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• Pittsburgh Weather: Severe Weather Moving Through Western Pennsylvania Brings Damaging Winds, Heavy Rain

  10-07-2020 23:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A cold front is expected to bring storms on Friday evening, putting an end to our stretch of 90-degree days.
  KDKA Meteorologist Ray Petelin says it’s been very hot and overall dry, which has caused the ground to bake and most of the region to become “abnormally dry” with a moderate drought in the ridges.
  The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Clarion, Washington, Beaver, Lawrence, Indiana, Butler, Armstrong, Allegheny
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Severe Weather Moving Through Western Pennsylvania Brings Damaging Winds

  10-07-2020 23:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A cold front is expected to bring storms on Friday evening, putting an end to our stretch of 90-degree days.
  KDKA Meteorologist Ray Petelin says it’s been very hot and overall dry, which has caused the ground to bake and most of the region to become “abnormally dry” with a moderate drought in the ridges.
  The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning Washington, Allegheny and Westmoreland counties until 6:45 p.m. Lawrence and But
  
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• Arrest Warrant Issued For 20-Year-Old Wanted In Deadly North Versailles Shooting

  10-07-2020 23:57
  
  NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. (KDKA) – A 20-year-old is wanted in the shooting death of a man in North Versailles on Wednesday.
  According to county police, just before 2 a.m. the call came in to 911 about a shooting at the Green Valley Flats apartment complex.
  Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer
  When first responders arrived, they found 29-year-old Jamey Green of West Mifflin shot inside an apartment. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Investigators say they determined 20-year-old
  
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• Pitt Reports 10 More Cases Of Coronavirus In Students And Employees

  10-07-2020 23:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pitt is reporting 10 new coronavirus cases among students and faculty or staff.The university updated its coronavirus numbers Friday, adding six more cases in students and four more in faculty and staff since last week.In total since June 26, 20 students and nine faculty or staff members tested positive. As for students, eleven have recovered. And for faculty or staff, two of them have recovered.Pitt says there are also university members who have tested positive, but t
  
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• Furry Tails: Roo The Rabbit And Her Dinosaur Companion Find A New Home

  10-07-2020 22:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A rabbit and her favorite dinosaur have a new home.
  Roo, the rabbit, came to Humane Animal Rescue because she and the dog in her first home stopped getting along.
  Along with Roo though, the shelter also got a dinosaur.
  (Photo Credit: Humane Animal Rescue/Facebook)
  That’s because Roo is bonded with a stuffed animal. Humane Animal Rescue says bunnies can sometimes become bonded with objects.
  So, anywhere Roo goes, her stuffed animal, Littlefoot, the orphaned brontos
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Seek To Identify Man Who Allegedly Threw Objects At Police And Helped Incite A Riot

  10-07-2020 22:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are trying to identify a man they say threw objects at police and helped incite a riot downtown.
  Police released photos from May 30 where they say the person pictured helped turned protests into a riot.DAAT seeks to identify the male in these photos.He was seen throwing objects at police and helping to incite a riot during the May 30 protest.
  He carried a skateboard with a red underside bearing the brand name, “Troika.”
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Severe Weather Moving Through Western Pennsylvania

  10-07-2020 22:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A cold front is expected to bring storms on Friday evening, putting an end to our stretch of 90-degree days.KDKA Meteorologist Ray Petelin says it’s been very hot and overall dry, which has caused the ground to bake and most of the region to become “abnormally dry” with a moderate drought in the ridges.
  The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Mercer, Venango and Butler counties until 4:45 p.m.
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued As Cold Front Arrives

  10-07-2020 21:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Hot and humid weather is in place once again on Friday with highs in the area in the mid-to-low 90s.Pittsburgh high will hit 93 degrees with most of the afternoon dry before 5:00 p.m. Storms are expected to turn widespread after 5:00 p.m. as a cold front arrives.
  Severe Thunderstorm Warning including New Castle PA, Grove City PA, Slippery Rock PA until 4:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/KQFMCoavTQ
  — NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) July 10, 2020In southwestern Mercer, nor
  
