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• Diversified is picking up more shale wells in Pennsylvania, this time from EQT

  12-05-2020 23:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Alabama company continues its “contrarian business strategy” as it adds to its portfolio.
  
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• Police: Connellsville Man Kidnapped, Brutally Assaulted And Robbed

  12-05-2020 22:58
  
  CONNELLSVILE, Pa. (KDKA) – A Connellsville man is recovering tonight after police say he was kidnapped, pistol whipped and robbed.
  Ken Rhodes says life in and around South Prospect Street in Connellsville can be a bit scary at times.
  “On this street, not very safe, buddy,” he tells KDKA’s Ross Guidotti. “I can tell you that, dude. I ain’t gonna lie to you one bit.”
  Case in point: what Connellsville Police say happened to a man early Monday morning. Accor
  
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• Coronavirus In West Virginia: Gov. Jim Justice Warns Of Virus Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend

  12-05-2020 22:09
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is warning of disastrous consequences if coronavirus cases spike as he sets up the most aggressive phase of his reopening plan around Memorial Day weekend.
  The Republican governor on Tuesday said the state must continue lifting restrictions on businesses but offered grim predictions if the state saw a second wave of virus cases.
  “West Virginia, the most vulnerable of all states — the most elderly, the most chronic diseases
  
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• A treacherous journey: Christian Moore-Rouse's last ride ended in death five-month mystery

  12-05-2020 22:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 22-year-old went to work on Dec. 21 and later got into a car in Verona. He was found months later in a Fox Chapel woods. 
  
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• A treacherous journey: Christian Moore-Rouse's last ride ended in death

  12-05-2020 22:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 22-year-old went to work on Dec. 21 and later got into a car in Verona. He was found months later in a Fox Chapel woods. 
  
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• Heinz Ketchup Creates 570-Piece All-Red Jigsaw Puzzle

  12-05-2020 21:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Puzzle sales have gone way up during the pandemic, but puzzle solvers may have met their match.If you’re looking for a way to get hours of entertainment during quarantine, look no further than Heinz’s 570-piece puzzle that’s all a shade of ketchup red.
  This might be the slowest puzzle on earth. 570 pieces. All Heinz red. Tell us who you wish you could finish this with. pic.twitter.com/jKrcauLH0e
  — Heinz Ketchup (@HeinzKetchup_US) May 5, 2020&ldqu
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Searching For Missing 17-Year-Old Brianna Bach, Who Is Possibly Headed To Florida Or New Hampshire

  12-05-2020 21:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are searching for a missing 17-year-old girl from Pittsburgh.
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  The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police said Brianna Bach left her Sugartop home with a suitcase on Monday between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.She may have been wearing a red sweatshirt.
  She is possibly headed to Florida or New Hampshire, police say.
  Bach is 5-foot-5 with dyed red shoulder-length hair and glasses. She is between 135-150 pounds.Call SVU detectives at 412-3
  
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• ‘Come Arrest Me’: Gym Owner Defies Orders He Says Infringe On Constitutional Rights

  12-05-2020 21:25
  
  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (CBS Local) — An Iowa gym owner reopened his business Friday, defiantly daring authorities to “come arrest me” for violating state orders designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
  Jason Bailey, who owns Custom Fitness in Cedar Rapids, argues that Governor Kim Reynolds’ public health emergency proclamation, signed last Wednesday, infringes on his and his customers’ First Amendment right to assembly.
  “When the constitution says that w
  
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• Coronavirus In Pennsylvania: Attorney General Opens Criminal Investigation Into Nursing Homes

  12-05-2020 21:20
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor has opened criminal investigations into several nursing homes amid a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 2,600 nursing home residents.Nursing home deaths account for more than two-thirds of the state’s death toll.The attorney general’s office isn’t saying how many facilities it is investigating, or revealing their names or any other details about the specific allegations.Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Tu
  
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• Carolyn Reidy, CEO Of Simon & Schuster, Passes Away At The Age Of 71

  12-05-2020 21:13
  
  (CBSLocal)- Simon & Schuster, which is owned by ViacomCBS, announced earlier today the passing of long-time employee Carolyn Reidy, who had served as the publisher’s CEO for the past 12 years. Reidy worked at Simon & Schuster for nearly 30 years and during her time oversaw the release of titles from some of literature’s biggest names including Stephen King, Doris Kearn Goodwin and Bob Woodward. In 2017, Reidy was named “Person Of The Year” by Publisher Weekly who
  
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• PennDOT, turnpike to cut road projects because of revenue shortfalls related to COVID-19

  12-05-2020 20:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Due to lower gasoline taxes and tolls, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Turnpike say they are cutting road and bridge work.
  
