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• Independent District Attorney Candidate Takes Strong Positions On Certain Issues

  21-08-2019 23:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Independent candidate Lisa Middleman knows it’s uphill, defeating Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala this November.
  But she is passionate about her cause.
  “I want to be district attorney because the criminal justice system is broken,” Middleman told KDKA political editor Jon Delano on Wednesday. “The outdated policies of the ’90s don’t work. They haven’t worked for years.”
  A public defender with years of ex
  
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• FBI Seeks Victims In Serial Sexual Predator Case

  21-08-2019 23:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The FBI is asking the public’s help in finding potential victims of a suspected serial sexual predator.
  According to the FBI, 56-year-old Robert Dean Caesar previously lived in Cranberry and Pittsburgh.
  (Photo Credit: FBI)
  He would allegedly hire teenagers and then get them to do household and yard chores, or help him care for his animals, the FBI says.He is currently in federal custody and is facing multiple charges related to child pornography.
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• Tree of Life commemoration themes: “Remember. Repair. Together.”

  21-08-2019 23:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Service projects, Torah study and a community gathering to mark one year since the nation’s worst anti-Semitic attack
  
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• Pan Am Games Protesters Put On Probation For 12 Months

  21-08-2019 23:26
  DENVER (CBS Local) — Two U.S. athletes have been placed on probation for 12 months for their political protests last week at the Pan Am Games.
  American gold medalist fencer Race Imboden took a knee as the U.S. national anthem played at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, to protest racism, gun control, mistreatment of immigrants, and “a president who spreads hate.”
  Hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised her fist when the anthem played during her medal ceremony to “stand for a
  
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• Car Collides With PAT Bus On Elizabeth Bridge

  21-08-2019 23:26
  WEST ELIZABETH, Pa. (KDKA) – First responders were on the scene of a PAT bus accident with injuries.
  911 dispatchers say a Port Authority Bus was involved in an accident on the Route 837/Route 51 ramp on the Elizabeth Bridge.A car reportedly made a u-turn in front of a PAT bus.Port Authority says the passenger inside the vehicle was injured, but not transported to the hospital.The PAT bus was not in service, so there were no people on the bus at the time.Stay with KDKA.com for the latest o
  
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• Sexual Assault Lawsuit Involving Former West Virginia Bishop Settled

  21-08-2019 23:22
  WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A lawsuit accusing the former bishop of West Virginia’s Roman Catholic diocese of molesting boys and men has been settled.
  Wheeling-Charleston Diocese spokesman Tim Bishop said in a statement the terms of the settlement are confidential.
  A former personal altar server sued ex-Bishop Michael Bransfield and the diocese in March, saying he was sexually assaulted in 2014 and harassed for years prior. The filing asserted Bransfield would consume at least half a bott
  
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• Ohio Man Faces New Charges After Threatening Law Enforcement

  21-08-2019 22:57
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – A grand jury has indicted an 18-year-old Ohio man on charges of making an online threat against federal law enforcement agents.
  Court documents say Justin Olsen of Boardman also made statements online supporting mass shootings and attacks on Planned Parenthood.
  Those same filings say Olsen told the FBI that the comments were only a joke.
  The Justice Department said Wednesday that Olsen was indicted following his arrest earlier this month. His defense attorney says O
  
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• Kidsburgh: Let’s Go Fishing Bringing Communities Together

  21-08-2019 22:54
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A program called “Let’s Go Fishing” is bringing communities together; City kids, Pittsburgh Police, and fishing enthusiasts, and along the way, everyone benefits.
  In fact, it doesn’t take long for the fish to bite at Carnegie Lake in Highland Park, which is a serene surprise, right in the middle of the City of Pittsburgh.
  “I thought you could only fish in the woods and stuff,” said 10-year-old Angelae, one of the girls fishing.
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• Route 19 Ramp To Parkway West To Close This Weekend

  21-08-2019 22:47
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The southbound Route 19 ramp to the Parkway West will be closed, weather permitting, starting at 4:00 p.m. Friday through Monday, August 26.
  The ramp will be closed in order for crews to lower the ramp, which will improve clearance.
  All traffic will be detoured.
  DETOURS:
  Southbound Route 19 ramp to Parkway West Outbound:Continue on southbound Route 19 past the closed ramp
  Continue straight on southbound Route 51
  Bear right onto the jughandle at Woodruff Street
  Turn left
  
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• 6 Seniors Face Charges After Allegedly Having Sex In Public Park

  21-08-2019 22:38
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Six people ranging in age from 62 to 85 face sex charges after being arrested in a conservation area in Connecticut.
  Police say the six, five men and an 85-year-old woman, were involved in lewd and sexual activity in the Grace Richardson conservation area in Fairfield earlier this month.
  Police say the area was being publicized on the internet as an area for people to meet and have sex.
  Police say they set up surveillance in the area and observed several violations.
  
