00:00I'm David Valorado. The news is brought to you by P.J. Fitzpatrick. Home improvements with no
00:04interest financing if you need it. Trustpj.com. Eight inmates at the Allegheny County Jail are
00:10now facing criminal homicide conspiracy and other charges in connection with a deadly attack last
00:15month of another inmate in his cell. Charged are Kendall McCoy, Justin Allen, Delvonte Woodson,
00:22Jarrell Rockymore, Mark Beavers, Tavariously, Sean Davis, and Anthony Schmidt. They're accused of
00:26going into the cell of Tyrene Good on May 13th and brutally attacking him for more than six
00:31minutes, leading to his death at a local hospital. South Strabane taking two votes on data center
00:36development. One ordinance sets size and height restrictions and keeps centers 1,500 feet from
00:41homes. The other cracks down on noise and dust. Board chairman George Rowan spoke to KDKE-TV after
00:46the vote. We wanted to have some kind of comprehensive ordinance in place and then
00:54any kind of person that wants to buy the property would have guidelines and we felt that it was
01:02important to put those guidelines in place. This comes as a plot of land near the I-79-70
01:07junction is being marketed as a potential data center location. Rising health insurance costs
01:13are prompting more Pennsylvanians to drop their coverage. News Radio KDKE's Tamara Rush has details
01:17in the newsroom. David, more than 40,000 Pennsylvanians have dropped their health insurance coverage
01:21through pennies since February. A recent news release says enrollment has fallen about 10 percent
01:27from last year's record high, with higher premiums cited as the top reason people are leaving the
01:32marketplace. The increase follows the expiration of enhanced federal tax credits at the end of 2025,
01:39which caused the cost of some plans to more than double. Officials say many consumers have found
01:44themselves choosing between health care coverage and other household expenses, while others are now going
01:50without insurance altogether. Penny warns the growing uninsured population could put additional strain
01:57on Pennsylvania's health care system. In the newsroom, Tamara Rush, News Radio KDKE.
02:02And UPMC acknowledging on social media that they're making what they call limited reductions with about
02:06200 employees being let go. The statehouse has passed a bill that supporters say should speed up the
02:12tallying of votes in Pennsylvania. The bill passed by a vote of 103 to 99 and would allow counties to
02:17begin counting mail-in ballots earlier in the day on Election Day. The bill's prime sponsor,
02:22Senator County Democrat Scott Conklin, says by giving counties the ability to count the ballots
02:26earlier, it would help to minimize doubts about the mail-in ballots and what he called unfounded
02:31conspiracies. AP correspondent Ben Thomas reports the AP has finally made a call in California's
02:37governor's race and the final contest will pit a Democrat against a Republican. Californians will have a real
02:42choice for change in November. Republican Steve Hilton will face Democrat Javier Becerra in the race for
02:49California governor this November. A former Fox News commentator backed by President Trump,
02:54Hilton frames voters' choice this way. Whether they want to keep going with the policies that have brought
03:00us the highest poverty rate, the highest unemployment rate, the highest cost of living in the country,
03:05but they want more of that with Javier Becerra or whether they want to go in a new direction.
03:10Becerra has served as California's attorney general and U.S. health secretary. I believe that we must
03:16protect inclusion everywhere we can. I believe that as governor, my job is to ensure that I am
03:23protecting your rights under our civil rights laws, your rights under our constitution. I'm Ben Thomas.
03:31KDK Sports Pirates ace Paul Skeen struck out seven over six strong innings, but the LA Dodgers erupted for a
03:37massive 10-10 run. Seventh inning immediately after that to hand the Pirates a 12-3 loss. KDK.
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