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• ‘We Are A Safe Space’: Center In Beaver County Aiming To Help LGBTQ Community And Break Stigmas

  13-01-2020 23:59
  
  BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) — A new center in Beaver County is focusing on helping the LGBTQ community.
  Central Outreach Wellness Center in Aliquippa provides care while trying to break the stigma surrounding HIV and sexually transmitted diseases.The clinic ⁠— which opened Dec. 16, 2019 ⁠— is the first of its kind for people in Beaver County, and the third location of its kind in the Pittsburgh region.
  Alex Tatangelo, a nurse practitioner for the center, said the new locat
  
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• Baby Opossum Beaten Until Blinded On Hilton Head Golf Course

  13-01-2020 22:59
  
  (CNN) — A baby opossum was found beaten until she was blinded at a Hilton Head golf course in South Carolina, according to the Wildlife Rehab of Greenville.
  The opossum, now named Scarlett, was found on Tuesday with a broken jaw, one eye protruding, the other eye injured and a large gash on her throat, Wendy Watson, the president of the Wildlife Rehab of Greenville, told CNN.
  “The injuries are indicative of being struck with a golf club,” Watson alleges.
  The opossum, who is les
  
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• ‘The Thought Of Moving Again Was Just One Step Too Much’: New Light Congregation Not Returning To Tree Of Life

  13-01-2020 22:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The New Light Congregation in Squirrel Hill will not be going back to the Tree of Life.
  The congregation has decided to stay at its current location after moving from place to place since the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in 2018.
  The congregation wants stability and a sense of home, something they say they have now at the current location at Congregation Beth Shalom.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “The shooter did something that is horrible,” said Stephen Cohen, co
  
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• Matchbox Twenty Bringing 2020 Tour To Pittsburgh This Summer

  13-01-2020 22:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Matchbox Twenty is bringing their just-announced 2020 tour to Pittsburgh this summer.On Aug. 26, Matchbox Twenty will stop at the newly-named S&T Bank Music Park along with The Wallflowers.
  The “Matchbox Twenty 2020” tour kicks off in Pennsylvania at the Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem and ends in Los Angeles.The band hasn’t been on the road since 2017.Matchbox Twenty fan club members will be able to get tickets on pre-sale Tuesday. Tickets go
  
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• Cozy, hip restaurant lounge opens in Market Square

  13-01-2020 21:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Emerson’s features small plates, wines, beers and cocktails.
  
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• TSA Confiscates 2 Guns In 3 Days At Pittsburgh International Airport

  13-01-2020 21:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two guns were confiscated over a three-day stretch at the Pittsburgh International Airport.The TSA said on Monday that over the past three days, TSA agents confiscated two guns at the airport checkpoint.On Saturday, a woman from Cartagena, Colombia was allegedly trying to bring her .38 caliber handgun through the checkpoint. TSA says an Ohio woman was then caught Monday trying to bring a .22 caliber handgun loaded with five bullets through the checkpoint.In both instanc
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins’ Kris Letang Named Captain For 2020 NHL All-Star Game

  13-01-2020 21:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will have a special role for the upcoming 2020 NHL All-Star Game.
  On Monday, the NHL announced that Letang will captain the Metropolitan Division.#NHLAllStar Update: @Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will captain the Metropolitan Division at the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game. pic.twitter.com/p6JMXt8cEy
  — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 13, 2020
  Earlier this month, the defenseman was named to his sixth career All-Star Game, surp
  
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• Delmont Man Charged, Accused Of Break-Ins While Impersonating A Firefighter

  13-01-2020 21:10
  
  MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County man is facing multiple charges after police say he tried to break into a home while dressed as and impersonating a firefighter.
  The incident happened Saturday evening when officers were called to a home in a Mt. Pleasant Township.
  The suspect, 33-year-old Charles Beiter of Delmont, is facing multiple charges.
  According to police, the homeowner told officers he confronted the suspect who was dressed in firefighter’s gear and was i
  
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• Regatta operator bankruptcy stalled

  13-01-2020 21:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  Claims against LionHeart totaling $744,527, versus personal property owned by the firm totaling just $2,265, including lumber and T-shirts.
  
