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• Westmoreland Co. Man Accused Of Raping Woman With Mental Disabilities

  30-07-2019 23:48
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – A Greensburg man is accused of raping a woman with mental disabilities who he met on Facebook — and this isn’t the first time he’s facing charges like this.Wearing a protective suit because investigators took his clothes into evidence, Parker Foster Jr. walked out of the Greensburg Police station accused of raping a mentally challenged woman, the two meeting via social media.
  Capt. Robert Stafford said the two had become friends on Facebook.&ldquo
  
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• 20-Year-Old Pittsburgh Woman Dies In Jet Ski Crash In Hilton Head

  30-07-2019 22:48
  HILTON HEAD, S.C. (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh woman visiting Hilton Head Island in South Carolina died after a Jet Ski crash.
  The Charlotte Observer reports that Ciara Eiriz, 20, was pronounced dead at the boat dock after the incident on Tuesday afternoon in the area of Mackay Creek.
  Two Jet Skis were involved in a collision, South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Davis Lucas told the Observer.
  Fire officials were called to the area around 12:40 p.m. Tuesday for a &l
  
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• Steelers Home Game Highlights: When The Team Will Wear The Color Rush, Throwback Jerseys

  30-07-2019 22:36
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers have announced the highlights of their 2019 home schedule, including when they’ll wear their Color Rush and Throwback jerseys.
  The Color Rush jerseys will make an appearance in Week 8 when the Miami Dolphins visit on Oct. 28.
  The team will wear their Throwback jerseys when they host the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 10.
  The rest of the home game season highlights include:
  Friday, August 9, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Play Football Month and You
  
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• 15 Apps That Deputies Say Predators May Be Using To Target Children

  30-07-2019 22:31
  SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (CBS Local) — The arrest of 25 men for allegedly trying to have sex with children in Florida has prompted a new warning to parents.
  The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said the men, arrested from July 17 to July 20 during #OperationInterceptVI, responded to internet ads, online apps or social media sites to engage in sexually explicit written and verbal conversations with sheriff’s deputies who posed as minors.“Unfortunately, the internet allows for
  
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• Pittsburgh Area Resident Indicted By Federal Grand Jury In Marriage Fraud Scheme

  30-07-2019 22:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh area resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a marriage fraud scheme.
  United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced Tuesday that Monsuru Ogunbiyi, 36, and Ajia Strauss, 28, have been indicted on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
  Ogunbiyi — a Nigerian citizen living Pittsburgh — and Strauss — of Newark, New Jersey — agreed to enter a sham marriage so Ogunbiyi could obtain lawful permanent residence i
  
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• Blood Drive Honoring Fallen Pittsburgh Police Officer Calvin Hall To Begin This Week

  30-07-2019 21:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A month-long blood drive begins this week to honor fallen Pittsburgh Police Officer Calvin Hall.The drive begins Thursday to help replenish a shortage of blood supply in Western Pennsylvania, the department announced.
  The event is hosted by the Pittsburgh Police and Vitalant Pittsburgh and ends Aug. 31.
  RELATED STORIES:Family, Friends, Law Enforcement Say Emotional Final Goodbye To Officer Calvin Hall
  ‘May God Have Mercy On Your Soul:’ Family Of Slain Office
  
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• Annual Moraine State Park Regatta To Continue As Planned

  30-07-2019 21:26
  PORTERSVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – The annual Moraine State Park Regatta will go on as planned Saturday and Sunday.
  From Aug. 3 to Aug 4., the free event will be hosted on Lake Arthur.
  The Regatta offers both land and lake activities on the South Shore that allow visitors to explore Moraine State Park.
  While Moraine State Park is still hosting their Regatta, the annual Three Rivers Regatta in Pittsburgh has been officially canceled.
  Regatta officials say the promoter hired to handle the event fail
  
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• Ex-Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane Set For Release From Jail

  30-07-2019 21:23
  EAGLEVILLE, Pa. (AP) – A former Pennsylvania attorney general is about to be released from a county jail after serving about eight months for leaking grand jury material and lying about it.
  Montgomery County Correctional Facility Warden Julio Algarin said Tuesday that Kathleen Kane shaved about two months off her minimum sentence by serving her time without any problems. She’s scheduled for release early Wednesday.
  The 53-year-old Kane was sentenced to 10-to-23 months for perjury, ob
  
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• Pittsburgh Technology Council will manage Athena Awards

  30-07-2019 21:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Allegheny Conference on Community Development hosted the program, which recognizes female leaders and mentors, from 1990 to 2018.
  
