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• Man Charged With Firing At Another Driver During Trump Parade

  04-10-2020 23:39
  
  HILLIARD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a man has been charged with firing a shot at another driver on an Ohio interstate in an apparent road rage incident during a highway parade in support of President Trump.
  Hilliard police say a semi-tractor-trailer driver on Interstate I-270 North called emergency dispatchers shortly after 10:30 a.m. Saturday to report that another driver in a pickup had fired a weapon toward his vehicle following an altercation between the two drivers.
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• Woman Ordered To Pay $3.8 Million After Stealing Goods For 19 Years, Selling Them On eBay

  04-10-2020 23:15
  
  By Alaa Elassar, CNN
  (CNN) — A Texas woman has been sentenced to 54 months in federal prison for stealing millions of dollars in merchandise and selling it on eBay.
  Kim Richardson, 63, agreed to pay $3.8 million in restitution following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Secret Service, US Attorney Ryan K. Patrick announced in a news release on Thursday.
  The Dallas resident shoplifted during her travels across the US and then sold the merchandise on eBay and via di
  
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• Online Voter Registration, Other State Services Impacted By IT Outage

  04-10-2020 22:15
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Pennsylvania officials reported Sunday that an outage is affecting access to several online state services, including voter registration.“We are working around the clock with our vendors to bring services back online as quickly as possible and will continue to do so until operations are fully restored,” said Secretary of Administration Michael Newsome. “In the meantime, the affected agencies are working to activate their continuity plans and provide ad
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces New 2,251 Coronavirus Cases Over Last Two Days After Technical Delay

  04-10-2020 21:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffHARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 2,251 new cases of Coronavirus and 17 additional deaths over the last two days.The state reports there was a “technical issue” that led to a delay in reporting Saturday’s coronavirus update. Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Health had shifted to publishing coronavivrus updates Monday through Saturday, with Sunday’s and Monday’s updates included on Monday. Today
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 2,251 New Coronavirus Cases Over Last Two Days After Technical Delay

  04-10-2020 21:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffHARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 2,251 new cases of Coronavirus and 17 additional deaths over the last two days.The state reports there was a “technical issue” that led to a delay in reporting Saturday’s coronavirus update. Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Health had shifted to publishing coronavivrus updates Monday through Saturday, with Sunday’s and Monday’s updates included on Monday. Today
  
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• Report: U.S. Senator Pat Toomey Won’t Seek Re-Election Or Run For Governor In 2022

  04-10-2020 18:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) reportedly will not seek re-election in the Senate or run for Governor in 2022.
  According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Toomey has decided not to run for either office when his current term in the Senate runs out.NEWS: PA Sen Pat Toomey will not run for governor or reelection in 2022. Announcement expected Monday.
  He'll serve out his current senate term.
  w/ @wbender99 https://t.co/cGujTUwbxQ
  — Jonathan Tamari (
  
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• Report: Pa. Senator Pat Toomey Won’t Seek Re-Election Or Run For Governor In 2022

  04-10-2020 18:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) reportedly will not seek re-election for Senate or run for Governor in 2022.
  According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Toomey has decided not to run for either office when his current term in the Senate runs out.NEWS: PA Sen Pat Toomey will not run for governor or reelection in 2022. Announcement expected Monday.
  He'll serve out his current senate term.
  w/ @wbender99 https://t.co/cGujTUwbxQ
  — Jonathan Tamari (@Jonatha
  
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• Federal Prisoners To Be Tested For Coronavirus Before Transfers

  04-10-2020 18:24
  
  KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) — Preston County officials have been reassured that inmates transferred into a federal prison there will be tested for the new coronavirus first.
  The Dominion Post reports the reassurances came after a fourth prisoner brought in as many weeks to the United States Penitentiary Hazelton tested positive for COVID-19.
  The president of the union local that represents Hazelton workers worries that bringing in inmates with COVID-19 could spread the virus throughout the commun
  
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• Police Arrest 65-Year Old Man In Connection With Troy Hill Shooting

  04-10-2020 18:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police have made an arrest in connection with a shooting that took place in Troy Hill on Saturday morning.
  65-year old John Withrow was arrested and is being charged with aggravated assault.
  A man was left in critical condition after being shot in the head on Saturday morning along Lowrie Street.
  Withrow is currently being held in the Allegheny County Jail.
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 204 New Coronavirus Cases, No New Deaths

  04-10-2020 17:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 204 new Coronavirus Sunday, but zero additional deaths.
  The cases were reported to the Health Department over the past 48 hours. No cases were reported by the Health Department on Saturday due to a computer error.
  Of the newly reported cases, 180 are confirmed and the rest are probable. Of the probable cases, county health officials say all are from positive antigen tests.
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• Jeep Lovers Adapt, Gather To Celebrate Despite Cancelation Of Bantam Jeep Festival

  04-10-2020 15:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUTLER (KDKA) — Every year for the past ten years, Jeep lovers have been gathering every year in Butler.
  When the pandemic canceled the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival, organizers adapted and still brought hundreds of Keeps to the trails and streets of Butler.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “Butler is the birthplace of the Jeep, so that’s why we’re back in Butler tonight and we’re here to celebrate that the Jeep was born in Butler and we’re h
  
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• Report: Two More Positive Coronavirus Cases Reported Among Tennessee Titans Organization

  04-10-2020 13:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two more members of the Tennessee Titans organization have reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus.
  ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Sunday morning that one player and one staff member tested positive, bringing the total number of positive cases within the past week to 18.One more player and one more personnel tested positive in Tennessee, per source.
  — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 4, 2020Schefter also reported that next Sunda
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Fall Foliage Starting To Peak

