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• Butler County Leaders Announce Plan To Address Flooding Concerns In Communities

  06-05-2021 23:38
  
  HARMONY, Pa. (KDKA) — People who live along Connoquenessing Creek in Harmony have long experienced significant flooding in their homes.“It’s getting old and I’m getting old,” said Tod DiMinno, who is preparing for another season of flooding. “It’s been flooding in my basement for 20 years, almost every year.”
  His home has suffered untold flood water damage, which has cracked his foundation, drenched his basement and destroyed belongings.
  “It
  
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• Students, Parents Protest Racial Profiling of Black 5th Grader at San Francisco Safeway

  06-05-2021 23:28
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX-TV) — Children from a San Francisco elementary school named after a civil rights icon rallied Wednesday, demanding justice for a Black fifth-grade student who was falsely accused of stealing a sandwich at a Castro District Safeway.
  After the bell rang marking the end of school at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy Wednesday afternoon, the day wasn’t over. Students — accompanied by teachers and their parents — took to the streets, marching to the nearby S
  
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• Pittsburgh Is The 18th Safest City For Bicyclists, Report Says

  06-05-2021 22:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – According to a report, Pittsburgh is the 18th safest city for cyclists in America.
  YourLocalSecurity.com says Pittsburgh is the safest city for cyclists in Pennsylvania, but it doesn’t make the top 10 in the U.S.
  The ranking was determined by looking at the percentage of bike commuters, number of fatal crashes, amount of bike lanes, bike laws and city spending on cyclists per capita.
  The top three safest cities for cyclists were Boulder, Eug
  
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• Kidde Recalls Over 200K Smoke Alarms Over Failure To Warn Of Fire

  06-05-2021 22:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Kidde has issued a recall for thousands of smoke alarms and combination smoke-carbon monoxide detection alarms due to a risk of them failing to warn of fire.
  The recall includes 226,000 “TruSense Smoke Alarms” and “Combination Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Alarms.”
  (Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission)
  So far, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says no incidents or injuries have been reported as a result; however, they a
  
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• T Car Derails Near South Hills Village, Causing Systemwide Delays Up To 1 Hour

  06-05-2021 22:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Port Authority says customers should expect systemwide delays after a derailment near the South Hills Village.
  A vehicle went off the tracks at a low rate of speed, the Port Authority says, and no one was inside.Customers should expect systemwide delays of up to an hour following a derailment near South Hills Village in Upper St. Clair about 1:30pm Thursday. No passengers were inside the derailed vehicle, which went off the tracks at a very lo
  
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• Man Charged In Deadly Shooting Of West Virginia High School Basketball Player Dewayne Marquette Richardson Jr.

  06-05-2021 21:40
  
  BECKLEY, W. Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been charged in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old high school student, police said.
  Jeriamyah Fortner, 20, was charged on Wednesday with voluntary manslaughter and wanton endangerment in the death of Dewayne Marquette Richardson Jr., news outlets reported, citing a statement from Beckley Police. Richardson, a basketball player at Woodrow Wilson High School, was shot once in the chest Sunday night.
  Investigators determined through interviews
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: Is A Fourth Relief Payment In Your Future?

  06-05-2021 21:17
  
  (CBS San Francisco) — A possible fourth stimulus check remains a popular topic with the third round of economic relief payments almost concluded. About 164 million payments of up to $1,400 per person have been issued since the third stimulus package passed in mid-March. Another 1.1 million paper checks and EIP cards should go out this week. And plus-up payments, for those who didn’t receive what they were due, have also been going out. Together they add up to most of the $422 billion
  
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• Lawsuit Filed Against Pennsylvania Department Of Health, Global Insight Over Contact Tracing Data Breach

  06-05-2021 21:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the company it hired to do contact tracing.A COVID-19 contact tracing breach in Pennsylvania impacted at least 72,000 people. The number of people whose data has been compromised could grow, according to cyber security experts.
  A New Kensington woman filed the lawsuit, alleging the data breach was a result of the Department of Health and Atlanta-based Insight G
  
