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• Pittsburgh Steelers Place Matt Feiler On Injured Reserve

  14-12-2020 22:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers have placed offensive lineman Matt Feiler on injured reserve.
  The team’s starting left guard did not return to Sunday’s game against the Bills after suffering a pectoral injury in the first quarter. Feiler’s replacement Kevin Dotson was also ruled out after hurting his shoulder later in the game.
  Feiler has started all 13 games this season.We activated DE Cassius Marsh to the 53-man roster and placed G Matt Feil
  
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• COVID-19 In West Virginia: Gov. Jim Justice Among 1st To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

  14-12-2020 22:30
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice became one of the first top elected officials in the country to receive a coronavirus shot on Monday evening, saying “it’s as safe as can be.”
  He and aides received the injections even though the state’s rollout is supposed to prioritize giving the highly sought-after doses to health care workers and people in long-term care centers.
  “Don’t hesitate, you’ve got to get this vaccine,” the
  
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• COVID-19 In West Virginia: Gov. Jim Justice To Be Among 1st To Get Coronavirus Vaccine

  14-12-2020 22:02
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said he would get a coronavirus shot on Monday afternoon, the day the first vaccine doses shipped nationwide for health workers and people in long-term care centers.
  He said he would receive a shot before cameras later that afternoon, which would make him one of the first top elected officials in the country to get vaccinated. Officials said they want to demonstrate their confidence in the vaccine.
  “I’m all in,” Just
  
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• COVID-19 In Ohio: Ohio State And Cincinnati Medical Receive First Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine

  14-12-2020 21:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The first vaccines against the coronavirus arrived in Ohio Monday morning as a national rollout got underway, with front-line medical workers the first to receive doses.
  “Today is the day we’ve been waiting for,” said Gov. Mike DeWine, who was joined by his wife, Fran DeWine, and Ohio State University President Kristina Johnson, to watch a box of 975 doses delivered to Ohio State medical in a UPS truck around 9:30 a.m.
  The University of Cincinnati me
  
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• West Virginia Casts 5 Electoral Votes For President Donald Trump

  14-12-2020 21:39
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s five presidential electors on Monday cast their votes for President Donald Trump, who won nearly 69% of the state’s popular vote in November.
  The electors, which included Republican Gov. Jim Justice, signed off on their votes inside the state capitol building in Charleston. Secretary of State Mac Warner presided over the live-streamed ceremony, which took less than 15 minutes.
  RELATED STORY: Pennsylvania Casts 20 Electoral Votes For Joe
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Encourages Pennsylvanians To Use ‘Pennie’ For Health Insurance Coverage As Deadline Approaches

  14-12-2020 21:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Tuesday is the deadline to sign up for health insurance and be covered starting Jan. 1 through the new state-based health insurance market Pennie.On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf encouraged Pennsylvanians to enroll for health care on Pennie.com.
  This afternoon I’m hosting a virtual press conference to highlight https://t.co/BmFLTxzAl2, Pennsylvania’s new state-based health insurance marketplace.
  Pennsylvanians can browse and sign up for afford
  
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• Pitt Football Placekicker Alex Kessman Named ACC Specialist Of The Week

  14-12-2020 21:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Panthers’ senior placekicker Alex Kessman has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Specialist of the Week.Kessman was given the award for his performance against Georgia Tech, scoring four field goals and converting two extra points.He accounted for 14 points against Georgia Tech and has scored 100 on the season.Kessman’s 341 career points put him third on Pitt’s all-time scoring list, beating out former running back and
  
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• Colorado Family Asked To Leave Plane After Toddler Refuses To Wear Mask

  14-12-2020 20:47
  
  (CBS Denver)- A Colorado couple and their child were escorted off a United Airlines flight from Denver to Newark, New Jersey on Friday. The child is 2 years old and did not want to wear a face mask.
  (credit: Eliz Fulop Orban)
  The mother of the child, Eliz Fulop Orban, recorded the ordeal and shared it on her social media pages. She says they fly United often, adding they are premier silver members.
  Orban says the family, including the young girl, flew four times previously since the coronavirus
  
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• Freedom Farms Giving Away Christmas Trees To Healthcare Workers, First Responders And Those In Need

  14-12-2020 20:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – Freedom Farms is giving away free Christmas trees “no questions asked” to those in need this holiday season.
  The farmer’s market in Butler posted on Facebook, saying it’s offering free trees to healthcare workers, first responders or anyone struggling through this holiday season during a pandemic.They say people can come to the market and pick out a tree without needing to come into the store.
  Freedom Farms is located on P
  
