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• Grilling The Experts On Plant-Based Meats: Are They Really Healthier?

  10-10-2019 23:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — From sit-down restaurants to fast-food chains, even some convenience stores, a lot of places are now selling meatless burgers.
  Many people are jumping on the bandwagon, ditching beef patties for what they think is something healthier.
  But is it?
  When a doctor told Austin Toy his blood sugar was too high, he decided to go plant-based for health reasons.
  “I lost about 80 pounds, just eating healthier and better foods and working out,” he said.
  Among the foods
  
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• Local Police Officers Participate In Active Shooter Drill On East Side Of Pittsburgh

  10-10-2019 23:54
  TURTLE CREEK, Pa. (KDKA)– No matter how much active shooter training police officers get, instructor Stephen Shaulis said it’s never enough. Shaulis walked KDKA through Thursday’s drill at St. Colman School in Turtle Creek.
  “As they come down this hallway, they try to clear and try to see what they can from the hallway before making an entry. The act of killing is what drives their response into the room so it prevents more death and killing,” said Shaulis.
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• Extras Needed For New Amazon Movie Filming In Pittsburgh

  10-10-2019 23:26
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Paid extras are needed for a new Amazon feature film starring Rachel Brosnahan that’s filming in Pittsburgh.The movie “I’m Your Woman” stars Rachel Brosnahan, who was in Amazon Prime’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
  The casting company Mosser Extras says extras will be needed for 12 to 14 hour-long shoot days with “varying call times and locations in the Pittsburgh area.”In addition to extras, they’re also looking for cars fro
  
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• Cheswick Man Pleads Guilty To Purchasing More Than $34,000 In Stamps With Bad Checks, Reselling Stamps At Pawn Shop To Pay Drug Dealer

  10-10-2019 23:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Cheswick man has pleaded guilty after buying stamps using checks that belonged to a pair of deceased doctors and reselling those stamps at a pawn shop to repay his drug dealer.The Department of Justice said Thursday that John Martell, 38, pleaded guilty to five counts related to the theft of government property and uttering and possessing false securities.Officials said Martell and Holly Lovasik, a former employee of the United States Postal Service, were involved in
  
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• Fayette Co. Man Accused In Fatal Shooting Found Not Guilty

  10-10-2019 22:14
  MASONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – A man accused of fatally shooting another man in Masontown has been found not guilty.Christopher Shellhammer turned himself into police shortly after the shooting in January of 2018.
  Shellhammer allegedly admitted to killing Mike Henrick at a home on Peach Street in Masontown.
  Police say Shellhammer walked from the murder scene straight to the Masontown Police station and admitted to the killing. Investigators say he only told them he was set up.
  Shellhammer said so
  
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• New Cancer Vaccine Shows Shows Early Promise In Human Clinical Trials

  10-10-2019 22:11
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS Local) — Doctors say a new vaccine undergoing clinical trials at the Mayo Clinic has effectively removed cancer cells, providing new hope for cancer survivors. Lee Mercker was the first to participate in the clinical trial. In March, she was shocked to learn she had breast cancer.
  “I’m an exercise fanatic, I eat right,” she told First Coast News. “But it just can knock on anybody’s door.”
  Mercker said she was told she had “D
  
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• PennDOT Looking To Hire Temporary Workers As Winter Approaches

  10-10-2019 22:06
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – PennDOT is looking to hire temporary workers as the winter season approaches.PennDOT says it supplements its workforce by hiring summer maintenance as well as winter maintenance workers.Winter jobs range from auto mechanics to clerks, from custodial workers to welders. The application process usually begins in June.If you’re interested, you can apply online.
  
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• ‘Hurts Just A Hair Flashier Than Tua’ Brent Stover On Heisman Race At Midway Point

  10-10-2019 22:03
  (CBS Local/CBS New York)- The college football season reaches its midway point this week. Amazing how quickly time flies, isn’t it? Anyway, with the midway point comes the beginning of Heisman Trophy discussion. What player should be considered to be that season’s best.
  In its history, the award has largely been won by quarterbacks and running backs, with the signal callers taking further ownership of it since the dawn of the new millennia. Since 2000, the award has been given to 16
  
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• Closure, Lane Restriction Coming To Fort Duquesne Bridge

