Pittsburgh news

• Dancing Man Hit By Semi-Truck On Pennsylvania Turnpike

  01-07-2019 23:59
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man dancing on the Pennsylvania Turnpike was hit by a tractor-trailer.
  Witnesses say the man pulled over his silver Subaru, got out of his vehicle and ran into traffic before being hit by a semi-truck near the New Stanton Exit on Monday morning.
  According to police and the driver of the semi-truck, Anthony Dixon, the man was hit by Dixon in the westbound lane near the New Stanton Service Center after dancing in the middle of the road.Cars swerved to avoid the man, ide
  
  Read more

• Man Fires Gun Inside Of Days Inn Hotel

  01-07-2019 23:48
  BLAIRSVILLE, PA –- Pennsylvania State Police are searching for a Bolivar man after he allegedly fired a gun inside a hotel room Monday morning.
  State Police say 26-year-old David Lee McGinnis allegedly shot one round from a 9mm handgun during an altercation inside a Days Inn hotel room in Burrell Township, Indiana County around 9:30 a.m.One woman was arrested on scene and faces drug possession charges.
  According to troopers, McGinnis and at least one other man fled the scene. The Pennsylva
  
  Read more

• State Police Conduct Drug Bust In Indiana County

  01-07-2019 23:42
  HOMER CITY, Pa. (KDKA) — A resident of Homer City was arrested after state troopers unveiled marijuana and methamphetamine production inside his home.
  The suspect was a 42-year-old male of Brush Valley Township, Indiana County.
  The male was initially being investigated for a separate incident when police found the drugs in his home.On Monday, July 1, around 10:50 a.m., officers found approximately 25 fully-grown marijuana plants and other materials used to make methamphetamines.
  The Pennsy
  
  Read more

• Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Dead At Age 27

  01-07-2019 23:31
  (CNN) — A Major League Baseball game was postponed Monday after Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died, officials said.
  Skaggs died earlier in the day in Texas, the Angels said on Twitter. He was 27.
  The Angels play the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-game series next month.
  More from CBS Dallas on his death here.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Fatal Two Vehicle Accident Kills 1 In Westmoreland County

  01-07-2019 23:26
  DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – One person is dead after a two vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and a vehicle in Westmoreland County.
  The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office reports that one person was killed in an accident at the intersection of Route 982 and Industrial Boulevard.State Police have the road closed on Industrial Boulevard at Route 892 and Pandora Road.There is no word on when the road will reopen as an accident reconstructive team is on the scene.Stay with KDKA f
  
  Read more

• UPMC Confirms MRSA At Children’s Hospital

  01-07-2019 23:00
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – UPMC has confirmed a dozen cases of MRSA at the UPMC Children’s Hospital.
  Six NICU patients, as well as six employees, have tested positive for MRSA, according to a statement from UPMC. One of the patients that tested positive for MRSA is potentially symptomatic.All NICU patients have been tested, and several staff members have come forward with potential symptoms, the hospital reported.The CDC’s website says that MRSA is a cause of staph infection that is d
  
  Read more

• Fayette County Under Water Boil Advisory

  01-07-2019 22:46
  FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — A water boil advisory is in place in Fayette County until further notice.The Mountain Watershed Association said Monday there is a water issue in Nicholson, German and Georges Townships because of water loss and a leak, which they have not yet located.The boil water advisory affects about 200 customers, and some businesses.
  Water buffaloes are being set up for household use, but emergency workers say people should get water to drink.
  The advisory is for any of the M
  
  Read more

• First regional police force in 50 years opens in Springdale Township and Cheswick

  01-07-2019 22:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  “It won’t be 50 years until the next one, that’s for sure,” County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said Monday.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Pittsburgh Family: Woman Dies From Flesh-Eating Disease

  01-07-2019 22:22
  ELLENTON, Fla. (CBS/AP) – A Florida woman died after contacting a flesh-eating bacteria while her family was visiting from Pittsburgh.
  Wade Fleming told The Associated Press on Monday that Lynn Fleming, who retired to Florida’s Gulf Coast, contracted flesh-eating bacteria and died nearly two weeks after she fell and scraped her leg while walking on a beach in Florida.
  “She didn’t know that there was a small ditch there and she stumbled and hit the embankment on the other
  
