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• Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bryan Reynolds And Wife Blair Welcome Baby Boy

  01-09-2020 22:32
  
  By: KDKA-TV News
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Congrats to Bryan Reynolds and his wife, Blair!
  On Tuesday, the couple announced the arrival of their baby boy, sharing pictures of baby Reese, who was born on Monday.
  “Introducing the boy that changed our world forever & completely stole our hearts,” Blair said on Instagram.View this post on InstagramIntroducing the boy that changed our world forever & completely stole our hearts ⁣ ⁣ Reese Scott Reynolds ⁣ Born on
  
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• Coronavirus Complaints Lead To 5 Warnings, 2 Citations Against Restaurants Statewide

  01-09-2020 22:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Bureau of Food Safety inspected more than a dozen coronavirus-related complaints against restaurants across the state.The Department of Agriculture says when it receives complaints about a restaurant, it sends an “educational letter” then follows up with an inspection. Businesses that don’t correct issues on-site during the inspection will get a warning letter, followed by citations ranging from $100 to $300.
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• U.S. Transportation Department Allotting Funds To Pittsburgh Airport, Arnold Palmer Airport

  01-09-2020 22:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More federal money for local airports is heading to Pittsburgh.
  U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told KDKA Money Editor Jon Delano that $1.2 billion in energy efficiency and infrastructure dollars are being allocated among 405 airports across the country.
  Millions of those dollars will be coming to this region.
  “Pennsylvania is going to receive $49 million for 10 airports, including $3.5 million for Pittsburgh International Airport to support an exciting
  
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• ‘Tom Brady And Bill Belichick Changed The NFL Forever’: Jeff Benedict On New England Patriots Book ‘The Dynasty’

  01-09-2020 22:11
  
  (CBS Local Sports)– Over the past two decades, the New England Patriots have built arguably the greatest dynasty in NFL history with six Super Bowl championships, 17 AFC East division titles and 16 straight playoff appearances. Patriots owner Robert Kraft, New England head coach Bill Belichick and former Pats quarterback Tom Brady were the three driving forces behind this unprecedented run of success.
  Author Jeff Benedict writes all about one of the greatest stretches in sports histor
  
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• LL Cool J And Chris O’Donnell Bring ‘Come Dance With Me’ To CBS

  01-09-2020 21:48
  
  CBS announced today it has ordered Come Dance With Me (working title), a family dance competition series executive produced by NCIS: Los Angeles stars LL Cool J and Chris O’Donnell.
  In the series, exceptionally talented young dancers from across the country will invite one inspirational, and untrained, family member or other adult who has supported their dance dreams, to become their dance partner for a chance to strut their stuff for a grand prize. Each week, these asp
  
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• Operator of Heinz History Center sues after insurance company rejects claim

  01-09-2020 21:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  The historical society said it filed a claim for business loss and business interruption due to COVID-19 that was denied.
  
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• Mt. Lebanon Police Arrest Suspect In Vehicle Break-Ins

  01-09-2020 20:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) — Mount Lebanon Police have arrested a suspect accused of breaking into vehicles in the Sunset Hills community.
  Police say they were called to that community around 7 a.m. today for reports of thefts.Today around 7 a.m., MLPD officers answered a call for theft from automobiles in Sunset Hills. Officers arrested an individual with items in his possession that may be from other victims. If your vehicle was entered unlawfully or you have possessions
  
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• Pa. Supreme Court Takes Over Election Lawsuit Filed By State Democratic Party

  01-09-2020 20:44
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court is taking over another election-related lawsuit, this one filed by the state Democratic Party amid a partisan fight over fixing glitches and gray areas in the battleground state’s fledgling mail-in voting law.
  Briefs are due Sept. 8, the state Supreme Court said in its Tuesday order.RELATED STORY: Fixing Pennsylvania’s Mail-In Vote Glitches Goes Down To WireThe Democratic Party’s lawsuit asks the court to order an
  
