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• Furry Tails: Saturn, Willie And Phoebe Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  21-05-2021 23:57
  
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Saturn
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• Report: Nearly 150 Pedestrians Were Killed By Drivers Across Pa. In 2020

  21-05-2021 23:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new report shows fewer cars on the roads in 2020 didn’t result in fewer crashes, especially when it comes to pedestrians.
  A new report shows drivers hit and killed 145 pedestrians across Pennsylvania in 2020. Experts said drivers, as well as pedestrians, need to be aware.“We don’t feel that we need to pay attention to those basic principles,” said Todd Kravits, the PennDOT District 11 traffic engineer. “And we get to the street, we’
  
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• Citing Worker Shortage, Cedar Point To Close On Certain June Dates

  21-05-2021 22:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SANDUSKY, Ohio (KDKA) – Cedar Point is closing for some days in June because it doesn’t have enough workers.The park says while it ramps up its recruitment efforts — introducing a $500 seasonal sign-on bonus and hiking wages to $20 an hour — it’ll have to adjust its operating calendar, closing for select days in June.
  “We want to be sure we are delivering fun and memorable experiences to our guests. As we’re seeing across a wide ra
  
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• Pennsylvanians Asked To Mark 1-4-3 Day With Weekend Of Kindness

  21-05-2021 22:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This weekend across Pennsylvania is all about showing kindness.
  Gov. Tom Wolf has declared May 23, 2021, as “1-4-3 Day” as a way to honor Fred Rogers’ legacy of kindness.
  Wolf is asking all Pennsylvania residents to go out and spread the love.
  Why May 23?
  It’s the 143rd day of the year and Mister Rogers often used the expression “1-4-3” as a way to say “I love you.” His reference was to the number of
  
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• ‘Eye On Culture: The Jewish Experience’ Comes To CBS News In Recognition Of Jewish American Heritage Month

  21-05-2021 22:00
  
  (CBS) – In recognition of Jewish American Heritage Month, CBS News is featuring original reporting on the Jewish American experience across all platforms and stations. The dedicated coverage, which debuted earlier this month, delivers comprehensive storytelling on topics impacting Jewish Americans, including a rise in anti-Semitism, as well as features on individuals and events defining Jewish culture today. The CBS News Race & Culture Unit is leading the collaborative effort across th
  
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• Crafton Man Accused Putting Hidden Camera In Youth Center Bathroom Held On $1M Straight Cash Bail

  21-05-2021 21:51
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CANONSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Anthony Fletcher, the man accused of putting a hidden camera in a bathroom at a Canonsburg youth center, has been extradited to Washington County.He’s currently behind bars, held on $1 million straight cash bail.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The Armory Youth Center executive director said Fletcher didn’t work or volunteer there but rented the facility.
  The center didn’t even learn about the camera until the Washington County District
  
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• WATCH: Robert & Michelle King On ‘The Bite,’ ‘The Good Fight’ & ‘Evil’

  21-05-2021 21:14
  
  (CBS Local)– Husband and wife Robert and Michelle King have created some of the biggest TV shows of the past decade in the “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight” on CBS & Paramount+. The Kings also have “Evil” returning to Paramount+ for season two and their new series “The Bite” from CBS TV Studios just dropped today for Spectrum Originals.
  “The Bite” follow two neighbors in New York City as they embark on a journey involv
  
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• Imani Christian Academy Teaming With UPMC For Youth COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

  21-05-2021 21:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Imani Christian Academy in the East Hills is hosting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for young people on Tuesday, June 1.They are partnering with UPMC to vaccinate anyone 12 years and older.They will be giving out the Pfizer vaccine, which has been approved for emergency use in that age group, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  A second dose clinic will be held on Tuesday, June 29, also from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  The school is on East Hills Drive and anyone who atten
  
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• ‘Heads UP Pittsburgh’: Concussion Awareness And Baseline Testing Initiative For Young Athletes Begins June 7

  21-05-2021 21:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and UPMC Sports Medicine are teaming up to offer a concussion awareness and baseline testing initiative for young local athletes.Testing for Heads Up Pittsburgh begins June 7 and ends the week of July 29.
  Free neurocognitive baseline testing will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for 2,000 athletes older than 5.You can get more details and register online.
  
