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• Agencies Come Together to Solve Downtown Homeless Shelter Concerns

  01-11-2019 23:56
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – In the summer, downtown’s homeless and the destitute often sleep in doorways in the open air. But as the temperature drops, the concern rises.For more than four decades, they’ve found warmth, shelter and a place to sleep at Smithfield United Christian Church.This year, however, the city and county just couldn’t ignore a number of fire suppression and access problems at the old church’s shelter — which would house 100 men and 25 women on any
  
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• Clean-Up Operations Underway In Coraopolis After Severe Weather Hits The Area

  01-11-2019 23:53
  CORAOPOLIS (KDKA) — Mother Nature brought more tricks than treats on Halloween as severe weather hit Western Pennsylvania.
  On Friday, some of the areas continue to clean-up the debris left behind.
  Fourth Avenue in Coraopolis was under several inches of water on Thursday.
  Today, muck and debris cover the streets.
  “When they say flash flooding, it was flash flooding,” Ken Augustine said.
  Augustine said the rain turned Fourth Avenue into a canal in about 20 minutes.
  Augustine stru
  
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• 4 Police Officers Who Responded To Tree Of Life Massacre Among 30 Officers Recognized For Bravery

  01-11-2019 23:26
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Four police officers who responded during the Tree of Life shooting were among the 30 officers who were commended for their valor.
  More than 400 law enforcement officials and supporters gathered at the Amen Corner’s annual H. John Heinz Police Awards Ceremony at the Sheraton Station Square on Friday.
  Michael Smidga — currently on deployment with the U.S. Army — Daniel Mead, Tim Matson, and Anthony Burke were the four city police officers honored for re
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates: Roberto Clemente’s Wife Hospitalized, In ‘Delicate Health’

  01-11-2019 23:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Pirates say Roberto Clemente’s wife has been hospitalized and is in “delicate health.”
  The Pirates tweeted that Vera Clemente, Pirates and MLB Goodwill Ambassador, is in the hospital.
  Vera Clemente, Pirates and MLB Goodwill Ambassador & wife of the great Roberto Clemente, is in delicate health and has been hospitalized.
  We ask all fans to join our Pirates family in sending thoughts and prayers at this difficult time to Vera and the e
  
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• ‘I May Have Well Been Her Drug Dealer’: Wisdom Teeth Removal Playing Part In Opioid Epidemic Among Teens

  01-11-2019 23:02
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dentists and parents are on alert as wisdom teeth removal is contributing to the opioid epidemic among teenagers.About 5 million Americans have their wisdom teeth removed every year.
  Charlotte Stephenson said her daughter’s first taste of opioids came at 17 when she got her wisdom teeth out.“When I look back on that, I may have well been her drug dealer, because I was serving her those Percocet pills every so many hours, for days,” Stephenson said.
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• Firefighters Battle Blaze At House In Homewood

  01-11-2019 22:39
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Crews are battling a blazing fire at a house in Homewood.
  Bright orange flames can be seen coming out of the windows of a house on the 1000 block of Grotto Street in Homewood.
  WATCH: NewsChopper 2 Flies Over The Scene —
  Black smoke is also billowing in the air from the top story and from the roof.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The call went out around 5:30 p.m. and crews are working to contain the flames.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Police arrest 2, confiscate 111 bricks of heroin, fentanyl in McKeesport

  01-11-2019 22:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  A man and woman were charged with felony drug possession and conspiracy and the woman with endangering children at Crawford Village. 
  
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• TSA: Man With Loaded Gun Stopped At Pittsburgh Airport

  01-11-2019 21:58
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – TSA stopped a man with a loaded handgun at Pittsburgh International Airport, marking the 31st gun confiscated there this year.
  TSA says their officers stopped a Texas man on Thursday with a .40 caliber handgun. They say it was loaded with 14 bullets, one in the chamber.
  This is the 31st gun TSA agents have confiscated at the Pittsburgh airport in 2019.
  (Photo Credit: TSA)
  Allegheny County Police detained the man for questioning. He reportedly didn’t know he had hi
  
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• Tamburitzans to donate or sell costumes, instruments and recordings

  01-11-2019 21:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Tamburitzans are selling their Uptown building and seeking a new home for thousands of costumes, musical instruments and recordings.
  
