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• Route identification signs slowly returning to Port Authority vehicles

  09-09-2021 23:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Port Authority has identified the database problem that caused all vehicles to display  “wrong code/enter new code” and is fixing it.
  
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• Threat Prompts Evacuation Of Canon-McMillan High School

  09-09-2021 23:20
  
  CANONSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – Canon-McMillan High School was evacuated while police investigated a threat on Thursday.
  North Strabane Township Police Chief Brian Hughes says he doesn’t believe the threat, left on a voicemail at the high school, was credible but police still aren’t sure who called it in or why.
  After evacuating, high school students were dismissed early at 11:30 a.m. Safe and accounted for, they waited in the bleachers of the stadium to be picked up.HAPPENING NOW: Pa
  
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• Report: T.J. Watt To Sign Contract Extension With Steelers, Making Him NFL’s Highest-Paid Defensive Player

  09-09-2021 22:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers have reportedly made T.J. Watt the highest-paid defensive player in football.
  According to NFL Network’s Ian Rappoport, Pittsburgh and Watt have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth more than $112 million, with $80 million fully guaranteed at signing.Sources: The #Steelers and star pass-rusher TJ Watt have a mega-deal. He’s going to sign a 4-year extension worth more than $112M — $28.003M average per year &
  
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• Police: Man Attacks Officer Trying To Help His Overdosing Granddaughter

  09-09-2021 22:38
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  KISKI TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Police say a man attacked a Kiski Township officer called to help his granddaughter who was overdosing.
  Kiski Police say they were called to Route 56 for a possible overdose Thursday morning. The responding officer found a woman screaming outside the home, asking that her sister get some help.
  When the officer went in, police say 66-year-old William Culp, the patient’s grandfather, tried to push the officer out the door. Police say
  
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• ‘The Brutal Sound Of Silence’: Former Gov. Tom Ridge Recalls 9/11 And The Heartbreak Of No Survivors On Flight 93

  09-09-2021 22:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, who is America’s first Homeland Security secretary, said he will never forget 9/11.
  The 76-year-old Munhall native, who is recovering from a stroke, on Thursday issued a video, recalling Sept. 11, 2001.
  Ridge was Pennsylvania’s governor at the time, and shortly after the attack, he helicoptered to Shanksville, the area near the site of Flight 93’s heroic act.“No amount of time can ever fade my memories of that
  
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• Republicans Start ‘Forensic Investigation’ Into Pennsylvania Election

  09-09-2021 21:27
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic members of Pennsylvania’s Senate say that Thursday’s first hearing in what Republicans call a “full forensic investigation” into last year’s presidential election is part of a national campaign to attack elections.
  It initially had been ardently pressed by senators vowing to bring an Arizona-style election “audit” to Pennsylvania.
  But leaders of the state Senate’s Democratic minority say it is a perversion of
  
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• Westmoreland County Ray Of Hope Suicide Awareness And Prevention Task Force Holding 15th Annual Walk

  09-09-2021 21:11
  
  By: KDKA_TV News Staff
  LATROBE, Pa. (KDKA) – The Westmoreland County Ray of Hope Suicide Awareness and Prevention Task Force is holding its 15th annual walk.It’ll take place on Sept. 11 from 8:30 to noon.You can register here.
  
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• Fantasy Football Start Or Sit Week 1: Raheem Mostert Big Opportunity Against Detroit Lions

  09-09-2021 21:01
  
  (CBS Local)- It’s that time of the year again. The rosters have been trimmed, drafts have been had and strategies made as the first kick off of the 2021 NFL season happens tonight at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa with the Buccaneers hosting the Dallas Cowboys.
  The start of any new season brings fresh hope for teams and fans but also for fantasy owners. Win your league last season? Now’s the time to repeat. Finish in the cellar? Well, it’s a whole new ballgame and you can get o
  
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• Sharpsburg Dollar General Slapped With Another Consumer Alert Over Mouse Infestation

  09-09-2021 20:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  SHARPSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) – The Dollar General in Sharpsburg has been slapped with another consumer alert because of an ongoing pest infestation.The Allegheny County Health Department says there’s evidence the store on Main Street is infested with mice.Inspectors say there were mouse droppings on multiple shelves in the grocery aisles and food pet shelves. There was also chewed food packaging, and mouse nesting material was found on several shelves.The Health Depa
  
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• 25 Indicted In Drug Trafficking Bust: ‘The Hazelwood Mob Is No Longer In Business’