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• Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf Grants Fifth Extension To License To Carry Firearm Permits

  14-12-2020 20:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania State Police have announced that Governor Tom Wolf has granted another extension to license to carry firearm permits.Permits that were set to expire on March 19, 2020, or later are now valid through March 31, 2021.The most recent extension was set to expire on New Year’s Eve.Gov. Wolf granted the extension due to the closure of some county courthouses, sheriff’s offices, as well as other COVID-19 mitigation efforts.State p
  
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• Cleveland Indians Owner Says Team Will Remain ‘Indians’ In 2021 Season

  14-12-2020 19:58
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name — they just don’t know to what or when.
  Expressing that “it’s time,” owner Paul Dolan said that after months of internal discussions and meetings with groups, including Native Americans who have sought to have the team stop using a moniker many deem racist, the American League franchise is dropping the name it has been known by since 1915.
  In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press on Mond
  
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• State Police Issue 1 Warning To Pittsburgh Establishments During COVID-19 Compliance Checks

  14-12-2020 19:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — During coronavirus compliance checks, state police issued one warning to Pittsburgh-area licensed liquor establishments.
  Liquor control enforcement officers visited 526 licensed establishments across the state Friday through Sunday to make sure coronavirus orders are being followed. They issued 14 notices of violation and 24 warnings.
  The Pittsburgh State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement office issued one warning from Dec. 11-13 after v
  
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• Pirates Name Tony Leo As Assistant Athletic Trainer

  14-12-2020 19:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pirates announced on Monday that they have named Tony Leo the team’s major league Assistant Athletic Trainer.Leo comes to the Pirates after serving as the Infection Control Prevention Coordinator for the Oakland Athletics during the 2020 season.Before that, Leo was with the Minnesota Twins organization for 23 seasons, most recently as the Head Athletic Trainer at the major league level in 2018 and 2019.
  
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• S&T Bank Music Park Appears To Change Name To ‘The Pavilion At Star Lake’

  14-12-2020 19:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – The music venue just outside of Pittsburgh once again has a new name.In January, S&T Bank won the naming rights to the concert venue, naming it S&T Bank Music Park, changing it from KeyBank Pavilion.Now, according to the venue’s Facebook page, it appears the venue will now be called “The Pavilion At Star Lake.”The name is a call back to the original name, Star Lake Amphitheater.
  
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• Pennsylvania Casts 20 Electoral Votes For Joe Biden

  14-12-2020 18:49
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — Pennsylvania has cast its 20 electoral votes for Democrat Joe Biden, the native son whose win in the state last month cemented his overall victory against President Donald Trump.
  The 20 electors were socially distanced in a cavernous auditorium near the Capitol, meeting there instead of the floor of the state House because of the pandemic. They also voted for Kamala Harris as vice president.
  One by one, each elector walked up to the auditorium stage and dropped
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Coronavirus Vaccine Months Away For General Public, Dr. Rachel Levine Says

  14-12-2020 18:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – As healthcare workers in Pittsburgh received some of the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine, Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said it could be months until the general public is immunized, making mitigation efforts “now more important than ever.”
  Dr. Levine said in a virtual press conference Monday that it could be months — possibly spring into summer — until manufactures can produce enough vaccine to imm
  
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• Anti-Mask Rant Caught On Camera At California Costco

  14-12-2020 18:39
  
  (CBS Los Angeles)- A customer’s outrage about wearing masks was caught on camera on Sunday inside a California Costco.
  “We have got to stand up for ourselves!” the man yelled.
  It was an outburst that has been repeated several times by different individuals nationwide, and in this latest bout, the customer jumped on top of a clothing display to share his message against face-covering mandates.
  “It’s a beautiful day outside and what are we doing, covering up with our
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: North Allegheny School District Parents Protest Remote Learning

  14-12-2020 18:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Honk after honk at parents rallying in the grass outside North Allegheny Intermediate High School. They were holding up signs asking the district to open up to full-in person learning after the new year.
  “We are frustrated. It’s been back and forth,” said parent Amy Fraser.
  “My kids are getting a very poor education at this point,” said parent Jenene Cwalina.
  Sixth-grade student Lily Ries said she couldn’t agree more.
  “I really
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports Two-Day Total Of 18,646 New COVID-19 Cases

  14-12-2020 18:01
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting a two-day total of 18,646 new cases of Coronavirus and 201 additional deaths Monday.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 499,765 since Saturday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  Currently, there are 5,970 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 infections, according to the Health Department. Of that number, 1,277 patients are being cared for in ICU’
  
