Pittsburgh news

• Caring For Skin May Be Key To Stopping Food Allergies

  26-08-2019 23:53
  PITTSBURGH (CBS) — New research says soaking and moisturizing could help prevent everything from asthma to food allergies.Surprisingly, eczema has a common link with those other allergic conditions.
  Millions of babies develop the dry, itchy skin rash, and doctors now know that eczema puts babies at high risk for also developing food allergies.
  Ava Segur developed eczema when she was just a few weeks old.
  “We were trying to get that under control,” said Stephanie Segur, Ava&rsqu
  
  Read more

• Fayette Co. School District Mandates Elementary Students Must Bring Clear Backpacks

  26-08-2019 23:44
  UNIONTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – A Fayette County school district is telling students that they can only bring clear backpacks to school.The Albert Gallatin School district adopted a new policy for kids in its five elementary schools.Students can only bring backpacks or gym bags that are clear plastic or made of mesh.
  The district wants teachers or security guards to be able to easily see inside the bags.“We have a person, as the students go through the metal detector, they’re quickly t
  
  Read more

• Sanders Picks Up Union Endorsement, Praises Workers For Standing Up To Pittsburgh-Based Wabtec

  26-08-2019 23:30
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It was a quickly rearranged schedule change, but U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and his wife Jane dropped by the Wyndham Grand in Pittsburgh on Monday to receive the endorsement of the UE, one of America’s most liberal and independent unions.
  “You have stood up for working people all over America,” Sanders told the members.
  “You have taken on the most powerful special interests in this country.”
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  “If there was ever a tim
  
  Read more

• Five Arrested After Car Chase Leads To Shooting In Export

  26-08-2019 23:26
  EXPORT, Pa. (KDKA) — Five people were arrested in connection to the shooting of a man in Export.
  According to state police investigators, 18-year-old Tyler Palandro — along with Reese Bronick, Kayla Grant, Sandy Cline and 16-year-old Conner Yakowloff — conspired to assault two victims they believed stole from Palandro.
  The group allegedly confronted the victims at Export Park in late Sunday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Court records show when the victims got into a car, the five suspe
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Pitt suspends Chinese scholar program amid pressure from U.S. State Department

  26-08-2019 22:35 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pitt officials were unsure if concerns raised the school’s Confucius Institute are related to rising tensions between the U.S. and China.
  
  Read more

• Man Life-Flighted To Trauma Center After Falling More Than 20 Feet Off Barn Roof

  26-08-2019 22:33
  WESTMORELAND COUNTY (KDKA) — A man was flown to a local hospital after falling more than 20 feet off a barn roof.
  Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services posted Monday on Facebook that a man fell 25 to 30 feet off a barn roof and was flown to a level-I trauma center in Pittsburgh.
  Westmoreland County officials said the man had back, leg and arm injuries.
  Officials said the incident happened on the 200 block of Trayor Road in South Huntingdown Township.
  
  Read more

• Police Search For Man Who Allegedly Snatched Purse From Local Bowling Alley

  26-08-2019 22:21
  WHITEHALL, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are asking the public for help finding a man suspected of stealing a purse from a bowling alley.The Whitehall Borough Police Department shared a photo on Facebook of a man they say stole a purse from behind the counter at Princess Lanes in Caste Village.
  The Police ask anyone with information about the man in the photo or his whereabouts to contact the Whitehall Borough Police Department at 412-884-1100.
  
  Read more

• Man Accused Of Fatally Shooting 17-Year-Old Boy In Swissvale Is Acquitted

  26-08-2019 21:55
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The man accused of fatally shooting a 17-year-old boy in Swissvale was acquitted of all charges.
  William Smoot was charged with the shooting death of Vallen Davies-Mack in 2017.
  The jury deliberated for about two hours on Friday and came back Monday and returned the verdict at 2 p.m., announced by Allegheny County.
  The trial began Aug. 20.
  (Source: Allegheny County)
  Smootwas charged with criminal homicide, robbery, reckless endangerment of another person and a weapons v
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Justice Department Seeks Death Penalty For Alleged Synagogue Shooter Robert Bowers

  26-08-2019 21:49
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the Tree of Life mass shooting suspect Robert Bowers.
  The Justice Department filed for the death penalty on Monday.
  Bowers is accused of killing 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue last year.The filing backs up what U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady had indicated when he charged Bowers with the obstruction of an exercise of religious belief resulting in death, a hate crime that could merit execution under the federal
  