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• Allegheny Co. Reports More Than 560 People Died Of An Overdose In 2019

  10-07-2020 21:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County’s Chief Medical Examiner says 564 people died of an overdose last year — an increase of 72 compared to 2018.The county says the deaths were “almost always” caused by a mixture of drugs most commonly containing fentanyl, followed by heroin and cocaine.According to the county, data shows that more than half the deaths were in males, with 81 percent of them identifying as white. Seventy-three percent of cases fall into the age group
  
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• Pet Tales: Helping domestic violence centers that shelter pets, too

  10-07-2020 21:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Over 70% of women in shelters say their abuser threatened, injured or killed a pet. Many choose to stay rather than leave pets behind. 
  
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• State Informs Butler, Westmoreland Co. Commissioners That No Closure Order Will Be Coming Down

  10-07-2020 21:21
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — The Butler County Board of Commissioners says Gov. Tom Wolf and the state Health Department will not be handing down new mandates for restaurants and bars in the county.
  Though there were indications of that possibility earlier this week, Butler County Commissioner Kim Geyer now says there will be no new orders.
  The state informed Butler County commissioners of the decision on Friday.
  In a press release, Geyer said “There’s going to be no orders forthcoming
  
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• Gov. Wolf Announces $19M In Funding To Lessen Pandemic’s Impact On Homelessness

  10-07-2020 20:41
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday almost $19 million will go towards mitigating the pandemic’s impact on the homeless and preventing others from losing their homes.The Governor’s Office says the CARES ACT provides for two allocations of homelessness assistance funds to help prevent, respond and prepare for homelessness in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.Out of the more than $18.9 million, 63 percent will address homelessness prevention, 22 percent will hou
  
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• Restrictions In Place As Kennywood, Sandcastle Open Their Gates For The Summer

  10-07-2020 20:29
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — It hasn’t been easy getting to this point for Kennywood. They’ve had to delay their summer opening twice because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Safety precautions are in place.
  WATCH: KDKA’S Lindsay Ward Interviews Kennywood & Sandcastle Spokesperson Nick Paradise
  Guests need to pre-purchase their tickets online. Walk-up sales will not be available. Everyone will get their temperature taken and masks must be worn.
  The park is also limiting capacity
  
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• United Airlines Warns Nearly 70 Employees At Pittsburgh International Airport Could Be Laid Off Come Fall

  10-07-2020 20:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Almost 70 United Airlines employees at the Pittsburgh International Airport will be laid off in the fall.United Airlines at the Pittsburgh airport filed a notice with the Department of Labor and Industry, saying 66 people would be affected by layoffs expected to be “temporary in nature due to COVID-19.”There will also be 95 United Airlines workers at the Philadelphia International Airport affected by the layoffs.United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees
  
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• United Airlines Warns Nearly 70 Employees At Pittsburgh International Airport Could Be Laid Off

  10-07-2020 20:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Almost 70 United Airlines employees at the Pittsburgh International Airport will be laid off in the fall.United Airlines at the Pittsburgh airport filed a notice with the Department of Labor and Industry, saying 66 people would be affected by layoffs expected to be “temporary in nature due to COVID-19.”There will also be 95 United Airlines workers at the Philadelphia International Airport affected by the layoffs.Days ago, United Airlines warned 36,000 emp
  
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• Deer Lakes High School Cancels In-Person Commencement, No Plans To Reschedule

  10-07-2020 19:30
  
  CHESWICK, Pa. (KDKA) – In-person commencement for Deer Lakes High School has been canceled due to restrictions in Allegheny County.
  A new two-week order from the county went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday, restricting gatherings to no more than 25 people inside and 50 people outside.Right now, there are no plans to reschedule the event, which was set to take place July 16. A letter from the principals say they take “great comfort” in knowing they were able to hold a virtual c
  
