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• Six Historic Buildings In Allegheny County Being Restored And Rehabilitated With Help From Tax Credits

  01-08-2021 23:51
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Imagine living in an apartment in an old church that houses a chandelier and pipe organ donated by Andrew Carnegie, eating at a restaurant in the lobby of a 105-year-old train station decorated with marble from Italy, or drinking beer made inside a brewery that was raided by the feds during Prohibition.
  In the next few years, those could all be possibilities.
  The commonwealth of Pennsylvania has recently announced tax credits for the 2020-2021 fiscal year for the owners o
  
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• Pirates Unable To Complete Sweep Of The Phillies, Lose 15-4

  01-08-2021 23:17
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Gibson pitched into the seventh inning in his Phillies debut and got plenty of support as Philadelphia avoided a series sweep by pounding the Pittsburgh Pirates 15-4 on Sunday.
  J.T. Realmuto got five of the Phillies’ 20 hits, with two doubles and four RBIs. Bryce Harper hit three of Philadelphia’s nine doubles and Jean Segura doubled twice and drove in three runs.
  The Phillies got Gibson (7-3) and pitcher Ian Kennedy from Texas in a deadline deal Friday f
  
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• Man Dies In Crash On Route 22 In Indiana County

  01-08-2021 23:02
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BLAIRSVILLE BOROUGH, Pa. (KDKA) – A 41-year-old man died in a crash early on Saturday morning in Blairsville Borough.According to the Indiana County Coroner’s Office, Jeffery Detore was traveling west on Route 22 when his car exited the north berm before the Route 217 exit ramp and then struck the curb, a road sign, and then the guardrail.
  His vehicle then went airborne and went into a wooded area, causing Detore to be ejected from the vehicle.Detore was not we
  
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• West Virginia State University President Resigns Amid Pressure From School Officials

  01-08-2021 22:31
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia State University’s president has resigned after facing pressure from school officials to leave office.
  Nicole Pride resigned on Friday, less than a year after becoming the historically Black college’s first woman president.
  Earlier this month, five members of her senior Cabinet asked the school’s Board of Governors to remove her “to allow for an investigation,” The Gazette-Mail of Charleston reported.
  Pride’s resign
  
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• Ohio Trooper Dies On Duty, Gov. DeWine Orders Flags To Lowered Across The State

  01-08-2021 21:48
  
  FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) — A sergeant with the Ohio State Highway Patrol died while on duty, and the governor ordered flags statewide to be lowered in his honor.
  Sgt. Jared M. Ulinski was found dead at the Findlay Post, the highway patrol said in a statement Saturday. His cause of was not immediately announced.
  Gov. Mike DeWine ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff at public buildings statewide until sunset on the day of the sergeant’s funeral.
  Ulinski had been with the hi
  
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• Ohio Trooper Dies On Duty, Gov. DeWine Orders Flags Lowered Across The State

  01-08-2021 21:48
  
  FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) — A sergeant with the Ohio State Highway Patrol died while on duty, and the governor ordered flags statewide to be lowered in his honor.
  Sgt. Jared M. Ulinski was found dead at the Findlay Post, the highway patrol said in a statement Saturday. His cause of was not immediately announced.
  Gov. Mike DeWine ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff at public buildings statewide until sunset on the day of the sergeant’s funeral.
  Ulinski had been with the hi
  
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• River Rescue Pulls Body From Monongahela River

  01-08-2021 21:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh River Rescue, EMS, and police responded on Sunday morning to reports of a body floating in the Monogahela River.Just before 11:00 a.m., a caller made the report, and crews responded to the 300 block of Station Square Drive.Once there, the caller directed the crews to the location of the body.Crews extracted the body from the river and transported it via river rescue.The Allegheny County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death
  
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• Fauci: More 'pain and suffering' ahead as COVID cases rise

  01-08-2021 19:49
  
  The nation’s top infectious disease expert warns more “pain and suffering” is ahead as COVID-19 cases climb again.
  
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• Anger mounts as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

  01-08-2021 19:42
  
  Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes now that a moratorium on evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic has expired.
  
