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• Officials Investigating Possible Gas Odor In 2 Homestead Stores

  03-01-2020 23:50
  
  HOMESTEAD, Pa. (KDKA) — Officials are investigating a possible gas odor at two local stores.
  It started a short time ago on 8th Avenue in Homestead on Friday.
  (Photo Credit: Shelby Cassesse/Twitter)
  Customers say there was a strong gas odor in the Metro PCS and Cricket Wireless stores.
  Officials are trying to determine the cause of the odor.
  
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• Officials Investigate Possible Gas Odor In 2 Homestead Stores

  03-01-2020 23:50
  
  HOMESTEAD, Pa. (KDKA) — Officials investigated a possible gas odor at two local stores.
  Officials were on the scene Friday on 8th Avenue in Homestead.
  (Photo Credit: Shelby Cassesse/Twitter)
  Customers say there was a strong gas odor in the Metro PCS and Cricket Wireless stores.
  Fire crews said they believe someone poured a solvent down the sewer, which is what likely caused the smell.
  
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• Officials: Skinny, Malnourished Dogs Found Living In Kennels Covered In Feces Rescued From Lawrence County Home

  03-01-2020 23:36
  
  LAWRENCE COUNTY (KDKA) — Officials say they rescued skinny and malnourished dogs living in kennels covered in feces from a home in Lawrence County.
  It all started with a welfare check on the animals after neighbors kept complaining about the home along Marr Road in Mahoning Township.
  (Photo Credit: Meghan Schiller/Twitter)
  On Friday, humane investigators removed eight dogs, with most of them appearing to be pure-bred Boxers.A neighbor told KDKA the dogs stayed outside in a shed-like struct
  
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• Woman Says 82-Year-Old Father With Dementia Was Assaulted By Employee At McKeesport Nursing Home

  03-01-2020 23:10
  
  MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — A woman alleges an employee at a local nursing home assaulted her 82-year-old father with dementia.
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  Andrea Leech said her dad has been at the Riverside Nursing Home in Mckeesport for about three years.She claims he was assaulted over an incident that involved him using the bathroom.
  Leech said her father has bruises by his right eye and marks on his left arm and right leg.“The marks on his upper left arm is more so a grab,” Leech sa
  
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• ‘The World Is A Better Place Now That He Is Dead’: Pa. Senators React To Killing Of Qassem Soleimani

  03-01-2020 22:54
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA/AP) – The U.S. says it is sending sending more troops to the Middle East and Iran has vowed “harsh retaliation” for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad’s airport that killed its top general.
  Gen. Qassem Soleimani was the architect of Iran’s interventions across the Middle East and the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force.Both U.S. senators for Pennsylvania agreed that the world is safer without Soleimani and that he was responsible for the deaths of hund
  
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• Police Dog Sniffs Out 1,500 Pounds Of Marijuana During Routine Traffic Stop

  03-01-2020 22:39
  
  COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (CBS Local) — Police in Iowa seized approximately 1,500 pounds of marijuana during a routine traffic stop on New Year’s Day.
  Investigators say Dmitry Borisov, 35, was driving a yellow 2016 Penske moving truck full of 61 cardboard boxes packed with pot.
  Officers said they pulled over Borisov on eastbound I-80 in Council Bluffs for speeding, CBS affiliate KMTV reported.On New Year's Day, Council Bluffs Police say an officer initiated a traffic stop after observing
  
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• Furry Tails: Bonnie, Lucy, Tillie & Tank Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  03-01-2020 21:59
  
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Bonnie, Lucy, Tillie
  
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• Accused fentanyl ringleader elects to be his own lawyer at federal trial next week

  03-01-2020 21:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Guyton took an oath Friday and said he understood the perils of being his own lawyer.
  
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• Previously Missing 82-Year-Old Who Has Alzheimer’s Found

  03-01-2020 21:53
  
  UPDATE — Karen Huey has been found.
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – An 82-year-old woman who has Alzheimer’s has been found after being reported missing.
  (Photo Credit: City of Greensburg Police Department/Facebook)
  Detectives say they have determined her cell phone was in the area of Park Street in Ursina, Pa. just after 3:30 p.m. and it stayed in the area near Third Street at 4:15 p.m.She was reportedly found safe after 5 p.m.
  
