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• State Police, SWAT Respond To Street In Beaver County

  06-05-2020 23:48
  
  BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) — State police and SWAT officers are on the scene in Beaver County.
  (Photo Credit: Shelby Cassesse/Twitter)
  There is a heavy police presence in Ambridge and multiple blocks of Merchant Street are closed.
  KDKA’s Shelby Cassesse is on the scene and said she heard “about five bangs and officers shouting for someone to come out with their hands up.”UPDATE: I just heard about 5 bangs and officers shouting for someone to come out with their hands up. https:
  
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• Police Searching For 2 Men After SWAT Situation In Beaver County

  06-05-2020 23:48
  
  BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) — State police and SWAT officers were in Ambridge serving arrest warrants for two men.
  (Photo Credit: Shelby Cassesse/Twitter)
  On Wednesday, there was a heavy police presence on Merchant Street as officials surrounded a building in the 200 block of 14th Street looking for Trae Jackson and Thomas Jackson.#BREAKING: Today’s SWAT situation in Ambridge started when police were serving arrest warrants for Trae & Thomas Jackson at a building in the 200 block of 14t
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Hear Challenge To Gov. Wolf’s Shutdown Order Filed By Local Politician And Businesses

  06-05-2020 23:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case brought forward against Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown order.
  The court denied the case Wednesday. The lawsuit was filed by a group of Pa. businesses, spearheaded by local Republican Danny DeVito, who is running for the state house.
  The request was jointly filed by DeVito’s campaign along with realtor Kathy Gregory, “B and J” Laundry, Blueberry Hill Golf Course and the Caledonia Land Company. They say they be
  
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• Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: Mayor Peduto Says Residents’ Safety Comes First In Reopening Plans For City

  06-05-2020 23:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says he’s waiting on the governor’s call before he begins to re-open the city.
  Peduto says he’s planning for whatever the scenario may be, but says the safety of city residents is first and foremost. 
  Peduto says large summer gatherings and celebrations in the city will be impacted by social distancing rules.
  “Now saying that doesn’t mean we can’t get creative,” Peduto said. “If we are to
  
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• Gov. Wolf Hopes Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps Will Create Job Opportunities, Up Testing Capacity

  06-05-2020 22:44
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Gov. Tom Wolf announced the creation of the Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps Wednesday during a news conference with state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine.
  Under the plan, civilian workers would be part of testing and tracing COVID-19 cases.
  That would begin this fall.Announcing today the creation of a civilian corps to help PA prepare to safely reopen the economy and recover from #COVID19.
  The Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps will: Expand contact traci
  
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• Go. Wolf Hopes Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps Will Create Job Opportunities, Up Testing Capacity

  06-05-2020 22:44
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Gov. Tom Wolf announced the creation of the Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps Wednesday during a news conference with state Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine.
  Under the plan, civilian workers would be part of testing and tracing COVID-19 cases.
  That would begin this fall.Announcing today the creation of a civilian corps to help PA prepare to safely reopen the economy and recover from #COVID19.
  The Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps will: Expand contact traci
  
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• Crews To Refill Massive Downtown Pittsburgh Sinkhole In The Coming Weeks

  06-05-2020 22:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The City of Pittsburgh is another step closer to filling the giant sinkhole that opened up in downtown Pittsburgh last fall.
  City Council approved a joint payment plan with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to pay for refilling the hole.
  (Source: @PghPublicSafety/Twitter)
  Construction on 10th Street is expected to begin soon. The director of communications for the mayor’s office says the hole will be refilled in the next few days, but crews are now waiting
  
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• Crews To Refill Massive Downtown Pittsburgh Sinkhole In The Coming Days

