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• Man Dies After Falling Into Allegheny River Near 7th Street Bridge

  08-06-2021 23:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man died after falling into the Allegheny River near the Seventh Street Bridge.
  Police say just before 4:30 p.m., first responders were called to the Riverwalk by the Seventh Street Bridge. River Rescue divers found the man, who police say was in cardiac arrest.
  Medics performed CPR and police say he was transported to the hospital in critical condition, where he died.
  Police say detectives from Major Crimes are investigating.
  
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• Hempfield Area School District Ditches Hybrid Model For Next Year

  08-06-2021 23:34
  
  HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Summer break is just getting started, but one Westmoreland County school district is asking parents to make a choice when it comes to what kind of learning instruction they want their kids to get come fall.
  Hempfield Area Schools say it’s giving parents and students three options.
  The district says students can come back to the classroom if they want to or do online learning, but the hybrid model will not be an option once the school bell rings next s
  
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• Beloved San Francisco Zoo Chimp ‘Cobby,’ Oldest Male In U.S. Captivity, Dies At 63

  08-06-2021 23:16
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS San Francisco) — Cobby, the oldest male chimpanzee in captivity in the United States, has died at the San Francisco Zoo at the age of 63, officials announced Sunday.
  The cause of death was still being determined but he had recently been ill and old age was also likely a contributing factor.
  Cobby, chimpanzee at the San Francisco Zoo, died at age 63. (Photo by May Woon)
  “Our hearts are broken with this devastating loss,” said Tanya M. Peterson, CEO and Executi
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Sets Up Drop-Off Centers For Laptops

  08-06-2021 23:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Public Schools is opening centers for families to return district-issued devices.
  To help with remote learning, PPS students got laptops. Now they need to return their computers, iPads, hotspots and chargers by June 15.The devices have to be returned to schools or one of four drop-off centers:Pittsburgh Carrick High School, 125 Parkfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15210
  Pittsburgh Obama, 515 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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• Wabtec Opens 3D Printing Plant At Industrial Park Near Pittsburgh International Airport

  08-06-2021 23:03
  
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Pittsburgh International Airport has a new neighbor.
  Wabtec has opened a 3D printing plant at an industrial park known as Neighborhood 91. It is called that because officials want the high-tech site to be considered part of Pittsburgh’s existing 90 neighborhoods.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Wabtec’s new plant will manufacture its railcar parts on a 3D printer. Wabtec is the first tenant on the 195-acre Pittsburgh International Airport Innovation Campus.
  The
  
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• Florist Allegedly Hid Camera In Flowers To Spy On Woman, Told Police He Wanted ‘To See Her Naked One Time’

  08-06-2021 22:45
  
  NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. (KDKA-TV) – A Pennsylvania man is accused of hiding a camera in a floral arrangement to spy on a woman. Investigators say he was able to download and stream the video of the victim without her clothes on from that camera.
  North Huntingdon Police charged Eric Belak with illegal use of an electronic recording device, invasion of privacy and stalking.
  Police say Belak, who is the owner of Belak Flowers in Irwin, hid a small camera in the victim’s flower arrangement
  
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• Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Celebrates The 15th Anniversary Of Schenley Plaza

  08-06-2021 22:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Schenley Plaza is celebrating 15 years!
  The Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy marked the occasion on Tuesday afternoon with live music, free carousel rides, lawn games, giveaways and food.
  Back in 2006, a five-acre parking lot across the street from the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning was transformed into Schenley Plaza.
  It now serves as a community green space for Pitt students and Oakland neighbors, and it’s the home to t
  
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• Grandmother Of 8 Shot Dead During Attempted Carjacking Outside California Executive Inn

  08-06-2021 22:33
  
  WESTLEY, Calif. (CBS Sacramento) – A woman who was gunned down during an attempted carjacking outside an Executive Inn in California was identified by her family as Elizabeth Mann, a mother of three and a grandmother of eight. Tierra Davis, 18, is now in custody for the shooting.
  The family tells KOVR-TV that Mann, a 60-year-old resident of Tracy, California was the type of person who was generous enough to give a person the last dollar out of her pocket.
  Cherri Booth ​was
  
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• 4 Young Peregrine Falcons Fledge At Pitt’s Cathedral Of Learning

  08-06-2021 22:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The four Peregrine falcon chicks that hatched atop Pitt’s Cathedral of Learning this spring have fledged.
  According to the National Aviary, the fledging process brings the young birsds one step closer to adulthood.Catch the newly fledged falcons on visits back to the nest on the National Aviary’s Nest Cam: https://t.co/HcFndlVhMq pic.twitter.com/yqi3ehkpoY
  — National Aviary (@National_Aviary) June 8, 2021All four first spread the
  
