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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Find links to more information on stories featured on KDKA-TV News below.

Environmental advocate Erin Brockovich to host town hall in East Palestine 

Erin Brockovich will appear with an attorney at the East Palestine High School auditorium to explain people's legal rights. People who want to attend can register online.   

Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show returns March 3

For more details and tickets, click here

Voting opens for Cranberry Township's Name That Snowplow contest

To cast your vote, visit the township's website

Online dashboard for Western Pennsylvanians impacted by East Palestine

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency has launched a website to keep people better informed and keep them connected to resources they may need. 

You can find it right here

More than a million three-wick candles recalled

If you're still burning some Halloween spirit, it's time to stop. More than a million Mainstay three-wicked candles are under recall because the wick can burn too close to the container which could cause the glass to break. 

Details on the recall are here on the USCPSC website

Nominations being accepted for Allegheny County Health Department's Breastfeeding-Friendly Place Awards

Awards are given to workplaces, public places, and other sites that make an extra effort to help breastfeeding moms. 

You can nominate an employer, a public place, or others at this link

Portable adult bed rails recalled

Platinum Health has recalled nearly 53,000 Lumarail Bed Assist Rails after a man in a Pennsylvania nursing home became trapped between the rail and his mattress. 

The company is offering repair kits and you can find the steps to acquire one right here

Links featured this week on Intersections

Pittsburgh Student Police Academy

Registration for the Pittsburgh Student Police Academy is open now and the deadline to register is March 2. 

Classes begin on Thursday, March 9. 

You can register right here!

August Wilson Society Biennial Colloquium

Pittsburgh is the home of August Wilson, he grew up in the Hill District and his childhood home has been restored as an arts center. 

A three-day celebration of Wilson and his work is happening from March 2-4 at the August Wilson Society Biennial Colloquium and you can register at this link

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