• Mayor Peduto’s Remarks About Shopping At Malls Brings Strong Rebukes From Downtown Business Owners

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Recent comments from Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto have downtown business owners upset.
    On Wednesday, Peduto told KDKA money editor Jon Delano this about panhandling downtown.
    “You will see poor people,” Peduto said. “You will see minorities. You will see people asking for help downtown. If you don’t expect to see it, go to a shopping mall.”
    That brought a sharp rebuke from business owners downtown.
    “It was an insult,” said Richa
  • Local Astronaut Takes Terrible Towel To International Space Station

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man born in Morgantown is in outer space right now and he made sure to take a piece of Pittsburgh with him.
    “I wanted to let you all know – let yinz know – that there is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan on board, getting ready for the NFL season,” said Drew Morgan while aboard the International Space Station.Morgan is part of the crew aboard the International Space Station and he and his fellow astronaut Nick Hague recently did a spacewalk to make imp
  • KDKA News Available On Amazon Alexa Devices

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) —The latest news from KDKA is just an ask away through Amazon’s Flash Briefings, making local headlines and developing stories easier than ever before to hear from Alexa-enabled devices.
    By saying “Alexa, tell me the news,” users can hear what’s happening in the San Francisco area on demand from KDKA news anchors on any Amazon Echo device, and from the latest generation of fire tablets.
    To add KDKA to Flash Briefings, users need to update their per
  • Work Begins On CAP Urban Connector Project, Causing A Traffic Headache

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The heavy equipment has arrived to begin work on the CAP Project and for the next two years, traffic around Seventh Avenue, Boulevard of the Allies and I-579 will be shut down or severely restricted.It will be a $32 million pedestrian park that will connect PPG Paints Arena and the Hill District to the city.
    The Seventh Avenue ramp off of the Liberty Bridge and Boulevard of the Allies will close for two years and traffic along I-579 will be closed or restricted for quit
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  • KDKA Military Support Day 2019

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In support of our current and former military members and their spouses, KDKA-TV is partnering with the Mall at Robinson to provide our service men and women with knowledge of the valuable resources available to assist with the transition back into the private sector.
    Join us 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 21.
    Connect with local businesses, explore career opportunities, military & veteran resources and meet some of Pittsburgh’s sports legends, Franco Harris and
  • ‘Couples Have To Go Through A Lot Of Conflict’: Therapist Orna Guralnik & Filmmaker Josh Kriegman On Showtime’s Docuseries ‘Couples Therapy’

    (CBS Local)– Showtime is jumping into the world of therapy.
    On Friday September 6, the network will premiere a nine part docu-series called “Couples Therapy.” The project from filmmakers Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg features a look inside therapy sessions of couples dealing with a whole range of issues. Therapist Orna Guralnik granted the filmmakers permission to film sessions with her clients and the project is extremely meaningful to both Kriegman and Guralnik.
    “Bo
  • Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Donates Pulitzer Money To Tree Of Life Synagogue

    PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has donated the monetary award for its Pulitzer Prize to help repair the synagogue where 11 people died in a massacre last year.
    Staffers won the award on April 15 for their coverage of the October shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue.
    Along with one of the highest honors for journalistic achievement, the newsroom was awarded $15,000.
    Our news partners at the Post-Gazette reports that publisher John Robinson Block suggested donating the
  • Panel discussion on comedy to raise funds for Boys and Girls Clubs in Carnegie

    Panel discussion on comedy to raise funds for Boys and Girls Clubs in Carnegie
    Michael Buzzelli saw a workshop for writers advertised for $1,000, and a comedy class listed for $300. He chose the comedy class.
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  • Pittsburgh Woman Pleads Guilty To Laundering Money From Selling Marijuana

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman from Pittsburgh’s Overbrook neighborhood pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to launder money from marijuana trafficking.29-year-old Holly Shrum pleaded guilty today to one count in front of a United States District Judge.According to authorities, the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a years-long investigation into Shrum and her boyfriend Christopher Schanck as they trafficked marijuana.Ultimately Shrum and Schanck were caugh
  • Living with childhood apraxia

    Living with childhood apraxia
    The Walk for Apraxia on Sept. 8 at Highmark Stadium celebrates kids with the rare speech disorder.
  • ‘The Talk’ Season 10 Premieres This Monday On CBS

    (LOS ANGELES) – New friends, new TALK! The 10th season of the Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show THE TALK premieres Monday, Sept. 9 at 2:00PM ET/1:00PM PT/CT, only on CBS. Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Eve and Carrie Ann Inaba all return as hosts alongside the show’s newest host Marie Osmond. The season kicks off with Osbourne unveiling her refreshed look after undergoing her recent facelift. Celebrity guests for the week include former NBA superstar and author Kobe Bryant, si
  • Pirates Recall Pitcher Alex McRae From Indianapolis