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• ‘These Are Just Crumbs’: Allegheny Co. Restaurants And Bars Reopen With Outdoor Dining, But Business Owners Say It Won’t Be Enough

  10-07-2020 18:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Effective Friday, restaurants and bars in Allegheny County are under new restrictions as county leaders work to slow the spread of coronavirus.
  Another Friday, and another round of changes for restaurants and bars. A new two-week order is now in effect.
  CLICK HERE: READ THE FULL ORDER
  “We’re pretty excited to be able to open for some outdoor seating,” said David Vivino, the co-owner Oakmont Tavern.
  “That’s nice to help get some people worki
  
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• Allegheny Co. Restaurants Reopen Again, This Time With Outdoor-Only Dining

  10-07-2020 18:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Effective Friday, restaurants and bars in Allegheny County are under new restrictions as county leaders work to slow the spread of coronavirus.
  The parking lot of Kelly O’s in the Strip District was empty this morning after an order from the county health department restricts restaurants to outdoor dining only. Kelly O’s and other restaurants can only serve customers if they’re outside.
  CLICK HERE: READ THE FULL ORDER
  Before sunrise, employees of Kelly
  
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• Allegheny Co. Restaurants Reopen Again, This Time With Outdoor Dining Only

  10-07-2020 18:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Effective Friday, restaurants and bars in Allegheny County are under new restrictions as county leaders work to slow the spread of coronavirus.
  The parking lot of Kelly O’s in the Strip District was empty this morning after an order from the county health department restricts restaurants to outdoor dining only. Kelly O’s and other restaurants can only serve customers if they’re outside.
  CLICK HERE: READ THE FULL ORDER
  Before sunrise, employees of Kelly
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces Over 1,000 New Coronavirus Cases In One Day, Statewide Total Grows To 93,876

  10-07-2020 18:19
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 1,009 new cases of Coronavirus on Friday.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 93,876 since Thursday’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 6,880.
  Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the deaths h
  
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• Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade Canceled

  10-07-2020 17:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh’s Labor Day Parade is canceled.The announcement was made Friday that the traditional Labor Day celebration won’t happen this year.“We know that these last number of months, many great traditions have been forgone for this year — and hopefully only for this year,” said Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.“One of those great traditions of Western Pennsylvania is the Labor Day Parade. It signifies the end of summer, it
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Department Reports 1 Additional Death, 180 New Coronavirus Cases Bringing Countywide Total To Over 4,500

  10-07-2020 17:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 180 new Coronavirus cases Friday, and one additional death.
  The county-wide total now stands at 4,547 since March 14. There are 4,360 confirmed cases and 187 probable cases.
  Officials report that 450 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases, that’s seven more patients hospitalized since Thursday’s report.
  In the newest cases, the health department says patient ages range from 5-month
  
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• FBI Offering $10,000 Reward In Mysterious Disappearance Of Pa. Amish Girl Linda Stoltzfoos

  10-07-2020 16:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information into the disappearance of a girl from the Amish community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  According to the FBI, Linda Stoltzfoos was last seen on Father’s Day, June 21, when she did not return home after church services.(Source: FBI)
  She was last seen at a farm in Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster County.
  Anyone with information on her disappearance is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
  
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• PTL Links: July 10, 2020

  10-07-2020 16:24
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Kennywood
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  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
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• Complaint Filed Against Kennywood, Idlewild And Sandcastle Over Mask Policy

  10-07-2020 14:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Attorney Tom Anderson has filed a complaint against the company that owns and operates Kennywood, Sandcastle, and Idlewild parks.#BREAKING: A local attorney just filed a complaint on behalf of 3 autistic children. Their parents say they cannot wear masks due to their diagnoses.
  He filed it against the company that owns and operates Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/83Cbc2E47R
  — MEGHAN SCHILLER (@MeghanKDKA) July 10, 2020
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• Complaint Filed Against Kennywood, Idlewild & Sandcastle Over Mask Policy

