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• Person Hospitalized After New Castle Shooting

  16-08-2021 23:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are investigating a shooting in New Castle.
  The shooting happened Monday at the Westview Terrace Housing Project on Beech Street.
  (Photo: KDKA)
  One person was taken to hospital, but there’s been no update on their condition.
  There’s been no word on any possible arrests.
  
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• Beaver County Sheriff’s Office Warning Of Phone Scam

  16-08-2021 23:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) – The Beaver County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a phone scam that is claiming the person missed federal jury duty and could be arrested.According to the office, a woman in Montgomery County called to say she received a call saying she missed jury duty and needed to contact the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office or be arrested.The voicemail instructed her to call a phone number and extension – once she called that number
  
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• Port Authority Bus Riders Can Start Using Smartphones To Pay Fares

  16-08-2021 23:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Port Authority transit riders will now be able to use their smartphones to pay for bus and incline fares.
  It’s the first phase of the Port Authority’s mobile ticketing system using the Transit and Ready2Ride apps.
  The system is now available for the Port Authority’s fleet of more than 700 buses, and it will be available to incline riders by the end of the week and the light rail system will go online next year.The launch follows
  
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• Clairton Man Indicted On Federal Charges After Search Turns Up Guns, Body Armor, Drugs

  16-08-2021 22:27
  
  By: KDKA-TV New Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man has been indicted on federal charges after authorities say a search warrant turned up guns, body armor, tens of thousands of dollars in cash and “copious amounts” of drug paraphernalia.A federal grand jury indicted Darryl Craig, a convicted felon from Clairton, on multiple gun and drug charges.
  According to prosecutors, investigators got a search warrant for his house last month.The search allegedly turned up two semi-automatic ha
  
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• ‘Early Warning Sign’: Multiple Local Counties Have ‘High’ COVID-19 Transmission As Delta Variant Continues To Spread

  16-08-2021 21:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With “exponential growth” of new COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County, the health director is urging people to get vaccinated.
  Several local counties — including Allegheny, Armstrong, Mercer, Beaver, Washington and Greene — now have a “high” level of COVID-19 spread, according to data from the CDC. It’s a move from the lower “substantial” level as health officials blame rising numbers on the more contagious delta varia
  
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• As Delta Variant Continues To Spread, Multiple Local Counties Have ‘High’ COVID-19 Transmission

  16-08-2021 21:58
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – With “exponential growth” of new COVID-19 cases in Allegheny County, the health director is urging people to get vaccinated.
  Several local counties — including Allegheny, Armstrong, Mercer, Beaver, Washington and Greene — now have a “high” level of COVID-19 spread, according to data from the CDC. It’s a move from the lower “substantial” level as health officials blame rising numbers on the more
  
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• Pirates Designate Outfielder Ka’ai Tom For Assignment

  16-08-2021 21:54
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On Monday, the Pirates announced they have designated outfielder Ka’ai Tom for assignment.Tom was returned from his rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis and then subsequently reinstated from the 10-day injured list.He was on the 10-day injured list with a lower-back strain.Following that, the Pirates designated Tom for assignment.The Pirates will take on the Dodgers tonight at 10:10 p.m. in Los Angeles.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Department Reports 3-Day Total Of Nearly 6,000 Cases

  16-08-2021 20:47
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 5,951 new coronavirus cases and nine additional deaths over the last three days.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,251,965 cases and 27,966 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 1,115 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, a jump from the 935 hospitalizations the state reported Friday. Of those patients, 301 are in ICUs.
  The state says 11,899,922 tota
  
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• Pittsburgh Steelers Fans Required To Mask Up When In Indoor Areas Of Heinz Field

  16-08-2021 20:23
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Steelers fans going to Heinz Field for the game against the Lions this weekend will be required to bring their masks.The Steelers announced Monday that regardless of vaccination status, guests, staff and vendors will be required to mask up when they’re in any indoor areas of the stadium.
  Statement from #Steelers Spokesman Burt Lauten: pic.twitter.com/8FVHBWzhha
  — Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) August 16, 2021Masks won’t be requi
  
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• Former West Penn Hospital Worker Who Secretly Recorded Employees, Patients In Bathroom Gets Jail Time

