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• Perez’s Three Hits And Three RBIs Help Pirates Beat Minnesota 6-2

  24-04-2021 23:55
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael Perez had three hits and three RBIs, helping Trevor Cahill and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Saturday.
  Cahill (1-2) permitted one run and two hits in six innings. The right-hander retired the Twins in order in five of his innings.
  It was Cahill’s longest outing since he also worked six innings for the Angels at Baltimore on May 10, 2019.
  Minnesota lost for the 10th time in 12 games. Michael Pineda (1-1) allowed five runs, four earne
  
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• County's new Air Quality Dashboard temporarily removed for "technical issue"

  24-04-2021 23:24 via post-gazette.com
  
  The technical issue caused data to be “misreported” on the dashboard.
  
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• Lowrie Street Bridge In Troy Hill Officially Reopens

  24-04-2021 23:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – City leaders officially reopened the Lowrie Street Bridge in Troy Hill on Saturday.The bridge over Rialto Street was closed last summer to be replaced due to the 70s-era structure.Activist groups in Troy Holl said they’re happy to see one of their main routes open once again.
  
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• Crosby Scores 20th Goal As Penguins Beat Devils In Third Straight Game

  24-04-2021 22:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust each scored their 20th goal of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday.
  Crosby got an empty-netter with 0.1 seconds to play. His goal came following a tense net-mouth scramble in which the Devils nearly tied the game.
  Crosby surpassed Evgeni Malkin and Mario Lemieux for the most 20-plus goal seasons in franchise history.
  Jeff Carter and Jared McCann also scored for the Penguins, who completed a three-
  
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• Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby’s Goal Clinches His 16th Point-Per-Game Season

  24-04-2021 21:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Sidney Crosby scored an empty-net goal with 0.1 seconds remaining in Saturday’s game against the New Jersey Devils, ensuring that he will average a point-per-game in the 2021 season.This is the 16th season that Crosby averaged a point-per-game, a feat that has only been reached by Hockey Hall Of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe.Howe reached a point-per-game mark in 17 seasons and Gretzky reached that milestone 19 times.Due to Crosby miss
  
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• Penn Hills School District Mourns Loss Of High School Student Jason Lott

  24-04-2021 19:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) — A Penn Hills High School student passed away earlier this week, according to the school district.The school district said its counseling center would be providing grief services after the death of Jason Lott.Lott was not only a high school student but a new father. His daughter was born on April 1 of this year.The district also shared a message from Lott’s mother:“Jason was an amazing son and happy, fun-loving kid who was always smilin
  
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• University Of Pittsburgh Police Seek Out Suspect In Overnight Attempted Burglary

  24-04-2021 19:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The University of Pittsburgh Police are looking for a suspect who unsuccessfully attempted to break in to a resident’s home overnight.Pitt Police say that the incident occurred off campus on the 400 block of Semple Street around 1:09 a.m. on Saturday.Police report that the victim alleged that the suspect tried to open the rear door and a window.The victim yelled at the suspect who fled from the scene.Police say the suspect was described as a
  
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• Bethel Park Detective Frank Marks Retires From Department To Become Deputy Chief Of Crescent Township Police

  24-04-2021 18:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) — A Bethel Park Police detective served his last day on Friday after more than 27 years of working with the department.
  However, even though he is retiring from the Bethel Park Police Department, Frank Marks is continuing his career in law enforcement.According to the Bethel Park Police Department Facebook page, Marks is set to become the new Deputy Chief of the Crescent Township Police Department.In his time with Bethel Park Police, Marks has
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports 4,164 New Coronavirus Cases, 45 More Deaths

  24-04-2021 18:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 4,164 new Coronavirus cases and 45 additional deaths.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,131,014 cases and 25,938 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 2,702 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19 and 563 patients are in ICUs.
  The state says 7,909,892 vaccine doses have been administered so far, and 3,136,599 people are fully vaccinated. All Pennsylvani
  
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• Old Churchill Valley Country Club Purchased By Allegheny Land Trust, To Become Protected Green Space

  24-04-2021 17:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CHURCHILL, Pa. (KDKA) — A former golf course in Churchill and Penn Hills is now a permanent protected green space.
  The Allegheny Land Trust says it got two state grants to cover the remaining costs to buy the old Churchill Valley Country Club.
  The property will now be known as the Churchill Valley Greenway.
  It will have walking and biking trails and space for bird watching and other activities.
  