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• State Police Searching For 15-Year-Old Runaway Mykiah Alexander

  14-12-2020 17:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – State police are searching for a 15-year-old runaway from the Pittsburgh area.
  State Police Kittanning are looking for Mykiah Alexander.
  PSP Kittanning is trying to locate a runaway juvenile, Mykiah ALEXANDER, 15 YOF from the Pittsburgh Area. She is believed to be in the Braddock, Clairton, McKeesport Area. Anyone with information, contact PSP Kittanning at 724-543-2011. pic.twitter.com/IbyI2lE09a
  — Troopers Bondarenka, Broadwater & Alli
  
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• See It: Nurse Sandra Lindsay Receives First COVID Vaccine In New York

  14-12-2020 17:41
  
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The first person in New York was vaccinated for COVID-19 on Monday morning.
  Sandra Lindsay, RN, a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, received the first COVID vaccine dose in New York City.
  The shot was administered by Dr. Michelle Chester, director of Northwell Health employee health services.
  “This is a special moment, a special day. This is what everyone has been waiting for,” said Dr. Yves Duroseau, MD, chair of emergency medici
  
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• Pa. corrections dept. tells officer with COVID-19 symptoms to return to work early

  14-12-2020 17:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  A corrections officer was told to come back to work while still showing symptoms. Was it the right thing to do?
  
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• Allegheny County Sheriff Deputies Reassigns For Maskless Photo Inside Restaurant

  14-12-2020 17:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office announced that two deputies have been reassigned after a picture surfaced on social media of them inside the Crack’d Egg on Brownsville Road.“We were made aware of the situation late Sunday morning and immediately looked into the incident,” the county sheriff’s office said in a statement. “Based on our preliminary findings, the deputies were immediately taken off the road an
  
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• Allegheny County Sheriff Deputies Reassigned For Maskless Photo Inside Restaurant

  14-12-2020 17:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office announced that two deputies have been reassigned after a picture surfaced on social media of them inside the Crack’d Egg on Brownsville Road.“We were made aware of the situation late Sunday morning and immediately looked into the incident,” the county sheriff’s office said in a statement. “Based on our preliminary findings, the deputies were immediately taken off the road an
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports Two-Day Total Of 1,647 New COVID-19 Cases

  14-12-2020 17:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting a two-day total 1,647 new Coronavirus cases and 5 new deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, 1,481 are confirmed from 5,106 PCR tests. There are 166 probable cases.
  “New cases range in age from 2-weeks-old to 100 years with a median age of 45 years,” the Health Department says. The dates of positive tests range from October 20 to December 13.
  The age groups of the newly-reported cases a
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: UPMC Health Plan Extends Waivers Out-Of-Pocket Cost For COVID-19 Treatments

  14-12-2020 16:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s 90-day extension of the state’s proclamation of a disaster emergency, UPMC Health Plan extended its waiver of all deductibles, coinsurance, and copays for in-network, inpatient COVID-19 treatment for members.The waiver applies to all members enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, fully-insured employer groups, and the Affordable Care Act plans.The policy change is in place now and will last through
  
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• ‘All Three Of Those Moments Continue To Resonate’: CBS Sports’ Emilie Deutsch On Four Sides Of The Story Featuring Annika Sorenstam, Lisa Leslie And Brandi Chastain

  14-12-2020 16:12
  
  (CBS Local)- The most iconic moments in sports often have back stories that we don’t find out until years later. It is telling those stories and giving new insight that drives CBS Sports’ Four Sides of the Story franchise. The latest season of the franchise kicks off on Tuesday, December 15 at 10:00 p.m. EST with Annika at Colonial, telling the story of golf legend Annika Sorenstam’s history making effort becoming just the second woman to play a PGA Tour event in 2003.
  The next
  
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• PTL Links: December 14, 2020

  14-12-2020 15:45
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:
  M@c Discount Warehouse
  South Side Thrift Shops
  Donna Bozzo
  Photographer Clare Kaczmarek
  Chip & The Charge Ups
  Beef Jerky Outlet
  Pittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
  Instagram
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: UPMC Frontline Workers Administered With First Doses of Coronavirus Vaccine

  14-12-2020 15:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Five frontline healthcare workers at UPMC were vaccinated Monday morning with the first doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine.HAPPENING NOW: 5 UPMC frontline workers will be vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/SxTqdHPdPA
  — Chris Hoffman (@NewsmanChris) December 14, 2020The workers who received the vaccine will return for their second dose in 21 days.
  The vaccines arrived at UPMC Children’s Hospit
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: First Doses of Coronavirus Vaccine Arrive At UPMC Children’s Hospital

