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• Construction Continues On Highland Park Bridge

  24-10-2019 23:47
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– PennDOT will continue to work on the Highland Park Bridge this weekend.Officials will be closing the ramp, leading to the bridge that runs over the Allegheny pier in O’Hara and Sharpsburg, starting October, 25 at 9 p.m.
  The work should wrap up before Monday morning on October 28.
  
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• Court panel rejects appeal of sentence by Franklin Regional mass stabber Alex Hribal

  24-10-2019 23:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel ruled that Hribal’s sentence was not overly harsh and that he should not have been tried as a juvenile.
  
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• Members Of Local Jewish Community Push For Stricter Gun Laws, In Memory Of Shooting Victims

  24-10-2019 23:28
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Progressive community groups including Bend the Arc: Pittsburgh and Squirrel Hill Stands Against Gun Violence are using this anniversary to push for popular gun laws.
  To their dismay, no gun laws have been voted on in Washington or Harrisburg in the year since the tree of life killings.
  Eleven chairs sat empty at a sad memorial on the North Shore Thursday afternoon.
  It was one chair for each victim who died at the tree of life synagogue.And there is much anger and anguis
  
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• 3 Women Facing Animal Cruelty Charges After Seizure Of 92 Dogs In Washington County

  24-10-2019 23:11
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – Three people were arrested on animal cruelty charges after nearly 100 animals were seized in Washington County.
  State police say a search warrant resulted in the seizure of 92 dogs in Washington County in the summer of 2018. One cat was also seized, bringing the total to 93.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Responding to reports of injured strays coming from a farm at 4143 Hamilton Acres in Hopewell Township, Washington County last August, humane officer Cathy Cunningham led a
  
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• Fayette County Man Charged With Possessing 4 Bombs

  24-10-2019 22:49
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — A Fayette County man has been charged with possessing four bombs.
  The Department of Justice announced Thursday that Nathanael Varney was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating federal firearm laws.
  He possessed four improvised explosive devices on or about Aug. 15, officials said.
  Varney faces up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.
  
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• Fayetee County Man Charged With Possessing 4 Bombs

  24-10-2019 22:49
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — A Fayette County man has been charged with possessing four bombs.
  The Department of Justice announced Thursday that Nathanael Varney was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating federal firearm laws.
  He possessed four improvised explosive devices on or about Aug. 15, officials said.
  Varney faces up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.
  
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• Lawrenceville man gets two years probation for racial slurs, assault

  24-10-2019 22:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  John Nash Jr. served four years in jail prior to be sentenced on the charges to which he pleaded guilty.
  
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• Ex-Trooper Allegedly Offered Hush Money Offer After An Assault At Charleroi Slovak Club

  24-10-2019 22:31
  CHARLEROI, Pa. (AP) – Investigators claim a retired state police sergeant admitted to taking $2,500 from the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club’s national sergeant at arms to offer hush money to the victim of an assault and the man’s wife.
  The Washington Observer-Reporter said 57-year-old James “Bear” Baranowki is accused of offering Troy and Michele Harris financial support and protection from harm for life.
  Baranowski left the state police in 2003 after 17 years.
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• State prison inmate charged with killing cellmate in Indiana County

  24-10-2019 22:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police said Dwight Darnell Bowen strangled Luis A. Santiago on Jan. 1 after a dispute at SCI Pine Grove.
  
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• FBI: Russian Hacker Indicted In Pittsburgh Wanted For Allegedly Running Worldwide Conspiracy

  24-10-2019 22:19
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Russian computer hacker accused of leading a worldwide conspiracy that targeted hundreds of thousands of computers with malware, enabling his group to steal more than $100 million from business and other bank accounts is still wanted by the FBI.Criminal and civil allegations were filed in Pittsburgh against the accused man, Evgeniy Bogachev, in 2014. Some of his victims are from western Pennsylvania.Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev is still wanted by the #FBI for using o
  
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• Pennsylvania To Receive $53 Million In Suboxone Settlement After Company Defrauds Health Care Programs

  24-10-2019 22:15
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania is in line to receive more than $53 million as part of a nationwide settlement with a British company that once distributed a drug used to treat opioid addiction.
  Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Thursday that the money is to settle allegations that the company defrauded Medicaid and other state health care programs.
  The U.S. Department of Justice had accused an ex-Reckitt Benckiser subsidiary of marketing Suboxone Film by saying the drug
  
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• ‘This Is Not My Fault:’ Woman Who Boarded Flight Without ID Or Boarding Blames Officials

