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• Pittsburgh Penguins To Play First Game Of 2021 NHL Season

  29-12-2020 23:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers on January 13 will be the first of the NHL’s upcoming season.
  The first game of the 2021 NHL season is…
  Drum roll, please.
  Penguins at Flyerspic.twitter.com/OMnx2jmm3U
  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 29, 2020
  The game will air at 5:30 p.m. that Wednesday.The Penguins announced their schedule on Dec. 23.
  Penguins fans are getting excited ahead of the seaso
  
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• Westmoreland Co. Man Charged After Allegedly Fighting 3 Police Officers During Welfare Check

  29-12-2020 23:30
  
  NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County man has been charged after he allegedly fought three police officers who came to his home for a welfare check.For Jake Ruffing, living in his North Huntingdon apartment hasn’t been much fun.“There’s always been fighting, screaming out of the apartment. We have brick walls separating our apartments and you could hear clearly through it,” Ruffing said.For North Huntingdon police, a recent visit to the dwelling prove
  
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• New ‘More Contagious’ Variant Of COVID-19 Found In Colorado

  29-12-2020 23:23
  
  DENVER (KCNC-TV) — A new variant of the COVID-19 virus, which is considered more contagious, has been discovered in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis and state health officials announced Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, which was previously discovered in the United Kingdom.
  In a statement, health officials announced:“The Colorado State Laboratory confirmed and notified the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of the case. The individual is a male in his 20s who
  
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• Feds Decline Charges Against Officers In Tamir Rice Case

  29-12-2020 23:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened.
  In closing the case, the department brought to an end a long-running investigation into a high-profile shooting that helped galvanize the Black Lives Matter movement and that became par
  
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• State Lays Out Options For Pennsylvanians Waiting On Federal Pandemic Aid

  29-12-2020 22:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In Pennsylvania, over half a million workers receiving Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance through CARES funding are now waiting for those benefits, which ran out last week, to be extended.
  The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry is currently reviewing the legislation but needs approval from the U.S. Department of Labor before payments can resume. Leaders warn this process could take several weeks.
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• Verizon customers may lose WTAE in 2021 if new deal isn't struck with Hearst

  29-12-2020 21:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  If an agreement can’t be reached with Hearst, Verizon customers may lose access to WTAE come Jan. 1, 2021.
  
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• Chanel West Coast On MTV’s ‘Ridiculousness’ & New Album: ‘Entertaining Is What I’m Good At’

  29-12-2020 21:35
  
  (CBS Local)– Chanel West Coast has been performing and entertaining audiences since she was a teenager. The panelist on MTV’s hit show “Ridiculousness” has made a name for herself across the country with her comedic takes about the craziest videos on the internet, but music will always be her first love.
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• Christmas Music Triggers Miraculous Moment For Elderly Woman Battling Memory Loss

  29-12-2020 21:33
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO-TV) — A Twin Cities family is grateful for a special moment this Christmas after a difficult year for their mom struggling with memory loss.
  Marie Deeg spent decades in the hustle and bustle of a big family, raising seven kids in Eagan, Minnesota. She now calls The Fountains at Hosanna’s memory care home, during a year that has been especially difficult. “It is quite a bit of isolation,” daughter Mary Deeg told WCCO-TV.
  On another short and solo vis
  
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• Shooting At Ohio Gas Station Kills 2, Including 17 Year Old

  29-12-2020 21:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man and a 17-year-old youth were killed in an exchange of gunfire in Ohio’s capital city, and a third person was being sought, police said.
  Columbus police said the gunfire happened shortly before 6 p.m. Monday in the parking lot of a gas station.
  Finesse Robinson, 20, and the unnamed 17-year-old were rushed to Grant Hospital, where both were pronounced dead minutes later, police said.
  Police said a third person “who was also involved” fled the sce
  
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• Sisters Gave Birth 90 Minutes Apart After Sharing Pandemic Pregnancy Experience

  29-12-2020 21:14
  
  By David Williams, CNN
  (CNN) — After going through their pandemic pregnancies together, two Minnesota sisters thought it would be pretty neat if they ended up giving birth on the same day.
  Their baby boys apparently agreed and arrived earlier this month about 90 minutes apart.
  Ashley Carruth told CNN that she and her sister Brittany Schille found out that they were pregnant in April, as their state was locking down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Their due dates were just a few days a
  