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• Greensburg Police Looking For Previously Missing 82-Year-Old Karen Huey Who Has Alzheimer’s

  03-01-2020 21:53
  
  UPDATE — Karen Huey has been found.
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – An 82-year-old woman who has Alzheimer’s has been found after being reported missing.
  (Photo Credit: City of Greensburg Police Department/Facebook)
  Detectives say they have determined her cell phone was in the area of Park Street in Ursina, Pa. just after 3:30 p.m. and it stayed in the area near Third Street at 4:15 p.m.She was reportedly found safe after 5 p.m.
  
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• Greensburg Police Looking For Missing 82-Year-Old Karen Huey Who Has Alzheimer’s

  03-01-2020 21:53
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Greensburg Police are looking for a missing 82-year-old woman who has Alzheimer’s.
  Greensburg Police say Karen Huey was last seen at 12:30 p.m. at a hair salon in Madison.She was reportedly coming to the First Reform Church in Greensburg, but police say she never arrived.
  Police describe her as a 5 feet and 5 inches tall with green eyes and grayish blonde hair. She is driving a gold 2016 Honda Civic and lives in Irwin.
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• Butler High School Pulls Football Team From WPIAL

  03-01-2020 21:38
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – Butler High School is pulling their football team out of the WPIAL.The district’s athletic director says after going 0 and 20 the past two seasons, they decided to try something different and be an independent.This way, they can play smaller teams and be more competitive. They won’t have to play powerhouse teams like Central Catholic and Pine-Richland.
  After going 0 and 20 the past two seasons, Butler High School pulled their football team out of the WPIAL.
  
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• Animal Friends Alumnus Kenny To Play In ‘Puppy Bowl’

  03-01-2020 21:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Kenny is going to the “Puppy Bowl!”(Photo Credit: Animal Friends/Twitter)
  The local pup will play in the annual Animal Planet Puppy Bowl, Animal Friends announced Friday.Kenny, an Animal Friends alumnus, will take the field in “Puppy Bowl XVI” on Feb. 2 for Team Ruff in a game against Team Fluff.We are thrilled to announce that for the third straight year, an Animal Friends alumnus will be featured in the #PuppyBowl on @AnimalPlanet! Watch for Ke
  
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• JCC sends message of support for traumatized communities

  03-01-2020 21:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Participants sign banners for those in New York, Texas and Wilkinsburg
  
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• Gov. Wolf Launches ‘Reach Out PA,’ Mental Health Initiative

  03-01-2020 20:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — A sweeping effort to improve mental health services and change public perceptions has been announced by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. Combating stigma is a big part of the plan.
  Wolf says the campaign is similar to what the state did in response to the opioid crisis.
  “I know I needed help, but the help I needed was stigmatized,” James Stafford said.
  Stafford, who once struggled with mental health issues, is now a counselor.
  He joined Wolf for the announcement o
  
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• PennDOT Continues To Monitor Large Landslide On Route 51 As Weekend Rain Is Expected

  03-01-2020 20:35
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – During all this rain, PennDOT is keeping an eye on a hillside in Moon Township after a landslide shut down Route 51.
  The busy stretch, also known as McGovern Boulevard, is closed at the intersection of Flaugherty Run Road, between Purdy Road and Stoops Ferry Road after large chunks of sandstone separated and crashed down on the hillside.#BREAKING: Crews say hillside is still very unstable after a landslide this morning on Rt 51 in Moon Twp. Right now, crews are
  
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• Do You Smoke? Then You Can’t Work For U-Haul In Pa. And Several Other States

  03-01-2020 20:35
  
  By Chris Isidore, CNN Business
  (CNN) — U-Haul said it will stop hiring people who use nicotine in the 21 states where companies are allowed to consider tobacco use when making hiring decisions.
  The company has 30,000 employees in the United States and Canada. The policy will not apply to current employees who may smoke or use nicotine in some other manner. And the new rule won’t apply to job applicants in most states.
  But 21 states allow an employer to decline to hire someone based o
  
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• ‘Keep It Going Boys’ Pittsburgh Penguins Forward Jake Guentzel Tweets Update After Surgery

  03-01-2020 20:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Jake Guentzel is speaking out less than a week after a successful shoulder surgery.Guentzel took to Twitter Friday thanking Penguins fans for the support.“Thanks @penguins fans for all the support- it means a lot. Keep it going boys”Thanks @Penguins fans for all the support- it means a lot. Keep it going boys pic.twitter.com/4FRAQEQH4X
  — Jake Guentzel (@jakenbake20) January 3, 2020Guentzel was injured against the Ottawa Senators earlier in the week aft
  
