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• 130 More State Park Campsites To Allow Pets

  13-02-2021 23:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Looking to get away with your furry friend? More campsites across the state are allowing pets next year.
  The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced this week that more than 130 new sites at six state parks will be “pet friendly.”
  Since its inception in 2001, pet camping has expanded to include all parks that offer camping, except for Cherry Springs State Park in Potter County.
  “Both our ‘Pet Camping&rsqu
  
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• In Response To Winter Storm, PennDOT And Turnpike Put Vehicle Restrictions In Place

  13-02-2021 23:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As Pennsylvania continues to be pummeled by winter weather, PennDOT and the Turnpike have put vehicle restrictions in place across the state.
  These restrictions are in place until further notice, and PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid the roads entirely if possible.
  Tier 1 restrictions in place as of noon today. Speed restrictions may be posted on portions of the #paturnpike as the storm progresses.pic.twitter.com/niz3UJvqzj
  — PA Turnpike
  
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• A single boom in the Mon Valley as Dooker's Hollow Bridge falls in scheduled implosion

  13-02-2021 23:03 via post-gazette.com
  
  Nearly 100 explosives brought down the span that linked North Braddock and East Pittsburgh for 80 years.
  
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• Republican Senator Pat Toomey Voted To Convict Former President Donald Trump

  13-02-2021 21:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON (KDKA) — Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania voted to convict former President Donald Trump.The U.S. Senate began to vote around 3:30 Saturday afternoon.Fellow Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey also voted to convict the former president of inciting the January 6 attack against the U.S. Capitol.The vote against former President Donald Trump was just finalized, and he has been acquitted.Stay with KDKA as we follow this developing story.
  
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• Winter storm watch announced for Western Pennsylvania; snowfall could top a half-foot

  13-02-2021 21:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The watch will be in effect from late Sunday through Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
  
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• Pittsburgh could see 6-9 inches of snow as winter storm watch issued for Sunday evening

  13-02-2021 21:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  The watch will be in effect from late Sunday through Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
  
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• David L. Lawrence Convention Center To Pay Out $9.9 Million To Fix Leaky Roof Issues

  13-02-2021 21:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The owner of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center will spend more money to fix a leaking problem, which will cost almost $10 million.
  Our news partners at The Pittsburgh Post Gazette report that the Sports & Exhibition Authority (SEA) approved the amount to replace the fourth-floor terrace.
  The terrace overlooks the Allegheny River.
  The convention center has experienced issues with leaky roofs over the years.
  Re-construction on this one is
  
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• City Of Pittsburgh Sets Up Virtual Valentine’s Photo Booths

  13-02-2021 20:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh has set up virtual photo booths around Pittsburgh for people looking to celebrate the holiday.
  People can visit any of the locations listed below, find and scan the QR code there and then take their photo.Lake Elizabeth, Northside
  Mt. Washington near Monongahela Incline
  Schenley Park Skating Rink
  Schenley Plaza Oakland
  West End Overlook, ElliottThen, they can create their Valentine’s keepsake.
  You can also use the webs
  
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• Crews Successfully Implode Dooker’s Hollow Bridge

  13-02-2021 20:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH BRADDOCK (KDKA) — The Dooker’s Hollow Bridge in North Braddock and East Pittsburgh officially came down Saturday afternoon.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  96 explosives were set up along the bridge.
  No one was allowed to be within 1,000 feet of the bridge prior to and during the implosion.
  A new bridge will be built by the end of the year.
  
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• Monongahela Valley Hospital Allows Limited Visitation To Resume

  13-02-2021 19:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MONONGAHELA, Pa. (KDKA) — The Monongahela Valley Hospital is allowing some visitors, citing lower COVID-19 case numbers.A limited number of visitors will be allowed starting Monday, Feb. 15 with the new guidelines.People will be able to visit 3-PCU and floors 5, 6, 7 on a daily basis from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.The behavioral health unit will be open for visitation from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on a daily basis.The ICU and Coronary Care Unit will be open for visitors from 9 a.m. t
  
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• Bethel Park Police Seek Help Locating Missing 16-Year-Old Maria Musciano

