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• Head Of Infectious Disease At UPMC St. Margaret Answers How To Clean Your Mask

  22-09-2020 23:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — KDKA anchor and reporter Kristine Sorensen talked with Dr. Ray Pontzer, head of infectious disease at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, and asked him about mask safety.
  Kristine Sorensen: How often should we wash our masks?
  Dr. Pontzer: I really think over a cumulative period of time, probably six to eight hours of wear, then you should think about washing the mask, cleaning the mask, a cloth mask, that is.
  Sorensen:And how should you clean the mask? What’s the best way
  
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• State Senate Passes Bill That Would Loosen Restaurant Restrictions

  22-09-2020 23:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The state Senate has passed a bill that would change some of Pennsylvania’s restaurant restrictions.House Bill 2513 would allow restaurants and bars to operate at a 50 percent capacity — which the order in effect right now already allows if businesses self-certify — but some restaurants could increase capacity even more if their premises allow.Customers would also be allowed to sit at the bar, and people could buy a drink without
  
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• Pirates Prospect Oneil Cruz Involved In Fatal Crash In Dominican Republic

  22-09-2020 22:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospects has been involved in a crash that killed three people in the Dominican Republic.
  The Pirates say infielder Oneil Cruz is cooperating with authorities.
  (Photo Credit: Justin Berl/Getty Images)
  A Dominican newspaper reports Cruz was driving a jeep that hit a motorcycle and all three people on the motorcycle died.
  Cruz’s condition is not clear.
  In a statement to our news partners at the Pittsbu
  
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• Bureau Of Food Safety Inspects 4 Coronavirus Complaints Against Local Restaurants; 1 Warning Issued

  22-09-2020 22:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Bureau of Food Safety inspected four coronavirus-related complaints against local restaurants and handed out one warning.Across the state from Sept. 14-20, the Bureau of Food Safety received 10 coronavirus-driven complaints.They distributed 60 educational letters about the current coronavirus orders. Ten complaints were referred to local and county health jurisdictions. Three formal warning letters were issued and one citation was filed.The De
  
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• West Virginia’s Former Public Health Director And State Senator Test Positive For Coronavirus

  22-09-2020 22:09
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s former public health director and the majority leader of the state Senate say they have both tested positive for COVID-19.Dr. Cathy Slemp wrote in an op-ed that she was quarantining in her child’s old bedroom after contracting the virus. Gov. Jim Justice had forced Slemp out of her role as state health officer in June. The Republican majority leader of the state senate, Dr. Tom Takubo, also said on Tuesday he had tested positive after ex
  
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• Pennsylvania Chips Away At Poll Worker Shortages Amid Pandemic

  22-09-2020 21:37
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — It will take 40,000 or more poll workers to run the fall election in Pennsylvania, and while some counties are on track to have fully staffed polling places, with six weeks to go, officials aren’t sure whether there will be a repeat of the primary’s coronavirus-driven shortages.
  A law passed this spring by the Republican-led Legislature let the counties, which handle the nuts and bolts of elections, assign poll workers to any precinct in their home county
  
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• 12 More Pitt Students, 1 More Employee Test Positive For Coronavirus

  22-09-2020 21:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The University of Pittsburgh says 12 more students and one more employee have tested positive for coronavirus since Friday.
  The University says 12 students since Sept. 18 have tested positive for COVID-19. These results come from both surveillance and symptomatic testing. Meanwhile, 42 student cases are actively in isolation. One more employee has tested positive.
  On regional campuses, one new student case has been reported at Pitt-Johnston. No ne
  
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• Westmoreland Manor Reports 12 More Residents, One More Employee Test Positive For Coronavirus

  22-09-2020 21:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Twelve more Westmoreland Manor residents have tested positive for coronavirus since yesterday, bringing the total to 32. Another employee has also tested positive.Yesterday, Westmoreland County announced following the positive test of one contract staff and one employee, 20 residents tested positive. Today, there are now 32 infected residents and one more employee who tested positive.The county says the infected residents are contained within
  
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• Westmoreland Manor Reports 12 More Residents, 1 More Employee Test Positive For Coronavirus

  22-09-2020 21:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Twelve more Westmoreland Manor residents have tested positive for coronavirus since yesterday, bringing the total to 32. Another employee has also tested positive.Yesterday, Westmoreland County announced following the positive test of one contract staff and one employee, 20 residents tested positive. Today, there are now 32 infected residents and one more employee who tested positive.The county says the infected residents are contained within
  
