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• Christina Korbe Requests Release From Prison, Citing Coronavirus Concerns

  22-08-2020 20:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania woman convicted in the shooting death of an FBI agent during pre-dawn drug raid at her home a dozen years ago is seeking release from prison, citing the coronavirus.
  The Tribune-Review reports that Christina Korbe, who is serving a 15-year, 10-month sentence in a federal prison in Connecticut, is currently scheduled for release in May 2022.
  Korbe pleaded guilty in 2011 to voluntary manslaughter and a firearms charge in the death of Special Agent Sam
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Looking For Suspects In Reported Carjacking

  22-08-2020 19:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are searching for three male suspects in a reported carjacking that took place on Taylor Street on Saturday morning.According to police, officers spoke with a victim that stated the suspects displayed a weapon and demanded the vehicle.Later, police spotted the vehicle in the 5000 block of Hillcrest Street and the suspects fled the vehicle on foot near Shamrock Way.Officers searched for the suspects but were unable to locate them.
  
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• Steelers Sign Tight End Kyle Markway

  22-08-2020 18:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Steelers have signed tight end Kyle Markway.Markway was recently released by the New York Giants after signing with them as an undrafted rookie free agent.He played for South Carolina in college where he complied 37 receptions, for 459 yards, and three touchdowns.In order to make room for Markway on the roster, the Steelers waived tight end Dax Raymond.
  
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• NASA: An Asteroid Will Come Close To Earth Right Before Election Day

  22-08-2020 18:31
  
  (CNN) — Well, 2020 keeps getting better all the time.
  Amid a pandemic, civil unrest and a divisive US election season, we now have an asteroid zooming toward us.
  On the day before the presidential vote, no less.
  Yep. The celestial object known as 2018VP1 is projected to come close to Earth on November 2, according to the Center for Near Earth Objects Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  Its diameter is 0.002 km, or about 6.5 feet, according to NASA’s data. It was first
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Reports 796 New Coronavirus Cases, Bringing Total To 128,429

  22-08-2020 17:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 796 new cases of Coronavirus on Saturday and 18 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 128,429 since Friday’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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• Woman Injured After Attempting To Break Up Dog Fight

  22-08-2020 17:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WEXFORD (KDKA) – A woman was bit a few times and lost a fingertip when trying to break up a dog fight on Saturday morning.Police and medics were called to the North Park Dog Park just before 10:30 a.m. because of two dogs fighting and a couple of reported bites.A couple was at the park with their dogs when another dog had begun biting one of theirs.They attempted to break up the fight and ended up being bit themselves.The male was treated at the scene for a bite to t
  
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• Two People Hospitalized After Dog Attack At North Park Dog Park

  22-08-2020 17:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WEXFORD (KDKA) – According to Allegheny County Dispatch, two people were taken to the hospital after a dog attack a local park.The attack occurred at the North Park Dog Park just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning.It is not known if the owner of the dog stayed on scene.The condition of the victims is not known at this time.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 61 New Coronavirus Cases, 2 New Deaths

  22-08-2020 17:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 61 new Coronavirus cases Saturday out of 956 test results, and two additional deaths.
  The deaths reported are one person in their 50s and one in their 60s. Both deaths were associated with a long-term care facility.All 61 cases are confirmed.The county-wide total number of cases now stands at 9,817 since March 14.
  The total number of hospitalizations among all cases in the county stands at 922 pa
  
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• Kanye West Fails To Qualify On Ohio Ballot For November’s Election

  22-08-2020 16:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kanye West won’t appear on Ohio’s ballot as an unaffiliated presidential candidate this November because of mismatched information on the rapper’s signature-gathering documents, Ohio’s elections chief said Friday.
  Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose rejected the nearly 15,000 signatures and other paperwork West submitted earlier this month in an attempt to run for president, an effort that Democrats say some Republicans support because t
  
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• ‘Save The Post Office’ Rally Planned In Greensburg

  22-08-2020 15:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Another “Save The Post Office” rally will take place on Saturday, this time in Greensburg.Beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Greensburg Post Office, demonstrators will gather, calling to make sure the US Postal Service is fully-funded.This comes after Pittsburghers showed their support for the US Postal Service on Friday in Squirrel Hill.RELATED: Pittsburghers Rally In Squirrel Hill To Show Support For Post Office
  Organizers ask those in a
  
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• The ScareHouse Moves Into Pittsburgh Mills Mall

