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• Homewood Hosts Festival Of Lights And Caravan Of Giving

  12-12-2020 23:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There was a lot of holiday spirit in Homewood on Friday night for the annual tree lighting and toy giveaway.However, like so many things in 2020, it was a bit different with many watching from the other side of a screen.The tree lighting was live-streamed as a way for everyone to take part.Then, instead of the usual of children coming to get toys, a caravan of Santa’s Helpers drove through Homewood giving out gifts to kids.
  
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• Second Half Comeback Helps Penn State Beat Michigan State 39-24

  12-12-2020 22:34
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford completed 17 of 27 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns to lead Penn State to a 39-24 win over Michigan State on Saturday.
  Penn State’s quarterback added 48 yards and another touchdown on the ground while Parker Washington hauled in a pair of touchdown passes for the Nittany Lions (3-5) who trailed 21-10 at halftime.
  Backup quarterback Will Levis added a rushing touchdown and receiver Jahan Dotson returned a punt 81 yards for a score for the
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Release New Information Regarding Missing 25-Year-Old Maquallah Bey

  12-12-2020 22:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Police Special Victims Unit has released new information regarding a missing 25-year-old woman, Maquallah Bey.
  (Photo provided by Pittsburgh police)
  According to police, it is believed Bey’s braided hair could be blue, yellow, and purple and that she could be in the downtown area.
  RELATED: Pittsburgh Police Looking For Missing 25-Year-Old Maquallah Alford Bey
  Bey was reported missing on Wednesday, December 9, and has not been
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Place LB Robert Spillane On The Reserve/Injured List

  12-12-2020 22:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Steelers announced on Saturday that they have officially placed linebacker Robert Spillane on the reserve/injured list.Spillane left the game against the Washington Football Team with an apparent knee injury.In coordinating moves, the Steelers activated linebacker Ulysees Gilbert III to the 53-man roster.They also have elevated linebacker Tegray Scales to the active/inactive roster from the practice squad.Gilbert has played in two games this s
  
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• Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership To Provide Meals To Those In Need

  12-12-2020 21:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership, local restaurants, and 412 Food Rescue are teaming up to help Pittsburghers in need.A program that will use $1.5 million from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to provide thousands of meals to those in need.Local restaurants will make the meals and in exchange will receive $5,000 per week to help cover costs for supplies and employee pay.
  
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• Local High School Students Collect Supplies To Stuff Holiday Stockings For Homeless Community

  12-12-2020 20:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two local high schools have put rivalry aside and are working together to make a difference.Riverview and Springdale High School students teamed up for a stocking project Friday. The goal was to stuff as many stockings as possible with things like socks, gloves, books, snacks and toiletries. The students managed to put together dozens of stockings, ready to go for those in need.“We thought it was a great idea to spread holiday joy in a time
  
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• Man Charged In Fatal Shooting Of West Virginia Police Officer Cassie Johnson

  12-12-2020 20:36
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been officially charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a Charleston police officer.
  News outlets report that Joshua Phillips, 38, had a court hearing Saturday after he was charged in the death of Officer Cassie Johnson. Phillips appeared before a judge by video because Phillips is hospitalized after he was wounded in the confrontation with Johnson.
  Johnson, 28, died on Dec. 3, two days after being shot while responding to
  
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• Local Company Donates Furnace To Veteran And Single Father Of Three Struggling During The Pandemic

  12-12-2020 20:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SOUTH PARK, Pa. (KDKA) — A local veteran and single father of three received a heartwarming gift on Friday.U.S. Army Veteran Stewart Battle served in Iraq from 2006 to 2009.He desperately needed a new furnace to keep his family warm, but that created a challenge since he’s currently unemployed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  That’s when J&A HVAC in South Park heard his story and knew they had to help.(Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA Photojournalist)
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• Dolly Parton Saved Her 9-Year-Old Costar From An Oncoming Car

