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• Changed U.S. Supreme Court Schedule Gives Hope To Republican Challengers Of Pa.’s Mail-In Voting System

  07-12-2020 23:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — By federal law, Tuesday is the last day for states to certify who won their presidential election.
  President-elect Joe Biden has been certified the winner of Pennsylvania and its electoral votes. But a lawsuit filed locally, now on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeks to overturn that.
  RELATED STORY: Rep. Mike Kelly And Sean Parnell To Appeal Pa. Supreme Court Loss Over Mail-In Ballots To SCOTUS
  U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, a Butler Republican, and Republican congressional
  
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• Trump campaign appeals another ballot case in Pennsylvania

  07-12-2020 23:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s campaign continues to press lawsuits over Pennsylvania’s election.
  
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• Trump campaign appeals another ballot case in Pa. -- this time in Bucks County

  07-12-2020 23:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  President Donald Trump’s campaign continues to press lawsuits over Pennsylvania’s election.
  
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• Cosmo On Carson Ordered To Close For COVID-19 Order Violations

  07-12-2020 23:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Health Department is shutting down a South Side bar for violating coronavirus orders.
  Cosmo on Carson was ordered to close on Dec. 5.An inspection report says there were some employees without masks and the majority of customers weren’t wearing face coverings. The report says there was also “zero” social distancing.
  The health department says there were customers not seated at tables and alcohol being served
  
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• Stimulus Package Update: Assistance To Unemployed, Small Businesses, State And Local Governments Should Be Priorities, Says Economist

  07-12-2020 23:04
  
  By Norm Elrod
  (CBS Detroit) — The $908 billion coronavirus relief package proposed last week by centrist Democrats and Republicans is starting to pick up a little traction. Both parties see the need for additional stimulus, as COVID cases surge, the economy slows and millions of Americans risk losing their unemployment insurance and their homes as winter approaches.
  A larger spending deal to fund the federal government for another year is due by the end of the week. This is an opportunity
  
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• Man Arrested In Connection With Online Puppy Scam Exploiting Pittsburgh-Area Residents

  07-12-2020 22:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man has been charged for his alleged involvement in a puppy scam, with multiple Pittsburgh-area residents as the victims.
  Twenty-seven-year-old Desmond Fodje Bobga was charged in federal court with wire fraud, forging a seal of the U.S. Supreme Court and aggravated identity theft.
  A release says Bobga, a Cameroon resident, allegedly perpetrated a puppy scam with other people from around June 2018 to the present.
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• Funeral Service To Be Held For West Virginia Police Officer Cassie Johnson

  07-12-2020 22:12
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A funeral service will be held on Tuesday for a Charleston police officer who was shot while responding to a parking lot complaint.The visitation for Officer Cassie Johnson will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, the police department said. A procession will go from the convention center through US 77 to Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.
  The services will not to be open to the public.
  Johnson, 28, died on Dec. 3, two days af
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Listed As Active

  07-12-2020 21:58
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is listed as active for the game against Washington.
  Roethlisberger was on the injury list this weekend, with “not injury related/knee” listed as the reason for his questionable status.See who is in & who is out for our game against Washington. @UPMCSportsMed https://t.co/N0ZlHV1XSU
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 7, 2020The Steelers say they’ll be without tw
  
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• Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Reese Tests Positive For Coronavirus

  07-12-2020 21:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (KDAK) — Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Reese has tested positive for coronavirus.(Photo Credit: Mike Reese’s Office)
  Reese, R-Westmoreland/Somerset counties, said in a release Monday that his symptoms are mild and subsiding. Reese said he began quarantining while awaiting results and will continue until he has recovered.
  Rep. Reese was last in Harrisburg at the Capitol three weeks ago.“I’m feeling better as each day passes,”
  
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• Wolf Administration Urges Pennsylvanians To Apply For Financial Help

  07-12-2020 21:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you are out of work, don’t forget to apply for state assistance.
  That’s the reminder issued by the Wolf administration as two federal pandemic unemployment programs approach their expiration date.
  If Congress fails to pass an extension, about $500,000 Pennsylvanians could lose their unemployment benefits at the end of the month.
  State help is still available — including money for food, and to help pay energy bills.
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Kennywood Testing Site Forced To Shut Down Due To Mechanical Issues