  13-02-2021 19:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Bethel Park Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager Maria Musciano.(Photo Credit: Bethel Park Police Department/Twitter)
  Musciano, 16 years old, was last seen Friday night, Jan. 12. Musciano was wearing a tan coat with “Realty One” logo and a dark Jansport backpack.Musciano is described as being 5’3 tall and weighing 110 pounds.Anyone with information about Musciano’s whereabouts is ask
  
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• Bethel Park Police Locate Missing 16-Year-Old Maria Musciano

  13-02-2021 19:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) — Bethel Park Police have located missing teenager Maria Musciano.(Photo Credit: Bethel Park Police Department/Twitter)
  “UPDATE: The juvenile has been located. Thank you for sharing!” the department tweeted.
  
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• Pittsburgh police looking for man last seen Feb. 6

  13-02-2021 18:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  George Booker, 51, stands 6 feet tall, weighs 180 pounds and has brown eyes and greying hair, according to the city’s public safety department.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Announces Over 1.5 Million Vaccinations Have Been Administered

  13-02-2021 18:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 4,088 more cases of Coronavirus and 113 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 892,344 since Friday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  Of the 2,439,550 doses that have been allocated through Feb. 13, the state health department says that 1,588,761 total doses have been administered as of Friday, Feb. 12.There are 2,548 people across the state hos
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Announces Over 1.5 Million Pennsylvanians Have Been Vaccinated

  13-02-2021 18:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 4,088 more cases of Coronavirus and 113 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 892,344 since Friday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  Of the 2,439,550 doses that have been allocated through Feb. 13, the state health department says that 1,588,761 total doses have been administered as of Friday, Feb. 12.There are 2,548 people across the state hos
  
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• COVID-19 update: Slots for Castle Shannon vaccination clinic taken in minutes; more opening Tuesday

  13-02-2021 17:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  For those who are age 65 and older and don’t have internet access, another batch of appointment slots for the clinic will be made available by phone starting early Tuesday.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police K9 Edo To Be Put Down After Experiencing Illness

  13-02-2021 17:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police K9 Edo is ending his service with the bureau.(Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police)
  Pittsburgh Police announced on Saturday that Edo will have to be put down “due to illness.” Police did not specify what type of illness Edo was suffering.A procession will be held today the PBP Bomb Squad, SWAT and K9 units to honor Edo’s service.
  Edo served as a K9 officer with Pittsburgh Police since 2013 and worked in explosives de
  
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• Primanti Bros. Tweets They Will Rename Themselves ‘Watt Bros.’ If Pittsburgh Steelers Sign J.J. Watt

  13-02-2021 17:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Reports are circulating about the Pittsburgh Steelers being interested in signing J.J. Watt, and some are excited about the possibility of three Watt brothers playing for one team.One of those hoping for a Watt reunion is Pittsburgh-based restaurant chain Primanti Bros.
  .@_TJWatt + @DerekWatt34 – if you can get @JJWatt to Pittsburgh, we'll rename ourselves WATT BROS. #ForRealForReal #HereWeGo pic.twitter.com/qOz4Dp2WNv
  — Primanti Bros
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 306 New Cases, Bringing County Total To 73,005

  13-02-2021 17:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 306 new Coronavirus cases and three additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, 242 are confirmed from 1,191 PCR tests.
  The dates of positive tests range from December 28 to February 12. The county health department says six positive tests are more than a week old, with one of those tests dating back to December.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from 6 months to 99 years with
  
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• COVID Long-Haulers Find Relief Among Fellow Sufferers on Road to Recovery

  13-02-2021 16:30
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Around California and the Bay Area you’ll find them: members of a club that no one wants to join. These are patients who experience lingering misery after they no longer test positive for SARS-CoV-2. They’re known as the long-haulers.
  “About 10 percent of patients who’ve had an initial COVID-19 infection will go on to not fully recover,” said UCSF neurologist Dr. Juliet Morgan.
  “It puzzled a lot of us,” said Dr. Meghan Jobson
  
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• Police Hand Out 5 Warnings, 3 Notices Of Violation To Pittsburgh-Area Establishments Over COVID-19 Orders

  13-02-2021 16:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – State police handed out 5 warnings and three notices of violation after visiting Pittsburgh-area businesses to make sure they’re following COVID-19 restrictions.
  Across the state from Monday through Thursday, State Police Liquor Control Enforcement officers visited 1,064 establishments, issuing 13 notices of violation and 32 warnings.
  The unannounced compliance checks make sure businesses are following the coronavirus mitigation efforts, lik
  
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• Woman dead after Friday fire in Washington County

  13-02-2021 16:02 via post-gazette.com
  
  Firefighters responded shortly before 9:30 p.m. and had to fight their way through intense fire conditions, a fire official said.
  
