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• Pirates Recall Hartlieb, Option DuRapau

  30-08-2019 23:58
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After placing two pitchers on the 10-day injured list, the Pirates have made another roster move today.Pitcher Geoff Hartlieb has been recalled from Indianapolis and they have optioned Montana DuRapau to Indianapolis.This comes after the Pirates placed Chris Stratton and Yefry Ramirez on the 10-day injured list.
  
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• Investigation Finds State Medical Board Knew Ohio State Doctor Abused Students

  30-08-2019 23:51
  (CNN) — Dr. Richard Strauss is believed to have sexually abused at least 177 students at Ohio State University when he worked there between 1978 and 1998. A new investigation has found that the State Medical Board of Ohio knew about the abuse by the late doctor but did nothing.
  A new investigation by a working group established by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine found that the state medical board investigated allegations of sexual misconduct against Strauss in 1996.
  The board found credible evidence
  
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• Police: Homeless Man Living In Greensburg Park Arrested For Assaulting Woman, Threatening To Kill Her

  30-08-2019 23:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man reportedly living in a tent pitched at a local park is facing multiple charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman multiple times.According to police, the incident happened at Lynch Field in Greensburg.
  The suspect is 25-year-old Chad Abbott.
  (Photo Credit: Greensburg Police)
  According to police, Abbott assaulted a young woman in a pavilion. The woman managed to escape to a public bathroom.
  The victim encountered a woman inside, and she called police. The entire
  
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• Travelers Flood The Airport, Roadways Ahead Of Labor Day Weekend

  30-08-2019 23:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you’re heading somewhere to enjoy the unofficial end of summer, it’s going to be a busy weekend for travel.The holiday travel season is underway, and travelers who are flying say getting to the Pittsburgh International Airport early is a must.The Labor Day weekend is always one of the busiest travel periods of the year at the airport.From Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, there will be more than 108,000 arrivals and departures at the airport. It could make for some cro
  
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• Testimony ends in case of motel owner's slaying

  30-08-2019 23:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  The defendant, Derrick Gallaway, testified in his own defense and said he was not involved in Dehnad Taiedi’s death.
  
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• Man charged with attacking student at Robert Morris University

  30-08-2019 22:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Robert Morris student told police that she was in the parking lot when Wassim Ouchene grabbed her, choked her and grabbed her breasts.
  
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• Authorities Arrest 35 People, Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill Nearly 14 Million People

  30-08-2019 22:33
  (CNN) — Authorities arrested 35 people and seized enough fentanyl to kill roughly 14 million people in a three-state drug bust announced on Thursday by the US Justice Department.
  The alleged drug trafficking ring is an example of fentanyl coming to the US from China, said US Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District of Virginia.
  “The illicit fentanyl that’s coming in, the vast majority is from China and a lot of it is coming in through the mails,” he said at
  
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• Man Arrested For Allegedly Attacking RMU Student, Chasing Her Into Her Dorm

  30-08-2019 22:21
  MOON, Pa. (KDKA) – A man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly attacked a Robert Morris University student.
  According to police, it all started in a parking lot near an RMU dorm building.
  The criminal complaint says the suspect, Wassim Ouchene, saw a woman and began to assault her, strangling her and chasing her through the parking lot.
  Police say the victim ran into RMU’s Yorktown Hall, Ouchene following her.
  People in the lobby reportedly tried to keep Ouchene from entering
  
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• Police Search For Missing 58-Year-Old Butler Man

  30-08-2019 22:10
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are looking for a 58-year-old man believed to be in the Butler area.
  Butler Township Police say Joseph Noullet has been missing from his Butler home since Sunday.
  (Photo Credit: Butler Township Police Department/Facebook)
  They say his last possible location was near the intersection of Hansen and Goldwood avenues around 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
  According to police, Noullet is most likely on foot and somewhere in the Butler City or Butler Township area.
  Anyone who kno
  
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• Allegheny County Police Officer Charged With Bringing Drugs Into Jail

  30-08-2019 22:08
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An Allegheny County Police Corrections Officer is facing charges of contraband and prohibited acts, possession of paraphernalia.Jared Swierczynski, a county corrections officer was part of a routine search when entering the correctional facility when a suboxone, an opioid medication, was found in his wallet.Photo Credit: Allegheny County
  He was arrested and then interviewed by internal affairs when he admitted to knowingly bringing drugs into the jail. After consenting
  
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• Allegheny County Corrections Officer Charged With Bringing Drugs Into Jail

