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• Are People Lying To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine Before They Are Eligible?

  25-03-2021 23:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Thursday, Governor Tom Wolf announced that Pennsylvania ranks above the national average for coronavirus vaccine distribution.
  “According to a number of observers, as of today, we’re 15th in the nation in terms of getting shots into arms, first doses,” said Wolf.
  But the governor still has not announced a timeline for when people in Phase 1B can be vaccinated. The question is, are people willing to wait any longer?
  Those younger than 65 years old ha
  
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• Vaccination Efforts Ramp Up As Pennsylvania Reports Over 1M COVID-19 Cases

  25-03-2021 23:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As Pennsylvania marked its one-millionth confirmed case of COVID-19 Thursday, vaccination efforts continue to increase in our area.
  Thousands of people got their shots at Heinz Field and PNC Park on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of people still remain on the waitlist.
  AHN marked its 25,000th shot given at the home of the Pirates. Overall, it has administered 200,000 shots. Currently, it is scheduling patients as the vaccine becomes available.
  “We have some other
  
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• New Research Suggests Coronavirus Infection Rates Follow Pollen Counts

  25-03-2021 23:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Spring and pollen go hand in hand, something Chris Whitley can’t help but notice.“You go outside, you’re trying to clean up the yard, and the nose just starts to clog up,” he said. “The eyes are itching, they water, it’s hard to see, you can build up pressure in your ears and your face. The post-nasal drip’s no fun.”Now researchers have found COVID-19 infection rates and pollen counts can track together, too.
  “Thirty
  
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• Omni William Penn Hotel To Begin Accepting Reservations Again In April

  25-03-2021 22:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a possible sign of things returning to normal.
  Pittsburgh’s grand hotel, the Omni William Penn, is reopening soon. It’s been closed for more than a year because of the pandemic.
  World wars and depressions weren’t enough to close the 105-year-old hotel, but the pandemic did.
  The Omni William Penn has confirmed to KDKA that they’ll begin accepting reservations again on April 1. It’s a sign that people may be ready to travel again a
  
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• Chef Bill Fuller: Grilled Asparagus With Crab And Kale Salad

  25-03-2021 22:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Chef Bill Fuller, of the big Burrito Group, shows us how to make a salad from Casbah’s springtime menu!
  Grilled Asparagus with Crab and Kale Salad
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  Grilled Asparagus, Jumbo Lump Crabmeat, Pink Peppercorn, Parmigiana ReggianoServes 4 as a main, 8 as a side
  Ingredients:2 bu. Asparagus, washed and snapped
  2-3 Tbs. Very good olive oil
  Salt and pepper
  2 Tbs Butter
  ½ # Jumbo lump crabmeat (or more. If you buy a whole pound, you might as well u
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Orders Vaccine Providers To Work With Agencies To Get Seniors Appointments

  25-03-2021 22:38
  
  HARRISBURG (AP) – Pennsylvania ordered vaccine providers Thursday to work with agencies that serve older adults to help clear a backlog of people 65 and older who have spent months waiting for COVID-19 shots.
  The state has accelerated its overall rollout after a series of early stumbles, but only 35% of older people are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, ranking Pennsylvania near the bottom nationally. Hundreds of thousands of older adults still need to be inoculated before Pennsylv
  
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• Passover plans in transition to normalcy

  25-03-2021 22:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  COVID precautions remain in effect, but many families and groups plan to include more guests than last year
  
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• Washington County Reporting Alarming Increase In Fatal Overdoses, Experts Blame Fentanyl-Laced Drugs

  25-03-2021 22:01
  
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – Washington County law enforcement and drug counselors say there’s been an alarming increase in fatal overdoses. And apparently, it’s not just from those who use heroin or prescription pain killers.
  Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone calls it a mass poisoning. People are dying after using marijuana and cocaine laced with fentanyl. The numbers are frightening.
  “To date, the coroner’s office has identified 33 suspected overdose de
  
