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• ‘Want People To Keep This Same Energy Going Forward’: Laila Ali And Swin Cash Discuss Protests, Activism In Sports On ‘We Need To Talk’ On CBS Sports Network

  09-06-2020 23:37
  
  (CBS Local)- Laila Ali’s father, Muhammad Ali, is now one of the most revered athlete activists of all-time. As the country continues to come to terms with its history of police brutality and systemic racism, brought to the forefront by the recent protests, Ali is hopeful that the movement will continue to push forward, long after the protests and unrest begins to peter out.
  “We want to make sure this continues happening because we’ve marched before, we’ve protested befor
  
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• 1 Killed In Fayette County Crash On Route 119

  09-06-2020 23:21
  
  SOUTH UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – An investigation is underway following a deadly crash in Fayette County.
  It happened Tuesday morning on Route 119 in South Union Township.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Debris was scattered all over the road near Abundant Life Church.
  One person was killed. The victim’s identity has not been released, and at this time it’s unknown if there were other injuries or what led to the crash.
  
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• National Aviary Announces Reopening Plan With Safety Protocols In Place

  09-06-2020 23:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The National Aviary has announced a reopening plan with a timed ticketing system meant to reduce capacity.The National Aviary says it will follow guidance from the CDC and authorities as it welcomes back the public on July 1. Members will be allowed to visit on June 28, 29 and 30.“The capacity limitations managed through the timed ticketing system will allow guests to continue to have the same high quality, immersive experiences that are signature to the National
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty But Mentally Ill To 2018 Murder Of Roommate

  09-06-2020 22:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Baldwin man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to third degree murder in the 2018 stabbing and shooting death of his roommate while the pair were living in Carrick.
  The plea will allow 37-year-old Joseph Martin to serve his prison term with mental health treatment.
  Joseph Martin (Source: Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety)
  Police found the victim, 71-year-old Ricardo Tobia, and his dog, dead inside the Carrick home on Kirk Avenue in July of 2018.
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• 2 Men Say West Virginia Hospital Switched Them At Birth 80 Years Ago

  09-06-2020 21:58
  
  BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — Two men who believe they were switched at birth nearly 80 years ago are suing a Roman Catholic diocese in West Virginia, alleging negligence and breach of duty by the hospital where they were born.
  John William Carr III and Jackie Lee Spencer were born Aug. 29, 1942, at St. Joseph Hospital in Buckhannon. The lawsuit filed Friday in Monongalia County Circuit Court against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston says staffers at the diocese-run hospital sent them home wit
  
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• Newspaper Guild Condemns Post-Gazette, Claims ‘Unrelenting Mistreatment’ After Paper Offers Barred Black Journalist Assignment To Fly To Houston For George Floyd’s Funeral

  09-06-2020 21:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh released a statement condemning the “unrelenting mistreatment” of a black reporter who was barred from protest coverage but then offered an assignment to fly to Texas and cover George Floyd’s funeral.The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh 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 newspape
  
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• Beaver County man gets prison for abusing patients at care facility

  09-06-2020 21:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Zachary Dinell will spend 10 to 31 years in prison.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Ask For Help Identifying 3 Suspects Wanted In Connection With Violence And Destruction During Protests Downtown

  09-06-2020 21:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are asking the public for help identifying three suspects wanted in connection with peaceful protests that turned violent the weekend after George Floyd’s death.The Damage Assessment and Accountability Taskforce released three images from May 30.
  Police seek help IDing three suspects from May 30, including:
  = A woman who defaced the Mario Lemieux statue at PPG Arena.
  = A looter in a Downtown business.
  = A male throwing a projectile at police.
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• FCC To Fine Insurance Telemarketers $225M For One Billion Robocalls

  09-06-2020 20:52
  
  WASHINGTON DC (AP) — The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers.
  The Federal Communications Commission said John Spiller and Jakob Mears made the calls through two businesses. State attorneys general of Arkansas, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas also sued the two men and their companies, Rising Eagle an
  
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• Peaceful Black Lives Matter Protesters Block Intersections As They Move Through Monroeville

  09-06-2020 20:04
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – Peaceful protesters are blocking off intersections and stopping traffic in Monroeville while George Floyd is being laid to rest in Texas.The 16-year-old organizer tells KDKA’s Nicole Ford that having a freedom to be a part of this event — one of many that have followed in the wake of Floyd’s death — makes her feel powerful.Roughly 10 police cars. Blocking the direction to the turnpike. Some protestors not happy their direction is blocked. @
  
