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• This Saturday On JP Roofing FAN N’ATION (JUNE 19)

  18-06-2021 23:24
  
  Check out what’s coming up this SATURDAY, JUNE 19 on JP Roofing FAN N’ATION with Hosts Rich Walsh and Daisy Jade:
  412 Fan’atic: Guillermo Vargas and #WorldFotoDay
  Round 2 of the Fan N’ation Pizza Challenge: Mineo’s versus Iron Born…And Bado’s versus Pizzeria Davide
  Drew McIntyre, Star of WWE’s Monday Night Raw, previews WWE Supershow on July 24
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• Route 28 Construction Project Could Create Traffic Gridlock

  18-06-2021 23:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A big construction project that could create traffic gridlock begins Monday on Route 28.
  The ramp from Route 28 to the Highland Park Bridge, on the northbound side of the road, will be closed for three months.
  Weather permitting; it will close at 3 a.m. Monday for 83 days.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Aaron Sledge)
  Crews will be doing concrete and steel repairs, drainage improvements and painting among other things.
  The detour will take dri
  
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• Lawsuit says Jefferson Hills man struck George Floyd protester with car on Veterans Bridge

  18-06-2021 23:06 via post-gazette.com
  
  A lawsuit was filed this week against a Jefferson Hills man accused of hitting a racial justice protester with his car on the Veterans Bridge during a demonstration last year.
  
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• Union Members Rally Outside Carnegie Museum In Oakland, Demand Pay Raise

  18-06-2021 23:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Union members who clean the Carnegie Museum system throughout the city rallied in Oakland on Friday to call for a pay raise.
  Workers with the 32BJ SEIU union were joined in their efforts by Democratic mayoral nominee Ed Gainey and other supporters.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Scott Danka)
  The commercial cleaners at the museum say they are already among the lowest-paid cleaners in all of Pittsburgh.
  In addition, they say the pay raise they
  
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• Frank Bonner, Herb On ‘WKRP In Cincinnati,’ Dies At 79

  18-06-2021 22:26
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Bonner, who played a brash salesman with an affection for polyester plaid suits on the TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” has died. He was 79.
  Bonner died Wednesday from complications of Lewy body dementia, said his daughter, Desiree Boers-Kort. The actor died at his home in Laguna Niguel, south of Los Angeles.
  He had been diagnosed about three years ago with the disease that leads to worsening mental and physical complications.
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• Port Authority Closing City’s Busiest Bus Stop As It Undergoes Art Transformation

  18-06-2021 22:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Port Authority is transforming its busiest bus stop into an art exhibit.
  That means the stop on Smithfield Street at Sixth Avenue will be closed from June 20-24.
  Local artist Janel Young, who created the “Pathway To Joy” exhibit downtown for the Three Rivers Arts Festival, will be working on a piece called, “Respect.”
  The artwork will encourage riders to be mindful of their neighbors.
  During the closure, passengers will
  
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• Date And Place Set For Pennsylvania’s Annual Vehicle Auction

  18-06-2021 21:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The state is planning to host its annual vehicle auction next week.
  It will happen on June 22 at 10 a.m. at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania in Grantville, Dauphin County.
  Vehicles include sedans, minivans, SUVs and trucks.
  There will also be some vehicles seized by police like a Mercedes 550.
  You must register in advance and masks will be required if plan to go.
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• Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Greater Pittsburgh Looking For Volunteers

  18-06-2021 21:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh is looking for more volunteers.
  They are looking for 80 mentors to help students who go to Cornell High School and Mooncrest Community Center.
  And they need those volunteers by August.For more information on how to sign up, visit their website here.
  
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• Columbus Zoo Welcomes Baby Elephant, Baby Sea Lion Born Hours Apart

  18-06-2021 20:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (KDKA) — The Columbus Zoo in Ohio has two big reasons to celebrate, or, depending on how you look at it, two small reasons.An Asian elephant calf and a California sea lion pup were born this week.The elephant was born Wednesday evening thanks to her 33-year-old mother, Phoebe.They say the baby is still figuring out how to use his trunk!And Thursday morning, a California sea lion named Lovell delivered a new pup.Both species are at risk in their native
  
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• Police: Woman Looking For Ride After Prison Release Accused Of Urinating In Sheetz, Trying To Sell Drugs

