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• Two Mothers Hire Attorney For Lawsuit Over Alleged Child Abuse At Penn Hills Kindercare

  15-07-2019 23:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two local mothers have hired an attorney over allegations that their children were assaulted at a child care facility in Penn Hills.
  Attorney Todd Hollis has been hired to represent the mothers in a lawsuit over allegations that their children were assaulted by a worker at the East Pittsburgh KinderCare Learning Center in Penn Hills.
  Elisha Terrell’s 2-year-old daughter is one of the alleged victims.
  “I’m really upset and sad that my daughter had to go
  
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• Police Make Arrest In Double Fourth Of July Shooting

  15-07-2019 23:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with the Fourth of July double shooting.
  Photo Credit: City of Pittsburgh
  The Pittsburgh Police say they arrested Camerin Caldwell on an outstanding warrant for a shooting that took place inside the Agnes R. Katz Plaza in the Cultural District.
  According to the police criminal complaint, Caldwell and a group of his friends were in a verbal argument with another group of guys over rap videos involving slander.
  Police say
  
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• Alleged Shooter In Fourth Of July Double Shooting Turns Himself In

  15-07-2019 23:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with the Fourth of July double shooting.
  Photo Credit: City of Pittsburgh
  The Pittsburgh Police say they arrested Camerin Caldwell on an outstanding warrant for a shooting that took place inside the Agnes R. Katz Plaza in the Cultural District.
  According to the police criminal complaint, Caldwell and a group of his friends were in a verbal argument with another group of guys over rap videos involving slander.
  Police say
  
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• Pittsburgh to pilot separate glass recycling at three drop-off locations

  15-07-2019 23:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  City residents will be able to recycle glass jars and bottles at three locations this summer and fall.
  
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• Crews To Repair Leak Causing Water Outages In Millvale Borough

  15-07-2019 23:05
  MILLVALE, Pa. (KDKA) – Parts of Millvale Borough are experiencing a water outage due to a leak.Crews will repair a 6'' leak on E Sherman Street in @MillvaleBorough from 4:30 pm to approx. 10:30 pm. Water outage details shown in blue. pic.twitter.com/WPXJTmk2zW
  — Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority (@pgh2o) July 15, 2019
  Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority says on Twitter that crews will repair a 6-inch leak on East Sherman Street.They say the repairs started at 4:30 p.m. and will
  
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• Pittsburgh's parks are $400 million behind in repairs, $13 million short for maintenance

  15-07-2019 23:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to share funding plan based on tax increase in series of public meetings.
  
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• City's parks $400 million behind in repairs, $13 million short for maintenance

  15-07-2019 23:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy to share funding plan based on tax increase in series of public meetings.
  
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• Multi-Vehicle Accident On PA Route 28

  15-07-2019 22:49
  OHARA TOWNSHIP, Pa (KDKA)– Authorities respond to a multi-vehicle crash on PA Route 28 Southbound in Ohara Township.
  The accident happened today around 3:34 p.m. near Exit 6, PA Route 8 South and Highland Park Br.
  According to State Police, at least 2 vehicles were involved.
  Allegheny County 911 confirmed that at least one person has been transported to the hospital.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Search For Missing 12-Year-Old Girl

  15-07-2019 22:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are asking the public’s help in locating a 12-year-old girl.
  On Facebook, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police say they are looking for Ayla Kelley who was last seen at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 in the Beltzhoover area.They describe Kelley as 5 feet and 3 inches tall, weighing approximately 130 pounds. They say she has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and blue jean shorts.
  They report that she may be in the Carrick ar
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Find Missing 12-Year-Old Girl

  15-07-2019 22:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police have found a 12-year-old girl after asking for the public’s help.
  On Facebook, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police said they were looking for Ayla Kelley who was last seen at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 14 in the Beltzhoover area.They thought she might be in the Carrick area.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police)
  Police say now that she has been found and returned home safely to her family.
  
