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• 17-Year-Old Boy Shot Nearby Sto-Rox High School Stadium Cuts All-Star Football Game Short

  07-06-2021 23:57
  
  STOWE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot near the Sto-Rox High School stadium tonight. There was an all-star football game going on, but it was cut short.
  Stowe Township Police, Pittsburgh Police and Allegheny County Police have been here investigating.
  The shooting happened at the intersection of Russellwood Avenue near Dale Street in Stowe Township around 8:30.
  Police found the teen with a gunshot wound to his leg. They say he was transported to the hospital and is e
  
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• Allegheny County DA Stephen Zappala, Under Fire For Stopping Plea Deals With Black Attorney, Brings Plea Deals Back To The Table

  07-06-2021 23:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) — The head prosecutor in Pittsburgh has expounded on his policy regarding plea deals, days after it became public that he told his staff to no longer offer them to clients of a Black criminal defense lawyer who called the office “systematically racist.”
  Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala Jr. made public on Monday a new memo to all prosecutors that says his office must investigate any claim by a defense lawyer or unrepresented defendant who r
  
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• Mom Arrested After Posing As Teen Daughter, Attending Her Middle School As ‘Social Experiment’

  07-06-2021 23:30
  
  EL PASO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) — A 30-year-old Texas mother has been arrested and charged after she performed a ‘social experiment’, successfully sneaking into a middle school dressed as her teenaged daughter.
  Casey Garcia says she recorded and posted video of herself sneaking into the school to test campus security. Garcia, who according to jail records is 4 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 105 pounds, dyed her hair and used skin tanner before making her way onto the Garcia E
  
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• Marcus Eriz, Wynne Lee Arrested In Apparent Road Rage Shooting Death Of 6-Year-Old Aiden Leos

  07-06-2021 22:55
  
  COSTA MESA, Calif. (CBSLA) — A couple in their 20s were arrested outside their home in Costa Mesa, California Sunday night in connection to the 55 Freeway road rage shooting that took the life of 6-year-old Aiden Leos on May 21. Sources tell CBS Los Angeles that Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and Wynne Lee, 23, are boyfriend and girlfriend. Eriz is suspected of being the shooter, while Lee is believed to have been the driver.
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• Navy Veteran From Pittsburgh Nominated For NHL’s Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award

  07-06-2021 22:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Navy veteran who runs hockey programs here in Pittsburgh is up for the Willie O’Ree Community Hero Award from the NHL.
  Howard Smith is the co-founder of “Pittsburgh I.C.E,” which stands for Inclusion Creates Equity.
  Smith teaches “adaptive ice hockey” for people with developmental disabilities and coaches hockey teams for wounded military veterans.Congratulations to the finalists for the #NHLOReeAward presented by @
  
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• Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Sees Record Number Of Food Stamp Applications In April

  07-06-2021 22:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  DUQUESNE, Pa. (KDKA) – The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank says it saw a record number of food stamp applications in April.
  The food bank says 477 people within its 11-county service area applied for what’s now known as SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
  “Families in southwestern Pennsylvania have been so resilient throughout the pandemic. Many people who were struggling to pay their bills didn’t even know they qualified for
  
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• Police Arrest 21-Year-Old Suspect In 17-Year-Old Penn Hills Student Daren Hobdy’s Shooting Death

  07-06-2021 22:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Police have made an arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of a teenager last month in Wilkinsburg.
  According to Allegheny County Police, 21-year-old Devontae Nalls of Plum was taken into custody and is charged with criminal homicide in the shooting death of 17-year-old Darin Hobdy.
  The shooting happened in the late-night hours of Sunday, May 23, along Vantine Street.
  Hobdy died at the scene after being shot multiple times.
  He is one of fou
  
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• Helio Castroneves On Superstar Racing Experience: ‘Big Fan Of This Format, It’s Going To Be Great For Everyone’