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• Suspected Human Remains Found In Basement Of Tarentum Building During Renovation

  08-06-2021 22:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  TARENTUM, Pa. (KDKA) – Suspected human remains were found in the basement of a building in Tarentum that’s being renovated, the Trib reports.
  According to the Trib, a contractor who had been digging in the basement of the building on East Fifth Avenue found bones, including what appears to be part of hip and shoulder bones and a leg bone.
  The building’s owner told the Trib that the remains were found near a wall against a neighboring building that used to
  
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• Investigators Trying To Identify Bones Found In Tarentum Building’s Basement During Renovation

  08-06-2021 22:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  TARENTUM, Pa. (KDKA) – Investigators are trying to determine if bones found in the basement of a building in Tarentum that’s being renovated are human remains.A contractor who was working in the basement on East Fifth Avenue found the bones.(Photo: KDKA)
  “We used to be an old funeral home back in the 1800s, so that’s kind of suspicious. If it is human bones, who is it, what is it? But yeah, it’s a little crazy,” said Robert Hatjaik, who
  
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• Video: UPS Driver Viciously Attacked In Middle Of San Francisco Street In Broad Daylight

  08-06-2021 22:08
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS San Francisco) — A UPS driver was just doing his job when a thief swiped a package from his car, and then beat him in the middle of a San Francisco street. The victim, only identified as “Minh,” talked exclusively to KPIX-TV’s Betty Yu about the experience.
  “They started to hit me in my face, and they [were] hitting me in my teeth. I lost two teeth here,” said Minh, describing the attack. “They hit [me] in my back, and I fell
  
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• Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham Bringing Just-Announced Tour To Munhall

  08-06-2021 21:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham is coming to Munhall this fall.
  Buckingham will bring his just-announced tour to the Carnegie Library Music Hall of Homestead on Sept. 7.“I Don’t Mind,” the first single off the new self-titled album, out 9/17, is available now. Listen and pre-order here: https://t.co/r4ATiBaVFb.
  Tickets for the 2021 solo tour are on sale this Friday from 10am local at https://t.co/GS4y94DWEL. pic.twitter.
  
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• Police: Man Shot While Trying To Break Into Ex-Girlfriend’s Mt. Oliver Apartment

  08-06-2021 20:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MT. OLIVER (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police say the man who was shot Tuesday morning while trying to break into a Mt. Oliver apartment building was the victim’s former boyfriend.
  Police swarmed the area of Ormsby Avenue just before 9 a.m., searching for a suspect and evidence.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Scott Danka)
  Investigators say the 21-year-old suspect drove away from the scene after being shot in the leg.
  However, Pittsburgh Police officers quick
  
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• 4 Escape Fire At Apartment Over Bar In New Castle

  08-06-2021 20:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) – Four people managed to escape from a fire in New Castle, but the flames destroyed the apartment and a bar in the same building.
  Police say the fire broke out in a bedroom above Panella Brothers Bar on Hamilton Street just before 10 Tuesday morning.
  (Photo: KDKA)
  Firefighters arrived to find the flames spreading quickly. It took about an hour to get the fire under control.
  The building is gutted, and sources say the bar is actually owned by a
  
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• Serra Catholic High School Names Basketball Court After Longtime Coach, Athletic Director Bill Cleary

  08-06-2021 20:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — While Bill Cleary may have won over 20 section titles, WPIAL titles, and PIAA titles during his career as the girls basketball coach at Serra Catholic High School, the most recent title he’s picked up is one that might mean the most to him.
  The home court where he led his teams to over 650 career wins over the past 34 years will now carry his namesake.
  It was recently announced that the gymnasium at the high school will now be known as the W
  
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• State Sen. Scott Martin Eyes GOP Primary For Pennsylvania Governor

  08-06-2021 20:06
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state senator from southcentral Pennsylvania said Tuesday that he is forming an exploratory committee to run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2022.
  Sen. Scott Martin, R-Lancaster, joins a crowded field of declared candidates and prospective candidates.
  Martin is a second-term senator and former county commissioner who hails from a Republican-leaning district and chairs the Education Committee. Forming an exploratory committee helps him raise money for
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports Under 500 New Coronavirus Cases, 35 Additional Deaths

