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• Somebody's watching: Legislator pushes bill to set standards for license plate readers

  16-08-2019 23:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  House Bill 317 would set access and storage limits for data gathered by hundreds of license plate readers used by police across the state.
  
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• Wheeling University Allowed To Continue Giving Degrees Under Certain Stipulations

  16-08-2019 23:28
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia education officials will allow the financially troubled Wheeling University to issue degrees if the college meets a list of conditions.
  The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission on Friday voted to let the school confer degrees through May 2020. But the university must provide a five-year financial plan, ideas for shuttered academic programs and a formal breakdown for students if the college were to close.
  The approval comes after the school
  
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• Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Backs Out Of North Shore Restaurant

  16-08-2019 23:03
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has apparently decided not to open a restaurant on the North Shore after all.Photo Credit: KDKA
  The Steelers quarterback said he and his family decided to give up the venture so that he could devote his full attention to the upcoming season, which starts in three weeks.
  In a statement Roethlisberger said: “After much consideration, my family and I decided it was best to step away from our opportunity to build a re
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates Recall Cole Tucker From Triple-A

  16-08-2019 22:59
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pirates recalled infielder Cole Tucker from Triple-A Indianapolis.The team announced the move Friday. Pitcher Geoff Hartlieb was optioned to Triple-A to make room on the roster, the release said.Tucket hit .196 with eight doubles and two home runs in 112 at-bats in 38 games earlier this season with the Pirates from April 20 to June 8.
  In Triple-A this season, Tucker hit .267 and tallied 27 RBIs.
  
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• Democrats On House Judiciary Committee Returning Early To Work On Gun Legislations

  16-08-2019 22:17
  WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee will be returning early from their summer recess to consider gun-violence legislation in the wake of this month’s mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.
  Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler of New York announced Friday that his panel will gather on Sept. 4 to consider a series of bills, including one that would ban high-capacity magazines of ammunition. The panel will also hold a hearing later in September to examine milita
  
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• Overnight Lane Restrictions Begin Sunday On Banksville Road

  16-08-2019 21:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Drilling operations along Banksville Road will cause overnight lane restrictions beginning Sunday evening.Single-lane and shoulder restrictions will take place along the inbound side of Banksville Road between Banksville Avenue and I-376 between 6 p.m. until 6 a.m.Weather permitting, this work will take place through Thursday, August 22.
  
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• 2 Pittsburgh Men Charged With Conspiring To Distribute 10 Kilos Of Cocaine

  16-08-2019 21:40
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two Pittsburgh men are charged with conspiring to distribute 10 kilograms of cocaine.United State Attorney Scott W. Brady announced Thursday that Abraham Martinez and Donell Higginbotham were indicted by a federal grand jury for federal violating narcotics laws.The former Pittsburgh residents are charged with conspiring to distribute and attempting to possess with intent to distribute 10 kilograms of cocaine, the release said.
  Martinez and Higginbotham were apprehended
  
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• Study: Americans Wasted A Record 768 Million Vacation Days In 2018

  16-08-2019 21:23
  (CNN) — Workers in the United States left a record number of vacation days on the table last year, equating to billions in lost benefits, according to research from the U.S. Travel Association, Oxford Economics and Ipsos.
  A total of 768 million days went unused in 2018, a 9% increase from 2017. Of those, 236 million were completely forfeited, which comes out to $65.5 billion in lost benefits.
  Fifty-five percent of workers reported that they did not use all of their vacation days. If Americ
  
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• Federal Inmate Sentenced To 16 More Months For Illegally Possessing Drugs

  16-08-2019 20:55
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – An inmate at a federal correctional institution pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited object in prison and was sentenced 16 more months.According to the attorney’s office, Ramon Santiago-Sandoval, 28, pleaded guilty to having suboxone while he was at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto.Santiago-Sandoval will now serve 16 months followed by 3 years of supervised release.In connection with the guilty plea, Santiago-Sandoval also reportedly posses
  
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• Pittsburgh gun-ban opponents sue DA to force acceptance of complaints vs. mayor, council

  16-08-2019 20:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  The four plaintiffs, all Pittsburgh residents who believe the mayor and council broke the law, want the courts to intervene.
  