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• Woman Says Ulta Beauty Worker Told Her She Was ‘Too Dark’ For Makeup In Store

  03-01-2020 20:24
  
  HOLMDEL, N.J. (CBS Local) — A black woman says an employee at an Ulta Beauty store in New Jersey told her that her skin was “too dark for most colors in the store” after she arrived for a makeover.
  Ebony Kankam London, who lives in Houston, was visiting her husband’s family in New Jersey and went to the Ulta store in Holmdel on Dec. 28 to get her makeup done for her baby shower.
  An Ulta Beauty consultant said they could do it and London scheduled an appointment.
  “I
  
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• Interested In Becoming A 2020 Census Counter? Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh Is Offering Employment Events

  03-01-2020 19:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh is offering several employment events for people interested in joining the 2020 Census as counters.Throughout January and into February, there will be several census employment events at the main branch in Oakland and at the Allegheny branch on Federal Street.You can stop by the library to ask a census recruiter questions, get information about the job of a counter and get help applying.
  For a full list of events, you can visit the Car
  
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• City’s Jewish Community Hopes Special Banners Spread Kindness, Comfort To Areas Impacted By Violence

  03-01-2020 19:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — How do you express kindness, comfort and love?
  Friday morning, dozens of people shared their thoughts on banners at the Jewish Community Centers in Squirrel Hill and the South Hills.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “Our humanity is a shared humanity, and violence against one person is violence on any person,” said Melissa Hiller, the assistant director of the Center for Loving Kindness at the JCC.
  The event wasn’t just for member of the Jewish community, but for
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Recall Goalie Casey DeSmith And Forward Thomas Di Pauli

  03-01-2020 19:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Penguins have made two call-ups Friday afternoon, and one is a bit of a surprise.The team announced goalie Casey DeSmith and forward Thomas Di Pauli will be joining the team in Montreal.“Coach Sullivan announces that Casey DeSmith and Thomas Di Pauli are going to be recalled today.”Coach Sullivan announces that Casey DeSmith and Thomas Di Pauli are going to be recalled today. pic.twitter.com/yeJcPLBGfO
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 3, 2
  
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• Community College Offers Free Tuition To Those Who Want To Become Volunteer Firefighters

  03-01-2020 19:36
  
  ELKHART, Ind. (CBS Local) — A national shortage of volunteer firefighters and first responders has prompted a community college in Indiana to offer free tuition to get more people to join up.
  Ivy Tech Community College, with more than 40 locations statewide, will provide funding for students for two years and up to $250,000 for the program starting the 2020 spring semester. Students who are interested can apply now.
  “It’s kind of like a GI Bill for volunteer firefighters,&rdquo
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby Sheds Non-Contact Jersey To Join Team At Practice

  03-01-2020 19:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sidney Crosby is looking like he is pretty close to a return to the lineup.
  Crosby skated on Friday with the team, first donning a non-contact jersey, but as the session progressed, Crosby changed to a full-contact sweater.“It’s a beautiful thing to see Sidney Crosby on the ice.”It's a beautiful thing to see Sidney Crosby on the ice. pic.twitter.com/cId4iEAwk8
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 3, 2020The Penguins captain has been out afte
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby Practices Again With Team, No Update In Status

  03-01-2020 19:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sidney Crosby is looking like making progress towards to a return to the lineup.
  Crosby skated on Friday with the team, in a move that he pulled earlier in the week.“It’s a beautiful thing to see Sidney Crosby on the ice.”It's a beautiful thing to see Sidney Crosby on the ice. pic.twitter.com/cId4iEAwk8
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) January 3, 2020The Penguins captain has been out after surgery for a sports hernia since mid-November.“Si
  
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• Search For Missing 22-Year-Old Tonee Turner Leads Friends, Family To Hill District

  03-01-2020 19:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The search for Tonee Turner, who has been missing since Dec. 30, has brought family and friends of the 22-year-old to the Hill District.
  They’re knocking on doors and handing out flyers.The search continues today for Tonee Turner, who has been missing since Dec. 30th. Her family says tips have led them to look in the Hill District. More at noon @KDKA pic.twitter.com/vW0Gjrdfhd
  — Lindsay Ward (@LindsayWardTV) January 3, 2020
  Turner’s family tells KDKA i
  
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• 2 Corrections Officers Injured At SCI Greene

