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• Police: 23-Year-Old Arrested For Armed Robbery In Wilkinsburg

  21-04-2020 23:54
  
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Police say a 23-year-old man was arrested for an armed robbery in Wilkinsburg.
  On Tuesday, the Wilkinsburg Police Department said received a call of a man with a gun in the 800 block of Walnut Street.
  Police say they found Shawn Michael Perry robbing a juvenile in the street.
  Police say the two appeared to be struggling and money was falling around them.
  Perry fled when he saw police and was caught as he entered a home on Walnut Street, police say.
  Police say the gun r
  
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• Troy Polamalu donates restaurant gift cards to furloughed Westmoreland County workers

  21-04-2020 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  The furloughed workers will receive $25 gift cards to local restaurants through the mail later this week.
  
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• Troy Polamalu donated restaurant gift cards to furloughed Westmoreland County workers

  21-04-2020 23:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  The furloughed workers will receive $25 gift cards to local restaurants through the mail later this week.
  
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• Coronavirus Changes: August Wilson Center Postpones International Jazz Festival

  21-04-2020 23:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Another popular summer festival in the city of Pittsburgh is changing because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
  The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is postponing the annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.
  It was supposed to take place on the weekend of June 18.
  Organizers hope to move the festival to a later date.
  In a press release, organizers say, “While we are heartbroken that we cannot begin the summer at the Center listening to Chaka Khan, D
  
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• Coronavirus Cancellations: Monroeville Cancels Memorial Day And Fourth Of July Events

  21-04-2020 23:06
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – Monroeville has canceled its Memorial Day and Fourth Of July events because of coronavirus.In a Facebook post, Mayor Nick Gresock says planning these events would be “greatly hindered” by the statewide stay-at-home order.
  However, the Memorial Day and Fourth of July committees will work together with the municipality and Visit Monroeville to plan a Labor Day weekend celebration, Mayor Gresock said.
  “This will be an event to celebrate our communit
  
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• Coronavirus Cancellations: Cranberry Township Cancels Annual Community Days

  21-04-2020 22:53
  
  CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Organizers of Cranberry Township Community Days have announced they are cancelling this year’s event due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
  The event, which usually draws about 30,000 people, would have marked its 44th year.
  According to organizers, “Canceling the event allows the Township to concentrate on the challenges the coronavirus presents to the community.”
  They say that Community Days will return in 2021 with a fun-filled weekend set for Jul
  
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• Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Gift Card Program Sees Nearly 1,000 Purchases In First 5 Days

  21-04-2020 22:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburghers are finding ways to support local shops and restaurants that are closed.
  The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership launched the Gift Card, Give Back campaign for more than 65 businesses downtown and in the Strip District.
  In the first five days, people bought almost 1,000 gift cards.
  Customers also get a 25% bonus on the cards they buy.
  Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership President and CEO Jeremy Waldrup said in a news release, ” The support shown to these sma
  
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• ‘Fantastic To Get Some People Off Of Unemployment’: Burgettstown Plastics Company Looking To Hire As They Transition To PPE Production

  21-04-2020 22:05
  
  BURGETTSTOWN (KDKA) — Miller Plastic Products normally makes industrial plastic goods. Now, in addition, they’re making personal protective equipment for businesses as the demand for PPE increases.
  “Once all these businesses open up, everybody is going to need this stuff. We’re trying to ramp up our production,” COO Tim Zeliesko said.They hope to make about 2,000 face shields and 300 sneeze guards a day. The sneeze guards will be the plastic barriers between a custo
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: McDonald’s Offering Free ‘Thank You Meals’ For Frontline Workers

  21-04-2020 22:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – McDonald’s is offering free “Thank You Meals” for frontline workers battling the coronavirus in western Pennsylvania.
  McDonald’s announced healthcare workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics can get free meals, starting tomorrow and lasting through May 5, as a way “to demonstrate appreciation for their selfless service.” Friends. Family. Community. WE NEED YOU!Please help us help our frontline workers. We want to give the
  
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• Pittsburgh Citiparks Recruiting Lifeguards For 2020 Summer Swimming Season

