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• Duquesne Improves To 9-0, Beats Radford 71-49

  14-12-2019 23:25
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Marcus Weathers had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lift Duquesne to a 71-49 win over Radford on Saturday, the Dukes’ ninth straight victory to open the season.
  Tavian Dunn-Martin had 12 points for Duquesne (9-0). Michael Hughes added 11 points and three blocks. Sincere Carry had six assists for Duquesne.
  Leroy Butts IV had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Highlanders (3-6).
  Carlik Jones, who led the Highlanders in scoring coming into the contest with 22 points per
  
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• Evgeni Malkin To Miss Second Straight Game Due To Illness

  14-12-2019 23:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For the second straight game, the Penguins will be without the services of center Evgeni Malkin.Malkin was ruled out against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday with an illness.The Penguins won against Columbus 1-0 in overtime thanks to a Bryan Rust goal.Head Coach Mike Sullivan also announced that goaltender Tristan Jarry will start against the Los Angeles Kings tonight at 7:00 p.m.
  
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• Steelers Wide Receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster Buys Toys To Surprise Local Kids

  14-12-2019 22:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster may not be ready to return to the lineup against the Bills on Sunday but he’s giving back to the community in the meantime.“About to surprise some kids with some gifts for the holidays!” the wide receiver tweeted along with a video of several carts at a local Walmart stocked full of toys.
  About to surprise some kids with some gifts for the holidays! pic.twitter.com/q6ZSSsru5J
  — JuJu Smith-Schuster (@Team
  
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• Penn State Basketball Holds On, Beats Alabama 73-71

  14-12-2019 22:36
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Lamar Stevens scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Penn State to a 73-71 win over Alabama on Saturday.
  Curtis Jones scored 18 points, Myreon Jones added 17 and Mike Watkins grabbed 10 rebounds for Penn State (9-2), which trailed 40-34 at halftime.
  Alabama took its biggest lead of the afternoon, 52-43, on a Herbert Jones layup with 14:53 left.
  But Penn State came back with a 14-5 run that featured six points from Curtis Jone
  
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• Catholic Diocese Of Pittsburgh To Create Eight New, Merged Parishes On January 6

  14-12-2019 22:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced on Saturday that on January 6, 2020, eight groups of parishes will merge.Twenty-six parishes will be in this merger.The eight new parishes are as follows:
  Archangel Gabriel: This will serve Kennedy, McKees Rocks, and Robinson. It will merge Holy Trinity, Saint John of God, and Saint Malachy.
  Christ the Divine Shepherd: This will serve Monroeville and Penn Hills. It will merge Saint Bartholomew, Saint Bernadette, Saint Gerard
  
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• Man Accused Of Stealing $88,000 From Bank Vault Caught Thanks To Social Media Posts

  14-12-2019 21:21
  
  (CNN) — If you’re systematically stealing money from a bank vault, it may not be a good idea to post the evidence on your social media pages.
  A bank employee in Charlotte, North Carolina, allegedly stole $88,000 from the bank’s vault, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of North Carolina.
  And he wasn’t bashful about advertising to his social media followers the life of luxury he was funding.
  The release said a criminal in
  
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• Nightclub Turned Speakeasy Busted By Police

  14-12-2019 21:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police and the Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement seized dozens of gallons of liquor and more than $3000 after searching the Secrets Night Club.A search warrant was out for the Homewood nightclub for illegally selling alcohol and “running as an illegal speakeasy”. 47 liters of liquor, 39 gallons of malt and brewed beverages and $3231 were found as well as business documents and items used to run the speakeasy.Police conducted the search
  
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• Sanders rides the bus Downtown with UPMC worker to talk about health care

  14-12-2019 20:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Sanders stopped by Cafe Fifth in Uptown to chat with a roundtable of health care workers, some of whom are trying to unionize at UPMC.
  
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• Sanders rides the bus Downtown with UPMC worker, talks 'quote unquote nonprofits' in Uptown cafe

  14-12-2019 20:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Sanders stopped by Cafe Fifth in Uptown to chat with a roundtable of health care workers, some of whom are trying to unionize at UPMC.
  
