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• Look Up: You Can See The NEOWISE Comet From Pittsburgh

  14-07-2020 23:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The brightest comet since 1997’s Comet Hale-Bopp will bring is drawing attention in the night sky. Yes, even in Pittsburgh!
  The comet NEOWISE will show in the sky, after sunset until about 10 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. over the next several nights.KDKA Meteorologist Ray Petelin says as each night progresses this week, NEWOWISE will appear higher and higher in the northwest sky.#COMET TONIGHT: SHOULD BE ANOTHER GREAT NIGHT TO TRY TO SEE THE COMET NEWOWISE. Best viewing thr
  
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• Federal Agents Investigating Whether Allegheny Co. Jail Inmates Awaiting Trial Are Collecting Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits

  14-07-2020 23:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Federal agents are investigating whether inmates at the Allegheny County Jail are receiving thousands of dollars in pandemic unemployment assistance while awaiting trial.
  Are inmates scamming the Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program by collecting payments while awaiting trial? A county homicide detective says he uncovered the plot listing in on a murder suspect’s phone calls.
  Lamont Wilford has been in jail for the past eight months on criminal homicide char
  
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• Authorities: Whitehall man threatened government; had homemade explosives

  14-07-2020 22:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police pulled Kurt Cofano over Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Mt. Lebanon and said they found guns and explosives in his car.
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates Enter 2020 With New Leadership And Energy

  14-07-2020 22:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — New Pittsburgh Pirates general manager Ben Cherington and manager Derek Shelton have used a lot of words to describe the situation they inherited then they arrived last fall.
  The word “rebuild” has not escaped their mouths even once. A “rebuild” hints a returning something to what it was. The truth is, the giddy stretch from 2013-15 when the Pirates ripped off three straight playoff berths has become a distant speck in the rearview mirror. Only one
  
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• Runaway Piglet Gets Lost In Pleasant Hills

  14-07-2020 21:55
  
  PLEASANT HILLS (KDKA) — If you live in Pleasant Hills, be on the lookout for a runaway pig.
  According to Pleasant Hills Borough’s Facebook page, the pet piglet broke free from his harness when his owners stopped to let him out late Monday night.
   
  He broke free near the Sheetz on Lebanon Church Road.
  The piglet is black with pink feet and a white stripe going down his nose.
  (Photo Credit: Borough of Pleasant Hills/Facebook)
  His owners are not from this area and are very worried
  
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• Trump Administration Rescinds Rule On Foreign Students Studying Online During Coronavirus Pandemic

  14-07-2020 21:38
  
  BOSTON (AP/KDKA) — The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the decision as a court hearing was getting underway on a challenge to the rule by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  A federal judge scheduled arguments Tuesday in
  
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• Smash-and-grab car thieves target North Park

  14-07-2020 21:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  Car thieves have been busy this summer at North Park.
  
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• Man Killed In Washington County Motorcycle Crash

  14-07-2020 21:17
  
  NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – An Ohio man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Washington County.The county coroner says 53-year-old John Duda from Kettering was riding a motorcycle on Thomas Eighty Four Road in North Strabane Township when he couldn’t make a curve and lost control of the motorcycle.The coroner’s office says the accident was discovered Tuesday around 6:23 a.m. It’s unknown if he was wearing a helmet.The date and time of the incident is somewhere be
  
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• Police: 4-Year-Old Boy Found Unresponsive At Connoquenessing Creek

  14-07-2020 20:44
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are investigating the ‘serious incident’ that sent a 4-year-old boy to the hospital after he was found unresponsive at a Butler County swimming hole.
  Butler City Police say it happened at Connoquenessing Creek Monday evening around 7:20 p.m.They say police, medics and the fire department responded to a swimming hole in the creek near Kaufman Drive. When they arrived, they found a 4-year-old boy unresponsive.According to police, the boy had apparently
  
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• Crews Respond To HAZMAT Spill In Millvale

  14-07-2020 19:39
  
  MILLVALE, Pa. (KDKA) – Fire and police were on the scene of a HAZMAT spill in Millvale.
  The Millvale Fire Department said Evergreen Road was temporarily closed between Hawthorne Road and Hansen Street on Tuesday.Evergreen Ave between Hawthorne and Hanson CLOSED due to Hazmat spill.
  Fire and Police on scene AVOID the area!
  — MillvaleFire191 (@millvalefire191) July 14, 2020Police say there was a chemical spill, and crews were on the scene for hours cleaning up.Residents in the area wer
  
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• Crews On Scene Of HAZMAT Spill In Millvale