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• CBS Sports HQ’s Fantasy Football Telethon Returns

  21-08-2019 22:33
  (CBS New York/CBS Local Sports) — With the NFL season just weeks away, here comes fantasy football. Fantasy die-hards and novices alike have already started planning for the all-important fantasy draft, which will happen some time before that first Thursday in September. Their choices will very likely affect their success this season.
  Before you draft, tune in to CBS Sports HQ’s second annual live fantasy football telethon. The 24/7 streaming sports network, which features news, high
  
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• Pittsburgh Man Charged With Intent To Distribute Drugs, Concealing Firearm In Child’s Toy Box

  21-08-2019 22:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former Pittsburgh resident is facing charges of federal drug and firearms violations after authorities found several different drugs and firearms between September 2018 and July 2019.
  According to the indictment, Edward Johnson, a 32-year-old former resident of Pittsburgh, possessed 28 grams or more of crack and quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and ketamine with an intent to distribute.It was also revealed that Johnson possessed two pistols despite not being allowed to
  
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• River Rescue Pulls Body From Bull Creek In Tarentum

  21-08-2019 22:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Crews are on scene after a body was spotted in Bull Creek.911 dispatchers say River Rescue, medics and police were at the Tarentum Bridge by a boat launch just before 3 p.m.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The body was recovered from Bull Creek, which flows into the Allegheny River.
  Stay with KDKA.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Body Pulled From Bull Creek, County Police Investigating

  21-08-2019 22:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The body of a 24-year-old male was pulled from Bull Creek in Tarentum on Wednesday afternoon.Tarentum Fire, Police, and EMS responded to a call of a body floating under the Norfolk Southern Bull Creek Railroad Bridge.Tarentum Police then called Allegheny County Police’s Homicide Unit and detectives learned the victim was homeless and had been missing since Monday, August 19.There were no signs of trauma and foul play is not expected.The medical examiner is expecte
  
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• Pirates Place Archer On IL, Recall Agrazal

  21-08-2019 21:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pirates pitching staff has been dealt yet another injury.
  Pitcher Chris Archer has been placed on the 10-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.Along with Archer, pitcher Clay Holmes has also been played on the 10-day injured list with left quadriceps discomfort.In order to fill these roster spots, the Pirates have recalled pitches Dario Agrazal and Parker Markel from Indianapolis.
  
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• Pleading doctor's prescribing "height of irresponsibility" per feds

  21-08-2019 21:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  Prosecutors said the doctor prescribed oxycodone, fentanyl and Opana to two patients who were clearly abusing the drugs in 2013.
  
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• Report: Man Yells About Being ‘Second Messiah,’ References Mass Shootings And Threatens Church Parishioners

  21-08-2019 21:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Butler County man is facing charges, accused of forcing a church into lockdown after allegedly making threats during a prayer meeting.
  According to the Butler Eagle, 43-year-old Edwin Leech of Zelienople is accused of talking about a mass shooting inside the Victory Family Church on Route 19 in Cranberry Township.
  He is now charged with terroristic threats, as well as disorderly conduct and defiant trespassing.
  He was arraigned Wednesday morning.
  The Butler Eagle repo
  
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• Fayette County man, 18, dies while swimming in Youghiogheny River

  21-08-2019 21:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police said Nathan Klein of Dawson grew tired as he tried to swim across the river in water nine feet deep near the Layton Bridge.
  
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• Study: Cannabis Chemical May Have ‘Major Impact’ On Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

  21-08-2019 20:46
  (CBS Local) — A chemical found in the cannabis plant has demonstrated “significant therapy potential” in treatment of pancreatic cancer, according to researchers from Harvard University’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
  Scientists tested the effects of FBL-03G — a derivative of a cannabis “flavonoid,” compounds found in plants that, among other things, give them their colors — on pancreatic cancer cells in petri dishes and on animals with the disease
  
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• The Climate Crisis Could Make It More Dangerous To Play Sports Outdoors

  21-08-2019 20:43
  PITTSBURGH (CNN) — About this time every year, there are news reports about student-athletes who collapse during practice while getting ready for a big game. Heat illness can lead to death and injury among athletes, and a new report examines why the risk could be rising.
  The report from Climate Central, a nonprofit science and news organization, analyzed 239 locations in the United States. It found that 198 cities have experienced an increase in the annual number of days with a heat index
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Into Swimming Pool In Plum, 1 Person Dead

