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• Some School District Superintendents Looking For More Safety Guidance From Allegheny Co. Health Dept.

  30-07-2020 23:46
  
  MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — Will students go back to school in a few weeks or not? It’s the big question that school administrations across the state and country are trying to figure out while the coronavirus pandemic rages on.
  “I have a doctorate, but it’s in education. It’s not a medical degree. I’m having to make medical decisions I’m just not comfortable with,” said Dr. Mark Holtzman.
  Holtzman is the superintendent of McKeesport Area School Distri
  
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• Union Representing Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Journalists To Take Strike Vote

  30-07-2020 23:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The union representing journalists at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is taking a strike vote. It follows 3 years of contentious contract talks. It has many concerned about the future of the paper — which has a history going back 234 years.
  It’s been a crazy 3 years at the Post-Gazette. They’ve faced embarrassing national headlines about employee-management relations, and at the same time, they won a Pulitzer. But now, the Post-Gazette may be on the brink
  
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• Agents From Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office Raid Home In Delmont

  30-07-2020 22:53
  
  DELMONT, Pa. (KDKA) — Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office staged a raid on a house in Delmont.
  On Thursday shortly after 7 a.m., the state agents converged on the home on Route 66.
  Matt Stefancic was driving to work when he saw the raid and took video. He told KDKA that agents in two police vans and several unmarked cars spent the better part of two hours in the house and then left.
  (Photo Credit: Matt Stefanic)
  “Driving to work this morning, saw a police van
  
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• Vice President Pence Spreads Message of ‘Law And Order’ During Visit To Greensburg

  30-07-2020 22:37
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — Vice President Mike Pence rolled into Westmoreland County Thursday for a noontime “Cops For Trump” rally in Greensburg.
  A crowd of about 300 Trump-Pence supporters came out for the event.
  “It’s great to be back in the Keystone State to stand with Cops for Trump,” Vice President Pence said.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The majority of those attending were not wearing face masks, but the campaign did try to pass some out.
  The vice president’s s
  
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• Ohio Pharmacy Board Backs Down On Banning Hydroxychloroquine For Coronavirus Patients

  30-07-2020 22:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP/KDKA) — The Ohio pharmacy board reversed course Thursday and tossed a rule that would have prohibited use of a malaria drug for patients with COVID-19. The decision followed public feedback and a request by Gov. Mike DeWine to ditch the rule.
  At issue was the prescribing of the drug hydroxychloroquine, whose effectiveness for the coronavirus has been widely questioned. On Wednesday, the pharmacy board banned its use as a coronavirus treatment, noting that the Food and Dr
  
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• Ben Roethlisberger’s Return Raises Expectations For Pittsburgh Steelers

  30-07-2020 21:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger is back and, to listen to the precious few who have seen the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback throw a football sometime in the past 10 months tell it, apparently as good as new.
  Even at 38. Even with a surgically repaired right elbow.
  The two-time Super Bowl winner’s presence alone during the opening days of training camp has given the Steelers a boost.
  Yet offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner has a message to the players who think they can relax w
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Derek Holland Pledging $250 For Each Strikeout This Season To Fight Childhood Cancer

  30-07-2020 21:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Derek Holland is using his play on the mound to help fight childhood cancer.
  The “Dutch Oven” has pledged $250 for each strikeout he gets this season toward his 60 Feet 6 Foundation, which benefits research and resources to ending childhood cancer.A Major League Baseball Player wants to strike out cancer by pitching for CCF. Want to get in the game by making a pledge? @Dutch_Oven45 is personally pledging $250 for every strikeout he
  
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• ‘Something That Dictators Do’: Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto Responds To President Trump’s ‘Delay The Election’ Tweet

  30-07-2020 21:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/CNN) — Mayor Bill Peduto said we have survived pandemics in the past, world wars and the Civil War, but no one has ever suggested delaying the presidential election.
  That changed today.
  President Donald Trump tweeted Thursday morning, suggesting that universal mail-in voting would create the “most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history.”He then suggested delaying the election until a later date.
  The tweet reads in full, “With Universal Mail-In Voti
  
