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• Many In Pennsylvania Still Desperate For Unemployment Answers

  20-08-2020 23:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Four weeks have come and gone since the last $600 weekly federal unemployment benefit hit peoples’ bank accounts.
  Tens of millions of unemployed Americans say they relied on that extra cash. KDKA investigator Meghan Schiller talked to two people who said that extra money sounds nice, but they’re still waiting on their first check.
  Desperate for answers, Michelle Eckstein reached out to KDKA for help.
  “Where did we slip between the cracks? Just not me,
  
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• Police: Daughter Upset With Her Mother’s Testimony Attacks Her At Westmoreland County Courthouse

  20-08-2020 23:41
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The Westmoreland County Courthouse ultimate place when it comes to law and order.The Westmoreland County Courthouse is also a building full of every kind of emotion you can think of.“It’s not unusual for emotions to be high in any of the courts actually, but it’s not common to get very physical in here,” Westmoreland County Park Police Chief Henry Fontana told KDKA’s Ross Guidotti.
  There are exceptions, including what allegedly happene
  
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• Jerome Bettis Files Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Pittsburgh Company

  20-08-2020 23:31
  
  (AP) — Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Pittsburgh company he had promoted for its commitment to diversity.
  The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania, western district. It cites breach of contract and seeks $66 million in damages.
  The former Steelers star and Super Bowl winner contends EQT Production Company, an energy corporation, owes Bettis’ IntegrServ trucking company money and dropped its commitment to
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Teachers Begin Training For School Year Unlike Any Other

  20-08-2020 23:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Teachers in Pittsburgh Public Schools have started training for remote learning.
  The biggest challenge facing Pittsburgh Public Schools is getting computers and internet access to all 23,000 children. Up until school begins online on Aug. 31 for all but kindergarten, families are getting school-issued computers, and Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet says that will allow for more synchronous learning.
  “That’s the biggest difference, which is the game-changer,
  
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• WATCH: ‘Love Island’ Season 2 Host Arielle Vandenberg Discusses Filming In Quarantine

  20-08-2020 22:34
  
  Love Island returns for its second season on CBS Monday, August 24th at 8:00PM ET/PT. The international sensation puts 11 singles into a stunning villa in Las Vegas ready to embark on a summer of dating, romance and ultimately relationships. Every few days the Islanders pair up, and those who are not coupled are at risk of being dumped from the island. Islanders are on the lookout for romance, but the road to love doesn’t always run smoothly.
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• Athletic Director Seeks Exemption From Allegheny County’s Coronavirus Order, But Officials Say Restrictions Apply To Sports

  20-08-2020 22:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County says coronavirus restrictions apply to sports.Allegheny County high schools were hoping the county would grant an exemption to allow them to kickoff in their home stadiums, but the county says the coronavirus order is in effect and it applies to sports.The county’s order prohibits outdoor gatherings of more than 50 people. If the PIAA decides to hold fall sports, the gathering restriction in Allegheny County will still be in place.In the rest of t
  
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• Allegheny County’s Outdoor Gathering Limit Of 50 People Applies To Sports

  20-08-2020 22:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County says coronavirus restrictions apply to sports.An order is in effect in the county prohibiting outdoor gatherings with more than 50 people. If the PIAA decides to hold fall sports, the gathering restriction in Allegheny County will still be in place.In the rest of the state, outdoor gatherings are restricted to 250 or less.
  The North Allegheny athletic director told KDKA’s Paul Martino there’s no way to play high school football with the coun
  
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• 6th Lawsuit Filed In Deaths At West Virginia VA Hospital

  20-08-2020 21:22
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP/KDKA) — A sixth lawsuit has been filed involving the sudden deaths of patients at a West Virginia veterans hospital where a former nursing assistant admitted to intentionally killing seven people with fatal doses of insulin.
  A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the July 2018 death of Russell R. Posey Sr. at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg.
  Charleston attorney Tony O’Dell filed the lawsuit on behalf of Posey’s son and daughter, who
  
