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• B-PEP Offering Free Rides To Voters

  16-10-2020 23:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Black Political Empowerment Project, also known as B-PEP, wants people to get out and vote, so they are offering free rides to voters.
  Free rides will be available this weekend, Oct. 16-17, as well as the last two weekends of the month, Oct. 24-25 and Oct. 31-Nov. 1, and on Election Day.
  B-PEP leaders say all riders and drivers need to wear masks.
  Riders should only sit in the backseat passenger side, and there is a limit of one person per car
  
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• Casey says mitigating climate change should be political priority

  16-10-2020 23:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Bold action needed to mitigate impacts of changing climate already felt in urban and rural areas, and agricultural, forestry and recreation industries 
  
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• Monroeville Mall Shooting Suspect Turns Himself In To Police

  16-10-2020 23:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — The person accused of shooting and killing a man in the parking lot of the Monroeville Mall has turned himself in.
  Photo Credit: Allegheny County Police
  Lawrence Murphy, 20, turned himself in on Friday. Police issued an arrest warrant earlier this week and charged with criminal homicide and weapons violations.
  On Oct. 7, Saheed Gayle was shot and killed outside the Party City store at the Monroeville Mall.
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• A Look At The Most Dangerous Intersections In The Pittsburgh Area

  16-10-2020 23:22
  
  BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A grandmother and granddaughter had quite the scare in Bridgeville when they were hit by a car trying to cross an intersection.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The incident happened at the intersection of Washington Avenue at Hickman Street. Bridgeville Police Chief Chad King said the stretch of road has contributed to almost half the pedestrian-involved crashes in the last decade.
  The surveillance video posted to the department’s Facebook page shows the driver of the
  
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• ‘He Developed From An Unlikely Presidential Candidate To A World Leader’: Steve Kroft On ‘Barack Obama: The 60 Minutes Interviews’ Audiobook

  16-10-2020 23:15
  
  (CBS Local)– President Barack Obama’s time in the White House served as one of the most fascinating chapters in America history and former 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft had a front row seat to the 44th President’s rise from a senator to a two term president.
  Kroft interviewed President Obama 17 times during his tenure at CBS News and those conversations have been transformed into an audiobook for Simon & Schuster called “Barack Obama: The 60 Minutes Interv
  
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• Westmoreland County Sees Another Day Of Triple-Digit Coronavirus Cases As Death Toll Rises

  16-10-2020 23:06
  
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — Due to a spike in coronavirus cases, a government office in Westmoreland County is closed after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
  If you walked up to Greensburg City Hall expecting to do business or pay for a parking ticket, you were met by locked doors. A sign on the door tells the public that the building is closed for at least the next week after city management became concerned with a potential coronavirus case with one of its employees.
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• Fantasy Football Start Or Sit Week 6: With Dalvin Cook Likely Out, Alexander Mattison A Must Start

  16-10-2020 23:05
  
  (CBS Minnesota)- No Thursday night football this week so still plenty of time to make lineup decisions before kick off of Week 6 on Sunday afternoon. With that in mind, the team from Fantasy Football Today at CBSSports.com is here with their picks for starts and sits at each of skill positions.
  Jamey Eisenberg’s “Start of the Week” is Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison. After seeing starting back Dalvin Cook go down with an injury last week, it would appear Matti
  
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• President Donald Trump To Hold Rally At Erie International Airport Next Week

  16-10-2020 22:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ERIE, Pa. (KDKA) — President Donald Trump is returning to western Pennsylvania next week.
  The Trump campaign announced Friday that President Trump is holding a rally at Erie International Airport on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The president held a rally on Oct. 13 in Johnstown, his first visit to Pennsylvania since recovering from coronavirus.Joe Biden’s campaign has not announced any upcoming trips to western Pennsylvania.
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• Peloton Recalls Pedals On 27,000 Exercise Bikes Due To ‘Laceration Hazard’

  16-10-2020 22:39
  
  By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business
  (CNN) — Peloton has issued a voluntary recall on pedals used on about 27,000 of its exercise bikes because of a reported “laceration hazard.”
  The in-home fitness company announced the recall on its PR70P clip-in bike pedals on Thursday in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The federal agency says Peloton has received at least 120 consumer reports of PR70P pedal breakages, 16 of which involved leg injuries.
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• #2 Alabama Faces #3 Georgia: ‘Can Mac Jones Find His Guys Against Speedy Georgia Defense?’ Asks CBS Sports’ Adam Zucker

