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• Several Close Elections In Pennsylvania Await Final Vote Count To Determine Winners

  09-11-2020 23:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It has been nearly seven days since Election Day, but several local races have yet to be called.Because Pennsylvania did not allow an early count of mail-in ballots and a large number of provisional ballots were cast on Election Day, perhaps that’s no surprise.
  “We always thought this was going to be a close race. There’s no secret in that,” state Senate candidate Nicole Ziccarelli told KDKA political editor Jon Delano on Monday.
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• Suspect In Custody After Standoff In North Huntingdon; Modified Lockdown Lifted For Norwin School District

  09-11-2020 23:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — A suspect is in custody following a lengthy standoff with police and SWAT officers in Westmoreland County Monday morning.
  According to the Norwin School District, the community threat has ended and their modified lockdown is now lifted. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Taylor says in a letter to district families that North Huntingdon Police have informed them the suspect has been taken into custody.
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• Design Cleats for Steeler Minkah Fitzpatrick

  09-11-2020 23:19
  
  Listen up Fans, with a flair for the creative…How would you like to design a pair of cleats to be worn in a Steeler game by Minkah Fitzpatrick? 
   
  As part of the NFL’s ‘My Cause My Cleats’ Initiative – which raises awareness and money for causes near and dear to the player’s hearts – fans can submit cleat designs. The lucky design will be painted on Minkah’s cleats and worn in an upcoming game. And keep a lookout on JP Roofing FAN N&rsqu
  
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• Design Cleats for Minkah Fitzpatrick

  09-11-2020 23:19
  
  Listen up Fans, with a flair for the creative…How would you like to design a pair of cleats to be worn in a game by Minkah Fitzpatrick? 
   
  As part of the NFL’s ‘My Cause My Cleats’ Initiative – which raises awareness and money for causes near and dear to the player’s hearts – fans can submit cleat designs. The lucky design will be painted on Minkah’s cleats and worn in an upcoming game. And keep a lookout on JP Roofing FAN N’ATION
  
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• This Saturday On JP Roofing FAN N’ATION (Nov 14)

  09-11-2020 23:18
  
  You may have noticed that JP Roofing FAN N’ATION was pre-empted last week due to the election coverage. But you can still catch our FAN CAVE AWARDS SPECIAL EDITION at a special time this Saturday!
  Tune in Saturday, NOVEMBER 14 at 12:00 pm on KDKA-TV or live stream on CBSN Pittsburgh on KDKA.com. You can also watch an encore episode later that evening at 11:30 pm on Pittsburgh’s CW! Set your DVRs…You won’t want to miss it!
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• Man, Woman Arrested For Allegedly Stealing Over $2,500 In Merchandise From Dick’s Warehouse

  09-11-2020 23:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) – Police arrested two people accused of stealing over $2,500 worth of merchandise from the Dick’s Warehouse at Village Square.
  Bethel Park police say 23-year-old Alaya Porter and 25-year-old Brandon Wheeler were arrested for the alleged theft.
  Police say they were apprehended with the help of the Castle Shannon and Pittsburgh police departments.According to police, Porter and Wheeler have several retail theft convictions. Porter also had
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Searching For Missing 11-Year-Old Raniya Burton

  09-11-2020 22:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are looking for a missing 11-year-old child.
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  Police say Raniya Burton was last seen on Thursday around noon at 1820 Centre Avenue. Police say the child is 4-foot-8, 90 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes.
  Call detectives at 412-323-7141 with any information.
  
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• A shelter-in-place order at Pitt renews unease about COVID-19 and Thanksgiving

  09-11-2020 22:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  Students will disperse for the holidays with infections already rising nationally.
  
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• Money Monday: Election Impacts On Finances

  09-11-2020 22:33
  
  Pittsburgh Today Live's Heather and David talk with Hefren-Tillotson Senior VP Jayme Meredith about the election's impact on our finances.
  