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• PNC Foundation Partnering With Sesame Street To Teach Kids About Racial Justice

  21-05-2021 20:33
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The PNC Foundation is partnering with Sesame Street to teach kids about racial justice.They’re beginning a $6.2 million initiative to address racial justice in early childhood education, as part of their PNC Grow Up Great effort.
  The 4-year initiative will focus on kindness, fairness and respect by training teachers and creating resources to teach kids about racial justice.
  PNC Foundation chair and president, Sally McCrady, said, “The research really showed
  
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• Kick off 1-4-3 Day with Mister Rogers-themed 'kindness zone' signs

  21-05-2021 20:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The museum partnered with the City of Pittsburgh to become the exclusive retailer for “kindness zone” products.
  
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• Heinz History Center kicks off 1-4-3 Day with Mister Rogers-themed 'kindness zone' signs

  21-05-2021 20:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The museum partnered with the City of Pittsburgh to become the exclusive retailer for “kindness zone” products.
  
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• New Airline Breeze Airways Launches Service From Pittsburgh To 4 Cities

  21-05-2021 20:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new airline is coming to Pittsburgh International Airport.With four destinations, Breeze Airlines is coming to town this summer with non-stops to Hartford, Providence, Norfolk and Charleston, South Carolina.The airline was created by the founder of JetBlue and other budget airlines.Breeze says tickets will start at just $39. Passengers will initially be able to choose from fares that go from “nice” to “nicer” to “ni
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: 10 Million Vaccine Doses Administered

  21-05-2021 19:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health says 10 million COVID-19 shots have gone into arms so far.It comes as the Health Department reports 1,823 new Coronavirus cases and 25 additional deaths.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,193,355 cases and 26,990 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 1,309 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, and 310 patients are in ICUs.
  The state says 10,066,220 total vaccine
  
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• Indiana County Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash

  21-05-2021 19:16
  
  CHERRYHILL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Indiana County.State police say it happened Thursday afternoon on Route 286 in Cherryhill Township.According to police, the driver of a Chevy Silverado came up on a disabled box truck and swerved to avoid rear-ending it. When he swerved, he crossed the center line and hit another vehicle nearly head-on. Police say a Dodge Avenger behind the crash hit the Silverado as it spun on the roadway.The Silverado’s
  
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• Pickles Journey To Becoming A Canine Companions Service Dog Begins In Pittsburgh

  21-05-2021 19:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW ALBANY, Ohio (KDKA) — The journey to becoming a Canine Companions’ service dog begins today for our new KDKA pup, Pickles, who we will follow on Pittsburgh Today Live.
  Pickles arrived this week at the Canine Companions’ training facility in New Albany, Ohio, to be introduced to his puppy raisers – Jill, John and Jack Sabo.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  It all started with a full circle moment as Pickles was introduced to Penguin, our very first KDKA pup.
  
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• Pittsburgh VA Hospital To Pay $2.75 Million To Veteran Whose Surgery Was Botched

  21-05-2021 18:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh VA Hospital will pay $2.75 million to a veteran who had a leg amputated after a podiatrist who operated on his foot made an error.Darwin Gurto went to the doctor about some foot and ankle pain.The doctor told him he needed surgery, which he had in February of 2015.His surgeon told him everything went well, but a second doctor noticed he wasn’t healing properly.Gurto had several more operations to try to resolve the issue, but
  
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• Billie Eilish Bringing World Tour To Pittsburgh

  21-05-2021 18:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Billie Eilish is bringing her world tour to Pittsburgh next year.The teen superstar’s “Happier Than Ever, The World Tour” will be at PPG Paints Arena on Feb. 8.
  BREAKING NEWSBillie Eilish is bringing the HAPPIER THAN EVER, THE WORLD TOUR on February 8th to PPG Paints Arena! Register NOW for Verified Fan Presale https://t.co/6NgxaMmMp5 pic.twitter.com/plDkUfOyRr
  — PPG Paints Arena (@PPGPaintsArena) May 21, 2021The 19-year-ol
  
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• Jason Mraz’s Summer Tour Makes Final Stop In Pittsburgh For Rock, Reggae, And Relief Concert

  21-05-2021 18:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Jason Mraz’s just-announced tour will stop in Pittsburgh for the Rock, Reggae, and Relief concert this summer.
  Mraz is hitting the road for the first time since the pandemic, with his “Look For The Good Live!” summer tour kicking off in Austin on July 30 and ending in Pittsburgh on Aug. 28.Rock, Reggae, and Relief will benefit hospitality workers and food insecurity initiatives through the Piatt Family Foundation. It’ll be
  