  07-06-2021 22:05
  
  (CBS Local)- Race week is finally here. The Superstar Racing Experience begins on Saturday, June 12 at Stafford Speedway in Connecticut. Among the drivers set to take the track for the first time in the new cars is this year’s Indy 500 winner, Helio Castroneves.
  “I’m a big fan of this format and I believe it’s going to be great for everyone,” Castroneves said to reporters on a media call Monday.
  The 46-year-old Castroneves has raced just twice this year and he&rsquo
  
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• Pittsburgh Pagans Vice President Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing Firearms

  07-06-2021 21:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Pagans Motorcycle Club vice president has pleaded guilty to a firearms charge in federal court.Prosecutors say 46-year-old Patrick Rizzo, a convicted felon, admitted to having a gun when Pittsburgh Police stopped him in October of last year after he almost caused a crash downtown.A raid at Rizzo’s apartment turned up two other guns, magazines and 165 rounds of ammo. Prosecutors say law enforcement also seized marijuana that wa
  
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• Stimulus Check: Is A Fourth Relief Payment Coming?

  07-06-2021 21:11
  
  (CBS Detroit) — The economy is recovering, but many Americans aren’t yet reaping the benefits. Unemployment is still well above where it was before the pandemic, and millions of jobs have not returned. Can those who are struggling count on a fourth stimulus check to help tide them over?
  That’s still an open question.
  The third round of relief payments kicked off in mid-March, courtesy of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Since then, upwards of 167 million people have received up
  
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• Hundreds Gather For Pro-Gun Rally Outside Pennsylvania Capitol

  07-06-2021 20:55
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A couple hundred gun rights enthusiasts attended an annual pro-gun rally on the Pennsylvania Capitol steps Monday, with many pushing for a proposal to let anyone who can legally possess firearms to conceal them without a license or permit when carrying them in public.
  The organizer of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally, state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, said the attendance may have been the lowest in the 16 years for the event. Dozens of Republican representatives and se
  
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• Opponents to testify against proposed power plant in Elizabeth Township

  07-06-2021 20:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Opponents will testify Tuesday against proposed Invenergy gas-fired facility along the Youghiogheny River in Elizabeth
  
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• Opponents to testify against proposed power plant in Elizabeth

  07-06-2021 20:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Opponents will testify Tuesday against proposed Invenergy gas-fired facility along the Youghiogheny River in Elizabeth
  
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• Pierogi fest returns to Kennywood in September

  07-06-2021 20:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  A limited amount of early-bird tickets will be available through July 15. 
  
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• ‘It Gives The Victims A Little Bit Of A Voice’: Monica Denise On VH1’s ‘Infamy: When Fame Turns Deadly’

  07-06-2021 20:33
  
  (CBS Local)– VH1 is the place to be tonight because a new series called “Infamy: When Fame Turns Deadly” premieres Monday night at 10pm EST/PST. The series is hosted by musician and Grammy Award winner Monica Denise and the eight episodes of the show feature celebrity cases where fame and notoriety turn fatal."Local heroes don't just disappear…"Find out what happened to Memphis NBA star, Lorenzen Wright when #InfamyVH1 premieres TONIGHT at 10/9c on @VH1, hosted by @
  
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• Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Sheldon Jeter, Key Figure In Unsolved Rachael DelTondo Homicide

  07-06-2021 20:23
  
  ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) – A high-profile murder trial is officially underway in Beaver County. Jury selection has begun in the case against Sheldon Jeter Jr., who was questioned but never charged in the 2018 homicide of Rachael DelTondo. This trial centers around the 2020 homicide of Jeter’s close friend Tyric Pugh in Aliquippa.
  Sheldon Jeter was led into the courtroom in shackles and wearing a mask, potentially facing a long legal road ahead. He not only faces this criminal homicide t
  
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• $7 Parking Starts At Pittsburgh International Airport

  07-06-2021 19:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For years, there have been three options for on-site parking at Pittsburgh International Airport: short-term, long-term and extended.
  Starting today, there’s an even cheaper option: economy.
  It is $7 per day, which is $2 cheaper than extended parking.The only catch? There’s no shuttle service to the terminal.
  After you park in economy, you’ll have to walk to the moving walkway.
  