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• ‘A State Of Disrepair’: Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg Drops By Pittsburgh, Tours Bridges And More As Part Of Infrastructure Plan

  06-05-2021 20:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is in Pittsburgh today, touring our bridges as part of the Biden administration’s work to gain support for the American Jobs Plan.
  The $2 trillion plan is aimed at putting people back to work by rebuilding the country’s infrastructure.
  Before speaking from Mt. Washington a little after 12:30 p.m., Buttigieg got a closer look at a few of the areas bridges while on a boat tour of the Allegheny and Ohio R
  
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• Broadway Returns To Pittsburgh This Fall

  06-05-2021 20:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Broadway is returning to Pittsburgh.“The Band’s Visit,” which closed mid-run in March 2020, will be the first show playing at the Benedum Center in October. It was part of the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series paused last year because of the pandemic.Other shows in the 2021-2022 season include “Hamilton, “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Oklahoma!”You can see the schedule and buy tickets online.
  
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• Couple Arrested For Alleged Horrific Child Abuse After Kids Found Handcuffed In Car

  06-05-2021 19:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WHITE OAK, Pa. (KDKA) – A couple was arrested after police say they found two children handcuffed in the backseat of a car.
  Allegheny County Police say a disturbance call brought White Oak officers to the Francis McClure Elementary School on Wednesday.Police say an 11-year-old boy was refusing to get in his dad’s car after he was dismissed from school. Police say when school officials looked inside the car, they found a woman in the passenger seat and two child
  
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• Couple Arrested After Police Find Children Handcuffed In Car

  06-05-2021 19:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WHITE OAK, Pa. (KDKA) – A couple was arrested after police say they found two children handcuffed in the backseat of a car.
  Allegheny County Police say a disturbance call brought White Oak officers to the Francis McClure Elementary School on Wednesday.Police say an 11-year-old boy was refusing to get in his dad’s car after he was dismissed from school. Police say when school officials looked inside the car, they found a woman in the passenger seat and two child
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports 2,476 More Coronavirus Cases, 57 Deaths

  06-05-2021 19:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 2,476 new Coronavirus cases and 57 additional deaths.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,166,692 cases and 26,447 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 2,131 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19 and 467 patients are in ICUs.The state says 8,939,043 vaccine doses have been administered so far, and 3,710,362 people are fully vaccinated. All Pennsylvania
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports

  06-05-2021 19:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 2,476 new Coronavirus cases and 57 additional deaths.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,166,692 cases and 26,447 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 2,131 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19 and 467 patients are in ICUs.The state says 8,939,043 vaccine doses have been administered so far, and 3,710,362 people are fully vaccinated. All Pennsylvania
  
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• Former Pittsburgh Hornets Player Starts In Net Against Penguins

  06-05-2021 19:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A goalie who played for the Pittsburgh Hornets while living in Wexford will face off against the Penguins Thursday night.Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Houser, who grew up as a Pens fan, made his NHL debut with the Buffalo Sabres on May 3.The Sabres say Houser became the first goaltender in the team’s history to win his first two starts since Mika Noronen in 2000.
  Last night, Michael Houser becomes the first Sabres goaltender to win his first
  
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• NASA Rocket Launch Should Be Visible Along East Coast Saturday Night

  06-05-2021 18:42
  
  UPDATE– NASA is postponing the launch of the KiNET-X sounding rocket from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia due to weather. The launch was originally scheduled for Friday evening, but it has been pushed back to no earlier than Saturday, May 8 at 8:02 p.m.
  The launch would be visible to much of the East Coast with clear skies.PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hey what’s that thing in the sky? A bird, a plane? Nope that’s a rocket!
  It’s not every day you have the chance to se
  
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• NASA Rocket Launch Friday Night Should Be Visible Along East Coast