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pirates have recalled pitcher Alex McRae from Triple-A Indianapolis today.
    McRae is 7-8 in 22 starts in Indianapolis with 101 strikeouts and a .520 ERA.
    He has an 0-3 record at the MLB level in six games and a 9.98 ERA in the majors.
  • Route 22 Lane Restrictions Planned For Monroeville This Weekend

    MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — Willam Penn Highway eastbound in Monroeville will have a single lane restriction in place this weekend.
    Starting at 8:00 p.m. Friday, September 6 and consistently through Monday, September 9 at 6:00 a.m. William Penn Highway between Old William Penn Highway and Northern Pike in the eastbound direction.Crews will conduct paving, concrete patching, drainage upgrades, guard rail improvements and work on the sidewalks and bridges. Signs along the closure will also be updat
  • Suspect Arrested After Tunneling Through Wall, Robbing Bank In The Middle Of The Night

    LEECHBURG (KDKA) — A suspect was arrested after tunneling through a wall and robbing a bank in the middle of the night.
    The Armstrong County District Attorney announced Thursday Carlin Quinn, 27, of Leechburg is facing charges of burglary, criminal trespass, theft and criminal mischief.
    Quinn is accused of breaking into the First Commonwealth Bank on Market Street in Leechburgh on Jan. 8, 2018.
    Quinn entered the bank by tunneling through a wall from an adjacent building.
    He stole $1,370.52
  • Canada Based Company Recall Chef’s Cupboard, Meat And Poultry Soups

    WASHINGTON (KDKA)– BCI Foods, Inc. is recalling over 3,000 pounds of meat and poultry soup products.
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that certain products were not presented for re-inspection once they were imported.
    Officials say all of the products were shipped to ALDI stores in New York and Pennsylvania.
    The following soup items imported on July 17, 2019, are being recalled:
    • 19-oz. cans containing “chef’s
  • Police: Tenant Behind On Rent Played Dead To Avoid Landlord

    FORT KENT, Maine (CBS Local) — A Maine man who allegedly played dead to fool his landlord because he was behind on his rent ended up in jail, police said.
    Ted Zarins, 28, of Fort Kent had reportedly fallen behind on rent and played possum when his landlord came to collect on Aug. 28, according to the Fiddlehead Focus.
    The landlord called the police, but responding officers found Zarins conscious and responsive and not in need of medical assistance, according to Fort Kent Police Chief Tom P
  • Morticians Preserve Tattooed Skin Of Dead Loved Ones As Artwork

    NORTHFIELD, Ohio (CBS Local) — If you are looking for a new way to memorialize loved ones who have passed, you may want to contact a father/son duo of morticians in Ohio.
    Michael Sherwood and his son Kyle have spent years developing a special process that preserves a person’s skin and the tattoos on it after they die.
    They say they came up with the idea over some drinks with friends. One friend had recently lost his father and told the pair he wanted his father’s tattoo preserv
  • Teen Accused In July 4th Downtown Shooting To Stand Trial

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The teenager accused in a double shooting in downtown Pittsburgh on the Fourth of July will stand trial.
    Camerin Caldwell, 18, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday in court.
    (Source: Allegheny County)
    The shooting happened right after the fireworks celebration in the Agnes R. Katz Plaza in the Cultural District.
    He was taken into custody on July 15.
    According to the criminal complaint, Caldwell and a group of his friends were in a verbal argument with anot
  • Carnival Crook Steals Entire Roller Coaster In Broad Daylight

    MARYSVILLE, Ohio (CBS Local) — Someone stole a roller coaster in broad daylight and deputies in Ohio say they could use your help finding it.
    The Go-Gator carnival roller coaster was stolen last week from the Union County Fairgrounds in Marysville, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
    The ride is part of a traveling carnival and fits on a trailer. Someone hitched that trailer to their truck and drove off with it.
    A traffic camera snapped a photo Aug. 27 of a white Dodge RAM 2500 (or la
  • Auditor General DePasquale Wants Increased Help For Volunteer Firefighters

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — Auditor General Eugene DePasquale called for increased help for volunteer firefighters.
    The auditor general wants to change to state law, giving the volunteers more flexibility to use the state aid to protect their communities, a release said Thursday.“Some relief associations have met their operational funding needs and have accumulated significant reserves that they may be unable to spend because of the restrictions contained in state law,” DePasquale
  • Kidsburgh: Horse Therapy Helping Children

