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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Lack Of Vaccine Supply Forces St. Clair Hospital To Cancel First Dose Appointments

  02-03-2021 23:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – St. Clair Hospital says it’s being forced to cancel first dose COVID-19 vaccine appointments through next week.The hospital says it hasn’t been resupplied with the Pfizer vaccine for two weeks, so they have to cancel first dose appointments this week and next week. They say this also affects on-campus vaccine clinics at Twin Towers, Dormont Place and Carnegie Retirement Residence senior living facilities.This doesn’t affect secon
  
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• State Republicans Vote To Rebuke Sen. Pat Toomey For Impeachment Vote

  02-03-2021 23:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Republican Party has voted to rebuke U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, but not censure him, for his vote to convict former President Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial.
  Some Republicans are not exactly sure what it all means. Across the nation, Republican senators who voted to convict Trump of inciting the Capitol riot have been censured by their state Republican parties, but not in Pennsylvania.
  “The results last night were to rebuke the senato
  
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• How Negative Stereotypes About Boys Affect Their Academics And Health

  02-03-2021 23:32
  
  Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
  The negative stereotypes that boys face have a damaging effect on both their bodies and minds. Emma Brown, investigative reporter at The Washington Post, exposes these and more in her book “To Raise a Boy,” available now from Simon & Schuster (a ViacomCBS Company).“To Raise a Boy” is a searing investigation into how we teach boys to be men—and how we can do better. In this special selection from the book, Brown underscores
  
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• Pittsburgh City Council Approves Eviction Moratorium

  02-03-2021 23:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh City Council voted unanimously to approve a city-wide eviction moratorium Tuesday.
  Under the plan, landlords would be banned from evicting tenants for unpaid rent because of the pandemic.
  Landlords can apply for exemptions if tenants pose a health or safety risk to other renters or if they commit a crime or damage property.
  Several people spoke in favor of the eviction moratorium during today’s public comment period.
  
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• Pres. Joe Biden Say U.S. Will Be Able To Vaccinate All Adults By End Of May

  02-03-2021 22:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) – President Joe Biden says the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated, as his administration announced that drugmaker Merck & Co. will help produce rival Johnson & Johnson’s newly approved shot.
  The announcement comes as the White House looks to speed the production of the single-dose J&J vaccine and accelerate the nation’s plans to reach “
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Cracking Down On Off-Road Vehicles Driving City Streets

  02-03-2021 22:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are cracking down on people illegally driving off-road vehicles on city streets.Public Safety says in 2020, the city started seeing large numbers of off-road vehicles like ATVs and dirt bikes driving recklessly — taking over roadways and intersections, driving on sidewalks and in many cases, going in the wrong direction.According to Public Safety, “flash mobs” or “ride-outs” have as many as 50 to 200
  
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• Texas Governor Greg Abbott Ends Statewide Mask Mandate, Opens State 100%

  02-03-2021 22:07
  
  LUBBOCK, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Tuesday afternoon that it’s time to open the state and end the mask mandate. “Under no circumstance can someone be punished for not wearing a mask,” he said during a news conference.
  By next Wednesday, March 2, all businesses of any time can open at 100%.  He made the announcement from Lubbock on the same day Texas reported a new one day record for the number of people receiving vaccines —
  
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• Pittsburgh Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale Of Century-Old Conneaut Lake Park

  02-03-2021 22:01
  
  CONNEAUT LAKE, Pa. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy court judge has approved the sale of a century-old amusement park in northwestern Pennsylvania.
  Pittsburgh-based U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Jeffrey Deller on Tuesday morning approved the sale of Conneaut Lake Park to Keldon Holdings LLC for a cash price of $1.2 million.
  Conneaut Lake Park, which didn’t open for the 2020 season, opened in 1892 as Exposition Park.
  The sale includes the amusement park and its rides, including the historic
  
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• West Virginia Woman Charged With Shooting, Killing Her Dad And Boyfriend

  02-03-2021 21:48
  
  WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman is accused of killing her father and her boyfriend, authorities said.
  Hillary Paige Dennison, 27, of Williamstown, was arrested Sunday on two counts of murder, Wood County Sheriff Steve Stephens told The Parkersburg News and Sentinel.
  Deputies initially responded to her home following a report that two people had been injured in an accident, he said. They found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, he said.
  The woman’s father, Harold
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: When Could Another Economic Relief Payment Arrive?

