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• Pittsburgh Planning Commission Holds Hearing On Potential Affordable Housing Zone In Lawrenceville

  02-06-2021 23:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Making housing more affordable in Lawrenceville, a highly gentrified neighborhood, was the focus of a hearing Wednesday by the Pittsburgh Planning Commission.One proposal would require developers of multi-unit projects to set aside 10 percent of their units as affordable apartments with lower rent.Lawrenceville has turned into a hip spot with upscale restaurants and nightclubs. Young, well-paid professionals are moving in. Expensive condos and apartments are going up, l
  
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• Arsenal Lanes In Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville Neighborhood Is Up For Sale

  02-06-2021 23:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A unique and historic site in the city’s Lawrenceville neighborhood is up for sale.The owners of Arsenal Lanes told KDKA’s Paul Martino that they hope a new owner will come along and keep the decades-old bowling tradition alive.(Photo Credit: Steve Willing/KDKA)
  The bowling alley has been serving up strikes, spares and gutter balls since 1938. Located on the second floor at 44th and Butler streets, it’s become a hip hangout.
  The New York Times referred
  
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• Rodeo Corpus Christi Set To Air On CBS Sunday June 6

  02-06-2021 22:34
  
  (CBSDFW)- The fast-paced and action packed world of rodeo comes to CBS this Sunday, June 6 when the network airs a full recap of last month’s World Champion Rodeo Alliance Rodeo Corpus Christi. The event, which is one of WCRA’s majors, sees a teenager attempt to move one step closer to earning a $1 million bonus.
  The WCRA introduced the $1 Million Dollar Triple Crown of Rodeo in 2019 as an incentive to be paid out to any athlete or collection of rodeo athletes that win three consecut
  
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• Latrobe Hosting Mister Rogers Family Days

  02-06-2021 22:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LATROBE (KDKA) — The fifth annual Mister Rogers Family Days will be held in Latrobe next week.
  It begins on Monday and runs through Saturday.
  There will be all kinds of family-friendly activities including a Daniel Tiger Storybook Walk and a Mister Rogers quotation contest, along with an outdoor movie night and a cookie-decorating event.
  You do have to pre-register for some of the activities. To do so, click here.
  
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• Carnegie Man Pleads Guilty To Throwing Concrete Pieces, Pipe At Officers During Pittsburgh Riot

  02-06-2021 22:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Carnegie man has pleaded guilty to throwing pieces of concrete and a pipe at officers during a protest that turned violent last year in downtown Pittsburgh.
  Twenty-five-year-old Andrew Augustyniak-Duncan pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Police/Facebook)
  Prosecutors say he threw pieces of concrete and a pipe at several Pittsburgh Police officers on May 30, 2020 when a pr
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: Is A Fourth Relief Payment Coming For Americans?

  02-06-2021 22:11
  
  (CBS DFW) — A fourth stimulus check is still part of the national conversation, with the third round of economic relief payments wrapping up. Over 167 million payments of up to $1,400 per person have been distributed since the American Rescue Plan (ARP) passed in mid-March. Plus-up payments, for those who didn’t originally receive what they were due, have also been sent. Added together this covers about $391 billion of the $422 billion set aside in President Biden’s $1.9 trilli
  
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• Registration Open For Steelers Run And Walk

  02-06-2021 22:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Steelers Run and Walk is bringing participants back to Heinz Field this year.The Steelers Run and Walk has in-person and virtual options.
  You can learn more and register here.
  
