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• St. Valentine’s Preschool Closed Monday Due To Water Main Break

  23-02-2020 23:48
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) – St. Valentine’s Preschool will be closed on Monday due to a water main break.The break occurred Sunday afternoon.The cause of the break and its impact on service has not been yet determined.
  
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• Crews On Scene Of Water Main Break In Bethel Park Near St. Valentine School

  23-02-2020 23:48
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) – Penn American Water is on the scene of a water main break in Bethel Park.The break occurred on Mesta Street near the St. Valentine’s School.The severity of the break and number of customers impacted is not known yet.
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• Penn State Students Raise Over $11 Million For Pediatric Cancer Patients At Annual Dance Marathon

  23-02-2020 23:04
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of Penn State students have raised almost $11.7 million dollars for pediatric cancer patients in the annual 46-hour dance marathon known as Thon.
  The $11,696,942.38 total was announced Sunday afternoon at the conclusion of the Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, billed as the world’s largest student-run philanthropy.
  Money raised benefits pediatric cancer patients and their families at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medi
  
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• “Tired Of Traffic:” Pittsburgh Man Arrested In Florida For Reckless Driving

  23-02-2020 22:50
  
  ISLAMORADA, Fla. (KDKA) – Who hasn’t been tired of sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic?One Pittsburgh man was arrested along U.S. Highway 1 in Florida after he was caught speeding down the center turn lane in an attempt to evade traffic.55-year-old Ronald Grace was charged with reckless driving and cited for speeding and unlawful use of a turn lane.Monroe County Sheriffs spotted Grace around 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon in his black Toyota Highlander traveling down the center turn lane
  
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• A Miniature Service Horse Flew On A Plane After Months Of Training, It’s First Flight Could Be Its Last

  23-02-2020 22:12
  
  (CNN) — First-time flyers are typically nervous, anxious or downright excited. Not Fred. After months of training, the miniature service horse’s first flight was a breeze.
  Freckle Butt Fred, as he’s formally known, flew last week for the very first time as a service animal for his owner Ronica Froese of Croton, Michigan. The dual-certified horse is certified as both a service and therapy animal, and thereby permitted on board.
  But the flight could also be his last.
  Fred, just 1
  
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• Furry Tails: Capone, Raven, Bandito & Scooby Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  23-02-2020 21:53
  
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Capone
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• Review: An opera brings the hammer down on a cliche conspiracy theorist — things get messy

  23-02-2020 21:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  It’s a thought-provoking rumination, and the bizarre situation offers plenty of humor. But the opera is hamstrung by pacing issues. 
  
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• Snapchat Video Exposes Apparent Drug Use In Front Of Children

  23-02-2020 21:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman was arrested after smoking a marijuana blunt in front of her boyfriend’s children.Kathryn Boyersmith, 29, was in the passenger’s seat of her boyfriend’s car on Jan. 26 headed towards the West View Park Shopping Center. Her boyfriend’s children were also in the car, one of whom is under the age of 6.Boyersmith was smoking a blunt, and one of the children took a Snapchat video and sent it to their mother. The mother had not been aware of th
  
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• Police: Snapchat Video Exposes Apparent Drug Use In Front Of Children

  23-02-2020 21:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman was arrested after smoking a marijuana blunt in front of her boyfriend’s children.According to police, Kathryn Boyersmith, 29, was in the passenger seat of her boyfriend’s car on Jan. 26 headed towards the West View Park Shopping Center. Her boyfriend’s children were also in the car, one of whom is under the age of 6.Boyersmith was smoking a blunt, and one of the children took a Snapchat video and sent it to their mother. The mother had not bee
  
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• Penguins Fall To Second Place In Metropolitan Division Following 5-3 Loss To Washington

  23-02-2020 21:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. Oshie scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Braden Holtby made 33 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Sunday to snap their losing streak at four and leapfrog their archrivals into first place.
  The Capitals endured a back-and-forth, chippy game to win for just the second time in their past eight games. The team that led the NHL for much of the season showed the kind of resolve that was lacking during a recent stret
  
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• Penn State Falls 68-60 To Indiana

  23-02-2020 21:07
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Al Durham scored 14 points and Trayce Jackson-Davis had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Indiana to a 68-60 victory over No. 9 Penn State on Sunday.
  Devonte Green contributed 10 points for the Hoosiers (18-9, 8-8 Big Ten), who started hot but needed to hit their final four free throws to help seal the win.
  Lamar Stevens, who was plagued with foul trouble all game, led Penn State (20-7, 10-6) with 29 points on 11-of-27 shooting.
  The Nittany Lions opened the second
  
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• Port Authority's initial bus stop eliminations showing on-time improvements

  23-02-2020 20:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Early results from Port Authority’s bus stop consolidation program are encouraging as more buses are arriving on time.
  