  14-12-2020 15:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The first doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine have arrived at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  UPMC says that it will be administering the vaccine to frontline healthcare workers.
  A press conference will be held Monday morning where UPMC officials and frontline healthcare workers are expected to speak about the arrival and administration of the vaccine.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing
  
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• ‘If I Don’t Play Good Enough Football, I Need To Hang It Up’; Steelers Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Critical Of Himself After Loss To Buffalo Bills

  14-12-2020 14:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Following the Steelers’ second loss in a row, this time falling to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night, Ben Roethlisberger was critical of his own play.
  In an interview with media members after the 26-15 loss in Orchard Park, N.Y., Roethlisberger said he is “not playing good enough football for us to win.”
  He followed that up, saying that if he doesn’t play good enough football, he needs to hang it up, and that he is “g
  
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• W. Va. Attorney General Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Being Filed Against Facebook

  14-12-2020 13:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CHARLESTON, W. Va. (KDKA) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined 48 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook.
  The lawsuit claims that Facebook acquired competition through illegal and predatory manners and claims multiple violations of federal antitrust laws
  “America thrives best with robust competition,” Attorney General Morrisey said in a press release. “We must not condone actions that block meaningful access
  
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• Police: Juvenile Charged In Deaths Of 4 In Southern W. Va.

  14-12-2020 12:53
  
  ELKVIEW, W. Va. (AP) — Police have charged a juvenile in the deaths of four people whose bodies were found Sunday at a home in southern West Virginia.
  Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford says the bodies were discovered after a family member went to the home in Elkview.
  Rutherford says all of the victims are related.
  He says they are a man, a woman and two juvenile boys.
  A fifth resident of the home, a juvenile, was safely located elsewhere.
  Rutherford did not release any information on
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Multiple Chances Of Snow Throughout Upcoming Week

  14-12-2020 12:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We are tracking three solid chances for some snow this week, including another big snow chance it looks like for Wednesday afternoon through Thursday.
  We will talk about that in a bit, but first let’s talk about this morning’s snow chance where places in elevated spots could see more than an inch of snow.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  For everyone else? It doesn’t look like much accumulating snow with temperatures in Pittsburgh expected to remain
  
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• Port Authority holds hearings on new T station in Beechview

  14-12-2020 11:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Port Authority has two designs for a raised station on Broadway Avenue at Belasco Street, which the neighborhood has wanted for decades.
  
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• Despite closure, you can still buy online from most Holiday Market vendors

  14-12-2020 11:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership announced Thursday evening that the holiday market would close at 9:30 p.m. Friday, instead of Dec. 23. 
  
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• Restaurant Owners Facing Tough Decisions Amid COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts In Pa. Forcing Shutdown of Indoor Dining

  14-12-2020 11:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The first weekend of the latest COVID-19 restrictions is now in the books and restaurants’ books are seeing red.
  While some places like pizza shops, fast food, and quick order restaurants may survive without indoor dining, for others, the empty chairs mean empty pockets at the wrong time of year.
  Pat McDonnell who owns the Atria’s Restaurant chain says he was forced to cancel parties and his restaurants remained dark for the weekend.
  “Takeout is one th
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Coronavirus Vaccines Out For Delivery Across The U.S., Expected To Arrive In Pittsburgh Today

  14-12-2020 10:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Millions of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are out for delivery across the United States.
  This is the first vaccine approved by the FDA, ushering in the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history.
  The vaccines are expected to arrive in all 50 states today.
  Health leaders around the country plan to start injections immediately.
  Here in our area, UPMC has reportedly chosen staff for getting the first round of vaccines.
  It plans to vaccinate those who are cr
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Coronavirus Vaccines Out For Delivery Across The U.S., Expected To Arrive In Pennsylvania Today

  14-12-2020 10:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Millions of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are out for delivery across the United States.
  This is the first vaccine approved by the FDA, ushering in the biggest vaccination effort in U.S. history.
  The vaccines are expected to arrive in all 50 states today.
  Health leaders around the country plan to start injections immediately.
  Here in our area, UPMC has reportedly chosen staff for getting the first round of vaccines.
  It plans to vaccinate those who are cr
  
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• Pa. Electors To Meet In Harrisburg To Officially Cast Ballots For Presidential Election, Confirming Joe Biden As 46th President-Elect Of The United States

