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• 26,000 Drivers Have Received Notices For Speeding Through Work Zones In Pennsylvania Since March

  08-06-2020 23:35
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — On the side of I-376 just before the Thorn Run Interchange, a white Jeep Cherokee sits on the shoulder of the road with a contraption on its roof.
  On its front doors is RedFlex, an Australian company contracted by the state that specializes in highway speed enforcement.Inside the back hatch is a mounted double radar, which watches up to four lanes of traffic and sends alerts to the roof-mounted cameras to take pictures of those who are speeding.
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• Police Stand With Protesters Outside Clairton Education Center

  08-06-2020 22:43
  
  CLAIRTON (KDKA) — Dozens of people participated in a protest Monday afternoon outside the Clairton Education Center in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
  The protest kicked off at noon and stayed on the school grounds.
  Organizers say police helped organized the protest, and stood side by side with demonstrators.
  “People get to see a protest where the police helped organize it. Where the police are standing with a young black man, side-by-side, saying, yes, we agree
  
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• Pitt Provost: Class To Start Early And End Before Thanksgiving In Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

  08-06-2020 22:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pitt will start its fall semester early and end before Thanksgiving in response to the coronavirus pandemic.The Pitt News reports an email from Provost Ann Cudd tells incoming students that classes will begin on August 19 and end on November 20. Students also won’t have Labor Day off, the Pitt News says.Cudd reportedly says there will be an extended final exam period.Earlier in May, Chancellor Patrick Gallagher outlined a plan for returning, stressing the need for
  
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• Pittsburgh Will ‘Soon’ Start Reopening Playgrounds, Basketball Courts, Other Park Amenities

  08-06-2020 22:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The city says playgrounds, basketball courts, spray parks and ballfields will start reopening “soon” amid the coronavirus pandemic.On Monday, the City of Pittsburgh announced the reopenings as the city is now in the “green” phase.The park amenities will begin reopening on a rolling base but most will be open by June 15.
  “Organized sports will be allowed to resume — provided that organizers follow safety guidelines — and permits
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Will Hold 2020 Training Camp At Heinz Field

  08-06-2020 22:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers will hold training camp at Heinz Field this summer.
  On Monday, Steelers Director of Communications Burt Lauten announced the news on Twitter.
  “The #Steelers are making plans to hold their 2020 Training Camp at Heinz Field,” the tweet says.The #Steelers are making plans to hold their 2020 Training Camp at Heinz Field. pic.twitter.com/rBGxplUw3X
  — Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) June 8, 2020Last week, the NFL said teams must hold su
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Making Plans To Hold Training Camp At Heinz Field

  08-06-2020 22:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers say they are making plans to hold training camp at Heinz Field.
  On Monday, Steelers Director of Communications Burt Lauten announced the news on Twitter.
  “The #Steelers are making plans to hold their 2020 Training Camp at Heinz Field,” the tweet says.The #Steelers are making plans to hold their 2020 Training Camp at Heinz Field. pic.twitter.com/rBGxplUw3X
  — Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) June 8, 2020Last week, the NFL said teams
  
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• Colonial Country Club: Profile Of Hogan’s Alley, Home Of The Horrible Horseshoe

  08-06-2020 22:02
  
  (CBS DFW/CBS Local) — Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas’s gem of a course, holds a distinct honor. It hosts the longest-running PGA Tour event to take place at the same site, majors aside. This year Colonial will enjoy another distinction, when the Tour returns to action from its three-month, COVID-19-induced hiatus.
  The event, which changed its name to the Charles Schwab Challenge last year, dates back 74 years. In 1946, Ben Hogan shot 1-under par to win the first by one stro
  
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• Financially Independent South Hills Catholic Academy To Open For 2021-2022 School Year

  08-06-2020 21:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new option for Catholic education is coming to the Pittsburgh region.
  The newly-announced South Hills Catholic Academy will open for enrollment in January 2021 for the 2021-2022 academic year.
  The academy is independent of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese and funded by a group of lay people, but does have the endorsement of Bishop David Zubik.
  Officials say the school is founded on these three pillars:Ensuring that a Catholic education is accessible to all children in
  
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• Black Democrats Take Over Floor, Demand Action On Police Reforms During Pa. House Session

