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• ‘Unspeakable Animal Cruelty’: Scottdale Man Charged For Beating, Running Over Stray Dog

  17-06-2021 23:51
  
  RUFFS DALE, Pa. (KDKA) — An 18-year-old Scottdale man is facing felony cruelty charges after he allegedly beat, kicked and ran over a stray dog.
  Humane officers in Westmoreland County say the case is an unspeakable act of animal cruelty.
  The dog, now named Russell, survived the attack but is being treated by the medical staff at New Stanton Veterinary for significant injuries. He will need at least six weeks of kennel rest to help him heal.Investigators say 18-year-old Devin Rugg allegedly
  
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• U.S. Department Of Justice: West Virginia Transgender Athlete Ban Violates Federal Law

  17-06-2021 23:38
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has slammed a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports, asserting in a court filing Thursday that the ban violates federal law.
  The department filed what is known as a statement of interest in a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, its West Virginia chapter and LGBTQ interest group Lambda Legal challenging the ban. The DOJ said the law violates Title IX, which prohibits discriminat
  
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• Activists Call For Moving Money From Police And Into Communities

  17-06-2021 23:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Social activists took to the steps of the City-County Building to call for a change in policing in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County on Thursday.
  They want to take some of the money being used to fund the police and reinvest it in the community. A social justice collective has come together to pull numbers and data about how minorities are disproportionately policed in the city. They believe pulling money from police isn’t radical and say they have a practical way f
  
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• Body Found In Kiski Township

  17-06-2021 22:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  KISKI TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A body was found in the woods in Armstrong County.
  Kiski Township Police got a call about a suspicious vehicle at the Apollo Car Wash.
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  Investigators say they determined a man left his car there then walked into the woods.
  Police found his body near State Route 56.
  The Armstrong County Coroner is trying to determine how he died.
  
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• The Grand Resort In Warren, Ohio Is The Best New Resort In The Country

  17-06-2021 22:15
  
  The Grand Resort, 9519 East Market Street, Warren, Ohio, recently completed a $30 million expansion.
  The extensive campus now includes The Hotel (130 rooms and suites), The Conference & Event Center, The Golf Center, The Grand Spa and Salon, The Roman Bath & Resort Pools, The Medical Rejuvenation Center, The Fitness Center, The Tennis Center, The Recreation Center, The Restaurants, The Wine Cellar & Lounge, and The Grand Lounge and Cigar Store.
  “We’ve taken the resort con
  
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• GOP election bill sponsor takes case to Wolf news conference

  17-06-2021 21:50 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pennsylvania's Democratic governor and the leading House Republican on the topic are trading barbs about what should be included in legislation to alter how the state registers voters and runs elections.
  
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• Off-Duty Glassport Officer Allegedly Driving Wrong Way Charged With DUI

  17-06-2021 21:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An off-duty Glassport Police officer is facing charges for allegedly driving the wrong way down a street on the South Side while drunk.According to the criminal complaint, the officer who pulled Tyler Kowall over at the intersection of South 18th and East Carson streets smelled “a strong odor” of alcohol on his breath.The criminal complaint says Kowall said he was an off-duty Glassport Police officer and he admitted to drinking earlier
  
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• GOP Election Bill Sponsor Takes Case To Gov. Tom Wolf’s News Conference

  17-06-2021 20:40
  
  HARRISBURG (AP) – The partisan political debate over potential changes to how Pennsylvania registers voters and runs elections moved Thursday from the Capitol in Harrisburg to suburban Philadelphia, where the leading House Republican on the topic showed up at a news conference by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.
  House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove, R-York, tweeted out a defense of the 149-page revamp of election law that he rolled out more than a week ago, as Wolf and his fellow
  
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• Registration Opens For Pittsburgh 10 Miler

  17-06-2021 20:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Registration is open for the Pittsburgh 10 Miler.
  The race will return to a live start line on Sunday, Nov. 7.Registration for the 2021 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler is now OPEN! We will return to a live start line on Sunday, November 7, so get ready to celebrate the best that Pittsburgh has to offer our runners! Register at https://t.co/rxASrEaMsc#PGH10Miler #RUNwithP3R pic.twitter.com/42DLo2xwbT
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• 25 Indicted For Drug Trafficking In Mercer And Lawrence County

  17-06-2021 19:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More than two dozen people have been named in indictments for allegedly trafficking drugs in Mercer and Lawrence counties.
  Two separate indictments name 25 people who Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says “peddled dozens of kilos of devastating poisons.” They allegedly trafficked drugs like heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.Authorities say the charges wouldn’t have been possible without teamwork between agen
  
