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• University Of Pittsburgh History Professor Explains Importance Of Juneteenth

  19-06-2020 23:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KKDA) — Today is Juneteenth, a special day for years for black people that is now getting broader recognition.
  So what exactly does Juneteenth commemorate?
  It happened on June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, at the end of the Civil War.
  Union General Gordon Granger and his troops entered the city and issued an order.
  “Union General Granger arrives in Galveston, Texas,” says historian Alaina Roberts, “and read General Order Number 3, which informed enslaved peop
  
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• City Says Some Residents Will Need To Move Their Cars Off Streets Set To Be Milled Or Resurfaced

  19-06-2020 23:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some city residents will have to move their cars this week as streets are slated to be milled or resurfaced.The city is asking people to heed alerts as milling and paving work continues.This is part of Pittsburgh’s plan to resurface nearly 30 miles of streets this year.You can find a list of impacted streets here.
  
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• Parkway East ramp to Business Route 22 to close Monday for emergency repairs

  19-06-2020 23:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  A drainage problem is washing out the base of the ramp, a main route to the Wilkins and Monroeville business districts.
  
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• Radio Voice Of Pittsburgh Steelers Charged With DUI After Allegedly Crashing Car Through Store

  19-06-2020 23:24
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — The radio voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers has been charged with DUI.According to the criminal complaint, Bill Hillgrove crashed through two panes of glass at a story in Murrysville as he parked to pick up a prescription.
  When police asked Hillgrove about the incident, they say he told them he “had a couple of beers,” the complaint says.
  
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• As People Get Back To More Normal Activities, Here Are Some Rules To Live By

  19-06-2020 23:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Everything we do now, outside of leaving our home, involves a calculation of risk — the risk of getting coronavirus.
  The New York Times recently created “Five Rules to Live By During a Pandemic” to help us assess and minimize the risk as we get back to more normal activities.
  Going to work, school and shopping once seemed like mundane activities, but there’s now an element of risk in this pandemic.
  The first rule to assess your risk of getting co
  
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• 2 Suspects Accused In Scheme To Steal Rare Books From Carnegie Library Sentenced

  19-06-2020 22:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former librarian and a bookseller will serve house arrest and probation after pleading guilty to stealing and trafficking rare, valuable books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.
  The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office says a judge has sentenced John Schulman to four years of house arrest and Gregory Priore to three years house arrest. Both will also serve 12 years of probation.
  Schulman has also been ordered to pay $55,000 in restitution.Judge Alex
  
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• St. Benedict the Moor in Hill District returning to parish status

  19-06-2020 22:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  The church had long been a separate parish but was merged in January with two nearby churches to form Divine Mercy Parish as part of a sweeping program of mergers throughout the diocese.
  
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• 2 Arrested, Drugs, Guns And Cash Seized During Pittsburgh Drug Bust

  19-06-2020 22:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two men were arrested following a drug bust in Pittsburgh.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police)
  On Friday, the Pittsburgh police said 73-year-old Robert Douglass and 27-year-old Bruce Douglass were arrested on the 1600 block of Trinity Street.
  Police say the following items were found: four guns, a psychedelic mushroom grow operation, butane hash oil extraction, marijuana grow lab, a large quantity of marijuana, THC oil/wax and cash.
  Zone 5 narcotics detectives have arrest
  
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• Indiana Co. Man Arrested For Allegedly Calling In Threats To State Police 40 Times

  19-06-2020 22:24
  
  INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) – An Indiana County man accused of calling in threats to state police at least 40 times and violating three PFAs has been arrested.State Police say the three-day manhunt for 39-year-old Tobias Tiemeyer Wright ended in Ohio when the United States Marshals Service took him into custody Friday.Starting Tuesday evening, Wright allegedly called and threatened the state police troop in Indiana County at least 40 times.Police say he was also charged following investigations in
  
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• Two sentenced to home confinement in rare book case

  19-06-2020 22:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  John Schulman, the owner of Caliban bookshop in Oakland was sentenced Friday to four years home confinement and seven years of probation for selling materials stolen from Carnegie Library’s rare book collection.
  
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• Two sentenced to home confinement for theft of rare books

  19-06-2020 22:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  John Schulman, the owner of Caliban bookshop in Oakland was sentenced Friday to four years home confinement and twelve years of probation for selling materials stolen from Carnegie Library’s rare book collection.
  
