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• Pittsburgh Native And CEO Of University Of Florida Health Dr. Leon Haley Dies Unexpectedly

  25-07-2021 23:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  JACKSONVILLE (KDKA) – Dr. Leon Haley Jr., a Pittsburgh native and CEO and dean of the University of Florida Health-Jacksonville has died unexpectedly, according to the university.“It is with great sadness we share that our CEO and dean, Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, has passed away unexpectedly. Dr. Haley was a strong, inspirational leader and beloved son, father, friend, and colleague. We ask that you keep his family in your prayers and thoughts.
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• Pittsburgh Native And CEO Of University Of Florida Health CEO Dr. Leon Haley Dies Unexpectedly

  25-07-2021 23:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  JACKSONVILLE (KDKA) – Dr. Leon Haley Jr., a Pittsburgh native and CEO and dean of the University of Florida Health-Jacksonville has died unexpectedly, according to the university.“It is with great sadness we share that our CEO and dean, Leon L. Haley Jr., MD, has passed away unexpectedly. Dr. Haley was a strong, inspirational leader and beloved son, father, friend, and colleague. We ask that you keep his family in your prayers and thoughts.
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• Fayette County Children And Youth Services Host Clothing Giveaway For Families In Need

  25-07-2021 23:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) – Fayette County Children and Youth Services helped families and children preparing to head back to school upgrade their wardrobes for free last weekend.The event provided children and adults alike with clothing old and new, with the agency noting they have received plenty of donations over time.“We had a lot of overstock,” Caseworker Reba Stramat said. “We thought originally, [we would have a] yard sale, but then, we thought, &lsqu
  
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• New Research From Carnegie Mellon University Could Help Autonomous Vehicles Travel Crowded Streets

  25-07-2021 22:32
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Most drivers know the frustration of traveling on a street with cars parked on either side and getting through a two-way street in that situation is a challenge.It becomes even more of a challenge when there is no human driver behind the wheel to make it work.However, new research from Carnegie Mellon University’s Argo AI Center For Autonomous Vehicle Research is working to solve that challenge.
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• Medical Examiner Rules Fourth Of July 2019 Shooting Of 18-Year-Old Keyari Wynn A Homicide

  25-07-2021 21:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two years after 18-year-old Keyari Wynn was shot and killed in Pittsburgh on the Fourth of July, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner has officially ruled his death to be a homicide.On the Fourth of July in 2019, a double shooting happened just after the fireworks display in the city in theAgnes R. Katz Plaza in the Cultural District.RELATED STORIES:
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• Man And Woman Shot And Killed Outside Of Apartment Complex In Ohio

  25-07-2021 21:24
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A man and woman were shot to death as they were sitting in a vehicle outside a Toledo apartment complex, authorities said.
  Toledo police said officers responded to the shooting outside the Birmingham Terrace apartment complex in East Toledo at about 10:20 p.m. Saturday.
  A police sergeant told the Toledo Blade that 27-year-old Willie Walker and 23-year-old Elisa Molina were killed while sitting in a vehicle. Witnesses initially reported hearing multiple gunshots.
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• Police Arrest Man After He Allegedly Fires Rounds From A Shotgun Into Person’s Residence

  25-07-2021 20:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LAWRENCE COUNTY (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police arrested a man in Lawrence County after he allegedly fired two rounds from a shotgun into a person’s home.Christopher Rodgers, 40, of Volant, Pennsylvania is now facing multiple charges.The incident is one of reportedly many disturbances in the area police are attributing to Rodgers.Police accuse Rodgers of setting off fireworks and making loud noises in the past, requiring police to show up four times in the l
  
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• Police Arrest Man After He Allegedly Fires Rounds From A Shotgun At Person’s Residence

  25-07-2021 20:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LAWRENCE COUNTY (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police arrested a man in Lawrence County after he allegedly fired two rounds from a shotgun at a person’s home.Christopher Rodgers, 40, of Volant, Pennsylvania is now facing multiple charges.The incident is one of reportedly many disturbances in the area police are attributing to Rodgers.Police accuse Rodgers of setting off fireworks and making loud noises in the past, requiring police to show up four times in the las
  
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• West Virginia Treasurer Raises Nearly $140K In Firearms Auction

