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• Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: St. Clair Hospital Screens Employees When They Come To Work For Added Protection

  01-04-2020 23:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — St. Clair Hospital is now screening all of its employees when they come to work.
  Everyone enters through a designated employee entrance.They get a no-touch, infrared temperature taken. They then get a sticker that indicates they’ve been screen.(Photo Credit: KDKA)They also get a mask and a bag to keep it in for reuse.
  “This adds another layer of protection for our staff and our patients,” says David Kish, RN, the chief of staff to the chief medical off
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: Pandemic Has People Struggling To Pay Bills; Here’s How To Get Help

  01-04-2020 23:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new month has arrived and the monthly payment cycle has come around again.Mortgages, car payments, credit cards, student loans and utility payments are due even as many people are facing layoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Lenders say there is no shame in this, as no one could have predicted what everyone is going through.
  The key to handling the maze of financial survival is as close as your phone.
  Dollar Bank Senior Vice President for Residential Lending Mike H
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: Liquor Control Board Reopening Online Liquor Sales

  01-04-2020 23:04
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is reopening online sales for liquor and wine during the coronavirus pandemic.
  Limited sales began Wednesday at www.FineWineAndGoodSpirits.com, and people can order up to six bottles of select win and spirits per transaction.
  Orders will be shipped to the customer’s home or non-store address.
  “Access to http://www.FineWineAndGoodSpirits.com will be randomized to avoid overwhelming the site with high traffic, prevent
  
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• Tractor Trailer Crashes Over Hillside In Jefferson Hills

  01-04-2020 22:57
  
  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) — A tractor trailer hauling a heavy load crashed over a hillside Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson Hills.
  Police, firefighters and other first responders rushed to the scene just before 4 p.m. at Payne Hill Road and Jefferson Boulevard.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  According to emergency officials, the tractor trailer was hauling some type of steel coils.
  The crash brought power lines down in the area.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• ‘Man With A Plan’s’ Kevin Nealon On Season 4 Premiere: ‘A Lot Of Emotional Heart Strings’

  01-04-2020 22:57
  
  Man With A Plan returns with an all-new season this Thursday, April 2nd at 8:30 PM ET/PT, only on CBS and streaming on CBS All Access. Starring Kevin Nealon and Matt LeBlanc as brothers, Man With A Plan also features Liza Snyder and Stacy Keach.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss caught up with Nealon to discuss the show’s fourth season, playing Don Burns and working alongside Matt LeBlanc.
  MW: Good morning Kevin, how are you today? 
  KN: Good, how are you? 
  MW: Doing well, excited to t
  
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• 1 Dies After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Over Hillside In Jefferson Hills

  01-04-2020 22:57
  
  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) — One person is dead after a tractor-trailer hauling a heavy load crashed over a hillside Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson Hills.
  Police, firefighters and other first responders rushed to the scene just before 4 p.m. at Payne Hill Road and Jefferson Boulevard.
  The crash brought power lines down in the area, which did not allow officials to reach the vehicle.
  Medicals later pronounced the driver dead at the scene.(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Ian Smith)
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• Landslide closes Route 130-Coal Hollow Road in Penn Hills

  01-04-2020 22:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A similar landslide between Frankstown and Lime Hollow roads 13 years ago closed the road for five months.
  
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• Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: Firefighter Tests Positive For COVID-19; 7 Other Firefighters In Self-Quarantine

  01-04-2020 22:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh firefighter has tested positive for coronavirus.On Wednesday, Pittsburgh Public Safety said the firefighter began experiencing flu-like symptoms on March 27 and has not worked since March 26.
  The firefighter is the first member of Pittsburgh Public Safety to test positive.
  The firefighter is now in self-isolation, and equipment used by the firefighter is being cleaned.“Officials have identified seven firefighters who came into contact with the firefig
  
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• WATCH: Bethel Park Police Lead Special Birthday Parade For 17-Year-Old Boy With Autism

