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• Allegheny County Council Votes To Pass Paid Sick Leave Bill

  09-03-2021 23:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County Council voted to pass a bill that requires businesses in the county to pay their employees paid sick leave.
  According to Councilwoman Bethany Hallam, the bill passed with a two-thirds majority. The council members met Tuesday to discuss the bill, which has an amendment that calls for businesses with 25 or fewer employees to be exempt.Allegheny County Paid Sick Leave passes County Council with a 2/3 VETO-PROOF MAJORITY!!!!!!— Bethany Hallam (@betha
  
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• Spring Training Report: Which MLB Prospects Are Poised For Greatness?

  09-03-2021 23:39
  
  (CBS Baltimore) — Spring training continues in what’s shaping up to be another season under the cloud of COVID. With the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, the pandemic has already delayed the development of MLB prospects. Some will pick up where they left off. Others won’t. With opening day still weeks away, other pandemic-related issues are already showing up as well. Fortunately, they are of the protocol-breaking variety and not the quarantining variety.
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• Missing 74-Year-Old Dennis Fester From Sarver Area Found

  09-03-2021 23:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A missing 74-year-old in Butler County has been found.
  The Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Department says Dennis Fester has been found.
  
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• COVID-19 In Westmoreland County: Officials Say State Is Not Communicating About Vaccine Distribution

  09-03-2021 23:23
  
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — GOP leaders in Westmoreland County continue to say the county is being shortchanged on coronavirus vaccines and information from Harrisburg.
  This week, local Republican leaders met to discuss what they consider inadequate vaccine supplies for a county the size of Westmoreland. For its part, the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a letter late last week addressing county commissioners’ concerns.
  According to the dose administration data that the
  
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• Police Looking For Missing 74-Year-Old Dennis Fester From Sarver Area

  09-03-2021 23:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Police in Butler County are looking for a missing 74-year-old.
  Buffalo Township Police say Dennis Fester is from the Sarver area. He was last seen on foot wearing a gray sweatshirt, brown pants and a dark baseball hat. Police say he wears reading glasses.
  (Photo provided by Buffalo Township Police)
  He’s described as a 74-year-old white male who is approximately 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. Police say he has brown eyes and gr
  
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• South Florida Leaders, CDC Concerned About Spring Break Surge Of Coronavirus

  09-03-2021 22:51
  
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – As throngs of college students descend on Florida beaches for Spring Break, the Centers for Disease Control is seriously concerned about COVID-19 and that the annual gatherings could cause another surge around the U.S.
  “We are worried that there’s going to be a convergence of people here and a real problem in the aftermath,” said Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber.
  In favorite destinations like Miami Beach, cheap flights and discounted hotel rooms are making
  
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• Tickets For Penguins’ Last 5 March Home Games Go On Sale Friday

  09-03-2021 22:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Single-game tickets for the Penguins’ last five home games of the month will go on sale to the general public this week.
  Tickets for the five games at PPG Paints Arena go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.“Penguins season ticket holders will receive an exclusive pre-sale prior to the general public on-sale date. Details will be communicated by email,” the Penguins said in a release Tuesday.
  The team says tickets will be sold in pods of tw
  
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• Third Stimulus Check: Besides $1,400, What Else Does The Economic Relief Package Have For You?

  09-03-2021 22:31
  
  (CBS Detroit) — The third stimulus check has attracted plenty of interest. But the $1.9 trillion economic relief package, known as the American Relief Plan, includes so much more than a $1,400 payment. The sweeping bill looks to address the economic pain brought on by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It contains programs designed to support struggling families, communities and small businesses, and to stop the spread of COVID through testing, tracing and vaccinations. Some of these efforts m
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Giant Eagle To Hold Vaccine Clinic For PPS Teachers At Heinz Field

  09-03-2021 22:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A two-day COVID-19 vaccine clinic for Pittsburgh Public Schools teachers will be held at Heinz Field.Giant Eagle says it’s partnering with PPS to hold the clinic from March 11 and March 12.Giant Eagle says it’ll complement the state’s Johnson & Johnson vaccine plan for teachers with the two-shot Pfizer vaccine it’s still getting for its clinics at Heinz Field.Pittsburgh Public Schools officials are communicating with sc
  
