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• Pittsburgh Doctor Says Coronavirus Vaccine ‘Represents The Most Clear Pathway To End’ Pandemic

  10-11-2020 23:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There has been recent excitement over the effectiveness of potential coronavirus vaccines, including the one by Pfizer.The company announced it can prevent 90 coronavirus infections for every 100 people vaccinated with two doses.
  “The 90 percent efficacy was seven days after the second dose,” says Dr. Marc Itskowitz, a primary care internist at the Allegheny Health Network. “We were hoping it would be at least 50 percent. A 90 percent efficacy rate is
  
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• 73 More Pitt Students Test Positive For Coronavirus Since Friday

  10-11-2020 23:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Since Friday, Pitt’s 5-day moving average of new coronavirus cases per day has doubled.
  Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office says since Nov. 6, 73 more students have tested positive. There are 110 students currently in isolation. One more employee has tasted positive.
  This brings the five-day moving average of new cases per day from 8.2 to 16.8.
  The University of Pittsburgh’s main campus moved to the elevated risk posture as w
  
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• Allegheny County Health Department Warns Of Significant Coronavirus Community Spread

  10-11-2020 23:22
  
  PITTSBURGH, PA (KDKA) – It’s another day of alarming numbers when it comes to COVID-19 across the state.
  “I’m just wishing people would be more cautious,” said Pittsburgh resident Janet Long.
  On Tuesday, Allegheny County alone reported 317 new cases.
  “I find it really disturbing and I’m concerned about it,” said Shay Park, who works in the city.
  At 26, Park falls into the age category that makes up 38 percent of the new cases.
  “It’s har
  
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• First Responders Rescue Person Who Fell Into Hole In Beaver Co.

  10-11-2020 23:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ROCHESTER, Pa. (KDKA) — First responders rescued someone who fell down into a hole at a construction site in Beaver County.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper2)
  The site is on Water Street in Rochester, and it is not known if the person was injured.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• FDA Announces Romaine Lettuce Recall Over E. Coli Concerns

  10-11-2020 22:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Romaine lettuce is under recall once again due to potential E. coli contamination.
  According to the FDA, Tanimura & Antle Inc. is recalling its packaged single-head romaine lettuce.
  The FDA says a random sample of the product collected and analyzed by the Michigan Department of Agriculture found the possible contamination.
  (Photo Credit: FDA.gov)
  Nearly 3,400 cartons of the potentially affected product were shipped out across the country &mdas
  
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• Pennsylvania Reports First Flu Death Of The Season

  10-11-2020 22:32
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed the state’s first flu death of the season.
  In a release on Tuesday, Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levin announced there have been 383 laboratory confirmed-flu cases and one flu-associated death in the state. The release said the death was reported during the Week 45 update, which ended on Nov. 7. The individual was in the 50-64-year-old age group.
  Health officials are urging Pennsylvanian
  
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• Masters Preview: ‘Things Are Just More Difficult For Tiger,’ Says Nick Faldo

  10-11-2020 22:31
  
  (CBS Miami) — In a typical year, The Masters is played in early April, ushering in the majors season for professional golf. This has not been a typical year. A month before The Masters’ originally scheduled April start, the PGA Tour suspended play due to the spread of COVID-19. Tournaments resumed three months later, with a revised schedule. The PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Masters were all pushed back. The Open Championship was canceled.
  Since June, the PGA Tour has managed t
  
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• Republican Challenger Stacy Garrity Declares Victory Over Democrat Joe Torsella In Pennsylvania Treasurer Race

  10-11-2020 22:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Republican Stacy Garrity has declared victory over incumbent Democrat Joe Torsella in the race for Pennsylvania treasurer, which has yet to be called by the Associated Press.The state treasurer is the custodian of over $120 billion, managing and investing part of it. This year, Republican businesswoman Stacy Garrity took on incumbent Democrat Joe Torsella, who ran for reelection.
  Garrity released a statement Tuesday afternoon declaring victor
  
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• Furry Tails: Animal Friends Helping Veterans Adopt A Best Friend

  10-11-2020 22:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV Digital Producer Heather Lang
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Animal Friends is hosting an adoption special in honor of Veterans Day.
  The animal shelter is waiving adoption fees and offering other specials for any veteran who would like to be matched with a companion animal today, Wednesday and Thursday.
  Any veteran wishing to adopt simply needs to show their military ID or a DD 214 form.
  From there, the vet can meet with an Animal Friends Adoption Counselor who will help them find the bes
  
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• Cooler forecast will produce better air quality

  10-11-2020 21:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  Record warm weather produced temperature inversions that trapped pollution at ground level for days and caused unhealthy air quality.
  
