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• Steelers Sign 14 Players To Practice Squad

  06-09-2020 23:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Steelers announced on Sunday the signing of 14 players to their practice squad.
  The practice squad roster includes six players on defense and seven on offense.
  Earlier in the day, the Steelers announced they had signed quarterback Josh Dobbs and safety Sean Davis, releasing quarterback Devlin Hodges and safety Curtis Riley in order to make room for Dobbs and Davis on the roster.
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• Pirates Rally In The 9th Inning, Beat Reds 3-2

  06-09-2020 23:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – Erik Gonzalez’s sacrifice fly capped a two-run ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Sunday.
  Josh Bell and Ke’Bryan Hayes began the winning rally with singles off Raisel Iglesias (2-3). Bell then scored the tying run on Cole Tucker’s single.
  One out later, Gonzalez lined out to right field and Tucker easily beat Nick Castellanos’ off-target throw.
  Richard Rodriguez (1-2) pitched a scoreless ninth for the
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Man Shot Three Times

  06-09-2020 22:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are investigating a shooting that took place on Saturday night.According to police, a man took himself to a local hospital around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday after suffering three gunshot wounds to the shoulder and back.He is in stable condition.Pittsburgh Police say he gave conflicting stories as to where the shooting took place.They are still searching for the location of the shooting and investigating the incident.
  
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• Pirates Place Anthony Alford On Injured List, Recall Jason Martin

  06-09-2020 22:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pirates have placed Anthony Alford on the 45-day injured list and recalled Jason Martin.Alford was injured on Saturday in the Pirates’ game against Cincinnati when he fractured his right elbow.Martin has appeared in two games for the club this season and has not registered a hit in six plate appearances.
  
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• Man Rams Ex-Girlfriend’s Car, Kills Her And Then Himself

  06-09-2020 22:31
  
  DAVIDSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man rammed his ex-girlfriend’s car and then shot and killed her in front of her 11-year-old son before taking his own life, authorities said.
  The Cambria County coroner’s office said 37-year-old Amanda Boring of Johnstown was driving in Conemaugh Township after 10 p.m. Friday when her car was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by 38-year-old William Yarina of Franklin Borough.
  Authorities said the two got out of their vehicles and got
  
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• Schools In 9 West Virginia Counties Must Hold Remote Learning

  06-09-2020 21:36
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Classes in nine of West Virginia’s 55 counties will be held remotely after the state issued an updated color-coded map determining their status for the start of the school year.
  The map shows the daily average of confirmed community-spread virus cases per 100,000 residents in each county. The categories, in order of increasing severity, are green, yellow, orange and red.
  The nine counties were in orange or red when the state issued the map Saturday night. Tho
  
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• Two Mississippi Boaters Reel In A Massive One-Eyed Alligator Weighing Over 470 Pounds

  06-09-2020 21:28
  
  By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN
  (CNN) — It was like a scene right out of Jurassic Park when two gator hunters pulled a massive alligator out of a Mississippi marsh.
  “I said, we have a dinosaur, this thing is huge!” John Ladner told CNN.
  (Photo Courtesy John Ladner)
  Ladner and his friend, Derek Stiglet, were chasing a seven-foot alligator on August 29 and didn’t expect to find something much bigger.
  The two were in Ladner’s 14-foot jon boat and knew the seven-footer would
  
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• Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team Rescues 12 Guinea Pigs From Ohio Shelter

  06-09-2020 21:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team helped a dozen guinea pigs get a second chance at life.The group’s pilots flew to Columbus and back to pick up the guinea pigs from a shelter. Some of them were believed to be abused.“This is the story of Pippy. She was brought to me by a good samaritan,” one of PAART’s team members said. “They had grabbed her from a bad situation. It was suspected that she was abused and toss
  
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• Pa. State Police Searching For 74-Year-Old Missing Man Ronald Kimmell

  06-09-2020 20:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SCOTTDALE, Pa. (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police are looking for 74-year-old Ronald Kimmell who is currently missing.(Photo Credit: @PSPTroopBPIO/Twitter)
  According to State Police, Kimmell departed from his residence, and took his vehicle, a Silver 2007 Nissan Frontier, to Scottdale on September 5. The vehicle is registered in Pennsylvania and has a license plate number of YKH4117. The vehicle also has a taillight missing, yellow beacon light on the roof and a brok
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Release Devlin Hodges, Curtis Riley For Joshua Dobbs, Sean Davis

  06-09-2020 20:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Quarterback Joshua Dobbs and Safety Sean Davis are returning to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team announced Sunday.In his time with the Steelers, Dobb played five games in 2018. He completed “six of 12 passes for 43 yards and an interception” in the course of those games, according to the team. The Steelers originally drafted Dobbs in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
  The Steelers drafted Davis in the second round of the 2016 NFL
  
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• Pa. reports no new COVID-19 deaths

  06-09-2020 19:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania reported 691 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and no new deaths, according to the state health department.
  