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• Judge Denies Gov. Tom Wolf’s Motion, Shutdown Order And Gathering Limits Still Unconstitutional

  22-09-2020 20:39
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA/AP) – A judge has denied the state’s motion to stay on the federal ruling that called Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic restrictions unconstitutional.Pennsylvania’s top lawyer asked a federal judge last week to retain Gov. Tom Wolf’s limits on crowd size, at least for now, warning that allowing large groups to congregate during a legal battle over Wolf’s public health orders “will result in people’s deaths” from the coronavirus.
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• Judge Declines To Stay Ruling On Pennsylvania Crowd Size

  22-09-2020 20:39
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA/AP) – PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday declined to stay his own ruling that Gov. Tom Wolf’s size limits on gatherings are unconstitutional.
  U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV said the administration had failed to show “imminent and irreparable harm will occur” if the state can’t limit event crowds to 25 people inside and 250 people outside.
  State officials had asked Stickman, an appointee of President Donald Trump, to del
  
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• Jermall, Jermell Charlo Headline Showtime Pay-Per-View Doubleheader Saturday, September 26

  22-09-2020 20:27
  
  (CBS Local)- Showtime Boxing has a show in store for fight fans this weekend with a pay-per-view doubleheader featuring the Charlo brothers, Jermell and Jermall, fighting to retain their belts at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
  The two cards will feature three fights each culminating in the main events with the Charlo brothers and their challengers. The first card is headlined by the WBA middleweight championship fight between Jermall and Sergiy “The Technician” Derevyanchenko
  
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• The Rex Theater To Close Its Doors, Blaming The Pandemic

  22-09-2020 20:01
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A South Side concert venue is closing down because of the pandemic.
  The Rex Theater, located on East Carson Street, posted the announcement to Facebook Tuesday afternoon.“Due to the ongoing hardship and uncertain future caused by the Covid pandemic, The Rex Theater will be closing our doors after over a decade of live music and events,” the post reads.
  They say they know some people will want to help, but they’ve considered &ldqu
  
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• Ross Township Ranked In Top 50 Best Places To Live In America

  22-09-2020 19:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Ross Township has been named one of the 50 best places to live in the U.S.
  Money’s list of 50 Best Places to Live in America ranks Ross Township at number 48.
  According to Money, the homes in Ross are less expensive than neighboring places like McCandless and Ben Avon, and Ross sits on a hilly area about 350 feet above the Ohio River. Money also calls North Hills High School one of the best schools in the Pittsburgh area.
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• Pennsylvania To Launch New Health Insurance Website

  22-09-2020 19:01
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is getting ready to launch its own website to sell Affordable Care Act-compliant policies that will replace the federally operated Healthcare.gov to enroll people for the 2021 insurance year, state officials said Tuesday.
  It is named “Pennie” and lawmakers approved the idea last year in a bid to get more people into it, lower their insurance costs and save money for the state government.
  Pennsylvanians can sign up for an account on the websit
  
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• Ellwood City Area School District Will Allow Up To 1,000 People At Homecoming Football Game

  22-09-2020 18:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ELLWOOD, Pa. (KDKA) – The Ellwood City School District is allowing up to 1,000 people at its homecoming football game Friday.
  According to the New Castle News, the district will allow 1,000 people at the game, even though the school board’s solicitor recommends continuing to follow Gov. Wolf’s gathering limits.
  Guests will have to sign waivers before entering, New Castle News reports.
  The Wolf administration is encouraging districts to “voluntarily
  
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• Pennsylvania Launches New Coronavirus Exposure Notification App

  22-09-2020 18:32
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s new coronavirus exposure-notification app is now available on app stores.
  The release of the app Tuesday is part of Pennsylvania’s effort to more quickly break chains of transmission by using the new technology to notify people who may have been exposed.
  The state has a $1.9 million contract, using federal grant dollars, to deploy and maintain the app with software developer NearForm Ltd, an Ireland-based company whose app there has been do
  
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• CDC Discourages Trick-Or-Treating, Costume Masks And Halloween Parties This Year

  22-09-2020 18:05
  
  (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued its first guidance for the holidays, including Halloween, amid the raging coronavirus pandemic in a new posting on its website Monday night.
  Door-to-door trick-or-treating and costume masks and parties are discouraged this year due to the pandemic, the CDC said.
  “Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses,” the agency said in its posting. “There are several safer, altern
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: Will Americans See More Financial Aid Before The Election?