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• Dr. Rachel Levine: Asymptomatic Employees Brought The Virus Into Long-Term Care Facilities

  01-09-2020 20:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – More than 1,300 long-term care facilities have finished universal baseline coronavirus testing by the state’s Aug. 31 deadline. Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said Tuesday that this testing has revealed asymptomatic workers who are bringing the virus into these facilities.Back in June, Dr. Levine ordered personal care homes, assisted living residences and private intermediate care facilities to test all residents and staff by the end of
  
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• City Of Pittsburgh Lays Out 20-Year Land Plan With ‘Our People And Our Planet At Its Center’

  01-09-2020 20:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The city of Pittsburgh is laying out a land plan for the next two decades.
  Mayor Bill Peduto says “Forging PGH” has “our people and our planet at its center.” It’s the first city-wide comprehensive land use plan for the city in years.Please add your voice to Pittsburgh’s comprehensive plan. https://t.co/LB1aKc507G
  — bill peduto (@billpeduto) September 1, 2020Andrew Dash, the director of the Department of City Planning, says it&r
  
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• Kanye West Sues To Get His Name On West Virginia Ballot

  01-09-2020 19:21
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West has sued the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office after being told his bid to get on the ballot for president came up short on qualified signatures.
  Secretary of State Mac Warner’s office told news outlets last month that West needed 7,144 signatures from registered voters in West Virginia. West submitted 15,000 signatures, but only 6,383 were confirmed, according to Secretary of State spokesperson Mike Queen.
  The lawsuit says Wes
  
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• Police: Wilkinsburg Home Intruder Apparently Shot, Killed By Accomplice

  01-09-2020 19:04
  
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in Wilkinsburg.
  According to police, this started out as a home invasion. Around 11 p.m. Monday night five people inside a house — three men and two women — were met with intruders.
  Allegheny County Police say the home invasion along Penn Avenue involved two intruders. Police say when they were inside, they were confronted by two armed men who live in the home.
  Police say soon afterw
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Says The Focus Is On Reopening Schools, Not Restaurants Or Bars

  01-09-2020 18:33
  
  HARRISBURG (AP/KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf gave no hint Monday that he will relax restrictions on indoor capacity at restaurants and bars, which he limited to 25% in July amid a resurgence of the virus linked, by some contact tracing data, to bars and restaurants.
  In data released from the governor’s office yesterday, about half of the 4,536 new coronavirus patients from Aug. 16-22 answered contact tracing questions about whether they’d spent time at a business establishment or mass
  
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• A Reminder: Wendy Bell Works For KDKA Radio, Not KDKA TV.

  01-09-2020 18:13
  
  KDKA TV would like to remind our viewers and readers that Wendy Bell does not work for KDKA TV, a ViacomCBS owned station.
  Bell works for KDKA Radio, which is owned by Entercom Communications radio group.
  Please direct all comments and inquiries to KDKA Radio, 412-353-1300.
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Reports 770 New Coronavirus Cases, 18 Additional Deaths

  01-09-2020 18:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 770 new cases of Coronavirus on Tuesday, and 18 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 134,795 since Monday’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.
  Allegheny County is reporting 29 more ca
  
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• President Trump Says He Had ‘Productive’ Conversation With Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren About Starting Football Immediately

  01-09-2020 17:54
  
  (KDKA)- Since the Big Ten presidents voted to postpone the fall football season, there has been consternation on the part of parents, coaches, and athletes at the respective member schools. Now, it appears President Trump has gotten involved in the situation, tweeting this morning that he spoke with commissioner Kevin Warren about the possibility of starting up the season “immediately”.Had a very productive conversation with Kevin Warren, Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, about
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Renews Coronavirus Emergency Disaster Declaration

