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• 1 Treated For Smoke Inhalation After Stowe Home Fire

  23-09-2019 23:34
  STOWE (KDKA) — One woman was transported to the hospital with smoke inhalation following a residential fire in Stowe Township.The fire was on the 500 block of Pleasant Ridge Road. The fire is out.
  The structure was fully involved.
  The fire started in the home’s kitchen.
  There were no injuries.Stowe:500 block Pleasant Ridge Rd – residential structure fire; responders on scene reporting structure fully-involved.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) September 23, 2019
  
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• Fayette Co. Family Practitioner Accused Of Exchanging Opioids For Sex, Committing Health Care Fraud

  23-09-2019 22:48
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A physician who operates a private family practice in Fayette County was arrested for allegedly exchanging opioids for sex and committing health care fraud.Emilio Navarro, 58, practices out of Perryopolis. He was indicted on 29 counts, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced Monday.The Department of Justice says Navarro allegedly illegally distributed oxymorphone and oxycodone to a person in return for “sexual favors.”The favors were reportedly eithe
  
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• Pittsburgh Firefighters Get Adorable Mascot For The Weekend

  23-09-2019 22:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Firefighters got an adorable mascot over the weekend.Meet Celery, an adorable dog who stopped in to say hi to his friends at Pittsburgh Engine Company No. 3.
  Here is today's @PghFireFighters mascot. Everyone meet celery !!!! He stopped in for a cool drink and to say hi to us at @CityPGH engine company #3 today . The firehouse belongs to all of our residents, even our 4 legged ones. @IAFFNewsDesk @PaAFL_CIO @AFLCIO @PghPublicSafety pic.twitter.com/AnFVljgTIN
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• Point Park, CMU earn spots in top 30 college theater design and tech programs

  23-09-2019 22:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Penn State also makes the grade in the 2019-20 rankings by OnStage Blog.
  
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• A Bill Could End Greyhound Racing In West Virginia

  23-09-2019 21:59
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A bill expected to be introduced during the 2020 legislative session could end greyhound racing in West Virginia.
  News outlets report Republican Senate President Mitch Carmichael released an opinion piece Tuesday calling for an end to the practice. He’s now facing opposition from some state delegates.
  The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports the casinos make video lottery payments of about $15 million each year to the West Virginia Lottery Commission. The lo
  
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• Man Sentenced For Robbing Local Business To Support Crack Addiction

  23-09-2019 21:38
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former Wilkinsburg resident admitted to robbing four Pittsburgh businesses to support his crack addiction.The Department of Justice announced Glenn Ford, 60, was sentenced to 151 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release following his conviction of robbing three banks and a convenience store.The release said Ford robbed the Huntington Bank on Smithfield Street twice in 14 days in 2017, taking a combined $4,710.In the first robbery, he wore a disguise t
  
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• SCI Somerset Inmate Dead After Being Found Unresponsive In Cell

  23-09-2019 21:36
  SOMERSET, Pa. (KDKA) – An inmate at the Somerset State Correctional Institution has died.Superintendent Eric Tice reported the death on Monday.According to the state Department of Corrections, 30-year-old Brandin Piper was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday morning, just after 11:30.They say staff provided medical assistance until first responders could arrive. EMS pronounced him dead.Piper was reportedly serving 9 months to 2 years from Adams County for simple assault. He was at the
  
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• Police Investigating Social Media Threat Allegedly Made By Local Student

  23-09-2019 21:14
  WEST DEER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are investigating a social media threat allegedly made by a local student.West Deer Township Police say they’re investigating a Snapchat made by a Deer Lakes School District student.In the threat, made Sunday, the student allegedly asked, “Who should I shoot first?”
  Police notified the school, and the district is looking into it. That student accused of making that threat was not at school today.
  So far, no charges have been filed.
  