  22-08-2020 15:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The ScareHouse has a new, permanent home.Starting in September, the ScareHouse is now located at the Pittsburgh Mills Mall.However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, ScareHouse has several health and safety restrictions in place:Nightly attendence is limited to 50% capacity
  Groups are limited to six people per group
  All guests must wear face coverings
  Guests are asked to maintain a six-foot distance from other groups and staff
  Tickets must be purch
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Recommends Postponing Fall Sports

  22-08-2020 14:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The state, PIAA, and WPIAL have agreed to hold fall sports this season, with additional safety guidelines for athletes to follow.RELATED: PIAA Votes To Begin Fall Sports Season On Monday
  As part of the vote, it is being left up to the schools to decided if they will move forward with holding athletics this fall.One of the districts that may not play is Pittsburgh Public Schools.Superintendent Dr. Anthony Hamlet says he is recommending to the schoo
  
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• Motorcycle Crash Sends One Person To The Hospital

  22-08-2020 13:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A late-night motorcycle crash sent one person to the hospital.The crash occurred just after 11:00 p.m. on Friday night along Route 66 in Washington Township.According to dispatch, one person was hurt in the crash and they were flown to a nearby hospital.Their condition is unknown at this time and the cause of the crash is also unknown.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Hot Temperatures, Small Chances Of Rain

  22-08-2020 12:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Today will be hot and humid with high temperatures in the upper 80’s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  There’s a chance for scattered showers today, but tomorrow will be a better chance to see more widely scattered showers and even a possible thunderstorm.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Nothing severe is expected.
  There’s going to be plenty of dry time today as well.
  High temperatures will stay in the upper 80’s over the weekend and into
  
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• A conservation success story, Pennsylvania elk are threatened by wasting disease

  22-08-2020 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Chronic wasting disease threatens Pennsylvania’s steadily growing wild elk population. 
   
   
   
   
   
  
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• A conservation success story, Pennsylvania elk are now threatened by wasting disease

  22-08-2020 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Chronic wasting disease threatens Pennsylvania’s steadily growing wild elk population. 
   
   
   
   
   
  
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• Protesters Expected To Continue Demonstrations Following Week Of Protests Outside Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto’s House

  22-08-2020 11:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Following a tense scene near Mayor Bill Peduto’s house Friday night, protesters are planning to continue their demonstrations on Saturday.
  One protest comes after a week where tensions have grown from protesters after arrests and clashes with police.
  This protest follows activist Lorenzo Rulli being arrested in the neighborhood of Mayor Peduto’s house.
  He was taken into custody near Edgeton Avenue and Hastings Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police say it was a
  
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• Pa. Applies For Additional $300 Per Week Unemployment Funding From Federal Program

  22-08-2020 08:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For people collecting unemployment in Pennsylvania, they could soon see bigger checks.
  The state applied for funding through the Federal Lost Wages Assistance Program.
  “By failing to put out of work Americans first and extending the extra $600 per week federal benefit that ended in July, Congressional Republicans are forcing our hand to apply for these funds,” said Governor Wolf in a press release.
  “The president’s convolut
  
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• Bishop Malesic To Hold Farewell Mass Before Leaving For Bishop Position In Cleveland Diocese

  22-08-2020 07:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — The farewell mass for Bishop Edward Malesic of the Greensburg Diocese is set.
  The mass will be live-streamed from Blessed Sacrament Cathedral next Sunday afternoon August 30.
  Malesic will be heading to Ohio to become the Bishop of the Cleveland Diocese.
  The decision on who will replace him could take up to a year.
  
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• Man Sentenced To 30 To 60 Years In Prison In Attempted Homicide Case

  22-08-2020 07:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man found guilty of attempted homicide has been sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison.
  Jawan Johnson was convicted by a jury in February on charges of attempted homicide, robbery, and aggravated assault.
  Johnson appeared Wednesday before Judge Randal Todd for his sentencing.
   
  
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• Elevated Levels Of Legionella Found In Water System At 4 Schools In Fox Chapel Area District

  22-08-2020 06:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  FOX CHAPEL (KDKA) — Legionella was found in the water system in schools within the Fox Chapel Area School District.
  In a letter sent to parents, the district says that water samples showed elevated levels at Fairview, Kerr, and O’Hara Elementary Schools, as well as at the High School.
  The district will open on Monday as scheduled.
  Students should take their own water with them.
  