  07-12-2020 21:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department says mechanical issues are to blame for problems at the free COVID-19 testing site set up today at Kennywood.
  According to a county spokesperson, the testing van was experiencing mechanical problems. Workers tried for hours to fix it, but eventually were forced to shut down the testing site.Due to mechanical issues, COVID-19 testing at Kennywood today has stopped. ACHD will contact those with scheduled appo
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Gov. Wolf Says Virus ‘Is Spreading Dangerously Through’ Pa., Warns People To Follow Guidance Before All Hospitals Are Overwhelmed

  07-12-2020 20:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine held a press conference about COVID-19 in the state on Monday.“If we don’t slow the spread of this dangerous virus now, if we don’t do this, the reality is that COVID-19 will overwhelm our hospitals, will overwhelm our healthcare systems,” Gov. Wolf said, calling that situation “dangerous.”Dr. Levine said last week southwestern Pennsylvania is struggling with
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Gov. Wolf Paints Bleak Picture Of Overwhelmed Hospitals But Avoids Restrictions For Now

  07-12-2020 20:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf held a press conference Monday with a message for the state: “Pennsylvania, we have a problem.”The governor is warning that not following coronavirus mitigation efforts will overwhelm hospitals and healthcare workers, affecting emergency care for everyone.
  “If we don’t slow the spread of this dangerous virus now, if we don’t do this, the reality is that COVID-19 will overwhelm our hospitals, will overwhe
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Considering New Business Capacity Limits, Says County Executive Rich Fitzgerald

  07-12-2020 19:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Health Department is considering new capacity limits on businesses as coronavirus cases continue to surge.Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald says the health department is eyeing the restrictions as the county reported a two-day total of 1,470 new COVID-19 cases Monday.
  BREAKING: Struck with an alarming number of new Covid cases (1,470 announced today) Co. Exec. Fitzgerald says @HealthAllegheny is considering new capaci
  
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• Two Port Authority drivers die of COVID-19

  07-12-2020 19:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The drivers, men 57 and 34 years old, each died more than a week after they last worked.
  
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• National transit union calls for bus drivers to be considered front-line workers as Port Authority mourns two deaths

  07-12-2020 19:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The drivers, men 57 and 34 years old, each died more than a week after they last worked.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports 2-Day Total Of 14,960 New Coronavirus Cases

  07-12-2020 19:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting a two-day total of 14,960 new cases of Coronavirus and 111 additional deaths Monday.
  There were 6,330 new cases reported Monday and 8,630 reported Sunday.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 426,444 since Saturday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  Currently, there are 5,300 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 infections, according to the Health Depart
  
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• ‘Most Important Year Ever For Us’: Play It Forward Toy Drive Getting Big Response During Year Of Great Need

  07-12-2020 19:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen the community reach out helping hands to their neighbors, and that continues into the holiday season.
  The David L. Lawrence Convention Center floor looked like a child’s dream on Monday morning with toys coming by the truckload.
  “We knew that it was going to be hard, but we also knew it was going to be the most important year ever for us to do this,” Play It Forward Pittsburgh Toy Drive organizer Dr. Heath
  
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• ‘We Can Change The Conversation When We Own Our Shame’: Christie Tate On Book ‘Group: How One Therapist And A Circle Of Strangers Saved My Life’

  07-12-2020 18:27
  
  (CBS Local)– Sometimes what life looks like on the outside for someone isn’t indicative of what is going on inside. When people looked at Christie Tate’s life her first year after law school, it looked she had it all going in her favor. Tate finished her first year of law school with a 4.0 GPA and was number one in her class. However, internally, Tate was struggling because she had no idea how to cultivate and maintain relationships.
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• Clairton Coke Works holding emergency test Tuesday

  07-12-2020 18:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  U.S. Steel Corp, schedules annual emergency systems test at its Clairton Coke Works for five hours on Tuesday.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Port Authority Confirms Deaths Of 2 Employees From Coronavirus

  07-12-2020 18:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two Port Authority operators have died from coronavirus.The Port Authority announced Monday that it’s grieving the deaths of two employees.“Today, our hearts are broken. We are mourning the loss of two members of the Port Authority family,” said Port Authority CEO Katharine Kelleman in a statement.“On behalf of Port Authority’s Board and the entire agency, we extend our deepest sympathies to their families and loved ones. Their commitment t
  
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• Dozens of firearms collected during Wilkinsburg police gun buyback event

  07-12-2020 18:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  It was a “very down year” but every gun counts, police officers said.
  
