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• Out for the count: Western Pa. birders fan out for annual avian census

  28-12-2019 23:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mike Fialkovich, a passionate, lifelong birder, spotted a robins, a borwn creeper, a woodpecker and a cardinal in Schenley Parkk. 
  
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• Home In Collier Township Sustains Heavy Smoke Damage In Fire

  28-12-2019 23:11
  
  COLLIER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Multiple crews battled a house fire in Collier Township on Saturday afternoon.When fire crews arrived on the scene, they found heavy smoke billowing out of the home. It was so thick, they were unable to see but to remedy the situation, they broke the windows to get some of the smoke out and ultimately put the fire out quickly.Just before 4:30 p.m., neighbors on Delfred Drive saw smoke coming from the home next door.“Luckily the neighbor across the street see
  
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• Crews Battle House Fire In Collier Township

  28-12-2019 23:11
  
  COLLIER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Crews are on the scene of a house fire in Collier Township.The fire crews were called to the home on Delfred Drive just after 4:00 p.m.
  #BREAKING: Crews are on the scene of a fire at home on Delfred Dr. in Collier Township. Most of the windows are broken. pic.twitter.com/BuPQ9lunxx
  — Shelby Cassesse (@ShelbyCassesse) December 28, 2019
  According to KDKA’s Shelby Cassesse, most of the windows in the home appear to be broken.All the occupants of the home
  
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• Penn State Beats Memphis 53-39 In Highest-Scoring Cotton Bowl

  28-12-2019 22:30
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Journey Brown ran for 202 yards with two long touchdowns, Garrett Taylor returned an interception 15 yards for a score after another big play by All-America linebacker Micah Parsons and No. 13 Penn State beat No. 15 Memphis 53-39 on Saturday in the highest-scoring Cotton Bowl ever.
  While Penn State (11-2, No. 10 CFP) gave up its most points and yards all season against the big-play Group of Five Tigers, Parsons was pulling down quarterback Brady White, who flipped t
  
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• Carpenters Union Donates 25,000 Pounds To Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

  28-12-2019 22:06
  
  ROBINSON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Over 1,200 members of the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters donated more than 25,000 pounds of food to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank on Saturday.Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Timothy Lawson
  The event took place at the union’s headquarters in Robinson Township. The union represents carpenters from seven states and Washington D.C.
  “It was great to see our membership come out in force for such a good cause, said Bre
  
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• Family Surprised By Lamborghini While Building 3D Replica

  28-12-2019 21:34
  
  (CNN) — What started out as a simple game between a father and son turned into a Christmas surprise of a lifetime from Italian supercar maker Lamborghini for a family from Erie, Colorado.
  Sterling Backus, 54, and his 12-year-old son Xander were playing the racing simulation video game “Forza Horizon 3” one day when Xander asked his father if they could build their favorite car: a Lamborghini Aventador.
  Backus, who is a physicist at Thorlabs, told CNN that he “has always b
  
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• Woman Comes Home To Find Intruder In The Middle Of Burglary

  28-12-2019 20:24
  
  OAKLAND (KDKA) — The University of Pittsburgh Police Department and Pittsburgh Police are searching for an intruder who broke into a woman’s apartment in Oakland Friday night.An off-campus crime alert has been issued by the University of Pittsburgh Police Department: https://t.co/dkiPunICIv
  — Pitt Police (@PittPolice) December 28, 2019
  The burglary occurred on the 200 block of Semple Street at 9:19 p.m. The apartment owner entered her residence to find an unknown person standin
  
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• Salvation Army Red Kettles Staying At Giant Eagle Until New Years Eve

  28-12-2019 19:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Salvation Army’s red kettles will be staying at Giant Eagle locations until New Year’s Eve.The organization said it hopes the extra time will help them reach their $2.4 million goal. They said all donations fund worthy causes in this region.The Salvation Army has 42 locations in western Pennsylvania, according to its website.
  The Salvation Army told KDKA just a little over 2 weeks ago that they were severely understaffed and underfunded. They are apparen
  
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• Man, 60, Found Dead After Pennsylvania Barn Fire

