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• WVU’s Oscar Tshiebwe Leaves Team For Personal Reasons, No Plans To Return

  02-01-2021 23:26
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia forward Oscar Tshiebwe has left the team for personal reasons and with no plans to return this season. His absence is a blow to the ninth-ranked Mountaineers heading into the heart of the Big 12 schedule.
  “Did it catch me by surprise? No,” coach Bob Huggins said during a conference call Friday. “What do we do going forward? We win more games.”
  Huggins didn’t specify why Tshiebwe left or why the coach felt the move wasn&rs
  
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• Pa. Senator Pat Toomey Speaks Out Against Republican Senators Seeking To Oppose Certification Of Election Results

  02-01-2021 22:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ALLENTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey issued a statement on Saturday that presented his disagreement with some Republican senators planning to oppose the certification of the 2020 presidential election.“A fundamental, defining feature of a democratic republic is the right of the people to elect their own leaders,” Toomey’s statement said. “The effort by Senators Hawley, Cruz, and others to overturn the results of the 2020 pre
  
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• Pennsylvania Elected Officials Offer Condolences In Wake Of Death Of State Rep. Mike Reese

  02-01-2021 22:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Reese died on Saturday from an apparent brain aneurysm.Rep. Mike Reese died at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital with his family by his side.He was 42-years-old and was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2008.In December, Rep. Reese had tested positive for COVID-19.RELATED: Pa. Representative Mike Reese Dies Of Apparent Brain Aneurysm
  As the news came down of Rep. Reese’s de
  
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• Steelers Place CB Joe Haden, TE Eric Ebron, And LB Cassius Marsh On Reserve/COVID-19 List

  02-01-2021 22:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Steelers announced on Saturday afternoon that they have officially placed three players on the reserve/COVID-19 list.The three players are cornerback Joe Haden, tight end Eric Ebron, and linebacker Cassius Marsh.RELATED: Joe Haden Reportedly Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Likely To Miss Steelers First Round Playoff Game
  In corresponding moves, the Steelers elevated offensive tackle Anthony Coyle and wide receiver Deon Cain from the practice s
  
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• Furry Tails: Rennie & Jenny Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  02-01-2021 21:51
  
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
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• State Rep. Mike Reese dead at age 42

  02-01-2021 20:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  State Rep. Mike Reese died Saturday at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital of an apparent brain aneurysm.
  
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• Pennsylvania's COVID-19 tracking metrics improve as restrictions are set to ease

  02-01-2021 20:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  Across the state, 5,624 people were hospitalized Saturday with COVID-19, 1,172 of them in intensive care units. Most hospitalized patients were age 65 or older.
  
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• Pa. Representative Mike Reese Dies Of Apparent Brain Aneurysm

  02-01-2021 20:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania House Representative Mike Reese (R-Westmoreland/Somerset has died of an apparent brain aneurysm.
  Reese was 42 years old.
  (Photo Credit: Mike Reese’s Office)
  In a statement, Pa. House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff said:
  “On behalf of the entire House Republican Caucus, I extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the family of Rep. Mike Reese.”
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 1,601 New Coronavirus Cases, 22 New Deaths

  02-01-2021 19:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 1,601 new Coronavirus cases and 22 additional deaths over the last 48 hours.
  The county did not provide an update on Friday.
  Of the newly reported cases, 1,224 are confirmed from 4,551 PCR tests. There are 377 probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from 5 months to 104 years old, with 49 being the median age. The dates of positive tests range from November 18 to January
  
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• PWSA Dump Truck Partially Falls Into Construction Hole In Lawrenceville

  02-01-2021 19:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A dump truck partially fell into a hole where a service line was being worked on in Lawrenceville on Saturday morning.
  A Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority dump truck was working at a different site nearby and fell into the hole while driving by along along Mintwood Street around 11:30 a.m.
  PWSA says that a private contractor was installing a private service line in that area and had plated over the work.
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• Heavy Rainfall Leads To Landslide, Lane Closure On The Parkway East