  02-03-2021 21:19
  
  (CBS Detroit) — A third stimulus check is likely pending. The $1,400 direct payment is a critical part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief package, which aims to ease the economic fallout from COVID and set the economy on better footing. It has support from both Democrats and Republicans and looks destined to end up in the American Rescue Plan’s final version. The broader package also includes higher unemployment benefits, an improved child tax credit, and m
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Lawmakers Urge Officials To Improve Vaccine Distribution For Seniors

  02-03-2021 21:16
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday implored state officials to do better at getting COVID-19 vaccines to seniors while the Health Department said the new approval of a third vaccine will help.
  “This is unacceptable,” state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski, D-Lackawanna, said during a House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee hearing. “The stories and phone calls, and the complications people have getting appointments. And there’s no communication.
  
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• Bracketology: CU Buffs No. 9, CSU Rams No. 10 In Latest CBS Sports NCAA Tournament Projections

  02-03-2021 21:07
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Last week both the Colorado Buffaloes and the Colorado State Rams needed wins to cement their footing in the NCAA Tournament. With the regular season winding down and the conference tournaments ahead, both teams are in prime position to lock up a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
  Jerry Palm of CBS Sports has the Buffs as a No. 9 seed and the Rams as the No. 10 seed in his latest NCAA Tournament bracket projections. In this projection, Colorado would play the Louisville Ca
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf ‘Considering’ Loosening Restrictions On Restaurants And Bars

  02-03-2021 20:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf said he’s considering loosening restrictions on bars and restaurants.
  “We’re considering everything,” he said at a press conference Tuesday about funding for businesses in the hospitality industry hit hard by the pandemic. “The question is, how fast can we move in a safe manner to get back to normal?”
  On Monday, Wolf loosened some restrictions, easing the gathering limits and lifting the out-of-sta
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf ‘Considering’ Lifting Restrictions On Restaurants And Bars

  02-03-2021 20:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf said he’s considering loosening restrictions on bars and restaurants.“We’re considering everything,” he said at a press conference Tuesday about funding for businesses in the hospitality industry hit hard by the pandemic. “The question is, how fast can we move in a safe manner to get back to normal?”On Monday, Wolf loosened some restrictions, easing the gathering limits and lifting the out-of-state
  
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• Spring Training Report: COVID Will Loom Over Baseball For Another Season

  02-03-2021 20:35
  
  (CBS Baltimore) — MLB has entered its second COVID spring training. Another COVID season isn’t far behind, and with any luck, this one will last 162 games rather than 60. While the pandemic has changed baseball, just as it’s changed everything else, the changes are now familiar. At the end of the day, it’s still baseball. And having games sure beats not having games.
  Welcome to the first installment of the Spring Training Report. Every Monday (or possibly Tuesday) we will
  
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• 2021 Three Rivers Arts Festival Combining Virtual And In-Person Attractions

  02-03-2021 20:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Three Rivers Arts Festival is doing a mix of virtual and in-person attractions this year.The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Tuesday that the festival will take place June 4 through June 13 and will have virtual presentations and select in-person attractions with limited capacity.There won’t be any events at Point State Park or Gateway Center. Instead, there will be new locations chosen and announced at a later date.“We are thr
  
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• ‘It’s Truly Tragic To See All These Attacks’: MTV News’ Yoonj Kim On Rise In Anti-Asian Violence