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• CMU Students Using Artificial Intelligence For Smarter Restroom Cleaning At Pittsburgh International Airport

  09-03-2021 21:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Carnegie Mellon students are working to use artificial intelligence to more efficiently clean restrooms at the Pittsburgh International Airport.The goal of the latest project in the collaboration between the Pittsburgh International Airport and CMU is to calculate real-time cleaning schedules using artificial intelligence.These schedules will take into account when and where flights are coming in and how many people are using a restroom. And event
  
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• Ohio Sued Over Law Requiring Burial Of Aborted Fetal Remains

  09-03-2021 21:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abortion clinics in Ohio sued Tuesday to block a state law requiring that fetal remains from surgical abortions be cremated or buried, arguing a lack of rules makes complying “impossible.”
  Clinics and their lawyers at ACLU of Ohio filed suit against the Ohio Department of Health and others in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. They asked the court to block the law as an unconstitutional hurdle to women’s legal right to abortion.
  At the time of its p
  
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• Furry Tails: Sad Savannah Finds Her Forever Home

  09-03-2021 21:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV Digital Producer Heather Lang
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — It’s one of the saddest scenes you will ever see. Lonely, dejected and terrified, Savannah was found all alone on a winter day. She was curled up on the cold, wet pavement, head and tail tucked away.
  The most heartbreaking part was perhaps the kibble carelessly thrown around her. Hundreds of tiny reddish-brown pieces looking a little like fallen leaves among a dusting of snow. The scooper on top ready to dish out the
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Sign LB Marcus Allen To 1-Year Contract

  09-03-2021 21:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers signed linebacker Marcus Allen to a one-year contract Tuesday.He switched from safety to linebacker in 2020 and played in 14 games, starting two and missing two because of injuries.
  We have signed LB Marcus Allen to a one-year contract. @BordasLawhttps://t.co/HSkPmauwUm
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) March 9, 2021He made his first NFL start against Buffalo and finished the season with 24 tackles.
  
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• Bail Set At $2M For Ohio Mom Brittany Gosney Charged In Missing 6-Year-Old James Hutchinson’s Death

  09-03-2021 20:39
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — Bail has been set at $2 million for the mother of a 6-year-old boy who police say died when she tried to abandon him and his two older siblings at a park and drive away but he grabbed for a door and was dragged.
  Brittany Gosney, 29, of Middletown, pleaded not guilty during her arraignment Monday to 16 counts, including murder, corpse abuse and endangering children. Her 42-year-old boyfriend, James Hamilton, also pleaded not guilty to the 15 counts he faces, includin
  
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• Weekly Flea Market Set To Take Over Pittsburgh Parking Garage

  09-03-2021 20:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On Saturdays in April, a flea market will take over the Sixth and Penn Parking Garage.
  The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership says it’s a twist on the British car boot sale tradition, where people will sell items from their cars’ trunks. There will also be live music, food and cocktails.
  The events will take place on Saturdays in April from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed.
  You can learn more about the event he
  
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• Rivers Casino Holding Live Concert

  09-03-2021 19:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Live entertainment is coming back to the Rivers Casino.
  On March 26, the Pittsburgh-native band No Bad JuJu will perform in the Event Center at 7 p.m.
  The casino says 250 socially distanced guests will be allowed inside. COVID-19 safety protocols remain in place, which means masks are required. There will also be temperature checks, and the casino says air filtration technology is running 24/7.
  This comes after Gov. Tom Wolf eased the gathering li
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Over 5,000 People Get First Dose Of Vaccine At AHN’s Mass Clinic