  08-06-2020 21:48
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Black Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have commandeered the podium at the start of Monday’s voting session, disrupting the day’s business to argue for action on police reform bills.
  They hung a “BLACK LIVES MATTER” banner from the speaker’s dais.
  Rep. Malcom Kenyatta took the podium to ask for police reform.
  “We’re going to stay here until you act,” Kenyatta said.
  Rep. Steven Kinsey said he’
  
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• Allegheny Co. DA Directs Charges To Be Withdrawn In 39 Cases Against George Floyd Protesters, Citing Insufficient Evidence

  08-06-2020 21:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County DA directed charges to be withdrawn in 39 cases connected to recent protests over the death of George Floyd.
  A statement from the DA’s communications director says the Office of the Mayor directed Pittsburgh police to file criminal complaints against several dozen people, however the DA’s office says being criminally charged requires evidence.
  “Notwithstanding the impact that the recent marches have had on our citizens and business
  
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• Allegheny Co. DA Directs Charges To Be Withdrawn In 39 Cases Against George Floyd Protesters

  08-06-2020 21:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County DA directed charges to be withdrawn in 39 cases connected to recent protests over the death of George Floyd.A statement from the Allegheny County DA communications director reads in full:“As the result of local marches connected to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, events that have been predominantly peaceful, the Office of the Mayor directed the Pittsburgh Police Department to file criminal complaints against several dozen people who
  
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• Paramount Announces Movie ‘Selma’ Will Be Available For Free On All Digital Streaming Platforms

  08-06-2020 21:07
  
  (CBS Local)– Ava DuVernay’s powerful film “Selma” made waves as one of the best movies of the year in 2014 and now Paramount Pictures is offering the movie for free rental on all digital platforms for the month of June.
  The film was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2014 and tells the story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the three month charge from from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965 to secure equal voting rights for all Black Americans
  
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• 2020 Pittsburgh Irish Festival Canceled As Organizers Say They Don’t Believe More Than 25,000 People Can Gather Safely

  08-06-2020 20:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The 2020 Pittsburgh Irish Festival has been canceled.Because of the global coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 festival has been pushed back to September 10 through 12 of 2021.“The Irish are nothing if not resilient, especially the Pittsburgh Irish Community. We have been through rain, bogs, floods and now we face the difficulties of navigating the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. The Pittsburgh Irish Festival team has been monitoring this situation regularly,” the fest
  
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• Zachary Quinto, Katharine McPhee, Franco Harris join the team for Children's Museum virtual gala

  08-06-2020 19:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Great Night In Gala on Sunday, June 14, is open to the public and includes the Pirates’ Josh Bell, illustrator Mo Willems and more.
  
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• Second TSA Employee Positive For Coronavirus At Pittsburgh International Airport

  08-06-2020 19:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Transportation Security Administration say a second employees at Pittsburgh International Airport has tested positive for Coronavirus.
  This TSA employee is also a screening officer and last worked on May 30, officials said.
  The employee’s condition has not been released.
  The first case was diagnosed at the beginning of May.
  On their website, the TSA says, “Employees or travelers who believe they may have been in contact with a person who has COVID-19 sho
  
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• Route 28 Northbound Closed, Crews On Scene After Motorcycle Crash With Injuries Near The Heinz Plant

  08-06-2020 19:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Route 28 is closed because of a motorcycle crash with injuries.
  Allegheny County tweeted that first responders are on scene after a motorcycle crashed on Route 28 northbound near the Heinz plant.Pittsburgh:Route 28 NB near Heinz Plant – motorcycle crash w/injuries; Route 28 closed at this time – responders on scene.
  — Allegheny County (@Allegheny_Co) June 8, 2020There are injuries, but there’s no information available yet on who was injured or th
  
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• Roof Of Christian Fellowship Center Church Collapses

  08-06-2020 19:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A roof of a church on the North Side has collapsed in, causing crews to block off the area.
  Dispatchers confirm that a church roof collapsed, throwing bricks onto the street on McClure Avenue on the North Side. There are no injuries reported yet.
  #BREAKING: Church roof collapses on McClure Avenue. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/joekb04SP4
  — MEGHAN SCHILLER (@MeghanKDKA) June 8, 2020Police have an area blocked off because the church seems unstable.KDKA’s Meghan Schill
  
