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• Rivers Casino: Fully Vaccinated People Don’t Have To Wear Masks

  14-05-2021 23:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – People fully vaccinated won’t have to wear a mask at the Rivers Casino.
  Rivers Casino Pittsburgh said in a statement on Twitter that fully vaccinated people can go without masks while those who aren’t still have to mask up.
  Please see the below Rivers Casino Pittsburgh update.Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-Gambler pic.twitter.com/9ducc254kc
  — Rivers Casino Pittsburgh (@WinBigRivers) May 14, 2021The CDC’s guidance, released Th
  
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• Preakness Stakes 2021 Preview: Can Medina Spirit Overcome Controversy?

  14-05-2021 23:36
  
  (CBS Baltimore) — The Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown, will be run Saturday afternoon. Ten three-year-old colts are scheduled to run the 9.5-furlong (1 and 3/16-mile) course at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
  Attention for the week leading up to the 146th running of the Preakness has mostly focused on the recent past. Medina Spirit’s win at the Kentucky Derby has been called into question because of a positive drug test. While the horse is currently i
  
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• Rep. Conor Lamb sponsors bipartisan bill to reimburse states for $18 billion in lost transportation funds due to pandemic

  14-05-2021 23:32
  
  The Providing Assistance for Vital Enhancements Act would cover gasoline taxes and other funds lost to reduced driving during the pandemic.
  
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• Tax Refunds Delayed As Filing Deadline Draws Near

  14-05-2021 23:27
  
  (CBS Baltimore) — The revised tax-filing deadline is May 17. In a typical year, that could mean a tax refund within a few weeks, if not sooner. This is not a typical year. COVID and the policies to help fight its economic implications have put the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) far behind in its processing of tax returns. The backlog is likely to grow as filers rush to meet the upcoming deadline. And that could mean potential delays for tax refunds, particularly for those who file paper re
  
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• Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Says Fully Vaccinated People Don’t Need To Wear Masks In Church

  14-05-2021 23:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh says fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most places.
  The diocese said those who are fully vaccinated may attend Diocese of Pittsburgh Masses and all gatherings on parish property without wearing a mask. The diocese says a section in every church will still be kept for mask-wearing.“As we have seen at several points throughout this pandemic, health guidance and directives can change rapidly
  
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• Mystery: 7 Years After Her Disappearance, Still No Traces Of Pa. Mother Amanda DeGuio

  14-05-2021 22:59
  
  DREXEL HILL, Pa. (CBS) —  What happened to Amanda DeGuio, a young Pennsylvania mother of two who vanished in 2014? Investigators haven’t given up the search for the young woman who vanished without a trace.
  June 3, 2014, was the last time DeGuio was ever seen. Officials haven’t given up hope that they’ll find her. “We are going on seven years now,” Kevin Ryan, the DeGuio family’s private investigator, said, “and seven years is a long tim
  
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• Wexford Native Dan Smyers And Wife Heartbroken Over Loss Of Their 16-Year-Old Rescue Dog

  14-05-2021 22:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Wexford native Dan Smyers, of country music super-duo Dan + Shay, is mourning the loss of Missy, his beloved rescue dog.
  Smyers and his wife, Abby, who is an advocate for animals, adopted Missy at the end of February.
  At the time, they knew they wouldn’t have much time with the little dog, but Smyers says they wanted to give her a happy home to live out her last days.
  “We knew when we adopted her at age 16 with terminal cancer that our
  
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• Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Issued Saturday For Liberty-Clairton Area

  14-05-2021 22:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Saturday in the Liberty-Clairton area.The DEP says a strong temperature inversion and light southwesterly winds in the morning will likely contribute to a daily average concentration of fine particulate matter in the Code Orange range. That’ll most likely happen between 4 and 9 a.m.Young children, the elderly and those with respiratory
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins: Fans Must Wear Masks For Playoff Games At PPG Paints Arena

  14-05-2021 22:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Penguins say fans must mask up during the upcoming playoff run.
  In a release on Friday, the team said the NHL still requires all fans to wear masks at games.
  “We encourage all fans to comply with NHL rules at our upcoming playoff games at PPG Paints Arena,” the team said.
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  — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) May 14, 2021
  
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• Jury Finds Man Guilty In Case Of Starved And Tortured Boy In Mercer County

  14-05-2021 22:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A jury has found a man guilty in connection with a 14-year-old boy’s death.
  Police say Paul Bacorn knew Antonio Gonzalez Jr. was being starved and tortured and did nothing to stop it. The boy weighed only 70 pounds at the time of his death.
  Antonio Juan Gonzalez (L), Paul Bacorn (R) (Source: Mercer County Jail)
  Bacorn was roommates with the boy’s father. Antonio Gonzalez pleaded guilty to first degree murder and is serving
  