  30-08-2019 22:08
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An Allegheny County Corrections Officer is facing charges of contraband and prohibited acts, possession of paraphernalia.Jared Swierczynski, a county corrections officer was part of a routine search when entering the correctional facility when a suboxone, an opioid medication, was found in his wallet.Photo Credit: Allegheny County
  He was arrested and then interviewed by internal affairs when he admitted to knowingly bringing drugs into the jail. After consenting to a se
  
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• Walmart Offers $30 Gift Cards For Used Car Seats, Celebrating Baby Safety Month

  30-08-2019 21:57
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– If you have any car seats that you aren’t using, Walmart will give you a $30 gift card in return for the used car seats.As part of the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) National Baby Safety Month, Walmart has teamed up with TerraCycle to recycle used car seats.
  From September 16–30, if you bring in a car seat you’ll receive a $30 Walmart gift card for your baby’s next car seat.
  Here is a list of
  
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• Jail corrections officer accused of entering lockup with drug

  30-08-2019 21:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Upon opening the truck, police saw “approximately ten empty heroin stamp bags labeled ‘Blue Fish’ inside the door handle,” police wrote. 
  
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• Parkway East Overnight Single Lane Restrictions Continue Next Week

  30-08-2019 21:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Parkway East will continue to be reduced to one lane in various locations between the Fort Pitt Bridge and Squirrel Hill Tunnel into next week.
  The work will continue Tuesday through Friday nights between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
  There will also be lane restrictions from 9:00 p.m. Friday, September 7 through noon Saturday, September 8.Crews will be conducting pavement work, guide rail installation, barrier repair, and platform removals.According to PennDOT the work i
  
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• North Allegheny takes advantage of lower interest rates to redo bond issue

  30-08-2019 21:42 via post-gazette.com
  The move is expected to save the district between $250,000 and $300,000 over the next two years.
  
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• United Extends Flight Cancellations To December With Grounding Of Boeing 737 Max

  30-08-2019 21:15
  (CNN) — United Airlines has pushed back its flight cancellations due to the Boeing 737 Max grounding until December 19.
  United had previously canceled flights through November 3. Canceling more than 90 daily flights this far in advance will make it easier to accommodate affected passengers on different flights.
  Boeing is still promising that it will have a software fix for the plane to the Federal Aviation Administration by early next month, and that it expects to win approval for the plan
  
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• City Crews Clear 20 Tons Of Debris From Pittsburgh Stream

  30-08-2019 21:11
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – City crews removed about 20 tons of debris from a stream in Pittsburgh’s East End.
  The Department of Public Works crews, as well as workers from its Forestry Division, removed debris, trees and vegetation from the banks of a stream by the East End’s Saw Mill Run Boulevard and McKnight Street.(Photo Credit: City of Pittsburgh)
  The city said debris in the stream contributed to flooding in the area.Another round of cleanup is scheduled for later, and there are
  
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• Community Mourning Girl, 5, Killed In ATV Crash

  30-08-2019 21:10
  FOX CHAPEL (KDKA) — A family and community are mourning the loss of a 5-year-old girl today after she was killed in an ATV crash in Fox Chapel that also injured her father and older sister.
  Allegheny County Police say the girl, her father, and her 8-year-old sister where riding the ATV near Guyasuta and Longfellow Roads Thursday around 7:30 p.m.
  (Source: Whittingham Family)
  Police say the victim, seated in front of her father, grabbed the thumb throttle and caused the ATV to lose control a
  
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• Hospital Needs Volunteers To Cuddle With Newborn Babies

  30-08-2019 20:16
  (CNN) — Doctors know the healing power of touch, especially for pre-term babies or those born with addiction or other health issues.
  That’s why Raleigh’s UNC-Rex Birth Center NICU is seeking volunteer cuddlers.
  “It decreases pain, it decreases the baby’s stress and it helps promote healing,” Nicole Ross, a registered nurse and the Newborn Screening coordinator at UNC-Rex Birth Center told CNN affiliate WRAL. “It helps with brain development, and it helps
  
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• Google Finds Evidence Of Massive iPhone Hacking Attempt

  30-08-2019 20:15
  By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business
  (CNN) — Google has uncovered evidence of a sustained effort to hack large numbers of iPhones over a period of at least two years, its researchers said.
  Earlier this year, Google cybersecurity experts “discovered a small collection of hacked websites” that exploited vulnerabilities in Apple’s smartphone software, Ian Beer, a researcher with Google’s Project Zero, said in a blog post published Thursday. He did not name the websites.
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• Sen. Manchin To Visit W. Va. Medical Center Where Westmoreland Co. Vet’s Death Was Ruled A Homicide

  30-08-2019 19:58
  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (KDKA) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin is visiting the West Virginia medical facility where 11 veterans died under suspicious circumstances.
  The Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center is currently under federal investigation by U.S. Attorney Bill Powell, the FBI and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  A claim filed last week by the family of Amry veteran and Westmoreland County native Sergeant Felix McDermott alleged he was injected with a fatal overdose of insulin.
  
