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• Pirates Beat Reds 9-8 For Three-Game Sweep

  25-08-2019 23:23
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Trevor Bauer had another rocky outing for Cincinnati, allowing eight runs in three innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Reds 9-8 Sunday to sweep a three-game series.
  Since being acquired from the Cleveland Indians prior to the July 31 trade deadline, Bauer (10-11) is 1-3 with a 7.62 ERA in five starts. Seven of the runs charged to him Sunday were earned, and he had two walks and two strikeouts.
  Bryan Reynolds hit a bases-loaded triple high off the right field wall t
  
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• Report: Antonio Brown Loses 2nd Helmet Grievance But Secures Helmet Endorsement Deal

  25-08-2019 22:44
  OAKLAND, Calif. (KDKA) — Antonio Brown lost his helmet grievance again, but a report says he’s gaining something new.
  ProFootballTalk is reporting Sunday that Brown lost a second grievance case in his quest to wear his old helmet, meaning Brown must wear a new helmet model that is approved by the league.
  Brown wanted to wear the Schutt AiR Advantage helmet he has worn for his entire NFL career.
  Brown lost his first grievance on Aug. 12.
  PFT is reporting Brown will accept the decision
  
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• Study: ‘Crazy Cat Ladies’ Are Not A Thing

  25-08-2019 22:28
  (CNN) — It’s the news cat owners have been waiting for: Owning lots of cats does not, in fact, mean you’re mad, sad or anxious.
  That’s according to researchers at UCLA, who analyzed more than 500 pet owners and found nothing to support the long-held “crazy cat lady” stereotype.
  The study, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, observed how people reacted to distress calls from animals and also compared pet ownership with mental health-related or
  
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• West Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty, Faces 10 Years In Pain Pill Case

  25-08-2019 21:53
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia doctor has pleaded guilty to illegally distributing prescription opioid medications.
  U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart says in a news release Muhammed Samer Nasher-Alneam pleaded guilty in federal court in Charleston last week.
  Nasher-Alneam operated the Neurology & Pain Center in Charleston. He admitted to writing prescriptions in July 2014 for oxycodone and methadone pills that were not for legitimate medical purposes.
  He agreed to surrender his medic
  
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• Officials Searching For Missing And Endangered East Liverpool 16-Year-Old Girl

  25-08-2019 21:22
  EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (KDKA) — Officials are searching for a missing and endangered 16-year-old girl from East Liverpool, Ohio.
  Kristiann Easterday was last seen Thursday in East Liverpool, the Center for Search & Investigation Ohio for Missing Children said on Facebook.She is 5-feet tall, 105 pounds, blonde hair and has blue/green eyes.
  Please call the Liverpool Township Police Department at 330-385-1630 with any information.(Photo Credit: CFSI Ohio for Missing Children/Facebook)
  
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• Mother Charged In ‘Missing’ Child Report For Distributing And Manufacturing Narcotics

  25-08-2019 20:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 29-year-old woman is being charged with endangering the welfare of children, manufacturing narcotics, drug possession, and recklessly endangering another person after her child was discovered in her home surrounded by bundles of heroin.
  According to our news partners at the Post-Gazette, Leslie Brown was arrested after police were called to a Family Dolar in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar regarding a missing child report.However, when they arrived on the scene, surveillance
  
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• Inbound Fort Pitt Boulevard limited to one lane

  25-08-2019 20:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Crews are repairing a 10-inch water main
  
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• Alleged wheelchair bandit arrested in aborted bank robbery

  25-08-2019 20:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  The suspect remains in the Allegheny County Jail on robbery charges after his Saturday arrest.
  