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• Man Shot Inside Vehicle In Critical Condition, Woman And Child Uninjured

  30-07-2020 21:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man was hospitalized after he was shot inside a vehicle in Pittsburgh’s Arlington neighborhood.911 dispatchers confirmed a police presence at 2130 Brent Street and the 2200 block of Fort Hill Street in Arlington. The call came in just after 1 p.m.Police say a woman and child were also in the vehicle, but they weren’t hurt.The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
  There’s been no information about a suspect or a motive.Stay with KDKA fo
  
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• United States Economy Shrinks By Record 32.9 Percent In Second Quarter

  30-07-2020 20:46
  
  (CBSNewYork) — The United States economy endured its worst quarter in recorded history this spring. The real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) — the value of all the goods and services produced in an economy — declined at an annual rate of 32.9 percent. That’s according to the advance estimate from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The decline reflects the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that forced much of the country to stay home and limit spending.
  The previous record occur
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Calls On Legislature To Censure State Rep. Russ Diamond Over Statement About The ‘Unmasked Community’

  30-07-2020 20:01
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf is calling on Republican House leadership to introduce a resolution to censure a state representative who says people are harassing him online for not wearing a mask.
  “We need the Republicans to stop spreading misinformation to the general public, and we badly need them to be more responsible and more responsive to the health and wellbeing of all Pennsylvanians. This dangerous, reckless behavior is not welcome in Pennsylvania,” Gov. Tom Wolf sa
  
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• Part Of Painters Run Road Unexpectedly Closes After Crews Find Unmarked Underground Mine

  30-07-2020 19:11
  
  UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa. (KDKA) – An unmarked underground mine void that might affect the stability of a road in Allegheny County has forced an unexpected closure.
  Painters Run Road just west of its intersection with McMillan Road in Upper St. Clair closed Thursday, Allegheny County says.
  Crews encountered an unmarked mine while completing drainage work there. According to the Trib, a worker fell about 5 feet into the ground but wasn’t hurt.
  It’s now unclear how the mine is affecti
  
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• Painters Run Road Unexpectedly Closes After Crews Find Unmarked Underground Mine

  30-07-2020 19:11
  
  UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa. (KDKA) – An unmarked underground mine void that might affect the stability of a road in Allegheny County has forced an unexpected closure.
  Painters Run Road just west of its intersection with McMillan Road in Upper St. Clair closed Thursday, Allegheny County says.
  Crews encountered an unmarked mine while completing drainage work there. According to the Trib, a worker fell about 5 feet into the ground but wasn’t hurt.
  It’s now unclear how the mine is affecti
  
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• CBS Sports Names Announcers For UEFA Champions League And Europa League Coverage

  30-07-2020 18:36
  
  (CBS Local)- One day after releasing the full schedule of games for the UEFA Europa and Champions League coverage, CBS Sports has announced the commentary teams that will guide fans through the action for the rest of the 2019-20 season.
  The studio coverage will be anchored by veteran host Kate Abdo, who has covered both the Champions and Europa Leagues before along with coverage of the Men’s and Women’s World Cup and several top flight club competitions in Europe. She’ll be joi
  
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• Pittsburgh CLO Postpones All Scheduled In-Person Performances Until 2021

  30-07-2020 18:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh CLO is postponing all in-person performances until 2021 because of “the uncertainties and risks related” to coronavirus.This means the annual production of “A Musical Christmas Carol” will be postponed, but there are plans in the works for a virtual version of “A Musical Christmas Carol.” More information is coming later.After coronavirus shutdowns in March, Pittsburgh CLO Academy started an online Institute for Performing
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 860 More Coronavirus Cases, Statewide Total Climbs To 111,078

  30-07-2020 17:56
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 860 new cases of Coronavirus on Thursday, in addition to 14 more deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 111,078 since Wednesday’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.
  Allegheny County is reporting an increase of 132 cases and one death, and Philadelphia Coun
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence’s Campaign Bus Involved In Minor Crash With Dump Truck

