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• Toddler Drives Toy Tractor To County Fair

  20-07-2019 23:39
  (CNN) — How far can a little one really go?
  Well, one determined Minnesota 2-year-old got himself all the way down to the county fair, according to the Chisago County Sheriff’s Office.
  The sheriff’s office received a call Friday night about a missing toddler, according to a Facebook post from the office.
  But the determined tyke wasn’t in danger — he just decided he wasn’t done at the fair.
  The young boy hopped on his battery-powered John Deere tractor toy and
  
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• Butler Man Arrested On Arson And Burglary Charges

  20-07-2019 23:20
  BUTLER (KDKA) — A man is in custody after allegedly breaking into a home and setting it on fire early Saturday morning.According to Butler City Police, police and fire departments responded to a house fire on Broad Street just after 6:30 a.m.
  When they arrived, a witness claimed they had seen a man coming from the back of the house while it was on fire.Police identified the man as 24-year-old Victor Weltner. He smelled of smoke and had a cut to his left forearm.An investigation found that
  
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• Nemacolin Woodlands employee bitten by Himalayan black bear in zoo

  20-07-2019 23:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  The attack occurred during an otherwise routine “Safari Tour” of the resort’s Wildlife Academy.
  
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• Nemacolin Zoo Employee Hurt In Bear Attack

  20-07-2019 21:12
  FARMINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — An employee of the wildlife academy at Nemacolin Woodland resort was hurt in a bear attack Saturday afternoon.The employee was reportedly life-flighted to a local hospital and their condition has not been released.
  The Pennsylvania Game Commission is investigating the case.Nemacolin has not commented yet on the incident.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Nemacolin Employee Injured In Bear Attack ‘Stable And Alert’

  20-07-2019 21:12
  FARMINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — An employee of Nemacolin Woodlands Resort was injured by a Himalayan Bear while conducting a “Safari Tour.”According to Nemacolin, the bear reached through a wire fence, pulled the employee in and then bit the employee’s arm.The bear was then ordered to release the employee’s arm and a nurse then stabilized the employee on the scene.
  They were airlifted to a Morgantown hospital and Nemacolin is describing the employee as “alert and sta
  
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• Senior Living Facility In Greensburg Reportedly Without Air Conditioning

  20-07-2019 21:05
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – A Greensburg senior living facility is reportedly without air conditioning while the area is under a heat advisory.
  Hempfield Towers does not have air condition right now.An answering service for Hempfield Towers says they’re aware of the problem and will work on it Monday.Right now, a heat advisory is in place until 8 p.m. tonight.
  
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• One Unit In Senior Living Facility In Greensburg Reportedly Without Air Conditioning

  20-07-2019 21:05
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – A Greensburg senior living facility was reportedly without air conditioning while the area is under a heat advisory.
  According to Westmoreland County Dispatch, a resident of Hempfield Towers called authorities to report an apartment on the seventh floor was without air conditioning.All other rooms have operating air conditioning.
  An answering service for Hempfield Towers says they’re aware of the problem and will work on it Monday.Right now, a heat advisory i
  
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• Pirates Pitcher Chris Archer Donates Over $15,000 Of Baseball Equipment To Local Children’s Baseball Association

  20-07-2019 19:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chris Archer donated over $15,000 in baseball equipment to a local children’s baseball association.
  On Twitter, the Pirates said Chris Archer recently visited the players from the Squirrel Hill Baseball Association.This week, @ChrisArcher22 took time to visit with players from the Squirrel Hill Baseball Association.He teamed-up with Pirates Charities and @goodsportsinc to donate over $15,000 of gear including baseball bats, gloves, catch
  
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• Republican Committee Of Allegheny County Elects New Chairman

  20-07-2019 18:40
  GREEN TREE, Pa. (KDKA) – The Republican Committee of Allegheny County elected Sam DeMarco as its new chairman.In a press release, the committee says this election will set the stage for a spirited 2020 political season.DeMarco, a 60-year-old from North Fayette, says he plans to increase fundraising and coordinate strong support for President Donald Trump in next year’s presidential election.
  “Allegheny County is now the largest source of Republican votes in Pennsylvania,”
  