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• Man Accused Of Trying To Grab Woman Off Of Street Arrested

  30-07-2019 21:13
  BUTLER CITY (KDKA) — A Butler County man is in jail after police say he harassed a woman and tried to grab her while she was walking down the street.
  The incident happened Monday morning along North Jackson Street in Butler City.
  According to police, the 25-year-old victim was talking on her phone while walking down the street when she spotted a white SUV driving towards her.
  Police say the vehicle stopped and the man driving leaned over to the passenger side in order to say something to t
  
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• Pulaski Township Police Officer Rescues Red-Tailed Hawk With Broken Leg

  30-07-2019 21:12
  PULASKI TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An officer with the Pulaski Township Police Department saved a red-tailed hawk with a broken leg.
  Officer Scott Hedland rescued the injured hawk on Saturday on South Valleyview Road while he was on patrol, the department announced.Hedland grabbed a towel, secured the hawk in a box and contacted the Pennsylvania Game Commission, which put the officer in contact with Wildlife In Need.
  A representative from Wildlife In Need picked up the hawk and will rehab the hawk,
  
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• Fugitive Getaway Driver In 5 Local Armed Robberies Captured

  30-07-2019 20:55
  SUMTER, S.C. (KDKA) – A West Mifflin man accused of being a getaway driver for a string of armed robberies in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties has been captured.The U.S. Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force captured and arrested Bennie Carter in Sumter, South Carolina.Carter is charged in five armed robberies that targeted gas stations and convenience stores in Westmoreland and Allegheny counties from Oct. to Nov. 2017.
  Damon Gergely, Sarah Angert and Lindsey Vasko were also charged in t
  
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• Puppies Thrown Over Bridge Into Icy Creek Reunite After Being Adopted

  30-07-2019 20:50
  DES MOINES, Iowa (CBS Local) — A litter of puppies thrown over a bridge into an icy creek and left for dead are now full of life and loving their new families.
  Fourteen newborn puppies, nicknamed the bridge puppies, were rescued in January from Honey Creek in western Iowa, the Des Moines Register reported. Each weighed only around 10 ounces. One still had an umbilical cord attached.
  AHeinz57 Pet Rescue in De Soto took in the newborn puppies and nursed them back to health.
  “The day I
  
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• Police Department Asks For Cat Food Donations As Payment For Parking Tickets

  30-07-2019 20:04
  (CNN) — What’s the cost of a parking ticket in Muncie, Indiana? A donation of cat food or supplies for a local animal shelter.
  In an effort to help the Muncie Animal Care and Services Shelter, the Muncie Police Department asked violators to pay their parking tickets in cat food.
  The request came after a couple of officers toured the shelter and found that it was running short on supplies to care for over 350 cats and kittens.“If you have a $25 parking ticket, you can bring up t
  
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• 10-Year-Old Boy Charged With Aggravated Assault After Hitting Classmate With Dodgeball

  30-07-2019 19:58
  CANTON, Mich. (CBS Local) — A 10-year-old Michigan boy was charged with aggravated assault last week after another boy suffered a concussion during a schoolyard game similar to dodgeball.
  The incident happened April 29 at Ruth Eriksson Elementary in Canton. The boy allegedly threw the ball high in the air and hit a child in the face, who has a condition where head injuries can be more dangerous.
  The kid who threw the ball was intentionally aiming for boy’s face, according to a police
  
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• Wilkinsburg Man Charged With Choking His Wife Sentenced

  30-07-2019 19:34
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Wilkinsburg man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison.Richard Katilius, 64, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree murder in the 2016 death of his wife.A judge sentenced him to 10 to 20 years at a state correctional facility, where he’ll receive extensive mental health evaluations.According to the criminal complaint, Katilius reportedly told police he had been drinking red wine and choked his wife.The complain
  
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• Wilkinsburg man with schizophrenia gets 10 to 20 years in wife's strangulation

  30-07-2019 19:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Richard Katlius pleaded guilty to killing his wife in March 2016.
  
