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• Rare Albino Deer Spotted In Pittsburgh Area

  03-11-2019 23:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A rare and beautiful albino deer was spotted in Allegheny County.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Viewer Dennis Beech)
  KDKA Viewer Dennis Beech shared photos and a video of an albino deer in his Ohio Township yard.
  The deer could be seen hanging out near the birdfeeder.(Photo Credit: KDKA Viewer Dennis Beech)
  Experts say the odds of an albino deer being born are about one in 20,000, while others say the odds are closer to 30,000.Other albino deer sightings have happened in the Pitt
  
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• Vinatieri Misses Late, Steelers Edge Colts 26-24

  03-11-2019 23:04
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Not this time, Adam Vinatieri.
  The Indianapolis Colts kicker missed a go-ahead 43-yard field goal with 1:14 remaining, helping the Pittsburgh Steelers escape with a 26-24 victory on Sunday.
  Vinatieri, whose 55-yard kick last week against Denver gave the Colts their third straight victory, pulled his attempt left of the uprights as the Colts (5-3) fell out of first place in the AFC South.
  Mason Rudolph threw for 191 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Pittsburgh
  
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• Kittanning Man Arrested For DUI After Police Find Nearly 20 Bags Of Heroin In His Vehicle

  03-11-2019 22:49
  SOUTH BUFFALO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A 27-year-old from Kittanning was arrested for DUI after a traffic stop led police to allegedly discover nearly 20 bags of heroin in his car.
  According to Pennsylvania Police, the traffic stop happened Friday night on Route 28 and Horseshoe Drive in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County.
  Police say they found the driver of the stopped Jeep to be in possession of 17 bags of heroin.
  After he was evaluated, state police arrested the 27-year-old man for alleg
  
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• Police Investigate $1,250 Worth Of Tools Stolen From Somerset Co. Contractor

  03-11-2019 22:44
  STOYSTOWN (KDKA) – A person stole $1,250 worth of tools from All Pro Painting and Renovations on the Lincoln Highway from the beginning of March to October, according to a Pa. State Police report released on Friday.
  The unknown suspect stole a Grayco Paint Sprayer, Hitachi Circular Saws, DEWALT 20 volt batteries and a Warner 24′ extension ladder.
  The sprayer is valued at $500, the saw at $200, the batteries at $50 and the ladder at $150.
  The Somerset County Patrol Unit investigated t
  
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• Pennsylvania Turnpike To Go Cashless By 2021

  03-11-2019 22:07
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – After four years of testing, the Pennsylvania Turnpike says it plans to move ahead with a $129 million project to become a completely cashless toll system in two years, eliminating hundreds of toll collecting and auditing positions along the way.
  Turnpike chief executive officer Mark Compton told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette last week that “the goal is to have the system completely cashless by the fall off 2021.”
  Toll booths will still be at some exit ramps unt
  
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• Former Monessen City Hall Listed On Young Preservationists Top Ten Sites In Region

  03-11-2019 21:34
  MONESSEN (KDKA) – The Young Preservationists Association of Pittsburgh (YPA) has ranked the former Monessen City Hall at 100 3rd Street as No. 6 in their Annual Top Ten Sites.The list is to highlight regional preservation opportunities worthy of being reused or developed. This marks the fourth Monessen site to be listed since 2015.According to Monessen Mayor Matthew Shorraw, the former City Hall is owned by Monessen Rising LLC.It was built in 1927 by Monessen architect Ernest Clark and was
  
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• Crafton House Damaged After It’s Hit By A Car

  03-11-2019 20:15
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–A driver attempting to turn around on Union Avenue in Crafton ended up hitting a retaining wall instead.
  Police say the driver tried to go in reverse and hit the gas instead of the brakes.
  That’s when he hit a dividing wall and drove into a house.
  It will take some work to repair the damage, but the house is still livable, according to Crafton VFD Chief Mike Crown.
  No one was hurt.
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• Furry Tails: Tito, Liam And Moose Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  03-11-2019 19:55
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Tito
  Animal Friends
  
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• Report: Were Seattle Seahawks Eyeing Antonio Brown?