  09-03-2021 19:20
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) – More than 5,000 people got their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Tuesday morning. Allegheny Health Network hosted the mass clinic at the Monroeville Convention Center.
  For months, shots have been going into arms around the area. About 140,000 have been administered by AHN.
  “It is awesome,” Donna Taylor from Wilkinsburg said.
  For many people at Tuesday’s clinic, this is more than protection from the virus. This is the ticket to seeing family and
  
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• Prosecutors Discuss Seeking Death Penalty Against Krisinda Bright, Ambridge Mother Accused Of Killing Her 2 Kids

  09-03-2021 18:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Prosecutors are discussing whether to seek the death penalty against an Ambridge woman accused of killing her two children last month.
  Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier confirmed Tuesday that the prosecution team is in discussions about seeking the death penalty for 48-year-old Krisinda Bright.
  (Photo: Beaver County)
  Lozier says a death penalty review won’t take place until after the preliminary hearing scheduled for May 3.
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• Prosecutors Discuss Seeking Death Penalty Against Ambridge Mother Accused Of Killing Her 2 Kids

  09-03-2021 18:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Prosecutors are discussing whether to seek the death penalty against an Ambridge woman accused of killing her two children last month.
  Beaver County District Attorney David Lozier confirmed Tuesday that the prosecution team is in discussions about seeking the death penalty for 48-year-old Krisinda Bright.
  (Photo: Beaver County)
  Lozier says a death penalty review won’t take place until after the preliminary hearing scheduled for May 3.
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• ‘A GRAMMY Salute To The Sounds Of Change’ Comes To CBS March 17th

  09-03-2021 18:30
  
  (CBS) – CBS and the Recording Academy have announced the new two-hour special A GRAMMY Salute To The Sounds Of Change will broadcast Wednesday, March 17th from 9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and available to stream live and on demand with Paramount+. The special will air three days after The 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards broadcast on Sunday, March 14th on CBS.
  A GRAMMY Salute To The Sounds Of Change will feature top contemporary artists, including Yolanda Adams, Leon Bridges with T
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Announces 2,975 More Coronavirus Cases, Over 3M Vaccine Doses Administered

  09-03-2021 18:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 2,975 new Coronavirus cases and 40 additional deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic has risen to 953,136 since Monday’s report, according to the state’s data.
  There are 1,502 people across the state hospitalized with COVID-19 infections. Of those hospitalized, 303 patients are in the ICU.
  According to the Health Department, the statewide percen
  
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• Report: Pittsburgh Steelers Not Using Franchise Tag On LB Bud Dupree

  09-03-2021 18:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Steelers will reportedly not be franchising linebacker Bud Dupree this year.
  The Steelers placed a franchise tag on Dupree last season. But Adam Schefter reports a source says Dupree has been informed he won’t be franchised again this year.LB Bud Dupree, Pittsburgh’s franchise player last year, has been informed that he will not be franchised again this year, per league source. Dupree is headed to free agency.
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• Will Sister Jean Go To Indy As Loyola Heads To NCAA Tournament?

  09-03-2021 17:53
  
  CHICAGO (CBS) — The Loyola Ramblers are back in the NCAA tournament, but what about their team chaplain and everyone’s favorite fan, Sister Jean?
  Now 101 years old, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM has not been able to join the team due the pandemic. But that hasn’t stopped her from praying for Rambler wins.
  But will she be making the trip to Indy?
  “We can’t limit it to saying she wants to be in Indy. She’s wanted to be at every game, every practice. We know s
  
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• California Lawmakers Pushing For Enforcement Of Gender Neutral Toy Departments At Big Box Stores

  09-03-2021 17:45
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Lawmakers in California are making a push for gender-neutral toy departments to encourage more tolerance and open-mindedness in parents and children.
  “He likes to play with dolls and whatever and it’s not hurting anybody,” said Bella Valencia, a shopper. “So putting them together not really gonna make a difference. He loves to sing all the princess songs and everything.”
  The assembly bill would prohibit big box stores from displaying gend
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 348 More Coronavirus Cases, 2 Additional Deaths