  01-09-2020 17:49
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA/AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf signed a second renewal of the coronavirus disaster declaration Tuesday.
  The declaration was first signed in March after the first two presumptive positive COVID-19 cases in the state.
  “As we approach the six-month mark of this crisis, I continue to be amazed at the resiliency and strength shown by Pennsylvanians during this pandemic,” Gov. Wolf said in a statement.
  “We are going to continue to combat the health and economic effects of
  
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• Sen. Casey, 10 Members Of Pa. Congress Ask Trump Postmaster To Return Decommissioned Mail Sorting Machines

  01-09-2020 17:46
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and 10 of Pennsylvania’s members of Congress on Tuesday asked President Donald Trump’s postmaster general to immediately return sorting machines that were removed, as union officials say the machines’ removal has contributed to a slowdown in mail delivery.
  The letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was signed by the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, all nine Pennsylvania Democrats in the U.S. House and one of its nine Repub
  
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• CBS Sports Announces SEC On CBS Schedule For 2020, Highlighted By Alabama-LSU November 14

  01-09-2020 17:10
  
  (CBS Local)- The SEC is gearing up for the start of its 2020 season in just a few weeks and with that, CBS Sports has announced its broadcast schedule for the year. The schedule kicks off on Saturday, September 26 when the defending champion LSU Tigers host the Texas A&M Aggies in Baton Rouge, LA.
  The broadcast crew remains the same with Brad Nessler handling play-by-play duties, Gary Danielson providing analysis and Jamie Erdahl reporting from the sidelines. Each Saturday’s broadcast
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces 4 More Deaths, Bringing Countywide Coronavirus Death Toll To 334

  01-09-2020 17:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 29 new Coronavirus cases out of 954 test results, and four additional deaths.
  Of those 29 cases, 27 are confirmed and two are probable.
  The total number of cases countywide has jumped to 10,376 since March.
  New cases range in age from 17 to 77 years with a median age of 21 years, according to the Health Department. The date of positive tests range from Aug. 6 through Aug. 31 with just one test fr
  
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• US Marshals Find 25 Missing Children In Ohio, Looking For At Least 150 More

  01-09-2020 16:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Nearly 200 children are reportedly missing in Ohio right now, and a task force is making progress tracking them down.U.S. Marhsals say some of the children may be in danger, and some of those found were confirmed to be related to human trafficking or prostitution.
  WOIO reports that Operation Safety Net recovered 25 missing children in its first two weeks, and the sting is continuing now.The task force is lead by U.S. Marshals, working with local authorities to get endan
  
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• PTL Links: September 1, 2020

  01-09-2020 16:44
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Fan Fave Week: Cookie Recipe (Coming Soon)
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• Gov. Wolf Calls On State Legislators To Protect Pennsylvanians From Evictions, Foreclosures

  01-09-2020 16:33
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is reiterating that the governor won’t extend Pennsylvania’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures now that it has ended.
  Wolf’s office said it had explored the possibility that it could build off the Federal Housing Administration’s extension of its national moratorium protecting homeowners with FHA-insured single family mortgages. But they have since determined the governor can’t extend his
  
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• Safely Reopening Schools Amid Coronavirus Pandemic And The Impact A Vaccine Would Have

  01-09-2020 16:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — College campuses are being forced to go online as COVID-19 cases rise with the return to school and now comes concern about K-12 students as their classes resume.
  But Dr. David Agus, a professor of medicine and engineering at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and a CBS Contributor says the concern is understood but, “We know how to stop this virus and we can go back to a new normal way of life is we do that. And its wearing a mas
  
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• Gabby Barrett, Dan + Shay Nominated As Finalists For 2020 CMA Awards

  01-09-2020 15:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Gabby Barrett and Dan + Shay have been nominated for various categories for the upcoming 2020 CMA Awards.
  The news was announced Tuesday morning.
  Gabby Barrett was nominated for the following awards:Best New Artist of the Year
  Single of the Year for “I Hope”Dan and Shay were nominated for the following awards:Vocal Duo of the Year
  Musical Event of the Year for “10,000 Hours”
  Single of the Year for “10,000 Hours”
  