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• Sen. Manchin Demands Answers After Visiting W. Va. Medical Center Where Westmoreland Co. Vet’s Death Was Ruled A Homicide

  30-08-2019 19:58
  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (KDKA) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin is demanding answers after he visited the West Virginia medical facility where 11 veterans died under suspicious circumstances.
  Sen. Manchin toured the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Clarksburg on Friday.After visiting the hospital and talking to veterans and the staff, Sen. Manchin said in a press release that he was frustrated with the lack of answers.“All of the facts will come out and no one in the VA syste
  
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• Pennsylvania Resources Council To Host “Pop-Up” Recycling Collection Events

  30-08-2019 19:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– The Pennsylvania Resources Council (PRC) will be hosting four “pop-up” recycling collection events this fall to remove glass items from residential curbsides.
  Residents of the Greater Pittsburgh Area can drop off all colors of glass bottles, jars, and jugs in plastic bins or cardboard boxes– for free.
  Items you cannot recycle include window glasses, drinking glasses, stemware, and ceramics.
  The next pop-up recycling collection events will take place on
  
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• Lower Burrell Police Ask For Public’s Help Identifying Woman

  30-08-2019 19:25
  LOWER BURRELL (KDKA) – The Lower Burrell Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a woman.
  On Friday, they shared a photo on Facebook of a woman caught on surveillance footage.
  They ask anyone with information about her to contact Detective Brandon Nedley at 724-339-4287 ext. 258.
  Police did not release any information about why they were looking to identify the woman.
  
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• Brother’s Brother Foundation Aids Victims Of Hurricane Dorian

  30-08-2019 19:02
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– The Pittsburgh-based International Aid Agency is working with partners in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
  Brother’s Brother Foundation, in partnership with Gleaning for the World, is preparing disaster supplies, medical supplies, and on-site staff to distribute goods in Florida.The BBF warehouses in Pittsburgh and partner agency locations will be taking shipments of requested donated disaster and medical supplies.
  Officials say all
  
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• Allegheny Co. Looks To Buy New Voting Machines Before 2020 Election

  30-08-2019 18:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Election officials in Allegheny County and across the state are running out of time to make a big decision and purchase new voting machines.
  Governor Tom Wolf’s directive said it must be done before the 2020 election.
  The Allegheny County Board of Elections held a meeting Friday morning and heard public comment on the issue after releasing the findings of a comprehensive study earlier in the year.
  Dozens of people weighed in on what system they thought would be th
  
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• SEIU Union Workers Protest Downtown, Demand Better Wages, Benefits And Retirement Security

  30-08-2019 18:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — SEIU 32BJ union workers started their march down Fourth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, chanting and holding up signs that said, “All in to Win” and “Good Jobs, Strong Communities.”
  They are demanding more money, their benefits be protected and retirement security.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Sheldon Harris was among the hundreds of marchers who took to the streets Friday morning. He works for Cushman and Wakefield and is a cleaner at the U.S. Steel Towe
  
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• NWS Pittsburgh Sending Up Weather Balloons To Help Track Hurricane Dorian

  30-08-2019 18:21
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh is sending weather balloons up into the air to help track Hurricane Dorian.
  On Twitter, the NWS Pittsburgh said they’ll be releasing weather balloons every 6 hours starting at 1:30 p.m. Friday.In support of Hurricane Dorian operations, our office will be releasing weather balloons every 6 hours starting at 130pm Today that will help improve the forecast of #Dorian. If you’re in the area, look to the sky and see if y
  
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• Market Square To Hold International And Immigrant Communities Celebration

  30-08-2019 18:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– For three Friday nights, Market Square will be filled with food, fun, and activities of the international communities of the Greater Pittsburgh Area.
  “World Square–Welcoming All of Pittsburgh’s Neighbors” is a free event that showcases international and immigrant foods, vendors and live entertainment to highlight the diverse communities in the City of Pittsburgh.
  “The city of Pittsburgh is pleased to be a partner in presenting this opportuni
  
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• Bridgeville woman charged with racist attack on Port Authority bus in Pittsburgh

  30-08-2019 17:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cherrie Neice, of Bridgeville, is accused of shoving, hitting and yelling racist slurs at Amber King, 38, also of Bridgeville, and her juvenile daughter on Aug. 14. 
  