  10-07-2020 14:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Attorney Tom Anderson has filed a complaint against the company that owns and operates Kennywood, Sandcastle, and Idlewild parks.
  #BREAKING: A local attorney just filed a complaint on behalf of 3 autistic children. Their parents say they cannot wear masks due to their diagnoses.He filed it against the company that owns and operates Kennywood, Sandcastle and Idlewild. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/83Cbc2E47R
  — MEGHAN SCHILLER (@MeghanKDKA) July 10, 2020
  “Kennywood, S
  
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• Take Five with Patricia Sheridan and ... Dawn Keezer

  10-07-2020 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The director of the Pittsburgh Film Office talks about moving back from LA, the region’s role in the film industry and the lockdown.
  
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• Buying Here: International-style home in Shadyside priced at $2.25 million

  10-07-2020 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A modern home on Woodland Road in Shadyside offers privacy, 5,000 square feet of living space and a view of nature from nearly every room. 
  
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• Gateway Clipper Fleet Resuming Sightseeing Cruises

  10-07-2020 13:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The restaurants and amusement parks aren’t the only places that will be reopening on Friday.The Gateway Clipper Fleet is preparing to set sail once again.Beginning on Friday, the ships will resume sightseeing cruises at 11:00 a.m.The ships were docked for a week after the first shutdown order from Allegheny County.The Gateway Clipper Fleet says it has COVID-19 safety measures in place.
  
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• Kidsburgh: Getting Children Tested For Coronavirus Is Not That Easy Or That Simple

  10-07-2020 13:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Many people want to get their kids tested for coronavirus, whether it’s because they want to visit with grandparents, or they traveled out of state and the kids need negative tests to participate in sports, or they just want peace of mind.
  But it turns out it’s not that easy or that simple.
  First, doctors say when kids get coronavirus, it’s usually not as bad.
  “They tend to be more mild than what we’re seeing in adults,” says pediatri
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: 90-Degree Temperatures Continue, Evening Storms Expected

  10-07-2020 12:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Hot and humid weather is in place once again on Friday with highs in the area in the mid-to-low 90s.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Pittsburgh high will hit 93 degrees with most of the afternoon dry before 5:00 p.m. Storms are expected to turn widespread after 5:00 p.m. as a cold front arrives.Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  At this point, the area is not highlighted as having a chance for severe wea
  
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• ‘Traffic Calming Devices:’ City Seeing Increase In Demand For Speed Humps

  10-07-2020 12:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s a term you may have not heard before but it’s one the City of Pittsburgh is using in order to address the problem of speeding.“Traffic Calming Devices.”Better known as speed humps.They are rising out of more and more streets in Pittsburgh. Last year, they were put in along Beechwood Boulevard and drivers were treating the street like an obstacle course, swerving into bike lanes in an attempt to avoid them altogether.It wasn’t just one
  
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• Tractor-Trailer Crashes Along Interstate 70, Blocking Eastbound Lanes

  10-07-2020 12:21
  
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – A tractor-trailer crashed and rolled on to its side along I-70 in Washington.An eyewitness tells KDKA the truck is on its side, blocking both of the eastbound lanes.The crash took place about a mile east of the 70-79 interchange.It appears the trailer did break open but it is unknown at this time what the trailer was carrying.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Route 8 Northbound In Shaler Closed Due To Water Main Break

  10-07-2020 10:49
  
  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Traffic is closed in the northbound direction along Route 8 due to a water main break.According to Shaler Township Police, crews are working to repair the break that took place between Spencer Lane and Fall Run Road.
  Police and crews at the scene say the road could be closed for up to 10 hours due to the damage to the road and the water main.They said that the road is currently closed but then there will be single-lane restrictions in place later this morning.Stay
  
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• Route 8 In Shaler Closed Due To Water Main Break