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• Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Designates ‘Personal Parish’ For Black Catholic Community

  19-06-2020 22:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bishop David Zubik is establishing St. Benedict the Moor Church in the city’s Hill District as a special parish for the black Catholic community of Pittsburgh.
  St. Benedict the Moor will become a “personal parish” on July 13.
  According to the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, a “personal parish” is one that “responds to specific spiritual needs often related to a particular culture or an extraordinary need.”
  Anyone who wants to be
  
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• Push Grows To Remove Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s Name From West Virginia School

  19-06-2020 22:04
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A push to remove Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s name from a West Virginia middle school that has the state’s highest percentage of black students is growing.
  Those who support changing the name of Stonewall Jackson Middle School will march at the Kanawha County Board of Education on Saturday, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.
  The school’s student body is 42% African American, which is the highest proportion among public middle schools, a
  
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• Six years after FBI case began, Greensburg lab owner pleads guilty in wide-ranging kickback scheme

  19-06-2020 21:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  The owner of a Greensburg medical testing company at the center of a kickback scheme involving doctors from around the country admitted his guilt Friday before a federal judge.
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools To Review Progress, Potential Expansion Of Ban On Suspending Students For Nonviolent Infractions

  19-06-2020 21:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Public Schools will get together a team to review the district’s suspension policy that affects K-2 students.
  In December of 2017, the PPS school board approved a change that would ban suspensions for nonviolent infractions.
  Now after the first full school year with the moratorium in place, Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet announced a “Suspension Ban Review Team” will evaluate the ban and look into potentially expanding it to older students
  
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• Robitussin, Dimetapp Recalled Due To Incorrect Dosing Cups

  19-06-2020 21:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The maker of two popular children’s cough medicines has recalled both of them.
  GSK Consumer Healthcare has issued a voluntary recall for “Children’s Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM,” and “Children’s Dimetapp Cold and Cough.”(Photo Credit: FDA)
  The manufacturer says the recall is due to potential overdose risks.
  The wrong size dosing cups were put in the packages, which could cause parents to put too much medicine
  
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• Buildings In Downtown Pittsburgh Light Up For Pride Month

  19-06-2020 20:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Buildings in Pittsburgh are lighting up for Pride Month.
  The City-County Building and Highmark building were photographed Thursday night lit up in the colors of the rainbow.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Ian Smith)
  On Twitter, the City of Pittsburgh says the pride flag is flying alongside the American and Pittsburgh flags.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Ian Smith)
  Yesterday, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto proposed the creation of a permanent LGBTQIA+ Commission
  
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• Pittsburgh United Methodist bishop helps launch anti-racism effort

  19-06-2020 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Area Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi is helping launch an initiative throughout the United Methodist Church aimed at mobilizing members to work toward dismantling racism in their church and society.
  
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• ‘June 19th Is My Independence Day As A Black Woman’: Over 100 Protesters March Through Wilkinsburg On Juneteenth

  19-06-2020 19:39
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – A crowd of over 100 people are moving through the streets of Wilkinsburg on Juneteenth.
  Just before noon Friday, the group gathered at the corner of Hays Street and South Avenue.
  The organizers say the march is for black empowerment and freedom. One of the organizers said, “June 19th is my Independence Day as a black woman.”Crowd of over 100 moving through the streets of Wilkinsburg. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/0wQcuvxB3w
  — Nicole Ford (@NicoleFordTV)
  
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• 'It has to be different': Pittsburgh United Methodist bishop helps launch anti-racism effort

  19-06-2020 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Area Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi is helping launch an initiative throughout the United Methodist Church aimed at mobilizing members to work toward dismantling racism in their church and society.
  