  21-08-2019 20:32
  PLUM (KDKA) — One man has died after his car crashed through a fence and plunged into a swimming pool in Plum Wednesday morning.
  The red Chevy Cobalt, driven by 49-year-old William Gibson, crashed into the in-ground swimming pool along Carrie Ann Road at Repp Road just after 7:30 a.m.
  WATCH: NewsChopper 2 flies over the scene —
  After multiple attempts, crews were able to pull the car out of the pool. It was still dripping with water as it was towed away.
  Police aren’t sure how
  
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• Lower Burrell Police Investigate Multiple Car Break-Ins

  21-08-2019 20:32
  LOWER BURREL, Pa. (KDKA) – Lower Burrell police are warning people to lock their doors after a string of vehicle break-ins.
  According to a Facebook post by the Lower Burrell Police Department, multiple vehicles on Michigan Avenue were broken into on Tuesday.
  Police say all the cars were left unlocked.
  They ask anyone with video cameras in the vicinity of Michigan Avenue to check their footage from Aug. 20 between 3:30 and 4 a.m.If you see anything suspicious or if your vehicle was also bro
  
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• Sidney Crosby Named MVP Of NHL All-Decade Team

  21-08-2019 20:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Another recognition for Sidney Crosby.
  ESPN has published their All-Decade team of the 2010s, and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain is, of course, the MVP.
  Crosby beat out rival Alex Ovechkin and Patrick Kane.
  ESPN says of giving Crosby the Hart Trophy: “No player has accumulated more points since 2009-10 than Sidney Crosby’s 922.”
  They also cite Crosby’s “impressive” 1.26 points per game.#Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby named by
  
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• Duquesne Light Relocates Opsrey Nest From Transmission Tower, Celebrates Birth Of Chicks

  21-08-2019 19:42
  MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) – Duquesne Light built a nesting platform for a pair of ospreys that had originally been dangerously nesting on a transmission tower.The project began back in April when two ospreys were trying to build a nest on a transmission tower.Duquesne Light says they partnered with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Erie Bird Observatory to build a nesting platform on top of an 85-foot pole in McKeesport, near the McKees Point Trailhead.The osprey couple — now that th
  
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• Mother Says Child Protective Services Impostors Tried To ‘Snatch My Kid’

  21-08-2019 19:21
  MARYSVILLE, Wash. (CBS Local) — A mother in Washington state says two strangers posing as Child Protective Services agents showed up at her house Monday and tried to take her 4-year-old son away from her.
  Jessi McCombs of Marysville said the two impostors — a woman followed by a man — showed up to her home at 7:30 a.m and the woman did all the talking.
  “Said she was with CPS and that she was there about my son’s injuries and that they were to take him into protectiv
  
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• Reports: Penguins Assistant GM Bill Guerin To Be Named GM Of Minnesota Wild

  21-08-2019 19:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Penguins assistant general manager Bill Guerin will reportedly be named the next general manager of the Minnesota Wild.Michael Russo of The Athletic first reported the news on Twitter.
  BREAKING: #mnwild have finally found a high-scoring right-shot forward
  Sources say #penguins asst GM Bill Guerin will be named the fourth full-time GM in Wild historySTORY>https://t.co/FEIB7biDNk
  — Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) August 21, 2019Guerin has worked for the P
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Assistant GM Bill Guerin Named GM Of Minnesota Wild

  21-08-2019 19:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Penguins assistant general manager Bill Guerin has been named the next general manager of the Minnesota Wild.The Wild made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday afternoon.“I am thrilled to announce we have hired Bill Guerin, a four-time Stanley Cup champion, as General Manager of the Minnesota Wild." — Craig LeipoldNews → https://t.co/uM3vPSoWqs#mnwild pic.twitter.com/kU0yhA6khQ
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• Strange And Bizarre: Woman Catches Fish With 2 Mouths

  21-08-2019 19:00
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Here’s something you definitely don’t see everyday.
  A New York woman says she caught a two-headed Lake Trout.
  Well it looks more like the fish has two mouths, instead of two heads.Debbie Geddes says she was fishing with her husband on Lake Champlain when she reeled in the Lake Trout.They snapped a few photos of the fish before releasing it back into the lake.A friend posted the photos on Facebook and they’ve now gone viral.
  