  09-09-2021 19:48
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Officials say the Hazelwood Mob that terrorized the Pittsburgh neighborhood is no longer in business.
  Twenty-five people were charged for gun trafficking and firearms violations in two separate but related indictments unsealed Thursday.
  Local and federal law enforcement executed 10 raids in and around Hazelwood earlier Thursday and found multiple guns.
  (Photo Credit: Tim Lawson/KDKA)
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  FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent in
  
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• COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Reports 4,197 New Coronavirus Cases

  09-09-2021 19:39
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 4,197 new coronavirus cases and 52 additional deaths.
  This brings the statewide total to 1,333,308 cases and 28,498 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
  There are 2,082 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, with 506 in ICUs.
  The statewide percent positivity for the week of Aug. 27 to Sept. 2 stood at 8.2%.
  The state says 12,371,904 total vaccine doses have been
  
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• First Human Case Of West Nile Virus Detected In Allegheny County Since 2018

  09-09-2021 19:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  ASPINWALL, Pa. (KDKA) – The first human case of West Nile Virus in Allegheny County since 2018 has been identified.The Allegheny County Health Department says the 60-year-old man lives in Aspinwall and information on his health isn’t available.It’s the third case reported in Pennsylvania this year, though the first in western Pennsylvania.The Health Department has been spraying several neighborhoods where West Nile Virus has been detected, and now they&rs
  
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• Police: Charges Pending After Humane Officers Find At Least 2 Dozen Cats Living In Lawrenceville Hoarding Situation

  09-09-2021 19:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — At least two dozen cats were rescued from a home in Lawrenceville on Thursday morning.
  According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, Animal Care and Control officers and police seized at least 24 cats and kittens from the home on Foster Street.
  (Photo Credit: Dan Vojtko/KDKA)
  Police say the home was in deplorable condition.
  Humane officers were investigating the home after getting complaints about a possible animal hoarding situation. They served a searc
  
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• COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny County Reports 334 New Cases, 6 Additional Deaths

  09-09-2021 18:06
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 334 new COVID-19 cases and six additional deaths.
  Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 197 are confirmed and 137 are probable cases.
  One of the deaths was in June and the five others were in August.
  There have been 7,777 total hospitalizations and 112,702 total coronavirus cases in Allegheny County since the pandemic started.
  The county-wide death toll stands at 2,094.
  Mor
  
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• Canon-McMillan High School Evacuated Due To Police Activity

  09-09-2021 17:49
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CANONSBURG (KDKA) – Canon-McMillan High School has been evacuated due to police activity.
  The district says on its website that all students have been accounted for and are safe. High school students will be dismissed early from the stadium starting at 11:30.Student drivers will have to take the bus home or be picked up by a parent. The stadium opens for parent pickup at noon.The district says no other buildings will be dismissed early.Police are still on the scene.
  
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• NFL Week 1 NFC North Picks: ‘I Don’t Really Bet Against Aaron Rodgers,’ Says CBS Minnesota’s Norman Seawright

  09-09-2021 17:43
  
  (CBS Minnesota) — The Green Bay Packers, behind NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, dominated the NFC North last season. Rodgers returns under center for the Packers, despite some offseason drama that brought into question whether he would remain with the team. His presence solidifies Green Bay as the division favorite going into the season.
  The Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, and Chicago Bears all have some questions at the quarterback position. Kirk Cousins has won one playoff game with the Vikings
  
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• Miami Hospital Nurse Posts Disturbing Photos, Captions Of NICU Baby On Social Media

  09-09-2021 17:34
  
  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A Jackson Health System employee is on administrative leave following disturbing posts on social media that appear to mock a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit.
  Out of respect for the baby and the baby’s family, CBS4 has decided not to share the pictures in their entirety. Instead, the photos have been cropped to show only the captions:
  The first read, “My night was going great then boom!”
  (Courtesy of CBS4 News Viewer)
  The other read, “Your
  
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• The Morning Of 9/11: Fears Of A ‘Second Wave’ Of Attacks

  09-09-2021 16:49
  
  (CBS Local)–Michael Morell was President George W. Bush’s daily intelligence briefer on September 11, 2001 and with the president the morning they learned of the attacks.
  Morell, who went on to serve as deputy director of the CIA from 2010 to 2013, and twice served as acting director during that period, appears in the CBS News Special, “Race Against Time: The CIA and 9/11,” which airs Friday, September 10 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and will be available to stream on the CBS News
  
