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• ‘It’s Not Time’: Pittsburghers Apprehensive About Economy Reopening Too Soon

  14-04-2020 23:45
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Some Pittsburghers are apprehensive about the economy reopening right now.
  The progress of the coronavirus pandemic is measured by the new numbers.
  How many new cases? How many hospitalizations? How many deaths?
  A month of staying at home is now stretching into two and Governor Tom Wolf says, “I recognize that what is being asked of each of us is very hard.”
  Governor Wolf started shutting down Pennsylvania’s counties before most leaders.
  He is re
  
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• ‘I Don’t Know If It’s Time’: Pittsburghers Apprehensive About Economy Reopening Too Soon

  14-04-2020 23:45
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Some Pittsburghers are apprehensive about the economy reopening right now.
  The progress of the coronavirus pandemic is measured by the new numbers.
  How many new cases? How many hospitalizations? How many deaths?
  A month of staying at home is now stretching into two and Governor Tom Wolf says, “I recognize that what is being asked of each of us is very hard.”
  Governor Wolf started shutting down Pennsylvania’s counties before most leaders.
  He is re
  
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• Coronavirus Changes: Goodwill Sets Up No-Contact, Self-Service Donation Areas

  14-04-2020 23:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Goodwill has opened no-contact, self-service donation areas at each of its 27 locations in Southwestern Pennsylvania due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
  Officials with Goodwill say the move was necessary, because people have been leaving so many donations outside their stores.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Jim Cahalan)
  Previously, Goodwill had asked people to hold onto their donations during the pandemic because they had shut down their stores and donation centers fo
  
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• Police say New Castle man argued with woman over cigarettes, then killed her husband

  14-04-2020 23:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Victim Eiream Alfonso Santiago-Hernandez got into a dispute with Juan Aviles Suarez after his wife told him she had a problem, police said.
  
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• Coronavirus In Ohio: Cedar Point Honoring 2020 Season Passes Through 2021

  14-04-2020 22:50
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio (KDKA) — Cedar Point is honoring 2020 season passes in 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.The amusement park said Tuesday on its website that 2020 season passes will be valid for the rest of this year whenever the park is able to reopen.
  The passes will be good for 2021.Cedar Point says it currently plans to open in mid-May, if possible.“We want nothing more than to reopen our park and welcome you back, but our priority for now is to keep everyone safe,” sa
  
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• Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh International Airport To Receive $36 Million In Relief Package

  14-04-2020 22:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh International Airport is set to receive $36 million in federal aid amid the coronavirus pandemic.The funding is coming from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to help airports offset their losses.Airport officials say it will cover about half of the operational losses they’ve taken so far.
  Sixty-three airports in the state are receiving a combined $239 million.
  Officials also approved more than $2.4 million for the Arnold Palmer Regi
  
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• Police Departments Use Drones To Enforce Social Distancing

  14-04-2020 22:11
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (CBS Local) — Police in Savannah, Georgia, are deploying five drones to get the message out about practicing social distancing.
  The drones fly a hundred feet in the air and cover a much larger area than any officer could on foot. Two of them enforce social distancing with pre-recorded messages.
  “This is the Savannah Police Department, due to the current health emergency, members of the public are reminded to keep a safe distance of six feet from others,” the messa
  
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• Coronavirus Changes: Point Park University Says It Won’t Hold A Virtual Commencement And Will Reschedule Ceremonies When It’s Safe

  14-04-2020 22:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Point Park University says it will not hold a virtual commencement and will instead wait out the coronavirus pandemic and shutdowns.
  Point Park’s president says in a letter to the university that a ceremony at PPG Paints Arena will be rescheduled when it’s safe to do so.
  Originally, the university had postponed commencement ceremonies and said graduating students will be contacted by their departments for ideas and suggestions for virtual commencements.After
  
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• Three Rivers Arts Festival moves online as Trust ends programming through June 14

  14-04-2020 21:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  The annual arts and music event and Children’s Theater Festival will move to a digital platform for 2020.
  