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• PennDOT's Shaler Street Bridge project rescheduled to begin Sunday

  01-11-2019 21:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  Route 19/51 northbound closes at 2 p.m. and southbound at 7 p.m. Sunday to prepare for moving the Shaler Street Bridge into place Monday.
  
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• Packers-Chargers Preview: Rodgers, Rivers Leading Teams In Opposite Directions

  01-11-2019 21:43
  (CBSLA/CBS Local) — The Los Angeles Chargers slipped by the fading Chicago Bears in Week 8. They were due to pull out a close one, and after three consecutive losses by a touchdown or less, they did. It wasn’t pretty, but it was a win, even if it resulted from a missed Bears field goal. The Chargers’ season remains alive for another week, as they host the NFC North-leading Green Bay Packers.
  The Chargers are moving forward without the services of offensive coordinator Ken Whise
  
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• CCAC, Robert Morris University Awarded More Than 300 Thousand In State Grants

  01-11-2019 21:38
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – State representative Dan Miller announced on Friday that the CCAC and Robert Morris University received a combined $356,003 in state funding to improve upon both schools’ early childhood education programs.Miller said that the improvements to the programs would help generations of young children to come to receive the best education possible.
  “When we initially send our young children to school, we do so under the assumption that the educators responsible fo
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Steelers, Head Coach Mike Tomlin Fined For Violating Injury Report Policy

  01-11-2019 21:34
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers and head coach Mike Tomlin are facing fines for violating the NFL policy regarding Ben Roethlisberger‘s injury.
  NFL Insider Ian Rapport reports that the Steelers are being fined $75,000 and Tomlin is being fined $25,000.The #Steelers have been fined $75,000 and coach Mike Tomlin fined $25,000 for violating the NFL Injury Report Policy by not accurately listing QB Ben Roethlisberger on the practice report prior to the team’s Week 2 gam
  
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• Google To Break Ground On $600 Million Data Center In Ohio

  01-11-2019 21:21
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Google says it is set to break ground on its $600 million data center in an Ohio city, part of $13 billion in planned investments by the tech giant this year.
  Company officials will be in New Albany on Friday for a groundbreaking celebration at the city’s International Business Park. The company says it also plans to announce a “substantial” grant at the event.
  Ohio Republicans Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (HYOO’-sted) and U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson also
  
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• Penn State Investigating New Allegation Against Former Assistant Football Coach Jerry Sandusky

  01-11-2019 20:53
  (CNN) — Penn State University is investigating a new allegation of abuse by convicted child molester and former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, a university spokesperson told CNN Thursday.
  Wyatt DuBois said an incident report was filed on Tuesday with the University Police describing a visitor being “sexually assaulted by a known person at a University building” between June 2000 and September 2010.
  The report lists two counts of rape and two other counts of “sex
  
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• Mercer County Is The Perfect Place For Holiday Shopping

  01-11-2019 20:39
  The holiday shopping season in Mercer County is already underway, drawing scores of people who are searching for great holiday gifts and hoping to pick up some fantastic items for themselves, too.
  Mercer County is located in northwestern Pennsylvania. The County’s diverse shopping destinations and small-town charm attract people in the western part of the state, but also welcome visitors from eastern Ohio, southwestern New York, and Ontario, Canada. Pennsylvania does not charge sales tax o
  
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• Allegheny County Ranks Best Color In New Fall Foliage Report

  01-11-2019 20:28
  Allegheny County has been ranked best color for leaves in the PA Department of Conservation and National Resources’ most recent Fall Foliage Report. The best color category means that leave foliage is reaching its peak color this week.
  (Photo Credit: DCNR Twitter)
  The report stated that “The Pittsburgh area will see a wide range of color with maples, birches, hickories, and cherries displaying good fall color.” Greene and Washington counties will have the “excellent oppor
  
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• Shaler Bus Driver Fired After Being Captured On Camera Driving Through High Floodwaters