  25-07-2021 17:31
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia state treasurer’s office raised nearly $140,000 for law enforcement agencies through its unclaimed property firearms auction, the office announced Friday.
  This year’s event had record inventory — more than 500 firearms lots — because the pandemic prevented the treasurer’s office from hosting an auction last year, Treasurer Riley Moore’s office said in a news release.
  The treasurer’s office raised $139,790
  
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• New Bronze Statue Of President Abraham Lincoln Dedicated In Wilkinsburg

  25-07-2021 17:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) —A new bronze statue of President Abraham Lincoln stands tall in Wilkinsburg.
  This is at the intersection of Penn Avenue and Ardmore Boulevard.
  The 6’4 bronze statue is the same height as the 16th President of the United States.
  It replaces the battered sheet-copper Lincoln Statue that was dedicated in 1916 and stood for over a century.
  “I’m just so proud of the people of Wilkinsburg who decided that they wanted this artistry, the
  
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• Daniel Tiger Show To Return To Idlewild And Soakzone, Hours Extended

  25-07-2021 16:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LIGONIER (KDKA) — Daniel Tiger and friends are coming back to Idlewild.
  Daniel Tiger’s Grr-ific Day will return to Raccoon Lagoon every hour from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  Starting August 1, a new show, “Dance Dance Dance,” will get families up and moving.
  And for the rest of July, Idlewild and Soakzone are also extending hours.They will stay open until 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights.
  
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• T Delays Expected This Weekend For Downtown LED Installation

  25-07-2021 16:34
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Expect delays if you are riding the T downtown today.
  Service is suspended at the First Avenue station.
  That is to continue work on LED lighting in the downtown subway.
  The Port Authority is running a bus shuttle between First Avenue and Steel Plaza stations and a rail shuttle between Steel Plaza and Allegheny stations.Normal service will resume with the first trip scheduled for Monday morning.
  
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• Detour On The Jerome Street Bridge Eastbound Goes Into Effect Overnight

  25-07-2021 16:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MCKEESPORT (KDKA) — A detour will be in place on the Jerome Street Bridge for drivers in McKeesport overnight on Sunday.
  The eastbound lane will be closed while crews work on replacing the bridge deck.
  This is scheduled to happen from 9 p.m. Sunday until 5 a.m. Monday, weather permitting.
  PennDOT posted instructions for the detour:From eastbound West Fifth Avenue, turn left onto Ramp Number 1
  Turn right onto Rebecca Street
  Turn left onto Atlantic Avenue
  Turn left ont
  
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• Airport Piano Player Earns $60,000 In Tips After A Stranger Shared Videos Of Him On Instagram

  25-07-2021 14:56
  
  By Alaa Elassar, CNN
  (CNN) — When Tonee “Valentine” Carter sits in front of a piano, his fingers take on a life of their own, dancing across the keys as he smiles, closes his eyes, and sinks into a melody.
  Carter, 66, isn’t famous, but he does perform for an international audience nearly every day at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Travelers lucky enough to hear him often find themselves hypnotized by his music.
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• 8th Annual Raise Your Voice Music Festival Returns To Monessen

  25-07-2021 14:15
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MONESSEN (KDKA) — Another summer tradition returned to Westmoreland County Saturday with the 8th Annual Raise Your Voice Music Festival.
  Several local bands performed throughout the day.And they wrapped up the day with a community kickball game.
  
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• Family Event Highlighting Cyclists And Pedestrians Returns To Hazelwood

  25-07-2021 13:58
  
  HAZELWOOD (KDKA) — OpenStreetsPGH returns with a mini-route Sunday.
  There will be two miles of car-free streets in Hazelwood. Instead, they will be filled with free and fun activities.
  The group organizing this event says it is all about making the city safe and accessible for everyone to walk and bike.
  And they want to flip the status quo of Pittsburgh streets for a day.
  The main happenings will take place on Blair Street in Hazelwood, between Hazelwood Avenue and Second Avenue.
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Possible Rain Today, Hot Stretch Of Days Ahead

  25-07-2021 13:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Bryan Shaw
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There will be the chance for a few showers this morning with a cold front moving through the area, but we should be dry for the afternoon.(Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Highs will be near average in the mid to lower 80s. We are dry to start the week and hot in the upper 80s to lower 90s.(Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Storms return Thursday and cool us off for a couple of days, but we are sunny for both Friday and Saturday.
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• Polanco, Newman Lead Pirates To 10-2 Romp Over Giants