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• Sidney Crosby Undergoes Wrist Surgery

  01-09-2020 15:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his wrist.
  The Penguins announced the news Tuesday morning.
  Crosby’s expected recovery time will be between 3 to 4 weeks.Sidney Crosby underwent successful arthroscopic wrist surgery.
  Recovery time is expected to be 3-4 weeks.
  Full details: https://t.co/cg3K16jY7M pic.twitter.com/YZ07tykXS5
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) September 1, 2020
  
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• Virtual And At-Home Options Available To Participate In 2020 Great Race

  01-09-2020 13:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Like many other events, one of Pittsburgh’s greatest traditions has gone virtual.
  The 2020 Great Race has been canceled as an in-person event, but the race will still happen, just under a new format.
  The 43rd annual Great Race weekend that was scheduled for the last weekend in September has been canceled, but you can still participate in the 10K, 5K, Dollar Bank Junior Race, or the One Great Challenge on your own during the entire month of September.
  You can run y
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Humid Conditions Return, More Rain On The Way

  01-09-2020 12:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We are warmer than yesterday, starting off by about 10 degrees.
  There’s also a few spotty showers around and that will be the trend this morning and afternoon, although much of the day will be dry.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Clouds will gradually decrease as the day goes on but it’s going to be hot and humid with a high of 85 degrees.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Showers and thunderstorms move in tonight and last through Wednesday.
  (Photo Cre
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Preparing For Classes To Begin, Two Employees Experiencing Coronavirus Symptoms

  01-09-2020 11:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two Pittsburgh Public Schools employees are dealing with symptoms of Coronavirus.
  Concern is mounting due to the interaction the employees may have had with dozens of students and their families.
  Pittsburgh Public Schools say the employees experiencing symptoms were giving out devices at Pittsburgh Montessori.
  The district says both were giving out the materials on Friday.
  We’re told both employees were wearing their person protective equipment and practiced socia
  
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• Allegheny County Police Investigating After Home Invasion Turns Deadly In Wilkinsburg

  01-09-2020 11:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in Wilkinsburg.
  One person is dead following a shooting that took place just before 11:00 p.m. on Monday night.
  Wilkinsburg Police officers were dispatched to Penn Avenue for a home invasion in progress.
  Officers arrived at the scene and encountered the residents of the home — three males and two females.
  The residents told police that two men stopped one of the females at gunpoint outside of th
  
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• Allegheny County Police Investigating After Home Invasion Intruder Shot, Killed By Accomplice

  01-09-2020 11:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in Wilkinsburg.
  According to police, this started out as a home invasion.
  Police were dispatched to Penn Avenue just before 11:00 p.m. on Monday
  When officers arrived, they found those living there — three men and two women.
  Police say the residents claim two men stopped one of them women outside the home at gunpoint before entering the house.
  While inside, the intruders were confronted by two a
  
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• Armed Robbery Leads To SWAT Situation In Lincoln-Lemington

  01-09-2020 09:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — SWAT Officers were called to Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
  Police were checking out a home at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Vassar Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  A man reported he was robbed at gunpoint and that the suspects ran into that house.
  SWAT eventually detained one man from inside, questioned him, and then let him go before leaving the scene.
  (Photo Credit:
  
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• ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ To Be Shown In Pittsburgh Zoo Parking Lot

  01-09-2020 09:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You can watch the Mr. Rogers movie “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood” this weekend.
  It’s the next film to be shown in the Dollar Bank Drive-In Movie Night series.
  It’ll be shown on Saturday night in the parking lot of the Pittsburgh Zoo.
  You will need a ticket.
  Tickets are free, and will be available beginning Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m.
  Tickets can be reserved here.
  
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• Teenager Hospitalized After Being Cut, Injured In Homewood Fight

  01-09-2020 09:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A teenager was cut during a fight in Homewood.
  Police say officers spotted the brawl near the intersection of Frankstown Avenue and Homewood Avenue around 9:00 p.m. on Monday.
  Once the fight was broken up, police found a boy who was cut on his stomach.
  He was taken to an area hospital in stable condition.
  
