PITTSBURGH — For those of you that would rather watch the news than read it, there were plenty of videos showcasing the biggest stories in Pittsburgh this year.
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Stimulus stories, the COVID-19 vaccine and crime in the area -- these were the top videos played on WPXI.com and the WPXI News app:
IRS sends out new round of stimulus payments
No surprise here: this was also the top story of the year.
Doctors: Nervous system played a part, after being left paralyzed after first dose of Pfizer vaccine
A Bethel Park woman told Channel 11 she was affected by something that hadn’t been seen at all in people who got the COVID-19 vaccine: paralysis.
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Man facing attempted homicide charges after police say he stabbed boy at downtown Pittsburgh McDonald’s
A 12-year-old boy was stabbed at a McDonalds’ restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh back in May.
Police arrested Charles Edward Turner, 51, for what happened at the store on Liberty Avenue. He was charged with attempted homicide, four counts of aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault and resisting arrest.
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COVID-19: Natural immunity vs. vaccine-induced immunity
Which one is more effective? 11 Investigates looked into it.
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Pittsburgh women removed from Southwest flight after sneezing incident
For a group of Pittsburgh women, their May vacation to Florida was wonderful, until they stepped onto a Southwest Airlines plane to return home to Pennsylvania.
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Report of shots fired at Ross Park Mall, 2 detained by police
Two teenagers were involved in a fight that allegedly ended in gunshots inside Ross Park Mall in May.
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‘No vaccination = no service,’ Pittsburgh establishments requiring masks, proof of vaccination
Two restaurants on Pittsburgh’s North Side announced in August they would not serve customers without proof of full vaccination.
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Coronavirus in Pennsylvania: Who can get the vaccine and when?
The Pennsylvania Department of Health updated its plan to distribute the coronavirus vaccine in phases back in April.
Initially, it was divided into phases. As of April 13, all adults in the state were eligible.
It was later expanded to include minors above the age of 5.
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Brother of student killed in I-79 bus crash says he knew she was killed
A 14-year-old girl and a 31-year-old man, who was the driver, were killed in a school bus crash on Interstate 79 in November.
The student’s brother gave an emotional interview the day after.
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