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• Over 3,000 Cyclists Take To The Streets For Pedal Pittsburgh

  25-08-2019 19:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than three thousand cyclists took to Pittsburgh’s Streets Sunday morning to ride as a community and promote the activity. This is the 26th year for the cycling tradition in the Steel City.“I just love biking,” said Justin Crunkleton of New Castle.He was riding in the 62-mile loop around the city with some buddies.“I get to move fast. Get exercise and join our community of other cyclists,” Crunkleton said before the ride.Other rides inc
  
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• Christina Aguilera Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Her Debut Album

  25-08-2019 19:00
  (CNN) — What a girl wants is to celebrate 20 years of making hit songs …
  Christina Aguilera marked the 20th anniversary of her self-titled debut album with a fun tweet on Saturday.
  “Guys… Today is the 20th anniversary of my debut album!!!! AHHHH! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!!??!!,” she wrote to her 17 million Twitter followers.
  The album was released on August 24, 1999, when Aguilera was only 18 years old. It skyrocketed to the top of the charts, thanks to hits such as &l
  
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• Police Responding To Man Held Up In Apartment Along Route 19

  25-08-2019 18:38
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police and fire crews are currently responding to a man held up in a second-floor apartment in the Chateau Perry Apartments along Route 19.According to police, they believe the man may have access to weapons and that he may have smoked synthetic marijuana.No injuries have been reported and the building has been mostly evacuated.
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• Police Respond To Man Held Up In Apartment Along Route 19

  25-08-2019 18:38
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police and fire crews responded to a man held up in a second-floor apartment in the Chateau Perry Apartments along Route 19.Police said a man barricaded himself in his apartment.
  His girlfriend called the police saying he was acting erratically after taking synthetic drugs.The North Hills Special Response Team got inside the apartment and sent a robot in to make sure it was safe.
  “We had information that he had weapons, which is part of why we took such caution
  
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• Study: Pennsylvania Named 17th Friendliest State In America

  25-08-2019 17:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Remember the old Pennsylvania license plate slogan, “You’ve Got A Friend In Pennsylvania?”Well, according to a study done by Big Seven Travel, Pennsylvania ranks 17th among the friendliest states in America.According to the study and survey from readers, Pennsylvania ranked high in terms of helpfulness.This includes people willing to give directions to people that may seem lost.Although the website said “You may not instinctively think of cities
  
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• Car crashes into Penn Hills house

  25-08-2019 17:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Penn Hills police are awaiting building inspection crews to determine structural safety of the damaged house.
  
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• Police Arrest Suspect In Attempted South Side Bank Robbery

  25-08-2019 17:28
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A suspect that attempted to rob the First National Bank on East Carson Street in the South Side has been arrested, according to police.On August 13, Emanuel Luna entered the bank in a wheelchair and handed a teller a note saying “I have a bomb if you don’t want to die you will give and it is in my backpack, I will press the button and kill us all for no less than $50,000 please try me.”The teller then went to get the bank manager and then Luna said &ld
  
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• Hasbro Purchases Entertainment Company That Owns Peppa Pig, Death Row Records

  25-08-2019 16:54
  (CNN) — Hasbro has cut a deal to buy the company that owns popular children’s cartoon Peppa Pig, expanding its push into entertainment with a bet on preschoolers.
  The US toymaker said Thursday that it had reached an agreement to buy eOne for $4 billion. The entertainment company, which trades on the London Stock Exchange, owns the animated brands PJ Masks and Ricky Zoom.
  eOne also owns Death Row Records, the notorious label co-founded in Los Angeles by rap mogul Marion “Suge&rd
  
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• Car Runs Into Building In Penn Hills

  25-08-2019 16:41
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — A driver said his car was out of control when it slammed into a building in Penn Hills.
  A driver says that his car was out of control when it slid into a building with him at the wheel in #PennHills. @PennHillsPolice are still in the scene waiting for building inspection. No injuries are reported. More tonight on @KDKA pic.twitter.com/ooZRkW7aaB
  — Chris Kunicki (@K00nix_Photog) August 25, 2019
  Just after 9:30 a.m. this morning, the car collided with a building on
  
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• 24th Gun Stopped At Pittsburgh International Airport Checkpoint

  25-08-2019 16:32
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — TSA officers confiscated the 24th gun at a checkpoint this calendar year at Pittsburgh International Airport.A Westmoreland County man was stopped by TSA officers on Saturday, August 24 with a loaded .380 caliber handgun.Officers then contacted county police who confiscated the weapon and detained the Greensburg resident for questioning.There was been an approximately 7% increase nationally in firearm discoveries by TSA officers at airports. In total, 32 were discovered
  