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• ‘You Fam?’ WWE’s Braun Strowman Believes Baltimore Ravens’ Rookie Ben Cleveland May Be Long-Lost Brother

  14-05-2021 22:15
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Ravens’ rookie offensive guard Ben Cleveland wasted no time impressing fans and NFL writers alike upon being drafted. That’s mostly due to his 6’6, 343-pound stature – and long beard to boot. Now, the third-round draft pick has caught the attention of WWE’s “Monster Among Men,” Braun Strowman, who believes the two could be related.
  Strowman, who stands at 6’8 and 385 pounds — and also sports the long, messy beard
  
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• Report: Pennsylvania Was 5th Best At Fighting COVID-19

  14-05-2021 22:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pennsylvania had the fifth most effective response to COVID-19 in the country, according to a report.SYKES, a business process outsourcing company, says it took into account factors like weekly percent positivity, hospital admissions and vaccine admissions.Pennsylvania ranks the fifth most effective at responding to COVID-19, falling behind Hawaii, Maryland, Washington and Connecticut.The top three least effective states are Georgia, Oklahoma and
  
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• Amazing Video: Cat Jumps From Fifth-Floor Window Of Burning Building — And Lands Safely!

  14-05-2021 21:46
  
  CHICAGO (CBS) — A cat landed safely and walked away after jumping from the fifth-story window of a burning building on Thursday.
  The fire broke out on Thursday afternoon on the fifth floor of the six-story apartment building at 65th Street and Lowe Avenue, according to the Fire Department. Officials called a still-and-box alarm for the fire, which was contained to one unit and was quickly extinguished.
  Incredible provided by the Fire Department shows smoke billowing from busted-out wi
  
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• Trader Joe’s: Fully Vaccinated Customers Can Ditch Masks

  14-05-2021 21:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Trader Joe’s says customers who are fully vaccinated don’t have to wear masks anymore.
  “We encourage customers to follow the guidance of health officials, including, as appropriate, CDC guidelines that advise customers who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear masks while shopping,” Trader Joe’s says on its website.
  The CDC’s guidance, released Thursday and adopted by the state, allows fully vaccinated p
  
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• Pennsylvania Department Of Health: Businesses Can Still Require Masks

  14-05-2021 21:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania Health Department says businesses can still require people to wear masks, even after the CDC gave fully vaccinated people the green light to go maskless in most cases.“If you are fully vaccinated, it is an incentive to be able to remove your mask, but businesses and workplaces may still require this added layer of protection for their employees or customers that may have underlying conditions that continue to make them vulne
  
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• 3rd Swastika Drawing Found At Mt. Lebanon School District

  14-05-2021 20:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MT. LEBANON, Pa. (KDKA) – The Mt. Lebanon School District says another drawing of a swastika was found inside a bathroom stall.
  The district says this swastika was found in the Lincoln Elementary School earlier this week, and it’s the third one found this spring.
  The district says it immediately launched an investigation and police are involved.
  (Photo: KDKA Photojournalist Jim Cahalan)
  “We will continue to ensure that these incidents become essential lea
  
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• ‘He Loved His Officers’: 2 Fallen Beaver Co. Police Chiefs Remembered For National Police Week

  14-05-2021 20:45
  
  BEAVER, Pa. (KDKA) — From 1917 to 2020, 18 police officers died while on duty in Beaver County.
  On Friday morning, they were all honored at the Law Enforcement Memorial in Beaver for National Police Week.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Two of the officers passed away in April 2020.
  Aliquippa Police Chief Robert Sealock died from respiratory complications after responding to an incident. Ambridge Police Chief Mark Romutis after contracting COVID—19.
  Romutis’ wife, Renee, and son, Sam, say
  
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• Pernell Walker On Showtime’s ‘City On A Hill’: ‘Grace Campbell Is Not All Bad And Not All Good’

  14-05-2021 20:37
  
  (CBS Local)– Showtime’s “City on a Hill” wraps up season two this Sunday, May 16 at 9pm EST/PST and one of the stars of the season has been Pernell Walker. The actor plays Grace Campbell, a community activist who is working to make Boston a better place, while her sons get wrapped up in gang activity.
  CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith talks with Walker about joining the cast of “City on a Hill,” working with Kevin Bacon & Aldis Hodge and the many layers o
  
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• Suspect Caught Blocks Away After Brookline Bank Robbery

  14-05-2021 20:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A suspected bank robber was arrested Friday morning just a few blocks away from the branch.Police say the alleged robber slipped a note to a teller at the Community Bank on Brookline Boulevard saying he was armed.(Photo: KDKA Photojournalist Aaron Sledge)
  He didn’t flash a weapon while inside, police say.After that, he ran off toward Pioneer Avenue. He was arrested nearby.
  