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• City Of Pittsburgh Closing Rialto Street So Crews Can Repair Steps

  01-08-2021 18:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh will be closing Rialto Street on Monday so that crews can do some work on the street’s steps.
  The road will be closed between Lowrie Street and Route 28 through August 20.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Crews will be working from 7:00 a.m. through 5:30 p.m.
  The southbound lanes will be open after working hours.
  A detour will be in place, but drivers should expect delays.
  
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• State Police Make Arrest Of 20-Year-Old Wanted For Arson, Domestic Assault

  01-08-2021 17:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH BUFFALO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A 20-year-old man has been taken into custody and is facing arson and domestic assault-related charges.
  According to Pa. State Police, Joseph Hawk was arrested on Sunday morning.
  On Saturday night, police were searching for Hawk, who allegedly set fire to a home following a domestic incident. 
  Police say that troopers received tips with Hawk’s whereabouts and upon arrival, Hawk barricaded himself in a tree house.
  Police say
  
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• State Police Arrest 20-Year-Old Wanted For Arson, Domestic Assault

  01-08-2021 17:46
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH BUFFALO TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A 20-year-old man has been taken into custody and is facing arson and domestic assault-related charges.
  According to Pa. State Police, Joseph Hawk was arrested on Sunday morning.
  On Saturday night, police were searching for Hawk, who allegedly set fire to a home following a domestic incident. 
  Police say that troopers received tips with Hawk’s whereabouts and upon arrival, Hawk barricaded himself in a tree house.
  Police say
  
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• Carnegie Mellon University Reminding Students They Must Be Vaccinated For Upcoming Semester

  01-08-2021 17:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Monday marks an important deadline for students at Carnegie Mellon University — as all students will need to provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19.
  Carnegie Mellon is requiring students to be vaccinated ahead of the upcoming fall semester.
  Students need to provide proof of vaccination through the University’s online dashboard.
  Students requesting an exemption for medical, religious, or ethical reasons will n
  
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• Operation Better Block Celebrates 50 Years Of Serving Homewood Community

  01-08-2021 16:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff 
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A local group in Homewood is celebrating a half-century of helping the community.
  Operation Better Block held a massive celebration on Saturday to celebrate 50 years of giving back.
  Members of the community say Operation Better Block is a valuable resource to many.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  Operation Better Block was founded in the 1970’s and provides everything from employment and education help to community outr
  
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• Rotary Club Of Monroeville Dedicates Newly Installed Peace Pole

  01-08-2021 16:18
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MONROEVILLE (KDKA) — The Rotary Club dedicated its newly constructed peace pole in Monroeville Community Park West on Saturday.
  The club says peace poles are internationally recognized symbols of peace and tolerance.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The pole in Monroeville has messages of peace written in 37 different languages to reflect the diversity of Monroeville and its neighboring communities.
  
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• Inaugural ‘Pedal With Police’ Event Brings Together Law Enforcement, Local Communities

  01-08-2021 15:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officers from several area police departments in Allegheny County hopped on their bikes for a good cause on Saturday.
  The inaugural ‘Pedal With Police’ event focused on giving people a chance meet those who serve and protect in different settings as they rode from Millvale to the North Shore and back.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  “I think it’s important that community members and police have interaction t
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Chances Of Sunday Storms, Showers

  01-08-2021 13:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV’s Bryan Shaw
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A cold front moves through Sunday and that will bring the chance for some showers and storms in the afternoon.
  It’s shaping up to be another day with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 70’s.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  We will clear out Monday and it will be a little cooler in the mid-70’s.
  Tuesday through Friday will have sunny to partly cloudy skies but some isolated rain and storms chances.
  Temperatures creep bac
  
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• Two People Killed In Hempfield Twp. Crash

  01-08-2021 13:21
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Two people are dead following a crash in Hempfield Township.
  The Westmoreland County Coroner has identified the crash victims as Walter and Catherine Gardner, both from Jeannette.
  The coroner says the two were driving on Agnew Road around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday when their Ford F-150 left the roadway, drove down an embankment, and rolled over into a small creek.
  Both people were pronounced dead at the scene.
  The coroner says they were not we
  