  08-06-2021 19:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 450 new Coronavirus cases and 35 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,206,439 cases and 27,395 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 754 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, and 173 patients are in ICUs.
  The state says 10,925,445 total vaccine doses have been administered and 4,917,549 people are fully vaccinat
  
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• A Sweet Incentive: Oakmont Bakery Gives Free Treats To Those Getting COVID-19 Shots At UPMC Clinic

  08-06-2021 19:21
  
  OAKMONT, Pa. (KDKA) – Vaccination efforts continue but have significantly slowed down, so healthcare leaders are taking different approaches to get shots into arms.
  Oakmont Bakery is known for its sweet treats, but it was handing out more than just cakes on Tuesday. They partnered with UPMC to get people shots and gave them a little treat box for their efforts.
  Instead of hundreds to thousands of people getting their shots, it was just a few dozen.
  “I just wanted to get it done. I wa
  
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• Lifeguard Shortage Delays Opening Of Dormont Pool

  08-06-2021 19:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  DORMONT, Pa. (KDKA) – A lifeguard shortage is pushing back the opening date of the Dormont Pool.
  The borough says while boosting pay to $15 an hour and enhancing recruitment efforts have gotten “positive results,” the pool still needs lifeguards and lifeguard supervisors.
  The Dormont Pool was supposed to open this weekend, but now it won’t open until June 19. The borough says it’ll use the extra time to keep recruiting and train candidates.
  If
  
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• Richard Robinson, longtime Scholastic CEO and Pittsburgh native, dies at 84

  08-06-2021 18:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh native Richard Robinson, the longtime head of Scholastic, has died. He was 84.
  
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• Another Official Resigns Over Censored Memorial Day Speech

  08-06-2021 18:17
  
  HUDSON, Ohio (AP) — Both organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony have now resigned under pressure after they silenced a retired U.S. Army officer’s microphone while he was talking about how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers just after the Civil War.
  Cindy Suchan, chair of the Memorial Day parade committee and president of the Hudson American Legion Auxiliary, stepped down nearly a week after the ceremony, the Akron Beacon Journal reported Tuesday.
  Suzette Heller, department ad
  
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• UPMC St. Margaret, Roots Of Faith Holding COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic In Sharpsburg

  08-06-2021 18:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SHARPSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – UPMC will be holding a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Roots of Faith in Sharpsburg this weekend.
  UPMC St. Margaret is partnering with Roots of Faith and the Pittsburgh Community Vaccine Collaborative, which is a group of UPMC physicians, researchers and community members.
  The goal of the clinic is to vaccinate community members close to where they live. It’ll take place at Roots of Faith on Main Street on Saturday, June 12 from 9 a.m. to no
  
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• Coyote Pup Spotted In Aspinwall

  08-06-2021 17:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ASPINWALL (KDKA) — The Aspinwall Police Department says that they found a coyote pup while on patrol last night in Aspinwall.
  (Photo Credit: Aspinwall Police Department/Facebook)
  Police did not give an exact location of where the pup was spotted but that it was in the “upper parts of Aspinwall.”
  According to Aspinwall Police, coyotes are typically scared of humans and will not want to engage if they are scared off.
  They are encouraging people to be mindfu
  
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• Families, children the focus for Creativity Zone at Arts Festival

  08-06-2021 17:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Today’s event will include the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater.
  
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• Police: 1 Person Shot While Trying To Break Into Mt. Oliver Apartment

  08-06-2021 17:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MT. OLIVER (KDKA) — Police are investigating after an alleged apartment invasion in Mt. Oliver ended in a shooting on Tuesday morning.
  Police swarmed the area of Ormsby Avenue around 9 a.m.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Scott Danka)
  According to the Mt. Oliver police chief, one person was shot after trying to break into an apartment.
  Allegheny County Police are questioning the homeowner who they say fired the shots.#NEW Mt. Oliver Police Chief confirms one pers
  
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• Baseball Report: MLB Looking To Enforce Rules On Pitchers Using Foreign Substances

  08-06-2021 16:50
  
  (CBS Chicago) — Summer is still two weeks away, but a few races around the league are already heating up. As of Monday, the three top teams in the National League West — the San Francisco Giants, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers — boasted the top three records in the National League. In three other divisions, the top two teams are separated by a game or less.
  On the other hand, the Chicago White Sox, who have emerged from years of rebuilding, are enjoying a four-game le
  
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• $3 Million Scratch-Off Ticket Sold In Westmoreland County

  08-06-2021 16:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Lottery announced Tuesday that a $3 million-winning MONOPOLY 100X Scratch-Off ticket was sold in Westmoreland County.The lottery says that the ticket was sold at a Giant Eagle located at 117 S. Walnut Street in Ligonier.
  This is the top prize in MONOPOLY 100X.The Pennsylvania Lottery says the winner should sign the back of their ticket and immediately call the Lottery at 1-800-692-7481 to claim their prize.Scratch-Off pri
  
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• Your Daily Briefing: Mark Wahlberg shares Pittsburgh grad's inspirational story; George Romero's lost film resurfaces; internet issues?