  02-03-2021 20:09
  
  (CBS Local)– One of the biggest stories of 2021 has been the rise of violence against Asian Americans. Stories of hate crimes against Asian Americans are making national and local headlines after a video surfaced of an elderly man in Oakland, California getting shoved to the ground.
  MTV News’ Yoonj Kim has been covering this topic in depth and has used her platform to discuss many things like the destructive impact of xenophobic rhetoric around the coronavirus. She talked with C
  
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• Woman Charged With Attempted Homicide In Husband’s Stabbing

  02-03-2021 19:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – A Butler woman has been charged with attempted homicide in the stabbing of her husband.Butler Police say they were called to a house on the 300 block of Second Street last week for a man with a stab wound. They say they arrived and found Philip LeFevre lying in a “substantial amount of blood” and his wife Dhana sitting in a bedroom.According to police, Philip was flown to UPMC and released several days later.Police say detectives fini
  
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• Butler Woman Charged With Attempted Homicide In Husband’s Stabbing

  02-03-2021 19:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) – A Butler woman has been charged with attempted homicide in the stabbing of her husband.Butler Police say they were called to a house on the 300 block of Second Street last week for a man with a stab wound. They say they arrived and found Philip LeFevre lying in a “substantial amount of blood” and his wife Dhana sitting in a bedroom.According to police, Philip was flown to UPMC and released several days later.Police say detectives fini
  
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• Space Heater May Have Sparked Washington Co. Fire, 1 Man Hospitalized

  02-03-2021 18:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Fire investigators believe a space heater may be to blame for a large, smoky fire that broke out Tuesday morning in Washington County.The fire broke out after 8 a.m. along Ewing Street in the city of Washington.
  The large home is broken down into seven apartment units. Fire crews at the scene say around seven people live in the building.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  Three people were checked at the scene for smoke inhalation.
  One of tho
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: 4,000 To Be Vaccinated At Heinz Field Clinic

  02-03-2021 18:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As the sun came up over Heinz Field Tuesday, a line formed outside PNC Champions Club and it wasn’t for tickets to a Steelers game or concert.
  “This is wonderful. They should have done this a long time ago. They should have done this from the beginning,” Joan Nania from McCandless said.
  Instead, they were lining up for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Giant Eagle, Heinz Field and the Steelers put the clinic together.
  “Feels good. Especially for him c
  
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• Victims of unemployment fraud in Pa. are blindsided by tax documents

  02-03-2021 18:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Thousands of apparent victims of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance fraud have received unexpected tax documents reporting income to the IRS they never took.
  
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• 73rd Emmy Awards Will Broadcast Sunday, September 19th On CBS And Paramount+

  02-03-2021 18:23
  
  (CBS) – CBS and the Television Academy announced today that the 73rd Emmy Awards will broadcast live, Sunday, September 19th from 8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT, on CBS and streaming Paramount+.
  The last time the Emmy Awards aired on CBS was September 17th, 2017. Stephen Colbert served as the show’s host for its 69th edition that saw Donald Glover, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sterling K. Brown, Elisabeth Moss, Riz Ahmed and Nicole Kidman took home lead actor/actress victories.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports 2,564 New Coronavirus Cases, 74 Additional Deaths

  02-03-2021 18:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 2,564 new Coronavirus cases and 74 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic has risen to 935,834 since Monday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  There are 1,715 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 infections. Of those hospitalized, 366 patients are in the ICU.
  On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf eased gathering limits and lift
  
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• Once Vaccinated, OK To Take A Vacation? Dr. Mallika Marshall Answers COVID Vaccine Questions

  02-03-2021 18:01
  
  BOSTON (CBS) – Dr. Mallika Marshall is answering your coronavirus-related medical questions.
  Dr. Mallika is offering her best advice, but as always, consult your personal doctor before making any decisions about your personal health.
  If you cannot get back for your second shot within the suggested time what do you do? Is there some way I do not have to start over? – Ray
  Even if your second shot is delayed by several weeks, you do not have to start over. Get your second shot as soon a
  
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• Sidney Crosby Placed On Penguins’ COVID-19 Protocol List

