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• Suspect Arrested After Robbing Hempfield Township Walmart

  02-02-2020 23:37
  
  HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police have arrested a suspect in connection to an armed robbery at the Hempfield Township Walmart.
  On Friday, the Pennsylvania State Police said Christopher Hilty walked into the customer service section, displayed a gun toward the cashier and left with the money.
  Police say he fled into the parking lot toward State Route 30.
  Hilty was arrested on Saturday and he is currently housed at the Westmoreland County Jail on several charges, including robbery.
  
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• Joe Vandever Sr., Member Of The Navajo Code Talkers, Dies At Age 96

  02-02-2020 23:02
  
  (CNN) — Joe Vandever Sr., a member of the top-secret Navajo Code Talker program that developed an unbreakable code language during World War II, has died, according to Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez.
  Vandever was 96; his family says he died from health complications, according to Nez.
  “Joe Vandever, Sr. was a great warrior and a compassionate family man. In every aspect of his life, he was a loving person who cared greatly for his people,” Navajo Vice President Myron Lize
  
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• Crews Working To Repair Water Main Break On Ohio River Boulevard

  02-02-2020 22:14
  
  AVALON (KDKA) — Crews have shut down the northbound side of Ohio River Boulevard, Route 65, between Harrison Avenue and Monitor Avenue due to a water main break.
  Crews are on the scene of a water main break on Ohio River Boulevard in Avalon. The break is at the intersection with Fisk Avenue, but crews have the NB side blocked between Harrison Avenue and Monitor Avenue. NB traffic is still able to get by. pic.twitter.com/ai66Wu4PVw
  — Shelby Cassesse (@ShelbyCassesse) February 2, 2020
  
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• ‘The Immaculate Reception’ Voted Greatest Moment In NFL History

  02-02-2020 21:59
  
  MIAMI (KDKA) — A play that has lived in the hearts and minds of Steelers fans forever now is known as the greatest moment in NFL history.The Immaculate Reception.As voted on by fans, Franco Harris’ miraculous catch in December 1972 at Three Rivers Stadium against the Oakland Raiders was made the moment that defined the league’s 100 year history.The announcement was made during Fox’s pregame show for Super Bowl LIV.
  “It is unbelievable how this play has stood the tes
  
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• Furry Tails: Rocky And Fred Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  02-02-2020 21:49
  
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Rocky & Fred
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• Murray Makes 29 Saves, Pens Beat Capitals 4-3

  02-02-2020 21:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Patric Hornqvist scored the day after undergoing a dental procedure, Matt Murray made 29 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Sunday in the 50th regular-season game between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.
  Crosby assisted on Dominik Simon’s goal to give him 12 points in seven games since returning from injury. Ovechkin was held off the score sheet and remained at 37 goals this season and 695 for his career.
  By winning in regulation, the
  
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• Cleaning Lady Cleans Cash Out Of Lock Box

  02-02-2020 21:14
  
  TARENTUM (KDKA) — A 33-year-old woman hired to clean a man’s office was arrested after allegedly stealing from his lock box.The man reported to Tarentum Borough Police Department on Saturday that he believed $808 was missing from his lock box located in his office on the 300 block of W. 7th Avenue in Tarentum. He told police that he had been noticing small amounts of money missing over time and that a set of keys in the office had also gone missing. He decided to set up a hidden secu
  
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• Adidas Creates Sustainable Football Field From 1.8 Million Plastic Bottles

  02-02-2020 21:09
  
  (CNN) — Adidas has taken approximately 1.8 million plastic bottles and turned them into a sustainable football field.
  A typical turf field uses a large amount of virgin plastics and re-ground rubber.
  James Carney, vice president of global brand strategy for Adidas, told CNN that the sustainable field that the company built was made from plastic bottles sourced from remote islands, beaches, coastal communities and shorelines — all with the goal of preventing it from polluting the ocea
  
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• Johnson’s Clutch Play Late Lifts Pitt By Miami 62-57

  02-02-2020 20:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Xavier Johnson scored seven of his 13 points in the final 3 minutes as Pittsburgh held off Miami 62-57 on Sunday.
  Trey McGowens led Pitt (14-8, 5-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 17 points. Au’Diese Toney scored 15 points and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds for the Panthers, who snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Hurricanes.
  Rodney Miller tied a career high with 16 points for Miami (11-10, 3-8). Isaiah Wong added 15 points, Harlond Beverly chipped in 11 and
  
