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• One Woman Dies In Route 66 Accident

  27-07-2019 23:31
  WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A woman died in a two-vehicle accident on Route 66 at the intersection of State Route 366 early Sunday morning.According to the Westmoreland County Coroner, Haley Montogomery, 28-years-old of Brackenridge, was traveling north on Route 66 when she attempted to make a left on to SR 366 and was struck by an SUV in a T-bone style collision.Authorities say she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident and she was pronounced dead at the scene of the cras
  
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• Police: Man Dies After Jumping Into Quarry

  27-07-2019 23:08
  BANGOR, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a man died after jumping off a cliff into an eastern Pennsylvania quarry.
  Police were called to the quarry on private land in Bangor shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday and found a man floating face-down in the water.
  Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek said the man “jumped off one of the higher cliffs” more than 100 feet high.
  The 49-year-old man’s name wasn’t immediately released pending notification of his relatives. Bangor pol
  
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• Love Never Fails: Global Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention Returns To Pittsburgh

  27-07-2019 22:44
  CORAOPOLIS (KDKA) — For the past 12 years, Coraopolis has played host to one of the largest gatherings of Jehovah’s Witnesses at an annual convention.
  This year, they met at the Coraopolis Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses from Friday, July 27 through Sunday, July 28.“These events will illustrate the positive influence that love can have to bring people together from diverse backgrounds,” said Todd Kravits, a local representative for Jehovah’s Witnesses. &l
  
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• Department Of Mobility And Infrastructure Launches Bike Safe Survey

  27-07-2019 21:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructure is asking residents of the city for their feedback in regards to bicycling from both cyclists and motorists.Over the next week, they’re looking for feedback on those that ride bicycles throughout the city, how motorists adapt and the frequency with which residents ride bicycles Downtown and in the surrounding areas.The survey will be available at this link and will be active until Sunday, Aug
  
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• Picklesburgh Crowd So Large, Police Forced To Shut Down Roberto Clemente Bridge

  27-07-2019 21:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s one of the more popular Pittsburgh events of the summer and this year Picklesburgh attracted quite the crowd.
  So much so that the Roberto Clemente Bridge had reached its capacity and people had to be turned away.
  TOO MANY YINZERS! Police have both ends of the Roberto Clemente Bridge closed because there are too many people at #Picklesburgh. If you’re parked on the North Shore, well… good luck. pic.twitter.com/n4oXjR4waK
  — Gage Goulding (@Ga
  
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• Baby Shark Being Turned Into A Breakfast Cereal

  27-07-2019 21:16
  (CNN) — Parents who thought they’d heard the last of toddler anthem “Baby Shark” are out of luck.
  “Baby Shark” will soon be swimming in bowls of milk as kids sing along to the popular song’s “doo doo doo doo doo doo.”
  Kellogg’s announced Friday that it is releasing a cereal in partnership with Pinkfong, the Korean entertainment brand that created the song behind the catchy kids tune.
  The limited edition cereal will include berry-flavore
  
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• ‘Pistons In The Park’ Car Show Cruises Into Pittsburgh

  27-07-2019 20:53
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Classic cars hit the streets of Pittsburgh today for Pistons in the Park.
  Classic cars and trucks drove down to the West Ohio Street Allegheny Commons Park on the North Side today.Who’s pumped for our first car show?? Join us for Pistons in the Park from 12p to 4p in West Park on the North Side! pic.twitter.com/Vfoh8VIb1h
  — Pgh Special Events (@PghEventsOffice) July 27, 2019
  From noon until 4 p.m., there were cars, food vendors and prizes at the cruise-in.
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• Man Shot, Killed By Officers Outside Blair Co. Hardware Store

  27-07-2019 19:24
  ROARING SPRING, Pa. (AP) – State police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man by a local police officer outside a western Pennsylvania hardware store.
  Police in Blair County say several 911 callers reported a man acting strangely around a dollar store next to the hardware store in Roaring Spring at about 4:15 p.m. Friday.
  Trooper Christopher Fox said a Roaring Spring officer responded and found the man in the hardware store parking lot. Police allege that the man pulled a handgun a
  
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• Steelers Announce Hall Of Honor Class Of 2019

  27-07-2019 19:15
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Steelers Hall Of Honor Class of 2019 has been announced.BREAKING — Steelers #HallOfHonor Class of 2019. Includes TE Elbie Nickel, TE & T Larry Brown, HC Bill Cowher and WR Hines Ward #Steelers
  — Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) July 27, 2019
  It includes Elbie Nickel, Larry Brown, Bill Cowher and Hines Ward.
  Larry Brown was a tight end and tackle from 1971 to 1984. He spent 14 seasons with the Steelers and was one of only 22 players to win four Super Bowls duri
  
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• Woman Bought All 1,500 Pairs Of Shoes At A Closing Payless To Donate To Students

  27-07-2019 18:31
  (CNN) — An Arkansas mother of three visited a closing Payless shoe store looking for inexpensive footwear for her children. She ended up with the store’s entire inventory.
  Carrie Jernigan bought every pair of shoes at a location in Alma and plans to donate nearly 1,500 shoes to students before the start of the school year.
  Jernigan told CNN affiliate KFSM that she got the idea from her young daughter, who asked whether she could buy a pair of Avengers-themed kicks for her superhero-l
  
