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• Young Woman Struck By Train In Westmoreland County

  09-07-2019 23:45
  SUTERSVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – A 20-year-old woman was struck by a train in Westmoreland County.911 dispatchers confirm that the unidentified woman was transported to a hospital via ambulance.They received the call around 3 p.m. today that a female walking by foot was hit by a train.
  Her condition is unknown right now.
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• Semi-Truck Carrying Dog Food Collides With Train, Spilling Dog Food All Over Tracks

  09-07-2019 23:39
  SUGAR GROVE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Dog food is spilled all over the train tracks and roadway in Mercer County after a semi-truck carrying the dog food collided with a train.The accident happened just before 4:30 p.m. on Winter Road Extension.The driver of the semi reportedly said he wasn’t hurt, but he was transported to a hospital as a safety precaution.There’s no word yet on how the semi carrying dog food and the train ended up colliding.The area will be closed as an investig
  
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• Streets Run Road To Close For A Month-Long Project

  09-07-2019 23:19
  BALDWIN BOROUGH, Pa. (KDKA) – Streets Run Road will be closed from Doyle Road to Route 51 for approximately one month.
  The closure will begin on July 15. The Baldwin Borough Police Department says PennDOT will be repairing two slides along the road.They say this will prepare the road for resurfacing, a project that will take place before the end of the construction season.
  
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• John Deere Classic: TPC Deere Run ‘A Good, Straight-Forward Golf Course’

  09-07-2019 23:09
  By Dave Shedloski
  (CBS Chicago/CBS Local) — One of daily-fee courses in the Tournament Players Club network, TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois debuted as host of the John Deere Classic in 2000 to critical acclaim. And it remains one of the favorite courses among PGA Tour players, even those not named Steve Stricker.
  “I rate the course a nine (out of 10), and that’s worth telling people about,” said Champions Tour player and sports broadcaster Peter Jacobsen when he saw th
  
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• Police Investigate Collision Involving Police Cruiser In Homewood

  09-07-2019 22:56
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Zone 5 responded to a rear-end collision involving a fellow police cruiser in Homewood.
  Officials say the incident occurred today, shortly after 3:00 p.m., near Franktown Avenue and North Homewood Avenue.
  Authorities say that the truck was rear-ended when they arrived at the scene.
  One office has been transported to UPMC Mercy Hospital to be evaluated for potential head injuries, his condition has yet to be released.The Police Collision Invest
  
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• Pittsburgh police officer sent to hospital after Homewood crash

  09-07-2019 22:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police said a large truck rear-ended the officer’s patrol vehicle at Frankstown and North Homewood avenues.
  
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• Police Investigate Crafton Stabbing, Continue To Look For Suspect

  09-07-2019 22:54
  CRAFTON, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are searching for a suspect who stabbed a 64-year-old man on the Fourth of July.Allegheny County Police say they arrived at the 100 block of South Emily Street around 10 p.m. to find a man with knife wounds to his torso and chin.
  Detectives arrived on the scene and say the investigation led them to determine the suspect, an unknown male, knocked on the door of the victim’s house and confronted him.
  They say a struggle ensued and the suspect wielded a knif
  
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• ‘You’ll Wish You Could Spend A Weekend With Them’: Laura Chinn On Pop TV’s ‘Florida Girls’

  09-07-2019 22:53
  (CBS Local)– Everyone likes to poke fun at the ridiculous “Florida Man” stories they read on the internet, but Laura Chinn wants to show what life is really like in the Sunshine State.
  The star and creator of the new Pop TV series “Florida Girls” used her experiences as a high school drop out in Clearwater to make a show about four broke women trying to get through life. While there have been plenty of stories about a young woman leaving a small town for the br
  
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• Goodwill Store Searching For Family After Finding Purple Heart Medal In Donation Box

  09-07-2019 22:19
  TUCSON, Ariz. (CBS Local) — A Goodwill store in Arizona is looking for the owner of a Purple Heart medal that was found in the thrift store’s donation box last month.
  The medal engraved with the name “Nick D’Amelio, Jr.” along with “S2C, USN.”
  D’Amelio was a seaman second class who served in the U.S. Navy and went missing in action when the USS Little sank in the Solomon Islands on September 5, 1942, during World War II, according to military recor
  
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• Baseball Report: Best Home Run Derby Ever?