  09-03-2021 17:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 348 new Coronavirus cases and two additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, 166 are confirmed from 675 PCR tests. There were 182 probable cases.
  The dates of positive tests range from March 1-8.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from 7 months to 93 years, with a median age of 37.
  There have now been 5,205 total hospitalizations and 78,705 total coronavirus cases in Allegheny
  
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• PTL Links: March 9, 2021

  09-03-2021 15:21
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• ‘Life Ended Too Soon’: Endangered Amur Tiger Dies After Artificial Insemination Procedure At Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

  09-03-2021 15:15
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) — Officials with the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo announced that an endangered Amur tiger died after an artificial insemination procedure last week. Officials said the death of the 9-year-old female named Savelii is “deeply sad.”
  (credit: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo)
  “As caretakers of endangered and threatened species, we have to walk a fine line between doing the right things for the individual animals in our care, but also making hard decisions for the
  
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• Nissan Recalling 854K Sentra Cars To Fix Brake Light Problem

  09-03-2021 15:01
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 854,000 cars in the U.S. and Canada because the brake lights might not come on when the driver presses on the pedal.
  The recall covers certain Sentra compacts from the 2016 through 2019 model years, including more than 807,000 in the U.S. Nissan says silicon contamination can cause the stop lamp switch near the brake pedal to malfunction.
  If that happens, the stop lamps may not light up and the engine may not start.
  Owners will be notified in Ap
  
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• Derek Chauvin Trial, Day 1: Jury Selection Paused For At Least A Day

  09-03-2021 14:15
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd, was paused for at least a day on Monday, just as the process was scheduled to begin.
  The start of the trial is now in the hands of the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Minnesota Supreme Court due to an issue about whether the additional charge of third-degree murder can be added against Chauvin.
  Last week, the court of appeals told Judge Peter Cahill
  
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• Veterans Leadership Program Holds Food Distribution For Military Families

  09-03-2021 14:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than a year into the pandemic, many people are still struggling to provide for their families.
  Yesterday in the Strip District, the Veterans Leadership Program teamed up with the Pittsburgh Food Bank to give back.
  Organizers say it’s a way to help those who gave so much in service of there country.
  “I think it was important prior to the pandemic, but the pandemic has just increased the need and important of the event. We’re
  
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• Fire Marshal Investigating North Fayette Twp. House Fire

  09-03-2021 13:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A North Fayette Township house fire is under investigation by the Allegheny County Fire Marshal.
  Just before 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, a man woke up to one of his dogs shaking and not barking.
  He says that was a sign something was wrong, so they got out of the house.
  It turns out a fire had started in the kitchen.
  Everyone made it out safe.
  Investigators are now looking into a cause.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Mid-Week Warm Up, Chances Of 70º Temperatures

  09-03-2021 12:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Welcome to paradise with highs near 60 degrees today and morning lows in the 40’s. It feels great outside.
  The warm air will stick around for the next few days with a real chance of hitting the 70 degree mark both Wednesday and Thursday.
  For today, little is changing with my forecast through the week with highs still pegged to hit 60 degrees.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  The change comes for the morning hours as temperatures are currently in the upper 40&rs
  
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• Drivers Feeling The Pain At The Pumps As Gas Prices Continue To Rise Across Pittsburgh Area

  09-03-2021 11:57
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you have filled up your gas tank lately, you have felt the sting of rising gas prices. The price of gas for the cheap stuff is now over three dollars a gallon in the Pittsburgh area which is about 45 cents per gallon more than a year ago when the pandemic began. Most of that increase has come in just the past few months.
  Patrick DeHaan, Senior Oil Analyst for GasBuddy.com says the issue is with COVID-19 numbers dropping and vaccinations spreading quickly, we are star
  
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• Allegheny Co. Council To Vote On Paid Sick Leave Bill

  09-03-2021 11:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Thousands of workers in Allegheny County could stand to receive paid time off when they get sick.
  It’s a bill creating controversy and this vote comes as some new amendments were made.
  One of those amendments is to exempt businesses with 25 or less people — but that is expected to be debated as some on council want it the bill to include all businesses.
  This is similar to legislation that already passed in Pittsburgh, and this has become a heated issue for c
  
