• 5-Year-Old Dies After Getting Stuck In Rotating Wall Of Atlanta Restaurant

    5-Year-Old Dies After Getting Stuck In Rotating Wall Of Atlanta Restaurant
    ATLANTA (AP) – Officials say a 5-year-old boy has died after getting caught in the rotating wall of an Atlanta restaurant.
    Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Sgt. Cortez Stafford tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the little boy got his head stuck between two tables and suffered a head injury Friday. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
    It was unclear how the child got stuck at the Sun Dial, which sits atop the Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel.
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  • Train Stuck In Tunnel 3 Hours, Then Stun Gun Sparks Stampede

    Train Stuck In Tunnel 3 Hours, Then Stun Gun Sparks Stampede
    NEW YORK (AP) — A train with about 1,200 passengers became stuck in a tunnel between New York and New Jersey for nearly three hours on Friday, and the chaotic scene escalated to pandemonium when Amtrak police used a stun gun to subdue a disruptive man in a station, sparking a stampede.
    It was the latest in a series of recent rail problems plaguing the metropolitan area.
    The New Jersey Transit train became disabled in the Hudson River tunnel late Friday afternoon, when Amtrak was experienci
  • Teen Gets 25 To 50 Years In Stabbing, Sexual Assault Of 83-Year-Old Woman

    Teen Gets 25 To 50 Years In Stabbing, Sexual Assault Of 83-Year-Old Woman
    HONESDALE, Pa. (AP) – A teenager has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison in a sexual assault and stabbing of an 83-year-old woman in northeastern Pennsylvania.
    Now-17-year-old Azaiah Williams was sentenced Thursday in Wayne County in the September 2015 attack, which occurred when he was 15 years old. Williams pleaded guilty in December to attempted homicide and sexual assault.
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  • Trump Claims Immunity As President From Protesters’ Lawsuit

    Trump Claims Immunity As President From Protesters’ Lawsuit
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Attorneys for President Donald Trump say he did nothing wrong as a candidate when protesters said they were roughed up by his supporters at a campaign rally in Louisville last year.
    Trump’s team responded Friday to their lawsuit in federal court, saying the protesters waived their right to sue by buying tickets to the event. Trump’s response also says he’s immune as president from such suits.
    Trump’s team also denies that he was urging the cro
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  • Man Dies After Being Trapped Under Riding Mower In Pond

    Man Dies After Being Trapped Under Riding Mower In Pond
    GLENVILLE, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a man died two days after his riding mower overturned into a central Pennsylvania pond, trapping him underwater.
    Officials in York County said 54-year-old Timothy Stockslager of Heidelberg Township was seen mowing in Manheim Township Monday morning.
    Coroner Pam Gay said two people spotted him in the pond minutes later with the lawn tractor on top of him. They freed him and began resuscitation efforts.
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  • Mt. Washington man dies in I-79 crash

    Mt. Washington man dies in I-79 crash
    A man died in a car crash on I-79 North Saturday morning, Pennsylvania State Police report.
  • Teen Denied Lung Transplant After Smoking Marijuana, Family Says

    Teen Denied Lung Transplant After Smoking Marijuana, Family Says
    SALT LAKE CITY (KDKA) — The family of a Utah teen says he was denied a life-saving transplant after he tested positive for marijuana, according to CBS News.
    Riley Hancey, 19, was hospitalized after Thanksgiving last year after coming down with a severe form of pneumonia that caused his lung to collapse.
    According to a YouCaring fundraiser page, Hancey “lost all gas exchange function of his lungs due to scarring, as a result of the infection.”
    The teen required a double lung tra
  • Ex-NFL Player Accidentally Runs Over, Kills 3-Year-Old Daughter

    Ex-NFL Player Accidentally Runs Over, Kills 3-Year-Old Daughter
    PHOENIX (AP) – Authorities say a former NFL player was moving a truck that ran over and killed his 3-year-daughter in the driveway of their suburban Phoenix home.
    The Arizona Republic reports that police say Todd Heap was behind the wheel of the truck when he accidentally struck the girl while moving the vehicle forward outside their home in Mesa on Friday.
    Officials say the girl was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
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  • One Killed In Crash On I-79

