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• Experts Say Mental Illness Isn’t Main Driver Of Mass Shootings

  05-08-2019 23:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Experts say President Donald Trump’s focus on “mentally ill monsters” oversimplifies the role of mental illness in public mass shootings and downplays the ease with which Americans can get firearms.
  Trump on Monday addressed weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio that killed 31 people. Trump said, “Mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger, not the gun.”
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• Rita’s To Celebrate National Frozen Custard Day With 99 Cent Custard

  05-08-2019 23:43
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Rita’s is offering 99 cent frozen custard to celebrate National Frozen Custard Day.
  On Thursday, Aug. 8, Rita’s Italian Ice will have frozen custard for just 99 cents.You can hit up your local Rita’s for the classic vanilla, chocolate or twist flavors.Some participating locations will have a few more adventurous flavors to try, like strawberry, coffee, cotton candy or orange.
  
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• New Kensington Firm Wins Bid To Fix I-70 Bridges Between Ohio and Pennsylvania

  05-08-2019 23:34
  WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has awarded a nearly $215 million bid to improve bridges on Interstate 70.
  News outlets report the selection of the lowest bid for the project was announced Monday in Wheeling.
  New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based Swank Construction won the project to rehabilitate or replace more than two dozen bridges between Ohio and Pennsylvania.
  The West Virginia Department of Transportation received five bids for the project.
  WVDOT Construction Engin
  
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• Allegheny County Jail inmate files suit, alleging sexual assault by cellmate

  05-08-2019 23:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  The plaintiff, who is listed as Jane Doe, claims that her constitutional rights were violated when her cellmate assaulted her.
  
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• I-579 Overnight Closures For Urban Connector Project Begin Wednesday

  05-08-2019 23:10
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – PennDOT is closing I-579 and related ramps overnight for the Urban Connector project.
  The overnight closures will last Wednesday, Aug. 7 through Thursday, Aug. 8.
  PennDOT says there will be detours as they do overhead sign and light pole removal work.
  On both nights, the closures will take place from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  The expected closures: 
  Wednesday, Aug. 7 — 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.Southbound I-579 will close to traffic at the Sixth Avenue/Seventh Avenue ramp
  The B
  
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• The New Normal? Feeling Anxious, Nervous In Public Places More Common Following Mass Shootings

  05-08-2019 23:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you find yourself looking for the nearest exits or scouting out hiding places in public, you’re not alone. Residents across the country say they are feeling anxious, even nervous when they’re out in public following a weekend of back-to-back mass shootings. Experts say the feeling is one that is growing more common as the frequency of mass shootings grows too.
  On Saturday, at least 22 people were killed and dozens injured in El Paso, Texas, in an app
  
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• Baseball Report: Mets’ Playoff Hopes Still Alive?

  05-08-2019 23:03
  (CBS New York/CBS Local Sports) — Another hot August means another hot MLB wild card race. The National League, as of Monday, is a logjam, with 10 teams within seven games of a wildcard spot. And that doesn’t even include division leaders. The American League is a little more spaced out, with only five teams within seven games — division leaders aside.
  But how competitive is it really?
  In the NL, the San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds are looking up at .500
  
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• Police Ask For Help Identifying Woman Accused Of Robbing Walmart, Stealing Purse From Shopping Cart

  05-08-2019 22:33
  WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are looking from a woman wanted for allegedly stealing from Walmart and taking someone’s purse from their shopping cart.
  The West Mifflin Police shared a photo and asked the public for help identifying the woman pictured.
  They say she robbed Walmart and then took a purse from a shopping cart in the parking lot.
  (Photo Credit: West Mifflin Borough Police)
  According to police, she was driving the silver car parked in the handicap spot shown in the pict
  
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• 'The kid made everyone happy.' Friend fondly recalls slain St. Francis student

  05-08-2019 22:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  Nicholas Cumer — who played tuba, tennis, basketball and volleyball — was the “weirdest, coolest guy,” one friend said.
  