    Kidsburgh Ambassador Yuling Behr explains how horse therapy is helping children.
  • New Risk-Analysis Approved For Use By Pennsylvania Judges

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A state commission that creates sentencing policy for Pennsylvania’s criminal courts is approving a new risk-assessment formula to help judges determine which defendants aren’t likely to be violent reoffenders, but critics say it’s based on discriminatory data and could expand prison ranks.
    The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing voted 7-2 on Thursday to approve the formula. The vote comes nine years after lawmakers ordered it to help curb Pennsyl
  • Pittsburgh Pirates Visit Cancer Unit At Allegheny General Hospital

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pirates players, alumni, mascots, and staff visited patients and families at Allegheny General Hospital’s inpatient oncology unit.
    The group did room-to-room visits and delivered Love Your Melon hats, a release said.
    (Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA)
    Love Your Melon’s nonprofit partners work in the pediatric oncology field, fund cancer research initiatives and support the families of children battling cancer.
    The visit was before Saturday’s Cancer Awaren
  • 2 More Kmart Locations, 1 Sears Store Closing In Western Pa.

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two of the last Kmarts left in western Pennsylvania will soon be closing their doors, along with another Sears location.
    The parent company of Sears and Kmart confirmed the closures to KDKA.
    Transformco says the Kmart locations in Leechburg, Armstrong County, and New Castle, Lawrence County, will both close their doors in the winter.
    The Sears store in Washington Crown Center in Washington County will also close.
    Sears’s parent company, dubbed Transform Holdco (or
  • Man Bought 100 Generators To Help The Bahamas, Delivered By Boat

    JACKSONVILLE, Fl. (CNN) — A man walked into a Costco in Florida and left with 100 generators, all of which are heading to The Bahamas.
    His receipt read $49,285.70 and most of that came from paying $450 a pop for 100 generators. Peas, beans, coffee, salt, pepper and other essentials made up the rest of his mega purchase from a Costco in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday.
    All of it is going to those in need on the hard-hit islands of Grand Bahama and Abaco, he said.
    “About 100 genera
  • Walgreens Asking Customers Not To Openly Carry Guns

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Walgreens has changed its policy to prohibit the open carrying of firearms.Walgreens announced a statement Thursday on its website, saying:
    “We are joining other retailers in asking our customers to no longer openly carry firearms into our stores other than authorized law enforcement officials.”
    On Tuesday, Walmart said it will request that customers no longer openly carry guns into its 4,700 US stores, or its Sam’s Club stores, in states that allow op
  • Former Philadelphia Priest Accused Of Sex Abuse Facing New Charges

    PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A former Philadelphia priest once accused of sex abuse is now facing new charges. Robert Brennan, 81, was arrested earlier Thursday and charged with four counts of making false statements to the FBI.
    (Photo Credit: Philly CBS3)
    In 2013, Brennan was charged with sexually abusing a minor, but when his accuser died of a drug overdose, those charges were dropped.
    The new charges stem from an interview Brennan gave last April in which he allegedly made false statements.
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  • Crews Continue Cleanup Efforts After Rochester Chlorine Gas Fire

    BEAVER COUNTY(KDKA) — Potential hazards remain at the site of a Beaver County fire that led to a cloud of chlorine gas being released.
    Progress on the site is proving to be expensive for the Pennsylvania Departmentment of Environmental Protection.
    Workers were at the former Pool Doctor-Beaver Alkali Products site in Rochester early Thursday morning, wearing white jumpsuits and face masks.Some workers wore construction hats.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
    As recently as Tuesday, contractors with the D
  • Report: Antonio Brown Screams At Raiders GM, Threatens To Hit Him In The Face

    OAKLAND (KDKA) — After tensions with his new team, Antonio Brown is facing a suspension from the Raiders.ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter broke the news on Twitter Thursday afternoon.“The Next Chapter: Antonio Brown and GM Mike Mayock got into it Wednesday, and the team is now planning to suspend its star wide receiver, league sources tell ESPN.”The Next Chapter: Antonio Brown and GM Mike Mayock got into it Wednesday, and the team is now planning to suspend its star wide receiver
  • Ohio Man Indicted In Death Of Teen, 14, Found Buried On Farm

    CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say an Ohio man faces multiple charges for giving a 14-year-old boy a fatal dose of the powerful opioid fentanyl and then burying his body in a shallow grave.
    Thirty-year-old Matthew Little, of Carrollton, was arrested Wednesday after a grand jury indicted him on charges that include involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide and gross abuse of a corpse in the death of Jonathan Minard.
    The Delroy teen was reported missing April 14. His body was found fi
  • Police Converge On Clairton After Man Abducts His 1-Year-Old Brother

