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• ‘Honorable Man’: Former Pennsylvania Republican Governor Tom Ridge Endorses Joe Biden For President

  28-09-2020 23:52
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, a Republican, has endorsed his first Democrat for president.
  Ridge penned an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer over the weekend, and on Monday afternoon, he spoke with KDKA political editor Jon Delano on why he’s voting for Joe Biden this year.
  Ridge, who calls himself a Reagan Republican who served two terms as governor of Pennsylvania and America’s first Homeland Security Secretary, says some things are more im
  
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• Western Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Facilities Once Again Trying To Contain Coronavirus Outbreaks

  28-09-2020 23:41
  
  BEAVER CO, PA (KDKA) – Beaver County made headlines with Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center at the beginning of the pandemic, but eventually, those numbers plateaued.
  “That’s the biggest thing we learned from Brighton Rehab, is to have good communication on what’s going on up there because at the end of the day, we couldn’t go in there and see,” said Dan Camp, the chairperson of the Beaver County Commissioners.
  Now the county has two other facilities with new
  
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• CDC Offers Thanksgiving Guidelines, Calls Travel And Big Gatherings ‘High Risk’ Activities That Can Spread Coronavirus

  28-09-2020 22:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Traveling long distances, big family gatherings, watching parades and sports in person – these are all traditional Thanksgiving activities. However, this year, the CDC says they are all among the highest risk activities for spreading coronavirus.
  The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention released their Thanksgiving guidelines Monday.
  According to the CDC, travel increases the risk of “getting and spreading” COVID-19.
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• Greensburg Police Mourn Death Of Detective Sgt. John Swank

  28-09-2020 22:38
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Greensburg police are preparing to say goodbye to one of their own after detective John Swank passed away this weekend.
  If you hurt a kid, took advantage of a senior citizen or committed an act of domestic violence against a woman, the face of Greensburg detective Sgt. John Swank was one you didn’t want to see questioning you.
  “He was relentless. He was on a case, he would take it personally,” said Greensburg Captain Shawn Denning.
  Over the weeken
  
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• Ke’Bryan Hayes’ Sparkling Arrival Gives Pittsburgh Pirates Something To Build On Heading Into 2021

  28-09-2020 22:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates began 2020 with plenty of questions. The truncated 60-game schedule provided few answers save for one: Ke’Bryan Hayes can play. Really, really play.
  The rookie third baseman’s splashy debut — one that finished with a flourish thanks to an eight-game hitting streak that raised his average to an eye-popping .376 — provided an incandescent silver lining in a season at times felt epically long. Losing a major-league high 41 games
  
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• Aleshia Ocasio On Athletes Unlimited Softball: ‘I Feel An Obligation To Play & Use My Voice To Fight Social Injustice’

  28-09-2020 22:01
  
  (CBS Local Sports)– Aleshia Ocasio is one of the best softball players in the world and she’s had the opportunity to show the country how great she is in the new professional softball league called Athletes Unlimited Softball. The final two games of the inaugural season are on CBS Sports Network on Monday and Ocasio currently sits in 11th place with 1496 points.
  The league changed the game of softball by creating an alternate fantasy-style points system where athletes pick up po
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Steelers FB Derek Watt Expected To Miss Several Weeks With Injury

  28-09-2020 21:45
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Steelers fullback Derek Watt will reportedly miss time with a hamstring injury.NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Watt suffered a Grade 2 hamstring pull and he will miss “couple games.” Watt was injured during Sunday’s game against the Texans.
  #Steelers FB Derek Watt suffered a Grade 2 hamstring pull, source said, which means he’ll miss a couple games. The Ultimate Tag host and special teamer left the win
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 133 More Coronavirus Cases Over Last 48 Hours

  28-09-2020 21:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 133 new Coronavirus cases out of 1,867 test results and no additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, four are probable and the rest are confirmed.
  New cases range in age from 2 years to 95 years with a median age of 36 years, the Health Department says. The date of positive tests range from Sept. 18 through Sept. 27.
  The total number of cases countywide now stands at 12,234 since March.
  The
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers To Have Call With Pennsylvania Department Of Health About Fans

  28-09-2020 21:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Steelers, who are “optimistic” about hosting a limited number of fans in October, have a call with the Pennsylvania Department of Health this week.
  The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t have any fans at home games during September, but the team announced last week they were “optimistic about hosting a limited amount of fans at Heinz Field” beginning with the game against the Eagles on Oct. 11.
  On Monday, a spokesperson f
  
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• Federal Judge In Pa. Orders Stop To Postal Service Cuts

  28-09-2020 20:52
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia joined others Monday in ordering a halt to recent Postal Service cuts that critics say are causing mail delays and threatening the integrity of the presidential election.
  Six states and the District of Columbia presented “compelling evidence” from the U.S. Postal Service itself that shows “a pronounced increase in mail delays across the country” since July, the judge found.
  “In a pandemic, states are even mor
  