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• Steelers Player In Quarantine After Testing Positive For Coronavirus

  09-11-2020 22:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers say one of their players has tested positive for the coronavirus.
  They issued this statement Monday afternoon:
  “The Steelers were informed this morning that a player has tested positive for COVID-19. The player immediately was self-quarantined, and the organization continues to be in the NFL’s Intensive Protocol. We have been in contact with the NFL and medical advisors to complete the necessary contact tracing. The player will be pla
  
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• 1 Person Shot, Killed On Pittsburgh’s North Side

  09-11-2020 22:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after one person was shot and killed on the North Side.
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  Homicide detectives are on Brighton Road at Davis Avenue on Monday for the shooting death. Police say the victim is in his mid to late 20s.Pittsburgh Public Safety says Brighton Road is currently closed as the investigation continues.ALERT: Police are investigating a confirmed shooting death on Brighton Road at Davis Avenue. Brighton is cl
  
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• State Police Issue 5 Notices Of Violation, 3 Warnings To Pittsburgh-Area Establishments Over Coronavirus Orders

  09-11-2020 22:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – During coronavirus compliance checks, state police issued five notices of violation and three warnings to Pittsburgh-area licensed liquor establishments.
  Liquor control enforcement officers visited 287 licensed establishments across the state Friday through Sunday to make sure coronavirus orders are being followed. They issued 18 notices of violation and 34 warnings.
  The Pittsburgh state police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement office issued fi
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Searching For Missing 45-Year-Old Bernard Dennis

  09-11-2020 21:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are asking for help finding a missing, endangered man.
  They say 45-year-old Bernard Dennis was last seen in the Manchester area on Nov. 8. He was wearing a gray sweatshirt.
  Pittsburgh SVU detectives seeks help in locating a missing male. Bernard Dennis is 45 years old, 6’1, 145 lbs and was last seen in the Manchester area on November 8th. If you know of his whereabouts please call 412-323-7141. pic.twitter.com/UcX0WvwPAW
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• FTC: 25 Fake Websites Sold Clorox And Lysol Products But Never Delivered Them

  09-11-2020 21:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The FTC says more than two dozen websites have been selling Clorox and Lysol products then never delivering them.
  There are 25 websites the FTC says aren’t affiliated with or authorized by the companies that make Clorox and Lysol, and no customers who paid for cleaning and disinfectant products ever got what they ordered. They also say these websites made it difficult for consumers to get refunds.
  The FTC accuses these websites of playing of
  
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• Columbus And Dayton Sue Ohio Attorney General To Force Fix Of Gun Background Checks

  09-11-2020 21:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Incomplete reporting by counties of people with criminal backgrounds who are prohibited from owning guns is putting public safety at risk, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by the cities of Columbus and Dayton.
  The complaint filed in state court in Columbus against Attorney General Dave Yost seeks to have a judge order the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation to fix the problem created by this underreporting. Yost oversees the bureau.
  Many counties don’t prov
  
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• City-County Building Christmas Tree To Be Installed Next Weekend

  09-11-2020 21:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh will be installing their Christmas tree outside of the City-County Building downtown next weekend.
  The tree will be making its way from the Hill District into downtown Pittsburgh, and because of that, people planning on going downtown next Saturday should anticipate some closures.
  According to the city, drivers can expect rolling closures and restrictions next Saturday, Nov. 14, as the tree travels from Rowley Street to the
  
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• Christmas tree delivery set for Pittsburgh's City-County Building; traffic restrictions expected

  09-11-2020 21:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  The tree will be driven from the Hill District to Downtown Pittsburgh early Saturday.
  