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• ‘Major Tragedy’: Roof Of 130-Year-Old North Side Church Collapses

  08-06-2020 19:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The roof of a historic Pittsburgh landmark gave way Monday afternoon. Bricks from the 130-year-old church in Woods Run now fill the sidewalk and street below along McClure Avenue.
  The owner of Don’s Diner, Marcie Kimmler, said she’d just wrapped up lunch service when the light poles began to shake.#BREAKING: Church roof collapses on McClure Avenue. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/joekb04SP4
  — MEGHAN SCHILLER (@MeghanKDKA) June 8, 2020“My dad and my son and
  
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• ‘Demanding Equality In Each School’: Pittsburgh Public Schools Leaders Hold Peaceful March And Protest

  08-06-2020 18:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds of Pittsburgh Public School employees and students joined the growing movement of calling for an end to police brutality and systemic racism with a march through Pittsburgh Monday morning.
  It kicked off the 10th day of protests in the Pittsburgh area after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis while in police custody.The march was two miles long. It started at Pittsburgh Sterrett 6-8 on Reynolds Street, going though Point Breeze and into Squirrel Hill, then
  
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• ‘National Embarrassment’: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Under Fire After 2 Black Journalists Say They Were Barred From Protest Coverage

  08-06-2020 18:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh has laid down a list of demands after a black Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalist says she was barred from protest coverage because of a viral “thought provoking” tweet the newspaper told her was biased.Alexis Johnson’s tweet from last weekend reads: “Horrifying scenes and aftermath from selfish LOOTERS who don’t care about this city!!!!! …. oh wait sorry. No, these are pictures from a Kenny Chesney c
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 10 More Deaths And 351 New Coronavirus Cases As Statewide Total Nears 76,000

  08-06-2020 18:13
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 351 new cases of Coronavirus on Monday, and 10 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 75,943.
  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.
  The statewide death toll has reached 5,953.
  Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have o
  
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• Pa. charter school coalition leader departs after 'insensitive' Facebook post about protests

  08-06-2020 18:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  The coalition announced Ana Meyers’ “departure” on Monday. It was unclear if she resigned or was fired. 
  
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• ‘It’s Definitely Changed The World’: Nurse Barbie On Battling COVID-19 & MTV’s ‘True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders’

  08-06-2020 18:02
  
  (CBS Local)– True Life has been an MTV institution since the late 1990s, but for the first time the network is presenting self-shot project that follows a team of volunteer millennial EMTs working in the epicenter of the COVID-19 global pandemic in New York.
  “True Life Presents: First-Time First Responders” premieres Tuesday, June 9 at 9pm EST/PST on MTV and Nurse Barbie from New York’s Throggs Neck Volunteer Ambulance Corp is one of the two medical professionals fea
  
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• Rush to dole out billions in coronavirus relief dollars in Pa. could lead to waste, fraud

  08-06-2020 17:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Many rules around public accountability and transparency remain unwritten, or lack requirements for a detailed accounting of how the money was spent.
  
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• Beaming With ‘Pride’: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Welcomes 3 New Lions

  08-06-2020 17:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is beaming with pride over their three new residents.
  The zoo has added a two-year-old male lion and a pair of two-year-old females lionesses.We're roaring with excitement over our three new African lions!The young lions are currently spending time behind-the-scenes in the Animal Care Center as they adjust & become acquainted with their keepers. Stay tuned for future updates on when they will be on exhibit! pic.twitter.com/b4Z2U
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 5 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Tops 2,000, But No Additional Deaths

  08-06-2020 17:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting five new Coronavirus cases Monday and no additional deaths for the third day in a row.
  The number of cases county-wide now totals 2,008 since March 14. This includes 1,881 confirmed cases and 127 probable cases.
  Officials report that 351 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases, with one new patient since Sunday’s report. Of the hospitalized patients, 133 of them have needed care in the IC
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 5 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Tops 2,000

  08-06-2020 17:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting five new Coronavirus cases Monday and no additional deaths for the third day in a row.
  The number of cases county-wide now totals 2,008 since March 14. This includes 1,881 confirmed cases and 127 probable cases.
  Officials report that 351 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases, with one new patient since Sunday’s report.
  The death toll stands at 168, with 156 confirmed deaths and 12 that
  
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• Kidsburgh: How Summer Camps Are Adapting

  08-06-2020 16:44
  
  Pittsburgh Today Live's Heather Abraham and Mikey Hood talk with Kidsburgh Ambassador Yu-Ling Behr, who has a round-up of summer camps and how they're readjusting due to the pandemic.
  
