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• First Grader In Frazier School District Diagnosed With Whooping Cough

  09-11-2019 23:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The superintendent of Frazier School District, William R. Henderson III, sent out a letter to parents and guardians yesterday informing them of a whooping cough case in the district.A first grader was diagnosed with Pertussis, better known as whooping cough, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The letter said that a number of students may have come into contact with the infected student.Pertussis is a highly contagious illness, spread airborne. It is als
  
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• Cameron Heyward Honored For Raising $200,000 To Help Pittsburgh-Area Kids

  09-11-2019 23:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Cameron Heyward was honored by the NFL for raising $200,000 to help children in the area.
  Heyward was named this week’s Community MVP by the NFL Players Association, announced on Twitter.Congrats to @camhey97 for being named Week 9 NFLPA Community MVP for raising $200,000 at our Homecoming Gala! All proceeds help local kids through various outreach programs. THANK YOU to everyone who came, donated, bid, provided services, and help
  
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• Officials Seize 54 Marijuana Plants From Indoor Marijuana Growing Operation In Fayette County

  09-11-2019 22:50
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — Officials say they seized psychedelic mushrooms and 54 marijuana plants from a marijuana growing operation inside a Fayette County home.Officials executed a search warrant for a home on Penn Avenue in Everson on Thursday.
  The police report says 37-year-old Jason Nicholson and 40-year-old Melisa Nicholson were arrested.
  They face drug-related charges and four counts of felony endangering the welfare of children, one count for each dependant child inside the home at t
  
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• Texas Tech Hands West Virginia Its 5th Consecutive Loss

  09-11-2019 22:21
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Ta’Zhawn Henry and SaRodorick Thompson each had two short scoring runs, Jett Duffey moved Texas Tech’s offense at will in the first half and the Red Raiders used a fast start to beat West Virginia 38-17 on Saturday, handing the Mountaineers their fifth straight loss.
  Texas Tech (4-5, 2-4 Big 12) broke a three-game losing streak and now has a bowl bid to fight for with three games left.
  West Virginia (3-6, 1-5) fell into a last-place tie with idle Kansas
  
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• Nicholls State Uses Long Ball To Upset Pitt 75-70

  09-11-2019 22:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – The first time Nicholls State had a chance to upset a high-major opponent this season, the Colonels fell behind Illinois before coming back to force overtime.
  After losing that game in the extra period, the Colonels knew what they needed to do to get a win on Saturday in a tough road environment at Pittsburgh.
  “Hit them in the mouth first.”
  That’s the message redshirt senior guard D’Angelo Hunter professed as the Colonels faced Pitt, and then he le
  
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• No. 13 Minnesota Tops No. 5 PSU 31-26 In Match Of Unbeatens

  09-11-2019 21:57
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota’s Jordan Howden picked off Sean Clifford in the end zone with 1:01 left, the third interception thrown by Penn State’s quarterback, and the 13th-ranked Gophers held on for a 31-26 victory on Saturday afternoon over the fifth-ranked Nittany Lions for their first win over a top-five team in 20 years.
  Tanner Morgan passed for 339 yards and three touchdowns to direct a dismantling of Penn State’s staunch defense, as Minnesota (9-0, 6-0, No. 17 CFP
  
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• Coin Toss Could Determine Village’s Tied Mayoral Race

  09-11-2019 21:25
  
  MAGNOLIA, Ohio (AP) – A mayoral election in a small Ohio village could once again be decided by a coin toss.
  The Canton Repository reports candidates Travis Boyd and Grant Downes each received 127 votes during Tuesday’s election in Magnolia, which straddles Stark and Carroll counties.
  A coin toss will determine the winner if Boyd and Downes remain tied after election results are certified in two weeks.
  That’s how outgoing Mayor Robert Leach got the job, winning a coin toss in 1
  
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• 2 Fugitives Wanted In Fatal Penn Hills Home Invasion Arraigned In Allegheny County

  09-11-2019 20:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Two fugitives from a fatal home invasion in Penn Hills were arraigned after being extradited to Allegheny County.
  Laron Howard, 19, and Laquon Perkins, 18, were wanted in connection with the shooting death of 35-year-old Aaron Evans.Penn Hills police officers were called around 6 p.m. Oct. 9 to a house in the 7000 block of Lawton Street.
  Officers found Evans dead from a gunshot wound.
  The preliminary investigation showed the house had been ransacked.The motive appeared to
  
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• Pitt Police Issue Crime Alert After Pair Of Burglaries

  09-11-2019 20:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–University of Pittsburgh and City of Pittsburgh Police are investigating a pair of burglaries in Oakland.
  The first one occurred in the 300 Block of McKee Place between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Friday.
  (Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA)
  The second occurred in the 300 Block of Meyran Avenue between the hours of 8:45 p.m. Friday and midnight Saturday.
  (Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA)
  Cash, credit cards and a football jersey were taken.
  There was no forced entry in e
  