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• Student Files Lawsuit Against West Virginia University After Being Injured By Boulder

  01-09-2020 08:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (KDKA) — A West Virginia University student who was seriously injured when a boulder rolled down a hill and hit one of the school’s personal rapid transit cars in February is suing the school.
  The student claims the school didn’t take the proper precautions to keep it from happening and that rocks and boulders frequently rolled down the hill.
  (Photo Credit: WVU/Greg Ellis)
  At the time, the school said a rock slide caused the boulder to
  
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• Allegheny Co. Sheriff’s Deputies Apprehend Violent Sexual Predator After Failing To Register With Megan’s Law

  01-09-2020 08:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A violent sexual predator was apprehended on Friday by Allegheny County Sheriff’s Deputies.
  57-year old Edward Stallman pled guilty to multiple counts of assault, indecent deviate sexual intercourse, and other charges in 1999.
  Stallman served a total of 20 years after pleading guilty to these charges.
  (Courtesy: Allegheny County Sheriff’s Deputies)
  Upon his release in January 2020, Stallman was ordered to register for life under Megan&
  
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• ‘It’s About Uniting The Country’; Joe Biden Calls President Trump ‘Toxic’ During Pittsburgh Visit

  01-09-2020 07:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Monday, former Vice President and current Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke in Hazelwood. He called President Trump ‘toxic’ and said Americans would be safer if Biden is President.
  Afterwards, Biden met with KDKA political editor Jon Delano.
  Last week, Donald Trump called Joe Biden weak and accused him of being soft on crime.
  This week, in Pittsburgh, Biden shot back, saying it was Trump who cut police budgets and stir
  
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• 2 Montessori PreK-5 employees experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, Pittsburgh Public Schools says

  01-09-2020 06:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  The principal alerted families of the cases, stating both employees were at the school for the technology and material distribution Friday.
  
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• Pirates Surrender Late Run In Loss To Brewers

  01-09-2020 05:44
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Orlando Arcia’s pinch-hit single with two outs in the eighth inning drove in the tiebreaking run as the Milwaukee Brewers slipped past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday night.
  Ben Gamel led off the eighth with a double against Nick Turley (0-1) and scored on Arcia’s hit off Chris Stratton as the Brewers took three of four in the series.
  Josh Hader pitched a perfect ninth for his eighth save in his first appearance since walking five of the six batters he fac
  
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• Calif. police arrest man in connection to murder of missing Butler County man

  01-09-2020 04:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Police have charged 54-year-old Scott David Leo of Long Beach with the murder of 32-year-old Zach Kennedy.
  
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• 2 Montessori PreK-5 Employees Who Passed Out Supplies Have Coronavirus Symptoms

  01-09-2020 04:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Public Schools says two Montessori PreK-5 employees are exhibiting coronavirus symptoms.
  The district says both staff members were at the school for the technology and material distribution on Friday.
  “Both employees were wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment and practiced social distancing during the distribution,” Pittsburgh Public Schools said.
  
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• Suspect Arrested In Killing Of Butler County Man Who Went Missing In California

  01-09-2020 04:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LONG BEACH (KDKA) — Police arrested a suspect in the death of a Butler County man who went missing in California.
  On Monday, the Long Peach Police Department charged 54-year-old Scott David Leo with murder in connection to 32-year-old Zachary Kennedy, who was reported missing to the Long Beach Police Department in October 2017. Kennedy graduated from Butler County High School and moved to California.
  Police say Leo and Kennedy had a “personal relationship&rdquo
  
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• Peters Township High School Temporarily Closing After 1 Confirmed, 2 Presumed Positive Coronavirus Cases

