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• Police: Body Recovered During Search For 10-Year-Old Boy Who Fell Into Ohio River

  20-05-2020 23:51
  
  BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) — Police say a body has been recovered near the scene where a 10-year-old boy fell into the Ohio River near Ambridge.
  Officials say the body has not been identified, but the coroner is on the scene.
  On Wednesday, police out in Philadelphia brought in special equipment to aid in the search and recovery mission.
  Crews were first called to the scene Monday between the Ambridge Sewage Treatment Plant and the Leetsdale Boat Ramp at the Ohio River.
  The child and his brother
  
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• Hyperloop study: Pittsburgh to Chicago in 56 minutes for $93 is feasible

  20-05-2020 23:44
  
  A study by Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission shows high-speed travel in a low-pressure tube is feasible and affordable for riders.
  
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• CBS Renews ‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Through 2022

  20-05-2020 23:41
  
  The Bold And The Beautiful, the multiple Daytime Emmy Award winner for “Outstanding Drama Series,” and a pillar of the CBS daytime schedule for the past 33 years, has been renewed for two more years, through the 2021-2022 broadcast season, ViacomCBS announced earlier today.
  “For over three decades, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL has been a cornerstone of the CBS Daytime lineup,” said Amy Reisenbach, Executive Vice President, Current Programs, CBS Entertainment. “The sho
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports No New Coronavirus-Related Deaths And 29 Additional Cases, Bringing Countywide Case Total To 1,687

  20-05-2020 23:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 29 new cases of Coronavirus on Wednesday, and no additional deaths.
  The number of cases county-wide now totals 1,687 since March 14. This includes 1,594 confirmed cases and 93 probable cases.
  Officials report that 310 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases, with 6 additional hospitalizations since Tuesday’s report.
  The death toll stands at 144, with 133 confirmed deaths and 11 that are p
  
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• Checking In With Susan Koeppen: National Council Of Jewish Women Ready To Reopen Thrift Store, Accept Donations

  20-05-2020 23:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When Gov. Tom Wolf ordered non-essential businesses to close, the National Council of Jewish Women had to lock the doors at their thrift shop, Thriftique, which is located in Lawrenceville.
  The store is a main revenue source for NCJW and its programs to help improve the lives of women, children and families.
  “So to be without that since mid-March has been difficult,” says Teddi Horvitz, president of the National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Section.
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• 412 Food Rescue, PAART Team Up For People And Pet Food Distribution

  20-05-2020 22:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A food distribution scheduled for later this week will be for both people and pups.
  It is a combined effort by 412 Food Rescue and the Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team.
  Both organizations will be at McKeesport Senior High School on Friday, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
  There will be boxes of produce and dairy products, as well as 40 pounds of dog food, for people and their pups to drive up and receive.
  For more information on the event, visit PAART’s website here an
  
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• Federal Appeals Court Blocks Ohio From Executing Man Sentenced For The Rape, Murder Of 12-Year-Old Boy Scout

  20-05-2020 22:37
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court has again ruled that Ohio can’t execute a man who is intellectually disabled and was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old Boy Scout.
  A three-judge 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled unanimously Wednesday that executing Danny Lee Hill would be unconstitutional under a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
  The opinion recounted that multiple records demonstrating Hill’s mental struggles, including with even bas
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court To Make Decision On Lawsuit Over Western Psych Shooting

  20-05-2020 22:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court must now decide whether a woman shot eight years ago in the western Pennsylvania psychiatric clinic where she worked can sue a university and a physicians group over the assailant’s treatment.
  The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on dismissal of the lawsuit.
  A graduate student diagnosed with schizophrenia killed one employee and wounded six others during the March 2012 rampage ins
  
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• Wolf Administration Drafting Guidelines To Pave Return Of Sports

  20-05-2020 22:12
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is working on guidelines to allow sporting events, exhibitions and leagues, both professional and amateur, to get back to “some semblance of normalcy” after practically everything shut down to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday.
  In a conference call with reporters, Wolf said he has been in touch with major professional organizations including NASCAR, the NFL, NHL, Major League Baseball and others to figure o
  
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• Diplomas, Bouquet Of Roses Hand Delivered To Each Oakland Catholic Graduating Senior

  20-05-2020 22:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Schools around the world are being forced to change their graduation plans due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but not every tradition needs to go by the wayside.
  At Oakland Catholic High School, every graduate traditionally receives her diploma and a dozen red roses at commencement.
  They got the same thing today, hand delivered to their homes.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  These gifts would’ve been given during a ceremony in front a thousand people or more, but not this year
  
