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• UPMC, Highmark Leaders Praise 10-Year Pact

  24-06-2019 23:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s been a decade marked by bad blood and finger-pointing but suddenly the two health giants have made peace, heralding the good news of a this 11th hour agreement to provide healthcare access across the board.
  “Oh it’s great news,” said Paul Wood, UPMC’s Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
  “Great news for our patients and great news for Western Pennsylvania.”
  “This really is great news for the region,”
  
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• UPMC and Highmark Leaders Praise 10-Year Pact

  24-06-2019 23:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s been a decade marked by bad blood and finger-pointing but suddenly the two health giants have made peace, heralding the good news of a this 11th hour agreement to provide healthcare access across the board.
  “Oh it’s great news,” said Paul Wood, UPMC’s Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
  “Great news for our patients and great news for Western Pennsylvania.”
  “This really is great news for the region,”
  
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• Allegheny County Fireworks Listings 2019

  24-06-2019 23:36
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Brighten up your July 4th holiday by enjoying fireworks displays and community events throughout Allegheny County!
  4th Of July Around The Area:Beaver and Butler County Fireworks Listings
  Fayette, Greene and Washington Counties Fireworks Listings
  Armstrong, Indiana and Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings
  Best Ways To Celebrate 4th Of July In Pittsburgh 
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY
   
  AvalonNorth Boro’s Fireworks CelebrationDATE: Saturday, June 29TIME: Noon –
  
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• Fayette, Greene & Washington County Fireworks Listings 2019

  24-06-2019 23:35
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Brighten up your July 4th holiday by enjoying fireworks displays and community events throughout Fayette, Greene and Washington Counties!
  4th Of July Around The Area:Allegheny County Fireworks Listings
  Beaver & Butler Counties Fireworks Listings
  Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings
  Best Ways To Celebrate 4th Of July In Pittsburgh 
  FAYETTE COUNTY
   
  BrownsvilleFayette County Independence Day FireworksDATE: Wednesday, July 3TIME: Du
  
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• Beaver & Butler County Fireworks Listings 2019

  24-06-2019 23:35
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Brighten up your July 4th holiday by enjoying fireworks displays and community events throughout Beaver and Butler Counties!
  4th Of July Around The AreaAllegheny County Fireworks Listings
  Armstrong, Indiana and Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings
  Fayette, Greene and Washington Counties Fireworks Listings
  Best Ways To Celebrate 4th Of July In Pittsburgh 
  BEAVER COUNTY
   
  AmbridgeHosted By Ambridge Fireworks CommitteeDATE: Saturday, June 29TIME: 5-10 p.m.WHERE
  
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• Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings 2019

  24-06-2019 23:35
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Brighten up your July 4th holiday by enjoying fireworks displays and community events throughout Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County!
  4th Of July Around The Area:Allegheny County Fireworks Listings
  Beaver and Butler County Fireworks Listings
  Fayette, Greene and Washington Counties Fireworks Listings
  Best Ways To Celebrate 4th Of July In Pittsburgh 
  ARMSTRONG COUNTY
   
  Ford CityFord City SummerFestDATE: July 4-7TIME: T
  
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• Baseball Report: Cubs, Braves, Astros Each Get 7 MLB All-Star Finalists

  24-06-2019 22:59
  (CBS Chicago/CBS Local) — Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game no longer really carries any importance beyond enjoyment and bragging rights. The prize of home-field advantage in the World Series was done away with last year. And given that this year’s game will be played in Cleveland, where stakes are low, that’s just fine.
  Still, MLB expanded its All-Star Game voting process for this season. And with the primary phase now out of the way, fans will have a chance this wee
  
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• Pa. Lawmakers Authorize $60M For School Security

  24-06-2019 22:52
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania lawmakers say they’ll authorize a second year of school and community security grants, a $60 million program spurred by last year’s Florida school shooting that killed 17 people.
  Republican lawmakers said Monday that a newly unveiled compromise budget package will keep the program intact for the coming school year. Officials did not have immediate details on how the program guidelines will change.
  Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf had proposed a secon
  
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• Jay Leno To Perform At Rivers Casino

  24-06-2019 22:37
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Jay Leno is bringing his late night stand-up comedy to the Rivers Casino this fall.He will be at the Rivers Casino’s Event Center Thursday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m.
  Leno has earned two Emmy Awards, a TV Guide Award and an induction into the Television Academy’s Broadcast Hall of Fame. He also has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  “Jay Leno is a legendary comedian and a timeless performer,” said Shannon Redmond, vice president of marketing at
  
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• City to close three 'failing' Mount Washington overlooks, additional sidewalks

  24-06-2019 22:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 1960-era overlooks were last rehabilitated in the 1980s.
  