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• 25 Indicted For Drug Trafficking In Mercer And Lawrence Counties

  17-06-2021 19:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More than two dozen people have been named in indictments for allegedly trafficking drugs in Mercer and Lawrence counties.
  Two separate indictments name 25 people who Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says “peddled dozens of kilos of devastating poisons.” They allegedly trafficked drugs like heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine.Authorities say the charges wouldn’t have been possible without teamwork between agen
  
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• ‘We Knew Instinctively That We Had Something Special’: Kheng Hua Tan On The CW’s ‘Kung Fu’

  17-06-2021 19:24
  
  (CBS Local)– “Kung Fu” on The CW Network has been getting a ton of buzz recently and one of the biggest reasons why is the brilliant performance of Kheng Hua Tan. The actor plays Mei-Li Shen, the mother of the show’s main character Nicky Shen. Tan’s character Mei Li has many different layers that you see throughout the season and she has to deal with from her daughter’s aspirations to family drama.
  CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith recently caught up with Tan
  
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• Fire Tears Through Idlewood Industries Building In Beaver County

  17-06-2021 18:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  VANPORT, Pa. (KDKA) – An early-morning fire in Beaver County destroyed the Idlewood Industries building.
  The fire started just after 5 a.m. at the building on Georgetown Road in Vanport.
  Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson
  Fire crews were eventually able to contain the fire and remained on scene throughout the morning to put out hotspots.
  The building was severely damaged as a result of the fire, but no one was injured.
  “When all the units arrived, th
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Health Department Reports 277 New Cases, 15 Additional Deaths

  17-06-2021 18:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 277 new Coronavirus cases and 15 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,209,725 cases and 27,546 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 465 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, and 114 patients are in ICUs.
  The state says 11,330,117 total vaccine doses have been administered and 5,177,770 people are fully vaccinat
  
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• Vice President Kamala Harris To Visit Pittsburgh Monday

  17-06-2021 18:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Pittsburgh next week, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  The Post-Gazette reports Harris will be joined by Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh in Pittsburgh on Monday.
  There were no other details immediately available.
  It’ll be Vice President Harris’ first trip to Pittsburgh.
  
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• As SRX Racing Series Rolls Into Knoxville Raceway Drivers In For ‘Totally New Learning Experience’ In The Dirt Says Allen Bestwick

  17-06-2021 17:44
  
  (CBS Local)- One week of SRX racing is in the books and it was the local hero, Doug Coby, who came out on top at Stafford Speedway. Now, for week two, the series heads to Iowa and Knoxville Raceway where the drivers will get their first taste of how these cars handle on the dirt.
  For veteran motorsports announcer Allen Bestwick, who’s handling play-by-play duties for the series on CBS, the opening week was basically all you could ask for from an entertainment and broadcast perspective.&rdq
  
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• Country Duo Big & Rich To Headline ‘(Re)Opening Weekend’ At PNC Park

  17-06-2021 17:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Country music duo Big & Rich will perform the first big post-game concert at PNC Park since the start of the pandemic.
  The Pittsburgh Pirates say Big & Rich will be the headliners of “(Re)Opening Weekend,” which kicks off on Thursday, July 1.
  The Bucs host the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:05 p.m., then they are asking fans to stick around for the post-game concert.
  In addition to the game and the concert, $1 hot dogs will be availabl
  
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• Fired Pa. contractor seeks to secure contact tracing data after learning personal info still online

  17-06-2021 17:16 via post-gazette.com
  
  After Spotlight PA found that Insight Global, the company handling contact tracing for the state, had not secured its data breach issues, the company called on former and current staff for help.
  
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• Kenny Chesney Announces 2022 Tour Date At Heinz Field

  17-06-2021 17:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There’s finally a date for Kenny Chesney’s concert at Heinz Field.
  The country music superstar will bring his stadium tour to Pittsburgh on June 11, 2022.Chesney was originally supposed to be in Pittsburgh in the summer of 2020 before he postponed his tour to 2021, eventually pushing it back to next year.In a news release, Chesney says he wanted to wait to set tour dates “until we knew we could come full on… strong…
  
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• Phila. counterfeiter who passed fake $100 bill 49 times in one day gets 33 months in federal prison

  17-06-2021 17:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Marion Mondesir, 37, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for passing a fake $100 bill repeatedly in Pittsburgh's eastern suburbs
  