  06-05-2020 22:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The City of Pittsburgh is another step closer to filling the giant sinkhole that opened up downtown last fall.
  City Council approved a joint payment plan with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to pay for refilling the hole.
  (Source: @PghPublicSafety/Twitter)
  Construction on 10th Street is expected to begin soon. The director of communications for the mayor’s office says the hole will be refilled in the next few days, but crews are now waiting on the weather
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Players Take To Social Media To Honor Health Care Workers On National Nurses Day

  06-05-2020 21:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Penguins players and coaches took to social media on National Nurses Day to celebrate the essential workers who inspire us all.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Penguins)
  On Wednesday, the Penguins shared pictures of the team taking part in the #TheRealHeroes social media campaign to honor health care professionals amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  Players and coaches replaced the nameplates on their jerseys with the names of health care professionals.The Penguins said some playe
  
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• Pirates And Penguins Players Take To Social Media To Honor Health Care Workers On National Nurses Day

  06-05-2020 21:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh athletes and coaches took to social media on National Nurses Day to celebrate the essential workers who are inspiring us.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Penguins)
  On Wednesday, the Penguins shared pictures of the team taking part in the #TheRealHeroes social media campaign to honor health care professionals amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  Players and coaches replaced the nameplates on their jerseys with the names of health care professionals.
  The Penguins said some
  
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• Pa. Attorney General’s Office Takes Challenge Over Trump Administration Contraceptive Rules To Supreme Court

  06-05-2020 21:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) — The Supreme Court seemed concerned Wednesday about the sweep of Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a religious or moral objection to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women required by the Affordable Care Act.
  The justices heard their third day of arguments conducted by telephone because of the coronavirus pandemic. The first of two cases before them Wednesday stemmed from the Obama-era health law, under which most employe
  
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• 16-Year-Old Charged With Homicide In Stowe Township Shooting

  06-05-2020 20:56
  
  STOWE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A 16-year-old is now charged with homicide in a deadly Stowe Township shooting.The charges stem from a shooting that happened Sunday afternoon. According to Allegheny County police, a 26-year-old man identified as Tiawaun Henley was found in the middle of Seventh Street and Benwood Avenue in Stowe Township.
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  The victim had several gunshot wounds, police say, and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. He was pronounced dead at 1
  
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• ‘It’s The Half Hour Of TV I’m Most Proud Of’: Pauley Perrette On CBS’s ‘Broke’

  06-05-2020 20:48
  
  (CBS Local)– Pauley Perrette is back on TV and back on CBS and she’s excited to get back to her roots as a comedic actor.
  Perrette is the star of the new CBS sitcom “Broke,” a show about a single mother named Jackie who takes in her sister and wealthy husband after they run out of money.
  “I love Broke. I retired and no one believed me and the reason I’m back on TV is because of this show,” said Perrette in an interview with CBS Local’s DJ Sixs
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins Fans Ranked Most Passionate In NHL By Forbes

  06-05-2020 19:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some of the most loyal fans in hockey are getting some major praise once again. Pittsburgh Penguins fans have been ranked the most passionate in the NHL.There may be no hockey right now, but that doesn’t mean Pens fans can’t be recognized. According to Forbes‘ list of most passionate sports fans, the Pens are the first — and only — hockey team to hit the top ten.
  Our best = best fans.
  Penguins fans have been named the most passionate fans i
  
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• Mars Area High School Planning To Hold Drive-In Graduation Ceremony In Campus Parking Lots

  06-05-2020 19:40
  
  MARS, Pa. (KDKA) – Mars Area High School will be holding a graduation ceremony where everyone except the graduates will have to stay in their cars.
  Principal Lindsay Rosswog released information about the modified graduation ceremony, saying a traditional graduation isn’t possible because of the state’s restriction on large gatherings.
  A letter to families says the ceremony and walk will be held in the high school parking lots on June 12 at 6 p.m. with a rain date of June 13.
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• ‘We Were Overwhelmed By Online Donations’: Excela Health Donates $80,000 In Coronavirus Relief Funds To Westmoreland Co. Food Bank