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• 100 Years Ago The First International Passenger Flight Took Off

  25-08-2019 15:16
  (CNN) — On August 25, 1919 the first regular international passenger air service took place between London, England and Paris, France.
  This fledgling flight, operated by Air Transport & Travel Ltd (AT&T) — a forerunner of British Airways (BA) — took off from Hounslow Heath, not far from what’s now Heathrow Airport, the British aviation hub where some 80 million passengers took to the skies in 2018.
  Clearly international flights have changed a lot in the past 100 y
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Comfortable, Cool Sunday Closes Out The Weekend

  25-08-2019 15:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The sunshine from Saturday continues over to Sunday.The temperatures will steadily climb from the upper-40s and lower-50s to the upper-70s this afternoon. These temperatures, however, are still a few degrees cooler than the usual temperatures for this time of year.Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
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• Common Ministries Holds Vigil To Remember Employee Who Was Shot

  25-08-2019 13:18
  NORTHSIDE (KDKA) — Friends, family, and the community gathered to honor the life of a man that died protecting residents of a men’s shelter.
  Sheldon Stoudemire was honored Sunday in a vigil on the steps of the Northside Common Ministries on Brighton Road from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
  RELATED: North Side Shelter Employee Fatally Shot
  Stoudemire was killed last month when he stopped a man from entering the men’s shelter at the ministry, protecting and assuring the men inside wer
  
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• Common Ministries Holding Vigil To Remember Employee Who Was Shot

  25-08-2019 13:18
  NORTHSIDE (KDKA) — Friends, family, and the community will gather today to honor the life of a man that died protecting residents of a men’s shelter.Sheldon Stoudemire will be honored in a vigil on the steps of the Northside Common Ministries on Brighton Road from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.
  RELATED: North Side Shelter Employee Fatally Shot
  Stoudemire was killed last month when he stopped a man from entering the men’s shelter at the ministry, protecting and assuring the men insid
  
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• 99-Year-Old Carnegie Woman Attends First Pirates Game At PNC Park

  25-08-2019 06:13
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — She waited 99 years to do it, but a woman from Carnegie finally attended her first Pittsburgh Pirates game.
  Catherine Kyle is a huge Pirates fan, though she had never been to PNC Park to watch a game.
  On Saturday, her family took her to the Pirates’ home game against the Cincinnati Reds for her 99th birthday.
  Catherine said she’s been a lifetime fan.
  “What I want to do is hear them sing “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” in the seventh inning,&r
  
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• Conor Lamb's 2020 challenge: Avoiding partisanship while keeping the momentum going

  25-08-2019 06:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Lamb has avoided the spotlight after winning a hotly contested U.S. House seat last year. Some progressives aren’t happy.
  
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• Country's first day school for deaf children, the WPSD in Edgewood, celebrates 150 years

  25-08-2019 06:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 22-acre Edgewood campus of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf has the leafy look and the ambiance of a lovely liberal arts college. There are 21 buildings.
   
  
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• Bell Tops 100 RBIs, Pirates Cruise Past Reds 14-0

  25-08-2019 05:56
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Josh Bell topped 100 RBIs for the first time in the majors, hitting a three-run homer as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Cincinnati Reds 14-0 on Saturday night.
  After Colin Moran gave Pittsburgh a 7-0 lead with a pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth inning, Bell lined a fastball from Kevin Gausman into the left-field bleachers in the seventh to reach 102 RBIs.
  Bell’s career-high 32 home runs matched Bobby Bonilla’s mark from 1990 for the most by a Pirates switc
  
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• International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades Holds Fundraising Car Show

  25-08-2019 05:50
  CARNEGIE (KDKA) — The first annual PATCH Foundation Car Show was held in Carnegie to support young people battling Tourette Syndrome.
  Hot rods and classic cars took over the area on Sunday.
  The International Union Of Painters And Allied Trades held the show to raise awareness and funds for Tourette Syndrome.
  