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• Baseball Report: Twins, Yankees Likely Buyers At Trade Deadline

  15-07-2019 22:18
  (CBS Minnesota/CBS Local) — As summer heats up, so too does the MLB trade market. The official trade deadline is July 31. And in the next couple weeks, contenders will look to sure up rosters, while laggards try to offload expiring contracts and add assets. The goal, in either situation, is playoff contention, either this season or in seasons to come.
  Playoff races will also be heating up, as the All-Star break fades in the rear-view mirror. Most division titles remain in play, and more th
  
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• Dates, Times Announced For Phase 2 Of Parks Plan Listening Tour

  15-07-2019 22:13
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy is ready to deliver feedback.
  The group, in partnership with the city, announced that phase two of the Parks Plan Listening Tour is Monday at 6 p.m., and community members will have the chance to hear from the conservancy directly.
  The “Parks Plan” meeting on Monday will be held at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the group announced.
  Officials from Pittsburgh and the conservancy will reveal findings from the first phase o
  
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• Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Announces Closing Of Saint Sylvester School In Brentwood

  15-07-2019 22:12
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Saint Sylvester School in Brentwood will not reopen for the 2019-2020 school year due to rapidly declining enrollment.
  Bishop David Zubik, of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese, said arrangements are in place to help current students attend a neighboring Catholic school.
  “As one who benefited from Catholic education as a student for 24 years and 13 years on the other side of the desk as a teacher and administrator in secondary education, I truly feel the pain of this l
  
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• Pa. Sen. Pat Toomey Takes Issue With Controversial Trump Tweets On Democratic Congresswomen

  15-07-2019 21:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP/CNN) — Sen. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania is one of a handful of GOP legislators taking issue with President Donald Trump’s recent tweet that freshman Democratic congresswomen of color should “go back” to where they came from.
  “President Trump was wrong to suggest that four left-wing congresswomen should go back to where they came from,” Toomey said in a statement. “Three of the four were born in America and the citizenship of all fo
  
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• Allegheny Co. Controller Chelsa Wagner’s Husband Found Not Guilty On All Counts

  15-07-2019 20:45
  DETROIT, Michigan (KDKA) — The husband of Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner took the stand in his own defense Monday in a Detroit courtroom.
  Khari Mosley was found not guilty on all counts, announced Monday afternoon.
  He was charged with disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct for an incident at a hotel earlier this year.
  Closing arguments began at 1:30 p.m. The jury deliberated for 45 minutes.
  “I feel like the truth is finally out,” Mosley told KDKA. “It&rsqu
  
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• NFL Unveils ‘Inverted’ Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey

  15-07-2019 20:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The NFL has created a new line of jerseys in lieu of the upcoming season for fans.
  The “Inverted Legends Jerseys” are available for all 32 teams in the league, and the Steelers’ version features running back James Conner.The concept is to invert the team’s primary color and secondary colors to create a new look for the franchises.
  There is no plan in place for any team to actually take the field with these new uniforms, but fans can still pick on
  
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• Lane Closures Coming To I-376 Parkway East

  15-07-2019 20:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Lane closures are coming to I-376 Parkway East.
  The Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced Monday there will be 15-minute rolling closures, and the right lane will be closed on the I-376 Parkway East outbound.
  The closures will be July 23 to July 27 — between the Grant Street on-ramp and the Philip Murray Bridge — between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., officials said. The parkway will still accommodate oversized loads.The closures are part of a $21 milli
  
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• Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Ships Free Books To Local Children

  15-07-2019 19:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)- Hundreds of Pittsburgh preschoolers have free books to read, thanks to the City of Pittsburgh’s Partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
  The first shipment of books went out last week to 1,402 children enrolled in the program since June.  Another 400 children have been added to the program and will receive their first books in the weeks ahead.
  Age-appropriate books will be sent every month to members of the program from birth until the age of 5.&nb
  
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• Kennywood’s The Steel Curtain Out Of Service Again ‘For Some Work’

  15-07-2019 19:33
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — The Steel Curtain was taken out of service again Monday at Kennywood.
  According to the park’s social media pages, the new roller coaster “is expected to resume ticking later this afternoon.”After a morning timeout, the Steel Curtain game clock is expected to resume ticking later this afternoon.pic.twitter.com/B2pFYB03sa
  — Kennywood Park (@Kenny_Kangaroo) July 15, 2019
  According to Kennywood’s spokesman, the manufacturers of the coaster sh
  