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• Arrest Made In Arlington Heights Shooting That Sent A 32-Year-Old Man To The Hospital

  09-11-2019 19:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–A McKees Rocks man is under arrest in the attempted homicide of a man in Arlington Heights.Jonathan Trowery, 32, was found in a courtyard on September 18th after being shot multiple times.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Kevin Worlds, 32, was arrested Friday on charges of attempted homicide and aggravated assault. He’s in Allegheny County Jail, unable to post bail.
  According to the criminal complaint, Worlds and Lowery were loitering and drinkin
  
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• Jet flyover Sunday includes naval commander from Penn Hills

  09-11-2019 19:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Executive officer of the Blacklions, Navy Cmdr. Leslie Mintz, joins the sky-high salute to veterans at the Steelers football game.
  
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• Gender Reveal Stunt Led To Plane Crash In Texas

  09-11-2019 18:22
  
  (CNN) — Another gender reveal stunt went horribly wrong and caused the recent plane crash in Texas, according to a National Transportation Safety Board accident report released Friday.
  The pilot was flying a plane at a low altitude on September 7 as part of an elaborate gender reveal for a friend, according to the report.
  The pilot dumped 350 gallons of pink water from the plane, but the plane was “too low” and immediately stalled. The pilot was not injured in the crash in
  
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• Port Authority ConnectCard System Offline For Maintenance

  09-11-2019 17:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Bus riders in Allegheny County might not be able to reload their ConnectCards this weekend.
  The Port Authority is taking the website offline for maintenance.
  The system is expected to be restored by Monday morning.
  During that time, ConnectCard machines will be cash only.
  
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• ConnectCard System Offline For Maintenance

  09-11-2019 17:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Bus riders in Allegheny County might not be able to reload their ConnectCards this weekend.
  The Port Authority is taking the website offline for maintenance.
  The system is expected to be restored by Monday morning.
  During that time, ConnectCard machines will be cash only.
  
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• Amtrak service affected by 3-train derailment in Hempfield

  09-11-2019 16:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Wreckage and cleanup effort blocks passenger trains between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.
  
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• Suspects Arrested In Armed Robbery At Slippery Rock Apartment Complex

  09-11-2019 16:37
  
  SLIPPERY ROCK (KDKA) –Two suspects are in custody and a warrant is out for a third following a robbery at an apartment complex in Slippery Rock that left the victim with a fractured skull.
  Xavier A. Brown, 21, and Duy Q. Nguyen, 22, both from Slippery Rock are being held in Butler County prison.
  A warrant has been issued for Troy Moon, 21, from Slippery Rock.
  The victim was not a student, but the incident prompted Slippery Rock University officials to send out an email alert.
  The 24-year-o
  
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• Water main break causes flooding in Beechview

  09-11-2019 16:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Traffic was disrupted Saturday morning when hydrant opened up, flooding Banksville Road.
  
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• Pittsburgh Veterans Day Parade Marks 100th Year

  09-11-2019 15:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Pittsburgh is holding its 100th annual Veterans Day Parade.
  Start time on Saturday is 10:30 a.m. at Tenth Street and Liberty Avenue.  The parade then marches toward Point State Park.
  All branches of military service are represented with veterans of several wars marching, including those from World War II.
  Road closures and parking bans are in place.
  The route takes the parade down Liberty Avenue, starting at 10th Street to Commonwealth Place.
  Liberty Avenue is closed
  
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• Water Main Break On Banksville Road Causes Traffic Troubles

  09-11-2019 14:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–Crews responded to a water main break in Beechview on Saturday morning.
  Water was gushing down the hill near the intersection of Crane Avenue and Banksville Road.
  Crane Avenue had to be blocked off.According to fire crews at the scene, a fire hydrant blew off near the intersection of Wentworth Avenue and Belasco Avenue.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Broken Fire Hydrant Causes Major Water Main Break In Beechview

  09-11-2019 14:50
  
  BEECHVIEW (KDKA)–A fire hydrant broke and turned a Beechview hillside into a waterfall, sending debris and mud into the intersection of Banksville Road and Crane Avenue.“I went to get my coffee at a quarter to seven, and I thought it was raining,” Frank Spagnolo said. “I looked out and the trees weren’t moving and the leaves weren’t getting wet.”
  He lives at the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Belasco Avenue, the source of the broken fire hydrant. The wat
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Chilly Temperatures With An Arctic Blast On The Way

  09-11-2019 14:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–High pressure settling in for today and we will become sunny with light winds.
  A cold morning in the upper teens and low 20s but afternoon temperatures finally get back into the 40s.
   