  Read more

• South Fayette is among sites eyed for Uber self-driving car test track

  26-08-2019 21:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Commissioners to vote September 11 on zoning proposal
  
  Read more

• Former Penn State Team Doctor Sues Coach Franklin, AD Barbour, School

  26-08-2019 21:41
  A former Penn State team doctor is suing the school, football coach James Franklin and athletic director Sandy Barbour, claiming he was ousted after complaining to school officials about being pressured to clear players to return from injuries.
  The lawsuit filed Friday by Dr. Scott Lynch in Dauphin County was first reported by Penn Live.Lynch was removed from his position as director of athletic medicine in March and replaced by Dr. Wayne Sebastianelli, who had previously held the position until
  
  Read more

• Justice Department to seek death penalty for Tree of Life suspect Robert Bowers

  26-08-2019 21:34 via post-gazette.com
  
  The expected move comes despite a request by two of the Jewish congregations targeted to spare the defendant if he is convicted.
  
  Read more

• Scott Township Police Asking For Help After Electronics Stolen From Pool

  26-08-2019 21:27
  SCOTT TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Scott Township Police Department is asking for assistance identifying an individual after electronics were stolen from a pool.
  The department announced Monday on Facebook that a man stole electronics worth thousands of dollars from the Scott Township pool.
  The post said the man fled on foot out of the community room to a waiting black Honda sedan.Call the Scott Township Police at 412-276-7725 with any information.
  
  Read more

• Grove City Outlets Getting A Little More Magical

  26-08-2019 21:23
  GROVE CITY, Pa. (KDKA) — Muggles beware!
  The world of witches and wizards, fantastic beasts and all things magic is coming to the Grove City Outlets.
  The outlet mall is teaming with Niantic, the maker of “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite,” to feature an enhanced playing experience for Potter fans.
  Fans can find sponsored inns and fortresses, allowing players a heightened experience.
  Grove City Premium Outlets Director of Marketing & Business Development Michele Czerwinski said:
  
  Read more

• The U.S. Is Throwing Away At Least 3,500 Donated Kidneys Every Year, Study Finds

  26-08-2019 20:30
  PITTSBURGH (CNN) — There are currently 93,000 people in the United States on a waiting list for a donated kidney, yet at least 3,500 donated kidneys are discarded every year, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.
  The lack of organs for kidney failure patients is a major public health problem and one that President Donald Trump addressed in July when he signed an executive order promising to transform kidney care in this country.
  More than 37 million A
  
  Read more

• Jury acquits man of killing Woodland Hills 10th grader during 2017 drug deal

  26-08-2019 20:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  William H. Smoot IV was charged with fatally shooting Vallen Davies-Mack at a Swissvale Park during a drug deal.
  
  Read more

• Crews Battle Large Fire In Uniontown

  26-08-2019 20:01
  UNIONTOWN (KDKA) — Emergency crews battled a fire in Fayette County Monday afternoon.
  The fire broke out around noon along W. Main Street in Uniontown.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Smoke was seen pouring from the structure as firefighters used hoses to put it out.
  Emergency officials say the building houses four apartments.
  No injuries were reported.
  Officials have not yet said what sparked the fire.RT40…W Main St, Uniontown, Fayette County… is cleared of fire un
  
  Read more

• SWAT Team On The Scene Along Chartiers Street In Elliott

  26-08-2019 19:46
  ELLIOTT (KDKA) — SWAT was on the scene of a situation along Chartiers Street in the Elliott neighborhood.The situation is currently over.
  Pittsburgh Langley School was on lockdown when the incident occurred.
  The lockdown has since been lifted.#Breaking @PghPolice SWAT is on the scene of a situation along Chartiers street in the Elliott neighborhood. More tonight on @KDKA pic.twitter.com/68UpAftsAP
  — Chris Kunicki (@K00nix_Photog) August 26, 2019Stay with KDKA.com for more details.
  
