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• Police Find Two Men Shot Dead And A Third Wounded Inside Columbus Home

  09-05-2021 23:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two men have been found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in an Ohio home and another man also shot has been hospitalized, police said.
  Patrol officers in Columbus responded to shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of a person breaking into a home and found a man at the back door who said his cousin was dead inside, police said.
  Officers entered and found two men with apparent gunshot wounds who were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Their names and ages
  
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• Police Find Two Men Found Shot Dead And A Third Wounded Inside Columbus Home

  09-05-2021 23:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two men have been found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in an Ohio home and another man also shot has been hospitalized, police said.
  Patrol officers in Columbus responded to shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of a person breaking into a home and found a man at the back door who said his cousin was dead inside, police said.
  Officers entered and found two men with apparent gunshot wounds who were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Their names and ages
  
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• Penguins Recall Goaltender Emil Larmi, Defensemen Juuso Riikola And Yannick Weber From Taxi Squad

  09-05-2021 22:58
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Penguins announced on Sunday that they have recalled goaltender Emil Larmi and defensemen Juuso Riikola and Yannick Weber from the taxi squad.The team also announced that goaltenders Alex D’Orio and Maxime Lagace’s status as emergency recalls has been changed to regular recalls.Teams that qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs are permitted to carry an extended roster rather than a taxi squad.Riikola and Weber each played two games f
  
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• Pa. State Trooper Fires Into Pickup Truck During Chase Through 2 States

  09-05-2021 22:39
  
  STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state trooper fired into a pickup truck that repeatedly struck a police vehicle during a chase through New Jersey and Pennsylvania, authorities said.
  Pennsylvania state police in Stroudsburg said they were notified at about 8 p.m. Friday that New Jersey state police were in pursuit of a pickup they had tried to stop for various traffic violations including reckless and erratic driving, speeding, and unsafe lane changes.
  New Jersey state police pursued
  
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• Pickup Truck Collides With School Bus, No Serious Injuries Reported

  09-05-2021 22:19
  
  RAYLAND, Ohio (AP) — A flatbed pickup truck crashed into a school bus on a highway in eastern Ohio on Friday morning, leaving several students with minor injuries, authorities said.
  WTOV reported the crash occurred on County Road 15 in Rayland, according to the Ohio State Patrol. The bus was carrying students to Buckeye Local High School, though it wasn’t immediately clear how many people were on board.
  A preliminary investigation found the pickup truck — apparently driven by a
  
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• Pennsylvania Weather: Some Northwestern Pa. Neighborhoods See Snow On Mother’s Day

  09-05-2021 20:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  FOREST/VENANGO COUNTIES (KDKA) — This Mother’s Day is cool and rainy in Pittsburgh, but it beats having to deal with snow — like some Pennsylvanians are having to deal with right now.National Weather Service Pittsburgh is reporting some areas in Northwestern Pennsylvania are seeing light snow and rain, especially near I-80.
  Merry Christmas….oh wait it is Mother's Day…oh well, I hope some moms are enjoying the wet snow near I-80. pic.twitter.
  
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• Jason Gagorik Steps In As New Chief Of Whitehall Borough Police Department

  09-05-2021 19:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WHITEHALL BOROUGH (KDKA) — The Whitehall Borough Police Department has a new Chief.On Saturday, the department announced on its Facebook page that Deputy Chief Jason Gagorik had been promoted to Chief of Police.He was sworn in on May 5.Gagorik began his career with Whitehall Borough Police in 2002 and has served as a sergeant, Deputy Chief of Police and the Borough’s Emergency Management Coordinator.
  His promotion comes as the former Whitehall Borough Chief, Ke
  
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• Man Convicted Of Attempted Kidnapping Of Police Officers In Alleged Ambush Plot

  09-05-2021 19:05
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been convicted in an alleged plot to ambush and kidnap law enforcement officers responding to a false distress call.
  A federal jury on Friday convicted 21-year-old Christian Ferguson of Cleveland of two counts of attempted kidnapping.
  Ferguson was arrested in May 2020 after authorities alleged that he made “violent and extremist” posts in a chat room and spoke of making a false emergency call to lure officers to a “remote location&rd
  
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• West Mifflin Police Ask For Help Identifying Person Related To Ongoing Case

  09-05-2021 18:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — West Mifflin Borough Police Department is requesting the public’s help in helping identify a person related to an active, ongoing case.(Photo Credit: West Mifflin Borough Police Department)
  Police say that an individual was spotted at a residence on Donna Avenue in West Mifflin early on Saturday morning.Police say that they cannot provide any more information about the case at this time.If you know anything about the individual or the inci
  
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• Coach Sullivan: Pittsburgh Penguins Set To Meet NHL’s New Requirements For Fully Vaccinated Club

  09-05-2021 17:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This weekend, the NHL and NHLPA updated their COVID-19 guidelines for fully vaccinated teams and are easing some restrictions ahead of the playoffs.Several requirements are now being loosened for quarantining, testing and social gatherings for those who are fully vaccinated.The NHL considers someone to be fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving a final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.For instance, fully vaccinated individuals do not need to quaranti
  
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• Allegheny YMCA Closed Following Positive COVID-19 Tests In The Housing Program

  09-05-2021 16:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny YMCA is closed following positive COVID-19 tests.
  According to a post on its Facebook page, the YMCA says they learned yesterday morning that men in the housing program tested positive for the virus.
  It says they will be closed to the public for at least two weeks.
  
