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• Man sentenced in 2017 rollover crash that killed his passenger

  25-02-2020 23:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jesse Schuckert, 27, was sentenced to two years in prison and 12 years probation for the crash that killed McKenzi Loid.
  
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• Cheron Shelton, Found Not Guilty In Wilkinsburg Mass Shooting Trial, Charged With Illegally Possessing Rife, Ammunition

  25-02-2020 23:08
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The man found not guilty in the Wilkinsburg mass shooting trial has been charged with illegally possessing a rifle and ammunition.
  The Department of Justice announced Cheron Shelton was indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, announced Tuesday.
  The indictment says on March 12, 2016 that Shelton possed a Colt Model M4, a .22 caliber rifle, knowing that he had been previously convicted of a crime.
  Shelton was the lone defenda
  
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• Post Malone Wears ‘RIP Mac Miller’ Shirt During Pittsburgh Concert

  25-02-2020 23:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Post Malone wore a shirt that said “RIP Mac Miller” to honor the late Pittsburgh rapper while he played a show in Pittsburgh Monday night.On Twitter, the Mac Miller Memoir posted a photo of Post Malone wearing a “RIP Mac Miller” shirt. Post Malone was at PPG Paints Arena for the second leg of his “Runaway Tour.”Last night in Pittsburgh @PostMalone was wearing his RIP Mac Miller shirt pic.twitter.com/a8DSJ6m0vm
  — The Mac Miller M
  
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• Uniontown funeral director sent to prison in fraud case

  25-02-2020 22:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stephen E. Kezmarsky III will also have to pay more than a half-million dollars in restitution for scamming more than 80 victims.
  
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• Former Uniontown funeral director sent to prison in fraud case

  25-02-2020 22:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stephen E. Kezmarsky III will also have to pay more than a half-million dollars in restitution for scamming more than 80 victims.
  
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• Audit: School Administrators Allegedly Spent $700,000 On Strip Clubs, Booze, Online Gaming

  25-02-2020 22:49
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CBS Local) — An audit of an Alabama school district shows administrators allegedly misused more than $700,000 of public money on strip clubs, liquor stores, nonexistent vendors and scholarships for an administrator’s children.
  In total, six former and current employees of Montgomery Public Schools were named in connection with $703,297.66 that was claimed as misused or missing between October 2017 and September 2018, CBS affiliate WAKA reported.
  Walter James, the fo
  
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• Pennsylvania will take part in multi-state investigation of Juul

  25-02-2020 22:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Angered with an epidemic of teenage vaping, attorneys general from 39 states say they will cooperate in an investigation into vaping company Juul
  
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• Man Convicted Of 1st-Degree Murder For Shooting, Killing Another Man In Spring Garden

  25-02-2020 22:31
  
  SPRING GARDEN (KDKA) — A man was found guilty of murdering another man in Spring Garden.
  A judge convicted Justin Parrotte on Tuesday of first-degree murder for the killing of John Miller.
  Using surveillance video and a statement from a witness, police identified the 28-year-old Parrotte as a suspect.
  Miller, 40, was found at the bottom of a set of city steps in the 1000 block of Vinial Street in 2017.
  According to the medical examiner, Miller suffered gunshot wounds to the head, trunk and
  
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• Man Charged With Homicide By Vehicle While Driving Under The Influence Following Deadly Hampton Township Crash

  25-02-2020 22:02
  
  HAMPTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence following a two-vehicle crash that killed one in Hampton Township.
  On Tuesday, 32-year-old Carl John Keating was arrested and charged, Allegheny County announced.
  In December 2019, officials say a 28-year-old Rebecca Koorsen passenger was killed after the northbound vehicle she was in crossed the southbound lanes on Route 8 and was struck by a southbound vehicle.
  There were no other vehicl
  
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• Kidsburgh Kidcast: Jeremiah’s Place

  25-02-2020 22:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Finding childcare in a crisis, emergency or at the last minute can be a huge challenge. That’s why Jeremiah’s Place opened — Pittsburgh’s only crisis nursery.
  Kristine Sorensen talks with Jeremiah’s Place Executive Director Lisa Perry about what the center offers and the kinds of reason a parent or caregiver can use their free service.Here’s their edited conversation.
  Kristine Sorensen:What is Jeremiah’s Place?
  Lisa Perry: We ar
  