  12-12-2020 19:56
  
  By Giulia Heyward and Saeed Ahmed, CNN
  (CNN) — When she’s not helping fund vaccine research or supporting the Black Lives Matter movement or inventing a successful meme, the monarch of country music Dolly Parton is apparently saving lives.
  Parton, who stars in the new Netflix holiday movie, “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square,” reportedly saved 9-year-old costar, Talia Hill, by pulling her away from the path of an oncoming vehicle.
  “We were on set, and I w
  
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• Bethel Park Police Arrest Suspect, Seek Alleged Female Accomplice In Armed Gas Station Robbery

  12-12-2020 19:50
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) — Bethel Park Police recently arrested a man suspected of robbing a Sunoco at gunpoint on Dec. 5.Police say they identified 49-year-old Asseeme Harris of Penn Hills as a suspect and that he was arrested on Dec. 10.According to police, Harris and a female accomplice allegedly entered the Sunoco around 1:20 a.m. on Dec. 5. Police accuse Harris of holding a handgun during the robbery and that the reported accomplice stole over $300 in cigarettes
  
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• West Virginia A.G. Receives Death Threats Over His Support Of Election Lawsuit

  12-12-2020 18:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (KDKA) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says that he has received death threats after he joined an amicus brief with 16 other attorney generals to question and overturn the 2020 election results earlier this week.As of Thursday, the Attorney General’s Office reported receiving two death threats.“One caller threatened to slit the throat of an office receptionist. The other called for the potential execution of the Attorne
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports 201 More Deaths, Over 11,000 New Cases Statewide

  12-12-2020 17:58
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 11,084 new cases of Coronavirus and 201 additional deaths Saturday.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 481,118 since Friday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  Currently, there are 5,668 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 infections, according to the Health Department. Of that number, 1,151 patients are being cared for in ICUs.
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• Allegheny County reports more than 1,000 additional COVID-19 infections

  12-12-2020 17:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  The county’s daily COVID-19 count on Saturday was down slightly from a record high set on Friday.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports More Than 1,100 New Cases

  12-12-2020 17:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 1,198 new Coronavirus cases and two additional deaths Saturday.
  Of the newly reported cases, 795 are confirmed from 2,632 PCR tests. There are 403 probable cases.
  “New cases range in age from 1 month to 101 years with a median age of 47 years,” the Health Department says. The dates of positive tests range from Dec. 2 to Dec. 11. The health department says that 23 of the positive tests
  
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• Police: Three shot outside Monaca bar

  12-12-2020 16:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  It happened outside the Whiskey Rhythm bar on Pennsylvania Avenue, according to police in the Beaver County borough.
  
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• Police Investigating After At Least Three People Shot Outside Whiskey Rhythm Bar

  12-12-2020 15:01
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MONACA, Pa. (KDKA) — At least three people were shot outside Whiskey Rhythm Bar in Monaca, Pennsylvania early Saturday morning, according to Monaca Police Department.The shooting occurred just after midnight on Saturday in the 1200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, police say.Monaca Police are asking that anyone with information about the shooting to contact the department at 724-775-9614.
  
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• Seven Springs Opens Up Slopes For The Season

  12-12-2020 14:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CHAMPION, Pa. (KDKA) — Seven Springs opens up the slopes for the season.The ski lifts turn on at 9 a.m. Saturday morning, making today its opening day.The mountain got 10 inches of natural snow over the last week, plus a lot of artificial snow during these cold days.Seven Springs stays open until 4 p.m. both today and tomorrow.
  
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• Hey Ray: Christmas Star To Shine Brightly In The Evening Sky

  12-12-2020 14:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When you look at the universe, and all of its moving parts, it looks like a bunch of chaos.However, when you shrink the scope of your view from the universe, to the galaxy, or even the solar system, that chaos becomes a little more manageable, and you can start to see some order from Earth.
  (Photo Credit: Ray Petelin/KDKA)
  One of the events that shows up from time to time, if you pay attention the order is the “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn.The tw
  
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• CDC To Vote On Pfizer Vaccine This Morning

  12-12-2020 13:20
  
  WASHINGTON/PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for the Prizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.A CDC committee will vote on the vaccine in a meeting later Saturday morning.If they accept the FDA’s recommendation, vaccines could roll in a matter of days.
  Pfizer’s CEO says they will begin shipping out doses immediately.The shipments contain enough vaccines to immunize roughly 3 million people.Frontline medical workers and r
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Gusty Winds And Rain Showers Expected