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• 2 People Detained After SWAT Responds To Possible Hostage Situation In Hill District

  13-01-2020 21:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two people were detained for questioning after a SWAT team was called in for a possible hostage situation in the Hill District.Police say they responded to reports of a burglary in progress on the 300 block of Miller Street in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood around 12:25 p.m. Monday.
  When officers arrived, they say there was a possible hostage situation involving a male and a female locked in a room with a reported firearm. SWAT officers were then called i
  
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• Helicopters Over City Part Of Jason Momoa’s Netflix Movie Shoot

  13-01-2020 20:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you noticed helicopters flying and hovering over the city last night, there was no cause for alarm; it was just film crews continuing work on Jason Momoa’s newest Netflix movie.
  “Sweet Girl” started filming right here in and around the Pittsburgh area in late 2019. Production is now continuing into the new year.
  Crews were spotted near the Golden Triangle over the weekend.
  A camera rig, attached to the back of a car, was set up along Stanwix Street
  
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• USS Pittsburgh To Be Decommissioned Following 35 Years Of Service

  13-01-2020 20:27
  
  BREMERTON, Wash. (KDKA) – After 35 years of service and 1,000 dives, the submarine USS Pittsburgh will be decommissioned.To honor the submarine, Senator Pat Toomey officially recognized the USS Pittsburgh in the Congressional records.The USS Pittsburgh is a fast attack Los Angeles-class submarine commissioned in 1985. By 2017, it had completed its 1,000 dive, which a news release says is a milestone few submarines reach during service.Toomey, along with members of Congress, released statem
  
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• Tom Hanks Scores Oscar Nomination For Role As Mister Rogers In ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’

  13-01-2020 19:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tom Hanks has just scored an Oscar nomination for his role as Mister Rogers in “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”Hanks was nominated for best supporting actor in the upcoming Oscars. The last time he received an Oscar nomination was in 2001 for his leading role in “Cast Away.”“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” is based on the real life story of how Fred Rogers affected the life of a cynical journalist who was assigned to write
  
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• Police probe Snapchat video showing Westmoreland County child vaping while being babysat

  13-01-2020 18:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Charges are pending against a 17-year-old babysitter and an 18-year-old woman from Indiana County.
  
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• Pitt law professor to speak at Carnegie Library Lecture Hall on book about Jordan Miles case

  13-01-2020 18:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  David A. Harris has studied criminal justice and policing for more than 30 years.
  
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• Tim McGraw’s Just-Announced Tour Is Stopping In Pittsburgh

  13-01-2020 18:48
  
  BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – Country superstar Tim McGraw’s just-announced 2020 tour is stopping in Pittsburgh this summer.McGraw will play a show on July 31 at S&T Bank Music Parkin Burgettstown.The “Here On Earth Tour” will feature Midland and Ingrid Andress.He’ll be back in Pennsylvania for a show in Philly featuring Luke Combs on Sept. 12.Tickets have not gone on sale yet. According to McGraw’s website, they’ll be on sale “soon.”
  
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• Leader Of Pittsburgh’s Delta Foundation Resigns Amid Felony Arrest Charges; Board Launches Internal Investigation

  13-01-2020 18:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The leader of the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh has resigned following his arrest last month on felony charges.
  KDKA’s Andy Sheehan reports that Gary Van Horn has turned in his resignation.BREAKING: Gary Van Horn resigns from Delta Foundation after felony arrest. Delta hires law firm to conduct internal investigation of "activities and compliance". pic.twitter.com/rL2SFCc6cT
  — Andy Sheehan (@AndySheehankdka) January 13, 2020
  Van Horn is facing charges of im
  
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• Leader Of Pittsburgh’s Delta Foundation Resigns Amid Felony Arrest Charges