  01-09-2020 03:52
  
  By KDKA-TV News Staff
  PETERS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Peters Township High School is temporarily canceling its in-person classes after a confirmed case of coronavirus and two presumed positive cases.One person within the school tested positive for coronavirus and two others are presumed positive, the district assistant superintendent said in an email Monday. The cases are not related to in-school transmission, the email says.
  Beginning Tuesday, students will attend class remotely. In-person learn
  
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• Robert Mercer, Former Goodyear Tire CEO, Dies At 96

  01-09-2020 03:03
  
  (AP) — Robert Mercer, who served as CEO of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. and fought a takeover of the Akron-based firm in the 1980s, has died.
  Mercer was 96 years old on Friday when he died, according to his son, Robert G. Mercer. He led the company from 1983 to 1989 and beat back an attempt by a financier to purchase the company to break it up.
  Goodyear was the nation’s 34th largest company in 1986 when Sir James Goldsmith, who held more than 10% of the corporation’s stock, tri
  
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• A Look At The First Day Of School In The Coronavirus Era

  01-09-2020 02:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Monday was the first day of school for the daughters of KDKA anchor Kristine Sorensen. One of her daughters is going into eighth grade and the other 10th grade.The Mt. Lebanon School District is doing only-only school for the first nine weeks, something KDKA anchor Kristine Sorensen’s kids were disappointed by but understood. It’s an unprecedented experience, but how will it work?On Monday, we learned how the students will spend time online for each class, w
  
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• WATCH: Behind-The-Scenes Look At Allegheny Health Network’s Coronavirus Testing Lab

  01-09-2020 02:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States are tested for coronavirus every day.
  Those samples are typically collected at hospitals, clinics and pharmacies and shipped off to a nearby lab for results. Allegheny Health Network’s core lab on the North Side processes the vast majority of the network’s tests.
  It’s equipped to process around 800 tests per day, but that rate is the result of several changes that started in March.
  “Quite a lot
  
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• State Police: Stealing Political Campaign Signs Is A Crime

  01-09-2020 01:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – State police are reminding residents stealing political campaign signs is a crime after recent thefts.
  State police say people who steal a political campaign sign could be charged with theft by unlawful taking or disposition. This would be a third-degree misdemeanor.COMMUNITY ADVISORY: "In light of recent thefts of political campaign signs reported in the Troop A coverage area, Commanding Officer Captain Stephen M. Russo and members of Troop A would lik
  
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• University Of Pittsburgh Announces 46 New Coronavirus Cases

  01-09-2020 01:36
  
  By KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The University of Pittsburgh has added 46 new coronavirus cases.
  The new data from Aug. 24 to Aug. 30 coincides with the second week of online classes at the university, which says the “number of cases among faculty, staff and non-student Pitt affiliates remains very low.” Pitt says approximately 75 percent of the active positive coronavirus cases are among students living in off-campus housing.
  Pitt says there are 50 student and 8 facu
  
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• Furry Tails: Healing Jazz’s Scars

  01-09-2020 01:11
  
  By: Digital Producer Heather Lang
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For Jazz, the chemicals she was burned with have left bodily scars that will never go away, but the mental scars from that previous life healed a long time ago.
  Like so many dogs, Jazz has learned forgiveness in the face of horrible mistreatment, abuse and neglect.
  But she needs one more thing before putting the terrible chapters of her life to rest. Jazz needs a forever home.
  The kind of home where she will be part of the family. Loved
  
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• Furry Tails: BrewDog Helping Pittsburgh Pets Find Forever Homes

  01-09-2020 01:11
  
  By: Digital Producer Heather Lang
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburghers love their pets and they also love craft beer. Put the two together and that sounds like a recipe for success.
  It just might be a successful recipe to get some shelter dogs adopted into good homes.
  Scottish craft brewer, BrewDog, is teaming up with Pittsburgh animal shelter, Animal Friends, to give the idea a go.
  (Image Courtesy: BrewDog/Animal Friends/Facebook)
  But how did a brewery in Scotland end up collaborating with a
  
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