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• Brubaker Gives Up Three Runs On Six Hits, Pirates Lose 3-1 To Cardinals

  26-06-2021 23:46
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright pitched into the seventh inning, Paul Goldschmidt and Paul DeJong hit solo home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals ended a five-game losing streak, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Saturday.
  The 39-year-old Wainwright (6-5) again stepped up as the Cardinals’ stopper. Since June 9, he has broken St. Louis skids of six, three, two, and five games.
  Wainwright allowed one run and six hits, and was pulled after giving up a leadoff single in the seventh. He
  
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• Eviction Cases In West Virginia Await End Of Federal Moratorium In July

  26-06-2021 23:17
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31, after the Biden administration extended the date by a month. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. Many of them lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic and had fallen months behind on their rent.
  Landlords successfully challenged the order in court, arguing they al
  
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• UPMC Teams Up With Dreamz Hair Salon For COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

  26-06-2021 22:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HOMESTEAD (KDKA) – UPMC is teaming up with a community hair salon to host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic.Beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday and lasting until 12:30 p.m., anyone age 12 or older will be able to get a vaccine at Dreamz Hair Salon and Barber Shop on East 7th Avenue in Homestead.The clinic will offer both the Pfizer vaccine and the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine.Along with vaccinations, UPMC is also offering those in attendance the opportunity to
  
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• Episcopal Diocese Of Pittsburgh Elects Rev. Dr. Ketlen Solak As Next Bishop

  26-06-2021 22:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh has elected its next bishop.The diocese has elected Reverend Dr. Ketlen Solak to succeed Bishop Dorsey McConnell, who is retiring. Rev. Solak will be installed as the ninth bishop on November 13, 2021.Rev. Solak currently serves as rector off Brandywine Collaborative Ministries in Wilmington, Delaware.“I am ready to become a Pittsburgher for Jesus,” Solak said in an address to the diocese following h
  
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• Former Penguins Forward Beau Bennett Announces Retirement

  26-06-2021 22:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Former Penguins forward Beau Bennett announced his retirement from professional hockey on Friday.Bennett was a 2010 first-round draft pick by the Penguins, selected 20th overall.
  For as long as I can remember, all I ever wanted to do was play hockey….#howboutthatridein #bandaidbrigade #thankyouall pic.twitter.com/ei5S0FSHuQ
  — Beau Bennett (@BeauBennett19) June 25, 2021For parts of four seasons between 2012 and 2016, Bennett suited up
  
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• President And CEO Dr. Barbara Baker Retiring From Leadership Role At Pittsburgh Zoo And PPG Aquarium

  26-06-2021 19:11
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium is retiring after leading the organization for 31 years.
  The zoological society says Dr. Barbara Baker was a trailblazer throughout her time at the zoo.
  When she was hired decades ago, she was the youngest CEO at any zoo in the country.
  She was also the only female zoo executive in the US, at one as large as Pittsburgh’s.“I’m very very proud and honored to have been abl
  
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• Driver Flees Scene Of Crash In Castle Shannon, Arrested On DUI Charges

  26-06-2021 18:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CASTLE SHANNON (KDKA) — A driver has been arrested for driving under the influence after crashing into a utility pole in Castle Shannon Friday night, according to police.
  (Photo Credit: Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department/Facebook)
  Castle Shannon Police said there were no injuries associated with the crash on Hoodridge Drive nearby the Center for Theater Arts.The driver fled the scene but was later caught by police.This also was not the only DUI arrest last nigh
  
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• Pa. Lawmakers Vote To Bank Pandemic Funds, Boost Schools Funding

  26-06-2021 17:29
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state budget that dumps billions in federal coronavirus money into savings, boosts spending on education and provides aid to nursing homes easily passed the Legislature on Friday. Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said he plans to sign it next week.
  Supporters described it as a sensible approach that targets spending increases while setting aside a large contingency reserve for when federal stimulus ends in the coming years, but Democratic opponents decried what they sa
  
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• Police Called To Stop ‘Exorcism’ Happening In Pa. Home Depot

