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• Pirates Recall Hoy Park, Option Jared Oliva To Indianapolis

  31-07-2021 23:12
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pirates announced on Saturday they have recalled Hoy Park to the major league roster.Park was acquired in a trade with the New York Yankees when the Pirates sent pitcher Clay Holmes to the Yankees in exchange for Park as well as Diego Castillo.He has spent most of this season in the minor leagues, especially at the AAA level.Park has recorded a .327 batting average with 10 home runs.In a corresponding move, the Pirates optioned outfielder Jard
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Wants Lawmakers To Extend Opioid Emergency Declaration

  31-07-2021 23:00
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The governor of Pennsylvania is asking state lawmakers to return to Harrisburg within a month to extend a statewide disaster emergency intended to help stem the commonwealth’s opioid addiction crisis.
  In a letter to the General Assembly, Tom Wolf said he plans an Aug. 5 renewal of the disaster emergency declaration first issued in January 2018. He asked lawmakers “to consider returning” to extend the declaration by Aug. 26 “to allow for a rene
  
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• Mylan Shuts Down Viatris Manufacturing Plant In Morgantown

  31-07-2021 22:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGANTOWN (KDKA) – Mylan is closing its Viatris manufacturing plant in Morgantown on Saturday.Viatris says the changes are part of a restructuring plan and the research and development center will not be affected.Nearly 1,500 employees are losing their jobs as a result of the decision.According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a severance agreement had been reached.Workers will get two weeks of pay for every year of service as well as free health
  
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• Police Investigate Theft Of 14-Year-Old Horse In Renfrew

  31-07-2021 22:32
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  RENFREW, Pa. (KDKA) – The Penn Township Police are alerting the public to a stolen horse in the Renfrew area of Penn Township in Butler County.According to police, a 14-year-old Haflinger mare was stolen from the Gratzer family on Saturday.The mare’s 2-month-old filly was not stolen, however.
  They are asking anyone with information on this case to give them a call at 724-586-1169.
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• Pittsburgh’s Dolly Parton Imagination Library Sends 75,000th Free Book To Pittsburgh Children

  31-07-2021 21:36
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh’s Office Of Equity has announced the Pittsburgh Dolly Parton Imagination Library has officially distributed 75,000 free books to children in the city.The library is a program that provides free books to children living in the city ages 0-5.Once a month, the child will receive a book in the mail until their fifth birthday, giving them the opportunity to have a library of up to 60 books.It is open to any child in the child under the
  
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• West Virginia To Study Need For Third Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

  31-07-2021 21:21
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia will begin offering some fully vaccinated people free tests to measure antibody levels against the coronavirus, a move to study whether some elderly and immunocompromised individuals should receive a third booster shot.
  State officials said they are following the lead of Israel, which announced Thursday that the country would offer a third COVID-19 booster shot for fully vaccinated people over the age of 60. West Virginia officials said the state will
  
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• Mike Tomlin Thanks Steelers Fans For Support During Night Practice At Heinz Field

  31-07-2021 19:50
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers are back at Heinz Field on Saturday for their fifth day of training camp.
  On Friday night at Heinz Field, the team went through it’s usual drills and routines, but before practice, head coach Mike Tomlin addressed the fans and thanked them for their support.
  He thanked them not only for their support during training camp, but also during last year’s season, when fans were mostly away from NFL stadiums.
  “In the last 1
  
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• Steelers Announce 2021 Hall Of Honor Class Including Tunch Ilkin, Carnell Lake

  31-07-2021 18:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new class of names is being added to the Steelers Hall of Honor.
  The Steelers announced the new class on Saturday on their social and digital platforms, as well as on the scoreboard at Heinz Field.Introducing the #HallofHonor Class of 2021! pic.twitter.com/2uy9AS4pDE
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) July 31, 2021The Steelers introduced the Hall of Honor in 2017 as a way to recognize former players, coaches, and front office personnel.
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• Residents Get Married At UPMC Asbury Heights Senior Living Center

  31-07-2021 17:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MT. LEBANON (KDKA) — A happy couple got hitched in Mt. Lebanon on Friday — the only unusual thing about this wedding is that the couple tied the knot at their senior living center.
  Bobbie Bitters and Frank Kirsopp both live at the UPMC Senior Community Asbury Heights in Mt. Lebanon.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA/UPMC)
  Frank recently proposed to his sweetheart, Bobbie.
  On Friday, the staff helped arrange for a wedding ceremony at the center’s chapel, attended by fel
  
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• Turmoil Continues Following Administrative Changes At Sewickley Academy

  31-07-2021 17:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SEWICKLEY (KDKA) — The turmoil continues at Sewickley Academy over the recent major changes to the school’s leadership.
  The head of school and five other administrators were let go in recent weeks.
  That included the Academy’s Diversity and Inclusion Director.
  The Pennsylvania NAACP called it “removal of African leadership.”Administrator Fired By Sewickley Academy Filing Federal Lawsuit Over Dismissal
  Sewickley Academy Has Suddenly Become A Hot
  