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• Youth Turkey Season Begins, Season Opens To All Hunters Next Saturday

  24-04-2021 17:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Young hunters can get a jump start on the spring gobbler season this morning.
  Today, there’s a special hunt for junior license holders and mentored hunters under 16 years old.The season opens to all hunters next saturday.
  Last year, an estimated 34,000 turkeys were harvested.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 367 New Coronavirus Cases, Bringing County Total To 95,857

  24-04-2021 17:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 367 new Coronavirus cases and five additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 256 are confirmed and 111 are probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from two months to 92 years with a median age of 30 years.
  There have been 6,584 total hospitalizations and 95,857 total coronavirus cases in Allegheny County since the pandemic started.
  The co
  
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• Allegheny General Hospital Honors Organ Donors With Rose Garden Ceremony

  24-04-2021 17:00
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny General Hospital honored organ donors at its annual rose garden ceremony Friday.
  Each donor — or their family —received a rose in honor of their loved one’s life-saving donation.Many shared stories about why they decided to donate their organs.
  One man says he’ll forever be grateful to his old fraternity brother — who donated a kidney to save his life.
  “It’s hard to believe that two clowns that j
  
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• New Study Finds Women Are More Likely To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine Than Men

  24-04-2021 16:18
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new study shows there is a growing gender gap in the race to get vaccinated, and it is men who are not rolling up their sleeves.
  In the US, women are getting vaccinated at a 10% higher rate than men, even though the adult population is split about 50 / 50.
  That is concerning health experts because worldwide, men are about 2.5 times more likely to die of COVID-19.
  Public health organizers in cities like Los Angeles–where just 30% of men have gotten their shot com
  
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• ‘We Are Not A Match’: Robert Chapman Charged With Participating In Capitol Riot After Allegedly Boasting About It On Bumble Dating App

  24-04-2021 16:00
  
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A New York man is facing charges related to the Capitol riot after the FBI was tipped off by one of his matches on a dating app.
  (credit; U.S. Department of Justice)
  According to authorities, Robert Chapman, also known as Robert Erick, of Carmel, admitted he participated in the riot while chatting with a prospective date on the dating app Bumble.
  “I did storm the Capitol. I made it all the way into Statuary Hall,” he allegedly wrote, adding he had been i
  
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• One Person In Critical Condition, Two Other People Sent To Hospital After Two-Vehicle Collision In The Strip District

  24-04-2021 15:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three people have been taken to the hospital Saturday morning after a severe two-vehicle collision in the Strip District.One of the patients is in critical condition.Pittsburgh Police say that the crash happened on Liberty Avenue at 16th Street and that all response crews are at the scene.
  Police are advising all motorists to avoid the area for the time being.
  Serious 2- vehicle collision on LibertyAve. at 16th Street in the Strip District sent th
  
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• One Person Dead, Two Other People Sent To Hospital After Two-Vehicle Collision In The Strip District

  24-04-2021 15:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Three people were taken to the hospital Saturday morning after a severe two-vehicle collision in the Strip District.One of the patients has since died as of 9:30 a.m. They were previously listed in critical condition.Pittsburgh Police say that the crash happened on Liberty Avenue at 16th Street and that all response crews are at the scene.
  Police are advising all motorists to avoid the area for the time being.
  Serious 2- vehicle collision on Liber
  
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• VIDEO: ‘Large Explosion’ From Gender Reveal Party Shakes Houses, Stirs Earthquake Fears

  24-04-2021 15:00
  
  KINGSTON, N.H. (CBS) — A “large explosion” shook parts of southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts around 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. Some on social media said they thought a tree had fallen or an earthquake struck. It turns out that the blast came from a gender reveal party.
  Kingston police responded to Torromeo Industries on Dorre Road to investigate. They figured out that the earth-shaking boom was caused by an explosion of about 80 pounds of Tannerite, which police sai
  