  21-04-2020 21:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Citiparks is looking for lifeguards ahead of the 2020 summer season.While it hasn’t been decided whether pools will open this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic, Citiparks is recruiting so lifeguards can be trained when pools do open.The lifeguards would work the city’s 18 outdoor pools. There would be two free lifeguard training courses for candidates.
  Applicants must at least be 16 years old by June of this summer and live in the City of
  
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• Tight housing conditions, lack of health care put migrant workers on Pa. farms at high risk for COVID-19

  21-04-2020 21:38 via post-gazette.com
  Advocates say requirements with enforcement and penalties, not recommendations without teeth, are needed to keep these workers safe.
  
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• Bethel Park Police Searching For Missing 16-Year-Old Tyler Lavelle

  21-04-2020 21:37
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Bethel Park police are searching for a missing 16-year-old boy.
  (Photo Credit: Bethel Park Police Department/Facebook)
  Tyler Lavelle was last seen in Bethel Park on Monday afternoon.
  The Bethel Park Police Department said to call 911 and notify them at 412-833-2000 if you have any information.
  
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• Bethel Park Police Locate Missing 16-Year-Old Boy

  21-04-2020 21:37
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Bethel Park police have located a missing 16-year-old boy.
  (Photo Credit: Bethel Park Police Department/Facebook)
  Tyler Lavelle has been found.
  
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• ‘I Prayed About It’: Restaurant Owner Sells Her Car To Cover Employees During Coronavirus Pandemic

  21-04-2020 21:18
  
  SMYRNA, Ga. (CBS Local) — A restaurant owner who had to shut her doors and layoff most of her staff when the coronavirus pandemic hit Georgia has sold her car so she can pay her employees.
  Vittles Restaurant is a fixture in Smyrna, serving good old southern food for more than three decades. Charity Salyers, who purchased the restaurant last year, she says things were just picking up until the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to temporarily close.
  “A lot of our clients are elderly, they c
  
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• Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: UPMC To Begin Testing Patients Coming In For Procedures, Regardless Of Symptoms

  21-04-2020 20:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – UPMC leaders are holding a press conference to “discuss new systemwide COVID-19 testing initiatives and how they will enable UPMC to safely restore essential patient care, in light of the low prevalence of COVID-19 cases in our region.”
  UPMC says the healthcare system hasn’t seen a spike in coronavirus caseloads: “We’re now on the opposite side of what many predicted to be our ‘worst week,'” Dr. Donald Yealy says.
  Dr. Yealy says
  
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• Isaiah Kuperstein, first director of Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, dies of COVID-19

  21-04-2020 20:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Launched center in 1980 that has become resource for education on Holocaust and efforts against intolerance 
  
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• Pittsburgh Promise receives $1.3 million grant to help students during pandemic

  21-04-2020 20:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Students who experience financial hardships because of the virus face the possibility that they will not be able to start or return to school in the fall, pay for room and board, and gain access to other necessary services.
  
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• Westminster College fears it will lose students to an economy roiled by a pandemic

  21-04-2020 20:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  The school is publicly asking donors and the community to help its students return in the fall.
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates To Pay Baseball Operations Employees Through May 31 During MLB Season Suspension

  21-04-2020 19:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Pirates organization has committed to paying its employees through at least May 31 amid the suspension of the MLB season due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
  As of now, there is no concrete plan for baseball to return in 2020 but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is quoted as saying, “I fully anticipate baseball will return this season.”Pirates have committed to paying employees through at least May 31. And if you recall, they grasped the potential signif
  
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• ‘Demand Is Through The Roof’: Americans Hoard Frozen Pizzas During Coronavirus Quarantine

  21-04-2020 19:30
  
  (CBS Local) — As if shortages of hand sanitizer and toilet paper weren’t bad enough. Now, there’s a shortage of frozen pizzas.
  Americans have bought approximately $275 million worth of frozen pizza since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March. That’s an increase of 92 percent compared to the same time last year, according to Ad Week, citing stats from data analytics firm IRI.
  “It’s incredible,” says Gina Bolger, vice president of branding for Hom
  
