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• Mayor Bill Peduto Holds Proclamation For Pittsburgh Pirates Legend Steve Blass

  27-09-2019 23:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Many Pittsburgh Pirates fans would call Steve Blass a true Bucco.
  Mayor Peduto honored the World Series champion and longtime broadcaster today at the City Council Building.
  If you missed the live stream, you can watch it here:Steve Blass has been involved with the pirates for 60 years, and that career is coming to an end this weekend.
  Today Peduto designated Saturday, September 28 as Steve Blass day in Pittsburgh.
  Peduto delivered a special proclamation to Blass, recogn
  
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• Suspect In Downtown Double Stabbing Will Stand Trial

  27-09-2019 23:51
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The man accused of stabbing two women, one fatally, in downtown Pittsburgh will stand trial.
  James Wyatt, a 23-year-old from McKeesport, was arrested on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
  He will stand trial after police said he attacked the women on 6th and Smithfield Streets, at a Port Authority bus shelter.
  Janice Purdue-Dance died and the other woman is still recovering.
  Wyatt’s attorney says Wyatt has been “in and out” of mental
  
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• Rivers Casino to open new sportsbook Monday

  27-09-2019 23:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  The new facility in the middle of the gaming floor will double the size of the temporary sportsbook.
  
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• Vaping-related lung injury cases rise in region and state

  27-09-2019 23:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Local and state officials say the increase in vaping-related, lung-injury cases in the Pittsburgh area mirror numbers nationally.
  
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• PennDOT Finds A Solution, Elizabeth Bridge Reopens

  27-09-2019 23:28
  ELIZABETH, PA. (KDKA)– Drivers in Western Pennsylvania hardly give them a thought as we travel to our daily destinations. But shut down a major river crossing and “this is a little bit of an inconvenience” becomes the understatement of the day.
  PennDOT opened the Elizabeth Bridge today around 5:45 p.m. after it closed earlier. Officials say the bridge should be ready for traffic by 6 p.m.
  WATCH: Elizabeth Bridge back open after day-long closure —
  Swank Construction finish
  
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• Parents: Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy Student Threatens Shooting After Threatening Classmate With Pocket Knife

  27-09-2019 23:25
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Parents say a student threatened classmates with a knife before threatening to shoot anyone who reported him.
  Parents felt like they were kept in the dark after the alleged threat took place at Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy in Wilkinsburg on Wednesday.
  According to reports, a seventh-grade student threatened to stab another student with a pocket knife.Parents then say that same student allegedly said he would shoot another student if she told anyone.
  “I wor
  
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• Pro Wrestling News: Last-Minute Preparations For Wrestling War

  27-09-2019 23:21
  (CBSNewYork/CBS Local) — The world of pro wrestling has become a whirlwind of news and activity. From the WWE NXT premiere on its new broadcast home to the impending debut of All Elite Wrestling’s two-hour weekly live show, the landscape is shifting in what feels like real-time. Where and how things will settle is still anybody’s guess.
  As wrestling fans prepare for another prime-time wrestling war, here’s what’s happening during the remaining moments of relative ca
  
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• ALCOSAN’s GROW Program Announces $9.7M In New Grants

  27-09-2019 22:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County Sanitary Authority’s GROW program was approved for nearly $10 million in new grants, of which about $3 million will go towards green infrastructure in Pittsburgh.On Friday, ALCOSAN was approved over $9.7 million in grant offers as part of the Green Revitalization of Our Waterways, or GROW, program.
  The City of Pittsburgh will receive $3 million from the approved grant money, the city announced Friday.
  The grants will go towards five green infrastr
  
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• Joe Biden Coming To Pittsburgh In November

  27-09-2019 22:51
  PITTSBURG (KDKA) — Joe Biden is coming to Pittsburgh in November.
  The Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President will be in Pittsburgh on Nov. 5, Election Day, for a campaign visit.
  No other information was released.Biden’s first campaign rally of his 2020 presidential run took place in April at the Teamsters Hall in Lawrenceville.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• High School Evacuated After ‘Bong’ Misheard As ‘Bomb’

  27-09-2019 22:41
  MARIANNA, Fla. (CBS Local) — A Florida high school was evacuated Wednesday afternoon when a staff member misheard a warning from a caller.
  A student’s family member called a staff member at Marianna High School stating the student had a “bong” in a book bag, WTXL reported.
  But Jackson County School District officials say the word was misheard as “bomb,” prompting an emergency evacuation.
  “The investigation has determined the staff member misheard the wor
  