  26-06-2021 16:55
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  DICKSON CITY, Pa. (KDKA) — People don’t normally associate the words “Home Depot” and “exorcism” together, but that’s exactly what was happening in a Home Depot in Lackawanna County, according to police.The Dickson City Police Department said around 3:30 p.m. on June 21, they responded to people holding an exorcism in an aisle at a Home Depot on Commerce Boulevard.Police added that the ritual was in the lumber aisle, and the demons
  
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• Crews Rescue 14-Year-Old Bicyclist Who Crashed On Trail

  26-06-2021 16:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CITY OF DUQUESNE (KDKA) — First responders rescued a 14-year-old boy who had crashed while riding his bicycle on the Greater Allegheny Passage Friday morning.City of Duquesne Police say they first got the call around 11:30 a.m. Friday.Due to the difficult terrain, police say they had to request an off-road vehicle for the rescue.The victim was found with injuries to his head, face and knees.Medics were able to transport him away from the crash site and took him to Ch
  
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• Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle, Killed In Armstrong County

  26-06-2021 16:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WORTHINGTON (KDKA) — A pedestrian was recently hit and killed on Route 422 in Armstrong County.The Armstrong County Coroner says that a vehicle was traveling west and struck the man who was in the westbound lane.The crash occurred near Worthington-Slate Lick Road.The victim, 29-year-old Alan Lipscomb of Mt. Morris, was pronounced dead at the scene.State Police and the Coroner’s Office continue to investigate the incident.
  
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• 4-Foot-Tall Teenager Bullied For Her Height Building Confidence Through Junior Firefighter Academy

  26-06-2021 16:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local girl is reminding people to follow their dreams no matter what anyone else thinks.
  KDKA viewer Diana sent us these pictures of her 15-year-old daughter Katie.
  She is much smaller than the other teenagers in Holiday Park’s Junior Fire Academy.
  She’s just over four feet tall and less than 100 pounds.
  And she goes to cyber school partly because she was bullied for her size.
  But Katie comes from three generations of firefighters, a
  
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• Police: 2 Arrested After Crack Cocaine, Other Substances Found At Lenora Street Residence

  26-06-2021 15:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police arrested two people who are facing multiple charges after a drug bust was conducted earlier this week.On Thursday, June 24, police executed a search warrant for a residence on the 600 block of Lenora Street.Upon arriving, police say they discovered two handguns as well as “a large amount of crack cocaine, suspected cocaine, suspected heroin, and a large amount of U.S. currency.”(Photo Credit: Pittsburgh Bureau of Poli
  
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• Ohio House Approves Legislation Aimed At Protest Behavior

  26-06-2021 14:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The definition of obstructing justice in Ohio would be expanded to include failure to follow a lawful order or diverting a law enforcement officer’s attention, under a bill approved Friday by Republican House lawmakers.
  The bill is one of four GOP proposals that would criminalize or increase penalties associated with behavior at last year’s racial injustice and police brutality protests.
  Sponsoring GOP Reps. Jeffrey LaRae and Shane Wilkin say the measure i
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Weekend Warm-Up

  26-06-2021 12:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Bryan Shaw
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It is going to be a hot weekend with highs in the upper 80’s to lower 90’s, thanks to a warm front to our north.
  Outside of a rogue pop up shower, we should stay dry.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Isolated rain chances pick up Monday with highs staying in the lower 90’s.
  Afternoon rain and storms will be more likely Tuesday and Wednesday in the upper 80’s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Rain and storms be
  
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• Hey Ray! Understanding Surface Tension

  26-06-2021 12:11
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you think about it, water can be kind of weird.
  It can be a liquid, a solid or a gas. It contracts when it is cooled to a certain point, then starts to expand as it gets closer to freezing.
  These make water an interesting substance, but there is another thing that makes water weird that isn’t talked about much. Its surface tension.
  Let me show you before I explain.
  Look at this glass. I can over fill this glass a little bit without spilling the water.
  You can s
  
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• Pa. State Police Investigating Deadly Crash In Lawrence Co.