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• Michigan Man Caught For Alleged Fraud In Wexford After Trying To Buy $1400 Worth Of iPhones

  02-02-2020 20:26
  
  WEXFORD (KDKA) — A 24-year-old man is accused of committing fraud after using another man’s social security information to try and buy new iPhone 11s.Damarco Manns is from Detroit, Michigan but was reportedly going by “Timothy Wilson” and using a fraudulent Pennsylvania driver’s license as well as stolen social security information.According to police, Manns had previously used false information at a Verizon store in Cranberry Township. Manns then went to the Verizo
  
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• Ruling On Dismissal Against 1 In Cookout Slaying Expected

  02-02-2020 19:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A judge is scheduled to rule Monday on a motion to dismiss charges against one of two men accused of killing five people and an unborn baby at a western Pennsylvania cookout almost four years ago.
  Thirty-three-year-old Cheron Shelton and 31-year-old Robert Thomas are charged in the March 2016 killings in Pittsburgh’s Wilkinsburg suburb. Authorities allege Thomas opened fire on one side and Shelton then gunned down victims running onto a porch for safety.
  The attorne
  
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• Police: 3-Year-Old Injured When Shots Fired Into Ohio Home

  02-02-2020 19:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — One of several shots fired into an Ohio home from a vehicle struck and injured a 3-year-old boy on Saturday, police said.
  Columbus police said the child was hit with a bullet in the abdomen shortly before 1:30 p.m and was taken to a hospital in critical condition. He was upgraded to stable condition after surgery, according to police.
  The child was upstairs with his grandmother inside the home on the south side of Columbus when shots were fired from a dark SUV that ha
  
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• Coalition for Fair Fares pushes for changes in Port Authority transit fees

  02-02-2020 19:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The group says low-income riders who need transit most are penalized for not being able to buy weekly or monthly passes to reduce costs.
  
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• Here comes the sun? Pittsburghers can only hope

  02-02-2020 18:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The early spring predicted by Punxsutawney Phil would be most welcome if it brings sunny days as well.
  
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• Death Penalty Sought In Slayings Of Woman, 97, And Adult Son

  02-02-2020 17:26
  
  EASTON. Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors have announced plans to seek the death penalty against a man accused of baking cookies and taking them to the home of a 97-year-old bedridden woman before killing her and her adult son and setting fire to their eastern Pennsylvania home a year ago.
  Thirty-eight-year-old Drew Rose of Bethlehem is charged with homicide, arson and burglary in the January 2019 slayings of Virginia Houck and 61-year-old Roger Houck in Palmer Township.
  Northampton County prosecutor
  
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• Today Is 02/02/2020 — The First Global Palindrome Day In 909 Years

  02-02-2020 16:22
  
  (CNN) — Today is a very special occasion — the date is a palindrome, meaning it is the same when read forwards and backwards.
  It is February 2, 2020, or 02/02/2020, in both the MM/DD/YYYY format and the DD/MM/YYYY format. At just after 2 a.m., it was 02:02:20 on 02/02/2020.
  This is the only time such a date will occur this century.
  The previous palindrome date in all formats came 909 years ago on 11/11/1111. The next will come in 101 years on 12/12/2121 and after that there will not
  
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• Punxsutawney Phil declares early spring 'a certainty'

  02-02-2020 15:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog has revealed an early spring is on the way
  
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• Pennsylvania groundhog declares early spring 'a certainty'

  02-02-2020 15:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog has revealed an early spring is on the way
  
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• Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Early Spring, Breaks 134 Year Record

  02-02-2020 14:31
  
  PUNXSUTAWNEY (KDKA) — Phil has good news for cold Pennsylvanians this year.The groundhog did not see his shadow this morning during today’s proceedings in Punxsutawney, meaning that he predicts there will be an early spring.Statistically, Phil is only accurate 40 percent of the time with his predictions, but that did not stop people coming out in droves to see the reveal in real time.However, officials say that the prediction for an early spring has never happened twice in a row and
  
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• Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Early Spring