  16-10-2020 22:35
  
  (CBS Local)- The recent history between Alabama and Georgia would suggest that Saturday night’s tilt would be fun regardless of the team’s respective standing nationally. Add in that the two sides come in ranked 2nd (Alabama) and 3rd (Georgia) and you have all you could ask for from an early season SEC clash.
  The last two times the teams have met, Alabama has engineered a second half comeback to dash the Bulldogs hopes of a national championship and an SEC title. This year, things ar
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Vetos Bill On Loosening Coronavirus Restrictions At Restaurants, Bars

  16-10-2020 21:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have loosened coronavirus restrictions for bars and restaurants.
  House Bill 2513 would have allowed increased occupancy beyond 50 percent, let people buy a drink without buying food and allowed customers to sit at the bar.
  However, Gov. Wolf says signing it would endanger public health by letting places open up to full indoor capacity.
  The bill passed overwhelmingly in the state House and Senate, which co
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Vetoes Bill On Loosening Coronavirus Restrictions At Restaurants, Bars

  16-10-2020 21:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed a bill that would have loosened coronavirus restrictions for bars and restaurants.
  House Bill 2513 would have allowed increased occupancy beyond 50 percent, let people buy a drink without buying food and allowed customers to sit at the bar.
  However, Gov. Wolf says signing it would endanger public health by letting places open up to full indoor capacity.
  The bill passed overwhelmingly in the state House and Senate, which co
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Rule Out Diontae Johnson, David DeCastro Sunday Against Cleveland Browns

  16-10-2020 21:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers will be without two key players on Sunday against a division rival.
  The team ruled out wide receiver Diontae Johnson and guard David DeCastro for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. Both players left last week’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles with injuries.DeCastro injured an abdominal muscle while Johnson has a back injury.A look at player injuries & practice participation for Week 6.@UPMCSportsMed https
  
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• North Catholic’s Varsity Boys School Team To Quarantine After Possible Coronavirus Exposure

  16-10-2020 21:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The varsity boys’ soccer team at North Catholic High School has been ordered to quarantine after a possible coronavirus exposure at a recent game.
  According to the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese, all 27 people involved with the team will quarantine for 14 days. The student-athletes will continue classes online.
  “I am confident in the success of our remote synchronous learning program that these students will continue to be educated while
  
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• Penn Hills School Board Considers Lowering Academic Requirements For Student-Athletes

  16-10-2020 20:35
  
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — For school districts, it’s nearly impossible to not make changes due to the coronavirus. That includes education, sports and activities.At Penn Hills School District, there’s one possible change being considered that has parents offering mixed reactions. When it comes to participating in sports, a letter sent to parents from the board shows students will only need to maintain a 1.0 GPA.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  It’s a change Superintendent Nancy Hines tell
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cold Front Moves In, Frost And Freeze Advisories Issued For Region

  16-10-2020 19:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Big changes are underway with the weather as a cool front slid through Friday morning.The front and accompanying trough have brought with it the coldest air of the season so far. The National Weather Service has issued frost and freeze advisories due to the much cooler temperatures.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  A Frost Advisory has been issued for Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday.A Freeze Warning is in effect
  
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• Judge Denies Motion To Drop Hate Crimes Charges Against Synagogue Shooting Suspect Robert Bowers

  16-10-2020 18:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A judge has denied a motion from the defense attorneys of Robert Bowers, who is the suspect in the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, to have some of the charges against him dropped.
  Bowers’ defense argued to have charges related to the Hate Crimes Protection Act and the Church Arson Act dismissed.
  He has been in custody since the October 2018 massacre inside Tree of Life in Squirrel Hill, which left 11 people dead. His attorneys argued the Hate Crime Prevention Act
  
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• Over 70 Cats Removed From North Huntingdon Home, Man Facing Felony Animal Cruelty And Torture Charges

  16-10-2020 18:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County man is facing 80 counts of cruelty to animals after humane officers found dozens of cats, some of them dead, in a house in deplorable conditions.
  According to investigators, more than 70 cats were removed from Matthew Jacobs’ home in North Huntingdon. Some of them have been put down due to their extreme medical state.North Huntingdon Police have filed a total of 80 counts against Jacobs, including 64 felo
  
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• Browns-Steelers Preview: Early Season Showdown In The Tough AFC North