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• Peaceful Black Lives Matter Protest Moves Through Monroeville, Blocking Intersections And Stopping Traffic

  09-06-2020 20:04
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – Peaceful protesters are blocking off intersections and stopping traffic in Monroeville while George Floyd is being laid to rest in Texas.The 16-year-old organizer tells KDKA’s Nicole Ford that having a freedom to be a part of this event — one of many that have followed in the wake of Floyd’s death — makes her feel powerful.Roughly 10 police cars. Blocking the direction to the turnpike. Some protestors not happy their direction is blocked. @
  
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• Charles Schwab Will Be ‘A Production Unlike Any Golf Production We’ve Ever Done,’ Says CBS Sports’ Sean McManus

  09-06-2020 19:56
  
  (CBS DFW/CBS Local) — With the Charles Schwab Challenge, the PGA Tour returns this week from a forced three-month coronavirus hiatus. The pandemic has shut down most live sports since mid-March. NASCAR and UFC have returned in recent weeks without fans, and now the PGA Tour is set to join them.
  This week’s event at Colonial Country Club was originally scheduled to take place three weeks ago. In the reconstituted schedule, it replaces the RBC Canadian Open this Thursday through Sunday
  
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• Pa. Auditor General Says Reforming State’s Criminal Justice System Could Save Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars, Make Society Safer

  09-06-2020 19:11
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – With the incarceration rate in Pennsylvania higher than the national average, the state’s auditor general says continuing to reform the state’s criminal justice system could save millions of taxpayer dollars and make society safer.Auditor General Eugene DePasquale held a news conference Tuesday morning about the steps that need to be taken to help non-violent offenders leaving the system. He said it would be beneficial to get rid of cash bail, offer mental h
  
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• Pa. Auditor General Says Reforming State’s Criminal Justice System Could Save Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars

  09-06-2020 19:11
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – With the incarceration rate in Pennsylvania higher than the national average, the state’s auditor general says continuing to reform the state’s criminal justice system could save millions of taxpayer dollars and make society safer.Auditor General Eugene DePasquale held a news conference Tuesday morning about the steps that need to be taken to help non-violent offenders leaving the system. He said it would be beneficial to get rid of cash bail, offer mental h
  
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• Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museums Announce Reopening Dates, New Safety Measures

  09-06-2020 18:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The city’s four Carnegie Museums will be back up and running by the end of the month, with safety protocols in place to help prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
  Officials with the Carnegie Museum system say the museums will reopen to its members on Friday, June 26, through Sunday, June 28, and then to all visitors starting on Monday, June 29.
  Those museums include the Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History, the Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Muse
  
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• Carrick man pleads guilty to killing longtime Point Park voice instructor

  09-06-2020 18:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Joseph Martin pleaded guilty but mentally ill to third-degree murder for killing Ricardo Tobia two years ago.
  
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• Biking Organization Ranks Pittsburgh Among 20 Best Cities For Bicycling

  09-06-2020 18:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh is one of 20 best cities for bicycling, according to a biking organization.People for Bikes’ city ratings takes into account ridership, safety, network, reach and acceleration when ranking cities.“The data shows Pittsburgh is showing real progress in making it easier for people to use bicycles as a safe, affordable, and enjoyable way to get around our compact city,” said Director of Pittsburgh’s Department of Mobility and Infrastructur
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 493 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Climbs To 76,436

  09-06-2020 17:58
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 493 new cases of Coronavirus on Tuesday, in addition to 61 deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 76,436.
  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 6,014.
  Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths have
  
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• Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program accepting applications

  09-06-2020 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  People who are 60 and older and on a limited income can apply for $24 to spend on produce at local farmers markets and stands. 
  
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• Westmoreland Co. Man Charged After TSA Agents Confiscate Gun At Arnold Palmer Regional Airport

  09-06-2020 17:40
  
  LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) – A man was arrested at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport after TSA officers found a gun in his carry-on.Officials say a man from Latrobe was arrested on Sunday after a TSA officer spotted the gun as the bag went through the checkpoint X-ray machine.
  The Westmoreland County Park Police were called in. They confiscated the 9 mm handgun — which wasn’t loaded but was next to a magazine with four bullets inside the bag — and arrested the man on a weapons
  
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• Thousands of deaths later, Pa. finally mandates universal testing in nursing homes, but not for another month

  09-06-2020 17:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Wolf administration in May touted widespread testing, but its plan fell short and, as of early June, only 75 of about 1,900 facilities had done it.
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 1 Additional Death And 19 More Coronavirus Cases

  09-06-2020 17:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 19 new Coronavirus cases Tuesday and one additional death.
  The number of cases county-wide now totals 2,027 since March 14. This includes 1,899 confirmed cases and 128 probable cases.
  Officials report that 351 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases, which is no change since Monday’s report.
  The death toll stands at 169, with 157 confirmed deaths and 12 that are probable. A probable
  
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• Carnegie museums, others reopening

  09-06-2020 16:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh will reopen its four museums to the public and used timed ticketing on the last Monday in June. 
  