  14-07-2020 19:39
  
  MILLVALE, Pa. (KDKA) – Fire and police are on the scene of a HAZMAT spill in Millvale.
  The Millvale Fire Department says Evergreen Road is closed between Hawthorne Road and Hansen Street. This is near the BP station.Evergreen Ave between Hawthorne and Hanson CLOSED due to Hazmat spill.
  Fire and Police on scene AVOID the area!
  — MillvaleFire191 (@millvalefire191) July 14, 2020911 dispatchers say a chemical is leaking from a truck.
  People are being evacuated.
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• UPMC’s claim of ‘less severe’ coronavirus strain in Pa. is not supported by science, some say

  14-07-2020 19:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  The health system said a recent study backed up its assertion. But the study itself contradicts UPMC’s own takeaways.
  
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• ‘It Has Everything To Do With The Politics Of Humanity’: Natasha Ward On BET’s ‘The Oval’ & Tyler Perry

  14-07-2020 19:31
  
  (CBS Local)– The season finale of “Tyler Perry’s The Oval” airs on Wednesday, July 22 on BET at and the show has been a smash hit so far.
  RELATED: ‘He Could Become The Next Walt Disney’: Kron Moore & Ed Quinn On Tyler Perry & BET’s ‘The Oval’
  One of the many actors to benefit from the show’s success is Natasha Ward. The former Division 1 track runner at UC Irvine plays Ellie Lyles in the series and she’s made a big impact
  
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• Gov. Wolf Signs First George Floyd-Inspired Bills Into Law In Pennsylvania

  14-07-2020 19:28
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — The first bills passed by Pennsylvania’s Legislature in response to widespread protests over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota are now law with Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature.
  In a news conference Tuesday in Harrisburg, Gov. Wolf, a Democrat, characterized the two bills he signed as small, but important steps toward making society fair.
  The two bills passed the House and Senate unanimously last month.
  One house bill requires po
  
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• Police: Suspicious Beeping Sound Coming From Mailbox Turns Out To Be Low Battery On Mail Scanner

  14-07-2020 18:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police closed off an area of Brighton Heights Tuesday morning after a suspicious package was reported beeping in a mailbox.
  The “suspicious” sound coming from a USPS mailbox prompted Pittsburgh Police and a bomb squad to respond. Brighton Road and Benton Avenue were closed off to traffic for hours while the incident was investigated.
  “Cordoned off the area, to make sure the residents were safe and no one could come close to the mailbox,&rdqu
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 929 Coronavirus Cases, Statewide Total Climbs To 96,671

  14-07-2020 18:48
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 929 new cases of Coronavirus on Tuesday in addition to 20 more deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 96,671 since Monday’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.
  Of today’s reported cases, state health officials say 216 cases were a result of a delay in
  
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• Doctor Warns Focus On COVID-19 Causing ‘Disruption’ In Cancer Screenings, Treatments: ‘Resources, Attention Has Been Diverted Away’

  14-07-2020 17:39
  
  (CBS Local)– The spread of COVID-19 has created many scary situations for people with pre-existing conditions.
  There is a lot of fear and anxiety these days for cancer patients who need leave the house to get treatment or people who are trying to schedule cancer screenings. Dr. Pat Basu is the President and CEO of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America and he says COVID-19 has had a major impact on cancer patients and cancer treatment across the country.
  “These are unsettling t
  
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• Former West Virginia VA Nursing Assistant Faces 7 Murder Counts In Insulin Deaths, Including Westmoreland Co. Veteran

  14-07-2020 17:27
  
  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (KDKA/AP) – A former staffer at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia is being charged with killing seven patients by giving them fatal doses of insulin, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
  Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is being charged with second degree murder in the deaths of seven people and assault with the intent to commit murder of an eighth person.
  The deaths include
  
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• Former West Virginia VA Nursing Assistant Faces 7 Murder Counts In Insulin Deaths

  14-07-2020 17:27
  
  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (KDKA/AP) – A former staffer at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia is being charged with killing seven patients by giving them fatal doses of insulin, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
  Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is being charged with second degree murder in the deaths of seven people and assault with the intent to commit murder of an eighth person.
  A retired Army ser
  
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• Former West Virginia Nursing Assistant Pleads Guilty To 7 Murder Counts In Insulin Deaths Of Veterans, Including Westmoreland Co. Man

  14-07-2020 17:27
  
  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (KDKA/AP) – A former staffer at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia is being charged with killing seven patients by giving them fatal doses of insulin, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
  Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is being charged with second degree murder in the deaths of seven people and assault with the intent to commit murder of an eighth person.
  The 46-year-old fr
  