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• Allegheny Co. Health Department Website Goes Down Less Than Hour After Offering Online Vaccine Registration

  13-02-2021 15:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department website has already crashed after online registration for a Castle Shannon clinic began Saturday morning.The Allegheny County Health Department is setting up a coronavirus vaccine clinic in Castle Shannon to vaccinate people 65 years and older.
  On Friday, the Allegheny County Health Department said the clinic will open Tuesday inside the Castle Shannon Fire Department Banquet Hall on Library Road.Online regis
  
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• Resident found deceased after firefighters respond to Brighton Heights blaze

  13-02-2021 14:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh firefighters responded just after midnight to a home on Cambronne Street.
  
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• Hey Ray! The Things That Go Into Forecasting Snowfall

  13-02-2021 12:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The hardest season to predict weather is winter, mainly because of snow.
  When you predict rain, you predict the timing of an amount of water that will fall from the sky, and how much will fall.
  When it comes to forecasting, that is about as straight-forward as it gets.
  Water is pretty common, since it covers most of our planet. How water acts, though, is rather uncommon.
  It is one of those substances that expands as it freezes. When it comes to snow forecasting, you hav
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Wintry Conditions Of Heavy Snowfall, Sleet, & Ice On the Horizon

  13-02-2021 11:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’ll be another chilly day with below normal highs right around freezing.
  We will have a weak disturbance that will move through this afternoon, bringing scattered snow showers and even a wintry mix for areas south and east, but good news is models have dialed back on snow totals so little to no accumulation is to be expected.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  The only concern is for slick roads on bridges and overpasses and any untreated surfaces.
  Dry air move
  
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• Two People Killed In Late Night, Early Morning House Fires

  13-02-2021 11:11
  
  By: KDKA’s Bryant Reed
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two people are dead following two late night and early morning house fires.
  The first happened late Friday night in the city of Washington, the other in the early hours Saturday morning in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood.
  The call for the fire along Cambronne Street in Brighton Heights came in a little after midnight.
  Since then, we’ve learned there was one woman in the house.
  Sadly, along with her dog, she did not mak
  
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• Sisters Spreading Kindness Through Delicious Cookies

  13-02-2021 10:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In their family’s kitchen in Santa Monica, California, Malia and Kailani Yap have baked up a business built on a sweet idea – spreading kindness through cookies. “And we’re going to try to do that by making delicious cookies so that the people who get them are happy,” says Malia.
  13-year-old Malia and her 12-year-old sister Kailani are the founders of Conscious Kids Cookies. They began their baking operation during th
  
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• Catholic Diocese Of Pittsburgh Merging Several Elementary Schools

  13-02-2021 09:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh announced it is merging some of its elementary schools.
  St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin in Whitehall will merge with St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Pleasant Hills. Students will use the St. Gabriel campus.
  St. Margaret of Scotland in Green Tree will combine with St. Philip in Crafton and use the St. Margaret campus.
  Bishop David Zubik says the decision was made in an effort to strengthen resources for students.
  