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• Woman Who Proudly Served In Army Repeatedly Harassed For Parking In ‘Veterans Only’ Spots: ‘Vets Aren’t Just Someone’s Grandpa’

  14-05-2021 20:02
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (CBS Pittsburgh) – It’s more common than you think: female veterans like Aryanna Hunter rolling into a veterans parking spot at the store. “We look like a mom carting three kids into the grocery store,” Hunter told KDKA-TV.
  She stands at 5’2″ and is expecting her fourth child.
  “I joined the Army two months after 9/11. I was an 18-year-old kid. I didn’t really come from a family of service but 9/11 really inspired me to give ba
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Locate Missing 12-Year-Old London Williamson

  14-05-2021 19:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police have located a missing 12-year-old girl.Police say London Williamson has been safely located.London Williamson has been safely located. Thank you to all for your assistance. pic.twitter.com/CYvZstK5gS
  — Pittsburgh Police (@PghPolice) May 14, 2021
  
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• Pirates Announce Fully Vaccinated Guests Will Not Be Required To Wear Face Masks At PNC Park

  14-05-2021 19:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Pirates announced Friday that fully vaccinated guests will not be required to wear face masks at PNC Park.People who are not fully vaccinated are still required to wear a mask.“Effective immediately, the Pirates will no longer require guests who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear a face mask while at PNC Park. Guests who are not yet fully vaccinated against COVID19 must continue to wear a face mask while at PN
  
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• PetSmart Employees Charged After Dog Dies During Grooming; CBS Sports Reporter AJ Ross Left Heartbroken

  14-05-2021 19:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (CBSNewYork) — How did a trip to PetSmart become a death sentence for a 12-year-old poodle? The latest case highlights what animal advocates say is a growing problem over pet groomers not being licensed.
  The memories AJ Ross has of her spunky toy poodle are filled with pure joy. Every waking moment, and even when they slept, Kobe was her sidekick.
  “The endless affection, the unconditional love,” she told WCBS-TV’s Jessica Layton. “He was just al
  
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• Sharpsburg neighborhood organizers plan an ‘art adventure’

  14-05-2021 19:36
  
  Community event on tap for May 22
  
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• Columbus Reaches $10M Settlement For Family Of Andre Hill

  14-05-2021 19:24
  
  By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s capital city will pay a $10 million settlement for the family of Andre Hill, a Black man who was fatally shot by a white Columbus police officer in December as he emerged from a garage holding a cellphone, the Columbus city attorney announced Friday.
  It’s the largest such settlement in city history.
  Hill, 47, was fatally shot by white police officer Adam Coy on Dec. 22 as Hill emerged from a garage holding
  
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• Former Pine-Richland Football Coach Eric Kasperowicz Suing After His Contract Wasn’t Renewed

  14-05-2021 19:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An attorney for former Pine-Richland football coach Eric Kasperowicz is filing two lawsuits over the district’s decision to not renew his contract.
  Attorney Joel Sansone says he filed a lawsuit Friday morning against Superintendent Brian Miller and Board President Peter Lyons for defamation against Kasperowizc in the Court of Common Pleas.
  A federal lawsuit is expected later, Sansone says.
  Miller has told KDKA he’s disturbed by the atm
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins ‘Hopeful’ To Return To 100% Capacity By Game 5 Of First Round Series

  14-05-2021 19:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As coronavirus restrictions are being loosened dramatically by local and federal officials in May, the chances of sporting events returning to normal are close on the horizon.In the latest episode of The Pomp and Poni Podcast, Penguins CEO and President David Morehouse went into the details of what the fan experience will be like for future games, which are determined by guidelines set by the state Department of Health and NHL.For Game 1, it will
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Ask For Help Finding Missing 12-Year-Old London Williamson

  14-05-2021 18:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are asking for help finding a missing 12-year-old girl last seen in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood.Police say London Williamson hasn’t been seen since 10:30 a.m. Friday. She was in Sheraden and wearing blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt.
  Police say anyone with information is asked to call 412-323-7141.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports 1,643 New Cases, 27 Additional Deaths

  14-05-2021 18:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 1,643 new Coronavirus cases and 27 additional deaths.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,182,922 cases and 26,724 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 1,652 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, and 390 patients are in ICUs.
  The state says 9,534,664 vaccine doses have been administered and 4,091,982 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 47.3% of Penns
  
