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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Churches Moving Christmas Services Online-Only Or Limiting In-Person Attendance

  22-12-2020 23:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With Christmas just three days away, many families are usually getting ready for traditions, like packing into churches to celebrate the holiday. This year that won’t be possible with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Some Christian denominations will not be allowing people inside while others will allow only a limited amount but still encourage people to use their live streaming services.
  The non-denominational The Bible Chapel in the South Hills has already started its Chr
  
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• Westmoreland Co. Transit Authority Approves Plan To Allow Want Ads On Vehicles

  22-12-2020 23:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — The Westmoreland County Transit Authority has approved a plan to allow want ads to be advertised on authority vehicles.
  When it comes to the wheels on the bus going round and round, the Westmoreland County Transit has a bunch.
  “We gave 41 fixed-route vehicles and 60 shared-ride vehicles in use,” said Alan Blahovec, the executive director of the WCTA.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  And thanks to a new plan, you may catch the bus and
  
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• 19-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Deadly Northview Heights Shooting

  22-12-2020 22:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WILKINSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — A suspect in connection to a deadly shooting in Northview Heights over the summer has been arrested.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police)
  Police say 19-year-old Maurice White Jr. was arrested Tuesday in Wilkinsburg. He is charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy and gun charges.
  Pittsburgh Police responded to a Shotspotter alert around 9:40 p.m. on Aug. 23 in Northview Heights. According to police, the victim was found with a gunshot wound to
  
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• State Police In Need Of Horses For Their Mounted Patrol Unit

  22-12-2020 22:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — State police are asking for help and support from Pennsylvanians for their mounted patrol unit.
  They are looking for a few good horses.
  The department says they rely on donations to keep its stable and horse-training academy, located in Hershey, going.
  (Photo Courtesy: Pennsylvania State Police)
  The animals are deployed statewide for searches, crowd control and security.
  They also participate in parades and other community events.
  State polic
  
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• Convicted Killer David Misch Charged With 1988 Kidnapping, Murder Of Missing 9-Year-Old Michaela Garecht

  22-12-2020 22:04
  
  HAYWARD, Calif. (CBS San Francisco) — Suspected serial killer David Misch was charged Monday with the abduction slaying of Michaela Garecht, a nine-year-old who vanished from a Hayward, California street corner in November 1988. The case has been one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most high-profile missing children’s cases, authorities said.
  Misch has been incarcerated at the state prison medical facility in Stockton for the December 1989 stabbing death of36-year-old Margaret
  
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• ‘A Mystery We Can’t Solve’: Hundreds Of Birds Of Prey Roost In Woman’s Yard, Showering It With Pellets

  22-12-2020 21:52
  
  ROSEVILLE, Calif. (CBS Sacramento) — If you look closely at Cedar Street in Roseville, California, you’ll see people aren’t the only neighbors. Birds of prey are claiming prime real estate: the tree in Martha Lopez’s front yard.
  When KOVR-TV talked to Martha last winter, she said she was shocked. That was the first time hundreds of these white-tailed kites had visited her home. They left in the spring, after a few months of sleeping in her tree at night. And now one year
  
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• Pitt Awarded $2.5M Contract To Study Potential Health Effects Of Fracking

  22-12-2020 21:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pitt has been awarded a $2.5 million contract to research the potential health effects of fracking in Pennsylvania.
  The Wolf administration announced the contract with the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Tuesday.
  “We are pleased to announce that we have chosen a partner to assist us in researching the health effects of hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania,” Gov. Wolf said in a release.
  “My administration
  
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• Pennsylvania Firefighters Rescue Kitten Stuck In Chimney For 36 Hours

  22-12-2020 21:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ERIE, Pa. (KDKA) — Firefighters in Erie rescued a kitten who fell down a chimney and was stuck for 36 hours.
  (Photo Credit: The Anna Shelter/Facebook)
  The ANNA Shelter says on Facebook that Erie Firefighters Engie 8 rescued the kitten. Firefighters knocked out the chimney wall to reach the kitten, who was dehydrated, barely breathing and “terrified.”
  “She may have been trying to figure out just how Santa does it…and found herself stuck,&rdquo
  
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• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Alters Police Rules For Warrantless Vehicle Searches

