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• Pa. Woman Dies After Being Hit By Truck During Triathalon

  28-07-2019 23:36
  DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) – The State Highway Patrol says a woman riding a bicycle in a triathlon in Ohio has been struck by a semitrailer and has died from her injuries.
  A patrol release says 44-year-old Kristen Oswald, of Royersford, Pennsylvania, was competing in the Ironman 70.3 Triathlon when the bicycle she was riding was struck around 9 a.m. Sunday on U.S 23 in Delaware County’s Troy Township.
  The township is roughly 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Columbus.
  The patrol says Oswald
  
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• Bikers, skaters and swordsmen take over South Side roadways for July's OpenStreets

  28-07-2019 23:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Instructors from Pittsburgh Sword Fighters spent the morning performing demonstrations, showing off longswords and rapiers.
  
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• Despite Late Surge, Pirates Lose 8-7 To Mets

  28-07-2019 22:45
  NEW YORK (AP) – Michael Conforto sparked New York’s offense with a two-run homer in a six-run first inning against Chris Archer, and the Mets held on to beat the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 Sunday to match their longest winning streak this season at four games.
  Jason Vargas (6-5) won a third straight start for the first time since last August, and the Mets completed a three-game sweep. New York improved to 10-5 since the All-Star break, passing Cincinnati, Colorado and Pittsburgh
  
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• Disney Sets Record For Highest Grossing Year With Five Months To Spare

  28-07-2019 21:37
  (CNN) — Disney set the record for the highest-grossing year for a studio ever, and it’s only July.
  The company has brought in an industry record $7.67 billion to date at the worldwide box office, it announced on Sunday. That passed the previous record, which was also set by Disney, when it made $7.61 billion at the global box office in 2016.
  The House of Mouse has dominated the box office this year thanks to a lineup of blockbuster films from some of its biggest brands including Marv
  
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• Picklesburgh Has Its New Mayor And Pickle Juice Drinking Champion

  28-07-2019 21:11
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ladies and gentlemen of Picklesburgh, say hello to your new mayor and still pickle juice drinking champion: Joe George!
  For the second year in a row, Joe George took home the title of pickle juice drinking champion by finishing a quart of pickle juice in just over six seconds.
  This afternoon, Mayor @billpeduto joined @DowntownPitt for #Picklesburgh!The Mayor crowned Joe George as the Mayor of Picklesburgh. Joe took home a back to back pickle juice drinking championships
  
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• Chicago Resident Writes Mayor Bill Peduto Apology Letter For Not Understanding The “Pittsburgh Left”

  28-07-2019 20:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man from Chicago wrote a letter to Mayor Bill Peduto calling Pittsburghers “neighborly” after he learned about the “Pittsburgh Left.”Mayor Peduto shared a picture of the letter on Twitter.
  Got this great letter from a resident of Chicago after he recently visited Pittsburgh. #pittsburghleft pic.twitter.com/5Ctwb14eAX
  — bill peduto (@billpeduto) July 26, 2019
  The writer said he was visiting Pittsburgh and was upset when the light turned gr
  
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• Mortar Bomb Found In The Monongahela River Believed To Be Connected To Disappeared B-25 Bomber

  28-07-2019 18:16
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A couple magnet fishing by the Homestead Grays Bridge pulled something pretty amazing out of the water.
  Nick DiLiscia and his girlfriend and Briana Higby were magnet fishing in the Monongahela River when they say they caught a mortar shell.
  (Photo Credit: Nick DiLiscia)
  They tell KDKA they believe the mortar bomb might be connected to the B-25 Mitchell bomber that disappeared in the Mon in 60s.
  The Heinz History Center’s website says the bomber landed in the Monog
  
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• Artillery Shell Found In The Monongahela River Believed To Be Connected To Disappeared B-25 Bomber

  28-07-2019 18:16
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A couple magnet fishing by the Homestead Grays Bridge pulled something pretty amazing out of the water.
  Nick DiLiscia and his girlfriend and Briana Higby were magnet fishing in the Monongahela River when they caught what they thought was a mortar bomb.A viewer who is a Marine called in and stated that this is more likely an artillery shell, which was used in the 40s to 60s.(Photo Credit: Nick DiLiscia)
  The couple that found it tell KDKA they believe their catch might be
  