  04-10-2020 13:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We aren’t as cold waking up this morning as it was yesterday.
  We are off to a dry start, then our next cold front will bring scattered showers through the afternoon and evening.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  We aren’t expecting much rain, only about .25″ which might not change the abnormally dry drought situation much of the region is experiencing.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  We are starting to see the colors on the trees peak this week!
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cool Morning, Fall Foliage Starting To Peak

  04-10-2020 13:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We aren’t as cold waking up this morning as it was yesterday.
  We are off to a dry start, then our next cold front will bring scattered showers through the afternoon and evening.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  We aren’t expecting much rain, only about .25″ which might not change the abnormally dry drought situation much of the region is experiencing.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  We are starting to see the colors on the trees peak this week!
  
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• Pitcairn Police Dept. Encouraging Residents To Practice Social Distancing During Halloween With Trick-or-Treaters

  04-10-2020 13:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITCAIRN (KDKA) — The Pitcairn Police Department is encouraging residents to practice social distancing for the upcoming Halloween holiday with trick-or-treaters.
  The Department posted a photo on Facebook showing what has become a normal practice amid the Coronavirus pandemic, using PVC pipe to act as a chute for delivering candy from a distance.
  An Ohio man had a post go viral when he made a similar chute for candy delivery.In the Facebook post, the Department thank
  
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• Proud of her forebears, Eliza Smith Brown is making spaces and history of her own

  04-10-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Architectural historian and author Eliza Smith Brown begins an outdoor room and secret garden — “all very delicious.”
  
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• Area Christmas Celebrations Canceled Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

  04-10-2020 12:58
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) — The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted nearly every holiday this year, and that now includes Christmas.
  According to the Observer-Reporter, Washington and Canonsburg are canceling their annual Christmas celebrations due to the pandemic.
  In Washington, the Business District Authority says the parade will not be taking place, but there are plans to decorate the area and put up a tree downtown.
  (Photo Credit: Mark Marietta/Observer-Reporter)
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• 'You better shop around,' health insurance brokers tell Western Pa. seniors

  04-10-2020 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Out of pocket limits on some Medicare Advantage plan rise 122% next year
   
  
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• Traffic deaths down for 2019 but officials concerned about spike in death rates during virus

  04-10-2020 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Traffic deaths fell 2% for 2019, but despite low traffic the death rate per miles traveled has increased during the pandemic.
  
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• Pittsburgh Doctor Explains Regeneron Antibody Cocktail Given To President Donald Trump

  04-10-2020 05:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A UPMC doctor explained the experimental drug cocktail given to President Donald Trump as he undergoes treatment for the coronavirus.
  The president’s physicians announced Friday he received a single, 8-gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail. The mediation is still in clinical trials, but Dr. David Nace, chief medical officer of UPMC Senior Communities, says results are encouraging so far.
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• Changing Gathering Limits Put Wedding Guest Lists In Flux

  04-10-2020 04:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It seems every week there is another change to the gathering limits in Pennsylvania. One industry that continues to be hit hard by the COVID-19 restrictions is weddings.
  The first piece of advice from wedding planners during the coronavirus pandemic is to always have a Plan B. Brides can sometimes plan the big day years in advance but gathering limits could change days before the event.
  Just this week, the state reverted to outdoor limits of 250 and indoor at 25 after a
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Lineman Jarron Jones Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting And Strangling Girlfriend

  04-10-2020 03:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Jarron Jones has been charged in connection to an alleged physical altercation with his girlfriend.
  Jones is charged with aggravated assault, strangulation and simple assault, according to the criminal complaint. The 26-year-old is on the Steelers’ practice squad.
  Police responded to a home on Roberts Street in the early morning hours on Saturday after a report of an ongoing domestic violence altercation
  
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• Mother, Son Sentenced Up To 12 Years After Shooting At Driver In Road Rage Incident

  04-10-2020 02:37
  
  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — A mother and her son have been sentenced to prison terms after firing shots at another driver during what police characterized as road rage in northeastern Pennsylvania four years ago.
  The (Wilkes-Barre) Citizens’ Voice reports that 69-year-old Donna Sherbin and 30-year-old Charles Sherbin were convicted last month of aggravated assault and related charges. A Luzerne County judge sentenced both Friday to terms of 18 months to 12 years in prison.
  Prosecutors a
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Lineman Jarron Jones Arrested After Alleged Physical Altercation With Girlfriend

  04-10-2020 01:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Jarron Jones has been charged in connection to an alleged physical altercation with his girlfriend.
  According to our news partner at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jones is charged with aggravated assault, strangulation and simple assault. The 26-year-old is on the Steelers’ practice squad.
  Police responded to a home on Roberts Street in the early morning hours on Saturday after a report of an ongoing dome
  
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• Leddie Brown’s TD Run Lifts West Virginia Over Baylor 2OT

  04-10-2020 00:11
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Leddie Brown scored a 3-yard touchdown run in the second overtime after West Virginia’s defense made a stop, and the Mountaineers outlasted Baylor 27-21 on Saturday.
  West Virginia (2-1, 1-1 Big 12) squeaked out the win in a game where offensive consistency was rare and mistakes were plentiful. Baylor (1-1, 1-1) surpassed 200 rushing yards a week ago against Kansas but managed 256 yards overall against West Virginia.
  “It wasn’t a thing of beauty, b
  
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