  02-03-2021 17:41
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan says Sidney Crosby will not play in tonight’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers after being put on the team’s COVID-19 Protocol List.
  Sullivan also said the team didn’t have a morning skate today due to the NHL’s COVID protocol.Coach Sullivan on Crosby: "Sid will not be available for tonight's game. He will be listed on the NHL's COVID protocol list. We didn't have a morning skate this morning due t
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 200 New Coronavirus Cases, 1 Additional Death

  02-03-2021 17:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 200 new Coronavirus cases and one additional death.
  Of the newly reported cases, 154 are confirmed from 809 PCR tests.
  The dates of positive tests range from July 1 to March 1. Fifteen tests are more than a week old and the health department says the older test results were previously known and addressed.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from 8 months to 95 years with a median ag
  
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• ‘I Am The Proof That God Exists’: Woman Beats Coronavirus 150 Days After Being Admitted To Hospital

  02-03-2021 17:00
  
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Isabel Pupo was all smiles, just days after she opened her eyes from a medically induced coma.
  Doctors, at times, were convinced it would not happen, as the 55-year-old was on the verge of death.
  “During that time, I actually told the family on numerous occasions, unfortunately, that she was going to pass away and we are going to have to stop,” said Dr. Steven DeBeer, a cardiothoracic surgeon.
  Pupo got admitted into Mount Sinai Medical Center back in July wit
  
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• Heavy Smoke Billows From Washington Co. Structure, At Least 1 Person Reportedly Hospitalized

  02-03-2021 16:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Firefighters are pouring water onto a structure in Washington County as heavy smoke billows from the large home this morning.
  The fire broke out after 8 a.m. along Ewing Street in the city of Washington.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  According to the Observer-Reporter, at least one person has been taken to a local hospital. There has been no information released yet on that person’s injuries or co
  
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• Heavy Smoke Billows From Washington Co. Home, At Least 1 Person Reportedly Hospitalized

  02-03-2021 16:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Firefighters are pouring water onto a structure in Washington County as heavy smoke billows from the large home this morning.
  The fire broke out after 8 a.m. along Ewing Street in the city of Washington.
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2/KDKA)
  According to the Observer-Reporter, at least one person has been taken to a local hospital. There has been no information released yet on that person’s injuries or co
  
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• Mother Accused Of Putting Baby In Trash Can Charged With Attempted Murder

  02-03-2021 16:18
  
  BOSTON (CBS) – A mother accused of dumping her newborn baby in a Dorchester trash can appeared in court Monday afternoon. Marie Mercier is charged with attempted murder and the reckless endangerment of a child.
  Prosecutors said the 33-year-old was cooking or cleaning at a home in Dorchester on Friday and was pregnant when she arrived.
  Witnesses told police she went into the bathroom for more than an hour and they heard a baby crying. She allegedly came out with a leather bag and refused he
  
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• Police: Traffic Stop Leads To Largest Single-Day Heroin Bust In Bridgeville Police History

  02-03-2021 15:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BRIDGEVILLE (KDKA) — A 26-year-old man is facing numerous drug charges in connection with the largest single-day heroin bust in Bridgeville Police history following a recent traffic stop.
  Police say that 26-year-old Ronell Cathie of Pittsburgh was arrested after a traffic stop on Sunday, February 21.
  (Courtesy: Bridgeville Police Department)
  According to police, Cathie was stopped and police seized approximately 400 stamp bags of heroin, approximately $1,000 in cash,
  
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• Orthodontist Kept Children In Braces Longer Than Necessary, Massachusetts AG Alleges In Lawsuit

  02-03-2021 15:15
  
  BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s office filed a lawsuit against an orthodontist who is accused of using “young patients as pawns to steal millions of dollars” by keeping children in braces for longer than medically necessary.
  According to Healey, Dr. Mouhab Rizkallah fraudulently submitted millions of dollars in false claims to MassHealth. In addition to keeping children in braces for too long, Rizkallah is also accused of deceptively billing f
  
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• PTL Links: March 2, 2021

  02-03-2021 15:10
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Dr. Lori
  Dr. Lori on YouTube
  Wellness Coach Jackie Hale
  Big Mac Museum & Restaurant in IrwinPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
  Instagram
  
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• Brighton Heights woman charged in husband's death helped family look for him, police say

  02-03-2021 14:18 via post-gazette.com
  
  County officials on Tuesday said Ms. Winbush is currently not in custody at the Allegheny County Jail, and court dockets show she has not been arrested.
  