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• Wilkinsburg man gets 10 to 20 years in wife's strangulation

  30-07-2019 19:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Richard Katlius pleaded guilty to killing his wife in March 2016.
  
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• Port Authority Will Not Cooperate With ICE Officials

  30-07-2019 18:56
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Port Authority says its police officers will not cooperate with ICE officials if immigration raids happen in Pittsburgh.
  At a Port Authority board meeting on Friday, CEO Katharine Kelleman said in Spanish that everyone is welcome — “Bienvenidos todos a Port Authority.”
  A spokesperson for Port Authority, Adam Brandolph, said Kelleman wanted to let customers know that Port Authority Police don’t work for ICE.
  He continued to say that Port Autho
  
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• Top Aides Leave Democrat Campaign Arm Amid Diversity Complaints

  30-07-2019 18:50
  WASHINGTON (AP) – A mass departure of top aides has shaken House Democrats’ campaign arm after Hispanic and black members of Congress complained that the staff lacked diversity.
  Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos is chairwoman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. She said late Monday that she had “fallen short” and would “work tirelessly to ensure that our staff is truly inclusive.”
  Lawmakers complaining have included Texas Democratic Reps. Filemon Vela
  
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• Police Chief: Woman Accused Of Urinating On Potatoes In Walmart Facing Charges After Turning Herself In

  30-07-2019 18:25
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — West Mifflin Police say the woman accused in a bizarre and disgusting act at the borough’s Walmart has turned herself in.
  Borough police say the woman showed up with her attorney at the police station Tuesday afternoon after surveillance images of her were released on their website. The incident happened last Thursday, in the early morning.
  An employee witnessed the incident and called police right away.
  According to police, the woman is accused of urinating on
  
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• Former University Of Pittsburgh Medical Researcher Convicted Of Poisoning Wife Asks For New Trial

  30-07-2019 18:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man convicted of killing his wife is once again asking for a new trial.
  The State Supreme Court already upheld Robert Ferrante’s conviction last year.
  Now, Ferrante says he deserves a new trial because of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.
  According to our partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the 27-page petition for post-conviction relief, which was filed in Common Pleas Court, lays out a number of claims against trial counsel William Difenderfer and
  
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• Mt. Lebanon Native And Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Has No Interest In Buying The Pittsburgh Pirates

  30-07-2019 18:19
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Not that the team is even for sale, but a native entrepreneur is not interested in buying the Pirates for a number of reasons.Pirates beat reporter Jason Mackey spoke with Mark Cuban via email recently, and the Shark Tank star explained his reasoning as to why he is not interested in buying the Bucs.“I’ve heard Mark Cuban bandied about as a sort of dream scenario Pirates owner, so I decided to shoot him an email about talk about it.”I’ve heard Ma
  
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• Premium Foods USA, Inc. Recalls Fish Products

  30-07-2019 18:14
  WASHINGTON (KDKA)– You may want to check your freezer after this most recent fish recall.
  Premium Foods USA, Inc. has recalled over 76,025 pounds of assorted Siluriformes fish products that weren’t re-inspected on March 26, 2018, through March 8, 2019.
  The USDA reported that various Siluriformes fish, shipped from Myanmar and Bangladesh, weren’t permitted to be exported to the United States.
  (Photo Credit: United States Department of Agriculture)
   
  These items were shipped
  
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• Yuck! Study Says 28 Percent Of Delivery Drivers Taste Your Food

  30-07-2019 18:13
  (CBS Local) — Some food for thought the next time you order a meal from a delivery app.
  According to a new study, 28% of a delivery drivers have taken a bite out of your order. That’s more than the 21 percent of customers who said they suspected a driver had taken a taste.
  Data from US Foods found even more drivers — roughly 54% — say they have been tempted to sneak a bite after smelling the order.
  “We’re sorry to report that sometimes, impulse gets the best o
  