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• ‘Maura Tierney Is One Of The Most Amazing Actresses We Have’: Julia Goldani Telles On Showtime’s ‘The Affair’

  21-08-2019 18:43
  (CBS Local)– “The Affair” returns to Showtime on Sunday August 25 for its fifth and final season and the end of the series will close a major chapter for Julia Goldani Telles.
  The actor began the show when she was a college student at Columbia University in New York and is now in her mid 20s. Telles plays Whitney Solloway and has had the opportunity to learn from many incredible women on this show like Maura Tierney, Ruth Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, and Anna Paquin.
  “This
  
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• Child Psychic Investigates Rumors Of Summit Hose Company Hauntings On New TV Show

  21-08-2019 18:38
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tarentum’s Summit Hose Company has been rumored to be haunted by the spirits of long-gone firefighters, and tonight a child psychic will determine if the stories are true.Kendyll Pekarek, a 9-year-old who believes she has psychic abilities, will be featured on A&E’s show “Psychic Kids,” Trib Live reports.In the episode airing on Wednesday, she’ll visit the Summit Hose Fire Hall in Tarentum to investigate claims that the fire hall is hau
  
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• Former Elizabeth Borough Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Stealing Heroin From Evidence Room

  21-08-2019 18:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The former Elizabeth Borough police cheif pleaded guilty to stealing heroin from the department’s evidence room.Timothy Butler was charged in 2018 when heroin stolen from the evidence room was found in his office, and he pleaded guilty to these charges on Wednesday.
  Police say more than 62 bundles and 2,700 loose stamp bags were found in Butler’s trash can.Additionally, officials say more than 530 loose stamp bags were found in and around his desk.
  According
  
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• White House to business: Help stop fentanyl trafficking

  21-08-2019 17:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Last year in the 10-county southwestern Pennsylvania region, fentanyl was a factor in at least 72 percent of the roughly 862 drug deaths.
  
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• GOP Retains Pennsylvania House Seat In Special Election

  21-08-2019 17:55
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Republicans easily won a special election to retain a seat in the state House of Representatives in a GOP-leaning district in central Pennsylvania.
  Republican David Rowe won Tuesday’s special election in parts of Union and Snyder counties by a nearly two-to-one margin over Democrat Jennifer Rager-Kay.
  The former incumbent, Republican Rep. Fred Keller, was elected to Congress. With Rowe’s victory, Republicans will have a 110-93 majority over Democrats in t
  
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• ‘This Is Absurd:’ Cheerleader’s Mother Disturbed By Gun Raffle Fundraiser

  21-08-2019 17:42
  NEW RICHMOND, Ohio (CBS Local) — An Ohio mother says she was upset when her 7-year-old daughter was recently asked to sell raffle tickets for a semi-automatic gun for her cheer squad.
  Heather Chilton was excited when her daughter, Nevaeh Chilton, joined the Junior Lions Cheer Team in New Richmond this year. But at the end of July, the cheerleaders learned they would spend their August selling raffle tickets for five gift baskets and an AM-15 optic ready rifle.
  “This is absurd, you&rs
  
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• Nebraska Teen’s Senior Photos Honored Her Father Who Was Killed In Afghanistan

  21-08-2019 17:39
  NEBRASKA (CNN) — It’s been “extremely, extremely” tough growing up without her father, Julia Yllescas tells CNN. “It gets harder and harder every year.”
  Army Ranger Capt. Robert Yllescas never came home after he deployed to Afghanistan when Julia was 7 years old.
  As she started her last year of high school in Aurora, Nebraska, she had a photographer edit an angelic visage of her father into her senior photos so that he could be with her during the most monumen
  
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• Largest Collection Of Mummies Coming To Pittsburgh

  21-08-2019 17:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The world’s largest collection of mummies is coming to the Carnegie Science Center this fall, just in time for Halloween.
  “Mummies of the World: The Exhibition” will bring 125 real mummies and mummy artifacts and more than 4,500 years of history to Pittsburgh on Oct. 5.(Photo Credit: Carnegie Science Center)
  Not only will there be mummified people, but there will also be a collection of mummified Egyptian animals, like cats, rabbits, fish and lizards.
  
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• Ex-Elizabeth Borough police chief admits to stealing heroin

  21-08-2019 17:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Timothy Butler pleaded guilty to drug, theft and obstruction charges. His lawyer said the case was about addiction.
  
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• Parole board drops opposition to release of man acquitted in murder retrial

  21-08-2019 17:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  Scott Godesky will not have to address an alleged violation of his parole from a 1990 theft conviction after he was acquitted of murder.
  