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• AG Shapiro Charges Human Trafficking Ring Operator In Pennsylvania

  16-08-2019 20:30
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced charges against a business owner for operating a human trafficking ring in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Florida.
  David Williams, 41, was arrested and charged with using interstate facilities for racketeering, conspiracy to commit money laundering and the harboring of illegal immigrants for commercial advantage or private financial gain, announced Friday in a press release.Williams — of Pensacola, Florida — pretended to r
  
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• AG Shapiro Files Suit Challenging Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule

  16-08-2019 19:53
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Attorney General Josh Shapiro has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s public charge rule.
  The Trump administration put into place a new regulation that expands the definition of public charge.AG Shapiro and five other attorney generals are challenging the rule, saying it targets low-income legal immigrants, potentially making it more difficult for them to obtain citizenship.“The Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule is a blatant atta
  
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• Former West Virginia Educators Charged After Alleged Verbal Abuse Of Autistic Students

  16-08-2019 19:50
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s top prosecutor says three former educators have been arrested on charges that they verbally abused two autistic students.
  Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says former special education teacher Christina Lester and former aides June Yurish and Kristin Douty were arrested Friday morning and charged with misdemeanor failure to report abuse or neglect.
  Morrisey previously filed a civil suit in the case, alleging the former educators threatened th
  
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• New CCAC Course Will Teach Yinzers How To Lose Their Pittsburgh Accents N’at

  16-08-2019 19:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new local community college class is out to help people from Western Pa. who are “tired of soundin’ like younz are from the ‘Burg ahnat.”
  That’s the description for a CCAC class that is helping Pittsburghers ditch their accents once and for all.According to CCAC’s course catalog, you can head dahn to this class starting in November.The course description says the class will teach people how to subdue their Pittsburghese, and how the
  
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• Trump's large union crowd at Shell was given the option of not showing up — and not getting paid

  16-08-2019 19:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  More than a dozen unions work at the Shell site, the largest construction project in Pennsylvania
  
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• Trump's large union crowd at Shell was given the option of not showing up -- and not getting paid

  16-08-2019 19:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  More than a dozen unions work at the Shell site, the largest construction project in Pennsylvania
  
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• Pittsburgh’s Just Ducky Tour Company Will Sell Boats, Online Auction

  16-08-2019 19:14
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– After 22 years, the Pittsburgh Just Ducky Tours have been permanently canceled.
  The company stopped operating after 17 people died during a tour on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri.
  Michael Cohen, a co-founder of the business, told our partners at the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette that, “our insurance company would not renew us. We had a very clean loss-run history. It didn’t matter. The insurance companies got spooked.”
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Reportedly no
  
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• The Perfect Bed For Netflix Enthusiasts Is On The Way

  16-08-2019 19:10
  (CNN) — For fans of Netflix and chill, the perfect bed is coming your way.
  Ideal for box set binges, the “second generation smart-bed” designed by Italian architect Fabio Vinella and furniture brand Hi-Interiors comes with an HD projector and 70-inch theater screen, built-in sound system and invisible speakers.
  “The design of the HiCan and the new HiBed is a contemporary cocoon equipped with state-of-the-art technology for wellness, entertainment and health monitoring tha
  
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• Player Altercations Highlight Pittsburgh Pirates Struggles Since All-Star Break

  16-08-2019 18:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More information has leaked to the public regarding the pair of Pirates player altercations from last month.The Athletic’s Rob Biertempfel reported the details Friday, shining more detail on incidents involving pitchers Keone Kela and Kyle Crick.“I’d like to tell you that there’s no problems (moving forward),” one Pirates player said, “but … I just don’t know.”"I’d like to tell you that there’s no proble
  
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• You’re Not Alone: 8 Out Of 10 People Have Cried At Work

  16-08-2019 18:47
  (CNN) — According to a new study from job search company Monster, 8 out of 10 people have cried at work, which means the other two are either lying or wait to have their existential crises in the parking lot.
  Why are so many darkened conference rooms being stained with the secret tears of a disconsolate workforce? Monster’s poll of 3,000 workers found that 45% of respondents who admitted to crying said it was because of their bosses or co-workers. Only 19% of respondents who had crie
  
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• Trump Called Supporter After Mocking Him During A Rally For ‘A Serious Weight Problem’

  16-08-2019 18:41
  MANCHESTER, Nh. (CNN) — President Donald Trump phoned a supporter he mocked as overweight during Thursday’s New Hampshire rally and left a message, according to a senior administration official.
  Trump mocked the man while delivering remarks from the podium during his rally in a Manchester arena, apparently confusing him for a protester.
  “That guy’s got a serious weight problem,” Trump said as the man escorted out several protesters. “Go home. Start exercising.
  