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• Gas Prices At 3-Year Low As Millions Of Drivers Hit Pa. Roads For Labor Day Weekend

  30-08-2019 17:53
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you’re traveling to enjoy the unofficial end of summer, here’s some good news for your wallet.
  The national gas price average is on track to be the cheapest Labor Day weekend average in 3 years at $2.59 a gallon.
  According to AAA, this week’s average gas price in Western Pennsylvania is $2.77, just a bit higher than the national average.To put that in perspective, last year’s average gas price at this time was $3.09.
  As far as vehicles on the
  
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• Man Charged In Off-Duty Officer’s Shooting Formally Arraigned

  30-08-2019 17:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The case against Christian Bey, the man accused in the fatal shooting of Pittsburgh Police Officer Calvin Hall, was back in court Friday morning.
  Bey was formally arraigned on criminal homicide and firearms charges in front of Judge Jill Rangos.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The next date for the case was set for Sept. 20 in front of Judge Kevin Sasinoski, who has been assigned to the trial.
  Bey’s attorney, Carmen Robinson, said earlier this week that her client planned to
  
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• Police Investigate After Man Walks Into Hospital With Gunshot Wound

  30-08-2019 17:29
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man walked into a local hospital with a gunshot wound to his lower body after police received two ShotSpotter alerts in the East End.
  Pittsburgh Police say they responded to reports of shots fired in the East End at midnight Friday morning.
  According to police, they received two separate ShotSpotter alerts.
  The first was around the 2300 block of East Hills Drive, where police found a car that had been struck by gunfire, but no victims.
  They say shortly after the first
  
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• Man accused of killing Pittsburgh officer is arraigned

  30-08-2019 17:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Several police officers and family members of Officer Calvin Hall attended the brief hearing.
  
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• Man accused of killing officer is arraigned

  30-08-2019 17:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Several police officers and family members of Officer Calvin Hall attended the brief hearing.
  
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• Northbound I-579 Ramp Long-term Closure Begins Next Month

  30-08-2019 17:14
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Long-term closure for the northbound I-579 ramp to 7th Avenue will begin on Friday, September 6.The closure will stay in effect for 700 consecutive days as a part of the Cap Urban Connector project construction in the City of Pittsburgh.
  Usual traffic on Northbound I-579 to 7th Avenue will be detoured to the following streets:• From northbound I-579, take the PPG Arena/Centre Avenue off-ramp• Turn right onto Washington Place&b
  
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• Hundreds Of Thousands Of Ford Vehicles Recalled For Seat Strength Problems

  30-08-2019 16:41
  DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 550,000 trucks and SUVs in North America because seat backs may not properly restrain people in a crash.
  The recall covers certain 2018 through 2020 F-150 pickups, 2019 and 2020 Super Duty trucks, 2018 and 2019 Explorer SUVs, and 2019 and 2020 Expedition SUVs. All have manual driver or front passenger seat-back recliner mechanisms.
  Also included are some 2020 Explorer and Lincoln Aviator SUVs with rear seats with manual seat-back mechanisms.
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• Glass Cooktops Recalled Over Burn, Fire Hazards

  30-08-2019 16:28
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than 26,000 glass cooktops are under a recall over safety concerns.
  The cooktops in question can turn on by themselves and were sold under the Whirlpool, KitchenAid and JennAir brands.
  (Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission)
  According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the cooktops pose a burn and fire hazard.
  The recalled products were sold at Lowe’s, Home Depot, Best Buy and other stores from March 2017 through August 2019.
  People who have thes
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Mostly Pleasant Weather, But A Chance Of Rain For The Holiday Weekend

  30-08-2019 16:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a nice start to the Labor Day holiday weekend today with pleasant temperatures topping out near 80 and a mixture of clouds and sunshine.
  Saturday looks partly sunny but dry while a trough of low pressure brings a chance of showers or a thunderstorm Sunday afternoon/evening.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
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  Labor Day itself has a slight chance of a shower, but temperatures
  
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• Truck Catches Fire, Billows Smoke Along I-79