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• Former West Virginia Nursing Assistant Faces 7 Murder Counts In Insulin Deaths Of Veterans, Including Westmoreland Co. Man

  14-07-2020 17:27
  
  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (KDKA/AP) – A former staffer at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia is being charged with killing seven patients by giving them fatal doses of insulin, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
  Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is being charged with second degree murder in the deaths of seven people and assault with the intent to commit murder of an eighth person.
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• Former Nursing Assistant Faces 7 Murder Counts In Insulin Deaths At West Virginia VA Hospital Where Local Veteran Died

  14-07-2020 17:27
  
  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. (KDKA/AP) – A former staffer at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia where a Westmoreland County veteran’s death was being investigated as a homicide is being charged with killing seven patients by giving them fatal doses of insulin, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.
  Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is being charged with second degree murder in the deaths of seven peop
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Confirms 331 Coronavirus Cases, Highest Single-Day Count As Total Countywide Grows To 5,364

  14-07-2020 17:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 331 new Coronavirus cases Tuesday, and one additional death.
  That’s the highest single-day case count for the county.
  The county-wide total number of cases now stands at 5,364 since March 14. There are 5,170 confirmed cases and 194 probable cases.
  The Health Department says the results come from more than 4,500 tests spanning from June 8 through July 13. Health officials say in their daily press release that
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Confirm 331 New Coronavirus Cases, Highest Single-Day Count As Total Countywide Grows To 5,364

  14-07-2020 17:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 331 new Coronavirus cases Tuesday, and one additional deaths.
  The county-wide total now stands at 5,364 since March 14. There are 5,170 confirmed cases and 194 probable cases.
  Officials report that 477 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases; that’s seven more patients hospitalized since Monday’s report.
  The death toll stands at 199, with 187 confirmed deaths and 12 are probabl
  
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• Kennywood Removes “Mask Break Zones” From Park

  14-07-2020 16:54
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — Kennywood has removed the “Mask Break Zones” from the park just days after opening to the public.
  According to Kennywood spokesman Nick Paradise, the park is removing the three designated zones, which allowed people to remove their masks while social distancing.
  Kennywood’s spokesperson tells the PG that the zones “were overshadowing the reopening of the park.”The park first reopened to season passholders on Friday, and the general public
  
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• Kennywood Eliminates “Mask Break Zones” From Park

  14-07-2020 16:54
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — Kennywood has removed its three “Mask Break Zones” from the park just days after opening to the public.
  According to Kennywood spokesman Nick Paradise, the park is removing the three designated zones, which allowed parkgoers to remove their masks for a short break while social distancing.
  The park spokesman says they decided to get rid of the zones Monday night after receiving a lot of feedback.
  The park first opened to season passholders on Friday, and th
  
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• PTL Links: July 14, 2020

  14-07-2020 16:22
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Wellness Coach Jackie Hale
  Antiques Appraiser Dr. Lori
  Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership’s Market Square Farmers Markets
  Market District
  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:Fac
  
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• Police Secure Scene After Investigating Suspicious Package Inside Mailbox In Brighton Heights

  14-07-2020 13:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say that the scene in Brighton Heights where a suspicious package inside a mailbox was being investigated in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood is secure.
  Postal Police and Pittsburgh Police were at the scene early Tuesday morning after a citizen called 911 to report a mail scanner that was beeping inside a mailbox.UPDATE: Scene is secure. A mail scanner in the mail box was beeping, which led to a citizen call to 911. The device poses no threat, the
  
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• Police Secure Scene After Investigating Suspicious Package Inside Mailbox

  14-07-2020 13:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say that a scene in Brighton Heights is secure after  investigating a suspicious package inside a mailbox in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood.
  Postal Police and Pittsburgh Police were at the scene early Tuesday morning.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  The scene is at the intersection of Brighton Road and Benton Avenue.
  KDKA’s news crew at the scene observed a large police presence and a taped off area near the scene
  
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• Lightning Strikes Pittsburgh International Airport Runway, Crews Quickly Respond And Repair Damages

  14-07-2020 13:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Airfield crews at Pittsburgh International Airport were able to quickly repair one of the runways after it was struck by lightning.
  According to Blue Sky News, a routine inspection was scheduled for the afternoon of July 7, but became a severe weather inspection after strong storms made their way across Western Pennsylvania. 
  After Biedrzycki and a coworker witnessed a “big thick lightning bolt” strike near runway 10L/28R, they were surprised to see the
  
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• Pittsburgh Officials Mourning The Death Of City Firefighter