  16-08-2021 20:14
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A former West Penn Hospital employee who admitted to videotaping employees and patients in a bathroom was sentenced to jail.
  A judge sentenced Guy Caley to 11 to 22 months in jail followed by 10 years probation. He pleaded guilty in May to 89 counts in connection with videotaping people in a bathroom at West Penn Hospital.
  (Photo Credit: Allegheny County DA’s Office)
  According to police, a camera was found taped to the bottom of a chair in a
  
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• Ohio Mom Pleads Guilty To Murder In Missing 6-Year-Old Son’s Death

  16-08-2021 19:45
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who authorities say died when she tried to abandon him and his two older siblings at a park has pleaded guilty to murder and two counts of felony child endangerment.
  Brittany Gosney, 29, of Middletown, unexpectedly entered her pleas during a court hearing Monday. The hearing had been requested by her attorney, who was seeking to bar prosecutors from using statements she made to detectives at trial.
  (Photo: Middletown Division of Police
  
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• Frustrated Parents Hear From Pittsburgh Public School Administrators About Transportation Shortage, Other Back To School Concerns

  16-08-2021 19:35
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Public School administrators answered questions from frustrated parents during a “Community Talk Back” virtual community event.
  The points of worry – lack of transportation to and from school, and as a result, a delay in starting the school year.
  Last week, school administrators pushed back the start of the year to Sept. 8, citing a number of issues including the pandemic and the seat gap for transportation.In the meet
  
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• Wolf Administration Orders COVID-19 Vaccine Providers To Coordinate Clinics With Schools

  16-08-2021 19:30
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam has ordered COVID-19 vaccine providers to coordinate with schools to host vaccine clinics.Beam says the initiative is meant to help K-12 schools and colleges maintain in-person learning and other extracurriculars.“Unfortunately, we continue to see predominately unvaccinated Pennsylvanians infected with multiple variants of COVID-19, including the highly contagious Delta variant. This reinfo
  
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• Pennsylvanian To Offer Weekly COVID-19 Testing Program For Schools

  16-08-2021 19:30
  
  HARRISBURG (AP/KDKA) – Pennsylvania will offer voluntary COVID-19 testing in all K-12 schools, state health and education officials announced Monday.
  School districts will have to opt in, and parents must give consent.
  For participating school districts, the weekly tests will be conducted in classrooms. Students’ nasal swabs will be pooled and run as a single test to identify the presence of COVID-19 in a school.
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• Pennsylvania To Offer Weekly COVID-19 Testing Program For Schools

  16-08-2021 19:30
  
  HARRISBURG (AP/KDKA) – Pennsylvania will offer voluntary COVID-19 testing in all K-12 schools, state health and education officials announced Monday.
  School districts will have to opt in, and parents must give consent.
  For participating school districts, the weekly tests will be conducted in classrooms. Students’ nasal swabs will be pooled and run as a single test to identify the presence of COVID-19 in a school.
  Boston-based Concentric by Ginkgo Bioworks, which operates statewide pr
  
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• ‘The Price Is Right’ Celebrates 50th Season With Weeklong Celebration On CBS

  16-08-2021 19:27
  
  (CBS) – Daytime Emmy Award-winning The Price Is Right, network television’s #1-rated daytime series and the longest-running game show in television history, celebrates its milestone 50th season with a weeklong event featuring a game each day where contestants can win up to 1 million dollars, beginning Monday, September 13th (11:00 AM-12:00 PM, ET/10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on CBS. In addition, a special primetime celebration of The Price Is Right commemorating the historic milestone will fe
  
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• Review: Next Inside/Outside music festival should lean into its laid-back vibe

  16-08-2021 18:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  To separate these shows from the city's other musical offerings, leaning into the casualness of the affair would be wise.
  
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• Review: New Inside/Outside music festival should lean into its laid-back vibe

  16-08-2021 18:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  To separate these shows from the city's other musical offerings, leaning into the casualness of the affair would be wise.
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 3-Day Total Of Nearly 600 New Cases

  16-08-2021 18:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 598 new Coronavirus cases and one additional death over the past 72 hours.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 483 are confirmed and 115 are probable cases.
  There have been 7,443 total hospitalizations and 105,805 total coronavirus cases in Allegheny County since the pandemic started.
  The county-wide death toll stands at 2,018.
  More information on the Coronavirus pandemic:CDC
  
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• Gov. Tom Wolf: 80% Of Pennsylvanian Adults Have At Least One COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

  16-08-2021 17:59
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Eighty percent of Pennsylvanian adults have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday.He thanked all Pennsylvanians who helped make the “big vaccine milestone” happen.
  If you haven’t been vaccinated yet, please talk to your health care provider.
   