  10-10-2019 21:50
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Crews will be replacing some signs on the upper deck of the Fort Duquesne Bridge on Thursday night and Friday morning.
  A single-lane restriction will be in place, starting tonight at 10 p.m., PennDOT announced. The ramp to the North Shore will be closed to traffic.
  All lanes will reopen before Friday morning’s rush hour.
  Officials will then close the entire upper deck of the bridge from 10 p.m. Friday until noon on Saturday.
  The posted detour can be found below.
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• Ohio K-9 Finds Missing 3-Year-Old In 10 Minutes

  10-10-2019 21:43
  SIDNEY, Ohio (KDKA) – An Ohio K-9 is being celebrated as a hero after he found a missing 3-year-old in 10 minutes.On Facebook, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Shelby, Ohio shared the amazing story of Deputy Bleigh and K-9 Bandit.
  The sheriff’s office says the pair were looking for a missing 3-year-old on Sidney Plattsville Road just before 1 p.m. Tuesday.They started at the house, and within 10 minutes, the sheriff’s office says K-9 Bandit had located the toddler.&l
  
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• West Virginia Mayor Won’t Rename Christmas Parade To After Backlash From Church

  10-10-2019 21:28
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The mayor of West Virginia’s capital city quickly withdrew a decision to change the name of the annual holiday parade after intense backlash from church leaders.
  News outlets report Mayor Amy Goodwin announced on Monday that she planned to rename the “Charleston Christmas Parade” the “Charleston Winter Parade” to demonstrate that Charleston is an inclusive city.
  Officials from several churches quickly criticized the decision and said t
  
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• 'Golden Girls' poll results: It was Dorothy all the way

  10-10-2019 21:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Sophia was second, with the mother and daughter of TV series dominating the vote, as "The Golden Girls Show: A Puppet Parody" arrives for the weekend.
  
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• Man Charged With Allegedly Selling Drugs That Killed Mac Miller Pleads Not Guilty

  10-10-2019 21:09
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – A man charged with selling rapper Mac Miller the drugs that killed him last year has pleaded not guilty.
  Cameron Pettit entered the plea Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles.
  He stood alongside his attorney and spoke only to answer a judge’s questions.
  Prosecutors allege the 28-year-old sold Miller cocaine and pills that contained the powerful opioid fentanyl two days before the 26-year-old rapper died of an accidental overdose in September 2018.
  Pettit, who ha
  
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• That Mall Featured In “Stranger Things” Is Up For Sale

  10-10-2019 21:02
  (CNN) — The Georgia mall featured in the third season of the Netflix show “Stranger Things” is up for sale.
  Though the show painted the idea of a crowded shopping center, the once bustling suburban mall in Duluth, Georgia, is so empty that a decomposing body went unnoticed for two weeks in 2017.
  Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Executive Director Joe Allen confirmed the sale to The Gwinnett Daily Post. Colliers International Atlanta has been chosen by the owners, M
  
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• Yinzer Chocolate Bars Sell Out 24 Hours After Hitting Shelves

  10-10-2019 20:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Yinzer chocolate bars were so popular they sold out in just 24 hours after hitting shelves, with 30 percent of the proceeds going to a good cause.
  The candy bar, which is a Sarris chocolate bar wrapped in a Yinzer-style wrapper, hit 10 local Giant Eagles this week.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The Yinzer chocolate bars were also available at Laurie’s Hallmark Stores and the Heinz History Center, joining the Yinzer cards on the shelves.
  The cards benefit Animal Friends. Th
  
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• Police On Scene In Turtle Creek After 1 Person Hospitalized

  10-10-2019 20:42
  TURTLE CREEK, Pa. (KDKA) – One person was transported from Turtle Creek, where police are currently present.
  911 dispatchers confirm there was one person transported from the 500 block of Larimer Avenue in the borough of Turtle Creek.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photographer Aaron Sledge)
  There are police on the scene.
  Stay with KDKA.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• 1 Person Hospitalized After Getting In Car Accident While Fleeing Gunfire In Turtle Creek

  10-10-2019 20:42
  TURTLE CREEK, Pa. (KDKA) – One person was transported from Turtle Creek after getting in a car accident while fleeing gunfire.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photographer Aaron Sledge)
  Police said they responded to shots fired in the 500 block of Larimer Avenue in the borough of Turtle Creek around 12:30 p.m.
  Police said witnesses saw two black males on foot on Stewart Avenue who were approached by two other black males in a white vehicle.
  One of the men on foot shot at the car and continued to fire
  
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• Kennedy police find meth lab materials in motel, arrest Illinois man

  10-10-2019 20:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Robert O. Baker Jr. was charged after police responded to a call for a domestic dispute at the Hilltop Inn on Kisow Drive.
  