  24-10-2019 22:06
  ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS Local) — A Florida woman who managed to board a Delta Air Lines flight without identification or a boarding pass blames the incident on airport staff and security.
  “It’s their fault,” she told CBS affiliate WKMG at her Orlando apartment on Tuesday. “This is not my fault.”
  Sylvia Rictor, who declined to be interviewed on camera, said she was headed for North Carolina on Oct. 5 to visit family.
  She told WKMG she purchased a ticket at the autom
  
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• Police: Charges To Be Withdrawn Against Man Who Falsely Claimed He Robbed Jimmy John’s On Forbes Avenue

  24-10-2019 21:24
  (Oct. 24) This story has been updated to say all charges are going to be dropped against Aaron Massengill.
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh police are dropping dropped charges against the man who self-identified himself as the suspect in the robbery of a Jimmy John’s on Forbes Avenue.
  Aaron Massengill, 40, was arrested by officials, but the charges were later dropped, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police said on Facebook.
  Officials said the man identified himself as the robber of the Ji
  
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• Trick Or Treat Times 2019: Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland Counties

  24-10-2019 21:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ready for Halloween? It’s time to put on your costume, grab your jack-o-lantern basket and haul in some candy.
  Check out the list below for trick-or-treating dates and times for townships and boroughs in Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland Counties.
   
  Beaver County:Ambridge: Thursday, Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m.
  Beaver Falls: Check back later!
  Brighton Township: Thursday, Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m.
  Daugherty Township: Thursday, Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m.
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• Trick Or Treat Times 2019: Allegheny County

  24-10-2019 21:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Ready for Halloween? It’s time to put on your costume, grab your jack-o-lantern basket and haul in some candy.
  The City of Pittsburgh has announced trick-or-treating will take place across the city on Halloween evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Check out the list below for other trick-or-treating dates and times for townships and boroughs in Allegheny County.
  Click here for more Trick-Or-Treat times from around Western Pennsylvania!
  Allegheny County:• Aleppo Townsh
  
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• Police find second vehicle in North Versailles pedestrian fatality

  24-10-2019 21:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Investigators had been looking for the second of two vehicles that fatally struck a 63-year-old man Thursday morning.
  
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• Fantasy Football Start And Sit Week 8: With Kerryon Johnson Out, Matt Stafford Will Carry Lions Offense

  24-10-2019 21:15
  (CBS Local/CBS Detroit)- Heading into Week 8 of the NFL season already? Amazing how quickly time flies by. At this point, your fantasy team is over the halfway mark and gearing up for a playoff run.
  With that in mind, as every week, we brought in the guys from Fantasy Football Today to weigh in on the best matchups of the week. Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard and Heath Cummings are here to help as you set your lineup to pull out the win on Sunday.
  The top player that the guys have in mind for the
  
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• Westinghouse HS Increases Security After Man Flashes Gun At Students

  24-10-2019 21:14
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) – There was more security Thursday morning at Westinghouse High School after a frightening situation the other day involving students and a gun.
  Pittsburgh Public Schools are making sure their students are safe inside and outside of the classroom.
  They’re taking steps to stop what they call “community-based conflicts.”One way they’re doing this is by working with community partners to help the emotional needs of students.
  This is all in respon
  
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• Runner Disqualified Because She Didn’t Have Waiver For Hijab

  24-10-2019 21:09
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – The association that oversees high school sports in Ohio is looking at changing its rules after a high school runner was disqualified from a cross country meet because she didn’t have a waiver allowing her to wear a hijab.
  Sixteen-year-old Noor Abukaram says she felt humiliated after being disqualified last weekend.
  Her coach at Sylvania Northview told The Blade newspaper he made a mistake by not getting the waiver, but he didn’t think it was needed because
  
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• Woman, daughters charged with animal cruelty after 92 dogs found on Washington County farm

  24-10-2019 21:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Charlotte, Emily and Lucy Binakonsky were charged with animal cruelty after 92 wounded or sick dogs were found on their farm.
  
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• Plum coke dealer gets 12 years behind bars

  24-10-2019 21:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  In terms of trafficking scale, Thomas Poole, 53, was one of the most significant cocaine dealers prosecuted in the region in recent years.
  
