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• FDA Says Temperature Scanning Devices Used To Detect Coronavirus Are Not Always Accurate

  05-03-2021 23:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new warning from the FDA about temperature scanners used to screen for coronavirus.The are used at schools, workplaces and places with large crowds to screen for COVID-19.But now comes a warning from the FDA that these scanners, which were rushed onto the market with emergency approval by the FDA, are not always accurate.Until now, the scanners were considered the best way to quickly screen crowds for the virus. But now the FDA is saying it has learned the scanners do
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Could Start Vaccinating Teachers Next Week

  05-03-2021 23:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Jessica Guay
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Public Schools has a new timeline to vaccinate its employees.
  The plan is to vaccinate all teachers and staff members, and the first round of vaccinations could happen as early as next week, though no final dates have been finalized.
  The first phase will include PreK and elementary teachers, as well as special education and English language teachers. Leaders are working on fine-tuning the schedule, but they anticipate the firs
  
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• Pitt Says Some 2021 Commencement Ceremonies Will Be In-Person

  05-03-2021 23:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pitt says commencement for the 2021 class will have some in-person events.
  In a message to undergraduate seniors on the Pittsburgh campus Friday, the university says it’ll be a mix of in-person and virtual events.There will be two guests allowed per graduate so everyone can socially distance. The ceremonies will be streamed online and some schools have chosen virtual ceremonies based on feedback from graduate and professional students.
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• 9 Great Apes At San Diego Zoo Become First Non-Humans To Receive A COVID Vaccine

  05-03-2021 22:20
  
  SAN DIEGO (CBS Los Angeles) – Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo have received a COVID-19 vaccine, it was reported Thursday.
  The four orangutans and five bonobos received an experimental vaccine developed by drug maker Zoetis, per CBS News.
  The zoo chose to give the great apes the vaccine after several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park contracted COVID-19 in early January.
  “That made us realize that our other apes were at risk,” Nadine Lamberski, chief conservation an
  
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• Pitt Chemistry Professor Helping With NASA Perseverance Rover’s Search For Life On Mars

  05-03-2021 22:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A University of Pittsburgh professor is playing an integral role in NASA and the Perseverance Rover’s search for life on Mars.
  Professor Sanford Asher, of Pitt’s chemistry department, is involved in research “that uses ultraviolet laser technology to examine objects at a molecular level,” says the university.
  That technology is attached to Perseverance in the form of what’s called “SHERLOC.”
  SHERLOC stands
  
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• ‘This Loyola-Chicago Team Is Better Than The Final Four Team’: CBS’ Gary Parrish Talks Ramblers, MVC Tournament

  05-03-2021 21:46
  
  (CBS Chicago)- The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, lovingly nicknamed “Arch Madness,” tipped off last night in St. Louis with its first round of games, before continuing today with some matinee action featuring the top seed Loyola-Chicago Ramblers taking on the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Ramblers took care of business, advancing to the semifinals 73-49.
  As they await their next opponent, the Ramblers already appear to be firmly in the NCAA Tournament thanks to a resume tha
  
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• UPMC: Health Information Of Some St. Margaret Patients Inappropriately Disclosed

  05-03-2021 21:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – UPMC says it’s notifying some St. Margaret patients that their health information was inappropriately disclosed.The health system said it’s letting affected patients know by letter. No patient social security numbers or medical records were disclosed, but names, drug dosages and times and dates of medication administration and the reason for administration may have been disclosed.UPMC says a former employee sent “a medical admini
  
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• ‘I Was Physically Shaking’: Florida Man On Seeing Four Endangered Panthers At Same Time

  05-03-2021 21:20
  
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) — It’s quite a stroke of luck to get a glimpse of a Florida Panther in the wild. But how about seeing four more — all at the same time? For one Florida man, that fantasy was as real as it gets.
  “I physically was shaking! I was so excited,” Ezra Van recalls in an interview with WFOR-TV in Miami. Van heads out to the Everglades at least once a week because wildlife photography is a hobby. In all his years, he never saw what he foun
  
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• Heinz Field COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Fills Additional Appointments; AHN, Dick’s Sporting Goods Team Up For Clinic

  05-03-2021 21:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Heinz Field COVID-19 vaccine clinic offered more appointments that filled up within hours of becoming availabe.
  Giant Eagle announced that it’s extending the clinic after “an overwhelmingly positive response.” Additional appointments will be made available through Giant Eagle’s online scheduling tool.These appointments will be for March 8 through March 9, and they’ll be available Friday afternoon. A spokesperson f
  
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• State Police Give 10 Warnings To Pittsburgh Businesses Over COVID-19 Orders

  05-03-2021 21:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – State police handed out ten warnings and one notice of violation after visiting Pittsburgh-area businesses to make sure they’re following COVID-19 restrictions.
  Across the state from Monday through Thrusday, State Police Liquor Control Enforcement officers visited 962 licensed liquor establishments, 11 notices of violation and 36 warnings.
  The unannounced compliance checks make sure businesses are following the coronavirus mitigation efforts
  
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• Why Are We So Fascinated With The Royal Family?