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• FBI: Western Pa. Shows 19 Percent Decrease In Gun-Related Crime

  10-10-2019 20:00
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Western Pennsylvania showed a 19 percent decrease in gun-related crime in 2018, according to a crime report by the FBI.
  United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced the reported decrease of firearm-related violence on Thursday.
  The statistics from the FBI’s 2018 Unified Crime Report say violent firearm-related crimes, like murders and robberies, have decreased 19 percent for the 25 counties that make up the Western District of Pennsylvania.The Department of Jus
  
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• Dr. Phil On The Upcoming Execution Of Rodney Reed: ‘I Want A Stay Of Execution, So This Man Can Present The Truth’

  10-10-2019 20:00
  Dr. Phil is tackling one of his most important topics yet this week as he fights on behalf of a man named Rodney Reed who has been on death row for 22 years while proclaiming his own unwavering innocence. Reed has served time for the murder of a 19-year-old bride-to-be named Stacey Stites since 1996 and is scheduled to be executed on November 20th, 2019.
  New evidence in the case, which wasn’t available at the time of Reed’s sentencing, seems to corroborate with his innocence plea and
  
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• 150 new homes could be 'Cornerstone' of Larimer's rebirth

  10-10-2019 20:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cornerstone Village will cost $120 million, anchored by a $30 million Choice Neighborhoods grant from HUD. Phase II cost $50 million.
  
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• TRAFFIC: Three major Pittsburgh area roads have restrictions this weekend

  10-10-2019 19:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Crews will work on Interstate 579 Downtown, Boulevard of the Allies in Uptown and the Sharpsburg-O’Hara end of the Highland Park bridge.
  
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• Port Authority Launches Survey For Bus Rapid Transit Station, Shelter Design

  10-10-2019 19:17
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Port Authority wants riders to help with the development of a Bus Rapid Transit project that will run through the Pittsburgh area.Port Authority, Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh and the Urban Redevelopment Project are working together to create dedicated bus lanes that are designed to move a large number of people.
  We like a wavy roof, lean bars. Bike racks, streetcars. We like the shelters with the WiFi, hop on the bus and say goodbye. We like USB ports, we li
  
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• Peters council OKs new radio equipment for police, fire department

  10-10-2019 19:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  The purchase is contingent on approval from the Federal Communications Commission for a change in the township’s radio frequency license.
  
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• Police: Domestic Violence Suspect Broke Into Home For A Snack, Tried On Clothing At Garage Sale

  10-10-2019 19:13
  KEIZER, Ore. (CBS Local) — An armed domestic violence suspect on the run tried to hide at a garage sale after he broke into another house and helped himself to a snack, police in Oregon said.
  Jacob Michael Brown, 28, of Keizer faces 11 criminal charges following his arrest Sunday afternoon, according to authorities.
  Officers said it all started late Saturday when local police responded to a domestic disturbance. Officers attempted to take the Brown into custody, but he fled on foot. They b
  
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• Recent Sesame Street Episode Raises Discussion Of Opioid Crisis

  10-10-2019 19:08
  NEW YORK (AP) — “Sesame Street” is taking a new step to try to help kids navigate life in America — it’s tackling the opioid crisis.
  Sesame Workshop is exploring the backstory of Karli, a bright green, yellow-haired friend of Elmo’s whose mother is battling addiction. The initiative is part of the Sesame Street in Communities resources available online.
  “Sesame Street” creators said they turned to the issue of addiction since data shows 5.7 million
  
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• Former Pittsburgh Pirates Pitchers Gerrit Cole And Tyler Glasnow Set To Start ALDS Game 5

  10-10-2019 18:53
  HOUSTON (KDKA) — In what seems to be a common trend in the 2019 MLB Postseason, former Pirates pitchers are taking the spotlight on other teams.Thursday night has been deemed the “Huntington Bowl” by some, because two of Neal Huntington’s biggest draft picks are set to start for the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays in a critical game 5 of the American League Divisional Series.Gerrit Cole and Tyler Glasnow take the rubber in the elimination game at Houston’s Minute
  
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• PennDOT to begin slide repair Monday on Reis Run Road in Ross

  10-10-2019 18:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Reis Run Road in Ross has been closed since May 31 because the hillside has been unstable and the slide was on private property.
  