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• Peduto Administration Introduces $3M In Coronavirus Aid

  10-11-2020 21:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — New legislation would provide more than $3 million in aid to organizations helping Pittsburgh residents through the coronavirus pandemic.
  Mayor Bill Peduto’s administration has introduced the plan to increase Community Development Block Grant line items.
  The money would come from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, and go to several local organizations.
  Those include the food pantries, the URA and more:
  &bul
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Commends President-Elect Joe Biden For Coronavirus Task Force

  10-11-2020 21:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf is commending President-elect Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force.“It is reassuring to see President-elect Biden take this virus seriously and move forward with a task force that is focused on science and reality,” the Democratic governor said in a statement released Tuesday. “The members of his task force are some of the most respected public health experts in the country, including two Philadelphia-area
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Assault In Connection With April 2019 Monroeville Mall Shooting

  10-11-2020 20:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — A man has pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault charge in connection with a fight and shots fired at a western Pennsylvania mall last year.
  Brandon Noel, 23, of McKeesport entered the plea Tuesday in Allegheny County Court as part of a plea deal in which prosecutors agreed to withdraw other charges including attempted murder.
  Prosecutors said the plea deal doesn’t include any agreement on sentencing, which is scheduled Jan. 28.
  Authorities said two groups of
  
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• Allegheny County sees 'unprecedented' spike in demand to carry concealed guns

  10-11-2020 20:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The increase began around March with the advent of COVID-19 and surged after Oct. 21 when the sheriff’s office allowed walk-ins.
  
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• Governor To Follow Law Of Certifying Electoral Votes Of Pennsylvania Popular Vote Winner

  10-11-2020 20:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — For months, there has been talk swirling that if Joe Biden wins Pennsylvania, Republicans in the state legislature could bypass the popular vote and appoint electors who are favorable to President Trump.
  The electors award Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes.
  On Friday, State Senate majority leader Jake Corman said Republicans will honor the wishes of the voters.
  “Our role is to monitor the process, our role is to provide oversight and c
  
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• Brian Bartels, Man Accused Of Damaging Police Car During Pittsburgh Riots, To Stand Trial

  10-11-2020 20:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A young man accused of damaging a police car during riots in downtown Pittsburgh this spring will stand trial.
  Brian Bartels was in court Tuesday morning for a preliminary hearing.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  On May 30, Brian Bartels allegedly spray painting the letter “A” on a Pittsburgh Police cruiser before jumping on the hood of the car, spraying more paint on it and stomping the windshield.
  That’s when federal prosecutors say sever
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Steel City Sets New Record High As Temperatures Soar This Fall Day

  10-11-2020 20:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Temperatures are soaring and Pittsburgh has reached a new record high temperature today.
  The record high for Nov. 10 was 73 degrees.
  KDKA Meteorologist Kristin Emery says we were already at 70 degrees before noon and we hit 75 degrees just before 2 p.m.WE DID IT! In the record books for Pittsburgh today as we're already at 74 degrees! @KDKA https://t.co/6jx3IAl9VR
  — Kristin Emery (@KristinEmery) November 10, 2020
  We saw four more record highs across the tri-state
  
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• Police Investigating Deadly East Liberty Shooting

  10-11-2020 19:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One person is dead after being found with a gunshot wound to the head in East Liberty.
  Pittsburgh police say they responded to 911 calls for a person shot in the 5700 block of Rippey Street just after 11 a.m. Tuesday.When officers arrived, they were directed inside a home where they found a female who’d been shot in the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police say.Detectives arrived to process the evidence, and according to police,
  
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• Yeti Recalls Thousands Of Mugs Over Burning Hazards Linked To Faulty Lids

  10-11-2020 19:38
  
  By Giulia Heyward and Brian Ries, CNN
  (CNN) — If you bought a Yeti mug with a magnetic slider lid this fall, you may want to check the product number.
  The lid “can eject and hot contents can spill out, posing injury and burn hazards,” Yeti said in consumer safety report last week, announcing the recall of around 250,000 of its popular ramblers.
  In a filing from the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Goods on Nov. 4, the company revealed that there had been two reports on the slider
  