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• Air Force-Navy Highlights Week 2 Slate Of Matchups On CBS, CBS Sports Network

  09-09-2021 15:50
  
  (CBS Local)- Week 1 of the college football slate always includes some surprise results and this year was no different. Georgia and Clemson scored a total of 13 points and the only touchdown came on the defensive side of the ball. Washington, Colorado State and Vanderbilt all lost to FCS schools.
  Army rolled up 43 points, with a pair of passing touchdowns in routing Georgia State 43-10. And, we already have a coaching change, with UConn’s Randy Edsall stepping down from his position follow
  
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• Lower Burrell woman killed in overnight house fire

  09-09-2021 15:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  A Lower Burrell woman died just after midnight Thursday after a fire that was reported just after 11 p.m. Wednesday.
  
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• PTL Links: Sept. 9, 2021

  09-09-2021 15:16
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Pittsburgh Irish Festival
  Film Pittsburgh: Reelabilities
  Marta Sauret Greca
  Aramark Job Fair
  Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
  Imagination Library Coming To Cambria CountyPTL Weekend Guide:Pittsburgh Magazine
  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s “Lights On”
  Barrel & Flow Fest
  Laurel Arts: Reflections of the Human SpiritPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
  Instagram
  
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• Pennsylvania Department of Health lawyers ask court to uphold mask mandate challenged by GOP, parents

  09-09-2021 14:27 via post-gazette.com
  
  The office of state Attorney General Josh Shapiro said those seeking to overturn the mask mandate have presented nothing more than a policy dispute in court
  
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• Inaugural U.S.-E.U. Trade And Technology Council Meeting To Take Place In Pittsburgh This Month

  09-09-2021 14:04
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The first meeting of a new partnership between the United States and the European Union will take place right here in Pittsburgh.Earlier this year, President Joe Biden and members of the European Union created the trade and technology council – aimed at expanding trade and investment ties between the U.S. and the E.U.“Pittsburgh has reinvented itself as a hub for technology and cutting-edge industry by investing in itself and in its wo
  
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• U.S.-EU trade and tech council to meet in Pittsburgh this month

  09-09-2021 13:32 via post-gazette.com
  A new U.S.-European Union trade and technology council announced earlier this year will hold its first meeting in Pittsburgh later this month, according to a Thursday announcement from the White House.
  
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• Top U.S. and European officials coming to Pittsburgh for trade meeting

  09-09-2021 13:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  A new U.S.-European Union trade and technology council announced earlier this year will hold its first meeting in Pittsburgh later this month, according to a Thursday announcement from the White House.
  
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• State, commerce secretaries coming to Pittsburgh this month for trade meeting

  09-09-2021 13:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  A new U.S.-European Union trade and technology council announced earlier this year will hold its first meeting in Pittsburgh later this month, according to a Thursday announcement from the White House.
  
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• Secretaries of state, commerce coming to Pittsburgh this month for trade and tech council meeting

  09-09-2021 13:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  A new U.S.-European Union trade and technology council announced earlier this year will hold its first meeting in Pittsburgh later this month, according to a Thursday announcement from the White House.
  
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• Helping Kids Deal With Mask-Shaming At School As They Return To The Classroom

  09-09-2021 13:32
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The battle over masking in schools has been raging outside schools and in school board meetings. Now it is starting to surface in the classroom.Student-on-student.
  A local father who wants to remain anonymous says his child has been bullied in school.“Students who wear a mask to school, are being bullied, being shamed by other students, and to the point where they finally remove their masks,” he says.This is exactly what he doesn’t want his child to do
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Early Morning Fog Gives Way To Possible Afternoon Rain

  09-09-2021 13:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Good morning, expect patchy morning fog today with a couple of spotty showers and maybe even a weak thunderstorm to be around this afternoon.
  Even with the active weather day expected today, it’s actually tomorrow morning’s weather that I think is the most interesting.
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  That’s when we have the possibility of seeing lake effect rain showers coming in off
  
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• Urban Redevelopment Authority Prepares To Advance Plans For New Granada Theater Block

  09-09-2021 12:28
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Urban Redevelopment Authority is preparing to advance plans for the New Granada Theater block.The plan for an apartment complex was approved months ago, according to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.On Thursday, the URA will consider authorizing six months of exclusive negotiations with the “Hill Community Development Corporation” for the sale of URA land that’s needed for an office building that would go next
  
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• Presidential visits will mark 20th anniversary Saturday at Flight 93 Memorial

  09-09-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Memorial officials said more than 450 family members are expected to attend Saturday morning’s annual ceremony, which this year will feature former President George W. Bush.
  