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• Adults Who Vape Are More Likely To Quit Cigarettes, Study Finds

  15-07-2019 18:53
  PARIS (CNN) — Adult smokers who vape are more likely to quit using cigarettes, according to a study released Monday. But e-cigarettes also increase the risk of relapse in some former smokers, the researchers found.
  “This study is the first to point out that even if smokers may succeed in stopping smoking with the aid of electronic cigarettes, they still need to be monitored by doctors and health professionals to prevent a relapse in the long term,” said Ramchandar Gomajee, the
  
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• Off-Duty Pittsburgh Police Officer Recovering After Homewood Shooting

  15-07-2019 18:47
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Pittsburgh Police are actively trying to find the person responsible for shooting Pittsburgh police officer Calvin Hall while he was off-duty.
  Calvin Hall, 36, remains in the hospital in critical condition. He’s been on the Pittsburgh Police force for two years, assigned to the Northview Heights Public Safety Center. Before this, police say Hall worked for Braddock Police.  Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the former mayor of Braddock, remembers Hall as a strong member
  
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• Police Investigating Shooting Of 18-Year-Old In South Park Township

  15-07-2019 18:44
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Police are investigating a shooting in South Park Township.
  The Allegheny County Police announced Monday they were requested by the South Park Police Department for assistance in investigating a shooting.
  Authorities said an 18-year-old male was shot while walking in the area of Brownsville Road on Sunday.He was transported to the hospital and treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound to his left foot, police said.
  Anyone with information about this inciden
  
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• I-579 Urban Connector Project Begins Construction

  15-07-2019 18:23
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– PennDOT announced that the I-579 Cap Urban Connector project will initiate development in Pittsburgh on Monday, July 15.
  Today, at 7 a.m., marked the beginning of the estimated $29 million construction project linking the Hill District and Downtown areas together.As construction begins, there will be long-term sidewalk restrictions in the following locations:
  · Centre Avenue between Chatham Street and Washington Place – Sidewalk restricted to a ten-foot widt
  
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• Police Search Home After Fatal Shooting, 1 Man Dead After Exchange Of Gunfire

  15-07-2019 18:20
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police say one man was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police following a fatal shooting in Penn Hills.
  It started just before 9 p.m. Sunday when police found a man shot dead inside a car in the parking lot of the Sharon Court apartment complex at the intersection of Frankstown Road and Graham Boulevard.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  According to police, the victim was found in the driver’s seat of a car. He was wounded in the head and pronounced dea
  
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• New Jersey Devils Mascot Runs Through Glass Window At Kid’s Birthday Party

  15-07-2019 18:10
  NEW JERSEY (KDKA) — Mascots can be great additions a child’s birthday party, but one involving the New Jersey Devil got a bit out of hand.In what looks to be a recent birthday party, the New Jersey Devil’s mascot “NJ Devil” was taking part in a parachute activity with the children at the party, when he decided to run away from the group in a line for the windows at the front of the facility.“Bruh, @NJDevil00 ”
  Bruh, @NJDevil00(: @NJDevils) pic.twitter.co
  
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• Man In Custody In Connection To Shooting At Blairsville Days Inn

  15-07-2019 17:51
  BLAIRSVILLE Pa. (KDKA) — A man is in custody in connection to a shooting at a hotel in Blairsville.
  The Pennsylvania State Police announced Monday on Twitter that Justin Edwin Libengood was taken into custody without incident.Keep the tips coming, thank you!! pic.twitter.com/MEgWTe6O4w
  — Troop A Public Information Officers (@PSPTroopAPIO) July 15, 2019
  Police issued a warrant for Libengood on July 10 for his alleged role in an attempted robbery at a Blairsville Days Inn Hotel room on
  
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• Casting Call: Extras Needed For Music Videos And Films In Pittsburgh

  15-07-2019 17:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Want to be an extra?
  A casting call is out for upcoming music videos, horror and sci-fi films shooting in the Pittsburgh area.
  Auditions for people between the ages of seven and 60 will be held at the New Dimension Comics Store at the Waterfront in Homestead/Munhall on July 20-21 from noon to 4 p.m.
  Bring a portfolio and your resume!
  