  18-06-2021 20:25
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh woman was re-arrested after just getting out of Westmoreland County Prison for an alleged incident at a local Sheetz that involved public urination and the attempted sale of drugs.
  Amie Slocum, 49, is now facing indecent exposure and public drunkenness charges.
  According to the criminal complaint, Slocum said she was trying to find a ride back to Pittsburgh after being released from the Westmoreland County Prison earlier this wee
  
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• Picklesburgh Plans For August Return On Andy Warhol Bridge

  18-06-2021 20:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Picklesburgh is planning a possible return.
  It could be on the Andy Warhol Bridge the weekend of August 20 through August 22.
  That is according to an application from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.
  Past festivals brought tens of thousands of people downtown for all things pickled as well as activities and performances on either end of the bridge.
  
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• Top State Senate Republican Says 2020 Election Audit Is A ‘Very Real Possibility’

  18-06-2021 19:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — A top Senate Republican says an audit of Pennsylvania’s 2020 election is a “very real possibility.”
  The Senate State Government Committee Chairman told The Capital-Star that he’s considering issuing subpoenas for ballot information, and he will likely make a decision “in a week or two.”Republican lawmakers met yesterday with activists who have been pushing for an election review.The Pennsylvania Department of St
  
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• Port Authority's busiest bus stop in Downtown Pittsburgh to be closed five days for art installation

  18-06-2021 19:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Artist Janel Young’s piece “Respect” encourages transit riders to maintain a safe distance from each other during the pandemic.
  
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• Woman Dies After Being Hit By Fallen Tree Branch In Upper St. Clair Park

  18-06-2021 19:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  UPPER ST. CLAIR (KDKA) — A woman has died after being hit by a fallen tree branch on a hiking trail in Upper St. Clair, police say.
  According to Upper St. Clair Police, the woman and her husband were hiking Thursday on the Morton Ravine Trail in Boyce Mayview Park when they were struck by the fallen branch.
  The woman, who has not been identified, died from her injuries this morning.
  Police say her husband was seriously injured in the incident.
  The couple is from Sout
  
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• Fallen Tree Branch Hits And Kills Woman In Upper St. Clair Park, Husband Left Injured

  18-06-2021 19:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  UPPER ST. CLAIR (KDKA) — There was a tragedy on a trail in Upper St. Clair last night.
  A huge tree limb collapsed on a couple from South Fayette.
  The woman was pronounced dead this morning.
  Her husband is seriously injured.
  It is known as the Morton Ravine Trail and is a heavily wooded area.
  One jogger KDKA spoke to said the dangers are well known:
  “You can see a limb came crashing down,” Donald Smith said.“It’s horrible, it’s horrible.
  
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• ‘It Feels Good’: Black-Owned Businesses In Pittsburgh React To Juneteenth Becoming A Federal Holiday

  18-06-2021 19:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law that makes Juneteenth a federal holiday in the United States.Here in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, there is a ten-day stretch of events celebrating the day when the last slaves finally learned they were free.For some, it feels like a moment they have been waiting for. Vendors and organizers said it feels liberating to have the opportunity to share their history and heritage.
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 34 New Coronavirus Cases In Last 48 Hours

  18-06-2021 18:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 34 new Coronavirus cases and two additional deaths in the last 48 hours.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 23 are confirmed and 11 are probable cases.
  Both deaths were in people ages 65 or older.There have been 7,246 total hospitalizations and 101,749 total coronavirus cases in Allegheny County since the pandemic started.
  The county-wide death toll stands at 1,974.
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• The Frick Pittsburgh Will Be Closed On Juneteenth

  18-06-2021 17:45
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Frick Pittsburgh says it will be closed to the public on Saturday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth.
  The museum joins other Pittsburgh institutions in observing the holiday.City of Pittsburgh offices and PennDOT driver license and photo centers are closed on Friday, June 18 to recognize Juneteenth.On Thursday, June 17, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
  
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• Caren Glotfelty is retiring from the Allegheny County Parks Foundation

  18-06-2021 16:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  California native worked in state government, taught at Penn State, oversaw Heinz Endowment grants and raised money to improve county parks.
  