  26-06-2021 11:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SHENANGO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person has died following a crash near the Shenango Township and Taylor Township line early Saturday morning.
  The crash took place on the Route 422 Bypass near the Martha Street Overpass.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  KDKA has learned that the crash happened in the Eastbound lanes of the road and the car went over an embankment.
  The driver died at the scene.
  State Police are handling the investigation into the crash.
  Stay with KDKA for more on t
  
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• West Virginia University Board Approves Tuition Increase For Upcoming School Year

  26-06-2021 08:59
  
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University’s Board of Governors has approved a tuition increase this fall as well as a budget of about $1.1 billion for the next fiscal year.
  The board decided Friday that tuition will climb 1.87% for resident students, or $84 a semester.
  Nonresident students’ tuition will go up by 1.99% or $252 per semester.
  The university says both include a $24 university fee increase, with half of it going to support added mental health services.
  The u
  
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• Jeff Daniels Snaps Pic With EMS Workers While Filming Show In Fayette Co.

  26-06-2021 08:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — Actor Jeff Daniels is in the area shooting the Showtime series ‘American Rust.’
  Daniels was recently working on a scene in Fayette County.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  He posed for a picture together with some EMS workers who were there helping out.
  
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• Road In Orlando, FL Renamed In Honor Of Roberto Clemente

  26-06-2021 08:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ORLANDO, FL. (KDKA) — Roberto Clemente has a bridge named after him in Pittsburgh — and now a road in Orlando also bears his name.
  The city renamed Stonewall Jackson Road to Roberto Clemente Road this week.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  They say it’s an effort to make the city a more welcoming, inclusive place for all.
  Roberto Clemente’s son, Luis, was in Orlando for the unveiling.
  A few years ago, a school in Orlando was also renamed in honor of Clemente, w
  
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• Gov. Mike DeWine Criticizes Ohio GOP Advancing Transgender Girl Sports Ban

  26-06-2021 07:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has questioned the need for a legislative ban on transgender girls competing in sports.
  The proposal, titled the Save Women’s Sports Act, would require schools and higher education institutions in the state to designate “separate single-sex teams and sports for each sex.”
  The bills’ sponsors say it is an effort to maintain fairness and protect the integrity in women’s sports in Ohio.
  The association governing O
  
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• Wil Crowe gets 1st MLB Victory In Pirates Win Over Cardinals

  26-06-2021 07:36
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Wil Crowe gave up four runs over five innings for his first major league win, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 for their fifth victory in seven games following a 10-game losing streak.
  Jacob Stallings and Phillip Evans drove in two runs each for the Pirates.
  St. Louis has lost five straight, seven of eight and 18 of 24, dropping a season-worst four games under .500 at 36-40.
  The Cardinals are fourth in the NL Central, seven games back of first-pl
  
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• Dor Hadash Congregation Asking Attorney General To Forego Death Penalty For Robert Bowers

  26-06-2021 07:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Dor Hadash, one of the Jewish congregations that shared the Tree of Life building in Squirrel Hill says it does not want Robert Bowers to face execution.
  Bowers is the suspect in the 2018 mass shooting that allegedly killed 11 worshippers.
  Read more:Judge Denies Robert Bowers’ Motion For Govt. To Produce Evidence It Monitored His Online Activities
  Attorneys In Trial Of Robert Bowers, Accused Tree Of Life Shooter, Will Meet To Discuss Trial P
  
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• Pittsburgh Activist Reflects On Derek Chauvin Receiving 22.5 Years For Killing George Floyd

  26-06-2021 05:29
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh activist said the push for police reform will continue after former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday.
  “He deserved whatever was on the books to give him,” Tim Stevens, chairman and CEO of the Black Political Empowerment Project, said.
  Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
  “He will have 22 1/5 years to think about what he did for 9 minutes and 29 seconds,”
  
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• West Virginia Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Killing 77-Year-Old Woman

  26-06-2021 02:52
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man convicted of killing a 77-year-old woman and injuring a police officer has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
  Joshua Drennen, 28, of Clendenin, was sentenced Thursday in Kanawha County Circuit Court to life in prison on a first-degree murder charge, news outlets reported.
  Drennen also received an additional 92 years on other charges in the February 2020 crime spree in Charleston that included charges of attempted
  