  16-10-2020 18:31
  
  (CBS Pittsburgh) — The Pittsburgh Steelers remained undefeated in Week 5, pushing aside the Philadelphia Eagles to earn their fourth win of the season. But four wins isn’t enough to control an AFC North with two other four-win teams. The Baltimore Ravens also dispatched with the cellar-dwelling Cincinnati Bengals to get to 4-1. And the Cleveland Browns, who the Steelers will host in Week 6, fended off the Indianapolis Colts to stay tied with the Ravens.
  The AFC North continues t
  
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• NFL Week 6 AFC East Picks: ‘Jets Worst Team In The League By A Lot Of Metrics’ Says SportsLine’s Larry Hartstein

  16-10-2020 18:13
  
  (CBSNewYork)- Five weeks into the 2020 NFL season it would seem that we have a pretty clear idea who the worst team in football is. There are several teams vying for that spot with 0-5 records but SportsLine senior analyst Larry Hartstein points out a particular AFC East squad that has been underperforming in several ways.
  “The first thing that jumps out at you is just how historically bad the Jets have been thus far. Not only 0-5 straight up, but 0-5 against the spread and failing to cove
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Reports 1,566 New Cases Of Coronavirus, 25 Additional Deaths

  16-10-2020 17:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffHARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 1,566 new cases of Coronavirus and 25 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 179,086 since Wednesday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  The number of tests administered within the last seven days, between Oct. 9-15 , is 238,610 with 9,592 positive cases, according to the Health Department. There were 34,782 test results reported to the department throu
  
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• Market Strategist Warns ‘Pain Felt On Main Street Quite Distinct From What’s Reflected In Stock Market’

  16-10-2020 17:43
  
  (CBSNewYork) — Seven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and Wall Street is doing well. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 28,514.76 on Wednesday afternoon, over 3,000 points above where it found itself at the end of February, the last full month before COVID took hold of the economy. The Dow would drop to a 2020 low of 18,591.93 less than a month later. But a steady upward trend has lifted it almost 10,000 points since.
  The economy hasn’t rebounded to that degree. It remains
  
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• Broken porcelain, gun silverware set a deadly dinner table in 'War and Pieces'

  16-10-2020 17:26 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mars and Minerva, the Roman god and goddess of war, engage in battle in a table setting called “War and Pieces” at The Frick Pittsburgh. 
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces 149 New Coronavirus Cases, Bringing Countywide Total To 13,281

  16-10-2020 17:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 149 new Coronavirus cases Friday and six new deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, 107 are confirmed from 1,385 PCR tests and 42 are probable. 28 of those probable cases are from positive antigen tests.
  The total number of cases countywide now stands at 13,821 since March 14.
  New cases range in age from 2 years to 94 years with a median age of 39 years, the Health Department says. The dates of pos
  
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• Steelers Vs. Browns To Be Played As Scheduled, All Browns Players & Staff Test Negative For COVID-19

  16-10-2020 16:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – According to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the entire Cleveland Browns staff has tested negative for coronavirus.
  All #Browns players and staff — including Odell Beckham Jr. — tested negative for COVID-19 from Thursday's round of testing, per source.
  — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 16, 2020
  The negative tests also include wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.According to CBS Sports, Beckham was sent home from
  
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• 12 Amazing Brownie Hacks You Have To Try In The Kitchen

  16-10-2020 16:37
  
   
  A good brownie needs nothing extra to be amazing. Hacking the batter, however, with brownie mix in additions as seemingly extraneous but as totally delicious as olive oil, graham cracker bits, or chocolate mint candies makes a good brownie incredible. So here are 12 of our favorite brownie recipes.
  And while all of these brownies more than stand alone, if you feel the urge to be even more extra, almost any of them would be great in our Brownie Parfaits r
  
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• Ease Into Fall By Stocking Your Freezer With These 10 Comfort Foods

  16-10-2020 16:30
  
   
  Autumn’s shorter and shorter days make it hard to get home and cook dinner before it’s pitch black and all you really feel like doing is crawling into bed. Here are some make-ahead fall freezer meal favorites that you can cook on a cozy Sunday afternoon and enjoy in the weeks to come. All of these recipes keep well, and you can scale the portions appropriately.
  Most are at least a little indulgent, because this is the season of comfort f
  
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• PTL Links: October 16, 2020