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• 3 Recent Water Main Breaks Impact Pittsburgh Residents

  25-08-2019 05:34
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A series of water main breaks have left crews cleaning up all over Pittsburgh.
  Officials said the age of the system is likely what caused three water main breaks.
  The impact of the break at Fort Pitt Boulevard downtown is still being felt.
  Fort Pitt inbound between Stanwix and Market Streets remains closed and will be closed until further notice, the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority announced Saturday.UPDATE: The inbound portion of Fort Pitt Boulevard (Stanwix Stree
  
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• Concert For Community Liver Alliance In McKees Rocks Celebrates Life-Saving Donation

  25-08-2019 05:29
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — A chance meet-up on Facebook between two strangers led to the gift of life for a North Side woman.
  Mary Lou Hunt was near death when her husband Jack Hunt — aka local music legend Johnny Angel — put out a plea on Facebook for a liver donor four months ago.
  Sarah Booz answered the call, and they celebrated with a concert in McKees Rock on Saturday.
  “My wife Mary Lou had her transplant from the lovely Miss Sarah Booz, and my friends’ and all my p
  
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• Report: Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck To Retire

  25-08-2019 03:52
  INDIANAPOLIS (KDKA) — ESPN is reporting Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is retiring from the NFL.
  Adam Schefter tweeted Saturday night that Luck told the Colts he is retiring and there will be a press conference on Sunday to make it official.Filed to ESPN: Andrew Luck has informed the Colts he is retiring from the NFL, per source. There will be a press conference Sunday to make it official, but Luck is mentally worn down, and now checking out.
  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefte
  
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• Pittsburgh youth ranked fourth in world fly fishing tournament

  25-08-2019 02:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Competitive angler ends career ranked among the world’s best
  
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• Check Out The Rock, Reggae & Relief Benefit Festival This Weekend In Pittsburgh

  25-08-2019 01:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Reggae and rock music is taking over downtown Pittsburgh this weekend.
  The gates opened Saturday for the third annual Rock, Reggae & Relief Festival along Forbes Avenue.
  Gavin DeGraw, Michael Franti and Spearhead will perform over the next two days.
  The event is organized by developer Lucas Piatt and benefits the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance and Passavant Hospital Foundation.
  
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• Furry Tails: Milo, Ruby, Annie & Nancy Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  25-08-2019 00:58
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Milo
  Animal Friends
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates Help Distribute Fresh Produce With Food Bank On South Side

  25-08-2019 00:54
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pirates teamed up with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to give back to people in need.
  Josh Bell and Trevor Williams helped distribute food on Saturday on the South Side at UPMC Mercy Outpatient Care Center.
  Eighteen of these distribution events are held every month across Allegheny County and beyond.
  Families received between 30 to 50 pounds of fresh produce.“A lot of our guests here today also attend pantries, and pantries are wonderful,” sa
  
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• Piano Sale In The Strip District Benefits Pittsburgh Opera

  25-08-2019 00:50
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A special event is happening this weekend in the Strip District that benefits the Pittsburgh Opera.
  Every year, the opera receives free donations of pianos that are used for rehearsal, coaching and performances.This year’s donor is Solich Piano, and the price range of the pianos range from the thousands to a quarter-million dollars.
  “Their families are able to come here and support the arts,” Thomas Solich of Solich Piano said. “They’re abl
  
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• 800-Pound, 7-Foot Tall Grand Piano Making Its Way Through Pittsburgh This Weekend

  25-08-2019 00:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You could run into a traveling grand piano in Pittsburgh this weekend.
  The 800-pound, 7-foot piano made a stop in the Hill District on Saturday.It’s all ahead of tomorrow’s Piano Day Pittsburgh.The half-ton piano is being hauled on a trailer and is being played in different neighborhoods.
  The piano makes an appearance in Market Square on Sunday.
  
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• Westmoreland County Man’s Death Ruled A Homicide After VA Hospital Treatment In West Virginia

  25-08-2019 00:14
  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (KDKA) — The death of a military veteran from Ruffs Dale in Westmoreland County is the subject of a wrongful death lawsuit following treatment at a veterans hospital.Retired Sergeant Felix McDermott died April 8, 2018, at the Loius A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia after he was injected with a fatal dose of insulin while at the center, the complaint said.He was admitted three days before his death because developed aspiration pneumonia.McDermott w
  
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