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• Bernie Sanders rides the bus to Downtown Pittsburgh with UPMC worker, talks 'quote unquote nonprofits' in Uptown cafe

  14-12-2019 20:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Sanders stopped by Cafe Fifth in Uptown to chat with a roundtable of health care workers, some of whom are trying to unionize at UPMC.
  
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• Bernie Sanders rides the bus Downtown with UPMC worker, talks "quote unquote nonprofits" in Uptown cafe

  14-12-2019 20:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Sanders stopped by Cafe Fifth in Uptown to chat with a roundtable of health care workers, some of whom are trying to unionize at UPMC.
  
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• Bernie Sanders rides the bus Downtown Pittsburgh with UPMC worker, talks 'quote unquote nonprofits' in Uptown cafe

  14-12-2019 20:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Sanders stopped by Cafe Fifth in Uptown to chat with a roundtable of health care workers, some of whom are trying to unionize at UPMC.
  
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• Dismissal Of Ohio Lawsuit Against Pipeline Company Is Upheld

  14-12-2019 19:45
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio appeals court this week upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the state against the builders of a natural gas pipeline over spills of drilling fluid into wetlands during construction in 2017.
  A three-judge panel for the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Canton said the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency lacked the authority to enforce regulations against Rover Pipeline LLC because it failed to act within a year’s time on the company’s 2016 appli
  
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• Pro Charter School Rally Outside Public Education Forum

  14-12-2019 19:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pro-charter school advocates protested outside the David Lawrence Convention Center, which is hosting the Public Education Forum.
  100 Pittsburgh charter parents in heavy rain letting the presidential candidates know that their voice matters too. All families deserve options @8BlackHands1 @selmekki @PropelSchools @KDKA @JonDelano @WPXI @WTAE @NewsNatasha @CityHighPgh @MSNBC @CatalystCharter @HowardLFuller pic.twitter.com/GcYK81tWQw
  — Rachel Amankulor (@RachelAmanku
  
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• DA: Police Justified In Shooting, Killing Abduction Suspect

  14-12-2019 18:44
  
  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — A prosecutor says police were justified in shooting to death a suspect in the abduction of a teenage girl in northeastern Pennsylvania.
  Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis said in a statement Friday afternoon that 20-year-old Jordan Oliver “continuously indicated he had a firearm” and threatened to shoot the 15-year-old victim before he was shot Dec. 1 by members of a state police special emergency response team.
  The statement said no f
  
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• Coroner: Freight Train Hits SUV, Killing Woman

  14-12-2019 17:33
  
  WERNERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a freight train smashed into a sport utility vehicle in eastern Pennsylvania, killing a woman.
  Officials in Berks County said the Norfolk Southern train struck the SUV shortly before 12:30 p.m. Friday in Wernersville.
  Chief Deputy Coroner John Hollenbach said 51-year-old Denise Mae Hart of Mohnton was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma about an hour later. Her death was ruled accidental. No one else was injured.
  Hollenbach said Hart
  
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• Cash and liquor seized from 'illegal speakeasy'

  14-12-2019 16:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police executed a search warrant at Secrets Night Club on Kelly Street at 2:30 a.m. Saturday for illegally selling alcohol.
  
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• Newspaper Guild Distributes Flyers About Byline Strike Outside Convention Center

  14-12-2019 16:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh was seen passing out flyers outside of the David Lawrence Convention Center on Saturday.Newspaper employees have recently been participating in a byline strike against higher officials in the organization, including John Robinson Block and Allan Block.The flyer claims that workers have been denied raises, intimidated and forced out among other allegations. They advocate for people to use the saying “No PG Without You” and to
  
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• Backers Of Gun Background Checks Won’t Try For 2020 Ballot