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• ‘Good Eat$ Downtown’ Campaign Begins, Aimed At Bringing Business Back To Downtown Restaurants

  09-03-2021 10:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There is a new push starting today to bring people back downtown to eat, with dozens of restaurants offering a new dining deal.
  The program is called Good Eat$ Downtown and applies to dine in, take out, and delivery!
  Starting today, you’ll get a 25% discount when you buy food and drinks at participating restaurants on Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s through the month of March.
  Keep in mind though, the program is only available while funding lasts.
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• Man Linked To 3 Ohio Homicides Dies After Detroit Shooting

  09-03-2021 09:55
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A man suspected in three homicides in Ohio has died in Detroit, four days after he was shot by police in the city.
  Detroit police say 55-year-old Chandra Moore died Friday.
  Moore was shot a week ago while exchanging gunfire with police outside a Detroit motel.
  He was wanted in Cincinnati after the deaths of his estranged wife, Brittany Wagoner, and two men: Timothy Dugar and Andrew Wesley.
  Detroit authorities say officers were watching the Rivertown Inn and Suites when Moore
  
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• Ohio Drops Vaccination Age To 50 As New Cases Decrease

  09-03-2021 09:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor has again dropped the minimum age eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations, this time to those 50 years or older.
  With the state continuing to show progress in battling the deadly virus, Gov. Mike DeWine said the minimum age will be lowered from 60 years as of Thursday.
  That is one week since the last age reductions.
  Meanwhile, the state’s long-awaited state vaccine website was up and running Monday.
  The site is meant to provide one-stop sear
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins, Penguins Foundation Celebrating Gender Equality Month

  09-03-2021 09:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Penguins and the Penguins Foundation are celebrating Gender Equality Month in March.
  On Sunday, they celebrated Her Hockey Day with a clinic in North Park to get girls interested in hockey.
  The Penguins and 84 Lumber are also recognizing female-owned businesses in the area.
  One will be picked to receive a $25,000 grant.
  Nominations are open until March 18.
  For more information on the Penguins’ and the Penguins Foundation’s plans to
  
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• Urban Redevelopment Authority Accepting Renovation Proposals For Old Beltzhoover Elementary School

  09-03-2021 09:00
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Urban Redevelopment Authority is taking steps towards giving an old building new life.
  The URA, along with the Beltzhoover Consensus Group is now accepting renovation proposals for the old Beltzhoover Elementary School.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Aaron Sledge)
  Initial plans are to turn the building into housing and a community center.
  The deadline to submit proposals is May 14.
  
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• Fayette Co. Ranks 9th In COVID-19 Vaccination Rates In Pa.

  09-03-2021 08:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fayette County has administered more than 33,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines since the shots became available.
  That ranks the county 9th out of the state’s 67 counties for its rate of vaccinations per 100,000 people.
  The county credits its vaccination task force.
  It allows residents to sign up for the vaccine and quickly get a dose when one becomes available.
  
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• Indiana Teacher Fired After Sex Abuse Charges In Ohio

  09-03-2021 08:20
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana School for the Deaf teacher has been fired after he was charged in Ohio with felony sexual misconduct charges involving a student.
  WRTV-TV reports that Jerry R. Claus was charged last month in Ohio’s Erie County for allegations from 2005.
  Claus taught at the School for the Deaf from 2013 until last month.
  According to his indictment, the girl was 13 years old and the incident happened off school grounds.
  Claus’s attorney, Troy Wisehart, tells the
  
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• Stephen Colbert Takes A Look Back At The Year In Quarantine On ‘A Late Show’

  09-03-2021 07:30
  
  (CBS) – Stephen Colbert looks back at a year in quarantine with a special episode of A Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Friday, March 12th from 11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT on CBS and streaming with Paramount+. The special Friday night episode of A Late Show will mark the one-year anniversary of the production’s last show from the Ed Sullivan Theater, which found Colbert delivering his monologue and interviewing his guest Dr. Sanjay Gupta in an empty theater with only
  