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• Port Authority's early bus stop eliminations showing on-time improvements

  23-02-2020 20:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Early results from Port Authority’s bus stop consolidation program are encouraging as more buses are arriving on time.
  
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• Ben Roethlisberger Expects He’ll Recover In 3 Months

  23-02-2020 20:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger may be back in play in as soon as three months, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Roethlisberger told PG sports columnist Ron Cook that it was all dependent on getting official clearance from his doctor. However, he’s optimistic based off of his doctor’s visit on Friday:“It was a good report. I got to bypass the tennis ball throwing for a month and go right to the football. Still going to be about 2.5-3 mo
  
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• Ohiopyle State Park Vandalized Over The Weekend

  23-02-2020 18:03
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — Ohiopyle State Park was vandalized this weekend, according to a Facebook post.The Ferncliff side of the Main Falls Area was vandalized with spray paint this weekend.If anyone has information on the vandalism please contact the park office at 724-329-8591.
  Posted by Ohiopyle State Park on Sunday, February 23, 2020Graffiti was found Ferncliff side of the Main Falls Area. Yellow and red spray paint covered the rocks overlooking the water.Anyone with any informatio
  
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• Fire Claims Lives Of 2 People; Firefighter Injured

  23-02-2020 16:59
  
  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A fire in a Pennsylvania home claimed the lives of two people, authorities said.
  Lancaster County emergency dispatchers said the West Hempfield Township blaze was reported just before midnight Saturday.
  Fire crews fought the blaze through early Sunday before bringing it under control. No information was immediately available about the two people killed. The county coroner said the names weren’t being released pending notification of relatives.
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• Two Local Schools Tie For First Place In FBI Drug Awareness Contest

  23-02-2020 16:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — South Fayette High School and Indiana County Tech Center were the winners of the public service announcement contest organized by the FBI Pittsburgh Division to raise awareness about heroin abuse.The contest was meant to spread about an FBI program called H.O.P.E., which is short for Heroin Outreach Prevention and Education. The initiative was created in response to alarmingly high rates of addiction to heroin and abuse of prescription drugs in western Pennsylvania. In
  
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• A FedEx Driver Jumped Off A Bridge To Avoid An Oncoming Truck, Fell 75 Feet

  23-02-2020 14:19
  
  (CNN) — Jeremiah Cribb was only trying to fit a good deed into his overnight driving shift.
  He ended up falling 75 feet off the side of a North Carolina bridge — but survived, somehow, and walked away with a few broken ribs.
  Cribb, a 24-year-old FedEx driver, spotted a driver stalled along a bridge in Salisbury. He jumped out of his truck to assist them and turned on his hazard lights to warn oncoming cars.
  Then he saw an 18-wheeler headed straight toward them.
  “We didn’t
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Sunny Skies And Warm Temperatures

  23-02-2020 13:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s going to be another beautiful and sunny day.
  Many areas will have temperatures reaching the fifty degree mark.
  Much of tomorrow will be dry, despite a few light rain showers.
  The majority of the rain will arrive overnight on Monday and through Tuesday morning.
  Our high temperatures early in the week will stay in the forties and even into the fifties all the way through Wednesday.
  Possible snow and blustery conditions could arrive Thursday with high temperatur
  
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• 75 Years Ago Today, US Marines Raised The American Flag Over Iwo Jima

  23-02-2020 13:38
  
  (CNN) — Some say it’s the most famous, perfectly composed news photo of all time.
  Sunday marks 75 years since Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured the iconic photograph of six US Marines raising an American flag over the battle-scarred Japanese island of Iwo Jima.
  The image was so inspiring that, by 1945 standards, it went viral. It triggered a wave of national hope that Japanese forces would soon be crushed, and peace was near. It spurred millions of Americans to buy
  
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• Generations of African Americans trusted Dollar Bank

  23-02-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  In 1855, with a single dollar, poor Pittsburghers could open a savings account and start earning 6 percent annual dividends
  
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• Man Facing Assault And Strangulation Charges After Domestic Incident

  23-02-2020 12:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh man is facing felony charges stemming from a domestic incident.
  29-year-old Justin Booker has been charged with aggravated assault, strangulation, robbery, and interference with the custody of children.
  According to a criminal complaint, Pittsburgh Police were dispatched to 6106 Carver Street in the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Saturday evening.
  Upon their arrival, police made contact with Brandi McNeill, who claimed that she and Booker were in a v
  
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• 51 new Americans provide important reminder of citizen rights and responsibilities

  23-02-2020 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  A monthly naturalization ceremony in federal court provides a respite from division, focusing instead on America’s freedoms and possibilities.
  