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• Consumer Alert Removed For Burgatory At Waterworks Mall

  16-08-2019 18:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A consumer alert has been removed for the Burgatory in the Waterworks Mall.
  The Allegheny Health Department announced the restaurant had multiple violations, including not maintaining food at safe temperatures, presence of insects and mouse droppings.The alert was posted Thursday after inspection before being removed Friday.
  
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• Consumer Alert Posted For Burgatory At Waterworks Mall

  16-08-2019 18:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A consumer alert has been posted for the Burgatory in the Waterworks Mall.
  The Allegheny Health Department announced the restaurant had multiple violations, including not maintaining food at safe temperatures, presence of insects and mouse droppings.The alert was posted Thursday after an inspection.The alert said fruit flies were found in the mop sink area, and mouse droppings were found on the floor in the hot water tank area.A full tray of chicken parmesan and a colan
  
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• Almost Half Of Americans Say They’ve Worn The Same Underwear For 2 Days Or Longer, Survey Says

  16-08-2019 18:30
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Here’s a personal question — how often do you change your underwear? Clothing retailer Tommy John asked 2,000 Americans about their habits and the answers are quite surprising.
  The survey discovered that 45% of people said they’ve worn the same pair of underwear for two days or longer, and 13% said they have worn the same pair for a week or more.
  It also found that 46% owned the same pair of underwear for one year or longer and 85% didn’t know how
  
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• Syrian refugee charged in Pittsburgh terror bomb plot ordered detained as threat

  16-08-2019 18:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  A judge turned down Mustafa Alowemer’s request to stay at his mother’s house under her custodianship while awaiting trial.
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker Ola Adeniyi Reportedly Undergoes Surgery

  16-08-2019 18:12
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rising Steelers linebacker revealed he completed a surgery Friday for an unknown injury.
  According to Steelers beat reporter Joe Rutter, Ola Adeniyi posted pictures of himself post-surgery on Twitter, but quickly deleted the post.“Ola giveth information on social media. Ola then taketh away. But bottom line is he revealed he underwent surgery Friday before deleting his posts.”Ola giveth information on social media. Ola then taketh away. But bottom line is
  
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• Shots fired call leads to overnight SWAT situation in Duquesne

  16-08-2019 18:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police responding to a shots fired call did not find the 18-year-old suspect after seeing him run into a home, leading to a SWAT callout.
  
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• Shots fired call leads to late-night SWAT situation in Duquesne

  16-08-2019 18:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police responding to a shots fired call did not find the 18-year-old suspect after seeing him run into a home, leading to a SWAT callout.
  
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• Armed man and woman rob Burger King in Carrick

  16-08-2019 17:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  The pair struck the fast food restaurant around 7:15 a.m. and demanded money from a safe.
  
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• Turnpike Closure Starting Saturday Night Between New Stanton And Breezewood

  16-08-2019 17:51
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The turnpike will be closed in both directions between the New Stanton and Breezewood interchanges, beginning Saturday night.
  Starting at 11 p.m. until approximately 6 a.m. Sunday, the turnpike will be closed between exit 75 an exit 161, the turnpike announced Friday.
  Crews will be removing the temporary bridge that carried traffic on North Center Avenue over the turnpike.
  Drivers will be allowed to enter the turnpike going eastbound at the Bedford Interchange (exit 146
  
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• A Human-Sized ‘Monster Penguin’ Once Lived In New Zealand

  16-08-2019 17:50
  NEW ZEALAND (CNN) — A “monster penguin” which stood as tall as a human has been identified by scientists in New Zealand.
  A team of researchers from the Canterbury Museum discovered Crossvallia waiparensis after studying fossils found in Waipara, near the city of Christchurch on New Zealand’s south island, according to a press release.
  The giant penguin, which stood 1.6 meters (5 feet 3 inches) tall, is the latest member of a growing cast of massive fauna that used to call
  
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• Uber Driver Convicted Of Raping Intoxicated Passenger