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• Human Rights Tribunal Sides With Women Who Refused To Wax Male Genitalia Of Trans Woman

  24-10-2019 20:54
  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (CBS Local) — A Canadian human rights tribunal has ruled in favor of multiple home-based female estheticians who refused to wax the male genitalia of a person who identifies as a woman.
  The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal announced the decision against Jessica Yaniv on Tuesday, saying she “filed complaints for improper purposes,” according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
  “Human rights legislation does not require a ser
  
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• Fugitive On The Run Since September Arrested In Wilkinsburg

  24-10-2019 20:54
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) – A man who escaped from custody while awaiting a non-jury trial has been arrested in Wilkinsburg on two warrants. His suspected girlfriend has also been arrested on charges of hindering his apprehension.
  According to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Ydale Thomas was wanted on two Allegheny County bench warrants for allegedly violating his probation and parole and missing a court appearance.
  The sheriff’s office says it all started back in S
  
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• Rebuke, but no jail, for probation violations by ex-real estate agent charged in prison drug ring case

  24-10-2019 20:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Wiretap evidence indicates that Michel Cercone, a mother of four, held a leadership role in the massive cross-country ring. 
  
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• Remember, Repair, Together: One Year Since The Tree Of Life Synagogue Massacre

  24-10-2019 20:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a day Pittsburgh will never forget.
  Oct. 27, 2018 started out as any normal autumn Saturday morning in western Pennsylvania, but as the dreary day had just dawned, that normalcy turned to horror.
  An unthinkable hatred shattered one of the city’s most peaceful neighborhoods.
  As gunfire rang out in the hallowed halls of the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Squirrel Hill the nation and the world froze in terror.
  The shock turned to
  
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• ‘Yinz Are The Best’: 3 Officers Injured In Tree Of Life Gunfire Issue Written Statements To Public

  24-10-2019 20:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Almost a year after the horrific tragedy at Squirrel Hill’s Tree of Life Synagogue, heroic officers injured in the gunfire are still recovering.
  Pittsburgh Public Safety says three of the six officers wounded are still recovering and have not returned to the job a year after they ran into the synagogue to put an end to the killing.
  While they say the time is not yet right for the officers to speak, Public Safety wants to share an update, as well as written stateme
  
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• ‘This Is One To Remember’: Trooper Reunites Escaped Emotional Support Kangaroo With Owner

  24-10-2019 20:09
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (CBS Local) — A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper hopped into action to reunite an escaped kangaroo with its owner Monday night.
  Trooper Huntley H. Hoemann said he thought the initial call about a kangaroo hopping down a rural road in Franklin County was a joke.
  “I got a call from someone who saw a roo hopping down the road. I didn’t believe it at first,” he told WDAF.There was an escape last night in Franklin Co, but not what you would expect. Tr
  
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• Bed Bath & Beyond Pulls Black Jack-O’-Lanterns Over Blackface Complaints

  24-10-2019 19:56
  SOUTH NYACK, N.Y. (CBS Local) — Bed, Bath & Beyond says it has removed black jack-o-lanterns from its website after receiving complaints the pumpkins resembled blackface.
  The jack-o-lanterns, which are black and feature white paint for the grin, nose, and eyes, were included in a Halloween display on the porch steps of a law firm in South Nyack, New York.
  Within 48 hours, the law firm had gotten enough complaints about the pumpkins that it took the display down.
  “We understand th
  
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• Police Investigating After 2 American Flags Set On Fire At War Memorial

  24-10-2019 19:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating vandalism at the Garfield War Memorial.
  Back on Oct. 15, authorities say someone tore down two American flags.
  Police say the flags were placed on a pile of fallen leaves, doused with lighter fluid and set on fire.
  The monument is a tribute to veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
  Stay with KDKA for a full report on this developing story at 5 and 6 p.m.
  
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• Pennsylvania Won’t Give Driver’s License Records To Census, Won’t Participate In Collection Of Citizenship Information

  24-10-2019 19:52
  Pennsylvania’s transportation secretary is telling the U.S. Census Bureau that her agency won’t provide driver’s license records as part of a Trump administration effort to gather citizenship information.
  Secretary Leslie Richards wrote Thursday to a Census Bureau official, saying her department won’t participate in the project.
  More than a dozen other states have already declined to participate, according to an Associated Press survey .
  The Census Bureau began asking for
  
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• Subaru Recalls Cars, SUVs Due To Engine Control, Debris Trouble

  24-10-2019 19:29
  DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is recalling over 400,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix problems with engine computers and debris that can fall into motors.
  The first recall covers 466,000 Imprezas from 2017 through 2019, and 2018 and 2019 Crosstreks. Subaru says the engine computer can keep powering the ignition coil after motors are shut off. That could cause a short circuit and blown fuse.
  Dealers will update software and replace coils and front exhaust pipes if needed.
  The second covers 205,000 Im
  