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• Two Years Later, Antwon Rose Remembered In East Pittsburgh On Juneteenth

  19-06-2020 19:05
  
  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Antwon Rose is being remembered this Juneteenth, two years to the day he was shot and killed by a police officer, with a number of events in East Pittsburgh.
  Protesters are expected in the streets there most of the day for a sit-in, march, speeches and a balloon release.
  Juneteenth Direct Action, organized by the Allegheny County Black Activist/Organizer Collective, is a sit-in that started at noon to call for black freedom and empowerment.
  The protesters are block
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Moves The Rest Of Pennsylvania., Except For Lebanon County, Into ‘Green’ Next Week

  19-06-2020 18:59
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Parts of Pennsylvania that were among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic will move next week into the less restrictive “green” zone for reopening businesses and restarting group activities, the Wolf administration announced Friday.
  The 12 counties going from yellow to green under Gov. Tom Wolf’s color-colored reopening system include Philadelphia and its heavily populated collar suburbs of Montgomery, Bucks, Chester and Delaware counties.
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 38 Deaths, 526 New Coronavirus Cases As Statewide Total Climbs To 80,762

  19-06-2020 18:11
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 526 new cases of Coronavirus on Friday, in addition to 38 more deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 80,762 since Tuesday’s report.
  The Health Department says all 67 counties in Pennsylvania have had cases of COVID-19. Current patients are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.
  The statewide death toll has reached 6,399.
  Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or old
  
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• Jobless Rate Slides Back From Coronavirus Pandemic Peak In Pennsylvania

  19-06-2020 17:47
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment began sliding down from its pandemic peak in May, even clocking in at below the national rate as payrolls grew by almost 200,000.
  The state Department of Labor and Industry said Friday that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was 13.1% in May. That’s down 3 percentage points from April’s adjusted rate of 16.1%, its highest rate in over four decades of record-keeping.
  The national rate was 13.3% in May.
  Meanwhile, payro
  
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• ‘Transparency And Accountability’: Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto Calls For Change To State Law So Body Camera Footage Can Be Immediately Made Public

  19-06-2020 17:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto is calling for changes to state law to make it easier for city officials to publicly release footage from body cameras.
  On Friday, Mayor Peduto called for more transparency in the release of police body-worn camera footage.
  He says under existing law, in most circumstances city leaders cannot immediately release footage to the public.
  Mayor Peduto points out Pittsburgh Police invested $10 million in new cameras for more than 900 officers las
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 16 New Coronavirus Cases As Countywide Total Grows To 2,138

  19-06-2020 17:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 16 new Coronavirus cases Friday, but additional deaths for the second day in a row.
  The number of cases county-wide stands at 2,138 since March 14. This includes 2,000 confirmed cases and 138 probable cases.
  Officials report that 361 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases, which is no change since Thursday’s report.
  The death toll is 177, with 165 confirmed deaths and12 that are probable
  
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• PTL Links: June 19, 2020

  19-06-2020 16:14
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Netflix’s “Feel The Beat”
  “Feel The Beat” Official Trailer
  Resonate Entertainment
  CBS’s “United We Sing”
  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 InstagramPTL Deal Day Links:Jenny Lee
  
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• Study: COVID-19 Job Loss Disproportionately Impacted Black & Older Workforce Populations In Allegheny County

  19-06-2020 14:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A study from the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Social and Urban Research found that job losses from the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately affected black and older workforces in Allegheny County.Over 2,500 people were surveyed between March, April, and May found that 19.7% of black workers employed at the beginning of March were no longer employed compared to 17.2% of white workers.They also found that elderly workers, age 65 and older, were the most
  
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• Pittsburgh Botanic Garden reopens Tuesday

  19-06-2020 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden reopens to the public on Tuesday with flowers in bloom and new restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Buying Here: Who wouldn't want to work out or relax in this $3.25 million estate?

  19-06-2020 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The property at 141 Beech Ridge Drive in Bell Acres has a gym, squash court, huge swimming pool and media and wine rooms.
  
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• Pa. Department Of Environmental Protection Hosts Tire Collection Event In Westmoreland County

  19-06-2020 13:33
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) – Residents from 22 cities and municipalities participated in a tire collection event in Westmoreland County on Thursday.The event was hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s West Nile Virus program.A goal of this event was to eliminate and reduce mosquito-borne disease by taking away habitat reduction for mosquitoes, including waste tires.Nearly 500 residential and agricultural tires were disposed of thanks to the event.
  