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• State Senate Approves Bill Allowing Local Police To Catch Speeding Drivers With Radar

  26-06-2021 01:45
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania is the only state that does not permit local municipal police to use radar to ticket drivers who speed. As KDKA political editor Jon Delano explains, that could change with a bill that was just approved by the state Senate by a vote of 49 to 1.
  Nobody likes speed traps, and in this state, it’s the state police who do them with radar because the legislature has never given local police the authority to use radar. That could change if the House approves
  
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• 8-Year-Old Boy Falls 10 Feet Off Garage Roof After Trying To Jump Into Pool In Marshall-Shadeland

  26-06-2021 01:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An 8-year-old boy is in critical condition after falling 10 feet off a garage roof in Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood.
  Pittsburgh Public Safety said first responders dispatched after a 911 call Friday for a child not breathing on the 3100 block of Fredrick Street around 6:30 p.m.When officials arrived, they located the boy, who had a head injury. Medics transported him to a local hospital.Public Safety said an investigation reve
  
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• 2 Adults, 2 Kids Wounded In Shooting On Highway In Ohio

  26-06-2021 01:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A shooting on an interstate highway in Ohio has left four people wounded, including two children.
  The shooting on I-670 westbound in Columbus was reported around 11:45 a.m. Friday and apparently stemmed from an argument that occurred near the Easton Town Centre mall. Authorities said it appeared the victims were targeted, but further details about the shooting and the initial dispute have not been released.
  The victims, who were riding in an SUV, soon exited the highw
  
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• Homewood Residents Demand Action Over Backed-Up Sewage And Flooding

  26-06-2021 01:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Homewood residents are demanding action from the city and PWSA, saying they’ve been dealing with backed-up sewage and flooding in their homes for years, but the water utility says they can’t fix it because the problem is with a private line.
  (Photo: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  The residents say the problems started across multiple streets and in multiple homes back in 2017 when the PWSA and Wilkinsburg-Penn Joint Water Authority r
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Summer Boost Program To Begin Next Week With Nearly 1,000 Fewer Students

  26-06-2021 01:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — On Monday, it’s back to class for 1,500 Pittsburgh Public Schools students.
  But for nearly a thousand others, they’ll be sitting at home. That’s because the district had staffing issues for its Summer Boost Program.“I felt like during the fall and spring there was a gap in education with kids being virtual,” said PPS parent Jazmine Harris.This is why Harris wanted her soon-to-be first-grader Peyton to take part in the program. For other par
  
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• Former Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltender Frank Pietrangelo, Known For ‘The Save,’ Says He Was Among Those Sexually Abused By Former Hockey Coach

  26-06-2021 00:43
  
  By: CBS Chicago’s Dave Savini
  CHICAGO (CBS) — A youth hockey coach is accused of posing as a woman to abuse his players.
  Now, another player has come forward. This player was a prominent, Stanley Cup-winning NHL goalie with the Pittsburgh Penguins who is sharing his story.
  (Photo Credit: CBS Chicago)
  On April 13, 1991, the Pittsburgh Penguins were down 3 games to 2 against the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and Penguins backup goalie Frank Pietrange
  
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• Furry Tails: Chicken, Buttons And Moon Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  26-06-2021 00:36
  
  Are you looking to bring a pet into your home? Local animal shelters are a great place to find a furry companion. So, as part of Furry Tails, I’ll be doing an ongoing feature on adoptable pets from local animal shelters once a week. If you have room in your heart and are looking to bring a lovable ball of fur into your home, maybe one of these guys is meant to be a part of your family!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Chicken
  Animal Frien
  
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• Hempfield Township Family Targeted By ‘Swatting’ Hoax

  26-06-2021 00:16
  
  HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A local family was ordered out of their home at gunpoint by SWAT. Police were called there for a shooting, but it turns out there was no shooting. No crime at all. The family was a victim of a hoax called swatting.“There are other families out there and they’re probably thinking this can’t happen to them but it can and it did, it did to us,” said Eric Altman.
  Altman says he and his family are doing better but they’re still angr
  
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