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• Counterfeiter who passed fake $100 bill 49 times in one day gets 33 months in federal prison

  17-06-2021 17:07 via post-gazette.com
  
  Marion Mondesir, 37, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for passing a fake $100 bill repeatedly in Pittsburgh's eastern suburbs
  
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• Fire Causes Significant Damage To Idlewood Industries Building In Beaver County

  17-06-2021 15:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  VANPORT, Pa. (KDKA) – An early-morning fire in Beaver County caused significant damage to the Idlewood Industries building.The fire started just after 5:00 a.m. at the building on Georgetown Road and fire crews were able to contain the fire and are on scene to put out hotspots.The building was severely damaged as a result of the fire but no one was injured.The Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• PTL Links: June 17, 2021

  17-06-2021 15:16
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Pittsburgh Magazine
  Bold Escape Rooms
  Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
  Motocross Champ Ken Roczen
  Pour Moi Climate-Smart Skin Care
  Canine Companions
  KDKApup on FacebookPTL Weekend Guide:Western Pa. Juneteenth
  Carnegie Museum of Art: Inside Out Exhibit
  The Warhol: “Warhol and Basquiat In Focus”Hal B. Klein’s Restaurant Recommendations:Yue Bai Wei
  LeVia Trattoria
  Lola’s EateryPittsburgh Today Live On So
  
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• Two Frays Brewing opens to guests, including four-legged ones, in Garfield

  17-06-2021 15:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Grab a beer with your (furry) best friend this summer. 
  
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• ‘Put A Damn Guardrail Up:’ Residents Of Lincoln Place Frustrated With Poor Road Conditions

  17-06-2021 14:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Potholes, a sinkhole, and now a ditch big enough to trap a moving truck for hours.“Put a damn guardrail up, really, how much would that be?” Asked Michele Mazon, a resident of Muldowney Street in Lincoln Place.The ditch is the newest problem plaguing that neighborhood and residents like Mazon say it’s nothing new.In fact, they say it’s become so common they’ve lost count. The road conditions caused problems all winter
  
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• Staffing Struggles: Pittsburgh City Pools Still Looking For Lifeguards

  17-06-2021 13:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The struggles continue for Pittsburgh in finding enough lifeguards for their city pools this Summer.
  Right now, only eight of their 18 pools are open.
  On Wednesday, the Pittsburgh City Council decided to put a week a week-long hold on a bill that would increase the payment for lifeguards at city pools.According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the bill would transfer $380,000 from the Department of Public Works to Parks and Recreation.Many council me
  
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• Pennsylvania Department Of Labor And Industry Launching Text Message Feature For Unemployment System

  17-06-2021 12:49
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – There’s now a new tool to help people filing their unemployment claims.
  Today, the Labor and Industry Department is launching a new text message feature that will help staff connect with people. The department says they’ll be sending text messages to individuals to let them know that staff will be calling them. They say the goal of this new system is to increase the rate that individuals answer calls from the Labor and Industry Department.
  Since its launch o
  
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• Shiloh Market is the little farm that could

  17-06-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Think gardening on an abandoned city lot can’t be done? A visit to Shiloh Farms in North Point Breeze proves otherwise. 
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Pushes Back Summer BOOST Program Due To Lack Of Staffing

  17-06-2021 11:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Public Schools says they are pushing back their “Summer BOOST Program” due to a lack of staffing.The program is a free summer learning program for students and also helps parents with childcare while they are at work during the summer.Pittsburgh Public Schools says not only will there be a late start but they will have to cut back on the number of students by more than 1,000.Throughout the school year, the district said its teachers worked hard th
  
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• Driver Crashes Into Pole On Brownsville Road, Bringing The Pole Down Onto The Vehicle

  17-06-2021 11:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A part of Brownsville Road in the South Hills is closed because of a crash.The crash occurred near the Park Drive entrance to South Park.A driver crashed into a pole, which caused the pole to fall on top of the vehicle.The driver’s condition is unknown at this time.Drivers are being asked to either avoid the area or allow for extra travel time if it is part of your morning commute.It is not known how long crews will remain on the scene.
  