  25-07-2021 13:02
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gregory Polanco homered, drove in three runs and scored twice, and Kevin Newman matched his career high with four hits for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who beat the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants 10-2 Saturday night.
  Polanco lofted a sacrifice fly in the first inning, hit an RBI single in the third and then connected for his 11th homer in the fifth, all against Giants starter Kevin Gausman (9-4).
  Newman added a two-run single in the fifth off John Brebbia, who relieve
  
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• Turnpike Commission approves design changes for Mon-Fayette Expressway interchange in Duquesne

  25-07-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The changes will hold off construction of a bridge ramp that won’t be needed for several years on the Mon-Fayette Expressway.
  
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• Debate over critical race theory has reached a critical point --- in Pittsburgh and across the country

  25-07-2021 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
   
   
  
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• Debate over critical race theory has reached a critical point in America

  25-07-2021 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
   
   
  
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• ‘She Was An Angel On Earth:’ Family And Friends Come Together To Remember Caitlyn Kaufman

  25-07-2021 05:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BUTLER COUNTY (KDKA) – The story of the death of 26-year-old Caitlyn Kaufman is tragic to its core.The young woman from Butler County was shot and killed in December as she drove to her job as a nurse in Nashville.However, it was not the tragedy of her death that her family and friends came together on Saturday night to remember.Instead, they came to remember Caitlyn’s remarkable life.“She was very strong-willed very independent, knew what she wanted and
  
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• As Violence Continues To Spike On The South Side, Community Leaders Call For Change

  25-07-2021 05:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Community leaders and law enforcement are calling for change after two separate shootings in South Side on Friday.
  Many people in the city are sick and tired of the violence, including Rev. Eileen Smith who is the executive director of the South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace.
  “So fed up, this was such an egregious crime, heartless, coldhearted,” said Rev. Smith.
  On Friday night around 6:45 p.m., 29-year-old Darian Simpkins from Homestead was shot and killed
  
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• Jubilee Ministries And First Responders In New Castle Hold Food Distribution

  25-07-2021 02:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW CASTLE (KDKA) – Hundreds of cars filled with families in need lined up at a food distribution in New Castle on Saturday.Jubilee Ministries with a lot of help from first responders pledged to help 2,000 families at the town mall.The CEO of the Christian Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Mark Kaufman said that while we may be coming out of the pandemic but the need hasn’t changed.“There is a need, based on the stories we are hearing from the families showing up
  
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• Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Ahmir Tuli In Pittsburgh Police Custody

  25-07-2021 02:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Howard Hawkins, also known as Mark McClendon, was arrested by Pittsburgh Police on Friday.Hawkins is being charged in the shooting death of 18-year-old Ahmir Tuli in February of 2021.RELATED STORIES:Man Wanted In Shooting Death Of 18-Year-Old Ahmir Tuli Arrested In California
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• Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh And Pa. Diaper Bank Team Up To Help Families In Need

  25-07-2021 01:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Two local organizations joined forces on Saturday morning to help families in need in Homewood.The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank gave away two packages of diapers and a bundle of baby books per family at the library’s Homewood branch.According to event organizers, they expected to give away around 3,000 books and 40,000 diapers at the event.
  
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• Where Old Meets New: Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Returns

  25-07-2021 01:43
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is where old meets new.You can sit in a 2021 Corvette or watch 1940s cars race around Schenley Park.Either way, after a year away, it’s back on track for thousands of car lovers.As the main event captured the eyes of the thousands, Gary Boffo set up his chair in the same spot he does every year.“We get here about 7:30, I always get this spot, it’s kind of a parade of cool cars coming by,” Boffo said.For Boffo, it
  
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• Pitt Implementing Strict COVID-19 Containment Measures For Unvaccinated Students And Staff

  25-07-2021 00:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new directive will be in place this fall at Pitt.Unvaccinated staff and students that plan to return this fall will have to participate in strict COVID-19 containment measures.Those measures include mandatory COVID-19 testing that could occur weekly as well as quarantines and contact tracing if the person is exposed or infected.Students that are living on campus will also have to have a negative test result before they move back in.Pitt cited co
  
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