  06-05-2021 18:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Hey what’s that thing in the sky? A bird, a plane? Nope that’s a rocket!
  It’s not every day you have the chance to see a NASA rocket hurtling over the Atlantic, but this Friday evening might just be your shot!
  NASA is set to launch a “Black Brant XII sounding rocket” from their Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia this Friday at 7:58 p.m. If skies are clear, the launch should be visible to folks up and down the eastern seaboard.
  (WBZ-TV grap
  
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• Interview: Dan Reynolds & Christene Reynolds On Paramount+’s ‘From Cradle To Stage’

  06-05-2021 18:24
  
  (CBS Local)– Imagine Dragons is one of the biggest bands in the world and the group’s lead singer Dan Reynolds is giving music fans an inside look at his musical journey with his mother Christene Reynolds in a new Paramount+ docuseries called “From Cradle To Stage.” The series was created by Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and his mom Virginia Hanlon Grohl and features episodes with artists such as Pharrell, Miranda Lambert, Brandi Carlile, Geedy Lee, Tom Morello an
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 177 New Cases, 2 Additional Deaths

  06-05-2021 18:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 177 new Coronavirus cases and two additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 148 are confirmed and 29 are probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from seven months to 95 years with a median age of 29 years.
  Of the two newly reported deaths, which both happened in May, one patient was in their 50s and another was in their 60s.
  There have be
  
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• McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge Reopens Following Inspection After Barge Strike

  06-05-2021 18:07
  
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – The McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge has reopened after it was shut down to traffic this morning for inspection following a possible barge strike.Inspection crews were on the scene, assessing the situation.Early on Thursday morning, inspectors were underneath the bridge using a spotlight to inspect the bridge.Those workers also put up signage not allowing access to the Great Allegheny Passage in the area.According to PennDOT, there was just minor damage to a pier.The Coast Gu
  
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• 5-Month Partial Closure Of Fort Duquesne Boulevard To Make Room For Business-Boosting Events

  06-05-2021 18:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A street in downtown Pittsburgh is closing for five months, but not for construction.
  The Department of Mobility and Infrastructure announced Thursday that part of Fort Duquesne Boulevard will close starting Monday. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership will start hosting events and activities aimed at boosting business in the city’s Central Business District.The westbound lane of Fort Duquesne Boulevard will close from Stanwix to Seventh stre
  
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• Broadway shows to return Downtown in October

  06-05-2021 17:47 via post-gazette.com
  
  Traveling Broadway production of “The Band’s Visit” returns to Pittsburgh in October; a lineup of seven shows will play here through 2022.
  
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• Child Tax Credit: Parents Will Soon Get A Monthly Check, But For How Much?

  06-05-2021 17:38
  
  (CBS San Francisco) — Raising a child costs money… lots of money. Government estimates put the number at over $230,000 per child, not including college. And that figure can be much higher based on the local cost of living. The Child Tax Credit was put in place over two decades ago to lessen the financial burden. Parents and guardians of the approximately 66 million children in qualifying households are about to receive some more help from Uncle Sam. The American Rescue Plan, signed
  
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• Newborn Babies At UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Dress Up In Crocheted Scrubs For Nurses Week

  06-05-2021 17:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Scrubs have never looked so cute! Babies at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital got all dressed up to celebrate Nurses Week.
  Nurses Week 2021 kicks off Thursday. To honor healthcare heroes, the babies wore crocheted outfits handmade by UPMC Magee nurse Caitlin Pechin.
  UPMC says Pechin wanted to honor her fellow nurses and inspire the next generation of healthcare workers.
  (Photo: UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital)
  (Photo: UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital)
  (Photo: UPMC
  
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• State Police Seek Missing Butler County Teenager, Aiden McKinley

  06-05-2021 17:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) — State police in Butler County are looking for a missing teenager.
  According to state police, the 16-year-old Aiden McKinley was last seen by his family on Wednesday.
  (Source: Pennsylvania State Police)
  At the time, he was wearing a black hoodie, black sweatpants and carrying a blue bag.
  Anyone with information on where McKinley is should call state police at 724-284-8100.PSP Butler is attempting to locate Aiden MCKINLEY 16. MCKINLEY was wearing a
  
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• Young artists bring live musical theater back to Pittsburgh in a Squirrel Hill backyard

  06-05-2021 17:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Catch their performances of the pandemic-friendly musical “The Last Five Years” from May 13-16.
  