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• Urban Redevelopment Authority To Vote On Civic Arena Site Plans

  10-10-2019 18:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The former site of the Civic Arena is moving closer to redevelopment.
  A series of votes is expected Thursday by the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority to clear the way for new residential construction.
  They plan to develop the area with new commercial, entertainment and office space, as well as affordable housing.
  City Councilman and URA member R. Daniel Lavelle told our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the votes will be “historic and unprec
  
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• Wabtec Corporation To Open Global Headquarters In Pittsburgh

  10-10-2019 18:36
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Wabtec Corporation, a Wilmerding-based company, is opening its global headquarters in Pittsburgh.Wabtec, originally based in the borough of Wilmerding, Allegheny County, says it will officially have the grand opening of its Pittsburgh location on Oct. 15.In a press release, the company cites Pittsburgh’s reputation as a “technology hub” as a reason why they picked the city’s business district as its new global headquarters.
  The company says 250 e
  
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• Lawsuit Seeks To Keep Victim Rights Question Off Fall Ballot

  10-10-2019 18:33
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A lawsuit seeks to keep a proposed state constitutional amendment question off Pennsylvania’s Nov. 5 ballot, arguing it improperly combines what is actually several amendments that must be voted on separately.
  The state League of Women Voters sued Pennsylvania’s chief elections official Thursday in a bid to prevent a vote on Marsy’s Law.
  The ballot question passed the Legislature overwhelmingly and would give crime victims the right to be notified a
  
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• Blue Bell Ice Cream Recalls Butter Crunch Half Gallons

  10-10-2019 18:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Blue Bell is recalling some of its ice cream because it may have small pieces of plastic inside.
  The FDA announced that the company is voluntarily recalling the Butter Crunch half-gallon flavor of ice cream.This batch was made at a plant in Alabama on August 26 and the lid contains the packaging code: 082621222.
  The FDA says plastic used during the manufacturing process may have ended up inside.If you have purchased this product you can return them at the place of purcha
  
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• Pa. Bakery Creates Amazing Life-Sized Deer Cake

  10-10-2019 17:58
  EAST EARL, Pa. (KDKA) – A Pennsylvania cake decorator created an incredible life-sized deer cake that’s going viral on Facebook.The giant life-sized cake was made by Cake Decorating Supervisor Pam McNeal at Shady Maple Farm Market in East Earl, Lancaster County.The photo, shared on the farm market’s Facebook page Saturday, is going viral with over 1,700 likes and nearly 2,000 shares.In addition to making wedding and specialty cakes, Shady Maple has a farm market, a smorgasbord
  
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• Young Penn State Football Fan Sends Letter To Jonathon Sutherland In Support After Player Received Controversial Letter

  10-10-2019 17:56
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (KDKA) — Just days after receiving a controversial letter criticizing his look, Jonathon Sutherland is receiving backing from other Penn State fans.
  “” pic.twitter.com/9DmM0Cs9Fh
  — Jonathan Sutherland (@jay_suth) October 8, 2019A young fan named Mason Young decided to write his own letter in support of Sutherland’s long dreadlocks.“Don’t listen to the mean people that sent you that mean letter,” Young said. “You are my favo
  
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• Former Moon resident 'living dream,' works to rebuild Mooncrest ballfield

  10-10-2019 17:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mariano held on to his dream of rebuilding the dilapidated field and naming it after his parents in recognition of their support of him.
  
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• East Allegheny teen is state Special Olympics female athlete of the year

  10-10-2019 17:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Swimmer, runner, cheerleader, model - no competition is too tough for North Versailles Emily Mazur. Oh, she cooks too.
  
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• Students Will Soon Be Able To Retake Specific Sections Of The ACT

  10-10-2019 17:39
  (CNN) — It looks like the ACT believes in second chances.
  College-entrance exam ACT announced Tuesday that students who have already taken the entire exam once will have the option to retake specific sections of the ACT test instead of taking the whole thing over again.
  If a student does poorly on the math section, for example, but aces the other three sections, this change allows the student to retake only the math portion and keep the original scores in the other sections.
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• Former Pittsburgh Steelers Running Back DeAngelo Williams Pays For More Than 500 Mammograms In Honor Of His Mother

  10-10-2019 17:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Everyone knew about DeAngelo Williams’ connection with breast cancer while he played for the Steelers.He made it very apparent by dying his hair pink for the cause in October to honor his late mother Sandra Hill, who passes away from the disease in 2014.Williams has made it a point to cover mammogram costs for women in need over the last five years, but the total heading into this Fall was staggering.
  Williams has paid for more than 500 screenings across various c
  
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• Recall Expanded For Chicken Brand Sold At Local Retailers For Possible Listeria Contamination