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• 3 Rivers Arts Festival moves online as Trust ends programming through June 14

  14-04-2020 21:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  The annual arts and music event and Children’s Theater Festival will move to a digital platform for 2020.
  
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• Audible Offers Free Audiobooks For Kids Stuck At Home During Coronavirus Crisis

  14-04-2020 21:33
  
  (CBS Local) — If you’re kids are stuck at home and burned out on movies and video games, here’s another option if they’ve still got a case of cabin fever.
  As most schools remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Audible, the audiobook service owned by Amazon, is offering free streams on selected children’s stories.
  “For as long as schools are closed, we’re open,” Audible said on its website. “Kids everywhere can instantly stream an incr
  
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• Walmart Gives Butler Co. Church $20,000 Grant To Help Feed Struggling Families

  14-04-2020 21:26
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — A large check is now in the hands of a church in Butler County. The donation, coming from one of the biggest chains in the country, was a welcome surprise for some.
  Members of the First English Lutheran Church say the money came at the perfect time. They were talking about possibly closing a program that helps so many in the community.
  “Because of the virus, because of our volunteers, because of the risk we all take,” church coordinator Mary Ann Swanson sai
  
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• CBS Sports And NFL Team Up To Re-Air Classic NFL On CBS Games

  14-04-2020 21:16
  
  (CBSNewYork/CBS Local) — The NFL Draft, scheduled for April 23-25, is barely more than a week away. And for the sports-deprived fan, it can’t come fast enough. The world remains in full-on lock-down mode thanks to coronavirus. Basketball and hockey are on seemingly permanent pause. Baseball never really started. Football fans can’t even follow the XFL, which played half a season 19 years after its first and disappeared again like some sort of sports league cicada.
  The three-day
  
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• Israeli man seeks release from jail because of COVID-19

  14-04-2020 21:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  Moshe Journo wants to withdraw his plea to sexual assault charges stemming from an incident in 2004.
  
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• Coronavirus Cancellations: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Cancels All Events Through Mid-June, Including Three Rivers Arts Festival

  14-04-2020 20:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Three Rivers Arts Festival is suspended, along with all other Pittsburgh Cultural Trust events scheduled through June 14.“As we continue to follow the leadership of Governor Wolf and our public health officials, it is with a heavy heart that we have come to the extremely difficult decision to suspend additional Pittsburgh Cultural Trust events, extending through June 14,” a press release said.The Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival and the EQT Childre
  
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• WPIAL Announces 2021 Hall Of Fame Class

  14-04-2020 20:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – In a time where no WPIAL or PIAA sports are being played due to coronavirus, the WPIAL released a bright spot Tuesday morning. It announced its 2021 WPIAL Hall of Fame Class.
  The league decided this class would be moved and become the 2021 class rather than the 2020 class because of the Coronavirus. Therefore, the 14th annual class will be inducted a year later. Among the list of inductees includes Aliquippa High School football standout Darrelle Revis.
  Revis played col
  
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• Owner of lab doing critical COVID-19 testing pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud in January

  14-04-2020 20:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  The owner of MHS Lab now fills a critical role in testing nursing homes for COVID-19, but pled guilty to defrauding Medicare.
  
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• Councilwomen want empty lots converted to urban farms to make food more readily available

  14-04-2020 20:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  For many Pittsburgh residents, COVID-19 didn’t create a food shortage, but it’s creating even more challenges, said Theresa Kail-Smith.
  