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• PTL Links: June 18, 2021

  18-06-2021 15:13
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Dr. Todd Wolynn in People
  Kids Plus Pediatrics
  Izzazu Salon, Spa & Blowout Bar
  Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
  Children’s Museum “Open The Joy” Boxes
  Real Estate Checklist with Bonnie Loya & Buddy
  Canine Companions
  KDKApup on Facebook‘Burgh Buzz:Wilkinsburg Juneteenth Celebration
  Pittsburgh Pirates (Re)Opening Weekend
  Pittsburgh Symphony Splendor Garden Tours
  EQT Pittsburgh 10 MilerPittsburg
  
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• McKeesport man sentenced to 5-10 years for Lincoln Place man's 2017 overdose death

  18-06-2021 14:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A McKeesport man was sentenced Thursday to five to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a Lincoln Place man’s fatal overdose in 2017.
  
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• McKeesport man sentenced to 5-10 years for his role in Lincoln Place man's 2017 overdose death

  18-06-2021 14:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  A McKeesport man was sentenced Thursday to five to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a Lincoln Place man’s fatal overdose in 2017.
  
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• Butler County Planning Walk And Candlelight Vigil To Remember Caitlyn Kaufman

  18-06-2021 14:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUTLER COUNTY (KDKA) – Next month, the Butler community will come together to remember the life of Caitlyn Kaufman.The Butler High School and Clarion University graduate was killed as she was driving to work in Nashville late in 2020.The walk and candlelight vigil is scheduled for July 24 at Butler Memorial Park.T-shirts are being sold for the event and the proceeds will benefit the scholarship that was established in Kaufman’s name at Butler County Community C
  
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• ‘There’s A Literal Bear In Our Backyard:’ Black Bear Spotted Roaming Penn Borough Neighborhood

  18-06-2021 13:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PENN BOROUGH (KDKA) – A black bear was spotted getting a little too close to a family’s home in Westmoreland County.Cierra Cheyenne sent KDKA a video she captured at her home in Penn Borough.She said she heard a noise on Thursday while she was baking cookies.When she looked outside she saw a bear getting into her birdseed.“There’s a literal bear in our backyard,” she said in the video.The bear took off after Cheyenne yelled to a neighbor.Accor
  
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• New Push In Pennsylvania Seeks To Give Frontline Workers A Boost In Hourly Pay

  18-06-2021 13:22
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – There’s a new push to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania.
  The focus is on the frontline workers and getting them a boost in their hourly pay. Some say they worked tirelessly during the pandemic and put their lives at risk.
  At an event on Thursday, Labor and Industry Acting Secretary, Jennifer Berrier, says raising the minimum wage would have an immediate benefit on working families and rural economies.Right now, Governor Tom Wolf is proposing to raise the mini
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Storm Chances Return On Friday Afternoon

  18-06-2021 13:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Severe storm chances return today with strong winds a big concern this afternoon to the evening hours.
  You’ll notice changes already underway as you step out the door with morning temperatures about ten degrees warmer than where they were to start the day on Thursday.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Humidity levels are still low this morning, however with dew points still in the upper 40s.
  That w
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Looking For Solutions To Bus Driver Shortage

  18-06-2021 12:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One of our area’s largest schools is looking for a solution to a major issue.
  Pittsburgh Public School District is facing a bus driver shortage, and it could mean thousands of students not having a ride to school.According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the district has come up with a few ideas to solve the problem.
  They’re proposing to increase walk zones around the schools, move more students to Port Authority buses, and adding a mult
  
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• Juneteenth Celebrations Planned Across The Pittsburgh Region

  18-06-2021 12:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law that makes Juneteenth a federal holiday in the United States.Here in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, there is a ten-day stretch of events celebrating the day when the last slaves finally learned they were free.The first of those celebrations take place at Point State Park.The Freedom Days Celebration is a celebration of all cities and boroughs in Allegheny County featuring Black music genres and youth program
  
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• Live! Casino Pittsburgh Gearing Up For Summerfest Live

  18-06-2021 12:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Live Casino Pittsburgh is preparing for its first festival of the summer.Summerfest will feature craft beer, wine, and food vendors.There will also be several live music acts.The festival is scheduled from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on June 26 at Live Casino Pittsburgh.More information and tickets can be found on their website at this link.
  
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• $1 billion worth of film, TV projects looking to shoot in Pittsburgh area, film office head says

  18-06-2021 11:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Nineteen projects are currently scouting Pittsburgh while considering filming here. 
  