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• Hey Ray! Things You May Not Know About Rainbows

  24-04-2021 13:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — One of the most attention getting weather phenomena is the rainbow.
  Most of us know the basics about “the bow.”
  (Photo Credit: Ray Petelin)
  Light is made up of all the colors, and when the sun shines into rain drops, they are refracted and reflected into their separate colors, and we see it as a rainbow.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  There are some things you may not know about rainbows, though, like, why don’t you see rainbows during the middle
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cool And Sunny Start To The Weekend

  24-04-2021 12:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Bryan Shaw
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We start the weekend with cold and sunny conditions, but will warm up to the mid-60’s.
  Clouds will increase through the day Saturday, with rain moving in out of the south for this evening and tonight.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Temperatures won’t be as cold overnight in the mid-40’s.
  Tomorrow will see more clouds than sun. We also can’t rule out a sprinkle.
  Temperatures Sunday will be lightly cooler in the
  
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• New Charge Added For Former Officer Adam Coy In Columbus Police Shooting Of Andre Hill

  24-04-2021 12:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury in Ohio’s capital city has added a new charge against the white former Columbus police officer who fatally shot a Black man holding a cellphone.
  Adam Coy on Friday was charged with reckless homicide.
  He was indicted in February on murder, felonious assault and dereliction of duty charges for the December death of 47-year-old Andre Hill.
  A prosecutor with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office says the new charge is part of an ongoing investigation
  
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• CDC, FDA Lift Pause On Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine

  24-04-2021 11:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The nation’s only single-dose Coronavirus vaccine will soon be back in rotation.
  The CDC and FDA have lifted the pause that had been placed on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine.
  While the CDC advisory committee did not recommend new restrictions based on age or gender, the vaccine will be updated with a new label indicating that women under the age of 50 years old should be aware of the risk of blood clots.
  The committee concluded the benefits of gett
  
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• Allegheny Co. Launches New Map Showing COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Locations

  24-04-2021 10:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County now has dozens of places that are administering vaccines.
  Now, you can see many of them on a new vaccine provider map.The map was launched on the Allegheny County’s website.
  Providers can also email the Health Department to be added to to the map.
  Click here to view the vaccine provider map.
  
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• U.S. Steel Terminates Plan For Shale Gas Well At Edgar Thomson Steel Mill

  24-04-2021 09:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — U.S. Steel will not drill for natural gas at the Edgar Thomson Works steel mill in Braddock.
  The company has terminated an agreement planning for a shale gas well pad at the steel mill.
  It’s been four years since U.S. Steel first proposed a gas well on the site, but many neighbors in the Mon Valley voiced concerns about local health and safety.
  More than 20,000 people live within two miles of the site.
  
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• Pirates Owner Bob Nutting Pledges Help After Vandal Destroyed Latrobe Little League Equipment

  24-04-2021 09:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People have been rallying around the Latrobe Little League after a vandal set fire to their equipment shed, destroying everything inside.
  One of people stepping up is Pirates owner Bob Nutting.
  Nutting read what happened and is pledging the support of the Pirates.
  The support is being pledged not only to replace the shed and the equipment, but also to make improvements to the field at Legion Keener Park.
  As for the vandal, there is still a $1,000
  
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• Seton LaSalle Appeals WPIAL’s Suspension Of Football Coaches For Alleged Recruiting

  24-04-2021 07:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Seton LaSalle Catholic High School will appeal a decision by the WPIAL to suspend its top football coaches.
  Last month, the WPIAL board voted unanimously to suspend new head coach Mauro Monz and assistant coach Jason Pinkston.
  Related story:2 Seton LaSalle Football Coaches Suspended For Illegal RecruitingThe two are accused of trying to recruit players from other schools.
  On Friday, Seton LaSalle filed its appeal, saying it is “anxious to te
  
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• SpaceX Flight Seen Over Pittsburgh

  24-04-2021 07:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Four astronauts are on the way to the international Space Station.
  The SpaceX mission lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning.
  A flash of light was seen as the capsule made its way across the sky over Pittsburgh.
  People all along the East Coast had a similar view of the rocket immediately after launch.
  This is the first time that SpaceX has re-used a crew capsule and rocket for a crewed mission.
  