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• Spring Training Report: White Sox’ Luis Robert, Other Possible Future All-Stars Take Field

  25-02-2020 21:52
  
  CHICAGO (CBS) —  Spring Training offers a fresh start around MLB, insofar as that’s possible with baseball working through the aftermath of the Houston Astros cheating scandal. The exhibition games have started. And while they mean nothing in terms of the standings, they can mean a lot for players’ futures.
  The league’s prominent up-and-comers have an opportunity to secure their places on opening day rosters or at least make their case for a call-up in the weeks
  
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• Judge Denies Prosecutors’ Motion To Impose Mental Health Deadlines In Tree Of Life Shooting Case

  25-02-2020 21:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The judge in the capital murder case against the accused Tree of Life shooter denied the prosecutions’ motion to set a deadline for mental health evaluations.
  The judge gave Robert Bowers’ defense team four more months to decide if it wants to use mental health evidence at the trial.
  The U.S. Attorney wanted all mental evaluations for Robert Bowers to be completed by April 23.
  Judge Donetta Ambrose set a meeting for June 25 and said all attorneys will discus
  
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• Legionnaires' case prompts cautious county to test water

  25-02-2020 21:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  A county employee tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, prompting the county to test the water in the building where the employee works
  
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• ‘That Is My Baby!’: Teen’s Mom Discovers Son’s Good Deed On Social Media

  25-02-2020 21:38
  
  CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) — The mother of an Ohio high school student says she didn’t know her son regularly helps a blind woman cross the street until an image of them was shared on social media.
  The picture shows Dontarius Caldwell, a 15-year-old freshman at Aiken High School, walking a visually impaired woman across Hamilton Avenue and then across North Bend Road in Cincinnati.
  “Just thought man that is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. When they stopped at that corn
  
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• 5 People Hurt After Megabus Headed From Pittsburgh To New York Crashes Into Tractor Trailer

  25-02-2020 21:25
  
  BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (KDKA) — Five people were injured when a Megabus heading from Pittsburgh to New York City struck a tractor trailer in New Jersey early Tuesday morning.
  According to state police in New Jersey, the crash happened just after 5:30 a.m. on the eastbound side of Interstate 80 in Blairstown Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
  State police say the Megabus hit the rear of the tractor trailer, shattering the windshield.
  (Source: Hope Volunteer Fire Department – Stat
  
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• Westmoreland Co. Teen Who Was 14 When He Killed Mom, Brother Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill

  25-02-2020 20:58
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to two concurrent prison terms of 30 years to life in the slayings of his mother and younger brother more than three years ago when he was 14 years old.
  The Tribune Review reports that now-18-year-old Jacob Remaley apologized Tuesday in Westmoreland County Court as he pleaded guilty but mentally ill to the charges, saying “I know I am guilty.”
  (Photo Source: Facebook)
  Public defender Wayne McGrew had said in O
  
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• Warm Weather Getaways Help Beat The Winter Blues

  25-02-2020 20:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If the cold weather has got you down, check out some of these ways to save money on warm getaways.
  Rick Sicilio, of Classic Travel and Tours, stopped into Pittsburgh Today Live to talk with Heather and David about some destinations to consider if you’re trying to escape Pittsburgh’s gloomy weather.
  Sicilio talked about how cruises look at the springtime as “Wave Season” when they give big discounts. “Wave Season” takes place between J
  
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• ‘Motivated By Abject Greed’: Funeral Home Director Going To Prison For Ripping Off Elderly Customers

  25-02-2020 20:53
  
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — A Fayette County funeral director is going to prison after pleading guilty to ripping off elderly customers.
  Stephen Kezmarsky, 51, the owner of Kezmarsky Funeral Home in Uniontown, has been sentenced to eight years in prison and 20 years of probation.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Last October, Kezmarsky pleaded guilty to charges of theft and forgery.
  In total, he entered a guilty plea for 172 counts. Investigators say he stole more than $500,000.Fayette county judge Steve P. Le
  
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• Former Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Bill Cowher Visits Pro Football Hall Of Fame Ahead Of His Induction

