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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Shaler Area School District Moves To Remote Learning For 3 Weeks

  22-11-2020 23:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GLANSHAW, Pa. (KDKA) – Beginning on Monday, Shaler Area School District will be moving to a virtual learning model for three weeks.The district says that over the past several days they have worked with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Allegheny County Health Department and decided the best course of action for students was to switch to virtual learning.Beginning on Monday, all students will follow the daily schedule as they did during the hybrid learnin
  
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• President Trump Appeals Rejection Of Effort To Block Pennsylvania Vote Certification

  22-11-2020 22:58
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of his campaign’s effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania.
  The president and other plaintiffs filed notice of appeal to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Sunday, a day after the judge issued a scathing order shooting down claims of widespread irregularities with mail-in ballots.
  The case was always a long shot to stop President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, b
  
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• Steelers Continue Historic Start, Improving To 10-0 After Beating Jacksonville 27-3

  22-11-2020 22:51
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh’s most dominant defensive performance of the season kept the Steelers perfect.
  Terrell Edmunds and Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted two passes each and the Steelers steamrolled their way to a 10-0 record with a 27-3 win in Jacksonville on Sunday.
  Rookie quarterback Jake Luton looked lost most of the day against the Steelers, who allowed 206 yards and finished with two sacks. They celebrated each turnover by running into the end zone and posing for t
  
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• Port Authority scheduling to address missed trips, extend service to Forbes Hospital

  22-11-2020 22:36 via post-gazette.com
  
  In the most service changes in years, Port Authority is trying to eliminate missed trips due to the pandemic and expand weekend service.
  
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• Steelers WR Chase Claypool First Wide Receiver With 10 Touchdowns In First 10 Career Games

  22-11-2020 22:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  JACKSONVILLE (KDKA) – Chase Claypool, the rookie wide receiver fans call “Mapletron” has become the first wide receiver since the NFL-AFL merger in 1966 to score 10 or more touchdowns in his first 10 career games.
  Chase Claypool is very good at football.
  10 TDs in 10 career games pic.twitter.com/MegOJN8UwC
  (via @NFL)
  — NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) November 22, 2020
  With the game tied at 3-3 in the second quarter, Ben Roethlisberger found Claypool streaking
  
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• Steelers WR Chase Claypool Becomes First Wide Receiver With 10 Touchdowns In First 10 Career Games

  22-11-2020 22:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  JACKSONVILLE (KDKA) – Chase Claypool, the rookie wide receiver fans call “Mapletron” has become the first wide receiver since the NFL-AFL merger in 1966 to score 10 or more touchdowns in his first 10 career games.
  Chase Claypool is very good at football.
  10 TDs in 10 career games pic.twitter.com/MegOJN8UwC
  (via @NFL)
  — NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) November 22, 2020
  With the game tied at 3-3 in the second quarter, Ben Roethlisberger found Claypool streaking
  
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• 98-Year-Old Lucy Pollock Who Went Viral For Livestream Baking Videos Dies After Testing Positive For COVID-19

  22-11-2020 22:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) — Lucy Pollock was a woman with a mission: to bring joy to people stuck inside their homes during the coronavirus pandemic.Pollock’s family announced on Sunday that she had passed away at 3 a.m. Sunday morning.“The beautiful, lovely Lucy, talented woman and amazing mother, passed away last night at 3’o clock,” said Mary Ellen Raneri, Pollock’s daughter. “It was very unexpected. It was due to lung infections, and
  
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• Police K-9 Titan Falls Down Shaft And Dies During Burglary Search

  22-11-2020 21:22
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA/AP) — A police K-9 officer in Pennsylvania died in a fall down an elevator shaft while assisting police in a search for burglary suspects, authorities said.
  Just after 4 a.m. Sunday, officers in Johnstown were dispatched to a burglary at the old Goodwill warehouse in Woodvale, Cambria County emergency dispatchers said. Two of five suspects were quickly apprehended, and the K-9 unit was dispatched to help find the others, police said.
  Titan and his partner, Officer Bria
  
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• Steelers TE Zach Gentry Sustains Knee Injury, Will Not Return To Game