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• Train Hits Car, Blocking 5 Different Intersections For More Than An Hour

  27-07-2019 17:43
  DAWSON, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a train hit a car at western Pennsylvania crossing, but no injuries were reported.
  The (Uniontown) Herald-Standard reports that the CSX train struck the rear passenger side of the car in Dawson at about 10:30 a.m. Friday.
  The driver was uninjured. The train blocked traffic at five intersections in the borough for about 1½ hours. The intersection is marked with train crossing signs but there are no lights or crossing bars.
  The Public Utility Commiss
  
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• Local Police Ask For Public’s Help Solving Thefts From Unlocked Vehicles

  27-07-2019 17:19
  WHITE OAK (KDKA) – Police are asking the public for help solving recent thefts from unlocked vehicles.On Facebook, the White Oak Police Department says they’re looking for video surveillance footage or pictures from the morning of July 26, between 1 a.m. and 5:30 a.m.They say they’ve caught two individuals involved in stealing from unlocked cars, but they believe more people may be involved.According to the post, the “McKeesport side” of the borough is where they&rs
  
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• Tests Find No Unusual Radioactive Material At Closed School Near Former Uranium Plant

  27-07-2019 16:48
  PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – State health officials and the U.S. Department of Energy say dust samples taken in late May from a southern Ohio school near a former uranium enrichment plant showed no radioactivity beyond naturally occurring levels.
  Scioto Valley Local School District had closed the Zahn’s Corner Middle School in Piketon in mid-May after traces of radioactive material were discovered.
  But the Department of Energy tells The Columbus Dispatch there is no public health risk from r
  
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• The week's best reads: Ralph Iannotti's final story, treasures amid ruins in North Braddock, and more

  27-07-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ralph Iannotti on his final story. There are treasures amid the ruins in North Braddock. How small private colleges in the region show a nationwide challenge. Here are the week's best reads.
  
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• Police make arrest in fatal North Side shooting of minister who aided the homeless

  27-07-2019 14:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Northside Common Ministries worker was fatally shot after refusing entry to someone early Saturday morning.
  
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• Pittsburgh police make arrest in fatal overnight shooting

  27-07-2019 14:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Northside Common Ministries worker was fatally shot after refusing entry to someone early Saturday morning.
  
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• 6-Year-Old Opens Lemonade Stand After His Father Dies So He Can Take His Mom On A Date

  27-07-2019 14:34
  (CNN) — Brady Campbell promised his dad that he’d look after his mom, so the 6-year-old boy opened a lemonade stand to make money to take her on a date.
  His dad, Brandon Campbell, passed away on July 7 after a six-month battle with Stage 4 colon cancer. He was 37 years old.
  The next day, Brady insisted on selling lemonade, outside their Denver, Colorado, house, his mom Amanda Campbell told CNN. She said he told family members he wanted the money to take her on a date.
  “I think
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Beautiful Start To The Weekend

  27-07-2019 13:39
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Whatever you’re up to this weekend, make sure to take advantage of the sunshine and dry weather.
  We’re looking at a beautiful start to the weekend.
  Temperatures will be nice and warm but only a couple of degrees warmer than our average of 83 degrees.The humidity will tick up a touch today and tomorrow but still remain comfortable.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The morning sunshine will stick around for most of us.
  Yesterday there were some isolated storms in Fayette
  
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• North Side Shelter Employee Fatally Shot

  27-07-2019 11:24
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are searching for a suspect after a Northside Common Ministries employee was shot and killed.
  Pittsburgh Police say the incident happened around 3:20 a.m. on Brighton Road.
  Police say they arrived on scene to find a 57-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest.BREAKING: According to the director of the Northside Common Ministries, the employee who was shot this morning has died. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/uaozDuP4x1
  — Chris Hoffman (@NewsmanChris) July 27,
  
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• 1 Person Shot, Killed After Shooting At Northside Common Ministries

  27-07-2019 11:24
  NORTH SIDE (KDKA) — Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting in North Side early Saturday morning.
  Pittsburgh Police say the incident happened around 3:20 a.m. on Brighton Road.
  They say someone shot through a glass door at the North Side Common Ministries Food Pantry injuring an employee.
  The employee is in critical condition.
  There is no word on a motive of the shooting.
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• Man Arrested After Stealing Gun Off Woman Walking Down Grant Avenue

  27-07-2019 05:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was arrested after he allegedly stole a pistol off a woman walking down the street.
  According to the Pittsburgh Police, the woman was walking in the 500 block of Grant Avenue on Wednesday at approximately 11 a.m. when a man ran up and yanked her pistol and holster off her waistband. The man fled on foot to Grant Avenue onto South Seventh Street
  The woman was legally armed, the authorities said.
  An investigation led to police identifying the suspect as 20-year-old
  
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• Thieves Leave Trail Of Evidence After Breaking Into Two Cars