  14-12-2019 15:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A gun safety group seeking a change of state law in Ohio to require background checks on virtually all gun sales said Friday that it now plans a 2021 ballot issue.
  Ohioans for Gun Safety was cleared in July to begin collecting signatures for a proposal to close loopholes in background checks on gun sales, including transactions between private individuals. The group needs nearly 133,000 signatures from registered voters in at least half of Ohio’s 88 counties.
  Th
  
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• More Than One Hundred Cadets Join PA State Police

  14-12-2019 15:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — 104 cadets have graduated and joined Pennsylvania State Police, according to a press release.Michael Rosky of Westmoreland County and Eric M. Shrum Dunmyer of Beaver County are joining the Pittsburgh troop.Michael K. Burkholder of Somerset County, Scott Genser of Allegheny County, Robert V. Martin III of Indiana County, Nicholas M. Moore of Huntingdon County, Thomas M. Mortimer IV of Westmoreland County and Shawn M. Vigne of Cambria County joined the Greensburg troop.
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• Man dies after fight inside Downtown hotel

  14-12-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The man died after being injured in a fight inside the Hotel Monaco around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
  
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• Man dies after fight breaks out inside Downtown hotel

  14-12-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The man died after being injured in a fight inside the Hotel Monaco around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
  
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• Sandy Hook Victims Remembered Seven Years On

  14-12-2019 14:54
  
  NEWTOWN, Conn. (KDKA) — Today marks exactly seven years since the 2012 shooting of Sandy Hook Elementary School.
  20 children all between the ages of 6-years-old and 7-years-old were killed by shooter Adam Lanza. Three teachers, a principal, a therapist and a psychologist were also killed. Lanza killed his mother before the shooting and himself after. The school shooting itself only lasted around 15 minutes.
  This is a list of all those killed in the Sandy Hook shooting:Olivia Engel, 6-years
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Rain Switches To Snow Showers

  14-12-2019 13:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh will be waking up to fog and light rain showers along with temperatures near 40 degrees (which will be the high today).Rain switches to snow showers around 3-4 p.m. and in areas with ridges and higher elevations a little earlier. Many will see about a half an inch of rainfall and only around an inch of snowfall through tomorrow morning.The areas switching to snow a little earlier could end up with 1-3 inches. There will be a brief dry period tomorrow before o
  
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• Man Who Died After Overnight Fight Inside Hotel Monaco Now Identified

  14-12-2019 11:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police said a 41-year-old man is dead after a fight at the Hotel Monaco in Downtown.The man has been identified as Jacob Brown of Burgettstown.Officers were called to the hotel in the 600 block of William Penn Place around 2:30 Saturday morning. When police arrived, they were rushed to the 8th floor and found an unresponsive man. He was taken to the hospital where he later died at 3:05 a.m.
  “No calls. No alarms. We were four floors down from what I hear
  
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• Man Dies After Fight Inside Hotel Monaco

  14-12-2019 11:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say one man has died after a fight broke out inside the Hotel Monaco on William Penn Pl.It happened just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday on the 8th floor of the hotel.Police found a man unresponsive after a fistfight broke out between a group of guests.They did not say how the guests knew each other.One man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after the fight and later died in the hospital.Police are still investigating.Stick With KDKA For Any Updates
  
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• On Her Birthday, 8-Year-Old Holds Fundraiser For Police Dogs

  14-12-2019 05:30
  
  IRWIN, Pa. (KDKA) — One local girl did not ask for any presents on her birthday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Instead, 8-year-old Peyton Estochin a fundraiser for police K-9s on Friday in Irwin.
  She is the founder of Peyton’s K-9s, a non-profit that raises money to buy equipment and cover bills for K-9 units in need.
  Friday’s event included a meet-and-greet event with the police dogs and their handlers.
  The Estochin family is anticipating the event will raise thousands of dollars.&ldqu
  
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• On Her Birthday, 8-Year-Old Girl Holds Fundraiser For Police Dogs

  14-12-2019 05:30
  
  IRWIN, Pa. (KDKA) — One local girl did not ask for any presents on her birthday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Instead, 8-year-old Peyton Estochin held a fundraiser for police K-9s on Friday in Irwin.
  She is the founder of Peyton’s K-9s, a non-profit that raises money to buy equipment and cover bills for K-9 units in need.
  Friday’s event included a meet-and-greet event with the police dogs and their handlers.
  The Estochin family is anticipating the event will raise thousands of dollars.
  