    One Killed In Crash On I-79
    FRANKLIN PARK (KDKA) — One person was killed in a car crash on I-79 on Saturday morning.
    It happened around 7:45 a.m. near the Wexford exit.
    The victim has been identified as 45-year-old William McEver, of Mt. Washington.
    According to state police, McEver was driving in the left lane of I-79 North when he veered out of his lane and crossed three lanes of traffic before travelling off the roadway.
    State police say McEver traveled onto a section of grass next to the road, struck a sign, cont
  • Italy’s Emma Morano, The World’s Oldest Person, Dies At 117

    Italy’s Emma Morano, The World’s Oldest Person, Dies At 117
    ROME (AP) – An Italian doctor says Emma Morano, at 117 the world’s oldest person, has died in her home in northern Italy.
    Dr. Carlo Bava told The Associated Press by telephone that Morano’s caretaker called him to say the woman had passed away Saturday afternoon while sitting in an armchair in her home in Verbania, a town on Lake Maggiore.
    Bava said he had last paid his nearly-daily call on Morano on Friday. He says “she thanked me and held my hand” as usual.
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  • Protesters Nationwide Call On Trump To Release Tax Returns

    Protesters Nationwide Call On Trump To Release Tax Returns
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Protesters nationwide took to the streets Saturday for a “Tax March” to call on President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.
    A local march was started at the City-County Building on Grant Street at 10 a.m. and ended at Market Square.
    A few signs read, “Yes we care!” and “We The People Do Care! Release your tax returns!”
    At a press conference in January, the president said he believed most Americans did not care about his tax ret
  • ATV Strikes Deer In Pennsylvania, Killing Softball Standout

    ATV Strikes Deer In Pennsylvania, Killing Softball Standout
    CLAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say an all-terrain vehicle struck a deer and overturned on a central Pennsylvania road, killing a high school standout softball player.
    State police in Blair County said the accident happened at about 4:15 a.m. Friday along Knob Road in Greenfield Township. The ATV was heading south when it struck the animal and threw both riders. Neither was wearing a helmet. Police said the 23-year-old ATV driver fled the scene.
    Police said 18-year-old Mikayla Focht of D
  • Columbus Newspaper Reportedly Cancels ‘Crying Sidney Crosby’ Masks

    Columbus Newspaper Reportedly Cancels ‘Crying Sidney Crosby’ Masks
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Columbus newspaper has reportedly canceled its plans to distribute masks mocking the Pittsburgh Penguins captain.
    The Columbus Dispatch tweeted on Friday that the newspaper would place “crying Sidney Crosby” masks inside their Sunday paper so that Columbus Blue Jackets fans could wear them to the playoff game that evening.
    The original tweet read, “#CBJ fans, make sure you pick up Sunday’s Dispatch. You can get a #SidTheKid mask to wear to Sund
  • WATCH: April The Giraffe Gives Birth

    WATCH: April The Giraffe Gives Birth
    HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (KDKA) — This is not a drill!
    Millions of people have been watching a live cam of April the Giraffe, waiting for her to give birth, and on Saturday, the time finally came!
    Photo Credit: (Facebook/Animal Adventure Park)
    The zoo confirmed that April was in labor in a video on their Facebook page around 7:30 a.m., and her calf was born just before 10 a.m.
    The birth happens in the video below just before the 2-hour-29-minute mark.Animal Adventure Park posted a closer look at
  • Live Stream: April The Giraffe Gives Birth

    Live Stream: April The Giraffe Gives Birth
    HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (KDKA) — This is not a drill!
    Millions of people have been watching a live cam of April the Giraffe, waiting for her to give birth, and on Saturday, the time finally came!
    The zoo confirmed that April was in labor in a video on their Facebook page around 7:30 a.m., and her calf was born just before 10 a.m.
    Photo Credit: (Facebook/Animal Adventure Park)
    Animal Adventure Park streamed a closer look at the birth and the calf on their Facebook page.After a few failed attempt
  • Liberty Bridge, Tunnel Closed Until Saturday Evening