  09-07-2019 22:13
  (CBS New York/CBS Local) — As MLB enjoys the mid-season All-Star break, one thing is abundantly clear: players are hitting lots of home runs. The League is on pace to shatter its record of 6,105, set in 2017.
  The power surge was full display in Monday night’s Home Run Derby, as MLB’s rising stars battled for long ball supremacy. While New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso emerged victorious, it was Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. whose star shown brighte
  
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• Federal Court Says Amazon Can Be Sued Over Defective Product

  09-07-2019 22:10
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A federal appeals court has ruled that Amazon can be sued over a defective product sold by one of its third-party vendors.
  A Pennsylvania woman sued after a retractable dog leash she bought online snapped and hit her four years ago, leaving her permanently blind in one eye.
  In a 2-1 decision released last week, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said Amazon can be classified as a seller in part because it doesn’t allow customers to communicate d
  
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• Man Giving Away Used Glasses To Homeless Told To Stop Breaking The Law

  09-07-2019 22:06
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CBS Local) — A Kentucky man who’s been handing out used eyeglasses to the homeless and under-served communities around the world for three decades has been forced to stop providing the service in his state.
  Holland Kendall said he’s provided more than 700,000 used eyeglasses to people who cannot afford them in 79 countries. In 2003, he created the non-profit Kendall Optometry Ministry, Inc., as part of an extension of Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville.
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• City will now protect gender identity and expression

  09-07-2019 22:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Discrimination because of gender identity or gender expression is prohibited in matters of employment, housing and public accommodations.
  
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• Protesters Call For More Action Against Pittsburgh Firefighter Who Assaulted Teenage Boy

  09-07-2019 21:58
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Protesters gathered on the Greenfield Bridge to peacefully protest the charges against a Pittsburgh Firefighter who assaulted a 13-year-old boy.
  This protest stemmed from a confrontation that happened a couple of weeks ago in a Greenfield playground when a 46-year-old white firefighter, Thomas D’Andrea, pinned a 13-year-old African American boy to the ground because he said he thought the boy was vandalizing a parked truck nearby.
  Demonstrators lined the Greenfiel
  
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• Ex-West Mifflin schools superintendent gets ARD in drunken driving case

  09-07-2019 21:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  The former superintendent was placed in a program that would clear from the record a DUI case that played a role in his firing this year.
  
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• See Saturn’s Rings As It Begins Its Closest Pass By Earth

  09-07-2019 21:39
  (CNN) — The rings of Saturn are shining bright this month.
  Beginning Tuesday, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning it will rise opposite the sun in the Earth’s sky.
  Opposition gives Earth-dwellers the best views of the gas giant and a number of its moons, according to NASA.
  The planet will be visible to the naked eye, but you will need a telescope to spot the iconic rings, according to EarthSky.org. When we pass between the sun and a planet outside our own orbit, the other planet &l
  
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• First Baby Is Born From Dead Donor’s Transplanted Womb

  09-07-2019 21:18
  CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor.
  Uterine transplants have enabled more than a dozen women to give birth, usually with wombs donated from a living donor such as a friend or relative. In December, doctors in Brazil reported the world’s first birth using a deceased donor’s womb.
  These transplants were pioneered by a Swedish doctor who did the first successful one five years ago.
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• Studio Celebrates Tom Hanks’ Birthday With New Photo Of Him As Mister Rogers

  09-07-2019 20:56
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s Tom Hanks’ birthday, and that means we’re being treated to a new photo of the award-winning actor in character as Fred Rogers.
  The official social media accounts for the “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” movie shared a photo of Hanks in Mr. Rogers’ red cardigan.
  Their message: “We’ve always wanted to have a neighbor just like Tom Hanks! Happy Birthday!”Hanks will star as Mr. Rogers in the movie, which is set
  
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• Police: Suspect Leaves With Cash, Cigarettes During Robbery Of Shadyside Business

  09-07-2019 20:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local business was robbed by a gun-wielding individual.
  Pittsburgh Police said they responded to a robbery call at a Shadyside business in the 5700 block of Ellsworth Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
  Authorities said a male employee was mopping the floor when an unknown male came into the store and put a handgun into his back.The suspect placed cash from the register and cigarettes in a black plastic bag before leaving, police announced.
  A store manager then c
  
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• Police: Woman Involved In Butler Motorcycle Crash Dies From Injuries