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• Washington County Reporting Alarming Increase In Fatal Overdoses

  25-03-2021 22:01
  
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – Washington County law enforcement and drug counselors say there’s been an alarming increase in fatal overdoses. And apparently, it’s not just from those who use heroin or prescription pain killers.
  Washington County District Attorney Gene Vittone calls it a mass poisoning. People are dying after using marijuana and cocaine laced with fentanyl. The numbers are frightening.
  “To date, the coroner’s office has identified 33 suspected overdose de
  
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• West Virginia House Passes Transgender Athlete Bill

  25-03-2021 21:33
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Transgender athletes in West Virginia middle and high schools would be banned from competing on teams relating to their preferred sexual identity under a bill passed Thursday by the House of Delegates.
  The bill passed on a 78-20 vote with two delegates absent. It now goes to the state Senate.
  Debate on the bill lasted more than an hour and often was emotional. Most of the delegates who spoke about the bill were Democrats. Some Democrats and other organizations call
  
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• United Airlines Adding Flights To Popular Pittsburgh Vacation Destinations For Summer Season

  25-03-2021 21:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — United Airlines is announcing new routes out of Pittsburgh International Airport ahead of summer vacation season.
  United is adding nonstop flights to Portland, Maine, and Charleston, South Carolina.
  For the first time ever this summer, Pittsburgh will also have direct flights to Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Pensacola, Florida.Big air service news! Today @United announced 4 new flights from PIT and 1st-ever nonstops to Hilton Head Island Airpor
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: High Winds, Chance Of Severe Storms Blowing Through Overnight

  25-03-2021 21:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Thursday has been warm and pleasant, but storms are on the way.
  A High Wind Warning is in effect for many counties north and west of Pittsburgh and in the higher elevations east of town. This warning goes into effect at 2 a.m. and is set to expire at 2 p.m. Friday.
  During this event, sustained winds will whip from 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 60 mph at times. Winds like this could bring down branches, trees and powerlines.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
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• Interview: Jill Hennessy On Showtime’s ‘City On A Hill’ Season 2: ‘The Show Is So On Point With What’s Going On Now’

  25-03-2021 21:12
  
  (CBS Local)– After a successful first season, Showtime’s “City on a Hill” returns this Sunday night at 10pm EST/PST. Actor Jill Hennessy made a name for herself in 2019 as Jenny Rohr, the wife of Kevin Bacon’s character Jackie Rohr. The show takes place in Boston during the early 1990s and tells the story of the unlikely working relationship between Aldis Hodge’s character Assistant DA Decourcy Ward and Bacon’s character FBI veteran Rohr.
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• UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Offering First-Of-Its-Kind COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic For Pregnant Women

  25-03-2021 20:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital is opening a new vaccine clinic next week for pregnant women only.
  The clinic will be the first of its kind in the entire country.
  UPMC says it wants a safe place for pregnant women to go to get vaccinated since they are in the state’s Phase 1A group and are considered high-risk.
  “I don’t know that a lot of pregnant women realize that they’re in that category and that’s another reason that w
  
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• Headmaster Resigns After Allegedly Making Black Student Kneel During Apology To White Teacher

  25-03-2021 20:32
  
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The headmaster of a Long Island school has resigned following a racism allegation from a parent.
  WCBS-TV spoke with Trisha Paul earlier this week. She said John Holian, headmaster at St. Martin de Porres Marianist School, told her 11-year-old son, who is Black, to get on his knees while apologizing to his white teacher. It’s an act the mother believes is racist.
  “He stated that he should apologize the African or the Nigerian way, which was to knee
  
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• 24-Year-Old Matthew Hilty Arrested After Police Chase In Armstrong County