  30-08-2019 15:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Emergency crews responded to a vehicle fire along Interstate 79 Friday morning.
  A pickup truck reportedly caught fire in the northbound lanes of I-79 near Route 19. PennDOT says it happened between Mile Posts 75.5 and 76.0.UPDATE: Vehicle fire on I-79 northbound between Mile Post: 75.5 and Mile Post: 76.0. There is a lane restriction.
  — 511PA Pittsburgh (@511PAPittsburgh) August 30, 2019
  A lane restriction was put into police.
  Officials have not yet said what caus
  
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• EPA Proposal Would Ease Rules On Regulation Of Methane Gas Emissions

  30-08-2019 15:32
  By Veronica Stracqualursi and Gregory Wallace, CNN
  (CNN/KDKA) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal on Thursday to ease regulation of methane emissions, a particularly potent greenhouse gas believed to contribute significantly to climate change, because it believes the Obama administration improperly regulated it.
  The proposed rule, expected this week, would no longer require the oil and gas industry to install technologies that monitor and limit leaks from new wells,
  
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• PTL Links: August 30, 2019

  30-08-2019 15:19
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• Wall Collapses, Kills Worker At Washington Co. Mine

  30-08-2019 14:35
  PROSPERITY, Pa. (KDKA) — A 25-year-old man has died in a mining accident in Washington County.
  The Washington County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Tanner McFarland of Washington, Pennsylvania.
  According to the coroner’s office, McFarland died Thursday night at the Consol Energy Enlow Fork Mine in Prosperity.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  A long wall collapsed, falling on top of him.
  State police are investigating his death.
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• All Elite’s ‘Jungle Boy’ Jack Perry, Son Of Luke Perry: ‘I Know He’d Be Proud’

  30-08-2019 14:21
  (CBSLA/CBS Local Sports) — Three months ago, “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry was sitting quietly at a table inside of a conference room in Las Vegas. In front of him were stacks of publicity photos and a few black Sharpies to sign them. As he scanned the room he saw many familiar faces, some were Hall of Fame wrestlers, others were still climbing the ladder. There were even a few who he would be making history with the following night. The rest of the crowd was made up of die-hard fans
  
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• Worker killed in mine wall collapse in Washington County

  30-08-2019 12:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  According to the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration website, the Enlow Fork death would be the 17th fatality nationally in 2019
  
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• Newman Homers Twice, Pirates Beat Rockies 11-8

  30-08-2019 11:00
  DENVER (AP) — Kevin Newman was quick to get the Pittsburgh Pirates’ offense rolling.
  Newman, the new leadoff batter, had two homers among his four hits and drove in three runs, Jose Osuna also homered and the Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 11-8 on Thursday night.
  Newman homered to lead off the game, igniting a seven-run first that he capped with his second hit of the inning, a two-out RBI single that chased Colorado starter Chi Chi Gonzalez.
  It was the second career leadoff home r
  
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• Following Hit-And-Run, Family Filing Lawsuit Against Trucking Company And Driver

  30-08-2019 05:43
  LAWRENCE COUNTY (KDKA) — Two months after a 19-year-old woman was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer, her family is filing a lawsuit on her behalf against the trucking company and the truck driver.Accident investigators with the Pennsylvania State Police aren’t done yet with their reconstruction report from the night Alissa Jones died in a hit-and-run.RELATED: Lawrence County Hit-And-Run Victim Dies
  Even without a report, the family has filed a civil suit.They say one thing is clear
  
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• Fox Chapel ATV crash leaves 5-year-old girl dead, father and sister injured

  30-08-2019 04:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the area of Guyasuta and Longfellow roads. 
  
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• Rudolph, Dobbs Make Final Case For Backup QB Job In Final Preseason Game, Steelers Fall 25-19 To Carolina

  30-08-2019 04:23
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Mason Rudolph and Kyle Allen turned in solid efforts and appeared to solidify their No. 2 quarterback roles for their respective teams in the Carolina Panthers’ 25-19 preseason win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night.
  Pittsburgh’s Rudolph continued to outperform Josh Dobbs, completing 7 of 11 passes for 125 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Holton. The second-year quarterback from Oklahoma State led three drives resulting in a
  
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• Diocese Of Pittsburgh Places Priest On Leave Following Sexual Abuse Allegation

  30-08-2019 03:16
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fr. Robert Cedolia has been placed on administrative leave by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh following an allegation of sexual abuse.Fr. Dedoila, the priest-administrator of St. Claire in Clairton, Holy Spirit in West Mifflin, St. Thomas a Becket in Jefferson Hills and St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Pleasant Hills has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in the ’90s as pastor of Our Lady of Joy Parish in Holiday Park.These allegations were made through the In
  
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