  02-01-2021 19:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Parts of the inbound Parkway East were closed drivers this holiday weekend after a landslide brought down part of a hill in Oakland.
  As drizzle fell, signage alerted drivers headed toward the city of a lane closure between the Glenwood exit and the Boulevard of the Allies exit on the parkway.
  Traffic did not seem to have too many issues with the closure.
  Crews had a chipper to take care of the trees.
  According to PennDOT, the weather played a factor.
  It says heavy
  
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• This Saturday On JP Roofing FAN N’ATION (Jan 2)

  02-01-2021 19:03
  
  Happy New Year, #412Fanatics! Check out what’s coming up in the first show of the new year – this SATURDAY, January 2nd on JP Roofing FAN N’ATION with Hosts Rich Walsh and Daisy Jade:
  NEW YEAR, NEW YINZ – Hearing some fan wishes from our favorite 412-Fanatics!
  412’s King of the Wing – Who will beat this 3-time wing eating champion (TJ Harris)?
  20-Year Zoo Review – Celebrating 20 years of Pitt’s Oakland Zoo, Pitt’s roaring student sectio
  
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• Joe Haden Reportedly Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Likely To Miss Steelers First Round Playoff Game

  02-01-2021 18:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Steelers cornerback Joe Haden has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
  ESPN’s Dan Graziano reported the news Saturday afternoon.Joe Haden has tested positive for COVID-19 and won't play tomorrow, source told @DanGrazianoESPN.Updated COVID-19 protocols mandate a player who tests positive must isolate for min of 10 days, even if asymptomatic — meaning Haden will likely be out for first round of playoffs https://t.co/aY3uJVvZhK
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Announces 16,967 New Coronavirus Cases, 261 New Deaths

  02-01-2021 18:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 16,967 new cases of Coronavirus and 261 additional deaths over the last 48 hours.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 657,292 since Thursday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  The state Health Department says the statewide percent positivity for the week of Dec. 25 through Dec. 31 stood at 15%.
  There are currently 5,624 people across the state hospitalized with COVID
  
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• Woman Found Dead Outside Of Pittsburgh Apartment Building, Police Investigating

  02-01-2021 17:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a woman was found deceased outside of an apartment building on Saturday morning.
  Officers from Zone 1 responded to a call of an unresponsive female in the 400 block of W. Commons Street in the Allegheny West section of the city just before 8:00 a.m.
  When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered a female outside an apartment building.
  Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
  Police say that the ca
  
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• Retired Whitehall Borough Police Chief J. William Schmitt Passes Away

  02-01-2021 17:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WHITEHALL (KDKA) — J. William Schmitt, who served as Chief of the Whitehall Borough Police Department and as a police officer for nearly 50 years, has died.
  The department announced the news Saturday morning.
  (Courtesy: Whitehall Borough Police Department/Facebook)
  Chief Schmitt served as a police officer for 47 years, working as an officer with the Whitehall Borough Police Department, as well as serving on the Executive Boards of the Allegheny and Western Pa. Chiefs
  
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• Police: 2 Girls, Age 6 and 9, Slain; Father Then Killed Self

  02-01-2021 17:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police in Ohio say two young girls were shot and killed in a Columbus apartment and their father then shot and killed himself.
  Police said officers called to the home for a reported domestic dispute shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday heard multiple gunshots.
  Police said they found 6-year-old Alyse Williams and 9-year-old Ava Williams with gunshot wounds.
  They were taken to Doctor’s West Hospital but eventually succumbed to their injuries and were pronounced dead e
  
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• Cleveland Browns Close Facility Again Following Positive Coronavirus Test Among Coaching Staff

  02-01-2021 15:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CLEVELAND, Oh. (KDKA) — One day after the Cleveland Browns reported no new cases of COVID-19 among the organization, a new case has  forced the team to close their facility yet again.We will continue virtual meetings as the facility is currently closed while contact tracing is conducted. pic.twitter.com/yGBx62dDe0
  — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) January 2, 2021The team reported no new cases on Friday and re-opened their facility.
  The facility had been closed
  
