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• Pirates Once Again Squander Early Lead, Lose To Brewers In Series Finale 5-2

  13-06-2021 23:55
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Avisaíl García hit a two-run homer, Christian Yelich added a pinch-hit sacrifice fly on his bobblehead day and the Milwaukee Brewers completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-2 win on Sunday.
  Despite getting outhit 10-5, Milwaukee won for the 14th time in 16 games, including seven in a row at home.
  The Pirates have lost seven straight. They were swept in back-to-back series after losing three at home against the Dodgers before heading to
  
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• Wolf again vows to veto any bills that limit abortion access in Pa.

  13-06-2021 23:22 via post-gazette.com
  
  House Republicans this week passed a bill that would ban abortions on the basis of a prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis as well as one on the handling of fetal remains.
  
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• 4-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Pulled From A Pool

  13-06-2021 23:02
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A 4-year-old girl died after she was pulled from a pool in Akron over the weekend, authorities said.
  Akron police said emergency responders were called at about 5:30 p.m.. Saturday to the residence in the city’s Chapel Hill neighborhood and found the girl unconscious and not breathing.
  She was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly afterward, police said.
  Investigators said residents of the home were having a family gathering and p
  
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• West Virginia’s Greenbrier River Trail Designated As National Recreational Trail

  13-06-2021 22:28
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Greenbrier River Trail has been designated as a national recreation trail, federal officials said.
  The trail adds more than 78 miles to the National Trails System, a network of more than 1,300 existing trails across the U.S., a statement from the Interior Department said.
  “As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and our nation takes a collective and cautious sigh of relief, we need recreational resources now more than ever to strengthen p
  
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• Two Of The Three Victims Killed In The Biomat USA Plasma Center Car Crash Were Employees

  13-06-2021 20:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two of the three people killed in yesterday’s fiery and deadly collision at a plasma donor center in Pittsburgh’s Manchester neighborhood were employees of the center.
  Grifols, the head company that oversees Biomat USA Plasma Center, confirmed on Sunday that two of the victims who had died were employees.
  “Our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and loved ones. We [are] working to provide support to their families and h
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Pittsburgh Area; High Winds, Potential Hail Expected

  13-06-2021 19:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Pittsburgh region.A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for the entire Pittsburgh forecast area.Stay alert for updates and possible warnings!Remember – WHEN THUNDER ROARS, HEAD INDOORS! pic.twitter.com/sDot47TsIy
  — NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) June 13, 2021The thunderstorm watch takes effect immediately and will last through 7 p.m. Sunday night.The National Weather Service P
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning, Flash Flood Warning Issued For Parts Of Allegheny And Westmoreland Counties

  13-06-2021 19:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for parts of Allegheny County through 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening.The areas in the Flash Flood Warning are Monroeville, Baldwin, and West Mifflin.
  Flash Flood Warning including Monroeville PA, West Mifflin PA, Baldwin PA until 7:30 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/wzmCIy0zVj
  — NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) June 13, 2021Up to one inch of rain has fallen already and flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin short
  
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• 7 High School Graduates Finally Received Their Diplomas – 52 Years Later

  13-06-2021 18:46
  
  By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN
  (CNN) — A high school in Maryland held a special ceremony to finally give seven students their diplomas 52 years after they graduated.
  Some students from the class of 1969 at La Plata High School were punished for being part of a sit-in that occurred the same year.
  “The graduation came on the heels of student unrest, a sit-in and protests spearheaded by black students after no students of color were selected for the majorette or Warriorette squads,” La
  
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• Consumer Alert Issued For Italian Village Pizza/Shake Shop In Pleasant Hills

  13-06-2021 18:08
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PLEASANT HILLS (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department issued a consumer alert for a pizza and ice cream place in Pleasant Hills.
  The alert, posted on June 8, affects the Italian Village Pizza/Shake Shop on Old Clairton Road.The health department says that the shop did not leave food in safe conditions, use proper cooling practices, manage refrigeration correctly or implemented enough handwashing.They also mentioned that bare hands made contact with foods tha
  
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• Police: 2 Young Kids Critically Hurt In Quadruple Shooting

  13-06-2021 17:31
  
  CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — Two children were critically injured in a quadruple shooting in Cincinnati, authorities said.
  Officers responded at about 6:15 p.m. Saturday to the city’s Westwood neighborhood and found a 6-year-old, and 8-year-old and two young adult males in their late teens wounded, police said.
  The children were taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital in critical condition, police said.
  “Anytime you have somebody struck with gunfire at that age it’s goin
  
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• FBI Warns Graduates Not To Post Senior Picture And Name Of High School To Avoid Potential Scams

  13-06-2021 17:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — High school is a formative time for most young adults, and usually, no matter what experiences were had, unforgettable.This is typically why it’s such a common security question for various websites and online services.This June, as the Class of 2021 graduates and celebrates their achievements, the FBI Pittsburgh branch is warning young people before they go posting the big news to social media.
  #Scam Alert: Posting your senior picture and t
  
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• Two employees, both women, among those killed in ‘absolute tragic incident’ at plasma center

  13-06-2021 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  "We're still trying to process it and are supporting our teams as much as we can,” a spokeswoman said on Sunday.
   