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• ‘Absolutely Despicable’: Ohio Leaders React To President Trump For Calling For Goodyear Boycott

  20-08-2020 21:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Ohio leaders are lashing out at President Trump, after he called for a boycott of Goodyear tires.On Wednesday, President Trump urged people to boycott tires from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., tweeting that the Ohio-based company had “announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS.”
  But the company didn’t announce such a specific ban, only that it asks employees to refrain from workplace expressions involving political campaigns and “forms of advocacy that fall
  
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• Man Accused Of Stealing More Than $1,700 From North Versailles Fire Department

  20-08-2020 20:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. (KDKA) – A man accused of stealing money from the North Versailles Fire Department surrendered to detectives Thursday.
  Ryan Marton is accused of stealing over $1,700 from the department. Police say he was once the business manager of the fire department and was removed from the job in 2019.According to court paperwork, Marton used the fire department to pay $1,720 for his child support. He also allegedly fraudulently created a $60,000 tax liabil
  
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• GOP Bill That Would Let School Districts Decide On Sports Clears State House Committee

  20-08-2020 20:06
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican-sponsored legislation that would give Pennsylvania school districts the final say over whether to hold sports and other activities during the pandemic cleared a House committee Thursday, one day before the governing body for interscholastic sports was to decide the fate of the fall season.
  With parents, students and coaches staging a “Let Our Kids Play in PA” rally on the steps of the Capitol, the House Education Committee passed a bill that wo
  
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• PPS board to vote on Hamlet's contract renewal next week

  20-08-2020 18:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  If approved, the contract would run from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2025. 
  
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• PTL Links: August 20, 2020

  20-08-2020 18:20
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Reports 791 New Coronavirus Cases, Increasing Statewide Total To 126,940

  20-08-2020 17:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 791 new cases of Coronavirus on Thursday and 15 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 126,940 since Tuesday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  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 number of tests administered within
  
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• 3 Adorable Lion Cubs Were Born At The Pittsburgh Zoo

  20-08-2020 17:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Zoo is welcoming three new adorable faces.
  The zoo announced the birth of one female and two male cubs on Thursday. The siblings were born on July 16.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium)
  The mom has been very attentive, the zoo says, and she’s spending time behind the-scenes in the animal care center with her new cubs while the lion exhibit is being renovated.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium)
  These are the first African li
  
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• Kids Cooking Chicken Nuggets Start Fire At Beaver Falls High Rise; 3 Treated For Smoke Inhalation

  20-08-2020 17:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (KDKA) – Multiple fire departments were called to the scene of a 3-alarm fire at a Beaver County high-rise.
  911 dispatchers confirmed the fire at 1008 Seventh Avenue in Beaver Falls. The call came in at 11 a.m. Thursday.#CONFIRMED: Crews clearing the scene of a 3 alarm fire that started on the 4th floor of this high rise in Beaver Falls. 3 people treated for smoke inhalation. Started as a kitchen fire on 4th floor by two kids cooking chicken nuggets
  
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• Fire Engulfs Beaver Falls Building; People May Still Be Inside

  20-08-2020 17:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (KDKA) – There is a fully involved structure fire in Beaver County, and there are reports that not everyone made it out.
  911 dispatchers confirm a fire at 1008 Seventh Avenue in Beaver Falls. The call came in at 11 a.m. Thursday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  The fire fully engulfed the building, and 911 dispatchers don’t know if everyone got out safely.
  Multiple fire departments are on scene and dispatchers say there are pat
  
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• Fire Engulfs Beaver County Home; People May Still Be Inside

  20-08-2020 17:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (KDKA) – There is a fully involved house fire in Beaver County, and there are reports that not everyone made it out.
  911 dispatchers confirm a fire at 1008 Seventh Avenue in Beaver Falls. The call came in at 11 a.m. Thursday.The fire fully engulfed the building, and 911 dispatchers don’t know if everyone got out safely.Multiple fire departments are on scene and dispatchers say there are patients being treated.Stay with KDKA for the latest on t
  