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• Best Friends Check! This Pittsburgh Dog And Deer Share Special Bond

  09-06-2020 16:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh dog and deer are quickly becoming best friends, and the video is too cute not to share.Lisa Pacolay shared this video with KDKA.
  This deer is coming to her yard, and playing with her dog Meesha, several times a day.
  Pacolay lives in Allison Park and says the frolicking began on Wednesday.Photo Credit: Lisa Pacolay
  She says the deer usually stops by their yard three or four times a day looking for the dogs, but yesterday they played together seven times.
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• PTL Links: June 9, 2020

  09-06-2020 15:59
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Wild World of Animals
  Barnyard Petting Zoo
  Bonnie Loya & Buddy
  CGI.com
  Dr. Lori
  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
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• Cedar Point Announces Opening Date, Safety Protocols, Social Distancing Guidelines

  09-06-2020 15:13
  
  SANDUSKY, Oh. (KDKA) — Cedar Point announced it will be opening to all guests on July 11 with new safety protocols and social distancing guidelines.
  The park will open to Gold and Platinum pass holders on July 9 and open to the general public 2 days later on July 11.
  “The safety of all of our guests and associates has always been, and will always be our top priority. We’re looking forward to returning to summertime fun in a safe and healthy manner,” said Jason McClure, vi
  
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• Pa. Governor Tom Wolf Announces $225 Grant Program For Small Businesses Affected By Coronavirus Pandemic

  09-06-2020 14:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Governor Tom Wolf announced a $225 grant program to support small businesses that have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.The funding was included in the recently signed state budget, with funding coming from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
  “As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and shift our focus toward reopening our commonwealth, we need to help all Pennsylvanians recover. We need to provide assistance for those
  
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• Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf Announces $225 Grant Program For Small Businesses Affected By Coronavirus Pandemic

  09-06-2020 14:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Gov. Tom Wolf announced a $225 grant program to support small businesses that have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.The funding was included in the recently signed state budget, with funding coming from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
  “As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and shift our focus toward reopening our commonwealth, we need to help all Pennsylvanians recover. We need to provide assistance for those who
  
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• 19 Neighbors: Obama Academy valedictorian looks toward a fairer future

  09-06-2020 13:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Cecil Price III is among millions of high school seniors who’ve had their graduation year upended, but he’s undeterred.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Temperatures Soaring, One Of The Hottest Days Of The Year

  09-06-2020 12:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Today will be one of the hottest days of the year in Pittsburgh.
  High temperatures today should reach into the 90’s for the first time since September of last year.
  It’s been a gap of 272 days. Today’s weather will be interesting because humidity is so low for a day like today.
  This means temperatures are going to soar as soon as the sun comes up.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Temperatures will likely be going up three to five degrees per hour at
  
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• 74-Year-Old Leslie Lampkin Found Safe By His Daughter

  09-06-2020 12:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 74-year old man has been found safe his daughter.
  The Pittsburgh police were previously say they are searching for 74-year old Leslie Lampkin.
  Police seek the public's assistance in locating a missing 74-year-old male with medical issues.
  Leslie Lampkin is described as 5’7” tall with a thin build.He was last seen on June 8 at 4:00 p.m. on the 1600 block of Brownsville Road.Info? Please call 9-1-1. pic.twitter.com/ILcHFfTuL8
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• 2020 Westmoreland Fair Canceled

  09-06-2020 12:24
  
  WESTMORELAND Co., Pa. (KDKA) — The 2020 Westmoreland Fair has been canceled.
  In a Facebook post late Monday night, the Westmoreland Fair announced the news.
  In the post, they issued the following statement:Loyal Friends of the Westmoreland Fair,With heavy hearts and much deliberation, the Board has unanimously agreed to cancel the 2020 Westmoreland Fair. This decision was not made lightly, primarily hinging on the following factors: lack of clarity from state government, plus their restric
  
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• Crews Rescue Two Dogs While Putting Out House Fire In East Hills

  09-06-2020 11:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Crews responded to the scene of a fire in Pittsburgh’s East Hills early Tuesday morning.
  The house that is divided into apartments along Bracey Drive caught fire just before 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
  Everyone made it out of their units safely.
  Firefighters rescued two dogs.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  KDKA has learned that the fire likely started in a grill on the porch.
  Firefighters are still investigating.
  