  16-08-2019 17:33
  CHESTER, Pa. (AP) – An Uber driver has been found guilty of raping an intoxicated woman he picked up at a casino near Philadelphia.
  The jury deliberated for nearly 3 hours on Thursday before finding Ahmed Elgaafary guilty of rape of an unconscious person, sexual assault and indecent assault.
  Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan says 27-year-old Elgaafary will be sentenced at a later date and then likely deported to Egypt, where he is a citizen.
  (Photo Credit: CBS3)
  Elgaafary picked t
  
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• Gov. Wolf Announces Efforts To End Gun Violence Days After 6 Philadelphia Officers Shot

  16-08-2019 17:30
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is directing state police and other agencies under his control to focus greater efforts on addressing gun violence, two days after a gunman shot and wounded six Philadelphia police officers.
  The Democratic governor on Friday announced changes that include a new Special Council on Gun Violence, which will have six months to recommend how to reduce mass shootings, domestic violence, suicide and accidental shootings.
  Wolf is setting up a
  
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• Mustafa Alowemer To Remain In Jail After Detention Hearing On Federal Terrorism Charges

  16-08-2019 17:17
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A judge denied the defense’s request to allow the suspect facing federal terrorism charges for allegedly plotting to bomb a Pittsburgh church to return home to his family.
  KDKA’s Meghan Schiller was at the courthouse Friday when the judge denied the defense’s request to allow Mustafa Alowemer to return home to his family until his alleged terror plot trial.
  He will remain in federal custody.
  The 21-year-old from Syria was in federal court for a detenti
  
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• Man, Woman Armed With Guns Rob Pittsburgh Burger King

  16-08-2019 17:16
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are looking for a man and a woman who held up a Burger King in Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh Police say they responded to calls of an armed robbery at a Burger King at 2900 Brownsville Road in Carrick at approximately 7:15 a.m. Friday morning.Police arrived on scene and talked to the manager, who said a man and a woman entered the restaurant early in the morning.
  They were both armed with guns, and the manager said they demanded money from the safe.The employees were for
  
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• Largest Wedding Cookie Table Takes World Record By A Landslide

  16-08-2019 17:16
  MONONGAHELA, Pa. (KDKA)– We finally know just how many cookies made up last weekend’s record-breaking table.
  The Monongahela Area Historical Society broke a Guinness World Record on Sunday for the Largest Wedding Cookie Table.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  It came as Monongahela celebrated its 250th birthday on August 11.
  The organization needed to beat 18,000 cookies to break the record and it easily surpassed that with a total of 88,425 cookies.
  They mixed birthday celebrations with wedding
  
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• Tyson Foods Recalling 39K Pounds Of Weaver Brand Ready-To-Eat Chicken Patty Due To Possible Contamination

  16-08-2019 16:24
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tysons Foods Inc is recalling around 39,000 pounds of Weaver brand frozen chicken patty product that may be contaminated by foreign matter.
  This product was sent to distribution centers in the following states: Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
  The frozen, fully cooked chicken patties were produced on Jan. 31, 2019.The 26-ounce resealable plastic bags containing “Weaver CHICKEN BREAST PA
  
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• Firefighters Battle Beaver Co. Barn Fire

  16-08-2019 16:16
  NEW SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A barn in New Sewickley Township has gone up in flames.911 says there is a barn fire at 560 Baker Road in New Sewickley Township, Beaver County.
  Cows were reportedly in the barn during the fire, but it’s unclear if they were removed.There are no injuries.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Quaker Steak And Lube Coming To PPG Paints Arena

  16-08-2019 16:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/The Patch.com) — Penguins fans and those who attend other PPG Paints Arena soon will have a familiar dining option.Quaker Steak & Lube, the popular local chicken wing chain, will soon have a location inside the arena.
  Quaker Steak & Lube announced the new location via Twitter and said it also will open a new location at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland.
  QS&L already has locations inside Heinz Field and PNC Park.QSL opened in FirstEnergy Stadium, home of the CL
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Chances Of Rain Before Temperatures Rise

  16-08-2019 16:00
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – While rain is on the radar the next few days, Pittsburgh should get another push of warm, summer weather before it’s time to go back to school.Another scattered rain chance for the afternoon will exist today.
  KDKA meteorologist Ron Smiley says while we will see some rain, there’s not a risk for severe weather.
  The jet stream remains right on top of us, but we aren’t in a favorable region for severe storms today.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  WEATHER LINKS:Curre
  
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• PTL Links: August 16, 2019