  30-07-2020 17:30
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Journalists in Vice President Mike Pence’s motorcade are reporting separate accidents on the way to Greensburg. There was reported a minor crash involving a bus in the motorcade, and later, an accident involving two motorbike escorts.
  Everyone is reportedly uninjured and Vice President Pence is being transferred to a limo from the bus.Vice President Pence is making a campaign stop today in western Pennsylvania to show the Trump administration’s support
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence’s Campaign Bus Involved In Minor Crash; 2 Pittsburgh Police Officers Injured Following 2nd Collision

  30-07-2020 17:30
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Journalists in Vice President Mike Pence’s motorcade are reporting separate accidents on the way to Greensburg. A minor crash involving a bus in the motorcade, and later, an accident involving motorbike escorts have been reported.
  The motorcade reportedly came to a standstill around 11 a.m. Thursday morning. There doesn’t appear to be much damage to the bus as the motorcade went by.
  Vice President Pence is uninjured, journalists say, and was transferred
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 132 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Countywide Cases Rise To 7,850

  30-07-2020 17:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 132 new Coronavirus cases Thursday out of 1,800 test results, and one additional death.
  Of the 132 cases reported in the past 24 hours, 126 are confirmed cases and six are probable.The county-wide total number of cases now stands at 7,850 since March 14.
  New cases range in age from 9 months to 94 years with a median age of 39 years, according to the Health Department. The date of positive tests ranged from July 15 thro
  
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• Dunkin’ Is Closing 800 US Locations

  30-07-2020 16:26
  
  (CNN) — Dunkin’ is permanently closing 8% of its United States locations, which amounts to roughly 800 restaurants.
  The company announced the changes in its second quarter earnings, released Thursday. Dunkin’ described the closures as “real estate portfolio rationalization” and said the affected locations are in “low-volume sales locations” that only represent 2% of its US sales as of 2019.
  No word if any Pittsburgh area locations will be affected.
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• ViacomCBS Rolls Out Expanded And Enhanced CBS All Access

  30-07-2020 15:55
  
  (CBS Local)– On Thursday, ViacomCBS announced a significant expansion of CBS All Access, the company’s subscription video on demand and live-streaming service.
  More than 3,500 episodes across the ViacomCBS portfolio will now be available on CBS All Access. Series from BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon and the Smithsonian Channel were added.More iconic franchises. More original programming. More #ViacomCBS. @CBSAllAccess’ newly expanded library of content from across th
  
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• PTL Links: July 30, 2020

  30-07-2020 14:55
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation Free Care Fund
  Free Care Fund “Halfway To Telethon” Benefit
  The Meadows Adios Live Stream Event
  The Meadows Harness Racing on Facebook
  Classic Toy Book “Toy Bop” by Tom Frey – Lincoln Highway Hub
  “Toy Bop” on Amazon
  “Toy Bop” on eBay
  CDC Information on Coronavirus
  Pa. Health Dept. Information on Coronavirus
  Allegheny Co. Heal
  
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• One Person Dead In Motorcycle Crash In Beechview

  30-07-2020 13:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Crane Avenue has reopened following a fatal motorcycle crash.According to dispatch, the crash happened just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday morning.The medical examiner says one person has died as a result of the crash.The identity of the victim and the cause of the crash has not been made available at this time.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Crane Avenue In Beechview Closed Due To Motorcycle Crash

  30-07-2020 13:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Crane Avenue in Beechview is currently closed due to a motorcycle accident.According to dispatch, the accident happened just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday morning.We are working to learn more.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Crane Avenue In Beechview Closed Due To Fatal Motorcycle Crash

  30-07-2020 13:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Crane Avenue in Beechview is currently closed due to a motorcycle accident.According to dispatch, the accident happened just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday morning.The medical examiner says one person has died as a result of the crash.The identity of the victim and the cause of the crash has not been made available at this time.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Dr. Anthony Fauci, Colin Kaepernick To Be Honored As Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award Laureates