  22-09-2020 18:04
  
  (CBSNewYork) — In recent weeks, hope of relief for the unemployed and struggling workers had grown increasingly faint. The first stimulus package is now a distant memory. President Trump’s Lost Wages Assistance program is running out of money. And the economy continues to struggle through its worst crisis in generations.
  But last week brought renewed sense that a divided Congress could put together some sort of plan. That optimism came in the form of the “March to Common Ground
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 834 More Coronavirus Cases, 19 Additional Deaths

  22-09-2020 17:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 834 new cases of Coronavirus Tuesday and 19 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 151,646 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 42 new ca
  
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• ‘Is This The Year The SEC Beats Each Other Up?’: Gary Danielson Previews LSU Mississippi State, Week 1 Of SEC Schedule

  22-09-2020 17:57
  
  (CBS Local)- The college football season is well underway, but Saturday marks the debut of the SEC as they kick off their ten game conference only schedule with Week 1 on Saturday. With the return of the SEC comes the return of the SEC on CBS with LSU hosting Mississippi State.
  Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jamie Erdahl once again have the call for the network as the conference embarks on another season on CBS. For the opener, it’s a fascinating matchup between an LSU team that looks mu
  
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• Sen. Pat Toomey Says He Will Support Voting For Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee 4 Years After Endorsing Waiting Until After Presidential Election

  22-09-2020 17:40
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA/AP) – Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, who endorsed waiting eight months until after the 2016 election to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, says he will vote to confirm the president’s nominee if his “objective, non-partisan criteria” is met.President Donald Trump said he is obligated to pick a nominee as soon as possible to replace the liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, barely 40 days before voters pick between Trump a
  
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• Sen. Pat Toomey Says He Supports Voting For Trump’s SCOTUS Nominee 4 Years After Endorsing Waiting Until After Presidential Election

  22-09-2020 17:40
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA/AP) – Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, who endorsed waiting eight months until after the 2016 election to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, says he will vote to confirm the president’s nominee if they meet his “objective, non-partisan criteria.”
  President Donald Trump said he is obligated to pick a nominee as soon as possible to replace the liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday, barely 40 days before voters pick between Tru
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 42 New Coronavirus Cases, Bringing Countywide Total To 11,821

  22-09-2020 17:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 42 new Coronavirus cases out of 608 test results and no additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, seven are probable and the rest are confirmed.
  New cases range in age from 3 months to 98 years with a median age of 25 years, according to the Health Department. The date of positive tests range from Aug. 25 through Sept. 21. The vast majority of tests are from Sept. 15-21.
  The total numb
  
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• Report: Route changes, free fares for low-income bus riders would help Port Authority system

  22-09-2020 17:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  The report, from Pittsburghers for Public Transit, was released Tuesday
  
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• Report calls for free fares, route changes for low-income Port Authority riders

  22-09-2020 17:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  The report, from Pittsburghers for Public Transit, was released Tuesday
  
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• PTL Links: September 22, 2020

  22-09-2020 16:56
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Dr. Lori
  Dr. Lori on YouTube
  The Talk on CBS
  Neubauer’s Flowers
  Timeshare Termination Team
  CCI Puppy Cam!
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
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• Police Searching For Suspects, One Wearing Confederate Flag Sweatshirt, Who Vandalized Pittsburgh Black Lives Matter Mural With Paintballs

  22-09-2020 15:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are searching for two men accused of shooting paintballs at the Black Lives Matter mural in downtown Pittsburgh.
  Police have released surveillance images of the two men.ALERT: Pittsburgh Police seek the public’s help identifying two men who apparently shot paintballs at the Black Lives Matter mural Downtown.
  If anyone knows the identities of these men, please contact police at (412) 323-7800.https://t.co/4nvB4dSMT5 pic.twit
  
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• Chick-Fil-A Considering Moving Into Downtown Pittsburgh

  22-09-2020 15:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Chick-Fil-A is believed to be considering moving into open real estate space in Pittsburgh’s Market Square.
  According to KDKA’s news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Chick-Fil-A has its eyes on part of the space in PPG Place 2 that was vacated by Molinaro Ristorante and Bar, which closed in January.
  The Post-Gazette says that Kevin Langholz, who represents Chick-fil-A in site expansion in Western Pennsylvania and in part of Wes
  
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• Area Police Departments Remind Residents Not To Steal Political Signs

  22-09-2020 14:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Multiple area police departments are reminding its residents that stealing political signs is a crime.
  The Shaler Township Police Department posted on Facebook, saying that going onto someone else’s property is a crime that will be prosecuted.The department said that violators will be charged with Trespassing and Theft By Unlawful Taking.
  Also in our area, the Upper St. Clair Police Department posted something similar, noting that they have
  