  16-08-2019 15:37
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Pittsburgh Improv & Comic Paul VirziBloomfield Little Italy DaysCanine Companions For Independence
  Follow Penguin on Facebook & Twitter 
  Doug OsterPhipps Tomato & Garlic FestivalAndy Amrhein At Every True Value Hardware
  
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• Fire Completely Destroys Abandoned Home In Harrison Township

  16-08-2019 15:28
  NATRONA HEIGHTS (KDKA) – A fire completely destroyed an abandoned home in Harrison Township.
  Hardly anything is left of the house along Spruce Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Firefighters tell KDKA no one lived in the home and there were no running utilities.
  No one was injured.
  The fire marshal is investigating.
  
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• Motorcyclist In Critical Condition After Being Struck By Car

  16-08-2019 15:12
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A motorcyclist is in critical condition after being struck by a car in Carrick.The motorcycle and car collided on Brownsville Road at Copperfield Avenue around 10 p.m. Thursday night.The driver of the car told police he struck the motorcyclist while making a turn.Police are investigating.
  
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• Vaccine For Cat Allergies Developed By Swiss Scientists

  16-08-2019 15:10
  ZURICH (CBS Local) — If you love cats but are allergic to them, a team of scientists in Switzerland could have the purrfect solution for you.
  HypoPet AG, a Swiss-based company, announced it has developed a vaccine called HypoCat that works by “immunizing cats against their own major allergen, Fel d 1,” found in cat dander to which 10 percent of humans are allergic, according to the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
  “Our HypoCat vaccine is able to produce high le
  
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• Shots Fired Inside Hill District Apartment Building Cause Water Leak

  16-08-2019 14:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are investigating after shots fired inside a Hill District apartment building struck a pipe and caused a water leak.
  Pittsburgh Police say they responded to reports of gunfire inside the Legacy Apartments in the 2100 block of Centre Avenue just before 2 a.m. Friday morning.
  Police say shots appeared to be fired inside from one apartment suite to another.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  A bullet struck a pipe and caused a water leak, which a f
  
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• Bellevue Police Look For Missing Endangered 71-Year-Old Man

  16-08-2019 14:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are searching for a missing 71-year-old man believed to be endangered.
  Bellevue Borough Police Department said Donald Watson, 71, was reported to them as missing.
  (Photo Credit: Bellevue Borough Police Department)
  According to police, he was last seen on Aug. 3 and was reported, and discovered, as missing on Aug. 15.
  He’s described as 5 feet and 10 inches tall with a slender build.
  Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to report through the
  
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• Bellevue Police Find Missing Endangered 71-Year-Old Man

  16-08-2019 14:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police found a missing 71-year-old man who was believed to be endangered.
  Bellevue Borough Police Department said Donald Watson, 71, was reported to them as missing on Aug. 15.
  (Photo Credit: Bellevue Borough Police Department)
  According to police, he was last seen on Aug. 3 and was reported, and discovered, as missing on Aug. 15.
  He was found on Aug. 16.
  The police thank everyone for their assistance.
  
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• Somerset Co. Couple Allegedly Fakes Birth, Death Of Baby To Scam Donations

  16-08-2019 14:16
  FRIEDENS, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania couple is accused of faking the birth and death of a baby to obtain more than $600 in donations and gifts from friends and family.
  State police on Thursday charged Geoffrey and Kaycee Lang with theft by deception and receiving stolen property.
  Authorities say the couple posted a photo on Facebook of a baby. They said the child was born July 3 but died hours later. Authorities say the photo matched the appearance of a “newborn look-a-like baby doll&
  
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• Police Search For Man Who Escaped After SWAT Team Surrounds Duquesne House

  16-08-2019 13:57
  DUQUESNE (KDKA) – SWAT teams surrounded a house in Duquesne Thursday night after shots were fired.
  In a Facebook post, City of Duquesne Police say they were responding to reports of shots fired on Cochran Road around 10:30 p.m. Thursday night.
  When police arrived on scene, they say they saw a man running on South Seventh Street with a gun in his hand.
  Duquesne Police say the officers immediately recognized the man as an 18-year-old previously arrested in June for carrying a stolen firearm.
  
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• She's gone, baby. 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' trips over its uneven story

  16-08-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The shot-in-Pittsburgh film leaves bigger unanswered questions than where Bernadette went
  
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