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• Pittsburgh Hosts Pogopalooza, The World Championships Of Pogo

  20-07-2019 18:17
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pogopalooza, known as the World Championships of Pogo, is bouncing into Pittsburgh this weekend.
  Extreme pogo stick athletes from around the world are coming to town to show off their huge tricks and flips to compete for world titles in such categories as High Jump and Best Trick. The event is taking place on Franklin Avenue in Wilkinsburg.The events on Saturday and Sunday aren’t just for the grown-ups. Pogo-users under the age of 15 can enter a “bounce off&rd
  
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• Chemicals Removed From Building That Contributed To Beaver Co. Fires While Cleanup On Second Expected To Take Weeks

  20-07-2019 16:54
  ROCHESTER (KDKA) – The DEP says all containerized chemicals have been removed from one of the buildings that contributed to a series of shelter in places in Beaver County.Plans for waste removal will begin on Monday, the DEP says.The building reportedly collapsed in late June and then caught fire in mid-July, which complicated getting to the chemicals. Because of this, the DEP said they demolished one of the buildings.The cleanup started after the former Pool Doctor-Beaver Alkail Products
  
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• Ohio To Raise Minimum Age To Buy Tobacco Products From 18 To 21

  20-07-2019 16:19
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio is raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21.
  The new law will take effect in October after Gov. Mike DeWine signed it this week.
  Ohio is one of 18 states that have raised the minimum age for purchasing cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products. The new law also applies to rolling papers, filters and other smoking and vaping accessories.
  National statistics show Ohio has one of the highest rates of adult smokers at j
  
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• Beaver Co. Man Arrested After Allegedly Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old Outside Pizza Place

  20-07-2019 15:49
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) – A Beaver County man was arrested after a 17-year-old was fatally shot in the parking lot of a local business.
  On Facebook, the New Castle Police Department said they responded to a shooting at 1101 Highland Avenue, which is the address of Scustie’s Super Pizza.
  Police said when they arrived on scene, they found a young male lying in the parking lot. They identified the male as Darren Jevcak, a 17-year-old from Lawrence County who reportedly worked at Scustie&rsquo
  
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• Beaver Co. Man Arrested After Allegedly Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old Dating His Daughter

  20-07-2019 15:49
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) – A 41-year old man from Beaver Falls faces a murder charge for shooting a teenager from New Castle who was dating his daughter.On Facebook, the New Castle Police Department said they responded to a shooting at 1101 Highland Avenue, which is the address of Scustie’s Super Pizza.Police say Michael Dbiagio blamed 17-year-old Darren Jevcak for smoking marijuana with his daughter and other teenagers. He called Jevcak and said he wanted to talk to him outside his job at
  
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• Adorable Tin-Foil-Hat-Wearing Pets Ask People To Raid The Animal Shelter Instead Of Area 51

  20-07-2019 15:10
  (CNN) — Before you storm Area 51, you might want to make a stop in Oklahoma.
  One animal shelter is inviting people to storm its Oklahoma City location and pick up some adorable tin-foil-hat-wearing critters to “protect you from the Area 51 aliens.”“Adoption isn’t that far out of this world!” the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter wrote on its Facebook page Friday.
  It has 156 dogs and 24 cats available for adoption, plus two pigs and a hamster, according to its websi
  
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• Four teenagers shot, none critically, in Clairton

  20-07-2019 15:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The violence occurred during a graduation house party.
  
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• The week's best reads: Remembering a slain officer, 5 Steelers' camp story lines, and more

  20-07-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Remembering a slain police officer. The five story lines to watch during Steelers’ camp. Why Pittsburgh businesses are changing hands so often. Here are the week’s best reads.
  