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• State Police Search For Missing Endangered Woman And 3-Week-Old Baby

  05-08-2019 22:02
  READING, Pa. (KDKA) – State Police have issued a Missing Endangered Person Advisory for a woman and a 3-week-old girl.Pennsylvania State Police say the Reading Police Department is searching for 32-year-old Ebony Armstead and 3-week-old Princess Nova Jennings.They say Armstead is operating a silver-grey 2013 2013 Kia Sorrento with the Pennsylvania registration JVL7066.
  Armstead is a black female described as 5’9", 300 lbs., with short black hair and brown eyes; wearing black denim je
  
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• Piano From Mister Rogers Neighborhood Donated To Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild

  05-08-2019 21:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–It’s a beautiful day for Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild.
  The piano, played by Johnny Costa in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, is being donated for use in MCG’s Jazz educational program and will be used during Herb Alpert’s at-capacity concerts with his wife, Grammy Award-winning vocalist Lani Hall on August 6th and 7th.
  The piano, a Steinway Model B signed by the makers, was played by Costa from 1987-2000 in the WQED studio where the children&rsqu
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Orders Flags Half-Staff To Honor Mass Shooting Victims

  05-08-2019 21:52
  HARRISBURG (KDKA)– Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Flag on all commonwealth facilities and public buildings to be lowered at half-staff to honor the victims of the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.
  “Frances and I are mourning an especially horrific 24 hours of gun violence in America. We’re praying for the victims of El Paso and Dayton, and the two young women shot in Philadelphia over the weekend. Many ills contribute to this rising vi
  
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• Bishop David Zubik Recovering From Back Surgery

  05-08-2019 21:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–The head of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese is recovering from surgery to fuse collapsing disks in his spine.
  Bishop David Zubik is resting comfortably at UPMC Mercy Hospital where the successful operation was performed.
  After his release from the hospital, Bishop Zubik will rest and work at his residence at Saint Paul Seminary.He is not expected to make any public appearances until his physicians give the okay.
  “Thank you to everyone who has kept me in their prayer
  
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• Your Pittsburgh Links: Aug. 5, 2019

  05-08-2019 21:01
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Spirits and Tales
  Glory Inn
  Linda Mitzel Photography
  Animal Friends
  Wahlburgers
  Rivers Casino
  The Milkshake Factory
  Wigle Whiskey
  Howard Hanna: Peters Township Mansion
  Diana Mathison Howard Hanna Realtor Facebook PageYOU WANTED TO KNOW VOTE:
  Latrobe or Lay-trobe OR Perfect Pierogi
  
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• Commercial Street In Local Park Closed Due To Tree Removal

  05-08-2019 20:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– The Forestry Division of the Department of Public Works plans to close Commercial Street in Swisshelm Park.
  Public Works employees plan to place a crane on the road to pull fallen trees out of the creek at the Nine Mile Run.This is located between Whipple Street and the intersection of Summerset Drive and Forward Avenue.
  This closure will occur on Tuesday, August 6, around 7 a.m. The street will reopen later in the day around 1 p.m.Officials advise anyone who has questio
  
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• 'Mister Rogers' piano is going to the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild

  05-08-2019 20:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fred Rogers Productions and WQED donate Steinway Model B to North Side venue, where the Herb Alpert Band will play it on Aug. 6- 7 concerts.
  
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• Krispy Kreme Releases New Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Doughnuts

  05-08-2019 19:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–If you love peanut butter, chocolate and doughnuts, you’re in for a treat!
  Krispy Kreme and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are teaming up on new Reeses’s peanut butter filled doughnuts.
  The doughnuts will be available for a limited time.
  Here in western Pennsylvania, you’ll be able to find them starting Tuesday afternoon at the Krispy Kreme in Washington.MORE doughnuts, MORE chocolate & MORE peanut butter!You want some more?! @Reeses Lovers #Origin
  
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• Get ready to pinch those fingers.

  05-08-2019 19:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival returns to Kennywood Park on Sept. 22 with its popular pierogi-pinching contest.
  
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• Yo cuz! The 'Neighborhood Cook' Steve Martorano to open restaurant at Rivers Casino

  05-08-2019 19:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Martorano’s Prime — An Italian American Steak House will open in November on the North Shore. 
  
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• ‘Just Devastated’: Dayton Victim’s Former Teacher Remembers Him As Outgoing Student, Caring Volunteer

  05-08-2019 19:20
  HOUSTON, Pa. (KDKA) — A native of western Pennsylvania is among the victims being mourned in the Dayton, Ohio, shooting rampage.
  Glenna Carter spent part of Monday morning in her classroom, going through old photo albums of Nicholas Cumer when he was in middle school at Central Christian Academy in Houston, Pennsylvania, and reminiscing about the school plays he participated in.
  (Photo Courtesy: Glenna Carter)
  Carter was Cumer’s language arts teacher from sixth through eighth grade.
  