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• City to close 3 'failing' Mount Washington overlooks, additional sidewalks

  24-06-2019 22:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 1960-era overlooks were last rehabilitated in the 1980s.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued

  24-06-2019 22:30
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Washington and Westmoreland counties until 10 p.m.
  Parts of Ohio and West Virginia are also under the watch.A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of West Virginia until 10 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/RhBEJ7Exqa
  — NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) June 24, 2019
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• Rivers Casino ready to kick off its online sports betting

  24-06-2019 22:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  Test period starts Tuesday for those wanting to wager on games by computer and phone.
  
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• Just Ducky Tours Not Returning To Pittsburgh This Year

  24-06-2019 21:45
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Just Ducky Tours has announced that there will be no duck boat tours in Pittsburgh this year.Just Ducky Tours, which takes riders around the city in amphibious trucks designed during World War II, suspended operations last September for the rest of the year.On their website, Just Ducky Tours says: “We are very sad to say that Just Ducky Tours will NOT be operating in 2019. We apologize for the disappointment.”
  In March, however, Just Ducky Tours said it plan
  
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• Trial begins in 2017 Plum double-fatal crash

  24-06-2019 21:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Edward Cass III is charged with killing Beth Ann Beveridge and Michael Zier in the Route 286 collision.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Rain, Storm Chances Return; Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued

  24-06-2019 21:30
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — How nice was the weekend?
  Unfortunately, it’s not going to last as rain chances are set to return today to the area.Highs should be in the mid-80s, but there is a wide spread when it comes on what to expect.
  The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Washington and Westmoreland counties until 10 p.m.
  Parts of Ohio and West Virgin
  
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• USWNT Fans Question Officiating On Penalty That Allows U.S. To Beat Spain 2-1

  24-06-2019 21:23
  Reims, France (CBS Local/CBS New York)- The United States Women’s National Team won 2-1 against Spain in the Round of 16 at the Women’s World Cup in France Monday. A physical, hard-fought match saw the U.S. team advance thanks to a pair of penalty kicks from star forward Megan Rapinoe.
  The first penalty was awarded when Tobin Heath was taken down just inside the box in the seventh minute.
  Rapinoe putsonTobin Heath is awarded the penalty and the captain sends it home. #FIFAWWC pic.twi
  
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• PennDOT Closing Butler Co. Road To Fix Embankment

  24-06-2019 21:21
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — Part of a road in Butler County will close next month so crews can fix an embankment.
  Route 4001 will close on July 22 at Mercer Street in Butler City to Aubrey’s Drive at the Butler and Center Townships line.To see a map of the detour, click here.
  Visit PennDOT’s website at this link for more information on the closure.
  
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• Police: Man Hits Woman In The Face With Full Beer Can, Gets Into Gunfight With Her Family

  24-06-2019 21:07
  REDSTONE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Fayette County man is facing charges after police say he hit a woman in the face with a full can of beer, then got into a gunfight with three men in her family.
  Investigators say it all started Friday night and continued into Saturday morning when the woman’s family showed up at the Hunters Ridge Apartments in Redstone Township.
  Police were called there around 11:30 a.m. Saturday after the gunfire.
  According to the criminal complaint, Charles Chandler and
  
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• Pennsylvania Budget Cram Week Starts With Eye On Saving Money

  24-06-2019 20:18
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s budget cram week is beginning, as lawmakers are advancing a spending plan that benefits from a surplus to spread around modest spending increases.
  Lawmakers are also touting the commitment to a substantial deposit in Pennsylvania’s relatively bare budgetary reserve in a compromise spending plan released Monday.
  Votes in the Republican-controlled Legislature were expected later this week, as the fiscal year winds down. The $34 billion plan i
  
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• Cleveland Man, 18, Pleads Not Guilty To Stabbing Siblings, Fatally Wounding Grandmother

  24-06-2019 20:13
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An 18-year-old has pleaded not guilty to fatally stabbing his grandmother and injuring three children in an attack at a Cleveland home.
  A judge on Monday ordered that Jalen Plummer be held on a $2 million bond. Plummer pleaded not guilty to charges including aggravated murder. Court records don’t indicate whether he has an attorney.
  Police say he entered the bedrooms of his sleeping siblings and cousin and stabbed them early Saturday.
  Authorities say his 10-year-old
  
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• Carnegie Library Workers Set To Launch Unionization Drive

  24-06-2019 20:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Carnegie Library employees across Pittsburgh are planning to launch a union organizing drive.
  The United Steelworkers says employees from the library system will meet at the union’s international headquarters in downtown Pittsburgh.
  The meeting is set for 7 p.m.
  The United Library Workers, a committee formed by city library employees, say they want better work environments, pay and benefits.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Sheraden Man gets 21 years for killing another

  24-06-2019 19:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Charles Williams must serve at least that long for third-degree murder in the shooting death of Chauncy Howard in January 2016.
  
