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• 2 Women Are First Ever Sisters To Become Army Generals

  07-09-2019 23:41
  (CNN) — The US Army has plenty of famous examples of generals who were brothers. But sisters? Now that’s another story.
  Maj. Gen. Maria Barrett and younger sister Brig. Gen. Paula Lodi became what the Army believes to be the first pair of sister generals.
  Because women sometimes change their last names after marriage, the Army would have had to look at every single woman general, as well as their siblings, to compare names and determine if they were sisters.
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• Antonio Brown Signs 1-Year, $15 Million Deal With New England

  07-09-2019 23:03
  FOXBORO, Mass. (KDKA) — According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the New England Patriots are going to be the new home for former Raiders and Steelers’ wide receiver Antonio Brown.Antonio Brown has agreed to terms with the Patriots, per source.
  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 7, 2019
  Brown and the Patriots agreed on a 1-year, $15 million deal with New England according to Schefter. The deal has a $9 million signing bonus.RELATED STORIES:
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• ‘Ruff Mudder’ Comes To Slippery Rock

  07-09-2019 22:57
  SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (KDKA) — The Tough Mudder made its way to Slippery Rock this morning, a mud run that tests the mettle of athletes with several different obstacles, but it wasn’t limited to just people today.Some very good dogs partook in the “Ruff Mudder,” a similar obstacle course that saw over 100 dogs participate.The dogs raced through hills, slopes, tunnels, and other obstacles all the while being accompanied by their owners.Photo Credit: Chewy
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• Couple Goes Swimming With Sharks In Bahamas, Brings Terrible Towel

  07-09-2019 22:17
  NASSAU, Bahamas (KDKA) — The Terrible Towel has seen several different locations; Wembley Stadium, The International Space Station, and now you can add swimming with sharks in the Bahamas to the list.Heather Saxon and her husband Albert were on a shark dive in Nassau when of course, as all true Yinzers do, they made sure to break out their Terrible Towel.Photo Credit: Heather Saxon
  “Sending the Steelers some love from the Bahamas during a shark dive!” Heather said on Facebook.W
  
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• Miscues Haunt West Virginia In 38-7 Loss To Missouri

  07-09-2019 21:42
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Kelly Bryant threw three touchdown passes, Missouri held rebuilding West Virginia to 171 yards of total offense, and the Tigers rolled to a 38-7 victory in their home opener on Saturday.
  More importantly, they bounced back from last week’s stunning loss at Wyoming.
  Bryant finished with 150 yards passing but played less than three quarters, heading to the locker room after becoming overheated. But with the game out of reach, it didn’t really matter.
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• Pickett Throws For Career-High Yards, Pitt Beats Ohio 20-10

  07-09-2019 20:53
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Kenny Pickett passed for a career-high 321 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown to Maurice Ffrench, to lead Pittsburgh to a 20-10 win over Ohio on Saturday.
  A week after getting sacked four times and barely completing half of his attempts in a loss to Virginia, Pickett fared far better in his second game trying to run new offensive coordinator Mark Whipple’s pass-heavy offense. Pickett completed 26 of 37 passes and looked far more comfortable against the Bobcats.
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• Explosion At Leetsdale Industrial Park Injures 4

  07-09-2019 20:47
  LEETSDALE, Pa. (KDKA) – An explosion at the Leetsdale Industrial Park injured four people.According to the Leetsdale Police, an explosion in the processing room of Hussey Copper happened around 5 a.m.
  Four employees were hurt and taken to the Sewickley Hospital.Their condition is unknown. The county fire marshall is investigating as the cause of the explosion is also unknown.
  Stay with KDKA.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Police seek help in locating missing teen

  07-09-2019 20:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  She was last seen Friday morning in Sheraden.
  
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• Missing Sheraden teen found safe

  07-09-2019 20:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  Shawnalynn Brandon, 14, was found safe, police said Sunday.
  
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• West Mifflin man reports to police he killed his mother

  07-09-2019 20:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  He summons police so he can surrender to them in the slaying.
  
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• West Mifflin man calls 911 to report he killed his mother

  07-09-2019 20:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  He summons police so he can surrender to them in the slaying.
  
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• Butler Man Faces Multiple Charges For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Minor

  07-09-2019 20:02
  PETROLIA (KDKA) – A Butler man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl multiple times.According to Pennsylvania State Police, 47-year-old Ivan Cumba of Butler sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl twice.The public information release report listed November 2018 as the date of the incident.Cumba is charged with aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, corruption of minors and disorderly conduct.
  