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• Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Is 96% Effective In Protecting 12 To 17-Year-Old Kids

  06-05-2021 16:37
  
  CAMBRIDGE (CBS) — Moderna says its vaccine is 96% effective in protecting kids between 12 and 17 years old against COVID-19. That data is from a study of more than 3,2000 participants who received at least one dose of the vaccine.
  The Cambridge-based biotech company also said none of the participants had severe reactions to the first or to the second shot.
  “No serious safety concerns have been identified to date,” Moderna said about the trial on teens.
  Moderna said another stud
  
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• City Of McKeesport Searching For Missing 68-Year-Old Man, Cecil Tinsley

  06-05-2021 15:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – The City of McKeesport Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 68-year-old man, Cecil Tinsley.Photo Credit: City of McKeesport Police
  Tinsley is described as a six-foot-tall Black male, weighing about 160 pounds. He is likely wearing a black jacket, a “Navy” baseball cap, black pants, and tan boots.He was late seen on Wednesday, May 5 around 6:00 p.m.Police say Tinsley suffers from dementia, mobility problem
  
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• PTL Links: May 6, 2021

  06-05-2021 15:13
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:DePaul School for Hearing & Speech
  Collette Travel
  Puppy Cam!
  KDKAPup on Facebook
  Canine CompanionsPTL Weekend Guide:The Tull Family Theater “My Octopus Teacher”
  Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Concerts
  Gateway Clipper FleetPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
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• Report: PNC, BNY Mellon Employees Close To Returning To Downtown

  06-05-2021 14:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Thousands of Pittsburghers that work for two of the region’s largest employers now have an idea of when they’ll be heading back to the office and back downtown.According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PNC employees will begin a “voluntary” return to the workplace on June 14.Meanwhile, BNY Mellon is waiting until the fall.They plan on starting a “hybrid” model on September 1.
  
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• Payment Protection Program Runs Out Of Money Ahead Of May 31 Application Deadline

  06-05-2021 14:01
  
  NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The enormously popular small business relief program, known as the Payment Protection Program (PPP) has run out of money.
  During the past year, more than 8 million small businesses were given a PPP loan. In most cases, these businesses will not be required to pay these loans back.
  The relief program has cost taxpayers more than $770 billion.
  While the federal program has been plagued with fraud, it has also been a lifeline for businesses struggling with pandemic
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Searching For Suspect Who Tagged Andy Warhol Museum

  06-05-2021 13:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are looking for whoever is responsible for tagging the Andy Warhol Museum and another building on Dawson Street in Oakland.According to police, there is a belief they may be looking for two people they say could be working together.One of the suspects they say uses the tag, “DEMO.”The graffiti has already been scrubbed off or painted over.
  
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• Allergy Season Striking With A Vengeance: How To Prevent Sneezing, Hacking, And Sniffling

  06-05-2021 13:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Sneezing, hacking, tissue grabbing, it is allergy season with a vengeance!“Not only are they feeling it, they’re probably seeing it,” says allergist and immunologist Dr. Deborah Gentile, “If you were outdoors over the weekend you probably saw that yellow film appearing over everything outside. We’re having a rough season.”
  Dr. Gentile says normally in Western Pennsylvania we have a period of tree pollen followed by grass and ragweed p
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Dry Thursday Complimented By A Cloudy And Cool Day

  06-05-2021 12:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Good morning, we finally get a dry day, but you may begin to wonder what month it is as I expect we will see a mostly cloudy and cool day.
  Morning temperatures have dipped into the 30s.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Highs today will be near 60 degrees, I have Pittsburgh seeing a high temperature of just 59 degrees.
  Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  The only issue that I see for today with the weather
  