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• The Monday Roundup: Kennywood hiring; Arts Fest feels normal (and that feels great); Fans want no more Jarry; DA has new policy

  07-06-2021 19:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  A quick, digestible take on a handful of stories we’ve posted today.
  
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• The Monday Roundup: COVID counts fall; Arts Fest feels normal (and that feels great); Fans want no more Jarry; DA has new policy

  07-06-2021 19:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  A quick, digestible take on a handful of stories we’ve posted today.
  
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• The Monday Roundup: C; Arts Fest feels normal (and that feels great); Fans want no more Jarry; DA has new policy

  07-06-2021 19:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  A quick, digestible take on a handful of stories we’ve posted today.
  
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• The Monday Roudup: Kennywood hiring; Arts Fest feels normal (and that feels great); Fans want no more Jarry; DA has new policy

  07-06-2021 19:58 via post-gazette.com
  
  A quick, digestible take on a handful of stories we’ve posted today.
   
   
  
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• Police Look For Missing Clinton ‘CJ’ Connors, Last Seen On South Side In May

  07-06-2021 19:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police are asking for help finding a missing 40-year-old man who disappeared on the South Side last month.Pittsburgh Police say Clinton “CJ” Connors hasn’t been seen since May 17. He was last seen on the South Side wearing rust-colored pants, a white t-shirt and a brown cardigan.Police describe him as a 5-foot-11 man who weighs 170 pounds and has blue eyes and balding brown hair. He also has a tattoo of a snake around the area of
  
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• Pittsburgh Promise receives $20K grant for workplace inclusion efforts

  07-06-2021 19:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Promise said it would partner on the project with UPMC, PNC and Thermo Fisher Scientific — organizations that have invested $1 million or more in the scholarship.
  
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• Two Pittsburgh Athletes Heading To Tokyo For Olympic Games

  07-06-2021 19:50
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two local athletes are heading to Tokyo for the Olympic Games!
  Michael Grady and Alex Miklasevich, both from Pittsburgh, have been selected to be on the US Olympic Rowing Team.
  Grady will compete on the men’s four team.
  Miklasevich will be on the men’s eight team.
  
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• Gun rights supporters rally outside Pennsylvania Capitol

  07-06-2021 19:39 via post-gazette.com
  
  A couple hundred gun rights enthusiasts are hoping an annual rally on the Pennsylvania Capitol steps will spur action by state lawmakers to extend greater legal protections to the use and possession of firearms.
  
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• 11th Annual Special Olympics Torch Run Officially Underway

  07-06-2021 19:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The eleventh Annual Special Olympics PA Torch Run got underway this morning inside PNC Park!
  Over the next few days, more than 500 runners will help carry the torch to State College.
  Those runners will represent more than 50 law enforcement agencies in Western Pennsylvania, including several from our area.
  Our officers ran 2.9 miles this morning, carrying the torch for the @SpecialOlympiPA Summer Games as it makes its way to State College. Our tea
  
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• 2 Adults, 2 Children Trapped After Car Goes Over Hillside In Duquesne

  07-06-2021 19:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  DUQUESNE (KDKA) – Two adults and two children are trapped inside a car that went over a hillside in Duquesne.
  Dispatchers say it happened at the intersection of Duquesne Boulevard and Overland Avenue.Details are limited at this time, but police and EMS are on scene. KDKA has a crew heading there.There’s been no word on any injuries yet.
  
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• River City Brass kicks off City of Asylum series with free concert Tuesday

  07-06-2021 19:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  City of Asylum partners with 15 arts groups to present free summer programs under a large tent at 318 Sampsonia Way.
  