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• Hand-Washing Stations To Be Placed Around Pittsburgh In Early September

  22-08-2020 06:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Washing your hands in rule No. 1 during the coronavirus pandemic.
  And one local profit is making sure you have somewhere to do that even if you are outside. Hand-washing stations are coming to Pittsburgh.
  “I was just at the Riverfront the other day and saw somebody who needed to wash their hands, but they didn’t have a space to do that,” said Matthew Galluzzo, the president of the Riverlife Pittsburgh, the organization that’s supplying the statio
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin Honors ‘Cleaning Ambassadors’

  22-08-2020 05:42
  
  By KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mike Tomlin paid tribute to a special group of workers on Friday.
  Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin at Heinz Field during the Steelers 2020 Training Camp, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 in Pittsburgh, PA. (Karl Roser / Pittsburgh Steelers)
  The Steelers coach had a red shirt with the words “cleaning ambassador” on the back in black letters. He explained that he was honoring the cleaning crews at Heinz Field.
  “We just have some real
  
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• Chad Kuhl Earns First Win In 2 Years As Pirates Top Brewers

  22-08-2020 05:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chad Kuhl pitched five effective innings for his first win in more than two years, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled by the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Friday night.
  Kuhl (1-1) gave up a long solo home run to Ben Gamel in the second but otherwise kept the Brewers at bay to pick up his first victory since June 15, 2018. Kuhl missed the second half of 2018 and all of 2019 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
  The Pirates backed Kuhl with a 14-hit attack after managing five runs
  
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• Police: Person Facing Disorderly Conduct And Harassment Charges After ‘Multiple Complaints From Area Residents’

  22-08-2020 04:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police arrested a local activist on Edgerton Avenue at Hasting Street on Friday night after “multiple complaints from area residents.”
  Police say Lorenzo Rulli faces disorderly conduct and harassment charges. Additional charges could follow, police say.
  Police say they “confiscated a megaphone as an instrument of crime.”
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Activist Arrested Near Mayor Bill Peduto’s Home After ‘Multiple Complaints From Area Residents,’ Police Say

  22-08-2020 04:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say they arrested a man on Edgerton Avenue at Hasting Street on Friday night after “multiple complaints from area residents.”
  Local activist Lorenzo Rulli faces disorderly conduct and harassment charges, police say. Additional charges could follow.
  Police say they “confiscated a megaphone as an instrument of crime.”
  Rulli was arrested near Mayor Bill Peduto’s home, which has been at the center of two protests t
  
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• Activist Arrested Near Mayor Bill Peduto’s Home After ‘Multiple Complaints From Area Residents’

  22-08-2020 04:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police arrested a local activist on Edgerton Avenue at Hasting Street on Friday night after “multiple complaints from area residents.”
  Police say Lorenzo Rulli faces disorderly conduct and harassment charges. Additional charges could follow, police say.
  Police say they “confiscated a megaphone as an instrument of crime.”
  Rulli was arrested near Mayor Bill Peduto’s home.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Officer Placed On Paid Leave After Complaint About Social Media Posts

  22-08-2020 04:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officials say a Pittsburgh police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after a complaint about social media posts.Pittsburgh Public Safety says the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is “aware of a complaint about social media posts made on the personal Facebook page of one of its officers.” The Office of Municipal Investigations is investigating the complaint, public safety says.The police officer is on paid leave until further not
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Find Missing 28-Year-Old William Pryle

  22-08-2020 04:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police have found a missing 28-year-old man.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police)
  Pittsburgh police say William Pryle has been found and is safe.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Looking For Missing 28-Year-Old William Pryle

  22-08-2020 04:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are looking for a missing 28-year-old man.
  Pittsburgh police say William Pryle was last seen on Friday wearing a gray and blue tank top, gray and black shorts, and brown sandals. He was last seen around Allegheny and Beech avenues.
  Pryle is 6-foot, 180 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
  Police say to call 412-323-7141 with any information.
  
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• PWSA announces parts of Penn Ave in East Liberty to be closed due to emergency sewer repairs

  22-08-2020 03:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  PWSA announces parts of Penn Ave in East Liberty to be closed due to emergency sewer repairs
   
  
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• Fixing Pennsylvania’s Mail-In Vote Glitches Goes Down To Wire

  22-08-2020 03:32
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With barely three weeks to go before counties can begin mailing out ballots, lawsuits are filling the vacuum of action to fix problems or ambiguities with Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting laws after a primary election that saw record-smashing numbers of mailed-in votes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  Closed-door talks between Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration and lawmakers are showing little signs of wrapping up and, if anything, more signs of disagreement than
  