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• House Of Mother And Daughter Rescued From Carrick Flooding Condemned

  23-09-2019 21:13
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A mother and daughter rescued last Friday when a massive water main break flooded Carrick are looking for a permanent place to stay.
  Rose Gitson’s home in the 400 block of East Agnew Avenue has been condemned. She lived there with her daughter, Wendy.
  (Photo Credit: Jennifer Borrasso/KDKA)
  The pair is now staying at the Hampton Inn in Greentree until next weekend.
  They say Penn American Water is working to find them another place to stay, as the hotel is then book
  
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• Fayette County doctor indicted in pills-for-sex scheme

  23-09-2019 21:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  Emilio Ramon Navarro, who practices in Perryopolis, faces 28 counts of illegal prescriptions and another count of health care fraud.
  
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• N. Braddock man pleads guilty to murder in '08 shooting of girlfriend, who survived 8 years

  23-09-2019 20:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ella Hooper survived being shot by Joseph Boulware until 2016, when she died from her injuries.
  
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• Police: Burglar Potentially Stole Ring Of Keys To Local Businesses From North Franklin Twp. Municipal Building

  23-09-2019 20:49
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – State Police are looking for a burglary suspect who stole cash and possibly a ring of keys that would grant access to local businesses.
  Pennsylvania State Police Washington announced on Monday that they’re investigating a burglary that happened on Sept. 14.
  (Photo Credit: Pennsylvania State Police)
  The burglary occurred at Franklin Farms Road at the North Franklin Township Municipal Building in Washington County.The burglar, who was caught on surveillance foo
  
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• Three Pitt Panthers Named ACC Players Of The Week After Upset Win Over UCF

  23-09-2019 20:35
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After an upset victory on Saturday, Pitt Football had three players honored as ACC Players of the Week.Pitt beat UCF 35-34 at Heinz Field on a trick play deemed “The Pitt Special” by head coach Pat Narduzzi, and two of the ACC Players of the Week were in on the action.Kenny Pickett was named the ACC Quarterback of the Week, while Bryce Hargrove was tabbed the Offensive Lineman of the Week and Aaron Mathews was named the Specialist of the Week.“ ACC QB
  
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• Creek Dredging Expected To Cause Major Traffic Delays In Oakdale

  23-09-2019 20:09
  OAKDALE, Pa. (KDKA) – Oakdale Borough said the dredging of a creek is expected to cause major traffic delays.
  The Robinson Run Creek at the intersection at Noblestown Road, Union Avenue and Seminary Avenue is being dredged.
  The borough says the dredging will start Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. As heavy equipment moves in and out of the area, slow-moving traffic is expected.
  There will be lane restrictions and closures throughout the day, the borough says. To help with traffic an
  
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• Antonio Brown Posts Picture Of Class Schedule As He Heads Back To College Following His Release From The New England Patriots

  23-09-2019 19:43
  BOSTON (KDKA) — Antonio Brown is out of a job, so he is apparently headed back to school.After saying he is done playing in the NFL Sunday, Brown has enrolled back at Central Michigan where he played college football according to his latest Instagram post.“Back to school for Antonio Brown?”Back to school for Antonio Brown?(: @AB84) pic.twitter.com/PyKxSYzuKd
  — theScore (@theScore) September 23, 2019His class schedule for the Fall semester appears to include four classes.
  
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• ‘The Sheetz Of Tomorrow’: Pittsburgh Picked For Sheetz Technology, Innovation Hub

  23-09-2019 19:33
  ALTOONA, Pa. (KDKA) – Sheetz will open its first technology and innovation hub in Pittsburgh.
  Sheetz announced on Monday that Pittsburgh would be the location of the technology and innovation hub which will focus on developing, testing and implementing what Sheetz calls “transformative products and services.”
  The hub will aim to turn Sheetz into a “one-stop-shop.”“Our mission at Sheetz is to create a business that puts the Sheetz as we know it today, out of bu
  
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• Antonio Brown Ordered To Appear For Deposition In Miami Over Trashed Apartment Unit

  23-09-2019 19:17
  MIAMI (KDKA) — Along with his sexual misconduct allegations, Antonio Brown is dealing with a flurry of civil lawsuits over various situations.One of the issues includes trashing an apartment in Miami, and the county court in Florida has mandated Brown to appear in court on the matter tomorrow.The apartment complex filed the lawsuit after Brown was accused of throwing an ottoman off of a balcony while almost hitting a young child below.The condo board at The Mansions at Acqualina said Brown
  