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• Police: Man Tells West Mifflin Police He’s Turning Himself In For Killing His Mother, Police Find Her Body Inside Home

  07-09-2019 19:36
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – A man reportedly called West Mifflin 911 and said he was surrendering himself to the police for killing his mother.
  According to Allegheny County Police, they responded to 713 Shady Lane where they found 42-year-old Kenneth Burdick standing on the front porch of the house just after 7 a.m. Saturday.Police say they found Burdick’s 80-year-old mother dead inside.
  Burdick turned himself over to police peacefully, according to the press release.County Police launche
  
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• Brentwood Beer Distributor: Panic Of White Claw Shortage Has People Stocking Up

  07-09-2019 18:57
  BRENTWOOD, Pa. (KDKA) – Word of a White Claw shortage has prompted a national panic, and a Brentwood beer distributor is feeling it.Tom of Brentwood’s Zoe’s Beer Distributor said his phone has been ringing off the hook with people asking if he has any White Claw left.
  Apparently, big White Claw fans are stocking up before the effects of the shortage are felt.He said he can’t make his 39 cases last through the Friday once the post-work rush comes and White Claw’s pop
  
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• Attorney For Man Accused Of Threatening Ohio Jewish Community Center Says Case Is ‘Completely Fictional’

  07-09-2019 18:31
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – An attorney for the man accused of making threats against an Ohio Jewish community center says the case is “completely fictional.”
  The Tribune Chronicle reports 20-year-old James Reardon, of New Middletown, was arraigned Friday in federal court in Youngstown. Reardon was charged last month with transmitting threatening communications.
  Authorities say a video Reardon made includes sirens blaring, Reardon shooting a rifle and is captioned: “The polic
  
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• Oakland Raiders Release Antonio Brown From Team

  07-09-2019 18:01
  OAKLAND, Calif. (KDKA) – The Oakland Raiders have released Antonio Brown from the team.
  The Raiders announced the news on Twitter Saturday at noon.
  The Raiders have released WR Antonio Brown from the team today.
  — Oakland Raiders (@Raiders) September 7, 2019
  The tweet simply read: “The Raiders have released WR Antonio Brown from the team today.”
  This comes hours after former Pittsburgh Steeler Brown posted on Instagram that he wanted them to “release” him. Vie
  
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• Police Looking For 14-Year-Old Girl Last Seen In Sheraden

  07-09-2019 17:38
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are looking for a missing 14-year-old girl last seen in Sheraden.
  Police say Shawnalynn Brandon is missing and they need the public’s help finding her.She was reportedly last seen wearing a rainbow-colored shirt, rainbow-colored leggings and rainbow-colored shoes. Police say she was also carrying a teal book bag.
  They believe she might be in Sheraden or the Hill District.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police/Facebook)
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• Pittsburgh Police Find 14-Year-Old Girl Previously Missing

  07-09-2019 17:38
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police were looking for a missing 14-year-old girl who has since been found.
  Police said Shawnalynn Brandon was missing, and they asked the public for help finding her.When she was still missing, it was believed she might have been in Sheraden or the Hill District.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Bureau of Police/Facebook)
  
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• Police charge man in fatal shooting outside Jeannette football game

  07-09-2019 17:11 via post-gazette.com
  
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• Man shot outside football game in Jeannette dies

  07-09-2019 17:11 via post-gazette.com
  
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• 6-Year-Old Saving For Disney Trip Empties Piggy Bank To Buy Food For Hurricane Dorian Victims

  07-09-2019 17:01
  (CNN) — Jermaine Bell was supposed to spend his seventh birthday at Disney World. He’d saved up money to take his family on a trip to Animal Kingdom in Florida.
  Instead, he emptied his piggy bank to buy hundreds of hot dogs and serve them for free to Hurricane Dorian evacuees passing through their South Carolina town.
  The 6-year-old opened a hot dog stand along the side of a busy road in Allendale and offered those escaping the coast free franks, water, chips and prayers.
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• Suspect Rams Into Police Car During Chase, State Troopers Flown To Hospital

  07-09-2019 16:40
  CORRY, Pa. (KDKA) – Multiple State Troopers were injured after a police chase in Erie County ended with a crash.
  On Twitter, Troop E State Police shared a photo of a State Trooper vehicle completely flipped upside down at the intersection of North and West Smith Street in Corry, Erie County.Pursuit ends in crash: Suspects in custody. State Police were assisting Corry City Police in a pursuit of burglary suspects when the suspect vehicle crashed into their patrol car at the intersection of
  
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• Greene Co. Woman Dead After Route 19 Car Crash