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• Artillery Shell Found In Mon River Believed To Be Connected To Disappeared B-25 Bomber

  28-07-2019 18:16
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A couple magnet fishing by the Homestead Grays Bridge pulled something pretty amazing out of the water.
  Nick DiLiscia and his girlfriend Briana Higby were magnet fishing in the Monongahela River when they caught what they thought was a mortar bomb.A viewer who is a Marine called in and stated that this is more likely an artillery shell, which was used in the 40s to 60s.(Photo Credit: Nick DiLiscia)
  The couple that found it tell KDKA they believe their catch might be con
  
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• Westmoreland Extraterrestrial Sighting Celebrated At Kecksburg UFO Festival

  28-07-2019 17:17
  KECKSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Kecksburg UFO Festival kicked off this weekend, celebrating Laurel Highlands’ paranormal past.
  (Photo Credit: Ed Riedmann)
  The event is hosted by the Kecksburg Volunteer Fire Department, and this is the 14th year the festival has been celebrated.
  The paranormal-themed UFO festival is features guest speakers, costumes, fireworks, games, and vendors with souvenirs for UFO enthusiasts.
  (Photo Credit: Ed Riedmann)
  More than 50 years ago, on Dec. 9, 1965, some peop
  
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• Multiple Uniontown Shootings Injure 4 People

  28-07-2019 15:57
  UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – Shots were fired at multiple locations in Uniontown.Police say Dunlap Street and Pershing Court were both the scenes of shootings, injuring a total of four people.
  According to Uniontown Police, there were people injured at the shooting at Pershing Court. They say there was also a shooting on Dunlap Street. They did not say if there were any injuries there.
  — Chris Hoffman (@NewsmanChris) July 28, 2019
  According to police, a man and a woman were injured at Per
  
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• High School Football Team Shows Up To Birthday Party For Boy With Autism After Only 1 Person RSVP’d

  28-07-2019 14:57
  (CNN) — Christian Larsen begged his mother, Lindsay, to throw him a ninth birthday party so he could invite all of his friends. Finally, she gave in, sending out invitations — and waiting.
  But only one person RSVP’d.
  Christian, who has autism, attends Hillsdale Elementary in Meridian, Idaho. At the picnic marking the end of the school year, Larsen says, she saw firsthand how some of the children interacted with her son: either ignoring Christian or telling him no when he asked
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Sunny Streak To End Soon

  28-07-2019 14:17
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The weather has been gorgeous, but it’s soon going to be time to break the umbrellas back out.
  After a nice and clear night, Pittsburgh is waking up to partly cloudy skies and temperatures around the high 60s and low 70s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Some showers are rolling in from Ohio, but they’re starting to fall apart.
  An isolated shower is possible in spots today as a weak disturbance passes by to our north.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays &am
  
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• Multiple Shots Fired In Uniontown

  28-07-2019 13:59
  UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – Multiple shots were fired in the city of Uniontown.
  There are multiple scenes in Fayette County that the police are responding to.According to the Uniontown Police, there were people injured in a shooting on Pershing Court.According to Uniontown Police, there were people injured at the shooting at Pershing Court. They say there was also a shooting on Dunlap Street. They did not say if there were any injuries there.
  — Chris Hoffman (@NewsmanChris) July 28, 2019
  
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• 21-Year-Old Dead After Somerset Co. Fatal ATV Accident

  28-07-2019 13:10
  STONYCREEK TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A 21-year-old has died after an ATV accident in Somerset County.
  According to Pennsylvania State Police Somerset, they responded to the accident on Boone Road just before 2 a.m.
  They say the crash happened as the man, Alex Fitchett, was driving an ATV on Boone Road.He reportedly hit a puddle, fell off the ATV and died as a result of the injuries he sustained.According to police, he was not wearing a helmet.They aren’t sure how fast he was going when he cr
  
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• Stabbing On Liberty Avenue Leaves 3 People Injured

  28-07-2019 06:53
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police from Zone 3 responded to a stabbing late Saturday night in Overbrook.
  It happened just after 11:00 p.m. on Liberty Avenue at Royal Place Restaurant.
  Police say 3 people were injured and 1 of them is in critical condition at UPMC Mercy Hospital.They believe an argument began at a private party inside the restaurant, then was taken outside where the stabbings occurred.No weapon has been found at this time and there is no word on any arrests.
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• Stabbing In Overbrook Leaves 3 People Injured

