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• Gov. Wolf Confirms Two New Cases Of Coronavirus In Pennsylvania

  07-03-2020 23:58
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has confirmed two new presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus in Pennsylvania.
  Both of the cases are in Montgomery County.
  The individuals are in isolation after they were exposed to an area of the U.S. where the virus is present.
  “These new cases bring our total of presumptive positive cases to four in Pennsylvania,” Gov. Wolf said. “Even with these new cases, I want to reassure Pennsylvanians that the c
  
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• W. Va Governor Jim Justice Announces In-State Coronavirus Testing Available

  07-03-2020 23:12
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A state lab in West Virginia is now able to conduct its own tests for the new coronavirus, Gov. Jim Justice said Saturday.
  In a news release, Justice said coronavirus tests will be done at the state Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Public Health lab.
  Previously, West Virginia had submitted tests of people at risk of having the virus to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  West Virginia has no reported cases of coronavirus. Five
  
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• WVU Plays Spoiler, Denies No. 4 Baylor Chance For Big 12 Title, Winning 76-64

  07-03-2020 22:54
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Emmitt Matthews scored a season-high 18 points, freshman Oscar Tshiebwe had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and West Virginia used a big second-half run to beat No. 4 Baylor 76-64 on Saturday, denying the Bears the chance to earn a tie for the Big 12 regular-season championship.
  Baylor (26-4, 15-3 Big 12) went more than eight minutes without a field goal midway through the second half to take themselves out of contention and hand the championship to top-ranked Kansas, w
  
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• Another Slow Start Dooms Penguins, Lose 5-2 To Capitals

  07-03-2020 22:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nic Dowd scored twice for the first multigoal game of his career, Braden Holtby stopped 26 shots and the Washington Capitals dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Saturday.
  Nicklas Backstrom, Richard Panik and TJ Oshie also scored for the Capitals, who created a little breathing room over their longtime rivals in the scramble atop the Metropolitan Division. First-place Washington moved five points clear of third-place Pittsburgh with less than a month to go in the regu
  
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• Uber Offering Drivers 14-Day Paid Sick Leave If They Fall Ill With Coronavirus

  07-03-2020 21:25
  
  (CNN) — Uber said it will offer drivers and delivery people 14 days of paid sick leave if they fall ill with coronavirus or are placed in quarantine.
  It’s a change in policy for the ride-share service, which largely views such workers as independent contractors not eligible for benefits.
  “We are supporting drivers and delivery people who are diagnosed with COVID-19 or placed in quarantine by a public health authority,” Andrew Macdonald, senior vice president of Rides and
  
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• Couple Remove Their Masks For A Kiss After Coronavirus Forced Them Apart

  07-03-2020 20:18
  
  (CNN) — It was going to be such a special time — a whole six months where John and Melanie Haering could spend every minute of every day with each other. They set off after Thanksgiving for the trip of a lifetime, reveling in the freedom that retirement brought.
  (Photo Courtesy John and Melanie Haering)
  The gardens in Singapore were glorious. The temples in Malaysia picturesque. The markets in Vietnam, too. They enjoyed going into town to one of their favorite cities in Japan by taxi
  
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• Family Of Slain Son Set Up GoFundMe To Pay For Funeral Expenses

  07-03-2020 19:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The family of murder victim Christian Moore-Rouse has set up a GoFundMe to pay for memorial expenses.
  A memorial service is planned for Wednesday afternoon, so expenses must be paid in full as soon as possible. Only $2,440 out of their $10,000 has been raised so far as of Saturday afternoon.
  In a statement from the family’s representative, Tristan James, it was disclosed that Christian Moore-Rouse was the youngest member of the family, and they do not have the fun
  
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• Review: Science Center's True Crime night wasn't as compelling as it could have been

  07-03-2020 19:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fans of true crime flocked to Carnegie Science Center for sleuthing, but the event did not live up to its hype. 
  
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• Missing Woman Found Dead In Millvale

  07-03-2020 17:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Barbara Hahn was found dead beneath the South Millvale Avenue Bridge just after 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.(Photo Credit: Brentwood Borough Police Department)
  Hahn, 55, was reported missing Friday morning by her family when she was last seen leaving work around 9:00 a.m.
  
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• Missing Woman Found Dead In Bloomfield

  07-03-2020 17:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Barbara Hahn was found dead beneath the South Millvale Avenue Bridge just after 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.(Photo Credit: Brentwood Borough Police Department)
  Hahn, 55, was reported missing Friday morning by her family when she was last seen leaving work around 9:00 a.m.
  