  28-12-2019 19:12
  
  EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man was found dead in a fire in an eastern Pennsylvania barn.
  Emergency officials in Northampton County say crews responded to a 10 a.m. Friday call in Williams Township.
  Coroner Zachary Lysek was called to the scene about an hour later and pronounced the 60-year-old man dead.
  An autopsy was conducted Friday but more tests will be needed before a ruling on the cause and manner of death.
  The victim’s name wasn’t immediately released. State po
  
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• Patric Hornqvist Activated From Injured Reserve

  28-12-2019 18:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Patric Hornqvist has been activated from injured reserve right before today’s game at 7:00 p.m.
  The Pittsburgh Penguins just announced today that Hornqvist would be joining back up with the team.Forward Thomas Di Pauli will be moved Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League according to general manager and vice president Jim Rutherford.
  Patric Hornqvist = activated!
  Thomas Di Pauli has been re-assigned to @WBSPenguins.
  More details: https://t.co
  
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• 90-Year-Old Man Shot, In Critical Condition After Targeted Attack

  28-12-2019 18:13
  
  HAZELWOOD (KDKA) — A 90-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in his pickup truck on Greenfield Ave. in Hazelwood.An unidentified suspect shot out the driver’s side window, striking the man who was sitting in the passenger seat. He was the only person in the vehicle.(Photo Credit: Dennis Lane/KDKA)
  The suspect then apparently ran into the Calvary Cemetery.Police are saying that the shooting was a targeted attack and not random.The nephew of the victim spoke with KDKA
  
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• 90-Year-Old Man Shot And Killed In Targeted Attack In Hazelwood

  28-12-2019 18:13
  
  HAZELWOOD (KDKA) — A 90-year-old man has died after being shot in his pickup truck on in Hazelwood.Police arrested Anthony Miller, 27-years-old of White Oak, and charged him with homicide and robbery in connection to the shooting.Police responded to a 911 call about the shooting at the 800 block of Hazelwood Avenue around 9:50 a.m.The victim had been shot in the head. Medics transported him to the hospital. He was initially listed in critical condition but died at the hospital.Reportedly,
  
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• Port Authority Will No Longer Accept Medicare Cards From Seniors

  28-12-2019 17:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Port Authority will no longer accept seniors’ Medicare cards to ride public transit for free.
  Starting Jan. 1, seniors will need to show the driver a Senior ConnectCard. To get one, you should contact Port Authority or make an appointment with your state representative.
  Port Authority will also accept a blue or yellow PA Senior Transit ID card.
  “Our new Senior Citizen ConnectCard works just like a ConnectCard but does not need to be loaded with stored va
  
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• Lawyers Fight Death Penalty For Synagogue Shooting Suspect

  28-12-2019 16:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Lawyers for the suspect in the synagogue shooting that killed 11 people in Pittsburgh have challenged the potential death sentence as unconstitutional.
  In court papers this week, lawyers for Robert Bowers argued that capital punishment violates the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause and the Eight Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
  They also said the practice of carrying out federal executions in state prisons violates a Tenth Amendment protecti
  
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• Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of elderly man in vehicle in Hazelwood

  28-12-2019 16:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred around 9:42 a.m. at or near Calvary Cemetery on Hazelwood Avenue.
  
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• Police respond to shooting in Hazelwood near Calvary Cemetery

  28-12-2019 16:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred around 9:42 a.m. at or near Calvary Cemetery on Hazelwood Avenue.
  
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• Elderly man shot in vehicle in Hazelwood; police search Calvary Cemetery for suspect

  28-12-2019 16:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred around 9:42 a.m. at or near Calvary Cemetery on Hazelwood Avenue.
  
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• Elderly man shot in vehicle in Hazelwood dies; suspect arrested

  28-12-2019 16:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred around 9:42 a.m. at or near Calvary Cemetery on Hazelwood Avenue.
  
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• Elderly man shot, found in vehicle in Hazelwood; police search Calvary Cemetery for suspect

  28-12-2019 16:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  The incident occurred around 9:42 a.m. at or near Calvary Cemetery on Hazelwood Avenue.
  