  10-10-2019 17:22
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Tip Top Poultry is issuing a recall for multiple types of chicken for possible listeria contamination.
  The USDA says the recall spans over multiple chicken products in dozens of stores including Trader Joe’s, Aldi and Target.
  This recall includes all frozen cooked, diced or shredded, RTE chicken products.
  Officials urge consumers to check the produce by date from Jan. 21 through Sept. 24.
  Click here for a list of the exact products affected.
  There have been no repo
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Goodbye 80s! Warmer Temperatures Not Likely For The Rest Of The Year

  10-10-2019 17:19
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Seasonal weather is in place for the foreseeable future.
  In fact, you can probably say goodbye to the 80s all together for the rest of the year.Historically in Pittsburgh, the official ASOS, or Automated Surface Observing System, at the Pittsburgh airport has seen 80 degree weather or warmer just 45 times since this type of record began in 1948.That’s an average of just over one every two years, so our odds aren’t great.
  Looking ahead, it appears that today
  
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• High Schools Student-Led Club Stirs Controversy With Pro-Life Cupcakes

  10-10-2019 16:53
  IRWIN (KDKA) — A student-led, pro-life club is stirring controversy with the baked goods they handed out at Norwin High School in Westmoreland County.
  The cupcakes came with green icing and sprinkles, as well as a note that read: “Each cupcake is for a child who does not get to celebrate a birthday because of abortion.”
  It also had the Twitter handle “@KnightsForLife,” printed on it.
  (Image Provided)
  According to a statement from Norwin High School Superintendent Dr
  
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• Pittsburgh Langley Operates On Modified Lockdown After Alleged Threat

  10-10-2019 16:40
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Langley K-8 has been operating on a modified lockdown Thursday morning following an alleged threat overnight.
  According to a Pittsburgh Public Schools spokesperson, the alleged threat was left on the school’s voicemail overnight.
  Students and staff reported to school this morning and were put on modified lockdown.
  Officials searched the campus, but did not find anything of concern.
  The spokesperson says the lockdown will be lifted at 11 a.m.
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• Jason Momoa To Make New Netflix Thriller In Pittsburgh

  10-10-2019 16:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Actor Jason Momoa, best known for starring as DC Comics’ “Aquaman,” is coming to Pittsburgh to shoot a new feature film for Netflix.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Momoa will star as a dad sworn to protect his daughter after the death of his wife in the Netflix thriller, “Sweet Girl.”
  The movie begins shooting this fall.
  Momoa will produce and Brian Andrew Mendoza will make his directorial debut.
  In addition
  
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• Another monster catfish: 43-pounder pulled from Ohio River

  10-10-2019 15:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Wexford fisherman catches huge catfish on the Ohio River.
  
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• On Yom Kippur, a Tree of Life shooting survivor grapples with forgiveness

  10-10-2019 15:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  Hundreds came to the JCC in Squirrel Hill for a panel discussion about forgiveness on Yom Kippur featuring survivors of two mass shootings.
  
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• PTL Links: October 10, 2019

  10-10-2019 15:12
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Car Seat Safety
  Tom Henry Chevrolet
  Carnegie Science Center “Mummies of the World” Exhibit
  Old-Fashioned Christmas in the Woods Festival
  Yinzer Cards and Chocolate Bars
  Spencer’s Voice Fund
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• Tree Trimming Truck Crashes Over Hillside In New Sewickley Twp.

  10-10-2019 14:25
  NEW SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Emergency crews have been called to the scene of an accident involving a tree trimming truck in Beaver County.
  According to emergency officials, the truck has crashed over a hillside.
  (Photo Courtesy: Amy Smail/KDKA)
  (Photo Courtesy: Amy Smail/KDKA)
  It happened around 8 a.m. along Willoughby Run Road in New Sewickley Township.
  Officials have not yet said what caused the crash or if there are any injuries.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing stor
  
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• Zappala won't participate in DA candidate forum

  10-10-2019 14:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  His campaign said he had a conflicting event but also that he has “no desire to share a stage with” opponent Lisa Middleman, citing comments she made about fat people in 1992.
  
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• Century III Mall redevelopment takes a step forward

  10-10-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The mall’s creditors have agreed to a hearing for the redevelopment plan in December.
  
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• Pennsylvania ranked No. 9 among states for childhood obesity

  10-10-2019 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Childhood obesity remains an ‘epidemic,’ and Pennsylvania is now in the top 10 highest rates, but there is good news too, report says.
  
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