  09-07-2019 20:18
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — The woman involved in a motorcycle crash in Butler has died.
  Butler resident Rochelle Davenport, 50, died on Monday morning at Allegheny General Hospital after being involved in a fatal crash July 3, Butler City Police announced Tuesday.
  Authorities said Davenport’s motorcycle struck one car on the 500 block of West Cunningham on July 3. She then struck another vehicle in the oncoming lane.
  Davenport was not wearing a helmet, and there were no injuries to the occ
  
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• Supplements Probably Aren’t Helping Your Heart, Research Suggests

  09-07-2019 19:46
  PITTSBURGH (CNN) — More than half of adults report using dietary supplements, but new research suggests that most vitamins and minerals don’t do anything for heart health. Some products, according to a review of hundreds of existing studies, may even increase the risk of stroke.
  “This research further shows that despite extensive sales and use of different dietary supplements, there is a lack of scientific evidence supporting the use of many supplements,” said Dr. Bruce Y
  
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• Father Builds Baseball ‘Field Of Dreams’ In Backyard For 5-Year-Old Son

  09-07-2019 19:34
  BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (CBS Local) — An Ohio father has transformed his backyard into a “Field of Dreams,” but this time the “if you build it he will come” voices did not come from a cornfield, as depicted in the iconic 1989 film.
  Jason Kidd of Brookfield Township — not the former NBA player — said he built a baseball field in the backyard of his home at the request of his 5-year-old son.
  “I kind of blew him off, and then a couple (of) days late
  
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• Swimming Restriction Lifted At Presque Isle Beach

  09-07-2019 19:21
  ERIE, Pa. (KDKA) — A swimming restriction has been lifted at a local state park.
  The Presque Isle State Park operations manager announced Tuesday that the swimming restriction posted Monday for Beach 8 was lifted at 12:42 p.m.
  The beach originally closed Monday because of a higher-than-normal E. Coli count. The count was equal to or above the levels set by the Erie County Department of Health.
  The Park said swimming waters are tested twice a week.
  
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• Employee who stole $286,000 from Mt. Lebanon firm gets house arrest, leaving owner unhappy

  09-07-2019 19:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  Karen Vechter, a veteran employee of the Braff Group, began stealing from the company in 2001 to pay for trips, bills and jewelry.
  
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• Uber Expands ‘No Talking’ Rides And Launches Helicopter Service

  09-07-2019 19:09
  NEW YORK (CNN) — Uber is turning down the volume — and looking to the sky — in its latest round of new services.
  The company announced Tuesday it is expanding its conversation-free car trips to more rides and launching a helicopter service in New York City for a speedy (and expensive) trip to the airport.
  Users will need to select a Comfort trip from its list of options, including Uber Pool, UberX, Uber Black and UberXL. The new Comfort tier of vehicles features mid-size cars,
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Safety: Officers Involved In Bar Brawl Reassigned In Bureau

  09-07-2019 19:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The four undercover detectives who were involved in a fight at Kopy’s Bar on the South Side last October will remain on the force, says the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department.
  But the officers, who were working undercover that night, have been reassigned to other positions in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.
  In addition, Cmdr. Jason Lando has now taken over the bureau’s Narcotics and Vice Division.
  RELATED STORIES:Undercover Detectives’ Behavior In Ba
  
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• 'Ma Rainey' filming takes over North Side streets

  09-07-2019 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Director George C. Wolfe oversees vintage cars, Chicago storefronts and stars including Viola Davis in a scene on West North Avenue.
  
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• Unstable Building in Mon Valley Has Residents Worried For Safety

  09-07-2019 18:55
  GLASSPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — Concerns continue to grow in the Mon Valley about a building that’s unstable.
  The empty building sits at the corner of Monongahela Avenue and Fifth Street in Glassport, and part of the structure was on the verge of collapsing Tuesday morning.
  “I’ve been here four years, and it’s slowly falling down,” said Delores Peluso, who lives next to the structure.
  According to her neighbor Anna Yeager, the building has been empty for well over a d
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Orders Bond Issue To Help Counties Buy Voting Machines

  09-07-2019 18:41
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf is ordering a bond issue to help Pennsylvania’s counties pay for new voting machines, after a disagreement between the Democrat and the Republican-controlled Legislature that stalled legislation.
  Wolf announced the decision Tuesday to borrow up to $90 million without legislative approval, after saying earlier in the day that he’s sure the sides can come to an agreement.
  Wolf began pressing counties last year to replace their voting machines
  
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• Pittsburgh police detectives in Kopy's Bar brawl with Pagans keep jobs, but will be reassigned

  09-07-2019 18:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  The move comes nearly nine months after the melee at the South Side bar, which brought heavy scrutiny to police narcotics and vice unit.
  