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• Local leaders offer guidance as Allegheny County moves to yellow phase

  12-05-2020 20:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Local leaders stressed individual and corporate responsibility as Allegheny County gears up for a partial reopening Friday following weeks of economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Police charge Fox Chapel man in second homicide

  12-05-2020 20:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  Adam Rosenberg is now charged with killing Jeremy Dentel and Christian Moore-Rouse
  
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• Homicide Suspect Behind Bars For Baldwin Man’s Death Charged With Homicide Of 2nd Victim

  12-05-2020 20:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A homicide suspect already behind bars in the Allegheny County Jail is now charged with a second person’s murder.Allegheny County Police say 21-year-old Adam Rosenberg, already charged in the death of 28-year-old Jeremy Dentel, is now facing homicide charges in the death of 22-year-old Christian Moore-Rouse, whose remains were found near Rosenberg’s family homes.Allegheny County Police arrested and charged Rosenberg in February for allegedly shooting and kil
  
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• Memorial Day Flags To Color, And Display In Your Windows

  12-05-2020 20:18
  
  As many people remain at home, parents and kids are looking for things to do.With Memorial Day coming up, now is your chance to show off those skills, and brighten up your neighborhood in the process.KDKA has some great Memorial Day displays you can color.All you have to do is, print, color, and proudly display them in your window.Click on any of the our four designs below:
  Remember the Brave Flag 1
  Remember the Brave Flag 2Pittsburgh Skyline: Remember The Brave 1
  Pittsburgh Skyline: Remember th
  
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• WATCH: Butler Co. Family’s Security Camera Catches Curious Black Bear Checking Out An Amazon Delivery

  12-05-2020 19:52
  
  CHICORA, Pa. (KDKA) – A Butler County family got quite the surprise visit last night, and it all was all captured on camera.
  Melissa Conklin, who lives in Chicora, got an unexpected visit from a black bear checking out Amazon packages left on the porch.
  (Photo Credit: Melissa Conklin)
  Conklin’s family woke up to find their Blink camera had captured the video around 11:30 Monday night.He thankfully didn’t destroy any boxes, but he was “beary” curious.
  
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• ‘It’s Devastating’: Couple Married Nearly 61 Years Die On Same Day From COVID-19

  12-05-2020 19:40
  
  ST. LOUIS (CBS Local) — A Missouri couple married nearly 61 years died less than an hour apart this month from COVID-19 complications, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
  85-year-old Bill Olwig and 83-year-old Patricia Olwig, whose maiden name was Abeln, got a cough around the same time a few weeks ago. Both had suffered years of medical problems that made them high-risk for complications from the virus.
  When they both tested positive for COVID-19 and ended up on ventilators at Progress
  
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• Researchers Developing Device That Could Detect COVID-19 Using Your Smartphone

  12-05-2020 19:33
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (CBS Local) — Researchers in Utah say they are developing a new way to detect COVID-19 with your smartphone.
  What started as a device to help detect a Zika virus could become be programmed to identify COVID-19 instead, say researchers in Utah.
  “Our prototype is going to be on the order of the size of a quarter, and it would be communicating with a cellphone using the Bluetooth link,” Massood Tabib-Azar, a University of Utah professor and the lead engineer on the
  
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• ‘Fairly Radical’: Gov. Wolf’s Administration Plans Widespread Coronavirus Testing In Nursing Homes

  12-05-2020 19:30
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will roll out a plan to begin coronavirus testing for every resident and employee of nursing homes and other facilities that provide care for older adults, Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday.
  Wolf said his administration will undertake the surveillance testing, with a goal of testing every resident and employee once a week, given the pandemic’s tremendous toll on nursing homes.
  “What we are going to do, which I think is fairly radical, is make sure t
  
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• County, City Leaders Issue Reopening Guidelines Amid Uncertainty: ‘We Don’t Know How The Move To Yellow Will Impact Our Cases’

  12-05-2020 19:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County leaders are providing guidance for restarting the local economy.
  This Friday, some businesses will begin reopening as we move into the state’s “Yellow Phase” for slowing the spread of Coronavirus.
  Local leaders say during this time, employers need to continue to follow recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including social distancing and wearing masks.
  They are urging businesses to consider staggered shif
  
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• Robert Morris intends to resume on-campus instruction this fall, with modifications

  12-05-2020 18:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  The school is latest among several to elaborate on fall planning, but any moves will be contingent on health mandates.
  