  Read more

• Celebration Of Life To Be Held For Washington High School Alumnus Killed In Dayton Mass Shooting

  26-08-2019 19:34
  WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) — A celebration of life will be held this week for the Washington High School alumnus killed in the Dayton mass shooting.
  (Source: St. Francis University)
  Nicholas Cumer, 25, was one of nine people killed early by a gunman who was then killed by police shortly after he opened fire at a bar in Dayton, Ohio on Aug. 4.
  On Saturday, a “celebration of life in our community” in memory of Cumer will be held in the Washington High auditorium at 7 p.m. and will cu
  
  Read more

• Where presses ran for more than a century in McKeesport, new sources of news find a home

  26-08-2019 18:57 via post-gazette.com
  
  Since the demise of the Daily News, digital sites, citizen journalism and a hyper-local paper bring news to a former steel town.
  
  Read more

• Hold On Tight! Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Roller Coaster Winter For Western Pennsylvania

  26-08-2019 18:50
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Winter is coming, and the Farmers’ Almanac says it could be a long, cold one for Western Pennsylvania.
  But the Farmers’ Almanac says they are predicting a “polar coaster” when it comes to this winter.
  The Almanac says they expect a lot of ups and downs when it comes to temperatures this winter in Western Pennsylvania.
  Photo Credit: Farmers Almanac
  Of course the majority of those cold temperatures are forecasted for January into early February, wh
  
  Read more

• Officer Accused Of Trying To Kidnap Child Pleads Not Guilty

  26-08-2019 18:42
  CLEVELAND (AP) – An off-duty Cleveland police officer charged with attempting to kidnap a 12-year-old girl waiting for a school bus has pleaded not guilty.
  Thirty-four-year-old Solomon Nhiwatiwa pleaded not guilty Monday in a Cuyahoga County courtroom to charges that also include child enticement, indecent exposure, pandering obscenity involving a minor, assault and endangering children.
  The judge set his bond at $300,000 and ordered him to have no contact with the child.
  Court records don
  
  Read more

• Prosecutor Won’t Charge Ex-Lawmaker From Butler County Over Sex Assault Claim

  26-08-2019 18:36
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) – A county prosecutor won’t charge a state lawmaker who resigned amid an investigation into an allegation that he sexually assaulted a woman.
  Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo said Monday that a grand jury recommended no charges against former Rep. Brian Ellis.
  The announcement comes seven months after House Republicans stripped Ellis of his committee chairmanship and recommended he resign over an allegation that he had sex with a woman who had re
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Trevor Williams And His Wife Jackie Find Out They Are Having A Child Just After Adopting One

  26-08-2019 18:18
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Williams family knew about one new child in the family, but anther one is not too far behind.Pirates starter Trevor Williams posted on Twitter Sunday that just after adopting a child, they have also found out his wife Jackie is pregnant!
  “On Divine Mercy Sunday, Jojo’s birthmom told us that she wanted Jackie & I to be the adoptive parents of her daughter. The next day Jackie & I found out God has a great sense of humor by showering us with the gr
  
  Read more

• Bernie Sanders Focuses On Working Families During UE National Convention Address In Pittsburgh

  26-08-2019 18:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders made a stop in Pittsburgh today.
  Sen. Sanders, of Vermont, is currently crisscrossing the nation for his campaign.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The reason for his stop in Pittsburgh is the 76th UE National Convention, which is for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America.
  WATCH: Sen. Sanders’ Full Speech —
   
  Sen. Sanders spoke for nearly an hour to the convention at the Wyndam Grand in dow
  
  Read more

• Fleming Park Bridge In Neville And Stowe Reopens This Week

  26-08-2019 17:59
  ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Fleming Park Bridge in Neville and Stowe Townships is expected to reopen on Friday.
  The Allegheny County Department of Public Works announced Monday that work on the Fleming Park Bridge (Neville Road) is expected to conclude at 6 p.m. on Friday.
  The work began Aug. 13.
  Traffic on the bridge will be a single lane in each direction with a bike lane on each side when it reopens, Allegheny County announced.Before the construction, the bridge had two lanes of traffic i
  
  Read more

• Philip Murray Bridge Closure To Close For Construction

  26-08-2019 17:51
  Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– The Department of Public Works has announced that the Philip Murray Bridge will be closing.
  The closure begins on Friday, September 6 at 7 p.m. and ends on Monday, September 9.Crews will mill and pave the area.Southbound drivers will detour using the Armstrong Tunnel, the Birmingham Bridge, Forbes Avenue,and East Carson Street.Northbound drivers will detour using East Carson Street, Fifth Avenue, Diamond Street, Boyd Street, Forbes Aven
  
  Read more

• 'You went back to the gun life,' judge tells shooter in drive-by that led to Antwon Rose death

  26-08-2019 17:46 via post-gazette.com
  
  Zaijuan Hester’s family said the teen lost numerous family members to gun violence, while a prosecutor noted that he was drawn to trouble.
  