  06-05-2020 19:39
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — The Westmoreland County Food Bank received a donation of $80,000 Wednesday from the employees and staff of Excela Health.
  The donor dollars will go far. For each $1 that was donated, $10 worth of food can be purchased.
  In just three weeks, the staff and employees at Excela Health raised the $80,000 for the food bank, which is serving people in need during the Coronavirus pandemic.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “It was unbelievable,” said John Sphon, the CEO of Excela
  
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• Drive-In Movie Theaters Making A Comeback Amid Coronavirus Crisis

  06-05-2020 19:25
  
  PLYMOUTH, Ind. (CBS Local) — With most indoor theaters shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19, a cultural relic from the 20th century is poised for a major comeback in the era of social distancing.
  Drive-in theaters, which combined America’s passion for automobiles and movies, peaked in popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. Many closed down as more people chose to watch movies indoors or at home.
  More than 40,000 movie theater screens nationwide are now dark and Americans sh
  
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• New Service That Decontaminates N95 Masks Offered To Pa. Healthcare Facilities, First Responders

  06-05-2020 19:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Gov. Tom Wolf says that healthcare facilities and first responders can now send their N95 masks to be decontaminated by professionals.
  The federal government is picking up the tab for the cleaning costs through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  All the organizations have to pay is the cost of shipping the masks..@GovernorTomWolf today announced a program to provide free N95 respirator decontamination to healthcare facilities, first responders, and other
  
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• Wolf says Pa. employees should refuse to go to work if they don’t feel safe, but some fear putting job at risk

  06-05-2020 18:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  The governor says the state cannot widely enforce its worker safety order.
  
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• CBS Announces 23 Series Renewing For The 2020-2021 Season

  06-05-2020 18:06
  
  CBS today announced the return of 23 series, renewing 80% of its top-rated lineup for the 2020-2021 broadcast season. America’s Most Watched Network will announce its new series and 2020-2021 primetime schedule in the coming weeks.
  The returning shows include the #1 program on television NCIS, #1 comedy Young Sheldon, #1 new series FBI: Most Wanted, #1 new comedy BOBABISHOLA, and the #1 news program 60 Minutes.
  Among today’s additional renewals are the dramas All Rise, Blue Bloo
  
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• Money Monday: Coronavirus Financial Troubles

  06-05-2020 18:01
  
  Pittsburgh Today Live's David Highfield talks with Jayme Meredith, of Hefren-Tillotson, about the financial troubles Coronavirus is creating for everyone.
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 888 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Number Now 51,845

  06-05-2020 17:57
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 888 new cases of Coronavirus on Wednesday, in addition to 94 more deaths.
  That brings the statewide total number of cases to 51,845.
  The Health Department says all 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. Current patients are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.
  With the new numbers, the statewide death toll has now reached 3,106.
  In total, 204,495 people statewide have tested negativ
  
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• Police: ‘Zero Evidence’ Murder Of Pitt Researcher Close To ‘Making Very Significant Findings’ On Coronavirus Was Related To His Work

  06-05-2020 17:53
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Police say there’s “zero evidence” the death of a Pitt researcher killed in an apparent murder-suicide has anything to do with his work on coronavirus.Dr. Bing Liu, who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide, was close to “making very significant findings” related to the coronavirus, his department at the University of Pittsburgh said.
  On May 2, Ross Township Police said 37-year-old Dr. Bing Liu was found dead in his home on Elm C
  
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• David Boreanaz On ‘SEAL Team’s Authenticity: ‘We Do It In A Way That Is Very Detail Oriented, We Take Pride In That’

  06-05-2020 17:42
  
  SEAL Team is back Wednesday, May 6th at 10:00PM ET/PT, only on CBS and streaming on CBS All Access. Due to studio shutdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, production was stopped two episodes early and the show’s third season finale will be titled ‘No Choice In Duty.”
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to series star David Boreanaz ahead of this week’s finale to discuss how he’s been holding up in quarantine, the show’s season sendoff and the importance of k
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 19 More Coronavirus Cases, Bringing County Total To 1,394