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• Man Found Shot To Death Inside Car In Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar

  22-09-2020 14:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead inside a vehicle in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood.
  As of Tuesday afternoon, police had released very few details, but it is known a man was shot multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  This morning, detectives were back out in the area where shots were fired overnight. It happened near the Woodside Village Townhomes, a private property in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar.
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• North Hills School District Files Lawsuit Against Juul, Alleges Young People Were Targeted

  22-09-2020 13:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The North Hills School District has filed a lawsuit against Juul.
  According to the Tribune-Review, the district alleges that the e-cigarette maker purposely targeted its products to young people, forcing the district to reallocate resources to battle what the CDC is calling an ‘epidemic.’
  Nine other complaints have been filed in Western Pennsylvania.
  The North Hills School District complaint includes claims for public nuisance, neglige
  
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• Coronavirus And The Risks Of Exposure At Restaurants, Political Rallies, Or In Large Crowds

  22-09-2020 13:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The longer the pandemic goes, the more people are venturing out and gathering.
  Sure, everyone is sick of the precautions but just how much risk is still out there?
  Governor Tom Wolf on Monday put it this way, “There’s a virus out there and the virus really likes it when you bring a lot of people together. That’s what we know. And so you ignore that at your peril, yeah, you could ignore reality, but that reality is the virus is out to get us.”
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• Pittsburgh Launches ‘Safe Routes To School’ Initiative

  22-09-2020 13:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh will work to make walking and biking to school a better option.
  They launched ‘Safe Routes to School,” which is part of a national program.
  They’ve received funding from PennDOT to create better facilities so that students can walk or ride from home to school.
  The program will also provide infrastructure improvements around ‘
   
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Haze To Return To Area Skies For First Day Of Fall

  22-09-2020 12:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Welcome to fall y’all!  Fall officially begins this morning at 9:31 a.m.
  As a forecaster, fall means the north pole is facing away from the sun.
  Obviously this has a huge impact on our weather, especially the closer to the new year that we get.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  It may not be really felt that much right now, but winter is coming.
  We’ve already been stuck in a fall like pattern with the weather for the past couple of days.
  Temperatures
  
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• Concrete progress: Southern Beltway faces miles of paving before next year’s opening

  22-09-2020 12:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania Turnpike is midway through Interstate 79’s interchange on the $900 million highway near the Allegheny-Washington County line.
  
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• Police Investigating ShotSpotter Alert In Lincoln-Lemington, Medical Examiner Called To Scene

  22-09-2020 11:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police responded to a ShotSpotter call in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
  Shots were fired in this incident and a car that had its windows shot out was being towed from the scene after 4:00 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  The vehicle was a Honda Accord and its drivers side windows were shattered.
  The shooting happened around 1:30 early Tuesday morning along Schwerner Court, near the Woodsid
  
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• Police Investigating ShotSpotter Alert In Lincoln-Lemington

  22-09-2020 11:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police responded to a ShotSpotter call in the city’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
  Shots were fired in this incident and a car that had its windows shot out was being towed from the scene after 4:00 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  The vehicle was a Honda Accord and its drivers side windows were shattered.
  The shooting happened around 1:30 early Tuesday morning along Schwerner Court, near the Woodsid
  
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• Supreme Court Showdown Continues To Develop, Senator Pat Toomey Not Commenting On Vote

  22-09-2020 11:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The battle over voting for a replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat on the Supreme Court is continuing to develop.
  The Supreme Court showdown is heating up by the hour.
  Overnight, Senator Lindsay Graham announced he has the votes in the Senate Judiciary Committee to move whoever President Trump nominates to the Senate floor for a vote.
  Related stories:W. Va. Senator Joe Manchin: Senate Should Not Vote On Supreme Court Nominee Before Nove
  
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• President Trump Set To Hold Rally At Pittsburgh International Airport

  22-09-2020 10:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — President Trump will be back in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, aiming to rally support here in Pittsburgh just 42 days before the general election.
  He will speak from Pittsburgh International Airport Tuesday evening.
  This visit marks the President’s fourth stop to the Keystone State this month alone.
  Earlier this month, the President held a rally in Westmoreland County and visited the Flight 93 Memorial for the 9/11 ceremony.
  The frequent visits u
  
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• Car Crashes Into Front Porch Of Lincoln-Lemington Home

  22-09-2020 09:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A vehicle crashed into the front porch of a home in the Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood of Pittsburgh early Tuesday morning.
  The accident happened near Westmoreland Avenue and Somerset Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  The crash caused significant damage to the front of the home.
  KDKA has been told that no one was hurt in the crash.
  