  Read more

• Scranton Mayor Resigns Ahead Of Corruption Investigation

  01-07-2019 22:17
  SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – The Democratic mayor of Scranton is resigning midway through his second term, a day before he’s scheduled to appear in federal court in what prosecutors said is a corruption investigation.
  Mayor Bill Courtright wrote City Council members to say he was stepping down Monday.
  At about the same time, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Courtright will appear in a Williamsport courtroom Tuesday for a “proceeding related to an ongoing public corruption inv
  
  Read more

• Woman Taken To The Hospital After A Shooting In Hill District

  01-07-2019 22:01
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) — One woman has been taken to the hospital after a shooting in the Hill District.
  911 Officials say this incident happened at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Chauncey Street.
  There is no word on her condition at this time.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story.
  
  Read more

• Penguins Sign Defenseman David Warsofsky, Forward Andrew Agozzino

  01-07-2019 21:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman David Warsofsky and forward Andrew Agozzino to two year contracts.The Pens say the two-way deals carry an average annual value of $700,000.
  Warsofsky, 29, appeared in 19 games with the Pens between the 2015 to 2016 and 2016 to 2017 seasons. He recorded one goal and one assist at that time.
  Agozzino, 28, played the past two seasons with the Colorado Avalanche’s AHL affiliate.He played 56 games and recorded 26 goals, 34
  
  Read more

• Penguins Sign Defenseman David Warsofsky and Forward Andrew Agozzino

  01-07-2019 21:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman David Warsofsky and forward Andrew Agozzino to two year contracts.The Pens say the two-way deals carry an average annual value of $700,000.
  Warsofsky, 29, appeared in 19 games with the Pens between the 2015 to 2016 and 2016 to 2017 seasons. He recorded one goal and one assist at that time.
  Agozzino, 28, played the past two seasons with the Colorado Avalanche’s AHL affiliate.He played 56 games and recorded 26 goals, 34
  
  Read more

• New Florida Law Allows Paramedics To Carry Guns When Responding To High-Risk Incidents

  01-07-2019 21:10
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CBS Local) — A new law allowing medics to carry a gun when responding to high-risk situations such as active gunman incidents and drug raids went into effect Monday.
  Florida House Bill 487, which was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 7, states that while accompanying either a police SWAT or special-response unit, tactical medical professionals may carry firearms in the same manner as a law-enforcement officer.
  The new law requires the paramedics to have co
  
  Read more

• ‘Good Chance We’ll Have To Make Another Move’ Pittsburgh Penguins Up Against Salary Cap After Brandon Tanev Signing

  01-07-2019 20:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After the Kessel trade, the Penguins had the money to make one moderate move as free agency opened Monday afternoon.The team signed former Winnipeg Jets Forward Brandon Tanev to a six year deal worth $21 million. Tanev is projected to be a solid player in the Pens’ bottom six, and General Manager Jim Rutherford was pretty happy to land a player like him, as he fits the bill of players Rutherford said the team lacked in 2018-19. Rutherford spoke with the media Mond
  
  Read more

• Tobacco Purchase Age Rises At Walmart

  01-07-2019 20:28
  Walmart has released a huge change for its stores across the nation.
  As of Monday, the age to purchase tobacco products, including all e-cigarettes, at Walmart and Sam’s Club has been changed to 21.
  Walmart officials said that after receiving a letter from the Food and Drug Administration, they believe this is the best way to prevent sales to minors.
  They also mentioned that they will discontinue selling fruit and dessert flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems.
  Store officials expla
  
  Read more

• North Allegheny chooses tax hike over cutting music classes

  01-07-2019 20:21 via post-gazette.com
  
  The school board on June 26 approved a $175.9 million budget that raises taxes by 0.6851 mills.
  
  Read more

• Three canines sworn in as Pittsburgh officers

  01-07-2019 20:17 via post-gazette.com
  
  Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said there are 14 canines in service – with nine trained in explosives detection and five trained in narcotics detection.
  