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• Pennsylvania Turnpike moving ahead with new road to bypass Allegheny Tunnel in Somerset County

  23-02-2020 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Turnpike considered six options and favors building a new road around the Allegheny Tunnel at a cost of $332.4 million.
   
  
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• Fundraiser Hopes To Help Save Old Stone Tavern

  23-02-2020 09:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Efforts are underway to try and preserve one of the oldest commercial buildings in Pittsburgh.
  The Old Stone Tavern, on Greentree Road, has been in existence since 1782.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Timothy Lawson)
  Supporters gathered on Saturday to try and secure ownership to keep the business going.
  They say they would love to preserve it and educate the public about its history.
  
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• Annual South Side Soup Contest Takes Place To Benefit Local Community Organizations

  23-02-2020 06:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The 2020 South Side Soup Contest results are in.
  The South Side Soup Contest is an annual fundraising event presented by the Brashear Association and the South Side Chamber of Commerce.
  Launched in 2005, The Contest began as a way to showcase all that our community has to offer, generate more foot traffic in local businesses, and serve up delicious soup.The volunteers are ready to dish out the finest soup on this side of the Mon (we promise these are not ALL the volunte
  
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• Friends Of Cherrie Mahan Gather To Remember Her 35 Years Later

  23-02-2020 05:11
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) – Saturday marks 35 years since eight-year-old Cherrie Mahan disappeared as she got off the school bus near her home in Butler County.
  Her disappearance has not been solved.Cherrie’s family and friends held their second annual remembrance dinner at an East Butler restaurant Saturday to share memories and kind words about her.
  About 30 people, including Cherrie’s mother Janice McKinney and several of her friends, gathered to honor their missing loved one.
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• Passenger Inside Stolen Vehicle Injured While Attempting To Jump Out

  23-02-2020 02:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man was injured attempted to jump out of a stolen vehicle near the intersection of Webster Avenue and Wooster Street Saturday afternoon.According to police, officers saw a stolen car on Bedford Avenue near Memory Lane just after 6:00 p.m.When police followed the car, it slowed down and a man attempted to get out of the car, the driver sped away. This led to the passenger side door to hit him in the face, injuring his lip.Police arrested the man when it was discovered
  
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• Artist Displays Unique Sculpture At Lawrenceville Laundromat

  23-02-2020 02:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A laundromat isn’t exactly the place you would go to see art but there’s a new, unique display at the Butler Street Laundromat.Cheryl Capezzuti uses lint from clothes as an artistic medium and her latest pop-up display can be seen in Lawrenceville.Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson
  According to Capezzuti, the pop-up is just part of a much larger installation.“I’m interested in the things that we throw away and how through the act of cr
  
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• Senator Bernie Sanders Wins The Nevada Caucuses

  23-02-2020 01:53
  
  LAS VEGAS (CBS NEWS) – The winner of the Nevada caucuses is Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.Senator Sanders was the winner of the New Hampshire primary and led the popular vote in the Iowa caucuses.For full coverage of the Nevada caucuses, head to CBS News.
  
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• Seven Animals Killed In New Kensington House Fire

  23-02-2020 01:34
  
  NEW KENSINGTON (KDKA) – Seven animals were killed in a New Kensington house fire Saturday morning.The fire happened off the 7th Street extension near the 700 block of Baker Street.Joe Scalise, the homeowner told KDKA, the fire broke out around 7:30 a.m. while he was out rabbit hunting with two of his beagles.Scalise said he got a smoke alarm on his phone from his home security system.He immediately called 911 and also called a neighbor to rescue his dogs but was unsuccessful.
  “Hoping
  
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• Emergency Crews On Scene Of Accident In Liberty Tunnel

  23-02-2020 00:47
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A second accident has occurred inside the Liberty Tunnels today.Police and EMS are on the scene in the outbound lanes of the Liberty Tunnel for the second time today.Details about the accident have not yet been made available.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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