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• Facebook Is Rolling Out A Test To Hide Your Likes

  27-09-2019 21:48
  (CNN) — For the past decade, “likes” have been the chief currency of Facebook. It’s the way we’ve determined how many people think our babies are cute, believe our jokes are funny and recognize our new jobs are impressive.
  Facebook itself has been so synonymous with likes that the thumbs up icon for the like button was placed on the sign outside the company’s headquarters.
  Now, Facebook is rethinking this feature as part of a broader effort to make the social
  
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• Guinness makes it official: Stage Right! earns world record for fastest theatrical production

  27-09-2019 21:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Greensburg company set the record by taking 14 hours, 30 minutes to prepare a presentation of the musical “Children of Eden.”
  
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• Man Dies After Contracting Vibrio From Eating Oysters

  27-09-2019 21:32
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (CBS Local) — A North Carolina man has died after contracting a harmful bacteria from eating oysters in Wilmington, according to friends of the victim’s family.
  David Argay contracted vibrio and died Thursday at WakeMed hospital in Raleigh, CBS affiliate WWAY reported.
  Officials did not reveal exactly when Argay ate the oysters or which restaurant served them to him.A man is dead after contracting a harmful bacteria from eating oysters while visiting the Cape Fear, a
  
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• Westinghouse looks to Canada for growth with another post-bankruptcy acquisition

  27-09-2019 21:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Buying a division of Rolls-Royce, Westinghouse is bringing in-house a lot of what has been in Pittsburgh all along.
  
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• Woman Claims She Saw A Burger King Employee Snap A Picture Of Her Debit Card

  27-09-2019 21:10
  HAMILTON, Ohio (KDKA)- A woman was getting lunch at a Burger King drive-thru when she noticed something shocking.Trisha Ryan, of Hamilton, placed her order and drove to the window to pay.According to WKRC, Trisha Ryan claimed she watched the man use his cell phone to take a picture of her debit card before handing her the receipt.“I saw him grab his phone line it up, hover it over something on the counter, took a picture, then he did some more handwork and then he took another picture and
  
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• Pa. AG Josh Shapiro Supports Efforts To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

  27-09-2019 21:00
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he supports the efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania.In a full statement, Attorney General Shapiro said:
  “Continuing to criminalize adult personal marijuana use is a waste of limited law enforcement resources, it disproportionately impacts our minority communities and it does not make us safer.
  Given those realities and after months of internal research and discussions with fellow law enforcement, I am in su
  
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• Repairs begin next week on Becks Run Road after water main break

  27-09-2019 20:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania American Water said it should finish repairs to Becks Run Road by mid November after a broken 24-inch main damaged the road.
  
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• 42nd Annual Pittsburgh Great Race To Close Roads, Detour Buses

  27-09-2019 20:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s a great weekend in Pittsburgh to have The Great Race — but this means road closures and detours will be in place.Some superhumans are taking on the task of running up and down Pittsburgh hills, closing several roads in the area.The Junior Great Race will take place on Saturday, and the Great Race 5k and 10k will take place Sunday.
  The 5k will start at 8 a.m. in Oakland. The 10k will step off at 9:30 a.m. in Squirrel Hill.The following closures will be i
  
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• WATCH: Woman Pumping Gas Kicked In Head By Leaping Deer

  27-09-2019 20:32
  BRUNSWICK, Ga. (CBS Local) — A Georgia woman was filling up her gas tank before work this week when a deer suddenly leaped over her head, kicking her in the process.
  Lynda Tennent was pumping gas Wednesday morning at a gas station in Brunswick when the incident occurred.
  Video shows the animal’s hoof hit her head when she wasn’t looking, taking her by complete surprise.
  “I really thought I was getting robbed,” Lynda Tennent told CBS affiliate WJAX.MUST-SEE VIDEO: De
  
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• Police Say Thieves Stole Three 9/11 Memorial Plaques At New Jersey Park

  27-09-2019 20:08
  ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, Nj. (CNN) — Police are looking for whoever is responsible for stealing 9/11 remembrance plaques from a memorial in New Jersey just a few weeks after the world marked the 18th anniversary of the terror attacks.
  The Atlantic Highlands Police Department is investigating after three bronze plaques from the Monmouth County 9/11 Memorial on Mount Mitchill went missing between Wednesday and Thursday, according to police. Now the park is left with one.
  The plaques are one of th
  