  08-06-2021 16:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  A quick, digestible take on a handful of stories we’ve posted today.
  
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• Your Daily Briefing: Having internet problems?; George Romero's lost film resurfaces; actor shout-outs inspirational story

  08-06-2021 16:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  A quick, digestible take on a handful of stories we’ve posted today.
  
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• Your Daily Briefing: George Romero's lost film resurfaces; Wahlberg shares inspiring Pittsburgh story; internet issues?

  08-06-2021 16:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  A quick, digestible take on a handful of stories we’ve posted today.
  
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• Your Daily Briefing: George Romero's lost film resurfaces; internet issues?

  08-06-2021 16:40 via post-gazette.com
  
  A quick, digestible take on a handful of stories we’ve posted today.
  
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• Cicada Blamed For Causing Car Crash In Cincinnati

  08-06-2021 16:19
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — An amorous cicada was blamed for causing a car crash in Ohio.
  The insect flew through an open window, striking the driver in the face on Monday night, Cincinnati police said. The motorist drove off Riverside Drive and crashed into a utility pole, damaging the vehicle.
  The motorist sustained minor injuries, but police tweeted photos showing the car was heavily damaged.
  Cicadas are swarming across the Cincinnati area. They’re part of Brood X, which emerge from the gro
  
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• PTL Links: June 8, 2021

  08-06-2021 15:13
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Alternative Baseball Organization
  Elias Khouri on Instagram
  Heinz History Center: History Uncorked
  Mortgages For Mothers
  Arcade Comedy Theater
  Three Rivers Arts Festival
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  Canine Companions
  KDKApup on FacebookPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
  Instagram
  
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• Pa. Dept. Of Labor And Industry Says Phone Lines Are Back Online After State-Wide Phone Outage

  08-06-2021 15:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry says its unemployment hotlines are back online after a temporary state-wide phone outage.This morning, the outage had been impacting outgoing and incoming calls to many of its phone lines.We are currently experiencing commonwealth-wide phone outages that are impacting many of our phone lines. This is preventing us from making + receiving phone calls at this time.UC, PUA & PAT
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• Pa. Dept. Of Labor And Industry Experiencing State-Wide Phone Outage

  08-06-2021 15:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry says it’s experiencing a state-wide phone outage that is impacting outgoing and incoming calls to many of its phone lines.We are currently experiencing commonwealth-wide phone outages that are impacting many of our phone lines. This is preventing us from making + receiving phone calls at this time.UC, PUA & PAT
  We're working with our telephone vendor to resolve the issue as quickly as
  
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• Pittsburgh Ranked #1 City For LGBTQ+ Home Buyers

  08-06-2021 14:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new ranking lists Pittsburgh as the #1 city for LGBTQ+ home buyers.
  According to Realtor.com, Pittsburgh ranks above a number of other major cities when comparing their levels of being gay-friendly as well as being affordable.
  The criteria that went into ranking the cities included:a 100 ranking on the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Municipality Quality Index
  its own Pride celebration festival
  the median list price of homes for sale in May
  
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• Tarentum Bridge To Close For Several Weeks

  08-06-2021 13:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  TARENTUM (KDKA) — At midnight on Tuesday night, PennDOT will shut down a bridge that tens of thousands of drivers use every day.
  The Tarentum Bridge will close for repairs.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Drivers will be detoured to the New Kensington Bridge.
  Work on the eastbound part of the bridge will wrap up on June 13, followed by the westbound side on June 29.
  