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• North Allegheny mulls bringing back its own cyber school

  24-06-2019 19:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Revisting a cyber school is one of 21 items on the table for next year, according to an update to the comprehensive plan.
  
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• McKees Rocks Building Condemned After Fire, Community Coming Together For Victims

  24-06-2019 19:02
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — The Red Cross is helping six families after a late-night fire inside an apartment building in McKees Rocks.
  The fire at the apartment building on Wayne Avenue broke out around 10 p.m. Sunday.
  The McKees Rocks building inspector returned to the scene Monday morning and condemned the heavily damaged building.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Melanie Smajda was watching television in the building when she was first alerted to the fire.
  “I heard somebody yelling outside, so I o
  
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• East Liberty data company looks to make more sense of parking in the Strip District and beyond

  24-06-2019 19:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allvision used the data to develop maps showing how existing parking spaces are used, something the company said didn’t exist before.
  
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• UPMC-Highmark Agree To 10-Year Contract

  24-06-2019 18:20
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Pennsylvania’s governor and attorney general Josh Shapiro made a major announcement Monday that UPMC and Highmark have agreed to enter a 10-year contract that will extend access to UPMC facilities for Highmark-insured patients.The announcement comes less than a week before a deadline that would cut off Highmark customers’ access to many UPMC facilities.
  #BREAKING
  @UPMC + @Highmark have agreed to enter into a 10-YEAR contract that will extend access to UPM
  
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• VIDEO: Go Behind-The-Scenes Before ‘Big Brother’ Season 21 Opens Its Doors This Wednesday

  24-06-2019 18:08
  Big Brother returns for its 21st season this Wednesday night, June 26th at 8:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS. A brand-new cast of characters will fill the halls of the Big Brother house this season all with their eyes on the $500,000 grand prize. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host and gave an in-depth tour of this season’s house earlier this month.
  Get familiar with all of this season’s cast and hear some behind-the-scenes tidbits from the show’s producers by checking out the video ab
  
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• VIDEO: Go Behind-The-Scenes Before ‘Big Brother’ Season 21 Opens Its Doors

  24-06-2019 18:08
  Big Brother returns for its 21st season this Tuesday, June 25th, and carries over into Wednesday night, June 26th, at 8:00 PM ET/PT for a special two-night premiere, only on CBS. A brand-new cast of characters will fill the halls of the Big Brother house this season all with their eyes on the $500,000 grand prize. Julie Chen Moonves returns as host and gave an in-depth tour of this season’s house earlier this month.
  Get familiar with all of this season’s cast and hear some behind-the
  
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• Lake Erie Angler Catches Fish With Mysterious Shiny Black Growths

  24-06-2019 18:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Biologists with the Pennsylvania Fish Commission say they have been notified after a Lake Erie angler caught a fish with mysterious shiny black growths on it.Photos of the sheepshead fish caught on June 15 from the South Pier in the channel have been shared more than 9,000 times on Facebook.Photo Credit: Erie Pennsylvania Sport Fishing Association/Facebook
  The photos show the sheepshead with what appears to be shiny black growths near the tail.“Hey guys, one of ou
  
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• Obituary: George Buerger / Penguins' personal eye doctor for 30 years

  24-06-2019 18:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  He was the first doctor in Pittsburgh to specialize in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery.
  
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• 'The deal is done': UPMC and Highmark reach 10-year pact

  24-06-2019 17:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Highmark patients will now have in-network access to UPMC doctors and hospitals for the next decade.
  
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• ‘It Was Meant To Be’: Longtime Friends Sam Poulin And Nathan Légaré Drafted By Pittsburgh Penguins

  24-06-2019 17:16
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It turns out, the top two Penguins draft picks have an even more of a reason to be happy about being drafted by Pittsburgh.
  The Pens drafted forward Samuel Poulin in round one on Friday and traded up early Saturday to take forward Nathan Legare. The team was pretty excited about the selections, but Pittsburgh soon found out the pair had been friends since seven years old.
  “Friendship alert: Nathan Legare has known the Penguins 2019 first round selection, Samuel Po
  
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• Former Pa. Congressman Joe Sestak Announces Run For President

  24-06-2019 16:55
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Pennsylvania congressman Joe Sestak has become the latest Democrat to enter the presidential race.
  The retired Navy admiral who calls himself “Admiral Joe” on his campaign website joins a crowded Democratic field seeking the nomination to challenge President Donald Trump. He was launching his longshot candidacy Sunday afternoon at a veterans’ museum in Waterloo, Iowa.
  Sestak decries what he calls “America’s retreat from the world&rdq
  
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• Report: Port Authority Working On Bus Overcrowding Solutions

  24-06-2019 16:46
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Port Authority is looking for ways to reduced overcrowding on its buses.
  However, they say the solution is not buying additional buses.
  According to Port Authority officials, the additional buses would be too expensive and they don’t have enough garage space.Instead, they will review schedules, and may have to leave a stop before everyone boards if the bus is already full.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Police Searching For Theft Suspect In Marshall Twp.