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• Arizona GOP Election Audit Draws 3 Republican Lawmakers From Pennsylvania

  02-06-2021 21:51
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Three Pennsylvania lawmakers were in Arizona on Wednesday to check out the state Senate GOP’s partisan audit of the 2020 election.
  They’re the latest Republicans to make a pilgrimage to Phoenix, ground zero in the “stop the steal” movement’s push to find support for conspiracy theories suggesting the election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
  U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz cheered the audit at a rally just outside
  
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• Tarentum Apartment Building Evacuated After Fire

  02-06-2021 21:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  TARENTUM, Pa. (KDKA) – A fire forced an evacuation of an apartment building in Tarentum Wednesday afternoon.Crews are on the scene of the Rachel Carson Hall apartment building. Sources say the building was evacuated after the call came in for a couch fire on the eighth floor.
  #BREAKING: Sources here on scene are telling me the entire Rachel Carson Hall apartment building in Tarentum is being evacuated for an 8th floor apartment fire. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/HxVdgbNw9S
  
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• Co-Defendant Takes Stand In Vandergrift Woman’s Murder Trial, Testifies Other Suspect Told Him, ‘I’m Gonna Kill Ronny’

  02-06-2021 21:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) — A co-defendant in the trial of two men accused in the violent 2017 beating death of a Vandergrift woman took the stand against the other suspect.
  Walter Cable and Devin Akamichi face criminal homicide charges in the death of 34-year-old Ronny Cable. The victim was not related to the suspect.
  Left: Devin Akamichi, Right: Walter Cable (Photos Courtesy of Westmoreland County Prison)
  According to court records, Akamichi and Cable led Ronny Cable to a
  
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• State Police Solve 2 Decades-Old Beaver County Homicides With Confession From Convicted Serial Killer Edward Surratt

  02-06-2021 21:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KKDA) – State Police say four cold case homicide investigations, including two in Beaver County, have been closed after a confession from a convicted serial killer.State police say when they went to the Railroad Correctional Facility in Florida to interview Edward Surratt, he implicated himself in the murders of six people back in 1977 and 1978.(Photo: Florida Department of Corrections)
  His confession closed the case of two homicide investigations at the
  
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• 2 Decades-Old Beaver County Homicides Solved With Confession From Convicted Serial Killer Edward Surratt

  02-06-2021 21:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KKDA) – State Police say four cold case homicide investigations, including two in Beaver County, have been closed after a confession from a convicted serial killer.State police say when they went to the Railroad Correctional Facility in Florida to interview Edward Surratt, he implicated himself in the murders of six people back in 1977 and 1978.(Photo: Florida Department of Corrections)
  His confession closed the case of two homicide investigations at the
  
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• 2 Cold Case Beaver County Homicides Solved With Confession From Convicted Serial Killer Edward Surratt

  02-06-2021 21:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KKDA) – State Police say four cold case homicide investigations, including two in Beaver County, have been closed after a confession from a convicted serial killer.State police say when they went to the Railroad Correctional Facility in Florida to interview Edward Surratt, he implicated himself in the murders of six people back in 1977 and 1978.(Photo: Florida Department of Corrections)
  His confession closed the case of two homicide investigations at the
  
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• Ross Park Mall Installing Security Cameras, Heightening Security After Shots Fired

  02-06-2021 20:54
  
  ROSS, Pa. (KDKA) – Simon Malls is installing cameras at the Ross Park Mall after police say their investigation into shots fired over the weekend has been difficult without security cameras.
  Ross Township Police believe a total of six people were involved in a fight inside the mall near Guest Services. Two teens were arrested and are facing gun-related charges, but police say relying on cell phone video has left them at an investigative disadvantage.Police, along with the Allegheny County
  
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• Health Department Shuts Down Boom Boom Room

  02-06-2021 20:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Boom Boom Room on the South Side has been ordered to close by the Health Department.
  The Allegheny County Health Department shut down the Boom Boom Room on East Carson Street over Memorial Day Weekend. The Boom Boom Room recently came into the spotlight after a man who later said he was mistaken accused NFL Star Aaron Donald of assault at the after-hours club.
  The Health Department says the club was operating without a health permit and was se
  
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• Inspirational And Interpersonal: Ross Twp. Seniors And Kids Become Pandemic Pen Pals

  02-06-2021 19:59
  
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Senior citizens living at the Northland Heights Assisted Living Center in Ross Township finally had the chance Wednesday to meet some of the younger friends they made throughout the year from the nearby Holy Cross Academy.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  They have been creating connections the old-fashioned way — through pen pal letters.
  A thoughtful “thank you” or a simple “hello” were just some of the messages written inside the cards that have b
  
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• Row House-distributed indie film 'Monuments' premiering at Tull Family Theater

  02-06-2021 19:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  You can support both Pittsburgh indie theaters by checking out “Monuments” either virtually or in person.
  