  07-09-2019 16:04
  PERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A Greene County woman is dead after the vehicle she was driving collided with an oncoming vehicle on Route 19.According to the Greene County coroner, 56-year-old Deborah Spacht of Mount Morris was driving south on State Route 19, just north of the West Virginia State line on Friday night.The report says Spacht lost control of her vehicle, crossed the center line and collided with an oncoming car.
  She was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. on Friday.The cause of death
  
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• Man shot outside football game in Jeanette dies

  07-09-2019 15:45 via post-gazette.com
  
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• Antonio Brown Asks Raiders To ‘Release’ Him In Social Media Post

  07-09-2019 15:29
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Antonio Brown is asking the Raiders to “release him” in his latest Instagram post.In a photo posted to Instagram Saturday morning, Antonio Brown said, “I have worked my whole life to prove that the system is blind to see talent like mines. Now that everyone sees it, they want me to conform to that same system that failed me years ago. ‘I’m not mad at anyone. I’m just asking for freedom to prove them all wrong.’ Release me (Raide
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cooler Weekend Temps Before Highs In The 80s Return

  07-09-2019 14:31
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s not officially fall yet, but this weekend’s cooler temps means it’s time to bust out the pumpkin spice.
  KDKA meteorologist Kristin Emery says our first full weekend of September is bringing us seasonably cool temperatures and a mixture of clouds and sunshine.
  A trough of low pressure will swing through our region this afternoon. We’ll get some clouds and a chance of a brief shower or sprinkle in spots.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
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• Mt. Lebanon High Holds Green Out To Support Principal With Cancer

  07-09-2019 06:29
  MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) — The Mount Lebanon community is rallying around one of its own.
  On Friday during the Mt. Lebanon football home game against Butler, the community participated in a “Green Out” to support Mt. Lebanon High School Principal Brian McFeeley.
  McFeeley was recently diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
  (Photo Credit: Bryce Lutz/KDKA)
  “It’s really nice to see everyone out here in green shirts,” said Jodie Dunlap, special education teacher. &l
  
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• Pirates Rally To Beat Cardinals, 9-4

  07-09-2019 06:17
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Adam Frazier capped Pittsburgh’s six-run seventh inning with a two-run triple, and the Pirates rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night.
  Last-place Pittsburgh scored each of its runs in the seventh with two outs. Josh Bell hit a two-run single off Andrew Miller. After run-scoring hits by pinch hitter Melky Cabrera and José Osuna, Frazier made it 7-4 when he tripled high off the 21-foot wall in right field.
  The NL Central-leading Cardinals h
  
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• Mac Miller’s Dad Attends Celebration Of His Son’s Life At Blue Slide Playground

  07-09-2019 06:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Blue Slide Playground in Pittsburgh became a gathering point to remember Mac Miller.
  On Friday, the playground was filled with those who wanted to remember Miller on the eve of his death.
  The Celebration of Mac Miller began at the Blue Slide Park and was organized by the creators of the site, ‘The Mac Miller Memoir.’
  In the city he loved, Miller rose to fame here for his musical talent, poetic lyrics and artistry
  On Friday, some painted pictures of Miller, ot
  
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• ‘Ain’t No More Games’: Antonio Brown Posts YouTube Video Featuring Apparent Phone Call With Jon Gruden

  07-09-2019 04:27
  OAKLAND, Calif. (KDKA) — The Antonio Brown saga has another chapter.
  On Friday night, the Oakland Raiders wide receiver posted a YouTube video titled “THIS IS MY LIFE. AIN’T NO MORE GAMES.”
  The video featured an apparent phone call featuring head coach Jon Gruden as a montage of comments from sports media personalities played.
  In the video, Brown talked about being made out to be a villain, while Gruden asked questions about Brown’s recent behavior.
  It is not known
  
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• Shooting reported outside high school football game in Jeannette

  07-09-2019 04:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  The game was called as Jeanette led Imani Christian 48-0 with 3:41 left in regulation.
  
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• Shooting During Jeannette, Imani Christian Football Game Forces Evacuation

  07-09-2019 03:41
  JEANNETTE, Pa. (KDKA) — There was a shooting at a local high school football game.
  KDKA’s Pam Surano talked the Jeannette head football coach Roy Hall, who said the shooting happened outside the front gate at McKees Stadium during the Jeannette, Imani Christian game.
  “My daughter is on the sideline and said, ‘Dad, there was a shooting at the front gate,'” Hall said. “I said, ‘What?’ … I instructed the whole team to go to the locker room. It
  
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• 1 Dead After Shooting During Jeannette, Imani Christian Football Game Forces Evacuation