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• Fire Engulfs Beaver County Building; People May Still Be Inside

  20-08-2020 17:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (KDKA) – There is a fully involved structure fire in Beaver County, and there are reports that not everyone made it out.
  911 dispatchers confirm a fire at 1008 Seventh Avenue in Beaver Falls. The call came in at 11 a.m. Thursday.The fire fully engulfed the building, and 911 dispatchers don’t know if everyone got out safely.Multiple fire departments are on scene and dispatchers say there are patients being treated.Stay with KDKA for the latest
  
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• Penn State University Police Investigating Bomb Threat, Hostetter Services Building Evacuated

  20-08-2020 17:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (KDKA) — Penn State University Police are investigating a bomb threat.
  Penn State University say that just before 10:00 a.m. Thursday, a credible threat was called into the University Park police dispatch center.
  The call indicated that suspicious packages had been delivered to an unknown location.
  The Hostetter Services Building, which is where the campus mail center is located was evacuated out of an abundance of caution.
  The public is being as
  
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• Kennywood, Idlewild & SoakZone To Close After Labor Day

  20-08-2020 17:12
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – Kennywood will not be reopening after Labor Day.
  Kennywood and Idlewild & SoakZone will be open for the last time in 2020 on Sept. 7.2020 Kennywood season passes will be extended to include the 2021 season “as a show of thanks,” the park says.“We’re so thankful to our Team Members for the fantastic job they’ve done in implementing high standards of cleanliness and safety, and to our Guests for following these new measures,” said
  
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• Pittsburgh Pirates President Travis Williams Tests Positive For Coronavirus

  20-08-2020 17:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced that president Travis Williams has tested positive for coronavirus.“I have recently tested positive for COVID-19 after feeling the onset of symptoms on Monday evening,” said Williams.“Fortunately, however, I followed the critical health and safety protocols that we have put in place, including wearing a mask as required, maintaining safe social distance and, upon the onset of symptoms, immedi
  
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• Pirates President Travis Williams Tests Positive For Coronavirus

  20-08-2020 17:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced that president Travis Williams has tested positive for coronavirus.“I have recently tested positive for COVID-19 after feeling the onset of symptoms on Monday evening,” said Williams. “Fortunately, however, I followed the critical health and safety protocols that we have put in place, including wearing a mask as required, maintaining safe social distance and, upon the onset of symptoms, immed
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces 100 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 Additional Death

  20-08-2020 17:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting xx new Coronavirus cases Thursday out of 1,648 test results, and just one additional deaths.
  The additional death was a person in their 70s that had a reported date of death of August 1.The county-wide total number of cases now stands at 9,676 since March 14.
  The total number of hospitalizations among all cases in the county stands at 811 patients.
  The death toll has reached 298.
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• ‘There’s Comedic Relief, But We Deal With A Lot Of Storylines That Are Important’: Zachary Knighton Talks ‘Magnum P.I.’ On CBS

  20-08-2020 16:30
  
  (CBS Local)– Hawaii is now home for actor Zachary Knighton thanks to his role on the hit CBS show “Magnum P.I.” Knighton plays Rick on the CBS reboot starring Jay Hernandez and the team is gearing up to begin shooting season three shortly. Shooting a season of “Magnum P.I.” takes almost an entire year and the actor enjoys living in Hawaii because he is an active surfer and diver.
  RELATED: ‘My Mother Has Never Been Prouder Of Me’: Jay Hernandez On CB
  
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• Tenille Townes And Riley Green Named 2020 ACM New Artists Of The Year

  20-08-2020 16:30
  
  The Academy of Country Music revealed Riley Green as the New Male Artist of the Year and Tenille Townes as the New Female Artist of the Year for the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards, a night of heart and hits live from Nashville, to be broadcast Wednesday, September 16th at 8:00PM, live ET/delayed PT only on CBS and available to stream on demand with CBS All Access. Both will perform on the telecast.
  Green and Townes were surprised with the news of their wins during a video meeting crashed b
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: More Sunshine And Warm Temperatures