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• SWAT Responds To Situation In Troy Hill; Two Men Arrested

  29-12-2020 20:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  TROY HILL (KDKA) — SWAT responded to 1000 block of Province Street in Troy Hill Tuesday afternoon to reports of an armed man barricaded inside a residence.Police initially closed off roads, including Troy Hill Road, but residents could use Spring Garden and Wicklines Lane to enter or exit the neighborhood.As of 2:15 p.m., police say that two men have been arrested and that the area is now safe.Nearby roads are expected to reopen shortly.Stay with KDKA as we follow th
  
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• Man Arrested After Victim Found Stabbed In The Face

  29-12-2020 20:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  TROY HILL (KDKA) — A man was arrested by Pittsburgh Police for allegedly stabbing another man in the face.
  Pittsburgh Police say they responded to 1000 block of Province Street in Troy Hill after hearing reports of a street fight around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday.They found a man who had been stabbed in the face and took him to a hospital in stable condition.Police say an armed suspect ran into a residence and barricaded himself in, and SWAT officers then were called to the s
  
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• ‘Little Bit Of A Pinch, That’s It’: Senior Citizen Feeling Good After Getting First Dose Of Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

  29-12-2020 19:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — COVID-19 vaccinations are continuing at long-term care facilities here in Pittsburgh and across the state. For the first time, KDKA had the chance to talk to a resident who got the shot.
  “It’s just like a regular shot. A little bit of a pinch and that’s it,” Nancy Fadgen said.
  Fadgen, 79, has lived at UPMC’s Heritage Place nursing facility in Squirrel Hill for about 10 years. She said Tuesday was a good day.
  “I feel good about it beca
  
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• Two People Accused Of Hindering Apprehension Of Koby Francis Arraigned In Court

  29-12-2020 19:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH/MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — Two people accused of hindering the apprehension of 22-year-old Koby Francis turned themselves in for arraignment in court Tuesday.
  Daniel Neal and Justine Kenyatta turned themselves in around 11 a.m. Tuesday.
  Francis is accused of shooting McKeesport Police Officer Jerry Athans and then escaping police custody.
  RELATED STORIESPolice Charge Four Individuals In Obstructing Search Of Suspected McKeesport Police Shooter Koby Francis
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• Woman, 95, Threatened With Eviction For Socially Distanced Chats With Granddaughter

  29-12-2020 19:19
  
  REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (CBSLA) – Every other week, Rozanna Handrich stands on the sidewalk and looks up to her grandmother’s balcony at her Redondo Beach, California apartment complex. It’s often the only social interaction 95-year old Klara Kharkats gets now that she stays inside to protect herself from COVID.
  “So it’s just her sitting in a room,” Handrich tells CBS Los Angeles. “I get sad just thinking about it because I can’t imagine what it
  
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• Kane Community Living Centers To Receive Pfizer Vaccines For Residents, Staff Next Week

  29-12-2020 18:57
  
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Kane Community Living Centers are set to receive the Pfizer vaccine next week, according to Director Dennis Biondo and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mario Fatigati.The Kane Community Living Centers has four centers: Glen Hazel, Scott, McKeesport and Ross.Kane Community Living Centers is partnering with CVS Pharmacy to distribute the vaccines.“We’re excited to have an opportunity to get the vaccine,” Fatigati said. “As everyone knows, the number
  
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• Lyft Driver Carjacked By His Own Passenger Told To Pay $2,500 Deductible When Car Found Damaged

  29-12-2020 18:35
  
  CHICAGO (WBBM-TV) — A Chicago Lyft driver says his own passenger carjacked him, and the police later found his car wrecked. Then, thanks to Lyft’s insurance policy, he was told to pay a $2,500 deductible to get reimbursed for the car.
  The drive says one of the carjackers even punched him in the face a couple of times. He is one of more than 1,400 carjacking victims this year in the City of Chicago. That figure has more than doubled since last year.
  The drop-off location was supposed
  
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• Mason Rudolph To Be Starting Quarterback For Game Against Cleveland Browns

  29-12-2020 18:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Mason Rudolph will be the starting quarterback for the Steelers’ game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.“Ben will not be playing this week and give those guys an opportunity and give some other guys some rest and will be determined as we push through the week,” Coach Mike Tomlin announced at a press conference today.
  In today’s press conference, Coach Tomlin said Mason Rudolph will start at quarterback for our Week 17
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Announces 8,545 More Cases, And 267 Additional Deaths

  29-12-2020 18:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 8,545 new cases of Coronavirus and 267 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 622,349 since Monday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  The state Health Department says the statewide percent positivity for the week of Dec. 18-24 stood at 15.1%.
  There are currently 5,995 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 infections. Of those hospitalized
  
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• Stimulus Package Update: When Will The Checks Start Arriving?