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• Threat Of Lawsuits Loom As Pennsylvania’s Vote Count Continues

  09-11-2020 20:59
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The threat of more election-related lawsuits loomed as vote counting ground on Monday in Pennsylvania, nearly a week after the presidential election, as counties continued to sort through provisional ballots and late-arriving mail-in ballots.
  Philadelphia alone was sorting through tens of thousands of ballots, including some that will be disqualified over imperfections or irregularities.
  President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani vowed Sunday that litigation
  
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• ‘The Goal Is To Put An Individual Face To These Combat Pilots’: Dr. Michael Hankins On Smithsonian Channel Special ‘100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam’

  09-11-2020 20:27
  
  (CBS Local)– It’s been almost 50 years since the Vietnam War ended and it is still one of the most fascinating times in our nation’s history to examine. While many studied the war in school or have family members who served overseas, one of the overlooked groups of people in the narrative about the war are the U.S. Air Force pilots.
  A new special from the Smithsonian Channel called “100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam” airs on Monday, November 9 at 8 p.m. EST/PST a
  
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• Volvo Issues Recall After Exploding Air Bag Fragments Kill Driver

  09-11-2020 20:15
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Metal fragments from an exploding air bag inflator killed the driver of an older Volvo, touching off a U.S. recall of up to 54,000 cars, regulators said Saturday.
  The inflator was made by auto parts supplier ZF/TRW, but U.S. government documents show the devices perform similarly to deadly inflators made by Takata.
  The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is reviewing data with Volvo about other vehicles equipped with the inflators and will decide whet
  
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• Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine Calls Increase In Coronavirus Cases ‘Sobering’

  09-11-2020 20:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Amid a spike in coronavirus cases, Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine says we all have to do our part if we want things to get better.“This is a sobering look at reality. COVID-19 continues to impact our state and our country,” Dr. Levine said during a press conference Monday.
  This after the state reported its highest-ever number of new coronavirus cases at 4,035 on Saturday. Dr. Levine said the cases aren’t just rising becaus
  
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• Youngstown Man Killed In Hit-And-Run Crash In New Jersey

  09-11-2020 19:59
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities charged a New Jersey man with vehicular homicide in a hit-and-run crash that left an Ohio man dead.
  Jarell Patterson, 30, of Union, New Jersey, struck Ray Horace, 43, of Youngstown, Ohio, as Horace exited his parked vehicle in Newark on Saturday, the Essex Couty prosecutor said.
  According to authorities, Patterson kept driving and was eventually stopped by Hillside police.
  Patterson was being held at the Essex County Correctional Facility pending a court app
  
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• Vatican report on abusive ex-Cardinal McCarrick set for release Tuesday

  09-11-2020 19:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Vatican’s report into the rise and fall of ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, defrocked by Pope Francis, is about to become public.
  
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• Missing Slippery Rock Student Found Safe In California

  09-11-2020 19:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (KDKA) – A man Slippery Rock University had said was a missing student has been found.The university put out a tweet last week asking anybody with information about Gregory Jones to call police.
  SRU student Gregory Jones has been reported as missing.Jones was last seen on campus, Oct. 25, driving a 2004 dark purple Lexus.If anyone has information, please contact the Pennsylvania State Police at 724-284-8100. pic.twitter.com/fKdedqWg20
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• Allegheny County’s PA CareerLink Offices Temporarily Close Because Of Coronavirus

  09-11-2020 19:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – PA CareerLink’s Allegheny County offices will be temporarily closed because of the county’s increasing coronavirus cases.Starting Monday, PA Career Link’s downtown and Forest Hills locations are closed to the public until Allegheny County’s coronavirus cases can decrease to an average below 10 cases per 100,000 individuals.They’ll continue to provide virtual services offered since mid-March, which include adult educat
  
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• Suspect In Custody After Standoff In North Huntington, Modified Lockdown Lifted For Norwin School District

  09-11-2020 18:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — A suspect is in custody following a lengthy standoff with police and SWAT officers in Westmoreland County Monday morning.
  According to the Norwin School District, the community threat has ended and their modified lockdown is now lifted. Superintendent Dr. Jeff Taylor says in a letter to district families that North Huntingdon Police have informed them the suspect has been taken into custody.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Ken Murray)
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• One road project finished but another continues on Verona Road in Penn Hills

  09-11-2020 18:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Nadine Road work is done in Penn Hills, but part nearby Verona Road  will remain closed until mid December for landslide remediation.
  