  20-08-2020 13:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Thursday will be another pleasant day.Some areas started the day with cool temperatures, with some seeing temperatures as low as the 40s.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  With the sunshine, steep sun angles, and very low dewpoints, temperatures should zoom right up with temperatures reaching the mid-to-upper 70s.Highs on Thursday will be in the mid-to-low 80s.Photo Credi
  
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• Semi-Truck Driver Dies After Collision With Train

  20-08-2020 12:50
  
  CHESWICK (KDKA) – The driver of a semi-truck died after a collision with a train in Cheswick on Thursday morning.The collision occurred on Blockdale Street at Pittsburgh Street.The train hit the truck just after 5:00 a.m. and pushed the cab into a brick building near the tracks after the truck attempted to cross the tracks ahead of the train but did not make it.No other injuries have been reported at this time.KDKA’s Lindsay Ward will have more details on KDKA Morning News.
  
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• College Students Weighing Pros & Cons Of Taking ‘Gap Year’ Due To Coronavirus

  20-08-2020 12:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The list of colleges and universities being forced to move their classes online due to COVID-19 outbreaks is growing quickly.
  The resulting unknown of whether a student is going to have a successful college experience is prompting more families to consider a gap year.
  A year away from the expense of college when that experience may not be what the family is paying for.
  Bobbi Rebell is a Certified Financial Planner and the Personal Finance Expert for Tally. She says it&r
  
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• ‘They’re Ready For Change:’ Demonstrators Once Again Gather Outside Of Mayor Peduto’s Home

  20-08-2020 11:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The second night of protests outside of the home of Mayor Bill Peduto ended with at least one person in custody.The protest ultimately ended at Mellon Park.As seen in a Twitter video, Pittsburgh Police forced protesters back into Mellon park.Earlier Wednesday evening, a group of about 200 protesters gathered outside of the mayor’s home.It looked different than Tuesday’s protest, with the mayor sitting on his steps for a while and having conversations with pr
  
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• Schools Putting Activities On Hold Due To Positive Coronavirus Cases

  20-08-2020 11:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For many districts, classes haven’t even begun yet but school leaders are putting popular activities on hold due to positive cases of coronavirus cases.Overnight, it was learned Belle Vernon was the latest district to have a positive case.Through the district’s social media channels, the athletic department decided to pause its high school cheerleading and volleyball practices after learning a student had tested positive for coronavirus.They say the decision
  
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• Tickets Available For City Of Pittsburgh’s Dollar Bank Cinema In The Park

  20-08-2020 10:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tickets will be available for Saturday’s Dollar Bank Cinema in the Park.Beginning at 10:00 a.m. tickets can be reserved for the showing of the 2019 film “Charlie’s Angels.”The movie will be shown at the Carnegie Science Center parking lot on the North Shore.Admission is free but tickets are required.Gates will open at 8:00 p.m. and movies will start at 9:00 p.m.You can reserve tickets on the City of Pittsburgh website.
  
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• Local Musician Joe Grushecky To Perform At Democratic National Convention

  20-08-2020 10:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Local rocker Joe Grushecky will be part of the entertainment on Thursday at the Democratic National Convention.He’ll be performing his anti-Trump song “That’s What Makes Us Great,” a play on President Trump’s campaign slogan to “Make America Great Again.”Grushecky wrote the song after the 2016 election and recorded it with Bruce Springsteen.You can watch the 2020 Democratic National Convention on CBS.
  