  07-09-2019 03:41
  JEANNETTE, Pa. (KDKA) — There was a shooting at a local high school football game, leaving one person dead.KDKA’s Pam Surano talked to the Jeannette head football coach Roy Hall, who said the shooting happened outside the front gate at McKees Stadium during the Jeannette, Imani Christian game.
  “My daughter is on the sideline and said, ‘Dad, there was a shooting at the front gate,'” Hall said.
  “I said, ‘What?’ … I instructed the whole team to
  
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• Know The Score: Sept. 6, 2019

  07-09-2019 02:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — It doesn’t get any bigger than high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
  We’re committed to bringing you the best team coverage in the region.
  After the games, you can find all the latest scores right here!
  SEARCH FOR YOUR TEAM’S SCORE:Abington 19, Cheltenham 7
  Academy Park 17, Harry S. Truman 14
  Albert Gallatin 14, Brashear 0
  Aliquippa 55, Quaker Valley 0
  Allentown Allen 60, East Stroudsburg North 16
  Altoona 33, Allderdice 29
  Apollo-Ridge 22, C
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Seek Help Identifying Dollar General Robbery Suspect

  07-09-2019 01:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly robbed a Pittsburgh Dollar General.
  The Dollar General at Centre Avenue in Bloomfield was robbed on Sept. 2 just before 9:30 p.m.
  Police didn’t say how much the robber made off with.They ask anyone with information to call the detectives with Pittsburgh Police’s violent crimes unit at 412-323-7161.
  
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• Pittsburgh Family Spends Days Unsure If Their Loved Ones In The Bahamas Had Survived Hurricane Dorian

  07-09-2019 01:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The wait is over for a Pittsburgh family who didn’t know if their loved ones had survived Hurricane Dorian when it hit the Bahamas.
  For Randy and Sylvia Nagy, the Bahamas have been a paradise.
  For the past 20 years, they owned a home in a secluded area on the beach where they spent many months of the year.
  But then, Dorian came.
  The family last spoke with them Sunday night.
  “They got to hear their voice. You know, say goodbye, be safe. Then that was it. Afte
  
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• Butler Man Arrested After Exposing Himself To Children, Parents At Daycare Facility

  07-09-2019 01:21
  BUTLER COUNTY (KDKA) — A man who lived close to a daycare facility was arrested after walking onto his porch naked multiple times.
  Richard Blain, 57, of Bulter was arrested on Sunset Drive on Tuesday for indecent exposure, according to a police report.The report says Blain, naked from the waist down, walked onto his porch three different times, exposing his genitals.He lived “a very close proximity’ to a daycare, the report said.The alleged incidents happened while parents and
  
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• Ramp From Northbound I-579 To Seventh Avenue Closes For 2 Years

  07-09-2019 00:53
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The so-called “CAP Project” uptown in Pittsburgh is unusual in many ways.
  The project is the construction of a park that will connect the old Civic Arena site to the Golden Triangle.
  It’s being done by the Sports and Exhibition Authority and City of Pittsburgh, but it requires the closing of a PennDOT ramp and restrictions on the driving lanes of I-579.
  So the SEA can get to work, the ramp to Seventh Avenue and Grant Street closes tonight for two years
  
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• Pittsburgh Man Has Not Received Money From City 9 Months After Salt Truck Driver Crashes Into His Car

  07-09-2019 00:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh man says the city owes him more than $6,500 after a salt truck driver crashed into his car.
  James Gordon, 44, said his life has been extremely frustrating for the last eight months.
  He claims the city owes him more than $6,500 in car repairs after the driver of a city salt truck backed into his car in Brookline at the intersection of Bellaire Place and Birchland Street.
  The alleged incident happened Jan. 18, around 11:30 p.m.Gordon said he heard a loud cras
  
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• Outbreak of vaping-associated lung injuries grows; at least 4 U.S. deaths reported

  07-09-2019 00:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  UPMC hospitals said Friday they’ve treated 19 cases; CDC gives update on investigation and related research.
  
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• Outbreak of vaping-associated lung injuries grows; 4 U.S. deaths reported

  07-09-2019 00:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  UPMC hospitals said Friday they’ve treated 19 cases; CDC gives update on investigation and related research.
  
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• ‘The Lion King’ Returns To Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center In Live-Action Show

  07-09-2019 00:12
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Disney’s “The Lion King” is back in Pittsburgh.
  The live-action show is playing in Pittsburgh’s Culture District at the Benedum Center through Sept. 29.
  “I love this house,” said Nia Holloway, who plays Nala. “It’s absolutely beautiful, and it’s what we all love as performers. The audience is right there, up on you, and you can hear people’s reactions.”
  Holloway has been with the production for six years.
  
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