• Terrace Place at Vincentian takes seniors into the future

    Terrace Place at Vincentian takes seniors into the future
    Vincentian prepare retirees for “smart” living in Terrace Place in McCandless, which comes with all the technological bells and whistles.
  • UPMC & Highmark Clarify What New Agreement Means For Consumers

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In the celebratory zeal of the moment announcing the 10-year agreement between UPMC and Highmark Attorney General Josh Shapiro said, “All UPMC hospitals and practitioners are now an option for Highmark’s ensured.”
    That lit up the phones at insurance broker Mediconnect with folks saying to the company’s President Brian Breisinger, “I have Highmark insurance and I’m now being told I have access to all the UPMC doctors and facilities.&rd
  • State Senate Votes To Allow Local Police To Use Radar To Catch Speeding Drivers

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A proposal to allow local police to use radar to catch speeding motorists is on its way to the state House after nearly unanimous approval in the Senate.
    Senators voted 49 to 1 on Tuesday for a bill that local departments have long sought.
    Current Pennsylvania law lets only state police use radar, while local police must use other methods to figure out how fast people are driving.
    A similar measure passed the Senate during the last session but died in the House.
    If t
  • Overdose Deaths Down 41% In Allegheny County, Says Medical Examiner

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fewer people are dying from overdoses in Allegheny County, officials say.There were 432 accidental overdose deaths in 2018 — a 41% reduction from the previous year, which saw 737 of such deaths, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office said Tuesday.
    It’s also the lowest number of overdose deaths in the past three years.Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Karl Williams credited the reduction to the availability of the opioid reversal drug naloxone and coun
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  • Senate Moves To Let Unaffiliated People Cast Primary Votes

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania voters who aren’t registered as members of a political party would have the option of participating in primary elections under a measure advanced by the state Senate.
    Senators voted 42 to 8 on Tuesday for a bill that would permit those unaffiliated voters to decide which major party primary they want to cast their ballot in.
    Supporters say it’s a way to give nearly 800,000 unaffiliated voters a say in picking candidates for the November elect
  • Cougar Shot, Killed By Deputy After Endangering Mom, Infant Son

    CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (CBS Local) — A deputy shot and killed a cougar in Oregon on Friday night after the animal got too close to a woman and her baby.
    Emily Elliot said was aware of recent cougar sightings in her area when arrived at her home in Cascade Locks after running errands, so she pulled her car up close to her front door to unload groceries.
    She got her dog out of the car but left her 10-month-old son, Waylon, in his car seat while she fed the the dog. That’s when she noticed
  • Two Women Allegedly Rob Tobacco Store And Two Dollar Generals

    BUTLER (KDKA) — Two women were arrested for allegedly robbing a Puff N Snuff and two separate Dollar Generals in Butler County.
    According to police one of the women held a syringe of an unknown substance and demanded money inside the register at the tobacco store. The other female was outside waiting in a vehicle to get away.Police were also notified that the women had committed robbery at a Dollar General when they were caught on video filling reusable bags with items and leaving without
  • Does the overdose plunge mean the epidemic is over?

    Does the overdose plunge mean the epidemic is over?
    Last year the 10-county southwestern Pennsylvania region saw 40 percent fewer drug deaths than it did during a record 2017. 
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  • Prosecutor: Ring Shipped Oxycodone In Stuffed Animals Across Country

    NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Prosecutors say more than a dozen people have been arrested in a ring they allege mailed Oxycodone pills concealed in toy teddy bears and rabbits from California to suburban Philadelphia for sale by drug dealers.
    The Montgomery County district attorney’s office said Tuesday that 13 people have been arrested and three more are being sought on various charges related to drug trafficking, firearms trafficking and forgery.
    Prosecutors allege that the drugs were con
  • Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford To Be Inducted Into Hockey Hall Of Fame

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Hockey Hall Of Fame announced that Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford will be among the hall’s inductees in 2019.He will be inducted as a builder, a category of the Hockey Hall Fame that honors people “who has contributed to the development of the game of hockey,” according to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Rutherford, however, was a part of the Penguins as a goaltender for three seasons in the early 1970s.Rutherford was named the general manager of
  • ‘I Still Have That Drive To Be Successful:’ Penguins GM Jim Rutherford Named To Hockey Hall Of Fame