  05-03-2021 20:35
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO-TV) — This Sunday, millions of people are expected to tune into Oprah’s interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as they open up about why they left royal life.
  So, why are we so fascinated by the Royals?
  “I think, as a country, we are fascinated with fairytales and romance in general,” said Dr. Anita Thomas, a psychologist and Chief Academic Officer at St. Catherine University. “It’s a natural extension because that’s the way our
  
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• City Council Honors Retiring Pittsburgh Police Commander Karen Dixon

  05-03-2021 20:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – March 2, 2021 was declared Commander Karen Dixon Day by Pittsburgh City Council in honor of her pending retirement.Pittsburgh Police say Zone 3 Commander Dixon began her career with the Bureau on April 4, 1988 and worked with different areas.
  Police say she’s described as a “guardian for the community and her officers” and cultivated strong and lasting relationships in the zones she worked.
  “Congratulations Commander Dixon
  
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• COVID-19 In West Virginia: Gov. Justice To Lift Indoor Gathering Limits At Bars, Most Businesses

  05-03-2021 20:27
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice ordered the loosening of pandemic restrictions on Friday at restaurants, bars and most businesses to allow full capacity at those establishments where social distancing is possible. The state’s mask mandate will remain in effect.
  Full capacity will be allowed at small business and retail stores and gyms and museums. Justice said standing room to congregate will not be allowed in places such as bars.
  Last month, Justice had alrea
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Says ‘There Is A Light At The End Of The Tunnel’ 1 Year After Pennsylvania’s First COVID-19 Cases

  05-03-2021 19:30
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — One year after the discovery of the first coronavirus case in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday that it has been a tough and trying year, but there is hope and a light at the end of the tunnel with the growing availability of vaccines.
  Wolf, speaking at a news conference outside a Rite Aid pharmacy in Steelton where people with appointments were waiting to be vaccinated, announced on March 6, 2020, that Pennsylvania had confirmed its first two cases of the
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Extends Nursing Home Virus Response Program

  05-03-2021 19:17
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Wolf administration officials said Thursday that Pennsylvania will extend a key feature of its response to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes, albeit on a scaled-down model after federal funding ran out in December.
  The Regional Congregate Care Assistance Teams now will run through May, costing $6 million a month to support services such as testing, staffing and rapid response services for outbreaks, administration officials said. Some of that money is state aid
  
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• Thousands To Be Vaccinated At Western Pennsylvania’s Largest Single-Day Clinic

  05-03-2021 18:54
  
  CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (KDKA) – Friday marks another day of mass vaccinations for people who fall under Pennsylvania’s Phase 1A guidelines. This time, it’s taking place at Dick’s Corporate Headquarters in Coraopolis.
  Dick’s teamed up with Allegheny Health Network and Highmark to make this possible. AHN says this is the largest single-day vaccination clinic in Western Pennsylvania so far. People are getting the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
  Cindy Lesifko and her husband
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools set priorities for vaccines

  05-03-2021 18:52
  
  When Pittsburgh Public Schools begins vaccinating employees next week it will prioritize teachers and staff serving students in kindergarten through fifth grade, elementary school bus drivers and special education and English language services teachers, the district announced Friday.
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: Are Relief Payments Bad For The Economy?

  05-03-2021 18:32
  
  (CBS Detroit) — A third stimulus check is a very popular idea, and it’s not hard to see why. People like free money. A Quinnipiac University poll last month showed that almost 80 percent of Americans favor $1,400 stimulus checks and not quite 70 percent support the $1.9 trillion stimulus package that contains them.
  The scope of the American Relief Plan, including income caps on stimulus checks, is currently up for discussion in the Senate. The minimum wage hike looks likely to disapp
  
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• If USC Can Find Its Earlier Form, CBS’ Gary Parrish Believes They Could Make A Run In NCAA Tournament: ‘We Know What This Team Is Capable Of’

