00:00I'm Paul Rasmussen. The investigation into a Peters Township high school
00:04sextortion ring has led to another arrest. We have details on that with News
00:09Radio KDK's to Myra Rush from the newsroom. Paul, Aaron White is accused of
00:13exchanging sexually explicit messages, photos, and videos with a teenage boy
00:18who was already a victim in the Peters Township sextortion case. Police say
00:22White is an adult who was identified through messages found during a search
00:26of the victim's phone. Investigators say they traced the snapchat account to a
00:31Pennsylvania College of Technology email address. The victim was part of a larger
00:35sex trafficking and sextortion operation involving Peters Township high school
00:40students and former senior class president Zachariah Myers. White is free on bond is
00:45scheduled for a preliminary hearing in August. To Myra Rush News Radio KDKA. A
00:507.1 magnitude earthquake has shaken Kumamoto on Japan's Kyushu Island. Reports
00:56indicate there are injuries, damage to infrastructure, and blackouts. Authorities
01:00are warning strong aftershocks are possible. No abnormalities though found at
01:05nearby nuclear plants. Train services have been suspended for safety checks. A
01:10downburst struck the Ligonier area on Monday afternoon. Reports of downed trees
01:15and utility lines started coming in around 5 30 p.m. The National Weather Service
01:19received reports of pea-sized hail in that storm. Residents in the Ligonier area
01:24were asked to stay off the roads last night during the cleanup. Newly released
01:28entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary show he privately estimated the COVID
01:33fatality rate at a much lower level, but told Congress weeks later it was much
01:38higher. Senator Rand Paul, a longtime Fauci critic, released the diary ahead of
01:43Fauci's Senate testimony tomorrow. The entries also reveal a fixation on fame. As
01:49deaths climbed into the tens of thousands, Fauci pasted flattering headlines into his
01:54journal and wrote it was not hyperbole to call himself the most famous person in the
01:59country. Namdar Realty was set to go to trial Monday for a criminal charge of creating a public
02:05nuisance. The reason? Because the poor condition of roads around a property Namdar owns, the
02:10Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills. But the trial was postponed after an announcement last week
02:15that Namdar had reached an agreement with Fraser Township for paving at the long-neglected
02:20complex. Trib Live reporting the milling is scheduled to begin early next week.
02:25City Council is about to take its summer break, but not before addressing some controversial issues.
02:30More from NewsRadio KDKA's David Bollorato.
02:34Approval to the creation of a new revitalization district for downtown Pittsburgh, a measure that
02:39would still need to be approved by the Pittsburgh Public Schools, Allegheny County, and Pittsburgh
02:43Regional Transit. Also, while Council is set to vote on final approval to take $200,000 from the
02:48Stop the Violence Fund to provide after-school programming at the Bergwin Rec Center in Hazelwood,
02:54Councilmember Bob Charlin will introduce a similar proposal to do the exact same thing
02:58for McKinley Recreation Center in his district. Charlin and Bobby Wilson have tried unsuccessfully
03:03to amend Barb Warwick's bill on Bergwin in last week's committee meeting to include centers in their
03:08districts. David Bollorato, NewsRadio KDKA.
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03:16Call NASCO at 412-373-2000. Last night at PNC Park.
03:21Clark's pitch, line drive, off the glove of the first baseman Vargas, walk it off, raise the
03:28Jolly Roger, Pirates win it in 10.
03:33Brandon Lau singled home Billy Cook. The Pirates defeated Arizona 3-2. Pittsburgh now tied with
03:39the Diamondbacks for the third wildcard spot and promising rookie outfielder as Merlin Valdez
03:44left the game in the fourth inning after he was hit by a pitch in the wrist. Steelers players
03:49are arriving for training camp today at St. Vincent College.