  10-07-2020 10:49
  
  SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Traffic is closed in both directions along Route 8 due to a water main break.According to Shaler Township Police, crews are working to repair the break that took place between Spencer Lane and Fall Run Road.
  They said that the road is currently closed but then there will be single lane restrictions will be in place later this morning.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Bed, Bath, And Beyond To Close 200 Stores Over Next Two Years

  10-07-2020 09:58
  
  (CNN) — Bed Bath & Beyond announced Wednesday that it plans to close roughly 200 stores in the next two years.
  The retail chain — which also operates Buybuy Baby, Christmas Tree Shops and Harmon Face Values — said it would be mainly closing Bed Bath & Beyond stores, starting later this year. The announcement came as the company released its quarterly earnings report on Wednesday.
  It wasn’t clear which stores the company would close, and it didn’t immediately
  
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• Traffic Circle Pilot Program Starts In East End

  10-07-2020 09:50
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Drivers in the East End are starting to see the start of the traffic circle pilot program.Pittsburgh’s first “neighborhood traffic circles” have opened on North Euclid Avenue.This is all part of a month-long program by the city, in an effort to slow down traffic.They will be at four intersections in the city.If they are deemed to be successful, the city will install permanent traffic circles on North Euclid in the fall.
  
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• Stray Cat Found In Ross Township Tests Positive For Rabies

  10-07-2020 09:34
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A stray cat reported on Hetherton Drive in Ross Township has tested positive for rabies.The Allegheny County Health Department made the announcement after the test came back positive at its laboratory.This is the 11th animal in Allegheny County that has testes positive for rabies this year, including five raccoons, three bats, two cats, and a groundhog.The county health department is reminding anyone that sees an animal acting strangely or becoming threatening to cal
  
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• City Of Pittsburgh Postpones July 11 Dollar Bank Drive-In Movie Night

  10-07-2020 09:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The City of Pittsburgh Office of Special Events has announced the drive-in movie scheduled for Saturday night has been postponed.
  The announcement comes as the county is experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases and the health department’s most recent order prohibiting gatherings of more than 50 people outdoors.A showing of “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood” is now tentatively scheduled for September 5 and a location will be announced at a later dat
  
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• Potential Driver Crashes Into Penn Hills Driver’s License Center While Learning To Drive

  10-07-2020 08:57
  
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) – A potential new driver’s lesson didn’t quite go according to plan on Thursday night in Penn Hills.
  According to Penn Hills Police Chief Howard Burton, a non-licensed driver was learning how to drive in the Penn Hills Shopping Center when they crashed into another vehicle and then the driver’s license center.Burton said that the car struck was driving past the driver’s license center when the non-licensed driver hit them. Following the collision,
  
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• Six WVU Women’s Basketball Players Test Positive For Coronavirus, Delaying Workouts

  10-07-2020 08:32
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia women’s basketball program has pushed back the start of its summer workouts by two weeks after six players tested positive for the coronavirus, the school said Thursday.
  The players who tested positive will enter a 14-day quarantine period along with others who were identified through contact tracing procedures as potentially being exposed, WVU’s athletic department said in a news release.
  Workouts for athletes who test negative for th
  
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• Ex-W. Va Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced For Heroin Distribution

  10-07-2020 08:23
  
  CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy in West Virginia has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for heroin distribution.
  Timothy Rock, 42, of Clarksburg, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Clarksburg.
  Prosecutors said the former Harrison County sheriff’s deputy distributed heroin to confidential informants in 2016. According to evidence presented at trial, Rock acquired the heroin from evidence lockers at a now-defunct street crimes and dru
  
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• Allegheny Co. Restaurant Owners Getting Creative To Offer Outdoor Dining Under New Health Department Order