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• Tech Center: Stopping Robocalls

  09-07-2019 18:15
  Tips and apps to block annoying robocalls.
  
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• Police: ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect Allegedly Yelled ‘Die’ During 8-Year-Old Boy’s Fatal Stabbing

  09-07-2019 18:12
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A man, just out of jail, who is now accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend’s 8-year-old child in Lawrence County late Monday night has been arrested.
  Keith Burley, 43, of Edinburg, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday morning. The manhunt for Burley lasted nearly 10 hours.
  He was arrested just before 9 a.m. while walking down Market Street in downtown Youngstown. He reportedly identified himself to the arresting of
  
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• Baby Shark Live Is Coming To Pittsburgh This Winter

  09-07-2019 18:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Are you ready for more Baby Shark ?
  Baby Shark Live! is coming to Pittsburgh this winter for a stage performance.
  Baby Shark and Pinkfong will put on a show, singing and dancing to the songs your kids love and the ones you cannot get out of your head.
  The concert is Nov. 4 at the Byham Theater. Tickets for the event go on sale July 12 at 10 a.m.
  Fan can also buy passes to meet Baby Shark and friends.
  More information can be found here.
  
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• Police: Legs Found On Riverbank Believed To Be A Woman’s

  09-07-2019 17:59
  WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say portions of two sawn-off human legs found on a central Pennsylvania riverbank earlier this year are believed to have belonged to a woman, but she still hasn’t been identified.
  State police in Lycoming County said Tuesday that an “extensive examination” by a forensic anthropologist indicates the legs are those of an adult white female about 5 feet to 5-feet-6-inches tall. Police said her toenails were painted pink and released photo
  
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• Sheetz Convenience Store Puts Bitcoin ATMs In 6 Shops

  09-07-2019 17:53
  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain is putting Bitcoin ATMs in six shops around the state and one in North Carolina, giving customers the ability to buy and sell the cryptocurrency with U.S. dollars.
  Sheetz, based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, announced Tuesday it has teamed up with Coinsource to put the ATMs in the five Pennsylvania stores and a shop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
  Ryan Sheetz, a vice president at the company, says the chain is always trying to
  
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• Pa. Declares Stronger Fiscal Health, But Clouds Still Loom

  09-07-2019 17:30
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf says Pennsylvania is making its largest deposit into its budgetary reserve account in nearly two decades.
  Wolf’s office said Tuesday’s deposit is $317 million after strong corporate and sales tax collections drove the state past its revenue expectations by almost 3%.
  The state collected a total of $34.9 billion for its main operating account in the just-ended fiscal year. That exceeded projections by $883 million, although most of that extra
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: High Temperatures, Dry Weather To Continue As Rain Looms

  09-07-2019 17:29
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Are we ready for another dry day?
  Monday was completely dry at the Pittsburgh Airport, only the second completely dry day at the airport so far this month. The dry weather and some partly cloudy afternoon skies allowed us to see a high of 84 on Monday.Tuesday should also be dry and warmer than Monday. In fact, the biggest challenge Tuesday is figuring out just how hot it will get.KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley is forecasting a high of 87 degrees for Tuesday, and Wednesda
  
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• Meet The Cast Of ‘Love Island,’ Premiering Tonight At 8 On CBS

  09-07-2019 17:21
  Love is on the air! Love Island makes its U.S. television debut tonight with a special 90-minute episode at 8:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. Hosted by Arielle Vandenberg, the popular British reality-dating show invades American living rooms this summer as singles live in a stunning Fijian villa with the goal of finding love and winning cold, hard cash.
  “Islanders,” as they’re called, will need to pair up or risk ejection from the island. No partner? Big problem.
  Following tonight&rs
  
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• Man Admits Fatally Shooting Foe During Fight Over $100 Debt

  09-07-2019 17:10
  MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) – A western Pennsylvania man who shot and killed another man during a fight over a $100 debt is now headed to state prison.
  Damian Ashley had been scheduled to stand trial Monday on homicide charges stemming from the death of 28-year-old Wyatt Gaza. But the 29-year-old McKeesport man instead pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two weapons charges in a plea deal with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office.
  Authorities say Ashley and Gaza were fig
  