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Hockey Hall Of Fame announced that Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford will be among the hall’s inductees in 2019.He will be inducted as a builder, a category of the Hockey Hall Fame that honors people “who has contributed to the development of the game of hockey,” according to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Rutherford, however, was a part of the Penguins as a goaltender for three seasons in the early 1970s.So where does Rutherford go from here?
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  • Teen Sentenced Up To 40 Years In Prison For 15-Year-Old’s Shooting Death

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A teenager will spend up to 40 years in prison for fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy two years ago in Duquesne.According to the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office, Thomas McKissick, 17, pleaded guilty Tuesday to third-degree murder and attempted homicide in connection with the October 2017 shooting death of Lezra Rice, 15, of North Braddock.
    In exchange for his plea, the district attorney’s office says it agreed to a prison term of 20 to 40 years.A
  • Teen Sentenced Up To 40 Years In Prison After Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A teenager will spend up to 40 years in prison after fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy two years ago in Duquesne.
    Thomas McKissick, 17, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and attempted homicide in connection with the October 2017 shooting death of Lezra Rice, 15, of North Braddock before Judge Alexander P. Bicket of the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday.
    The attempted homicide charge concerned a separate teenager that McKissick had admitted to shooting
  • Cosby Files Appeal Over Testimony From Other Female Accusers

    NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Comedian Bill Cosby has filed a lengthy appeal of the sex assault conviction that landed him in prison and says the judge allowed testimony from other women accusers that wasn’t relevant.
    Cosby’s lawyers say the accounts from the five other women were “strikingly dissimilar” to that of trial accuser Andrea Constand and too remote in time to her 2004 encounter with Cosby.
    The appeal Tuesday comes after Pennsylvania Judge Steven O’Neill in
  • Amazon Prime Day Returning, To Run For 2 Days This Year

    By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business
    (CNN) — Amazon’s Prime Day will return for the fifth time next month, and this year the discount holiday will run for two entire days.
    Amazon announced that Prime Day this year will start at midnight on Monday, July 15, and run for 48 hours. The company boasts that the event will include more than a million deals around the world, such as steep discounts on Alexa-enabled devices.
    In 2018, Prime Day lasted 36 hours, which was longer than in prior y
  • ‘There Is A Part Of Us In Every Character’: Annabelle Wallis On ‘The Loudest Voice’, Russell Crowe, Roger Ailes

    (CBS Local)– Annabelle Wallis has worked on a lot of movies and TV shows, but nothing has ever challenged her like Showtime’s new limited series “The Loudest Voice.”
    The Russell Crowe led show dives into the complicated legacy of Roger Ailes, the rise of Fox News, and the women that were victims of sexual harassment at Fox. Wallis plays one of those women in former Fox booker and executive Laurie Luhn and says it was really difficult to portray something so upsetting
  • Houston Astros Pitcher Gerrit Cole To Make First Start Against Pittsburgh Pirates Since Trade

    HOUSTON (KDKA) — Former Pirates ace Gerrit Cole is set to take the mound against his previous employer for the first time since he left Pittsburgh.
    Cole will face Trevor Willams and the Pirates Tuesday night at MinuteMaid Park in Houston at 8:00 p.m.Cole was traded to the Astros back in January of 2018 for pitchers Joe Musgrove and Michael Feliz as well as third baseman Colin Moran and outfielder Jason Martin. Many said Houston stole Cole away at a bargain, and he has been very solid for t
  • Lawsuit Alleges Nursing Home Staff Took Nude Photos Of Dementia Patient, Posted Them On Social Media

    SEVEN FIELDS, Pa. (KDKA) — A Butler County nursing home is facing a lawsuit, alleging an elderly dementia patient was photographed partially nude and the pictures were then shared by staff on social media.
    The law firm Robert Peirce & Associates filed the suit Tuesday in the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County against Paramount Senior Living, located in Seven Fields.
    The patient’s name is being kept confidential.
    The lawsuit accused staff members at the nursing facility of tak
  • Woman Loses $2,000 In Devious Scam That Uses Texts Disguised As Bank Alerts

    GREENSBORO, N.C. (CBS Local) — A North Carolina woman says she was recently tricked out of $2,000 in a scam that experts say could happen to just about anybody who has money in a bank.
    Candice Terrell said she was just about to go on vacation when she received what appeared to be a text from her bank about possible fraudulent activity on her debit card.
    “It was basically a question asking if I spent like $2,900 at a Publix,” Terrell told CBS affiliate WFMY.
    Terrell said she imm
  • Social Media Taunt Inspires Locals To Rescue Homeless Working Father

    FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (CBS Local) — What appeared to be a case of social media shaming turned out to be blessing for a Georgia man last week.
    A woman took a picture of a man sleeping in a McDonald’s restaurant in Fayetteville Friday morning and shared it with a private group on Facebook.
    “Just another reason for me to leave Fayetteville,” the woman wrote in the post. “I was in the McDonald’s in the middle of town and I saw this guy sleeping in the booth, I go and
  • State GOP Chair Resigns After Complaint By Fellow Female Candidate

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s Republican Party chairman is stepping down following a published report that he had traded sexually charged text messages with a Philadelphia City Council candidate and also sent her an explicit photo of himself.
    Val DiGiorgio’s resignation was announced Tuesday by the state GOP.
    In a letter to party officials, the 51-year-old DiGiorgio says the report by The Philadelphia Inquirer contains “gross mischaracterizations” of what he
  • Teacher Who Stopped Student Shooter Honored As Carnegie Hero

    PITTSBURGH (AP) – A high school teacher who subdued a gun-wielding student as he opened fire in the school cafeteria is one of 18 people being honored with Carnegie Medals for heroism.
    The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced the award winners on Monday.
    In September 2017, a student told teacher Angela Lynn McQueen that a 14-year-old boy was showing off a gun in the cafeteria in Mattoon, Illinois.
    Related Stories: School Cafeteria Worker Among 18 Carnegie Hero Medal Win
  • Study: Commonly Prescribed Drugs Tied To Nearly 50% Higher Dementia Risk In Older Adults

    By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
    (CNN) — Scientists have long found a possible link between anticholinergic drugs and an increased risk of dementia.
    A study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine on Monday suggests that the link is strongest for certain classes of anticholinergic drugs — particularly antidepressants, bladder antimuscarinics, antipsychotics and antiepileptic drugs.
    Researchers wrote in the study that “there was nearly a 50% increased odds of dementia” as
  • Wahlburgers Hosting Job Fair For North Hills Location

    ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A new burger restaurant is looking for people to help get things cooking.The second Wahlburgers location in the area is hosting a job fair today, tomorrow and Thursday.
    We’re FINALLY hiring in Robinson, so come join the family!We will be holding a job fair Tuesday, June 25th – Thursday, June 27th in The Mall at Robinson food court! You can stop by any day from 10:00a-6:00p – you won’t be able to miss us!See you there!pic.twitter.com/q
  • House Budget Debate Turns Into Floor Fight Over Minimum Wage

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A debate in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives over a just-unveiled $34 billion compromise budget plan is turning into a floor fight over whether Democrats can criticize the package for lacking a minimum wage increase.
    Tuesday’s scheduled vote is on a spending plan agreed to by leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.
    Senate approval is also required.
    It uses strong tax collections to boost aid to public schools
  • Teen gets 20 to 40 years for two shootings in Duquesne

    Teen gets 20 to 40 years for two shootings in Duquesne
    Thomas McKissick admitted to killing Lezra Rice on Oct. 11, 2017, and shooting another teen the day before.
  • ‘We Don’t Need No Stinking Signs:’ Police Use Facebook To Warn Drivers To Obey Road Signs

    BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — Police took to Facebook to remind drivers that road signs really do mean something — and they should be obeyed.The Bridgeville Police Department posted a photo of signs on Liberty Street that say no trucks allowed except local deliveries.
    Police said in the post that those signs haven’t stopped 18-wheelers from going up the street, resulting in wires pulled down and, as one photo shows, even damage to a home.
    When police stop drivers on the street, the
  • Pittsburgh Steelers Rank 5th In NFL Fandom According To Emory University Study

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers rank in the top five for NFL fandom, according to a recent study.Emory University’s business school conducts a yearly review for all NFL teams to determine where each organization’s fandom ranks. Pittsburgh trails the likes of Dallas, New England, Philadelphia and the New York Giants.“The @dallascowboys, @Patriots, @Eagles, @Giants, & @steelers top this year’s #NFL rankings by Prof. Lewis. The @Bengals, @Jaguars, @Titans, @Chiefs
  • Wallet Hub: Pittsburgh Ranked 20th Best Places For Fourth Of July Celebrations

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– WalletHub compared 100 of the largest U.S. cities based on how well they balance holiday cost and fun for the 4th of July festivities.
    Considering components like affordability, attractions, safety, and weather, Pittsburgh received a total score of 59.7.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    Related Stories: Allegheny County Fireworks Listings 2019Fayette, Greene & Washington County Fireworks Listings 2019Armstrong, Indiana & Westmoreland County Fireworks Listings 2019Beaver &
  • Police: Homeowner Shoots, Kills Young Man Trying To Force His Way Into House