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• Allegheny County Kicks Off Program To Reduce Number Of Rabid Raccoons

  05-08-2019 19:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–If you live in Allegheny County and see a helicopter flying over your house, don’t be alarmed.It’s probably trying to curb raccoon rabies.
  The Allegheny County Health Department and the USDA have teamed up on a vaccine-baiting program that is credited with significantly reducing human and pet exposure to rabies throughout the county over the past 18 years.The baits will be delivered both by helicopter and by hand from ground vehicles.
  The helicopters will fly
  
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• Commission: City real estate manager violated Ethics Act with purchase of house

  05-08-2019 19:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Aaron Pickett must pay the state $5,000 and forfeit any profit he makes in the next five years from the sale of a Beechview house.
  
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• Super Jumper Recalls Two Types Of Trampolines, Injury Hazards

  05-08-2019 19:00
  SAN FRANCISO (KDKA)– The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Super Jumper Trampolines recalled about 23,000 14-foot trampolines and 16-foot combo trampolines.
  The products were labeled hazardous due to poor welding on the metal legs, making it easier for users to fall and get hurt.
  (Photo Credit: U.S. Consumer Safety Commission)
  (Photo Credit: U.S. Consumer Safety Commission)
  The company received 97 complaints involving consumers who have suffered minor injuries
  
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• Super Jumper Recalls 2 Types Of Trampolines Due To Injury Hazards

  05-08-2019 19:00
  SAN FRANCISO (KDKA)– The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Super Jumper Trampolines recalled about 23,000 14-foot trampolines and 16-foot combo trampolines.
  The products were labeled hazardous due to poor welding on the metal legs, making it easier for users to fall and get hurt.
  (Photo Credit: U.S. Consumer Safety Commission)
  (Photo Credit: U.S. Consumer Safety Commission)
  The company received 97 complaints involving consumers who have suffered minor injuries
  
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• Police: Suspect Sought In Strip District Shooting, Victim Saw Him Punching Woman

  05-08-2019 18:29
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are looking for a 21-year-old man from McKeesport in connection with a shooting and carjacking last week in the Strip District.
  Treysaun Lockett-Tillman is accused of shooting a man around 1:45 Thursday morning outside the Savoy Restaurant in the 2600 block of Penn Avenue.
  (Source: Allegheny County)
  According to the criminal complaint, multiple victims identified Lockett-Tillman as the suspect. Police said one of the victims saw him punch a woman and t
  
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• Mayor Peduto’s Security Increasing Due To Recent Threats

  05-08-2019 18:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — The security for Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is increasing due to a recent increase in threats.
  KDKA’s Meghan Schiller reports that the threats have been made on social media and intensified after Pittsburgh City Council approved new firearm regulations.#BREAKING: The mayor’s security is increasing following recent threats via social media. The threats intensified after the city’s approval of #firearms regulations a few months ago. His security cov
  
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• School Safety Tip System Fielded 23K Reports This Year In Pa.

  05-08-2019 18:03
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Bullying, self-harm, and suicide were the most common concerns fielded during the first half-year of operation for a new threat reporting system that covers Pennsylvania schools.
  The state attorney general’s office says the Safe 2 Say Something program generated more than 23,000 tips between mid-January and the end of June.
  The report says about 1,300 tips were determined to be pranks.
  Safe 2 Say Something covers all K-12 students in Pennsylvania, including cha
  
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• Police: Family Members Charged After Making Teen Drink Turpentine To End Pregnancy

  05-08-2019 18:03
  BARTLEY, W.Va. (AP) – Three people have been charged in the case of a sexually abused teen forced to drink turpentine in an attempt to end her pregnancy.
  A state police criminal complaint says the pregnant 15-year-old was hospitalized and is now in the care of social workers.
  It says 24-year-old Daniel Atwell was living with the girl and her mother. The mother told police she gave Atwell permission to have sex with her daughter.
  The mother said a morning-after pill she bought to end the pr
  
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• Trump calls off planned trip to Shell's cracker plant in Beaver County

  05-08-2019 17:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The President was expected to tour the petrochemical complex in Beaver County. There is no word of rescheduling as of now.
  