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• FDA Approves At-Home Coronavirus Test Kit

  21-04-2020 19:20
  
  (CNN) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues, a new Covid-19 test has been authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration.
  The new test allows for patients to collect their own samples using Pixel by LabCorp COVID-19 Test home collection kits that they would then mail to a lab for testing, according to an FDA announcement Tuesday.
  With a doctor’s order, the home collection kits will become available to consumers in most states in the coming weeks, the FDA said.
  “Throughout
  
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• Sheila E. On ‘Let’s Go Crazy: A GRAMMY Salute To Prince’: ‘Everyone Needs To Put Your Dancing Shoes On’

  21-04-2020 18:55
  
  Lets Go Crazy: A GRAMMY Salute To Prince airs tonight, Tuesday, April 21st at 9:00 PM ET/PT, only on CBS and streaming on CBS All Access. Tonight’s tribute will celebrate the life and career of legendary artist Prince with some of the biggest names in music performing his greatest hits.
  As part of tonight’s special Sheila E. aka The Queen Of Percussion will back many of the performances with her band. CBS Local’s Matt Weiss caught up with Sheila to discuss tonight’s show
  
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• ‘In These Uncertain Times’: West Virginia Teacher Goes Viral For Her Poem ‘The First Lines Of Emails I’ve Received While Quarantining’

  21-04-2020 18:36
  
  MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (KDKA) – How are you getting through these uncertain times?
  Are you adjusting to a new normal?
  If you’d love to never get hear again about uncertain times and new normals, you’ll enjoy a writing teacher’s take, as have many thousands on the internet.
  Jessica Salfia teaches creative writing at Spring Mills High School in Martinsburg, West Virginia. She wrote — and tweeted — a poem titled, “The First Lines of Emails I’ve Received W
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Confirms 360 New Coronavirus-Related Deaths, Making State’s Death Toll Jump To Over 1,500

  21-04-2020 18:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 360 new Coronavirus-related deaths across the state Tuesday, as well as 1,296 additional positive cases
  Total cases of the virus statewide now stands at 34,528, and the death toll is now up to 1,564.
  The Health Department says all 67 counties in Pennsylvania now have cases of COVID-19. All patients with the virus are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.
  State health officials say 132,323 patient
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Confirms 360 New Coronavirus-Related Deaths, Causing The State’s Death Toll Jump To Over 1,500

  21-04-2020 18:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting a jump of 360 new Coronavirus-related deaths across the state Tuesday, as well as 1,296 additional positive cases.
  Total cases of the virus statewide now stands at 34,528, and the death toll is now up to 1,564.
  The Health Department says all 67 counties in Pennsylvania now have cases of COVID-19. All patients with the virus are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.
  State health officials say 132,
  
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• ‘Absolutely Awesome’: Grandparents Make 140 Mile Trip For Drive-By Birthday Surprise

  21-04-2020 17:24
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (CBS Local) — Social distancing may be keeping many families apart during the coronavirus pandemic, but distance was no match for a pair of Iowa grandparents determined to celebrate their 4-year-old grandson’s birthday.
  On Sunday, a number of neighbors and close friends honked and waved as they drove by the east Des Moines home of Murphy Stammer to make sure his special day was one to remember.
  “It’s awesome just to see how many people would come out just
  
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• Nine new COVID-19 deaths at Western Pa. nursing homes; 12 new deaths in Allegheny County

  21-04-2020 17:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny (12), Beaver (7), Butler (1), Cambria (1), Lawrence (1) and Westmoreland (4) counties each reported at least one new death.
  
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• Change in COVID-19 reporting causes 360-case jump in statewide death count

  21-04-2020 17:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny (12), Beaver (7), Butler (1), Cambria (1), Lawrence (1) and Westmoreland (4) counties each reported at least one new death.
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 1,059 Coronavirus Cases, Death Toll Rises To 67

  21-04-2020 17:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 1,059 Coronavirus cases countywide, in addition to 12 more deaths.
  The death toll now stands at 67.
  Of reported deaths, 55 are confirmed (had a positive test) and 12 probable. A probable death is one where COVID-19 is listed on the deceased’s death certificate, but the person never had a positive test for the virus.
  All deaths are of individuals ranging in age from 42-103, with 83 being the median age of tho
  
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• Pennsylvania publishes data on coronavirus cases by ZIP code

  21-04-2020 17:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Department of Health has started releasing ZIP code-level information about cases of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Allegheny County: W.Va. baby's January death was homicide

  21-04-2020 16:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Riana Hoskins died as a consequence from a head injury suffered in October 2018, authorities said.
  