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• PTL Links: June 8, 2020

  08-06-2020 16:11
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Sports Auction
  Kidsburgh.org
  More Kidsburgh Reports
  Next Pittsburgh
  Urban Trail Coffee
  Virtual Three Rivers Arts Festival
  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 InstagramPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
  Insta
  
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• Heinz History Center To Reopen To The Public On July 1

  08-06-2020 15:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Senator John Heinz History Center is set to reopen to the public open Wednesday, July 1.
  This includes the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, Fort Pitt Museum, and Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village.
  The History Center and its museums have been closed since March 14 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
  All History Center museums will open with 50% capacity, eventually increasing this percentage.
  Social distancing protocols will be in place, as will extensive
  
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• National Cemetery Of The Alleghenies To Resume Committal Services

  08-06-2020 14:41
  
  BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — Committal services are set to resume at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.
  Services and military funeral honors will resume on June 9, having been suspended since March 23 amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
  “We are pleased to resume committal services and military funeral honors at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies,” said Cemetery Director Edward Hajduk in a press release. “We will also soon be contacting families who chose direct inter
  
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• Heinz History Center to reopen July 1 with Smithsonian portraits

  08-06-2020 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Senator John Heinz History Center announces plans to reopen three sites it operates on July 1. 
  
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• Where black Pittsburghers turn for answers and action on the pandemic

  08-06-2020 13:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  1Hood Media and Take Action Mon Valley are among the groups taking on the dual pandemics of coronavirus and violence.
  
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• Us: Josh Murphy has 110,000 people to feed — and barely time to eat

  08-06-2020 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s sourcing director also has to deal with a pandemic, recession and his 15-month-old son.
  
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• They're screaming for ice cream.— and staying a cow's length apart

  08-06-2020 13:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stands and dairies see no dip in ice cream sales during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• They're screaming for ice cream — and staying a cow's length apart

  08-06-2020 13:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Stands and dairies see no dip in ice cream sales during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Walkabout: Ready to be an ally? Then, listen and learn

  08-06-2020 12:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  “Gently show others how white privilege and white supremacy are very real, and that the benefits have accrued over many years” -- Rev. John Wallace
  
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• Lane Restrictions To Take Place In Fort Pitt Tunnel

  08-06-2020 12:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PennDOT crews will be working on the Fort Pitt Tunnel in the overnight hours Monday night into Tuesday morning.
  Traffic will be restricted to a single lane from 9:30 on Monday night until 5:30 on Tuesday morning.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  PennDOT says that crews will be cleaning the tunnel.
   
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Sunshine And Warmer Temperatures

  08-06-2020 12:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Plenty of sunshine is expected for today with high temperatures back into the 80’s.
  I am forecasting a high of 84 degrees today with light winds out of the East-Northeast around 4 to 8 mph.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Morning temperatures will be in the 50’s to 60’s with temperatures rapidly warming up through the day.
  The big story right now is brutal heat expected to build for Tuesday and even Wednesday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Hi
  
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• Your comprehensive guide to golf in Western Pennsylvania

  08-06-2020 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fees, tee times, locations: All the info you need to find a golf course in Western Pa.
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Leaders To March In Peaceful Protest

  08-06-2020 11:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Later this morning, Pittsburgh Public schools teachers, administrators and community members will have a peaceful protest starting here at Pittsburgh Sterrett school.
  School leaders say they want to do their part to bring systemic changes and hold leaders accountable to make change happen.
  This march will be two miles long, starting at Pittsburgh Sterrett at 7100 Reynolds street, going though Point Breeze and into Squirrel Hill.
  It will end at Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 on B
  
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• Michael Rosfeld Fighting To Get His Job Back, University Of Pittsburgh Police Say They Have No Intentions Of Rehiring Him