  16-10-2020 16:06
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Musician Al Snyder’s “Rainy Afternoon” Album
  Crust Café and Pizzeria
  CCI Puppy Cam!
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
  Canine Companions for Independence on InstagramPTL Deal Days:Paint Monkey
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  Peace, Love and Little DonutsPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
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• Pa. Unemployment Rate Drops To 8.1% In September

  16-10-2020 15:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reports that the unemployment rate was down 2.3% in September, to 8.1%.According to the department, Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force increased by 52,000 over the month and the unemployment count fell by 141,000 while employment rose by 194,000.Over the past five months, Pennsylvania has been able to recover 54.2% of the nonfarm jobs lost in March and April.The September 2020 unemployment r
  
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• Pa. Forestry Bureau: Southwestern Pennsylvania To Reach Peak Foliage This Week

  16-10-2020 14:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you love fall colors and fall foliage, this coming week will be the best time for it.According to the Pennsylvania Forestry Bureau’s latest Fall Foliage Forecast, the coming week all of our region is in the orange.Being in the orange phase means that there will be peak colors on the trees.
  
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• WPIAL Championships Won’t Be Hosted At Heinz Field In 2020

  16-10-2020 14:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Heinz Field will not be the home for the WPIAL football championships in 2020.Safety and coronavirus concerns are the main reasons for the change this year, according to WPIAL Director Amy Scheuneman.RELATED: Due To Coronavirus Concerns, WPIAL Championship Sites Will Be At High School Venues
  Adjustments were made for playoffs in other sports as well, including volleyball, field hockey, and soccer.The plan means that the WPIAL won’t use any premier venues for their
  
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• Attorneys For Tree Of Life Shooting Suspect Robert Bowers File Motion To Get Some Charges Dropped

  16-10-2020 13:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The defense for Robert Bowers, the man accused in the Tree of Life shooting, has filed a motion to have some charges against him dismissed.According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the motion was to dismiss charges of violating the Hate Crimes Prevention Act and the Church Arson Act.
  Bowers has been in custody since the October 2018 shooting in Squirrel Hill.The attorneys argued that both acts infringe on a general police power reserved to the state
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cold Front Moves In, Temperatures Falling Into The Weekend

  16-10-2020 13:22
  
  Freeze Watch In Effect From 2:00 a.m. Through 10:00 a.m. Saturday
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Big changes are underway with the weather as a cool front slides through this morning.The front and accompanying trough will bring with it the coldest air of the season so far. Freeze watches have been issued due to the anticipated cold.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Rain showers should be wrapped up by 9:00 a.m. with most places seeing
  
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• PICT Classic Theatre offers a new 'Dr. Jekyll’ thriller on radio

  16-10-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “It may sound strange, but radio is one of the best ways to see a play,” says Alan Stanford, PICT Classic Theatre’s director.
   
  
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• Follow the Fall Cocktail Trail through Downtown

  16-10-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Promotion invites Pittsburghers to try 16 seasonal drink specials with food pairings at Downtown bars and restaurants. 
  
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• Buying Here: A nearly off-the-grid retreat in Westmoreland County for $350,000

  16-10-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  An 80-acre property in Bolivar includes an 1870s house, a stone spring house, a large barn, solar panels and terraced planting beds.
  
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• ‘COVID-19 Is Not Forgetting About America:’ Doctor Says Rising Cases Is Cause For Concern

  16-10-2020 12:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Just as more and more sports fans are heading back to stadiums and enjoying times with friends the country is seeing another wave of COVID-19 rising.
  CBS News contributor Dr. David Agus from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, a straight-talking doctor, says there is reason for concern.“The number of cases, the United States has gone up and down, we know that correlates to behavior, right now what we’re seeing are people migrating
  
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• FestivalAFRICANA celebrates Black creatives in new virtual event series

  16-10-2020 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh’s FashionAFRICANA teamed with MoonLook of Paris to to celebrate African style, beauty and design.
  
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• COVID Alert PA Passes 300,000 Downloads

  16-10-2020 12:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania’s contact tracing app is gaining in popularity.COVID Alert PA has surpassed 300,000 downloads.Three weeks ago, the free mobile app launched.Through the usage of Bluetooth technology, it will let the user know if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.If the user does come in close contact – they’ll receive an alert on what to do next.
  