  05-03-2021 18:27
  
  (CBS Los Angeles)- The final weekend of college basketball’s regular season is here, and CBS has a Los Angeles rivalry battle on tap as the USC Trojans visit the UCLA Bruins in the Pac-12 conference regular season finale on Saturday afternoon. The Trojans dominated the Bruins, 66-48, in the first meeting at the Gallen Center and are looking for a season sweep. College Basketball on CBS analyst Gary Parrish points to how the Bruins handle Trojans star Evan Mobley as the key to whether they&
  
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• Law Enforcement Surround Home In Burgettstown, Man Eventually Taken Into Custody

  05-03-2021 18:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — A man is in custody after a Washington County neighborhood was brought to a standstill Friday morning when police and SWAT officers responded to a house.
  Police were called to the home along Harris Street in the Burgettstown area for a report of gunshots.
  Once on scene, officers were able to make contact over the phone with a man in mental distress.
  Emergency crews rushed to the scene, blocking the road with trucks. A SWAT team was also cal
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Announces 2,757 More Coronavirus Cases, 43 Additional Deaths

  05-03-2021 18:01
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 2,757 new Coronavirus cases and 43 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic has risen to 944,196 since Thursday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  There are 1,628 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 infections. Of those hospitalized, 350 patients are in the ICU.
  The Health Department says, so far, they have administ
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 9 Additional Deaths, 288 More Coronavirus Cases

  05-03-2021 17:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 288 new Coronavirus cases and nine additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, 185 are confirmed from 864 PCR tests. There were 103 probable cases.
  The dates of positive tests range from Jan. 20 to March 4.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from 4 years to 91 years with a median age of 38 years.
  There have now been 5,142 total hospitalizations and 77,803 total coronavirus case
  
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• A business owner’s guide to Pa.’s next wave of COVID-19 relief grants

  05-03-2021 16:15
  
  The aid is targeted at businesses with fewer than 300 employees that have lost at least 25% of their sales as a result of the pandemic.
  
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• KDKA Upgrading Transmitter To Enhance Viewer Experience

  05-03-2021 15:37
  
  We are in the process of upgrading our transmitter to enhance our viewer’s TV watching experience.During the course of the next month or so, you may experience disruptions to your signal as we work on this extensive project.When the work is complete, the signal you receive from KDKA will be better than ever.We will work to minimize disruptions as much as possible, as we have planned to phase the work, to allow us to transmit with as much power as possible during the course of the installat
  
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• PTL Links: March 5, 2021

  05-03-2021 15:08
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Steel City Arts Foundation
  Animal Friends
  KDKA Fish Fry GuidePTL Deal Days:Pierogies Plus
  Bobby D’s
  Happy Days Dessert FactoryPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
  Instagram
  
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• Five People Displaced After Two Mobile Homes Burn In Jefferson Township

  05-03-2021 14:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Two mobile homes burned overnight, leaving behind heavy smoke in Jefferson Township.The two Fayette County homes were located along Mt. Vernon Road and forced five people out of them.The Red Cross is now assisting the people displaced by the fire.The cause is under investigation by the Fire Marshal.
  
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• Pa. Dept. Of Banking & Securities To Train Grocery Store Workers To Recognize Scams

  05-03-2021 13:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania wants to train grocery workers and convenience store clerks to protect seniors from gift card scams.The Department of Banking and Securities is partnering with the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association for the training.
  It will help employees spot potential victims and give them the tools to stop the transactions.
  Scammers often use gift cards to get money and personal information, targeting seniors.
  
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• Woman In Arnold Celebrates 104th Birthday

  05-03-2021 13:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ARNOLD, Pa. (KDKA) – Imagine for a moment what it’s like to be 104-years-old.For Gladys Leeman in Arnold, it became reality on Wednesday.“When you think back, and you live long enough, there are so many things you can reflect upon,” Leeman said.Leeman has lived through both World War I and II, the Great Depression, space exploration, the new millennium, and now the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Chillier Temperatures And Sunshine Start The Weekend

  05-03-2021 12:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s a cold start to our Friday with lows below average in the upper-teens and low-20s and feeling in the low-teens and even single digits for some.Clouds will decrease through the morning so we will have more sunshine than yesterday even though our highs will only be in the upper 30s again.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Get used to that set up through Saturday as chilly air stays in place.There
  
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• Doughbar, a new pizza destination, to open on South Side

  05-03-2021 12:00
  
  The new pizza restaurant from Matt Porco, Donnie Amman and Chris Clark will open on March 17.
  
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• Pittsburgh comedians, clubs laughing through the pain during pandemic

  05-03-2021 11:36
  
  The comedy community is still entertaining Pittsburgh despite their own creative and financial struggles.
  