    CLAIRTON (KDKA) — A 20-year-old man is in custody after police say he abducted his 1-year-old brother during a domestic dispute in Clairton Thursday afternoon.
    Police converged on the area of Soltis Drive around 10:10 a.m.
    (Photo Credit: Brenda Waters/KDKA)
    According to police, the incident started as a domestic dispute between the man and his girlfriend. The woman called for help, saying she was being held against her will.
    When officers responded, the man took off with his baby brother.
  • David Kuiawa: Cocktails For National Bourbon Heritage Month

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Dave Kuiawa, of Fine Wine & Good Spirits, stops by with a couple of cocktail recipes for Bourbon Heritage Month.
    Rosemary Maple Bourbon Sour, Summer Mash-Up, Coopers’ Craft & Cola, and Jim & Ginger cocktails.
    Rosemary Maple Bourbon Sour• 1 ½ oz Bulleit Straight Bourbon• ½ oz fresh lemon juice• ½ oz dark amber maple syrup• 1 small sprig rosemary, plus 1 for garnishCrush the rosemary sprig in your hand; add to shak
  • Man Sentenced After Robbing PNC Bank In Pirates Hat and McDonald’s Shirt

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man who robbed a PNC Bank while wearing a Pirates hat and a McDonald’s uniform shirt has been sentenced to more than four years in prison.The Department of Justice announced Thursday that 30-year-old Barry Daniels was sentenced to 50 months in prison and three years of supervised release on his conviction of bank robbery.In September 2018, Brady entered the PNC Bank on Homeville Road in West Mifflin and handled the teller a deposit slip that read, “Give me
  • Indiana Co. Inmate Accused Of Injuring 2 Troopers In Escape Attempt To Stand Trial

    INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — A state prison inmate must stand trial on charges that he tried to murder two Pennsylvania state police troopers in a plot to steal their unmarked cruiser and drive back home to Philadelphia.
    A judge issued the ruling Tuesday during a hearing for 20-year-old Simere Alford.
    Authorities say Alford tried to commandeer a state police car driven by Trooper Jeremy Leasure on June 24 as Leasure and Trooper Allison Goswick neared the entrance to Pine Grove state prison in White
  • KDKA-TV’s Bob Pompeani Previews The 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers Season

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With the season just days away, KDKA-TV Sports Director Bob Pompeani is giving his takes about the Steelers in 2019.CBS Digital’s Katie Johnson spoke with Pomp previewing the upcoming year. The number one question surrounding the team heading into the new season is how the team will carry on without the services of departures of key stars like Antonio Brown and Le’Veon Bell.“Better than most people have thought,” Pompeani said. “It’s
  • Stabbing In Carrick Sends Man To Hospital

    CARRICK (KDKA) — A 22-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen in Carrick.
    The Pittsburgh police responded to the 1500 block of Nobles Lane around 2:25 a.m. on Thursday after a report of a stabbing, officials said.The authorities found the 22-year-old with stabbing wounds to the abdomen.He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
    The police are investigating.
  • Part Of Wall Avenue Closes For Repairs

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    PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– The Department of Public Works announced that part of Wall Avenue, in Wall Borough, will be closing.Wall Avenue, intersecting Valley Avenue, will close on Monday, September 9 at 9 a.m. for bridge repairs.
    Officials say the repairs will continue through November of 2019.
    Mosside Boulevard, Broadway Boulevard, Tri-Boro Expressway (Route 130), Patton Street, and Station Street are detours for all traffic in this area.
  • Dreamers look to 2020 election for permanent DACA fix

    Dreamers look to 2020 election for permanent DACA fix
    "DACA was never a permanent fix. DACA was never sufficient,” said Sundrop Carter, of the Pennsylvania Immigration & Citizenship Coalition.
  • Pittsburgh Weather: No Rain In Our Forecast Till Saturday As Hurricane Dorian Lashes Carolinas

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a dry and pleasant day with plenty of sunshine.
    In the near term, KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley has bumped up temperatures a couple of degrees.
    We hit 82 degrees yesterday for a high.The lack of rain and the earlier than expected sunshine helped push temps well past the forecast highs.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
    Today will be dry with the next chance for rain coming
  • State Police Searching For Theft Suspects In Indiana County

    BURRELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA)– Police are searching for a man and woman who may be connected to theft in Burrell Township.
    On Thursday, July 25, around 2 p.m., two suspects took a misplaced debit card and made unauthorized transactions.
    They went to Sheetz, located at 610 Route 22 Highway West, and Walmart, located at 300 Resort Plaza Drive.
    Police say the miscellaneous items that were bought totaled $145.97.
    (Photo Credit: Burrell Township Walmart Surveillance)
    Walmart surveillance footage
  • Ice Shavings From Your Local Hockey Rink Can Become Part Of Ice Rink At PPG Paints Arena

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ice shavings from local community rinks can become part of PPG Paints Arena’s rink.
    The Penguins announced Thursday that Pittsburgh area youth hockey players can transfer ice from their community rinks to the ice surface at PPG Paints Area in a partnership with Evoqua Water Technologies and the Penguins.
    In early September, local youth hockey associations will be sent 3-ounce vials to collect the shavings from their home rinks.
    The vials will then be collected Sep
  • Brokenhearted Father Says Son Lured By Fake ‘Date’ On Snapchat Before Murder

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (CBS Local) — The father of a popular former high school athlete says his son was lured to his death through the social app Snapchat, according to a local report.
    Jack Luibel was found dead Monday afternoon in the driveway of a house owned by the church next door in Frayser, a community in North Memphis, Tennessee, WMC reported.
    The well-liked 18-year-old who played football at White Station High School and graduated this year had been shot, Memphis Police said.
    Two men wear
  • Kidnapping Suspect Sharena Nancy Facing Eviction From Her Home

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sharena Nancy is not facing any new criminal charges today, but she is now facing a “Recovery of Real Property Hearing.”
    A Pittsburgh property management company just began the eviction process against Nancy, the woman accused of kidnapping nearly 2-year-old Nalani Johnson from Penn Hills last weekend. Her body was discovered Tuesday in an Indiana County Park.Filed in court and served just today, the docket shows Nancy owes about $45.(Source: Allegheny Count
  • PTL Links: September 5, 2019

    Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:big Burrito Group
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  • Funeral Arrangements Announced For Nalani Johnson

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Funeral arrangements have been announced for Nalani Johnson.
    The little girl, who was about to turn 2 on Sept. 16, will be laid to rest on Saturday.
    (Source: Allegheny County Police)
    Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, then at noon the funeral service will be held. It will all take place at Mount Ararat Baptist Church on Paulson Avenue.
    For more information, visit Coston Funeral Homes website at this link.
    Nalani disappeared from Penn Hills over the weekend, a
  • Chef Bill Fuller: Cavatelli With Fresh Frozen Tomato Sauce

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Chef Bill Fuller, of the big Burrito Group, stops by with a recipe for the tomatoes from your garden.
    Pan-roasted Swordfish, Castelvatrano Olive Salsa, and Cavatelli with Fresh Frozen Tomato Sauce
    Ingredients:4 ea. 8 oz. Alaskan halibut filets
    1 C. Castelvatrano olives, pitted
    Zest and juice of 1 orange
    1 Tbs. Chopped fresh rosemary
    ¼ C. Extra virgin olive oil
    Salt and pepper
    Neutral oil.Cavatelli with Frozen Fresh Tomato Sauce
    1. Blot filets dry. Allow to temper
  • 'SpongeBob Musical,' 'Once on This Island' top Pittsburgh CLO's 2020 summer season

    'SpongeBob Musical,' 'Once on This Island' top Pittsburgh CLO's 2020 summer season
    The season that opens June 2 includes “Cabaret,” “Sister Act,” “Guys and Dolls” and “A Chorus Line.”
  • Man Killed After Vehicle Veers Off Road, Hits Trees In Hempfield Twp.

    HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man was killed overnight when his vehicle went off the road and crashed into multiple trees overnight.
    The crash happened just after 1:30 a.m. along Middletown Road in Hempfield Township.
    The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office identifies the victim as 23-year-old Mario Paulone of Hempfield Township.
    He was pronounced dead in the emergency room at Excela Westmoreland Hospital of multiple blunt force injuries.
    According to the coroner’s office, Pau
  • The conductor at PNC Park just had a day proclaimed in his honor

    The conductor at PNC Park just had a day proclaimed in his honor
    Mayor Peduto has proclaimed Sept. 5 “James Gourlay Day” in honor of the conductor of River City Brass.
  • Authorities Rule Nalani Johnson’s Death A Homicide

    PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — Authorities say the death of a toddler who reportedly was kidnapped in Penn Hills last weekend has been ruled a homicide.
    But a cause of death for Nalani Johnson won’t be determined until officials review the toddler’s medical records and more tests are completed.
    (Source: Pennsylvania State Police)
    Johnson, who was to turn 2 this month, was found Tuesday in a park near Blairsville, Indiana County. There were no visible signs of trauma.
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