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• Pirates Unable To Complete Sweep, Lose 4-3 To Rockies

  30-05-2021 23:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Charlie Blackmon got three extra-base hits and keyed a two-run rally in the ninth inning that sent the Colorado Rockies past the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Sunday.
  Blackmon hit two doubles and a triple as the Rockies ended a five-game losing streak. They were shut out in both games of a doubleheader against Pittsburgh on Saturday.
  After Pirates closer Richard Rodriguez (3-1) walked Ryan McMahon with one out in the ninth, Blackmon hit an RBI double off the wall in center fi
  
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• Woman Wins Nearly $2 Million After Buying A Lottery Ticket For The Wrong Drawing

  30-05-2021 22:45
  
  By Rachel Trent, CNN
  (CNN) — A North Carolina woman is $1.4 million richer after buying a lottery ticket for a drawing she was not trying to enter.
  Elizabeth Johnson of Lucama, about 50 miles east of Raleigh, rushed to get her numbers into a Wednesday night Powerball drawing but missed the 9:57 p.m. cutoff by one minute to buy a ticket with Online Play, according to lottery officials.
  Her Quick Pick ticket was good for the drawing three days later, though, which earned her a $2 million pri
  
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• Names Of Ohio Residents Killed In Small Plane Crash Released

  30-05-2021 21:48
  
  PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have released the names of two people killed in the crash of a single-engine plane in southern Ohio last week.
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol said 64-year-old David James and 62-year-old Lori James died when their plane crashed into a wooded area on a Scioto County hillside Friday morning.
  The Bellefontaine residents were in a single-engine 2015 LancAir Evolution, which troopers described as an experimental aircraft. The company website said the planes ar
  
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• Neighbors React After Three People Shot On Pittsburgh’s South Side

  30-05-2021 20:25
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The number of shootings in the Pittsburgh area rose again overnight as three people were shot on the South Side.
  KDKA talked to residents in the area who say they heard the early morning shots fired.
  Temperatures are getting warmer and COVID-19 restrictions are becoming obsolete.
  Add those together and South Side residents are concerned about violence on the rise.
  On Sunday, shots were fired on East Carson Street, forcing police to shut down four blocks to investigate.
  
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• Port Authority begins increasing capacity on transit vehicles

  30-05-2021 19:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Port Authority will allow a few more riders on each bus and light rail car starting Monday as COVID restrictions begin to ease.
  
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• U.S. Senator Bob Casey Planning To Introduce ‘Five Freedoms For American Children’ Bill

  30-05-2021 18:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON D.C. (KDKA) — U.S. Senator Bob Casey plans to introduce a bill next week to invest in the future of children – it’s what he calls the “Five Freedoms For American Children.”
  At a taping of the Sunday Business Page with Jon Delano, Casey said children deserve to be free from economic insecurity, hunger, poor health, poor education and abuse.“This idea is grounded in the notion that I’ve had for a good while now that I fina
  
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• Pittsburgh Zoo And PPG Aquarium To Hold Opening Season Parade

  30-05-2021 18:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is welcoming back visitors with a season-opening parade tomorrow.
  They say they want to bring joy to their visitors after all the challenges of the last year.
  They are promising princesses, superheroes, Irish dancers and some surprises.
  The parade starts at 11 a.m. Monday morning and is free with admission to the zoo.
  
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• Child Killed In Fire, 3 Others Hospitalized; Cause Sought

  30-05-2021 18:00
  
  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say an early morning fire in a western Pennsylvania home claimed the life of a child and sent another child and two adults to hospitals.
  Johnstown fire crews arrived at the blaze in the Moxham section of the city shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday and found flames venting from the rear of the home’s roof, the city’s fire chief said. The Cambria County coroner said one person escaped before firefighters arrived but three people, an adult and two childr
  
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• Heinz Endowments Approves $3 Million To Help Reopen Pittsburgh-Area Art Venues

  30-05-2021 17:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Last week, Heinz Endowments approved almost $10 million to help development programs in the Pittsburgh area, and $3 million will go to reopening art venues.Upgrades at the New Granada Theater in the Hill District will be assisted by a $1.75 million grant and other funds from different donors and organizations.Grants will also go to Bike Share Pittsburgh, UrbanKind Institute and Circles Greater Pittsburgh, among other organizations and causes in th
  