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• Pittsburgh Steeler Alejandro Villanueva Says Helmet Decision Was ‘Exclusively’ For Sgt. First Class Alwyn Cashe

  28-09-2020 20:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Alejandro Villanueva said his decision to replace Antwon Rose II’s name on the back of his helmet “had to do exclusively” with Sgt. First Class Alwyn Cashe.
  “I felt that my decision to honor Sgt. First Class Alwyn Cashe was something that was very personal to me, due to the fact that in the veteran community there’s a strong push to get him a Medal of Honor,” Villanueva said Monday.
  (Photo Credit: Chris Mack/Twitter)
  He says it was pe
  
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• 2 Notices Of Violation, 6 Warnings Given To Pittsburgh-Area Establishments Not Following Coronavirus Orders

  28-09-2020 19:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – During coronavirus compliance checks, state police handed two notices of violation and six warnings to Pittsburgh-area licensed liquor establishments.
  Liquor control enforcement officers visited 816 licensed establishments across the state Friday through Sunday to make sure coronavirus orders are being followed. They issued nine notices of violation and 22 warnings.
  The Pittsburgh State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement office issued two
  
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• Woman Found Dead After Johnstown Duplex Fire

  28-09-2020 19:18
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A woman was found dead in a western Pennsylvania duplex destroyed by an early morning fire over the weekend, authorities said.
  Firefighters in Johnstown were dispatched to the home shortly before 4:30 a.m. Sunday after a caller reported a woman trapped inside the burning home.
  Chief Robert Statler said the fire was visible from outside and there was heavy fire on the second floor. Damage was visible on a side of the structure that was marked as condemned.
  Cambria Coun
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 1,594 New Coronavirus Cases Over Last 48 Hours, 7 More Deaths

  28-09-2020 18:58
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 1,594 new cases of Coronavirus over the last 48 hours and seven additional deaths.
  There were 918 new cases reported on Sunday, and 676 new cases today.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 156,826 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
  
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• Police: Phone Sex Call Leads To Child Sex Abuse Charges Against Brackenridge Man

  28-09-2020 18:47
  
  BRACKENRIDGE, Pa. (KDKA) – According to police, a phone sex call now has a man facing several charges of child pornography. Their tip accused the suspect of sexually abusing a child.
  Forty-eight-year-old John Godfrey of Brackenridge is facing 18 charges, including 10 counts of possession of child pornography.
  According to the criminal complaint, earlier this month a phone sex company alerted Brackenridge police after a call from Godfrey. He is accused of performing sexual acts on a 9-year-
  
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• Kelly Jenrette On CBS’s ‘Manhunt: Deadly Games’: ‘It’s A Wonderful Opportunity To Revisit The Past’

  28-09-2020 18:17
  
  (CBS Local)– It’s been 24 years since a domestic terrorist attack injured over 100 people and killed one person at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. CBS is taking a look back at this event through the lens of its new TV show called “Manhunt: Deadly Games,” which is a scripted true-crime anthology series that chronicles one of the most complex manhunts on U.S. soil.
  The show features actors like Cameron Britton, who plays security guard Richard Jewell, Judith Lig
  
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• Researchers In Westmoreland County Catch Rare Part-Female, Part-Male Bird

  28-09-2020 18:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Researchers in Pennsylvania have caught a rare part-female, part-male bird.
  Researchers at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s environmental research center in Rector caught and banded the Rose-breasted Grosbeak gynandromorph last week.
  A gynandromorph is genetically half female and half male, and this bird is split by a line that runs roughly down its middle. On the right side, you can see the male pink wing pits, breast spot and black
  
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• Researchers In Westmoreland County Catch Rare Half-Female, Half-Male Bird

  28-09-2020 18:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Researchers in Pennsylvania have caught a rare half-female, half-male bird.
  Researchers at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s environmental research center in Rector caught and banded the Rose-breasted Grosbeak gynandromorph last week.
  A gynandromorph is genetically half female and half male, and this bird is split by a line that runs roughly down its middle. On the right side, you can see the male pink wing pits, breast spot and black
  
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• Police: Pennsylvania Man Upset At Text From Mother Repeatedly Stabs Her

  28-09-2020 17:36
  
  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man repeatedly stabbed his mother after she sent him a text message telling him to grow up and get a job, authorities said.
  Tavin McCullough, 23, faces attempted homicide and other counts stemming from Sunday’s attack at his mother’s home in Altoona, WTAJ reported. It wasn’t known Monday if he has retained an attorney.
  Police went to the home around 6 a.m. and found the victim, who had been stabbed at least nine times with a 10-inch kitc
  
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• Previously Missing 75-Year-Old Man Found Safe