  22-12-2020 21:02
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police must have probable cause as well as “exigent circumstances” in order to legally search a vehicle without a warrant, a divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
  The 4-3 decision said the state constitution’s privacy protections are greater than the U.S. Constitution’s and that those protections extend to vehicles. The court overruled its own 2014 decision that probable cause alone was sufficient, given that vehicles are inherentl
  
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• Federal stimulus includes $10B for roads and bridges, including $410M for PennDOT

  22-12-2020 20:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials lobbied for transportation departments missed in the first round.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: 6 Local Businesses Ordered To Close For Defying Gov. Wolf’s Indoor Dining Shutdown

  22-12-2020 20:45
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Department of Agriculture has ordered several local businesses to close for violating the temporary indoor dining shutdown.
  The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Food Safety performed over 400 inspections at businesses in the restaurant and retail food service industry from Dec. 14 through Dec. 20, with 84 of those driven by COVID-19 complaints.
  The department issued 180 written warnings to restaurants reportedly violating the indoor
  
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• Baking With The Pompeani’s: Merry Cherry Cheesecake Cookies

  22-12-2020 20:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Celina Pompeani’s mom is revealing her secrets behind her delicious Merry Cherry Cheesecake Cookies!
  Lisa Pompeani’s Merry Cherry Cheesecake Cookies
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Ingredients:
  -Two 8 oz packages of cream cheese-Two eggs-One tsp lemon juice-One tsp of pure vanilla extract-Wafer cookies-3/4 cup of sugar-One can of cherry pie filling
  Directions:
  -Place vanilla wafer in decorative cupcake holders-Fill 3/4 full of the mixture up above-Bake at 350 for about
  
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• City Of Pittsburgh Seeking Feedback On Public Art Process

  22-12-2020 20:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The City of Pittsburgh is surveying artists about its public art process.On Twitter, the city put out a call for artists who have worked with them before.
  Calling all artists! Have you worked with us to improve #Pittsburgh's public spaces? Do you want to help create more public art?
  Our @PLANPGH Public Art & Civic Design Division wants to hear from you. Share your thoughts on our public art process. SURVEY: https://t.co/8Fjz2nhnsn pic.twitter.
  
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• ‘I Heard How Much They Were In Pain’: 6-Year-Old Girl Organizes Toy Giveaway For Children Spending Holidays In Hospital

  22-12-2020 19:58
  
  OSSINING, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A first grader from New York, who spent Christmas in the hospital two years ago, is making sure children in the same situation this year have something to smile about. And, as WCBS-TV’s Alice Gainer reported Monday, there’s a way you can help, too.
  Six-year-old Stella spent Christmas 2018 in the hospital and described the feeling as, “very sad.” A severe case of tonsillitis landed Stella at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospit
  
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• How The Steelers’ Stunning Loss To Bengals Shakes Up The AFC Playoff Picture

  22-12-2020 19:54
  
  (KDKA) — The Steelers dropped their third straight game on Monday night 27-17 to the 2-10-1 Cincinnati Bengals, a shocking outcome in its own right. But, the game also has potential ramifications for the rest of the AFC playoff picture now with two games left to play, including the Steelers themselves.
  At 11-3, the Steelers now currently sit in third place in the conference behind the Buffalo Bills who just beat them last week. They are also now just one game ahead of the Cleveland Browns
  
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• Cheron Shelton, Acquitted In Wilkinsburg Mass Shooting, Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing Firearm

  22-12-2020 19:45
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The man acquitted in the 2016 Wilkinsburg mass shooting has pleaded guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.
  Cheron Shelton pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Scott Brady announced Tuesday.
  (Source: Allegheny County)
  According to information presented to the court, a search warrant executed at Shelton’s mom’s home in connection with the Wilkinsburg
  
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• Deputy Abandoned As An Infant Helps Bring Christmas Gifts To Same Children’s Shelter Where He Was Taken

  22-12-2020 19:36
  
  ORANGE, Calif. (CBS Los Angeles) — Deputies in Southern California are going beyond the call of duty to give back to the community just in time for the holidays. For one deputy in particular, the initiative is deeply personal.
  There’s a room filled with Christmas presents on the second floor at the Orange County sheriff’s headquarters. Every single one of those gifts is going to the children at Orangewood Children’s Home, a shelter for children who have been abused, negl
  
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• Hershey’s Demands Payment From Small Brewery Over Beer Made With Milk Duds, Jolly Ranchers