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• Local Family Searches For Missing Woman, Last Seen Yesterday

  07-03-2020 17:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local family is looking for one of their female relatives who went missing Friday morning.(Photo Credit: Jessica Brickley Facebook)
  Barbara Hahn was last seen leaving work in the South Hills around 9 a.m., and her phone was pinged by Brentwood Police in the Penn Hills and Monroeville area. She drives a 2011 Red Buick Lacern with chrome wheels, and the registration number is KCL-2789. One of the caps on the right front wheels is missing.Her niece warned in her post tha
  
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• Cost Unclear For Ohio State Settling 350 Claims Of Sexual Assault By Team Doctor

  07-03-2020 17:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State reached an unspecified settlement with nearly half of the roughly 350 men who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a team doctor who was jokingly known among some athletes by nicknames like “Dr. Jelly Paws.”
  The settlement announced Friday is the first for accusers of the late Richard Strauss, who say the doctor groped and otherwise mistreated students for two decades while school officials knew about concerns but did little to stop him.
  
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• Pope Francis’ Sunday Prayer To Be Livestreamed Due To Coronavirus Fears

  07-03-2020 16:25
  
  VATICAN CITY (KDKA) — Local religious traditions were upended last week due to efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, and now international measures are being taken as well.Pope Francis typically gives the Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square; however, the decision has been made to livestream the prayer onto screens in the square and to distribute it to interested media. This will extend to the General Audience to be held on March 11.According to the press release,
  
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• State Police Ask For Helping Finding Hit-And-Run Suspects

  07-03-2020 14:44
  
  GREENFIELD (KDKA) — State Troopers are looking for two suspects who fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash last month.Nothing is known about either of the suspects’ identities other than what was caught on surveillance footage.(Photo Credit: State Police)
  The two are suspected to own a white Dodge Ram, which had been involved in the crash in the parking lot of a CVS Pharmacy at 2501 Warren Road in White Township on Feb. 22 around 6:33 p.m.No one was injured in the crash, but the Dodge
  
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• A Dog Passed Over At A Shelter For Five Years Has Finally Found A Home

  07-03-2020 14:04
  
  (CNN) — It took a billboard, social media campaign and more than five years of searching. But doggo Merrick finally found his furrever home.
  The six-year-old pup had lived at the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City for most of his life, and was the longest resident there. The shelter had tried everything to get him adopted, and on Wednesday they finally succeeded.
  “It was love at first sight,” Jordan Nussbaum, Merrick’s new owner, told CNN affiliate KMBC.
  “What th
  
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• Wanted Man Crashes Car In Police Pursuit, Injuries 3

  07-03-2020 13:44
  
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — A man who fled police during a traffic stop and crashed into a pole on Friday is now facing 12 different charges, according to the New Castle Police Department.Robert Clark, 23, had an active warrant out for him from Ohio. Clark was one of five in the vehicle, a Buick LaSabre, when police stopped him on South Jefferson Street at South Street.Clark sped away from officers, but he crossed the median and crashed the car on Falls Street.Three passengers had to taken to UPMC
  
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• Green Plastic Army Women Are Almost Ready For Duty, Toymaker Says

  07-03-2020 13:09
  
  (CNN) — The toy company behind the Plastic Army Women project says the tiny, female troops will be ready to deploy in time for the holidays.
  BMC Toys started taking pre-orders for the soldiers earlier this week, and they are expected to ship in October.
  The female soldiers will look familiar to anyone who’s fought pitched, backyard battles with the figures or watched the Toy Story movies.
  (Photo Credit: BMC Toys)
  The designs are still being finalized, according to the company’s
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Warm Temperatures On The Way

  07-03-2020 11:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A few snow showers overnight will be coming to an end by sunrise.
  Temperatures are in the low 30’s, but feel like the low 20’s due to winds out of the northwest still picking up.
  High pressure builds in today, leaving us with sunshine this afternoon and near normal highs in the low 40’s.By Sunday and Monday, temperatures get to the low 60’s and stay mostly sunny.
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• Suspect From Monroeville Burglaries Arrested In Butler County

  07-03-2020 11:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA — A suspect in a number of burglaries in Monroeville is in custody.
  Police in Butler County say that four burglaries were reported on Thursday.
  Police also say that some of the items were found in the suspects car and home.
  
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• Western Pa. School For The Deaf To Host Chess Tournament

  07-03-2020 09:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf is hosting the second annual deaf schools’ invitational chess tournament.
  Matches will take place on Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 8th.
  The tournament was the first of its kind when it was developed last year and has grown since then.
  Ten schools for the Deaf from across the country are traveling to Pittsburgh for the event.
  A list of schools that are competing in the event consists of:Western Pennsylvania Schoo
  
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• Western Pa. School For The Deaf Hosted Chess Tournament

  07-03-2020 09:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf hosted the second annual deaf schools’ invitational chess tournament.
  Matches took place on Saturday, March 7th and Sunday, March 8th.
  (Photo Credit: Aaron Sledge/KDKA)
  The tournament was the first of its kind when it was developed last year and has grown since then.
  Ten schools for the Deaf from across the country traveled to Pittsburgh for the event.
  A list of schools that are competing in the event consists of:Wester
  