  03-01-2020 18:57
  
  FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Two corrections officers were injured in an incident that prompted a lockdown at SCI Greene in Franklin Township this morning.
  According to the Observer-Reporter, the officers were hospitalized for their injuries.
  Their conditions have not been released.
  Officials have also not yet released details on the incident that led to them being injured and the lockdown being put in place.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• 2 Corrections Officers Assaulted By Inmate At Green SCI

  03-01-2020 18:57
  
  FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Two corrections officers were hospitalized after an inmate allegedly stabbed one multiple times and hit another with a “lock in a sock.”Two corrections officers were injured in the incident Friday morning, which prompted a lockdown at SCI Greene in Franklin Township.
  The vice president of the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association says the first officer was stabbed multiple times in an assault that lasted over two minutes. Another officer
  
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• Raccoon Found In Allegheny Co. Is First Animal To Test Positive For Rabies In 2020

  03-01-2020 18:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A raccoon was the first animal to test positive for rabies in Allegheny County during the new year.
  Allegheny County says a raccoon that was picked up near Jacks Run Road and White Oak Park in White Oak was taken to the Allegheny County Health Department’s lab. The raccoon tested positive for rabies — the first animal with rabies confirmed in 2020.
  The county health department is reminding residents to watch for unusual behavior in animals and to make sure p
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers T.J. Watt, Cam Heyward And Minkah Fitzpatrick Named To The 2019 NFL AP All-Pro Team

  03-01-2020 18:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Four total Steelers earned AP All-Pro Honors in 2019.The All-Pro teams were announced Friday and featured three Steelers starters on defense and one on special teams.Linebacker T.J. Watt, defensive lineman Cam Heyward and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick were named to the First Team, while Rookie Diontae Johnson was named to the Second Team as a punt returner.
  “AP First Team All-Pro:”AP First Team All-Pro: pic.twitter.com/CIs9Wzc3Sj
  — James Palmer (@JamesPalm
  
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• Former Pittsburgh Steelers Analytics Coordinator Karim Kassam Hired By The Minnesota Twins

  03-01-2020 18:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former Carnegie Mellon professor and Steelers employee has just been hired by the Minnesota Twins.According to Seth Walder of ESPN, Karim Kassam will make the move to Minnesota after leaving his most current job with Duolingo, where he was a Data Scientist in Residence.“The Minnesota Twins are hiring former Pittsburgh Steelers analytics coordinator Karim Kassam to be their director of baseball research, per source.”The Minnesota Twins are hiring former Pit
  
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• Bethel Park woman confronts mountainous challenges

  03-01-2020 18:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Neither diabetes nor the Himalayas can stop her climb.
  
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• ‘The Kind Of Thing That Should Not Happen’: DA Says Man Shot Wife Twice In The Face Before Taking His Own Life

  03-01-2020 18:15
  
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — Authorities in Fayette County have officially identified the man and woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide on New Year’s Day in a Uniontown home.
  According to Fayette County District Attorney Richard Bower, 62-year-old William Allen shot and killed his wife, 61-year-old Theresa “Tina” Allen, on Wednesday morning before turning the gun on himself.
  Both were discovered in a locked upstairs bedroom of their home on Republic Street in Uniontown Wedne
  
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• Boiler Malfunction Forces McAnnulty Elementary Students To Be Rerouted To Different School

  03-01-2020 18:04
  
  BALDWIN, Pa. (KDKA) – McAnnulty Elementary School students were temporarily detained on their school buses before being re-routed when a boiler malfunction was detected.The superintendent of Baldwin-Whitehall School District says no students were in the building when the boiler malfunction was detected as staff members were arriving at McAnnulty Elementary School early Friday morning.The district says students were temporarily detained and then rerouted to Whitehall Elementary School, wher
  
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• Boiler Malfunction Forces McAnnulty Elementary Students To Be Re-Routed To Different School

  03-01-2020 18:04
  
  BALDWIN, Pa. (KDKA) – McAnnulty Elementary School students were temporarily detained on their school buses before being re-routed when a boiler malfunction was detected.The superintendent of Baldwin-Whitehall School District says no students were in the building when the boiler malfunction was detected as staff members were arriving at McAnnulty Elementary School early Friday morning.The district says students were temporarily detained and then re-routed to Whitehall Elementary School, whe
  
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• Plan on gay marriage, ordination of LGBT would split United Methodist Church

  03-01-2020 17:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Blue-ribbon group of bishops, interest-group leaders agrees on an amicable divorce of the nation’s second-largest Protestant body
  
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• Plan on gay marriage, ordination of LGBT persons would split United Methodist Church

  03-01-2020 17:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Blue-ribbon group of bishops, interest-group leaders agrees on an amicable divorce of the nation’s second-largest Protestant body
  
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• Discover Organizing founder, president to present organizing tips

  03-01-2020 17:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Learn how to organize this year.
  