  22-11-2020 20:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  JACKSONVILLE, Fl. (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Steelers TE Zach Gentry has sustained a knee injury in today’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.The Steelers Communications Director Burt Lauten said that Gentry will not return to today’s game.
  #Steelers TE Zach Gentry sustained a knee injury and will not return to today’s game.
  — Burt Lauten (@SteelersPRBurt) November 22, 2020
  The Steelers currently are leading the Jaguars 10-3 in the second quarter
  
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• Man Who Was On His Deathbed With COVID-19 Says His Community And Faith Saved Him

  22-11-2020 19:38
  
  By Amir Vera, CNN
  (CNN) — A family trip to Nashville in March changed David Johnson and his family forever.
  The Johnson family went during the early days of Covid-19, when the general public knew very little about the virus. The family returned with slight nausea, thinking it was food poisoning.
  Johnson’s wife and children developed flu-like symptoms, while his nausea got worse. He began having trouble breathing and could not stop coughing.
  “I remember one morning doing an inte
  
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• Three Police Officers To Retire With More Than 120 Years Of Combined Service

  22-11-2020 19:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WEXFORD, Pa. (KDKA) — The Northern Regional Police Department recently recognized three officers who are retiring at the end of the year.Sergeant Charles Seibert, Officer Larry Vierling and Officer Bill Zavidny have more than 120 combined years of service between them, according to Northern Regional Police.(Photo Credit: Northern Regional Police Department Facebook)
  On Thursday, Nov. 19, the department held a ceremony at a joint police meeting, and the retirees recei
  
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• Firefighters Battle House Fire, Crews Help Elderly Woman To Safety

  22-11-2020 18:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News StaffNEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) — Crews battled a house fire in New Castle early Sunday morning.Firefighters were called to the scene shortly before 4:30 a.m. with heavy fire coming out of a 2-story home on Ray Street.Before the fire was under control, there were concerns that it would spread to neighboring houses, but crews were able to contain the fire.Police were able to help an elderly woman get out of the house.No one was injured, but the house may be a total loss.The cit
  
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• Construction Begins On 445-Space Parking Garage Next To PNC Park

  22-11-2020 17:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Construction is underway near PNC Park to build a parking garage.Crews began working on Friday in Gold Lot 4.It is taking away some parking spaces for now in order to have a lot more in the future.Workers are building a 6-story garage with 445 spaces for cars, 26 spaces for bikes and a “flex space” that can be used for food trucks.It should be ready in September, just in time for the next football season.Work on another project, a 9-st
  
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• FAN N’ATION – Cave Painting Search: Johno Prascak

  22-11-2020 16:30
  
  November 21, 2020 – Hey Pittsburgh Sports Fans! Artist Johno Prascak is giving away one of his famous prints from his “Hall of Fame” Collection! Follow him on Instagram @JohnosArt, Twitter @JohnosArtStudio, or the Johno’s Art Studio Facebook page to find clues to the whereabouts of this amazing work of art. Finders keepers! The first person who finds it can hang in their own fan cave. Additional rules apply and can be read below. Good luck!
   
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• McKees Rocks Police Search For Missing Man John Deglmann

  22-11-2020 16:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — The McKees Rocks Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding John Deglmann who is currently missing.Police say Delgmann may be suffering from a mental health emergency.(Photo Credit: McKees Rocks Police Department)
  He is described as being 5’10 tall and weighing 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, tennis shoes and a hooded sweatshirt at 5 p.m. on Friday, November 20.Anyone with information about his wher
  
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• McKees Rocks Police Safely Locate Missing Man John Deglmann

  22-11-2020 16:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) — The McKees Rocks Police Department announced around 11:45 a.m. Sunday that John Deglmann, who was declared missing earlier this morning, has been found safe.A concerned citizen left a tip for McKees Rocks Police about Deglmann’s whereabouts. Police say they quickly located Deglmann, who is now being checked at a local hospital.The department had been asking for the public’s help in finding Delgmann.
  
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• Pandemic Thanksgiving: Should we stay or should we go?