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• Westmoreland Co. Man Charged With Beating Girlfriend’s Child, Using Syringes To Puncture His Feet To Stand Trial

  23-09-2019 19:02
  SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A Westmoreland County man will stand trial on charges he assaulted a 1-year-old and used a syringe to puncture his girlfriend’s son’s feet.Salvatore Salvio had his preliminary hearing Monday.
  He’s accused of hurting a 1-year-old boy while the mother was at work.
  Police say when Salvio’s girlfriend returned to her home on Church Street in Sewickley Township, she found her son crying upstairs.He had bruising, swelling and facial injuri
  
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• Injured DuBois Football Player Helped Off Field By Opponent From Oil City In A Major Act Of Sportsmanship

  23-09-2019 18:43
  DUBOIS (KDKA)– Even in the heat of a major sporting event, rivals can still show great sportsmanship with each other.
  A great example took place in DuBois last Friday, when the Beavers took on the Oil City Oilers. The game was down to the wire late in the high-scoring matchup when Dubois scored with just five seconds left on the 4th quarter clock, bringing the Beavers within one 55-54. The team decided to go for the two-point conversion to try for the win instead of the extra point to tie
  
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• Dump Truck Crashes Into Washington Co. Home

  23-09-2019 18:42
  SPEERS, Pa. (KDKA) – A dump truck smashed into a Washington County house.
  911 dispatchers say a dump truck went into a house on Anne Avenue in Speers, Washington County.
  (Photo Credit: Ed Riedmann)
  The crash happened around 10:30 a.m.
  There is no word on injuries or what caused the crash.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Trim Roster To 27 Players

  23-09-2019 18:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– The Penguins have made another round of preseason moves, including sending their latest signed prospects back to junior hockey.The team made the announcement Monday morning. Wilkes-Barre Scranton in the AHL received 17 players in the move, including forwards Andrew Agozzino, Justin Almeida, Anthony Angello, Kasper Bjorkqvist, Joseph Blandisi, Joseph Cramarossa, Thomas Di Pauli, Ryan Haggerty, Sam Lafferty, Jake Lucchini, Sam Miletic and Oula Palve; defensemen Niclas Alma
  
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• Democratic Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke To Visit Pittsburgh

  23-09-2019 18:17
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Democratic presidential contender Beto O’Rourke will campaign in Pittsburgh this week.The event, Pittsburgh Town Hall With Beto, will be hosted Wednesday, Sept. 25 at The Tent at Schenley Plaza. It’s scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. and last until 1:30 p.m.
  On his website, former Texas congressman O’Rourke says he hopes to introduce himself and hear from people as he moves around the country with his town hall forums.O’Rourke has been a vocal adv
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Fall Arrives, And Along With It, Cooler Temperatures

  23-09-2019 18:10
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The weekend was sunny and hot with temperatures into the upper 80s, but that’s all over now.
  Clouds have cast a gloom over Pittsburgh today, with a chance of rain showers and weak storms.
  Meanwhile, in the early morning hours of today, fall arrived.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Temperatures ran warm for the summer even as we only hit the 90 degree mark about three times.Ou
  
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• Man Facing Federal Charges For South Side Overdoses, FBI Raids Home In McKees Rocks

  23-09-2019 18:03
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — A man is now facing federal charges in connection with the multiple overdoses cases, three of them fatal, over the weekend in Pittsburgh’s South Side.
  The charges come after undercover law enforcement officials raided a home in McKees Rocks overnight in connection with the series of overdoses.
  Neighbors say the raid happened around 3 a.m. at a home on Patterson Street.#BREAKING: The FBI confirms they “conducted law enforcement activity” around 3 AM i
  
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• Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez moved to Westmoreland County Prison

  23-09-2019 17:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  The closer, who was arrested last week on sexual assault charges out of Florida, was transported from the Allegheny County Jail.
  
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• California man charged in South Side OD deaths; feds say initial tests show drugs had fentanyl

  23-09-2019 17:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Peter Rene Sanchez Montalvo was arrested around 3 a.m. in McKees Rocks and will appear Monday in federal court.
  
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• Bill Peduto in NYC to represent U.S. mayors at U.N. climate summit

  23-09-2019 17:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  The mayor also represented U.S. mayors during the 2018 United Nations climate summit in Poland.
  