  14-12-2020 10:23
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — It’s Decision Day for the 2020 Election. After a record-setting Election Day, today, state electors will gather to fulfill their U.S. Constitutional duty.
  This process will seal the deal, confirming Joe Biden as the 46th President-elect of the United States and Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President-elect.
  Electors from the nation’s fifty states and District of Columbia will gather to cast their ballots.
  20 electors will do that here in Pennsylvania.
  The ce
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Dependable Drive In Theater To Remain Open, Cleared To Do So While Adhering to Coronavirus Restrictions

  14-12-2020 10:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Dependable Drive In Theater will be remaining open amid new Coronavirus restrictions in place in Pennsylvania.
  The theater says it has been cleared to do so and will have numerous additional restrictions and regulations in place to help ensure the safety of both guests and staff.
  Those restrictions and regulations include:Limiting capacity to no more than 10%
  A new online reservations system to help monitor capacity
  Single features being shown
  
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• 2 county sheriff’s deputies in quarantine and facing investigation after photo at illegally operating Brentwood restaurant

  14-12-2020 06:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  The picture was posted on social media accounts for the Crack’D Egg, a Brentwood diner that has flouted COVID-related restrictions.
  
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• Steelers Lose Second Straight, Drop Sunday Night Football Matchup Against Buffalo 26-15

  14-12-2020 05:57
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and safety Taron Johnson returned an interception 51 yards for a score in the Buffalo Bills’ 26-15 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.
  The Bills won for the sixth time in seven outings, and inched closer to claiming their first AFC East title since 1995 and third playoff berth in four seasons. Buffalo can clinch both as early as Monday night if Baltimore loses to Cleveland.
  The AFC North-leading Steelers (1
  
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• Video From Inside Allegheny County Jail Raises Concerns Among Elected Officials Over Food Service

  14-12-2020 05:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A video gaining attention on social media is raising concerns about the quality of food at the Allegheny County Jail.
  Teresa Brown says she was video chatting with her nephew, an inmate at the jail, Saturday. He showed her what was on his tray for dinner and asked her to record it.“This is the dinner that they’re serving us in the jail tonight,” the man says in the video. “Bologna with applesauce in it and Teddy Grahams. That’s the only thi
  
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• Steelers Defense Sets NFL Record With 70 Consecutive Games With At Least One Sack

  14-12-2020 03:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUFFALO (KDKA) – The NFL has a new record-holder for most consecutive games with a sack.The Steelers defense came into their Sunday night matchup with the Bills at 69 consecutive games with a sack, tied with Tampa Bay.Then, in the second quarter, the Tyson Alualu took down Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen, making it 70 and dethroning the Buccaneers as the NFL record-holder.
  SACKED AND THE NFL RECORD IS OURS!!!
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 14, 2
  
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• Steelers Defense Sets NFL Record For Most Consecutive Games With A Sack

  14-12-2020 03:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUFFALO (KDKA) – The NFL has a new record-holder for most consecutive games with a sack.The Steelers defense came into their Sunday night matchup with the Bills at 69 consecutive games with a sack, tied with Tampa Bay.Then, in the second quarter, the Tyson Alualu took down Bills’ quarterback Josh Allen, making it 70 and dethroning the Buccaneers as the NFL record-holder.
  SACKED AND THE NFL RECORD IS OURS!!!
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) December 14, 2
  
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• Report: Cleveland Indians Planning To Change Team Name

  14-12-2020 02:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CLEVELAND (KDKA) – According to a report in the New York Times, the Cleveland Indians are planning to change their team name.The team made the decision to change the name after years of protest from fans and Native American groups.The team could announce the plans for the name change as soon as this week and it is not clear what the next steps will be regarding a team name, brand change, and other considerations that come with changing a franchise’s name.Clevel
  
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• ‘The Pink Pamper’ Brings Holiday Joy To Women Battling Cancer

  14-12-2020 00:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) – For women battling cancer, the holidays can be a difficult time.That’s where “The Pink Pamper” steps in to help.They’re a local organization that provides support to women battling breast, ovarian, and other cancers.On Sunday, they helped more than 30 families, handing out more than 1,000 toys as well as hundreds of pieces of clothing.“Because of the financial hardship of cancer we’re here helping the women bec
  
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• Pitt Student And Son Of Restaurant Owner Creates ‘Bar Spy’ App To Help Struggling Businesses During Pandemic

  14-12-2020 00:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the restaurant industry, a student at Pitt is looking to help them out. He created an app called Bar Spy to help get people to patronize a business.
  Computer information science major Gabriel Thrower is trying to give restaurants a fighting chance during another round of COVID-19 restrictions.
  “If you were to start a restaurant within the past five years, this whole coronavirus thing would probably put you under
  
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