  06-05-2020 17:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 19 new cases of Coronavirus on Wednesday, as well as two additional deaths.
  The total number of cases county-wide now totals 1,394.
  According to county health officials, that total number consists of 1,334 confirmed cases and 60 probable cases.
  Officials report that 247 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases.
  To date, the Health Department says there have been 111 deaths. All victims are adult
  
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• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board To Allow Limited In-Store Access To Some Yellow Zone Fine Wine & Good Spirits Stores

  06-05-2020 16:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says customers will be allowed back into 77 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores in the yellow zone of the state on a limited basis.
  Access will begin this Friday, May 8, when the northern parts of the state enter the yellow phase of Coronavirus plan.
  All stores have been professionally sanitized and Plexiglass has been installed at registers.
  The 77 stores resuming limited in-store public access are located in the following counties
  
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• Pa. Liquor Control Board To Allow Limited In-Store Access To Some Yellow Zone Fine Wine & Good Spirits Stores

  06-05-2020 16:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board says customers will soon be allowed back into 77 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores in the state’s yellow zone on a limited basis.
  Access will begin this Friday, May 8, when the northern parts of the state enter the yellow phase of the plan to keep the Coronavirus pandemic from spreading.
  Several of the stores are just north of the Pittsburgh region, which has not yet been added to the yellow zone move.
  According to the PLCB,
  
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• Workshop PGH in Garfield offers free mask and crafts DIY kits

  06-05-2020 16:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Kits are taped to the store’s front window or laid out on the outer sill a few times a week for anyone to grab.
  
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• State Liquor Control Board reopening some stores in yellow-phase counties

  06-05-2020 16:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  The PLCB board announced Wednesday that beginning Friday, 77 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores will resume limited in-store public access.
  
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• State Liquor Control Board reopening nearly 80 stores in yellow-phase counties

  06-05-2020 16:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  The PLCB board announced Wednesday that beginning Friday, 77 Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores will resume limited in-store public access.
  
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• PTL Links: May 6, 2020

  06-05-2020 15:54
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Trust Arts Magic @ Home
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipes
  Allegheny Health Network
  Dr. Marlene Boas
  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 Companions for Independence on InstagramAmerican Humane Hero Dog Of The Year:Vote For Penny
  Vote For NickPittsb
  
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• Cooking With Rania: Copy-Cat Fried Chicken Sandwich

  06-05-2020 15:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rania Harris, of Rania’s Catering, is making a copy-cat Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich!
  Copy Cat Fried Chicken Sandwich
  Ingredients:8 chicken tenders
  Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
  1 teaspoon paprika
  Peanut oil, for frying
  1 large egg
  1/2 cup nonfat milk
  1 cup all-purpose flour
  1 tablespoon malted milk powder
  1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar
  1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
  1 sour pickle, cut into 8 slices, plus 1 tablespo
  
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• Pitt, Penguins, Pirates And Steelers Donate Combined $800,000 To University Of Pittsburgh’s Center For Vaccine Research

  06-05-2020 15:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Jeff Capel, Pat Narduzzi, Lance White, and Heather Lyke, along with their families, have made a $500,000 donation to Pitt’s Center For Vaccine Research.Joining them are the three major Pittsburgh teams, the Penguins, Pirates, and Steelers, taking the total donation up to $800,000.“Nothing great in life is ever achieved alone,” Said Heather Lyke, Pitt’s Athletic Director. “Pitt Athletics is honored to join forces with the Penguins, Pirates,
  
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• Leaders Of Pitt Athletics Donate Combined $500,000 University Of Pittsburgh’s Center For Vaccine Research

