city’s library employees, started to explore the idea of unionizing last summer.They say they want to create a better work environmen
  
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• Kennywood’s Steel Curtain Begins Test Runs

  22-06-2019 19:16
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s official: The Steel Curtain took its first test runs this morning.
  In a Tweet, Kennywood shared a video of the roller coaster.While you were sleeping this Saturday morning…#TheSteelCurtain took its first test runs. #SteelCurtain @steelers pic.twitter.com/JU8B6kVdiQ
  — Kennywood Park (@Kenny_Kangaroo) June 22, 2019
  It shows the car moving up the track and then plummeting down into a series of twists and loops.
  The final piece of track was just inst
  
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• Police: Shoplifter Steals Almost $400 From Grove City Outlets Store

  22-06-2019 17:22
  GROVE CITY, Pa. (KDKA) – A suspect stole almost $400 worth of items from a store at the Grove City Premium Outlets.According to state police, the suspect concealed multiple items from the Adidas store in shopping bags, then left the store without paying.
  The suspect stole eight items valued at about $360, including leggings, a jersey, shirts and track pants.The investigation is currently ongoing.
  
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• Toys ‘R’ Us Stores Are Returning

  22-06-2019 15:32
  (CNN) — Toys “R” Us stores are coming back this year.
  Richard Barry, CEO of Tru Kids Brands and former global chief merchandising officer at Toys “R” Us, plans to open at least two Toys “R” Us stores this year, according to a person familiar with Barry’s plans.
  Tru Kids Brands’ owners won the rights to the Toys “R” Us brand last October. They also took over the former company’s other assets and brands including Babies &ldquo
  
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• Police arrest suspect in McKeesport killing after high-speed chase

  22-06-2019 15:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County police say Marcus Acie-Griffin, 26, killed Kaine A. Williams, 34, of McKeesport, for dating the suspect’s ex-girlfriend. 
  
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• Bellevue Transforms Into WizardVue For Harry Potter-Themed Festival

  22-06-2019 15:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Bellevue is about to get a lot more magical with a Harry Potter-themed festival.
  Aspiring witches and wizards of all ages are invited to WizardVue.“Let your wand choose you, and conjure the magic, as the town you thought you knew reveals itself to be so much more,” the WizardVue website reads.WATCH: KDKA’s Ron Smiley previewed WizardVue and talked about QuidditchBellevue is transforming into a magical world today, June 22, and will feature all sorts of
  
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• The week's best reads: One year after Antwon Rose II's death, take a read on the Steel Curtain, and more

  22-06-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  One year after Antwon Rose II's death, what’s changed? Take a read on the Steel Curtain. After 39 years with the Steelers, he’s calling it a career. Here are the week’s best reads.
  
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• The week's best reads: One year after Antwon Rose II's death, take a look at the Steel Curtain, and more

  22-06-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  One year after Antwon Rose II's death, what’s changed? Take a read on the Steel Curtain. After 39 years with the Steelers, he’s calling it a career. Here are the week’s best reads.
  
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• Ohio Gun Safety Group Fails To Clear First Hurdle

  22-06-2019 14:41
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A gun safety group that wants to change Ohio law to require background checks on virtually all guns sales failed to clear one of the first hurdles in that process but says it will try again.
  The proposal from Ohioans for Gun Safety would close a loophole allowing sales without background checks at gun shows and between private individuals.
  Attorney General Dave Yost rejected the summary language on the petition this week. Yost says the language inaccurately suggested
  
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• South Strabane Man Charged For Trying To Lure Girl Into Van

  22-06-2019 14:20
  CLARKSVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – A South Strabane man free on bond is facing charges for allegedly trying to lure a girl into his van.
  Jan Ondra, 66, is charged with a felony count of luring.
  Police in Clarksville say he tried to get a 10-year-old girl to come with him.
  The van was stopped a short time later.
  He is now free on bond.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: The First Weekend Of Summer Will Be Beautiful

  22-06-2019 13:24
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Beautiful sunshine is on tap for the first weekend of summer.
  Finally, the rain is letting up.
  Pittsburgh is waking up to slightly chilly temperatures, around high 40s and low 50s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  There are a few sprinkles west of us in Ohio, but we will have no rain this weekend.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  A high pressure system is keeping everything off to our west, so we’re in for a
  
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• McKeesport Homicide Leads To Police Chase, Arrest

  22-06-2019 12:55
  MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) – One person is dead after a late night shooting in McKeesport that police say resulted in a chase.
  Allegheny County Dispatch tells KDKA they got this call around 11:20 on Friday night.
  Police and first responders say then they arrived, they found a 33-year-old man lying on the road with multiple gunshot wounds.
  The victim was pronounced dead on the scene.
  The medical examiner says the victim’s name was Kaine Williams, 34.
  Police say they suspected Marcus Acie-
  
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• Police Make Arrest In North Side Stabbing Death

  22-06-2019 05:59
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police responded to reports of a man stabbed in the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue.
  When officers arrived they found a man bleeding heavily from a stab wound to the upper chest.
  He was transported to the hospital in critical condition and ultimately died from his injuries.
  The police are investigating.
  The police say they have arrested Maneca Pressley on charges of criminal homicide and possessing instruments of crime.
  