  01-11-2019 19:25
  SHALER, Pa. (KDKA) – A bus driver has been fired after a school bus driving through high floodwaters was captured on camera in Shaler.
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  Shaler Township was one of the areas impacted by a flood warning Thursday afternoon and evening.The bus was driven by a driver for ABC Transit Inc. The company reports the driver has since been fired.
  ABC Transit Inc. issued a statement, saying:
  The safety and security of all students transported by ABC Tr
  
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• Oakmont Bakery Creates Pittsburgh Sinkhole Bus Donuts

  01-11-2019 18:43
  OAKMONT, Pa. (KDKA) – After a Pittsburgh bus got stuck in a sinkhole, a local bakery is finding a creative new use for donut holes.The Oakmont Bakery shared a picture of a black and gold donut with a blue Bridgeville Flyer bus stuck in the middle.Next stop, Oakmont. #sinkholebus pic.twitter.com/szfiSC7Fn1
  — Oakmont Bakery (@OakmontBakery) November 1, 2019
  “Next stop, Oakmont,” the post reads.
  (Photo Credit: Oakmont Bakery/Facebook)
  Another local bakery, La Mangia in New C
  
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• Pittsburgh Native Billy Porter To Perform At Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

  01-11-2019 18:26
  NEW YORK (AP/KDKA) — Emmy-winning “Pose” actor Billy Porter, a Pittsburgh native, will be one of the headlining acts this year in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
  Other headliners include Latin singer Ozuna and Grammy-winning performers Black Eyed Peas, TLC, Chicago and Kelly Rowland.
  Macy’s said Friday that Ciara, Idina Menzel, Lea Michele, Debbie Gibson, Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin and former NASA astronauts Kay Hire and Janet Kavandi
  
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• Sharp Objects Found In Kids Halloween Candy

  01-11-2019 18:22
  CINCINNATI (AP) – Authorities say two Ohio families who went trick-or-treating together have reported finding sharp metal objects in Halloween candy.
  Police in Colerain Township outside Cincinnati say a father from one family found an object Thursday night in a peanut butter cup. A mother from the other family needed several stitches when she cut her finger while spreading out candy.
  Colerain Township police spokesman Sgt. Scott Owen says the objects likely would have come from the same ho
  
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• 4 Men Facing Charges After Drug Bust In White Township

  01-11-2019 18:05
  WHITE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Four men are facing charges following an investigation in Indiana County.
  Pennsylvania State Police say they were helping the Indiana Borough Police Department investigate a theft when they were led to the 700 block of South Fifth Street in White Township.They say they smelled raw and burnt marijuana when they arrived.The tenents let police inside, and troopers say they seized about 460 grams of what they suspect is marijuana.Additionally, they say they found p
  
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• Wawona Frozen Raspberry And Berry Mixes Under Recall For Hepatitis A

  01-11-2019 17:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Wawona Frozen Food is recalling packages of frozen raspberries and frozen berry mixes containing raspberries sold at Aldi Grocery Stores and Raley’s Family of Fine Stores. The products may be contaminated with Hepatitis A.
  This is a voluntary recall made by Wawona after their products had a positive result for Hepatitis A in a government sampling program, according to the FDA. There have been no illnesses associated with the recall so far. The FDA says that these
  
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• Makeover Project On Bigelow Blvd. To Take 9 Months

  01-11-2019 17:40
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Crews are beginning construction on a stretch of busy Bigelow Boulevard on the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland.
  The block between Fifth and Forbes Avenues is expected to be closed for the next nine months.
  Crews will be improving the infrastructure, putting in new sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes.
  (Source: University of Pittsburgh)
  The goal is to make the street safer, and to beautify the area outside of the William Pitt Union.
  The work is scheduled to be
  
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• Flag Football Headgear Becomes Required For Several Youth Leagues, Here’s Some Of The Best Performing Helmets