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• Annual Three Rivers Regatta Canceled

  30-07-2019 18:10
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The annual Three Rivers Regatta has officially been canceled for this year.
  Representatives from the event’s Board of Directors made the announcement Tuesday morning at a press conference at the River Casino. Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto were also at the announcement.
  WATCH: News Conference — 
  Regatta officials say the promoter hired to handle the event failed to take many of the proper steps necessary for
  
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• Notorious ‘Monroeville Madam’ Facing New Charges

  30-07-2019 17:41
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — A local woman dubbed the “Monroeville Madam” is facing new charges.
  Amy Schifano, 45, gained notoriety more than 10 years ago when a judge sentenced her to state prison.
  She was accused of running a multi-million dollar prostitution and drug operation with her then-boyfriend, former University of Pittsburgh football player and former Oakland Raiders player John Robert Buczkowski.
  According to court documents filed Tuesday, Pittsburgh Police arrested her and
  
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• Father Dies After Saving Struggling 11-Year-Old Son In Ocean

  30-07-2019 17:32
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Authorities say a Pennsylvania father died while rescuing his son who was struggling in rip currents while swimming in the ocean off Atlantic City, New Jersey.
  Emergency responders went to the beach around 9:30 a.m. Monday on a report of a child drowning.
  Before they arrived, 58-year-old Thanh Bui, of Reading, had entered the water to help his 11-year-old son, who eventually made it to shore.
  But Bui began struggling, and a former police officer who happened to b
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Showers, Storms Will End Dry Weather Streak

  30-07-2019 17:30
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The stretch of dry weather will come to an end today with rain already showing up on the radar this morning.
  Yesterday marked the seventh day in a row without measurable precipitation.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  It’s by far the longest stretch of the year, but it will come to an end today thanks to a cold front sliding in from the west.
  This will act as a trigger for rain and storms throughout the day today and on Wednesday as well.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  At this point, o
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Free Up Cap Space By Restructuring Defensive Lineman Stephon Tuitt’s Deal

  30-07-2019 17:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers have made a move to free up some cap space heading into the 2019 season.Sources confirmed to Gerry Dulac that the team transferred a portion of defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt’s season salary into a signing bonus.“Team source confirms: Steelers have converted $5.195 million of DE Stephon Tuitt’s $6 million base salary into a signing bonus, creating $3.9 million in cap space this season. Tuitt, 26, is one of the highest paid defensive linem
  
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• 79-Year-Old Ohio Woman Sentenced To 10 days In Jail For Feeding Stray Cats

  30-07-2019 17:25
  CLEVELAND (KDKA) — An elderly woman in Ohio has been sentenced to jail time for feeding stray cats.Nancy Segula, 79, lives in Garfield Heights, Ohio, which is near Cleveland.It’s illegal to feed stray cats in Garfield Heights.“I would always feed them and take care of them because I was worried about them and I’m a cat lover. And then, once my neighbors around here started being unhappy about it, then they called the animal warden,” Segula told WJW.Police say after
  
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• Chris Kunitz Calls It A Career After 15 NHL Seasons

  30-07-2019 17:06
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Another Penguins Stanley Cup legend has called it a career.
  Chris Kunitz, who was a part of three championships in Pittsburgh has retired from the NHL Tuesday.“4 Stanley Cups. 3 in Pittsburgh. 2OT goal we’ll never forget. 1 incredible career. Congratulations on your retirement, Kuni!”4 Stanley Cups.
  3 in Pittsburgh.
  2OT goal we'll never forget.
  1 incredible career.
  Congratulations on your retirement, Kuni! pic.twitter.com/55X4Xi8GIV
  — Pittsburgh P
  
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• Gov. Wolf: Amazon To Build Facility In Findlay Twp., Bring 800 Jobs To Allegheny Co.