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• Greensburg Police Find Missing Man

  22-06-2019 05:59
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — Greensburg Police say a missing man has contacted his family and police to say that he’s okay.
  Police were looking for Jason Seth McIntosh who had been missing for over a month.
  McIntosh, 44, hadn’t been seen or heard from since May 17.
  Family members were worried because he usually gets in touch with them daily.“It’s been almost a month that he’s been missing and his family has come to the police department asking for assistance in attempt
  
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• Despite A Rain-Free First Day Of Summer, Rain-Related Landslides Persist In Pittsburgh

  22-06-2019 05:15
  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — One of the problem spots is in the 7200 of Stranahan Street, in the city’s Homewood North section.
  A landslide has been blocking half of the two-lane roadway for weeks.
  Junita Twyman lives across the street from the landslide.
  “It’s certainly a mess; I don’t think in any other neighborhood this would be going on like this, certainly not,” said Twyman.
  Neighborhood residents who have to drive on Stranahan Street regularly say when it rains, yo
  
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• Ambridge Firefighters Battle Two Alarm Fire

  22-06-2019 05:07
  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) — There people are without a home in Ambridge after their house went up in flames Friday evening.The first started just before 5 pm on Maplewood Avenue.Ambridge Fire Chief Rob Gottschalk believes the fire started on the roof, causing extensive damage throughout the home.“We have witnesses that tell us there were people working on the roof before the first department got called so we don’t know whether that contributed to it or whether something else contributed
  
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• 2019 Penguins Draft Tracker: Penguins Select RW Nathan Legare 74th Overall

  22-06-2019 04:25
  VANCOUVER (KDKA) — For the first time since 2014, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a first round pick.In 2014, the Penguins selected Kasperi Kapanen was selected with the 22nd overall pick.ROUND ONE: Friday, June 21, 8:00 p.m.ROUNDS TWO-SEVEN: Saturday, June 22, 1:00 p.m.
  The Penguins have six picks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft:
  Round 1: 21st overall – LW Samuel PoulinRound 3: 74th overall (from Arizona) – RW Nathan LegareRound 4: 98th overall – TRADED TO ARIZONARound 5: 145th
  
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• 2019 Penguins Draft Tracker: Penguins Select RW Judd Caulfield 145th Overall

  22-06-2019 04:25
  VANCOUVER (KDKA) — For the first time since 2014, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a first round pick.In 2014, the Penguins selected Kasperi Kapanen with the 22nd overall pick.ROUND ONE: Friday, June 21, 8:00 p.m.ROUNDS TWO-SEVEN: Saturday, June 22, 1:00 p.m.
  The Penguins have six picks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft:
  Round 1: 21st overall – LW Samuel PoulinRound 3: 74th overall (from Arizona) – RW Nathan LegareRound 4: 98th overall – TRADED TO ARIZONARound 5: 145th overall &nda
  
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• 2019 Penguins Draft Tracker: Penguins Select LW Samuel Poulin 21st Overall

  22-06-2019 04:25
  VANCOUVER (KDKA) — For the first time since 2014, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a first round pick.In 2014, the Penguins selected Kasperi Kapanen was selected with the 22nd overall pick.ROUND ONE: Friday, June 21, 8:00 p.m.ROUNDS TWO-SEVEN: Saturday, June 22, 1:00 p.m.
  The Penguins have six picks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft:
  Round 1: 21st overall – LW Samuel PoulinRound 4: 98th overallRound 5: 145th overallRound 5: 151st overallRound 7: 203rd overallRound 7: 207th overall
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• 2019 Penguins Draft Tracker: Penguins Select Defenseman Santeri Airola 211th Overall

  22-06-2019 04:25
  VANCOUVER (KDKA) — It’s clear the Penguins are going a certain direction in their 2019 NHL Entry Draft selections; big and skilled.Three of their five picks were north of six-feet-tall and two of those three scored upward of 50 points.The Penguins had six picks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft at the start of business Friday but traded three picks to Arizona in order to move up to the third round on Saturday. They also traded their 2020 seventh round pick to San Jose in exchange for the 2
  
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• Musgrove Pitches Seven Innings, Pirates Beat Padres 2-1

  22-06-2019 04:00
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Joe Musgrove pitched five-hit, one-run ball through seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates capitalized on two errors by San Diego’s Manny Machado in a 2-1 win over the Padres on Friday night.
  Musgrove (5-7) lasted at least seven innings for the second time in four starts, striking out eight. He recovered from being ejected in the first inning after hitting an Atlanta batter with a pitch on June 10, and giving up six runs on nine hits in four innings against the B
  
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• Man Dies In Rollover Lawn Tractor Accident

  22-06-2019 03:27
  DAYTON (KDKA) — A man in Dayton, Pa. was discovered under his turned over tractor in his driveway after a passerby noticed him.Duaine McGaughey, age 77, was mowing his grass when the tractor overturned on a hillside near the driveway, causing the man to end up underneath it.
  He was pronounced dead at the scene.The coroner has ruled the death accidental.
  