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• Police: Victim, suspect, witness drank beer together before Bloomfield stabbing

  28-12-2019 15:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police are looking for David Connor in connection with a man stabbed in the throat outside a GetGo convenience store on Baum Boulevard.
  
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• 2000 Gallons Of Water A Minute: The Story Of A Home Destroyed In 60 Seconds

  28-12-2019 15:18
  
  EAST DEER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A home in East Deer was irreversibly destroyed on Friday in less than 60 seconds after a pickup truck struck a gas line.The picture only begins to tell the story.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Joe Moxie said he heard an explosion and ran down Freeport Road in time to see the flames leap onto his house next door.“The house behind me was a ball of fire,” Moxie said. “The pickup truck was stuck in it.”The two homes on either side of the residence that
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Fog Dissipates For A Sunny Day

  28-12-2019 14:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh is starting off Saturday with areas of patchy dense fog that will dissipate by sunrise.There will be a little more sunshine today with highs around 50 degrees. Rain arrives tomorrow morning and continues through Monday morning with occasional heavy downpours totaling around 1 inch.Temperatures will stay in the 50 and even 60 degree ranges for some all the way through Monday.By Tuesday, some rain and snow showers are possible early on, but highs will be back n
  
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• Same Firefighters Respond To Three Fires In A Single Night

  28-12-2019 13:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three different fires happened in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods in a single night, and all of their causes are still unknown.
  (Photo Credit: Bryce Lutz/KDKA)
  (Photo Credit: Bryce Lutz/KDKA)
  The first fire occurred on the 7900 block of Madiera Street in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood, which crews responded to around 10:30 last night. The house was abandoned at the time, and no injuries have been reported. However, there was also a water main break that caused on
  
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• Galchenyuk Scores, Penguins Thump Ailing Predators 5-2

  28-12-2019 05:07
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Alex Galchenyuk scored his third goal of the season, Tristan Jarry made 30 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5-2.Dominik Simon, Teddy Blueger, Bryan Rust and Juuso Riikola also scored for the Penguins, who have won five of six.Nashville goalie Pekka Rinne was pulled after allowing three goals on six shots. Juuse Saros stopped 17 of 19 shots in relief.Nashville defenseman Dan Hamhuis left in the first period after Galchenyuk’s wrist
  
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• Study: Teenage Boys Who Witness Their Peers Abusing Girls Are More Likely To Bully And Fight Others

  28-12-2019 03:47
  
  (CNN) — Teaching young boys to respect their female peers goes a long way — it may even help prevent violent behaviors, one study reports.
  The study, published Friday in the “American Journal of Preventive Medicine,” was led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
  They found that boys who witnessed their peers’ abusive behaviors to girls were more likely to be violent toward others, in characteristics like
  
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• McDonald’s Employees Assist Woman Who Mouths ‘Help Me’ In The Drive Thru

  28-12-2019 03:34
  
  (CNN) — When a woman walked up to the counter of a McDonald’s in Lodi, California, the employees likely expected her to order a Big Mac or large fries. Instead, she begged them to help her.
  The woman told an employee to call 911, gave them her license plate number and asked them to hide her, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
  A police investigation would later reveal that she was traveling with a man who had a history of abusing her. That day, he had t
  
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• Protesters have questions for Wilkinsburg, county officials in police shooting

  28-12-2019 03:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Family and local activists want Wilkinsburg and county officials to release more information about the death of Ramir Talley, who was shot and killed by a police officer on Sunday
  
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• State Police Looking For 3 Men Who Assaulted Girl At Westmoreland Mall

  28-12-2019 01:41
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — Officials are looking for three men who assaulted a girl inside the Westmoreland Mall.
  The Pennsylvania State Police tweeted Friday that the three males assaulted a juvenile girl on Friday at 6:45 p.m.
  They possibly fled in a blue Jeep Cherokee.
  Call 724-832-3288 with any information.pictured Males assaulted a juvenile female inside Westmoreland Mall on 12/27/19 at approx. 1845 hours. They fled possibly in a blue Jeep Cherokee. If anyone can identify the 3 male
  
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• State Police Looking For 3 Individuals Who Assaulted Girl At Westmoreland Mall