    Liberty Bridge, Tunnel Closed Until Saturday Evening
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Liberty Bridge and Liberty Tunnel will be closed until Saturday evening.
    The inbound Liberty Tunnel and all lanes of the Liberty Bridge closed Friday night, and they will remain closed until 6 p.m. Saturday.
    At that time, a single lane of traffic will open in each direction on the Liberty Bridge until noon on Sunday.
    The inbound Liberty Tunnel will also reopen to traffic at that time.
    The outbound Liberty Tunnel and PJ McArdle Roadway will be open all weekend.
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  • Renee Palakovic Darian Palakovic v. John Wetzel Kenneth Cameron Jamie ...

    RENEE PALAKOVIC, as Administrator of the Estate of Brandon Palakovic; DARIAN PALAKOVIC, as Administrator of the Estate of Brandon Palakovic, Appellants v. JOHN WETZEL; KENNETH CAMERON; JAMIE BOYLES; JAMEY LUTHER; DR.
  • Live Stream: April The Giraffe Is Having Her Baby

    Live Stream: April The Giraffe Is Having Her Baby
    HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (KDKA) — This is not a drill!
    Millions of people have been watching a live cam of April the Giraffe, waiting for her to give birth, and on Saturday, the time finally came!
    Animal Adventure Park confirmed the news in a video on their Facebook page around 7:30 a.m.The zoo began streaming live footage of April’s pen on Feb. 23.
    This is April’s 4th calf, but the first calf for Animal Adventure Park.
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  • Man Demands Oxycodone During Wilkins Twp. Pharmacy Robbery

    Man Demands Oxycodone During Wilkins Twp. Pharmacy Robbery
    WILKINS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police are searching for a man who robbed a Rite Aid in Wilkins Township on Thursday morning.
    It happened around 9:40 a.m. at the Rite Aid on William Penn Highway.
    Police say the man entered the Rite Aid and handed an employee a note demanding oxycodone. The employee gave him an unknown amount of pills. The man then fled the scene.
    The suspect is described as a white man around the age of 30. He is 6-feet-2-inches tall with a muscular build.
    At the time of the rob
  • Dan Rooney was a North Sider to his core

    Dan Rooney was a North Sider to his core
    As successful as he was in professional football, Dan Rooney always knew there was much more to think and care about, and his passion for the North Side was legendary.
  • Mother's lawsuit claims city schools' actions harmed daughter

    Mother's lawsuit claims city schools' actions harmed daughter
    A woman sued Pittsburgh Public Schools, its top administrator and other school leaders in federal court this week, alleging her daughter was subject to repeated incidents this school year, including allowing the girl to wander unsupervised on Federal Street.
  • Obituary: George Almasi | Polka King of Western Pennsylvania

    Obituary: George Almasi | Polka King of Western Pennsylvania
    For more than 50 years, George Almasi spent his Sundays spinning polka records and taking requests and dedications from thousands of loyal listeners from all over Western Pennsylvania. 
  • Merged shelters, special-needs pets keep director busy

    Merged shelters, special-needs pets keep director busy
    Dan Rossi’s new office in Homewood is bigger and brighter than his old one in Larimer, but some things never change. He still shares his work space with a changing cast of special-needs animals. On this day it’s four 10-day-old kittens and two parrots — one with a feather-plucked breast — who screeched and chattered until he stepped over to their cage to greet them.  
  • Columbus Newspaper Offers ‘Crying Sidney Crosby’ Masks For Sunday’s Game