  27-07-2019 05:09
  SQUIRREL HILL (KDKA) — A Squirrel Hill couple was the target of a bizarre theft.The couple says while they were sleeping, two young men ransacked both of their cars overnight. The couple accidently left their garage door open before going to bed.
  The husband and wife, who wanted to remain anonymous, told KDKA News a significant amount of cash was stolen and a cell phone.
  What’s unusual, is the digital evidence the thieves left behind. The couple says their icloud was wiped clean, but
  
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• Dickerson Leaves Game In 3rd Inning, Pirates Lose 6-3 To Mets

  27-07-2019 03:56
  NEW YORK (AP) – Trade candidate Zack Wheeler showed off a live arm in his return from the injured list, Jeff McNeil hit the first of four Mets homers and New York beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 Friday night.
  Wheeler (7-6) struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings in his first start since July 7 due to right shoulder fatigue – an issue he called an impingement. With contending teams watching closely, the right-hander averaged 96.8 mph on his fastball and looked sharp until Adam Fr
  
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• Lawrenceville United And City Of Pittsburgh Team Up To Provide Affordable Housing

  27-07-2019 01:25
  LAWRENCEVILLE (KDKA) — Working-class Lawrenceville has become a haven for transplanted young hipsters and homes there used to sell for $100,000 or less, that is no more.“We’ve seen home sale prices over $700,000,” said David Bringan of Lawrenceville United. “There are currently homes on the market in Lawrenceville for over a million dollars.”Old homes are being flipped for big bucks and old industrial sites are being transformed into upscale apartments that a
  
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• Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster Helps With Gender Reveal

  27-07-2019 01:14
  LATROBE (KDKA) — Fans expected and extravagant entrance for Steelers’ wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, but he made a quiet entrance.
  Following practice on day one of camp, it was anything but quiet when two fans, Caleb and Taylor caught JuJu’s attention, getting him to help with a gender reveal for the child they’re expecting.“3..2..1…It’s a boy!!” JuJu, Caleb and Taylor exclaimed to an excited crowd.According to the Facebook post, Caleb and Tay
  
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• ‘I’ve Had A Marvelous Journey’: Ralph Iannotti Retiring After 52-Year Career In Broadcasting

  27-07-2019 01:09
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a bittersweet day at KDKA.
  Today, after a remarkable 52 years in broadcasting, veteran reporter Ralph Iannotti is retiring.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Ralph began his career in 1967 at radio stations WAFS and WPTR in his home state of New York, serving as a disc jockey and talk show host.
  His television career began in 1976 at WTEN, also in New York.
  In 1982, he made the move to Pittsburgh.
  For the past 37 years, Ralph has been covering the news of western Pennsylv
  
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• Costco Digital Membership Card Now Available

  27-07-2019 01:03
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Costco is making it a bit easier to get your shopping done in case you forget your membership card at home.
  The warehouse store has unveiled a digital membership card that customers can access on their smartphones.
  Here are six simple steps to take advantage of the feature:Download the Costco app from the App Store or Google Play Store
  Launch the Costco app and tap the digital membership card icon
  Log in to your Costco.com account or create a new one
  Verify your members
  
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• Bald Eagle Found Shot Dead Near Cemetery In Erie County

  27-07-2019 00:29
  ELK CREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is investigating after a bald eagle was found shot dead in Erie County.
  According to a post on the commission’s Facebook page, the dead eagle was found Thursday night near Hope Cemetery in Elk Creek Township.
   
  (Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Game Commission / Facebook)
  A state game warden responded to the scene near the intersection of State Route 18 and Sherman Road, and an investigation revealed the mature bald eag
  
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• Free Dental Clinic Hosted At PPG Paints Arena For Third Year In A Row

  27-07-2019 00:15
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds lined up around the block at PPG Paints Arena for Mission of Mercy’s free dental clinic.
  For the third year in a row, free dental care was available for people with cavities and other concerns.Everything from fillings, to tooth removal and pulling of wisdom teeth, people were offered free dental services on a first-come-first-serve basis.
  “Even if you have health insurance, you can’t afford to get the dental piece,” said one woman at PPG
  
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• The Journey To Becoming An Assistance Dog: Introducing The New PTL Puppy

  27-07-2019 00:06
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Animals help people in so many ways, and we here at KDKA are excited to say that “Pittsburgh Today Live” is going to share the story of an assistance dog.
  “Penguin the PTL Pup” is being raised by a local family, and we’re going to show his journey.
  Jill Sabo, of Bridgeville, and her son Jack will be raising Penguin for a year and half before he goes off to specialized training.
  WATCH: Penguin’s Trainers On PTL — 
  Penguin is
  
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• Body Armor Gifted To Union Township Police Department K9

  27-07-2019 00:04
  UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A K9 with the Union Township Police Department is getting a donation of body armor.
  Draco ⁠— the department’s K9 ⁠— will receive a bullet and stab protective vest in the next two months, the police department announced Friday.The vest is a charitable donation from Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., which provides bullet and stab protective vests and other assistance for law enforcement dogs.The dog’s vest is sponsored by a fundraiser f
  
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