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• Latest COVID-19 data is 'sobering,' as Pa. reports 6,300 new cases over the weekend

  09-11-2020 18:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Number of new cases reach highest since the outbreak of the pandemic
  
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• Latest COVID-19 data is 'sobering,' as Pa. reports 6,300 new cases, Allegheny 530

  09-11-2020 18:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Number of new cases reach highest since the outbreak of the pandemic
  
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• Pittsburgh Budget Proposal Includes No Tax Increases, Needs Aid From Washington To Avoid Job Cuts

  09-11-2020 18:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says if the city doesn’t get aid from Washington, more than 600 employees will lose their jobs.The $564 million operating budget proposed by Mayor Peduto Monday doesn’t include tax increases and the mayor’s office says it tries to avoid laying off and furloughing city employees.Because of coronavirus, the mayor’s office says Pittsburgh has been forced to spend almost all of the $120 fund balance
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 6,311 New Coronavirus Cases Over Past 48 Hours

  09-11-2020 18:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffHARRISBURG (KDKA) — Over the last 48 hours, the Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 6,311 new cases of Coronavirus and nine additional deaths.
  There are 3,402 new cases reported today, and 2,909 new cases were reported Sunday.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 234,296 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 e
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Announces 6,311 New Coronavirus Over Past 48 Hours

  09-11-2020 18:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffHARRISBURG (KDKA) — Over the last 48 hours, the Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 6,311 new cases of Coronavirus and nine additional deaths.
  There are 3,402 new cases reported today, and 2,909 new cases were reported Sunday.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 234,296 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 e
  
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• Pittsburgh budget proposal includes no tax increase, banks on federal COVID-19 relief to avoid job cuts

  09-11-2020 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mayor Bill Peduto’s spending plan for 2021 includes a multi-million-dollar decrease from the 2020 operating budget.
  
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• Pittsburgh budget proposal includes no tax increase, banks on federal COVID-19 relief to avoid furloughs

  09-11-2020 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mayor Bill Peduto’s spending plan includes a multi-million-dollar decrease from the 2020 operating budget.
  
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• Peduto angles to avoid layoffs in Pittsburgh budget proposal

  09-11-2020 17:44 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mayor Bill Peduto’s spending plan for 2021 includes a multi-million-dollar decrease from the 2020 operating budget.
  
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• Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin Ties NFL Record With 14th Straight Non-Losing Season

  09-11-2020 17:35
  
  (KDKA)- The Steelers remained unbeaten on Sunday, squeaking out a 24-19 win over the Dallas Cowboys to improve to 8-0 on the season, the best start in franchise history. While the main focus is of course on the team’s perfect record through nine weeks, head coach Mike Tomlin also accomplished a bit of NFL history Sunday. With the team’s eighth win of the year, this marks the 14th straight non-losing season for the Steelers under Tomlin tying an NFL record for the longest such streak
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 530 Coronavirus Cases Over 48 Hours, Bringing Countywide Total To 17,656

  09-11-2020 17:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In the last 48 hours, the Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 530 new Coronavirus cases but no additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, 427 are confirmed from 2,945 PCR tests. There are 103 probable cases.
  New cases range in age from 1 month to 102 years with a median age of 40 years, according to the Health Department. The dates of positive tests ranged from Nov. 2-8.There have been 1,533 hospitalizations in Allegheny County si
  
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• PTL Links: November 9, 2020

  09-11-2020 16:05
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Hefren- Tillotson
  Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center
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• Police Standoff In North Huntington Prompts Norwin School District To Go On Modified Lockdown

  09-11-2020 14:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — The Norwin School District has implemented a modified lockdown after being advised of a threat to the community by the North Huntingdon Township Police Department.
  Shortly after 8:00 a.m., dispatchers told KDKA that a police incident was taking place along Crestwood Drive.
  KDKA’s news crew at the scene witnessed police along with SWAT officers communicating with a man inside a home via a bullhorn.
  The district’s K-4 buildings hav
  
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• Police Activity In North Huntington Prompts Norwin School District To Go On Modified Lockdown

