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This is Total Top 5, a western PA-based newscast where we give a rundown of the top-read news stories from the week.  This episode rundown is for the week of October 24-30th, where I bring you stories on the Steelers' loss to Miami (through Madden Monday)  waterwork center Walmart's closure,  convictions of murder after a 3-year wait, a man struggles with adjusting to life outside of prison after he was wrongfully incarcerated for 18 years, and a shooting at a north side funeral.  special thanks to TribLive for assisting in the story curation.