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• Confederate Flag Wristbands Handed Out At Swimming Pool Over July 4th Weekend

  09-07-2019 16:52
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (CBS Local) —— A woman visiting a North Carolina swimming pool over the July 4th weekend said she was shocked when she noticed that the wristband she was wearing had part of the Confederate battle flag printed on it.
  Sage Magness, a former Forsyth County resident visiting for the holiday, said she went to the pool at Tanglewood Park Sunday afternoon to cool off and noticed the “red, white and blue” wristband she was given was “not the American fl
  
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• Former Presidential Candidate, Billionaire H. Ross Perot Dies At Age 89

  09-07-2019 16:48
  DALLAS (AP) — H. Ross Perot, the colorful, self-made Texas billionaire who twice ran for president, has died.
  Family spokesman James Fuller says Perot died early Tuesday. He was 89.
  FILE PHOTO (Photo Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
  Perot rose from Depression-era poverty to become one of the nation’s richest men as the founder of computer services giant Electronic Data Systems Corp.
  In 1992, Perot jumped into the presidential campaign as an independent candidate, challenging Pre
  
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• Peters Twp. Native Alison Riske’s Wimbledon Run Comes To End With Loss To Serena Williams

  09-07-2019 16:28
  WIMBLEDON, England (AP/KDKA) — Serena Williams was pushed to three sets on Centre Court before beating fellow American and western Pennsylvania native Alison Riske 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to reach her 12th Wimbledon semifinal.
  Williams broke for a 5-3 lead in the third set when Riske double-faulted on the fourth break point of the game, and then served out the win with an ace.
  (Photo Credit: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
  Williams was down a break twice in the opening set but came back both times and bro
  
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• Allegheny Co. Controller Chelsa Wagner Ordered To Stand Trial In Detroit

  09-07-2019 15:54
  DETROIT (KDKA) — Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner has been ordered to stand trial in the fall in Detroit.
  Wagner was back in a Michigan courtroom Tuesday morning for another hearing on charges related to her arrest at a hotel while on a trip there earlier this year.
  (Photo Credit: Jon Delano/KDKA)
  Wagner was arrested after she confronted officers who were trying to remove her husband from a hotel after he lost his key card.
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• PTL Links: July 9, 2019

  09-07-2019 15:08
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
  Market District
  American Junior Golf Association
  Visit Washington County
  The Mall At Robinson
  Ask Dr. G
  
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• ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Suspect Arrested, Charged In 8-Year-Old Boy’s Fatal Stabbing

  09-07-2019 14:55
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A man, just out of jail, who is now accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend’s 8-year-old child in Lawrence County late Monday night has been arrested.
  Keith Burley, 43, of Edinburg, Pennsylvania, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday morning. He was arrested while walking down Market Street. He reportedly identified himself to the arresting officials.
  (Photo Credit: WKBN-TV)
  Pennsylvania State Police confirm the man in question is
  
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• Shaler Twp. Home Heavily Damaged By Fire, Family’s Dog Missing

  09-07-2019 14:26
  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A home in Shaler Township was heavily damaged when fire broke out there early Tuesday morning.
  Firefighters were first called to the home on Bluestone Drive around 5:45 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Shaler Township Police say everyone was able to get out of the home safely.However, there was extensive damage, especially to the roof of the structure.
  (Source: Shaler Township Police)RELATED STORY: Fire Forces Residents To Evacuate Shaler T
  
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• Shaler Twp. Home Heavily Damaged By Fire

  09-07-2019 14:26
  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A home in Shaler Township was heavily damaged when fire broke out there early Tuesday morning.
  Firefighters were first called to the home on Bluestone Drive around 5:45 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.RELATED STORY: Fire Forces Residents To Evacuate Shaler Township Apartment BuildingOfficials said there was extensive damage, especially to the roof of the structure.
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• Ground broken on Zelienople Memorial Skate Park nearly 10 years in the making

  09-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The park will honor three teens who died in a car accident in 2010, among others. 
  
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• Chefs have tried to take these dishes off the menu -- but customers won’t allow it

  09-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  They may not be signature plates, but they have die-hard fans.
  
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• Fallingwater's placement on World Heritage list will draw more visitors

  09-07-2019 12:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  “It’s very big for the United States. It’s long overdue for Frank Lloyd Wright,” said Lynda Waggoner about the UNESCO World Heritage pick.
  
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