• Owner Of Home Where 100 Dogs Were Removed Likely To Face Animal Cruelty Charges

    ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One-by-one, Animal Control officers from Animal Friends took more than 100 dogs out of a home in Ross Township on Wednesday night.Neighbors say they’ve been complaining about this for years, but nothing was done until now.“I actually had Animal Friends tell me to quit calling,” said Damian Miller, a neighbor. “There’s nothing we can do about it. Calling our township officials, same thing. We’ll look into it. Nobody would do anythin
  • Officials Removing Over 100 Animals From Home In Ross Township

    ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Officials are on the scene of a pet hoarding incident in Ross Township.#BREAKING: Over 100 dogs rescued from a home in Ross Twp. Dogs are being taken to @Animal_Friends for evaluation. Homeowner facing charges. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/nLjXkCSytM
    — Ian Smith (@ismithKDKA) September 11, 2019The Ross Township Police said Wednesday more than 100 cats and dogs are being removed from a home on the 100 block of Ridgeside Road.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    Stay with KDKA for mor
  • Officials Removing More Than 40 Animals From Home In Ross Township

    ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Officials are on the scene of a pet hoarding incident in Ross Township.
    The Ross Township Police said Wednesday more than 40 cats and dogs are being removed from a home on the 100 block of Ridgeside Road.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  • Jury begins deliberating in fatal Clairton overdose case

    Jury begins deliberating in fatal Clairton overdose case
    Tyree Saunders is accused of selling Jeremy Clark fentanyl on March 21, 2017. Mr. Clark overdosed and died the next day.
  • Advertisement

  • Former Pittsburgh Man Pleads Guilty For Role In Discovery Of Fentanyl Lab

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A former Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty to a federal narcotics charge.
    The Department of Justice announced Wednesday 33-year-old Dezmen Hicks pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of possession with intent to distribute heroin.
    On July 19, 2017, Hicks fled into a nearby house when police responded to a 911 call on the 6000 block of Auburn Street.
    When the authorities entered the house, they saw Hicks attempting to hide a blue bag in a freezer.The bag was filled w
  • Fayette County Man Pleads Guilty To Making Hoax Emergency Calls

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man from Dunbar, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of interstate threats.Nicholas Huffine, 20-years-old, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate threats where he engaged in a practice known as “swatting.”This is a prank in which Huffine along with others made false emergency calls to the Winter Garden Police Department in Florida. Huffine and others claimed an ongoing, dangerous crime was in progress in order to send an armed polic
  • Port Authority's 75 Ellsworth and 87 Friendship buses return to regular routes

    Port Authority's 75 Ellsworth and 87 Friendship buses return to regular routes
    Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority has finished street paving in Morningside, ending detours for the 75 Ellsworth and 87 bus routes.
  • New Research Shows Craters On Saturn’s Moon ‘Titan’ May Be From Explosions

    (CNN) — Saturn’s moon Titan is a curiosity in our solar system, the only other body besides Earth to host liquid water on its surface. And it’s the only moon in our solar system that has an atmosphere. But it’s not exactly inviting. The lakes on the icy moon are filled with liquid ethane and methane.
    Titan was investigated by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft before its mission ended in 2017. A recent study of radar data gathered by Cassini as it observed Titan suggests how
  • Advertisement

  • Kidsburgh: Schools Hoping To Reduce Students’ Stress, Anxiety With Mindfulness Lessons

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — School is starting, and there’s a new subject being taught in addition to math, English and social studies — mindfulness.
    Social and emotional learning is a priority for many local school districts, and part of that is teaching mindfulness to the students, as well as parents and teachers. The goal is to reduce stress and anxiety which have been on the rise in young people.
    For high school students, it might be a yoga class. Yoga is known to be calming for th
  • Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro Says Purdue Pharma Settlement ‘Far From Over’

    HARTFORD, Conn. (AP/KDKA) – Nearly half the states and some 2,000 local governments have agreed to a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma over the toll of the nation’s opioid crisis.
    Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said the agreement reached Wednesday included more money from the family that owns Purdue than had been offered previously.
    He told The Associated Press the tentative settlement deal was the quickest way to get relief for communities devastated by
  • Amazon Studios casting call seeks boys for Pittsburgh feature film

    Amazon Studios casting call seeks boys for Pittsburgh feature film
    The project will require the boys to be available from Dec. 2-16.
  • Amazon Studios Looking To Cast Young Boy For Feature Film