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• Tech Expert Weighs In On Pros, Cons Of Amazon Sidewalk As Deadline To Opt Out Approaches

  07-06-2021 19:06
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Tomorrow is the deadline to opt out of Amazon Sidewalk if you have an Echo or Ring device.
  While the program has a lot of benefits for users, it’s also raising some security concerns.
  Amazon put out the word almost a year ago that this was coming, knowing that people would have questions, and most of us pretty much ignored it. But the deadline is tomorrow, and if you don’t opt out, you will be in.By now, we all know about Echo and Ring devices. Amazon Sidewa
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports 1,106 New Coronavirus Cases, 24 Deaths Over Last 3 Days

  07-06-2021 18:32
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 1,106 new Coronavirus cases and 24 additional deaths over the last three days.This brings the statewide total to 1,205,989 cases and 27,360 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 767 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, and 180 patients are in ICUs.
  The state says 10,885,227 total vaccine doses have been administered and 4,891,522 people are fully vacci
  
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• FDA Approves Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Debated By Medical Advisors Over Its Effectiveness

  07-06-2021 18:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.
  The Food and Drug Administration said it granted approval to the drug from Biogen based on results that seemed “reasonably likely” to benefit Alzheimer’s patients.
  It’s the only drug that U
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 3-Day Total Of 76 New Cases, No Additional Deaths

  07-06-2021 18:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 76 new Coronavirus cases and no additional deaths over the past 72 hours.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 60 are confirmed and 16 are probable cases.
  There have been 7,180 total hospitalizations and 101,522 total coronavirus cases in Allegheny County since the pandemic started.
  The county-wide death toll stands at 1,955.
  More information on the Coronavirus pandemic:CDC Cor
  
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• Pa. Lawmakers Return For June With Big Agenda, Sharp Differences

  07-06-2021 18:21
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers are returning to session Monday with a big June agenda and sharp differences over the future of the state’s finances, schools, energy sector and election procedures.
  With four weeks to wrap up work for an on-time budget, the Republican-controlled Legislature will have lots of distractions: the month is packed with lawmakers’ fundraisers and impending votes on hot-button social issues.
  Republican lawmakers are also under pressu
  
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• At lunch in Downtown Pittsburgh? Here are 5 ways to spend 20 minutes at the Arts Festival

  07-06-2021 17:31 via post-gazette.com
  
  With more businesses reopening, workers returning to Downtown, and the weather generally cooperating, it’s a good opportunity to take a stroll during lunch and check out what’s being offered during this year’s Three Rivers Arts Festival.
  
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• Washington And Jefferson College Adopts COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement For Students

  07-06-2021 17:15
  
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Washington & Jefferson College will be requiring students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 but will allow for exemptions in specific cases.Last week, the college added the COVID-19 vaccination requirement to their list of immunization requirements in the student handbook.The college said that students can be exempted for “medical, religious and philosophical reasons,” but they will have to submit an exemption form.Students who are exempted will not
  
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• Pa. lawmakers return for June with big agenda, sharp differences and 4 weeks to finish budget

  07-06-2021 16:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania state lawmakers are returning to session Monday with a big June agenda and sharp differences over the future of the state’s finances, schools, energy sector and election procedures.
  
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• Paramount+ Adds ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Tropic Thunder,’ ‘The School Of Rock’ And More To Movie Library Starting Today

  07-06-2021 16:00
  
  (CBS) – Paramount+ will significantly expand its content library this summer, starting with the streaming exclusive sci-fi action film Infinite as well as the introduction of over 1,000 premium movies this week. From generation-defining films and award-winning classics to thrilling action-adventure movies and family friendly hits, the world-class movie library will be complemented by a summer slate of highly anticipated originals, plus an unrivaled sports package that includes hundreds of
  
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• PTL Links: June 7, 2021

  07-06-2021 15:16
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Stephen P. Harvey’s Jazz Superhero Album
  Dr. Mike Hutchinson of Animal General
  Hefren-Tillotson
  Y108 | STAR 100.7
  Three Rivers Arts Festival
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  Canine Companions
  KDKApup on FacebookPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
  InstagramJazz Superhero Albulm, Stephen P. Harvey: http://www.stephenpharvey.com/
  
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• Leslie Rossi, Creator Of Westmoreland Co. ‘Trump House’ To Be Sworn Into Pa. House Of Representatives

  07-06-2021 15:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The woman who created the ‘Trump House’ in Westmoreland County and was elected to Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives will be sworn in this afternoon.
  (Courtesy: PA House GOP)
  Leslie Rossi, who made national headlines for creating the ‘Trump House’ won a special election in Pennsylvania’s 59th legislative district in Westmoreland and Somerset counties, will be sworn in during a ceremony Monday afternoon.2 ne
  