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• Former Wheeling Magistrate Sentenced To 4 Months In Prison

  05-08-2019 17:44
  WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A former magistrate in Wheeling, West Virginia has been sentenced to four months in prison on a federal tax fraud charge.
  The Charleston Gazette-Mail cites a statement from U.S. Attorney Bill Powell in reporting that Ohio County Magistrate Harry A. Radcliffe III was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of West Virginia.
  Radcliffe pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to impede the Internal Revenue Service. As part of the plea agreement, a
  
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• Research Finds Mobile Voting Increased Voter Turnout

  05-08-2019 17:35
  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Research has found that West Virginia’s mobile voting app for overseas residents has increased voter turnout.
  The Herald-Dispatch cites research done by the University of Chicago associate professor Anthony Fowler, which was presented this month at the Election Science, Reform & Administration Conference at the University of Pennsylvania. Fowler found the app increased voter turnout by 3 to 5 percentage points.
  In 2018, West Virginia was the first state t
  
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• Route 2076, Old Leechburg Road Closed For Repairs

  05-08-2019 17:26
  PLUM BOROUGH, Pa. (KDKA)– Drivers in Plum may have to take an alternate route for the next two days.
  PennDot announced that Old Leechburg Road (Route 2076) is being closed for slide repair during daylight hours on Monday, August 5 and Tuesday, August 6.
  The construction will close through-traffic between Sardis Road and Route 366 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  There will be detours through the following streets: Renton Road, Sardis Road, Drennan Road, and Route 366.
  Information on traffic updates o
  
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• Mike Lange Bobblehead Night Highlights 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins Promotional Schedule

  05-08-2019 17:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Penguins broadcaster Mike Lange is set to be a featured bobblehead on the team’s promotional schedule this season.The Penguins announced the entire calendar of promotions Monday morning. “MIKE. LANGE. NIGHT….And other promotional items and theme nights too!”MIKE. LANGE. NIGHT.
  …And other promotional items and theme nights too!
  Full schedule: https://t.co/qlOyRSgd7w pic.twitter.com/QDEO3szKqy
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) August
  
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• Police Investigate Series Of Armed Robberies At Gas Stations

  05-08-2019 17:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is investigating multiple armed robberies that have happened at gas stations throughout Pittsburgh.One gas station that is located on the 4000 block of Liberty Ave. was robbed around 9:50 p.m. A second gas station that is located on the 4000 block of Beechwood Blvd. was robbed, less than two hours later, around 11:30 p.m.Both robberies took place on Sunday, Aug. 4.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  A third location, on the 2900 block of Banksville Rd. w
  
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• Police Investigate Series Of Armed Robberies

  05-08-2019 17:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is investigating multiple armed robberies that have happened at gas stations throughout Pittsburgh.One gas station that is located on the 4000 block of Liberty Ave. was robbed around 9:50 p.m. A second gas station that is located on the 4000 block of Beechwood Blvd. was robbed, less than two hours later, around 11:30 p.m.Both robberies took place on Sunday, August 4.A third location, on the 2900 block of Banksville Rd. was robbed on Monday
  
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• President Trump Addresses Nation Following Mass Shootings, 1 Of Which Left Western Pa. Man Dead

  05-08-2019 17:06
  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — President Donald Trump is calling the recent mass shootings “evil attacks” that are crimes “against all humanity” and says unity must replace hatred in society.
  Trump gave a speech Monday from the White House following weekend shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 29 people dead and dozens more wounded. He called the shootings “barbaric slaughters.”
  The shooting in Dayton claimed the life of 25-year-old Nicholas
  
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• 22 People Killed, 26 Wounded In El Paso Shooting

  05-08-2019 17:01
  EL PASO, Texas (CBS NEWS) – Twenty-two people were killed and 26 others were wounded after a shooter went on a rampage Saturday at a Walmart in the Texas border town of El Paso, police said. A 21-year-old man was taken into custody after police responded to an active shooter scene near a shopping mall.
  The suspect, who was captured on surveillance video entering the Walmart, has been identified as 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, CBS News has confirmed.
  For the rest of the story, visit CBS New
  
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• President Donald Trump, Former VP Joe Biden Mix-Up Mass Shooting Locations