  29-12-2020 17:30
  
  (CBS Detroit) — The $900 billion COVID relief bill, along with the $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the government, became law Sunday evening with President Trump’s signature. Trump signed it after days of demanding changes to the stimulus package Congress passed on December 21. The development heads off a government shutdown. But the week of delay caused a lapse in unemployment benefits for approximately 12 million people.
  The stimulus package includes another round of stimulus c
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 1,020 New Cases, 41 Additional Deaths

  29-12-2020 17:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 1,020 new Coronavirus cases and 41 additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, 329 are confirmed from 1,448 PCR tests. There are 691 probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from 2 months to 98 years, with 41 being the median age. The dates of positive tests range from Nov. 24 to Dec. 28.
  There have been 3,121 hospitalizations in Allegheny County since the outbreak be
  
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• PTL Links: December 29, 2020

  29-12-2020 16:23
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Dr. Lori
  Dr. Lori on Youtube
  First Night Pittsburgh
  Jackie Yvonne Nutrition
  Cranberry Township Snow Angels
  CCI Puppy Cam!
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
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• 2 People Injured In Rollover Car Crash

  29-12-2020 15:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two people were transported from the scene of a rollover crash in Wilkinsburg.
  Police tell KDKA that the crash happened in the 2100 block of Robinson Boulevard around 8:30 on Tuesday morning and was caused due to icy conditions.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Scott Danka)
  The extent of the injuries suffered is unknown at this time.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Senate Blocks Increased Stimulus Checks For Americans After Bill Passes In House Of Representatives

  29-12-2020 13:26
  
  PITTSBURGH/WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked Democrats’ push to immediately bring President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote, saying the chamber would “begin a process” to address the issue.
  Last night, the House of Representatives voted to give eligible Americans $2,000 — something President Trump is pushing for.
  A two-thirds majority was needed for the bill to pass in
  
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• Winter Weather: Pittsburgh Snow Totals Could Be Record-Setting If History Trends As Expected

  29-12-2020 12:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You may be surprised to learn that so far this December, while snowy, hasn’t been particularly cold.
  In fact for the month, temperatures are running 0.4 degrees warmer than average through Sunday.
  This is setting up to what could be one of the snowiest seasons ever in Pittsburgh.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Of note, the city has already recorded 63 percent (26.1”) of it’s 30-year average of snow through Dec 27.
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• Winter Weather: Pittsburgh On Track For One Of Snowiest Seasons In History

  29-12-2020 12:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You may be surprised to learn that so far this December, while snowy, hasn’t been particularly cold.
  In fact for the month, temperatures are running 0.4 degrees warmer than average through Sunday.
  This is setting up to what could be one of the snowiest seasons ever in Pittsburgh.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Of note, the city has already recorded 63 percent (26.1”) of it’s 30-year average of snow through Dec 27.
  (Photo Credit: K
  
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• Holiday Gift Returns Processes Impacted By Coronavirus Pandemic

  29-12-2020 11:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The COVID related changes we saw during the shopping season continue as people start returning holiday gifts.
  Many stores are enforcing limits on the number of shoppers and some retailers are offering curbside returns.
  Plenty of retailers are giving consumers more time to bring back items because of the pandemic.
  “They’re extending their return windows, so pay attention to Amazon, Apple, Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, all of the big stores have extended th
  
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• 2020 Comes To An End With Gas Prices Significantly Lower Than The End Of 2019

  29-12-2020 11:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Gasoline prices across Western Pennsylvania remain significantly lower than they were at the end of 2019 as this calendar year comes to an end.
  According to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report, prices are roughly 40 cents cheaper per gallon than they were this time last year.
  The average price per gallon of gasoline for Western Pennsylvania over the past week was $2.47.
  For the week of December 30, 2019, the average price per gallon was $2.8
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Lingering Snow Chances, Cold Temperatures