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• One Person Killed In Overnight Brighton Heights Fire

  13-02-2021 08:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An overnight fire in Pittsburgh’s Brighton Heights neighborhood has left a woman dead along with her dog.
  Firefighters were called out to the 4000 block of Cambronne Street just after midnight early Saturday morning.
  Once at the scene, they were able to put out the fire, but discovered a deceased female on the second floor along with her dog, that was also deceased. Public Safety officials say firefighters encounter hoarding conditions in th
  
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• Governor Mike DeWine Warns Ohio Schools To Reopen As Agreed To Get Vaccines

  13-02-2021 08:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has publicly rebuked school officials in Akron and Cincinnati for backtracking on commitments they’d made to offer in-person learning by March 1.
  He says that’s unacceptable after the districts were among those prioritized for coronavirus vaccines because of their reopening promises.
  The Republican governor was upset to learn that Akron students weren’t slated to return until mid-March, and that Cincinnati’s Walnut Hills H
  
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• Pa. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Says 2013 Incident Involving Black Jogger Won’t Affect Senate Campaign

  13-02-2021 08:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman says an incident involving a Black man in Braddock eight years ago won’t be an issue for his campaign for U.S. Senate.
  Fetterman said he had a gun when he stopped a jogger after hearing gunfire near his home in 2013.
  In a blog post, Fetterman says he asked the man to wait for police as he called 911.
  He says he never pointed the gun at the man and that he didn’t know the person was Black, because it w
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Issue Warning Of Ongoing Scam

  13-02-2021 07:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are warning area residents of an ongoing scam that is taking place.
  They say some residents have been getting calls from people claiming to be with the Bureau of Police.
  The caller then asks residents for personal information like social security numbers.
  Police say this is a scam and that they will never call to ask for information like that over the phone.
  
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• Mary Maloney Continuing To Make Strides In Recovery Following Rare Spinal Injury

  13-02-2021 07:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Many people regularly message KDKA or send emails asking for a progress update on KDKA reporter Pam Surano’s daughter Mary Maloney.
  New video shows Mary’s leg regaining its reflex.
  Last month, Mary began taking steps on her own as she continues to recover from a rare spinal stroke suffered during a trampoline accident.
  Doctors in Louisville, KY say this means there’s activity below her level of injury, reinforcing there is hope.
  
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• Neighbors Left With Questions After Stolen Car Remains Stuck In Mt. Washington Yard 4 Days After Crash

  13-02-2021 05:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Jessica Guay
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A shocking car crash in Mt. Washington was caught on camera and the vehicle involved has been stuck for days.
  Neighbors on Ruth Street said a driver behind the wheel of a Cadillac driving down a snow-covered Kathleen Street late Monday night must have lost control and drove between several homes. The car has been stuck there, at nearly a 90-degree angle, for four days.
  The crash was caught on Benjamin Cover’s security camera.
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• Woman Dies In House Fire In Washington County

  13-02-2021 04:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — One person died after a house fire in Washington County on Friday night.
  (Photo Credit: Ian Smith/KDKA)
  The fire was on Central Avenue, and dozens of firefighters responded to the call, which came in around 9:25 p.m. Firefighters say a woman died.
  It is not clear how the blaze started.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• 75-Year-Old Woman Dies In House Fire In Washington County

  13-02-2021 04:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — One person died after a house fire in Washington County on Friday night.
  (Photo Credit: Ian Smith/KDKA)
  The fire was on Central Avenue, and dozens of firefighters responded to the call, which came in around 9:25 p.m.
  75-year-old Karen Campbell was pronounced dead at the scene.
  The State Police Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Pennsylvania May Need To Postpone 2022 Primary Election, Lawmaker says

  13-02-2021 03:15
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania may need to postpone its primary election next year because of late-arriving data from the U.S. Census Bureau that is necessary to redraw legislative and congressional districts, the state Senate’s ranking member said Friday.
  Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre, said it will be difficult to redraw district boundaries quickly enough to give would-be candidates time to make decisions about whether to run and gather enough petition sign
  
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• Former Aliquippa Star M.J. Devonshire Returns Home To Pitt After Transferring From Kentucky

  13-02-2021 02:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Aliquippa star M.J. Devonshire almost picked Pitt in 2018, but he decided to go play football at Kentucky.
  It didn’t work out there, and the second time around, he said Pitt was it.
  “As a kid, I was young so I really wasn’t sure what I was looking for,” Devonshire said. “I was just going into it like it was a video game, like it was a fairy tale. Being older and more mature, I’m better able to make a decision that fits me.&rdqu
  
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• Tom Brady Is The Most Popular G.O.A.T. In United States

