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• Officials Say Public Burial Ground Has Many More Remains Than Once Thought

  29-12-2019 22:44
  
  HOUSTON, Pa. (AP) — Officials say a large western Pennsylvania public burial ground already thought to contain hundreds of remains actually has many more than previously thought — and there’s a new resource available to those who believe a relative may be buried there.
  Potter’s Field — a term for common graves, those for paupers or unclaimed bodies — was believed to contain as many as 502 people, many of whom may have fallen victim to tuberculosis, The (Washin
  
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• Scientists At Lancaster University Use Legos In Quantum Computing Research

  29-12-2019 21:51
  
  (CNN) — If you thought that Lego’s were the coolest toys on the planet while you were growing up, it turns out that you were right.
  Scientists at Lancaster University in England conducted an experiment in which they froze several Lego blocks to the lowest possible temperature, and what they discovered could be useful in the development of quantum computing.
  Led by Dr. Dmitry Zmeev, the scientists used a custom-made dilution refrigerator, which the university says is the most effectiv
  
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• Mon Wharf To Fully Open Monday

  29-12-2019 21:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After partially reopening last week, the Mon Wharf will be fully open on Monday, December 30.The Mon Wharf partially reopened on December 23 but only on the Stanwix Street side.Beginning Monday, the Wood Street side of will also be open.Over 400 parking spaces will be available as a result.
  
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• WVU Rallies Late In The First Half, Upset No. 2 Ohio State 67-59

  29-12-2019 21:18
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Miles McBride scored six of his season-high 21 points in the final 2:22 and No. 22 West Virginia rallied to beat No. 2 Ohio State 67-59 Sunday.
  The Mountaineers (11-1) trailed by nine late in the first half but went ahead for good at 55-54 on a push-shot by Derek Culver with 3:31 left. McBride, a freshman guard, followed with two free throws and an 18-foot jump shot to extend the lead to 59-54.
  Kaleb Wesson’s 3-pointer pulled the Buckeyes (11-2) within 61-57 with 51
  
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• Pittsburghers react to Hanukkah stabbing attack in New York

  29-12-2019 21:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh director says, “We’re devastated — again.” 
  
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• Pittsburghers react to Hanukkah stabbing attack at rabbi's N.Y. house

  29-12-2019 21:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh director says, “We’re devastated — again.” 
  
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• Car Crashes Into First National Bank In Brentwood Towne Square

  29-12-2019 21:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Whitehall Fire Company was called to Brentwood Towne Square on Sunday morning to a report of a car into a building.When they arrived, they found a car had crashed into First National Bank.Since it happened on a Sunday, the bank was closed and no one was inside. No one was injured and crews were able to get the car out of the building.While removing the car from the building, no further damage was sustained.Crews cleaned up debris and glass from the scene.
  
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• Watkins Scores 19 Points, Penn State Beats Cornell 90-59

  29-12-2019 20:56
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Mike Watkins scored 16 of his 19 points in the first half and No. 20 Penn State beat Cornell 90-59 on Sunday.
  Lamar Stevens added 19 points, Myreon Jones scored 18, Izaiah Brockington had 11 and Watkins added 10 rebounds for the Nittany Lions (11-2), who won their 13th straight home game.
  Penn State led for all but 2:01 after Stevens took over midway through the first half.
  The big forward broke a 9-all tie with three-straight baskets that made it 16-9. When Steve
  
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• Car Thief Loose In Whitehall Borough, Police Investigating

  29-12-2019 20:55
  
  WHITEHALL (KDKA) — Police are looking for a man suspected of stealing items from several cars in Whitehall Borough.(Photo Credit: White Borough Police Department)
  Whitehall Police specified that the cars were unlocked when the thefts occurred.‘Tis the season…
  This man is a suspect in several thefts from UNLOCKED motor vehicles in Whitehall Borough and…
  Posted by Whitehall Borough Police Department on Sunday, December 29, 2019The post also cautioned people to priori
  
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• Activists Hold Vigil For Romir Talley, Killed By Wilkinsburg Police Officer

  29-12-2019 20:43
  
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Activists gathered at a vigil for Romir Talley on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. right at the intersection where he was killed by a Wilkinsburg police officer last week.A Wilkinsburg police officer shot Talley after Talley reportedly fired a shot at the officer on Dec. 22. The officer is currently on administrative leave, and Talley’s family is demanding answers.The vigil took place on Center and Stoner Way in Wilkinsburg between Penn Ave and Ross Ave. Those participating w
  
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• Ohio University Names Student Lounges After Slain Activists

  29-12-2019 19:52
  
  OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Miami University in Ohio honored three slain Civil Rights activists by renaming student lounges in residence halls near where they trained during the Freedom Summer in 1964.
  The activists — James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner — trained with hundreds of other volunteers in Oxford, Ohio, to register black voters in the Deep South. The men were ambushed and killed by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi. The slayings of the three men, dramatized in th
  