  08-06-2020 11:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Michael Rosfeld is fighting to get his job back, but the University if Pittsburgh says they have no intentions of rehiring him.
  Rosfeld initially filed a lawsuit in January claiming that his was fired due to an arrest he made in 2017.
  He says the firing was because one of the people arrested was the son of a high-ranking official.
  According to the criminal complaint, Rosfeld was given the termination notice on January 18th, 2018.
  He claims he was never given the opportu
  
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• Police Arrest Man Accused In Deadly November Wilkinsburg Home Invasion

  08-06-2020 11:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The man wanted in connection with a deadly home invasion back in November is now in jail.
  Police arrested Brandon Franklin yesterday.
  (Photo Credit: Allegheny County Police)
  He remains in jail without bond.
  Franklin is accused of breaking into a house on Woodlawn Avenue in Wilkinsburg on November 14, 2019.
  Police say he held three men, a woman, and a baby at gunpoint.
  42-year old Raymond Jackson was shot and killed.
  
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• Allegheny County Police Investigating After Man Was Shot In The Head In Baldwin

  08-06-2020 09:39
  
  BALDWIN, Pa. (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police’s homicide unit is investigating after a man was shot in the head in Baldwin early Monday morning.
  According to police, 911 was made aware of a shooting in the 4900 block of East Carson Street just after 1:00 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  A male victim was shot in the head and taken to an area hospital by private vehicle.
  Allegheny County Police’s homicide unit was requested for assistance and are investi
  
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• Two Erie Men Facing Federal Charges For Their Role In Cleveland Protests

  08-06-2020 09:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two men from Erie are now facing federal charges for their role in protests in Cleveland last week.
  The pair were arrested by the FBI and agents found them in possession of weapons and accelerant.
  Police say that they were initially arrested for violating the city’s curfew.
  Meanwhile, Cleveland says they are prepared for any other potential problems.
  “Everyone has the right for peaceful demonstrations and protests, but once there’s violence against peo
  
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• Masses To Resume At Shrines Of Pittsburgh Churches After Canceling Weekend Masses

  08-06-2020 08:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Masses are set to resume at churches in the Shrines of Pittsburgh church grouping after being canceled over the weekend due to a possible Coronavirus exposure.
  The spouse of an employee at The Shrines of Pittsburgh tested negative for COVID-19.
  “We were happy to learn that our employee’s spouse tested negative for COVID-19, and that they are feeling better,” said Father Nicholas Vaskov, Director of The Shrines of Pittsburgh in a press release.
  “I
  
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• ‘Better Safe Than Sorry’: Shrines Of Pittsburgh Churches Reopen Their Doors After Canceling Weekend Masses

  08-06-2020 08:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Masses resumed at churches in the Shrines of Pittsburgh church grouping after being canceled over the weekend due to a possible coronavirus exposure.
  The spouse of an employee at The Shrines of Pittsburgh tested negative for COVID-19.
  “We were happy to learn that our employee’s spouse tested negative for COVID-19, and that they are feeling better,” said Father Nicholas Vaskov, Director of The Shrines of Pittsburgh in a press release.
  “We wanted t
  
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• Kennywood Gives Sneak Peek Into New Version Of ‘The Old Mill’

  08-06-2020 08:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With Kennywood’s 2020 season on hold due to the Coronavirus pandemic, guests are still waiting to see the new, updated version of the Old Mill.
  (Photo Credit: Kennywood Park)
  Kennywood announced in March that Garfield’s Nightmare would be reverting back to The Old Mill.
  (Photo Credit: Kennywood Park)
  In a Facebook post, Kennywood gave a sneak peek into the new version.
  (Photo Credit: Kennywood Park)
  Previously, Kennywood announced that season passes purchase
  
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• 2 Pittsburgh demonstrations target police brutality and call for action

  08-06-2020 04:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Speakers noted how fast the government passed legislation about COVID-19 and called for similar speed in confronting police brutality.
  
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• New Castle Police Department Searching For Missing 19-Year-Old Amari Wise

  08-06-2020 03:39
  
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) – The New Castle City Police Department is searching for missing 19-year-old Amari Wise.Photo Credit: New Castle City Police/Facebook
  According to the police, Wise was reported missing on Saturday.He is described as a thin, black male, 6’1″ tall, and weighing around 150 pounds. He has brown hair, brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a blue shirt with a white heart in the middle.Anyone with information is being asked to call the police and speak with Detective
  
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