  Read more

• Lt. Governor Fetterman Visits USS Clairton Works

  01-07-2019 20:17
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–Keeping the air quality at a healthy level and making steel in the Mon Valley….on the minds of Lt Governor John Fetterman and US Steel and its union members when he met with them today.
  The Clairton Works Coke plant has had some hard hits….a fire and explosion on Christmas Eve that shut off its pollution controls and a second fire a few weeks ago…again knocking out it’s air pollution controls….but Fetterman says the air quality is on
  
  Read more

• July Is The Deadliest Month Of Vehicular Deaths

  01-07-2019 19:49
  PITTSBURGH (CNN) — America’s star-spangled birthday is a dangerous time to be on the road.
  More people die in drunk driving crashes in July than any other month, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
  The 4th of July is a big factor.
  “Backyard barbecues, fireworks displays and other festivities surrounding the Fourth of July holiday often include drinking, making it one of the deadliest holidays of the year,” said Helen Witty, national pr
  
  Read more

• Animal Rescue Group Wants Your Old Bras To Help Save Injured Turtles

  01-07-2019 19:32
  INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (CBS Local) — An animal rescue group in North Carolina area wants your old bras. It may sound funny, but this is no joke.
  Carolina Waterfowl Rescue caused a bit of a bruhaha on social media last week when it requested discarded bras to help save the lives of turtles.
  It’s not the bra itself they want, however. They use the clasps to weld turtles’ cracked shells back together.
  “It acts like a little fixator, it’s the eyelets that we need,” Ke
  
  Read more

• HOV Ramp Expected To Reopen In Ross Township In Time For Evening Rush

  01-07-2019 19:30
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–PennDOT has good news for North Hill commuters.
  Beginning Monday afternoon around 3 p.m., the I-279 High Occupancy Vehicle lane ramp to Perrysville Avenue in Ross Township is expected to reopen to traffic.
  The hours of operation for the HOV lanes are as follows:
  InboundMonday through Friday 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.  Two or more passengers required.OutboundMonday through Friday 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.  Two or more passengers required.
  Monday through Friday 7 p.m. to 4 a.m
  
  Read more

• Gov. Tom Wolf Signs Bills To Help Foster Young Farmers

  01-07-2019 19:08
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Legislation to help Pennsylvania agriculture is going into effect, including measures to foster younger farmers, help clean water going into the Chesapeake Bay and expand butchering services for small farmers.
  Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed eight related farm bills in the Capitol on Monday as he was flanked by state presidents of the Future Farmers of America and the 4-H.
  The $23 million initiative includes funding for agricultural business development, marketing, e
  
  Read more

• Bear Sightings In Allegheny County

  01-07-2019 19:03
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two bears have been spotted running around the streets of Allegheny County.Video footage from Sharpsburg Mayor Matt Rudzki shows a bear running across the street and through a parking lot in Sharpsburg.
  There was a second bear spotted in the yard of an Indiana Township resident. This bear was seen wandering around Mary Ann Drive just off of Middle Road at 9:15 a.m. on Monday.
  Courtesy: ED Panza
  Officials warn not to attempt to pet the bears or to take a selfie with them
  
  Read more

• Politics Of Elections Snares Pennsylvania Voting-Machine Aid

  01-07-2019 18:47
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Legislation to help Pennsylvania’s counties afford new voting machines before next year’s election is wrapped up in the politics of voting and election laws.
  Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday that he’ll decide later in the week whether to sign or veto a bill that was opposed by the vast majority of his fellow Democrats in the state Legislature.
  The bill passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature authorizes borrowing $90 million to help counties underwr
  
  Read more

• The State Moves To Shut Down Coke Plant After Repeated Violations

  01-07-2019 17:54
  ERIE, Pa. (AP) – State environmental regulators are moving to shut down a coke plant in northwestern Pennsylvania, citing “years of numerous repetitive environmental violations.”
  The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said Monday it has denied Erie Coke Corporation’s application to renew its operating permit and filed a complaint in Erie County Court to shut down the plant.
  The department said it had received “persistent complaints” from the c
  