  22-12-2020 19:19
  
  WAUCONDA, Ill. (CBS) — A real David and Goliath situation has unfolded in the northwest suburbs of Chicago — and it all has do to with beer. A small brewery is being pitted against candy behemoth The Hershey Company, as the latter tries to protect its product.
  There is one brewery in Wauconda, Side Lot, and it’s Phil Castello’s.  “Single-barrel brewery — we try and keep a pretty wide variety of styles of beer on tap at all times,” Castello boas
  
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• Pittsburgh Leaders Concerned As COVID-19 Relief Bill Excludes Cities From Funding

  22-12-2020 19:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – While President Donald Trump is expected to sign a much-needed second relief package that will help millions in the U.S., there’s one group that was excluded from any funding again.
  After learning there would be no financial assistance for cities through the COVID Relief Package, city leaders in Pittsburgh expressed disappointment and concern. Now, they’re looking to the new Biden administration for help.
  “You know, when you hear from a lot of major ci
  
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• Pitt to lead shale gas health study, looking at possible ties to childhood cancers

  22-12-2020 19:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Graduate School of Public Health awarded $2.5 million contract for public health studies focused on impacts of shale gas development
  
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• 2021 Polar Plunge put on ice because of COVID-19 pandemic

  22-12-2020 19:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  The annual Polar Plunge helps raise money for Project Bundle-Up, a charity that provides winter clothes for those in need.
  
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• ‘The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook’ Recipe: How To Make A Dole Whip At Home

  22-12-2020 19:01
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  Missing the Mouse? While most of us haven’t been able to make it to our favorite Disney theme parks this year, with Ashley Craft’s new book “The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook” we can still cook up a little of that Walt Disney magic right in our own homes. The book features 100 Disney-inspired recipes ranging from the classic Dole Whip and Mickey Pretzels to new favorites like blue milk from Star Wars land and Jack Jack’s Coo
  
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• Pittsburgh Among The Country’s Best Places To Spend The Holidays, WalletHub Reports Say

  22-12-2020 18:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh is one of the best places in the country to celebrate the holidays, according to WalletHub reports.WalletHub ranks Pittsburgh as the sixth best place to spend Christmas and the 19th best place to spend New Year’s in 2020.For its Christmas study, WalletHub says it ranked the 100 biggest cities in the country based on 15 “key indicators” of a safe and affordable Christmas, setting ranges from COVID-19 cases to the availa
  
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• Pa. election officials are burnt out and leaving their jobs after 2020 ‘nightmare’

  22-12-2020 18:33 via post-gazette.com
  
  Since the passage of the 2019 law that made sweeping changes to voting in Pennsylvania, at least 21 election officials have left or will soon leave their posts.
   
   
   
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports 7,962 New Coronavirus Cases; Statewide Death Toll Breaks 14,000

  22-12-2020 18:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 7,962 new cases of Coronavirus and 231 additional deaths Tuesday.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 571,551 since Monday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  There are currently 6,090 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 infections. According to the Health Department, that’s double the peak in the spring. Of those hospitalized, 1,217 patients are
  
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• Jerome Bettis’ Foundation Replaces Christmas Gifts Stolen From Pittsburgh Non-Profit

  22-12-2020 17:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Jerome Bettis’ foundation raised $30,000 to not only replace all the Christmas gifts stolen from a Pittsburgh non-profit, but to buy even more than before.Bettis said his foundation adopted Family Resources as a charity this holiday season to give coats, hats, gloves and toys to victims of child abuse. But then a “Grinch” broke into the facility and stole everything they’ve collected so far.“When I received a call wit
  
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• Pennsylvania's new contact tracing tool showing some early success

  22-12-2020 17:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  “We do think that when it comes to a survey like this, folks might be more apt to put that information in, especially information that might be stigmatizing or that they might be afraid to share based on being a contact or a close case,” a state health official said.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 797 New Cases, 10 Additional Deaths

  22-12-2020 17:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 797 new Coronavirus cases and 10 additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, 407 are confirmed from 1,728 PCR tests. There are 390 probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from 1 year to 98 years, with 38 being the median age. The dates of positive tests range from Nov. 30 to Dec. 21.
  There have been 2,956 hospitalizations in Allegheny County since the outbreak began.
  