  03-11-2019 19:19
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–ESPN is reporting the Seattle Seahawks had an interest in signing Antonio Brown before they claimed wide receiver Josh Gordon on waivers Friday.Before they claimed WR Josh Gordon on waivers Friday, the Seahawks had been doing their due diligence on free-agent Antonio Brown, league sources tell @AdamSchefter. https://t.co/UGO81vYvIl
  — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 3, 2019
  According to the report, Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said there are “a fe
  
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• New Hearing For Northwestern PA Teacher Strangulating A Student

  03-11-2019 18:50
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) – A former northwestern Pennsylvania high school teacher will be getting a new hearing on his conviction in the strangulation death of a student more than four decades ago.
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week rejected an appeal by Erie County prosecutors of a lower court ruling that 82-year-old Raymond Payne should receive a new degree-of-guilt hearing.
  District Attorney Jack Daneri told the Erie Times-News on Friday that he will argue that Payne is guilty of first-degr
  
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• New Hearing For Northwestern PA Teacher Strangling A Student

  03-11-2019 18:50
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) – A former northwestern Pennsylvania high school teacher will be getting a new hearing on his conviction in the strangulation death of a student more than four decades ago.
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week rejected an appeal by Erie County prosecutors of a lower court ruling that 82-year-old Raymond Payne should receive a new degree-of-guilt hearing.
  District Attorney Jack Daneri told the Erie Times-News on Friday that he will argue that Payne is guilty of first-degr
  
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• Report: Major Gas Leak At Great Southern Shopping Center

  03-11-2019 16:57
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Multiple fire departments responded to a reported gas leak in Collier Township Sunday.
  What was described as a “major leak” was reported at Great Southern Shopping Center on Route 50.
  (Photo Credit: Aaron Sledge KDKA)
  A Peoples Gas spokesman said the company received a call about an odor of gas in the building and dispatched a crew there to determine its source.
  All gas appliances were checked for any possible leaks.
  Six stores were impacted and are shut down
  
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• Gas Leak Near Great Southern Shopping Center In Bridgeville Closes Stores

  03-11-2019 16:57
  BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — (KDKA) — Multiple fire departments responded to a reported gas leak in Collier Township Sunday.
  What was described as a “major leak” was reported at Great Southern Shopping Center on Route 50.
  (Photo Credit: Aaron Sledge KDKA)
  A Peoples Gas spokesman said the company received a call about an odor of gas in the building and dispatched a crew there to determine its source.
  All gas appliances were checked for any possible leaks.
  Six stores were impacted an
  
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• Rudy Boesch, Early Fan Favorite On ‘Survivor,’ Dies At 91

  03-11-2019 16:39
  WASHINGTON (AP)–Rudy Boesch, a retired tough-as-nails Navy SEAL and fan favorite on the inaugural season of “Survivor,” has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 91.
  Director of operations for the Seal Veterans Foundation, Steve Gonzalez, said Boesch died peacefully Friday night in hospice care in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was surrounded by loved ones.Our hearts go out to Rudy's family and friends. He will be greatly missed.https://t.co/yRMMFL9em6
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• Matthew McConaughey Helps Prepare Meals For Firefighters In California

  03-11-2019 16:07
  (CNN) — Matthew McConaughey is putting his barbecue skills to good use.
  The actor, together with disaster relief organization Operation BBQ Relief and volunteers from Wild Turkey Bourbon, prepared 800 turkey dinners for firefighters in Los Angeles battling wildfires Friday.
  The team prepared an additional 800 dinners for local homeless shelters.
  The outreach was part of the bourbon brand’s annual charity campaign titled “With Thanks.” This year, the company is partnering
  
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• Police: Fake Money Making The Rounds In Pittsburgh Area

  03-11-2019 15:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Check your wallet.
  Replica money has surfaced in the Pittsburgh area and it’s being passed off as real money.
  Police warn if you are a business owner or deal in cash, please check the money closely.
  According to a Facebook post shared by the City of Duquesne Police Department and others, you can see in the pictures, the word “replica” is printed below the serial number.There have also been some bills that have non-English words on the bills. These &ldquo
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Chilly Temperatures With Plenty Of Sunshine