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• Belle Vernon School District Pauses Cheerleading & Volleyball Following Positive COVID-19 Test

  20-08-2020 09:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BELLE VERNON (KDKA) – The Belle Vernon Area School District Athletic Department paused all cheerleading and volleyball practices after it was learned a student tested positive for coronavirus.Once the positive test was known, families were alerted and parents of students that may have been in contact with this student were made aware.Belle Vernon Area School District made the decision to pause these activities in accordance with its athletic and activities health and
  
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• Port Authority Reports 4 More Employees Test Positive For Coronavirus

  20-08-2020 09:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Port Authority announced four more employees that tested positive for coronavirus.Two of the cases reported were at the Downtown Administrative Building.Along with those two cases, a bus driver and a worker in the main shop in Manchester tested positive.As of Wednesday, August 19, 43 employees of Port Authority have tested positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Woman Arrested At Pittsburgh International Airport Security Checkpoint

  20-08-2020 09:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A woman is awaiting arraignment at Allegheny County Jail after being detained twice within a few minutes at Pittsburgh International Airport.Just after 5:30 p.m., 32-year-old Brandi Bailey of Verona, Pennsylvania tried to enter the main security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport and when a TSA agent asked for her ID and ticket, she threw water on the agent and ran through the checkpoint.She was eventually stopped by an Allegheny Count
  
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• Widow Of Former Pittsburgh Steeler Searching For Hall Of Fame Ring, Asks Pittsburghers For Help

  20-08-2020 08:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The widow of a former Pittsburgh Steeler is praying for a miracle.
  Before ever donning a Steelers jersey, Carlton Haselrig earned a special ring for his induction into the wrestling “Hall of Fame.”
  But, someone stole the ring from the Haselrig’s home two years ago.Now his wife Michelle wants to honor his recent death and fight to get it back.
  “A lot of people know him from being a former Pittsburgh Steeler, of course,” said Michelle Haselri
  
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• Experts Say Tsunami Of Evictions Looming As Statewide Moratorium Set To Expire

  20-08-2020 06:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In less than two weeks, the statewide moratorium on evictions is set to expire.
  Governor Tom Wolf extended the relief period to renters and homeowners as many people have lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Experts say a tsunami of evictions may be on the horizon.
  The looming eviction moratorium deadline on Aug. 31 in Pennsylvania has many worried. Many have rent due and extra unemployment benefits that have ended.
  Artist Ian Altenbaugh works teaching high school
  
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• Civale’s Complete-Game Gem Lifts Indians Past Pirates 6-1

  20-08-2020 04:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Civale struck out six and didn’t issue a walk while picking up the first complete game of his young career as the Cleveland Indians pushed their winning streak to five with a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.
  The 25-year-old Civale allowed five hits and narrowly missed a shutout when Pittsburgh pushed across a run with Josh Bell’s sacrifice fly in the ninth.
  Carlos Santana broke open a scoreless game with a three-run homer in the si
  
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• Protest outside Peduto's home ends in clash with police

  20-08-2020 04:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  18 2702 A3 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
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• Protesters Gather Outside Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s House For 2nd Consecutive Night; Police Declare ‘Unlawful Assembly’

  20-08-2020 04:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Protesters have gathered outside Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s home in Point Breeze for the second consecutive night.A small group of protesters have gathered. pic.twitter.com/WNVQdLUoRM
  — Shelby Cassesse (@ShelbyCassesse) August 20, 2020A small group went up to meet with the mayor on his porch, and they talked about the weekend arrest of a protester by plainclothes police officers, the East Liberty protest on June 1, police accountab
  
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• Protesters Gather Outside Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s Home For 2nd Consecutive Night; Police Declare ‘Unlawful Assembly’

  20-08-2020 04:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Protesters gathered outside Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s home in Point Breeze for the second consecutive night.A small group of protesters have gathered. pic.twitter.com/WNVQdLUoRM
  — Shelby Cassesse (@ShelbyCassesse) August 20, 2020A small group went up to meet with the mayor on his porch, and they talked about the weekend arrest of a protester by plainclothes police officers, the East Liberty protest on June 1, police accountability
  
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• Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster Thom Brennaman Uses Anti-Gay Slur On Air