  06-05-2020 15:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Jeff Capel, Pat Narduzzi, Lance White, and Heather Lyke, along with their families, have made a $500,000 donation to Pitt’s Center For Vaccine Research.Joining them are the three major Pittsburgh teams, the Penguins, Pirates, and Steelers, taking the total donation up to $800,000.“Nothing great in life is ever achieved alone,” Said Heather Lyke, Pitt’s Athletic Director. “Pitt Athletics is honored to join forces with the Penguins, Pirates,
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Fall-Like Temperatures And Light Rain Throughout The Day

  06-05-2020 13:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It may be spring but it’s going to feel like fall today in Pittsburgh with temperatures reaching near 50.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Rain and even some wet snow will be seen throughout the morning.Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  There will be a brief respite from the cool temperatures on Thursday with highs near 60 degrees but there is a chance for evening rain.However, there is a possibili
  
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• 19 Neighbors: This sixth-generation dairy farmer is trying to tackle tough questions

  06-05-2020 13:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  William Thiele is the first of 19 Neighbors, a series about how Western Pennsylvanians are helping, hoping and coping during the pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: Joint Letter From Reps. Lamb And Doyle Calls For More Resources For Nursing Homes

  06-05-2020 12:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Congressmen Conor Lamb and Mike Doyle sent a joint letter to the Secretary of the Department of Health and the Administrator of the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid.In the letter, the representatives were asking for more resources for testing, training, personal protective equipment, and more frequent inspections of long-term care facilities. The letter had an emphasis on facilities that have COVID-19 outbreaks, especially the Brighton Wellness and Rehab Center in Beav
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: Joint Letter From Reps. Lamb & Doyle Calls For More Resources For Nursing Homes

  06-05-2020 12:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Congressmen Conor Lamb and Mike Doyle sent a joint letter to the Secretary of the Department of Health and the Administrator of the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid.In the letter, the representatives were asking for more resources for testing, training, personal protective equipment, and more frequent inspections of long-term care facilities. The letter had an emphasis on facilities that have COVID-19 outbreaks, especially the Brighton Wellness and Rehab Center in Beav
  
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• Local Travel Agent Says Summer Travelers Interested In ‘Drive Markets’ This Year

  06-05-2020 12:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Summer travel plans are up in the air for many people, waiting to see what will be open in June, July and August.
  A study out of the University of Florida found that 80% of U.S. consumers had to cancel travel plans already, but almost half plan to rebook them.
  The question is, where to go and when?
  Ads in the Pittsburgh market for the beaches of Ocean City, Maryland, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina remind us that summer is only weeks away.
  “Most people are thinki
  
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• Poison hemlock invades state's yards, fields and roadsides

  06-05-2020 11:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Extension service warns farmers, public, about aggressively spreading toxic invasive plant 
  
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• State Police Searching For Man That Used Counterfeit Money In Uniontown

  06-05-2020 11:30
  
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) – Police are looking for a man they say used a counterfeit $100 bill at a gas station.According to state police, the man tried to make a purchase at the Arby’s Sunoco on Morgantown Road on April 20.
  They are asking anyone with information to call the state police or reach out to them on their Facebook page.
  
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• Study: Pittsburgh Ranks 2nd In The Nation In Cities With Adults Living Alone

  06-05-2020 11:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – According to a study from Self, an online financial company, Pittsburgh ranks 2nd in the nation among mid-sized cities for adults living alone.The study found that 27.4% of adults in Pittsburgh lived alone, with only St. Louis having more at 28.4%.The Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey found that the share of adults living alone has close to doubled in the last 50 years, with 14.6% of adults living by themselves in 2019.It was found that the largest age gro
  
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• Coronavirus In Westmoreland County: Six More Employees Of Smithfield Foods Plant Test Positive For Coronavirus