  Read more

• Winning Powerball Ticket Worth $100,000 Sold In Both Allegheny And Chester Counties

  26-08-2019 17:40
  MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — One winning Powerball ticket was sold in both Allegheny and Chester Counties.
  For the Aug. 24 drawing, On the Go Market on 2873 W. Liberty Avenue in Allegheny County and Goshen Beverage Center at 102 Turner Lane in Chester County each sold a winning ticket worth $100,000.
  Each winning lottery ticket matched the four of the five balls drawn: 05-12-20-21-47. It also matched the red Powerball 01 to win $100,000.
  A multiplier of two was drawn, increasing the value of t
  
  Read more

• Teen Who Ran From Car During Antwon Rose’s Fatal Shooting Going To Jail

  26-08-2019 17:39
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The young man who investigators say was involved in a drive-by shooting that preceded the fatal police-involved shooting of Antwon Rose II in East Pittsburgh is going to jail.
  Zaijuan Hester was back in court Monday morning.
  He was sentenced to 6-22 years in prison.
  During the sentencing, Judge Anthony Mariani focused on Hester’s previous gun charges. He said it’s the third time the now-18-year-old has faced gun charges.
  Zaijuan Hester (Photo Courtesy: Alleg
  
  Read more

• Two Rankin men arrested after Duquesne gun battle wounds innocent bystander

  26-08-2019 17:37 via post-gazette.com
  
  Juanita Wharton, 33, was shot in the calf around 1:40 p.m. at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Duquesne Place Drive.
  
  Read more

• Fantasy Football 2019 Sleepers And Busts: Lamar Jackson A Top 10 Fantasy QB?

  26-08-2019 17:06
  (CBS Local/CBS Baltimore)- With just over a week left before the NFL season kicks off, fantasy football draft season is in full swing. As you prepare to set your team up for success and hopefully the ultimate glory of a league title, the CBS Sports HQ Fantasy Football Today crew is here to help you make some tough draft day decisions.
  Each year, certain players fly just under the radar and then have a big impact on the fantasy season. Think of Alvin Kamara a few years ago or Patrick Mahomes prio
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Weather: Week Starting Off Beautiful, But Some Rain Headed This Way

  26-08-2019 16:12
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A nice-looking Monday is on the way with more sunshine and dry conditions.
  Highs will reach the mid- to upper-70s and clouds will roll in later tonight ahead of a warm front. That system brings showers by Tuesday morning and a trailing cold front brings another round of showers late Tuesday into Wednesday.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Sunshine returns Thursday and temperatures h
  
  Read more

• Bernie Sanders Stopping In Pittsburgh To Address UE National Convention

  26-08-2019 16:01
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is making a stop in Pittsburgh today.
  Sen. Sanders, of Vermont, is currently crisscrossing the nation for his campaign.
  The reason for his stop in Pittsburgh is the 76th UE National Convention, which is for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America.
  Sen. Sanders will be speaking to the convention at the Wyndam Grand in downtown Pittsburgh at 11 a.m.
  Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing s
  
  Read more

• Students Head Back To Class, Bus Schedule Changes For Pittsburgh Public Schools

  26-08-2019 15:41
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — School is officially back in session for many districts across western Pennsylvania.
  The days of sleeping in are over as students headed out to the bus stops this morning for the first day of classes, including in the Pittsburgh Public School District.
  WATCH: Back to School Live Stream —
   
  But administrators in the district say there is a bus driver shortage in the area and they have worked out a new bus schedule to accommodate students.
  The bus schedules are
  
  Read more

• PTL Links: August 26, 2019

  26-08-2019 14:59
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Cody Sabol
  Barebones Productions “True West”
  Educational Partnership
  Weight Watchers
  WW 5K
  Canine Companions for Independence
  PTL Puppy on Facebook
  PTL Puppy on Twitter
  Canine Companions on Instagram
  
  Read more

• Us: Best thing on the menu at Rocky's Cafe is Rocky

  26-08-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Rocky Mori posts signs at his Bloomfield diner that should offend his customers and passersby. But most people smile instead.
  