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• Pittsburgh Native Asks Democratic Nominee Joe Biden Question During Town Hall Event

  16-10-2020 11:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PHILADELPHIA (KDKA) – During Joe Biden’s town hall event on Thursday night, one of the questions came from a Pittsburgher.Michele Ellison, a local consultant, and registered Republican asked Biden about the negative environmental effects of fracking.She also asked what other industries could be brought to southwestern Pennsylvania.“There are well over 100,000 wells that are left uncapped in the region,” Biden said. “We could hire 128,000 of th
  
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• Port Authority hopes to draw riders back by marketing cleanliness

  16-10-2020 11:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Port Authority hopes that showing riders its expanded disinfecting standards will convince them to return to transit despite the pandemic.
  
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• Gov. Wolf: Repealing Affordable Care Act Would Hurt Pennsylvanians Financially

  16-10-2020 11:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says that rushing to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett could have implications for the Affordable Care Act.Wolf says that repealing the ACA would hurt Pennsylvanians financially and physically.He says that if repealed, Pennsylvanians would be open to serious health threats.Following the November election, the Supreme Court is preparing to hear a case that will determine the ACA’s constitutionality
  
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• Brighton Heights Home Uses Pandemic As Inspiration For Halloween Decorations

  16-10-2020 11:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BRIGHTON HEIGHTS (KDKA) – One of the scariest parts of 2020 has obviously been the coronavirus pandemic.However, one man in Brighton Heights is using that as some spooky inspiration.Christopher Criscuolo’s home on Breker Street is complete with skeletons, ghosts, and coronavirus germs hanging from his porch.“Probably one of the most frightening things most of us have ever lived through so tying it to Halloween was pretty much a no-brainer,” he said.
  
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• Ohio Campaign Providing Holocaust Education To The Public

  16-10-2020 10:24
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Two organizations in Ohio are providing public discussions, material for educators, and a documentary series about the Holocaust to educate residents and students.
  The Maltz Museum in Cleveland and the Holocaust & Humanity Center in Cincinnati are calling the campaign Stop the Hate Ohio, cleveland.com reported on Wednesday.
  In a series of public discussions, mostly online, the partnership hopes to reach students and residents of Ohio with information about the hi
  
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• Due To Coronavirus Concerns, WPIAL Championship Sites Will Be At High School Venues

  16-10-2020 05:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The WPIAL football championships will not be played at Heinz Field this year as the league hits pause on a decades-old tradition.
  It’s one of several adjustments the WPIAL has made ahead of playoffs for football, volleyball, field hockey and soccer to lower the risk of coronavirus spread.WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman told KDKA that for fall sports playoffs, the higher seed in each matchup will host through the semifinals. The finals will then be the only
  
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• Port Authority will purchase face masks for employees

  16-10-2020 04:48 via post-gazette.com
  
  Port Authority is facing a federal lawsuit for refusing to let workers wear anything of “a political or social protest nature” at work.
  
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• Police Investigating After Man And Woman Shot Inside Car In Sheraden

  16-10-2020 04:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after two people were shot in Sheraden.
  Police say they responded to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple shots fired in the 3000 block of Bergman Street just before 9 p.m. on Thursday. Police found two victims shot inside a parked car.
  Officials say a woman is in stable condition and a man is in serious but stable condition.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• University Of Pittsburgh Law School Adjunct Professor Resigns After Using N-Word In Class

  16-10-2020 04:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A University of Pittsburgh School of Law professor has resigned after using the N-word in class.
  According to our news partner at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, an adjunct professor used the racial slur during a discussion about a case involving offensive language.
  Pitt has not identified the class or the instructor.
  Last month, Duquesne professor Gary Shank used the N-word three times to “demonstrate a point.” He was later fired.
  
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• Police Investigating After 2 People Shot In Sheraden

  16-10-2020 04:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after two people were shot in Sheraden.
  Police say they responded to a ShotSpotter alert for multiple shots fired in the 3000 block of Bergman Street just before 9 p.m. on Thursday. Police found two victims shot inside a parked car.
  Officials say a woman is in stable condition and a man is in serious but stable condition.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Former Washington Co. Clerk Of Courts Pleads Guilty To Stealing Nearly $100,000 From Taxpayers

  16-10-2020 03:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — The former Washington County clerk of courts pleaded guilty to stealing almost $100,000 of taxpayer money.Frank Scandale admitted to pocketing 24 deposits that should have gone into the county’s bank account. Scandale will serve two years on house arrest and seven years probation. He will have to pay more than $100,000.He pleaded guilty to theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received, theft by unlawful taking,
  
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