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• Mother Bear, 3 Cubs Ransack Couple’s Vehicle During Getaway In Smoky Mountains

  20-05-2020 22:10
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. (CBS Local) — A couple’s vacation in Tennessee took an unexpected turn when a mother bear and her three large cubs broke into their vehicle.
  Haley Gray and her husband were in Gatlinburg on Friday when they discovered four bears were inside their vehicle. “There was probably a little over a thousand pounds worth of bears in our car,” she told WKRN. “Just playing around, trying to look for food.”Family finds 4 bears breaking into their ca
  
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• The Weeknd Reschedules ‘After Hours’ Tour, Including Pittsburgh Show

  20-05-2020 22:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Weeknd will not be performing in Pittsburgh this year.see you when it’s safepic.twitter.com/a1wvglID5E
  — The Weeknd (@theweeknd) May 20, 2020On Wednesday, it was announced that his “After Hours” tour has been rescheduled.
  He was set to play at PPG Paints Area on June 26. It is now scheduled for June 25, 2021.
  “Your ticket will be honored for the new date or if you can’t make it, you’ll be able to request a refund. We’l
  
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• The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Come To CBS On Friday, June 26th

  20-05-2020 21:52
  
  CBS and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced earlier today that the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast Friday, June 26 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS and streaming on CBS All Access. This will mark the 14th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards, more than any other network.
  During the broadcast, awards will be presented in leading categories, with recipients and other special guests appearing from home in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Cheerleader Bit By Copperhead Snake While Practicing Routines In Backyard

  20-05-2020 21:44
  
  HOUSTON, Texas. (CBS Local) — A Texas high school cheerleader who was using her time away from school during the coronavirus pandemic to brush-up on her skills was bitten by a venomous Copperhead snake and had to be rushed to the hospital.
  Paris Montgomery of Huffman said she was in her backyard recording video of herself showing off some moves last week when she thought she stepped on a stick. Much to her surprise, a snake bit her right foot.
  “Something just started hurting,”
  
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• Accused McKeesport stabber tells cops 'voices' in head made him kill

  20-05-2020 21:44
  
  Jeffrey Leisten said he went into Gordon Danielson Jr.’s room early Sunday with a knife he stole from another resident of McKeesport Downtown Housing and stabbed him to death, according to a criminal complaint.
  
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• 6-Year-Old Boy Finds Stolen Safe At Bottom Of Lake, Solves 8-Year-Old Mystery

  20-05-2020 21:35
  
  CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (CBS Local) — A 6-year-old boy who fished out a locked metal safe in South Carolina has solved a mystery that’s older than he is.
  Knox Brewer recently took up magnet fishing, where people hunt for ferrous metal objects underwater using a strong magnet.
  “We got it to help pass the time during the virus,” Knox’s mother, Catherine Brewer, told WCIV.
  During a Mother’s Day outing, Knox discovered something sitting at the bottom of Whitney La
  
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• Pa. Agriculture Department Tells Consumers To Throw Out Any Moo Echo Dairy Products Immediately

  20-05-2020 21:28
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The state Department of Agriculture is telling consumers to throw away any dairy products you have in your fridge or freezer from the Moo Echo Dairy in Somerset County.
  The state Agriculture Department says Moo Echo’s products were not properly pasteurized.
  The company sells milk, cheese and ice cream at stores in Somerset and Westmoreland counties.
  The products include:Milk – whole, 2% low fat, skim, chocolate and strawberry, sold in gallons, half-gall
  
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• Signs in window of Mt. Lebanon home look on the bright side

  20-05-2020 21:00
  
  Series of jokes meant to bring cheer to the community
  
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• United Steelworkers Throw Endorsement Behind Former VP Joe Biden

  20-05-2020 20:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The United Steelworkers Union have thrown their support behind former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 race for the White House.
  In a press release, USW International President Thomas Conway said, “Vice President Biden has long been a friend of workers and our union,” said . “The USW is proud to stand with him now as he seeks to put our country back on a path toward shared prosperity through responsible leadership.”We made this decision toget
  
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• 3rd Person Charged In Connection With Deadly Arnold Shooting

  20-05-2020 20:10
  
  NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – A third person is facing robbery and homicide charges in the death of a man from Armstrong County.Detectives say Santyna Bennett is now facing multiple charges, including robbery and criminal homicide, related to an investigation into the fatal shooting of Gregory Wynkoop from the Kittanning area last summer.
  An autopsy found Wynkoop’s cause of death to be homicide from a gunshot wound.
  The investigation led police to arrest and file charges against Allen
  
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• Pa. allocates $51M in federal funds to help reopen child care centers