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• Amazon To Stop Testing Jobseekers For Cannabis

  02-06-2021 19:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP/KDKA) — Amazon said Tuesday that it will stop testing jobseekers for marijuana.
  The company, the second-largest private employer in the U.S. behind Walmart, is making the change as states legalize cannabis or introduce laws banning employers from testing for it.
  In March, a New York man sued Amazon, saying the company rescinded his job offer at an Amazon warehouse because he tested positive for marijuana, even though the city banned employers from testing job applicants for ca
  
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• ‘It’s Carrying Out Arthur Ashe’s Mission’: USTA Foundation President Kathleen Wu On Rally For The Future Tennis Initiative

  02-06-2021 19:48
  
  (CBS Local Sports)–Tennis was one of the most popular sports played during the pandemic and the USTA Foundation is looking to take advantage of that momentum. The foundation’s new president Kathleen Wu recently announced a new initiative called “Rally For The Future,” which calls for $20 million to be raised over the next three years to increase participation in tennis and after school academic programs in major cities like New York, Miami, Boston, Los Angeles, Dallas and
  
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• Free Beer Is The Latest White House-Backed Incentive To Get Americans Vaccinated

  02-06-2021 19:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) — President Joe Biden is announcing a “month of action” to urge more Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before the July 4 holiday, with an early summer sprint of incentives, including free beer, childcare and sports tickets to persuade Americans to roll up their sleeves.
  In a Wednesday afternoon address from the White House, Biden is to announce a slew of new steps to ease barriers to vaccinations and to make getting shots more appealing to those who
  
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• Allegheny County Overdose Deaths Up 22% In 2020

  02-06-2021 19:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Allegheny County says it saw a 22% increase in overdose deaths in 2020.The Medical Examiner and departments of Health and Human Services released reports on the opioid crisis Wednesday.The chief medical examiner reported there were 689 overdose deaths in 2020, which is up 125 from 2019. The three zip codes with the most overdose deaths in the county were 15210, 15212 and 15136.
  “The epidemic of drug overdoses continues with a steady rise tow
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 42 New Cases, 8 Additional Deaths

  02-06-2021 18:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 42 new Coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 35 are confirmed and seven are probable cases.
  The Health Department says new cases range in age from 2 years to 77 years with a median age of 35 years.
  Out of the eight new deaths, two came from December and six came from May.
  There have been 7,173 total hospitalizations and 101,378
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports 580 New Cases, 45 Additional Deaths

  02-06-2021 18:01
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 580 new Coronavirus cases and 45 additional deaths.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,203,443 cases and 27,259 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 989 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, and 248 patients are in ICUs.
  The state says 10,619,481 total vaccine doses have been administered and 4,722,449 people are fully vaccinated. So far, 54.4% of Pe
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby Named Finalist For Ted Lindsay Award

  02-06-2021 17:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is one of three players in the running for the Ted Lindsay Award, which is presented annually “to the most outstanding player in the NHL.”
  Crosby joins Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Toronto’s Auston Matthews as a finalist for the award. It’s voted on every year by members of the NHL Players Association.
  Congratulations to Sidney Crosby on being named a finalist for the Ted Lin
  
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• Cooking With Rania: Gazpacho And Goat Cheese Croutons