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Mosser Casting is looking for a young boy, between the ages of 7-10 years old, to cast in the latest feature film.
    A young boy would be cast in a supporting role and must be available between December 2-16.
    The agency says the boy must be outgoing, enthusiastic, and a quick learner.
    If you’re interested in the opportunity, email a current photo(s) with a resume to [email protected] with “PAUL” in the subject line.In the email include you an
  • Beauty Plus Cosmetics Recalls Products, Tested Positive For Asbestos

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Beauty Plus Global recalled four cosmetic products that tested positive for asbestos.
    The FDA is advising consumers not to use any of the following products:
    • Beauty Plus Global Inc. City Color Collection Matte Blush (Fuchsia), SKU #849136008807, Lot No. 1605020/PD-840• Beauty Plus Global Inc. City Color Cosmetics Timeless Beauty Palette, SKU #849136012958, Lot No. 1510068/PD-C864R• Beauty Plus Global Inc. City Color Bronzer (Sunset), SKU #849136016017, L
  • StarKist To Pay $100 Million In Price-Fixing Case

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered StarKist Co. to pay a $100 million fine in a canned tuna price-fixing conspiracy involving three companies.
    The Pittsburgh-based company had asked U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen to reduce the fine to $50 million, arguing a $100 million penalty could bankrupt it because it still faces millions more in potential civil damages.
    Chen on Wednesday said the court found the company has the assets and the ability to borrow mo
  • ‘Looking Forward To Seeing Ryan Hilinski’ SEC On CBS’s Jamie Erdahl On South Carolina-Alabama Matchup

    (CBS Local)- This Saturday, September 14th, CBS will open its coverage of the SEC this season with the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide traveling to Colombia, South Carolina to face the Gamecocks.
    And there is one pretty powerful story line coming in, one that SEC on CBS sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl pinpointed when speaking to reporters this week on a conference call.
    “I’m looking forward to seeing Ryan Hilinski in person. His background and this family that is coming in to South Carolina a
  • Alabama High School Removes Bathroom Stall Doors To Deter Vaping

    FLORENCE, Ala. (CBS Local) — An Alabama high school has taken the extraordinary step of removing the stall doors in some of the boys restrooms to keep kids from vaping in the bathrooms.
    The move was taken two weeks ago after a student at Wilson High School in Florence, Alabama was found passed out in a stall after vaping.
    Principal Gary Horton says a student is sneaking off to the bathroom to vape every day, so to deter students from taking smoke breaks it was decided to temporarily remove
  • Growing Number Of Retailers Ask Customers Not to Carry Guns Openly

    (CBS Local) — A growing number of retailers are asking their civilian customers to refrain from openly carrying guns in their stores.
    The new requests come following mass shootings in California, Texas, and Ohio that killed dozens of people this summer, CBS affiliate KCCI reported.Growing number of retailers request customers no longer openly carry guns in stores https://t.co/wy1oMUYaNX pic.twitter.com/p0GIhdipPK
    — KCCI News (@KCCINews) September 10, 2019Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens, C
  • GM Issues Recall For Millions Of Pickups, SUVs To Fix Brake Problems

    DETROIT (AP) — Under pressure from the federal government, General Motors is recalling more than 3.4 million big pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S to fix a brake problem.
    The recall covers the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500 and 3500 pickups from the 2014 through 2018 model years. Also included are the Cadillac Escalade from 2015 to 2017, and the GMC Yukon and Chevy Suburban and Tahoe from 2015 through 2018.
    GM says a pump in the power-assist brakes can put out less vacuum po
  • Target’s New Loyalty Program Launches Nationwide In October

    (CNN) — Target’s revamped loyalty program is ready for its nationwide debut.
    Target Circle will be available to shoppers in the United States beginning October 6. Program perks include earning 1% on Target purchases, personalized deals and early access to its sales. The launch follows an 18-month test in six cities that garnered 2 million members.
    The expansion of the loyalty program complements Target’s branded credit card, Redcard, which only a quarter of its customers use. I
  • Inspector General Investigating Sexual Assaults At West Virginia Hospital

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Federal authorities are investigating allegations of sexual assaults at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia.
    The VA inspector general issued a statement this week saying the office is working with federal law enforcement to look into multiple assaults at the Beckley VA Medical Center in Charleston.
    Hospital spokeswoman Sara Yoke says an “individual” was fired in response to the allegations but she didn’t release the person’s identit
  • Port Vue Man Sentenced 15 Years In Federal Prison For Selling Heroin

    Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– United States Attorney, Scott W. Brady, announced that a local man was sentenced 15 years in prison for violating federal narcotics laws.The court says 38-year-old Jarran Bell orchestrated several interrelated drug distribution networks at work.
    Bell and his girlfriend, Krystle Barretto, were allegedly responsible for two large shipments of heroin that traveled from New Jersey to the Mckeesport area back in 2015.Officials say Amanda San
  • Water Detected In Atmosphere Of Potentially Habitable Super-Earth