  Read more

• Dress for Success & Beverly's Birthdays expand their reach with fashion trucks

  26-08-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Dress for Success Pittsburgh unveiled two mobile boutiques this month. Earlier this year, Beverly’s Birthdays also introduced a new one.
  
  Read more

• Duquesne Light uses its power for good of ospreys in McKeesport

  26-08-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  New nesting platform keeps birds safely distant from power lines, but garbage inside nests poses other risks
  
  Read more

• Challenges loom for new W.Va. bishop

  26-08-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Wheeling-Charleston Catholics like what they see so far of Bishop Brennan, but there’s a lot to do to recover from predecessor’s scandal
  
  Read more

• Advocates continue pushing for more passenger rail service from Pittsburgh to the east

  26-08-2019 13:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  PennDOT will pay Norfolk Southern for a study of changes the railroad would need to put more passengers trains on its freight lines.
  
  Read more

• Family Of Westmoreland County Veteran Files Federal Tort Claims Act Following Stay At West Virginia VA Hospital

  26-08-2019 05:39
  CHARLESTON, W. Va. (KDKA) — A federal tort claims act has been initiated by the family of a Vietnam veteran whose death at a VA hospital promoted a homicide investigation.Retired Sergeant Felix McDermott died April 8, 2018, at the Loius A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia after he was injected with a fatal dose of insulin while at the center, a lawsuit says.He was admitted three days before his death because he developed aspiration pneumonia.(Photo Credit: McDermott F
  
  Read more

• Incoming Pitt Students Take Part In Lantern Night With Alumnae

  26-08-2019 05:30
  OAKLAND(KDKA) — More than 1,000 incoming students at the University of Pittsburgh took part in a decades-old tradition.
  Students who are women and university alumnae took part in Lantern Night on Sunday.(Photo Credit: KDKA)
  It was the 99th year of the event, which welcomes new students.
  The event gives alumnae the chance to pass the “light of earning” from one generation to the next.
  “I look at the people who founded this tradition at Pitt as being trailblazers and doing
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Steelers Top Tennessee Titans, Improving To 3-0 In Preseason Play

  26-08-2019 04:59
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Ben Roethlisberger needed three short series to show he’s ready for the regular season.The Tennessee Titans did their best to protect Marcus Mariota on a wet and ugly night
  Roethlisberger capped his night with a 17-yard touchdown pass to JuJu Smith-Schuster, and the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Titans 18-6 Sunday night to remain perfect this preseason.
  The Steelers (3-0) came up with four of seven sacks by halftime and had a turnover as they pummeled all three
  
  Read more

• Two People Arrested And Charged In Drive-By Shooting

  26-08-2019 01:24
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — A driver crashed an SUV into a home in West Mifflin after a woman was shot in a drive-by shooting.
  The City of Duquesne Police Department responded to Commonwealth Avenue on Sunday for reports of a shooting, announced on the department’s Facebook.Officers found a woman in her early 30’s had been shot in the lower leg.
  Witnesses told police a sedan was chasing an SUV on Commonwealth Avenue going towards West Mifflin, and one person was firing a gun at the o
  
  Read more

• Driver Crashes Into West Mifflin Home After Drive-By Shooting Injures 1

  26-08-2019 01:24
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — A driver crashed an SUV into a home in West Mifflin after a woman was shot in a drive-by shooting.
  The City of Duquesne Police Department responded to Commonwealth Avenue on Sunday for reports of a shooting, announced on the department’s Facebook.Officers found a woman in her early 30s had been shot in the lower leg.
  Witnesses told police a sedan was chasing an SUV on Commonwealth Avenue going towards West Mifflin, and one person was firing a gun at the other ve
  
  Read more

• 2 Men Arrested, Charged After Innocent Bystander Stuck By Bullet, Vehicle Crashes Into Home

  26-08-2019 01:24
  WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — A driver crashed an SUV into a home in West Mifflin after a woman was shot in a drive-by shooting.
  The City of Duquesne Police Department responded to Commonwealth Avenue on Sunday for reports of a shooting, the department announced on their Facebook page. 
  Officers found a woman in her early 30s with a gunshot wound to the lower leg. Investigators say she was walking home from a store at the time and was an innocent bystander.
  Witnesses told police a sedan was c
  
  Read more

Follow @PittsburghNews_ on Twitter!