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• Union Avenue In Bellevue Reopens Following Flooding

  11-07-2021 23:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Union Avenue in Bellvue was shut down due to flooding for a few hours on Sunday.According to the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department, a water rescue was needed as a car became stuck in the floodwaters.Ross/West View EMS assisted with the rescue and everyone was removed safely.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Union Avenue In Bellevue Closed Due To Flooding

  11-07-2021 23:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Union Avenue in Bellvue is shut down due to flooding until further notice.
  According to the Bellevue Volunteer Fire Department, a water rescue was needed as a car became stuck in the floodwaters.Ross/West View EMS assisted with the rescue and everyone was removed safely.No timetable has been set for the road’s reopening.
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• Pirates Erase 5 Run Deficit, Coming Back To Beat Mets 6-5

  11-07-2021 23:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wilmer Difo’s tiebreaking single in the ninth inning capped Pittsburgh’s biggest comeback of the season, and the Pirates rallied from an early five-run deficit to beat the New York Mets 6-5 Sunday.
  The NL East-leading Mets jumped out to a 5-0 lead against Chase De Jong in the first on a two-run homer by Francisco Lindor and a three-run shot by Michael Conforto.
  The Pirates began inching back via the long ball in the fifth, when Rodolfo Castro and Michael Perez h
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued For Parts Of Westmoreland And Indiana Counties

  11-07-2021 23:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  INDIANA, Pa. (KDKA) – A Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect until 5:45 p.m. for portions of Indiana and Westmoreland counties.Locations impacted by the warning are Blairsville, Black Lick, New Florence, Seward, Bolivar, Armagh, and Brush Valley.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  A severe thunderstorm was located near Derry and the National Weather Service is warning for heavy wind gusts that could
  
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• Traffic Stop In Duquesne Leads To Arrest Of Suspect Wanted By Sheriffs

  11-07-2021 22:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  DUQUESNE (KDKA) – A traffic stop in Duquesne led to the arrest of a man who had an active warrant for his arrest from the sheriff’s office.According to the City of Duquesne Police Department, police pulled over a car on State Route 837 for a violation and found the 28-year-old McKeesport resident was driving on a suspended license as well as had an active warrant out for his arrest.Officers also found the man to be in possession of a handgun without a valid con
  
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• No one injured after fire destroys popular Laurel Mountains destination

  11-07-2021 22:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  A fire at the Timber Ridge Lodge in Confluence, Somerset County, took 10 fire companies four hours to bring under control.
  
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• No one injured after fire destroys popular Laurel Highlands destination

  11-07-2021 22:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  A fire at the Timber Ridge Lodge in Confluence, Somerset County, took 10 fire companies four hours to bring under control.
  
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• Police Seeking Suspect In Ohio Shooting That Killed A Man And Wounded 2 Children

  11-07-2021 21:44
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say they are seeking a suspect in a shooting that killed a man and wounded three other people, two of them children, and which appears to have been domestic violence.
  Springfield police said officers were dispatched to the Speedway station at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday and found the man, the woman and a juvenile male, and they later found a juvenile female victim. Police told reporters at the scene that the gunfire happened both inside and outside the con
  
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• PWSA Lifts Precautionary Flush And Boil Advisory For Several Western Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

  11-07-2021 21:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PWSA has lifted a precautionary flush and boil advisory for several Western Pittsburgh neighborhoods on Sunday.
  The following neighborhoods now have safe water to drink:Crafton Heights
  Duquesne Heights
  Elliott
  Mount Washington
  Ridgemont
  West End
  WestwoodThe agency has said it has tested the water and found no evidence of contamination.
  People who have not used their tap water for a few days should run their tap for a full minute before using it fo
  
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• State Police: 83-Year-Old Missing Cambria County Man Patrick Straple May Be Traveling To Pittsburgh

  11-07-2021 21:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public’s help finding 83-year-old Patrick Straple who is currently missing.(Photo Credit: State Police)
  Straple was last seen on Lincoln Street in Nanty Glo Borough and is thought to be wearing blue jeans and black Doc Martens.He is driving a 2013 gray Jeep Compass with PA tag ETN3250.He is described as having gray hair, brown eyes and weighing 140 pounds and being 5’9 tall. He also wears gl
  
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• State Police: 83-Year-Old Missing Cambria County Man Patrick Straple Found Safe

  11-07-2021 21:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police say they have safely located 83-year-old Patrick Straple who was reported missing on Sunday afternoon.
  (Photo Credit: State Police)
  Straple had last been seen on Lincoln Street in Nanty Glo Borough.
  State Police believed he may have been headed to Pittsburgh and consider him to be endangered.
  