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• Point Park Labor Union: Arbitrator Orders 17 Full-Time Faculty Who Received Layoff Notices To Be Reinstated By University

  09-05-2021 16:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In February, 17 full-time faculty members at Point Park University received nonrenewal letters from the university.After an arbitration hearing, an arbitrator ruled on Thursday, May 6 that Point Park must rescind the 17 layoff notices sent out, according to the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh TNG-CWA Local 38061 which represents Point Park faculty.The union publicly spoke out against the layoffs at the beginning of April, saying that the layoffs wou
  
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• ‘Pain Shared Is Pain Lessened’: Light Of Life Rescue Mission Shelter Making A Difference In Women’s And Mothers’ Lives

  09-05-2021 15:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A brand new center that opened up earlier this year is making a difference. At the Light of Life, women and their children who are at the lowest point in their lives are given a chance to start over.Many are feeling lost, broken or alone. Not knowing where or who to turn to, the pain from abuse and homelessness can be overwhelming.It’s something Lisa Coleman sees often.
  “We had a woman that we interviewed yesterday. She wanted to sleep. She just wanted to sl
  
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• Democratic Senator Praises Ohio’s Republican Governor Mike DeWine

  09-05-2021 15:13
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has gotten criticism from within his own party for his aggressive anti-coronavirus measures, but the state’s Democratic senator had praise for him Friday.
  “I think the governor has had a steady hand in this,” Sen. Sherrod Brown said while visiting the Cincinnati Health Department to promote getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
  “I wish I could say the same about the legislature and the way the legislature has politic
  
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• How a mythical backwoods monster saved a struggling West Virginia glass company

  09-05-2021 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Blenko Glass Company would partner with a West Virginia artist on immortalizing the mythical Flatwoods Monster, Big Foot’s Appalachian cousin, that has become part of the fabric of regional folklore.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Mother’s Day Forecast

  09-05-2021 12:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Bryan Shaw
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Mother’s Day forecast is likely to include soaking rain. Expect steady rain most of the day.
  It will be chilly too, with most of the day in the 40’s.
  We won’t hit 50 until this evening.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  It starts to get a little warmer through the week, but stays below average.
  Monday and Tuesday will bring temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50’s.
  Temperatures will increase into the 60&rsqu
  
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• IHME: Global COVID-19 Death Toll More Than Double Official Estimates

  09-05-2021 12:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — New analysis suggests the Coronavirus is far more deadly than originally believed.
  The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is out with new analysis, estimating the amount of unreported deaths worldwide.
  The official count from Johns Hopkins University is more than 3.2 million deaths worldwide, but the IHME estimates the real number is nearly 6.9 million deaths.
  Here in the United States, their analysis shows more than 905,000 dea
  
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• Minor league baseball's return means as much for community as it does for team economics

  09-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  For the first time in 614 days, since August 28, 2019, People’s Natural Gas Field welcomed fans back for an Altoona Curve game on Tuesday.
  
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• At Tree of Life, a vision for transformation

  09-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Challenge for architect is create a site that’s both a memorial and a ‘beacon of hope.’
   
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• Police Searching For Domestic Assault Suspect In Beltzhoover

  09-05-2021 10:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are looking for the man at the center of a standoff with officers in Beltzhoover on Saturday night.
  The incident happened around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday night on Freeland Street.
  (Photo Credit: Jessica Guay)
  Police were called to the house of a reported domestic assault.
  A woman was treated at the scene with injuries to her face.
  SWAT officers were called to the scene after believing the man was barricaded inside the residence.
  Po
  
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• Local Groups Team Up To Honor Single Mothers For Mother’s Day

  09-05-2021 10:05
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With it being Mother’s Day weekend, while it’s a day to celebrate moms, it can also be hard for single mothers.
  On Saturday, local groups decided they wanted to give moms the night off.
  Volunteers made more than 100 meals and delivered them all across Allegheny County.
  Organizers say it’s important to them that all mothers feel loved and supported on Mother’s Day.
  In addition to the meals, the moms and their families were t
  
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• West Virginia Technical Center Students Build Tiny House

  09-05-2021 08:50
  
  RACHEL, W.Va. (AP) — According to teacher John Pheasant, the Marion County Technical Center is Marion County’s best kept secret.
  Students learn a number of things including carpentry and electrical work.
  The students recently built a tiny house totaling 432 square feet, which Pheasant said, required all of the skills a builder would need to construct a residential home.
  “Insulation, framing, installing windows, siding, shingles…the students have done all of it and I just
  