  28-09-2020 16:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police say a 75-year-old man reported missing has been found and is safe.Police asked the public for help finding him Monday morning, saying he had last been seen Sunday.Pittsburgh Police detectives seek information in locating 75 yr old Leslie Lampkin. Last 9/27/2020 in Carrick wearing a brown blazer and black pants. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call detectives at 412-323-7141. https://t.co/IcxnohE5Zc pic.twit
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Seeking Missing Man, 75-Year-Old Leslie Lampkin, Who Disappeared In Carrick

  28-09-2020 16:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are looking for a man who disappeared over the weekend in Carrick.
  According to police, 75-year-old Leslie Lampkin was last seen Sunday morning in the Carrick neighborhood.
  He is known to frequent downtown, the North Side and Homewood.Pittsburgh Police detectives seek information in locating 75 yr old Leslie Lampkin. Last 9/27/2020 in Carrick wearing a brown blazer and black pants. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is as
  
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• PTL Links: September 28, 2020

  28-09-2020 16:03
  
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• Cameron Britton On Playing Richard Jewell In Manhunt Deadly Games: ‘Hopefully You’re Reminded Of What A Hero Actually Is’

  28-09-2020 14:09
  
  (CBS Local)- The first episode of Manhunt: Deadly Games aired last week on CBS and gave viewers an introduction to some of the shows main characters and the lead-up to and immediate aftermath of the bombing of Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta in 1996. The protagonist, Richard Jewell, is first lauded as a hero by local authorities before the FBI moves in and, under pressure from the city’s mayor to find the culprit, begins to suspect Jewell was involved with the bombing.
  For actor Cameron
  
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• 1 Killed, 3 Injured In Stabbing Attack At West Virginia Home

  28-09-2020 14:04
  
  PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say a stabbing attack at a southern West Virginia home left one man dead, three injured and one arrested.
  Mercer County Sheriff’s Cpl. M.S. Horn told the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that 31-year-old Eric Bent was charged with second-degree murder and three counts of malicious wounding in Saturday morning’s attack.
  Horn said all five men were a home that belonged to one of the victims and it appeared an altercation took place over drugs that led
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Much Needed Chances Rain On The Way

  28-09-2020 13:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh airport has reported zero rain over the past two weeks.
  Clearly, we need some rain and at least the chance for rain returns today with the better chance for rain coming in the overnight hours tonight, lasting well into Tuesday for many places across Western Pennsylvania.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Overall the rain chance for today is low, especially before 7:00 p.m.
  Everyone will see some rain in the overnight hours and at least at this point, it
  
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• Mail-In Voting Underway In Allegheny County, Dropboxes And Early Voting Available As Additional Options

  28-09-2020 12:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mail-in voting is now underway in Pennsylvania, and you can even go vote in person.
  Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald says the county has already sent out about 100,000 ballots.
  “We could have upwards of 400,000 people who will vote by mail. To put that in perspective four years ago, we had about 660,000 people total who voted, 40,000 of which voted by absentee. So you can see you know we’re talking about a big difference.”
  Fitzgerald says it&
  
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• Walkabout: Homewood resident still waiting for city to do right by her

  28-09-2020 12:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Wrongful forced entry by SWAT teams destroyed her front door and door frame but city wanted her insurance to pay.
  
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• With people doing more at home, appliances in high demand

  28-09-2020 12:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The appliance shortage also is blamed on worldwide factory shutdowns and shipping delays.
  
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• One Person Airlifted To Pittsburgh Hospital Following Shooting In Beaver County

  28-09-2020 11:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MIDLAND (KDKA) — One person has been taken to an area hospital following a shooting in Beaver County.
  County dispatchers tell KDKA that one person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after being shot at the intersection of Midland Avenue and 6th Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Dispatchers say that gunfire rang out shortly after 1:00 a.m. on Monday.
  The condition of the victim is unknown at this time.
  Police were still at the scene hours af
  
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• Michael Fuoco Resigns As President Of Newspaper Guild Of Pittsburgh Following Misconduct Allegations

  28-09-2020 11:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As a strike looms at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the president of the union has announced his resignation.
  Michael Fuoco of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh made the decision amid an investigation into an alleged violation of its mutual respect policy.
  Michael Fuoco tells KDKA, the timing of all of this is suspicious.
  The allegations against him have not only led him to resign, but it also prompted the Post Gazette to conduct an internal investigation.
  According to th
  
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• U.S. Senators To Begin Vetting Process Of Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett

  28-09-2020 11:10
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) — He’s made his pick and he’s made it clear. President Trump wants to see Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to the Supreme Court before the upcoming November election.
  United States Senators will begin learning about the nominee at the U.S. Capitol on Monday.
  According to the White House Chief of Staff, the Trump administration plans to make their case to Senators today — and Amy Coney Barrett will appear on Capitol Hill tomorrow to meet with several peo
  
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• Level Green Elementary School Staff Member Tests Positive For Coronavirus

  28-09-2020 10:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LEVEL GREEN (KDKA) — Penn-Trafford School District is reporting that a staff member from Level Green Elementary School has tested positive for Coronavirus.
  In a letter sent to parents and families, the superintendent says that the employee wasn’t in close contact with any students or other staff.
  The school will be open Monday, but parents have the choice of keeping their child home for remote learning.
  