  20-08-2020 03:56
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman used an anti-gay slur on air during Cincinnati’s game Wednesday night and later left the broadcast after apologizing.
  Brennaman used the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio feed returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning in the first game of a doubleheader at Kansas City. Brennaman did not seem to realize he was already on air.
  The 56-year-old Brennaman remained on air in the second game until the t
  
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• Cincinnati Reds Broadcaster Thom Brennaman Suspended For Anti-Gay Slur

  20-08-2020 03:55
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Reds broadcaster Thom Brennaman has been suspended from working Cincinnati’s games after using an anti-gay slur on air Wednesday night, prompting the team to apologize for the “horrific, homophobic remark.”
  Brennaman used the slur moments after the Fox Sports Ohio feed returned from a commercial break before the top of the seventh inning in the first game of a doubleheader at Kansas City. Brennaman did not seem to realize he was already on air. He
  
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• Police Investigating After Person Walks Into Hospital With Gunshot Wound, Later Dies

  20-08-2020 03:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a person walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound and later died.On Wednesday, Pittsburgh police say they responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 500 block of Norton Street at around 7 p.m. On the scene, law enforcement learned a vehicle was hit by a bullet.Police responded to a Shotspotter alert in Mt. Washington. https://t.co/FMz73acVYr pic.twitter.com/nkfXpw1KF3
  — Pittsburgh Police (@PghPolice) August 20, 2020They were later a
  
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• Police Investigating After 16-Year-Old Walks Into Hospital With Gunshot Wound, Later Dies

  20-08-2020 03:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a 16-year-old walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound and later died.
  On Wednesday, officials say they responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 500 block of Norton Street at around 7 p.m. On the scene, law enforcement learned a vehicle was hit by a bullet.Police responded to a Shotspotter alert in Mt. Washington. https://t.co/FMz73acVYr pic.twitter.com/nkfXpw1KF3
  — Pittsburgh Police (@PghPolice) August 20, 2020They were later ale
  
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• On A Positive Note: Mothers Using Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls To Give Hope To Grieving Children

  20-08-2020 03:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Remember Cabbage Patch Kids dolls? The toys are still on the market today, but they were so wildly popular in the ’80s that parents brawled in store aisles to get their hands on one.
  On a Positive Note, KDKA’s Kym Gable learned about a bond that stretches from Pittsburgh to Portland, Maine. And it all started with Cabbage Patch Kids and a mission to give hope and comfort to sick and grieving children.
  Michelle Chenevert, from Washington County, came across h
  
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• Protesters Gather Outside Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s House For 2nd Consecutive Night

  20-08-2020 02:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Protesters have gathered outside Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s home in Point Breeze for the second consecutive night.
  On Twitter, the mayor’s office said Mayor Peduto “is at home this evening, where a group is epexted (sic) to gather. He’s looking forward to the opportunity to listen to concerns and we’ll stream it live here.”The Mayor is at home this evening, where a group is epexted to gather.
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• Pa. Law School Grads Calling For State To Approve Licenses To Practice Without Passing Bar Exam

  20-08-2020 01:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Bar applicants in Pennsylvania have joined a movement calling on high courts across the country to approve their licenses to practice law without passing the bar exam.The 2020 Pennsylvania bar exam was scheduled to be administered in July. After being postponed twice because of the pandemic, the exam is now happening online in October.The test happens to come several months after graduation, leaving law students with missed job opportunities and school loan payments.
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• South Oakland Street Sign Honors Auschwitz Survivor, Former Pittsburgh Grocer

  20-08-2020 01:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There’s now a street sign in South Oakland honoring an Auschwitz survivor who came to Pittsburgh and opened a grocery store.
  Gene Rosner’s family and the community were there as Mayor Bill Peduto unveiled the honorary street sign.Gene Rosner was 19 when he was liberated from Auschwitz. He came to #Pittsburgh & opened a grocery store that became a South Oakland institution.
  Yesterday, Mayor @billpeduto joined his family & the co
  
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