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• 'Pennsylvania, we have a problem:' Governor issues dire COVID-19 warning

  07-12-2020 18:01 via post-gazette.com
  
  Further mitigation measures being considered
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 1,470 New Cases Over The Last 48 Hours

  07-12-2020 17:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 1,470 new Coronavirus cases and four additional deaths over the last 48 hours.
  Of the newly reported cases, 1,461 are confirmed from 4,661 PCR tests. There are nine probable cases.
  “New cases range in age from 1 week to 102 years with a median age of 46 years,” the Health Department says. The dates of positive tests range from May 28 to Dec. 6. The Health Department says 24 positive t
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Hosting Public Hearing On 2021 Budget

  07-12-2020 16:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Administrators for Pittsburgh Public Schools are hosting a public hearing on their 2021 budget today.
  The preliminary general fund budget of more than $686 million is an increase of over $3 million from this current year’s budget.
  It does not call for a tax increase; however, it does include a deficit of $32 million.
  The online hearing is set for noon.
  To review the preliminary budget, visit Pittsburgh Public Schools’ website at this l
  
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• Jefferson Hills Teen Jeno Moretti To Be Remembered At Candlelight Vigil

  07-12-2020 15:53
  
  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) — Family, friends and community members will gather today for a candlelight vigil for Jefferson Hills teenager Jeno Moretti.
  The vigil will start at 6 p.m. on North Second Street in Elizabeth. Masks are required, along with social distancing rules.
  On Friday, search crews found the 15-year-old’s body in the Monongahela River near the Elizabeth Bridge. Teams from as far away as Maryland and Ohio, as well as regional responders, joined the search effort late last
  
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• PTL Links: December 7, 2020

  07-12-2020 15:22
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center Radio Plays
  Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership Holidays
  Play It Forward Toy Drive
  Dr. Mike Hutchinson of Animal General
  CCI Puppy Cam!
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
  Canine Companions for Independence on InstagramPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
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  Instagram
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Winds Gusts To Pick Up, Lake Effect Show Showers Possible Tuesday Morning

  07-12-2020 14:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A trough of cold air is in place to start the day with the coldest blast of air set to arrive overnight.
  For today, radar is showing a mid-level low pressure area sliding just south of the trough. This will bring light snow to parts of West Virginia through the morning hours before it pushes off to the East Coast.
  The system should have no impact on our region, with only people from Morgantown on down having any possible issues with snow.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Condition
  
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• ‘Think Of Colleges As Basically Mass Gatherings’: Tectonix Map Traces COVID-19 Spread By College Students Heading Home For Holidays

  07-12-2020 14:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This is the week health experts say we will start seeing the Coronavirus impact from the Thanksgiving holiday.
  A lot of focus on this current surge is being put on the impact of the migration of college students, who have headed back home after the fall semester.
  New technology that tracks the movement of cell phones, without specific identification of the phone’s owner, is now able to illustrate the college student spread.
  The phone information is compiled by Tec
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: City Council To Take In-Depth Look At Mayor Peduto’s Pandemic Sick Leave Proposal

  07-12-2020 13:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh City Council will be meeting later today to discuss COVID-19 sick leave, a proposal from Mayor Bill Peduto.
  City Council members will have the chance to ask Mayor Peduto’s Chief of Staff Dan Gilman questions about it, and also address some legal concerns.
  The legislation would give workers additional time off if they are diagnosed with or exposed to the coronavirus.
  The mayor’s office says implementing COVID-19 sick leave could give employees of b
  
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• When a brewpub that never opened turns into a blessing — and a new opportunity

  07-12-2020 12:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Boutique brewery is made for the COVID-19 crisis, in that the beer and the food are to-go and for-delivery only. 
  
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• Not just a clubhouse: The LaRosa family — and the former kids they've helped — wants to save McKeesport institution

  07-12-2020 12:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  The city has urged Boys & Girls Clubs to donate the facility after it was closed abruptly last month.
   
   
  
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• Pittsburgh-area agencies await word on Biden's refugee plan

  07-12-2020 11:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  President-elect has pledged to dramatically increase resettlements, and Pittsburgh-area agencies expect to ramp up their efforts
  
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• Survivors will remember Pearl Harbor from home this year amid virus

  07-12-2020 11:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  The coronavirus pandemic is preventing Pearl Harbor survivors from attending an annual ceremony to remember those killed in the 1941 attack.
  