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• Gateway School District Students To Begin Week Of Remote Learning Following Positive Coronavirus Cases At Middle, High School

  28-09-2020 08:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — Students at Gateway High School and Moss Side Middle School in the Gateway School District will attend online classes for the week.
  This comes after the district was notified of positive Coronavirus cases at both schools.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  In letters sent to parents, the district stated they decided to temporarily move to remote learning to adhere to Health and Education Department guidelines.
  (Photo Credit: KDK
  
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• ‘I’m Truly Blessed’; Rochester Inn Reopens Months After SUV Crashed Through Front Of Restaurant

  28-09-2020 08:11
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Rochester Inn in Ross Township is bustling again after their doors were closed for nearly three months as owner Kevin Dumont picked up the pieces from a terrible accident.
  “Another friend of mine calls me and says ‘You’ve got a car in your dining room,'” said Dumont.
  It happened on July 1st.
  A driver crashed an SUV through there front of the restaurant.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  After months of already navigating Coronavirus restrictions, Dumon
  
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• National Guard Members Arrive At Westmoreland Manor

  28-09-2020 07:52
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — A half dozen members of the Pennsylvania National Guard arrived at Westmoreland Manor in Greensburg on Sunday to assist with a Coronavirus outbreak there.
  Nearly 50 residents and 20 employees at the long term care facility have been infected.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Bryce Lutz)
  County Commissioners say health advisers suggested bringing in the National Guard to test patients and staff.
  Westmoreland Manor is also seeking more personal protective equipment.
  
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• Clairton City School District Cancels Classses On Monday And Tuesday Due To Water Main Break

  28-09-2020 05:10
  
  CLAIRTON (KDKA) – The Clairton City School District canceled classes for Monday and Tuesday after a water main break flooded their school building Saturday.
  Crews were outside of the Clairton Education Center Sunday, still pumping water out of the building.
  The building houses over 800 students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
  School Board President Richard Livingston says the elementary school, which is located on the bottom floor, took on all of the flooding.
  “The water in the
  
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• W. Va. Attorney General Warns Of Social Security Scam

  28-09-2020 02:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CHARLESTON, W. Va. (KDKA) – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning residents of a social security scam.
  The scammers have called people and claim they are with the Social Security Administration, saying they have frozen the person’s account.
  They then ask for personal information and payments.Attorney General Morrisey says that you should never give personal information over the phone, especially your social security number.He also reminded
  
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• Fire At Canonsburg Apartment Complex Destroys One Unit, Damages Several Others

  28-09-2020 01:32
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) – A large fire at a Washington County apartment complex destroyed at least one unit and damaged several others on Sunday afternoon.The fire broke out around 1:00 p.m. at the complex located on Summit Avenue.Several fire departments across Washington Count spent the afternoon battling the fire.According to the Red Cross, more than 25 units were affected and an estimated 45 residents have been displaced.The Red Cross Disaster Action Team is providing
  
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• ‘Perfect Runners:’ Longtime Great Race Runners Keep Streak Going Even During Pandemic

  28-09-2020 01:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For the last 4 decades, the last Sunday of September has meant one thing to this group of runners.You’ll find them on Beechwood Boulevard near Frick Park before they take off for The Point.
  “This is actually my 43rd Great Race,” Ken Balkey of Churchill said.
  “I believe it is 43rd,” Marty Klanchar of State College said.
  They are the Great Race perfect runners. In all, 21 have run every City of Pittsburgh Great Race dating back to the 70s.
  Kl
  
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• Cleveland Rallies In The 8th Inning, Beat Pirates 8-6 In Season Finale

  28-09-2020 01:03
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians could be staying home for the first round of the postseason.
  Carlos Santana had four RBIs and delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh inning as the Indians rallied for an 8-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday to put themselves in position to gain home-field advantage for their AL wild-card series.
  The Indians need the Chicago White Sox to lose to the Cubs to move into second place in the AL Central and fourth in the AL on the final
  
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• Report: President Donald Trump Paid $750 In Federal Income Taxes In 2016, 2017

  28-09-2020 00:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – President Donald Trump paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years, according to a report Sunday in The New York Times.
  Trump, who has fiercely guarded his tax filings and is the only president in modern times not to make them public, paid $750 in taxes to the federal government the year he was elected, 2016, and $750 again his first year in office.
  Speaking at a news conference at the White House, Trump dismissed the report as “fake news” and said
  
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