  22-11-2020 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Psychologist John Weingarden of UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital says to assess risks of holiday travel and make long-range plans instead. 
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Rainy Sunday To Wrap Up Weekend

  22-11-2020 12:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s going to be a rainy start to the day Sunday, then we catch a break heading into the afternoon.
  More rain comes around dinner time and lasts until midnight.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Areas north of I-80 could see a little snow early tomorrow morning, but most areas are just dealing with light rain as the system exits.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Most areas will pick up about 1/2″ of rainfall, which is much needed, as Allegheny County is
  
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• Latest Projections From Influential Model Show Coronavirus Death Toll Will Continue To Rise, Could Be Slowed With Universal Mask-Wearing

  22-11-2020 12:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Coronavirus death toll in the United States is now more than 255,000 and counting.
  In the past week, 1,600 people have died, and sadly, it’s going to get a lot worse.
  What else is there to learn from the latest projections from an influential model often cited by the White House?
  The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington has been producing its model since the pandemic started.
  Their latest prediction — 339,000 Corona
  
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• Artists, chefs and other creatives will live and work in old Ohringer's furniture store

  22-11-2020 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The former Ohringer furniture store is becoming Ohringer Arts — artist-centric, affordable housing in Braddock.
  
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• SWAT Officers Called After Man Flees From Scene Of Crash, Barricades Himself In Home

  22-11-2020 11:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh SWAT officers were called to the scene of an East Hills home early Sunday morning after a man barricaded himself in a home.
  The situation developed after Zone 5 police officers witnessed a head-on collision along Calistoga Street just before 3:00 a.m.
  One of the vehicles involved in the crash fled the scene, prompting officers to follow the male driver to the 2500 block of Park Hill Drive.
  It was there that the man ran into a residence
  
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• Pa. Dept. Of Labor & Industry Issues Warning Of New Unemployment Benefits Scam

  22-11-2020 10:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The. Pa. Department of Labor & Industry is warning the public of a new national scam aiming to commit fraud involving unemployment.
  “As we continue to work with our state and federal law enforcement partners to prevent frauds and scams, please note the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry will never contact you and ask for your personal, private information,” said Secretary Oleksiak in a press release. “If you rece
  
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• Monessen Leaders Give Out Turkeys To The Community

  22-11-2020 07:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MONESSEN (KDKA) — A turkey giveaway was held Saturday in Monessen.
  Community groups and Monessen Mayor Matt Shorraw were helping out families in need this Thanksgiving.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  It was the first annual mid-Mon Valley Turkey Drive.
  Donors contributed turkeys, non-perishable items, and money to those in need.
  
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• Keystone Oaks School District Making Changes To Learning Model As Coronavirus Cases Continue To Surge

  22-11-2020 06:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some changes are being implemented for the Keystone Oaks School District.
  In-person hybrid classes and synchronous learning will continue until Thanksgiving break.
  Then, all hybrid-learning students will begin learning remotely on December 1 and December 2.
  Remote learning will continue through December 4.
  All athletic practices in the district will be at the discretion of coaches and the Athletic Director.
  The district says it intends to resume i
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Safety For Food Bank Volunteers Proves To Be Challenge Amid Surging COVID-19 Cases

  22-11-2020 05:34
  
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — With Thanksgiving just a few days away, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank gave away meals to those who need it.
  With the rising COVID-19 case counts, keeping safety can be a challenge.
  As the pandemic continues the line for food grows.
  “We just want to be a resource to try and [lessen] this burden a little bit for struggling families around this holiday season to make sure everyone can kind of take a break,” State Representative from the 35th Distri
  
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• COVID-19 Protocols Leave Pitt Shorthanded On Senior Day

  22-11-2020 05:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Panthers made quick work of the Virginia Tech Hokies at Heinz Field on Saturday, beating them 47-14.However, the Panthers were without 16 players due to the team’s COVID-19 protocol.Those 16 players were the most the team had missed all season thus far and the team is still feeling the impact from COVID-19 concerns that caused a postponement just one week ago.“We got hit with COVID coming back from Tallahasse somehow, someway, I don’t know what hap
  