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• Coronavirus Changes: NHL Extends Self-Quarantine Recommendation Through End Of April

  14-04-2020 20:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tuesday morning the National Hockey League announced it would extend its self-quarantine recommendation for players, coaches and staff through Thursday, April 30 amidst the Coronavirus outbreak.
  A season suspension stopped NHL play March 12. The NHL says the original self-quarantine recommendation had been in place through April 15.Update on @NHL Self-Quarantine Recommendation. pic.twitter.com/STgNBTf4bv
  — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 14, 2020Now, as new c
  
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• Coronavirus Changes: NHL Extends Season Suspension Through The End Of April

  14-04-2020 20:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tuesday morning the National Hockey League announced it would continue to keep the 2019-20 season on hold, extending the postponement through Thursday, April 30 amidst the Coronavirus outbreak.
  The initial suspension stopped NHL play March 12 with a plan to restart play on Wednesday, April 15.Update on @NHL Self-Quarantine Recommendation. pic.twitter.com/STgNBTf4bv
  — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 14, 2020Now, as new coronavirus cases are still being announc
  
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• ‘We Just Got To Do What We Got To Do’: Cars Overwhelm Alameda Park For Food Bank’s First Distribution In Butler Co.

  14-04-2020 20:05
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — Cars lined the streets outside Alameda Park in Butler Township Tuesday morning waiting to get a box of food from the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. It is the first large-scale food distribution event in Butler County since the Coronavirus pandemic began.
  The need is so great that the line of traffic started gathering around 7 a.m. and eventually stretched outside the park in three different directions. Because of that, the Food Bank began the distribution an h
  
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• Obituary // Richard M. Hunt, Alcoa heir and Pittsburgh philanthropist, dies at 93

  14-04-2020 20:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Hunt was one of the founding trustees of the foundation named after his father.
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins’ Wives, Girlfriends Donate Almost $60,000 To Local Non-Profits

  14-04-2020 19:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The wives and girlfriends of the Pittsburgh Penguins have pledged more than $59,000 to non-profit organizations in the local Pittsburgh area in need during the coronavirus pandemic.The “Lady Pens” raised the funds through auctions and sales of their “Welcome to Our Table” cookbook.Thanks to your support, the Penguins' wives and girlfriends were able to donate more than $59,000 to local non-profits.
  Full details: https://t.co/OxQ4M5DCKc pic.twitte
  
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• For some college students with no other options, a campus eerily silent is still the best bet in a pandemic

  14-04-2020 19:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Like other schools, Robert Morris consolidated those students into a single hall, giving them extra living space for social distancing, while kicking in money and assistance to get other students safely back home.
  
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• For some, a campus eerily silent is still the best bet in a pandemic

  14-04-2020 19:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Like other schools, Robert Morris consolidated those students into a single hall, giving them extra living space for social distancing, while kicking in money and assistance to get other students safely back home.
  
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• Pittsburgh virtual choir gets wide viewership and national attention

  14-04-2020 18:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  More than 182,000 watch Easter video recorded by the Pittsburgh Blessing, a diverse choir made up of song leaders from area churches.
  
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• Obituary: Wilhelmina Peluso was a loud and proud Dutch matriarch

  14-04-2020 18:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ms. Peluso is one of two residents of the Concordia at the Orchard nursing home in Butler, Pa., to die of COVID-19.
  
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• Mt. Lebanon sewing shop making thousands of reusable masks for first responders

  14-04-2020 18:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Gloria Horn Sewing Studio has been in business for 37 years and withstood past national tragedies and recessions. The shutdown was worrying, but an inspiring visit changed that.
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 1,146 New Cases Of Coronavirus And 60 New Coronavirus-Related Deaths

  14-04-2020 17:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed 1,146 new positive cases of Coronavirus on Tuesday.
  Total cases of the virus statewide now stands at 25,345. The Health Department says all 67 counties in Pennsylvania now have cases of COVID-19. All patients are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.
  There are now a total of 584 deaths across the state, including in Allegheny County.
  State health officials say 108,286 patients have tested negative f
  
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• Former President Barack Obama Endorses Former VP Joe Biden For President

  14-04-2020 17:50
  
  WASHINGTON DC (KDKA) — Former President Barack Obama has endorsed his former Vice President Joe Biden in the race for the White House.
  President Obama announced his endorsement by video Tuesday morning.
  Watch it here:I’m proud to endorse my friend @JoeBiden for President of the United States. Let's go: https://t.co/maHVGRozkX
  — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 14, 2020
  Stay with KDKA for the latest details.
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: Rite Aid Expects To Add More Drive-By COVID-19 Test Sites