    CRESCENT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police say a young man was shot and killed overnight while trying to force his way into a Crescent Township home.
    According to Allegheny County Police, officers and paramedics were called to the scene along Starr Road just after midnight.
    “I happened to be up watching TV late last night, and I heard what I thought was a gunshot, and I blew it off assuming it couldn’t be gunshot, because we have a very quiet neighborhood,” said Ryan Mann, a neigh
  • On Stonewall anniversary, Pittsburgh lawmakers seek to protect gender identity and expression

    On Stonewall anniversary, Pittsburgh lawmakers seek to protect gender identity and expression
    The city’s anti-discrimination code would add definitions for gender identity and gender expression under the proposed ordinance.
  • Pittsburgh Penguins Release 2019 Regular Season Schedule

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With 100 days to go until the 2019 NHL Season, the Penguins have released it’s regular season schedule.The team opens up the year with a season-long four-game homestand, with seven of the first nine games played at PPG Paints Arena.“100 days until the home opener. Regular season schedule:”
    100 days until the home opener.
    Regular season schedule: https://t.co/ttFfYlySOD#IsItOctoberYet pic.twitter.com/GARCqwuGXP
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  • Pittsburgh Penguins Extend Qualifying Offers To 2019 Restricted Free Agents

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The NHL Free Agency Period is less than two weeks away, and the team has sent qualifying offers to five restricted free agents.
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Penguins Beat Writer Matt Vensel reported the news Tuesday morning.
    “The #Penguins have extended qualifying offers to RFAs Marcus Pettersson, Teddy Blueger, Zach Aston-Reese, Adam Johnson and Joseph Blandisi.”
    The #Penguins have extended qualifying offers to RFAs Marcus Pettersson, Teddy Blueger, Zach Aston-R
  • Mt. Lebanon Man Convicted Of Killing 4-Month-Old Daughter

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Mount Lebanon man has been convicted of killing his 4-month-old daughter.
    Allegheny County Common Pleas Court Judge Randal Todd on Tuesday found Joseph Gazzam, 31, guilty of third-degree murder in the November 2017 death of his daughter, Victoria, according to the district attorney’s office.(Photo Credit: Allegheny County Police)
    Gazzam went for a degree of guilt hearing before Judge Todd last week after entering pleading guilty to criminal homicide in connectio
  • Baldwin teacher honored by former student with Drexel award

    Baldwin teacher honored by former student with Drexel award
    A Baldwin High School teacher presented a former student with her diploma at Drexel University after receiving prestigious award.  
  • Pittsburgh Zoo Welcomes 4 Adorable, Fuzzy Lynx Kittens

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium has added some new adorable kittens to their ranks.
    Zoo officials say they will be officially introducing their four new lynx kittens to the public when they get their first baby wellness exam.
    (Photo Credit: Paul Selvaggio/Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium)
    The tiny, fuzzy, 7-week-old kittens were born at the zoo on May 8 to Chayne. This is her second litter.
    At their checkup on Wednesday, the babies will be weighed, given their firs
  • Bonfire Food & Drink needs some tending to on the South Side

    Bonfire Food & Drink needs some tending to on the South Side
    But based on the owner, longtime restaurateur who ran Avenue B in Shadyside, it’ll get there.
  • The Furry Convention Returns To Pittsburgh For The 14th Consecutive Year

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Anthrocon, Pittsburgh’s furry convention, is coming back for another weekend of charity and fur-filled events.
    The 14th annual convention will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center on July 4-7.
    This year’s theme is Surf Pacific, which includes some water-based activities.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA Web Intern Alyssa Klimas)
    One of the first events on the itinerary is the Gateway Clipper Cruise, being held on July 4 from 1:30-2:30 p.m.
    The Fursuit Parade
  • Tech Center: Polling

    KDKA's Mikey Hood is back in the Tech Center!
  • Former Pittsburgh Penguins Defenseman Brooks Orpik Retires After 15 Seasons

    WASHINGTON (KDKA) — After a decade and a half on the ice at the professional level, Brooks Orpik is calling it quits.The two-time Stanley Cup Champion played for the Penguins and the Capitals, winning a cup with each organization (2009 and 2018.) The former Team USA Olympian won a silver medal with the program, while skating 1,035 regular-season NHL games.“Congratulations to Brooks Orpik, who after 1,035 regular-season NHL games, retires today a two-time #StanleyCup champion.”C
  • ‘I Really Identified With My Character’: Actor Joslyn DeFreece On ‘Strange Angel’, Journey As Trans Woman