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• Pennsylvania High Court Passes On Death Penalty Review

  27-09-2019 19:55
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined a special petition to review the constitutionality of the death penalty but says it will still consider the fairness of individual cases.
  The decision Friday comes after the court heard arguments this month from critics who call the punishment cruel and arbitrary in the way it’s applied to poor and black defendants. Public defender Shawn Nolan represents the two men whose petitions were at the heart of the petition.
  Nola
  
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• FBI Joins In Search For Missing West Mifflin 7-Week-Old Ambrose Klingensmith

  27-09-2019 19:50
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The FBI is now assisting local police with the search for Ambrose Klingensmith, a West Mifflin 7-week-old believed to be at risk.According to police, 7-week-old Ambrose Klingensmith was at Children’s Hospital yesterday and doctors observed stomach injuries and fingermark bruising consistent with abuse. They say the parents took the child before doctors could finish their evaluation.(Photo Credit: West Mifflin Police)
  It is believed the boy’s parents, Jeannet
  
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• Ohio Animal Shelter Overflowing After 84 Chihuahuas Are Confiscated From 1 Home

  27-09-2019 19:44
  CLEVELAND, Ohio (KDKA) – An Ohio animal shelter is overflowing after four different hoarding cases, one of which involved 84 Chihuahuas and two larger dogs living in one home.
  On Facebook, Cleveland Animal Protective League says in the past four weeks, they’ve seen a huge influx of animals brought in by their Humane Investigations team.Altogether, on top of their usual animal admissions, the shelter says it has taken in 89 cats and 90 dogs.
  Perhaps the most horrific of these cases is
  
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• 'It will take time to heal.' Sisters in North Side gas station fight call incident 'traumatic'

  27-09-2019 19:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jamila Regan said she feared for her life as she and her sister, Ashia, spoke publicly for the first time about the Exxon incident.
  
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• Lowe’s Looking To Hire More Than 550 Employees At Pittsburgh Locations During Walk-In Job Fair

  27-09-2019 19:23
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Lowe’s locations across Pittsburgh will be hosting walk-in interviews as they look to hire more than 550 new employees in the coming week.
  Lowe’s is looking to fill both part-time and permanent, full-time associate positions.A “Walk-in-Wednesday” job fair will be held on Oct. 2, where anyone interested can walk into any Lowe’s store to apply and interview for available jobs.In addition to hiring associates, Lowe’s says it’s look
  
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• Virginia Students Says Her Classmates Cut Off Her Dreadlocks During Recess

  27-09-2019 19:15
  SPRINGFIELD, Va. (KDKA)– A sixth-grader at Immanuel Christian School says this isn’t the first time she’s been bullied by her peers.Amari Allen told WJLA that three boys approached her on the playground at school on Monday, September 23.
  Two of the boys restrained her to the ground while the third boy took a pair of scissors and cut her hair.“They put my hands around my back, put their hands over my mouth and started to cut my hair,” said Allen.
  She said the boys ca
  
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• Critics say Port Authority should have more public input before eliminating bus stops

  27-09-2019 19:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The authority should hold neighborhood hearings rather than hanging signs at stops to be eliminated, Pittsburghers for Public Transit said. 
  
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• Despite Water Main Break In Front Of West Mifflin Area HS, Homecoming Game Is Still On

  27-09-2019 19:10
  WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) – West Mifflin schools are closed today due to a water main break close to the high school.
  The water main break happened right in front of one of the West Mifflin Area High School entrances on Homeville Road.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Scott Danka)
  The school district said their homecoming game and activities scheduled for Friday will be go on as planned, despite the water main break.
  Crews are working to repair the main.
  
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• ‘Cutch Week’ Former Pirates Star Plans To Give Back To Pittsburgh This Fall

  27-09-2019 19:08
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — He may not be a Pirate anymore but Andrew McCutchen is still giving back to the city of Pittsburgh.McCutchen and his wife Maria began Project Pittsburgh to encourage the spirit of volunteerism in Pittsburgh and this year it will take place between Saturday, November 16 and Saturday, November 23 at various non-profits in the city.“Pittsburgh… It’s home. It will always be home,” McCutchen wrote in a Players’ Tribune letter following his trad
  
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• Woman Charged With Feeding Co-Workers Meth-Laced Bean Dip

  27-09-2019 18:59
  JEFFERSON, Ore. (CBS Local) — An Oregon woman who allegedly fed co-workers bean dip laced with methamphetamine was suspended from her job and faces criminal charges, investigators said.
  Cassandra Medina-Hernandez, 38, was working in the deli at the Jefferson Thriftway grocery store in Jefferson on Sept. 9 when she allegedly put meth into a serving of bean dip, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
  A co-worker of Medina-Hernandez went to the deli to get some food for her lunch brea
  
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• West Mifflin police charge parents of missing newborn

  27-09-2019 18:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Daemon Klingensmith and Jeannette Funnen fled with their baby during an examination at a Pittsburgh hospital.
  