  02-02-2020 14:31
  
  PUNXSUTAWNEY (KDKA) — Phil has good news for cold Pennsylvanians this year.The groundhog did not see his shadow this morning during today’s proceedings in Punxsutawney, meaning that he predicts there will be an early spring.Statistically, Phil is only accurate 40 percent of the time with his predictions, but that did not stop people coming out in droves to see the reveal in real time.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Temperatures Will Peak Above Freezing Despite Overnight Snow Showers

  02-02-2020 14:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After snow showers overnight, much of Pittsburgh is left with a coating of snow as well as wet roadways.Temperatures have been hovering around the freezing mark, so icy spots are possible. Today, it will gradually clear out with a few peaks of sunshine possible as well as highs above normal in the upper 40s.Monday looks even better with highs in the mid to upper 50s and more clouds than sun, but there will still be some sunshine at least! Tuesday through the end of the
  
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• Dangerous steps: Oakland pedestrian fatality highlights national problem

  02-02-2020 05:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Forty pedestrians have been hit on Fifth and Forbes avenues in Oakland in the past five years, including 10 by Port Authority buses. 
  
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• State Police Investigating Shooting Of Four Month Old Boy In White Township

  02-02-2020 05:19
  
  WHITE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A four-month-old is expected to survive after being shot in White Township.
  According to police, the shooting occurred just after 6:00 p.m. in the 00 block of College Lodge Road.When police arrived at the residence, they found a four-month-old boy sustained a gunshot wound to his upper body at the apartment.The parents were at the apartment at the time, alerted a neighbor who then called 911. The child was taken to UPMC Children’s Hospital and is in stable con
  
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• Did you catch the flu at work? You're not alone

  02-02-2020 05:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The most deadly annual disease, the flu, can be cut down with regular cleaning and better hygiene, studies show, something cleaning companies now emphasize.
   
  
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• Fans, Teammates React To Troy Polamalu Being Elected To The Pro Football Hall Of Fame

  02-02-2020 05:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a bittersweet Saturday in Pittsburgh as Troy Polamalu was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first ballot but Alan Faneca will have to wait another year.Former teammate Chris Hoke believes that both are deserving of the honor.“People talk about the Jerome Bettis, and he was a Hall of Fame running back but he had a Hall of Fame guard leading the way on those outside run plays and that power play, that was Alan Faneca,” Hoke said.Hoke,
  
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• Pedestrian Injured In Parking Garage

  02-02-2020 05:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Friday afternoon in a downtown parking garage, KDKA anchor Susan Koeppen hit and injured a pedestrian with her vehicle.
  Susan told police she did not see the woman, who was walking up a ramp.
  The victim required hospitalization.
  Our thoughts are with the woman, and we hope she makes a speedy recovery.
  
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• One retired FBI agent succeeds another in Jewish security role

  02-02-2020 04:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  Shawn Brokos brings experience in crisis response and hate-crime investigation to a job pioneered by Brad Orsini, who moves on to wider role
  
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• Community Holds Vigil For Missing 70-Year-Old Woman, Janet Walsh

  02-02-2020 00:37
  
  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — More than 50 white candles flickered through the pews of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Shaler Township on Saturday.There was a candlelight vigil for 70-year-old Janet Walsh who has been missing since January 19.Between breaks of silence and the singing of church hymns, people who attended offered prayers to Walsh’s family and asked for a safe return.Pastor Ellen Landie, Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, told KDKA, “there’s a lot of
  
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• People In Wilkinsburg Say Their Cars Are Being Towed With No Warning

  02-02-2020 00:21
  
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Several people are frustrated after their cars were towed from parking spots they’ve used for almost a year in Wilkinsburg with no problems.They’re claiming they came back from work to see them all gone without any warning or notice.Amy Lyn Elliott came back to the lot of a building that has sat vacant at the corner of Penn Avenue and Pitt Street to find her car was not there Friday Evening, and it wasn’t stolen.“All the cars were gone,” s
  
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• Man Arrested After Assaulting Another Man With A Pistol During A Fight

  02-02-2020 00:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police arrested a man following reports of a fight on Idlewild Street after he allegedly assaulted another man with a pistol.According to police, Jhamire Barnett was in a fight with another person and he allegedly body-slammed them multiple times and then struck them in the face and head with a pistol.When police arrived, witnesses showed officers cell phone video of the fight, corroborating the story.The victim was transported to Children’s Hospital in
  
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