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Sinkhole Swallows Back of Bus During Morning Rush in Pittsburgh
The front of a city bus is up in the air after a sinkhole opened under it during rush hour in downtown Pittsburgh.
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Missing Pennsylvania Toddler Found Dead After Kidnapping
A missing toddler reported kidnapped near Pittsburgh over the weekend was found dead Tuesday in a park in a neighboring county.
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Crew Member Dies After Fall on Set of Mister Rogers Movie
Authorities say a crew member working on a movie about Mister Rogers has died after he suffered an apparent medical emergency and fell two stories off a balcony in western Pennsylvania.
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Freight Train Derails Sending Cars Tumbling Onto Light Rail Line in Pittsburgh
County officials say there has been “extensive damage” that will likely take a long time to repair.
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WWE's ‘Luscious' Johnny Valiant Killed Crossing Street
Former professional wrestling champion “Luscious” Johnny Valiant has died after being struck crossing a street in a Pittsburgh suburb. The Allegheny County medical examiner says in a statement that 71-year-old Thomas Sullivan died Wednesday morning at a hospital. He was struck just before 5:30 a.m. while crossing a street in Ross Township, about 8 miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Pittsburgh....
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Republican Rick Saccone Concedes to Democrat Conor Lamb in Pennsylvania Race
Lamb’s lead is 758 votes, based on totals reported Wednesday by the four counties in the 18th Congressional District.
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GOP Watches Vote Count in Pa. House Race, Seeks Complaints
The Republican Party will watch the final vote-counting in a tightly contested U.S. House race in Pennsylvania before deciding whether to seek a recount or sue over perceived election irregularities, officials said Thursday, even as they scrounged for votes to whittle away at Democrat Conor Lamb’s lead. But changing a final count by hundreds of votes, such as Lamb’s lead...
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Democrat Lamb Is Apparent Winner in Pa. Special Election
Democrat Conor Lamb is the apparent winner in the closely watched special election in Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district, NBC News projected. A surprisingly strong bid by the first-time candidate has severely tested Donald Trump’s sway in a GOP stronghold. There are only 200 outstanding votes, all absentee ballots in Greene County and the provisional ballots that the district will count...
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Pa. House Election Hits Final Day of Campaign in Close Race
The final day of campaigning Monday before votes are cast in western Pennsylvania’s closely watched congressional election drew a visit by Donald Trump Jr. and lots of door-knocking all over the southwestern district where polls show a close race. President Donald Trump tweeted about “steel and business” in a final push to sway voters while Donald Trump Jr., visiting a...
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‘Grim Reapers,' Zombies Spread Message of No Texting and Walking in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh pedestrians are being urged to “Look Alive” and not at their cellphones by folks dressed as though they’re dead. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and other groups are trying to “scare” pedestrians off their cellphones by having actors dressed as the Grim Reaper and zombies urging people to look up from their cellphones while they’re walking downtown. The $50,000 program...
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‘Late Night': Dr. Jill Biden Prefers Being Called ‘Captain of the Vice Squad'
If there’s one thing Dr. Jill Biden is used to, it’s campaigning. “I’ve done 13 campaigns between my son’s campaign for attorney general and my husband’s campaign for senate, and then for vice president,” she told “Late Night” host Seth Meyers on Wednesday.
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Dr. Jill Biden Prefers ‘Captain of the Vice Squad'
Dr. Jill Biden prefers the title of “Captain of the Vice Squad” to Second Lady.
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Single Bed Bug at 911 Center Costs Pennsylvania County $12,000
How much does it cost to get rid of a single bed bug? At an emergency dispatch center in Pittsburgh, about $12,000 so far.
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After Missing for Nearly a Month, Girl, 2, Found Dead, Mother Charged with Murder: Police
The mother of a 2-year-old girl found dead in a ravine has been arrested on charges she asphyxiated the girl after becoming upset that she had to help the toddler clean herself after using the toilet, police said Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh Transit Agency Removing Bus Decals That Look Like Racial Slur in Mirror
The Pittsburgh-area’s transit agency is removing decals from nine buses after some motorists complained that they spell out a racial slur when viewed in reverse through a mirror.
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Father Shoots 11-Year-Old Pennsylvania Boy, Claims It's Revenge: Police
A Pennsylvania man shot an 11-year-old boy in the chest with a BB gun on a playground because he said the boy had previously shot his own young son with the same kind of weapon, authorities said.
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Baby Starves After Mom's Overdose: Police
A neighbor says he heard the cries of a 9-month-old boy who authorities believe later starved after his mother died of an apparent overdose inside their Pittsburgh-area apartment.
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Teen Arrested in Monroeville Mall Shooting
Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with a triple shooting at a Pittsburgh-area mall that injured the man who was targeted as well as two bystanders.
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Pennsylvania County Decides to Drop “In God We Trust” From Chambers
A Pennsylvania county council has voted 8-6 against posting the national motto, “In God We Trust,” in its chambers.