  25-03-2021 20:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH APOLLO, Pa. (KDKA) – Police say a suspect who officers used a stun gun on twice got up both times and kept running before he was finally apprehended after a chase in Armstrong County.Kiski Township police say 24-year-old Matthew Hilty was wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant. When officers spotted him along River Road in North Apollo Borough, police say he took off.He allegedly led officers on a foot chase. When he tripped and fell, police say he resisted ar
  
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• New Jersey Gym Offering Free Membership To Customers Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine Despite Officials Urging Residents To Get Vaccinated

  25-03-2021 19:35
  
  (CBS Philly) — A New Jersey gym that has received backlash throughout the coronavirus pandemic is offering a freebie to anyone who does not receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Atilis Gym, in Bellmawr, initially made headlines last year when they repeatedly defied Gov. Phil Murphy’s coronavirus shutdown order.
  Gym owner Ian Smith posted on Twitter that Atilis Gym would be offering free memberships to anyone who doesn’t get the coronavirus vaccine after hearing about Krispy Kreme&rsquo
  
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• Villanova Basketball In Unfamiliar Underdog Territory Ahead Of Matchup With Top-Seeded Baylor

  25-03-2021 19:33
  
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’ll be a tough test for the Wildcats on Saturday. Villanova is going to need the “Wright stuff” for sure against top-seeded Baylor in the sweet sixteen of the NCAA Tournament.
  Over the weekend, a lot of top schools with big expectations got their lights punched out– not Villanova. They never gave Cinderella a slipper to stand on.
  But now, the ‘Cats find themselves wearing some unfamiliar underdog shoes.
  Head coach Jay Wright knows they
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf: Air Filter Manufacturing Plant Opening In New Kensington To Create 120 Jobs

  25-03-2021 19:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – An air filter manufacturer is expanding its operations to Pennsylvania, creating about 120 full-time jobs in the Pittsburgh area.
  Family-owned and Alabama-based Filterbuy will redevelop an old, underused industrial building in New Kensington, the Wolf administration announced Thursday.Filterbuy CEO and founder David Heacock says because of the increased demand for air filtration products due to COVID-19, the company has actually been addi
  
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• USC Men’s Basketball Coach Andy Enfield: ‘We Didn’t Expect To Beat Kansas By As Many Points As We Did’

  25-03-2021 17:35
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBS LA) – The USC men’s basketball team is in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time in 14 years. This is the second time that head coach Andy Enfield has led a program to the Round of 16 after he coached 15 seed Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet 16 in 2013.
  Coach Enfield spoke with CBSLA’s Jim Hill about his team’s victories over Drake and Kansas, Evan and Isaiah Mobley and what it will take to make a deep run in the
  
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• 100-Year-Old Texan, World War II Pilot Martha Cowan Celebrates Lifetime Of Breaking Gender Barriers

  25-03-2021 17:30
  
  LEWISVILLE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A World War II pilot, a ship builder and now Martha Cowan is a centenarian.
  There was a surprise birthday party in Lewisville Wednesday, March 24, for an exceptional woman who has lived a life breaking down gender barriers.
  Her head barely visible over the dashboard, Cowan may be little, but this was her big day.
  She arrived for her parade and birthday party at the Lewsiville Estates Assisted Living Center.
  When asked how it feels to be 100, Cowan responded
  
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• Gas Driller To Pay $1.9M For Damage To Pennsylvania Wetlands, Waterways

  25-03-2021 17:16
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — One of the most active natural gas exploration firms in Pennsylvania has agreed to pay $1.9 million after it disclosed in 2014 that its construction work had damaged waterways and wetlands, without proper permits, according to paperwork filed in federal court on Wednesday.
  Officials from Chesapeake Energy Corp. of Oklahoma City and federal and state environmental protection agencies signed the consent decree in December before it was filed in federal court in William
  
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• Man Dies After Being Shot In Head In Perry South

  25-03-2021 16:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh police say a man is dead after being shot in the head in Perry South.
  The shooting happened Wednesday on the 800 block of Brightridge Street. Police said the victim also has a possible puncture wound to the chest.On Thursday morning, police said the man had died in the hospital.There’s no word of any arrests. Police are investigating.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Interview: Lauren E. Banks On Season 2 Of Showtime’s ‘City On A Hill’, Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge

  25-03-2021 16:24
  
  (CBS Local)– “City on a Hill” is coming back to Showtime and season two of the series starring Kevin Bacon & Aldis Hodge premieres on Sunday, March 28 at 10pm EST/PST. The show takes place in Boston during the early 1990s and tells the story of the unlikely working relationship between Hodge’s character Assistant DA Decourcy Ward and Bacon’s character FBI veteran Jackie Rohr.
  The series features many great actors in addition to Bacon and Hodge like Lauren E
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 283 New Coronavirus Cases

  25-03-2021 16:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 283 new Coronavirus cases and no additional deaths.
  Of the newly-reported cases, the Health Department says 234 are confirmed and 49 are probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from 2 years to 86 years, with a median age of 35.
  There have now been 5,553 total hospitalizations and 83,225 total coronavirus cases in Allegheny County since the pandemic started.
  The county-wi
  
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• Gonzaga’s Drew Timme Has NCAA Tournament Fandom’s Attention

  25-03-2021 15:38
  
  by Keith Russell 
  RICHARDSON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Who would’ve imagined just a few years ago that Drew Timme from Richardson Pearce High School near Dallas, Texas would be closing in on one of the greatest seasons by any team in any sport?
  His dad, Matt Timme says he “couldn’t be prouder. It’s an awesome feeling.”
  The only thing more decorated than his game in the tourney so far is the community Drew Timme grew up in.
  Kashaun Hicks #2 of the Norfolk Stat
  
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• Wolf administration refuses to release details of wasted COVID-19 vaccine doses

  25-03-2021 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The state Health Department is once again citing a decades-old law that it has used numerous times to prevent greater public scrutiny of its coronavirus pandemic response.
  
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• CBS Sports And Paramount+ Now Exclusive Home Of Italy’s Serie A In United States

  25-03-2021 15:00
  
  (CBS Local)- The investment in soccer continued Thursday for ViacomCBS as CBS Sports and Lega Serie A announced that Paramount+ and CBS Sports will be the new exclusive home to Italian top league soccer in the U.S. The deal includes the rights to the Serie A Championship, Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana.
  Paramount+ will be home to more than 400 live matches each season through 2024 including all 380 Serie A matches, 25 Coppa Italia matches including all from the fourth knockout round on and
  
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• Loyola Ramblers Make Best Of Living Under COVID Protocols As They Practice To Take On Oregon State In Sweet 16

  25-03-2021 14:59
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (CBS) — The Loyola Ramblers were getting ready Wednesday for their Sweet 16 matchup against Oregon State.
  In one of the quirks of this NCAA Tournament, all in the Indianapolis area, Loyola is practicing at Lucas Oil Stadium – even though they play at Bankers Life Fieldhouse Saturday.
  In another big difference, the team is in a controlled environment and living by COVID protocols.
  The Ramblers don’t get to come home after each weekend of games like they did during t
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Crosses 1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

  25-03-2021 14:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting the Commonwealth has surpassed 1 million Coronavirus cases.
  Pennsylvania reporting 3,623 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, pushing the statewide total to 1,000,240 cases since the pandemic began just over a year ago.
  The state also reported 41 additional deaths, bringing the death toll to 24,917.
  There are 1,652 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19 and 351 patients are in the ICU.
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Crosses 1 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

  25-03-2021 14:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting the Commonewealth has surpassed 1 million Coronavirus cases.
  Early data found on the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s COVID Alert PA mobile app shows that the state is reporting 3,623 new cases and 41 new deaths.Pennsylvania currently has 1,000,240 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 24,917 deaths.There are 1,717 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19.As of Thursday morning, Pe
  