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• Aliquippa baby's death in January ruled homicide

  21-04-2020 16:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  Riana Hoskins died as a consequence from a head injury suffered in October 2018, authorities said.
  
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• PTL Links: April 21, 2020

  21-04-2020 15:51
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:The Mall At Robinson
  Take It Home Tuesday: Full Body Balance
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  Heinz History Center
  Cancer Caring Center
  CMU Campus Superstar
  Have U Herd Goat Zoom Sessions
  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
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  Canine Companions for Independence o
  
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• Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: Two Staff Members At Providence Point Senior Living Community Test Positive For COVID-19

  21-04-2020 15:35
  
  SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Two staff members on the housekeeping team at Providence Point senior living community in Scott Township have tested positive for Coronavirus.
  Baptist Homes Society, the parent company of Providence Point confirmed the positive cases of COVID-19.
  Two residents at Providence Point have also tested positive.
  The residents have been placed in a designated area of the facility for those needing care for COVID-19 and are being treated by staff designated to treat re
  
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• Troy Polamalu Donates Gift Cards To Help Feed Government Workers Furloughed Due To Coronavirus

  21-04-2020 14:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds of furloughed government workers in Westmoreland County will be getting help thanks to former Steelers great Troy Polamalu and his wife.
  According to the Tribune-Review, Polamalu and his wife have purchased gift cards to local restaurants and donated them to over 400 furloughed government workers in Westmoreland County.
  The workers were furloughed amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
  The gift cards purchased for furloughed employees are for small, local restaurants i
  
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• Brentwood, Cranberry cancel summer activities; City still seeking lifeguards

  21-04-2020 14:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  The City of Pittsburgh is still holding on to hope that parks and pools will be able to operate as usual in the event that social distancing restrictions are lifted by Memorial Day weekend.
  
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• Allegheny County Airport To Receive Federal Funding In Wake Of Coronavirus Outbreak

  21-04-2020 12:50
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Allegheny County Airport is set to receive more than $150,000 in federal funding amid the Coronavirus outbreak.
  The money will help offset the losses from the Coronavirus pandemic.
  The funding will be used to help the airport prepare for and respond to regional transportation needs.
  Pittsburgh International Airport received more than $36 million in funding last week.
  
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• Allegheny County Airport To Receive Federal Aid In Wake Of Coronavirus Outbreak

  21-04-2020 12:50
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Allegheny County Airport is set to receive more than $150,000 in federal funding amid the Coronavirus outbreak.
  The money will help offset the losses from the Coronavirus pandemic.
  The funding will be used to help the airport prepare for and respond to regional transportation needs.
  Pittsburgh International Airport received more than $36 million in funding last week.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cold, Rainy, And Windy Conditions Moving Into The Area

  21-04-2020 12:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rain showers are moving into the area this morning as a cool front pushes through.
  We should see another round of cool weather descending on the area behind the front with a windy and cool afternoon expected.Our high today may still hit the 50 degree mark, but most of the day will be spent in the mid to low 40’s.
  Daily high temperatures should be reached before noon.
  Most precipitation also falls before noon today with many communities seeing about a tenth of an i
  
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• Pittsburgh's air quality gets failing grade — again

  21-04-2020 11:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Air quality is improving but American Lung Association report still ranks Allegheny County and tri-state region air among nation’s worst.
  