  01-11-2019 17:17
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Flag football is becoming one of the fastest-growing youth sports in the country.
  A report from the Sports and Fitness Industry Association shows over six and half million people play.
  While many consider it a safer alternative to tackle football, some leagues are now requiring kids to use helmets.
  Virginia Tech tested several helmets and released its first-ever safety ratings for flag football headgear this year.A total of 12 different headgears have been tested using t
  
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• Monroeville Man Brings Loaded Gun To Arnold Palmer Regional Airport

  01-11-2019 17:09
  A man from Monroeville was detained by Westmoreland County Police after bringing a loaded gun to the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE) in Latrobe on Thursday. TSA officials detected the 9 mm caliber gun in the man’s carry-on bag and contacted Westmoreland County Police. Police officers questioned the man before allowing him to return the gun to his vehicle. The gun was loaded with seven bullets.
  This was the fourth time this year that the airport’s security checkpoint has caught a
  
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• Pittsburgh Parking Authority Increasing Rates At Some Garages

  01-11-2019 17:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The gales of November blew in higher parking rates at most Pittsburgh Parking Authority garages in downtown Pittsburgh.PPA Executive Director David Onorato says, “It’s not across the board at all. We looked at them and evaluated each garage.”
  Onorato says garages that were 40 percent below the market rate in Pittsburgh were adjusted. The Oliver Garage actually saw its rate lowered and there was no change at the Grant Street Garage where the bus station
  
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• Pittsburgh Parking Authority Increasing Rates

  01-11-2019 17:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Parking rates are going up for several spots in the City of Pittsburgh.
  Weekday rates at 10 garages and lots operated by the Pittsburgh Parking Authority will increase by a dollar.
  Monthly leases will also increase between $5 and $28 a month.
  If you’re looking to avoid the increase, rates remain the same at the Mon Wharf and the Second Avenue Parking Plaza.
  Night and weekend rates at all Pittsburgh Parking Authority facilities are staying the same.
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• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Comes To Pa. For Democratic Party Dinner Fundraiser

  01-11-2019 16:47
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will speak at a first annual Pennsylvania Democratic Party dinner fundraiser, three years after Donald Trump’s victory in the state stunned Democrats into trying to fix what went wrong in 2016’s presidential election.
  Friday’s dinner is part of what state Democrats are doing to prepare for 2020 and beyond in the presidential battleground.
  The party is employing perhaps its largest field staff ever in an off-year election t
  
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• Smoke Sends Fire Crews To Community College Of Beaver Co., 2 Buildings Evacuated

  01-11-2019 16:25
  BEAVER FALLS (KDKA) — Two buildings on the campus of the Community College of Beaver County have been evacuated while firefighters check out reports of heavy smoke.
  According to Beaver County emergency officials, Buildings 4 and 5 were evacuated. One is a Science and Technology building and the other is an administrative building.
  Officials say everyone made it out safely.
  They were relocated to the lower level of the Student Services Center while police and firefighters try to find the so
  
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• Duquesne, WVU Face Off In Charity Basketball Game

  01-11-2019 16:20
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Duquesne is set to face off against West Virginia University in a charity basketball game for people impacted by a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio earlier this year.
  The colleges are scheduled to play Friday at 7 p.m. at the West Virginia University Coliseum in Morgantown, with the proceeds going toward the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. Tickets range from $10 to $15.
  Nine people were killed in August when 24-year-old Connor Betts opened fire in a popular enter
  
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• PA Turnpike Closes Overnight Bewteen Pittsburgh and Allegheny Valley, Westbound Only

  01-11-2019 16:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– There will be heavy traffic on detour roads during the overnight closures for Exit 57 and Exit 48.
  The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is urging drivers who are traveling westbound on the PA Turnpike to be aware of closures between Pittsburgh, Exit 57, and Allegheny Valley, Exit 48.
  The following is a posted detour for the exit at Pittsburgh Interchange:• I-376 West (16 miles) to• I-279 North (Ft. Duquesne Bridge), bear right on bridge to• State Route 28
  
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• FBI: Driver Of Car With Odd Message Painted On Side Surrenders, Suffers From Mental Illness