  Vaccines are safe and free — and they’re the best way to prevent hospitalizations and death due to COVID.
  — Governor Tom Wo
  
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  16-08-2021 15:23
  
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• Police Investigating After 16-Year-Old Shot In Mt. Washington

  16-08-2021 13:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An investigation is underway after a 16-year-old was shot near a party at an Airbnb in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood.
  According to Pittsburgh Police, officers responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 100 block of Secane Avenue just before 1:00 a.m.
  When officers arrived at the scene, they saw a group of people leaving a party at an apartment that was being used as an Airbnb.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
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• 16-Year-Old Shot Near Party At Mt. Washington Airbnb

  16-08-2021 13:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — An investigation is underway after a 16-year-old was shot near a party at an Airbnb in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood.
  According to Pittsburgh Police, officers responded to a Shotspotter alert for the 100 block of Secane Avenue just before 1 a.m. Monday.Alicia Ohly lives a few doors down from the Airbnb and witnessed the chaos unfold.
  “I saw the kids up there in the alley, and that’s when I saw the one holding the gun,&
  
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• Getting Behind The Wheel To Learn What Goes Into Driving A School Bus

  16-08-2021 13:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Right now, there is a critical need for bus drivers in school districts across Western Pennsylvania as bus companies scramble to cover the needed routes.
  So, what does it take to be a driver? KDKA’s John Shumway checked in on a class at ABC Transit.
  Drawn to this class by a number of reasons, these folks will be ready for the start of school, and are part of the solution to the driver shortage.
  The shortage is so serious that the bus companies are competing and of
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect, Investigating Armed Robbery At Carrick Store

  16-08-2021 13:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are searching for the suspect involved in an overnight armed robbery at a Carrick store.
  According to police, an employee at store located along Brownsville Road reported being robbed at gunpoint just before 3:00 a.m.
  Police say the suspect was wearing a full ski mask and gloves and approached a customer before going behind the counter and demanding the safe be opened at gunpoint.
  Police say the suspect fled the scene with cash a
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect In Armed Robbery At Carrick Store

  16-08-2021 13:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police are searching for the suspect involved in an overnight armed robbery at a Carrick store.
  According to police, an employee at store located along Brownsville Road reported being robbed at gunpoint just before 3:00 a.m.
  Police say the suspect was wearing a full ski mask and gloves and approached a customer before going behind the counter and demanding the safe be opened at gunpoint.
  Police say the suspect fled the scene with cash a
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Wet Start To The Week

  16-08-2021 12:55
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — I hope you enjoyed a mainly dry weekend with rain chances spiking again today.
  The good news is it looks like our severe weather chances won’t be nearly as high as last week with perhaps some severe weather impacting us on Tuesday but that’s really about it.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  Things do get interesting Wednesday and Thursday as our rain chances will come from what is now tropical storm Fred.
  For today we will continue to see a mid level low
  
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• Pa. Game Commission Re-Launches Elk Cam

  16-08-2021 12:09
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You can now check out Pennsylania’s elk from the comfort of your own home.
  The Game Commission’s elk cam is now back up and running!
  The camera is set up in a field that is often the center of elk activity, as bugling season heats up next month.
  You’ll likely spot other wildlife while you’re tuned in, as well.
  The Game Commission says the best time to spot elk is in the late afternoon.
  To check out the camera for yourself,
  
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• Downtown Pittsburgh Intersection Reopens After Water Main Break

  16-08-2021 11:33
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A main downtown intersection is reopened after a water main break made a mess overnight.
  A water main break leaked water all over the intersection of Fort Pitt Boulevard and Stanwix Street.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Crews had to block off the intersection for a short period of time.
  They were able to quickly get the problem taken care of and reopen the intersection to traffic.
  