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• New year, new hope for Jeannette

  03-01-2020 17:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  New Elliott Group test facility could mean resurgence for Jeannette, once a thriving industrial town 
  
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• Nonprofit begins multimillion-dollar restoration project in Wilkinsburg

  03-01-2020 17:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Lohr Building on Wood Street in Wilkinsburg gets a new life. 
  
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• McAnnulty students moved after boiler malfunction at Baldwin Borough school

  03-01-2020 16:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Randal A. Lutz, Baldwin-Whitehall’s superintendent, said the boiler malfunction was found before students arrived at the K-1 school. 
  
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• PTL Links: January 3, 2020

  03-01-2020 15:43
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Aubrey Worek
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• Voting Open For Pennsylvania’s River Of The Year

  03-01-2020 14:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You can help decide the Pennsylvania river of the year.
  Voting is now open and three bodies of water in our area are in the running.
  The five finalists include Buffalo Creek in Butler County, Connoquenessing Creek in Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties and the Ohio River.
  The group that nominated the winning river will get a $10,000 grant to fund year-round activities to celebrate.
  To cast your vote before Jan. 17, visit this link.
  
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• Why Abbreviating The Date In 2020 Could Be Risky

  03-01-2020 14:58
  
  (CBS Local) — Here’s something to add to your list of new year’s resolutions: don’t abbreviate the year 2020 when signing financial and legal documents.
  Why? Experts say the date could be easily changed and used against you.
  Usually when we write the dates of the year, most of us will chop off the first two numbers and write, for example, 3/23/19.
  But in the year 2020, the experts say everyone should write, for example, the date as 3/23/2020. That’s because if you w
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Rain To Continue Into Weekend, Transition To Snow Saturday Evening

  03-01-2020 14:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Widespread steady light rain will continue for the morning commute. Some areas will have a brief heavier downpour.
  Around .50-1 inch of rainfall is expected through Saturday afternoon before the rain switches to snow Saturday evening. Ridges will pick up around 1-2 inches of snow, but the rest of us will see a coating to one inch by Sunday morning.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Temperatures are steady in the mid- to upper-40s and even 50 degrees today.
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• Intense Fire Destroys Home In Leechburg, Kills Family Pet

  03-01-2020 14:11
  
  LEECHBURG (KDKA) — An early morning fire destroyed a home in Leechburg and killed a family pet.
  It was first reported around 7:30 a.m. on South Gosser Hill Road.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  According to emergency officials, the home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived.
  No one was injured; however, the family’s dog was killed.
  Officials have not yet said what sparked the fire.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournal
  
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• Intense Fire Destroys Home In Leechburg

  03-01-2020 14:11
  
  LEECHBURG (KDKA) — Emergency crews have been called to a house fire in Leechburg.
  It was first reported around 7:30 a.m. on South Gosser Hill Road.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  According to emergency officials, the fire has fully engulfed the home.
  Officials have not yet said what sparked the fire. So far, no injuries have been reported.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this d
  
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• Crews Battle Fire At Leechburg Home

  03-01-2020 14:11
  
  LEECHBURG (KDKA) — Emergency crews have been called to a house fire in Leechburg.
  It was first reported around 7:30 a.m. on South Gosser Hill Road.
  According to emergency officials, the fire has fully engulfed the home.
  Officials have not yet said what sparked the fire or if there are any injuries.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Burns’ OT Winner Gives Sharks 3-2 Victory Over Penguins

  03-01-2020 04:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brent Burns’ power-play goal just more than two minutes into overtime gave the San Jose Sharks a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night.
  Burns picked up his seventh goal of the season when his slap shot from high in the slot beat Tristan Jarry 2:02 into the extra period to give the Sharks only their third win in 14 games. Joe Thornton got the primary assist to move past Adam Oates for seventh place with 1,080 career helpers.
  Tomas Hertl scored hi
  
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• Fitzgerald, county council enter new era of coexistence

  03-01-2020 03:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Though the council could take on a more activist bent with its new members, some members labeled the change a generational shift.
  
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