  03-11-2019 14:52
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Thankfully not as cold waking up as it was on Saturday.
  We don’t move much from the upper 30s this morning. Our highs will be in the low to mid 40s.KDKA Meteorologist Mary Ours says we will be dry with plenty of sunshine despite some light lake effect snow showers for areas to our northwest that will dissipate by early afternoon.Monday we finally get back into the mid 50s for our high and same for Tuesday but it will be windy with gusts around 20 mph.Late Monday and
  
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• One Woman Dead Following Home Invasion In Penn Hills

  03-11-2019 14:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–The Allegheny County Medical Examiner says one woman is dead after a home invasion in Penn Hills.
  The victim is identified as 46-year-old Tiffany Williams, of Pittsburgh.
  The incident happened along Cimarron Drive on October 30th.
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• Saw Mill Run Boulevard To Close For Shaler Street Bridge Installation

  03-11-2019 13:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–A traffic alert for drivers traveling on Saw Mill Run Boulevard, but it shouldn’t affect Steelers traffic.A three-day closure begins Sunday between the Parkway West and West End Circle.
  The closure is in preparation for the replacement of the Shaler Street Bridge.
  New sections of the bridge will be moved into place by two large construction vehicles.
  “They’re going to raise the bridge into place and set it on the piers and on the embankment which have a
  
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• Hounds Fall In Conference Semifinals To Louisville, 2-1

  03-11-2019 13:15
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–No. 1 seed Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC dropped a 2-1 result to No. 4 seed Louisville City FC in extra time on Saturday night at Highmark Stadium.The loss eliminates the club from the USL Championship playoffs.
  A record 6,073 fans attended the match. This breaks Highmark Stadium’s previous attendance record, which was set last weekend (5,627).
  Louisville’s Paolo DelPiccolo netted the game-winning goal in the 118th minute.Thomas Vancaeyezeele scored Pittsburgh&rsq
  
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• Pittsburgh-area candy-makers, stuck with high sugar prices, cry foul over obscure farm subsidy program

  03-11-2019 05:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  The long push by confectioners to import more sugar — at about half the price of domestic sugar — has grown under President Trump.
  
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• PA Turnpike begins $129 million project to go cashless by fall 2021, eliminate 600 jobs

  03-11-2019 05:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Turnpike will install 43 overhead gantries to record E-ZPass and Toll By Plate for payment and eliminate all toll booths. 
  
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• New technology could put a dent in sepsis deaths

  03-11-2019 05:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  New rapid diagnostic machines could be a major step forward in saving the lives of people with sepsis
   
  
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• Report: James Conner Not Expected To Play Today With Injury, Might Miss Next Week’s Game

  03-11-2019 05:07
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — James Conner is reportedly in jeopardy of missing next week’s game against the Rams.
  ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted that the Pittsburgh Steelers starting running back is not expected to play Sunday against the Colts and may miss next week’s game also.Steelers’ RB James Conner, listed as doubtful for Sunday with a shoulder injury, is not expected to play against the Colts and also is in jeopardy of not playing next week against the Rams, per source.
  
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• ELECTION PREVIEW: State, county, municipal races are on Tuesday's ballot

  03-11-2019 04:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  Polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  
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• ELECTION PREVIEW: Find out what state, county, municipal races are on Tuesday's ballot

  03-11-2019 04:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  Polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  
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• DA race pits 22-year incumbent against longtime public defender

  03-11-2019 04:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lisa Middleman hopes to upset Stephen A. Zappala Jr. for Allegheny County District Attorney on Tuesday.
  
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• Sloth From National Aviary Helps Visitors Paint One-Of-A-Kind Mural

  03-11-2019 04:32
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The National Aviary had the cutest live model for its weekend painting class.
  On Saturday, Valentino — a sloth from the aviary — attended the class where visitors were painting part of a 30-foot community mural.
  The mural was designed by Maria DeSimone Prascak.
  (Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA)
  The mural features the National Aviary’s birds and sloths in a tropical rainforest setting.
  “It’s a wonderful collective creation that alone someone m
  
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• The Pittsburgh Promise Receives $4.8 Million To Provide Scholarships For Public School Students