  01-04-2020 22:35
  
  BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) – Bethel Park Police and several other agencies helped celebrate the birthday of 17-year-old Matthew, who has autism and is a big fan of police.
  Bethel Park Police posted a video on Facebook of a line of police cars and fire trucks lining the road to wish Matthew a happy birthday.
  Police say they got an email from Matthew’s mom who said her son, who has autism, wasn’t able to have a birthday party.
  “Matthew’s a little bummed out, because obvi
  
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• Workers Highly Concerned, Demanding Safer Conditions And Hazard Pay After Coronavirus Outbreak At Beaver Co. Nursing Home

  01-04-2020 22:16
  
  NEW BRIGHTON (KDKA) — Beaver County has seen a startling spread of Coronavirus at the county’s largest nursing home, the Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center in Brighton Township.
  A meeting is expected soon between management and the union representing the workers at the facility, who have many concerns.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Workers at the facility say they’re scared. They believe they don’t have the right equipment to remain safe while working, and they are hoping changes
  
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• Officials: Man Hides Coronavirus Symptoms To Visit Wife In Maternity Ward

  01-04-2020 22:00
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (CBS Local) — A man who was feeling sick attempted to hide his coronavirus symptoms so he could see his expectant wife in the maternity ward, according to officials at an upstate New York hospital.
  The man admitted he was sick after his wife displayed COVID-19 symptoms after giving birth last week at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, a spokesperson said.
  “The mother became symptomatic shortly after delivering. That’s when the significant other admitted his
  
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• Local Volunteers Pack Up Meals To Be Delivered To Seniors Who Can’t Leave Their Homes

  01-04-2020 21:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Hundreds of seniors in Sharpsburg and O’Hara Township who are unable to leave their homes will have food delivered to them Wednesday afternoon.
  Inside the Roots of Faith church on Main Street in Sharpsburg, a small group of volunteers packed more than 200 bags of food to be delivered to seniors who live in the surrounding area.
  This is the third week that roots of faith has worked with Second Harvest to package bags of food.
  Some of the items come from the local f
  
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• ‘Top 50 Singles Is My Next Marker I Want To Hit’: Taylor Townsend On World Team Tennis All Star Event On CBS

  01-04-2020 21:52
  
  (CBS Local Sports)– Everyone is dying to watch sports these days and on Saturday April 4, CBS will air a World Team Tennis All Star event featuring some of the biggest names in tennis.
  Maria Sharapova, Sam Querrey, Taylor Towsend, James Blake and Mardy Fish are just a few of the competitors fans will see on Saturday at 1:30pm EST/PST. The 23-year-old Townsend is one of the best young stars in tennis and is coming off a 2019 season when she made it to the 4th round of the U.S. Open and beat
  
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• Monroeville Firefighter Accused Of Inappropriate Sexual Contact With 14-Year-Old Junior Firefighter

  01-04-2020 21:38
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – A firefighter is facing charges for allegedly inappropriately touching a 14-year-old girl at the Monroeville Fire Training Center.
  Gregory Lauffer, 23, is accused of asking a 14-year-old girl, who told police she was a junior firefighter, sexual questions before trying to kiss her twice and touching her inappropriately. The victim says he told her he was 17 or 18.According to the criminal complaint, after the assault, the victim had a friend drive her away and to
  
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• Latrobe priest with positive COVID-19 test is in quarantine

  01-04-2020 21:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  Diocese of Greensburg says symptoms began two days after last public Mass on March 17
  
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• ‘I’m Preparing For No Season At All’: MLB Insider Jared Diamond Admits Grim Outlook For 2020 MLB Season

  01-04-2020 21:05
  
  (CBS Local)- Major League Baseball, like the NBA, NHL, MLS and many other sports leagues, is still trying to figure out how to go about having their 2020 season in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. But what if there isn’t a season at all? Sadly, some experts believe this reality appears more and more likely by the day.
  Late last week, the league announced it had come to an agreement with the MLB Player’s Association on stipulations for the return of the league. Among the stipula
  