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• Pittsburgh Lebanese Festival offers grape leaves and so much more

  09-09-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Annual fest at Our Lady of Victory in Beechview runs Sept. 10-12
  
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• Living Here: Cosmopolitan Apartments offers amenities next to Ross Park Mall

  09-09-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Built in 2017, the Cosmopolitan appeals to people who like new construction. Apartments have open floor plans with monthly rents ranging from $1,405 to $1,775.
  
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• Memories of 9/11: Readers share their own stories of a day that America won't forget

  09-09-2021 11:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  Several readers with Western Pennsylvania connections share their stories of that fateful day that America won't forget — Sept. 11, 2001
  
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• Woman Dies Following House Fire In Lower Burrell

  09-09-2021 11:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LOWER BURRELL (KDKA) – Late on Wednesday night, flames ripped through a home in Westmoreland County.Firefighters were called to a scene on Trailer Boulevard in Lower Burrell shortly after 11:00 p.m.50-year-old Kimberly George was taken to the hospital where she ultimately died.A neighbor saw the fire and called for help.State police are investigating the cause of the fire.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• One Person Hospitalized After Overnight Fire In Lower Burrell

  09-09-2021 11:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LOWER BURRELL (KDKA) – Late on Wednesday night, flames ripped through a home in Westmoreland County.Firefighters were called to a scene on Trailer Boulevard in Lower Burrell shortly after 11:00 p.m.One person who was inside the home is in the hospital as a result of the fire.Their condition is unknown.
  A neighbor saw the fire and called for help.State police are investigating the cause of the fire.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
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• Mitch Keller Gives Up 4 Runs, Pirates Unable To Complete The Sweep Of The Tigers, Lose 5-1

  09-09-2021 10:27
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miguel Cabrera and Robbie Grossman each had four hits, and the Detroit Tigers avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 Wednesday night.
  Cabrera was 4 for 4 with a double and three RBIs. He doubled off the Clemente Wall in right field to score Grossman in the first, singled home Akil Baddoo in the third, and bounced one up the middle in the fifth to bring in Jonathan Schoop.
  Grossman was 4 for 5 and scored three runs. He singled in his first three at-bats and
  
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• Casting Director For ‘Rustin’ Looking For Paid Extras In Pittsburgh

  09-09-2021 09:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – If you’re looking to be in a movie and get paid to do so, a casting director is looking for extras right here in Pittsburgh.It’s for the Netflix recreation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic 1963 march on Washington.The movie is titled “Rustin” and an open casting call is being hosted this weekend.The casting call will be hosted on Saturday night from 8:00 p.m. until midnight at Savoy Sports Bar and Lounge in the St
  
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• WVU Medicine Offering Bonuses Of Up To $15,000 For New Nursing Hires

  09-09-2021 09:26
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGANTOWN (KDKA) – WVU Medicine is in serious need of nurses.According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, they are now offering bonuses of up to $15,000 for new hires that make a three-year commitment.They are looking to fill about 2,700 jobs overall with more than 600 nursing jobs open.WVU Medicine is also requiring all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of October.
  
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• Oakland Building That Once Housed Iconic Rock Club ‘The Decade’ Condemned

  09-09-2021 09:17
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The city of Pittsburgh has condemned a building that once housed an iconic rock-n-roll club.A notice was posted on the three-story building on Atwood Street in Oakland.That building was once the home of “The Decade.”In a report on the “Civic Central” website, the city cites the concrete ceiling falling from the rear of the building and electrical violations as the reasons for the condemnation.The Decade hosted some of the b
  
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• Pennsylvania Republican Senate Primary Takes Personal Turn Between Bartos And Parnell

  09-09-2021 08:49
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican primary for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat turned personal Wednesday, as real estate developer Jeff Bartos slammed rival Sean Parnell for allegations related to his contentious divorce and child custody dispute. Parnell, the Trump-endorsed candidate, accused Bartos of lying and demanded he drop out of the race.
  The attack was the sharpest yet of the primary for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.
  Republicans and Democr
  
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• COVID-19 In Ohio: Columbus To Reissue Indoor Mask Mandate As Cases Continue To Rise