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• Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Pittsburgh Area, West Virginia And Maryland

  11-07-2021 20:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the Pittsburgh area and other parts of West Virginia and Maryland.The watch is in effect through 9 p.m. Sunday night.National Weather Service Pittsburgh says that there is a tornado risk, hail could get to be the size of a quarter and windows gusts could get up to 65 miles per hour.
  A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia until 9 PM EDT pic.tw
  
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• Wi-Fi Password Disagreement Leads To Woman Allegedly Firing A Shot At Her Neighbor

  11-07-2021 20:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman was arrested and is facing multiple charges after an apparent disagreement with her neighbor turned violent, according to Pittsburgh Police.
  The alleged incident happened in an apartment building on Forbes Avenue around 11 a.m. on July 9, and police spoke with witnesses after it had occurred.Ja’Nija Allen, 23, was asked by her neighbor’s son for the Wi-Fi password, which led to a verbal argument between her and the neighbor.Pol
  
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• Wi-Fi Password Disagreement Allegedly Leads To Woman Firing A Shot At Her Neighbor

  11-07-2021 20:22
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A woman was arrested and is facing multiple charges after an apparent disagreement with her neighbor turned violent, according to Pittsburgh Police.
  The alleged incident happened in an apartment building on Forbes Avenue around 11 a.m. on July 9, and police spoke with witnesses after it had occurred.Ja’Nija Allen, 23, was asked by her neighbor’s son for the Wi-Fi password, which led to a verbal argument between her and the neighbor.Pol
  
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• Butler Co. Mother Arrested, Father Cited After Police Accuse Them Of Leaving 3 Young Children Home Alone

  11-07-2021 19:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUTLER COUNTY (KDKA) — Two Butler County parents are potentially facing charges after police say their three children were found home alone for an extended period of time.Police originally came to the house on Oneida Valley Road in Concord Township around 9 p.m. on July 9 to let the occupants of the home know their dog was in the road.Police say they then found three young children, ages 8, 6 and 3, at home by themselves.The children told police they did not know how
  
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• New Jersey Mother Found Dead After Her 2-Year-Old Son Was Located Safely Following Amber Alert

  11-07-2021 18:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW JERSEY (KDKA) — A 24-year-old woman who police say had been kidnapped along with her 2-year-old son this weekend was found dead off the side of a highway in Tennessee.An Amber Alert had been issued in multiple states, including Pennsylvania, for 2-year-old Sebastian Rios and his mother, Yasmine Uyar, on Friday after they were allegedly abducted by the boy’s father, 27-year-old Tyler Rios.State police announced Saturday that the alert was called off after th
  
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• Child Tax Credit: When Is Your Check Coming?

  11-07-2021 17:12
  
  (CBS Philadelphia) — When will your first advance Child Tax Credit check arrive? That may just depend on how your last stimulus check or tax refund arrived. On July 15, the Internal Revenue Service will begin sending millions of parents monthly payments for the updated Credit. Those payments are a product of the American Rescue Plan passed back in March. The amount will depend on household income and the number of children in the household. Its arrival date should be next Thursday if the I
  
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• Several Southwestern Pa. Counties To Receive Grant Money

  11-07-2021 17:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some major money is coming to Butler County.
  Cranberry Township was just awarded several grants to help improve local traffic conditions.
  The township will receive approximately $108,000 in grants through the PennDOT “Green Light Go” program to modernize equipment.
  The money will be used for traffic lights and other signal replacements.
  Some other places are also getting money:Allegheny County – City of Pittsburgh and Edgewood Bo
  
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• USW Give Severance Packages To Workers At Mylan Plant In Morgantown

  11-07-2021 16:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (KDKA) — The United Steelworkers are releasing details on a severance package for workers at the Mylan plant in Morgantown, West Virginia.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, workers losing their jobs at the former plant will get two weeks of pay for every year of service.
  They will also get free health care for the length of those payments under a severance agreement that has been reached.
  Severance payments will be cappe
  
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• USW Give Severance Package To Workers At Mylan Plant In Morgantown

  11-07-2021 16:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (KDKA) — The United Steelworkers is releasing details on a severance package for workers at the Mylan plant in Morgantown, West Virginia.
  According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, workers losing their jobs at the former plant will get two weeks of pay for every year of service.
  They will also get free health care for the length of those payments under a severance agreement that has been reached.
  Severance payments will be capped
  
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• Woman Looking For A New Pet To Adopt Reunited With The Dog She Lost Two Years Ago

  11-07-2021 16:03
  
  By Alaa Elassar, CNN
  (CNN) — A woman was scrolling through a list of adoptable dogs at her local humane society when she came across a photo that made her heart skip a beat.
  There he was — her former pup and best friend, Kovu, who Aisha Nieves had devastatingly lost two years prior when she lived in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
  “He was my baby. He would go with me everywhere. He would sleep in my bed,” Nieves told CNN affiliate WFMZ. “Literally, the definition of a man&
  
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• Pa. Resources Council Holds Recycle Event In Leetsdale

  11-07-2021 15:50
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LEETSDALE (KDKA) — In Leetsdale, the Pennsylvania Resources Council was collecting objects that are difficult to throw away on Saturday.
  From old technology to appliances and paint, the collection keeps it all from ending up in the wrong places.
  The resources council said it will have more events like this throughout the year.
  