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• Former Fire Chief Facing Felony Charges For Allegedly Stealing More Than $84,000 From The East Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department

  01-04-2020 20:47
  
  CARNEGIE, Pa. (KDKA) – The former chief of the East Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department is facing felony charges for allegedly stealing more than $84,000 from the department.
  Adam Kauer is facing charges of theft, forgery, receiving stolen property and access device fraud. The district attorney’s office says he turned himself in Wednesday.#BREAKING: Detectives allege former East Carnegie Fire Chief Adam Kauer:
  used the dept’s credit card 333 times, allegedly stealing some $26,00
  
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• With COVID-19 cases rising, Beaver County nursing home asks for help 'from everyone'

  01-04-2020 20:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center nursing home in Beaver County is approaching 40 COVID-19 cases and needs help dealing with the outbreak
  
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• Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: Kennywood Delaying Start Of Summer Season Due To Virus Outbreak

  01-04-2020 20:39
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — Kennywood Park officials say the start of the 2020 season will be delayed due to the Coronavirus outbreak.No opening date has been given.We regret to announce that the start of our 2020 Summer Season will be delayed. More information can be found at https://t.co/6twU1ejVL7.#StaySafe #StayHome pic.twitter.com/4AwEdxYvZ7
  — Kennywood Park (@Kenny_Kangaroo) April 1, 2020
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Coronavirus In Westmoreland County: Latrobe Priest Tests Positive For Coronavirus

  01-04-2020 20:22
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – A priest in Latrobe has tested positive for coronavirus, the Catholic Diocese of Greensburg announced Wednesday.
  Reverend Daniel Mahone of Holy Family Parish is in quarantine with symptoms like loss of appetite and nausea but is expected to recover, the diocese says.They say he hasn’t come in contact with parishioners since March 17 when the diocese suspended public mass.
  The full statement from the Diocese of Greensburg says:“The Diocese of Greensburg
  
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• Coronavirus In Ohio: President Trump Issues Disaster Declaration For State

  01-04-2020 19:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A central Ohio woman whose brother, mother and father died this week of coronavirus pleaded for people to stay at home and follow social distancing guidelines.President Donald Trump has issued a disaster declaration for Ohio and ordered federal help for state and local recovery efforts.The state Health Department said it’s received the personal protective equipment from the national stockpile, but said it’s still not enough.The Department of Rehabilitation
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: Pa. State Police No Longer Responding To Some Calls As It Limits Contact With Public

  01-04-2020 19:50
  
  HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police will no longer respond in person to some types of calls as the agency tries to limit troopers’ contact with the public and slow the spread of the new virus.
  State police say that calls for lost and found, littering, identity theft, and general requests to speak to a trooper are among the types of calls that will now be resolved with “limited or no-scene response.”
  The new policy took effect Wednesday and will be in force until f
  
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• Volunteers On Horseback Deliver Groceries To Seniors Confined By Coronavirus Pandemic

  01-04-2020 19:48
  
  SPENCER, Okla. (CBS Local)— Volunteers in Oklahoma are saddling up to lend a helping hand to senior residents who can’t leave their homes because of coronavirus pandemic.
  On a rainy Monday, Lisa Mahmoodjanloo and dozens of other volunteers delivered large boxes of food and supplies to 56 people, which is nearly every person at the Roscoe Dunjee Senior Living Center in Spencer.
  “We love our seniors. We want to make anything easier for them,” she told KOCO.
  This time, they
  
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• Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: Giant Eagle Adds Extra Curbside Pick-Up Hours Reserved For Frontline Healthcare Workers

  01-04-2020 19:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Giant Eagle is adding extra hours to its curbside pick-up at the Shadyside Market District and saving those spots just for frontline healthcare workers.
  Giant Eagle says healthcare workers can use a link provided by their employer to place their grocery orders online for next-day pick-up at the Market District in Shadyside.
  The extra hours of 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. will be available for workers at AHN West Penn Hospital, Children’s, Magee-Women&rs
  