  
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• Two employees, both women, among those killed in 'absolute tragic incident' at plasma center

  13-06-2021 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  "We're still trying to process it and are supporting our teams as much as we can,” a spokeswoman said on Sunday.
  
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• 2 employees — both women — among 3 people killed in ‘absolute tragic incident’ at plasma center

  13-06-2021 17:08 via post-gazette.com
  
  "We're still trying to process it and are supporting our teams as much as we can,” a spokeswoman said on Sunday.
   
  
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• Summer Storms And Extreme Heat In Pennsylvania: What You Need To Know To Stay Safe

  13-06-2021 16:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Although summer is not officially here yet, the weather has certainly felt like it with some days seeing balmy temperatures and others being outright humid.The Atlantic hurricane season has started, and the Wolf administration is urging Pennsylvanians to plan ahead for any summer storms and extreme heat.Pennsylvania officials say that vulnerable populations like young children, the elderly and people with outdoor professions are particularly at ri
  
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• Car Crashes Into Mike’s Auto Body Shop In Larimer

  13-06-2021 15:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LARIMER (KDKA) — A car crashed against the side of a building in Larimer Sunday morning.(Photo Credit: Lisa Fernandez/KDKA Photojournalist)
  Witnesses tell KDKA that the driver was combative with police when they arrived. There is no word on her condition.A building inspector is at the scene of Mike’s Auto Body Shop to assess the damage, but it was not open at the time of the incident.
  
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• Pittsburgh Police, Mayor Bill Peduto Teach Young Kids During Youth Bike Safety Day

  13-06-2021 14:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — School is out for thousands of students here in Pittsburgh.
  On Saturday, the city wanted to make sure they were safe with Youth Bike Safety Day.
  The event, held in Highland Park, taught them about safe routes to take to school and what to watch out for as they ride.
  This morning, Mayor @billpeduto joined @PghDOMI for a Youth Bike Safety Day at the Bud Harris Cycling Track in #Pittsburgh’s Highland Park.
  The event included safety demonstratio
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Sunday Showers, Storms

  13-06-2021 13:15
  
   By: KDKA-TV’s Bryan Shaw
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The hot and muggy weather continues and that will fuel storms in the afternoon on Sunday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Some storms could become severe with gusty winds and hail being the main threats.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  High temperatures today will be in the mid-to-lower 80’s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Monday should see a little less storm activity.
  Temperatures will be a little cooler as well,
  
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• Learning to ‘expect the unexpected’: Pittsburgh-area schools create pandemic yearbooks

  13-06-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Baldwin High School's seventh and eighth graders fittingly named this year’s yearbook theme “Connected.”
  
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• Gov. Wolf sticks by $1B plan to close Pa.’s education gap, minus his proposed tax increase

  13-06-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  While Democrats say the state should put some of its $3 billion revenue surplus into education, Republicans counter Pennsylvania's financial picture isn’t that rosy.
  
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• 'As important as the Fourth of July': Pittsburgh-area curator discusses Juneteenth art exhibit, significance of holiday

  13-06-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Art exhibit titled 'There is Black art in the future' will showcase work of Black women Downtown on Smithfield Street from June 19 through Aug. 1.
  
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• 'As important as the Fourth of July': Curator discusses Juneteenth art exhibit, significance of holiday

  13-06-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Art exhibit titled 'There is Black art in the future' will showcase work of Black women Downtown on Smithfield Street from June 19 through Aug. 1.
  