  05-08-2019 16:40
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — President Donald Trump addressed the nation Monday to condemn the mass shootings that happened over the weekend.During the address, the President identified the wrong Ohio city, saying: “May God bless the memory of those who perished in Toledo.”
  Social media erupted into a firestorm after the remarks.
  Here is President Trump getting the Ohio mass shooting city wrong, blessing victims of Toledo instead of Dayton. pic.twitter.com/zeoqF7RLTH
  — Marcus G
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Rain Chances Moving Back In, To Develop Off Of Sea Breeze In Rare Occurrence

  05-08-2019 16:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Most of today should be dry.
  Interestingly enough, rain chances for today will come from a chance of showers and storms developing off of a sea breeze late this afternoon.KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley says this is the first time in his memory ever having this type of event that could potentially impact the entire area.
  This is more something you would expect to occur in Florida or New Orleans, and not really here, but it does happen on occasion.
  Even without the breeze
  
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• Review: Quantum's musical quest for Violeta Parra

  05-08-2019 16:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Through music, poetry and dance, a new folk opera is on a hunt for the essence of the enigmatic Chilean folk hero. 
  
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• White House: President Trump’s Visit To Cracker Plant Postponed

  05-08-2019 15:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It appears President Donald Trump’s visit to Beaver County’s cracker plant is being postponed.
  According to a source from Shell Oil, the trip is being postponed in wake of the deadly shooting attacks in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend.
  The visit to Potter Township was planned for Thursday, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.Just received this statement from a White House official: “In light of this weekend’s tragedies, the P
  
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• Report: President Trump’s Visit To Cracker Plant Postponed

  05-08-2019 15:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It appears President Donald Trump’s visit to Beaver County’s cracker plant is being postponed.
  According to the Pittsburgh Business Times, the trip is being postponed in wake of the deadly shooting attacks in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over the weekend.
  The visit to Potter Township was planned for Thursday, the Pittsburgh Business Times is reporting.
  President Trump was to tour the plant, and then offer remarks regarding his administration’s eco
  
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• PTL Links: August 5, 2019

  05-08-2019 14:40
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:WWE Ricochet at PPG Paints Arena
  Hefron-Tillotson
  Great Pyrenees Club of Western Pennsylvania
  Canine Companions for Independence
  
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• Tractor Trailer Overturns On Turnpike, Spills Load Of Twisted Tea

  05-08-2019 14:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A tractor trailer overturned on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Monday morning, spilling its load of Twisted Tea in Westmoreland County.
  The truck crashed in the westbound direction, and blocked the right lanes between Donegal and New Stanton.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Traffic was getting by slowly in the left lane, but the crash was causing heavy delays in the area.
  Drivers traveling through the area were being told to expect delays.The tractor trailer was hauling Twisted T
  
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• With "Hello Baby" officials aim to reach all babies born in Allegheny County -- with an algorithm targeting those most at risk

  05-08-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “We want to best support families, and prevent abuse and neglect,” said DHS official Erin Dalton
  
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• Us: To fight gun violence, give a hand up, shoot hoops

  05-08-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jakim Donaldson and his father, Jay, started a basketball camp to honor their brother and son, Jehru, who was killed in 2007.
  
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• Deed fee for demolitions? Some counties say yes, but Allegheny is leery

  05-08-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  "There's four or five buildings that we have yellow tape around," said Mayor Richard Lattanzi, "to keep people from walking too close.” 
  
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• Mount Washington library will be bigger, cooler and finally accessible to everyone

  05-08-2019 13:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Branch is the last of 19 to be renovated and updated in Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s 16-year process
  
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• Turning 250, Monongahela re-enacts the end of the Whiskey Rebellion

  05-08-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  This Washington County town on the Monongahela River was the place where Albert Gallatin calmed whiskey rebels in 1794.
  
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• Mayor Peduto Says Death Threats Against Him Are Rising; Increases Security

  05-08-2019 13:13
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mayor Bill Peduto confirmed that he is increasing his personal security 24/7.
  “The security that I presently have is with me now at night. Usually, at the end of the day, if I did anything, I just went out by myself,” said the mayor on Monday.
  Peduto has come under withering social media attack and public demonstrations for pushing a city ordinance to restrict military-style assault weapons, armor-piercing ammunition and high capacity magazines — and t
  
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