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• Alligator Slips Away From Home Into River, Is Recaptured

  30-05-2021 16:41
  
  WRIGHTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — An alligator that wandered away from his owner’s Pennsylvania home slipped into the Susquehanna River but was found the following day.
  Oscar is believed to have gotten out of the pen at the Wrightsville home sometime Thursday, the York Daily Record reported. The home is about 100 feet from the river’s west bank, and the 3-foot-long animal was spotted Friday morning in the Susquehanna.
  Owner Tyler Hake, a biologist who works with reptiles and has had Osc
  
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• Westmoreland County Man Facing Child Porn Charges

  30-05-2021 16:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County man is facing child pornography charges.
  The Tribune-Review reports 22-year-old Trent Edward Sullivan of Salem is now out of jail.
  Investigators accuse him of downloading the porn files to his phone and his computer.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigating After Man Shot In Allentown Neighborhood

  30-05-2021 16:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was shot in the leg in the city’s Allentown neighborhood overnight.
  Pittsburgh Public Safety says the victim turned up at the hospital around 3:45 a.m. Sunday.The shooting happened on Arlington Avenue.
  Police are investigating.
  
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• Traveling World War II Exhibit Returns To The Senator John Heinz History Center

  30-05-2021 15:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Today, people can check out a new traveling World War II exhibit.
  It will be at the Senator John Heinz History Center.
  It explores the impact western Pennsylvania had during the war.
  People can learn about the development of the jeep that was produced in butler.
  Visitors will also hear the stories behind Rosie the Riveter and the local Tuskegee Airmen whose contributions helped to turn the tide of the war.
  You can buy tickets at the center’s
  
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• Scientists Say They Have Proof Of Whales Singing Near New York City

  30-05-2021 15:09
  
  By: Bradley Blackburn
  NEW YORK, NY (CBS Newspath) — Sightings of humpback whales in the waters off New York have increased in recent years, thrilling whale watchers. Now, for the first time, scientists have proof of humpbacks singing in this area, not just in their Caribbean breeding grounds.Lead study author Julia Zeh analyzed more than 6,000 hours of underwater recordings captured by Cornell scientists and she couldn’t believe her ears. “All of a sudden there in the backgroun
  
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• Freediver Finds Lost Engagement Ring At The Bottom Of England’s Largest Lake

  30-05-2021 14:39
  
  By Sarah Dean, CNN
  (CNN) — Forget finding a needle in a haystack, how about finding an engagement ring at the bottom of England’s largest lake?
  Freediver Angus Hosking answered the call when couple Rebecca Chaukria and Viki Patel lost their diamond ring off the end of a jetty on Lake Windermere, in the Lake District, northwest England, just two days after getting engaged.
  The couple were having photographs taken when the ring slipped off Chaukria’s finger on Monday. The couple
  
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• Crews Put Out Fire After Explosion At West Va. Oil Refinery

  30-05-2021 12:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEWELL, W. Va. (KDKA) — An explosion at an oil refinery in West Virginia kept dozens of fire crews busy early Sunday morning.
  The explosion happened late Saturday night at the Ergon plant in Newell.
  (Photo Credit: WTOV/KDKA)
  Dispatchers tell KDKA that several Beaver Co. fire crews were sent to the scene to help put out the flames.
  CNN affiliate WTOV reports that no one was injured and the fire was put under control just before 2:00 a.m. Sunday.
  