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• Local Ice Rinks To Close Early Due To Inclement Weather

  29-12-2019 18:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County’s Twitter account announced that the North and South Park Ice Rinks will close today at 4 p.m. due to inclement weather.
  Due to inclement weather, the North and South Park Ice Rinks will close today at 4:00pm. Boyce Park Ski Slopes and Tubing will be closing at 4:30pm. We will reopen tomorrow, weather and conditions permitting.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) December 29, 2019
  The North Park Ice Rink is located at 1200 Pearce Mill Road in
  
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• Man Who Murdered 90-Year-Old Was Walking His Dog, Stole Victim’s Wedding Ring

  29-12-2019 17:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — New details have emerged in the murder of Samuel Rende, including possible motives and bizarre details about the suspect himself.
  90-year-old Samuel Rende succumbed to his injuries after being shot in the head by 27-year-old Anthony Miller yesterday. He died at 12:59 p.m. at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Medics transported him there from his pickup truck after having been found in critical condition.
  Rende was sitting his black Dodge Ram pickup in the passenger seat in Pi
  
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• Pittsburgh Stands With New York Jewish Community After String Of Attacks

  29-12-2019 16:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Public Safety gave a statement on the recent string of attacks against the Jewish community in New York.“Public Safety is aware of the attacks in New York against members of the Jewish community,” Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said. “The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Intelligence Unit is and will continue to monitor the situation.”“While we cannot discuss specifics in terms of preparation, we are in communication with loc
  
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• Pittsburgh Jewish Community Standing In Solidarity With Victims Of New York Attacks

  29-12-2019 16:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The organizers of a menorah lighting in Pittsburgh put the event together Sunday morning to show pride in their faith and support those attacked in New York.Five people were injured just outside of New York City on Saturday when an intruder entered a rabbi’s home and began stabbing people at a Hanukkah celebration.Police arrested 37-year-old Grafton Thomas on Sunday and charged him with five counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary.Rochel Tombosky, the
  
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• Another Library Ends Fines For Overdue Books To Boost Access

  29-12-2019 16:19
  
  CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — Another Ohio library is moving to a fine-free system, becoming part of a national trend of dropping fines to eliminate barriers to library access.
  The Geauga County Public Library in northeastern Ohio will eliminate overdue fines beginning Wednesday except for telescopes, new video games and Blu-Ray DVDs, The News-Herald reported this week. Rather than amassing fines, borrowers will have their cards blocked 21 days after the due date. Returning the overdue items unbloc
  
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• Man Stabbed In Back After Agreeing To Meet, Fight Rival

  29-12-2019 15:27
  
  MERCER, Pa. (KDKA) — A 21-year-old was stabbed after agreeing over text to meet and fight another man in-person as part of an ongoing dispute.Rodger Bone, 21, from Shelocta, was in a feud with another 21-year-old, Garrett Arnold of Greenville. They met on the 100 block of Beatty School Road in Perry Township to fight on Saturday around 1 a.m. Their friends were also present to witness the fight.Arnold stabbed Bone repeatedly in the back with a knife. Arnold and his crew fled the scene whil
  
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• Local Man Stabbed In Back After Agreeing To Meet Up, Fight Rival

  29-12-2019 15:27
  
  MERCER, Pa. (KDKA) — A 21-year-old was stabbed after agreeing over text to meet and fight another man in-person as part of an ongoing dispute.21-year-old Rodger Bone from Shelocta was in a feud with another 21-year-old, Garrett Arnold of Greenville. They met on the 100 block of Beatty School Road in Perry Township to fight on Saturday around 1:00 a.m. Their friends were also present to witness the fight.Arnold stabbed Bone repeatedly in the back with a knife. Arnold and his crew fled the s
  
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• ‘Target’s Plastic Bags Are Choking The Earth’: A Petition Gains Nearly 500K Signatures

  29-12-2019 15:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Over 460,000 people have signed a petition urging Target to stop using plastic bags.Target is a company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota but has multiple locations across the Pittsburgh area. The petition also encourages people not to switch to paper bags as they apparently leave a bigger carbon footprint.The ultimate goal is for shoppers to bring in and use their own bags.According to the Pittsburgh Business Times, Theresa Carter is the founder of Customers Who Care, an
  
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• Cat, Which Resembles Baby Yoda, Looking For A Home, She Is

  29-12-2019 13:44
  
  (CNN) — If you thought Baby Yoda was cute, wait until you meet Joy, the rescue cat with an uncanny resemblance to the green “Star Wars” alien.
  With enormous ears, big, round eyes, and little button nose, Joy is the Baby Yoda we all dream of cuddling every night.
  (Photo Courtesy ofHumane Society of Rowan County)
  The rescue cat was found by a humane society volunteer Dec. 15 suffering from a large wound on the neck, which vets believe was caused by an animal attack, abuse by an o
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Soggy Sunday Brings An Inch Or More Of Rainfall