  28-12-2019 01:41
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — Officials are looking for three individuals who assaulted a girl inside the Westmoreland Mall.
  The Pennsylvania State Police tweeted Friday that the three males assaulted a juvenile girl on Friday at 6:45 p.m.
  They possibly fled in a blue Jeep Cherokee.
  Call 724-832-3288 with any information.pictured Males assaulted a juvenile female inside Westmoreland Mall on 12/27/19 at approx. 1845 hours. They fled possibly in a blue Jeep Cherokee. If anyone can identify th
  
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• State Police Looking For 3 Individuals Who Allegedly Assaulted Girl At Westmoreland Mall

  28-12-2019 01:41
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — Officials are looking for three individuals who allegedly assaulted a girl inside the Westmoreland Mall.
  The Pennsylvania State Police tweeted Friday that the three males assaulted a juvenile girl on Friday at 6:45 p.m.
  They possibly fled in a blue Jeep Cherokee.
  Call 724-832-3288 with any information.pictured Males assaulted a juvenile female inside Westmoreland Mall on 12/27/19 at approx. 1845 hours. They fled possibly in a blue Jeep Cherokee. If anyone can i
  
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• 3 Individuals Who Allegedly Assaulted Girl At Westmoreland Mall Now Identified

  28-12-2019 01:41
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — As of 8:18 a.m. on Saturday, officials have three individuals who allegedly assaulted a girl inside the Westmoreland Mall.Thank you for all your assistance. The 3 men have been identified. Have a safe and Happy New Years!
  — Troopers Steve Limani & Cliff Greenfield (@PSPTroopAPIO) December 28, 2019
  The Pennsylvania State Police tweeted Friday that the three males assaulted a juvenile girl on Friday at 6:45 p.m.
  They possibly fled in a blue Jeep Cheroke
  
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• Animal Friends Holds Heartwarming Reunion For Dogs Rescued From Ross Township Home

  28-12-2019 01:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was a special day at Animals Friends as the dogs rescued from a home in Ross Township had a heartwarming reunion.
  Animal Friends said it was their largest rescue yet as 117 dogs were removed from the home in September.
  The stench of ammonia was so strong, officers had to wear protective suits with oxygen tanks to enter the home.
  Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Ian Smith
  The dogs captured the hearts of rescue workers and those in the community.
  Adoption application
  
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• Local Congressman Says 2020 Presidential Election Could Come Down To Western Pennsylvania

  28-12-2019 00:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With the Iowa Caucuses just five weeks away and the 2020 presidential campaign already in full gear, how important is Pennsylvania in this process?
  One local congressman thinks this state — and this region — could be the “decider.”
  “I can’t imagine any election having bigger ramifications for the future of the country than this one,” said U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, a Forest Hills Democrat and the Dean of the Pennsylvania Congressiona
  
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• FBI Sends Out Warning To Elderly In Western Pennsylvania About Scams

  28-12-2019 00:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The FBI says scammers frequently prey on the elderly, especially during the holiday season.
  Officials say fraudsters are raking money in, taking in hundreds of millions of dollars in 2019.
  “Seniors usually have a nice nest egg put away so they have more money available,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Bob Jones said. “And seniors are more polite. They are more willing to talk to someone on the telephone or the internet.”
  Jones says a number of scams
  
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• FBI Says Scammers Target The Elderly

  28-12-2019 00:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The FBI says scammers frequently prey on the elderly, especially during the holiday season.
  Officials say fraudsters are raking money in, taking in hundreds of millions of dollars in 2019.
  “Seniors usually have a nice nest egg put away so they have more money available,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Bob Jones said. “And seniors are more polite. They are more willing to talk to someone on the telephone or the internet.”
  Jones says a number of scams
  
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• The US Officially Raises The Tobacco Buying Age To 21

  28-12-2019 00:12
  
  (CNN) — A new law in the United States that prohibits the sale of tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 is now in effect, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.
  Last week, President Donald Trump signed the new minimum age into law as part of a sweeping spending bill. On Friday, the FDA noted on its website that “it is now illegal for a retailer to sell any tobacco product — including cigarettes, cigars and e-cigarettes — to anyone under 21. FDA will pr
  
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