  09-11-2020 14:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — The Norwin School District has implemented a modified lockdown after being advised of a threat to the community by the North Huntingdon Township Police Department.
  Shortly after 8:00 a.m., dispatchers told KDKA that a police incident was taking place along Crestwood Drive.
  KDKA’s news crew at the scene witnessed police along with SWAT officers communicating with a man inside a home via a bullhorn.
  The district’s K-4 buildings hav
  
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• Norwin School District On Modified Lockdown Due To Community Threat

  09-11-2020 14:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH HUNTINGDON (KDKA) — The Norwin School District has implemented a modified lockdown after being advised of a threat to the community by the North Huntingdon Township Police Department.
  Dispatchers tell KDKA that a police incident is taking place along Crestwood Drive.
  The district’s K-4 buildings have been placed on a two hour delay with a potential for closure and say that students should not report to bus stops.
  The district says that all students riding
  
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• Airbnb Cracks Down Against Party Houses, Takes Action Against Dozens Of Allegheny Co. Properties

  09-11-2020 14:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — 25 property listings throughout Allegheny County have been suspended or removed from Airbnb’s platform as the company is cracking down on party houses.
  The company announced the news on Monday morning in a press release.
  The company said Monday made clear that the actions taken address a small minority of properties and hosts who had previously been warned and that a majority of hosts in Pittsburgh have taken the proper steps required.
  In August, the company annou
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: More Chances Of Record-High Temperatures

  09-11-2020 13:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Another comfortable day in paradise is expected today with high temperatures back in the mid-70’s.
  Yesterday, Pittsburgh saw a high temperature of 74°, just two degrees off of tying the record high.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  The area did set records in:Morgantown (78° — previous record of 76° in 1879)
  Wheeling (77° — previous record of 76° in 1945)
  DuBois (73º — previous record of 68° in 2011)I have Pittsbur
  
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• Tearing it all out in autumn, even the hopeful peppers

  09-11-2020 12:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Fall cleanup of the garden is a bittersweet time of reverie.
  
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• What Pittsburghers Want And Expect President Trump To Do Following 2020 Election Results

  09-11-2020 12:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The counting of votes will continue today across Pennsylvania and the country.
  President-elect Joe Biden is moving ahead with his planning even as President Trump vows to fight the announced results of the election in court.
  So what do people in Pittsburgh want to see President Trump do?
  We took that question to Market Square in Downtown Pittsburgh and got these responses.
  “What any normal president would do, step out of the office on January 20.”
  “Fol
  
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• University Of Pittsburgh Implements Shelter In Place Period As Coronavirus Surge Across Campus

  09-11-2020 11:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Major rollbacks recently went into place for everyone on the University of Pittsburgh’s Oakland campus because of an uptick in cases of Coronavirus.
  These changes mean that students should only leave their housing for a few reasons — such as attending classes or to study in the library.
  The university is blaming people getting together over the recent Halloween weekend.
  Now, changes are in place for the university.
  This is tough news for students when they o
  
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• New Light Congregation unveils monument to 3 ‘holy martyrs’ slain in 2018 massacre

  09-11-2020 11:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Tree from 9/11 memorial also planted at cemetery of congregation that lost three members in 2018 attack on Tree of Life synagogue
   
  
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• Monument honors the ‘holy martyrs’ of New Light Congregation

  09-11-2020 11:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Tree from 9/11 memorial also planted at cemetery of congregation that lost three members in 2018 attack on Tree of Life synagogue
   
  
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• Man Shot While Sitting In Car In Braddock, Police Investigating

  09-11-2020 11:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BRADDOCK (KDKA) — Police are looking for a gunman following a late night shooting in Braddock.
  Police say the male victim was shot while sitting in a car near the intersection of Cory Avenue and 4th Street.
  The shooting happened around 10:30 Sunday night.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Police say the victim’s injuries appear to be non-life threatening and he is expected to survive.
  You’re asked to contact police if you know anything about the incident.
  
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• Doors set to open for some PPS students for first time since spring

  09-11-2020 11:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  The school board in October gave approval for select students to return for some in-person instruction this month.
  
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