    Columbus Newspaper Offers ‘Crying Sidney Crosby’ Masks For Sunday’s Game
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Columbus newspaper is peddling a rather unflattering portrayal of Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby.
    The Columbus Dispatch tweeted on Friday that Columbus Blue Jackets fans could find a “crying Sidney Crosby” mask inside Sunday’s edition that they could wear to the game.#CBJ fans, make sure you pick up Sunday’s Dispatch. You can get a #SidTheKid mask to wear to Sunday’s #PITvsCBJ game @NationwideArena. pic.twitter.com/oxfoXz2ZXf
  • Crews Battle House Fire In Beaver County

    Crews Battle House Fire In Beaver County
    FREEDOM (KDKA) — Crews are battling flames at a house in Beaver County.
    The fire was reported around 9:45 p.m. in the 1000 block of 7th Avenue in Freedom.
    When firefighters arrived, the structure was fully engulfed in flames. The fire spread to a garage across a nearby alley, spreading to and damaging the back of a home located on 8th Avenue.
    No one was inside the home at the time.
    This is a developing story, stay with KDKA and KDKA.com for more information. 
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  • Crosby, Penguins Edge Blue Jackets 4-1 For 2-0 Series Lead

    Crosby, Penguins Edge Blue Jackets 4-1 For 2-0 Series Lead
    PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists, Marc-Andre Fleury stayed sharp in his second straight playoff start and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away for a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.
    Jake Guentzel added a goal and an assist for the defending Stanley Cup champions. Evgeni Malkin scored his first goal of the postseason, and Patric Hornqvist pushed in an empty-net goal.
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  • New citywide initiative in Pittsburgh to fight crime

    A citywide initiative focused on fighting crime in 18 Pittsburgh neighborhoods has been announced by Mayor Bill Peduto and Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert. This will be similar to a program Pittsburgh had several years ago where there were beat cops in the neighborhoods.
  • Philanthropist, businessman Henry L. Hillman dies

    Philanthropist, businessman Henry L. Hillman dies
    Henry L. Hillman, the unpretentious Pittsburgh billionaire financier who quietly gave of his time and money to become one of the most generous benefactors in the city’s history, died Friday. He was 98.
  • Henry Hillman | Billionaire financier avoided spotlight but was one of the city’s most generous benefactors

    Henry Hillman | Billionaire financier avoided spotlight but was one of the city’s most generous benefactors
    Henry L. Hillman, the unpretentious Pittsburgh billionaire financier who quietly gave of his time and money to become one of the most generous benefactors in the city’s history, died Friday. He was 98.
  • Pittsburgh Businessman, Philanthropist Henry L. Hillman Dies At 98

    Pittsburgh Businessman, Philanthropist Henry L. Hillman Dies At 98
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Henry L. Hillman, a Pittsburgh businessman and philanthropist, died Friday evening.
    Hillman passed away at Shadyside Hospital at the age of 98. His wife Elsie, a philanthropist and Republican activist, passed away in 2015. 
    His daughter, Audrey Hillman Fisher, made the announcement.
    “Daddy had such a tremendous life filled by a large family he loved dearly, innumerable friends, and great adventures in business and philanthropy. Mother
  • Delta OKs Offers Of Up To $9,950 To Flyers Who Give Up Seats

    Delta OKs Offers Of Up To $9,950 To Flyers Who Give Up Seats
    ATLANTA (AP) – Delta is letting employees offer customers nearly $10,000 in compensation to give up seats on overbooked flights, hoping to avoid an uproar like the one that erupted at United after a passenger was dragged off a jet.
    United is taking steps too. It will require employees seeking a seat on a plane to book it at least an hour before departure, a policy that might have prevented last Sunday’s confrontation.
    Those and other changes show airlines are scrambling to respond to
  • Coroner IDs man shot and killed in Jeannette

    Coroner IDs man shot and killed in Jeannette
    Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting Thursday night in Jeannette as a West Mifflin man.
  • Man in serious condition after slashing on Port Authority bus

    Man in serious condition after slashing on Port Authority bus
    A 24-year-old man is in serious condition after another man slashed him with a broken bottle while both men rode a Port Authority bus on Friday.
  • Dalmatian Pup ‘Ashes’ Joins Eureka Fire And Rescue