  13-01-2020 18:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The leader of the Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh has resigned following his arrest last month on felony charges.
  KDKA’s Andy Sheehan reports that Gary Van Horn has turned in his resignation.BREAKING: Gary Van Horn resigns from Delta Foundation after felony arrest. Delta hires law firm to conduct internal investigation of "activities and compliance". pic.twitter.com/rL2SFCc6cT
  — Andy Sheehan (@AndySheehankdka) January 13, 2020
  Van Horn is facing charges of im
  
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• ‘[Expletive] The NFL, This Is Real Life,’ Antonio Brown Involved In Another Domestic Dispute In Florida

  13-01-2020 18:21
  
  MIAMI (KDKA) — Another week has started, meaning another Antonio Brown situation is already underway.This time, a domestic dispute at his home in Florida involving the mother of three of his children, Chelsie Kyriss.According to reports, Kyriss was trying to pick the kids up to go to school Monday morning, when Antonio Brown accused Kyriss of trying to steal a Bentley from the property. Kyriss was allegedly evicted from the house and was only allowed to be there to take the children.Report
  
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• Bands Foreigner, Kansas And Europe Coming To Pittsburgh This Summer

  13-01-2020 18:14
  
  BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – Foreigner is headlining a 2020 tour featuring Kansas and Europe, and the three rock legends are making a stop in Pittsburgh.Foreigner, Kansas and Europe will bring hits like “Cold as Ice,” “Carry On Wayward Son,” and “Final Countdown” to the S&T Bank Music Park — formerly KeyBank Pavilion — on Aug. 2.The just-announced “Juke Box Heroes 2020 Tour” will kick off July 9 in Albuquerque and will end in Au
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Warm Winter Temperatures Bring Unique Start To 2020

  13-01-2020 17:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As warm starts to the year go, this one is pretty unique.
  Through the 12th of the year, Pittsburgh now ranks as the 11th warmest mean temperature start on record, and the warmest mean temperature start of the year we’ve seen in over 10 years (2007; 40.3°).
  The mild and comfortable weather is expected to stick around for a big portion of the work week with highs back in the 50s this afternoon.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delay
  
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• Lottery Ticket Worth $1M Sold In Beaver County

  13-01-2020 17:49
  
  AMBRIDGE, Pa. (KDKA) – Check your tickets! A lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold in Beaver County.The Rite Aid at 925 Merchant Street in Ambridge sold the ticket that matched the numbers drawn Sunday.The jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket matched all five balls drawn: 10-25-32-36-42.
  The Ambridge Rite Aid gets a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
  If you’re the lucky person holding this ticket, you should sign it, call the lottery at 1-800-692-7481 and file a claim at the ne
  
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• 2 Men Accused Of Stealing Millions Of Dollars In Rare Books Plead Guilty

  13-01-2020 17:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former librarian and a bookseller faced a judge Monday morning, pleading guilty to stealing and trafficking rare books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
  The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office says Gregory Priore pleaded guilty to charges of theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property. All other counts against him have been dropped.John Schulman & Greg Priore plead guilty to theft and other charges in connection with stealing rare m
  
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• Eye On Design: Room Makeovers

  13-01-2020 17:30
  
  Levin's Furniture Thomas Tomasic shows three easy and affordable changes to make over a room.
  
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• 2 Teen Girls Accused Of Giving Toddler Vaping Pen To Face Child Endangerment Charges

  13-01-2020 15:29
  
  SEWARD, Pa. (KDKA) — State Police say they are filing charges against two teenage girls who allowed a 2-year-old boy to inhale from a vaping pen while they were babysitting him.
  Investigators say they plan to charge an 18-year-old and 17-year-old girl with endangering the welfare of children in the incident, which they also recorded and posted to Snapchat.
  The girl’s names have not been released.
  Police say the incident happened while the 17-year-old girl was babysitting the child on
  
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• PTL Links: January 13, 2020