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  We will stay dry tomorrow and flirt with the 50s.
  Then, our next system moves in Monday where it will be similar to what we just had where we start off in the 40s as rain then temperatures drop during the day switching us to snow.
  An Arctic blast of air arrives for
  
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• Wedding bells at Presby as ICU patient, longtime fiancee marry in a family lounge

  09-11-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Matt Shilling, a heart patient at UPMC Presby, got married to his longtime fiance Friday in the family lounge in the intensive care unit.
  
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• House Of Homewood Family Engulfed In Flames

  09-11-2019 12:36
  
  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — A family was put out of their house after a fire Friday night in Homewood.It happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 7900 block of Maderia Street.The house has extensive damage, but luckily the family and all of their pets evacuated safely.The Red Cross is assisting with their housing.The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.Stick With KDKA For Any Updates
  
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• Homewood Family And Two Dogs Escape Burning Home

  09-11-2019 12:36
  
  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — A family was put out of its house after a three-alarm fire Friday night in Homewood.
  It happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 7900 block of Maderia Street.
  Fire crews encountered heavy smoke and flames coming from the two-story house.
  The house has extensive damage.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Public Safety)
  Two adults and two children got out safely. Two dogs were also safely evacuated.
  The Red Cross is assisting with housing.
  The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
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• Stabbing In Aliquippa Sends One Person To The Hospital

  09-11-2019 11:51
  
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — One person was taken to the hospital after a stabbing in Beaver County.According to 911 Dispatchers, the call came in around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning in the 100 block of 2nd Avenue in Aliquippa.The victim’s condition is unknown at this time.Police are still investigating the incident.Stick With KDKA For Any Updates
  
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• Police Investigate Stabbing That Sends One Person To Hospital In Aliquippa

  09-11-2019 11:51
  
  ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — One person was taken to the hospital after a stabbing in Beaver County.According to 911 Dispatchers, the call came in around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning in the 100 block of 2nd Avenue in Aliquippa.The victim’s condition is unknown at this time.Police are still investigating the incident.Stick With KDKA For Any Updates
  
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• Obituary: Sister Liguori Rossner | Nun who opened Hill District's Jubilee Soup Kitchen

  09-11-2019 06:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  “She was watching ‘Jeopardy!’’ that evening, answering all the questions,’’ said her longtime friend, Sister Alexine Cockerham.
  
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• Country Musician Jessie Chris Visits 3 Pittsburgh Public Schools

  09-11-2019 06:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — American country musician Jessi Chris visited three local Pittsburgh Schools.
  The musician and author visited the students at Greenfield, Woolslair, and Westwood on Friday.
  (Pittsburgh Public Schools/Facebook)
  She talked to the students about bullying, bullying prevention and how to deal with bullying.
  She also sang some of her songs for the students.
  
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• Amid Parent Concerns, School Shooting Training Is Part Of Pittsburgh Public Schools

  09-11-2019 05:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Students in Pennsylvania are required to learn how to protect themselves in case of a school shooting, but some parents are having their kids skip the training.
  The program is called “ALICE” and an acronym for alert, lockdown, inform, communicative, evacuate. Sadly, it has become part of the curriculum.
  Pittsburgh Public Schools has been doing the training for the past four years.
  “We have existing Columbine locks on all of our doors,” said Pitts
  
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• Officials Recall Catfish Filets Labeled As Tilapia

  09-11-2019 05:53
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) — Officials have recalled catfish filets that were labeled as tilapia.
  On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that You Chang Trading, Inc. issued a recall for the products sold in four states, including Pennsylvania.
  Officials said an undetermined amount of raw “Siluriformes fish filet products labeled as Tilapia” were not presented to the Food Saftey and Inspection Services for import reinspection.
  The filet
  
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• Culver, Haley Score 16, West Virginia Beats Akron In Season-Opening Game

  09-11-2019 04:48
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Derek Culver and Jermaine Haley scored 16 points apiece to lead West Virginia over Akron 94-84 on Friday night.
  Emmitt Matthews Jr. added 13 points and Miles McBride scored 11 points for the Mountaineers (1-0).
  Xeyrius Williams scored a career-high 20 points for the Zips (1-1). Channel Banks and Loren Cristian Jackson added 16 points apiece and Tyler Cheese scored 15.
  Culver, Haley and Matthews are holdovers from a team that went 15-21 and lost 83% of its scoring a
  
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• Police Led On Chase From Brentwood To Carrick

  09-11-2019 04:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police were led on a police chase that started in Brentwood and ended in Carrick.
  Officials said the chase started at Kaufmann Avenue at Brownsville Road at approximately 9:31 p.m. on Friday.
  The chase ended at Belplain Street at Edgar Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  A white car ended up in a wooded area, and a Brentwood police cruiser was towed away with what appeared to be a flat tire.No injuries were reported.
  No other information was available.
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• Police Investigating After Child Falls Out Of School Bus In Aliquippa