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• Giant Eagle Looking To Hire 600 Pittsburgh-Area Workers

  10-11-2020 19:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Giant Eagle is looking to hire 600 people.The company is looking to fill 600 permanent full and part-time jobs across their Pittsburg-area Giant Eagle and Market District stores.Socially-distant in-person hiring events at more than two dozen local locations will be held Nov. 9-13 from 1-6 p.m. People can meet with recruits and have the opportunity for same-day job offers. Masks will be required.If you’re interested, visit jobs.gianteagle.com
  
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• Wuerl denies knowing of McCarrick rumors

  10-11-2020 19:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  In Vatican report, he disputes documents indicating that Vatican officials discussed ways to contain predecessor’s scandal
  
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• State Police Seek Information In Alleged Dairy Queen Dilly Bar Theft

  10-11-2020 18:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV New Staff
  HEPMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are trying to identify someone who allegedly stole an ice cream cake and box of Dilly Bars from a Westmoreland County Dairy Queen.
  State police put out a call for help on social media Tuesday.Burglary Dairy Queen Hempfield Twp 10/17/20 0429 hours.The below pictured broken into locked freezers and stole an ice cream cake and box of Dilly Bars.
  Anyone w/ info contact PSP GBG 724-832-3288. pic.twitter.com/Y144uNVELB
  — Trooper
  
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• CDC Updates Coronavirus Holiday Guidance, Saying Small Household Gatherings Are Contributing To Worsening Pandemic

  10-11-2020 18:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its holiday guidance, noting the virus crisis is worsening and that small household gatherings are “an important contributor.” The CDC said older adults and others at heightened risk of severe illness should avoid gathering with people outside their households.
  Experts point to Canada, where Thanksgiving was celebrated Oct. 12. Clusters of cases tied to family gatherings followed. “Th
  
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• Pa. Health Dept. Reports 4,361 New Coronavirus Cases, Setting Record For Highest Daily Increase Of Cases

  10-11-2020 17:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffHARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 4,361 new cases of Coronavirus and 62 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 238,657 since Monday’s report, according to the state’s data. Tuesday’s increase is the highest-ever daily increase of cases.
  The Health Department says all 67 counties in Pennsylvania have had cases of COVID-19. Current patients are either in isolation at home or being treate
  
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• KDKA 2020-2021 Winter Weather Forecast, Slightly Warmer This Season

  10-11-2020 17:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When you put together a long-term forecast, the first thing you do is look for the most likely storm track — the bigger pattern that will be the driver of the whole season.
  From there, you try to figure out the finer details.
  Last year, we predicted winter to start late. That happened.
  We predicted frequent bouts of rain and snow. That also happened, but it came mostly as rain.
  We were looking for a cold snap in January and February. That di
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Attributes Significant Rise In Coronavirus Cases To Community Spread From Halloween Parties, Gatherings

  10-11-2020 17:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 317 new Coronavirus cases and one additional death.
  Of the newly reported cases, 236 are confirmed from 1,608 PCR tests. There are 81 probable cases.
  The county Health Department is attributing this recent significant rise in cases to community spread. That includes attending parties and gatherings, including several Halloween parties.
  “The Health Department encourages people not to attend
  
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• Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 10: Broncos Rookie KJ Hamler Beginning To Emerge

  10-11-2020 16:58
  
  By Matt Citak
  (CBS Boston)- Well folks, Week 10 is here, which means we have entered the final month of the fantasy regular season.
  For most leagues, the fantasy postseason kicks off in Week 14. This means there are only four more weeks to clinch your spot in the playoffs, rise in the standings, or even seal that first-round bye.
  For the first time in what seems like a while, we survived a weekend of games without any significant injuries to fantasy contributors. Several players suffered concuss
  
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• PTL Links: November 10, 2020

  10-11-2020 16:46
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Dr. Lori
  Dr. Lori on YouTube
  West Shore Homes
  Baths For The Brave
  Coops for Troops 5K Run
  Rent A Chicken
  Fill The Hill at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum
  CCI Puppy Cam!
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
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• Ben Roethlisberger Among 4 Players Added To Pittsburgh Steelers COVID-19 List