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• Judge Orders Trump Administration To Stop ‘Winding Down’ 2020 Census Field Work

  06-09-2020 18:57
  
  By Gregory Wallace, CNN and KDKA-TV News Staff
  (CNN) — A federal judge on Saturday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily stop “winding down or altering any Census field operations.” The order applies nationwide.
  The temporary restraining order is the first court order this fall impacting how the final weeks of counting will unfold. Several other lawsuits are pending in courts across the country.The City of Pittsburgh announced it was taking legal action against the Tr
  
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• Local Family Donates Fire Truck In Memory Of 4-Year-Old Boy Killed In Vehicle Accident

  06-09-2020 18:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffGERMAN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A local family is giving back to their community in memory of a little boy.Two years ago, 4-year-old Hunter Braddee, as well as his grandfather and aunt, were killed when their car was hit on Route 21 in Fayette County. Several fire departments escorted Hunter on the day of his funeral, so on Saturday, the family donated a truck to the McClelland Town Volunteer Fire Company.“This family right here worked diligently to make this happ
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces 62 New Coronavirus Cases, Bringing County Total To 10,771

  06-09-2020 18:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 62 new Coronavirus cases out of 771 test results, and no additional deaths this Sunday.
  Of those cases, 59 are confirmed and three are probable.
  The total number of cases countywide has jumped to 10,771 since March.
  New cases range in age from four to 97 years with a median age of 45 years, according to the Health Department. The date of positive tests ranged from August 25 through September 5.
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• Pa. Health Dept. Reports No New Coronavirus Deaths, 691 Additional Cases

  06-09-2020 17:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 691 new cases of Coronavirus on Sunday and no additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 139,316 since Saturday’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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• Body Of Slain Cleveland Detective Gets Hero’s Escort To Funeral Home

  06-09-2020 17:27
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Two fire truck ladders stretched a large American flag over a hearse that threaded the Cleveland streets Saturday as it carried the body of a police detective killed in the line of duty to a funeral home.
  Other first responders stood at attention as the procession for Detective James Skernivitz, 53, passed, WKYC-TV reported.
  Three people are being questioned after Skernivitz and a man described as a police informant were shot and killed in the officer’s unmarke
  
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• Pittsburgh Mayor Presides Over KDKA-TV News Anchor Paul Martino’s Wedding

  06-09-2020 16:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffPITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After several pandemic-related delays, KDKA-TV News anchor Paul Martino married his longtime girlfriend, Joy, on Saturday.(Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA Photojournalist)
  The happy couple tied the knot at the City County Building with Mayor Bill Peduto presiding.(Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA Photojournalist)
  All of us at KDKA wish Paul and Joy many happy years together!
  
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• Mayor Peduto Says Protesters Will Be Arrested If There Is ‘Continual Denial Of Law’

  06-09-2020 15:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mayor Bill Peduto gave a stern warning to protesters after some gathered outside his house Saturday night.
  “Tonight at my home – private property. The 1st Amendment doesn’t protect you to close down streets, without a permit. Yes, we have granted extra rights to assure free speech. But, continual denial of law, will end up in arrests. Actions have consequences,” Peduto said in a tweet early Sunday morning.Tonight at my home
  
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• Learning hub in Hill District will house students doing virtual school

  06-09-2020 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Nonprofit ACH Clear Pathways pivoted its arts programs model to accommodate students whose parents are working.
   
   
   
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  Tyian Battle, executive director of ACH Clear Pathways, in the organization's ELearning Hub at the former Kaufmann Center in the Hill District.(Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
  
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• Mon-Fayette Expressway include expensive utility relocations

  06-09-2020 13:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pennsylvania Turnpike will spend more than $40 million to relocate utilities such as electric power lines and a railroad yard.
  
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• Nazi Flags Seen Being Sold At Braddock’s Inn Flea Market In Fayette County

  06-09-2020 13:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  FARMINGTON (KDKA) — A vendor at the Braddock’s Inn Flea Market in Farmington was seen selling Nazi Flags and paraphernalia.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The flags were displayed along with Confederate flags and ‘Blue Lives Matter’ flags.
  The flea market is set to continue through Monday.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Sunshine, Cool Temperatures To Continue Today

  06-09-2020 12:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The sunshine continues today with highs in the low 80s.
  Low humidity sticks around today but by Labor Day tomorrow, highs are going to be back into the mid 80s with higher humidity.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  There’s a very small chance on Monday later afternoon and evening that a few spots north could get a stray shower but many will stay dry.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  It’s going to be really hot on Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the
  
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• Dry summer allows crews to get Southern Beltway construction back on schedule

  06-09-2020 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Despite a month-long pandemic delay, the toll road near Pittsburgh International Airport is on schedule to open partially in October 2021. 
  
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• Dry summer allows allows crews to get Southern Beltway construction back on schedule

  06-09-2020 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Despite a month-long pandemic delay, the toll road near Pittsburgh International Airport is on schedule to open partially in October 2021. 
  