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• Two Men Injured In Late-Night Shooting In Wilkinsburg

  01-08-2021 12:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) — Two men are recovering after being shot in Wilkinsburg.
  The shooting happened around 10:15 p.m. on Saturday along McNary Boulevard.
  Allegheny County Police say the two were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injures.
  There’s no word on any suspects.
  Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
  Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  
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• South Side Residents Fed Up With Violence, But Weary On New Restrictions

  01-08-2021 05:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There was a shooting on the South Side just hours after traffic restrictions were put in place to curb violence.
  On Friday at 7 p.m., Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Safety started the weekend traffic changes on East Carson Street to put the brakes on violence. Hours after that, gunshots rang out a few blocks away.
  On Saturday at 2:40 a.m., Pittsburgh police found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in the Giant Eagle parking lot on Wharton Street. The victim was
  
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• Jacob Stallings Drives In Winning Run In Bottom Of The 9th, Pirates Beat Phillies 3-2

  01-08-2021 04:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob Stallings drove in the winning run with a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.
  With the score tied 2-all, Bryan Reynolds led off the ninth with a double into the gap in left-center off Jose Alvarado (6-1). Reynolds moved to third on Gregory Polanco’s slow-rolling groundout, and John Nogowski followed with a walk, loading the bases.
  Stallings hit a
  
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• Pirates Sign Fourth Round Pick, Pitcher Owen Kellington

  01-08-2021 02:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pirates have now signed 19 of their 21 picks from this year’s draft after announcing the signing of pitcher Owen Kellington.Kellington was selected 102nd overall out of U-32 High School.He led his high school team to a Division II championship during his senior year with a 7-0 record, 0.22 ERA, and 133 strikeouts over 49 innings pitched. Kellington also recorded 91% of his outs as a senior via strikeout.Those numbers led to him being nam
  
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• State Police In Kittanning Searching For Arson Suspect Following Reported Domestic Incident

  01-08-2021 01:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NORTH BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Pennsylvania State Police and local police are searching for Joseph Hawk, a man accused of setting fire to a home after a reported domestic incident.According to state police, just before 1:00 p.m., they were called to a home in the 700 block of Bunker Hill Road in North Buffalo Township for reports of a domestic incident.Once police were on the scene, Hawk had set fire to the home and then fled the scene.A search began for Hawk a
  
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• Pittsburgh Police Investigate Shooting On Same Night South Side Traffic Pattern Began

  01-08-2021 01:10
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Police responded to another shooting in the South Side on the same night efforts to curb the violence began.The public safety efforts were visible on East Carson Street, but early on Saturday morning, a man was shot just a few blocks away.That shooting occurred just hours after the new traffic pattern was put into place to try to prevent violence and chaos on the South Side.Police found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the Giant Eagle
  
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• No Injures Reported, Second Floor Of Penn Hills Home Destroyed In Fire

  01-08-2021 00:44
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PENN HILLS (KDKA) – Everyone was able to escape safely when a fire broke out at a home in Penn Hills on Saturday morning.Firefighters in Penn Hills were called to the home just before 8:00 a.m. and the family let them know everyone was able to get out, but they had their hands full getting the flames under control.“The fire was coming out of the second-floor windows on all four sides when we got here on scene,” said the assistant fire chief. “The fi
  
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• ‘Their Memory Is Going To Be Eternal:’ Ride Honoring Fallen Police Officers Makes Stop In Western Pennsylvania

  01-08-2021 00:22
  
  AMBRIDGE (KDKA) – It was a moving memorial – literally and figuratively – honoring the lives of fallen police officers.
  The End of Watch Ride made two stops in western Pennsylvania on Saturday in Ambridge and Aliquippa.
  The group behind the ride is trying to keep the memory of those lost alive.
  From Washington to western Pennsylvania, it pays tribute to fallen officers lost in the line of duty, and on Saturday it remembered the lives of two local police chiefs who died within h
  
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