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• Parkland Shooting Survivors David Hogg, Sam Fuentes Reflect After Filming New Doc: ‘We Live In A Society Where We Really Don’t Value Human Life’

  14-05-2021 18:31
  
  (CBS Local)– It’s been just over three years since 17 people were killed and another 17 people were injured in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School school shooting. The mass shooting rocked Parkland and ignited a national conversation about gun violence.
  David Hogg and Sam Fuentes were two of the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who went around the country and launched a national youth movement against gun violence with March For Our Lives.
  CBS Local’
  
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• Kennywood Following CDC Guidance, Masks Not Required For Fully Vaccinated Guests

  14-05-2021 18:17
  
  WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (KDKA) – People who are fully vaccinated won’t have to wear a face mask at Kennywood.A statement from a spokesperson says the park is following the CDC’s newly-released guidance that allows fully vaccinated people to go maskless in most places.Guests who are aren’t fully vaccinated still have to wear a mask and social distance at Kennywood.The park just opened last weekend.Last year, the park shut down after Labor Day for COVID-19 safety precautions.
  
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• Police: Woman Hits Another Woman With 10-Pound Log Of Prepackaged Meat At Walmart

  14-05-2021 18:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio (KDKA) — A 25-year-old Cleveland woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly striking another woman with a 10-pound log of prepackaged meat, according to police.The South Euclid Police Department says that they were first called to a Walmart for reports of a fight between two women in the potato chip aisle on Tuesday.Police say that one woman approached the other woman, who was with her 7-year-old daughter, and “threatened to beat her.&r
  
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• Rachel Saul Rearick to lead Contemporary Craft

  14-05-2021 18:09
  
  Director of arts programming at Pittsburgh International Airport will lead 50-year-old visual arts organization in Upper Lawrenceville.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 144 New Coronavirus Cases, Bringing County Total To 99,853

  14-05-2021 18:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 144 new Coronavirus cases and two additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 129 are confirmed and 15 are probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from one year to 83 years with a median age of 27 years.
  Among the deceased, one person was in their 50s and one person was in their 70s, and both died in May. Neither of the deaths were associat
  
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• Three women are candidates for Episcopal bishop

  14-05-2021 17:22
  
  Nominations for next leader of Diocese of Pittsburgh announced
  
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• North Hills School District Still Requiring Face Masks Despite New Mask-Wearing Guidelines In Pennsylvania

  14-05-2021 17:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — North Hills School District says that it is still requiring students and staff to wear face masks through the end of the school year.This comes even as the CDC and the Pennsylvania Department of Health adopted new guidelines about mask-wearing for those fully vaccinated on Thursday, allowing for fully vaccinated people to not wear masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor not-crowded settings.The school district says their decision will “p
  
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• 100+ Pounds Of Drugs Seized From Teenage Smugglers At Southern Border

  14-05-2021 16:56
  
  EL PASO, Texas (CBSDFW) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers working at the Paso Del Norte international crossing in El Paso seized more than 100 pounds of drugs in two separate incidents involving teenage smugglers.
  It happened on May 12 and in both cases the drivers of the drug-filled cars were 17-year-old males.
  “Drug organizations sometimes use juveniles to smuggle contraband. They will falsely tell these young people that there is no risk because if they get caught noth
  
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• Police: Botched Carjacking Ends In Crash That Kills 3 Teens

  14-05-2021 16:21
  
  RIVERSIDE, Ohio (AP) — A group of teenagers whose carjacking attempt was foiled by their intended victim fled the scene in another stolen car but soon crashed, authorities said, leaving three of them dead and another in custody.
  The attempted carjacking occurred late Wednesday night in the parking lot of a shopping center in Riverside. The 33-year-old Dayton man refused to give up his vehicle and then pursued the teens’ vehicle in a bid to get the license plate number, authorities sa
  
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• Target Pulling Trading Cards From Store Shelves Over Reports Of Brawls Across Country

  14-05-2021 16:18
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) —Target will no longer sell Pokémon and sports trading cards in its physical locations.
  The change takes effect Friday following a parking lot brawl last week at a Target location in Wisconsin. The Minneapolis-based company says that the temporary suspension is out of an abundance of caution, as there have been fights over cards across the country.
  Shoppers can still find trading cards at Target’s online store.
  During the pandemic, baseball card collecting h
  
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• PTL Links: May 14, 2021

  14-05-2021 15:25
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Diner Week: Love Rocks Café
  Pittsburgh RV Show
  Glam To Go
  Puppy Cam!
  KDKAPup on Facebook
  Canine CompanionsPTL Weekend Guide:Blume Honey Water
  CJ7 Designs
  Bobby D’s Burgers and BBQPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
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• ‘Blue Bloods’ Two-Part 11th Season Finale Begins Friday, May 14th At 9:00PM