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• PTL Links: March 25, 2021

  25-03-2021 14:16
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Page Dairy Mart
  The Spot Pittsburgh
  Venture Outdoors
  Venture Outdoors’ Big Day Aht
  big Burrito Group
  Chef Bill Fuller’s Recipes (Coming Soon!)PTL Weekend Guide:Black Mary
  Harris @ Home Theater
  Vanessa German at The Frick PittsburghPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: As Cases Reach Nearly 1 Million, Pa. Learns It Will Not Get As Many Single-Dose Johnson And Johnson Vaccines

  25-03-2021 14:11
  
  HARRISBURG (AP) – Pennsylvania neared 1 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday amid rising infections and word of a setback in the state’s accelerating COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
  The Department of Health reported another 4,667 new cases — the highest single-day number since early February — to bring Pennsylvania to within a few hundred of the milestone. Daily infections have risen more than 10% in two weeks, with hospitalizations beginning to drift up
  
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• New Lighting And Pavement Planned For Walnut Street In Shadyside

  25-03-2021 13:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh is looking to brighten up Shadyside.Crews began work on Wednesday on a new lighting project on Walnut Street.They’re taking down overhead wiring and installing 30 new decorative poles and LED “Acorn Lights.”The project will also re-pave Walnut Street.
  They expect to finish the project by May.
  
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• Two Pennsylvania Trade Associations Come Out Against PennDOT’s Bridge Toll Proposal

  25-03-2021 12:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There is now even more opposition to PennDOT’s place to toll nine bridges throughout Pennsylvania, including one right here in Allegheny County.Two Pennsylvania trade associations are against the plan to toll bridges, saying that would increase project costs.The Associated Pennsylvania Constructors and Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association have both come out against the plan to toll the nine bridges, including I-79’s bridges over Route 50 in Allegheny County.
  
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• Not-So-Rushed Hour: PennDOT Not Seeing Usual Morning Rush Hour Traffic

  25-03-2021 12:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Here’s another item on the growing list of things changed by the pandemic: Traffic!From March of last year until Thanksgiving there was hardly a rush hour as we sheltered in place at home, but over the last few months, the traffic flow is coming back.
  “Now we’re about 85%, where we were pre-pandemic on our interstates,” says PennDOT Dist. 11 Traffic Engineer Todd Kravits, “And we’re seeing just about 90% on our traffic routes or our r
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Severe Weather Chances Increase Overnight; High Wind Warning, Wind Advisory Issued

  25-03-2021 12:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Good morning!There’s a severe weather chance for today but you’ll have to wait until tonight before the strongest of storms arrives.
  Most of the day today should be dry and fairly calm.
  Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  Highs yesterday hit 74 degrees. The first 70-degree day of the year. We will be hotter today than yesterday and I have bumped up my forecast high to 77 degrees.The morning hours will be dry and warm. In fact, morning lows will be very close t
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Severe Weather Chances Increase Overnight

  25-03-2021 12:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Good morning!There’s a severe weather chance for today but you’ll have to wait until tonight before the strongest of storms arrives.
  Most of the day today should be dry and fairly calm.
  Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  Highs yesterday hit 74 degrees. The first 70-degree day of the year. We will be hotter today than yesterday and I have bumped up my forecast high to 77 degrees.The morning hours will be dry and warm. In fact, morning lows will be very close t
  
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• Disable Vehicle On Route 28 Inbound Causing Traffic Delays

  25-03-2021 11:50
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A disabled vehicle along Route 28 inbound is causing traffic delays.The vehicle is between the 31st Street Bridge and Downtown.Make sure to allow some extra time in your commute.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• COVID-19 In Allegheny County: Concern Over Rising Cases Has Leaders Calling For Caution

  25-03-2021 11:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With warmer temperatures and spring weather moving in, more people are getting together in larger groups and they aren’t being safe about it.According to Allegheny County Health Director Dr. Debra Bogen, these factors are leading to a rise in cases and it’s a cause for concern.Dr. Bogen also pointed out that many people got together for the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and were less physically distant.In Allegheny County, positivity rates have risen in th
  
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• 'Ma Rainey' work earns Pittsburgh's Diana Stoughton her first Oscar nomination

  25-03-2021 11:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  She’s been a staple in the art departments of projects filming in Western Pennsylvania since the late ‘80s.
  