  30-07-2019 16:50
  FINDLAY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A new Amazon fulfillment center is expected to bring 800 jobs to Allegheny County.
  According to Gov. Tom Wolf’s office, Amazon has plans to open a non-sortable fulfillment center in Findlay Township.
  Officials say Amazon will invest more than $30 million in the project.
  The plans include building a new 1,000,000-square foot distribution center. It is expected to create 800 full-time jobs that offer starting wages of $15 per hour.
  In a press release, Gov. Wol
  
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• Three Rivers Regatta canceled; board and city officials blame event promoter

  30-07-2019 16:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Entering this week, there had been no schedule released for this weekend’s events, but an intricate sand sculpture was being built in Point State Park and Pittsburgh performance art group Squonk Opera was prepping to premiere a new piece. “We're still in shock about it,” Squonk Opera co-artistic director, Jackie Dempsey, said in an email. “We are disappointed and scrambling to see if we can do it somewhere else.”
  
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• Man Stabbed In Elliott, Woman Taken Into Custody

  30-07-2019 16:23
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police took a woman into custody following a stabbing in Elliott.
  The incident happened just before 7 p.m. Monday.
  Officers say they found a man on Arnold Street near Steuben Street with a stab wound to his chest.
  He is in stable condition.
  Police arrested a 28-year-old woman at the scene.She is expected to face aggravated assault and tampering with evidence charges.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Sources: Promoter Failed To Make Security Changes, Three Rivers Regatta May Be Canceled

  30-07-2019 16:00
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sources are telling KDKA that the annual Three Rivers Regatta may be canceled this year.
  BREAKING: Three Rivers Regatta may be canceled for lack of permits, insurance. 11 a.m press conference to confirm. Details #KDKA noon.
  — Andy Sheehan (@AndySheehankdka) July 30, 2019
  KDKA’s Andy Sheehan reports that the Regatta hasn’t secured permits or insurance for this summer’s event.
  According to sources, the promoter of the Regatta has failed to get the
  
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• PTL Links: July 30, 2019

  30-07-2019 15:43
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Revtown
  Fine Wine and Good Spirits
  Summer Cocktail Recipes
  Whiskey Rebellion Trail
  Sean Collier
  Welcome To Moonside
  Pittsburgh Magazine
  
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• Happy Hour: Summer Cocktail Recipes

  30-07-2019 15:36
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dave Kuiawa, of Pennsylvania Fine Wine and Good Spirits, stops by with some recipes for summer cocktails.
  Sage Lime Smash
  • 2 oz Jose Cuervo Tradicional Tequila Reposado• 1 tsp agave syrup• ½ lime, quartered• 3-4 sage leaves• 1 lime wedge
  Muddle first four ingredients in a shaker then fill with ice. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with lime wedge.
  The Operator
  • 2 oz New Amsterdam Gin• 1 oz
  
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• Police Trying To Identify Woman Accused Of Urinating On Potatoes In Walmart

  30-07-2019 15:25
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — Police are asking for help identifying a woman accused in a bizarre and disgusting act at the Walmart in West Mifflin.
  Borough police released surveillance images of the woman on their website.
  According to police, the woman is accused of urinating on a bin of potatoes after entering the store. She left soon after.
  The photos show the woman with long, dark hair. She was carrying a bag and had a cell phone with her, along with what looks like earbuds.
  (Source: West Mif
  
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• Police: 3 People Detained After Man Found Shot At Airbnb

  30-07-2019 14:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One man is in the hospital and three people are being questioned following a shooting at an Airbnb in the city’s South Side Slopes.
  According to Pittsburgh Police, investigators were first alerted to the shooting by a ShotSpotter alert around 6:15 a.m. Officers rushed to Cobden Street where they found the shooting victim.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Police say he was behind the home and was suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was rus
  
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• Pittsburgh Native And Little Miss North America 2019 Removed From Southwest Airlines Flight Because Of Motion Sickness

  30-07-2019 05:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh native and Little Miss North America 2019 was removed from her flight after she got sick.
  Bettis Bierenbaum, 8, was taken off her Southwest Airlines flight at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport because of motion sickness on Sunday night.
  Bettis was still wearing her crown and sash after attending an out-of-state charity event when she was told to get off the plane before takeoff.
  “Usually, she gets a little bit sick and then she feels
  
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• Pittsburgh Native And Little Miss North America 2019 Removed From Flight Because Of Sickness