  25-02-2020 19:58
  
  CANTON (KDKA) — Bill Cowher is visiting the hallowed grounds of the Pro Football Hall Of Fame ahead of his induction in August.Cowher joined fellow inductee Issac Bruce at the facility Tuesday, where he toured the Hall and spoke to the media.“In Canton Ohio to speak with Hall of Famer ⁦@CowherCBS tonight ⁦@KDKA”In Canton Ohio to speak with Hall of Famer ⁦@CowherCBS⁩tonight ⁦@KDKA⁩ pic.twitter.com/EfBydclBb3
  — Bob Pompeani (@KDPomp) Febr
  
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• Oakmont Bakery Celebrates Mardi Gras With Traditional Treats

  25-02-2020 19:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Local Pittsburgh bakery, Oakmont Bakery, is serving up some Mardi Gras treats for the holiday.
  Pittsburgh Today Live’s Celina Pompeani visited Oakmont Bakery to get to work on prepping some treats for PTL’s Fat Tuesday.
  Customers were all lined up to receive their Fat Tuesday goodies before the beginning of Lent.
  Two customers in particular, Joyce and Don, made the drive from Saxonburg to pick up their pastries.
  Part 2:
  Celina met with Father and Son Owners
  
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• Judge convicts man in 2017 slaying on city steps in Spring Garden

  25-02-2020 18:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police said Justin Parrotte thought the victim, John Miller, might have relayed information to police resulting in a drug bust.
  
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• Vincentian Academy to close at end of school year

  25-02-2020 18:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, which runs the school, announced the decision to close Tuesday morning.
  
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• Overturned Tractor Trailer Shuts Down Road, Rail Traffic In South Hills

  25-02-2020 18:29
  
  BALDWIN (KDKA) — A major crash involving an overturned vehicle has shut down a busy road, as well as railroad traffic, in Baldwin Borough this afternoon.
  According to Allegheny County, the tractor trailer overturned on railroad tracks just before noon in the 1600 block of Streets Run Road.
  The tractor trailer is leaking diesel fuel.
  There is a heavy presence of emergency workers on the scene.Baldwin Borough: Vehicle crash – 1600 Blk Streets Run Rd; Responders on scene of overturned v
  
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• Overturned Tractor Trailer Shut Down Road, Rail Traffic In South Hills

  25-02-2020 18:29
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — A major crash involving an overturned vehicle temporarily shut down a busy road, as well as railroad traffic, in West Mifflin this afternoon.
  According to Allegheny County, the tractor trailer overturned near railroad tracks just before noon in the 1600 block of Streets Run Road.
  Police say the load of steel the tractor trailer was hauling shifted, sending it onto its side on the curve across the tracks.Streets Run closed due to Truck overturning on the RR tracks at P
  
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• ‘It’s Not Your Typical Legal Show’: Simone Missick On CBS’s ‘All Rise’ & Netflix’s ‘Altered Carbon’

  25-02-2020 18:26
  
  (CBS Local)– Simone Missick’s rise to stardom was a slow burn, but things are starting to happen for the Michigan native.
  Missick is the lead on CBS’s new legal drama “All Rise” and will be popping into season two of Netflix’s “Altered Carbon” with Anthony Mackie. While many know the actor for her work as superhero Misty Knight, Missick is proud to be playing a judge on network television.
  “The best part for me has been the fans,”
  
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• “I’m Encouraged And Excited” Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert Says Ben Roethlisberger Could Be A Better Player Post-Surgery

  25-02-2020 18:11
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (KDKA)– General Manager Kevin Colbert thinks that this could be a very special football season for his staring quarterback.“Kevin Colbert at the podium at #NFLCombine @KDKA”Kevin Colbert at the podium at #NFLCombine @KDKA pic.twitter.com/Lak63u3Yvm
  — Rich Walsh KDKA (@RichieWalsh) February 25, 2020Colbert said Ben Roethlisberger, who missed most of 2019 with a major elbow injury that required surgery and months of recovery time, could very well be better off
  
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• Vincentian Academy Closing Due to Declining Enrollment, Financial Issues

  25-02-2020 17:51
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A private high school in the North Hills will be closing its doors at the end of the school year due to a number of challenges.
  The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth say they will be closing Vincentian Academy after the 2019-2020 school year due to declining enrollment and increasing financial losses.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• ‘The Door Is Always Open,’ Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert Says Team Checked In On Antonio Brown’s Well-Being