  13-01-2020 15:05
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Levin Furniture
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• 1 Person Hurt After Vehicle Crashes On Route 28, Bursts Into Flames

  13-01-2020 15:01
  
  MILLVALE (KDKA) — Shaler Township Police have released photos of the intense vehicle fire that brought traffic to a standstill this morning on busy Route 28.
  Police say the vehicle crashed, then burst into flames.
  (Source: Shaler Township Police Department/Facebook)
  It shut down Route 28 southbound between Etna and Millvale for the early hours of the morning rush.RT-28 inbound traffic is still at a standstill… @KDKA pic.twitter.com/SaQtpdMB1X
  — Celina Pompeani (@CelinaPompeani
  
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• Tractor Trailer Crashes Into Median, Spills 50 Gallons Of Diesel Fuel

  13-01-2020 14:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Part of Route 51 in Pittsburgh is now back open following an overnight crash and diesel spill.
  It happened just before 11 p.m. Sunday at the intersection with Woodruff Street, near the entrance to the Wabash Tunnel.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  PennDOT says a tractor trailer hit the median there, spilling 50 gallons of diesel fuel.
  The road was closed in both directions to clean it up.
  It reopened just before 3 a.m.
  No one was hurt.
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• Us: Virtuosity of teenage pianist is worth a listen

  13-01-2020 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Young Christian Chiu already has made an impact with his lyrical piano talent but faces a tough decision — music or science?
  
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• Water Main Break Shuts Down Walnut Street In Shadyside

  13-01-2020 13:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A water main break shut down a stretch of busy Walnut Street in Shadyside overnight.
  According to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, about 20 properties were affected by the break. Crews were hoping to have water service fully restored to everyone around 7:30 a.m.UPDATE: (From PWSA) Work should be completed in about 30 minutes. About 20 properties were affected starting around 4:30, but should all be restored within 30 minutes. @KDKA https://t.co/YGtZktkaak
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• The Vatican tamps down on the clamor over Benedict’s new celibacy book

  13-01-2020 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Retired Pope Benedict XVI has reignited debate about the wisdom of having two popes living side-by-side in the Vatican.
   
  
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• Papal rift? Benedict, Francis seem split on Issue of married priests

  13-01-2020 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Retired Pope Benedict XVI has reignited debate about the wisdom of having two popes living side-by-side in the Vatican.
  
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• Homewood company surprises world with Pittsburgh-made synthesizers

  13-01-2020 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Modular is attracting attention for its well-built, well-designed Eurorack analog synthesizers that produce unique sounds.
   
  
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• Walkabout: You don’t have to knock yourself out to be an agent of change

  13-01-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two participants of the 2019 Big Table event connected to activate a supply chain
  
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• Proposed Social Security disability changes could cut off disabled recipients

  13-01-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “We think the real intent of this is just to be a backdoor cut to the program,” one attorney who assists people applying for benefits
  
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• Police: Alleged Armed Intruder Shot, Killed At Baldwin Apartment

  13-01-2020 12:58
  
  BALDWIN (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police say the man shot and killed last night in Baldwin was armed and allegedly trying to break into a family’s apartment.
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has now identified the alleged intruder as 22-year-old Joshua Brandon Long of West Mifflin.
  According to police, Long was shot and killed just after 7 p.m. Sunday while attempting an alleged armed robbery at an apartment on Rosewood Court.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police say the 2
  
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• As VA combats veteran suicide, a push to expand mental health services and fears of outsourcing

  13-01-2020 12:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Among veterans who die by suicide, 62% had not reached out to get VA services. Congress wants to fill that gap.
  
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• $1 million grant to fund initiative to boost minorities in educational research and development

  13-01-2020 12:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  The initiative aims to bring the viewpoints of educators and students of color to the foreground in educational research and development. 
  
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• Bill that would halt Polk Center closure could advance this week

  13-01-2020 12:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The bill could get a vote in the state House this week, although the governor would veto the bill, a spokesman said.
  