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• Former Steelers Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes Reflects On Having A Son With Sickle Cell Anemia

  19-06-2020 13:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – He’s known for one of the most iconic catches in Steelers’ Super Bowl history.Santonio Holmes’s toe-tap catch in Super Bowl 43 wrapped up a victory over the Arizona Cardinals and brought Pittsburgh a then-record sixth Super Bowl title.Now, with his playing days behind him, Santonio Holmes is dedicating his life to being a different kind of MVP, one that fights for his son TJ and other families affected by Sickle Cell Anemia.June 19 is also known as Wor
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Thick Morning Clouds Give Way To Mostly Cloudy Afternoon Skies

  19-06-2020 12:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Today will be very similar to yesterday, with thick morning clouds giving way to partly mostly cloudy skies this afternoon.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Most of the day will be dry but there will be rain and weak storm chances throughout the day. It again looks like the afternoon will be the most likely time for rain.Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  Places in the Laurel Highlands and Ridges look lik
  
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• Three people killed in early morning shootings in Wilkinsburg

  19-06-2020 12:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegheny County and Wilkinsburg police are investigating the killing of two men and a woman in early morning shootings in the borough.
  
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• Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle On Bedford Avenue

  19-06-2020 12:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle just after 3:00 a.m. this morning at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Chauncey Drive.The woman was hit by the vehicle while in the street. She was taken to a local hospital by private vehicle in critical condition.The driver of the vehicle fled the car and left it at the scene.Police are investigating the incident.
  
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• Pittsburgh Set To Celebrate Juneteenth National Freedom Day

  19-06-2020 11:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – June 19th is known as “Juneteeth” marking the end of slavery in the United States when the final slaves were emancipated in 1865.This year’s celebration comes alongside protests and marches across the country after several incidents of violence against African Americans by police officers.In Pittsburgh, it falls on the two-year anniversary of a police shooting.
  On June 19, 2018, Antwon Rose II was shot and killed by East Pittsburgh Police Officer Micha
  
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• Three People Killed In Overnight Shooting In Wilkinsburg

  19-06-2020 10:41
  
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) – Two men and a woman were killed in an overnight shooting in Wilkinsburg.According to Allegheny County Police, at just before 1:30 a.m., police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Coal Street where they found two victims – an adult man and woman dead from gunshot wounds.A few blocks up the road, a third victim, an adult man, was found dead in Hunter Park.All three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.Police are currently inspecting a black Cadillac car that
  
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• 3 People Killed In Overnight Shooting In Wilkinsburg

  19-06-2020 10:41
  
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) – Two men and a woman were killed in an overnight shooting in Wilkinsburg.
  According to Allegheny County Police, at just before 1:30 a.m., police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Coal Street where they found two victims – an adult man and woman dead from gunshot wounds.
  “There were AR-15 casings located nearby,” says Nando Costa with the Allegheny County Police Department.A few blocks up the road, a third victim, an adult man, was found dead in Hunt
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Robbery On Smithfield Street Bridge

  19-06-2020 10:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are searching for a suspect in a robbery that took place on the Smithfield Street Bridge.According to police, a woman was walking along the bridge when a man approached her from behind, put a weapon to her back and demanded her purse.The suspect then emptied her purse and tossed it into the river below.He was last seen heading toward downtown wearing a black hoodie.Pittsburgh Police are investigating.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Vincentian Academy Holds Final Graduation Ceremony

  19-06-2020 10:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Thursday was the end of a tradition, one that began 88 years ago.Vincentian Academy held its final graduation ceremony.The academy is known for its prestigious baccalaureate program and its 100% graduation and college acceptance rate.Earlier this year, however, it announced it would not reopen in the fall due to financial losses.Administrators and students say this year was a challenge but the class of 2020 rose to the occasion.“This pandemic definitely made us pa
  
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• AHN Opens New Mobile Coronavirus Testing Site In Homewood

  19-06-2020 09:33
  
  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) – For those unable to make it to the doctor’s office or to clinics, testing for COVID-19 is coming to them.A new mobile testing site was opened on Thursday in Homewood.It’s another step in bringing vital testing closer to home. Funded by the Hillman Foundation, Heinz Endowments, and the owners of the Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s a collective mission.“To have testing like this mobile lab that will allow people to have access to it right where they live a
  
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• Pitt & WVU Extend Basketball Backyard Brawl For 2 More Seasons

  19-06-2020 08:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The basketball version of the “Backyard Brawl” rivalry between West Virginia and Pittsburgh has been extended through the 2022-23 season.
  The colleges separated by 75 miles have played 187 times since first meeting in 1906, with West Virginia holding a 99-88 advantage. The series took a break from 2013-16 because of conference realignment after Pitt left the Big East Conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference and West Virginia left the Big East to become
  