  24-06-2019 16:44
  MARSHALL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are searching for the person who stole cash from two businesses in Marshall Township overnight.
  The first incident happened at the EconoLodge, just off the Wexford exit from Interstate 79.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police say someone took cash while the front desk was unoccupied around 12:45 a.m.
  About five minutes later, they say same person allegedly got inside a nearby BP gas station while the clerk was outside.
  The suspect got away with money from two cash
  
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• PTL Links: June 24, 2019

  24-06-2019 15:38
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Whispering Pines Glamping
  Animal Friends
  Point Park University Summer Camps
  Allegheny National Forest
  Weight Watchers
  WW Recipes
  
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• WW Recipes: Healthy Summer Options

  24-06-2019 15:30
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mary Vogliano, WW ambassador, is in the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen with some healthy summer options.
  All-American Turkey Burger with Squash FriesServes: 1 | SmartPoints: 5
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Ingredients:• 4 spray(s) cooking spray• 4 oz uncooked 99% fat-free ground turkey breast• 2 ½ Tbsp, chopped, divided uncooked scallion(s)• 2 tsp, divided barbecue sauce• 1 pinch table salt• 1 pinch black pepper• 8 oz, cut into 1/2-inch-t
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Rain, Storm Chances Return As Beautiful Weekend Weather Moves Out

  24-06-2019 15:05
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — How nice was the weekend?
  Unfortunately, it’s not going to last as rain chances are set to return today to the area.Highs should be in the mid-80s, but there is a wide spread when it comes on what to expect.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Many models show the area not getting back to 80 degrees for a high.KDKA Meteorologist Ron Smiley says this is highly unlikely with many things having to fall into place for us to not hit the 80s.Smiley says he generally falls back on how
  
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• Gov. Wolf, AG Shapiro Set To Make Announcement On UPMC-Highmark Dispute

  24-06-2019 14:59
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania’s governor and attorney general are promising a “major announcement” today on the dispute between UPMC and Highmark.
  It comes less than a week before a deadline that will cut off Highmark customers’ access to many UPMC facilities.
  The announcement is planned for 11:30 a.m. at the Pittsburgh office of state Attorney General Josh Shapiro. No details about the announcement have been released.
  The Attorney General’s Office has been
  
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• US: At 63, he will become a rarity: an African-American Catholic priest

  24-06-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  At an age when most people are dreaming of retirement, C. Matthew Hawkins, 62, is ready to start his dream job: Roman Catholic priest.
  
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• Penn Hills School District: Massive debt, long road to recovery

  24-06-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The district is burdened with more than $170 million in debt, and a property tax base that is already among the region’s highest.
  
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• Trips to Serbia orphanages can be heart-breaking, life-affirming

  24-06-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  A visit to Serbia showed how funds raised in Pittsburgh are used to renovate orphanages and schools in a war-ravaged country.
  
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• Pitt research could be a big step in tying exercise to healthy, older brain

  24-06-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  With anti-Alzheimer’s drug trials proving disappointing, studies are increasingly looking at how lifestyle changes could help cognitively.
  
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• Meeting set to organize workers at Carnegie Library

  24-06-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The workers’ concerns include a cost-of-living salary increase, equitable raises and health care benefits.
  
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• Health department about to launch survey of county residents' views on health

  24-06-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Survey results are part of the 2020 Community Health Assessment for Allegheny County, which will update health-related priorities.
  
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• Walkabout: Artist has fruitful residency at Tree Pittsburgh

  24-06-2019 12:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Artist Ashley Cecil demonstrates the power of message through beauty in Tree Pittsburgh’s first art exhibit
  
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• Pa. lawmakers propose changes to teacher evaluations, with emphasis on observations

  24-06-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The proposed legislation would increase the weight of observational scores and be adjusted for poverty levels.
  
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• Links between population and the environment were pivotal to philosophy of Colcom founder Scaife May

  24-06-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  In 1963 Cordelia Scaife May signed on to a letter to the president, urging  “a greatly accelerated program for limiting world population.”
  
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• Colcom Foundation, rooted in environmentalism, increasingly focuses on anti-immigrant groups

  24-06-2019 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh-based Colcom has focused its national grantmaking on the environmental consequences of uncontrolled immigration
  
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