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• Snyder Of Berlin Sold To Snack Competitor Utz

  24-10-2019 19:28
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– These two snack brands no longer have to compete for shelf space in convenience stores, supermarkets, and pharmacies.
  Snyder of Berlin, the Somerset County snack maker, has been sold to a competitor snack company.
  Utz, the York County company, hasn’t said what it will do with the Snyder plant in Berlin. About 320 people work at the plant.Utz makes snack products in 11 plants in Pennsylvania, among other states, including potato chips, cheese snacks, pretzels, corn
  
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• KDKA-TV’s Eye On Retirement

  24-10-2019 19:15
  UnitedHealthcare® presents Eye on Retirement highlighting resources to help live a happier, healthier retirement.
  Beginning on October 16th thru November 10th, you can watch host, Melissa Sipusic, Director of Sales for UnitedHealthcare, talk with local experts on KDKA-TV & WPCW-TV about prescription assistance, why flu shots are critical, the importance of taking your meds, and much more.Below are the segments to keep an eye out for throughout the campaign:
  Giant Eagle Pharmacist, Amy Am
  
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• Miniature Cow Breaks Out Of Crate At Pittsburgh International Airport

  24-10-2019 19:06
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A miniature cow broke loose from its crate at the Pittsburgh International Airport.Allegheny County Airport Authority says the incident happened Wednesday afternoon during a cargo transfer on a ramp.They say the mini cow broke out of the crate it was traveling in.Ground crews were able to quickly save the animal and put it back in its crate.Airport operations were not affected by the cow’s break-out,Allegheny County Airport Authority says.
  
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• 'Dora' star Isabela Merced joins Pittsburgh-filmed 'Sweet Girl'

  24-10-2019 19:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The actress will play Jason Momoa’s daughter in the Netflix thriller,which begins filming in Pittsburgh in mid-November.
  
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• 3 People Facing Animal Cruelty Charges After Seizure Of 92 Dogs In Washington County

  24-10-2019 18:57
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – Three people were arrested on animal cruelty charges after nearly 100 animals were seized in Washington County.State police say a search warrant resulted in the seizure of 92 dogs in Washington County in the summer of 2018. One cat was also seized, bringing the total to 93.Approximately 100 dogs, German Shorthaired Pointers, a well-known breed of hunting dog, were found living in what’s described as deplorable conditions.
  As the raid went on, animal rescue wo
  
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• Etna To Be Recognized As First Certified EcoDistrict In The Country

  24-10-2019 18:51
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Etna will soon be recognized for having the first certified EcoDistrict in the U.S.
  Our partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that officials revealed the pending award at the borough meeting on October 15.
  Board members say the official announcement will be made at the upcoming 10th Annual EcoDistricts Summit on the weekend of November 4.
  Robert Tunion, a member of the TriBoro EcoDistrict advisory board, told the Post-Gazette, “There are other communitie
  
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• Butler Co. Woman Arrested For Allegedly Having Sex With 15-Year-Old Boy

  24-10-2019 18:39
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – A Butler County woman accused of raping a teenage boy is in jail.
  State Police say April Walker had sex with a 15-year-old over several months in 2016 at a home in Butler County.
  (Photo Credit: Butler County)
  She’s now in the Butler County Prison.
  Court documents show she’s facing multiple charges, including statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and corruption of minors.
  Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 29.
  
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• Classes Canceled At Fox Chapel Area HS, Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Sweep School

  24-10-2019 18:05
  FOX CHAPEL (KDKA) — Classes are canceled today at Fox Chapel Area High School due to an alleged threat reported through the state’s Safe2Say Something program.
  According to school district officials, the alleged bomb threat was reported late Wednesday night on the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s system.
  (Photo Credit: Meghan Schiller/KDKA)
  In a message on the district’s Facebook page, officials say: “The threat was very ambiguous and non-specific, and was related to
  
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• 1 Person Hospitalized Following New Kensington Shooting

  24-10-2019 18:02
  NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – One person was transported to the hospital after being shot in New Kensington.
  According to 911 dispatchers, police and medics were called to the 1300 block of Leishman Avenue just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday.When they arrived on scene, they found one person with a gunshot wound.The 1500 block of Kenneth Avenue and Leishman Avenue have been blocked off.There is no word on any arrests or the victim’s condition.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Clashing Forecasts Leave Trick-Or-Treating Weather Unclear