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• Avanti Frozen Foods Recalling Frozen Shrimp Over Salmonella Concerns

  16-08-2021 11:16
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Check your freezers. A company is recalling pre-cooked frozen shrimp.
  Avanti Frozen Foods is recalling its shrimp that has been sold under a variety of different brand names at stores like Whole Foods and Target.
  The recall covers products sold between last November through May of this year.
  It’s connected to an earlier outbreak of salmonella that was thought to have been contained last month.
  To learn more about the recall, click here.
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• Pittsburgh Public Schools To Discuss Back To School Delay, Busing Issues

  16-08-2021 10:36
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The leader of the Pittsburgh Public Schools system plans to address some major concerns that parents have about the upcoming school year today.
  That includes the delay to the start of school, and the busing situation, affecting many Pittsburgh parents.
  Parents are outraged by these recent decisions, saying district leaders had months to plan for this upcoming school year, yet they’re still unprepared to get students back in school, both on time and by bus.
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• Former Jets, Robert Morris Coach Joe Walton Dead At 85

  16-08-2021 08:45
  
  (AP) — Joe Walton, the former New York Jets coach who built Robert Morris University’s football program from the ground up, has died. He was 85.
  Robert Morris announced in an obituary posted on its website that Walton died Sunday. No cause of death was provided.
  Walton, a native of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania — the hometown of Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Namath — coached the Jets for seven years and went 53-57-1 while leading New York to the playoffs twice.
  A former NFL
  
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• East Washington Borough Park Renamed In Honor Of Local Hero

  16-08-2021 08:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  EAST WASHINGTON BOROUGH (KDKA) — A local park was renamed on Sunday to honor the memory of an East Washington Borough man who died saving friends.
  Nicholas Cumer shielded two friends from gunfire at the cost of his own life during a mass shooting in Ohio in 2019.
  On Sunday, his family and friends gathered for a special ceremony during a community picnic.
  During that ceremony, East Washington Borough park was renamed in his honor.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “To see wh
  
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• One Person Injured In Rollover Crash On Rt. 50 In South Fayette Twp.

  16-08-2021 08:32
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person was injured in a crash along Route 50 on Sunday afternoon.
  The crash happened in South Fayette Township near Mitchell Street late Sunday afternoon.
  Police say a 20-year-old man was ejected from a vehicle after it rolled over.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  He was rushed to a nearby hospital.
  There is no word on his condition.
  Traffic was restricted for several hours.
  
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• Nearly 800 Pittsburgh Public Schools Students To Change From Bus Riders To Walkers This School Year

  16-08-2021 05:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Because of the bus driver shortage, more Pittsburgh Public Schools students will have to walk to school.
  Parents are in a bind after being thrown another curveball ahead of the upcoming school year. PPS added more students to its student walker list, which removed the need for nearly two dozen buses.
  Concerned mothers are speaking out after they received letters that said their kids won’t be able to ride a bus to school as they have in the past. The letter include
  
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• Family Of Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin ‘Can’t Believe’ What’s Happening In Afghanistan

  16-08-2021 01:57
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Taliban moved into Kabul on Sunday as citizens and foreigners exited the city, signaling the end of a U.S. campaign in Afghanistan.More than 60,000 Americans have been killed or wounded in the Afghan War. For the families of the American military personal who died, the war is personal.One of those who died was Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin of Beaver County. Staff Sgt. Elchin was tragically killed by a roadside bomb while bravely serving in
  
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• After Her Son Was Shot And Killed, Pittsburgh Mother Moves To Become Beacon Of Change In Community

  16-08-2021 00:52
  
  BROOKLINE (KDKA) — A community event is happening tomorrow in Brookline as a call to stop violence and a search for answers.
  It’s been two months since a 15-year-old boy was killed after he was shot 23 times. Now his mother is speaking out and trying to be a beacon of change in the community.
  15-year-old Christian Redinger was shot 23 times and killed in June. His mother, Jessica Hays, says she’s still waiting for justice.
  (Photo Credit: Jessica Hays)
  “Still no justice ha
  
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• Multiple Southwestern Pennsylvania Counties Have ‘High’ COVID-19 Transmission

  16-08-2021 00:41
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Multiple local counties now have a “high” level of COVID-19 transmission, according to data from the Centers For Disease Control.Allegheny, Greene, Washington, Beaver, Lawrence, Armstrong and Jefferson counties each had a “high” level of transmission from Aug 8-14. According to the CDC, having a “high” COVID-19 transmission level means for every 100,000 people, there are 100 cases.Multiple local counties also ha
  
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