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• For Her Birthday, 8-Year-Old Girl Holds Fundraiser For Police Dogs

  14-12-2019 05:30
  
  IRWIN, Pa. (KDKA) — One local girl did not ask for any presents for her birthday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Instead, 8-year-old Peyton Estochin held a fundraiser for police K-9s on Friday in Irwin.
  She is the founder of Peyton’s K-9s, a non-profit that raises money to buy equipment and cover bills for K-9 units in need.
  Friday’s event included a meet-and-greet event with the police dogs and their handlers.
  The Estochin family is anticipating the event will raise thousands of dollars
  
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• Hambone’s Reopens After Quick Closure Over Taxes

  14-12-2019 05:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A popular bar in Lawrenceville has reopened after being shut down by the county.
  Hambone’s said on Facebook that it reopened on Friday.
  “Rest assured this was more of an accounting mistake than a deliberate effort for Hambone’s to not pay the tax,” the post said.
  Allegheny County Treasurer John Weinstein announced on Thursday that Hambone’s on Bulter Street failed to pay more than $13,000 and the treasure was “forced to initiate closu
  
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• Hambone’s Reopens After Closure Over Taxes

  14-12-2019 05:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A popular bar in Lawrenceville reopened one day after being shut down by the county.
  Hambone’s said on Facebook that it reopened on Friday.
  “Rest assured this was more of an accounting mistake than a deliberate effort for Hambone’s to not pay the tax,” the post said.
  Allegheny County Treasurer John Weinstein announced on Thursday that Hambone’s on Bulter Street failed to pay more than $13,000 and the treasure was “forced to initiate c
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Legend Mike Webster Named To NFL’s 100 All-Time Team

  14-12-2019 04:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The accolades keep coming in for legends of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  Mike Webster was named to the NFL’s 100 All-Time Team, announced Friday.
  The center was a 1997 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee after being a fifth-round pick.
  Webster was an iron man, starting 150 consecutive games at one point in his career.
  Webster played 200 games with the Steelers over 15 seasons, earning All-Pro honors seven times.
  Fellow Steeler legends Joe Greene, as well as Mel Blount
  
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• Animal Friends Rescues 30 Cats, 5 Dogs Living In Deplorable Conditions

  14-12-2019 04:25
  
  WEST DEER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Animal Friends rescued 35 animals living in a West Deer Township home with deplorable conditions.
  (Photo Credit: Animal Friends/Facebook)
  Officials say the animals were living in unsanitary conditions with little food or water.
  According to Animal Friends, neighbors initially complained about the condition of the home and expressed concern for the animals.When Humane Officer Angie Fry and West Deer Township Code Enforcement arrived at the home on Friday, they no
  
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• Search Underway In Reserve Township For Man Who Escaped Police Custody Reportedly In Handcuffs

  14-12-2019 03:51
  
  RESERVE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A search is currently underway for a man who escaped police custody in Reserve Township while reportedly in handcuffs.
  It is not know how the man escaped or why the man was in custody.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Several police departments are looking for the escapee on Mount Troy Road on Friday.
  Officers from several departments, as well as K9s, were seen walking the road.
  The man is described as a black male.
  He is reportedly still in handcuffs.2019-12-13 20:04 EST | P
  
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• Search Underway For Man Who Escaped Police Custody In Reserve Township

  14-12-2019 03:51
  
  RESERVE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A search is currently underway for a man who escaped police custody in Reserve Township.
  It is not know how the man escaped or why the man was in custody.
  Several police departments are looking for the escapee on Mount Troy Road on Friday.
  Officers from several departments, as well as K9s, were seen walking the road.
  The man is described as a black male.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Search Underway For Man Who Escaped From Police Custody In Reserve Township