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• Man Facing Homicide Charges In Baby’s Death Apprehended

  15-07-2019 17:40
  EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — State Police in Westmoreland County have filed charges against a man in the death of an 11-month-old child in East Huntingdon Township.
  The manhunt was on earlier for Derrick Anthony Bass, 29, who goes by the nickname Hector. Law enforcement officials confirmed they have now captured the suspect.
  Bass is charged with homicide, abuse of a corpse, theft, receiving stolen property and tampering with evidence.Latest on East Huntington baby death suspect.Derric
  
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• Scary Video Shows Rafters Tumbling Over Waterfall At Ohiopyle State Park

  15-07-2019 17:26
  OHIOPYLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A frightening video shows a group of rafters being tossed over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
  Westmoreland County officials confirmed that a group of rafters — two women and four men — were rescued Saturday after their raft plummeted over a waterfall at Ohiopyle State Park.
  The incident was caught on camera by a bystander, who recorded as the group went over the waterfall and flipped their raft.
  Officials said all the rafters were rescued, and there were no in
  
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• 1 Person Injured In Monessen Shooting

  15-07-2019 16:46
  MONESSEN (KDKA) — One person is in custody after a home invasion and shooting in Westmoreland County.
  It happened just before 9 p.m. Sunday on Dale Avenue in Monessen.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police say one person was injured and officers are questioning a person of interest.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• New Law Takes Effect In Pa. To Protect Good Samaritans Who Rescue Kids From Hot Cars

  15-07-2019 16:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–A new law protecting Good Samaritans who rescue children locked inside hot cars is in effect in Pennsylvania.
  The law, which Gov. Tom Wolf signed in May, protects Good Samaritans from liability if they believe a child is in imminent danger and they’ve made a good faith effort to contact the vehicle owner and emergency responders.
  Last fall, Wolf signed a similar bill allowing police officers and first responders to enter a hot vehicle to save the life of a cat or do
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Tropical Depression Barry To End Our Longest Stretch Of Dry Days This Year

  15-07-2019 16:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This dry stretch of weather won’t be lasting too much longer thanks to remnants of now-Tropical Depression Barry.
  Today is expected to be our fourth completely dry day in a row, which would be our longest stretch of dry weather this year. But with Barry moving north, it’s not looking like we’ll make it to five days.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Barry is currently a weak tropical depression with sustained winds of 25 mph.
  It is supposed to lose its tropical pro
  
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• Pennsylvania Casinos Rolling Out Online Gambling

  15-07-2019 16:05
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania is joining the short list of states where online casino-style gambling is available.
  On Monday, state regulators will allow Parx Casino in suburban Philadelphia and Penn National’s Hollywood Casino near Hershey to launch online gambling portals to patrons statewide as part of a three-day test.
  Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware are the only other states where online casino gambling is legal.
  A 2017 Pennsylvania law authorized an aggressive expansion o
  
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• PTL Links: July 15, 2019

  15-07-2019 15:57
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Pittsburgh Party Pedaler
  Sustainable Pittsburgh Graze Contest
  Nate’s Reptile Rescue
  Giant Eagle FuelPerks PlusCASTING CALL FOR “TAKING THE LEAD: FORD DRIVING SKILLS FOR LIFE”:
  Seeking 8-10 newly licensed teenage drivers to be featured in a video. For more information on auditions, call 412-575-2269.
  