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• Police Called To Reported Shooting At Apartment Complex In Spring Hill

  21-08-2019 17:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Emergency crews have been called to the scene of a reported shooting in the city’s Spring Hill section.
  The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. at III Rivers Manor on Rhine Street.
  According to initial reports, at least one person has been shot multiple times.#BreakingNews #Shooting III Rivers Manor. Initial reports of one person shot multiple times on Rhine street in the #SpringHill neighborhood. @NewsmanChris will have more coming up on @KDKA at noon. pic.twitte
  
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• 1 Person Shot, Person Of Interest In Custody In Spring Hill Shooting

  21-08-2019 17:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was shot near an apartment complex in the city’s Spring Hill section late Wednesday morning.
  The incident happened around 10:20 a.m. at III Rivers Manor on Rhine Street.
  It is too early to know if the shooting was targeted or not. Police were alerted by ShotSpotter for the shooting.
  — Chris Hoffman (@NewsmanChris) August 21, 2019
  Police were called to the scene by a ShotSpotter alert.
  “Thanks to ShotSpotter we were able to pinpoint the scene quic
  
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• JC Penney, Shazier surprise teachers from Pittsburgh's Fulton Elementary

  21-08-2019 17:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  “Teachers have been really important to me in my life,” the linebacker said after he walked up and surprised the group in the store.
  
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• Toy Maker Hasbro Set To Cut Plastic Use In Toy Packaging

  21-08-2019 16:51
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hasbro is giving plastic packaging the boot.
  The toy maker said Tuesday that all its packaging for new products will be mostly plastic free by the end of 2022. It plans to stop using plastic bags, elastic bands and the shrink wrap that’s usually found around Monopoly, Scrabble and other board games.
  But Hasbro’s toys, such as Mr. Potato Head, will still be made with plastic.
  The company said it is testing materials to replace it, but said it’s challenging
  
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• Thousands Of Pounds Of Poultry Products Recalled Over Listeria Concerns

  21-08-2019 16:28
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds of thousands of pounds of poultry products are being recalled over listeria concerns.
  According to the USDA, Tip Top Poultry, Inc., of Georgia, is recalling 135,810 pounds of their fully-cooked poultry products.
  The recalled products were produced on Jan. 21, 2019, they have the establishment number of “P-17453” and the “PACK DATE 01/21/19” on the labels.
  The products include frozen, diced and mechanically-separated ready-to-eat chicken.
  
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• Mummies the word this fall at Carnegie Science Center

  21-08-2019 16:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Show of ancient mummies — from a weasel to a German nobleman — opens Oct. 5 at PPG Science Pavilion.
  
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• In MotoAmerica racing series, two women are looking to make their mark

  21-08-2019 16:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  As both fight in their respective classes, the message is the same: results matter more than gender.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Storm Chance Continues Ahead Of Front That Will Cool Off The Area

  21-08-2019 15:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We’ll have to wait an extra day for some relief from the heat.
  Yesterday’s high hit 88 degrees.We will be back into the upper 80s once again today as we wait for a cold front to push through the area.
  The big story today is the delay of the front moving through our area.One could argue that we saw a very weak front moving through as 850mb temps dip from around 19 to 16 this afternoon.That being said, dew points aren’t forecast to move until Thursday wh
  
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• PTL Links: August 21, 2019

  21-08-2019 15:24
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Rivers Casino
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes
  Heinz History Center
  Allegheny Health Network
  AHN’s I Had Cancer Podcast
  “The Golden Girls” Puppet Parody
  
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• Cooking With Rania: Dress Up Your Hot Dogs

  21-08-2019 15:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rania Harris, of Rania Catering, is in the Pittsburgh Today Live with some great recipes to dress up your summer hot dogs!
  Wisconsin Beer Brats
  Ingredients:
  2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilKosher salt1 dried bay leaf3 tablespoons packed light-brown sugar2 bottled (each 12 ounces) lager beer2 large sweet onions, such as Vidalia, halved and thinly sliced2 teaspoons caraway seeds2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard, plus more for serving6 precooked bratwursts2 cups sauerk
  
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• Driver in Plum car-into-pool crash dies

  21-08-2019 15:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  The police chief said William Gibson, 49, may have suffered a "medical emergency" while driving.
  
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• Vehicle Crashes Into Swimming Pool In Plum, 1 Person Injured

  21-08-2019 14:49
  PLUM (KDKA) — At least one person has been injured after their car crashed through a fence and plunged into a swimming pool in Plum Wednesday morning.
  The red Chevy Cobalt crashed into a swimming pool along Carrie Ann Road at Repp Road.
  WATCH: NewsChopper 2 flies over the scene —A fence is broken at the scene.
  A tow truck was called in to pull the car out of the water.#BREAKING: Crews are trying to pull a car out of a swimming pool in Plum right now. The pool is in the back of a home
  
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