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• Pittsburgh's air quality gets failing grade -- again

  21-04-2020 11:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Air quality is improving but American Lung Association report still ranks Allegheny County and tri-state region air among nation’s worst
  
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• ‘The Main Factor Is Everyone’s Safety’; Brentwood Borough Cancels 4th Of July Celebrations Due To Coronavirus Concerns

  21-04-2020 11:12
  
  BRENTWOOD, Pa. (KDKA) — Community leaders are facing tough decisions when it comes to the planning of local events as the Coronavirus outbreak continues to impact their scheduling.
  As we’re getting closer to festival season and summer, communities are taking a hard look at whether it’s worth it keep celebrations on.
  Overnight, we learned the Brentwood 4th of July celebration will not be happening this year.
  This event brought in thousands of people.
  They say “due to the c
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Pair Of Armed Robberies Overnight

  21-04-2020 11:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating two armed robberies at convenience stores in Pittsburgh neighborhoods early Tuesday morning.
  The first report came in just before 2:30 a.m. for an armed robbery at the 7-11 on Brookline Boulevard.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Responding officers were notified on scene that two males wearing dark hooded sweatshirts entered the store with their faces covered.
  Police say that a gun was displayed, and that the susp
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Multiple Reported Overnight Armed Robberies

  21-04-2020 11:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating two armed robberies at convenience stores in Pittsburgh neighborhoods early Tuesday morning.
  The first report came in just before 2:30 a.m. for an armed robbery at the 7-11 on Brookline Boulevard.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Responding officers were notified on scene that two males wearing dark hooded sweatshirts entered the store with their faces covered.
  Police say that a gun was displayed, and that the susp
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Multiple Overnight Armed Robberies

  21-04-2020 11:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating two armed robberies at convenience stores in Pittsburgh neighborhoods early Tuesday morning.
  The first report came in just before 2:30 a.m. for an armed robbery at the 7-11 on Brookline Boulevard.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Responding officers were notified on scene that two males wearing dark hooded sweatshirts entered the store with their faces covered.
  Police say that a gun was displayed, and that the susp
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigated Multiple Reported Overnight Armed Robberies

  21-04-2020 11:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police looked into two reported armed robberies in Pittsburgh neighborhoods early Tuesday morning.
  The first report came in just before 2:30 a.m. for an armed robbery at the 7-11 on Brookline Boulevard.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Witnesses say that two men in masks robbed the store with a gun.
  The second reportedly happened around 3:00 a.m. in Greenfield.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Witnesses there say that t
  
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• Area Businesses Hoping For Guidance After Pa. Governor Tom Wolf Announces Details On Their Reopening Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

  21-04-2020 10:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Good news came for some businesses Monday afternoon, as they found out that they will be able to start reopening in some capacity over the next few weeks.
  Those types of businesses involve car sales and construction.
  This comes after some Pennsylvania liquor stores were allowed to start curbside pickup on Monday as well.
  Online car sales started with the passing of the bill and construction will be allowed to resume on May 8th.
  Pa. Governor Wolf said that PA Senate Bill
  
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• Lyrid Meteor Shower Visibility To Peak Wednesday Morning

  21-04-2020 09:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Lyrid Meteor Shower is set to “peak” before sunrise on Wednesday morning.
  While this isn’t the best meteor shower, it does offer the potential of 10-15 meteors per hour, and occasionally these “Lyrids” are known to bring bright streaks to the sky.
  With clearing skies Tuesday night into Wednesday in the Pittsburgh area, this means we have the opportunity to see some of these meteors, locally.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  While they appear to rad
  
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• Car Crashes Through McKeesport Building, Police Searching For Driver Who Fled The Scene

  21-04-2020 08:46
  
  MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — Police are searching for the driver whose car smashed through a building in McKeesport.
  Monday evening in McKeesport, someone’s car hit the building at Ai Solutions on Fifth Avenue.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The car nearly ended up all the way into the building.
  The driver then fled the scene.
  
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• Car Crashes Through McKeesport Building, Flees The Scene, Police Searching For Driver

  21-04-2020 08:46
  
  MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — Police are searching for the driver whose car smashed through a building in McKeesport.
  Monday evening in McKeesport, someone’s car hit the building at Ai Solutions on Fifth Avenue.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The car nearly ended up all the way into the building.
  The driver then fled the scene.
  
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