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• Hundred Acres Manor Postponing Opening Of 2020 Season

  22-08-2020 02:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) — Hundred Acres Manor says it is postponing the opening of the 2020 season.
  In an update on its website, Hundred Acres Manor says the postponement is in the “best interests of our community, staff, actors, volunteers and patrons.” The update says officials will continue to reevaluate conditions and “potentially reconsider this decision.”
  Hundred Acres management says its safety protocols were approved by the Allegheny C
  
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• Sixteen Pa. counties put under drought watch, asked to reduce water use

  22-08-2020 01:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Due to dry summer, state DEP declares drought watch for first time since 2017
  
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• More Than 300,000 Oral Rabies Vaccines To Be Airdropped Across Pittsburgh-Area

  22-08-2020 01:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More than 300,000 rabies oral vaccination baits are going to be falling from the sky around Pittsburgh. The USDA is flying over several local counties to drop the baits for raccoons and coyotes to eat.
  This will happen in Allegheny, Beaver, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Mercer, Washington and Westmoreland counties. It’s part of the government’s National Rabies Management Program, which covers Maine all the way down to Alab
  
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• More Than 300,000 Oral Rabies Vaccines To Be Airdropped Across Pittsburgh

  22-08-2020 01:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More than 300,000 rabies oral vaccination baits are going to be falling from the sky around Pittsburgh. The USDA is flying over several local counties to drop the baits for raccoons and coyotes to eat.
  This will happen in Allegheny, Beaver, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Mercer, Washington and Westmoreland counties. It’s part of the government’s National Rabies Management Program, which covers Maine all the way down to Alab
  
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• Pittsburghers Rally In Squirrel Hill To Show Support For Post Office

  22-08-2020 01:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A large group gathered outside the post office in Squirrel Hill on Friday demanding accountability from postal leadership.
  The group held signs in support of the post office and in protest of proposed cuts to services. The rally was similar to those expected across the country this weekend.
  The group was concerned about the coronavirus pandemic and the handling of an increased number of expected mail-in ballots for the presidential election.
  Post office leadership is fa
  
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• Pharmacists Now Allowed To Give Childhood Immunizations

  22-08-2020 01:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Childhood immunizations have dropped as parents have been afraid to bring their children to the doctor’s office for checkups.
  “It is a trend that has been seen across the country,” says AHN Pediatric Alliance pediatrician Dr. Joe Aracri.
  The government is now allowing pharmacists across the U.S. to help kids get caught up. An amendment under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act now lets pharmacists order and give vaccines to children age
  
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• Race For State Attorney General Heats Up In August As Candidates Go After Each Other

  22-08-2020 00:47
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The presidential race is not the only big contest on the ballot this fall.
  Pennsylvania elects three statewide officials, including state attorney general.
  It’s only August, so what’s with these campaign ads from Democrat Josh Shapiro and Republican Heather Heidelbaugh?
  Since voters can vote by mail in mid-September, everything is starting early, and that includes the negative attacks.
  Attorney General Shapiro often makes the news in his job, but now support
  
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• Allegheny County Court System To Resume In-Person Proceedings Next Month

  22-08-2020 00:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County court system will return to having in-person proceedings next month.
  According to an order Friday from President Judge Kim Clark, certain in-person proceedings will resume Sept. 8. This applies to criminal cases in the Court of Common Pleas.
  Last month, Judge Clark moved most hearings online after an attorney tested positive for coronavirus.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Tourism In Pittsburgh Takes Hit During Pandemic

  22-08-2020 00:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tourism in Pittsburgh is taking a big hit during the pandemic.
  Three-hundred-thirty-one events, like conventions, booked through VisitPITTSBURGH, have been canceled. That translates into more than $157 million lost in direct visitor spending.
  Few people are traveling far this summer, so VisitPITTSBURGH tourism promoters are pushing people in and around Pittsburgh to be tourists right here. They’re marketing the city to people who live near Pittsburgh, as well as C
  
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• Coronavirus Hits Pittsburgh’s Tourism Industry

  22-08-2020 00:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tourism in Pittsburgh is taking a big hit during the pandemic.
  Three-hundred-thirty-one events, like conventions, booked through VisitPITTSBURGH, have been canceled. That translates into more than $157 million lost in direct visitor spending.
  Few people are traveling far this summer, so VisitPITTSBURGH tourism promoters are pushing people in and around Pittsburgh to be tourists right here. They’re marketing the city to people who live near Pittsburgh, as well as C
  
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