  02-06-2021 15:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rania Harris, of Rania’s Catering, is starting her tour of Spanish cuisine with Gazpacho!
  Gazpacho and Goat Cheese Croutons
  Ingredients:2 (28-ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, drained
  4 scallions
  1seedless English cucumber, unpeeled and seeds removed
  1 yellow bell pepper
  1 jalapeno pepper
  1 large red onion
  6 garlic cloves
  ½ cup sherry vinegar
  ½ cup good olive oil, plus extra for toasts and drizzling
  ½ teaspoon celery salt
  ¼ teaspoon cr
  
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• PTL Links: June 2, 2021

  02-06-2021 15:19
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Feed The Kids
  Dr. Marlene Boas
  Rania Harris
  Rania’s Recipes
  Canine CompanionsFeed The Kids Information:Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
  To donate: Text Kids21 to 50155, or go online to pittsburghfoodbank.org/kids21Pittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
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• People Have Until 9 P.M. By Wednesday Night To File Unemployment Claims Ahead Of Planned System Outage

  02-06-2021 13:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Anyone filing for unemployment in Pennsylvania should file by 9 p.m. tomorrow night before the system goes offline for upgrades.
  The Department of Labor and Industry says people should file for their weekly benefits early, so they will be processed before the system is taken offline on Thursday.
  The current 40-year-old unemployment system will start its transition to a modern system on Sunday.
  The department says they expect the offline period to
  
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• No Broods In The Burgh: Even With Cicadas Skipping Pittsburgh Other Bugs Emerging

  02-06-2021 13:16
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Walk down the wooded path of Beechview’s Seldom Seen Greenway you will get the experience most people around here are getting right now.No show cicadas.There is good reason for that. Despite the outpouring of stories and pictures of the critters on the national news right now, the Brood X cicadas are not appearing here.
  Oh, they are close by!As close as Mercer and Somerset Counties, but not in the Pittsburgh Metro Area (unless one or two get lost.)
  It is almost as
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Scattered Showers Move In Before Weekend Warm Up

  02-06-2021 12:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Good morning, rain chances return to the area with scattered rain chances through today.
  At this point, it doesn’t look like rain totals will be very high and there will be dry periods of the day with scattered showers.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Rain totals will likely fall somewhere between a tenth of an inch of rain to maybe as much as a quarter of an inch of rain.
  With the cloudy skies an
  
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• Extras Needed For New Showtime Series ‘American Rust’

  02-06-2021 12:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There’s another chance to be an extra in “American Rust” the Showtime series being filmed throughout the Pittsburgh area.
  Movie Casting PGH is looking for background extras to fill out a diner scene.Anyone that is interested in portraying a diner patron, cook, or waiter must be available on June 10.Extras will be paid $200.In order to try out to be an extra, you must be at least 18-years-old, able to drive to locations, and willi
  
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• Mexican immigrants bake traditional treats for Mt. Lebanon market

  02-06-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Panaderia Jazmin offers an authentic taste of Mexico with brioche-like concha and other classic sweet breads. 
  
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• Jury selection begins in UPMC lawsuit over Altoona Hospital pension liability

  02-06-2021 11:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  UPMC: pension liabilities were $373 million, not $240 million
  
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• Armstrong Tunnel Inbound Closed For Inspection Work

  02-06-2021 11:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The inbound side of the Armstrong Tunnel in downtown Pittsburgh will be closed for a few hours on Wednesday.The inbound side will be closed to traffic between 9:00 a.m. through 3:00 p.m. as Duquesne Light will be conducting underground inspection work.There is no posted detour, so expect delays and extra traffic during your commute.
  