  12-12-2020 12:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Our next area of low pressure arrives this afternoon bringing gusty winds around 25 mph and rain showers that last through early tomorrow.It’s still going to be mild and above normal with highs in the upper 50s, and it looks like it will stay this way for a while.(Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Tonight, we will still be windy with light rain showers, and there may be a flake or a light mix for areas north on the backside of the front, but no accumulation is ex
  
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• COVID-19 In Butler County: Leaders Providing Gift Cards To Laid-Off Hospitality Workers

  12-12-2020 05:45
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — Leaders in Butler County are introducing a new program intended to give laid-off hospitality workers a boost for the holidays.
  The Butler County Commissioners, Center for Community Resources and the Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau are collaborating to provide gift cards to people who have been laid off from their jobs at bars, restaurants and hospitality businesses.
  Jack Cohen, president of the Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau, said the idea stem
  
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• Allegheny Co. Couple Ties The Knot On Mt. Washington After Having Wedding Canceled Twice

  12-12-2020 04:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Brides and grooms of 2020 can’t catch a break.
  Many have been forced to postpone weddings due to the coronavirus pandemic. One couple from Scott Township decided to have their special day with a view.
  The couple got married Friday on the Mt. Washington overlook with just immediate family present. The pandemic canceled the couple’s special day twice this year.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “This is really our third shot,” said the gr
  
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• West Virginia Man Accused Of Killing 2 In Drive-By Shootings

  12-12-2020 04:16
  
  CULLODEN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been charged with killing two people in separate drive-by shootings, authorities said.
  Justin Howard Groff, 30, of Hurricane, was charged with first-degree murder in Putnam and Cabell counties, law enforcement officials told news outlets Thursday.
  He’s accused of fatally shooting John Glaspell in Hurricane on Monday and Toni Lynn Cremeans in Culloden on Tuesday, Putnam County Sheriff Steve Deweese said.
  Deweese said it appears Goff had a
  
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• Allegheny Co. Parks Department Cancels Rentals And Sports Programs Through Jan. 3, 2021

  12-12-2020 04:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Parks Department has canceled all sports and fitness programs through Jan. 3, 2021.
  That includes flag football, hockey leagues and hockey and ice skating lessons. Officials have also modified operations at the North and South Park ice rinks and canceled all indoor rentals.Other restrictions include:Rink buildings will be closed, including indoor restrooms. Portable toilets, lockers and benches will be provided outside.
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• Hazmat Crew Responds To Ammonia Leak At Cold Storage Facility In Strip District

  12-12-2020 03:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Public Safety says a hazmat team responded to an ammonia leak at a cold storage facility in the Strip District on Friday.Officials say the leak is not hazardous, but the odor will linger until the leak is fixed. Public Safety says crews responded after a report of a strong gas odor outside Consumer Fresh Produce Inc.
  Crews inspected the building, which is a large cold storage facility, and found the leak on the roof. Building management
  
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• FDA Approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

  12-12-2020 03:41
  
  The FDA on Friday approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.
  
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• No. 11 West Virginia Rallies, Escapes North Texas 62-50

  12-12-2020 03:25
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The uncertainty of playing amid a pandemic is weighing on West Virginia, to the point where the 11th-ranked Mountaineers trailed at halftime to unheralded North Texas and coach Bob Huggins had to light a fire under his team.
  The Mountaineers responded, rallying with 18 straight points to open the second half, and fought off a late run by North Texas to win their home opener 62-50 on Friday.
  Sean McNeil scored 15 points to lead the Mountaineers (5-1).
  “We woke
  
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• On A Positive Note: Social Media Connects 92-Year-Old Artist With Carousel Panels He Painted In 1948 For West View Park

  12-12-2020 03:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For families in Pittsburgh, some of the most cherished memories come from amusement parks.
  The old West View Park in West View attracted visitors for over 70 years, and recently, some local history buffs have been tracking down memorabilia from the park for a new museum on Perry Highway.
  “We’ve been storing things for over a decade now,” West View Historical Society President John Schalcosky told KDKA’s Kym Gable. The park opened in 1906 and clos
  