  09-11-2019 03:54
  
  ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) — Officials are investigating after a young child fell out the back of a school bus.
  The incident happened Friday when the bus was stopped at Brodhead Road and Mill Street near the CVS Pharmacy in Aliquippa.Police say the child may have been leaning on the door and another child pulled the door lever.The child suffered injuries to his face.KDKA spoke to a parent who had a child on the bus.
  She said other parents came down to the intersection when the bus was late.
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• Know The Score: Nov. 8, 2019

  09-11-2019 03:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — It doesn’t get any bigger than high school football in Western Pennsylvania.
  We’re committed to bringing you the best team coverage in the region.
  After the games, you can find all the latest scores right here!
  SEARCH FOR YOUR TEAM’S SCORE:
  Quarterfinal
  Brentwood 20, Neshannock 0
  Washington 28, Freedom Area 0
  Penn-Trafford 31, Upper St. Clair 7
  Semifinal
  Pine-Richland 49, North Allegheny 14
  Central Valley 42, Derry 7
  Thomas Jefferson 49, Blackhawk 0
  
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• 3 Trains Derail After Major Collision Along Georges Station Road In Hempfield Township

  09-11-2019 02:18
  
  HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Three trains derailed after a collision along Georges Station Road in Hempfield Township.According to authorities, the derailments happened at approximately 2:30 p.m. in Luxor on Friday.
  (Photo Credit: Newschopper 2)
  Eleven cars and 40 shipping containers derailed and a hazmat incident was declared. Officials said hazmat was called as a precaution.A Norfolk Southern mixed-freight train transporting crude oil headed from Altoona to Conway collided with the back o
  
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• ‘A Different Way To Win’: Dan Rooney’s Remarkable Life Told By His Son, Jim

  09-11-2019 01:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– It’s been more than two years since that first game after Dan Rooney left us — and still there is more to be said — and more we can learn — about the man and his accomplishments.The rise of the NFL.The great Super Bowl teams of the seventies.And peace in Northern Ireland.
  In all of those triumphs, his son, Jim, had a front-row seat. And since his father’s death, he’s been interviewing all the major figures involved as a way to pay trib
  
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• Two Tracfones Found By Police Become Key Evidence In Rahmael Holt Trial

  09-11-2019 01:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Today marks day five of a trial for a man accused of fatally shooting a New Kensington Police officer during a traffic stop in 2017.
  DNA in the Jeep Cherokee Rahmael Holt is accused of being in before New Kensington Police Officer Brian Shaw was shot and killed, as well as the firearm allegedly used, were the main focuses of witness testimony in the first part of today’s trial.
  A forensic DNA scientist with the Pennsylvania State Police told the court she couldn&rs
  
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• PNC Bank inside PNC Park robbed

  09-11-2019 01:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred about 4:45 p.m. at the bank in the 100 block of Federal Street located between the ballpark’s center and left field gates. 
  
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• Unclaimed Veteran Laid To Rest At Cemetery Of The Alleghenies With Full Military Honors

  09-11-2019 00:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With Scott Township Police leading the hearse, 69-year-old William Martin Smith was carried to a full honors burial. Smith died in a Uniontown nursing home on November 1 and no family or friends came forward to claim his body.
  Funeral home director John Fabry says, “to my knowledge, there hasn’t’ been anyone who has seen him, visited him in like three years.”
  Fabry made a call to the military to discover Bill Smith’s military service in the
  
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• Local Cleaning Expert Warns What Happened At Buffalo Wild Wings In Boston Could Happen Here Too

  09-11-2019 00:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)–The death of an employee at Buffalo Wild Wings in a Boston suburb could have happened here, says a local expert on commercial cleaning.
  “We’ve had people with headaches, ongoing pains, and aches in their lungs, as well as in their head,” says Jeff Waddell.
  Waddell, who trains cleaners for Local 32BJ of the Service Employees Union, talked to KDKA money editor Jon Delano on Friday afternoon.
  Delano:“So you’ve seen it right here in Pittsburgh?&r
  
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• ‘You’ll Never Find A Better Lady Than That’: Sister Liguori Rossner Remembered For Dedicating Her Life To Helping Others

  09-11-2019 00:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For decades, Sister Liguori Rossner provided a hot meal for the homeless and the destitute at the Jubilee Soup Kitchen in the Hill District.
  On Thursday night, she died at Mercy Hospital and is now being remembering for dedicating her life to helping the homeless.Forty years ago, Sister Liguori Rossner and her friend Joyce Rothermel scraped together $9 and started the soup kitchen, which has been serving the hungry a hot meal every day since.
  “You’ll never f
  
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• Drug supplier for Greenway gang sentenced to more than five years imprisonment

  09-11-2019 00:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton imposed the 68-month sentence Friday on 43-year-old Jaamiyl Dean. 
  
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