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• Malls, some retailers won't reopen just yet, even as restrictions ease on businesses

  12-05-2020 18:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Much of southwestern Pennsylvania will be able to ease coronavirus-related restrictions on business and residents on May 15, but that doesn’t mean that retailers will suddenly swing their doors open wide.
  
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• Even as restrictions ease, malls and some retailers to remain shuttered

  12-05-2020 18:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Much of southwestern Pennsylvania will be able to ease coronavirus-related restrictions on business and residents on May 15, but that doesn’t mean retailers will suddenly swing their doors open wide.
  
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• Steak ‘n Shake To Close More Than 50 Restaurants Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

  12-05-2020 17:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (CNN/KDKA) — Steak n’ Shake is closing dozens of its locations due to financial woes.
  The chain’s parent company announced Monday 57 of its restaurants will be permanently shut down.
  There’s no word if any of the company’s six Pittsburgh area locations are on the planned closure list.The closings were caused by the coronavirus-stricken economy.
  The commission filing didn’t name which locations were affected.
  Steak n’ Shake started 2020 with 55
  
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• Troy Hill felon described as Nazi-obsessed to plead to gun charge

  12-05-2020 17:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Dennis Alan Riggs, 50, had been set to plead last month before U.S. District Judge Robert Colville but it was pushed back until tomorrow.
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 837 New Coronavirus Cases, Death Toll Now Tops 3,800

  12-05-2020 17:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 837 new cases of Coronavirus on Tuesday, in addition to 75 more deaths.
  That brings the statewide total number of cases to 57,991.
  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 3,806.
  In total, 237,989 people statewide have tested nega
  
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• Troy Hill felon described as Nazi-obsessed to plead guilty to federal gun charge

  12-05-2020 17:52 via post-gazette.com
  
  Dennis Alan Riggs, 50, had been set to plead last month before U.S. District Judge Robert Colville but it was pushed back until tomorrow.
  
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• Aspiring Police Detective Rewarded For Turning In $135,000 Cash He Found Near ATM

  12-05-2020 17:40
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CBS Local) — A teenager in New Mexico was trying to buy his grandfather some socks Sunday when he stumbled upon $135,000 laying on the ground.
  José Nuñez Romaniz, 19, found the clear bag full of cash on May 3 near a Wells Fargo automated teller machine in Albuquerque. He immediately called the 1-800 number on the ATM and then the police.
  “In the back of my head, I was just thinking about my parents, especially my mom,” he told CBS affiliate KRQE
  
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• Waste-To-Energy Company Reducing Greenhouse Emissions

  12-05-2020 17:39
  
  Pittsburgh-based Noble Environmental announced in time for Earth Day that it is working to reduce greenhouse emissions from Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill by up to 90%. The company is also transforming waste into reusable energy. A process involving membrane technology is now being used to separate methane from the gases emitted at landfills across the country, including the one in Belle Vernon. This innovation strips CO2 and other volatile organic components from the gas.Noble Envir
  
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• Heinz Endowments boosts COVID-19 relief efforts by $6 million

  12-05-2020 17:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  “A crisis like this tests nothing so much as what we truly value,” Grant Oliphant, president of the endowments said in a statement. “These grants express a commitment to a community that prizes its creativity, its environment, its potential, and the need shared by all its people for everything from food and shelter to dignity and meaning.”
  
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• Pa. residents can renew licenses, ID cards without new photos

  12-05-2020 17:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  Renewing Pennsylvania licenses and ID cards with existing photos will limit contact among customers and workers during the pandemic.
  