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• Moon Twp. Garden Club Gives Away Plants For Victory Garden Initiative

  09-05-2021 08:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — During the first and second World War, Americans grew victory gardens.
  On Saturday, the Moon Township Garden Club renewed the idea, but for the pandemic.
  The club gave away hundreds of plants so that people can grow their vegetables this year, but that’s not all.
  “We’re trying to get people interested in growing vegetables, and we’re calling it ‘Victory Over COVID’ for this year. We’re giving everybody
  
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• Program Offers Free Training To Police Officers For Safe Arrests

  09-05-2021 07:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BRIDGEVILLE (KDKA) — The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association kicked off a free program on Saturday.
  The program is aimed at teaching state and local law enforcement to make safer arrests.
  The 1-11 Project also focuses on ways to increase relations between police and the community.
  
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• Tasso George Spanos | Used myotherapy to heal himself, thousands of others

  09-05-2021 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  An unconventional and gifted healer who never shirked a challenge, Tasso Spanos changed the lives of thousands of his patients -- including his own.
  
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• Beer Truck Slams Into Home Near Cleveland

  09-05-2021 05:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  AVON LAKE, Ohio (KDKA) – Well, this is certainly one way to say “I spilled my beer.”A video from the Avon Lake Police Department shows a beer truck slamming into a home near Cleveland.According to police, a car ran a stop sign, the truck then swerved to avoid the car, lost control, and then hit the house.The driver was taken to a hospital to get checked out and no one inside the home was injured.
  
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• ‘We’ll Do Whatever We Need To Do:’ Florists Facing Flower Shortage Ahead Of Mother’s Day

  09-05-2021 05:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Flower prices have increased ahead of Mother’s Day because of a shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Local florists said people should be able to find flowers tomorrow (if you go early) but it will be more expensive, and the options will be limited compared to last year.
  A bouquet of flowers is one of the best gifts that shows your mom how much you love her.
  Cheryl Bakin, owner of Parkway Florist in the city’s West End, said that it has been a challenge
  
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• Penguins Clinch MassMutual East Division Title, Win First Division Championship Since 2014

  09-05-2021 03:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Penguins have won the MassMutual East Division.With the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers matchup going to overtime on Saturday night, regardless of the outcome, the Penguins will win the division.
  The Capitals needed to win both tonight and on Tuesday in regulation to overtake the Penguins for first place.This is the Penguins’ first division title since the 2013-2014 season.This means the Penguins will open round one of the St
  
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• Kennywood — and the region — hopes for return to 'semi-normal'

  09-05-2021 02:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Like much of the planet, lifetime best friends Karen Green and Joyce White didn’t go out much during the past 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Kennywood - and the region - hopes for return to 'semi-normal'

  09-05-2021 02:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  Like much of the planet, lifetime best friends Karen Green and Joyce White didn’t go out much during the past 14 months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• College Students Across Western Pennsylvania Celebrate Commencement In Person

  09-05-2021 01:32
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – All around western Pennsylvania on Saturday, college students celebrated years of hard work with their commencement ceremonies.La Roche University honored more than 350 students from 48 countries with two in-person ceremonies.Meanwhile, hundreds of students also walked across the stage on Campus Green to get their diplomas at Carlow University.In-person attendance was limited but the ceremony was streamed online for those unable to attend.It was t
  
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• 100 Years Of The Double Dip: Kennywood Reopens And Celebrates Milestone For The Jack Rabbit

  09-05-2021 01:13
  
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – It was still the same fun and games inside of Kennywood Park on Saturday.The old gems are returning and the classics were renovated.However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the park is operating just a little differently.From the anticipation of waiting in line to the rumble of the tracks, people lined up at the gates for Kennywood’s opening day.“These last two summers we really had to deal with the pandemic and it’s been rough especially on the ki
  
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• Maxime Lagace Records First NHL Shutout As Penguins Beat Sabres 1-0 In Regular Season Finale

  09-05-2021 00:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Carter scored and Maxime Lagace stopped 29 shots for his first career shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 on Saturday.
  Lagace, making his first start in more than two years, got his seventh career win, and helped Pittsburgh clinch home-ice advantage in the opening round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Penguins were without Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith, their top two goaltenders, for the regular-season finale.
  Carter scored his 17th goal
  
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• Ka’ai Tom Hits First Big League Home Run But Pirates Can’t Solve Cubs, Lose 3-2

  09-05-2021 00:09
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Matt Duffy had a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, reliever Keegan Thompson pitched three scoreless innings for his first major league victory and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Saturday for their fifth straight win.
  Willson Contreras and Eric Sogard each drove in a run for Chicago, which has won seven of nine to improve to 17-16.
  Thompson (1-0) allowed two hits and a walk following starter Trevor Williams, who gave up two runs and five hi
  
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