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• Man Wins Fight To Keep ‘Biden Is Not My President’ Sign In Front Yard

  21-05-2021 18:25
  
  PLYMOUTH, Mass. (CBS Boston) – Joe Casieri of Plymouth isn’t shy about letting passersby know his feelings for President Biden. He has a sign firmly planted in his front yard that reads “Biden Is Not My President.”
  But it was the very first sign he put up, that got the town’s attention. That one was simple. It said “(Expletive) Biden”. But Joe took it down after 15 minutes he says.
  “It wasn’t even up for days and days and days, it was only up
  
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• Van Kaplan, longtime Pittsburgh CLO chief executive, retiring in September

  21-05-2021 18:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Marc Fleischer, who joined the arts group in 2014, will succeed Mr. Kaplan and have the title of executive producer
  
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• Van Kaplan, longtime CEO of Pittsburgh CLO, retiring in September

  21-05-2021 18:12 via post-gazette.com
  
  Marc Fleischer, who joined the arts group in 2014, will succeed Mr. Kaplan and have the title of executive producer
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 119 New Coronavirus Cases, 2 Additional Deaths

  21-05-2021 18:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 119 new Coronavirus cases and two additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 80 are confirmed and 39 are probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from seven months to 92 years with a median age of 28 years.
  Both deaths reported happened in May, and one of the deaths was associated with a long-term care facility. Among the deceased, one pers
  
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• Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate, Payroll In April Hardly Change

  21-05-2021 17:54
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate and payrolls remained virtually the same in April, according to state figures released Friday.
  The figures come out as employers report that they are struggling to find workers to hire.
  Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.4%, the state Department of Labor and Industry said.
  That was more than a whole point above the national rate of 6.1% in April.
  In a survey of households, the labor
  
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• City Of Washington Searching For Shooting Suspect Considered To Be Armed, Dangerous

  21-05-2021 17:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) — City of Washington Police are looking for a shooting suspect who is considered armed and dangerous.Police accuse Maceo Saunders, 26, of being involved in shooting a juvenile in the leg on Thursday, May 20.Saunders already has a warrant out for his arrest for a Criminal Homicide Attempt charge and is wanted by Washington County Adult Probation, according to police.(Photo courtesy City of Washington Police Department/Facebook)
  Saunders is des
  
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• City Of Washington Police Searching For Shooting Suspect Considered To Be Armed, Dangerous

  21-05-2021 17:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) — City of Washington Police are looking for a shooting suspect who is considered armed and dangerous.Police accuse Maceo Saunders, 26, of being involved in shooting a juvenile in the leg on Thursday, May 20.Saunders already has a warrant out for his arrest for a Criminal Homicide Attempt charge and is wanted by Washington County Adult Probation, according to police.(Photo courtesy City of Washington Police Department/Facebook)
  Saunders is des
  
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• This Saturday On JP Roofing FAN N’ATION (MAY 22)

  21-05-2021 17:33
  
  Check out what’s coming up this SATURDAY, MAY 22 on JP Roofing FAN N’ATION with Hosts Rich Walsh and Daisy Jade:
  It’s Penguins appreciation night…so all things Penguins! Plus, toast the Penguins’ Stanley Cup win 30th years later!
  Saturday at 7:30 pm on KDKA-TV or live stream on CBSN Pittsburgh on KDKA.com. Or watch an encore episode at 11 pm on Pittsburgh’s CW! Set your DVRs…You won’t want to miss it!
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• Child Tax Credit: When Will The First Monthly Check Arrive?

  21-05-2021 17:13
  
  (CBS Detroit) — The Child Tax Credit was set up over two decades ago to lessen the financial burden of raising a child. Most parents and guardians are about to receive a little more help from Uncle Sam. The American Rescue Plan, passed in mid-March, increases the amount of the credit and changes its implementation in important ways. The $1.9 trillion COVID relief package raises the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to up to $3,600, depending on the child’s age and the family’s incom
  
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• WATCH: Preview ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ Series Finale Airing Tonight On CBS

  21-05-2021 17:00
  
  (CBS) – The much anticipated series finale of NCIS: New Orleans comes to CBS and Paramount+ tonight at 10:00PM ET/PT. Tonight’s episode titled, “Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler,” takes place on the eve of Pride’s wedding to Rita, and showscases Connor entering witness protection. Plus Pride must find who attacked Jimmy (Jason Alan Carvell) and Connor (Drew Scheid), while also figuring out Sasha’s (Callie Thorne) ulterior motives regarding their son.
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• Alaska Man Survives Near-Deadly Encounter With Brown Bear That Bit His Head