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• CDC’s New Guidelines For Fully Vaccinated People Have Isolated Families Hopeful For Better Days Ahead

  09-03-2021 05:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Jennifer Borrasso
  HOPEWELL, Pa. (KDKA) — The CDC’s new guidelines for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have families who have been isolated for months looking ahead to better days.
  KDKA’s Jennifer Borrasso talked to a grandmother and grandson from Beaver County who have been apart since the pandemic hit.
  It has been an emotional year for Donna Ochman. She is now about one week from being fully vaccinated and one step closer to hugging her grandson.Th
  
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• Bobcat Spotted In Lawrence County

  09-03-2021 04:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MAHONING TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A bobcat was spotted in Lawrence County.
  The Mahoning Township Police Department said the bobcat was spotted Monday in the area of West State Street near Carbon Micco Road.
  “A large Bobcat eating a deer carcass near the wood line off of West State Street,” the police said on Facebook.According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, bobcats “thrive in a wide variety of habitats including forested mountains, swamps, and a
  
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• Emails Show FBI Was Looking For Extremely Valuable Civil War-Era Gold At Pa. Dig Site 3 Years Ago

  09-03-2021 02:22
  
  (AP) — Go for the gold? The U.S. government went for it.
  FBI agents were looking for an extremely valuable cache of fabled Civil War-era gold — possibly tons of it — when they excavated a remote woodland site in Pennsylvania three years ago this month, according to government emails and other recently released documents in the case.
  On March 13, 2018, treasure hunters led the FBI to Dent’s Run, about 135 miles (220 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh, where legend has it
  
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• $13B From COVID-19 Relief Bill Headed To Pennsylvania Governments

  09-03-2021 01:56
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — State, county and city governments in Pennsylvania will receive about $13 billion from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package making its way through Congress, a huge sum of money at a time when the state is projecting a multibillion-dollar deficit.
  The state’s share of that will be about $7.3 billion while the other $5.7 billion will go to local governments, officials with the Independent Fiscal Office told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday.
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• Hopewell High School Announces Plans To Hold New-Look Prom

  09-03-2021 01:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Jennifer Borrasso
  HOPEWELL, Pa. (KDKA) — Schools across western Pennsylvania are looking to return to some kind of normalcy.
  One local school district said it is moving forward with planning a prom with safety in mind.
  In 2020, prom was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year, the Hopewell School District was prepared to have the event any way it could.
  Hopewell High School Principal Michael Allison told KDKA’s Jennifer Borrasso that he feels comfortab
  
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• Robert Morris Embraces Challenges Of Spring Football

  09-03-2021 00:57
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — You don’t normally see college football games in the spring, but nothing has been normal this past year.Robert Morris University postponed football last fall because of the pandemic, and the Colonials are playing their games now. It’s odd, according to head coach Bernard Clark, but the team is embracing it.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Like many coaches and student-athletes, Clark had a tough time this past fall.“It was more difficult for me watching o
  
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• COVID-19 In West Virginia: Businesses Open To 100%, Masks Still Mandatory

  09-03-2021 00:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WHEELING, W. Va. (KDKA) – Monday marks the first time in a long time that businesses in West Virginia can operate at 100% capacity, however, there are still some COVID-related restrictions in place.
  “I think it’s about time we open up,” Wheeling resident Bob Edgell said about West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s lifting of COVID-related occupancy and attendance restrictions. He added, “It’s been demanding.”It’s been dem
  
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• Allegheny County Businesses In Hospitality Industry Can Apply For Grants March 15

  09-03-2021 00:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County businesses in the hospitality industry like restaurants and bars that were hit hard by the pandemic can soon apply for grants.
  County Executive Rich Fitzgerald says the Hospitality Industry Recovery Program will start accepting applications at noon on March 15. Businesses can check eligibility and apply here.
  “The hospitality industry is that sector of our economy which has probably been hardest hit by the pandemic,” said Fitzgerald in a sta
  
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