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• Monroeville Movie Theater To No Longer Allow Unaccompanied Children On Weekends

  07-03-2020 08:07
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A movie theater in Monroeville is requiring parents and guardians to accompany anyone under the age of 18.
  Cinemark Theater at Monroeville Mall has enacted a new policy.Starting on March 6th, 2020, the Monroeville movie theater is requiring anyone under the age of 18 to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian after 6:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
  The theater also is stating that the parents and guardians must watch the same movie as the children, and stay w
  
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• Aliquippa Police K9 Stella To Get Donation Of Body Armor

  07-03-2020 07:48
  
  ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) — Aliquippa Police Department’s K9 Stella will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation.
  The donation is to come from a non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.
  (Courtesy: Aliquippa Police Department)
  K9 Stella’s vest will be embroidered with the sentiment “Honoring those who served and sacrificed.”
  Delivery is expected within eight to ten weeks.
  Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. is a 501c (3) charity bas
  
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• Midland Borough Police Seize $35,000 Worth Of Crystal Meth

  07-03-2020 07:23
  
  MIDLAND BOROUGH, Pa. (KDKA) — Midland Borough Police made an arrest in which they seized a large amount of methamphetamine.
  As they posted on their Facebook page, Midland Police made a significant drug seizure.
  (Courtesy: Midland Borough Police)
  The methamphetamine seized has a street value of $35,000.
  The suspect is being held in the Beaver County Jail and was given a bond of $1,000,000.
  
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• Duquesne Students Returning From Study Abroad Due To Coronavirus Have More Questions Than Answers

  07-03-2020 05:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dozens of Duquesne University students studying in Rome were forced to come home early after the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.
  Now that the students are back, they can’t return to campus for two weeks.
  Some of the students are feeling confused, including one that talked to KDKA on Friday.
  The uncharted waters of coronavirus have lead to more questions than answers for the Duquesne study abroad students who’ve returned home.
  “There’s just no dire
  
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• Woman Run Over And Killed By Driver Making U-Turn In Blairsville

  07-03-2020 05:20
  
  BLAIRSVILLE (KDKA) — A woman was run over and killed by an SUV in Blairsville.Darlene Shaffer had just left a Rite Aid on Route 22 on Thursday when she was hit.
  Police say the driver of the SUV pulled out of a parking spot and hit Shaffer as he tried to make a u-turn.
  
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• Woman Run Over And Killed By Driver In Blairsville

  07-03-2020 05:20
  
  BLAIRSVILLE (KDKA) — A woman was run over and killed by an SUV in Blairsville.Darlene Shaffer had just left a Rite Aid on Route 22 on Thursday when she was hit.
  Police say the driver of the SUV pulled out of a parking spot and hit Shaffer as he tried to make a u-turn.
  
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• Mayor Bill Peduto: Pittsburgh Is Preparing For Potential Coronavirus Outbreak

  07-03-2020 05:09
  
  OAKLAND (KDKA) – Preparations are underway in Pittsburgh for when the coronavirus comes here.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  At a press conference in Oakland on Friday, Mayor Bill Peduto said he is in daily communication with the CDC and the Allegheny County Health Department about preparedness for a potential virus outbreak in the city.
  Mayor Peduto said, as of Friday, there are no reported cases of COVID-19 in Pittsburgh.
  Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an emergency disaster declaration due
  
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• Retired Judge Admits To Buying AR-15 For Man With Nazi Obsession

  07-03-2020 04:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A retired judge admitted to buying an AR-15 for his boyfriend, a convicted felon who authorities say had a Nazi obsession.
  Karl Alexander pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday.
  Alexander wrote on an official form that he was buying the gun for himself.
  But he really bought it for Dennis Riggs, a convicted felon.
  His home was raided last month by officials.
  According to the criminal complaint, on Jan. 22, FBI Special Agents and Task Force Officers executed a federal
  
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• Retired Judge Admits To Buying AR-15 For Felon With Nazi Obsession

  07-03-2020 04:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A retired judge admitted to buying an AR-15 for his boyfriend, a convicted felon who authorities say had a Nazi obsession.
  Karl Alexander pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday.
  Alexander wrote on an official form that he was buying the gun for himself.
  But he really bought it for Dennis Riggs, a convicted felon.
  His home was raided last month by officials.
  According to the criminal complaint, on Jan. 22, FBI Special Agents and Task Force Officers executed a federal
  
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• Francis Scores 21 To Carry Richmond Over Duquesne