  21-05-2021 16:43
  
  By David Williams, CNN
  (CNN) — An Alaska man was able to bind up his wounds and call 911 after being mauled by a brown bear that bit him multiple times on the head.
  Allen Minish, 61, was conducting a land survey near Gulkana when “he unknowingly walked up on an adult brown bear,” according to a dispatch from Alaska State Troopers Department of Public Safety.
  Minish was alone and about half mile from the road when the bear charged him, the report said.
  “All of the sudden,
  
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• West Virginia To Mark Juneteenth As A State Holiday For The First Time

  21-05-2021 16:18
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will mark Juneteenth for the first time as a state holiday this year with a virtual performance from Montell Jordan. The R&B singer-turned-pastor is known for his 1995 pop hit “This Is How We Do It.”
  The holiday on June 19 celebrates the day in 1865 that all enslaved Black people learned they had been freed from bondage.
  West Virginia’s Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs announced the programming for the day on Thursday
  
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• Black flies in your way? This PA waterways program will help

  21-05-2021 16:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Spraying to suppress black flies on rivers, streams
  
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• ‘It’s Really Changed My Life’: Intense Pulsed Light Therapy Brings Great Relief To Dry Eye Sufferers

  21-05-2021 15:36
  
  BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore City-based eye doctor is trying to help more people suffering from a chronic eye condition by getting to the root cause of it using the power of light energy.
  Dr. Brett Levinson of Specialized Eye Care in Cross Keys treats Marylanders who have been diagnosed with dry eye, a condition that happens when a person’s tears cannot provide adequate lubrication for the eyes.
  While many treat the issue with eye drops, they may not provide relief because Levinson
  
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• PTL Links: May 21, 2021

  21-05-2021 15:05
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Genesis House
  Visit Erie
  Josh Gibson Foundation
  KDKAPup on Facebook
  Canine CompanionsPTL Deal Days:
  Bellweather SewickleyShell’s Sweets & TreatsCloset Rehab
  Pittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
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• ‘It’s Revenge Everything:’ Upticks In Spending As COVID Restrictions Fade Being Dubbed ‘Revenge Spending’

  21-05-2021 13:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A year of being forced to sit on the sidelines is prompting a wave of spending that is being dubbed “Revenge Spending.”Whether it’s time to replace the sweats with office-appropriate clothing, or fixing up the home and yard, or traveling to visit someone you haven’t seen, the money is flowing.
  “There is a need to be social, there’s a need to have human interaction, and people are really appreciating the in-store experience,” say
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Hot Temperatures Persist, Weekend Rain And Storms Possible

  21-05-2021 12:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Good Friday morning!Are you sick of the heat yet? How’s the yard holding up with the heat and lack of rain?Well, your yards are going to have to hold out again today with dry conditions expected. Highs will be back in the mid to upper 80s.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  I am forecasting Pittsburgh hitting 86 for the high. Winds will be light and out of the southwest. Skies will be partly cloudy.
  
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• Brief Power Outage At Pittsburgh International Airport Causing Some Security Line Delays

  21-05-2021 12:45
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A power outage just after 4:30 a.m. at Pittsburgh International Airport is causing “residual delays” at security checkpoints.According to a statement provided to KDKA from Pittsburgh International Airport, the outage occurred as crews were conducting electrical testing overnight.The power outage lasted roughly 12 minutes and caused security lines to close.Those lines have since reopened but the airport is cautioning travelers to leave
  
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• ‘This Is A Family Store’: Marathon Gas Station Manager Hoping To Keep Reputation After Overnight Shooting

  21-05-2021 12:35
  
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Police are investigating a shooting that took place at the Marathon Gas Station on Penn Avenue in Wilkinsburg.Marathon Manager Donald Jones does not usually sit by the door, but during Friday’s shift, he felt he had to.“Just keeping an eye on the place and stuff and see if things smooth,” said Jones. “This is a family store.”
  He wants to keep that reputation despite the shooting that happened earlier that morning.“I had to come in he
  
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• Police Investigating Shooting At Wilkinsburg Gas Station

  21-05-2021 12:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) – Police are investigating a shooting outside of a gas station in Wilkinsburg.The shooting occurred at the Marathon station in the 1100 block of Penn Avenue early on Friday morning.At least one person was shot and police are speaking with the gas station’s management and reviewing the security tapes.A blue car was towed from the gas station after police searched the car.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Police Investigating Shooting At Wikinsburg Gas Station

  21-05-2021 12:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) – Police are investigating a shooting outside of a gas station in Wilkinsburg.The shooting occurred at the Marathon station in the 1100 block of Penn Avenue early on Friday morning.At least one person was shot and police are speaking with the gas station’s management and reviewing the security tapes.A blue car was towed from the gas station after police searched the car.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Pittsburgh International power outage, broader reservation system issue cause delays at airport

  21-05-2021 12:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  A brief early-morning power outage at Pittsburgh International Airport caused some delays at security Friday, the airport said.
  