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• Allegheny Co. DA Zappala Suing State Attorney General Josh Shapiro Over Opioid Settlement

  31-07-2021 17:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A legal battle is brewing between Allegheny County’s District Attorney and the State Attorney General.
  District Attorney Stephen Zappala is suing to stop an opioid settlement that Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office reached with pharmaceutical companies.
  Zappala says Shapiro is improperly trying to release opioid claims that Zappala’s office filed.
  Zappala says the settlement that Shapiro announced has no guaranteed money for
  
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• Lawyer Files New Appeal For Franklin Regional High School Attacker Alex Hribal

  31-07-2021 17:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Alex Hribal, the student who attacked nearly two dozen of his classmates at Franklin Regional High School in 2014 has filed a new appeal.
  Hribal is serving a 60-year sentence for the attack.
  He used kitchen knives to stab or slash 21 people at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville.
  Hribal was 16 years old at the time.
  Now, he’s asking for a new trial.
  His lawyer says Hribal’s first attorney failed to present all the issues at se
  
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• Woman Killed In Crash Along Rt. 188 In Greene Co.

  31-07-2021 16:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGAN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A 37-year-old woman was killed in a crash in Greene County on Friday night.
  According to the Greene County Coroner’s Office, 37-year-old Christin Whateley died in a crash along State Route 188.
  Whateley was pronounced dead at the scene in Morgan Township around 10:45 p.m.
  No further details surrounding the crash were provided.
  The cause and manner of Whateley’s death are pending investigation.
  
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• Sheetz Offering Free Coffee, Fizz Drinks To Pitt Students Through August

  31-07-2021 14:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Sheetz is offering Pitt students a free coffee or free fizz drink through the month of August.
  This comes after a photo on Twitter showed a sign that said “Sheetz coming soon” at the former Marathon gas station along Forbes Avenue.
  Sheetz reiterated that they are not coming to the Oakland campus.
  Read more:Sheetz Say No Store Is Coming To Oakland Despite Sign Posted To Social MediaIf you want your free drink, Sheetz says you must have
  
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• Reports Of Illnesses In Songbirds Declining After Mysterious Disease Caused Dozens Of Deaths

  31-07-2021 14:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Several weeks after experts began investigating a number of mysterious deaths of birds in Pennsylvania, officials say the number of reports of illnesses are declining.
  Last month, The Game Commission and experts from the Wildlife Futures Program at Penn Vet were investigating dozens of reports of songbirds that were sick or dying because of an “emerging health condition” that’s currently unknown.
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• Police Investigating Death Of Woman Found In Stowe Twp.

  31-07-2021 13:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A death investigation is underway in Stowe Township.
  Allegheny County Police say they found the body of a woman around 10:30 p.m. on Friday night.
  The woman’s body was found while authorities were searching for a woman who was reported missing earlier this week.
  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to find out her identity and the cause and manner of death.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact p
  
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• Hey Ray! Explaining What Heat Lightning Is

  31-07-2021 13:23
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When people refer to heat lightning, they are usually talking about seeing lightning, but not hearing thunder in the evening or nighttime, usually during the summer months.
  Heat lightning isn’t a specific type of lightning, though.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  The simple explanation is that “heat lightning” is just a thunderstorm that is too far away to be heard.
  If you remember from a previous segment, light travels faster than sound.
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• Moratorium On Rent Evictions Comes To An End, Federal Assistance Available To Renters

  31-07-2021 12:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Today is the day thousands of Pennsylvania residents have been dreading, with the moratorium on evictions set to come to an end.
  That means landlords can start the eviction process tomorrow.
  Democratic leaders scrambled to find voted to extend the moratorium beyond the July 31 deadline, but they couldn’t gather enough support. A proposed renter protection bill was also rejected.
  The end of the moratorium could affect the estimated more than eleven million ren
  
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• Pittsburghers Have Mixed Reactions To Weekend Traffic Restrictions On East Carson Street

  31-07-2021 05:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The city’s newest effort to reduce violence and large crowds on East Carson Street went into effect Friday night.
  “Hopefully it relieves what’s going on down here,” said Britainy Geiger, an employee at Doce Taqueria.
  Here’s what drivers should expect on East Carson Street from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Vehicles can only go in one direction from South 10th to South 18th streets going toward the Birmingham Bridge.
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• Pittsburghers Have Mixed Reaction To Weekend Traffic Restrictions On East Carson Street

  31-07-2021 05:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The city’s newest effort to reduce violence and large crowds on East Carson Street went into effect Friday night.
  “Hopefully it relieves what’s going on down here,” said Britainy Geiger, an employee at Doce Taqueria.
  Here’s what drivers should expect on East Carson Street from 7 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Vehicles can only go in one direction from South 10th to South 18th streets going toward the Birmingham Bridge.
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• Man Accused Of Beating His 5-Year-Old Son To Death With Baseball Bat Could Face Death Penalty