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• Disabled Veteran Stuck Indoors For 2 Years Finally Leaves Home After Volunteers Build Wheelchair Ramp

  02-03-2021 14:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (KTVT-TV) – A wheelchair-bound, retired Coast Guardsman who had been holed up inside his home, finally got outside Sunday for the first time in two years! It was all thanks to volunteers who made this incredible moment possible.
  For Chuck Wood, it was the sweet sound of success as he rolled down his new wheelchair ramp and onto the sidewalk. Wood said he loves being outside and it was a moment he could only dream about until now.
  “I’m great now because I can get
  
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• Dormont Pool To Reopen For 2021 Summer Season

  02-03-2021 13:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  DORMONT (KDKA) — A South Hills summertime favorite should return this summer.
  Dormont Borough Council members decided to move forward with reopening the pool.
  The pool didn’t open last summer because of the pandemic, but this year, council plans to open the pool on June 12 and close it on August 22.
  Public hours will be from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  The large slide won’t open and the borough won’t provide any furniture.
  
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• Most Expensive Basketball Card Ever! Luka Doncic Autograph Sells For Record $4.6M

  02-03-2021 13:30
  
  DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The sports card industry is marveling at a record sale that took place over the weekend. At $4.6 million, the most expensive basketball card ever sold is now a signed Luka Doncic rookie card featuring the NBA Logoman patch from a game-worn Dallas Mavericks jersey.
  Collector Nick Fiorello bought the 1-of-1 card on Feb.28, which is second in all time in sports cards to a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card that sold for $5.2 million. It was first sold for $2.8 million in
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Rising Flood Waters, Cold Temperatures, Sunshine

  02-03-2021 13:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Plenty of sunshine is expected today but don’t let the sun fool you.
  Temperatures will be on the cold side with highs in the upper 30’s and morning lows near 20 degrees.
  Temperatures during the morning will run a good 20 to 25 degrees colder than at this same time yesterday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  When you factor in winds of around 10 mph, the wind chill today will dip to near 10 degrees for the morning and should top out around 30 degrees this
  
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• Man Dies Following Shooting Near Station Square, Police Investigating

  02-03-2021 12:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating a shooting that took place near Station Square.
  Police say a man was shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
  According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office, 41-year-old Bradford McCary was taken to UPMC Mercy and he passed away.
  The shooting took place at the American Natural gas station at the intersection of East Carson Street and Arlington Avenue.
  When KDKA’s news crew arrived at the scene, it
  
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• COVID-19 Vaccinations Changing The Landscape Of Vacation Plans, Travel Plans

  02-03-2021 12:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The lifting of travel restrictions in Pennsylvania has the travel industry buzzing and the medical community wary.
  Governor Wolf is lifting the travel requirement that mandateD a quarantine period once arriving in, or returning to, Pennsylvania in lieu of a negative test for COVID-19.
  CBS News Medical Expert Dr. David Agus from the Keck School of Medicine at USC is a bit concerned, “The numbers of cases being diagnosed went down but this past week they started to
  
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• Penguins Set To Welcome Fans Back to PPG Paints Arena Following Gov. Wolf’s Easing Of COVID-19 Restrictions

  02-03-2021 11:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a hockey night in Pittsburgh and for the first time since March of last year, the Penguins will have fans inside the arena.
  Those fans will be treated to what is always a fun game as the Penguins play their cross-state rival Philadelphia Flyers.
  Capacity will be limited to 15%, so that’s about 2,800 fans in all.
  Inside, seating will be limited to pods of 2-4 people.
  Fans will be given arrival times and gates to enter.
  Fans will also notice some changes
  