  25-02-2020 17:39
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (KDKA) — Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert says the team will always be there to support Antonio Brown.
  Colbert spoke at the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Tuesday morning and addressed a myriad of topics from national media members.He made it clear that the Steelers will always be there in support for Antonio Brown as a person. Colbert said the team had reached out to his representatives to check in on him while he was going through some of the rougher
  
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• Freshman Student Joshua Stanley Reported Missing From Penn College

  25-02-2020 17:17
  
  WILLIAMSPORT (KDKA) — Friends and family are searching for Joshua Lane Stanley, a Penn College student who is missing.
  NorthcentralPa.com reports that Stanley went missing Sunday evening.Despite having a vehicle on campus, Stanley reportedly left the campus on foot, saying he was going to meet a friend.Photo Credit: NorthcentralPa.com
  Tiadaghton Police Department reportedly received a call from a concerned citizen saying that they had seen a man walking in the road along Rt. 44 near Jersey
  
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• AIU selects new executive director

  25-02-2020 16:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Robert Scherrer, the superintendent of the North Allegheny School District, will take over the regional public education agency on July 20. 
  
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• Beauty professionals to bankers turn out for Pittsburgh's first fashion summit

  25-02-2020 16:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The inaugural Pittsburgh Fashion Summit attracted a range of business professionals and rising fashion talents to the Union Trust Building. 
  
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• UPDATE: State police say missing Armstrong County teen has been located

  25-02-2020 16:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  The girl, Melissa Erin Dunkle, was last seen Monday afternoon at her family home in Parker.
  
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• State police seek missing Armstrong County girl, 13

  25-02-2020 16:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  The girl, Melissa Erin Dunkle, was last seen Monday afternoon at her family home in Parker.
  
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• Joe Rogan To Perform Show At PPG Paints Arena In May

  25-02-2020 16:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Joe Rogan and his Sacred Clown Tour will be making a stop in Pittsburgh in May.
  Rogan will be performing at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, May 16th, 2020.JUST ANNOUNCED: Comedian Joe Roganis bringing his Sacred Clown tour to PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, May 16th!! Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 28th at 10 am. Don’t miss a night of laughs with Joe Rogan’s LIVE stand-up pic.twitter.com/Tc6LTaMUIs
  — PPG Paints Arena (@PPGPaintsArena) February 25
  
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• Pa. State Police Searching For Missing 13-Year Old, Melissa Dunkle

  25-02-2020 15:51
  
  PARKER, Pa. (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police are asking for help locating a missing teenager.
  13-year old Melissa Dunkle was last seen by her family at their home in Parker City on February 24th, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.
  (Courtesy: Pennsylvania State Police)
  She is considered a missing juvenile.
  Anyone with information of her whereabouts is asked to contact the State Police’s Butler Crime Unit at 724-284-8100.
   
   
   
  
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• Pa. State Police Locate Missing 13-Year Old

  25-02-2020 15:51
  
  PARKER, Pa. (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police have located a missing teenager.
  13-year old Melissa Dunkle was reported missing by Pennsylvania State Police.
  She has since been located.***LOCATED***
  This juvenile has been located. https://t.co/gI5QLnkJBm
  — Troopers Kesten, Black and Long (@PSPTroopDPIO) February 25, 2020 
  
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• Santana To Play Summer Concert With Earth, Wind, And Fire At S & T Bank Music Park

  25-02-2020 15:31
  
  BURGETTSTOWN (KDKA) — Santana and Earth, Wind, and Fire will be making a stop in the Pittsburgh area this coming summer.
  The two groups will be playing at S & T Bank Music Park on August 5th, 2020 as part of their Miraculous Supernatural 2020 Tour.JUST ANNOUNCED: @SantanaCarlos and @EarthWindFire are bringing the Miraculous Supernatural 2020 tour to Burgettstown on August 5th! Presales start 2/27 at 10am local.
  Get more info here: https://t.co/X9aVOwW8aH pic.twitter.com/edVWaTXtQ9
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• The dough of East Liberty's "Pizza Row"

  25-02-2020 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Five pizzerias along six blocks of Highland Avenue in East Liberty bridge the neighborhood’s past with its present day.
  
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• Slices of Life: The dough of East Liberty's "Pizza Row"

  25-02-2020 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Five pizzerias along six blocks of Highland Avenue in East Liberty bridge the neighborhood’s past with its present day.
  