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• North Hills School District Approves $88.3M Budget Including Tax Increase, Approving Additional Staff

  08-06-2021 13:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The North Hills School District has approved its new budget plan.
  The plan approved includes a tax increase.
  The district says a homeowner whose home is valued at $200,000 will pay an additional $6.50 per month more in real estate taxes.
  Meanwhile, with the approved budget, the district plans to add several new positions, including four teachers, a school nurse, and two school psychologists.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: More Rain Chances, Potential Storms And Severe Weather

  08-06-2021 13:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Expect another unsettled day where it is either raining, storming or looking like it’s about to.
  Skies today will be mostly cloudy to overcast. It is humid with dew points near 70 degrees!
  Today’s weather set-up is similar to yesterday with a moisture tongue of higher dew points extending from the gulf coast to the great lakes region.
  For us locally, rain will be spotty.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  We started off the day with rain showers and there s
  
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• U.S. Senate Report Details Sweeping Failures Around Jan. 6 Attack

  08-06-2021 11:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP/KDKA) — A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has found broad government, military and law enforcement missteps before the attack.
  The bipartisan review found a breakdown within multiple intelligence agencies and a lack of training and preparation for Capitol Police officers who were quickly overwhelmed by the rioters.
  Numerous Pennsylvanians and those from the Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania region were arrested and/or are facing charges
  
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• Family Says 13-Year-Old Laci Mays Of Beaver Falls Has Been Found After Escaping Behavioral Health Hospital In Ohio

  08-06-2021 11:26
  
  BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (KDKA) — A family from Beaver Falls says their teen daughter is safe after a frantic search for the 13-year-old girl who escaped from a behavioral health hospital in Ohio.
  Laci Mays escaped from Belmont Pines Hospital in Youngstown over the weekend, her family said.On Tuesday morning, Laci’s mother told KDKA’s Jennifer Borrasso that the girl had been found at The Boardman Inn. She was unharmed.
  Mays’ mother, Ashley Eaton, made her second trip to Youngsto
  
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• Pittsburgh activists join call for U.S. Senate to pass immigration reform they say will help Pa. economy

  08-06-2021 11:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  A group of activists in Pittsburgh and around Pennsylvania is arguing any delay in making changes to the U.S. immigration system is only going to hurt the state economically.
  
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• George Romero's lost film 'The Amusement Park' debuts on Shudder

  08-06-2021 10:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  The previously “lost” Romero film was shot in 1973 and recently restored in 4K for a wide release.
  
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• George Romero's lost film 'The Amusement Park' debuts on horror streaming site Shudder

  08-06-2021 10:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  The previously “lost” Romero film was shot in 1973 and recently restored in 4K for a wide release.
  
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• New Unemployment Compensation System Launches In Pennsylvania

  08-06-2021 10:48
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania is set to launch its new system to file claims for unemployment, and there are some new features and requirements you can expect to face if you’re using the new program.
  The changes to this system have been needed for some time.
  The old system had been in place for around four decades, and its flaws were exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  The Department of Labor & Industry says this new system should be faster.
  It’s also expected to reduce th
  
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• Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival To Return To Kennywood This Fall

  08-06-2021 10:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — After being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Pierogi Festival is back on, scheduled to take place this upcoming fall in September.
  According to KDKA’s news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the festival will return to Kennywood Park on September 26.
  The Jack Rabbit, Racer, Turtle, Merry-Go-Round, Thunderbolt, and Noah’s Ark attractions will be up and running for the festival, with access to the p
  
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• Police: Mother Arrested After Welfare Check Leads To Discovery Of ‘Deplorable’ Conditions For Child Living In Home

  08-06-2021 09:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  APOLLO (KDKA) — A mother was put behind bars after a welfare check led police to discover that a child was living under ‘deplorable’ conditions in a home in Kiski Township.
  Police say that a welfare check was being performed at a home along Flat Rock Road on Monday evening.
  Officers determined during the check that an 8-year-old child was living under conditions that included no working toilet, a cardboard box for a front door, garbage stacked in roo
  
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• Pennsylvania American Water Donates $25K To Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

  08-06-2021 09:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Even as businesses open up and more jobs become available, there is still a need for food in our neighborhoods.
  On Monday, the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank got a boost in order to help giving.
  Pennsylvania American Water donated $25,000 to the non-profit.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Officials say this will help reach those individuals who don’t always go to a traditional food pantry.
  “It’s a tremendous help. There’s so m
  
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• Pa. House Of Representatives Approves Pandemic-Inspired Changes To State’s Medical Marijuana Laws

  08-06-2021 09:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Changes that were made to Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana laws due to the COVID-19 pandemic could become permanent changes.
  The state’s House of Representatives voted Monday to allow patients to receive a three-month marijuana supply instead of a one-month supply.
  The House also voted to allow dispensaries to provide curbside pickup.
  The bill will now move to the state Senate.
  
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