  Read more

• Legal Pot Poses Growing Danger To Dogs, Veterinarians Warn

  01-07-2019 17:36
  (CBS Local) — As decriminalization of marijuana spreads across the country, the American Veterinary Medical Association is warning pet owners of the dangers legal pot poses to their furry friends, especially dogs.
  Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive substance in marijuana that produces a high for humans, is toxic to dogs, according to the AVMA. It can cause vomiting, incoordination, depression, sleepiness or excitation, low blood pressure, low body temperature and seizures.
  Edible
  
  Read more

• A dual American-Iranian citizen feels the tension firsthand

  01-07-2019 17:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  “The Iranian government restricts access to many large websites, including YouTube and Facebook,” said Mohammad Ehsan Khatami.
  
  Read more

• A dual American-Iranian citizen feels the tension first-hand

  01-07-2019 17:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  “The Iranian government restricts access to many large websites, including YouTube and Facebook,” said Mohammad Ehsan Khatami.
  
  Read more

• Steve Harvey Gives Back To Alma Mater To Cover Students’ College Fees

  01-07-2019 17:00
  KENT, Ohio (AP) – Talk show host, comedian and game show host Steve Harvey has committed to covering the college costs for eight incoming freshmen at his alma mater in Ohio.
  Kent State University said in a release that The Steve & Marjorie Harvey Foundation has worked with Kent State University to provide scholarships of about $23,000 per student. The students must maintain a 2.5-grade point average for the scholarships to be renewed each semester.
  The scholarships are in memory of Dev
  
  Read more

• Ambridge Fireworks To Be Rescheduled After Storm Damage

  01-07-2019 16:24
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–An announcement is expected from officials in Ambridge on a new date for their fireworks show.  It was scheduled for this past Saturday.
  It had to be called off due to damage from recent storms, as a result of several days of storms and high winds mostly north of Pittsburgh.
    
  
  Read more

• PTL Links: July 1, 2019

  01-07-2019 15:38
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Tres Rios Sports 
  Klavons Ice Cream
  Dr. Mike Hutchinson at Animal General
  Beaver Co. Humane Society
  Kennywood
  CLO Peter Pan
  Kinetic Theatre Scarpino
  Front Porch Fun Home
  Pittsburgh Playwrights Gem of the Ocean
  Mountain Playhouse Don’t Dress for Dinner
  St. Vincent Summer Theater Beauty and Beast
  Little Lake Elecytra
  
  Read more

• Digging History: Mysteries of the Strip

  01-07-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  A neighborhood, so familiar to so many, leaves clues about a little-known past.
   
  
  Read more

• Police Seek Person Who Fired Gun At Fireworks Show

  01-07-2019 14:04
  UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) – State police are seeking the person who fired a gun during a fireworks show at a mall in western Pennsylvania.
  Police were called to the Uniontown Mall just before 10 p.m. Sunday, but the person who fired the shot was gone.
  In a video shared by a KDKA viewer , someone can be heard screaming “Get your kids in the car. He’s shooting.”
  No one was injured.
  (TM and © Copyright 2019 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be p
  
  Read more

• Us: How a West Mifflin mom's speech seized the day

  01-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  After a young Clairton man was gunned down, Ava Ford stepped forward to have her say, and what she said stirred hearts and minds.
  
  Read more

• Unpredictable weather making life difficult for local farmers

  01-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Al Vettori plants corn, soybeans and hay. But the unpredictable weather patterns have made it hard for him to do his job.
  
  Read more

• Pitt's public health dean steps down at a time when the region is losing other top leaders in the field

  01-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Dr. Donald Burke will continue to teach at the Graduate School of Public Health and plans transition from researcher to professor emeritus.
  
  Read more

• Obituary: Frank Serrao / An old school shoe repairman

  01-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Italian cobbler learned his trade in Calabria, came to Pittsburgh and started his own successful shoe repair shop in Allegheny Center Mall.
  
  Read more

• Collecting, making history on the Ohio River

  01-07-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  California artist Wes Modes sets off on their sixth expedition for an archival art project called “A Secret History of American River People.”
  
  Read more

• New drug delays onset of Type 1 diabetes for the first time

  01-07-2019 13:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  Even a delay of two years can ease severity of complications and reduce treatment costs for people at high risk of developing the disease.
  