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• Western Pa. reports 4 new deaths, all in Allegheny County

  12-05-2020 17:09 via post-gazette.com
  
   
   
  
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• 4 new deaths, 15 new COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County

  12-05-2020 17:09 via post-gazette.com
  
   
   
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 4 Additional Coronavirus Deaths, 15 New Cases Of Virus

  12-05-2020 17:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 15 new cases of Coronavirus on Tuesday, as well as four additional deaths.
  The total number of cases county-wide now totals 1,526.
  According to County Health officials, that total number consists of 1,451 confirmed cases and 75 probable cases.
  Officials report that 280 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases.
  To date, the Health Department says there have been 127 deaths.
  Of those rep
  
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• ‘I Thought That’ll Never Happen & Here We Are’: Ilze Hugo On Pandemic Novel ‘The Down Days’

  12-05-2020 17:01
  
  (CBS Local)– Ilze Hugo’s new book “The Down Days,” tells a story that’s eerily similar to the one unfolding around the world.
  The South African author writes in her novel about the impact of an infectious disease on the apocalyptic Sick City in Cape Town, South Africa. People are wearing masks, public laughter is banned, and facts are subjective. Hugo never could’ve fathomed that she’d be releasing a book during something like the coronavirus global
  
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• PTL Links: May 12, 2020

  12-05-2020 15:56
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Ask Dr. G
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  Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Information on Coronavirus
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• Dog Rescued By Brownsville Firefighters Recovering With Oxygen Treatment

  12-05-2020 13:34
  
  BROWNSVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A dog rescued by firefighters in Brownsville is being nursed back to health with the help of oxygen treatment.
  After being saved by firefighters, the dog was treated with one of the pet oxygen masks that the department received via donations.
  (Photo Credit: Westmoreland/Fayette / Allegheny/County Animal Response Team)
  The dog was taken to emergency vet care before being put under foster care, where she could receive oxygen therapy 24/7 in a special crate with an o
  
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• Two Million N95 Masks Arrive At Pittsburgh International Airport, To Be Distributed To FEMA

  12-05-2020 13:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A charter flight carrying personal protective equipment to be distributed to FEMA arrived from South Korea at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday.
  According to Blue Sky News, a National Airlines flight landed just after 2 a.m. Monday that was hauling the masks to be used to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.
  Harry Harris, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, tweeted that the masks were going to be distributed to FEMA from the South Korean government. were bound for t
  
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• 2M N95 Masks Arrive At Pittsburgh International Airport, To Be Distributed To FEMA

  12-05-2020 13:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A charter flight carrying personal protective equipment to be distributed to FEMA arrived from South Korea at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday.
  According to Blue Sky News, a National Airlines flight landed just after 2 a.m. Monday that was hauling the masks to be used to fight the Coronavirus pandemic.
  Harry Harris, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, tweeted that the masks were going to be distributed to FEMA from the South Korean government. were bound for t
  
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• Police Officers Surprise Nurses And Healthcare Workers At Vincentian Marian Manor

  12-05-2020 12:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police officers from three different departments showed up to surprise nurses and healthcare workers on Tuesday morning.
  Officers from Allegheny County Police Department, Pittsburgh Police Department, and Greentree Boro Police Department surprised the workers at the Vincentian Marian Manor personal care home in Greentree.
  The officers held signs and had the lights from their police vehicles on to thank the nurses and healthcare workers helping fight the Coronavirus outb
  
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• ‘It’s Amazing’: Police Officers Applaud Frontline Personal Care Home Employees Arriving To Work In Green Tree

  12-05-2020 12:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Workers at a nursing home in Green Tree didn’t expect to be applauded as they arrived to work Tuesday morning.Officers from Allegheny County Police Department, Pittsburgh Police Department and Green Tree Boro Police Department surprised the workers at the Vincentian Marian Manor personal care home in Green Tree. Even state police joined in.KDKA’s Lindsay Ward was there while heroes were thanking heroes. The healthcare workers walked into work greeted by flas
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Morning Sun And Warmer Temperatures On The Way

  12-05-2020 12:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Conditions are not as cold as forecasted this morning with temperatures remaining generally in the mid-30’s.
  There is a freeze warning currently in effect through 8:00 a.m.
  Plenty of sun is expected this morning with more clouds around this afternoon.There will be a brief rain chance this afternoon as well, but the rain won’t stick around for long once it arrives.
  High temperatures today will be in the mid-50’s.Wednesday’s weather forecast is loo
  