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• 7-Eleven Pledges $7,111 To College Fund Of Baby Born On July 11 At 7:11, Weighing 7 Pounds, 11 Ounces

  20-07-2019 14:32
  (CNN) — Rachel Langford’s phone has been ringing nonstop since 7-11, when she gave birth to a girl at 7:11 pm, weighing 7 pounds and 11 ounces.
  But the most exciting call came from 7-Eleven, which celebrated the news of J’Aime Brown’s birth by pledging $7,111 to her college fund.
  The convenience store chain previously had called to offer a gift basket with diapers and other merchandise, Langford said. The additional pledge was totally unexpected.
  When a company representa
  
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• Pa. School District Warns Parents They Could Lose Kids Over Unpaid School Lunches

  20-07-2019 14:01
  KINGSTON, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania school district is warning that children could end up in foster care if their parents don’t pay overdue school lunch bills.
  The letters sent recently to about 1,000 parents in Luzerne County’s Wyoming Valley West School District have prompted complaints from parents and a stern rebuke from local child welfare authorities.
  The district says that it’s trying to collect more than $20,000, and that other methods to get parents to pay haven&
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Another Extremely Hot Day With Heavy Rain In Some Areas

  20-07-2019 13:46
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Today should be the last day of extreme heat before rain and a cold front help cool Pittsburgh off.
  Right now, the NWS has issued a severe thunderstorm warning that includes New Castle, Hermitage and Sharon.
  There could be high winds and possible hail. The warning is in effect until 8:30 a.m.Severe Thunderstorm Warning including New Castle PA, Hermitage PA, Sharon PA until 8:30 AM EDT pic.twitter.com/qEhoAoM4Oa
  — NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) July 20, 2019
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• Four Teens Taken To The Hospital After Shooting In Clairton

  20-07-2019 12:49
  CLAIRTON, Pa.(KDKA) – Four teenagers were taken to the hospital after a shooting early Saturday morning in Clairton.
  Allegheny County Dispatch says it happened just before 12:20 a.m. on Waddell Avenue during a graduation party. There were between 100 and 125 people at the graduation party before the shooting began.According to Allegheny County Police, 4 teenagers were shot at a graduation party in Clariton. They say all 4 are in stable condition. It happened around 12:15 this morning at 61
  
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• 4 Teens Taken To Hospital After Shots Fired At Clairton Graduation Party

  20-07-2019 12:49
  CLAIRTON, Pa.(KDKA) – Four teenagers were taken to the hospital after a shooting early Saturday morning in Clairton.
  Allegheny County Dispatch says it happened just before 12:20 a.m. on Waddell Avenue during a graduation party. There were between 100 and 125 people at the graduation party before the shooting began.According to Allegheny County Police, 4 teenagers were shot at a graduation party in Clariton. They say all 4 are in stable condition. It happened around 12:15 this morning at 61
  
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• Police identify suspect in 2015 killing in Crafton Heights

  20-07-2019 05:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Aaron Cross, 31, of Petersburg, Va., is accused of fatally shooting Shakiem Williams, 41, on July 30, 2015.
  
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• Pirates Surrender 15 Hits, Fall To Phillies 6-1

  20-07-2019 05:26
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Bryce Harper’s go-ahead RBI single was one of 15 hits the Philadelphia Phillies used to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Friday night, giving them back-to-back victories for the first time since July 2.
  Harper hit a seventh-inning single off Pirates reliever Richard Rodríguez (3-4) that scored pinch-hitter Brad Miller to give the Phillies their first lead of the game.
  Rookie outfielder Adam Haseley added a solo homer to start the scoring and a run-scoring d
  
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• Arrest Made In North Braddock Shooting

  20-07-2019 05:19
  NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police have arrested 34-year-old Davion Fullard in connection to a shooting that took place on Electric Avenue Wednesday night.He is being charged with criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, receiving stolen property and firearms violations.
  RELATED: 2 Fights Break Out In North Braddock, Man Critically Injured In Shooting
  Police were alerted to the incident just before midnight Wednesday night and whe
  
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• Police make arrest in North Braddock shooting

  20-07-2019 05:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Davion Fullard, 38, was arrested Friday while walking along Electric Avenue in North Braddock.
  
