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OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma Reaches $270 Million Opioid Settlement
A groundbreaking settlement of $270 million was paid by a company that was accused of helping to create the deadly opioid crisis. We take a look at how it impacts the fight against the opioid epidemic.
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Mourners Seek Justice for Pennsylvania Teen Killed by Police
Classmates and community members on Monday honored Antwon Rose Jr. as a dynamic and determined young man who deserves to be remembered as more than just the latest hashtag given to unarmed black men killed by police, while vowing to continue pushing for justice.
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'Dance Moms' Star Abby Lee Miller Set for Early Prison Release
Former “Dance Moms” reality TV star Abby Lee Miller is set to be released from prison early.
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Cat's Meow Saves Owners' Lives When Fire Breaks Out in Pennsylvania Home
Fire officials in Pennsylvania are crediting a cat with saving the lives of its owners, who were sound asleep when a fire broke out in their home.
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Woman Killed by Ex on Penn State Satellite Campus Day Before Child Support Hearing, Family Says
Those close to a woman who was shot and killed by her estranged husband at a Penn State satellite campus before he turned the gun on himself say she’d become increasingly afraid for her safety.
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Murder-Suicide Rocks Penn State Satellite Campus
An investigation is underway following an apparent murder-suicide on Penn State’s Beaver campus.
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Estranged Husband Kills Wife, Self at Penn State Satellite Campus, Police Say
A woman who worked at a Penn State satellite campus apparently was shot dead by her estranged husband in a university parking lot on Wednesday, and the man then killed himself, police said.
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Man Bun Helps Neighbors ID Car Vandal in Pennsylvania
Police say a man bun helped people in one Pittsburgh neighborhood identify the man who was vandalizing their cars last month.
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Pennsylvania Boy, 14, Shoots, Kills Sleeping Mom, Brother: Police
A 14-year-old western Pennsylvania boy is charged as an adult with shooting and killing his mother and younger brother while they slept.
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2 Officers Injured Responding to Domestic Dispute in Pa. Suburb: Police
Police say two officers were hurt while responding to a domestic incident in a Pittsburgh suburb.
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Fired Pennsylvania Officer Apologizes for Racial Slur on Social Media
A western Pennsylvania police officer who was fired for a social media post that included a racial slur is apologizing.
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Pennsylvania Officer Fired Over Social Media Post Apologizes
Officer Melissa Adamson, a part-time police officer in McKeesport was fired after an apparent racist social media post involving the officer began circulating online, the mayor of McKeesport said. WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh talked to one of the officer’s former chiefs.
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Pittsburgh Police Chief's DNC Speech Sparks Investigation
Pittsburgh’s Office of Municipal Investigations is looking into police Chief Cameron McLay’s Democratic National Convention speech last week.
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Police Buy Meal for Couple Who Didn't Want to Sit Near Them
A group of police officers have picked up the check for a couple who didn’t want to sit near them at a Pennsylvania restaurant. A server at the Eat’n Park restaurant in the borough of Homestead tells Pittsburgh’s WTAE-TV that the couple wanted another table after being brought to a table near the officers Saturday. Officer Chuck Thomas says he...
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Too Much Effort: Pennsylvania Nail Salon Denies Blind Woman Services
A woman says she plans to file a civil rights complaint after she was denied service at a Pittsburgh nail salon because of her blindness.
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‘Tragic Accident' Leaves Teen Dead After Target Practice
Authorities say a 15-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself in the head during a target shooting session with his father in the yard of their western Pennsylvania home.
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Boy Burned Following Bus Driver's Request to Move Live Wire
Police say a Pennsylvania school bus driver asked an 11-year-old student to get off the bus and move a downed, live power line.
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Boxer ‘The Pittsburgh Kid' Faces charges in Convenience Store Assault
Troubled former lightweight boxing champ Paul Spadafora, already charged with putting a woman in a headlock at a bar, has been accused of holding a knife in front of another woman at a convenience store later that night.
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Obama Moves to Protect 1.8 Million Acres of Calif. Desert
President Barack Obama is granting national monument status to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in perpetuity the region’s fragile ecosystem and natural resources, as well as provide recreational opportunities for hikers, campers, hunters and others.
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Police to Charge Driver for Confronting Cyclists
Pittsburgh police plan to charge a motorist who angrily confronted a couple riding bicycles and pushed the woman to the ground.