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• Neighbor Dispute Leads To Shots Fired In Polish Hill

  17-06-2021 09:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A neighbor dispute in Polish Hill ended with shots fired and a man in custody on Wednesday night.Just before 9:30 p.m., Pittsburgh Police officers were called to the 1000 block of Herron Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert of four rounds fired.Once they arrived, a man was waiting on the porch of the home, telling officers he had a dispute with another man who was in his car, honking the horn repeatedly.He said he asked the man to stop and when he refus
  
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• Man Taken Into Custody Following Shooting In Polish Hill

  17-06-2021 09:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man is in custody after a shooting in Polish Hill on Wednesday night.A ShotSpotter alert notified police of gunfire along Herron Avenue.Police also discovered a gun while searching next to some homes and beside a guardrail.It is unclear if anyone was hurt or if the man who was taken into custody will be charged.
  
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• Community Comes Together To Honor Fallen Mt. Lebanon Police Officer Jerrod Withrow

  17-06-2021 09:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) – Friends, family, and the community came together on Wednesday to pay their respects to a Mount Lebanon police officer.
  The funeral was held of officer Jerrod Withrow who died of colon cancer last week.
  Officer Withrow joined the Mount Lebanon Police in 2014 after he had served with the Pittsburgh Police.
  In 2018, as part of the South Hills Critical Incident Response Team, Withrow responded to the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
  
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• Community Comes Together Honor Fallen Mt. Lebanon Police Officer Jerrod Withrow

  17-06-2021 09:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MOUNT LEBANON (KDKA) – Friends, family, and the community came together on Wednesday to pay their respects to a Mount Lebanon police officer.The funeral was held of officer Jerrod Withrow who died of colon cancer last week.Officer Withrow joined the Mount Lebanon Police in 2014 after he had served with the Pittsburgh Police.In 2018, as part of the South Hills Critical Incident Response Team, Withrow responded to the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
  
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• Construction Of Landing Hotel At The Rivers Casino Resumes Following COVID-19 Hiatus

  17-06-2021 09:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A hotel project that had been paused due to the pandemic is back underway after a 15-month hiatus during the pandemic.Construction of the Landing Hotel at the Rivers Casino after originally breaking ground in August 2019.The $60 million project will also bring back 1,400 temporary jobs.Casino officials believe that when the hotel likely opens in 2022, it will bring about 128 new permanent jobs.
  
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• Portion Of Route 28 To Highland Park Bridge To Close For 3 Months

  17-06-2021 09:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A big construction project on Route 28 is set to begin next week.The ramp from Route 28 to the Highland Park Bridge on the northbound side of the road will close for three months.Weather permitting, the closure will be at 3:00 a.m. on Monday.Crews will be making several improvements to the ramp and a detour will be in place.
  
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• Showtime Announces Release Date For ‘American Rust’ The Series Being Filmed In Pittsburgh

  17-06-2021 08:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – We now know when the upcoming Showtime series “American Rust” will premiere.For the past few months, the show has been filming in Pittsburgh.In the new teaser, we can see Jeff Daniels portraying the town chief of police. It also shows his love interest, played by Maura Tierney.Showtime also announced the show will premiere on Sunday, September 12.“American Rust” will continue to film in western Pennsylvania through mid-Augu
  
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• Homewood Youth Football Team Returns To Field After $10,000 Worth Of Equipment Was Stolen From Storage

  17-06-2021 05:28
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Homewood Bulldawgs are back.
  After a canceled season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and $10,000 worth of equipment was stolen from their storage container, the Bulldawgs hit the field on Wednesday.
  People in and around the community donated double the amount the team needed to replace its gear
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “It’s just a blessing man. I’m happy to see that happen, I’m grateful. And that’s what we talk about community because in this
  
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• Police: Juvenile Shot In The Leg In Sheraden

  17-06-2021 03:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police say a juvenile was shot in the leg in Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood.
  (Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA)
  Authorities say police responded to Minton Street for a ShotSpotter alert for multiple shots fired around 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Police found the juvenile boy, who was taken to a local hospital in “priority condition.”
  Police say a house on Merwyn Avenue was also hit by gunfire. No one was injured.
  Officials say anoth
  
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• Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jared McCann Wins Fan Choice Award For Cow-Inspired Workout

  17-06-2021 03:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Jared McCann has some new hardware.
  (Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Penguins/Twitter)
  When sports shut down in 2020, athletes had to find unique ways to stay in shape. The Penguins forward came up with a workout that had people saying, “Holy cow.”
  McCann posted a video of him doing squats with a calf on a farm in April 2020. The workout routine led to him winning the NHL Fan Choice Award for “Most Innovative Workout.”And with 45.
  
