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• Penguins Activate Teddy Blueger From Injured Reserve, Place Brandon Tanev on Long-Term IR

  11-04-2021 23:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEWARK, NJ (KDKA) – The Penguins have announced that forward Teddy Blueger has been activated from injured reserve while forward Brandon Tanev has been placed on long-term injured reserve.Blueger has been out of the lineup for the past 12 games with an upper-body injury. Prior to being hurt, Blueger had been on pace for a career season, with 11 assists being just two shy of his career-high of 13.Meanwhile, the Penguins also placed Brandon Tanev on the long-term injur
  
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• Pennsylvania Game Commission Approves 2-Week Deer Season, Ban Rifles From Turkey Hunts

  11-04-2021 23:03
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission has approved concurrent hunting for antlered and antlerless deer through the duration of the 2021-22 firearms deer season.
  LNP newspaper reports that commission members acknowledged at their spring meeting Saturday that much of the feedback received since the two-week deer season was proposed in January was negative. But executive director Bryan Burhans said that during comment periods “we mainly hear from people who are opposed
  
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• Pirates Win Second In A Row, Take Series From Cubs With 7-1 Victory

  11-04-2021 22:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — JT Brubaker pitched into the sixth inning and had the first three RBIs of his career to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Chicago Cubs 7-1 on Sunday.
  Brubaker (1-0) allowed one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and one walk. His two-run single down the right-field line capped a three-run second inning and gave the Pirates a 3-1 lead.
  Pittsburgh’s Bryan Reynolds had the third four-hit game of his career.
  Trevor Williams (1-1) was hit hard in
  
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• Federal Agency Issues Alert For Raw Ground Turkey Products With Potential Link To Salmonella

  11-04-2021 21:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW OXFORD, Pa./WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert for raw ground turkey products produced by a Pennsylvania company.
  FSIS said on Saturday that around 211,406 pounds of raw turkey products produced by Plainville Brands, LLC in December of 2020 may have a potential link to a recent Salmonella outbreak.
  The affected products include the following:1-lb. packages of
  
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• Teenage Girls Accused Of Setting House Fire In Ferndale That Sent Officer, Firefighter To Hospital

  11-04-2021 20:20
  
  FERNDALE, Pa. (AP) — Four teenage girls ranging in age from 12 to 14 have been arrested on juvenile court charges of setting a fire that destroyed an unoccupied western Pennsylvania house earlier this month, sending a police officer and a firefighter to the hospital, authorities said.
  Police in the suburban Johnstown borough of Ferndale say a 12-year-old from Richland School District, two 14-year-olds from the Greater Johnstown School District and a 14-year-old from Ferndale Area School Di
  
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• Cincinnati To Settle Suit In Death Of Student Kyle Plush Who Called 911

  11-04-2021 20:09
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a 16-year-old student who died three years ago after being accidentally trapped in a van and calling 911 twice.
  City officials announced Friday it would pay $6 million to the family of Kyle Plush and spend $250,000 on an outside review of the city’s 911 call system.
  “We will work every day to ensure that our city never again experiences a tragedy like the one suffered by the Plus
  
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• Penn Hills School District Provides Grief Counseling After Death Of Teacher James Schultz

  11-04-2021 19:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — Penn Hills School District announced on Friday that a teacher who had taught at the district since 2001 has passed away.James Schultz taught science at Penn Hills High School and Linton Middle School, according to the district.The school said that it is offering grief counseling through Penn Hills High School’s and Linton Middle School’s counseling offices.
  As of Friday, the school said that funeral arrangements had not been determined
  
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• Pa. Board of Game Commissioners Permits Some Digital Hunting, Furtaking Licenses

  11-04-2021 18:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — At Saturday’s Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners meeting, it was announced that people can now use digital licenses for hunting and furtaking instead of having to carry some paper licenses.
  The Pennsylvania Game Commission specified that there will still be no digital documentation for harvest tags.“Harvest tags will continue to be issued in physical form on durable stock. No electronic versions of these documents will be issued
  
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• Five-organ transplant helps Penn Hills child deal with rare disgestive disorder

  11-04-2021 18:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Kendra Acosta moved to Pittsburgh in 2013 for treatment of her condition and finally received a five-organ transplant in February.
  