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• Clairton native with passion for the city aims to remake deteriorating Century Townhomes complex

  25-03-2021 09:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Yasmine Brooks put together a nonprofit with prominent advisers to redevelop the community where she spent time as a struggling single mom.
  
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• Clairton native with passion for the city aims remake deteriorating Century Townhomes complex

  25-03-2021 09:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Yasmine Brooks put together a nonprofit with prominent advisers to redevelop the community where she spent time as a struggling single mom.
  
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• McKeesport Police Searching For Missing 58-Year-Old Man, David Cook

  25-03-2021 09:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – The City of McKeesport Police are asking people to be on the lookout for a missing 58-year-old man, David Cook.Photo Credit: McKeesport Police
  Cook is described as a 5’10” tall Black man, weighing 245 pounds with a mustache.He was last seen around 9:00 a.m. on March 24.Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call the McKeesport Police Department at 412-675-5015 or 911.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• McKeesport Police Find Missing 58-Year-Old Man, David Cook

  25-03-2021 09:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – The City of McKeesport Police say they have located a 58-year-old man reported missing yesterday.Photo Credit: McKeesport Police
  David Cook had last been seen around 9 a.m. on March 24.McKeesport Police say he has now been found. His condition was not released.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• The Clarks Preparing For Live Performance At Starlight Drive-In

  25-03-2021 08:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUTLER (KDKA) – One of Pittsburgh’s favorite bands are heading back to the stage.
  The Clarks have signed up to play at the Starlight Drive-In in Butler.The show is scheduled for June 5th at 8:00 p.m.In order to keep social distancing and other COVID-19 mitigation efforts in place, the show is being set up like a drive-in movie.Details and tickets can be found by following this link.
  
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• Upper St. Clair Freshman Wins Prestigious Award For Chopin Performance

  25-03-2021 08:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A talented, local student is bringing home a very prestigious award.Leona Chen, a freshman at Upper St. Clair High School won first place in the music category in the “Discover FAA” high school competition.Leona played the piano and performed Chopin’s “Heroic Polonaise in A-Flat Major.”A big congratulations to Leona!
  
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• West Virginia Family Donates iPads To Morgantown Hospital To Help Other Families Stay In Touch

  25-03-2021 08:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGANTOWN (KDKA) – A West Virginia family lost their father to COVID-19 last fall and like so many others, they were unable to see him or be by his side.With that in mind, they want to make sure other families don’t go through that same scenario.They have since donated iPads and Android tablets to the Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown.
  The family says that they will help other families stay connected while staying apart.They believe when patients are abl
  
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• Local Veteran Receives More Than 150 Birthday Cards For His 90th Birthday

  25-03-2021 07:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Edward Grassel’s family was trying to find a unique way to celebrate his 90th birthday on Wednesday.Since the pandemic has kept us from having large gatherings, his family came up with the goal of getting 90 birthday cards to celebrate each year.RELATED: Local WWII, Korean War Veteran Asking For 90 Birthday Cards For 90th Birthday
  When the family put the call out on social media, Pittsburgh as it so often does, came through for the community
  
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• COVID-19 In West Virginia: Coronavirus Vaccine Campaign To Target Young People

  25-03-2021 07:35
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s coronavirus vaccination campaign will turn to young people to stem transmission rates after giving shots to most senior citizens.
  The new strategy to focus on shots for residents aged 16 to 29 comes after officials said they are seeing an increase in doses.
  “When you have the resources available, you open up multiple fronts against the enemy to deplete their capability,” James Hoyer, a retired major general leading the state’
  
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