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• Police Investigating After Three People Shot On Pittsburgh’s South Side

  30-05-2021 12:39
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An investigation is underway after three men were injured in a shooting on Pittsburgh’s South Side.
  The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. in the high foot-traffic area of East Carson Street, prompting police to shut down around four blocks of the road while they were investigating.
  Three men ended up in the hospital as the result of the shooting.
  When police arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot in the leg multiple times. Officers applied a tou
  
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• Two Juveniles In Custody After Gunfire Rings Out At Ross Park Mall Prompting Lockdowns, Police Investigations

  30-05-2021 12:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An afternoon of shopping on Saturday turned into a terrifying ordeal when thousands of people rushed for cover after a fight between teens at Ross Park Mall led to gunfire.
  Two 17-year-olds were taken into custody by police following the incident.
  Overnight, KDKA’s news crew captured officers escorting the teens away from the Ross Township Police Department.#BREAKING: First look at two juveniles arrested in connection with the fight &
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Cool Conditions Continue, Warmup On The Way

  30-05-2021 12:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Bryan Shaw
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After a rainy Saturday, things will dry out on Sunday, but will only get slightly warmer with temperatures in the upper 50’s.
  Saturday’s high temperature of 51 degrees set a record for the coldest high temperature for May 29.
  Memorial Day will be much nicer, with sunny skies and comfortable temperatures in the lower 70’s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  The rest of the week will be near average in the mid-to-lower 70&
  
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• Pennsylvanians should see more normalcy in their lives as state lifts many COVID-19 restrictions on Memorial Day

  30-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania will lift many of its COVID-19 restrictions on Monday, bringing a much-needed semblance of normalcy to residents and businesses who have spent more than a year abiding by ever-changing rules.
  
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• Obituary: Jill Fisher Hillebrand | Co-founder of Don’s Appliances always wanted to give back

  30-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jill Hillebrand considered herself a blessed woman. But it was the people around her who benefited most through Mrs. Hillebrand’s devotion.
  
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• Longtime radio host Dennis Benson honored for a career as a 'master storyteller'

  30-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  He reached local and national audiences with empathetic radio shows and prodded the church toward ‘active listening’ to its restless youth
  
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• Jill Fisher Hillebrand | Co-founder of Don's Appliances always wanted to give back

  30-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Jill Hillebrand considered herself a blessed woman. But it was the people around her who benefited most through Mrs. Hillebrand’s devotion.
  
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• Daniel Libeskind tours Tree of Life or L'Simcha Congregation

  30-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Architect who created master plan for 9/11 memorial in New York City visits Tree of Life synagogue and Hunt Stained Glass Studios. 
   
  
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• As U.S. leaves Afghanistan, former soldiers reflect on their time there

  30-05-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Members of the U.S. military who served in Afghanistan know there is no neat, clean end to this war, and many remain ambivalent about the pullout and what their service meant.
   
  
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• Winners Announced For 2021 Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards

  30-05-2021 08:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The winners of this year’s Gene Kelly Awards have been announced.
  The awards, named after Pittsburgh native Gene Kelly, are given out annually to recognize excellence in high school musical theater in Allegheny County.
  The nominees were announced last month, with four winners having been selected and announced on Saturday night.
  The winners selected are:Best Actor — Tyler Guinto-Brody, Elizabeth Forward High School
  Best Actress —
  
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• 2021 Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Award Winners Announced

  30-05-2021 08:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The winners of this year’s Gene Kelly Awards have been announced.
  The awards, named after Pittsburgh native Gene Kelly, are given out annually to recognize excellence in high school musical theater in Allegheny County.
  The nominees were announced last month, with four winners having been selected and announced on Saturday night.
  The winners selected are:Best Actor — Tyler Guinto-Brody, Elizabeth Forward High School
  Best Actress —
  
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• Westmoreland Co. Food Bank Adding New Location For Summer Grab-And-Go Meals

  30-05-2021 07:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — As the school year ends, we’re still not totally out of the pandemic.
  The Westmoreland County Food Bank is adding a new site for grab-and-go meals this summer.
  Distribution at the location will begin on June 21 at Kirk S. Nevin Arena at Lynch Field Park in Greensburg.
  The program will provide food to kids participating in the city’s summer camp program.
  