  30-07-2020 12:57
  
  (CNN) — Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick are being honored as 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope award laureates.
  The award is given out to leaders who use their platforms for good and demonstrate a commitment to social change, the organization’s website says.
  The announcement comes after Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has become one of the leading voices in t
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cloudy Skies Bring Cooler Temperatures

  30-07-2020 12:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Clouds will roll in today and they could have a big impact on the high temperature.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  The high today will be lower than yesterday, liking only reaching 82 degrees due to the cloud cover.Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  Rain chances will arrive for Allegheny County around 3:00 p.m.
  Scattered showers will be around through 8:00 or 9:00 tonight with widespread rain moving in.
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence Heading To Western Pennsylvania Today

  30-07-2020 12:20
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Today, the Vice President will be back in the Pittsburgh area.Vice President Pence will be making a campaign stop to show the Trump Administration’s support of law enforcement.The first stop will be at the Greensburg Police Department for a “Cops for Trump” event and the goal of the event is to reaffirm the administration’s commitment against defunding the police.Following that event, Mr. Pence will be touring the Guy Chemical Company in Somerset
  
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• ‘We Don’t Know What’s Going To Happen:’ Uncertainty Surrounds Sending Students Back To School This Fall

  30-07-2020 12:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – They are so young and vulnerable, and by all accounts not that threatened by the coronavirus…but tell that to a parent’s heart.As the days tick down to the start of the school year, more and more parents face the choice of keeping their child home or letting them go to school.Allegheny Health Network’s Dr. Brian Lamb who specializes in internal medicine says the real issue is the unknown.
  Schools were shut down when the pandemic started in March so th
  
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• Uniontown City Police Searching For Suspect In Deadly Shooting

  30-07-2020 11:48
  
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) – The Uniontown City Police Department is searching for a suspect in connection to a deadly shooting.According to police, the shooting happened along Lenox Street late on Wednesday night.A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed as a result of the gunfire.As of this morning, police have only said they are searching for a “young man” as a suspect.As a description becomes available, we will update this story.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Clarion University Will Hold Most Classes Online This Fall

  30-07-2020 11:01
  
  CLARION, Pa. (KDKA) – Students enrolled at Clarion University will see most of their classes held online this upcoming fall semester.According to the university, the library, computer labs, and several other offices will be open this fall, even with most classes being online.They also plan to offer housing as an option for students.Certain types of learning will still take place in person, including student teaching, clinicals, and internships.
  
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• Diocese Of Greensburg Says Students Will Be Allowed To Attend In-Person Classes

  30-07-2020 10:47
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Schools in the Greensburg Catholic Diocese say all students will be allowed to attend class in-person this fall.They also have told families and students that those who have been exposed to COVID-19 or aren’t comfortable sending their kids to school will be permitted to use remote learning.Once the schools are opened, the diocese says the 12 schools in its district will have strict cleaning procedures and there will be barriers between students’ desks and ta
  
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• North Allegheny School District To Begin ‘Hybrid Learning Phase’ This Fall

  30-07-2020 10:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The North Allegheny School District will now begin its “Hybrid Learning Phase” this fall, which includes some in-person and some remote learning on certain days each week.They also have told families that they plan to expand the online learning options.The district is telling anyone who has been exposed to COVID-19 or has traveled out of state to quarantine.Once students and staff return, they will be required to wear masks and social distancing at the schoo
  
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• Bethel Park School District To Fully Reopen This Fall

  30-07-2020 09:56
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) – Bethel Park’s school board approved plans to fully reopen schools this fall.The reopening plan does have exceptions for distance learning due to health and safety concerns.The first day of school for Bethel Park will be August 26.Once students return, they will be required to wear masks or shields on buses and in the buildings.Those that play school-sanctioned sports will also be required to wear a mask or face covering.The district is also telling anyone who has
  
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• Woman Charged With Paralyzing Man Outside Of Downtown McDonald’s To Stand Trial

  30-07-2020 09:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The woman charged in connection to a fight outside of a downtown McDonalds that left a man paralyzed will stand trial.Kaniya Martin waived a preliminary hearing on Wednesday.According to the police, she played a role in attacking Marc Conn and his fiancee at the McDonald’s on Wood Street.Conn ultimately was paralyzed after he was knocked onto the ground, hitting his head on the pavement.
  