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• Police: Two Suspects Arrested After Hitting Woman, Taking Her Dog

  20-07-2019 01:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two suspects were arrested after police said they hit a woman and took her dog.The Pittsburgh Police announced Friday that they responded to a 9-1-1 call of assault on Zephyr Avenue at Hammond Street just after 3:30 p.m.
  A woman told police three people showed up to her door while she was on the phone, claiming they had lost their dog, authorities said.
  The people said the woman had the lost dog.
  The woman denied the accusation and refused to give up the dog. She told p
  
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• Pickles, The Cat Whose Paw Was Blown Off By Firecrackers, Is Expected To Be Ready For Adoption In A Few Days

  20-07-2019 01:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – You can now apply to adopt Pickles, a cat injured in a horrific case of animal cruelty.
  In a video posted to Humane Animal Rescue’s Facebook, the chief veterinary officer says Pickles is doing “wonderfully” and will be available for adoption around July 21.She says Pickles is getting used to using just three of her legs, and she’s drinking and eating like a healthy and happy cat should.The Facebook post says “Pickles is recovering like a ch
  
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• U.S. Steel denies its Mon Valley Works emissions are harmful to public health

  20-07-2019 01:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Steelmaker responds to federal lawsuit alleging public health impacts following a December fire at its Clairton Coke Works
  
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• Donald Trump To Be At West Virginia Fundraiser On Day Robert Mueller Testifies

  20-07-2019 01:19
  WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will be attending a fundraiser in West Virginia on Wednesday, the day special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee.
  The president told reporters Friday he would not be watching Mueller’s testimony and noted that an impeachment resolution was handily defeated in the House this week. He says the vote was a “massive victory” and at some point, Democrats have to “stop playing games.”
  The Int
  
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• KDKA-TV's Dave Crawley sues Regatta, Red Bull, over 2017 Flugtag injuries

  20-07-2019 01:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The prominent reporter alleges fraud and negligence, claiming suffered severe injuries when he plunged 22 feet into the Allegheny River.
  
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• Oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro leaving Rivers Casino for Las Vegas

  20-07-2019 01:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Trafford native returned to his Western Pennsylvania roots for only a short time to help promote local casino’s new sportsbook.
  
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• Butler County libraries experience ransomware attack

  20-07-2019 00:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  The brand of ransomware used in the attack was the same type used against the Onondaga County, N.Y., library system last week. 
  
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• Sen. Bob Casey Joins Senate Delegation Visiting Border Facilities

  20-07-2019 00:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Democratic U.S. Senate leader Chuck Schumer led a delegation of U.S. Senators, all Democrats, including Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey to the Mexican border in McAllen, Texas, on Friday.
  “We just arrived in Texas,” Schumer said upon arrival. “We’re going to inspect a whole bunch of border facilities. We want to see what’s going on, and we know the fact that we come down here makes everyone understand that there’s eyes upon them, eyes
  
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• Animal Friends Waives Adoption Fees This Weekend

  20-07-2019 00:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Animal Friends is waiving adoption fees this weekend after having too many kittens and not enough room.The event, called “Treat Yourself” started today and will run until Sunday, July 21. It will end at 5 p.m..On their Facebook page, they showcased some of the furry friends up for adoption this weekend. Will they have plenty of cats, dog and rabbits will also be available for adoption.
  Animal Friends say they’re working hard to admit as many cats and k
  
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• Closures Start On Tenth Street Bypass Next Week

  20-07-2019 00:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Tenth Street Bypass will have alternating single-lane closures starting next week.
  The Department of Public Works announced Friday that there will be alternating single-lane closures on the bridge from Monday through Friday at 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.The demolition of the Rachel Carson Bridge upstream sidewalk is the reason for the closures.
  The work is part of the $24 million Rachel Carson Bridge project, the department said.
  
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• Sharon Police Look For Missing Teen

  20-07-2019 00:01
  SHARON, Pa. (KDKA) – The Sharon Police Department is asking for help locating a missing juvenile.
  Devonta Napier was reported missing to the Sharon Police Department on July 17.
  (Photo Credit: Sharon Police Department)
  He’s described as a 16-year-old black male approximately 6 feet tall, weighing 160 pounds.
  Anyone with information about his whereabouts is requested to contact the Sharon Police Department at 724-983-3210 or call 911.
  
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