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• Tree Down On Wires, Closes Turkeyfoot Road Between Highview Drive And Sevin Road

  11-04-2021 18:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SEWICKLEY, Pa. (KDKA) — The Bell Acres Police Department is warning motorists to stay away from Turkeyfoot Road for the time being.Police say a tree is down on some wires on the roadway, and the road is currently closed to traffic between Highview Drive and Sevin Road.
  The department is telling motorists to change their travel plans if they included traveling on Turkeyfoot Road.There is no word on when Turkeyfoot Road will reopen.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police: Explosion Underground Sends Man To Hospital With Burn Injuries

  11-04-2021 17:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man has been sent to the hospital with burn injuries after an underground explosion occurred Sunday morning.Police say the man was working in a manhole in the 2800 block of New Beaver Avenue when the explosion happened around 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
  When police and medics transported the victim, he was in stable condition and was showing awareness of his surroundings.
  The cause of the explosion is not known at this time.Stay with KDKA as we follow th
  
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• Lawmakers Seek Long-Term Limit On Governors’ Emergency Power

  11-04-2021 17:29
  
  By David A. Lieb, Associated Press
  HARRISBURG, Pa./COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As governors loosen long-lasting coronavirus restrictions, state lawmakers across the U.S. are taking actions to significantly limit the power they could wield in future emergencies.
  The legislative measures are aimed not simply at undoing mask mandates and capacity limits that have been common during the pandemic. Many proposals seek to fundamentally shift power away from governors and toward lawmakers the next time
  
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• Two men assaulted at a Carrick home

  11-04-2021 16:56 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police say two men were treated for facial injuries after they were assaulted  when they opened their door in Carrick Saturday.
  
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• Dry Weather, Strong Winds Blamed For Fueling Forest Fires At Ohiopyle State Park; Initial Cause Still Unknown

  11-04-2021 16:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  OHIOPYLE, Pa. (KDKA) — More details have been released on how much damage two forest fires did at Ohiopyle State Park last week.
  The two forest fires started late on Thursday, April 8 and were not contained until early Friday morning, April 9.A fire along South Dunbar Road burned more than 250 acres of state game land.
  The second also burned more than 200 acres at the opposite end of the park near Victoria Flats and Rock Spring roads.
  Dry weather and strong winds are
  
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• NAACP And Rite Aid Partner To Vaccinate Hundreds At Clinic In Penn Hills

  11-04-2021 16:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
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  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — In Penn Hills, hundreds of people got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine thanks to the NAACP and Rite Aid.
  Organizers say it’s important to make sure they can reach everyone.“It’s extremely important because first of all, we all need to get vaccinated, and particularly the Black and brown community needs to be vaccinated,” said Kenneth Huston, president of the NAACP Pennsylvania State Conference. &ldqu
  
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• Lawrence Livermore Researchers Testing Out Nuclear Blast Defense Against Earth-Threatening Asteroids

  11-04-2021 15:00
  
  LIVERMORE (CBS SF) — It sounds like a scene from a Hollywood sci-fi thriller, but researchers from Lawrence Livermore National lab have joined with an Air Force team of technologists to test if a nuclear blast could be used to deflect an earth-threatening asteroid.
  Whether it be Bruce Willis and his crew of oil drillers taking on an asteroid as it approaches earth in ‘Armageddon’ or Tia Leoni and her father awaiting a massive tidal wave from an asteroid strike in ‘Deep Im
  
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• ‘Absolutely Shocked’: California Teen Accepted To 5 Ivy League Schools And Stanford

  11-04-2021 14:00
  
  SYLMAR (CBSLA) — At first, it was Stanford.
  Itzel Luna, a Sylmar senior, has been accepted to five Ivy League schools and Stanford. (Photo by Itzel Luna)
  Then, on Tuesday, Itzel Luna found out she had been accepted to not one, not two, but five Ivy League Universities — Harvard, Brown, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia.
  “I was just absolutely shocked,” Luna, a senior at Daniel Pearlman Magnet High School, said. “All I could do was just keep chec
  
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• 15 Months After Buying Dream Home, California Couple Finally Kick Squatters Out