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• Pittsburgh teachers union calls for improved equity programs, revenue to fund them

  07-12-2020 11:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  The PFT released a report last week with eight different recommendations, including implementing a school police diversion program.
  
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• Greene County Remembers Miners Killed In Robena Mine Explosion With Virtual Memorial

  07-12-2020 06:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENE COUNTY (KDKA) – Sunday was a somber day for some families in Greene County.The community marked the 58th anniversary of a deadly mine disaster with a virtual memorial.While 133 miners were able to get out of the Robena Mine explosion, 37 miners were killed in the explosion.Investigators believe the explosion was due to coal dust and methane gas.The deadly tragedy brought the creation of the Mine Safety Act. Even so, miners continue to die in the United States
  
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• ‘Tows For Tots’ Collects Toys For Local Children

  07-12-2020 06:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Santa usually delivers toys to children around the world each year in his sleigh.However, on Sunday, he got some help from local tow truck drivers.Tow companies around the area collected toys for children that will be delivered on the holidays.Like so many things in 2020, it almost didn’t happen.“With everything going on, with the pandemic, we wanted to cancel the event,” said Joey Janicky, a coordinator of Tows For Tots. “
  
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• Family & Friends Of Missing 22-Year-Old Tonee Turner Hold Silent Walk

  07-12-2020 06:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Family and friends of 22-year-old Tonee Turner, the Hazelwood woman who disappeared almost one year ago, held a silent walk Sunday to honor her and all other missing people.
  Police say Turner was last seen December 30, 2019 at Dobrá Tea in Squirrel Hill.
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• Small Town Bands Together To Help Air Force Veteran After Health Conditions Unexpectedly Confined Him To Wheelchair

  07-12-2020 06:09
  
  BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) — Take a drive to open fields and no street lights and you’ll find Frank Matesic. He’s lived in Hookstown for about three years.
  “The reason I moved out here was I’m a little tired of people,” he told KDKA.
  The Air Force veteran and hospital equipment technician planned to fix up the property but heart issues followed by hip problems have made walking difficult and confined him to a wheelchair, so those projects weren’t able to get d
  
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• New Castle Family Displaced After Fire Destroys Their Home

  07-12-2020 03:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) – A woman and her two children are now living with family after a fire destroyed their New Castle home on Sunday afternoon.Neighbors said they heard an explosion in the basement of the Franklin Street home.The New Castle assistant fire chief said the sound of an explosion may have been the sound of the windows blowing out.No one was inside the house when the fire broke out.However, the family’s three dogs were found dead.The assistant fire chi
  
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• No. 11 WVU Finishes Strong, Beat Georgetown 80-71

  07-12-2020 01:25
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Miles McBride scored 17 points, Derek Culver had 14 and No. 11 West Virginia finished fast to beat Georgetown 80-71 Sunday in the first meeting between the former Big East rivals since 2014.
  Culver, the leading scorer and rebounder for the Mountaineers (4-1), was limited to just 18 minutes because of foul trouble. Emmitt Matthews had 13 points and Taz Sherman added 12 as West Virginia bounced back from a loss to top-ranked Gonzaga.
  Jahvon Blair led Georgetown (1-2) with 1
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Fox Chapel Area School District Resuming In-Person Instruction On December 7

  07-12-2020 00:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Fox Chapel Area School District has informed families that they will resume in-person instruction on Monday, December 7.According to the district, the elementary schools will remain a five-day in-person model, while Dorseyville Middle School and Fox Chapel Area High School Students will continue in the hybrid model.High school and middle school students will still have the option to participate in virtual learning, blended learning, and the as
  
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• Pirates’ Pitcher Geoff Hartlieb And Wife Expecting First Child

  07-12-2020 00:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pirates pitcher Geoff Hartlieb and his wife Alyse announced they are expecting their first child on Hartlieb’s Instagram page on Sunday evening.“Thankful to finally be able to share our news!! We couldn’t be more excited, I can’t wait to be a dad come June!!” Harlieb’s post read. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Geoff Hartlieb (@itsgeoffnotjeff)Several of Hartlieb’s teammates, including Mitch Ke
  
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