  07-03-2020 03:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Blake Francis had 21 points as Richmond topped Duquesne 73-62 on Friday night.
  Grant Golden had 13 points for Richmond (24-7, 14-4 Atlantic 10 Conference), which earned its fourth straight victory. Nick Sherod added 13 points. Nathan Cayo had 11 points.
  Tavian Dunn-Martin had 17 points for the Dukes (21-9, 11-7). Baylee Steele added 12 points. Michael Hughes had 10 points.
  (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broad
  
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• North Versailles Police Reopen Case Of Missing Donald Smatlak

  07-03-2020 03:03
  
  NORTH VERSAILLES (KDKA) — The North Versailles Police Department said it has reopened the case of a missing man.
  Donald Smatlak was last seen on Jan. 28, 2006. He was 25 years old then.
  He last contacted his family at 4 p.m. from a phone at his residence in the 1000 block of Logan Road.
  He said he was going to Delmont but never arrived.
  He was scheduled to eat dinner with his parents on Jan. 29, 2006, but he never made it.
  His vehicle, a silver four-door 2004 Mazda 3, was found abandoned o
  
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• Woman Charged After Allegedly Beating Child With A Belt

  07-03-2020 02:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police arrested Dominique Fancher after it was discovered a child she lives with had bruises on her legs, face, and arms.According to the criminal complaint, on February 11, the child’s school noticed that she had bruising on her left and right arms, the right side of her face, and on her thighs.She told school officials that “Cici,” who police later identified as Fancher, would strike her with a belt as discipline for misbehaving at school.
  
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• University Of Pittsburgh Researchers Prepare For Handling The Coronavirus

  07-03-2020 01:29
  
  “There’s no difference between a small kid who goes to elementary school in Fox Chapel and a small kid who goes to the elementary school in Wuhan. They both have equal meaning. They both have an equal importance, and that’s why it is on the scientific community, to solve international problems.”
  Those are the words of Dr. Paul Duprex, the Director of the Center for Vaccine Research at the University of Pittsburgh.
  It is that sense of obligation that powers researchers in
  
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• Local 99-Year-Old McDonald’s Worker Shares The Secrets Of Living Long And Happy

  07-03-2020 01:13
  
  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — Every day Ruth Shuster comes to work at McDonald’s in North Huntingdon, she gives it 110 percent and the customers appreciate it!The thing is, Ruth isn’t your typical McDonald’s employee. She just turned 99 years old on Tuesday and you would never guess it because of how fast she walks and how energetic she is.
  “Age don’t mean nothing to me,” said Ruth.
  Ruth has been working there for 25 years. She got the job when she was a you
  
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• Documentary ‘Viral: Anti-Semitism in Four Mutation’ Goes Inside Tree of Life Synagogue For First Time Since 2018 Massacre

  07-03-2020 01:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Tree of Life massacre will forever stand as one of the darkest days.
  But a new documentary, “Viral: Anti-Semitism In Four Mutation,” goes inside the Tree of Life Synagogue for the first time since the 2018 shooting.
  (Photo Credit: So Much Film)
  The documentary pairs the police-taped interiors of the Pervin Chapel, where much of killing occurred, with the harrowing accounts of those who survived the massacre.
  “I was really concerned about the safety
  
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• State Police: Mother Abuses Her Son Nearly To Death

  07-03-2020 00:41
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — A local mother is accused of abusing her child so badly the toddler ended up with swelling of the brain, broken bones and bruises.Doctors say they even found drugs in the child’s system.Police say the suspect in this case blamed her child’s near fatal injuries on the family dog. Crystal Nicole Steel is in the Westmoreland County Jail tonight after what she allegedly did to her nearly 2-year-old child inside a Diary Borough residence.“The child
  
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• Police: Mother Forced 9-Year-Old Daughter To Steal And Beat Her If She Refused

  07-03-2020 00:34
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — Investigators say a woman made her 9-year-old daughter steal from local stores and beat her if she refused.But the suspect’s boyfriend says the accusations are lies cooked up by the suspect’s ex-husband.
  Wara Wara-Kan-Ban-Cha is charged with serious and disturbing accusations of child abuse.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “He became suspicious of his daughter being abused,” Greensburg Police Captain Robert Stafford said. “He started keeping
  
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• Pa. House drops ‘legislative privilege,’ will release lawmaker spending details

  07-03-2020 00:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  The announcement came more than a week after The Caucus and Spotlight PA revealed House lawyers had blacked out spending details in thousands of pages of records.
  
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• Local Weekend Events Follow Preventative Guidelines Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  07-03-2020 00:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A lot of crowd attracting events in Pittsburgh are happening this weekend. Hockey games, basketball games, and, of course, the ever crowd-pleasing Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show.The Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show draws in more than 350,000 people during its 10 day run in addition to the vendors coming in from all over the country. Each year, there’s something new to see, but this year there are worries due to the coronavirus outbreak.“Just like the flu, pe
  
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