  Read more

• Woman Hurt In Hit And Run Accident In Lawrence County

  01-07-2019 13:42
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–A woman is hospitalized this morning after a hit and run accident in Lawrence County.
  Police say the woman was getting out of a car parked along Center Avenue in Taylor Township when she was struck by a commercial vehicle.
  The victim was flown to a hospital in Youngstown, Ohio.  No word on her condition.
  Butler State Police and New Castle police are investigating.
  
  Read more

• Shakespeare in the Parks turns 15 with all-female 'Julius Caesar'

  01-07-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The company that offers free performances of the Bard’s works is determined to make a statement and “do it our way,” says its leader.
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Weather: Dry And Pleasant With Plenty of Sunshine

  01-07-2019 13:24
  PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA)–June is a wrap.  For the third time this year June saw temperatures that were cooler than average with an average temp ((Daily high + daily low)/2) coming in at -0.4°.
  We are running a big average surplus because the months that have run warm are running REALLY warm.
  The hottest day of the month was last Thursday with us hitting 89°.
  It was also a wet month with the city seeing 6.42” of rain.  That’s a surplus of 2.12” from normal.
  
  Read more

• Police Identify Body Found In East Hills

  01-07-2019 13:12
  PITTSBURGH, Pa.  (KDKA)– Pittsburgh Police identify Ricky Moultrie as the man who was found shot in a car in East Hills.
  Officers responded to the report of a deceased male on Lee Way near Sunrise Avenue around 2:50 a.m.
  Responding officers from Zone 5 found the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
  Pittsburgh EMS responded and declared the 20-year-old dead at the scene.
  The investigation is ongoing to find the suspect of the crime.
  
  Read more

• Body Found In East Hills; Police Investigating

  01-07-2019 13:12
  PITTSBURGH, Pa.  (KDKA)–Pittsburgh Police are investigating after a man is found shot in a car in East Hills.
  Officers responded to a report of a deceased male on Lee Way near Sunrise Avenue around 2:50 a.m.
  Responding officers from Zone 5 found the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
  Pittsburgh EMS responded and declared the man dead at the scene.
  The investigation is ongoing.
  
  Read more

• 'An iconic new gateway': 7-story office complex proposed in Strip near 31st Street Bridge

  01-07-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 254,405-square-foot building is designed to appeal to tech companies and others.
  
  Read more

• Walkabout: The uplifting legacy of a quiet hero

  01-07-2019 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “I feel like the message of his life is that if you uplift your community, good things will happen for you, too” — Lisa Freeland on her father, Wendell Freeland’s legacy
  
  Read more

• Obituary: Andrew Zezza / Basketball coach stayed close to his roots

  01-07-2019 11:45 via post-gazette.com
  
  "A lot of the things he taught me I remembered my whole life. Always play within yourself. ... Even if you miss, take your shots.”
  
  Read more

• Apollo 11’s 4th Crew Member: A Ground-Breaking, 70 Pound Computer

  01-07-2019 09:04
  (CBS) – On July 6, 1969, Apollo 11 lifted off with its sight set on the moon. The crew consisted of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, but there was a crucial “fourth crew member” on board: the Apollo Guidance Computer or AGC.
  “The Apollo Guidance computer was the most intricate and complex control computer and navigation computer that existed,” said Bob Zagrodnick, who managed the AGC project.
  The computer was fairly compact for its time. It weighed 7
  
  Read more

• Selfies, Memory Foam & More: Thank NASA For Today’s Everyday Technology

  01-07-2019 08:00
  (CBS) – Do you take excellent selfies? Sleep well on that memory foam mattress? Like swimming at your local pool? You can thank NASA.
  For years, NASA has been creating technology for space that ends up enhancing our everyday lives.
  CAMERA PHONES
  In 1990, a team at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory worked to create high quality cameras small enough to fit on a spacecraft. Now, one-third of all cameras contain this technology and allow you to get that ideal shot.
  SPACE BLANKETS
  Space blanke
  
  Read more

Follow @PittsburghNews_ on Twitter!