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• The Methodists, the mediator and the divorce plan

  13-01-2020 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  How a core group of United Methodists, unable to unite over LGBTQ issues, came together to agree on a protocol to split the denomination.
  
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• Baldwin Police Release Scarce Details About Shooting That Left One Dead

  13-01-2020 06:13
  
  BALDWIN (KDKA) — Baldwin Police responded to an undisclosed incident tonight on Rosewood Drive.Everyone involved in the incident have been accounted for by police. Police also said social media posts that claimed the suspects fled through the neighborhood were not accurate.There is no official report from Baldwin Police confirming if anyone has been injured or killed, but no one else is in danger at this time.CRIME ALERT:The police department responded to an incident on Rosewood Drive toni
  
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• Homestead man arrested for abuse of stepchildren

  13-01-2020 05:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Five-month investigation leads to charges that he beat and strangled his stepchildren.
  
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• Hazelwood man arrested for abuse of stepchildren

  13-01-2020 05:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Five-month investigation leads to charges that he beat and strangled his stepchildren.
  
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• Penn Township Woman With Dementia Currently Missing

  13-01-2020 04:37
  
  PENN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A local 69-year-old woman with dementia is currently missing.
  Sally Wood, 69, was last seen driving a white Honda Civic. The registration number is JNR2063.We currently do not have a picture of Wood, but she is described as a white woman by Penn Township Police.Anyone who has any information about her whereabouts should contact Penn Township Police at 724-863-1119.
  
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• Missing Penn Township Woman Found Safe

  13-01-2020 04:37
  
  PENN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A local 69-year-old woman in Butler County who was reported missing over the weekend was located hours later.
  A Butler County emergency official confirmed early Monday morning that Sally Wood, 69, was found safe.
   
  
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• Blueger scores in 8th round of SO, Penguins beat Coyotes

  13-01-2020 03:36
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Teddy Blueger scored the deciding goal in the eighth round of the shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 Sunday.
  Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust and Arizona’s Taylor Hall each scored int he third round of the tiebreaker.
  Jared McCann, Patric Hornqvist and Brandon Tanev scored in regulation for the Penguins, who swept a three-game Western road trip. Evgeny Malkin had two assists.
  Tristan Jarry had 25 saves in his second victory over the
  
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• Blueger Scores In 8th Round Of Shootout, Penguins Beat Coyotes

  13-01-2020 03:36
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Teddy Blueger scored the deciding goal in the eighth round of the shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 Sunday.
  Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust and Arizona’s Taylor Hall each scored int he third round of the tiebreaker.
  Jared McCann, Patric Hornqvist and Brandon Tanev scored in regulation for the Penguins, who swept a three-game Western road trip. Evgeny Malkin had two assists.
  Tristan Jarry had 25 saves in his second victory over the
  
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• Charges pending for teens who gave 2-year-old a vaping device

  13-01-2020 03:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  State police in Indiana County say charges are pending.
  
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• Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel Reopened For Both Directions

  13-01-2020 03:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Port Authority announced Sunday night that the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel is operational both inbound and outbound.
  The Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel has reopened and is normal operation inbound and outbound. https://t.co/0qykhvlmQc
  — Port Authority PGH (@PGHtransit) January 13, 2020
  A landslide on Jan. 5 had closed the tunnel, and all light-rail traffic had to be detoured temporarily through Allentown.
  
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• Hurricanes Withstand Late Rally By Pittsburgh To Win 66-58

  13-01-2020 03:04
  
  CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Kameron McGusty scored 19 points and the Miami Hurricanes shot 53% to withstand a late rally by streaky Pittsburgh and win 66-58 Sunday night.
  The Panthers had scoring runs of 18-2 in the first half and 17-3 in the second half but never led. After falling behind 46-26 with 14 minutes left they cut the deficit to 51-47 but could get no closer.
  The Hurricanes (10-5, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat Pittsburgh for the seventh time in a row. The Panthers (11-5, 2-3
  
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