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• Vehicle Slams Into Unique Factor Beauty Salon In Pleasant Hills

  11-07-2021 14:29
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PLEASANT HILLS (KDKA) — No one was injured after a car crashed into a beauty salon in Pleasant Hills.This happened just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Clairton Boulevard.(Photo Credit: Ian Smith/KDKA Photojournalist)
  No one was inside Unique Factor Hair Salon at the time, but there was visible damage done to the building.
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Sunday Rain Chances

  11-07-2021 13:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Bryan Shaw
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Conditions will return to seasonable on Sunday with rain chances returning as well.
  It is going to be unsettled for most of the week.
  Temperatures will also remain warm in the mid 80’s most days.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Monday and Tuesday, rain and storm chances will be mainly isolated.
  Rain chances pick up Wednesday and we see a little bit of a temperature drop to around 80.
  Thursday looks to be the closest to a dry day
  
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• Pa. Dept. Of Labor And Industry Admits To Over-Charging Interest On Unemployment Payments

  11-07-2021 11:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you filed for unemployment between 2006 and 2016, you may be getting money back from the state.
  Each year, interest accrues on money that people owe to the Department of Labor & Industry.
  This is caused by overpayments in unemployment and other issues.
  A recent investigation from 2006 to 2016 found that the Department did not use interest rates set by the state — but charged more because it didn’t change its computer software.
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• Whiskey Rebellion Festival Returns To Washington Co.

  11-07-2021 10:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) — A major event made its comeback in Washington County on Saturday.
  While the Whiskey Rebellion Festival is typically 4 days long, this year’s celebration was scaled down to just one day.
  The festival was canceled last year due to the pandemic, and also led to this year’s event being scaled back.
  
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• One Person Arrested after Leading Police On Chase In Beaver Co.

  11-07-2021 09:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) — One person is in custody after leading police on a car chase through Beaver County.
  A police officer at the scene tells KDKA that police used spike strips on Rt. 65 and the driver drove for 1/2 mile after hitting them.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Bryce Lutz)
  The officer says the driver jumped out of the car and then jumped into the river.
  The person was arrested after police used a boat to catch up to them.
  There’s no word on what
  
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• Patrons Permitted To Smoke In Casinos Again After One Year Ban

  11-07-2021 07:53
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You are now free to light up.
  Patrons at Pennsylvania casinos are allowed to smoke in designated areas of the gaming floor once again.
  Indoor smoking had been banned by the Gaming Board since last June following the Governor’s mask mandate.
  The Rivers Casino, Live! Pittsburgh Casino, and the Meadows Casino all have designated areas for smoking.
  
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• Pirates Split Doubleheader With Mets With 6-2 Win, 4-2 Loss

  11-07-2021 07:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered, Jeff McNeil drove in two runs and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 for a doubleheader split.
  Alonso gave the Mets a 3-1 lead when he connected on a 1-1 fastball from Max Kranick with two outs in the third inning.
  Alonso’s 428-foot solo drive hit a glass window on a club area just inside the left-field foul pole.
  The Pirates won the opener 6-2 behind five innings and a tiebreaking homer by Tyler Anderson off Marcus Stroman.
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• Man Shot In The Leg Multiple Times In The Hill District

  11-07-2021 06:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are investigating a shooting that took place in the city’s Hill District.
  According to police, officers responded to a Shotspotter alert around midnight on Saturday night in the 2100 block of Webster Avenue.
  When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who had been shot in the leg multiple times.
  Officers applied tourniquets before paramedics transported the man to a local hospital.
  He was last listed in stable cond
  
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• Delivering road upgrades: State considers package fee to help fund transportation

  11-07-2021 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Adding a package deliver fee of 25 cents to $1 is among the revenue sources a state commission is lconsidering to fund road and bridge work.
   
  
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• Bethel Park Police Investigating Man Lurking Around Neighborhood Homes

  11-07-2021 02:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) – Bethel Park Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man residents say was lurking around homes in a neighborhood early on Saturday morning.According to police, the man knocked at the doors of two separate homes on Sarah Street, and also went around to the back door of one of those homes.Residents told police that they do not know the man.They are asking anyone with information to either call the police department at 412-833
  
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• Rental Electric Scooters Now Available In Pittsburgh

  11-07-2021 01:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – For the first time in Pittsburgh, rental electric scooters are now available.As part of the Move PGH program, Pittsburgh has teamed with Spin and the first electric scooters are now available in the Manchester neighborhood.There will be an expansion to other parts of the city at a later date, but these scooters do come with some rules.“They are not permitted on sidewalks, there are devices that should be used in the street, bike lanes and th
  
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• I-79 Northbound Lanes Closed This Weekend For Repairs On Neville Island Bridge

  11-07-2021 00:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Motorists traveling through I-79 in Allegheny County this weekend, and the next three, will have to find a detour to get around a $43 million project taking place on the Neville Island Bridge.Major traffic delays are expected and the impact will be felt in several towns as PennDOT is shutting down all of the northbound lanes of the Neville Island Bridge, saying the work is essential for preservation.The project includes steel and deck repairs as well as painting.Drivers
  
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