  03-11-2019 04:27
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Promise received a big boost in funding as it works to provide scholarships to Pittsburgh Public School students.
  On Saturday, the foundation received $4.8 million in contributions to its scholarship fund.Around $1.2 million was raised at Saturday’s event in downtown Pittsburgh’s Wyndham Grand Hotel.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Since 2008, the foundation has been providing college scholarships for nearly 10,000 students.“It’s the transfor
  
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• Local Organization Preps 120 Turkeys To Serve To More Than 1,000 People On Thanksgiving Day

  03-11-2019 04:23
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Volunteers at the Light of Life Rescue Mission on the North Side have finished preparing turkey for their annual Thanksgiving dinner.
  The Light of Life staff will serve 120 turkeys and more than 2,000 pounds of side dishes to 16 high-rises and care homes in the area.
  They’ll also open their doors to the public at noon on Thanksgiving day for anyone who needs a meal.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “Not everybody has a family or a place to go to,” said Rob Pettit,
  
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• State-Owned University Faculty to Vote On Contract Agreement

  03-11-2019 02:43
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Thousands of faculty members at Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities will be voting later this month on a tentative contract agreement finalized last week.
  The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties said votes will be held on the 14 campuses between Nov. 11 and Nov. 13. If approved, the pact will go to the board of governors of the State System of Higher Education for approval.
  The union says details of the accord, which would
  
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• Braddock Police Chief Guy Collins Charged With Simple Assault After Allegedly Attacking 20-Year-Old Girlfriend

  03-11-2019 02:19
  BRADDOCK (KDKA) — Braddock police chief Guy Collins was charged with simple assault after a domestic incident with his girlfriend.
  The criminal complaint says officers responded to the 600 block of Centre Avenue for the incident on Friday.
  The 20-year-old woman said she and Collins, her boyfriend, were fighting and Collins struck her in the face. The woman had a small swollen laceration on her bottom lip that was bleeding, the complaint says.
  The document also says the argument was about t
  
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• Rates Of ADHD Diagnosis Among US Adults Are On The Rise, Study Suggests

  03-11-2019 01:56
  (CNN) — The prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has continued to climb significantly among adults in the United States within the past decade, a new study suggests.
  The study, published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open on Friday, found increasing rates of adults diagnosed with ADHD within the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health system between 2007 and 2016, regardless of whether they were first diagnosed as a child or adult.
  Specifically, there
  
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• Pitt Overcomes 3 Turnovers, Beats Georgia Tech 20-10

  03-11-2019 01:21
  ATLANTA (AP) – Kenny Pickett threw for 204 yards with a touchdown, Vincent Davis had a 61-yard touchdown run and Pittsburgh overcame three first-half turnovers to beat Georgia Tech 20-10 on Saturday.
  Pitt (6-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) held Georgia Tech (2-6, 1-4) to 194 yards.
  The Pitt defense stopped the Yellow Jackets inches short of a potential tying touchdown late in the third quarter. Quarterback Lucas Johnson fumbled at the goal line when hit by Kylan Johnson. Cam Bright retur
  
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• Allegheny County DA Stephen Zappala Facing First General Election Challenger Since 1999 In Lisa Middleman

  03-11-2019 01:10
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — For the first time since 1999, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala will face a challenger in the general election.
  When voters head to the polls on Tuesday, they will see Zappala or Lisa Middleman, who is running as an independent candidate for district attorney.
  Middleman announced her candidacy in June.
  The weekend before the election, both candidates were on the campaign trail and feeling confident.“I feel good about the election,” sa
  
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• Braddock Police Chief Guy Collins Charged With Simple Assault After Allegedly Hitting Girlfriend In The Face And Throwing Chair

  03-11-2019 00:19
  BRADDOCK (KDKA) — Braddock police chief Guy Collins was charged with simple assault after a domestic incident with his girlfriend.
  The criminal complaint says officers responded to the 600 block of Centre Avenue for the incident on Friday.
  The 20-year-old woman said she and Collins, her boyfriend, were fighting and Collins struck her in the face. The woman had a small swollen laceration on her bottom lip that was bleeding, the complaint says.
  The document also says the argument was about t
  
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