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• Pitt Dean Urges Positive Coronavirus Students Who Live Off-Campus To Relocate To University’s Isolation Housing

  06-09-2020 10:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The University of Pittsburgh’s Dean of Students is urging students who live off campus to relocate to the University’s isolation housing in the event that they test positive or are presumed positive for Coronavirus.
  In a letter sent to families, Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner addressed two health and safety concerns.
  Dean Bonner addressed the importance of wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, and avoiding larg
  
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• One Person Injured In Shooting At Hill District Block Party

  06-09-2020 07:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating a shooting at a block party in the Hill District.
  Hundreds of people were in the area around midnight on Saturday night when shots rang out.
  (Photo Credit: Chris Hoffman)
  We know at least one person was taken into custody by police after about 40 shots were fired at a block party.
  According to police, Zone 2 officer went to the area of Perry Street and Wylie Avenue for reports of an active shooter around midnight.
  SWAT officers and pa
  
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• One Person In Custody After Police Respond To Reports Of Active Shooter During Hill District Block Party

  06-09-2020 07:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One person was taken into custody after police officers responded to reports of an active shooter in Pittsburgh’s Hill District late Saturday night.
  Officers were dispatched to the area of Perry Street and Wylie Avenue around midnight.
  When SWAT officers and paramedics arrived at the scene, between 300 and 500 people were leaving a block party in the area after around 40 shots were fired.
  One person was taken into custody at the scene.
  Offic
  
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• Two People Transported To Area Trauma Center Following Head-On-Collision

  06-09-2020 07:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTOWN TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A head-on vehicle collision along Route 66 in Washington Township sent two people to area trauma centers.
  The crash happened along Route 66 near Mamont Road on Saturday morning.There was no information about the condition of those transported to hospitals or what caused the crash.
  
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• Pirates Fall 6-2 To Reds, Anthony Alford Leaves Game With Fractured Elbow

  06-09-2020 06:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — Eugenio Suárez hit three homers in a game for the first time in his career, driving in five runs and leading the Cincinnati Reds over the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2.
  Suárez hit a three-run shot deep down the left-field line to cap a four-run third inning.
  He added solo homers in the sixth and eighth innings, giving him 12 this season — he hit 49 last year.
  This marked the third baseman’s ninth career multihomer game and gave him six home runs an
  
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• Loved Ones Gather For Vigil For 1-Year-Old Zykier Young

  06-09-2020 05:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On Saturday, 1-year-old Zykier Young was laid to rest, and loved ones gathered on the North Shore for a celebration of life.
  A life that was full of infectious smiles.
  “I remember most his smile,” said Monique Brown, a family friend. “Every time my friend, his grandmother, Kamia looked at that little boy, his eyes lit up.”
  “When he was watching Sharky-Doo-Da-Do, he didn’t want to be bothered at all,” recalled Zykier’s gran
  
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• Protesters Once Again Gather And March Through Downtown Pittsburgh

  06-09-2020 02:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A movement that started nearly four months ago continued on Saturday as “Civil Saturday” protesters demonstrated in Downtown Pittsburgh.The protests began after the death of George Floyd and continue now after the deaths of Daniel Prude in Rochester and the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, with the message more amplified.Starting around 4:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, protesters gathered at Liberty Avenue and Stanwix Street outside of the Port Authority
  
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• Ohio Governor Allows Up To 6,000 Fans At Two Cleveland Browns And Cincinnati Bengals Games This Season

  06-09-2020 02:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals will be allowed to have up to 6,000 fans at two home games this season.
  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Saturday that the teams have been granted a variance for a “two-game trial” on a state requirement limiting 1,500 people at outdoor gatherings.
  The variance allows for no more than 1,500 fans in each side of the stadium. Fans will be required to wear masks throughout the games.
  Cleveland will be permitted to ha
  
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• W. Va Seeks More Than $700 Million In Federal Funding For Broadband Investments

  06-09-2020 02:08
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The governor of West Virginia signed an executive order on Thursday that aimed to ensure the state can access $766 million in federal funds over the next decade to expand long-sought broadband access in rural communities.
  Gov. Jim Justice said the state will seek the money from the Federal Communications Commission, which administers the $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. It aims to subsidize internet providers to expand broadband service over six millio
  
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• Beaver County Man Sentenced To Nearly 5 Years In Prison For Bank Robbery

  06-09-2020 01:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A Beaver County man will spend 57 months in prison for robbing a PNC Bank location in Cranberry Township.41-year-old Michael Neppach was given the sentence along with three years of supervised release.According to his plea, he walked into the bank branch at the corner for Route 19 and North Boundary Road in August of 2019, handed the teller a threatening note and walked out with around $1,400.
  
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• Local Unions Continue ‘Weekend Of Service’ By Renovating Renzie Park In McKeesport

  06-09-2020 00:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – There may not be a Labor Day Parade in Pittsburgh in 2020, but local unions still decided to make Labor Day Weekend special.Saturday was the second day of a “Weekend of Service” as members gathered to renovate Renzie Park in McKeesport.“We’re rebuilding the bocce court, planting flowers all around,” said Darrin Kelly, President of the Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council. “Labor is more than just working on t
  
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