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• Pa. State Police Issue COVID-19 Mitigation Warnings To 9 Pittsburgh-Area Establishments

  30-07-2020 09:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Over the last two days, state police say they’ve issued 26 warnings while checking more than 1,600 licensed liquor establishments across the state.They were checking on social distancing and mask requirements inside these businesses.Of the 26 warnings, 9 were issued in Pittsburgh establishments, the most in the state.Pittsburgh was tied with Allentown for the second-most checks at 333.Philadelphia had the most licensee checks in Pennsylvania at 419.You can see the
  
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• Woodland Hills School District To Begin School Year Fully Online

  30-07-2020 09:14
  
  NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) – Students in the Woodland Hills School District will start the school year completely online.For at least the first 30 days of the school year, students will complete their schoolwork remotely.Classes start on August 24 and teachers will be providing instruction to the students from each of their classrooms.In a letter to families, the district said that the baseline for students to return to the classroom would be 14 days of continuous declining coronavirus cases in
  
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• 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers Training Camp Preview: Linebackers

  30-07-2020 08:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Devin Bush had a standout first year at inside linebacker, posting a team-high 109 tackles. A number which also led all NFL rookies and included 72 solo tackles. Bush returns for his second season with the Steelers and will lead a linebacking core which also includes two-time Pro Bowler, T.J. Watt.
  With camp underway, the Steelers will have to cut the number of rostered linebackers down from the current number of 13 by the end of August:Alex Highsmith, Rookie (Charlotte
  
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• Parents And Teachers Voice Concerns To Pittsburgh Public Schools Board About Fall Reopening

  30-07-2020 06:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The region’s largest school district will decide how to return to class later this week.
  The Pittsburgh Public Schools board will vote on a plan Friday. On Wednesday, parents and teachers weighed in on the proposed plans.
  With more coronavirus cases in the region now than in March when in-school learning shutdown, the concern about sending students back to classrooms is proving difficult.
  “We really have to balance the risks,” said Allegheny County Med
  
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• Woman Who Claims Ex-Monongahela Cop Sexually Assaulted Her Files Lawsuit Against Police Department

  30-07-2020 05:57
  
  MONONGAHELA, Pa. (KDKA) — A woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a former Monongahela police officer is now suing his old boss and department.
  The alleged victim, who has remained anonymous throughout the criminal trial, is now coming forward in a new lawsuit.
  The complaint names 25-year-old Jesse Cimino as the plaintiff and alleged victim in this case.
  It was filed in a Washington County Court on Tuesday against the Monongahela Police Department, former Chief Brian Tempest, form
  
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• WATCH: Missing ‘Ghost Bike’ For Cranberry Township Bicyclist Killed In Crash Returned To Family

  30-07-2020 05:36
  
  CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — The missing “ghost bike” in Cranberry Township has been found.GHOST BIKE RETURNED:Police in @cranberry_twp returned the bike to the family of Aleksander Teimouri today. It was found in some bushes by two people picking berries on the side of the road. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/e83mGmQpC7
  — Royce Jones KDKA (@roycejonesnews) July 30, 2020The bicycle memorializing the tragic death of Aleksander Teimouri on Rochester Road was cut from a light pol
  
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• At Least 1 Person Shot, Killed In Uniontown

  30-07-2020 04:57
  
  UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — At least one person was shot and killed in Fayette County on Wednesday.
  Police say the shooting happened on Lenox Street in Uniontown. Police are looking for the gunman.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Police: 53-Year-Old Man Dies After Fight At Motel