  30-07-2019 05:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh native and Little Miss North America 2019 was removed from her flight after she got sick.
  Bettis Bierenbaum, 8, was taken off her Southwest Airlines flight at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport because of motion sickness on Sunday night.
  Bettis was still wearing her crown and sash after attending an out-of-state charity event when she was told to get off the plane before takeoff.
  “Usually, she gets a little bit sick and then she feels
  
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• East Pittsburgh Residents Gather To Voice Concerns About Neighborhood Violence

  30-07-2019 05:51
  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Dozens of people gathered in East Pittsburgh voicing concerns about neighborhood violence.
  They say they’re concerned about the lack of police in East Pittsburgh as well as a lack of resources for residents who are struggling.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Social service professionals including FOCUS Pittsburgh, a trauma-informed care agency, listened to residents who gathered near the community center on Monday night.
  
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• Pirates Trade Lyles, Lose To Reds 11-6 On 10-Run Inning

  30-07-2019 05:02
  CINCINNATI (AP) – Jose Iglesias’ grand slam completed Cincinnati’s 10-run second inning and the Reds beat the Pirates 11-6 Monday night after Pittsburgh traded scheduled starter Jordan Lyles to the Brewers.
  The last-place Pirates lost their ninth straight, their longest skid since they dropped 10 in a row in 2011.
  Lyles was dealt to Milwaukee – which has an injury-depleted rotation – in the afternoon for pitching prospect Cody Ponce. Alex McRae (0-3) took Lyles&rsqu
  
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• Police Investigating Stabbing In West End

  30-07-2019 03:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating a stabbing in the West End.
  The Pittsburgh Police responded just before 6:45 p.m. to reports of a stabbing in the 1200 block of Arnold Street, authorities announced Monday.
  Officers found a man with a stab wound to the chest. He was transported to a local hospital and is in stable condition, police said.
  A woman was arrested at the scene and charges are pending.
  
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• Police: Theft From Unlocked Vehicles Reported In Multiple Neighborhoods

  30-07-2019 02:57
  ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Local police are warning residents about overnight thefts from unlocked vehicles in multiple neighborhoods.The Ross Township Police Department posted on Facebook saying they’ve had a number of reports about thefts from vehicles in the Highland Pines and the Highland Village neighborhoods.
  They say all the vehicles were left unlocked.
  In the post, they remind residents to not leave their valuables inside their vehicles. They also remind people to lock their
  
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• Hacker Gained Access To 100 Million Capital One Credit Card Applications

  30-07-2019 02:53
  (CNN) — Capital One said a hacker gained access to more than 100 million Capital One customer accounts and credit card applications earlier this year.
  The compromised data includes 140,000 Social Security numbers, 80,000 bank account numbers, in addition to an undisclosed number of people’s names, addresses, and credit histories, according to the bank and the US Department of Justice.
  Paige Thompson, 33, was arrested in connection with the breach, the Justice Department said Monday.
  
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• West Virginia Park Worker Falls Into Ohio River, Dies

  30-07-2019 02:25
  PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – Officials say a park worker in West Virginia has died after falling into the Ohio River.
  News outlets report that the West Virginia Department of Commerce said the body of 69-year-old Ed Piggott was found Monday morning.
  Piggott fell into the river while working at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park near Parkersburg.
  West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice expressed his condolences to the Elizabeth man’s family in a tweet.
  (Copyright 2019 The Associated Pres
  
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• Local Teens Find Artillery Shell While Magnet Fishing In The Monongahela River

  30-07-2019 01:12
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – You never know what you can find in the Monongahela River — just ask Brianna Higby and Nick DiLiscia.
  “It was definitely an awesome find,” DiLiscia says.
  The two were magnet fishing over the weekend near the Homestead Grays Bridge along the Mon River.
  “When we first found it, we didn’t know what it was because it was completely rusted and covered in sludge,” DiLiscia says.“It took, like, three tries to get it,” Higby says.
  
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• Robert Ferrante, convicted of killing wife with cyanide, blames old lawyers, seeks new trial

  30-07-2019 01:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The former University of Pittsburgh researcher, sentenced to life for killing his wife, Dr. Autumn Klein, is claiming ineffective counsel.
  
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