    Dalmatian Pup ‘Ashes’ Joins Eureka Fire And Rescue
    TARENTUM (KDKA) — Life or death can be one fire call away for Eureka Fire and Rescue of Tarentum. For eleven years, they were joined on the job by a loyal Dalmation named Ember.
    In December, the fire dog took her final ride.
    “This is an urn that was donated to us for her ashes,” Deputy Fire Chief Brad James says. He says Ember was part of the fire fighting family.
    But now there’s a new kid in town. A 12-week-old Dalmatian pup named Ashes will now make the fire house her h
  • Police Find Chihuahua Drunk On Vodka, Rush Him To The Vet

    Police Find Chihuahua Drunk On Vodka, Rush Him To The Vet
    MCMURRAY (KDKA) — Three-year-old Maxwell, a 12 pound Chihuahua, spent the night at University Veterinary Specialists in McMurray after getting drunk on vodka.
    “Last night when he was presented he was walking like a drunk person basically, his pupils were dilated. He was pretty confused about what’s going on,” Chief Veterinary Medical Officer for University Veterinary Specialists Dr. Dimitri Brown said.
    Dr. Dmitri Brown has been caring for Maxwell since his stay and put an
  • How The ‘Rooney Rule’ Changed The Game Of Football

    How The ‘Rooney Rule’ Changed The Game Of Football
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — No one loved the game of football more than Dan Rooney, but looking around the league he saw injustice.
    Despite their dominance on the field and overwhelming numbers on team rosters, few African-Americans could be found in the coaching ranks. Long-time Steelers Communications Director Joe Gordon remembers.
    “He felt very passionately about that, that this was wrong, and we had to do something about that,” he said.
    As perhaps the most respected of all NFL owne
  • Freese, Cole Help Pirates Hold Off Cubs 4-2

    Freese, Cole Help Pirates Hold Off Cubs 4-2
    CHICAGO (AP) – David Freese and Francisco Cervelli each drove in two runs to back Gerritt Cole, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 4-2 Friday to end a four-game skid.
    The Cubs loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth inning before Tony Watson got Ben Zobrist on a grounder for his third save.
    After going 4-14 against the Cubs last year, Pittsburgh started out well against the World Series champions.
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  • NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Reflects On Dan Rooney’s Legacy

    NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Reflects On Dan Rooney’s Legacy
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell was in his mid-20s when he first met Dan Rooney.
    On Friday, he told KDKA’s Jon Delano that from the start Mr. Rooney was his mentor.
    “I was reflecting on it, and it was clear to me that he was teaching me.”
    And it wasn’t just an occasional phone call.
    Goodell: “I was trying to count up the years, and it’s probably been thirty years that I would talk to Dan almost every day.”
    De
  • Pittsburgh Zoo’s Baby Rhino Makes Rare Appearance

    Pittsburgh Zoo’s Baby Rhino Makes Rare Appearance
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Is it possible for a rhinoceros to be considered cute? In this case, yes. The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium introduced their newest addition Friday morning.
    A black rhino named Azzizi gave birth to her second calf a month ago. Mammal curator Ken Kaemmerer says it was one of the baby’s first times outdoors.
    “She’s out with mom, whenever mom will let her. Sometimes she’s out for a long time. Other times, mom sees that there might be bogeymen ou
  • 2 Women Caught Up In ‘Sweetheart Scam’ Share Story To Help Others

    2 Women Caught Up In ‘Sweetheart Scam’ Share Story To Help Others
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As more people go online looking for love, scammers are taking advantage of them.
    In fact, the FBI says in 2015, Americans lost nearly $200 million to so-called “sweetheart scams.”
    Two women are sharing their stories of broken hearts and drained bank accounts with the hope of preventing other people from falling victim.
    “I never thought this would ever happen to me,” Sharon said.
    Rita met Michael Richardson on Match.com. He was a pipeline enginee

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