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• ‘Back To Work PA:’ Wolf Administration Releases Proposal To Deal With Pandemic Job Losses

  05-03-2021 10:49
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has been strenuous on many things but especially the job market and left many without employment.Those people are wondering where to turn and the Wolf Administration is looking to help to get Pennsylvanians back to work.The plan released by Governor Wolf’s office is called “Back To Work PA” and he says in addition to supporting people most significantly impacted by the pandemic, it will also address inequities, support talent deve
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating Woman Found Dead Inside Her Home

  05-03-2021 09:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An investigation is underway after a woman was found dead inside her bathroom.Just before 11:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, police, fire, and EMS were called to a home in 5800 block of Black Street for a report of an unconscious woman at the home.When they arrived, a family member showed them to the bathroom where she was unconscious.She was pronounced dead at the scene.Pittsburgh Police are investigating the incident.
  
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• COVID-19 In West Virginia: Gov. Jim Justices Says He Won’t Lift Mask Mandate

  05-03-2021 09:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CHARLESTON, W. Va. (KDKA) – West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has said that he has no plans to lift the state’s mask mandate.The decision by Gov. Justice comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced earlier in the week that he would be lifting the mask mandate and reopening the state.
  Justice reiterated that he is continuing to follow the advice of medical experts when it comes to the pandemic in West Virginia.He added that he doesn’t know what the b
  
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• COVID-19 In West Virginia: Gov. Jim Justice Says He Won’t Lift Mask Mandate

  05-03-2021 09:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CHARLESTON, W. Va. (KDKA) – West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has said that he has no plans to lift the state’s mask mandate.The decision by Gov. Justice comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced earlier in the week that he would be lifting the mask mandate and reopening the state.
  Justice reiterated that he is continuing to follow the advice of medical experts when it comes to the pandemic in West Virginia.He added that he doesn’t know what the b
  
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• National Day Of Unplugging: Putting The Technology Down After A Difficult Year

  05-03-2021 09:17
  
  (CBS LOCAL) – Most of us have been spending more time than ever in front of our screens this past year, whether it’s on phones, computers, or televisions.Friday, March 5th is the National Day of Unplugging, which calls for people to put away devices.The Bartkowski family in San Diego spends much of their life online these days between remote work and virtual learning for 12-year-old McKenna and eight-year-old Aiden. When asked how much time she’s spending in front of screens, M
  
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• Bridges’ 22 Points Help WVU Beat TCU 76-67

  05-03-2021 08:55
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Redshirt freshman Jalen Bridges set seasons highs with 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 6 West Virginia to a 76-67 victory over TCU on Thursday night.
  The Mountaineers (18-7, 11-5 Big 12) bounced back from an overtime loss to No. 3 Baylor on Tuesday, sweeping the regular-season series from TCU.
  Bridges has vastly improved since the start of the season when he failed to score in his first four games and went 10 games until his first double-digit performance wit
  
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• W. Va. Sales Tax Would Top U.S. Under Income Tax Cut Plan

  05-03-2021 08:44
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s consumer sales tax rate would increase from 6% to 7.9% under a proposal submitted to the Legislature on Thursday to eliminate the state’s personal income tax.
  The sales tax increase would give West Virginia the highest rate among all U.S. states. Puerto Rico has a double-digit sales tax.
  Republican Gov. Jim Justice’s proposal would give residents a 60% cut in the personal income tax in the first year. People earning less than $35,0
  
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• W. Va. Sales Tax Would Top U.S. States Under Income Tax Cut Plan

  05-03-2021 08:44
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s consumer sales tax rate would increase from 6% to 7.9% under a proposal submitted to the Legislature on Thursday to eliminate the state’s personal income tax.
  The sales tax increase would give West Virginia the highest rate among all U.S. states. Puerto Rico has a double-digit sales tax.
  Republican Gov. Jim Justice’s proposal would give residents a 60% cut in the personal income tax in the first year. People earning less than $35,0
  
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• Police Say Beware After Chase Bank Accounts Unknowingly Opened In People’s Names

  05-03-2021 05:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More people are saying they were unknowingly signed up for Chase Bank accounts.
  Multiple police agencies are warning people about the scam that comes to your home.
  “When I first opened it, I thought, ‘Wait a minute,” said Ann Tomer.
  That was Tomer’s reaction when she got a letter in the mail from Chase Bank thanking her for opening a new account. At first, she thought it was junk mail until she got a closer look.
  “It was my name with a whol
  
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• Family Of Missing Olivia Zane Hangs Fliers In Pittsburgh’s Oakland Neighborhood