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• Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Week 16: Tony Pollard, Emmanuel Sanders Could Help Win Your Championship

  22-12-2020 17:01
  
  (CBS Boston)-Ladies and gentlemen, we have officially arrived at the fantasy football finals.
  Week 16 is finally here, and for most fantasy leagues, that means we have reached the end of the season. If you’re still playing at this point, it likely means that you have reached your league’s championship, a feat in and of itself.
  But simply making the finals is not good enough. We want to get you over the goal line to get you that fantasy crown.
  Let’s dive right into it. Here are
  
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• PTL Links: December 22, 2020

  22-12-2020 16:17
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:The Mall At Robinson
  Dr. Lori
  Dr. Lori on YouTube
  Giant Eagle’s Great Neighbor Award
  Lisa Pompeani’s Cherry Winks
  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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• Christmas Recipe: Mrs. Pompeani’s Cherry Winks

  22-12-2020 16:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Step into the Pompeani’s kitchen and learn how to make Lisa Pompeani’s delicious Cherry Wink cookies for the Christmas season!Mrs. Pompeani’s Cherry Winks
  Ingredients:
  -2 ¼ cups of flour-1 tsp of baking powder-1/2 tsp of baking soda-1/2 tsp of salt-Sift all together
  -3/4 cups of shortening cream1 cup of shortening sugar-Add 2 eggs. 2T milk. 1 tsp vanilla and blend!
  -Sift all of these ingredients together-Add ½ cup of chopped nuts-1 cup of
  
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• Police Investigating After Discovering Dead Body On North Side, Woman Taken In For Questioning

  22-12-2020 15:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after discovering a dead body on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Tuesday morning.
  A man’s body was found along California Avenue outside, wrapped in plastic.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Dan Vojtko)
  A woman in the basement of a nearby apartment was taken in for questioning.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Dan Vojtko)
  Police say that they located the body while searching for a missing person.
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• Police Investigating After Discovering Body On North Side, Woman Taken In For Questioning

  22-12-2020 15:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after discovering a body on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Tuesday morning.
  A man’s body was found along California Avenue outside, wrapped in plastic.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Dan Vojtko)
  A woman in the basement of a nearby apartment was taken in for questioning.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Dan Vojtko)
  Police say that they located the body while searching for a missing person.
  Stay with KDKA for
  
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• Benedictine sister dies of COVID amid outbreak at monastery

  22-12-2020 15:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Sister Christine Makowski, 99, was a member for 70 years. Twenty-four sisters have tested positive at Richland location.
  
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• Benedictine monastery closed amid COVID outbreak

  22-12-2020 15:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Twenty-four sisters test positive at Richland location.
  
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• Rochester Police Investigating Robbery At Subway Restaurant

  22-12-2020 14:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ROCHESTER (KDKA) — Police in Rochester Borough are investigating a robbery that took place at a Subway restaurant.
  Police say that they were dispatched to Adams Street around 5:00 p.m. on Monday for a robbery that had just occurred.
  Video footage from the restaurant showed a suspect who appeared to be a white male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
  An employee from the restaurant appeared to fight back with the suspect.The Rochester Police are asking for the public&r
  
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• Pa. Dept. Of Health Launches New Digital Tool To Help Contact Tracers

  22-12-2020 13:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania’s Coronavirus contact tracing is going digital.
  The state’s Department of Health’s new tool is called the ‘Connect and Protect’ form.
  COVID-19 contact tracers will now use it to reach out to Pennsylvanians between the ages of 19 and 64 who live in a county without its own county or municipal health department.
  “Launching this tool allows public health professionals to connect with more Pennsylvanian
  
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• Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Sets Two Career Milestones In Loss To Bengals

  22-12-2020 12:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger set two new career milestones on Monday night in the team’s 27-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
  Roethlisberger became the 6th player in NFL history to complete 5,000 career passes and the 7th player in NFL history to throw for 60,000 yards. TWO CAREER MILESTONESDuring tonight’s game, @_BigBen7 became the sixth player to complete 5,000 passes and the seventh player to throw for 60,000 yards. pic
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Roller Coaster Of Temperatures

  22-12-2020 12:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Winter Weather Advisory for the ridges of Westmoreland and Fayette and Somerset County expires at 10:00 a.m.
  There’s a Winter Storm Warning for Garrett County, MD where several inches of snow have already fallen.
  Snow showers will wrap up for many earlier than late morning but lingers for the ridges and higher elevations until about 11:00 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Less than an inch is expected for many of us and we will see highs in the upper 30s
  
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• Waynesburg Community Football Coach Chad Coss Passes Away

  22-12-2020 11:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WAYNESBURG (KDKA) — The WPIAL football coaching community has lost one of its own.
  According to KDKA’s news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Waynesburg head coach Chad Coss passed away on Monday.
  (Photo Credit: Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
  Coss, a 1993 Waynesburg graduale spent more than a decade coaching at Greene County schools.
  The cause of death is unknown right now.
  Coss was 45 years old.
  