  29-12-2020 11:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — While there may still be some light snow around after sunrise this morning, it won’t be much and should continue to thin out and end over the course of the rest of the morning.
  Really, places north of I-80 and into the Laurels will have the best chance for lingering snow, but there should be no issues due it.
  The real story today is just how cold it is expected to be for the day.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Yesterday, I forecasted today’s highs hitti
  
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• Fate Of Increased Stimulus Checks For Americans In The Hands Of U.S. Senate After Bill Passes In House Of Representatives

  29-12-2020 10:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s now up to U.S. Senators to decide whether or not to raise the amount of stimulus payments.
  Last night, the House of Representatives voted to give eligible Americans $2,000 — something President Trump is pushing for.
  It’s unclear which way the Senate will go now that the bill is in their hands,
  A two-thirds majority was needed for the bill to pass in the Democratic-led House — and that’s also what’s needed for it to pass in the Se
  
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• Allegheny Co. Offering Free Coronavirus Tests From Its Mobile Testing Van

  29-12-2020 09:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County’s mobile Coronavirus testing van will be making two stops on Tuesday.
  It’ll first be at Parkway Center Mall from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Ian Smith)
  After that, it will be at the East Liberty Family Health Center from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
  
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• 77-Year-Old Ruby Hopson Safely Located After Being Reported Missing

  29-12-2020 09:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — 77-year-old Ruby Hopson was safely located after being reported missing on Monday morning.
  Police reported Hopson was missing from Youngstown, Ohio and was thought to be at risk of harm or injury.
  (Courtesy: PA State Police)
  Early Tuesday morning, Pa. State Police said that Hopson had been safely located.
  
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• Maryland Burn Victim Transported To UPMC Mercy For Treatment Following Candle Accident

  29-12-2020 08:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD (KDKA) — One of three Frostburg, Md. residents who was burned in a candle mishap was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital for additional treatment.
  Over the weekend, on Saturday night, Frostburg firefighters and Allegany Co. paramedics were dispatched to a home in Frostburg for multiple burn patients.
  When first responders arrived, they discovered three adults who were all suffering from various degrees of burns on parts of their bodies.
  Deputy Fi
  
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• Pitt’s Rashad Weaver Named Associated Press First-Team All-American

  29-12-2020 08:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pitt football player will join the first team of the Associated Press’ All-American Team for the first time since 2013.
  Defensive End Rashad Weaver was named to the First Team.
  Weaver recorded 35 tackles, including 14.5 tackles for loss.
  He also compiled 7.5 sacks, forced three fumbles, and recovered one fumble.
  The last Pitt player to make the first team was another defensive lineman — Aaron Donald.
  Patrick Jones II, another defensi
  
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• Pa. Department Of Labor & Industry Says More Than 500,000 People Could Be Impacted By Gap In Unemployment Benefits

  29-12-2020 05:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Jennifer Borrasso
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — State officials are warning of a gap in benefits for more than half a million people as they wait for guidance from the federal government.
  On Sunday, an extension of the federal CARES Act was signed into law, expanding the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and Pandemic Unemployment Compensation programs.
  It was welcomed news for Jennifer Berrier, the acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
  “Lab
  
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• Man Taken To Hospital After Shooting In Green Tree

  29-12-2020 03:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREEN TREE, Pa. (KDKA) — Police are investigating a shooting in Green Tree.
  The Allegheny County Police Department said officials responded Monday night to a shooting on the 1100 block of Greentree Road. First responders found a man with a non-life-threatening injury to one of his extremities.Police say the victim was taken to a local hospital. No word on any arrests.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Safely Locate 36-Year-Old John Johnson III

  29-12-2020 03:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police have safely located a man who was reported missing.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police)
  Police said Monday that John Johnson III of the West End was last seen leaving Allegheny General Hospital on Monday.
  He was reported by police to have been safely located Tuesday morning.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Looking For Missing 36-Year-Old John Johnson III

  29-12-2020 03:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police are looking for a missing and at-risk 36-year-old man.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police)
  Police say John Johnson III of the West End was last seen leaving Allegheny General Hospital on Monday.Police say he is 6-foot-2 with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black pants, a black shirt, a camouflage jacket and flip-flops.Police are searching for a missing at-risk male.
  John Johnson III, 36, is 6'2 w heavy build, bl
  
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• Police: Deaths Of Ohio Couple Believed To Be Murder-Suicide