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• 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Fatal Westmoreland Co. Crash

  23-09-2019 17:06
  SALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – One person is dead after a fatal two-vehicle crash in Westmoreland County.
  According to 911 dispatchers, the accident occurred just before 8:45 a.m. Monday morning on Route 22 and Hannastown Road.One person was killed, and another was injured.Dispatchers say the accident involved a Jeep and a passenger car.One lane is open, but the rest of Route 22 is set to reopen shortly.Stay with KDKA.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Artist Claims Antonio Brown Had Sex With Another Woman In Same Room As She Painted Mural For Him

  23-09-2019 16:35
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An artist who was hired by Antonio Brown to paint a mural in his Pittsburgh home says Brown had sex with another woman in the same room as she was trying to work.TMZ reports that the artist already reported that Brown got naked in front of her, but also says it went a step further.The artist’s claims were first reported in Sports Illustrated.
  Brown was recently released by the New England Patriots. He only played one game with New England before he was cut.The Pat
  
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• Former Pirates’ Closer Felipe Vázquez Transferred To Westmoreland Co. Jail

  23-09-2019 16:14
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Felipe Vázquez is now being held in the Westmoreland County Jail, according to the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office.
  Vázquez was transferred from the Allegheny County Jail on Monday morning.
  (Source: Westmoreland County Jail)
  The former Pirates’ All-Star closer was arrested last week at his apartment in Pittsburgh’s Strip District for the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl he met at PNC Park.
  Authoriti
  
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• Protesters rally for third straight day at Exxon station in Marshall-Shadeland

  23-09-2019 16:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Their outrage was sparked by a violent confrontation still under investigation involving store owners and an employee, and two black women.
  
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• DA files charges against men seen beating women at Exxon station

  23-09-2019 16:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Their outrage was sparked by a violent confrontation still under investigation involving store owners and an employee, and two black women.
  
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• Charges filed against 3 men in assault of women at Exxon station

  23-09-2019 16:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  Their outrage was sparked by a violent confrontation still under investigation involving store owners and an employee, and two black women.
  
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• Fall Begins: Western Pennsylvania On The Right Track For Beautiful Fall Colors

  23-09-2019 16:02
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With the cooler temperatures, we are going to start seeing more and more changes in leaf colors around the area.
  That is probably one of the biggest signs of Autumn.
  As temperatures drop, chlorophyll in the leaves begins to break down.This process leaves behind other natural chemicals that lead to the different colors we see.
  Photo Credit: KDKA
  Obviously, green leaves are green because of the chlorophyll.Once that starts to break down, the other chemicals left behind ar
  
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• PTL Links: September 23, 2019

  23-09-2019 15:19
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Savor Pittsburgh
  “Bob Hearts Abishola” on CBS
  “Off The Record XIX: Heaven Help Us”
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
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  Canine Companions for Independence on InstagramPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:
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• Overnight Fire Prompts Evacuations At Carnegie Apartment Building

  23-09-2019 15:08
  CARNEGIE (KDKA) — Fire forced residents out of an apartment building in Carnegie overnight.
  Firefighter responded to a fire alarm around 12:30 a.m. at the Honus Wagner Apartments on Third Avenue.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  They evacuated several residents from the lower floors while residents on upper floors were told to shelter in place.One resident told KDKA she heard an explosion before hearing the fire alarms.
  Medics loaded at least one person into an ambulanc
  
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• Protesters Gather Again At North Side Gas Station, Activists Hold Rally And Call For Justice

  23-09-2019 15:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Protesters gathered once again at the Exxon gas station along Brighton Road on the city’s North Side Monday morning to call for justice.
  The owners of the station and an employee are facing charges for the assault of two African American female customers over the weekend.
  Cell phone and surveillance video captured the assault.
  Police say it started when the women were trying to buy gas, but the pump wasn’t working and the clerks refused to give them a refund
  
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• Pa. DEP to propose stricter manganese standard as studies suggest risks to children

  23-09-2019 14:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The coal industry is skeptical of DEP’s scientific rationale.
  