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• Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: St. Barnabas Nursing Home Confirms Third Patient, Employee Test Positive For COVID-19

  01-04-2020 19:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The St. Barnabas Nursing Home in Gibsonia confirms an employee and another patient have tested positive for Coronavirus, while the facility’s first two patients are seeing improvement.
  According to officials with the nursing home, the employee is under the care of a personal doctor and the patient is quarantined and under the care of St. Barnabas’s medical director.
  Their conditions have not been released.
  However, St. Barnabas officials say the conditions o
  
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• ‘Things Are Going To Hurt More’ Without Fans For NXT Superstar Keith Lee

  01-04-2020 19:25
  
  (CBSNewYork) — A month ago, when NXT Superstar Keith Lee thought about what this weekend would look like, he was envisioning feeding off the energy of tens of thousands of screaming fans who had converged from all corners of the world to celebrate the biggest sports entertainment party of the year. Not in a million years could he have predicted things would turn out so differently.
  Rather than defend the North American championship at NXT TakeOver: Tampa on Saturday, he will be putting the
  
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• ‘It’s A Time To Rally’: Couple Donates Flowers After Wedding Cancelled Due To Coronavirus

  01-04-2020 19:22
  
  BROOKHAVEN, Ga. (CBS Local) — A bride in Georgia who was forced to cancel her wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic has turned her disappointment into a kind gesture.
  Megan Hevner of Brookhaven was all set to get married at the Atlanta Athletic Club on March 28 when the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything.
  “We had to make the tough decision about two or three weeks ago,” she told WAGA. “We didn’t want to put anybody at risk.”
  Hevner and her fianc&eacut
  
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• FDA Wants Zantac Immediately Off The Market Due To Contamination

  01-04-2020 19:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators are telling drugmakers to immediately pull their popular heartburn drugs off the market after determining that a contamination issue with the medications poses a greater risk than previously thought.
  The move from the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday applies to all prescription and over-the-counter versions of ranitidine, best known by the brand name Zantac. The drugs are widely used to treat stomach acid and ulcers.
  Patients should stop takin
  
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• Costco To Limit Entry to 2 People Per Membership Card Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  01-04-2020 19:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBS Local) – Warehouse giant Costco announced Wednesday that it will begin limiting the number of people allowed into its stores amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  Beginning Friday, Costo will only allow two people per membership card to enter their warehouses at a time. That applies to households, for example, who bring more than two family members to the store.
  “This temporary change is for your safety and the safety of our employees and other members, and to further assist
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: Gov. Tom Wolf Orders All Pennsylvanians To Stay At Home

  01-04-2020 19:00
  
  HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf has placed all of Pennsylvania under an order to stay at home, dramatically expanding the geographic footprint of the quarantine as state officials combat the coronavirus pandemic.
  In one stroke, Wolf added 34 counties to his stay-home edict, meaning that residents of all 67 of Pennsylvania’s counties must now stay home as much as possible to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
  Coronavirus infections are continuing to rise dramatically in the state, with
  
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• Hundreds could be released from Pa. state prisons under draft plans to help prevent COVID-19 outbreak

  01-04-2020 18:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  The proposal under discussion would prioritize non-violent, low-level offenders who are deemed medically “vulnerable.”
  
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• Coronavirus Relief Checks: Who Gets One? Who Doesn’t?

  01-04-2020 18:51
  
  (CBS News) — The stimulus checks that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says will be deposited into Americans’ bank accounts “within three weeks” won’t be enjoyed by everyone.
  That’s because the massive $2 trillion stimulus package, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Security (CARES) Act, excludes some Americans from receiving the one-time payments, which are set at $1,200 for adults and $500 for children, CBS News reports.
  Here’s who won’t
  
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• Marriott Warns Of New Data Breach Affecting 5.2 Million Guests