  28-07-2019 06:53
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police from Zone 3 responded to a stabbing late Saturday night in Overbrook.
  It happened just after 11:00 p.m. on Library Road at Royal Place Restaurant.
  Police say 3 people were injured and 1 of them is in critical condition at UPMC Mercy Hospital.
  They believe an argument began at a private party inside the restaurant, then was taken outside where the stabbings occurred.
  No weapon has been found at this time and there is no word on any arrests.
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• Allegheny County judge criticized for overturning jury verdict in sex assault case

  28-07-2019 05:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The state’s victim advocate blasted Judge Alexander P. Bicket and two jurors questioned their service when he acquitted the defendant.
  
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• Civil War re-enactment in Greensburg presents living history amid declining participation

  28-07-2019 05:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Civil War reenacting is a key element of living history in the U.S. — but events like these have faced declining participation in recent years.
  
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• Pirates Lose 7th Straight, Fall To Mets 3-0

  28-07-2019 03:55
  NEW YORK (AP) – Steven Matz threw an efficient five-hitter for his first complete game in 90 major league starts, and the New York Mets got home runs from Michael Conforto and J.D. Davis in a 3-0 victory Saturday night over the sinking Pittsburgh Pirates.
  Matz (6-6) struck out seven and walked none, needing just 99 pitches to earn his first win since June 8 against Colorado. The left-hander, making his third start since a brief stint in the bullpen, handed the last-place Pirates their seve
  
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• Woman Dies On Stampede Trail While Trying To Visit ‘Into The Wild’ Bus

  28-07-2019 03:09
  (CNN) — A 24-year-old woman from Belarus died on Alaska’s Stampede Trail while attempting to visit an abandoned bus made famous by the book and film “Into the Wild.”
  Veramika Maikamava and her husband, Piotr Markielau, wanted to reach Fairbanks Bus 142, where “Into the Wild” subject Christopher McCandless died in 1992, Alaska State Trooper spokesperson Ken Marsh told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
  Markielau called state troopers in Fairbanks on Thursday night
  
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• Allegheny County homicide unit investigating death in McKeesport

  28-07-2019 02:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  McKeesport police initially responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. to the 1500 block of Versailles Avenue. 
  
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• Local Representatives Co-Sponsor Bill To Help Police Obtain Mental Health Services

  28-07-2019 01:49
  WASHINGTON D.C. (KDKA) — President Trump signed a bill into law that will help police officers in need.The “Supporting And Treating Officers in Crisis Act” will give over $7 million to law enforcement officials for mental health and support services.Pennsylvania representatives Guy Reschenthaler and Madeline Dean were co-sponsors of the bill.Leaders say the stress and trauma officers experience can be overwhelming.
  
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• County Police Detectives Investigating Homicide In McKeesport

  28-07-2019 01:38
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — Police in McKeesport are investigating a homicide that took place on Versailles Avenue.
  The body of a 22-year-old black male was found inside a home at 1500 Versailles Avenue in McKeesport, Allegheny County Detectives confirm. The homeowner found the young man with a gunshot wound to the head inside the home’s garage. More on @CW at 10 and on @KDKA at 11. pic.twitter.com/yAKjZ5uHJ7
  — PamSuranoKDKA (@PamSuranoKDKA) July 27, 2019
  They say a 22-year-old male wa
  
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• Woman rescued after falling over fence near West End Overlook

  28-07-2019 00:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police, fire and EMS crews responded shortly before 12:30 p.m. to the overlook for a report of a woman who fell down the hill.
  
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• Father Of Man Shot In Undercover Drug Bust Speaks Out

  28-07-2019 00:14
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Omari Thompson was killed by undercover agents from the State Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday, but his father is questioning the Attorney General’s version of what happened.The shooting took place in the parking lot near the Big Lots on McKnight Road and police say that 31-year-old Thompson met with an undercover officer for what was an apparent drug deal.RELATED:
  Ross Twp. Police: Officer-Involved Shooting At McKnight Rd. Shopping Center
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