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• Armstrong County man killed in riding mower accident

  22-06-2019 03:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  The county coroner identified the victim as Duaine C. McGaughey, of Dayton. 
  
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• Woman charged with homicide after domestic dispute in Perry South apartment turns deadly

  22-06-2019 02:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The fatal stabbing occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Friday in the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue.
  
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• Victim identified in deadly stabbing in Perry South

  22-06-2019 02:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Friday in the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue.
  
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• Police make arrest in deadly stabbing in Perry South

  22-06-2019 02:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Friday in the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue.
  
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• Police investigate stabbing in Perry South

  22-06-2019 02:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. in the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue.
  
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• Police investigate deadly stabbing in Perry South

  22-06-2019 02:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. in the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue.
  
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• Man Stabbed In Perry South

  22-06-2019 02:08
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police responded to reports of a man stabbed in the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue.When officers arrived they found a man bleeding heavily from a stab wound to the upper chest.He was transported to the hospital in critical condition and ultimately died from his injuries.
  The police are investigating.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Philadelphia Oil Refinery Fire Causing Pittsburgh Gas Prices To Rise

  22-06-2019 01:34
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you feared the refinery explosion in Philadelphia could affect gas supplies and price in Pittsburgh, you’d be right.Don Bowers of the Pennsylvania Petroleum Association is an expert in gas prices in our area.
  “That’s going to be a bad thing, it’s not a help to us, it’s a hindrance,” he said. “Anything coming from the east coast is going to be a problem.”Between summer driving and tensions with Iran, our gas prices were
  
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• ‘Can’t Believe It:’ First Day Of Summer Brings Sun To Pittsburgh

  22-06-2019 01:16
  NORTH SIDE (KDKA) — It was a little windy today, but look at it this way: the first day of summer has blown in, the sun is shining — so put on your sunglasses and enjoy.
  North Park was filled with folks out and about seeing something we haven’t witnessed for weeks — the sun.
  People were paddle boarding and kayaking on the lake, walking, jogging and biking. Pamela Weston of Middlesex Township was paddle boarding.
  “Can’t believe it. Not raining!” Weston ex
  
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• Traffic: Mt. Troy Road in Reserve partially obstructed by landslide

  22-06-2019 00:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  The southbound lane of the road will be closed between Fornof Lane and Ampere Street. 
  
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• Community Holds Memorial For Cadet Firefighter

  22-06-2019 00:45
  WEST NEWTON (KDKA) — A large procession was held for a cadet firefighter that was killed in an accident in Sewickley Township.On a back country road flanked by farm fields, a ladder truck hero’s arch with an American flag hanging from it, strangers and friends alike stood by to pay tribute to Grady Hoffman.Fire officials say the 14-year-old was very active in the department.“We’re honored to be here, we’re honored to get asked to do this, it holds a special place in
  
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• Century III Mall to be razed, redeveloped into mixed-use site

  22-06-2019 00:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The owner intends to keep the portion of the mall J.C. Penney stands and build around the department store
  
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• Mustafa Alowemer Appears In Federal Court Following Arrest On Alleged Terror Plot

  22-06-2019 00:24
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A young man suspected of plotting a terrorist attack stood before a judge Friday morning inside Pittsburgh’s federal courthouse.
  Wearing an orange jumpsuit and slender in stature, Syrian refugee and recent Brashear high school graduate 21-year-old Mustafa Alowemer, entered the courtroom. He sat between his defense attorneys and a contracted translator.
  He briefly talked with his defense attorney Sam Saylor and then sat down next to his hired translator, Alaa Aqra.
  
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• Mural artist, team of helpers put a familiar face on Clemente Museum

  22-06-2019 00:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  “To be able to create a landmark piece, in Lawrenceville, of Clemente, it’s like an artist’s dream,” says artist Kyle Holbrook.
   
  
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• ‘Neighbor Is Not A Religious Term:’ JCC Center For Loving Kindness Hosting Celebration At Legacy International Worship Center

  22-06-2019 00:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — All eyes in the city are on the congregation at Legacy International Worship Center in Perry South.Members have plenty of reason to be thankful after a planned attack was thwarted by the FBI, but that gratitude goes much further than inside the church walls.“We were first of all, so incredibly thankful,” said Rabbi Ron Symons of the Jewish Community Center for Loving Kindness. “Once we realized that everyone was safe, physically safe, we know from our
  
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