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• Man Shot In The Leg In Pittsburgh’s Perry South Neighborhood

  13-06-2021 10:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating a shooting that took place on Saturday night in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood.
  According to police, officers responded to the scene along Chautauqua Street around 9:30 p.m. and found a man who had been shot in the leg.
  Officers applied a tourniquet to the man’s leg until paramedics arrived at the scene.
  The man was taken to the hospital and was last listed in stable condition.
  Police say their investiga
  
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• Running To Remember Mary Claire Friedl

  13-06-2021 10:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Back in 2017, at just 10-years-old, Mary Claire Friedl died suddenly. When her family looked for support, they found there were no centers in the Pittsburgh specifically designed to help grieving parents.
  On Saturday, the Mary Claire Foundation held its 5K fundraiser.
  “Mary was the kindest kid you will ever meet,” said Amber Nehnevajsa-Raine, Mary’s aunt.
  “Mary was a champion for the underdog. If she saw a child sitting alone in school, she made
  
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• Body Found In Jackson County, MS In 1991 Identified As Mercer Co. Woman

  13-06-2021 08:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The body of a woman found in a Mississippi bayou 30 years ago has been identified as a Mercer County woman.
  The Post-Gazette reports that researchers were able to use DNA to build a family tree for Kimberly Ann Funk.
  Police and the woman’s family were able to determine that Funk had moved to the Gulf Coast in 1990, but they are still trying to determine what led up to her death.
  
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• North Allegheny High School Boys Volleyball Team Wins Third Straight PIAA Championship

  13-06-2021 07:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  UNIVERSITY PARK (KDKA) — With a win in the PIAA 3A Volleyball Championships, it’s a threepeat for the North Allegheny Tigers.
  North Allegheny was victorious in the championship match over Central Dauphin, capping off an undefeated 19-0 season.North Allegheny did it again in boys Volleyball.Another State Championship
  Pretty remarkable…and the Girls and Boys teams are a combined 153-1 since the start of the 2017-18 school year with 7 state titles between t
  
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• COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Slowing Across The Nation As Pa. Sits Short Of 70% Goal

  13-06-2021 06:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Across the country, COVID-19 vaccination rates are slowing down.
  Statewide, more than 11 million people have gotten at least one shot.
  While just over 5 million Pennsylvanians are fully vaccinated, that’s only 44.1% — a far cry from the 70% needed in order for the statewide mask mandate to be dropped earlier than scheduled.
  Taking a look at the efforts closer to home, Allegheny County is the only one in Southwestern Pennsylvania with a
  
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• ‘It Sounded Like A Train Accident:’ Witnesses Recall Car Slamming Into Biomat USA Plasma Center

  13-06-2021 05:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Ten employees and five donors were inside and an unknown number of people were outside of the Biomat USA Plasma Center on Western Avenue when a car slammed into the building on Saturday morning.Witnesses who were fortunate to not get hit by the car say they saw it come soaring off the West End Bridge, causing the accident.“Just panic,” said Shane McDevitt. “I wasn’t sure there were flames.”McDevitt was inside the building in Manchester on S
  
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• Portion Of Washington Pike Closed Due To Downed Power Lines

  13-06-2021 03:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SCOTT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Multiple transformers caught fire in the 1500 block of Washington Pike, causing power lines to fall and block the roadway.Washington Pike between Raceway Plaza to Collier Town Square for “an extended period of time” according to Allegheny County.No injuries have been reported at this time.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Mike Tomlin and Cam Heyward encourage men to combat fatherlessness at annual ManUp conference

  13-06-2021 02:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  When Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin dropped off his eldest son, Dino, at college two years ago, thought about the farewell he didn’t get when he left for college. He grew up without a relationship with his biological father.
   
  
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• Early Lead Slips Away From Pirates, Lose 7-4 To Brewers

  13-06-2021 02:31
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Christian Yelich hit a three-run double during a five-run fourth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers bailed out starter Corbin Burnes in a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
  Burnes allowed three runs in the first inning, got himself under control but then loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth. Trevor Richards (1-0) relieved and struck out three straight to end the threat and preserve a three-run lead.
  Yelich had two hits for his first multi-hit game since
  
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• Tunch And Wolf’s Walk For The Homeless In-Person Celebration Scheduled For June 13

  13-06-2021 02:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Sunday morning will be the in-person celebration for the 19th Annual Tunch and Wolf Walk For The Homeless.Due to the pandemic, the event hosted a virtual walk and fundraising challenge that began on May 13.The virtual walk and fundraising challenge supported the Life Of Life Rescue Mission and seeks to help women, children, men, and families that are experiencing homelessness, poverty, and addiction.The in-person celebration will take place on Sun
  
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• Children’s Museum Of Pittsburgh Welcomes Visitors Back Inside

  13-06-2021 00:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As restrictions are lifted and Pittsburgh continues to open back up, Pittsburgh institutions are coming back.On Saturday, the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh reopened to the community.Since closing due to the pandemic, the museum has implemented changes to the exhibits in order to make it safer for everyone.“We’re thrilled to be reopened and hopefully this exhibit might bring some comfort to folks, more than that they get to come
  
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