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• 1 Dead In Chopper Crash In Rural Northeastern Pennsylvania

  24-04-2021 06:52
  
  MEHOOPANY, Pa. (AP) — One person is dead in a helicopter crash in rural northeastern Pennsylvania.
  The Federal Aviation Administration says the wreckage of a Robinson R44 copter was found in a remote area of Wyoming County on Thursday night after the agency had issued an alert about a missing aircraft.
  State police say one person was killed, but that person’s name has not been released.
  The flight had departed Allentown Queen Municipal Airport in Allentown and was headed to Bradford
  
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• Man fatally shot outside Hill District bar

  24-04-2021 06:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh police responded to a shotspotter alert for a single shot fired on the 2100 block of Wylie Avenue at around 10:40 p.m.
  
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• Police Investigating Fatal Hill District Shooting

  24-04-2021 06:00
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man died after being shot in the head outside of a bar in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.
  Police say say officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert just before 11:00 p.m.
  According to police, a man was found outside of Tim’s Bar along Wylie Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head.
  (Photo Credit: Jessica Guay/KDKA)
  The man was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, but was later pronounced dead.
  Police say a man was taken in for
  
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• Twins Lefty J.A. Happ Loses No-Hit Bid Vs Pirates In 8th Inning

  24-04-2021 05:51
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins left-hander J.A. Happ lost his bid for a no-hitter with one out in the eighth inning on Friday night against Pittsburgh, when Jacob Stallings doubled for the Pirates.
  Happ, in his first season with the Twins, was immediately removed by manager Rocco Baldelli and replaced by Tyler Duffey with Minnesota leading 2-0. Happ walked two batters, both in the second. He threw 95 pitches, with 51 strikes.
  Happ’s bid for the first no-hitter of his 15-year care
  
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• Cheswick Volunteer Fire Company Expected To Merge With Allegheny Valley Volunteer Fire Company

  24-04-2021 05:11
  
  CHESWICK, Pa. (KDKA) – A local volunteer fire company that’s been around for 100 years could soon merge with another fire station.
  The Cheswick Volunteer Fire Company is a few blocks away from the Allegheny Valley Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Station 315 in Harwick, which is in Springdale Township. It is expected the two could merge sometime this year, possibly in the next few months.
  In 2019, Cheswick Borough and Springdale Township police departments merged.
  The Cheswick Volunteer
  
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• Keystone Oaks teachers, district ratify agreement

  24-04-2021 04:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Keystone Oaks Education Association and Keystone Oaks School District ratified their new collective bargaining agreement on Friday after a months-long contract dispute.
  
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• Pennsylvania Department Of Health Tells Providers To Resume Administering Johnson And Johnson Vaccine

  24-04-2021 04:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has told vaccine administrators to resume the use of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus shots.The news follows the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommending to restart the use of the vaccine on Friday.The vaccine was paused due to a concern about rare, but serious clots, a condition called Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, in other words clotting along with a low level of clotting
  
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• Steelers Draft Preview 2021: Cornerback

  24-04-2021 03:26
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There are a few different avenues the Steelers might take with their first-round pick, and drafting a cornerback is high on the list.
  The Steelers might have their choice of players at that position when they pick, and there are few guys worthy of the 24th selection.
  Alabama’s Patrick Surtain might be a good fit for the Steelers if they decide to go with a defensive back early. He’s big, athletic, and is also good in zone coverage. He doesn’t have elit
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Says Gun Violence In Pa. Must Stop

  24-04-2021 03:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (KDKA) — Governor Tom Wolf says gun violence in Pennsylvania has to stop.
  He held a press conference in Philadelphia on Friday, along with state Attorney General Josh Shapiro and several other local and state leaders.They say they will work together to try to reduce gun-related crimes.
  Gov. Wolf says several steps need to be taken to reduce gun violence in the state, including recognizing inequities in health and education, along with taking steps t
  