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• Allegheny County Health Department Flu Vaccine Clinic Opening September 30

  27-09-2019 18:44
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Flu vaccines will be available at the Allegheny County Health Department’s walk-in clinic starting on Monday, September 30.“The first step to fighting the flu is to get your flu shot,” said Dr. Kristen Mertz, Health Department Epidemiologist. “Getting your flu shot not only protects you and your loved ones, it protects those at risk for severe complications of the flu, such as the elderly and young children. We encourage all residents to get thei
  
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• DoorDash Suffered A Data Breach That Affected 4.9 Million People

  27-09-2019 18:37
  (CNN) — DoorDash confirmed it suffered a data breach affecting roughly 4.9 million delivery people and merchants.
  In a blog post on Thursday, DoorDash said it noticed unusual activity from a third-party service provider earlier in September. After investigating the activity, it found an unauthorized third party was able to access DoorDash user data on May 4, 2019. DoorDash said it took immediate steps to block further access and improve security.
  The people affected joined DoorDash on or b
  
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• Rep. Conor Lamb Now Says He Supports Impeachment Inquiry Of President Trump

  27-09-2019 18:32
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – All nine Pennsylvania Democrats in the U.S. House now say they support Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s move to open impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
  U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb of suburban Pittsburgh on Friday joined the eight other Pennsylvania Democrats in the chamber saying they support it.
  Earlier in the week, U.S. Reps. Matt Cartwright of northeastern Pennsylvania, Susan Wild of Allentown and Chrissy Houlahan of Chester County joined the ranks, too.
  
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• New Jersey Man Dies In Pa. Demolition Site Accident

  27-09-2019 18:31
  BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a New Jersey man working at a demolition site in Pennsylvania was killed in a workplace accident.
  The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office says 38-year-old Luke Marzano was working on the Martin Tower property site in Bethlehem when the accident occurred Thursday morning. Crews there have been cleaning up the remnants of the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. headquarters that was imploded four months ago.
  Details about how the accident occurred have not bee
  
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• ‘We Are Not Thugs, We Are Not Animals’: Women Assaulted At North Side Gas Station Share Their Story

  27-09-2019 18:29
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The two sisters who were attacked at a North Side gas station are sharing their side of the story.
  The incident was caught on video at an Exxon in Marshall-Shadeland, and the disturbing video went viral on social media.
  The women say they feared for their lives and they’re still suffering — not just physically, but emotionally.The defense attorney for the two sisters who were assaulted said what happened was atrocious. He described the video of the attack as
  
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• New Study Reveals Being An Optimist Is Good For Cardiovascular Health

  27-09-2019 18:25
  (CNN) — Looking on the bright side could save your life.
  People who look at life from a positive perspective have a much stronger shot at avoiding death from any type of cardiovascular risk than pessimistic people, according to a new meta-analysis of nearly 300,000 people published Friday in the medical journal JAMA.
  “We observed that an optimist had about a 35% lower risk of major heart complications, such as a cardiac death, stroke or a heart attack, compared to the pessimists in e
  
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• Bethel Park Police: ‘Suspicious Person’ Breaks Into Several Unlocked Vehicles Overnight

  27-09-2019 17:54
  BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) – Bethel Park Police are asking anyone with information about a “suspicious person” entering vehicles to come forward.On Twitter, Bethel Park Police said a “suspicious person” was seen in the Dashwood South neighborhood entering unlocked cars in the area.
  UPDATE: A resident captured video of the suspect entering a vehicle in the area of Thunderwood and Tidewood around 4am. Please check you cameras around that time as well.
  — Bethel Park
  
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• Pittsburgh Bureau Of Fire Receives Funding To Assist The Deaf And Hearing-Impaired

  27-09-2019 17:43
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire has received $1 million in federal and civic funding to assist residents that are deaf or hearing-impaired.Funding will be provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and is going to be used to provide smoke detectors designed to help those with hearing issues.The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire will work with the Center for Hearing and Deaf Services in Pittsburgh in order to determine those that are in need of the devices and how to
  