  10-07-2020 05:39
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Restaurants in Allegheny County are preparing for more relaxed dining restrictions, which go into effect Friday at 12:01 a.m.
  The new restrictions, from the Allegheny County Health Department, allow restaurants to offer outdoor dining. Indoor dining is still prohibited.
  CLICK HERE: READ THE FULL ORDER
  Customers must be seated at a table and may have up to three alcoholic drinks each.
  All dining service must stop at 11 p.m., and takeout food and alcohol is sti
  
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• One Of The Oldest Running North Hills Preschool Programs Will Not Reopen For Upcoming School Year

  10-07-2020 05:31
  
  NORTH HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) — A North Hills preschool will not be reopening its doors this year.
  Nearly 60 families who send their children to Christ Episcopal Church Preschool are impacted.
  “It was heartbreaking,” said Director Jennifer Nurmi. “We were devastated.”
  Christ Episcopal Church Preschool, one of the oldest running preschool programs in the North Hills, says its board tried everything to reopen but couldn’t make it work given all the new health and safe
  
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• Mt. Lebanon Police: Man Who Made Social Media Threats To ‘Blow Up’ State Building And Get ‘Gunned Down By The Police’ In Custody

  10-07-2020 03:47
  
  WHITEHALL, Pa. (KDKA) — Police say they arrested a man who made threats on social media to “blow up” a state office building and get “gunned down by the police.”
  On Thursday, the Mt. Lebanon police say the suspect was taken into custody without incident. Police say they found numerous weapons and components used to make improvised explosive devices in the man’s car. He also allegedly posted threats to the CIA headquarters in Washington, D.C.Please see this imp
  
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• Police: New Castle Woman Facing Charges For Making Too Many False 911 Calls

  10-07-2020 03:26
  
  NEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A New Castle woman is facing charges for allegedly making too many false 911 calls.
  According to New Castle News, police say Loraine Peterson made 15 calls to the Lawrence Emergency Operations Center in a month, as of June 21, and eight more since then.
  In one call, the 56-year-old reported to police that two individuals were inside her home. When police arrived, they found no one inside, New Castle News reports.
  The day before, police say they responded when Peter
  
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• New Castle Woman Facing Charges For Making Too Many False 911 Calls

  10-07-2020 03:24
  
  NEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A New Castle woman is facing charges for making too many false 911 calls.
  According to New Castle News, police say Loraine Peterson made 15 calls to the Lawrence Emergency Operations Center in a month, as of June 21, and eight more since then.
  In one call, the 56-year-old reported to police that two individuals were inside her home. When police arrived, they found no one inside, New Castle News reports.
  The day before, police responded when Peterson said two people
  
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• Moderate Algae Bloom Forecasted For Lake Erie This Summer

  10-07-2020 03:00
  
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Lake Erie’s annual blob of pea-green algae is expected to be smaller this summer than a year ago following a relatively dry spring, but that doesn’t necessarily reflect significant improvement toward reducing the nutrient pollution that causes it, scientists said Thursday.
  A forecast released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the algae bloom on the shallowest of the Great Lakes will reach 4.5 on its severity index &mdash
  
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• Moderate Algae Bloom Forecast For Lake Erie This Summer

  10-07-2020 03:00
  
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Lake Erie’s annual blob of pea-green algae is expected to be smaller this summer than a year ago following a relatively dry spring, but that doesn’t necessarily reflect significant improvement toward reducing the nutrient pollution that causes it, scientists said Thursday.
  A forecast released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the algae bloom on the shallowest of the Great Lakes will reach 4.5 on its severity index &mdash
  
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• West Virginia Mail Carrier Admits Attempted Election Fraud

  10-07-2020 02:38
  
  ELKINS, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia postal carrier pleaded guilty Thursday to altering mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots.
  Thomas Cooper entered the plea in federal court in Elkins to attempted election fraud and injury to the mail, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell said in a statement.
  Cooper was charged in May after eight mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots had their party affiliations altered.
  Cooper, 47, of Dry Fork, held a postal contract to pick up mail in the three towns i
  
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