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• Pa. workers navigate often unreliable jobless benefits

  22-12-2020 11:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Workers get unemployment benefit extension, but programs remain unreliable for those who need them.
  
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• Pa. workers navigate often unreliable jobless benefit extension

  22-12-2020 11:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Workers get unemployment benefit extension, but programs remain unreliable for those who need them.
  
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• Pa. Lawmakers, Leaders React To Passing Of $900B Coronavirus Relief Package

  22-12-2020 11:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The passing of another nationwide Coronavirus relief package is like a sigh of relief for many lawmakers — including those who don’t fully agree with the deal.
  There is positive feedback coming from local legislators and leaders about the passing of this relief package.
  But some have expressed concerns that it’s leaving out some important workers.
  Representative Guy Reschenthaler (R, PA-14) said the following:
  (Photo Credit: KDKA
  
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• Police Investigating Washington Co. Armed Robbery

  22-12-2020 10:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LANGELOTH (KDKA) — Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery in Washington County.
  Officers from the Smith Township Police Department responded to Tucker’s Market following reports of a female who allegedly threatened a store worker with a handgun and demanded money.
  (Courtesy: Smith Township Police Department)
  The female was wearing a white hoodie and also dropped a hat while fleeing the scene.
  (Courtesy: Smith Township Police Department)
  Police say th
  
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• Pittsburgh Polar Bear Club Cancels 2021 Polar Plunge Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

  22-12-2020 09:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — No one will be jumping into the Monongahela River for a good cause on New Year’s Day.
  The Pittsburgh Polar Bear Club has canceled its annual Polar Bear Plunge because of the pandemic.
  Dozens of people usually take the plunge into the New Year.
  Earlier this month, the Connellsville Polar Bear Club also canceled its annual plunge into the Youghiogheny River.
  
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• Port Authority Union Workers Approve New 2-Year Contract

  22-12-2020 09:01
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Unionized workers with the Port Authority have approved a new contract.
  It’s a two-year deal with pay raises of 2.75% this year and next year.
  Ridership on the bus and ‘T’ is still down about 70% from a year ago.
  The Port Authority board will meet on Wednesday to vote on the new contract.
  
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• Car Crashes Through Front Of Convenience Store

  22-12-2020 08:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WEST HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — A car crashed into a convenience store in West Homestead on Monday evening.
  The crash happened at the CoGo’s along West Run Road.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Cal Clark)
  The car ended up fully inside the building.
  (Photo Credit: Munhall Volunteer Fire Co. #4)
  Firefighters helped get the driver out.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Pregnant And Nursing Health Care Workers Explain Decision To Get Vaccine

  22-12-2020 05:54
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Thousands of health care workers have now received the coronavirus vaccine, including those who are pregnant or nursing.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration left the door open for women who are pregnant or nursing to choose if they would like the vaccine in a decision that was unexpected but welcomed by many health experts.
  Little data is available on the coronavirus vaccine in pregnant or nursing women, who were not includ
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Drop 3rd Consecutive Game After Loss To Cincinnati Bengals

  22-12-2020 05:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CINCINNATI, Ohio (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers lost 27-17 to the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night.
  The Steelers trailed 17-0 at halftime and could not recover. The Steelers (11-3) have lost three games in a row.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Announce Death Of Retired K-9 Nix

  22-12-2020 04:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Police K-9 Unit is mourning the loss of K-9 Nix.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police K-9 Unit)
  “It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of retired Pittsburgh Police K9 Nix,” they announced Monday on Facebook.
  Nix, who died on Dec. 15, served the city from May 2013 through the spring of 2018. Police say Nix spent the last several years in retirement with his handler, Pittsburgh Police Sergeant Bill Watts and his
  
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