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• Man Left In Critical Condition Following Shooting Near Station Square

  02-03-2021 10:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating a shooting that took place near Station Square.
  Police say a man was shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
  The shooting took place at the American Natural gas station at the intersection of East Carson Street and Arlington Avenue.
  When KDKA’s news crew arrived at the scene, it appeared that a Jeep had struck a pole at the gas station and that the back driver side window of the SUV had been shot out.
  (Photo Credit
  
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• Estranged Wife Facing Homicide Charges In Connection With Husband’s Death

  02-03-2021 10:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A suspect in the homicide of a man from Brighton Heights is now facing charges.
  Deric Davis was killed in December. 
  Pittsburgh Police believe his estranged wife Janet Winbush is responsible for his death.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Dan Vojtko)
  In the criminal complaint, police say Winbush claimed she stabbed him in self-defense before trying to hide his body.
  Afterwards, she helped search for Davis when his family asked questions.
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• Greenpeace: Giant Eagle Ranked #1 Major Grocery Retailer At Reducing Single-Use Plastic Reliance

  02-03-2021 10:01
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In a new ranking released by Greenpeace, Giant Eagle is rated as the top major grocery retailer when it comes to reducing the use of plastic.
  Greenpeace began ranking supermarkets on their use of single-use plastics in 2019.
  Information is obtained from supermarkets through several methods, including:A standardized 21-question survey
  Email and phone conversations
  Publicly available informationThe supermarkets are then scored based on their perform
  
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• Unity Township Man Facing Charges Stemming From Mask Dispute At Grocery Store

  02-03-2021 09:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  UNITY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A man is facing multiple charges following an incident at a grocery store that was sparked over a dispute about wearing a mask.
  According to the Tribune-Review, 41-year-old William Muir is facing disorderly conduct and harassment charges after refusing to wear a mask and threatening to the fight the manager at the Giant Eagle store in the Laurel Mountain Plaza near Latrobe last week.
  State Police told the Tribune-Review that Muir became irate,
  
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• W. Va. Expects Vaccine Supply Surge As COVID-19 Deaths Drop

  02-03-2021 09:05
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia expects to receive a surge in coronavirus vaccine doses this week after a one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine gained federal emergency use authorization.
  The state expects 15,500 doses from Johnson & Johnson. Gov. Jim Justice said Monday that on top of the state’s allocation of vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, there will be 93,000 total doses this week.
  There were 39 deaths reported last week, the first time with fewer than 40 d
  
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• Pa. Fish & Boat Commission Stocking Trout Ahead Of Opening Day

  02-03-2021 08:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You’ll soon be able to cast a line to catch some trout — a sure sign that spring is on the way.
  The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission stocked more trout today, this time in Eastern Pennsylvania.
  The snow melt and recent rain have turned many streams muddy, but the trout won’t have any trouble adjusting.
  “The water’s gonna run a little high, a little muddy,” Waterways Conservation Officer Mark Pisko said.”
  “But the tr
  
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• Overnight Perry North SWAT Situation Ends Peacefully

  02-03-2021 08:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A SWAT situation that developed overnight in Pittsburgh’s Perry North situation ended without incident.
  According to Pittsburgh Public Safety officials, SWAT officers responded to the scene along Perrysville Avenue in the Perry North neighborhood of the city around 1:00 a.m.
  Perrysville Avenue was closed between Riverview Avenue and Richey Avenue.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  Just before 2:00 a.m., officials provided
  
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• Ohio To Receive Nearly 450K Coronavirus Vaccines This Week

  02-03-2021 08:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says the approval of a third coronavirus vaccine means the state will receive nearly 450,000 doses this week.
  The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.
  Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Monday that the state will receive 96,100 doses of the new vaccine this week.
  He said that brings the total this week to 448,390 total doses including the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.
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