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• McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge Reopens Following Inspection After Possible Barge Strike

  06-05-2021 10:32
  
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – The McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge has reopened after it was shut down to traffic this morning for inspection following a possible barge strike.Inspection crews were on the scene, assessing the situation.Early on Thursday morning, inspectors were underneath the bridge using a spotlight to inspect the bridge.Those workers also put up signage not allowing access to the Great Allegheny Passage in the area.KDKA’s Lindsay Ward has reached out to PennDOT for more informatio
  
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• McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge Closed To Traffic For Inspection Due To Possible Barge Crash

  06-05-2021 10:32
  
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – Two bridges, the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge and the McKeesport Connecting Railroad Bridge, better known for the Great Allegheny Passage, are closed this morning.PennDOT made the announcement early this morning due to a possible barge strike.Inspection crews are on the scene, assessing the situation.Early on Thursday morning, inspectors were underneath the bridge using a spotlight to inspect the bridge.Those workers also put up signage not allowing access to the Great Al
  
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• Duquesne-McKeesport Bridge Closed To Traffic For Inspection Due To Possible Barge Crash

  06-05-2021 10:32
  
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) – Two bridges, the Duquesne-McKeesport Bridge and the McKeesport Connecting Railroad Bridge, better known for the Great Allegheny Passage, are closed this morning.PennDOT made the announcement early this morning due to a possible barge strike.Inspection crews are on the scene, assessing the situation.Early on Thursday morning, inspectors were underneath the bridge using a spotlight to inspect the bridge.Those workers also put up signage not allowing access to the Great Al
  
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• Former West Penn Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty To Video Taping Employees And Patients

  06-05-2021 09:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A former employee at West Penn Hospital has pleaded guilty to videotaping employees and patients in a bathroom at the hospital.Guy Caley will be sentenced in August.RELATED: More Women Accusing Former West Penn Hospital Employee Of Secretly Recording Them In Bathroom And Exam Room
  According to police, a camera was found taped to the bottom of a chair in an employee bathroom in 2019.
  
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• Former Penguins Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury Takes Over 3rd Place In All-Time Wins

  06-05-2021 09:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ST. PAUL, MINN (KDKA) – Former Penguins and current Vegas Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury is now in sole possession of third place on the all-time wins list for NHL goalies.The 2003 first overall pick of the Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday night, giving Fleury 490 career victories.Fleury was part of the Penguins organization from 2003 until 2017 and won three Stanley Cups.He was taken by the Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansi
  
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• Resolution At Pittsburgh City Council Meeting Would Ban Plastic Bags In The City

  06-05-2021 09:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new proposal is on the table to ban plastic bags in the City of Pittsburgh.The resolution was introduced at Tuesday’s city council meeting would be just the first step to adopting an ordinance.Currently, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prohibits local governments from banning plastic bags.The City of Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against the commonwealth and Pittsburgh is looking to join the lawsuit.The goal is to overturn that law and
  
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• Woman In Lawrence County Flown To Hospital After Being Run Over By Her Own Car

  06-05-2021 09:01
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SLIPPERY ROCK TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A woman was flown to the hospital after she was accidentally run over by her own car.The incident occurred on the Eckert Bridge Road in Slippery Rock Township.According to the fire chief, the car was not in park and then began to roll.From there, the woman tried to stop it and got pinned between a car door and a tree.
  Her condition is unknown.
  