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• Parkway North Crash Creates Heavy Backups For The Morning Rush

  23-09-2019 14:02
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Drivers on the Parkway North sat in heavy backups during the Monday morning rush hour following an early morning crash.
  It happened after 6 a.m. at I-279 Exit 4 by busy Venture Street near Hazlett Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  The wreckage is now clear, but traffic remained heavy into the 8 a.m. hour.
  At one point backups leading to the Veterans Bridge were over 40 minutes.Even though the earlier accident has been cleared on I-279 by Exit
  
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• Us: Blind urban adventurers navigate Pittsburgh with aplomb

  23-09-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 67-year-old Wiseman twins of Oakland can teach those with eyesight a thing or two about using the power of the mind, ears and resolve.
  
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• From Pittsburgh, with love (and guts), Greg Nicotero revives Romero's 'Creepshow' for the small screen

  23-09-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The showrunner says the new series “Creepshow” is not a reboot but new chapters to the anthology stories.
  
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• Conference aims to combine technology and do-it-yourself to assist people with disabilities

  23-09-2019 12:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  The second annual Assistive Technology Makers’ Fair Conference and Expo is a two-day event focused on assistive technology
  
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• Conference aims to combine technology and do-it-yourself making to assist people with disabilities

  23-09-2019 12:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  The second annual Assistive Technology Makers’ Fair Conference and Expo is a two-day event focused on assistive technology
  
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• Walkabout: Tim O'Brien, a voice of, and against, war -- for his sons and for all of us

  23-09-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
   Author of “The Things They Carried” delivers talk against war in closing event of Heinz History Center’s “Vietnam War” exhibit 
  
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• Waiting for a heart transplant, some children at disadvantage, study says

  23-09-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  New priority rules for sickest patients aren’t working as planned, according to researchers at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
  
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• Demonstrators Calling For North Side Exxon To Be Shut Down After Viral Assault Video

  23-09-2019 06:09
  NORTH SIDE (KDKA) — Police and protestors were back at a gas station on the North Side where two African-American women were assaulted on Friday.Demonstrators have taken over the Exxon on Brighton Road after video captured the gas station workers beating the women.The video went viral and many are demanding the gas station be shut down.“They were calling me an animal, saying, ‘If you act like an animal, I’m going to treat you like one’ as they were pulling my hair,&
  
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• Billy Porter's historic night and more winners from the Emmy Awards

  23-09-2019 05:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  “The category is LOVE,” for the “Pose” star, who wins his first Emmy Award. Don Roy King wins again for “SNL.”
  
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• Pittsburgh Native Billy Porter Becomes First Openly Gay African-American Man To Win Emmy For Lead Actor In A Drama

  23-09-2019 04:50
  LOS ANGELES (KDKA) — Billy Porter, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, won the Emmy for Lead Actor In A Drama Series.With his #Emmys win, #PoseFX star Billy Porter (@theebillyporter) is the first openly gay black man to win best lead actor in a drama series https://t.co/wvzov4ao8S pic.twitter.com/wPmwjiPiWL
  — Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 23, 2019
  Porter plays Pray Tell in the FX series Pose.
  LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 22: Billy Porter
  
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• Steelers Lose Turnover-Filled Game Against San Francisco 24-20

  23-09-2019 02:15
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) – Jimmy Garoppolo threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Dante Pettis with 1:15 remaining and the San Francisco 49ers overcame five turnovers to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-20 on Sunday for their first 3-0 start in 21 years.
  The Niners gave the ball away four times in the first half and then lost a fumble again in the fourth quarter, but still managed to pull out the victory and spoil Mason Rudolph’s first career start in place of the injured Ben Roethlisberger
  
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• Penguins Lose In Overtime To Red Wings 3-2

  23-09-2019 01:56
  DETROIT (KDKA) — The Red Wings played their second straight overtime game this preseason and beat the Penguins 3-2 thanks to a Madison Bowey overtime game-winner, capping off a three-point night for the defenseman.Brian Dumoulin opened the scoring for the Penguins in the first period on a feed from Brandon Tanev, giving the Pens a 1-0 lead over the Red Wings.Dumoulin went to the net on a 3-on-2 rush and Tanev slid a nearly perfect pass right to the stick of Dumoulin and he beat Detroit&rsq
  
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