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• Mon Valley air bad again

  12-12-2020 02:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  Another temperature inversion means another unhealthy air pollution day in the Mon Valley and southern Allegheny County
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Businesses Will Have To Make Tough Decisions As New Restrictions Loom

  12-12-2020 02:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Businesses will soon have to make tough decisions as new statewide coronavirus restrictions begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday.
  Under Governor Tom Wolf’s new restrictions, indoor dining, indoor gym activity, youth sports, high school sports, entertainment venues, indoor gatherings of 10 or more and outdoor gatherings of 50 or more will be suspended through Jan. 4, 2021.The restrictions are a devastating blow to Pete Tolman, the owner of Iron Born Pizza, who told KDKA
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Hospitals Preparing For First Round Of Vaccine

  12-12-2020 02:01
  
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – It’s a waiting game for the vaccine. On Thursday, an FDA advisory panel endorsed the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine.
  Now hospital systems are preparing for the potential distribution of that vaccine if it receives FDA emergency use authorization approval.
  “Right now, there are about 185 people in the hospital and as of this morning, 54 have COVID,” said. Dr. David Rottinghaus.
  Rottinghaus is the chief medical officer at Butler Memorial Hospital. He told K
  
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• Community Groups Have Questions About Amazon Bringing Distribution Center To Lawrenceville

  12-12-2020 01:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Amazon wants to bring a distribution center to Lawrenceville at the old Sears Outlet building.
  Some community groups are concerned about Amazon’s impact on Lawrenceville.
  The coronavirus pandemic has meant big business for Amazon as shoppers stay at home and purchase online. So the company is expanding, bringing a last-mile warehouse to Pittsburgh for local deliveries. It has caught some by surprise.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “We’re still processing the new
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Judge Denies Motion To Toss State’s Mask Mandate

  12-12-2020 01:14
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania may continue enforcing its mask mandate and perform contact tracing, a federal judge decided Friday, ruling against two families who claim the pandemic measures violate their constitutional rights.
  Like most other states, Pennsylvania requires people to wear masks to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. The state also has a contact tracing program in which people who have been potentially exposed to the virus are identified and quarantined.
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• U.S. Supreme Court Denies Texas’ Bid To Overturn Election Results In 4 States, Including Pa.

  12-12-2020 00:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON (KDKA/AP) — The United States Supreme Court has denied Texas’ bid to overturn election results in four states, including Pennsylvania.On Friday, the Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.(Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.)
  
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• ‘Stay Out Of Pennsylvania’: State Attorney General Josh Shapiro Calls Texas Election Lawsuit A Threat To Democracy

  12-12-2020 00:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In a court filing with the U.S. Supreme Court, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has responded to Texas’ attorney general, who wants to throw out the election results in the Commonwealth and three other swing states.
  Shapiro calls the Texas lawsuit a threat to American democracy. In an interview with KDKA political editor Jon Delano, Shapiro had a message for Texas.
  “Mind your own business and stay out of Pennsylvania,” Shapiro said.
  In a 33-p
  
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• Pitt Football Opts Out Of Bowl Game This Season

  12-12-2020 00:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pitt football will not participate in a bowl game this season, coach Pat Narduzzi and athletic director Heather Lyke announced Friday.
  According to a press release, the decision to decline a bowl invitation was made by the team and is supported by the university. Pitt finished the season 6-5 and was projected to play in a bowl game affiliated with the Atlantic Coast Conference.“Our football student-athletes’ sacrifice and commitment ha
  
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• Pitt Football Will Not Play In Bowl Game This Season

  12-12-2020 00:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pitt football will not participate in a bowl game this season, coach Pat Narduzzi and athletic director Heather Lyke announced Friday.
  According to a press release, the decision was made by the team and is supported by the university. Pitt finished the season 6-5.“Our football student-athletes’ sacrifice and commitment have been extraordinary,” Lyke said in the release. “This season has been an especially taxing experience,
  
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