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• Why the 'American Rust' showrunner wants to keep Pittsburgh a secret

  21-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Dan Futterman is currently filming the Showtime series in the region after having production delayed a year due to COVID-19.
  
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• Justin Johnson Pleads Guilty To Hacking Into UPMC’s Human Resource Database

  21-05-2021 11:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDAK) – A man has pled guilty to hacking into UPMC’s human resource databases and stealing the personal information of more than 65,000 employees.Justin Sean Johnson of Detroit was indicted by a federal grand jury last month.According to investigators, Johnson stole the information and then sold it on the dark web so others could use it to file false tax returns, identity theft, and bank fraud.Johnson will spend a minimum of two years in prison and
  
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• Presque Isle Light Station and land lighthouse guide boats, visitors to Erie

  21-05-2021 11:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  Since the 1800s, ship captains have navigated safely into channels by watching the flashing beams from two Lake Erie lighthouses.
  
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• Police Chase On Parkway West Ends On Carnegie Bus Exit

  21-05-2021 11:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police were led on a wild chase on the Parkway West overnight.KDKA has learned that it began in Stowe Township and Allegheny County Dispatch could only confirm “police activity” along Broadway Avenue near 11th Street.From there, police chased someone in a car all the way to Parkway West.Officers then caught up to the car in Carnegie when the driver attempted to take the bus exit.KDKA has left word with police and is working to learn mo
  
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• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Headlines Allegheny County Republican Committee Lincoln Day Dinner

  21-05-2021 10:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A possible 2024 Republican presidential candidate was in Pittsburgh on Thursday night.Florida Governor Ron DeSantis headlined the Allegheny County Republican Committee’s Lincoln Day Dinner.It’s expected that Governor DeSantis will run in the 2024 presidential election if former President Donald Trump does not.DeSantis has Pittsburgh roots as his father is from Aliquippa.
  “My family has western Pennsylvania roots, there are photos
  
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• Parkway North HOV Lanes Set To Reopen On Friday

  21-05-2021 09:45
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – After more than 14 months, the HOV lanes on the Parkway North will be open once again on Friday.According to PennDOT, only the outbound lanes will be open and that process will begin at 10:00 a.m.The outbound lanes will be open around the clock, with no inbound access.PennDOT says they are currently evaluating potential options for that to happen.
  
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• Chippewa Township Passes Ordinance To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession

  21-05-2021 09:20
  
  CHIPPEWA TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – “It’s the first in Beaver County, it’s the first township in the state that I know of. It’s long overdue.”
  Nestled in the heart of Beaver County, sits a township pushing for marijuana reform.
  It’s still against the law to smoke marijuana in Chippewa, but now a person won’t be criminally charged for doing so – at least if you have a little bit.
  In Chippewa, a person will now get just a ticket for a small bag of weed.
  
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• Police Union Files Suit Following Approval Of Civilian Review Board

  21-05-2021 08:53
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Less than a day after a West Virginia city approved the formation of a civilian board to review complaints against law enforcement officers, a police union filed suit to halt the process.
  The Monongalia-Preston Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 87 filed the lawsuit Wednesday morning, hours after the Morgantown City Council unanimously passed an ordinance creating the Civilian Police Review and Advisory Board, news outlets reported. The vote Tuesday night came after n
  
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• W. Va. Governor Jim Justice Opens Portal For $100 Incentive For Young People To Get Vaccinated

  21-05-2021 08:42
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor debuted a new portal Thursday for vaccinated residents aged 16 to 35 to receive a $100 incentive.
  Those in the age group who received all required doses of the vaccine can register at governor.wv.gov to get their prize of a $100 U.S. Treasury bond or a gift card of the same value. Gov. Jim Justice announced plans for the incentive program last month, and it will apply retroactively to people who already received the vaccine.
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