  31-07-2021 03:04
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio man who called 911 to say he was hearing voices and had struck his 5-year-old son with a baseball bat has been indicted on a new aggravated murder charge that could lead to a death sentence if convicted.
  Matthew Ponomarenko, 32, of Parma, was indicted by a grand jury in Cleveland earlier this week, cleveland.com reported on Friday.
  Jax Ponomarenko was found dead after the beating in March. His father was indicted on an aggravated murder charge in April that didn&rs
  
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• Upper St. Clair Family Starts Non-Profit Organization To Honor Son Who Died Of Kidney Disease

  31-07-2021 02:01
  
  UPPER ST. CLAIR (KDKA) — After their 16-year-old son died last year, a family from Upper St. Clair made a promise to create as many smiles as possible for children with disabilities and health challenges.
  Kristin and Dean Huibregtse created the non-profit organization Always B Smiling. The ‘B’ stands for Bennett, their son who died after a courageous battle with a kidney condition called autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease.Kristin told KDKA’s Kym Gable, “T
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Releases Plan For Pennsylvania’s 121 State Parks

  31-07-2021 01:52
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state report released Friday lays out a plan for the Pennsylvania state park system that has seen considerable use by the public during the ongoing pandemic.
  “Penn’s Parks for All” is designed to help guide state agencies in managing the 121 state parks, based in part on surveys of visitors and the public in 2017-18.
  Its strategies include offering visitors “untold stories” and fixing “inaccuracies of cultural stories,” alo
  
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools Leaders Discuss Ways To Spend Federal Funding Through American Rescue Plan

  31-07-2021 01:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Now that Pittsburgh Public Schools has squared away its health and safety plan, the district is discussing ways to spend a large portion of federal funding through the American Rescue Plan.The district has about $100 million to play with from the third round of Elementary and Secondary School Relief Funds. On Friday, as part of an extensive community engagement process, the district sat down with stakeholders about the spending plan.According to PPS, at least 20 percent
  
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• Congressman Conor Lamb’s Entry Into Senate Race Will Shake Up Political Chess Board

  31-07-2021 01:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Congressman Conor Lamb will announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate next week.
  That’s what sources are telling KDKA political editor Jon Delano, who broke the story on KDKA on Thursday. Sources say Lamb is likely to make his announcement next Friday at the IBEW union hall on the South Side.
  It’s likely to be a long and expensive political battle.
  It’s a crowded field, with seven Republicans and nine Democrats already running for the seat of retiring
  
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• Troy Polamalu Says He Tested Positive For COVID-19 Ahead Of Hall Of Fame Enshrinement

  31-07-2021 01:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Troy Polamalu said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
  In a Twitter post on Friday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers legend said he tested positive recently.“Thank God I feel great and family are well. I’m working with the HOF to ensure we abide by all protocols to make it to Canton in time for all the festivities,” he said in the tweet.Fam,
  I recently tested positive for the Covid-19. Thank God I feel great and family are well. I&
  
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• Troy Polamalu Says He Tested Positive For COVID-19

  31-07-2021 01:10
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Troy Polamalu says he tested positive for COVID-19.
  In a Twitter post on Friday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers legend said he tested positive recently.“Thank God I feel great and family are well. I’m working with the HOF to ensure we abide by all protocols to make it to Canton in time for all the festivities,” he said in the tweet.Fam,
  I recently tested positive for the Covid-19. Thank God I feel great and family are well. I&rsqu
  
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• Report: Pa. Has At Least An $8 Billion Annual Funding Deficit, Proposes To Replace Gas Tax

  31-07-2021 00:56
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania has a serious transportation problem without the funding mechanism to fix it.
  That’s the conclusion of the Transportation Revenue Options Commission that delivered its 40-page report to Governor Tom Wolf on Friday.
  “We have such a big need right now. Right now, we are looking at an $8 billion [annual] gap in what we need,” said PennDOT’s Executive Deputy Secretary Melissa Batula.
  It’s not hard to see how Pennsylvania has fallen
  
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• Furry Tails: Bartow And Rocky Are Waiting For Forever Homes

  31-07-2021 00:23
  
  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!_____________________________________________________________________________________
  Bartow
  Animal Friend
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf Visits East Liberty To Promote Affordable Health Care

  31-07-2021 00:14
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf was in Pittsburgh Friday celebrating and promoting affordable health care. He visited the East Liberty Family Health Center.
  During the 45 minute event, the governor along with other dignitaries pushed for more accessibility to affordable healthcare. He also celebrated the 56th anniversary of Medicaid.
  The governor pushed the state’s program, Pennie, which is a state insurance marketplace to find affordable insurance. A couple of people talked about
  
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