  14-04-2020 17:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Rite Aid says it plans to open drive-by coronavirus testing sites at stores in multiple states, including Pennsylvania.The company used a pilot site in Philadelphia and is now adding a site on Linglestown Road in Harrisburg.That site will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week and can conduct about 200 self-swab nasal tests a day. The tests will be taken in the parking lot.
  Today, in coordination with @HHSGov, we are expanding our drive-thru, public COVID-19 testing
  
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• ‘One World: Together At Home’ Announces Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift And More To Perform Live

  14-04-2020 17:35
  
  International advocacy organization Global Citizen announced earlier today an expanded list of artists who will appear in the One World: Together At Home global broadcast special being held in support of the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic being led by the World Health Organization. The special will air Saturday, April 18th at 8:00-10:00 PM live ET across several channels including the ViacomCBS family of networks.
  Newly announced artists include Alicia Keys, Amy Poehler, Awkwafina
  
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• ‘Reminds Us We Need To Continue Celebrating Our Sullen Heroes’: Wilmer Valderrama Discusses Working With Christopher Lloyd On ‘NCIS’

  14-04-2020 17:18
  
  NCIS returns with a brand new episode tonight at 8:00 PM ET/PT featuring the iconic Christopher Lloyd. In tonight’s episode titled “The Arizona” a man seeks to prove he deserves to be laid to rest one day on the USS Arizona alongside his brothers and sisters as a veteran of Pearl Harbor.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke with NCIS‘ Wilmer Valderrama about tonight’s episode, his time on the show and working with Lloyd.
  MW: Good morning Wilmer, hope all’s well
  
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• Man Waiting For $1,700 Stimulus Payment Gets Millions In Bank Account

  14-04-2020 17:17
  
  NEW CHICAGO, Ind. (CNN/WGN) — The first federal stimulus payments are on the way to America and one northwest Indiana man got quite the shock when he went to the ATM this weekend.
  Charles Calvin is a volunteer firefighter in New Chicago, Indiana, and unbeknownst to him, he received his first stimulus payment from the federal government on Friday. However, it wasn’t what he was expecting.
  “I went to the ATM at the Family Express and once I withdrew $200 out of my account I looke
  
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• Butler County schools to donate PPE to hospital

  14-04-2020 17:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  The eight school districts and vocational technical school in the county have agreed to donate supplies to Butler Memorial Hospital.
  
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• Region has nine new deaths; Levine praises Allegheny's efforts

  14-04-2020 17:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  On Monday, state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said that social distancing measures are working to “flatten the curve.”
  
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• Allegheny County's COVID-19 total nears 900-mark as 3 new deaths reported

  14-04-2020 17:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  On Monday, state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said that social distancing measures are working to “flatten the curve.”
  
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• 60 new deaths in Pa., as Allegheny County's COVID-19 case total nears 900-mark

  14-04-2020 17:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  On Monday, state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said that social distancing measures are working to “flatten the curve.”
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces 3 More Coronavirus-Related Deaths, Cases County-Wide Grows To 893

  14-04-2020 17:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department says there have been three more Coronavirus-related deaths and 17 additional cases in the county.
  Of the those patients, 142 have been or are hospitalized.
  The county-wide total of COVID-19 cases now stands at 893.This is the COVID-19 Daily Update from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for April 14, 2020. The following data includes all counts since March 14, when the first case was reported in the county. pic.twitter.c
  
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• How Can Restaurants Recover From Coronavirus?