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• $1 billion worth of film, TV projects looking to shoot in Pa., film office head says

  18-06-2021 11:51 via post-gazette.com
  
  Nineteen projects are currently scouting Pittsburgh while considering filming here. 
  
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• West Virginia Lawmaker Comes Out As Gay

  18-06-2021 11:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CHARLESTON (KDKA) – A 24-year-old Republican lawmaker in West Virginia has come out as gay.Joshua Higginbotham has been a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates for five years now.He says that it is possible to be both a conservative Republican and gay.He also added that his sexual identity does not change that.Higginbotham says, “he’s still the same guy.”
  
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• After the Tree of Life shooting, they found fortitude and friendship

  18-06-2021 11:05 via post-gazette.com
  
  After Officer Tim Matson gave his Medal of Valor to the man whose life he saved, Dan Leger donated it to the Heinz History Center 
  
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• Bethel Park Baseball Team Wins 5-A State Championship

  18-06-2021 10:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  STATE COLLEGE (KDKA) – The Bethel Park baseball team received a heroes welcome at the high school on Thursday night after a massive victory.The Blackhawks won the 5-A state championship on Thursday and it was their first since 1988.On their way home, they received a police escort from the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department.The Blackhawks defeated Red Land 4-2 to make them your PIAA 5A State Champions in 2021.
  
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• Canonsburg Fourth Of July Parade Returning In 2021

  18-06-2021 10:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) – Canonsburg’s Fourth of July Parade is returning in 2021.The parade will be held on Saturday, July 3 and this year’s grand marshals will be essential workers who were on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic.There will also be free swimming at the Canonsburg Town Park Pool and other family activities.Fireworks will begin at 10:00 p.m. that night at the Canonsburg Memorial stadium.
  
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• West Virginia University Offering Students And Employees Multiple Vaccination Incentives

  18-06-2021 09:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGANTOWN (KDKA) – Mountaineers will have several incentives in front of them if they get a COVID-19 vaccination.They include Chick-Fil-A, Starbucks, free trips, and even dinner with the university president.Those are just some of the incentives the university has announced for both employees and students.If employees and students verify their vaccination status, they will be randomly selected to win one of those several prizes.West Virginia University also has said
  
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• Duquesne University Offering Staff Incentives For Getting The COVID-19 Vaccine

  18-06-2021 09:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh-area universities have been offering all kinds of incentives for people to get vaccinated and Duquesne University is no exception.According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, employees who get vaccinated will receive a paid day off.That day off will be available for staff to use through next June.However, if employees opt out of getting vaccinated, the university will not cover that employee’s medical bills if th
  
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• Greensburg Police K-9 ‘Falco’ To Retire

  18-06-2021 09:00
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  GREENSBURG (KDKA) – Today will be the final day of service for the City of Greensburg Police Department’s K-9 Falco.Falco joined the City of Greensburg Police Department in 2015 and now he’s going to retire.While his handler, Patrolman Justin Scalzo, is not retiring, Falco is going to remain with Scalzo as a loyal pet.
  
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• Insight Global Asking Employees To Help Locate Documents That May Contain Personal Information

  18-06-2021 08:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – The company behind a massive data breach of Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 contact tracing system is apparently asking for help.RELATED STORIES:
  National Guard To Take Over COVID-19 Contact Tracing After State Fires Vendor Over Data Breach
  Pennsylvania Health Department Firing COVID-19 Contact Tracing Company After Data Breach
  Lawsuit Filed Against Pennsylvania Department Of Health, Global Insight Over Contact Tracing Data Breach
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• Pittsburgh Activists Pushing For Creation Of Civilian Police Control Council

  18-06-2021 05:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A group of organizations and residents are pushing for the creation of a civilian police control council in Pittsburgh.It would be the first of its kind in the nation.
  The group of activists is calling this a campaign for community control over the police. The activists want a democratically elected civilian police control council to be created. The nine-person council would have full powers over the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.The group is hoping to get enough signatur
  
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• Police Surround Home In Moon Township

  18-06-2021 04:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — There is a SWAT situation in Moon Township.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Multiple law enforcement agencies have surrounded the Spring Run Village development on Thursday. Police have not said why they are outside a home on Springwater Court.
  #BREAKING Police and SWAT outside of a home on Spring Water Court in Moon Township. We’ve heard loud bangs and police asking someone to come out. (Sorry for the dark picture, we can’t get close to
  