  01-11-2019 15:15
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — FBI Pittsburgh officials say the man who drove a suspicious vehicle with a bizarre message scrawled across the driver’s side door up to their back gate has turned himself in.
  According to the FBI, the man voluntarily turned himself in this morning.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  They say he is suffering from an unknown mental illness, but is now receiving help thanks to his family.
  Officials say guards first noticed the car being driven up to the South Side office’s b
  
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• Route 51 Crash Causing Heavy Delays

  01-11-2019 15:03
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A crash along Route 51 is causing significant traffic backups this morning.
  Traffic is nearly stopped in the area of Nobles Lane and delays are building.
  The crash was first reported around 9:30 a.m.Traffic is stopped on RT-51 near Nobles Lane due to this accident. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/fzuLZCmedM
  — Celina Pompeani (@CelinaPompeani) November 1, 2019
  Officials have not yet said what caused the crash.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• 1 Woman Killed, Another Woman Injured In Route 51 Crash

  01-11-2019 15:03
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One woman was killed and a second woman was injured in a crash along Route 51 Friday morning that caused significant traffic backups.
  Traffic came to a standstill in the area of Nobles Lane and delays were building. Sawmill Run Boulevard has since been reopened.(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  The crash was first reported around 9:30 a.m.
  Officials say a 60-year-old woman was killed. She was rushed to UPMC Mercy Hospital where she died from her injuries.U
  
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• Google Buys Fitbit For $2.1B, Enters Crowded Wearables Field

  01-11-2019 14:52
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fitbit is being acquired by Google’s parent company for about $2.1 billion, wading into the crowded and competitive field of wearables and fitness technology.
  Fitbit is a pioneer in wearable technology, but it’s been shredded by that competition. The company’s market capitalization soared to just under $10 billion after becoming a public company in 2015. Its value this week is well below $2 billion.
  When rumors of a potential buyout by Google surfaced
  
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• Funding Problems Getting In Way Of Razing Crumbling, Leaning Home In North Braddock

  01-11-2019 14:43
  NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) — Crews are hoping to tear down a vacant home in North Braddock before it slides down a hill.
  The home is located on Cliff Street.
  Part of it partially collapsed with the high winds and heavy rain on Halloween.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The house appears to have shifted and twisted, shattering the windows and pushing in the front door.
  Police have surrounded it with caution tape because it is such a dangerous situation.
  “Unfortunately, we don’t have the funding
  
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• PTL Links: November 1, 2019

  01-11-2019 14:24
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Phipps Conservatory Fall Flower Show
  GBU Financial Life
  Operation Troop Appreciation
  Godfrey at the Pittsburgh Improv
  Aubrey Worek
  Yelp Pittsburgh
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Grab Your Coat, Temperatures Plummet And Cold Arrives In Pittsburgh

  01-11-2019 13:42
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Things will calm down today as temperatures have cooled significantly since yesterday.
  The Wind Advisory does remain in place until 10 a.m. for the ridges and Laurel Highlands.
  Expect to see overcast skies for the morning hours with clearing skies for the afternoon. By 4 p.m., we should be seeing plenty of sunshine. Even with the sunshine, temperatures today will be on the cold side with highs getting back to the mid- to maybe low-40s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
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• Parents Object To Survey That Rate Students On Emotional And Behavioral Health

  01-11-2019 13:26
  CARY, N.C. (CBS Local) — Teachers in North Carolina are being asked to rate the social, emotional and behavior health of students and some parents are not happy about it.
  The Wake County school system will have teachers at around 40 schools rate their students on 34 questions, The News & Observer reported, such as how often they’ve appeared angry, depressed, engaged in risk-taking behavior or had problems staying on task.
  Someparents are refusing to give permission for teachers t
  
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• Severe Weather Knocks Out Power To Thousands, NWS Reports Snowflake Sighting

  01-11-2019 13:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — From blinding downpours to gusty winds and even some snowflakes, the weather has put us through a roller coaster ride.
  Flooding, damage and thousands of power outages have been reported.
  At the height of Halloween’s wild weather, thousands of customers were without electricity.(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Power crews worked throughout the night to bring that number down.
  Allegheny County continues to have the highest number of outages with
  