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• 22-Year-Old Man Arrested, Charged With Homicide In Fatal Donora Shooting

  30-05-2021 07:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  DONORA (KDKA) — A man has been arrested and is facing homicide charges following an early morning shooting in Donora on Saturday.
  Police say 22-year-old Javonne Crawford was taken into custody outside of a home along 3rd Street.
  According to police, Crawford shot and killed 26-year-old Dakota Johnston, who died at an area hospital after being shot at least one time.
  Police also say Crawford shot 24-year-old Tionya Gaston, who was transported by paramedics to be treat
  
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• Former Steelers WR Hines Ward And Wife Announce Pregnancy

  30-05-2021 06:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Former Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and his wife Lindsey announced on Instagram that they are expecting!View this post on InstagramA post shared by Hines Ward Steelers MVP (@mvp86hinesward)“Our little MVP..coming soon!” The post read.
  Ward’s caption was a reference to when he was named the MVP of Super Bowl XL when the Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 and Ward finished with five catches, 123 yards, and a touchdow
  
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• Oakmont Lions Club Plant Flowers To Honor Veterans At Verona Cemetery

  30-05-2021 05:19
  
  VERONA, Pa. (KDKA) — On Saturday, a group honored the lives of those who have served our country and given the ultimate sacrifice.
  700 geranium flowers are planted at the Verona cemetery.
  The Oakmont Lions Club says so many graves don’t have family to take care of them, so this is how they pay Memorial Day respects.
  From one end to another, a sea of American flags can be seen placed at the headstones of veterans.
  And right below, a smaller but still powerful gesture.
  “There wer
  
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• ‘You Don’t Think It’s Going to Happen To You:’ Gunshots Interrupt Busy Shopping Day At Ross Park Mall

  30-05-2021 05:13
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Shoppers described a chaotic and scary scene at the Ross Park Mall after shots were fired inside on Saturday.
  People ran towards exits and places to hide. Many described hearing what sounded like a ‘stampede.’
  “It was scary,” said Miriam Amodeo.
  “In total, I heard like four gunshots,” said Rael Owino.
  “I heard someone just scream shooter and saw people running,” said Ava Omasits.
  Ross Township police said an altercation
  
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• The (air) show can't go on if the weather doesn't cooperate

  30-05-2021 03:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  That was the case Saturday when a number of performances including the Navy Blue Angels had to be scrubbed due to the weather.
   
  
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• ‘That Wasn’t Something You’d Expect To See:’ Witnesses Recall Fight And Gunfire At Ross Park Mall

  30-05-2021 03:24
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Two juveniles are in custody and police are continuing a fight inside of Ross Park Mall that ended in shots fired on Saturday afternoon.Amy Hoback and her son Cannon witnessed the altercation as it occurred and recalled the situation to KDKA’s Jen Borrasso.“We walked right out of J. Crew, we were right in front of the kiosk, we could hear the kids kind of rumbling behind us and then this brawl ensued,” Amy recalled. “We thought it was just a n
  
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• Ex-Campaign Manager For Ohio Congressman Pleads Guilty To Theft

  30-05-2021 02:53
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A former campaign manager for a veteran member of Congress pleaded guilty Friday to two federal counts in a case alleging he stole more than $1.4 million from the campaign.
  Prosecutors have agreed not to seek a prison sentence longer than 32 months for Jamie Schwartz, 41, on the charges of wire fraud and falsification of records. He has expressed remorse and agreed to pay back the embezzled money. He admitted embezzling it during 2011-2019 while working for the campaigns
  
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• Two Juveniles Arrested, Three Guns Taken From Scene At Ross Park Mall Shooting

  30-05-2021 02:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Ross Township Police Detective Sergeant Brian Kohlhepp provided an update on the shots fired situation at Ross Park Mall.“What we have is very preliminary, but an altercation occurred that involved five possibly six people,” he said.They believe that between 1-3 shots had been fired and six total people were involved in a simple fight and then firearms had been pulled.No people injured once the guns were pulled on the second floor n
  
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• Brubaker, Keller Pitch Pirates To 2 Shutouts, Sweep Rockies

  30-05-2021 01:49
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Keller and the Pittsburgh bullpen finished off a pair of seven-inning shutouts, and the Pirates blanked the Colorado Rockies 4-0 to sweep a doubleheader Saturday.
  After JT Brubaker excelled to win the opener 7-0 and end Pittsburgh’s six-game losing streak, Keller was equally impressive.
  “Just putting a really big focus on attacking,” Keller said. “Letting them kind of get themselves out, and just putting the ball in their court. … Just
  
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