  14-12-2019 03:51
  
  RESERVE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A search is currently underway for a man who escaped police custody in Reserve Township.
  It is not know how the man escaped or why the man was in custody.
  Several police departments are looking for the escapee on Mount Troy Road on Friday.
  The escapee is described as a black male.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• U.S. Steel Agrees To Pay $8.5 Million Settlement In Air Pollution Lawsuit

  14-12-2019 00:58
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – U.S. Steel Corp. is agreeing to pay $8.5 million to settle a 2017 class-action lawsuit that accused the steelmaker of negligence in allowing air pollution emissions from its Clairton Coke Works.The proposed agreement was filed in Allegheny County Court and a hearing on it is scheduled for Feb. 24. Under the settlement agreement, U.S. Steel must spend at least $6.5 million to reduce soot emissions and noxious odors from the Clairton coke-making facility.
  The remaining
  
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• KDKA Exclusive: Butler County Attorney Charged For Smuggling Drug-Soaked Paper For Allegheny County Jail Inmates Will Fight Charges

  14-12-2019 00:48
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Paul Gettleman has spent nearly five decades defending drug dealers and murders as a defense attorney.Now he stands accused of smuggling drug-soaked paper into the Allegheny County Jail.
  Flanked by his own attorney, Paul Boaz, Gettleman emerged from the municipal courts building on Friday after being formally arraigned on a half dozen contraband and conspiracy charges.
  Andy Sheehan: Do you anything to say about these charges, Paul?Boaz: Yes, we have something to s
  
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• Steelers Warning Fans Of Ticketing Scam Ahead Of Sunday’s Matchup Against Buffalo

  14-12-2019 00:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Only 216 miles separate Pittsburgh and Buffalo and with the wild card teams meeting at Heinz Field on Sunday night, demand for tickets is high and so is the risk for fraud.
  The Steelers were contacted by a Bills fan after he saw a Craigslist link to what looked like Ticketmaster offering lower level seats for $100 each.
  It was the email he got when he inquired that made him reach out to the Steelers.
  “Everything seemed really good until that point,” says Hei
  
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• Four plead guilty in Westmoreland County for massage parlor prostitution

  14-12-2019 00:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  Hui Xu,of Mount Pleasant; Huicun Wei, of Flushing, N.Y.; Chang Yu Chen, of Monroeville; and Robert Delano Yerrick, of Delmont, entered guilty pleas Friday.
  
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• Pittsburgh Bureau Of Fire Welcomes 31 New Recruits

  14-12-2019 00:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire Chief Darryl Jones called the new graduates an addition to the family.“People on the shift, they work together, they live together, we’re a family,” he said. “So when the family extends, it’s exciting.”
  The group of 31 graduates included second and third generation firefighters, including Dominic Deluca who’s father is a fire lieutenant.“He has to listen and follow directions and his officers will
  
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• Man Caught On Facebook Live Stream Licking Food And Returning It To The Shelf Of Wilkins Township Sheetz

  14-12-2019 00:06
  
  WILKINS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man is facing charges after he was filmed on Facebook Live licking food and then putting it back on the shelf at a Wilkins Township Sheetz.Dorian Moore, a 24-year-old is wanted for questioning by the Wilkins Township Police about his behavior at the Sheetz on William Penn Highway.Moore walked into the Sheetz and began opening packages and then licking and chewing food, returning it to the shelf and also drinking beverages and putting them back.His actions were c
  
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• Romulus Pizza al Taglio in the Strip is closing — for now

  14-12-2019 00:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  A highly regarded Roman-style pizzeria is searching for a new home in the city.
  
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• ‘People’s Lives Are Literally On The Line’: Deadline To Enroll In Affordable Care Act Approaches

  14-12-2019 00:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – In Lincoln-Lemington is one of five locations of the East Liberty Family Health Care Center. The group was founded in 1982 as a place that provides care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.
  Dr. David Hall, M.D. is the group’s medical director. He says, “A third of our patients have no insurance. A third have qualified for medical assistance or other support.”
  He says the balance of the patients come to their office because of the quality of
  
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