  20-05-2020 19:58
  
  The funds are part of $106 million allocated to the state through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
  
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• National Aviary: Andean Condor Pair’s Egg Stops Developing

  20-05-2020 19:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The National Aviary has announced some sad news about their Andean Condor pair.
  Lianni and Lurch’s egg has stopped developing. The Aviary says it is an “unfortunate, but not uncommon occurrence.”
  The Aviary announced Lianni had laid an egg just last month, on the condor’s 36th birthday.
  They say Lianni is a special bird, overcoming a life-threatening illness in 2012. She went through a blood transfusion, which had never been done on a condor.
  She
  
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• State Police Serving Search Warrant At Property Owned By Cassandra Gross’ Estranged Boyfriend

  20-05-2020 18:24
  
  LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) – State police are reportedly searching a home in Westmoreland County while serving a search warrant related to the disappearance of Cassandra Gross.State police investigators are at a Unity Township home Wednesday morning, The Trib reports. Thomas Stanko is listed as the property owner.(Photo Courtesy: Pennsylvania State Police)
  Cassandra Gross was missing for 18 months before she was declared legally dead. Her estranged boyfriend Thomas Stanko is a person of interest
  
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• Investigators Bring In Excavator To Search Property For Cassandra Gross, Who Disappeared In 2018

  20-05-2020 18:24
  
  LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) – State police are reportedly searching a home in Westmoreland County while serving a search warrant related to the disappearance of Cassandra Gross.
  State police investigators are at a Unity Township home Wednesday morning, The Trib reports. They report the home is on the warrant of Thomas Stanko’s mother, with Stanko listed as the property owner.
  (Photo Courtesy: Pennsylvania State Police)
  Cassandra Gross was missing for 18 months before she was declared legally
  
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• ‘How Can I Be Sick?’ Woman Who Took Hydroxychloroquine For 19 Years To Treat Lupus Still Got COVID-19

  20-05-2020 18:10
  
  OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (CBS Local) — A Wisconsin woman who has taken hydroxychloroquine for 19 years to treat lupus says the anti-malarial drug will not protect someone from COVID-19.
  Kim, who doesn’t want to show her face or give her full name, says after the pandemic began, she only left her Oconomowoc home to go the grocery store.
  But by mid-April, she started feeling coronavirus symptoms.
  “Weak all over. Coughing, fever. The fever was very high,” she told WISN. “It ju
  
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• Man Indicted In Death Of Bethel Park Woman Allegedly Kidnapped, Taken To The Nevada Desert

  20-05-2020 18:00
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man accused of kidnapping a special needs woman in Pennsylvania last year and then driving her to Nevada before allegedly killing her was indicted in the case Tuesday.
  Federal prosecutors said 40-year-old John Matthew Chapman is accused of one count of kidnapping which resulted in the death of the victim — 33-year-old Jaime Rae Feden.
  Chapman, a Pennsylvania resident, remains in federal custody in Las Vegas and awaits a May 29 court appearance.
  Prosecutors said Cha
  
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• Swinburne Street in South Oakland reopens after landslide, paving

  20-05-2020 17:25
  
  Pittsburgh has stabilize the hillside under Swinburne Street, which had closed the street between Greenfield Avenue and Edgehill Street.
  
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• Belle Vernon Area School District reaches contract with teachers' union

  20-05-2020 17:22
  
  The new contract is retroactive to July 1, 2019 and runs until June 30, 2024. 
  
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• For First Time Since Civil War, Big Butler Fair Is Canceled Due To Coronavirus

  20-05-2020 16:10
  
  BUTLER (KDKA) – The Big Butler Fair has taken place every year since the Civil War but 2020 will be different.According to a report from the Butler Eagle, the fair’s board of directors announced late on Tuesday night that it was canceled.“Due to the COVID-19 social gathering restrictions imposed by the state of Pennsylvania, the Board of Directors of the Big Butler Fair announce with heavy hearts the cancellation of the 165th Big Butler Fair,” fair board secretary Harold
  
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• PTL Links: May 20, 2020

  20-05-2020 16:09
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Noble Environmental
  Rania’s Catering
  Rania’s Recipe
  Home & Garden Show Online Buyer’s Guide
  Tunch & Wolf Virtual Step Challenge
  Light Of Life Rescue Mission on Facebook
  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
  
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• Cooking With Rania: Copycat Blueberry Sour Cream Scones

  20-05-2020 15:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rania Harris, of Rania’s Catering, is taking a page out of Starbucks’ recipe book this week with their Blueberry Sour Cream Scones!
  Blueberry Sour Cream Scones
  Ingredients:2 cups all purpose flour
  1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)
  2 teaspoons baking powder
  1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  5 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter – cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  2/3 cup sour cream
  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  1 cup fresh blueberries
  1 large egg –
  
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• Reba McEntire Postpones Arena Tour Until Summer 2021

  20-05-2020 15:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Yet another artist is postponing their tour that was scheduled to stop in Pittsburgh.
  Wednesday morning, Reba McEntire announced her arena tour would be postponed until summer 2021.“I can’t wait to see everybody when we know it’s safe to gather again,” said Reba. “We’ve worked so hard on this new show and I’ll be ready to go as soon as we get the green light!”
  The tour was scheduled to stop at PPG Paints Arena on August 6.
  