  01-04-2020 18:23
  
  (AP) — Marriott says guests’ names, loyalty account information and other personal details may have been accessed in the second major data breach to hit the company in less than two years.
  The world’s largest hotel company says approximately 5.2 million guests may have been affected.
  The information taken may have included names, addresses, birthdays, room preferences and loyalty information for linked companies like airlines.
  Marriott says it’s still investigating, but i
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: State’s Economy Is The 6th ‘Most Exposed’ To Coronavirus In The Nation, Study Says

  01-04-2020 18:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pennsylvania’s economy is one of the most vulnerable to coronavirus in the nation, according to a study.WalletHub ranks Pennsylvania’s economy as the sixth “most exposed” to coronavirus out of the 50 states and D.C.The study takes 10 different metrics, with “high impact industries and workforce” and “resources for businesses to cope better with the crisis” the two key dimensions. Each of the 10 metrics were graded on a 100
  
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• Pa. Health Dept.: 962 New Coronavirus Cases Brings Statewide Total To Just Over 5,800

  01-04-2020 18:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed 962 new positive cases of Coronavirus on Wednesday.
  Total cases of the virus statewide now stands at 5,805. All patients are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.
  There have been a total of 74 deaths.#COVID19 Update (as of 4/1/20 at 12:00 am):
  • 962 additional positive cases of COVID-19
  • 5,805 total cases statewide• 74 total deaths statewide
  • 42,427 patients tested negative to
  
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• Pittsburgh police charge woman in DUI crash that left man with torn aorta, broken bones

  01-04-2020 17:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  The head-on collision grievously injured Nathan E. Edwards of Clairton when, police say, Shawna M. Carapella crossed the center line.
  
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• Dolly Parton Bringing Comfort To Kids Across U.S. With Bedtime Stories

  01-04-2020 17:31
  
  By Amanda Jackson, CNN
  (CNN/KDKA) — Parents working nine to five — now from home, amid the coronavirus pandemic — will soon get some help in entertaining their kids, thanks to country music superstar Dolly Parton.
  The nine-time Grammy winner said beginning this Thursday, she will read bedtime stories to children in a new virtual series called “Goodnight with Dolly.”
  Each week, Parton will read a new book selected from the Imagination Library, her book gifting progra
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Confirms 356 Coronavirus Cases, 61 Hospitalizations

  01-04-2020 17:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department says there are a total of 356 active cases of Coronavirus in the county.
  Of those patients, 61 have been or are hospitalized.
  The death toll remains at two. Both of those patients were adults.Individuals who are sick with symptoms associated with COVID-19 and are treating themselves at home should continue to stay at home until three days after symptoms subside and at least seven days after symptoms began, whichever is longer.
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• Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board won't meet Thursday

  01-04-2020 16:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  Just how much oversight the Jail Oversight Board should have has been a point of contention in the past
  
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• ‘Bunch Of Pansies’: Pennsylvania Pastor Slams Coronavirus Precautions, Planning ‘Woodstock’-Like Easter Gathering

  01-04-2020 16:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh area pastor says he plans to organize an outdoor “Woodstock”-like Easter service to protest the stay-at-home orders to prevent coronavirus.Conservative Christian pastor Jonathan Shuttlesworth made the announcement on social media Tuesday.“I’m gonna announce it. We’re gonna hold an outdoor Easter blowout service. Not online. A national gathering. You come from all over, like Woodstock. And we’re gonna gather and lift up Je
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Souzoukakia With An Italian Twist!

  01-04-2020 15:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rania Harris, of Rania’s Catering, is making Souzoukakia with an Italian Twist on today’s show!
  Souzoukakia with an Italian Twist!
  1 ½ – 24 ounce jars Del Grosso Tomato Basil Sauce
  Souzoukakia:2 pounds lean ground beef
  4 teaspoons unsalted butter
  1 large onion – chopped
  2 eggs
  4 slices whole wheat bread – toasted (crusts removed)
  1 ½ cups Del Grosso Marinara sauce
  Salt and pepper to taste
  2 teaspoons oregano
  1/2 cup chopped fr
  
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• Rania’s Recipes: Soutzoukakia With An Italian Twist!