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• Ambitious Fifth-Grader Teams Up With Bethel Park Police Dog To Make Big Difference

  24-04-2021 02:32
  
  BETHEL PARK, Pa. (KDKA) — Audrey Wetterau is an ambitious fifth-grader from Upper St. Clair.
  K9 Jeez is a dedicated police dog with the Bethel Park Police Department. Together, they are making a big difference.
  Wetterau launched a charity campaigned called Socks With A Mission, donating thousands of pairs of socks to homeless people and the financially insecure. Jeez is the official “spokesdog,” attracting attention to an initiative that has grown beyond expectations.Wetterau t
  
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• North Huntingdon Police Locate Missing 11-Year-Old Boy

  24-04-2021 02:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (KDKA) — The North Huntingdon Police Department has located a missing 11-year-old boy.
  (Photo Credit: North Huntingdon Police Department)
  Police say Marcus has been loacted.
  
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• Greene, Washington Counties Work To Expand Internet Access

  24-04-2021 01:37
  
  WAYNESBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – It was a celebration that was a long time coming for Greene County. Outside the chamber of commerce in Waynesburg, many gathered to celebrate the county’s accomplishments so far when it comes to broadband expansion.Greene County received $1.2 million in CARES Act funding. On top of that, broadband company Kinetic by Windstream invested another $1.6 million to make the internet more widely available for remote working and learning.“They now can accomplis
  
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• Pirates Charities Lifts Spirits Of Wounded Warriors With Home Run Derby Challenge On MLB The Show 21

  24-04-2021 01:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road in Minnesota this weekend, but their charitable organization put the home ballpark to good use on Friday.
  A group of Wounded Warriors gathered in the Club Level at PNC Park to play MLB The Show 21. The veterans competed in a home run derby challenge and even received a surprise visit from Pirates pitcher Steven Brault, who met with them via Zoom.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Pirates Charities held the event to lift the spirits of everyone
  
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• North Huntingdon Police Looking For Missing 11-Year-Old Boy

  24-04-2021 01:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (KDKA) — The North Huntingdon Police Department is looking for a missing 11-year-old boy.
  (Photo Credit: North Huntingdon Police Department)
  Police say Marcus is from the Carpenter Lane area of Penns Woods. Officials did not provide the boy’s last name.Marcus was wearing a gray shirt, blue pants and Under Armour shoes. He also has blonde hair and braces.Call police at 734-863-8800 with any information.
  
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• Kidsburgh: Sending Kids To Summer Camp

  24-04-2021 01:02
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Parents have some difficult decisions about whether to enroll their children in summer camps this year. Many camps are already filling up after pent-up demand from kids who didn’t get to go to camp last summer.
  Sisters Melissa Maher and Jamie King of Mt. Lebanon are hoping their kids’ summer also includes camp.
  “It’s important for kids to go to camp,” Maher says. “They missed so much socialization this past year with COVID and being h
  
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• When Will It Be Safe To Stop Wearing Masks?

  24-04-2021 00:44
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With more than 200 million Americans now receiving at least the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, some are asking when it will be safe to stop wearing a mask.
  While the CDC still recommends wearing masks outdoors, experts are saying it may be time to take the mask off in certain situations.
  Many of us are more than anxious to get back to the life we once knew. While we may not there just yet, the CDC and other experts are considering easing mask restrictions, at le
  
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• Furry Tails: Chex, Blue And Mia Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  24-04-2021 00:35
  
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Chex
  Animal Friends
  
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• Vigil To Remember Lives Lost To Police Brutality Held In Pittsburgh

  24-04-2021 00:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dozens of people gathered in East Liberty, holding signs with familiar names on them like George Floyd and Antwon Rose.They said Floyd received justice, but there are more cases like his that have yet to achieve the same.
  “We are here because we believe justice needs to be done, that everybody needs to be heard and we’re here to pray for the victims and the families of the victims,” said Lenore Williams, president of the National Black Presbyterian Cau
  
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