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• 2 Face Charges After Found With Gun, Shovels Near Airport

  22-09-2020 09:28
  
  LAKE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Two Virginia residents have been arrested after authorities said they were found walking on railroad tracks behind an Ohio airport with shovels, a pitchfork and a backpack containing a gun and ammunition.
  ToJohn and Vicki Davison, 33, both of Virginia Beach, face numerous charges.
  The two were captured Monday behind the Toledo Executive Airport in Lake Township, which is a designated reliever airport for the Toledo Express Airport.
  President Donald Trump was hold
  
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• Seneca Valley School Board Votes To Resume In-Person Classes 5 Days Per Week

  22-09-2020 09:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Seneca Valley students will return to the classroom.
  The school board voted tonight to resume in-person classes five days per week starting on October 5.
  Photo Credit: KDKA
  The district has been teaching under a hybrid model with students in class two days per week and learning remotely three days per week.
  
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• Crews Rescue Victim Pinned Under Dump Truck

  22-09-2020 08:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MONACA, Pa. (KDKA) — A person was rescued on Monday after being pinned under a dump truck.
  The accident happened along Fronko Street in Monaca just before 4:00 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA NewsChopper 2)
  Details on the condition of the person or how the accident were not immediately available.
  
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• Consumer Alert Issued For Potenza Pizza After Health Dept. Finds Building ‘Infested With Flies’

  22-09-2020 08:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A consumer alert has been issued for an Oakland pizza place by the Allegheny County Health Department.
  The Health Department says inspectors found Potenza Pizza and Pasta infested with flies and found mouse droppings in various places.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  According to the Tribune-Review, the restaurant remained open for business on Monday.
  
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• Mt. Lebanon School Board Member Resigns For Derogatory Comments

  22-09-2020 05:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MT. LEBANON, Pa. (KDKA) — A Mt. Lebanon school board member has resigned for making offensive comments.Michael Riemer used derogatory language ahead of the district’s meeting. It was broadcasted on Zoom before the official meeting began.Last week, Reimer apologized and said he didn’t realize his mic was not muted. A group of parents started a petition calling on him to resign or the board to remove him.
  
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• Pirates Fall To Cubs, Lose For 13th Time In 14 Games

  22-09-2020 05:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jon Lester scattered four hits over six innings and the Chicago Cubs inched closer to their first NL Central title since 2017 with a 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
  Lester (3-2) struck out one and walked one in his first victory since Aug. 11. He retired the first nine batters he faced and kept the lowest-scoring team in the majors in check. Only two of Pittsburgh’s four hits left the infield, and the Pirates managed to get to third base just on
  
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• 96-Year-Old Woman From McKees Rocks Bowls No-Tap 300, Says Family Is Secret To Staying Young

  22-09-2020 04:55
  
  MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (KDKA) — With the form of a 20-year-old, an entourage backing her and so much energy, Sara Lyons doesn’t act her age.
  “I’m 97. Going to be 97 on November the 30,” said Lyons.
  So when she scored a no tap-300, knocking down nine or more pins with every ball, her friends and family called KDKA’s Meghan Schiller.
  “I had all strikes in a row. Not an open frame at all,” said Lyons.A first for anyone at Kennedy Lanes in McKees Rocks.
  (Ph
  
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• Suspect Sought After Ohio Shooting Kills 4-Year-Old Child, Injures 4 Others

  22-09-2020 04:28
  
  STRUTHERS, Ohio (AP) — A gunman walked into a home and opened fire near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border early Monday, killing a 4-year-old and wounding four adults, police said.
  Police swarmed the scene on Perry Street. Two men were in critical condition and two women were shot in the legs, according to authorities. One woman is the mother of the boy who was killed in the gunfire.
  Authorities have not released the names of the victims.
  The suspect ran away from the home. Police said the victi
  
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• West Virginia Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Swindling $2.5 Million From Investors

  22-09-2020 04:24
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia pharmacist pleaded guilty on Monday to swindling millions from investors and pretending to be a government contractor, prosecutors announced.
  Natalie Cochran admitted in federal court to wire fraud and money laundering. She defrauded about $2.5 million from at least 11 investors with promises the money would be put into federal contracts. She convinced one person to wire transfer over $511,000 from North Carolina.
  Cochran, 39, used the money to buy
  
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