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• Justice Walk Planned For Duquesne University Football Player Who Jumped To His Death

  19-06-2020 05:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The mother of a Duquesne University football player who died after jumping 16 stories from a dorm room window is bringing his story back to light.
  Marquis Jaylen Brown died in October 2018 after jumping from the window of a residence hall on campus.
  (Photo Courtesy: Duquesne University)
  But his family says they still have many questions that need to be answered about his death.
  Lee Merritt, the family’s attorney, spoke to Lynne Hayes-Freeland and said Brown should
  
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• Woman Crochets 108 Blankets, More Than 50 Pillows For Cats At Humane Animal Rescue

  19-06-2020 04:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman made sure the cats at Humane Animal Rescue will be extra comfortable.(Photo Credit: Humane Animal Rescue)
  On Thursday, the organization said Suzanne crocheted 108 blankets and more than 50 pillows for the cats.Suzanne wanted to be last year’s total of 70 blankets, the organization said.“Thank you to our incredible volunteers who are always finding creative ways to support the animals in our care,” a Facebook post reads.
  
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• Several Hundred ‘Pittsburgh Action For Black Trans Lives’ Protesters Moved Through Downtown

  19-06-2020 04:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Demonstrators continued to call for equality as they march through Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh Public Safety sent out an alert as several hundred moved into downtown.Crowd moving into Downtown, now at Sixth and Ross, heading towards Grant Street. https://t.co/ZaBZJmH97N
  — Pgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) June 18, 2020They started out in Freedom Corner, where several speakers addressed the crowd.
  Several hundred are gathered in Freedom Corner Uptown for a rally in su
  
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• University Of Pittsburgh Named One Of Best Colleges for LGBTQ+ Students

  19-06-2020 03:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The University of Pittsburgh was named one of the best colleges for LGBTQ+ students.BestColleges, along with Campus Pride, released college rankings for LGBTQ+ students in celebration of Pride Month.
  Pitt, the University of Pennsylvania and Lehigh University are the only three Pennsylvania schools on the list.According to BestColleges, the ranking “recognizes U.S. schools that have established the highest standards for inclusive environments while maintaining stro
  
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• Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Using Incendiary Device Against Police Officer During Downtown Pittsburgh Riot

  19-06-2020 03:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police have arrested the man suspected of injuring an officer with an improvised incendiary device.
  Police say the incident occurred during the notable George Floyd protest that escalated into rioting and looting on May 30. The device landed near Mellon Square, exploded on the ground and gave an officer “concussion-like symptoms,” according to police.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Nicholas Lucia has charged with 17 felony and 13 misdemeanor counts for his
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers DE Cameron Heyward Says The Team Will Be United If It Opts To Protest

  19-06-2020 02:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Cam Heyward is well-versed in the sometimes messy optics associated with taking a stand against social injustice.
  The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end and his teammates met it head on in 2017, when a miscommunication with left tackle and Army veteran Alejandro Villanueva left Villanueva on the field in Chicago for the national anthem while the rest of the Steelers remained in the tunnel. The image — Villanueva with his hand over his heart, the other 52 players on t
  
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• Counties Cannot Ban People On Probation, Parole From Using Medical Pot If They Are Registered In Program, Pa. Supreme Rules

  19-06-2020 02:35
  
  (AP) — Counties may not ban people on probation or parole from using prescription cannabis if they are registered in Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
  In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court said that people holding a valid medical marijuana card are immune from “arrest, prosecution or penalty in any manner” under state law, even if they are under a court’s supervision.
  “In Pennsylvania, as elsewhere, the politi
  
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• Georgia and Harry Connick Jr. On ‘United We Sing: A GRAMMY Tribute To The Unsung Heroes’: ‘Show People In A Positive Way How Change Can Happen’

  19-06-2020 02:27
  
  This Sunday night at 8:00PM ET/PT CBS presents United We Sing: A GRAMMY Tribute To The Unsung Heroes. Hosted by Harry Connick Jr. and Georgia Connick, this special will see father and daughter driving from Connecticut to New Orleans in an RV showcasing some of America’s unsung heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The special will also feature musical performances and appearances from celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt and Queen Latifah.
  CBS Local’s Matt Weiss spoke to Geo
  
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