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• Rivers Casino Set To Reopen After Being Closed For Months Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  09-06-2020 11:36
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More businesses are reopening now that most of Southwestern Pennsylvania is in the ‘green’ phase of Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to reopen Pennsylvania.
  As businesses are opening with new rules and guidelines, the Rivers Casino will reopen this morning for the first time in months.
  In just a few short hours, you’ll be able to take your chance and know when to hold them or know when to fold them.
  The casino is set to open at 9:00 Tuesday morning for t
  
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• Legislation To Be Introduced To Allegheny County Council Proposing Ban Of Police Crowd Control Measures

  09-06-2020 11:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two Allegheny Councilwomen will introduce an ordinance to ban police from using certain measures during nonviolent protests.
  Councilwomen Bethany Hallam and Liv Bennett will be introducing legislation proposing the banning of the use of tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bang grenades as crowd control methods in Allegheny County.
  It says in the ordinance that these devices can cause serious harm to a person and possibly death.
  The legislation explains that because every
  
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• Police Searching For Whoever Set Fire To Playgrounds In East Hills

  09-06-2020 11:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are looking for whoever set fire to two playgrounds behind Imani Christian Academy in the East Hills.
  Flames destroyed one playground.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryan Orr)
  At another playground, a slide and rubber flooring was damaged.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryan Orr)
  Police say the fires were set late Saturday night.
  
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• Diocese Of Pittsburgh Announces New Name For Elementary School Formed In Merger

  09-06-2020 11:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Diocese of Pittsburgh announced a new name for an elementary school that is being introduced as the result of a merger.
  Ave Maria Academy is being formed as St. Anne, St. Bernard, Our Lady of Grace, and St. Thomas More schools in the South Hills are merging together.
  The merger will take effect on July 1, 2020.Religion teachers guided students to research saints and make recommendations for the name of the new school.Bishop David Zubik chose the name for the school
  
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• Road Near Pitt Campus Partially Closes To Allow Space For Outdoor Dining

  09-06-2020 09:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Part of Oakland Avenue near the University of Pittsburgh campus was closed on Monday night so that diners could sit outside.
  This is one idea that Mayor Bill Peduto had floated to help restaurants survive the Coronavirus pandemic.
  Barricades went up between Forbes Avenue and Sennott Street. A message from our Pedestrian Safety Coordinator, Officer Guy Johnson:
  In compliance with social distancing, Oakland Ave. between Sennott St. & Forbes Ave. will be partially clos
  
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• Black Lives Matter Mural Along Allegheny River To Remain For Now

  09-06-2020 09:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Black Lives Matter mural painted along the Allegheny River will remain for now.
  PennDOT owns the wall that runs along the Riverwalk downtown.
  Photo Credit: Royce Jones
  The artist did not ask for permission before painting the phrase along with images of Antwon Rose, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor.
  PennDOT usually paints over graffiti on that wall, but says it is focused on maintenance work right now.
  
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• Police Investigating Shooting After Man Arrives At Area Hospital With Gunshot Wounds

  09-06-2020 09:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a man arrived at an area hospital in critical condition with gunshot wounds.
  Pittsburgh Police responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 5100 block of Dearborn Street in the Garfield neighborhood late Monday night.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Shortly after the alert, a male victim arrived at a local hospital by private transportation with gunshot wounds.
  Police say the man arrived in critical condition.
  Detectives fr
  
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• Police Investigating After Man Arrives At Area Hospital With Gunshot Wounds

  09-06-2020 09:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a man arrived at an area hospital in critical condition with gunshot wounds.
  Pittsburgh Police responded to a Shotspotter alert in the 5100 block of Dearborn Street in the Garfield neighborhood late Monday night.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Shortly after the alert, a male victim arrived at a local hospital by private transportation with gunshot wounds.
  Police say the man arrived in critical condition.
  Detectives fr
  
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• Car Smashes Hole Into Apartment Building In Penn Hills