  14-07-2020 13:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh is mourning the death of one of its firefighters.
  Mayor Bill Peduto’s Chief of Staff Daniel Gilman announced the news on Monday night that Firefighter Christopher Conway had passed away.It is with tremendous sadness that the City announces the passing of Pittsburgh Firefighter Christopher Conway.We all keep his family, friends, and fellow firefighters in our thoughts during this incredibly difficult time
  — Daniel Gilman (@danielgilman)
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Pleasant Tuesday, Heat And Humidity On The Way

  14-07-2020 12:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Gorgeous weather is expected to remain in place today with high temperatures in the mid-to-low 80’s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Humidity levels will be on the low side with light winds coming in out of the north.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Enjoy it while it lasts as temperatures are set to soar again starting Wednesday.
  I have Wednesday’s high temperature coming in at 88 degrees.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  The only relief from the
  
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• Police Investigating Suspicious Package Inside Mailbox On North Side

  14-07-2020 12:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating a suspicious package inside a mailbox on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
  Postal Police and Pittsburgh Police are on the scene along Brighton Road.
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• Police Investigating Suspicious Package Inside Mailbox In Brighton Heights

  14-07-2020 12:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating a suspicious package inside a mailbox in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood.
  Postal Police and Pittsburgh Police were at the scene early Tuesday morning.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  The scene was at the intersection of Brighton Road and Benton Avenue.
  KDKA’s news observed a large police presence and a taped off area near the scene.
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• Cap Connector Project Causing ‘Tunnel’ Darkness, Drivers Cautioned To Slow Down, Exercise Caution

  14-07-2020 12:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In Pittsburgh, traffic problems due to the tunnels are a common problem. Pittsburgh now has a new tunnel — sort of.
  Technically, it’s not a tunnel, but it’s enough of a tunnel effect that PennDOT is advising drivers to slow down.
  When coming of of the Liberty Bridge heading towards the Boulevard of the Allies and Liberty Bridge, you can see light at the end of the tunnel but are plunged into tunnel darkness.
  The darkness is the result of the
  
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• Police seek suspect accused of throwing rocks, bricks at officers during May 30 protests

  14-07-2020 12:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  DAAT investigators trying to identify male suspected of throwing objects at police during protests.
  
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• 19-Year Old Dies At Hospital Following Police Chase Crash In Bellevue

  14-07-2020 12:02
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — A 19-year old was killed following an accident after a police chase in Bellevue on Monday.
  Officials said Monday that three teenagers were taken to the hospital following the crash.
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Tuesday morning that 19-year old Tyrone Jackson died at an area hospital.
  On Monday, the Allegheny County Police Department said the Avalon police tried to pull a vehicle over at the intersection of California Avenue a
  
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• Pittsburgh Facing Traffic Woes Despite Many People Still Working From Home

  14-07-2020 11:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — While morning rush hour is far from normal these days, there is a disturbing trend emerging.
  This trend has city leaders concerned, and KDKA’s John Shumway looked into this issue for more.
  The issue is traffic flow and people returning to the roads.
  For months, so many people have been working from home that the norms of morning and afternoon traffic have become free flowing.
  With the exception of when we have accidents, the major backups on our parkways have been
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools To Announce Reopening Plan For Upcoming School Year

  14-07-2020 11:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Public Schools will be making one of several major announcements pertaining to the reopening plan for students in the fall on Tuesday.
  Parents spend a lot of time thinking about their child and the upcoming school year.
  They wonder if it’s safe to be in the classroom and if educators can make it work.
  KDKA’s Lindsay Ward broke down the information that the Pittsburgh Public Schools system is working on.
  The district is part of the “All In&rd
  
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• Juvenile Shot Multiple Times in Turtle Creek, Allegheny County Police Investigating

  14-07-2020 10:41
  
  TURTLE CREEK, Pa. (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police are investigating a shooting that left a juvenile in critical condition.
  Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Monday evening, Allegheny County 911 dispatchers were notified of a shooting in the 1200 block of Maple Avenue in Turtle Creek.
  When first responders arrived at the scene, they found a juvenile male victim who had been shot multiple times in the upper body.
  The victim was taken to an area hospital and was listed in critical condition.
  Allegh
  
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• Christopher Columbus Statue In Schenley Park Vandalized For Second Time In Two Months

  14-07-2020 09:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For the second time in two months, the statue of Christopher Columbus in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park has been vandalized.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Someone used red paint to vandalize the base of the statue that sits across from Flagstaff Hill.
  Messages on the statue included BLM, Abolition Now, and No More Racist Rapist.
  Pittsburgh Police have yet to announce when this happened and who they are looking for.
  In June, the statue was vandal
  
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• Allegheny Health Network Announces Next Set Of Mobile Coronavirus Testing Sites