  30-07-2020 04:46
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Police say a 53-year-old man died after a fight at a motel.
  The Allegheny County Police Department says it responded to a report of an assault at a motel in the 100 block of Kisow Drive on Wednesday. Officials found the 53-year-old man unresponsive with a head injury.
  Police say he was struck by another individual and fell to the ground. A 29-year-old man was detained, law enforcement says.The 53-year-old man was taken to a local hospital where he died of his
  
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• Police: 53-Year-Old Man Dies After Fight At Motel In Kennedy Township

  30-07-2020 04:45
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — Police say a 53-year-old man died after a fight at a motel in Kennedy Township.
  The Allegheny County Police Department says it responded to a report of an assault at a motel in the 100 block of Kisow Drive on Wednesday. Officials found the 53-year-old man unresponsive with a head injury.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police say he was struck by another individual and fell to the ground. A 29-year-old man was detained, law enforcement says.The 53-year-old man was taken
  
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• Pirates Held To 1 Hit In Loss To Brewers

  30-07-2020 04:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Milwaukee’s Brandon Woodruff allowed one hit and struck out 10 while working into the seventh inning as the Brewers beat the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday night.
  Woodruff (1-1) retired 19 of 21 batters, allowing a swinging bunt single to Phil Evans in the first. Pittsburgh didn’t manage another baserunner until Evans walked leading off the seventh. Woodruff’s stuff was so overpowering the Pirates only hit one ball to the outfield during
  
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• Fox Chapel Panel To Examine Use Of ‘Squaw’ In Street And Trail Names After Objections

  30-07-2020 04:25
  
  FOX CHAPEL, Pa. (AP) – A western Pennsylvania borough committee plans to examine the use of the word “squaw” in street and trail names after objections to the word as a derogatory term for Native American women.Councilwoman Mandy Steele said she expects the issue to be discussed at an Aug. 17 meeting. She and others advocate changing the name of Old Squaw Trail and Squaw Run Road, along with Squaw Run, a stream from the Allegheny River.The Squaw Valley Park name has drawn dueli
  
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• Former Pa. House Speakers Who Went To Prison Get Reprieve From Criminal History Plaques

  30-07-2020 03:28
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The portraits of three former Pennsylvania House speakers who went to prison on corruption-related charges have received a reprieve of sorts.
  In one of his last acts in office, Mike Turzai, who in June resigned from his post as House speaker and his House seat, quietly ordered the removal of the plaques describing the former speakers’ criminal histories that had hung from their portraits in the Capitol’s marble corridors since 2014.
  House Clerk Dave Redde
  
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• TSA At Pittsburgh International Airport Using New Technology To Scan IDs And Confirm Flight Information

  30-07-2020 03:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — TSA agents at Pittsburgh International Airport are using new technology to quickly checks IDs.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh International Airport)
  The devices validate a traveler’s driver’s license or ID card and confirm flight information.
  Travelers scan their cards so TSA agents do not have to touch them, but you will still need to check in with your airline and bring your boarding pass to the gate.
  “Credential authentication technology enhances our det
  
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• Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb To Audit Pittsburgh Public Schools To Ensure Enough Laptops For Students

  30-07-2020 02:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh City Controller Michael Lamb says he’ll audit the Pittsburgh Public Schools to see if they have enough laptops and other technology to teach students remotely.
  Sala Udin, a school board member, said in a letter to Lamb that he asked the administration for a count of laptops but has not received a response.Udin also raises doubts that the district is ready for the fall school year, especially if classes are fully online
  
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• Allegheny County COVID Field Response Team Checked On Approximately 350 Restaurants, Bars And Grocery Stores In The Last Week

  30-07-2020 02:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In the latest Coronavirus briefing, officials said that case numbers are going down but hospitalizations and the county’s percent positivity rate still are concerning.Over the last week, the county health department has reported 77 new hospitalizations in the last week; however, Dr. Bogen said that these numbers “reflect admission dates over the last couple of weeks.” Hospitals in the area are prepared for the increase, according to Dr. Bogen.Case inve
  
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