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• PTL Links: February 25, 2020

  25-02-2020 14:53
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Oakmont Bakery
  Classic Travel and Tours
  The Mall At Robinson
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
  Canine Companions for Independence on InstagramPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
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• Possible Whooping Cough Exposure Investigated At Bethel Park High School

  25-02-2020 14:37
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Students at Bethel Park High School may have been exposed to whooping cough.
  In a letter sent home to families, Bethel Park High School Principal Dr. Zeb Jansante informed parents and guardians of the possible exposure to students.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The symptoms can appear anywhere from five days to three weeks after infection. It starts off like a common cold, followed by a cough that gets worse over one to two weeks.According to the Center for Disease Control and
  
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• Possible Whooping Cough Exposure At Bethel Park High School

  25-02-2020 14:37
  
  BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) — Students at Bethel Park High School may have been exposed to whooping cough.
  In a letter, Bethel Park Principal Dr. Zeb Jansante informed parents and guardians of the possible exposure to students.
  “Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a very contagious bacterial infection that can spread through close contact when people with the disease cough. Symptoms can appear 5 to 21 days after infection. It usually starts like a common cold (e.g., sneezing, runny
  
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• Grocery Store Owner Admits Stealing Thousands In Coupon Scam

  25-02-2020 14:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The owner of four Pittsburgh area grocery stores has admitted pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars by claiming customers used coupons he had employees take out of unsold newspapers.
  Michael Mihelic pleaded guilty Monday to theft by deception and was sentenced to four years of probation.
  Authorities said the 60-year-old Franklin Park man made roughly $300,000 through the scam but has already paid $275,895 in restitution.
  Mihelic directed staff at his four Shop &lsquo
  
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• Crews Respond To Playground To Free Teenager Stuck In Toddler Swing

  25-02-2020 14:01
  
  INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) — A teenager needed to call 911 for help after getting stuck in a toddler swing at a playground.
  According to a Facebook post from the Indiana Fire Association, the Rescue Squad was dispatched Monday evening to a local park for a teenager stuck in a toddler swing.
  The teen had tried to sit in the swing and it had become to tight around the thighs.
  After being unable to free themselves, they called 911.
  Responding crews had the teen stand on a garbage can to relieve the
  
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• Police Warn Public Of Money Order Scam

  25-02-2020 13:05
  
  SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A local police department is urging residents to exercise caution in regard to an ongoing scam.
  South Park Township Police have received reports from some residents about a postal money order scam.
  In this scam, potential targets are receiving documents in the mail.
  (Courtesy: South Park Township Police)
  These documents are instructing the target to deposit a postal money order into their bank and then purchase some gift cards and call the codes in.
  A few days
  
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• Workplaces make an effort to accommodate nursing mothers

  25-02-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Businesses in the Pittsburgh region have found different solutions to accommodating new mothers who wish to take time to pump breast milk.
  
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• Tree of Life shooting part of documentary 'Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations"

  25-02-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Film will screen at AMC Waterfront beginning February 28
  
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• Muffy Mendoza helps cultivate safe space for black mothers in Pittsburgh and beyond

  25-02-2020 12:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Sheraden resident has cultivated a supportive resource community of more than 5,000 African American moms in Pittsburgh and across the country.  Being a mother is a “thankless job,” she said.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Rain And Snow On The Way

  25-02-2020 11:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Spotty rain showers are expected throughout the day today.
  While a big chunk of Wednesday will be dry, rain showers are expected to be back for the afternoon with some moderate rain showers working their way through the area.
  The rain will change over to snow late in the day on Wednesday with snow showers expected to continue in some spots throughout the overnight hours.Latest numbers from the forecast models are pointing to a decent amount of snow falling, with up to t
  
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• Local Bakeries Working Overtime To Prepare For Fat Tuesday

  25-02-2020 11:18
  
  BROOKLINE (KDKA) — At Party Cake Shop in Brookline, bakers have been preparing all night for Fat Tuesday.
  Early Tuesday morning, they were working on donuts before switching back to Pączki.
  The owners of the bakery told KDKA’s Nicole Ford that they’ve already made 297 dozen of the pastries.
  They say they will make 240 more, for a grand total of 6,444 Pączki.I’m dying just staring all the sugar!!! Plus I’m getting a history lesson on the meaning behind Mard
  
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