  09-06-2020 08:45
  
  PENN HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) — A car smashed into the side of an apartment in Penn Hills on Monday afternoon.
  (Courtesy: Penn Hills No. 7 VFC)
  Police say that the driver lost control near Nelson and Lindberg Avenues and crashed into the building.
  The impact pushed cinder blocks, 2×4’s, and drywall into the apartment.
  (Courtesy: Penn Hills No. 7 VFC)
  On the outside of the building, there were cracks in the bricks.
  (Courtesy: Penn Hills No. 7 VFC)
  The Red Cross is helping two people wh
  
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• Rochester Home Seriously Damaged By Fire

  09-06-2020 08:28
  
  ROCHESTER, Pa. (KDKA) — Fire seriously damaged a house in Beaver County on Monday evening.
  The fire started in a garage along Pentland Avenue and then spread to the house.
  The first floor of the home was heavily damaged.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Fred Williams)
  The family who used to live there says that their father built the house in the 1950’s.
  The family says that the person staying in the house pulled a tractor into the garage and it caught on fire. They say it was lea
  
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• Rochester Home Heavily Damaged By Fire

  09-06-2020 08:28
  
  ROCHESTER, Pa. (KDKA) — Fire seriously damaged a house in Beaver County on Monday evening.
  The fire started in a garage along Pentland Avenue and then spread to the house.
  The first floor of the home was heavily damaged.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Fred Williams)
  The family who used to live there says that their father built the house in the 1950’s.
  The family says that the person staying in the house pulled a tractor into the garage and it caught on fire. They say it was lea
  
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• Senators Bob Casey, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris And Other Democrats Introducing Police Reform Bill

  09-06-2020 05:52
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) — Senator Bob Casey is co-sponsoring a federal police reform bill.
  The Justice In Policing Act of 2020 would hold police more accountable, increase transparency and improve practices and training.
  It would also make lynching a federal crime, along with conspiracy to commit hate crimes.
  RELATED STORIES: ‘Demanding Equality In Each School’: Pittsburgh Public Schools Leaders Hold Peaceful March And Protest
  Vice President Of Pittsburgh Fraternal Order O
  
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• Councilman Working To Create Permanent Memorial For 3-Year-Old Boy Who Died After Allegedly Being Beaten By His Mother’s Boyfriend

  09-06-2020 05:50
  
  NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — A local councilman is working to create a permanent memorial to remember a young boy who died after allegedly being beaten by his mother’s boyfriend.
  Since April, the playground at JFK Park in New Kensington has been lined with piles of teddy bears, pinwheels and blue flowers to remember 3-year-old Mikel Fetterman, who died after injuries allegedly sustained from abuse by his mother’s boyfriend, Keith Lilly Jr.
  (Photo Credit: Provided)
  Mindy Wilson
  
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• Sheriff’s Deputies Apprehend 22-Year-Old Man Accused Of Stomping Police Car, Swinging Traffic Cone Through Window During Downtown Pittsburgh Riot

  09-06-2020 05:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended a 22-year-old man accused of stomping on a police car and swinging a traffic cone through its window during the downtown Pittsburgh riot.On Monday, officials say Dajon Lengyel was apprehended in Stowe Township. The sheriff’s office says he was identified as the man standing on Pittsburgh police car that was spray-painted and burned.
  He was wanted on an arrest warrant for criminal mischief, institutional v
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Searching For Missing 74-Year-Old Leslie Lampkin

  09-06-2020 04:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh police say they are searching for a 74-year-old man with medical issues.
  Leslie Lampkin is 5-foot-7 with a thin build, police say.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Bureau Of Police/Facebook)
  He was wearing a black suit with dress shoes and possibly carrying a briefcase when he was last seen on Monday at 4 p.m., when he was leaving the Saloon on Brownsville Road with an unknown older man. police say.
  He uses public transportation frequently and he could be in Eas
  
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• Ohio Man Admits To Wrapping Dead Woman’s Body In Plastic And Duct Tape

  09-06-2020 03:51
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A man has admitted helping to wrap a dead woman’s body in plastic and duct tape in a Dayton home after she had been shot and stabbed.
  Daniel Mertz, 48, of Centerville, pleaded guilty to gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence, according to Montgomery County court records. Mertz faces up to four years in prison when he’s sentenced.
  Mertz admitted participating in moving Cora Ross Grubb’s body, which was found on Oct. 28. An autopsy determine
  
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• United States Postal Service Hiring Mail Carriers In Western Pennsylvania

  09-06-2020 03:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The United States Postal Service is hiring in western Pennsylvania.
  They need mail carriers for routes in the region’s more rural areas.
  Pay starts at $18.56 per hour.
  You can apply on the post office’s website here.
  
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