  24-10-2019 17:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There will be significant differences between forecasts from different meteorologist over the next couple of days. It continues all the way through Halloween day, when data finally, kind of, comes together.
  If you are going with the GFS, that technically now is the more accurate model, you have temperatures dipping on Tuesday with some rain around.Halloween day would then be dry and cool with temperatures in the 40s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  If you are going with the EURO,
  
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• Pa. Adopts Resolution Declaring October As ‘Wine, Wineries And Grapes Month’

  24-10-2019 17:51
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – It’s official: a resolution just passed in the state House makes October Wine Month in Pennsylvania.
  The resolution to declare October as “Wine, Wineries and Grapes Month” across the state was introduced by Rep. Rob Matzie of Beaver and Allegheny. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives unanimously voted to adopt it.
  According to a press release, Matzie introduced the resolution to raise awareness about Pennsylvania’s 270 licensed wineries
  
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• Extreme Haunted House Requires Doctor’s Note, 40-Page Waiver For Entrance

  24-10-2019 17:50
  SUMMERTOWN, Tenn. (AP) – A haunted house that promises an extreme experience that can last up to 10 hours requires participants to be medically cleared by a doctor and sign a 40-page waiver.
  The McKamey Manor experiences in Summertown, Tennessee, and Huntsville, Alabama, also require visitors be at least 18, insured, and pass a background check and drug test.
  WFLA-TV reports that owner Russ McKamey offers thousands of dollars to anyone who completes the tour, but says no one ever has. He r
  
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• Allegheny Health Network Offering Free Mammograms For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  24-10-2019 17:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Have you been meaning to schedule a mammogram?
  Allegheny Health Network is making it easy today for the AHN Pink Out.
  During breast cancer awareness month, on October 24, you can choose your preferred Allegheny Health Network location for a screening.
  Walk-in and get your yearly screening mammogram with no appointment needed.
  The event runs from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at six different AHN locations throughout the City of Pittsburgh.
  For more details about the event visit www.a
  
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• ‘It’s A Half Hour Comedy, But It’s Not Afraid Of The Feels’: Rob Corddry On CBS’ ‘The Unicorn,’ ‘Ballers,’ Will Ferrell

  24-10-2019 17:31
  (CBS Local)– Fans of “The Unicorn” on CBS are going to be seeing a lot more of Walton Goggins and Rob Corddry this year.
  The new sit-com has been picked up for a full season after receiving great reviews. Corddry knew from the jump that this was going to be a good one for him and the network.
  “I love making this show. I think the cast itself has been the best part of the experience for me,” said Corddry in an interview with CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith. “When
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby And Colorado Avalanche Star Nathan Mackinnon Bring Puppies To The Rink For Children

  24-10-2019 17:25
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Good friends Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon recently brought big smiles to some youth hockey players faces.The duo teamed with Tim Hortons to ask the “experts” of youth sports how to lighten the mood of the activities after a recent study showed 67% of parents find youth sports too serious.Crosby and McKinnon listened to the creative ideas from the players, and brought puppies and piñatas to the rink for the kids to enjoy.“Puppies? Piñ
  
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• Slices of Life: Is the Strip District Pittsburgh's best pizza neighborhood?

  24-10-2019 17:13 via post-gazette.com
  
  There has always been pizza in the Strip, but in recent years, the mix of styles and schools of thought have made it a true pizza destination.
  
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• Louis Tomlinson World Tour Comes To Stage AE, Summer 2020

  24-10-2019 17:04
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– After dropping his latest single, Louis Tomlinson is ready to come to a venue near you.
  The former One Direction heartthrob is coming to Stage AE on June 13, 2020.General admission tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Premium seat tickets start at $85.
  On October 31, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., fans can buy pre-sale tickets using the password: KILLMYMIND.
  “I’m lucky enough to have a very loyal fanbase who want as much music from me as possible,”
  
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• Police Charge Suspect For Vandalism At Sciullo Memorial Park In Bloomfield

  24-10-2019 17:00
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say they caught a suspect in the act of spray painting graffiti onto a wall under the Bloomfield Bridge.
  The wall is part of the park named in honor of fallen Pittsburgh Police Officer Paul Sciullo II, who was killed in the line of duty in Stanton Heights in 2009.
  Police say the park has a history of vandalism as recently as this past June when someone spray painted the two memorial plaques and stole the flag honoring fallen officers.Investigators have
  
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• Peters Township school board approves bond issue for school conversion

  24-10-2019 16:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  District officials said there will be a $20 million cap on the borrowing and the “not to exceed” language serves as a provision.
  
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