  11-04-2021 13:00
  
  RIVERSIDE (CBSLA) – A Riverside couple who were unable to move into their new home for 15 months — because the previous owner refused to leave — were finally able to get into their house last week.
  A couple remove the previous homeowner from a Riverside, Calif., home they purchased back in January 2020, but were unable to move into for 15 months. April 2021. (CBS2 News This Morning)
  Tracie and Myles Albert closed on the $650,000 home back in January of 2020, but when they arriv
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Sunny Sunday With Rain Chances Ahead

  11-04-2021 12:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Bryan Shaw
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Things will dry out from the overnight rain to a little bit of sun today.
  We are not quite as warm as yesterday, but still above average in the upper 60’s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Rain returns tonight and will be on and off through the week.
  Expect a wet Monday with temperatures in the lower 60’s.
  Tuesday dries out and temperatures bump back up to the upper 60’s.
  Rain chances are back by Wednesday afternoon an
  
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• World Of Wheels Auto Show Returns To David L. Lawrence Convention Center

  11-04-2021 11:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As life slowly gets back to normal, there is life at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.
  This weekend, the World of Wheels Auto Show is back — the first major event at the Convention Center since the pandemic started.
  Organizers say it took a lot of work to keep everyone safe.
  “A lot of meetings, some of them, most of them via telephone about how we can do this and how we can make things safe and what kind of procedures we’r
  
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• Mayoral candidates express different views on affordable housing

  11-04-2021 11:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  First in a series looking at key issues in the Pittsburgh mayoral race
  
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• Even a pandemic didn't stop Red Cross disaster volunteers from serving their community

  11-04-2021 11:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  They continue to work around the difficulties presented by the pandemic and perform whatever task is most pressing,
  
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• Candidates express different views on affordable housing

  11-04-2021 11:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  First in a series looking at key issues in the Pittsburgh mayoral race
  
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• Bakers for Change fight for social justice by putting their 'feelings in frosting'

  11-04-2021 11:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Local bakers team up to enact change through online bake sales, auctions and cooking classes.
  
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• Pirates Snap 6 Game Losing Streak With 8-2 Win Over Cubs

  11-04-2021 10:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller pitched five efficient innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates used an early burst to chase Zach Davies in an 8-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
  Keller bounced back from a rough 2021 debut by allowing one run.
  The 25-year-old struck out seven and walked just one as the Pirates ended a six-game losing streak.
  Colin Moran, Bryan Reynolds and Jacob Stallings all drove in two runs during Pittsburgh’s seven-run outburst in the second against Davies.
  (Copyright 2020 T
  
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• West Virginia Lawmakers Approve Needle Exchange Regulations

  11-04-2021 08:37
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill that would regulate needle exchange programs gained final approval in the legislature Saturday.
  Critics have said more stringent requirements for the programs will constrain the number of providers who serve drug users not able to quit the habit.
  Supporters say the legislation would help those addicted to opioids get connected to health care to fight addiction.
  The new rules would take effect amid one of the nation’s highest spikes in HIV
  
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• Pittsburgh Firefighters, Hilltop Pharmacy Hold COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic For Second Dose Distribution

  11-04-2021 08:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh firefighters held a second dose COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Saturday.
  The Pittsburgh Fire Fighters shared photos of the clinic held at their union hall on social media.At our union hall today we wrapped up another second dose vaccine clinic with Hilltop Pharmacy. Thanks to State Rep @toneal70 for stopping by to see how things were going! pic.twitter.com/XyXSPZ25Wp
  — Pittsburgh Fire Fighters (@PghFireFighters) April 10, 2021The clin
  
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• Pine-Richland’s Cole Spencer Wins First Annual Willie Thrower Award

  11-04-2021 07:58
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pine Richland quarterback Cole Spencer has been named the winner of the first annual Willie Thrower Award.
  The award is given to the top high school quarterback in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
  Spencer helped lead his team to win the PIAA 6A State Championship during the 2020 season.
  Brad Birch, Ameer Dudley, Cole Spencer, Ethan Dahlem, and Jake Pugh were the five finalists for the first annual Willie Thrower Award (Photo Credit: Submitted)
  Willie Th
  