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• Duquesne Light Employees Deliver Food To Over 500 Families In Need

  20-05-2020 14:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Duquesne Light employees, along with CEO Steve Malnight delivered food to families in need throughout Allegheny and Beaver counties on Tuesday.“We’re here to help our neighbors most in need as our region recovers from the pandemic.Together, we will bring Pittsburgh back,” Malnight said.The company also donated more than 300,000 meals for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank thanks to a company-wide fundraiser, raising over $60,000.Along with the
  
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• Fallen Tree Damages Car, Brings Down Wires In Perry North

  20-05-2020 14:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Early Wednesday morning a downed tree fell on cars in Perry North.The tree came down along Perrysville Avenue near Bascom Avenue and Vincent Street.Wires were brought down with the tree and blocked the road until crews were able to clear the street.No one was hurt.
  
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• Nickelback Cancels ‘All The Right Reasons’ Tour

  20-05-2020 13:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On Tuesday, Nickelback announced on their website that they are cancelling their 2020 “All The Right Reasons” Tour.“Over the past few months, we have been in constant communication with our team, tour industry professionals, medical professionals, and everyone that could help guide us collaboratively on a safe path forward,” the statement read. “The health, safety and well-being of our amazing fans, the Artists on tour with us, our collecti
  
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• Fall Out Boy, Green Day, And Weezer Postpone ‘Hella Mega Tour’, Including Pittsburgh Stop

  20-05-2020 13:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One of the more anticipated tours of 2020 is now among those that have postponed their dates.
  Fall Out Boy announced on Instagram that their “Hella Mega Tour” featuring Green Day and Weezer would be postponed.
   
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  An update on Hella Mega North America
  A post shared byFall Out Boy (@falloutboy) on May 19, 2020 at 7:01am PDT
  “Hopefully this doesn’t come as a surprise but as much as we were all looking forward t
  
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• Study Ranks Pittsburgh As Third Best City In United States For Coffee Lovers

  20-05-2020 12:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A study from Apartment Guide has ranked Pittsburgh as the third best city in the country for coffee lovers.The study ranked 308 cities in the United States and “calculated the ratio of coffee-related establishments per 100,000 residents.”
  In a surprise, Pittsburgh ranked ahead of cities such as Seattle, Portland, and New York.“Sprinkled throughout PGH, you’ll find two dozen Starbucks, but also neighborhood cafés like Espresso A Mano, Alleg
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Wind & Cooler Temperatures Move Through The Area

  20-05-2020 12:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Wind Advisory is in place for the Laurel Highlands and the Ridges through 8:00 a.m.
  Wind gusts in that region could reach or top 40 miles per hour.Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  Some areas are waking up to temperatures much cooler than yesterday with some areas seeing temperatures in the 40s.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | PhotosHigh temperatures today are expected to only reach the low 6-s and there is
  
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• State data reveals previously unknown large COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes

  20-05-2020 11:30
  
  New state data reveal previously unknown large COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing and personal care homes in southwestern Pennsylvania.
  
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• State data reveals previously unknown COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes

  20-05-2020 11:30
  
  New state data reveal previously unknown large COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing and personal care homes in southwestern Pennsylvania.
  
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• Pittsburgh Good Deeds Sponsors 31 Pet Adoptions At Animal Friends

  20-05-2020 11:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – In the era of isolation, coronavirus, and staying at home, pet adoptions and fostering have skyrocketed.One organization is giving back to help people find new furry friends.
  Jon of Pittsburgh Good Deeds has sponsored 31 adoptions from Animal Friends.
  “Thank you to our amazing friend Jon, from Pittsburgh Good Deeds and his incredible generosity for sponsoring a few (31 to be exact!) of our adoptable animals,” Animal Friends posted to Facebook. “Because
  
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• Canonsburg Cancels Memorial Day Parade As Restrictions On Mass Gatherings Remain In Place

  20-05-2020 10:19
  
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) – Canonsburg has canceled its Memorial Day Parade.According to the mayor, canceling the parade was done with the best interest of the safety of the community in mind.With large gatherings still prohibited locally, the borough decided to cancel the parade.
  