  10-11-2020 16:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed four players on their Reserve/COVID-19 list including Ben Roethlisberger.
  In a statement posted to their website Tuesday morning, they say:
  “The four players include quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, offensive lineman Jerald Hawkins, running back Jaylen Samuels and linebacker Vince Williams. All will be isolated for five days and are not permitted in the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.
  “The players will need to pass COVID-19 tes
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Destroyed Portable Toilet

  10-11-2020 14:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a portable toilet was destroyed on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Steve Willing)
  Police were present in the area of Chestnut Street and Concord Street around 8:00 a.m. with dogs sniffing around the scene.Police have a dog sniffing through the scene. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/dOtGEXpUWP
  — Chris Hoffman (@NewsmanChris) November 10, 2020 
  Police are continuing to investigate.
  I
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating After Portable Toilet Destroyed By Explosive Device

  10-11-2020 14:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a portable toilet was destroyed by an explosive device on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Steve Willing)
  Police were present in the area of Chestnut Street and Concord Street around 8:00 a.m. with dogs sniffing around the scene.Police have a dog sniffing through the scene. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/dOtGEXpUWP
  — Chris Hoffman (@NewsmanChris) November 10, 2020Bomb squad officers and
  
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• The Educational Cost: The Impact The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Having On Teachers & Students

  10-11-2020 12:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Every day, another school district announces a change in its schedule due to COVID-19 cases.
  The constant change is having an impact on everyone involved.
  Matt Edgell is with the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the union that respresents the regions teachers outside of Pittsburgh Public Schools. He says teachers are worried, “They are all very worried! Whether or not they want to be back in school with their kids full time or if they want to continue wor
  
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• Allegheny Co. Board Of Elections To Hold Special Meeting As Ballots Continue To Be Reviewed, Counted

  10-11-2020 11:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We’re a week after Election Day and the work has not stopped for election workers in Allegheny County.
  Later Tuesday morning, workers will make their way, once again, inside the election warehouse on Pittsburgh’s North Side.
  They’ll be reviewing spoiled ballots. According to county officials, they could also begin examining provisional ballots.
  Work is expected to begin at 9:00 a.m. and continue into 9:00 p.m., and perhaps even longer.
  Besides che
  
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• FDA Grants Emergency Authorization For COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment

  10-11-2020 11:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — New treatments will soon be helping Coronavirus patients while scientists race to find a vaccine.
  The United States is now allowing its first emergency use of a COVID-19 antibody drug.
  According to the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, it plans to have 100,000 doses ready to ship in days.
  The company wants to have one million doses by the end of the year.
  This single antibody treatment must be infused in a hospital or other healthcare setting.
  It is the first monoc
  
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• Wuerl retiring from Vatican roles as McCarrick report unveiled

  10-11-2020 11:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mandatory retirement at age 80 coincides with release of report about who knew what about his disgraced predecessor as Washington archbishop
  
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• Wuerl retiring from Vatican roles as McCarrick report nears

  10-11-2020 11:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mandatory retirement at age 80 coincides with release of report about who knew what about his disgraced predecessor as Washington archbishop
  
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• Local Police Departments Raise Money For Officer Battling Cancer

  10-11-2020 09:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In Gibsonia on Sunday, police officers staged a workout to raise money for another officer who is battling cancer.
  The Northern Regional Police Department and others ran an intense Crossfit course.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The event benefits Mt. Lebanon Police Officer Jerrod Withrow, who is battling colon cancer.
  
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• Sarris Candies, Yinzer Pittsburgh Greetings Team Up To Create ‘Pittsburgh Pothole Filler’

  10-11-2020 08:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One thing that Pittsburghers hate is potholes.
  Soon, you’ll be able to start feeling them when traveling across Western Pa. roadways.
  With pothole season soon to be upon us, a new treat is poking fun at our rocky roads.
  (Courtesy: Roberts Communication USA)
  Pittsburgh Yinzer Greetings and Sarris Candies are teaming up to create ‘Pittsburgh Pothole Filler.’
  It’s dark chocolate covered popcorn — and kind of looks like w
  
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• Seneca Valley School District To Move To Cohort Model For Students In Grades 7-12

  10-11-2020 08:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Seneca Valley School District will move to a new learning model beginning Wednesday for kids in 7th Grade through 12th Grade.
  Some students will have in-person classes while others learn remotely from home.
  The model will be in effect through December 7.
  In a letter/notice sent to parents and families, the district cited “the Commwealth’s health officials having moved Butler County to a designation level of ‘substantial&rsquo
  