  14-04-2020 16:44
  
  (CBSNewYork/CBS Local) — Dining out has been one of the many social and economic casualties of the coronavirus contagion known as COVID-19. City and state governments all over the country have closed restaurant dining rooms, which were never really set up with social distancing in mind anyway. Only delivery and takeout orders are allowed for the foreseeable future.
  Many restaurants have shifted to the new, hopefully short-lived reality. Many more have closed entirely. Whether they’re
  
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• Pa. keeps hospitals’ COVID-19 emergency plans secret as health systems seek huge sums in tax relief, other financial help

  14-04-2020 16:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  The state Department of Health is not making hospital preparedness plans available or overseeing whether hospitals are following those plans.
  
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• PTL Links: April 14, 2020

  14-04-2020 15:59
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
  Pittsburgh Good Deeds
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  Kolor ‘N Kiln Paint To Go Kits
  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
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• Hopewell Neighbors Help 10-Year Old Girl Celebrate Her Birthday With Personal Parade

  14-04-2020 15:17
  
  HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — For 10-year old Danica Hiltz, celebrating her birthday while socially distancing was a difficult concept for her to understand.
  Brad and Deanna Hiltz say that their daughter Danica loves hugging and seeing her friends in school. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a traditional birthday celebration wasn’t in the cards — but Brad and Deanna, with the help of area neighbors, had other things in mind.Friends from school as well as neighbors from the ar
  
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• Allegheny Health Network Opens Coronavirus Testing Sites In Braddock, North Side

  14-04-2020 14:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny Health Network announced Tuesday morning that it was opening two new remote Coronavirus testing sites in the Pittsburgh area.
  These two additions bring AHN’s total number of remote sites to six.
  More than 2,500 patients have been tested through the network’s different drive-up collection sites in Bethel Park, Erie, Monroeville and Wexford since those programs were launched in late March.
  The testing location in Braddock will be located at the netwo
  
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• Car dealerships want permission to start sales again in Pennsylvania

  14-04-2020 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Unlike other industries that have adapted to stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines with online sales and contactless delivery, car dealerships have found they have fewer options.
  
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• Report: Six Employees At Arnold, Pa. Smithfield Foods Plant Test Positive For Coronavirus

  14-04-2020 13:33
  
  ARNOLD, Pa. (KDKA) — Six workers at the Smithfield Foods plant in Arnold have reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus.
  According to the Tribune-Review, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 President Wendell Young said that four people reported positive tests last week, and two more tested positive as of Monday.
  The affected employees have reportedly not been at the plant for days.
  KDKA reached out to the company over the weekend and were told by representatives that they wo
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Chilly Temperatures And Chances Of Rain And Snow

  14-04-2020 12:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Chilly weather has arrived and rain and snow chances could be on the way.
  High temperatures today will only be in the mid-40s, while morning temperatures will fall to the mid-30’s.We may see a little sunshine to start the day before clouds roll in by 10:00 a.m.
  There are also two chances for some snow over the next 48 hours, with both chances coming due to mid-level lows moving by.The first chance arrives this afternoon with snow likely for the Laurel Highlan
  
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• Pa. Governor Tom Wolf Working With Other Governors To Safely Reopen States Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  14-04-2020 10:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As the Coronavirus pandemic continues on, anytime there’s talk or even a mention of opening businesses and improving the economy, it is welcoming news.
  That’s what’s being discussed for Pennsylvania and other surrounding states.
  Getting there will take time — and a group of governors don’t want a renewed spread of the virus.
  Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has teamed up with fellow governors from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware,
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Vehicle Involved In Hit-And-Run Accident, Searching For Two Suspects

  14-04-2020 10:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are searching for two suspects involved in a hit-and-run accident with one of their police cruisers in the early morning hours on Tuesday.
  Right now, KDKA is being told that the officer who was in the police car is okay, and that police continue to search for suspects.
  It allegedly happened near the Zone 1 Police Station on Brighton Road around 12:30 a.m.
  There was visible damage done to the passenger side of the police car and the side mirror was ripp
  
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• Giant Eagle is now implementing one-way shopping aisles due to COVID-19

  14-04-2020 10:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  One-way directional signage will be added on the floor in each aisle "to indicate the flow of traffic and help guests maintain social distance," the supermarket chain said.
  
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