    (CNN) — For the first time, astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of an exoplanet — a planet outside our solar system — and discovered both water vapor and temperatures that could potentially support life, according to a new study.
    The exoplanet, known as K2-18b, is eight times the mass of Earth and known as a super-Earth, or exoplanets between the mass of Earth and Neptune. It orbits a red dwarf star 110 light-years away from Earth in the Leo constellation. The planet wa
  • President Trump Set To Propose Ban On E-Cigarette Flavors Amid Vaping Breathing Issues

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes amid an outbreak of breathing problems tied to vaping.
    State and federal health authorities are investigating hundreds of breathing illnesses reported in people who have used e-cigarettes and other vaping devices.
    No single device, ingredient or additive has been identified.
    RELATED STORIES:Allegheny Co. Health Dept.: 13 Cases Of Suspected Severe Lung Disease Link
  • Pats’ Antonio Brown Practices Wednesday, Status Vs. Miami Dolphins Unclear

    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP/KDKA) – Patriots coach Bill Belichick said he expected Antonio Brown to practice with the team for the first time on Wednesday afternoon, a day after his former trainer filed a civil lawsuit in Florida accusing him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions.
    Brown was at the team’s practice later in the day wearing a temporary No. 1 jersey, according to reporters on the scene.
    Belichick declined to comment on additional questions about Brown, including his st
  • Allegheny County DA To Look Into Sexual Assault Allegations Against Antonio Brown

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — The Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office says they will be looking into the sexual assault allegations leveled against former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown in a federal lawsuit.
    KDKA’s Andy Sheehan reports District Attorney Stephen Zappala made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.BREAKING: DA Zappala says his office will look into sexual assault allegations against Antonio Brown in wake of federal lawsuit.
    — Andy Sheehan (@
  • McKeesport heroin ringleader gets 15 years in federal prison

    McKeesport heroin ringleader gets 15 years in federal prison
    Jarran Bell, aided by his fiancee, led a Mon Valley heroin ring that moved heroin from New Jersey to McKeesport.
  • Study: Shorter People Are At Greater Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

    (CNN) — Tall people might be at greater risk of developing cancer, but short people aren’t off the hook.
    Shorter people are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published Monday in the journal Diabetologia.
    Researchers looked at more than 2,500 middle-aged men and women in Germany from a pool of about 26,000 people. After adjusting for age, lifestyle, education and waist circumference, researchers found that greater height was associated with a lower ri
  • Pennsylvania Court Asked To Toss Death Penalty

    PHILADELPHIA (AP)– The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will consider Wednesday whether the state’s death penalty statute amounts to cruel, arbitrary punishment that’s too often reserved for black and poor defendants.
    Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner opposes the death penalty and is a driving force behind the court challenge. He says that two-thirds of the 155 death sentences handed down in Philadelphia over the past 40 years were later overturned on appeal.
    Critics of ca
  • Police: Man Steals Fire Truck And Drives To Local Bar After Being Involved In Rollover Crash

    NEW BRIGHTON (KDKA) — A bizarre rollover crash led officers to a Beaver Falls bar.
    Police said 42-year-old Shaun Reilly rolled his black SUV along Marion Hill Road in New Brighton on Tuesday night before stealing a responding firefighter’s truck and headed straight to the bar.
    KDKA found the wrecked SUV at Bachman’s Auto Repair Shop.The vehicle had a shattered windshield and was covered in mud, grass and blood.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    KDKA talked with the shop’s owner, Quent
  • ‘He Is Always With Us’: Cross Seen In Tree Chunk Provides Hope In Storm’s Aftermath

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (CBS Local) — One of the businesses hit hard by severe weather in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is a sharing a sign of hope discovered in the trail of damage left behind.
    A severe storm that included reported tornadoes left a path of damaged buildings, power lines and trees late Tuesday night through South Dakota’s largest city, CBS affiliate KELO reported.
    There are some reports of injuries, but no word on any fatalities.
    At least 37 structures collapsed in Sioux Falls
  • Dunbar man pleads guilty in Florida 'swatting' revenge case

    Dunbar man pleads guilty in Florida 'swatting' revenge case
    Nicholas Huffine admitted to triggering a SWAT response against an online gamer with whom he had a dispute.
  • Mars Area officials deny health issues at renovated middle school

    Mars Area officials deny health issues at renovated middle school
    Middle school Principal Todd Kolson said that no teachers have called in sick or left early because of illness.
  • Feds OK Alcosan's $2 billion plan to reduce sewage overflows