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• Man In Critical Condition After Stabbing In McKeesport

  10-11-2020 04:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEESPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — Police say a man is in critical condition after a stabbing in McKeesport.
  The Allegheny County Police Department said Monday that officials were notified of a stabbing in the 1800 block of Duquesne Avenue. First responders found the man, who was stabbed multiple times. He was taken to a local hospital, police say.Police are investigating.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• West Virginia Breaks Weekly Records For Coronavirus Cases And Deaths

  10-11-2020 04:01
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has smashed weekly records for confirmed coronavirus cases, while the death toll was pushed higher Monday after more than two dozen previously unreported fatalities were discovered, health officials said.
  The state reported 2,725 new positive cases over the week ending Sunday, a 19% increase from the previous week’s record of 2,296 confirmed cases in a seven-day period. The latest record easily could be adjusted higher as daily probable cases ar
  
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• Man In Stable Condition After Larimer Shooting

  10-11-2020 03:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was shot in the leg in Larimer on Monday.
  Police and EMS responded to a call for a man shot on the 6500 block of Winslow Street around 7 p.m. First responders found the victim, who was conscious and alert while being treated.He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition. Police say there were no other victims on the scene.Police are investigating.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• State Police Looking For Missing 34-Year-Old Daniel Fosbrink

  10-11-2020 02:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — State police are asking for help in finding an endangered missing man.(Photo Credit: State Police)
  Police say Daniel Fosbrink, 34, was last seen wearing blue jeans and possibly a green jacket in the area of Addison Borough and the Youghiogheny Dam.
  He is 5-foot-8 with brown eyes, brown hair and a goatee.Police say to call 911 with any information.
  Missing Endangered PersonDaniel J. Fosbrink
  W/n/m-34
  5’08, 180 lbs, brown eyes, brown hair
  
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• Hershey’s Halloween Candy Sales Increase Despite Fewer Trick-Or-Treaters

  10-11-2020 02:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HERSHEY, Pa. (KDKA) — Trick-or-treating may have been down this year, but candy sales were up at Hershey’s.
  The chocolate maker credits marketing safe ways to celebrate Halloween as one reason for the growth.The company also says e-commerce sales grew 80 percent last quarter.
  
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• Former West Virginia Judge Richard Neely, Known For Eye-Raising Statements, Dies At 79

  10-11-2020 02:04
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice who once jokingly referred to himself as “America’s laziest and dumbest judge” and who attracted as much attention for his behavior outside the court as in it, has died. He was 79.
  Richard Neely died Sunday of liver cancer, which had been diagnosed recently, said Supreme Court spokeswoman Jennifer Bundy.
  “We acknowledge all the great service and his incredible wisdom that he gave to the state of W
  
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• Infectious Disease Expert Says Pfizer’s News On Coronavirus Vaccine Is ‘Very Encouraging’

  10-11-2020 01:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – U.S. drugmaker Pfizer announced Monday that the human trials show its vaccine is 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 infections in people who never had the virus.These results came from phase 3 of trials.“Very encouraging, with a capital ‘E,'” Dr. John Mellors, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Pitt and UPMC, said of the news. He said it’s still early though: “it’s the first quarter, in football analogy.”Th
  
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• Threat Of Lawsuits Looms As Pennsylvania’s Vote Count Continues

  10-11-2020 01:45
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — 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 litig
  
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• Experts Say Now Is The Time For Young People To Make Investments

  10-11-2020 01:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — While coronavirus numbers are soaring across the country, the stock market — recovering from a record-shattering loss in March — also experienced a sudden surge.“When the stock market is doing well, we can expect that the economy will follow in the same direction and this is what got everybody excited,” Risa Kumazawa, an associate professor of economics at Duquesne University, said.
  Struggling consumer sectors like travel, hospitality, and specia
  
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• Obituary: Legendary Blackhawk baseball coach Bob Amalia dies

  10-11-2020 00:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Amalia, who had more than 1,000 wins as a high school and American Legion baseball coach, died Monday.
  
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• Obituary: Bob Amalia, legendary Blackhawk baseball coach

  10-11-2020 00:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Amalia, who had more than 1,000 wins as a high school and American Legion baseball coach, died Monday.
  
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