  14-07-2020 09:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny Health Network has announced the locations where its mobile Coronavirus testing lab will be available for visits during the upcoming week.
  AHN strongly encourages patients to make an appointment before arriving.
  The mobile testing lab will be operating from 10:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the following locations on the following dates:Tuesday, July 14 – Clairton — City Hall Building — 551 Ravensburg Boulevard
  Wednesday, July 15 – Hazelwoo
  
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• 412 Food Rescue To Hold Fresh Produce Distribution At Pa. Landmark Fallingwater

  14-07-2020 09:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — 412 Food Rescue is set to hold a food distribution on Wednesday.
  The event will offer produce and will be held near Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Fallingwater.
  Each family will receive a 25-pound box of fresh produce.
  The food will come from Paragon Foods through the USDA’s ‘Farmers to Families’ program.
  More information on the Coronavirus pandemic:CDC Coronavirus Information
  CDC Global Map of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases
  Pennsylvania Department of H
  
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• 412 Food Rescue To Hold Fresh Produce Distribution

  14-07-2020 09:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — 412 Food Rescue is set to hold a food distribution on Wednesday.
  The event will offer produce and will be held near Frank Lloyd Wright’s historic Fallingwater.
  Each family will receive a 25-pound box of fresh produce.
  The food will come from Paragon Foods through the USDA’s ‘Farmers to Families’ program.
  
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• On A Positive Note: Area Church Helps Feed Families Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

  14-07-2020 08:57
  
  PLUM (KDKA) — So many local churches have become not just a place to worship, but also a destination for food to feed hungry families during the pandemic.
  Jubilee International Ministries in Plum hosts a weekly food distribution that reaches 120 families.
  Senior Pastor Connie Brooks told KDKA, “During the pandemic, the farmers markets were not able to open. We did not want the farmers to lose their products, so we decided to partner with the Heart Association, get a grant and get the
  
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• Man Shot Multiple Times In Bedford Dwellings, Police Investigating

  14-07-2020 08:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was shot in the hip and in the arm in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings neighborhood on Monday evening.
  Police officers responded to the 2100 block of White Hill Drive shortly after 8:00 p.m.
  Officers located a crime scene, but no victim.
  Shortly after officers arrived at the scene, a man showed up at a local hospital with gunshot wounds to the arm and hip.
  He was admitted to the hospital and listed in stable condition.
  Police are investigating.
  
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• Eagle Scout Raises More Than $5,000 To Buy E-Readers For Library At UPMC Children’s Hospital

  14-07-2020 05:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local Eagle Scout raised money to help a local hospital.
  (Photo Credit: UPMC Children’s Hospital Twitter)
  Nathan raised more than $5,000 to buy 10 e-readers and accessories for the library at UPMC Children’s Hospital. The purchases will help families and patients during their stay at the hospital.
  “Thank you for making a difference at such a young age Nathan,” the hospital said on Twitter.Nathan raised money for his Eagle Scout project and was
  
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• Longtime Monessen Girls Basketball Coach Major Corley Remembered As His Players’ Biggest Fan

  14-07-2020 05:17
  
  MONESSEN, Pa. (KDKA) — One of the most successful WPIAL girls basketball coaches died of coronavirus.
  On Monday, 73-year-old Major Corley, the longtime Monessen girls basketball coach, died. He coached girls basketball for nearly three decades, and a cousin told KDKA’s Jennifer Borrasso that he died from coronavirus complications.
  Corley was a larger-than-life figure. He stood 6-foot-8, had the nickname “Tuffy” and was known as a gentle giant.
  “He got respect from h
  
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• Police Chase Ends With Crash In Bellevue, 3 Teens Taken To Hospital

  14-07-2020 03:36
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Officials say three teenagers were taken to the hospital following a police chase that ended with a violent crash in Bellevue.
  On Monday, the Allegheny County Police Department said the Avalon police tried to pull a vehicle over at the intersection of California Avenue and Homes Street for speeding.
  The vehicle pulled over and then fled at high speeds, according to the police. The police officer pursued the vehicle, which later crashed at the intersection of Flore
  
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• Police Chase Ends With Crash In Bellevue, 3 Taken To Hospital

  14-07-2020 03:36
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Officials say three people were taken to the hospital following a police chase that ended with a violent crash in Bellevue.
  On Monday, the Allegheny County Police Department said the Avalon police tried to pull a vehicle over at the intersection of California Avenue and Homes Street.
  The vehicle pulled over and then fled at high speeds, according to the police. The police officer pursued the vehicle, which later crashed at the intersection of Florence and Shade av
  
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