  13-02-2021 02:30
  
  BOSTON (CBS) — Tom Brady is considered the G.O.A.T. in New England (or at least most of it) and more recently, down in Florida. Bringing Super Bowl titles wherever he plays tends to have that effect.
  But Brady’s G.O.A.T.ness carries over to several other states, according to BetOnline, and a lot more states than anyone else in the running for the title of “greatest of all time.”
  The company created a G.O.A.T. map of the United States by gathering geotagged Twitter data du
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Central Outreach Wellness Center Launches App To Get LGBTQ+ Community Vaccinated

  13-02-2021 02:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Central Outreach Wellness Center launched a new online tool this week. The “VaxUP COWC” app hit the App Store on Monday and is aimed at getting members of the LGBTQ+ community vaccinated for COVID-19.Dr. Stacy Lane, the founder of COWC told KDKA, “We have already given almost 100 vaccines today.”The organization has received 2,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine to date and the word is spreading fast.“I understand that people don’t me
  
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• County opens second community vaccination site in Castle Shannon

  13-02-2021 01:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Health department officials said that the clinic will open in the Castle Shannon Fire Department Banquet Hall on Library Rd. on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
  
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• County health opens second community vaccination site in Castle Shannon

  13-02-2021 01:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  Health department officials said that the clinic will open in the Castle Shannon Fire Department Banquet Hall on Library Rd. on Tuesday, Feb. 16.
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Steelers Interested In Signing J.J. Watt

  13-02-2021 01:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly one of the teams interested in signing free agent J.J. Watt.
  According to Ed Werder, approximately 12 teams have shown interest in the star defensive end, who was released Friday by the Houston Texans.“NFL sources: Approximately a dozen teams have shown interest in JJ Watt since he became an immediate unrestricted free agent. Included among those teams are the #Steelers, #Browns, #Bills and #Titans,&rdq
  
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• Police: Greensburg Mother Brings Young Children To Buy Drugs, Leaves 8-Year-Old Home Alone

  13-02-2021 01:43
  
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – A Westmoreland County woman is facing serious charges after a traffic stop for a bad headlight.Greensburg police say it all started when an officer on patrol noticed an issue with a van.
  “He initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle because it had a malfunctioning headlight,” Greensburg Police Chief Robert Stafford said.The van pulled over into a parking lot in the 700 block of Highland Avenue, but when the officer walked up to the van, he noticed a lot more w
  
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• Taxpayers Get 1099 Forms From Unemployment Office For Income They Never Received

  13-02-2021 01:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Friday is the first day to file your tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service.
  More than 150 million tax returns are expected to be filed, with the IRS issuing over $400 billion in tax refunds. But as money editor Jon Delano reports, as the tax season begins, some local taxpayers are being told they got unemployment benefits they never received.
  (Photo Credit: Submitted)
  A couple of days ago, a 1099 tax form arrived from the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation O
  
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• Zubik condemns use of Christian symbols by Capitol rioters

  13-02-2021 01:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  Says rioters in no way represented Christian values
  
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• American Heart Association Giving Back To Pittsburgh Community With Free, Fresh Produce

  13-02-2021 01:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — So many people are struggling to pay the bills, and that can mean nutritious food is not in the budget.
  That’s why the American Heart Association is giving away fresh produce for the next six months all across our region. It’s a rainbow of health – fresh apples, carrots, bananas, peppers and more – all free to those driving up to St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in East Liberty.
  The Reverend James Harris from the church says, “W
  
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• Organization Of Chinese Americans To Help Struggling Asian Restaurants In Pittsburgh For Lunar New Year

  13-02-2021 00:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – We welcomed 2021 more than a month ago, but today is the beginning of the Lunar or Chinese New Year. Think of it as Christmas, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July all combined into one celebration. It’s also another chance for new beginnings.
  A normal celebration calls for fireworks, traditional Chinese dancing and a feast for hundreds. Today is the first day of a two-week festival but, like everything else, it’s different this year because of the pandemic.
  
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• Two sets of South Hills Catholic schools to merge

  13-02-2021 00:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  St. Gabriel in Whitehall to merge with St. Elizabeth in Pleasant Hills; St. Margaret in Green Tree to combine with St. Philip in Crafton
  
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