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• Pa. Senator Pat Toomey Says President Trump Has ‘Exhausted All Plausible Legal Options’

  22-11-2020 03:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ALLENTOWN (KDKA) – Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey has said that President Donald Trump has “exhausted all plausible legal options to challenge the result of the presidential race in Pennsylvania.”“With today’s decision by Judge Matthew Brann, a longtime conservative Republican whom I know to be a fair and unbiased jurist, to dismiss the Trump campaign’s lawsuit, President Trump has exhausted all plausible legal options to challenge the
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Owner Of Young’s Custard Stand Dies From Coronavirus

  22-11-2020 03:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ZELIENOPLE (KDKA) – Paul “Windy” Young, the owner of Young’s Custard Stand in Zelienople has died at age 79 after a battle with COVID-19.According to the stand’s Facebook, Young died on November 19.“It is with a heavy heart that I share with you all that we’ve lost that quick-witted, crabby, sly smirked, long-winded, happy to serve man in the middle. pap, dad, husband, jagoff, windy, paul, Mr. young, the ice cream man, whatever you
  
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• Kenny Pickett Throws For 400 Yards, Pitt Beats Virginia Tech 47-14

  22-11-2020 02:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Senior quarterback Kenny Pickett threw for 404 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another in his final start at Heinz Field as shorthanded Pittsburgh rolled past Virginia Tech 47-14 on Saturday night.
  The Panthers (5-4, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) were missing 16 players due to COVID-19 protocols, a group that included leading receiver Jordan Addison and three starting offensive linemen. It hardly mattered. Relying heavily on short passes designed to take some of the
  
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• James Conner Helps Provide Families In Erie With Thanksgiving Meals

  22-11-2020 02:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ERIE, Pa. (KDKA) – Steelers running back James Conner helped 200 families in Erie receive a traditional Thanksgiving meal.The Erie native made a donation of 200 turkeys to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwestern Pennsylvania and it was enough to help them provide the meals to families at a food distribution event on Friday morning and afternoon.“I’m sorry I can’t be there personally, but my heart is in my hometown,” said Conner in a video
  
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• Penn State Remains Winless On The Season, Lose 41-21 To Iowa

  22-11-2020 01:59
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Spencer Petras completed 18 of 28 passes for 186 yards and ran for a touchdown to lead Iowa over Penn State 41-21 on Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
  Mekhi Sargent and Tyler Goodson combined for 179 rushing yards and three touchdown for the Hawkeyes (3-2, 3-2 Big Ten), who won their third straight and snapped a six-game losing streak to Penn State (0-5, 0-5).
  Iowa led 31-7 midway through the third quarter before Sean Clifford replaced Will Levis at quarterback for Penn
  
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• Kelly, Parnell seek to block mail-in votes from election results

  22-11-2020 01:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania lawmakers violated the state Constitution when they broadly expanded mail-in voting, according to a complaint filed in Commonwealth Court.
  
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• Kelly, Parnell challenge some mail-in voting in court complaint

  22-11-2020 01:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania lawmakers violated the state Constitution when they broadly expanded mail-in voting, according to a complaint filed in Commonwealth Court.
  
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• Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Challenge To Stop Pennsylvania Vote Certification

  22-11-2020 00:41
  
  WILLIAMSPORT (AP) – Pennsylvania officials can certify election results that currently show Democrat Joe Biden winning the state by more than 80,000 votes, a federal judge ruled Saturday, dealing President Donald Trump’s campaign another blow in its effort to invalidate the election.
  U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew Brann in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, turned down the request for an injunction by President Donald Trump’s campaign, spoiling the incumbent’s hopes of someh
  
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• UPMC Opening New Specialty Clinic In West Mifflin

  22-11-2020 00:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – UPMC will open a new specialty clinic off of Route 51 south next month.The center will take place of the former “Toys ‘R Us” next to the former Century 3 Mall.According to UPMC, the new clinic will have more than 20 outpatient services on-site including Magee Women’s Speciality Services and pediatric urgent care.The new facility is scheduled to open on December 1.
  
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