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• W. Va. Senator Joe Manchin Won’t Support President Biden’s Election Reform Bill

  07-06-2021 14:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) — The ‘For The People Act’ aimed at expanding voting rights across the United States has hit a major obstacle.
  In an op-ed on Sunday, West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin says he will oppose the bill.
  Already lacking confidence that they’ll get the 60 votes required to pass the bill, Senate Democrats had already pushed for abolishing the filibuster to get the bill passed.
  Senator Manchin says he won’t support ei
  
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• How To Watch This Week’s Rare ‘Ring Of Fire’ Solar Eclipse In Pittsburgh

  07-06-2021 14:00
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Last month’s “super flower blood moon” lunar eclipse was hardly the only exciting celestial event of the season. This week brings an even bigger spectacle — a rare “ring of fire” solar eclipse.
  On June 10, skywatchers all over the world will be able to view the eclipse.
  What is an annular solar eclipse?
  A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun, completely blocking the sun’s light.
  
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• Camp Cranberry Begins With Weekly Themes For Kids Of All Ages

  07-06-2021 13:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Starting today, a weeks-long theme-focused day camp kicks off in Cranberry Township.
  It’s called Camp Cranberry and it’s open for residents and non-residents of the Township.
  Each week, kids will focus on a different theme that organizers say will challenge, entertain, and inspire them.
  The themes are broken up by age group as well.
  The camps are for kids age 3 through 15, and offered for full days and half days.
  There are also
  
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• Asian-Style Grocer May Be Interested In Hill District Shop ‘N Save Space

  07-06-2021 13:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new grocery store chain may be moving into Pittsburgh’s Hill District.
  According to KDKA’s news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Fresh International Market is believed to be one of the grocers that submitted a proposal to the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority.
  Fresh International is an Asian-style store, but appears to be a full service grocer,
  It would take over the space left vacant by Shop ‘n Save.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Hot And Humid, Rain Chances

  07-06-2021 12:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Even though there were some folks last week that were guaranteeing highs into the 90s today and tomorrow, highs today will be in just the mid-80s.
  I have kept today’s high the same as what I had on Friday morning, coming in at 84 degrees.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  More clouds, higher humidity, and rain chances should all help to keep temperatures into the mid-to-lower 80s.
  Satellite and radar imagery shows cloud cover increasing overnight as a mid-level
  
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• Lacelike climbing space Gymlacium to finally open along with MuseumLab

  07-06-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Architect’s first, three dimensional rope sculpture, laced through Carnegie steel book stacks, opens to visitors at Museum Lab on June 12.
  
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• Tarentum Bridge closes Wednesday as rehabilitation continues

  07-06-2021 11:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Tarentum Bridge will be closed for eastbound traffic until Sunday and westbound traffic through June 27 as part of a $3.24 million project.
  
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• The House Next Door: Interior designer Jim Miller shows how to live in style in less space

  07-06-2021 11:43 via post-gazette.com
  
  Interior designer Jim Miller, shows us how to downsize in style by turning approximately 900 square feet into a jewel box of a home.
  
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• A Pennsylvania trooper's open line of communications with serial killer netted four homicide confessions

  07-06-2021 11:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  Serial killer Edward Surratt confessed to more murders when speaking to a Pennsylvania State Police investigator in March.
  
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• 'It’s like I’m starting over': Arts fest vendors happy to be back on the road

  07-06-2021 11:23 via post-gazette.com
  
  After a year of festival closures, artists, food vendors and crowds seemed relieved.
  
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• Gulf Tower Condemned By City Of Pittsburgh Inspectors Following Electrical Fire Last Month

  07-06-2021 10:34
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An iconic building that is part of Pittsburgh’s historic skyline has received some bad news. The Gulf Tower has been condemned.
  The City’s Office of Permits, Licenses, and Inspections posted the news on the front of the building along Grant Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
  This comes several weeks after a fire in the basement of the building led to smoke rising from the top of the structure and the tower being evacuated.
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