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• Survey Hopes To Help Pennsylvania School Districts With Internet Availability

  02-06-2021 10:52
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A survey is hoping to help school districts across Pennsylvania, including those in Allegheny and Westmoreland County.The survey from the Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Units and Penn State Extension hopes to learn more about internet availability.Once the data is collected, it will be compiled into district-specific reports and sent to those superintendents.Reports will include broadband maps of their jurisdictions.The survey runs throu
  
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• State Police Forensic Unit Called To Scene Of A Shooting In East Pittsburgh

  02-06-2021 10:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – State police are investigating a shooting that sent at least one person to the hospital in East Pittsburgh.They are on the scene of Center Street and Grandview Avenue.According to our crews on scene, a state police forensic unit has been called to the scene.We’ll be tracking this story all morning on KDKA.com as well as Your Day Pittsburgh.
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• State Police Forensic Unit Called To Scene In East Liberty

  02-06-2021 10:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are investigating a scene in East Liberty this morning.They are on the scene of Center Street and Grandview Avenue.According to our crews on scene, a state police forensic unit has been called to the scene.We’ll be tracking this story all morning on KDKA.com as well as Your Day Pittsburgh.
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• One Man Hospitalized After Being Shot Multiple Times In East Pittsburgh

  02-06-2021 10:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – State police are investigating a shooting that sent at least one person to the hospital in East Pittsburgh.Just before 3:00 a.m., state police were called to the intersection of Bessemer Avenue and Grandview Avenue after reports of 6-8 gunshots were heard near the Sunoco.Then, a man called 9-1-1 from a nearby home, saying he was shot multiple times.He was taken to a local hospital and his condition is unknown at this time.
  State police are in
  
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• Section Of Route 981 To Be Renamed ‘Honorable Mike Reese Memorial Highway’

  02-06-2021 09:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A section of a highway in Westmoreland County will be renamed in honor of a state representative who died earlier this year.A portion of Route 981 in Mount Pleasant Township will be known as “The Honorable Mike Reese Memorial Highway.”Reese died in January of an apparent brain aneurysm.He was from Mount Pleasant and represented the area in Harrisburg for 12 years.
  
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• Pennsylvania State Police Announce 8 People Killed In Memorial Day Crashes, Nearly 10,000 Speeding Citations Issued

  02-06-2021 09:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The Pennsylvania State Police investigated 844 traffic crashes over Memorial Day Weekend, resulting in eight deaths and 183 injuries.According to state police, alcohol was a factor in 63 of those crashes but it was not part of any of the fatal crashes.They also said that over the holiday weekend, they issued 9,624 speeding citations.While a high number, it was a drop of 4,602 from 2019 when state police issued 14,226 speeding citations.State polic
  
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• Penn State Football Announces Full Capacity At Beaver Stadium For 2021-22 Season

  02-06-2021 09:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  UNIVERSITY PARK (KDKA) – Penn State Athletics has announced that they will allow full capacity at Beaver Stadium and other athletic venues for the upcoming season.The decision was announced based on Governor Tom Wolf’s updated guidance that lifts most COVID-19 mitigation orders.“We are excited to welcome our 107K strong back in Beaver Stadium and full capacity at our other athletics venues this fall with the adjustments in university, local, state, and CD
  
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• Bob Dylan Album Checked Out Of Ohio Library 48 Years Ago Finally Returned

  02-06-2021 09:01
  
  UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — After nearly five decades of blowin’ in the wind, a double Bob Dylan album finally has a direction home: A man living in San Francisco has mailed the vinyl back to an Ohio library 48 years after it was supposed to be returned.
  Howard Simon recently sent the album along with a letter to Heights Libraries apologizing for his tardiness, according to a news release from the library system outside Cleveland.
  Simon checked out Dylan’s “Self Portr
  
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• Former Penguins Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury Nominated For Vezina Trophy

  02-06-2021 08:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been named a finalist for the NHL’s Vezina Trophy.The Vezina Trophy finalists are set! Who would get your vote?#NHLAwardsRead more on @NHLdotcomhttps://t.co/JsqImHvlvI pic.twitter.com/JxjR4I5zhf
  — NHL (@NHL) June 1, 2021The current Vegas Golden Knights goalie was nominated for the award “adjudged to be the best at this position.”
  He was nominated along with Colorad
  
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• 53-Year-Old Man Stabbed In Stowe Township