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• Police Officer Pays For Family’s Christmas Groceries Instead Of Charging Two Women With Shoplifting

  02-01-2021 14:29
  
  (CNN) — A Massachusetts police officer used his own money to buy Christmas dinner for a family in need instead of charging two women with shoplifting.
  Somerset Police Officer Matt Lima was called to a Stop & Shop grocery store on December 20 after store security said the women didn’t scan everything that they put in their bags at a self-checkout register, according to a statement on the police department’s website.
  The women, who had two small children with them, were stopp
  
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• Shadyside Church to mark centennial of historic broadcast

  02-01-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  KDKA transmission of Calvary Episcopal Church service in 1921 is considered first radio broadcast of a religious service
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cloudy Skies, Mild Conditions Will Proceed Falling Temperatures

  02-01-2021 12:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Today, it will be mostly cloudy and breezy with temperatures steady in the lower 40s.But tonight, expect skies to be mostly cloudy with lows dropping to the lower to mid 30s.
  A cold front is sweeping through the area this morning kicking wind gusts up to 20-25 miles per hour, and that will linger most of the first half of the day. Showers associated with the front are moving out to the east and we should be mainly dry but mostly cloudy through much of our Saturday.Tempe
  
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• City Of Pittsburgh Announces Winners Of 2020 Gingerbread Competition

  02-01-2021 09:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh has announced the winners of the 2020 Gingerbread Competition.The City reported that nearly 2,000 ballots were cast online for the gingerbread houses and announced that Eva Mountain was the winner of the People’s Choice award with her “Christmas on the Mountain” submission.“The City of Pittsburgh is proud to serve as the presenter of this treasured holiday tradition, and this year we designed a new on
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Orders A Penn Hills Restaurant To Close For Allowing Indoor Dining

  02-01-2021 08:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department has ordered another restaurant to close for breaking the temporary indoor dining ban.
  Bobby P’s Inn The Ruff on Saltsburg Road was ordered to close on Dec. 29, 2020, according to the Allegheny County Health Department.
  The county health department cited indoor dining as well as a lack of face coverings and social distancing as the reasons for the ordered closure in their report.
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• Court: Ohio County Shutdown Order Violated Christian Schools’ Rights

  02-01-2021 07:44
  
  By DAN SEWELL, AP
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court Thursday provided the go-ahead for Christian schools in an Ohio county to resume holding in-person classes during the pandemic.
  The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals three-judge panel unanimously granted an injunction to Christian schools in the Toledo area who say their rights to religious expression have been violated by the Lucas County-Toledo Health Department’s order shutting down all schools for grades 7-12 Dec. 4 unti
  
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• West Virginia Reports 23 New Coronavirus Deaths, 49K Vaccinations

  02-01-2021 07:27
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported 23 new deaths from COVID-19 on the first day of the new year.
  Friday statistics from the department indicate the state has seen a total of 87,820 cases of the disease and 1,361 deaths from COVID-19 since the pandemic began. The state currently has 26,143 active cases.
  Meanwhile, vaccine distribution has begun in West Virginia with 49,037 doses administered as of Friday from the 103,375 doses receiv
  
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• Plum Mayor Encourages Residents To ‘Swamp’ Restaurants When They Can Reopen For Indoor Dining Monday

  02-01-2021 04:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) – The mayor of Plum is encouraging people to “swamp” restaurants when they can reopen for indoor dining on Monday.Mayor Harry Schlegel said in the Plum Community Facebook group that he didn’t intend to create controversy when he encouraged people to support John Anthony’s Restaurant and Lounge, which was defying the state’s temporary indoor dining ban.“All I wanted was wings and beer and the place is packed,”
  
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• Ziccarelli pursues Senate's help as she disputes Brewster win

  02-01-2021 03:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  Attorneys for Republican state Senate candidate Nicole Ziccarelli are asking the chamber to refuse certified election results.
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Safety Reports No Major Incidents From New Year’s Eve, Credits People Staying Home