  14-05-2021 15:00
  
  (CBS) – Blue Bloods will air the show’s 11th season finale starting on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ starting this Friday at 9:00PM ET/PT. In “The End” shockwaves ripple through the Reagan family when Danny discovers that their newest family member, Joe Hill (Will Hochman), is working undercover for the ATF to bring down a gunrunning organization, in the first part of the two-hour 11th season finale. Guest stars include Gloria Reuben as Special Agent Rachel Weber and An
  
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• COVID ‘Breakthroughs’: CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez Explains Why Some Fully Vaccinated People Still Test Positive

  14-05-2021 14:00
  
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — As you’ve heard, members of the New York Yankees organization, including infielder Gleyber Torres, have tested positive for COVID-19 even though they were reportedly vaccinated.
  How, why, and to whom does this so-called “breakthrough” COVID happen?Gleyber Torres has tested positive for COVID-19, Yankees announce. "He was fully vaccinated and previously had COVID-19 during the most recent baseball offseason."
  — Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) Ma
  
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• Dreams Of The Open Road: Pittsburgh RV Show Rolls Into David L. Lawrence Convention Center

  14-05-2021 13:22
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For the first time in over a year the David L. Lawrence Convention Center will open its doors to a major event.The Pittsburgh RV Show has rolled in fueled by a pandemic bucking popularity wave.
  “Starting last spring, the RV industry just kind of took off,” says RV Show Producer Rob Young. “I mean, people were realizing that maybe traveling in their own home, home away from home as the way to go.”Young says it’s like quarantining without qua
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Temperatures Continue To Climb As The Weekend Begins

  14-05-2021 13:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Good morning, today’s going to be very similar to yesterday with a cool start to the day giving way to a warm but partly cloudy afternoon.
  Morning lows will likely drop down to around 38 in Pittsburgh.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Highs today should hit the upper 60s after hitting 65 degrees yesterday for the high.
  Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  Saturday will be similar to today as well.
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• Black Bear Spotted Roaming Forward Township Neighborhood

  14-05-2021 10:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  FORWARD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Yet another bear was sighted roaming a local neighborhood.In a video posted by the Forward Township Police to Facebook from a resident’s Ring Video Door Bell camera, the bear was seen near Guffey Road.The bear could be seen climbing over a wall, took a look at the front door then wandered off.Forward Township Police say if you see a bear – do not approach it.They suggest calling 9-1-1 so officers in the area can be made aware and
  
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• Inbound Lanes Of Route 28 Near RIDC Park Reopen After Car Crashes Into Hillside

  14-05-2021 10:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A car’s wild ride had resulted in the closing of the inbound lanes of Route 28 near RIDC Park.The inbound lanes are open as of 5:30 a.m.The car ended up in the trees on the hillside.The condition of the driver is unknown at this time and if anyone else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
  
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• Inbound Lanes Of Route 28 Near RIDC Park Closed Due To Car Crashing Onto Hillside

  14-05-2021 10:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A car’s wild ride has resulted in the closing of the inbound lanes of Route 28 near RIDC Park.The car ended up in the trees on the hillside.The condition of the driver is unknown at this time and if anyone else was in the vehicle at the time of the crash.As of 4:00 a.m. Friday morning, crews are towing the car away and clearing the scene.
  
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• Alice Cooper Auctioning Off Rare Andy Warhol Painting

  14-05-2021 10:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Rocker Alice Cooper is planning to sell his rare Andy Warhol painting.Cooper has said that Warhol gifted him the painting after the two met at a party in the 1970s.According to Cooper, he rolled it up, put it in storage, and then forgot about it for 40 years.It’s believed to be in near-perfect condition.The painting is expected to sell for as much as $4.5 million at auction.
  
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• Felony Charges Against Pitt Basketball Player John Hugley Dropped

  14-05-2021 09:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pitt basketball player John Hugley is no longer facing felony charges.The case centered around the alleged theft of another Pitt student’s car.Prosecutors withdrew charges of criminal conspiracy and receiving stolen property.The most serious charge Hugley now faces is a misdemeanor for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
  
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• Police Investigating Boy Shot In The Leg In Homewood South

  14-05-2021 09:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police are investigating a shooting that took place in Homewood South on Thursday afternoon.According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, police were called to the 500 block of N. Dunfermline Street just before 5:00 p.m.Once they were on the scene, they found the victim nearby on Hamilton Avenue and it was a juvenile male shot in the leg. Police attended to him until EMS arrived on the scene.He was taken to a local hospital in stable condition
  
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