    (CBS Local)– “Strange Angel” on CBS All Access is Joslyn DeFreece’s first TV show and it’s the perfect place for her career to begin.
    DeFreece had previously been working on a project about trans women living in Nazi Germany during the 1930s and 1940s and plays a German trans woman on the show named Brigitte Kamer. As a trans woman herself, things couldn’t have worked out any better.
    “I was prepping to play a German trans woman in 1943 and I was res
  • Pa. Woman Uses Shovel To Kill Cobra Slithering On Her Patio

    FALLS, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman used a shovel to kill a cobra she saw slithering on the patio of her apartment.
    Kathy Kehoe says the squawking of some blue jays outside her unit caught her attention Monday. When she looked outside, she saw a serpent that was about 4- to 5-feet-long.
    The 73-year-old woman says she saw the spot on the snake’s back and kind of nudged its tail. When it came up and spread its hood, she realized it was a cobra.
    Kehoe then took photos of the snake be
  • Undercover Detectives’ Behavior In Bar Brawl Captures Concern Of Review Board

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Citizen Police Review Board is meeting to discuss the possibility of a public hearing to “review the systemic issues related to undercover detail” for city police officers.
    The review comes after a brawl between four undercover detectives and members of the Pagan motorcycle club.
    Security footage captured the brawl last October at Kopy’s Bar on the South Side, including one undercover officer allegedly punching one citizen 19 times in the head.
    The
  • Undercover Cops’ Behavior In Bar Brawl Captures Concern Of Review Board

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Citizen Police Review Board is meeting to discuss the possibility of a public hearing to “review the systemic issues related to undercover detail” for city police officers.
    The review comes after a brawl between four undercover detectives and members of the Pagan motorcycle club.
    Security footage captured the brawl last October at Kopy’s Bar on the South Side, including one undercover officer allegedly punching one citizen 19 times in the head.
    The
  • Report: Police Officers Could Face Disciplinary Measures In Bar Brawl

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh is reportedly looking at its policies concerning undercover police officers.
    The review comes after a brawl between undercover detectives and members of the Pagan motorcycle club.
    Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich tells KDKA that the officers remain on leave, but the city may discipline them.
    Security footage captured the brawl last October at Kopy’s Bar on the South Side, including one undercover officer allegedly punching one citizen
  • Pittsburgh Weather: Sunshine Returns After Heavy Rains Prompt Flood Advisories

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — There were some big rain totals from Monday’s storms.
    The Pittsburgh airport saw 1.92 inches of rain.That puts the monthly total for rain at 5.92 inches.We are running nearly five inches ahead of the average rainfall pace for the year right now.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    But we won’t have to worry about any rain today as fantastic weather is set to move in.
    Dry conditions are expected for the remainder of the day, with a high in the low 80s.
    KDKA Meteorologist Ro
  • Tractor Trailer Splits, Shuts Down Route 910 In Harmar Twp.

    HARMAR TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An incident involving a tractor trailer shut down busy Route 910 in Harmar Township for the morning rush hour.
    It’s believed the tractor trailer split in half along the highway.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    Officials said it would be several hours before the scene was cleared and reopened.
    Route 910, or Indianola Road, was closed from Locust Hill and Rich Hill Roads to Route 28.
    Officials have not yet said what caused the tractor trailer to become disabled.
    Stay with
  • PTL Links: June 25, 2019

    Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Market District
    Pittsburgh Public Theater
    Circle Camp
    Pasta Too
    Rizzo’s Malabar Inn
    Tillie’s
    Falsetti’s Villa Restaurant
    DeLallo’s
  • Police: Homeowner Shots, Kills Young Man Trying To Force His Way Into House

    CRESCENT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Police say a young man was shot and killed overnight while trying to force his way into a Crescent Township home.
    According to Allegheny County Police, officers and paramedics were called to the scene along Starr Road just after midnight.
    Police say it all started a short time before when a 22-year-old man showed up at the house, asking if a specific person was there. The 59-year-old homeowner told the man there was no one there by that name.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  • Building a connection: Developer to break ground on 280-unit apartment complex at SouthSide Works

    Building a connection: Developer to break ground on 280-unit apartment complex at SouthSide Works
    Among the amenities will be a pool, a gas fire pit and grills, a dog park, a fitness center, a community lounge area, and bike storage

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