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• SWAT Situation In Moon Township

  18-06-2021 04:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — There is a SWAT situation in Moon Township.
  Multiple law enforcement agencies have surrounded the Spring Run Village development on Thursday.Police have not said why they are on Springwater Court.Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• Woman Charged In Connection With Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old North Hills Graduate Ahmir Tuli

  18-06-2021 03:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman has been charged in connection with the shooting death of Ahmir Tuli.
  Pittsburgh police have charged 40-year-old Chayla Robinson with hinder apprehension or prosecution. She was arrested Thursday at her home in Brentwood, police said.Detectives from the Violent Crime Unit took Chayla Robinson, 40, into custody at her home in Brentwood Borough.
  Robinson is charged with Hinder Apprehension or Prosecution following the shooting death of Ahmir
  
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• Woman Charged In Connection With Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Ahmir Tuli

  18-06-2021 03:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman has been charged in connection with the shooting death of Ahmir Tuli.
  Pittsburgh police have charged 40-year-old Chayla Robinson with hinder apprehension or prosecution. She was arrested Thursday at her home in Brentwood, police said.Detectives from the Violent Crime Unit took Chayla Robinson, 40, into custody at her home in Brentwood Borough.
  Robinson is charged with Hinder Apprehension or Prosecution following the shooting death of Ahmir
  
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• 19-Year-Old Worker Dies On Neville Island After Falling 50-60 Feet Off Roof

  18-06-2021 02:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) — A 19-year-old worker died after falling approximately 50 to 60 feet off the roof of a building on Neville Island.
  OSHA said it is investigating the incident Thursday at Allegheny Recycled Products. OSHA said the building’s owner hired a roofing company to make repairs to a metal roof.
  “Topchoice Roofing Services, LLC (TRS) was hired by the owner to repair the roof and they hired another company Mast Topchoice Roofing (MTR) t
  
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• Man In New Castle Seriously Injured After 2,000 Pounds Of Steel Mesh Falls On Him

  18-06-2021 02:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A man was seriously injured when 2,000 pounds of steel mesh fell on top of him in New Castle.
  It happened Thursday at Faddis Concrete Products on Washington Street. The man was unloading a truck carry steel mesh when the load shifted, dumping the steel mesh on him.
  He was bleeding from the head and taken to UPMC Jameson. He was later flown to a hospital in Ohio.
  
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• Man Gets Up To 30 Years In Prison For Shooting, Killing 3-Year-Old Girl

  18-06-2021 01:45
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man who said he slept with a shotgun and woke up to find a 3-year-old girl dead will spend up to 30 years in prison.
  The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office says a judge sentenced Marlin Pritchard to 14 to 30 years in prison in connection with the shooting death of a toddler. Pritchard pleaded guilty in March.
  (Photo Credit: Allegheny County Jail)
  Chassity Clancy was found dead inside a home on E. Warrington Avenue in Beltzhoover l
  
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• Saying The City Needs A Moderate Voice, Marlin Woods Runs For Mayor As An Independent

  18-06-2021 01:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Voters in Pittsburgh may have another choice for mayor this November. An East Liberty man says he is running as an independent to give voters a common-sense alternative.
  When the Democratic Party in May nominated Pennsylvania Rep. Ed Gainey, who is more liberal than incumbent Mayor Bill Peduto, it created an opening for a moderate independent to position himself as a mainstream alternative.
  That’s exactly what Marlin Woods hopes to do.
  Woods is a 48-year-old benef
  
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• Historians Say Preserving Juneteenth’s History Is Important To Both Past And Present

  18-06-2021 01:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For many Americans, freedom is something we celebrate each Fourth of July, recognizing our nation’s independence from Great Britain. But for others in this country, independence would not come for close to a century later.
  Most modern textbooks mark the abolition of slavery in the United States with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. But the fight for freedom actually continued on for a few more years, leading to a day we now recognize as Juneteenth.The full s
  
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• Agreement Finalized To Bring Affordable Housing Units To East Liberty

  18-06-2021 00:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s bustling, expensive, and popular for people both young and old.
  Now more people will land a chance to call East Liberty home. KDKA’s Meghan Schiller learned more affordable housing will soon pop up at the site of an empty parking lot, giving people of all income levels a chance to live near the action.
  The future spot of the newest apartments in East Liberty sits at the intersection of Harvard and North Beatty streets.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
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