  01-04-2020 15:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rania Harris, of Rania’s Catering, is making Soutzoukakia with an Italian Twist on today’s show!
  Soutzoukakia with an Italian Twist!
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  1 ½ – 24 ounce jars Del Grosso Tomato Basil Sauce
  Soutzoukakia:2 pounds lean ground beef
  4 teaspoons unsalted butter
  1 large onion – chopped
  2 eggs
  4 slices whole wheat bread – toasted (crusts removed)
  1 ½ cups Del Grosso Marinara sauce
  Salt and pepper to taste
  2 teaspoons or
  
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• PTL Links: April 1, 2020

  01-04-2020 15:44
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Allegheny Health Network
  AHN Stay Home Team Campaign
  United Health Care
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes
  Life Coach Dr. Marlene Boas
  Waiting Child
  “Homeward Bound” Parody
  Maya The Model Dog
  CDC Information on Coronavirus
  Pa. Health Dept. Information on Coronavirus
  Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Information on Coronavirus
  CCI Puppy Cam!
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
  Canine Companio
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: State Police Change Response Guidelines For Non-Emergency Calls

  01-04-2020 15:01
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania State Police is changing the way they will respond to non-emergency calls in an effort to practice social distancing and help slow the spread of coronavirus.
  Starting on April 1 calls regarding lost and found items, littering, identity theft, and general requests to speak with a trooper will be conducted strictly over the phone.“To enhance social distancing and keep our personnel and the public safe and healthy, we will begin collecting informatio
  
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• Coronavirus Relief: Sheetz Offering Free Meals For Children In Need

  01-04-2020 14:24
  
  ALTOONA, Pa. (KDKA) – Sheetz is launching its “Kidz Meal Bagz” program on Thursday.The program is providing free food to help children and families in need during the coronavirus pandemic.The “Meal Bagz” will include a turkey sandwich, chips, and a drink.“The spread of COVID-19 and subsequent school closures has left many children across the communities we serve without a reliable food source,” said Travis Sheetz, President & COO of Sheetz, Inc. &ldq
  
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• As demand spikes for disinfectant, cleaners take on COVID-19

  01-04-2020 12:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cleaning companies have seen spikes in demand for disinfecting services during the COVID-19 pandemic, as cleaners and janitors become front line workers.
  
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• Calls to Pa.'s child-abuse hotline fell sharply during first weeks of the coronavirus. Here’s why that’s bad news.

  01-04-2020 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  In the first three weeks of March, the state's child abuse hotline received just over 9,000 calls, compared to nearly 18,000 the previous month.
  
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• Spreading Hope: Hampton Township Neighborhood Paint Rocks With Positive Messages Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  01-04-2020 11:43
  
  HAMPTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – As schools started announcing they were closing and the order came down for non-essential businesses to close, Liz Saraceno of Hampton Township wondered how she would preoccupy her two young children.
  Liz ran to the store to get essentials but also grabbed a bunch of art supplies.
  That’s when an idea popped into her head.
  “I’ll give you the supplies. I give you some paint, some paintbrushes, some glitter, some stickers.We started with just taking
  
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• Spread Hope: Hampton Township Neighborhood Paint Rocks With Positive Messages Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  01-04-2020 11:43
  
  HAMPTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – As schools started announcing they were closing and the order came down for non-essential businesses to close, Liz Saraceno of Hampton Township wondered how she would preoccupy her two young children.
  Liz ran to the store to get essentials but also grabbed a bunch of art supplies.
  That’s when an idea popped into her head.
  “I’ll give you the supplies. I give you some paint, some paintbrushes, some glitter, some stickers.We started with just taking
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Early Rain Makes Way For Afternoon Sunshine

  01-04-2020 11:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The light rain and drizzle will be in the area this morning but it will wrap up early this afternoon, making way for plenty of sunshine.The sunshine will roll in around 3:00 p.m.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  Even with the sunshine, today’s highs will barely crack the 50-degree mark.Tomorrow will be even slightly cooler, but it will be sunny and dry.A warmup beg
  
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