  06-05-2020 09:59
  
  ARNOLD, Pa. (KDKA) – Six more employees of the Smithfield Foods Plant in Arnold have tested positive for COVID-19.According to the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, it has been confirmed the total of employees at the plant that have tested positive is now at 12.RELATED: Report: Six Employees At Arnold, Pa. Smithfield Foods Plant Test Positive For Coronavirus
  According to researches, Pennsylvania leads the nation in coronavirus cases among meat plant workers with 858 cases, as
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Seeking Help Identifying Two Robbery Suspects

  06-05-2020 09:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are searching for two suspects involved in a robbery and assault that took place on Saturday, May 2.According to police, a man and a woman robbed and assaulted a 59-year-old woman in the 200 block of Isabella Street just before 6:00 a.m.Police seek the public’s assistance in identifying a male and female suspect involved in a May 2 assault and robbery of a 59 y/o woman in the 200 block of Isabella Street at 5:45 a.m.
  Information? Call Zone 1 Dete
  
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• Humane Animal Rescue Workers Release Recovered Fox Back Into The Wild

  06-05-2020 09:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Humane Animal Rescue workers released a fox back into the wild after nursing it back to health.The fox was brought to the Humane Animal Rescue in February and it was emaciated and suffering from mange.RELEASED!We couldn’t be happier to report that after nearly 100 days in our care, we just released the mange fox! She required daily treatment by our team of licensed rehabbers, but was finally healthy enough to be returned to her natural habitat in Beaver County! (1
  
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• SUV Crashes Into Hotel In Jefferson Hills, One Person Taken To Hospital

  06-05-2020 09:08
  
  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) – At least one person was taken to the hospital after an SUV crashed into a hotel in Jefferson Hills on Tuesday night.According to the manager of the Econo Lodge on Route 51, two cars crashed outside of the hotel. A driver of a black SUV lost control and hit a pillar on the outside of the building.“There were two cars, one black SUV just crashed right into that pillar and the blue car was lying in the parking lot’s back end, it was pretty messed up too,&r
  
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• Supreme Court Set To Hear ‘Pennsylvania Vs. Trump’ On Wednesday

  06-05-2020 08:52
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) – The Supreme Court of the United State is set to hear a case on Wednesday involving the state of Pennsylvania.The case, “Pennsylvania v. Trump,” is about a woman’s access to contraception under the Affordable Care Act.The Trump Administration wants to allow CEOs to block access to contraception for their employees, saying that protects a business owner’s religious and moral rights.Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says that the administra
  
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• Supreme Court Set To Hear ‘Pennsylvania v. Trump’ On Wednesday

  06-05-2020 08:52
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) – The Supreme Court of the United State is set to hear a case on Wednesday involving the state of Pennsylvania.The case, “Pennsylvania v. Trump,” is about a woman’s access to contraception under the Affordable Care Act.The Trump Administration wants to allow CEOs to block access to contraception for their employees, saying that protects a business owner’s religious and moral rights.Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says that the administra
  
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• Lake Erie Sets New Record As Water Levels Continue To Surge

  06-05-2020 08:20
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The water level in Lake Erie surpassed the record set this time last year.
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday that Lake Erie’s water level rose 9 inches above the April 2019 level.
  The increase also exceeded the record-breaking level set in March of 573.98 feet by 4 inches.
  But the Corps predict the lake won’t continue to break records in May and should be 4 to 6 inches below record high levels for the rest of the summer.
  At any rate, the lake should
  
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• ‘Rest In Peace’: Family, Friends Mourn 38-Year-Old Mother Of 4 After Her Body Was Found In A Refrigerator

  06-05-2020 06:04
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Family and friends gathered to remember a mother of four after her decomposed body was discovered inside a refrigerator in a McKees Rocks apartment building.
  It was just before 10 a.m. Monday when McKees Rocks Police arrived at the apartment building on Helen Street after residents there said there was a foul odor.
  (Photo Credit: Provided)
  The body of 38-year-old Kristy Jefferson was found inside a refrigerator in the hallway.
  Police say the woman’s boyfrien
  
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