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• Firefighters Rescue Ducklings From Storm Drain In New Stanton

  20-05-2020 09:57
  
  NEW STANTON (KDKA) – Firefighters saved baby ducks from a storm drain in New Stanton on Tuesday.The ducklings were stuck in the storm drain near the Cracker Barrel.The firefighters went down into the drain to get them.No mother duck was around so the ducklings were turned over to Wildlife Works in Youngwood.
  
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• State Police Bringing In Special Equipment To Search For 10-Year-Old Who Fell Into Ohio River

  20-05-2020 09:38
  
  AMBRIDGE, Pa. (KDKA) – Beginning today, state police will bring in more resources to search for the body of a 10-year-old boy who fell into the Ohio River near Ambridge.
  Police out in Philadelphia are bringing in the equipment to aid in the search and recovery mission.“They have some new equipment that they offered to bring out and try down here: a subversive ROV, a remote control vehicle that can take video and pictures under the water,” said Lt. Brian Jameson with the Ambirdg
  
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• State Police Bringing In Special Equipment To Search For 10-Year-Old That Fell Into Ohio River

  20-05-2020 09:38
  
  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) – Beginning today, State Police will bring in special equipment to search for the body of a 10-year-old boy who fell into the Ohio River near Ambridge.
  RELATED: Search Efforts To Continue For 10-Year-Old Boy Who Slipped And Fell Into Ohio River
  The boy was riding his bike along the river on Monday when he slipped and fell in.Crews searched the river on Tuesday but the currents were rough and divers were exhausted.
  
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• Schneider’s Dairy Part Of USDA’s ‘Farmers To Families’ Program

  20-05-2020 09:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The USDA’s “Farmers To Families Food Box” Program is helping local food distributors who have too much product and cannot sell it.The program purchases extra milk, dairy products, chicken, pork, and fresh produce.Locally, Schneider’s Dairy will receive more than $4 million, Paragon Wholesale Foods in Warrendale will get $3.8 million, and Monteverde’s was given $1.4 million.Turner Dairy Farm, Farm-To-Table Buy Local, and Marburger Farm Dairy
  
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• Local Doctor Urges Colleagues To Speak Out Against Anti-Vaccine Movement

  20-05-2020 08:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – New information comes so fast every day that it’s hard to keep up with the news.This is especially true on social media.It’s become difficult to tell what’s true and what’s not, especially from the anti-vaccine movement.“More recent efforts are really well produced, and they take enough pieces of science and then spin a little bit of conspiracy in there to make you think that, you know, Tony Fauci is trying to plan this pandemic so that he
  
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• ‘In Heaven’: Local 89-Year-Old Man Who Survived Coronavirus Despite Diabetes, High Blood Pressure And Needing Ventilator Is Recovering At Daughter’s Home

  20-05-2020 06:04
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — An 89-year-old Fayette County man who survived coronavirus despite diabetes, high blood pressure and needing a ventilator is recovering at his daughter’s home.
  (Photo Credit: Cathy Majka)
  Jim Toth has been recuperating for the last month while doing physical therapy, occupational therapy and seeing nurses.
  He says he is feeling tired but thankful to be alive.
  “It’s like almost being in heaven, and I have an angel taking care of me,” said
  
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• ‘In Heaven’: Local 89-Year-Old Man Is Recovering At Daughter’s Home After Surviving Coronavirus Despite Diabetes, High Blood Pressure And Needing Ventilator

  20-05-2020 06:04
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — An 89-year-old Fayette Co. man is now recovering at his daughter’s home after surviving coronavirus despite diabetes, high blood pressure and needing a ventilator.
  (Photo Credit: Cathy Majka)
  Jim Toth has been recuperating for the last month while doing physical therapy, occupational therapy and seeing nurses.
  He says he is feeling tired but thankful to be alive.
  “It’s like almost being in heaven, and I have an angel taking care of me,”
  
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• Coronavirus In West Virginia: Unemployment Hits 15 Percent As COVID-19 Hammers Economy

  20-05-2020 04:45
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s unemployment rate rose to 15% last month as the coronavirus pandemic continues to level the state’s economy, according to figures released Tuesday.
  Officials said the unemployment rate jumped 9 percentage points in April as the number of jobless West Virginians boomed amid the widespread virus closures.
  Republican Gov. Jim Justice, along with governors across the country, is pushing forward with a plan to lift virus restrictions on busin
  
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