  02-06-2021 08:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  STOWE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Allegheny County Police are investigating the stabbing of a 53-year-old man in Stowe Township.According to county police, they were called to the 700 block of Broadway Avenue just after 1:00 a.m. for reports of a man stabbed.Once they arrived on the scene, they found a 53-year-old man who had been stabbed in the shoulder.He was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.County police detectives are investigating and they’re asking
  
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• Allegheny County Police Investigating Teenager Shot In Turtle Creek

  02-06-2021 08:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  TURTLE CREEK (KDKA) – Allegheny County Police are investigating after a teenager was shot in the leg on Wednesday night in Turtle Creek.According to Allegheny County Police, around 9:40 p.m., county dispatchers were alerted to shots fired around Lincoln Highway near Warren Drive in North Versailles.About 20 minutes later, first responders were called to the 1400 block of Maple Avenue in Turtle Creek due to a 17-year-old male being shot in the lower leg.He was taken t
  
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• Pittsburgh Region Gains Nearly 150,000 Jobs Since Height Of Pandemic Lockdown

  02-06-2021 03:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh region has gained nearly 150,000 jobs since the height of the state’s business closures and stay-at-home mandates last spring.
  The state reports jobs in the seven-county Pittsburgh area were up about 14 1/2 percent in April, year-over-year.
  The construction industry saw the largest gain with 6,500 new positions.Professional and business services added 4,200 new jobs, while education and health services added more than 1,000.
  
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• Memorial Day Block Party Shooting Kills 1, Injures 4 Others In Ohio

  02-06-2021 02:49
  
  GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A dispute at a crowded Memorial Day block party in a Cleveland suburb ended in a shooting that left a man dead and four people wounded, including two teenagers.
  The shooting in Garfield Heights occurred around 10:30 p.m. Monday, authorities said.
  The annual party was nearly over when the dispute broke out, although authorities have not said what caused the incident. At least one shooter then began firing into the crowd that was gathered in front of a house and
  
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• Memorial Day Block Party Shooting Kills 1, Injured 4 Others In Ohio

  02-06-2021 02:49
  
  GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — A dispute at a crowded Memorial Day block party in a Cleveland suburb ended in a shooting that left a man dead and four people wounded, including two teenagers.
  The shooting in Garfield Heights occurred around 10:30 p.m. Monday, authorities said.
  The annual party was nearly over when the dispute broke out, although authorities have not said what caused the incident. At least one shooter then began firing into the crowd that was gathered in front of a house and
  
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• On A Positive Note: 107-Year-Old Woman Celebrates Birthday With Party At Verona Nursing Home

  02-06-2021 02:18
  
  VERONA, Pa. (KDKA) — The last year was especially long for people who have families in nursing homes.
  As vaccination efforts go up, more facilities are opening their doors to visitors.“This is the first 107-year-old party we’ve had here,” said one staff member at Seneca Nursing in Verona.
  Doris Curry is the birthday girl on Tuesday. She strolled out of the facility dressed to the nines, citing good living and good friends as her key to a long life.
  Her family got together
  
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• Roaming Packs Of ATV, Dirtbike Riders Pose Unique Problem For Police

  02-06-2021 01:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For months now, packs of young people on dirt bikes and ATVs known as ride-outs have been zooming down our streets, popping wheelies and weaving in and out of traffic.
  On Monday, police say 200 to 300 roared through the city.“I think it’s dangerous for everybody. For the riders themselves — if you’re zigging and zagging, popping wheelies through traffic, you’re endangering your own life — let alone for pedestrians, walkers, bikers, ot
  
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• Roaming Packs Of ATV, Dirt Bike Riders Pose Unique Problem For Police

  02-06-2021 01:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For months now, packs of young people on dirt bikes and ATVs known as ride-outs have been zooming down our streets, popping wheelies and weaving in and out of traffic.
  On Monday, police say 200 to 300 roared through the city.
  “I think it’s dangerous for everybody. For the riders themselves — if you’re zigging and zagging, popping wheelies through traffic, you’re endangering your own life — let alone for pedestrians, walkers, bikers, o
  
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