  29-12-2020 03:04
  
  MARION, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio are calling the deaths of a husband and wife found in the garage of their Marion home over the weekend an apparent murder-suicide.
  Lt. B. J. Gruber of the Marion police department said preliminary information has led investigators to believe that Max Berry, 44, shot and killed Amy Berry, 42, before shooting himself, police said in a news release.
  A relative found the couple’s bodies in the garage of the home on the city’s eastern edge sho
  
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• Police: West Virginia Deputy Hospitalized After Being Dragged By Suspect Fleeing Traffic Stop

  29-12-2020 02:45
  
  RIPLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia deputy dragged on an interstate by a suspect fleeing a traffic stop is recovering in the hospital, authorities said.
  The Jackson County deputy stopped a vehicle Sunday night on Interstate 77, news outlets reported, citing a statement from the sheriff’s office. The traffic stop turned into a drug investigation and the suspect, Davin Lamar Thorton, 30, attempted to flee, Chief Deputy Ross Mellinger said. The deputy tried to stop him and was dragged
  
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• $1.1 Million Grant For Jewish Federation Of Greater Pittsburgh To Enhance Security

  29-12-2020 02:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new $1.1 million grant will help enhance security within the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
  The federation requested the funding following the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018.The money will allow the organization to better protect employees and visitors.
  
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• Stimulus Package Update: When Should The Checks Start Arriving?

  29-12-2020 01:41
  
  (CBS Detroit) — With President Trump’s signature, the $900 billion COVID relief bill became law Sunday evening, along with the $1.4 trillion spending bill to fund the government. The signing came after days of demanding changes to the stimulus package passed by Congress on December 21. The development heads off a government shutdown. But in the week of delay, approximately 12 million people saw their unemployment benefits lapse.
  The stimulus package includes another round of stimulus
  
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• Mayor Peduto, Black Political Empowerment Project Announce Police Reform Commitments

  29-12-2020 01:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Black Political Empowerment Project, otherwise known as B-PEP, announced new police reform commitments together with Mayor Bill Peduto Monday evening.Some of the commitments included strengthening background checks, creating a more diverse Pittsburgh Bureau of Police in terms of gender and race and building meaningful relationships with children in the community.“In this tumultuous year of 2020, this provides some sense of hope for the c
  
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• Public Health Leaders Express Concern Over Potential Holiday COVID-19 Spike

  29-12-2020 00:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Public health leaders are expressing concerns over a potential coronavirus surge following the Christmas and New Year holidays.
  The concerns follow record-breaking travel numbers over the weekend.
  According to TSA more than 1.2 million travelers passed through security checkpoints on Sunday alone.
  And now with days before New Year’s Eve, some of our top national, state and local public health experts are calling on everyone to stop gathering and stay home.
  On Mond
  
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• Officials: 1 Dead And 1 Injured After Apparent Gas Main Rupture Overturns Car In Pa.

  29-12-2020 00:51
  
  TANNERSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The apparent rupture of a gas main and a forceful release of natural gas overturned a car on a rural eastern Pennsylvania road early Christmas morning, killing a New York woman and injuring a passenger, authorities said.
  Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac Jr. said it appears that sometime after midnight Thursday the 33-year-old woman and three passengers were heading south on Lower Swiftwater Road when “something erupted under her car and she was killed.&rdqu
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Pharmacists Play Important Role In Distributing Vaccine To Long-Term Care Facilities

  29-12-2020 00:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Hundreds of pharmacy interns and pharmacists are spread throughout our area administering the Pfizer vaccine.
  “It’s really like a party we are celebrating that one step closer to getting back to normal,” said Bradley Toman.
  Toman is a pharmacist with CVS helping to organize the vaccine roll out in nursing homes in Pittsburgh.
  “Right now, we are working on the skilled facility section of long term care homes once we move through that we will work
  
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• With Pres. Trump’s Reversal, Coronavirus Relief Stimulus Checks Now Poised To Go Out

  29-12-2020 00:19
  
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) — After first refusing to sign the latest coronavirus relief bill, President Donald Trump reversed course and signed the $900 bill measure on Sunday.
  This new law means another stimulus check for most Americans. So how much will that check be and when will many get it?
  This check is not as big as the last one. Instead of $1,200 per adult and $500 per child, this check is $600 for both adults and kids aged 16 and under. The help is better than nothing, but not everyone wil
  
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