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• Water Main Break Closes Part Of Baldwin Road In Hays

  12-05-2020 12:16
  
  HAYS, Pa. (KDKA) — A water main break has closed part of Baldwin Road in Hays.
  Water was seen coming from the hillside below Churchview Avenue and spilling across Baldwin Road down onto Calera Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  It is unclear how many homes have been affected by this break or if there has been any damage to homes.
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• Calera Street Flooded After Water Main Break Closes Part Of Baldwin Road In Hays

  12-05-2020 12:16
  
  HAYS, Pa. (KDKA) — A major water main break has caused flooding in Hays.Baldwin Rd blocked due to flooding and debris. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/FT0W221P47
  — Brian Smithmyer (@SmithmyerPhotog) May 12, 2020 
  Water was seen coming from the hillside below Churchview Avenue and spilling across Baldwin Road down onto Calera Street.
  Calera Street then began to flood.This is what it looks like on Calera Street. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/PQqTfwaEYx
  — Chris Hoffman (@NewsmanChris) May 12,
  
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• Penguins’ Kris Letang’s Son Alex Nominated For NHL Award

  12-05-2020 11:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The NHL announced its list of nominees for its annual Fan Choice Awards, and Alex Letang is on the ballot.
  Alex is nominated in the category of ‘Best Team Video’ award after being a star of the show at the 2020 NHL All-Star Game.Your voice. Your vote.
  The star of the All-Star Game wants your vote for 'Top Team Video' in #NHLFanChoice.
  A vote for Alex Letang is a vote for Pittsburgh: https://t.co/VKjIKygDH8 pic.twitter.com/t1l2X91iaA
  — Pittsburgh Pengui
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Cold Stone Creamery Robbery

  12-05-2020 11:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating a robbery at the Cold Stone Creamery on Forbes Avenue.
  The incident took place around 10:15 on Monday evening.
  The suspect allegedly took a bus to Homestead.
  Police took one person into custody in Rankin.
  Police have not said if they have made any arrests in connection with the robbery.
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• Allegheny Health Network Mobile Coronavirus Testing Site To Open For Appointments

  12-05-2020 11:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The new mobile Coronavirus testing site that Allegheny Health network is launching will soon be open for appointments.
  It’s going to be located outside the Alma Illery Medical Center in Homewood from 9:00 a.m through 4:00 p.m on Tuesday May 12 and Thursday May 14.Officials say that you need to be showing symptoms of COVID-19 or have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus to be eligible to be tested.
  Patients can make an appointment by c
  
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• Beaver Co. Business Owners And Local Leaders Divided On Reopening Plans After Stern Warning From Pa. Governor Tom Wolf

  12-05-2020 11:05
  
  BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) — As Beaver County officials say they are moving the county into the “yellow” phase this week, business owners and local leaders and very much divided on how to approach the situation.
  Last Friday, Gov. Wolf announced that 13 southwestern counties would move to the “yellow” phase on May 15. The list did not include Beaver County, which would stay in the “red” phase, where the stay-at-home order is still in effect.
  Last week, the Beav
  
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• Crews Battling Massive Blaze at Huntingdon Electric Motor Service Building

  12-05-2020 11:00
  
  HUNTINGDON, Pa. (KDKA) — Crews are on the scene of a massive fire in Huntingdon County.
  The fire is taking place at the Huntingdon Electric Motor Service Building.
  (Courtesy: WTAJ)
  It’s about 30 miles east of Altoona.
  Firefighters have been fighting the flames and trying to get it under control for hours.
  (Courtesy: WTAJ)
  There are reports that the fire has spread to nearby buildings.
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• Allegheny Co. Human Resource Director Facing Charges After Firing Gun Into Neighbor’s Home

  12-05-2020 10:50
  
  MUNHALL, Pa. (KDKA) — The Human Resource Director from the Allegheny County Controller’s Office is facing charges stemming from an arrest on Sunday night.
  According to County officials, 44-year-old Jaime Jones is the Human Resource Director for the Allegheny County Controller’s Office.
  She is accused of shooting a gun in her house and the bullets went into her neighbor’s house.
  (Courtesy: Allegheny County)
  The court papers say that police officers were called to the 100 b
  
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