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• Police Search For Suspect After Man Shot Multiple Times In Crafton Heights

  27-09-2019 17:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A young man was transported to the hospital after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Crafton Heights neighborhood.
  Pittsburgh Police say they responded to ShotSpotter alerts at Crucible and Woodlow streets just before 9:15 p.m. Thursday night.Police say they arrived on scene to find a man in his early 20s who had multiple gunshot wounds.He was transported by EMS, and police report the victim is in stable condition.GVI detectives and the crime scene unit processed the scen
  
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• Pennsylvania American Water To Begin Becks Run Road Restoration In October

  27-09-2019 17:33
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After a massive water main break in Carrick caused significant damage to Becks Run Road, Pennsylvania American Water will be restoring a portion of the road.The project is slated to begin Wednesday, October 2, 2019 and will be during daylight hours. Work will be Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.Traffc will be limited to one lane between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.The project is expected to last until mid-November and they don’t anticipate water serv
  
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• 'Carnegie Swings!' this weekend to benefit historic library

  27-09-2019 17:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  New York tap dancer and vocalist join Boilermaker Jazz Band for “Carnegie SWINGS!” benefit at Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall 
  
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• Mylan pays $30 million to settle SEC charges over EpiPen

  27-09-2019 17:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Department of Justice probe focused on EpiPen classification
  
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• Pennsylvania Contractor Sentenced For Fraud At New Jersey Military Bases

  27-09-2019 16:39
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – A Pennsylvania man who took kickbacks in a scheme involving construction projects at two New Jersey military bases is now headed to federal prison.
  James Conway received a 28-month sentence on Thursday and was ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution. The 48-year-old Conway had pleaded guilty to wire fraud and accepting unlawful kickbacks.
  Conway was a regional manager for a construction contractor on projects at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the Picatinny Arse
  
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• Lottery Ticket Worth $3 Million Sold In Allegheny County

  27-09-2019 16:17
  OAKDALE (KDKA) — Allegheny County was again home to a big lottery prize.A $3 million winning ticket for the “$3,000,000 Diamond Dazzler” was sold at the Circle K along Market Place Drive in Oakdale.
  The scratch-off game is a $30 game that has five winners, all worth $3 million.The Circle K receives a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
  
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• PTL Links: September 27, 2019

  27-09-2019 16:03
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center Presents: Matilda
  38th Annual Wine Country Harvest Festival
  Comedian Tony “T-Robe” RobersonPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:
  FacebookTwitterInstagram
  
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• First Fully Electric ‘Gas’ Station Opens In United States

  27-09-2019 16:01
  (CNN) — The first fully converted gas-to-electric refueling station for electric vehicles opened today at 7224 Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland.
  Like any new business, as the first of its kind in the US, owner Depeswar Doley is fully aware that it’s a gamble that may not pay off.
  However, it was his daughter that convinced him to take the plunge.
  Doley, who owns RS Automotives, received a call from a public city official last year who first suggested the idea to him. He had al
  
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• Vikings-Bears Preview: Cousins, Trubisky Face Daunting Defenses

  27-09-2019 14:48
  (CBS Chicago/CBS Local) — The Minnesota Vikings (2-1) and Chicago Bears (2-1) quarterbacks finally seemed to find their footing in Week 3. Kirk Cousins went 15-21 with a touchdown pass, as the run-first Vikings laid 34 points on the Oakland Raiders. Mitch Trubisky went 25-31 with three touchdown passes, as the Bears took advantage of a forgiving Washington Redskins defense.
  The rivals will square off this Sunday, both looking to keep pace in a surprisingly competitive NFC North. According
  
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• Fantasy Football Start And Sit Week 4: Daniel Jones A Top Option Against Redskins?

  27-09-2019 14:14
  (CBS Local/CBS New York)- The fantasy football season often pivots on injuries. The team owner that reacts the best to those inevitable injuries that happen during the course of the NFL season is likely going to put themselves in good position going forward.
  This season, we have had more than our fair share, particularly at the quarterback spot. Ben Roethlisberger is lost for the season. Drew Brees is out for at least six weeks. Cam Newton? Who knows when he will return from what has now been re
  
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• Pet Events: DogtoberFEST

  27-09-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pet costumes, drag queens, pet blessings, National Aviary owls, free spay and neuter for community feral cats and other pet events.
  
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