  02-01-2021 03:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Public Safety says people largely adhered to recommendations and stayed home on New Year’s Eve.Public Safety says there were no major incidents to report from Thursday night. It appears people listened to recommendations and celebrated from home instead.Even with new mitigation efforts the last few weeks, Allegheny County recorded another 800-plus new coronavirus cases on Thursday. It’s those rising numbers that moved the Ne
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers QB Mason Rudolph, Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett In No Mood To Rehash Career-Altering Brawl

  02-01-2021 02:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The scene is forever ingrained in whatever becomes of Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph’s respective NFL careers.
  Thirteen months removed from the ugly brawl in Cleveland that both players have painstakingly tried to move past, their paths will cross again on Sunday. Rudolph starts in place of Ben Roethlisberger as the AFC North champion Steelers (12-3) visit Garrett and the Browns (10-5).
  Neither Garrett nor Rudolph has any intention of rubbing their fingers over the
  
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• Heroes And Helpers Of 2020: Pittsburghers Respond To Unprecedented Times With Unprecedented Acts Of Kindness

  02-01-2021 01:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –What we witnessed in 2020 was certainly unprecedented, and we’re not just talking about the challenges and strife. We saw people come together to support each other and their communities in so many uplifting ways.
  It started in the spring when sudden and unexpected needs were met with swift and meaningful action. Basic needs like food sparked the emergence of giveaways throughout the region.
  From Fayette County, where volunteers with the Community Action Food Bank
  
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• North Braddock officer accused of brandishing gun at New Year's Eve party

  02-01-2021 01:28 via post-gazette.com
  
  Officer Craig W. Gibson, 43, of McKeesport, turned himself in to Pitcairn police, according to KDKA-TV.
  
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• Republican State Senate May Refuse To Seat Certified Winner Of Local State Senate Race As Legal Battle Continues

  02-01-2021 00:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Next Tuesday, Pennsylvania’s General Assembly gets sworn into office, and that includes 25 state senators. But one local Democratic state senator isn’t sure his Republican colleagues who control the Senate will allow him to take the oath of office.
  Democrat Jim Brewster won the 45th senatorial district by 69 votes — at least that’s the certified results of the Secretary of State — but Republican Nicole Ziccarelli says 311 undated mail-in ba
  
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• Republican State Senate May Refuse To Seat Certified Winner Of Local Race As Legal Battle Continues

  02-01-2021 00:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Next Tuesday, Pennsylvania’s General Assembly gets sworn into office, and that includes 25 state senators. But one local Democratic state senator isn’t sure his Republican colleagues who control the Senate will allow him to take the oath of office.
  Democrat Jim Brewster won the 45th senatorial district by 69 votes — at least that’s the certified results of the Secretary of State — but Republican Nicole Ziccarelli says 311 undated mail-in ba
  
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• TRAFFIC: Lane restriction in place on Parkway East near Liberty Bridge

  02-01-2021 00:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  Debris removal from a hillside in the area is expected to begin Saturday.
  
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• Landslide Causes Single Lane Restriction On Parkway East Inbound

  02-01-2021 00:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A landslide has part of the Parkway East down to a single lane.PennDOT says the Parkway East inbound has a single lane restriction between the Glenwood and Boulevard of the Allies/Liberty Bridge interchanges.
  Crews will begin removing debris from the hillside Saturday morning.There’s also another landslide being reported on West Saw Mill Run Boulevard and Lime Street. Allegheny County says no reported utilities have been affected and Public
  
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• Cooking With The Crew On Christmas Day: Santa-Politans And Breakfast Casserole

  02-01-2021 00:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Heather Abraham and David Highfield share their Christmas Day recipes!
  Overnight Breakfast casserole
   
  Ingredients:
  • 6 eggs• 1 pound ground pork sausage• 6 slices bread, cubed• 2 cups milk• 8 ounces cheddar cheese• 1/2 tsp mustard powder• Salt and pepper
  Directions:
  1. Cook sausage in a pan until fully cooked and no longer pink. Drain and set aside.
  2. Beat eggs in a medium sized bowl. Add milk, salt, pepper, and mustard powder t
  
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