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• Juneteenth 2021: List Of Events In The Pittsburgh Area

  17-06-2021 02:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The city of Pittsburgh is celebrating Juneteenth this week.
  Juneteenth, which marks the date when chattel slavery ended and the Thirteenth Amendment began, is slated for the weekend of June 19 and is expected to attract tens of thousands to downtown Pittsburgh.
  City leaders made Juneteenth an official city holiday earlier this year.
  Before you head to the city to celebrate, check this list of events:Bethel AME Church Rededication/Reparations Servi
  
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• Journeyman Paolo Espino Pitches Nationals To Sweep Of Pirates

  17-06-2021 01:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Paolo Espino got his first major league win at age 34, Josh Bell hit a two-run homer against his former team and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Wednesday for a three-game sweep.
  Espino (1-2) allowed three hits in five scoreless innings. He struck out two, walked none and threw 39 of his 53 pitches for strikes, a 74% strike rate.
  Washington has won four straight, matching its longest winning streak of the season. The Pirates extended their skid
  
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• Police Officer Responding To Shooting In Ohio Hits Wounded Man With Vehicle

  17-06-2021 01:53
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer responding to reports of shots fired accidentally struck a wounded man who was lying in a street, authorities said.
  Eric Cole, 42, of Springfield, was flown to a hospital but was pronounced dead there a short time later. It’s not yet known if his death was caused by the shooting, the accident or both, authorities said.
  The incident occurred Sunday night in Springfield. Police Chief Lee Graf said there was some initial confusion about wh
  
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• Police Officer Responding To Shooting In Ohio Hits Wounded Man

  17-06-2021 01:50
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio police officer responding to reports of shots fired accidentally struck a wounded man who was lying in a street, authorities said.
  Eric Cole, 42, of Springfield, was flown to a hospital but was pronounced dead there a short time later. It’s not yet known if his death was caused by the shooting, the accident or both, authorities said.
  The incident occurred Sunday night in Springfield. Police Chief Lee Graf said there was some initial confusion about wh
  
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• Judge To Mediate Dispute Over Schenley Park’s Columbus Statue

  17-06-2021 01:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania judge will mediate a dispute over a statue of explorer Christopher Columbus in a Pittsburgh park.
  Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge John McVay declared an impasse in the dispute between the city of Pittsburgh and the Italian Sons and Daughters of America over the Columbus statue in Schenley Park, the Tribune-Review reported.
  McVay issued an order last week instructing the parties to identify who will participate from each side during the mediation
  
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• North Hills High School Girls Soccer Coach Rick Kabbert Dies

  17-06-2021 01:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) — North Hills High School girls soccer coach Rick Kabbert has died.
  (Photo Credit: North Hills School District)
  In an email to families on Wednesday, the North Hills School District administration said counselors are available for students.
  Kabbert was named coach of the high school team last summer after spending two years as coach of the middle school boys team. He was also a coach for the North Hills Soccer Club and FC Pittsburgh.
  “He
  
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• New Unemployment Benefits System Leaves Thousands Frustrated While State Leader Chalks Up Issues To ‘Growing Pains’

  17-06-2021 01:17
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – A week after the state implemented a new computer system for unemployment benefits, state officials hail its success. But users of the new system still say they cannot get through to file their claims.
  “It’s a joke” or “you cannot get through on the phone” are among the many complaints that KDKA has received about the new unemployment compensation computer system.
  On Wednesday morning, Acting Labor and Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier ac
  
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• Republicans continue push against tolling nine state bridges

  17-06-2021 01:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr, R-Cambria and head of the Senate Trnasportation Committee, wants the state to consider other alternatives.
  
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• City Looks To Make Dangerous Streets Safer For Pedestrians

  17-06-2021 01:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – What needs to be done to make city streets safer in Pittsburgh?The city has one of the highest pedestrian commuter numbers in the country, which also makes it one of the most dangerous.
  Some of the most dangerous city roads are no surprise. Liberty and Sixth Avenues are hotspots downtown. East Carson Street and Forbes Avenue are also problem areas. They’re all very high-traffic parts of the city which is why leaders are trying to make changes fast.
  In Pittsburgh,
  
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• City Looks To Make Dangerous Roads Safer For Pedestrians

  17-06-2021 01:05
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – What needs to be done to make city streets safer in Pittsburgh?The city has one of the highest pedestrian commuter numbers in the country, which also makes it one of the most dangerous.
  Some of the most dangerous city roads are no surprise. Liberty and Sixth Avenues are hotspots downtown. East Carson Street and Forbes Avenue are also problem areas. They’re all very high-traffic parts of the city which is why leaders are trying to make changes fast.
  In Pittsburgh,
  
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