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• 10th Settlement Reached In West Virginia VA Hospital Deaths

  06-05-2021 08:40
  
  BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) — The federal government agreed to a 10th settlement for suspicious deaths at a West Virginia veterans hospital where a former nursing assistant admitted to intentionally giving seven patients unprescribed insulin injections.
  A court filing shows the family of Charles Dean will receive $625,000, according to The Exponent Telegram. He died in 2017 at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg.
  Dean’s family and attorneys said the death was “due t
  
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• Penn State Football Coach James Franklin Encourages College Students To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

  06-05-2021 08:27
  
  STATE COLLEGE (AP) – Amid fresh signs of sagging statewide demand for the COVID-19 vaccine, Pennsylvania officials on Wednesday encouraged hundreds of thousands of college students to get their shots before they go home for summer.
  Gov. Tom Wolf appeared in State College with the president and head football coach at Penn State University — with a cameo by a freshman tight end — to pitch younger people on the benefits of getting inoculated against the coronavirus.
  “Penn St
  
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• Cronenworth, Padres Beat Pirates 4-2 To Win Series

  06-05-2021 05:58
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the sixth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 Wednesday night to take two of three.
  Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his big league-leading 11th save in 11 chances. Craig Stammen (2-1) got the final out of the sixth for the win in relief of Yu Darvish.
  Cronenworth’s go-ahead hit came a half inning after Darvish surrendered a two-run lead and was chased with the score tied at 2. Darvish
  
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• Churchill Borough Residents Voice Slew Of Concerns Over Potential Amazon Distribution Center

  06-05-2021 05:16
  
  CHURCHILL, Pa. (KDKA) – Churchill borough residents were given the chance to share their concerns about the possibility of Amazon opening a distribution center in the borough.
  The Churchill Borough Planning Commission held a public meeting Wednesday night to discuss the Amazon proposal.Residents were passionate as they shared why they’re against Amazon putting down roots in the borough. They shared their questions, concerns and thoughts.If the proposal goes through, the old George We
  
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• Carnegie Mellon Researchers Create Shapeshifting Pasta

  06-05-2021 04:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – When you buy pasta, it usually looks the same when you cook it.
  But researchers at Carnegie Mellon’s Morphing Matter Lab — yes, there is such a thing — have developed flat pasta that morphs into shapes when it is cooked.
  (Photo: CMU)
  The morphed pasta is made only of semolina flour and water. It turns into tubes, spirals and twists.
  Researchers say it looks, feels and tastes like traditional pasta. They believe this invention wil
  
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• Olive Veronesi, Armstrong County Woman Who Went Viral For ‘I Need More Beer!!’ Pandemic Photo, Dies

  06-05-2021 03:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SEMINOLE, Pa. (KDKA) – An Armstrong County woman who went viral for her love of beer during the lockdown has passed away.
  You may remember Olive Veronesi from Seminole. She brought a smile to thousands of people’s faces during the difficult and unprecedented days of the early pandemic.A photo of Olive holding a dry-erase board that read “I need more beer!!” went viral after it was posted to KDKA’s Facebook page last April.
  Even Molson Coors he
  
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• Armstrong County Woman Who Went Viral For ‘I Need More Beer!!’ Pandemic Photo Dies

  06-05-2021 03:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SEMINOLE, Pa. (KDKA) – An Armstrong County woman who went viral for her love of beer during the lockdown has passed away.
  You may remember Olive Veronesi from Seminole. She brought a smile to thousands of people’s faces during the difficult and unprecedented days of the early pandemic.A photo of Olive holding a dry-erase board that read “I need more beer!!” went viral after it was posted to KDKA’s Facebook page last April.
  Even Molson Coors he
  
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• Q&A With UPMC Doctor On Which Activities Are Safe For Unvaccinated Children

  06-05-2021 02:47
  
  Many parents are vaccinated, but their kids are not, and this is leading to lots of questions about what’s safe.
  
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• Westinghouse Athletic Director Phyllis Jones Has Been Inspiring Students Since 1987

  06-05-2021 02:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Phyllis Jones, athletic director, health and physical education instructor and girls basketball coach, has been inspiring thousands of Westinghouse students since 1987.
  “Just an asset when you have somebody that’s been here as long as she has,” said Westinghouse principal Stephan Sereda.
  Some would say Jones has made her mark, given there’s an actual mural of her displayed in the high school hallway.“I had come into the building this summer
  
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