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• ‘There Was No Choice’: Nurse Adopts Autistic Man So He Can Have Life-Saving Heart Transplant

  01-11-2019 13:17
  NEWNAN, Ga. (CBS Local) — An ICU nurse in Georgia recently adopted a 27-year-old man with autism so he could get a life-saving heart transplant.
  Jonathan Pinkard fell at work last year and was taken to Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan. He was told he needed a heart transplant, but wasn’t eligible to get one.
  Then, ICU nurse Lori Wood was assigned to Pinkard in December 2018.
  “Jonathan was very sick, but he wasn’t eligible for a transplant because he didn’t have a
  
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• Fantasy Football Start And Sit Week 9: Sit Philip Rivers Against Packers Defense

  01-11-2019 13:09
  (CBS Local)- With the fantasy football playoffs just five weeks away in most leagues, lineup decisions are more crucial than ever. Starting the right guy could snag you those extra few points needed to put you back in playoff contention. Starting the wrong one may force you into the consolation bracket.
  That is why the crew from Fantasy Football Today, fantasy football experts Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard and Heath Cummings, are here to help you with a breakdown of the Week 9 matchups and
  
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• Buying Here: Murals add to Observatory Hill house's storybook charm

  01-11-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The house in Observatory Hill has a storybook quality thanks to murals by two artists: Jane Markowitz, and her father, Howard Seiferth.
  
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• Buying Here: Designer creates a multigenerational home for her family and aging in-laws

  01-11-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A McCandless ranch that grew from 1,485 to 4,000 square feet to accommodate aging in-laws is priced at $599,000.
  
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• 7-year-old boy hit by vehicle in Bloomfield

  01-11-2019 05:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police responded about 7:30 p.m. to the 200 block of Gross Street.
  
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• No. 12 Baylor Still Undefeated After 17-14 Win Over West Virginia

  01-11-2019 05:04
  WACO, Texas (AP) – Charlie Brewer threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns and John Mayers kicked a go-ahead 36-yard field goal to help No. 12 Baylor win its 10th game in a row, 17-14 over West Virginia on Thursday night.
  The Bears (8-0, 5-0 Big 12), who two seasons ago won only one game, are the league’s only undefeated team – and one of eight remaining among FBS teams.
  Mayers’ kick with 10:19 left broke a 14-all tie and put Baylor ahead to stay after a 13-play drive that
  
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• Local Trick-Or-Treaters Brave The Elements In Communities That Did Not Postpone Halloween Festivities

  01-11-2019 04:58
  MARS, Pa. (KDKA) — The wettest Halloween since 1899 did not scare off all the local trick-or-treaters.
  More than 100 local communities in the area postponed their Halloween festivities after seeing the weather forecast earlier this week.
  For Pittsburgh and municipalities like Mars and Penn Hills, trick-or-treating was not moved.
  The skies dried up Thursday, giving the opportunity for some Halloween fun.
  “I didn’t think it was going to go on because of the flooding,” Nicho
  
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• This Summer’s Algae Bloom On Lake Erie Was Fifth-Largest Bloom Ever Recorded

  01-11-2019 04:56
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – Researchers say the harmful algae bloom on Lake Erie this past summer was the fifth largest since they began ranking them going back to 2002.
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the bloom covered about 700 square miles by the end of August.
  Algae blooms have been a persistent problem on the western end of Lake Erie, the shallowest and warmest of the Great Lakes. They’ve caused numerous water warnings and beach closings in recent years.
  It was
  
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• Severe Weather In Pittsburgh Helps Break 120-Year-Old Record For Wettest Halloween

  01-11-2019 04:47
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Severe weather in Western Pennsylvania helped make this year’s Halloween memorable.
  The 120-year-old record for the wettest Halloween in Pittsburgh was broken Thursday, beating the previous record of 1.22 inches of rain set in 1899.
  It rained 1.98 inches, causing problems for local residents.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Findlay Township was hit hard and placed under a state of emergency.
  “Bad, real bad,” Andy Kuvatka said. “That’s the worst I&rsqu
  
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