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• Two Men Assaulted In Carrick Home Invasion, Police Investigating

  11-04-2021 07:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CARRICK (KDKA) — Police are investigating after two men were assaulted in an apparent home invasion in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood.
  Police say officers from Zone 3 were dispatched to a home along Plateau Street just before 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.
  Two men at the scene told police they were assaulted by two other men when they opened the door to the home.
  Both men were taken to the hospital by paramedics to be treated for facial injuries.
  Police say this app
  
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• Allegheny Co. Police Investigating McKeesport Shooting

  11-04-2021 07:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that took place in McKeesport.
  Police say that 911 dispatchers were notified of a shooting in front of a building in the Harrison Village housing complex around 10:15 on Saturday night.
  When first responders arrived at the scene, they found a 19-year-old man who had been shot in the chest.
  He was taken to an area hospital. Police say he is expected to survive.
  Detectives are continu
  
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• FEMA To Launch COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program

  11-04-2021 06:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to launch a massive funeral assistance program to help families of the more than 500,000 Americans who have died from the Coronavirus.
  The program will launch tomorrow and will offer to reimburse Americans up to $9,000 per funeral of a Coronavirus victim.
  Households that have lost more than one family member to COVID-19 can receive up to $35,000.
  The deaths in question would have had to occur after Ja
  
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• For Muslims, some in-person traditions resuming for Ramadan

  11-04-2021 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A year after the pandemic shut down mosque activities during Ramadan, Muslims are looking forward to a partial return to normal
  
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• Beloved Family-Owned Flower Shop Says They Will ‘Re-Bloom’ After Fire

  11-04-2021 05:10
  
  By: Jessica Guay
  EAST MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – A beloved, family-owned flower shop in East McKeesport caught fire and the flames spread to an apartment Saturday afternoon.
  It was a close call for co-owner Mary Lechliter King and her employees. A neighbor noticed Lea’s Floral Shop was on fire and quickly alerted everyone inside.
  Lea’s Floral Shop has been around for 62 years and 4 generations but this staple in the community won’t burn out.
  “I ran out and as we ran out, t
  
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• Rock Climbers Gather On Mt. Washington For 28th Annual Emerald View Park Cleanup

  11-04-2021 03:00
  
  By: Royce Jones
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Saturday morning, high atop Mt. Washington, approximately 450 feet above the City of Pittsburgh, a group of volunteers took city cleanup to a whole other level.Experienced rock climbers from the Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group and Explorers Club of Pittsburgh volunteered for the 28th annual Emerald View Park Cleanup hosted by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy.
  “It’s been a long-standing tradition for us to want to help the community,”
  
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• Four Freight Train Cars Derail In Altoona

  11-04-2021 02:21
  
  ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — Several cars of a freight train derailed in a Pennsylvania city, but no injuries were reported, authorities said.
  A security officer for Station Medical Center told WJAC-TV that four cars came off the track in downtown Altoona at about 10:30 p.m. Friday.
  The officer said the Norfolk Southern train was hauling coal, and the track needed repairs.
  The president of Altoona firefighters local 299, Patrick Miller, told WTAJ-TV that there were no concerns about hazardous mater
  
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• Hundreds Wait In Line To Get License To Carry Permits In Monroeville

  11-04-2021 02:00
  
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — A record number of Pennsylvanians are buying guns this year, and, with that, so is the demand for license to carry permits.
  The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office teamed up with the Monroeville Police Department for a satellite license to carry event.
  As some folks wait in line for almost three hours, they say it’s worth it to be able to legally carry a firearm.
  “I view gun ownership and gun possession as a seat belt, just in case,” said 6-year g
  
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• NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter’s First Flight On Mars Delayed

  11-04-2021 01:44
  
  (CNN) — We’ll have to wait a little bit longer before the first powered, controlled flight occurs on another planet. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, originally scheduled to fly on Mars Sunday, is now set to take off no earlier than April 14, according to the agency.
  The helicopter returned data to mission teams on Earth late Friday evening that caused NASA to reschedule the first flight. The team reports that the helicopter remains safe and healthy and is sharing all of its data.
  
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