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• Police: Officer Returns Fire, Homicide Suspect Killed In Penn Hills Home

  15-07-2019 15:38
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police say a suspect in a fatal shooting in Penn Hills is dead after a police officer returned fire, and struck the man at least twice.
  It started just before 9 p.m. Sunday when police found a man shot dead inside a car in the parking lot of the Sharon Court apartment complex at the intersection of Frankstown Road and Graham Boulevard.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  According to police, the 30-year-old victim was found in the driver’s seat of a car. He was
  
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• State Police Searching For Suspect In Baby’s Death, File Homicide Charges Against Him

  15-07-2019 15:20
  EAST HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — State Police in Westmoreland County have filed charges against a man in the death of an 11-month-old child in East Huntingdon Township.
  According to state police, Derrick Bass, who also goes by the name Hector, is charged with homicide.
  WATCH: State Police News Conference —
  Investigators are searching for him now.
  Bass, 29, is described as being 5-feet-11-inches tall, weighs 300 pounds and may have reddish colored hair.UPDATE- Infant death Gurley Dr,
  
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• 'We will win because we are right': As United Steelworkers leader steps down, he leaves a fight unfinished

  15-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  From a cold mining town in northern Ontario to the top of the Pittsburgh-based union, Leo Gerard, 72, fought mostly unstoppable forces.
  
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• US: Nephew of boxing champ had to give and take some punches

  15-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Frank Angott Jr. discusses the risks and benefits of having lightweight boxing champion Sammy Angott as his uncle.
  
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• Downsized construction proposed for Garden Theater block

  15-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The plan is a five-story apartment building with 50 market-rate apartments and storefronts on North Avenue and along Federal Street.
  
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• Clemente's MVP car charges into the Vintage Grand Prix

  15-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A 1972 Dodge Charger given to Roberto Clemente for being MVP of the 1971 World Series returns to Pittsburgh for the Vintage Grand Prix.
  
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• Consortium of Pitt, government and industry looks for ways to improve road, bridge construction

  15-07-2019 13:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  The year-old consortium is researching the use of microbes to seal concrete cracks and making the right mix of material to fix old concrete.
  
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• 1 Killed In Late-Night Motorcycle Crash In Polish Hill

  15-07-2019 13:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One person is dead and two others are injured after a motorcycle and SUV collided late Sunday night in Polish Hill.
  Pittsburgh Police said the accident happened just before 10 p.m. on Bigelow Boulevard.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The man driving the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman he was riding with was taken to the hospital for her injuries.
  Officers say one person in the car was taken to the hospital.
  The intersection of Bigelow Boulevard and Herro
  
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• Bereavement doulas support families dealing with the loss of a baby

  15-07-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Bereavement doula Heather Bradley and her Bereavement Doula Network help families navigate the many difficulties after the death of a baby.
  
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• Walkabout: A rebel, in stitches, in home ec class

  15-07-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Seventh grade. A terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad time. And yet ... there was “Ball Four.”
  
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• Police: Teen held in homicide that led to Penn Hills officer-involved shooting

  15-07-2019 12:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  County police said the officer returned fire after a person wanted for questioning fired and charged at the officer.
  
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• Police: Penn Hills officer returns fire, kills person during homicide investigation

  15-07-2019 12:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  County police said the officer returned fire after a person wanted for questioning fired and charged at the officer.
  
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• Pitt and UPMC receive $19.2M NIH grant for sickle cell study

  15-07-2019 12:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The National Institutes of Health recently gave local doctors $19.2 million to study a controversial treatment for sickle cell anemia.  
  
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• Deadly Motorcycle And Car Crash On Bigelow Boulevard

  15-07-2019 07:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One person is dead and two others are injured after a motorcycle and car collided late Sunday night.
  Pittsburgh Police said the accident happened just before 10:00 p.m. on Bigelow Boulevard.
  The man driving the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene and the woman he was riding with was taken to the hospital for her injuries.
  Officers also mentioned that one person in the car was taken to the hospital.
  The intersection of Bigelow Boulevard and Herron Avenue has a la
  
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• Penn State president ranks among highest paid public university officials in country

  15-07-2019 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Eric Barron made the majority of his $1.83 million salary on a $1 million completion package for staying with the university for five years.
  
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• One dead after motorcycle crashes with SUV in Polish Hill

  15-07-2019 05:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Bigelow Boulevard and Herron Avenue areas remain closed to traffic during police investigation.
  
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