  05-03-2021 05:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Jessica Guay
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are asking for the public’s help in finding 23-year-old Olivia Zane.Law enforcement said she is missing and endangered. Zane was last seen at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Oakland, and Pittsburgh Police believe she was possibly headed to Homestead.
  (Photo provided by Pittsburgh Police)
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Zane is an employee at Carnegie Mellon University. School officials confirmed to KDKA that she works there but did
  
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• Report: 17 Fans Ejected From Penguins-Flyers Game For Not Wearing Masks

  05-03-2021 04:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officials reportedly ejected 17 fans from the Penguins’ game Thursday at PPG Paints Arena against the Flyers due to the mask policy.
  The Athletic’s Josh Yohe reports usher/security ejected the fans for not wearing masks. Yohe said he was told, “all were drinking.”Ushers/security ejected 17 fans from the Penguins/Flyers game for not wearing masks. I was told all were drinking. Here’s a thought: Maybe don’t sell a
  
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• Flyers Rally From Early Deficit To Stun Penguins 4-3

  05-03-2021 03:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Claude Giroux scored his second goal of the night on a tap-in with 2:08 remaining and the Philadelphia Flyers recovered from an early Pittsburgh deluge to slip by the Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night.
  The Flyers trailed by three following a 71-second first-period onslaught by Pittsburgh but kept chipping away and finally moving in front on Giroux’s easy flip into an open net late in the third.
  Giroux’s first goal pulled the Flyers within one in the second period
  
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• Ohio Woman Accused Of Stabbing 3-Year-Old Boy As He Walked With Kids To School Bus

  05-03-2021 03:55
  
  DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A woman stabbed a 3-year-old neighbor as he walked with other children to a school bus, an attack authorities learned of after the woman’s daughter told her teacher that her mother was stabbing someone.
  It wasn’t known what prompted the attack, which occurred Thursday in Deerfield Township. Authorities said the child was expected to survive and the woman was in custody, but their names were not released.
  The woman’s teenage daughter was hom
  
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• Ohio Man Admits Paying Poor Filipino Mothers For Child Porn

  05-03-2021 03:32
  
  SIDNEY, Ohio (AP) — A registered sex offender from Ohio man has admitted using dating sites to connect with impoverished women in the Philippines and offering them money in return for sexually explicit photos of their children.
  Charles Lee Frazier, 41, of Sidney, pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to produce child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio. He faces at least 25 years in prison and up to 50 years when he’s sentence
  
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• Remains Found In Street Near VA Hospital In Pittsburgh

  05-03-2021 03:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fragments of bones were found near the VA Hospital in Oakland.
  (Photo Credit: Bryce Lutz/KDKA)
  Police say the remains were discovered in the middle of Brackenridge Street. The crime scene unit collected the fragments.The medical examiner will determine if they’re human.
  
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• Fragments Of Bones Found In Street Near VA Hospital In Pittsburgh

  05-03-2021 03:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fragments of bones were found near the VA Hospital in Oakland.
  (Photo Credit: Bryce Lutz/KDKA)
  Police say fragments on bones were discovered in the middle of Brackenridge Street. The crime scene unit collected the bones.The medical examiner will determine if they’re human.
  
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• Loyola Gets Ready For Missouri Valley Conference Tournament With Sights Set On NCAA Tourney Run

  05-03-2021 02:06
  
  CHICAGO (CBS) — The Loyola Ramblers begin the madness part of March Friday morning when they open up Missouri Valley Conference tourney play in St. Louis.
  They shouldn’t have to win the Championship to get into the NCAA Tournament.
  Thanks to one of the best regular seasons in Loyola history, the Ramblers appear to have an at large bid locked up. The MVC regular season champs are projected to be safely in, around a 9 seed.
  They won Arch Madness to get the conference’s automatic
  
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• Pittsburgh Firefighter First Woman Promoted To Lieutenant Since 1995

  05-03-2021 01:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Public Safety held a pair of ceremonies Thursday for the swearing-in of new EMTs and paramedics. They also announced some big promotions, one of them which is pretty remarkable, especially in honor of Women’s History Month.
  Firefighter Kari Burnham got promoted to lieutenant. She’s one of only five women in the bureau, and her position makes her the highest-ranking woman in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire.“Litle girls and little kids are kinda
  
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• Heinz Field COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Adding More Appointments; AHN, Dick’s Sporting Goods Team Up For Clinic

  05-03-2021 01:45
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Heinz Field COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be offering more appointments.Giant Eagle announced that it’s extending the clinic after “an overwhelmingly positive response.” Additional appointments will be made available through Giant Eagle’s online scheduling tool.These appointments will be for March 8 through March 9, and they’ll be available Friday afternoon. Giant Eagle says more appointments may be added as vaccin
  
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