  09-09-2021 08:37
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s capital and the largest city announced plans Wednesday to reissue a mask mandate amid a rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations as a result of the delta variant.
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said he’ll issue an executive order in the coming days that would require all residents, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a face mask in indoor places across the city.
  “This isn’t about shutting down, and giving up,” Ginther to
  
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• Publisher To Reissue Pa. State Sen. Doug Mastriano’s WWI Book With Corrections

  09-09-2021 08:27
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The academic press that published a Pennsylvania state senator’s book about World War I hero Sgt. Alvin York has asked him to review a list of factual errors and sourcing issues in the book and the press’ director said Tuesday it plans to publish a corrected version early next year.
  University Press of Kentucky director Ashley Runyon outlined plans for the potential corrections and revisions to Sen. Doug Mastriano’s book in emails Tuesday to The Ass
  
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• PA Cyber Seeing ‘Significant’ Boost After Gov. Wolf Announced Mask Mandate In Schools

  09-09-2021 05:37
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The debate over maks is leading to some parents considering a move to cyber school.
  The CEO of PA Cyber told KDKA’s Jennifer Borrasso that PA Cyber got 172 web inquiries the morning after Governor Tom Wolf announced a mask mandate in schools. He said the demand for information keeps growing.
  “We have 200 appointments scheduled enrollment appointments and 500 inquiries that we are still processing to get to the appointment stage,” CEO Brian Hayden said.
  
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• Parents Planning To Take Legal Action Against Governor Tom Wolf Over School Mask Mandate

  09-09-2021 05:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some local parents are preparing to take legal action against the governor over the statewide mask mandate for schools.
  “This is definitely a violation of people’s constitutional rights, so now we’ve just directed our fight from the school boards to the governor of Pennsylvania,” said Victoria Klaus, a parent whose child is in the North Allegheny School District.
  The statewide mask mandate for schools was a sigh of relief for some parents but on
  
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• 911th Airlift Wing Training Exercise Will Feature Simulated Explosives, Alarms And Smoke

  09-09-2021 02:31
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Attention everyone who lives near the 911th Airlift Wing in Moon Township.
  On Thursday, the wing will begin a four-day training exercise that runs through Sunday.The station said airmen will be using simulated explosives and alarms, but no real ammunition will be used. And if you see smoke or hear alarms, you should not worry.
  The station also noted the timing of the exercise, saying the training was delayed because of COVID-19 and this weekend
  
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• COVID-19 In West Virginia: Some Rural Hospitals Reach Bed Capacity

  09-09-2021 02:18
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia health officials say some rural hospitals have reached their critical bed capacities as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to surge statewide.
  They are pleading with the public to avoid unnecessary ER visits to let hospitals focus their resources on treating COVID-19 patients.
  There were 813 COVID-19 patients hospitalized statewide Wednesday, just below the record 818 on Jan. 5 when vaccination efforts were starting. There are 252 virus patients in
  
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• Remains Of Ohio Sailor Maxton Soviak Return To His Hometown

  09-09-2021 01:49
  
  BERLIN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — Waiting for the hearse carrying one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan two weeks ago, Faye Hillis thought about all the military veterans she had mourned at her hometown’s lone funeral home.
  Her father who came home from World War II. Her cousin who died in Vietnam. Too many friends and neighbors to count.
  “I’m having all these flashbacks,” she said Wednesday as school children, families and veterans
  
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• Questions Surround Exemptions To Pennsylvania’s Mask Mandate In Schools

  09-09-2021 01:21
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There’s a lot of questions just a day after the state’s mask mandate went into effect for schools across the commonwealth.
  One of those concerns is mask exemptions.
  “Masks are one of the best tools we have to keep students in class and Covid out,” said Governor Tom Wolf.
  A day after the state’s mask mandate for K-12 schools went into effect, Dr. Todd Wolynn of Kids Plus Pediatrics in Squirrel Hill said he’s been fielding a lot of call
  
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• UPMC Says An Alarming Number Of COVID Patients Are In Their 20s And 30s

  09-09-2021 01:19
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – UPMC is warning that the delta variant is taking aim at unvaccinated people.
  Doctor Rachel Sackrowitz says the delta variant is spreading among people previously thought to be less vulnerable to the virus.
  The average age of patients is now about 10 years younger compared to last winter’s peak.
  Sackrowitz says UPMC is seeing an alarming number of people in their 20s and 30s admitted and needing ICU care.
  “Over the past several weeks we have seen 19 times mor
  
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