  29-12-2019 13:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A soggy yet mild Sunday on tap.The rain picks up and becomes more heavy and widespread around noon. It will continue through tomorrow late morning and early afternoon, for some totaling to around 1 to 1.5 inches of rainfall.Temperatures will be steady in the upper 50 and low 60 degree ranges this afternoon throughout the whole day tomorrow.Colder air arrives for Tuesday, leaving Pittsburgh with a flake early, but then our next system brings snow showers for New Year&rsq
  
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• Man Shot In Leg, Hip At West Mifflin Bar

  29-12-2019 13:15
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police are currently investigating a shooting that happened outside of the Homeville Trolley Stop bar in West Mifflin.
  A man was shot in his leg and hip. The victim was taken to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital for treatment and is now in stable condition.
  No suspects have been identified at this time. The investigation continues.
  Stay with KDKA as we follow this story.
  
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• Boy's lead poisoning pushes grandmother to assert tenant rights

  29-12-2019 07:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Lead hazards were found throughout a Wilkinsburg woman’s home. A judge orders repairs, but the landlord’s followup hasn’t gone smoothly. 
  
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• Warm hearts in Pittsburgh help heat a cold home

  29-12-2019 06:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  “My motivation is to give back to veterans, to make a difference in someone’s life,” -—Anthony Passatore
  
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• PA Turnpike tolls go up 6% in 2020, but smaller increases expected beginning in 2023

  29-12-2019 06:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  Toll increases will be cut to 3% in 2028 if the state Legislature ends the Pennsylvania turnpike’s annual $400 million payments for transit.
  
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• Census bureau raises hourly pay to attract applicants in Pittsburgh area

  29-12-2019 06:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  It will take hundreds of thousands of census takers to ensure an accurate 2020 Census, but applications are down so the Census bureau is raising wages.
  
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• Jeep Cherokee watching: Pa. to start automated speed enforcement in work zones

  29-12-2019 05:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike will monitor drivers’ speed in construction zones and send tickets by mail to reduce accidents. 
  
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• Family, Friends Gather To Remember Leona Dailey In Penn Hills

  29-12-2019 05:13
  
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Dozens gathered in Penn Hills for a vigil in memory of 18-year-old Leona Dailey Saturday night.The search continues for the gunman who killed Dailey the day after Christmas.Police say she got into a fight with another woman in the parking lot of Flinn’s Pub and Restaurant in Penn Hills.
  Someone pulled out a gun and shot Dailey in the head.She died at the hospital.“To be truthful, I feel dead,” said Leona’s father Leon Dailey. “Next day afte
  
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• Murray Makes 44 Saves, Guentzel Scores Late Power Play Goal, Penguins Beat Predators 6-4

  29-12-2019 04:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel’s power-play goal with 1:03 remaining helped the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 6-4 on Saturday night.
  Bryan Rust’s initial point shot missed the net. Evgeni Malkin gathered the puck behind the net and gave it to Guentzel, who tucked it inside the left post for the winning goal.
  Rust scored twice, including an empty-netter, and added two assists as Pittsburgh won for the ninth time in 11 games. Alex Galchenyuk and Kris Letang sc
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Dense Fog Advisory In Effect Until Sunday Morning

  29-12-2019 02:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A dense fog advisory is in effect until 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning for several counties in the viewing area.
  Dense Fog Advisory now in efffect through 6AM for Washington, Greene, Fayette, Westmoreland, Monongalia Counties. Be careful on the roads tonight and early tomorrow! @KDKA #KDKA #KDKAwx pic.twitter.com/NtsKHLJcJ5
  — Kristin Emery (@KristinEmery) December 29, 2019
  Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties are all under this advisory.WEATHER LINKS:C
  
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• Tom Hanks And Family Offered Honorary Greek Citizenship

  29-12-2019 01:41
  
  (CNN) — Tom Hanks is already known as America’s Dad. Now, he could be Greece’s, too.
  Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos signed an honorary naturalization order Friday, offering Hanks, his wife Rita Wilson and their children Greek citizenship, the president’s office told CNN Saturday.
  “Tom Hanks is a person who showed real interest in the people who suffered from the fire in Mati and promoted this issue in the global media,” said Greek Interior Minister Takis
  
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• Monroeville Police Arrest Man For DUI Following High-Speed Chase

  29-12-2019 00:24
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — A man led Monroeville Police on both a high-speed car chase and a foot chase early Sunday morning.Jeremiah Eason is facing multiple charges after he fled police in a Dodge Durango and then attempted to escape police on foot after abandoning his vehicle.According to police, they responded to a call just before 4:00 a.m. Sunday morning of gunshots fired on Sunnyfield Drive. When they arrived they attempted to get the information of a white Dodge Durango but the car fled
  
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