    Feds OK Alcosan's $2 billion plan to reduce sewage overflows
    The deadline for stormwater infastructure improvements has been pushed to 2036.
  • Cooking With Rania: Apple Streusel Bars

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Rania Harris, of Rania’s Catering, is in the Pittsburgh Today Live kitchen this week making Apple Streusel Bars!
    Apple Streusel Bars
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    Crust:
    2 cups all purpose flour
    1-cup butter
    1/2 cup packed light brown sugarFilling:
    3 – 16 ounce cans apple pie fillingStreusel Topping:
    1 cup light brown sugar
    1 cup flour
    ½ cup quick cooking oats
    1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
    ½ cup softened butter
    1 – 12 ounce bag butterscotch chipsDirect
  • Allegheny County Receiving Funding To Address Opioid Epidemic

    ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded Allegheny County $5.2 million in funding to address the opioid epidemic.On Wednesday, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced the county was given Overdose Data to Action funding from the CDC.
    The funding, which the county will receive through Aug. 31, 2022, and work will be administered by the county’s health department.
    “Our departments have moved quickly and worked proactively t
  • DA seeks gag order in Pittsburgh police officer slaying case

    DA seeks gag order in Pittsburgh police officer slaying case
    The prosecution claims that statements made by Christian Bey’s lawyer about the case during a radio interview were problematic.
  • 3 Elementary Students Injured In Shaler School Bus Crash

    SHALER (KDKA) — Three Shaler Elementary students were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Ross Township.
    The Ross Township Police said two of the injured students were transported to UPMC Children’s Hospital with minor injuries.
    The crash happened Wednesday morning when a van pulled out in front of a school bus around 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of Thompson Run Road and Vilsack Road in Shaler.
    The police said the driver of the van was at fault for pulling out in front of the bus.
    The
  • Pittsburgh Weather: Dew Points On The Rise, Afternoon Storms Could Bring Hail And Winds

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Warm air is now in place, but is also joined by humidity levels that should be on the rise through the morning hours today.
    The day started out with dew points at 62 degrees.That’s not very high, but, by noon, dew points will be near 70 degrees.That’s a tropical air mass that will be in place, and the added moisture and heat will be the source for igniting late afternoon storms with large hail and destructive wind as the main concern.
    On Tuesday, KDKA Meteor
  • History Center To Host Heinztoberfest

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA)– Halloween isn’t the only thing being celebrated this October.The Heinz History Center will be hosting Heinztoberfest, a month-long celebration that will honor the 150th anniversary of the H.J. Heinz Company.Heinztoberfest will include the Hometown-Homegrown food festival, exclusive merchandise, Heinz-themed programs, and the release of a new Heinz history book.
    Here is a list of scheduled events for October:21+ Night: Heinz 57Thursday, Oct. 3 | 6-9 p.m.Heinztoberfe
  • ‘You See How Women Have Progressed’: Katie Finneran On Lucy Liu, CBS All Access’ ‘Why Women Kill’, Tom Hanks

    (CBS Local)– If you need a new show to binge, CBS All Access is the place to go.
    Lucy Liu, Reid Scott, and Katie Finneran star in a new series called “Why Women Kill,” a dark comedy that follows couples in three different time periods. Each couple deals with infidelity in their relationship and each situation plays out differently based on the circumstances of the 1960s, 1980s, and present day.
    Finneran spends a ton of time on screen with Liu and she has been impressed wit
  • NFL Will Reportedly Consider Placing Antonio Brown On Commissioner’s Exempt List

    BOSTON (CBS) — It’s unclear what the future holds for Antonio Brown, after the new Patriots receiver was accused of sexual assault in federal lawsuit filed Tuesday night in Florida.But the NFL will reportedly give “serious consideration” to placing Brown on the commissioner’s exempt list, according to the Washington Post.
    The NFL will reportedly meet Wednesday about Brown’s matter, and placing him on the exempt list is “something that the NFL ‘is g
  • Pittsburgh Pirates First Baseman Josh Bell Named Sliver Sluggler Award Watch List

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pirates star Josh Bell has been named to the Silver Slugger Award watch list.Bell joins a long list candidates up for the award, which will be given to players in the American and National League for each position.In the National League, Bell joins Freddie Freeman (Braves), Pete Alonso (Mets), Max Muncy (Dodgers) and Paul Goldschmidt (Cardinals) as candidates at first base.Ballots for the 2019 Silver Slugger Awards have been sent to managers and coaches. Winners will be
  • Families, VP Pence Remember Flight 93 Passengers, Crew On 18th Anniversary Of 9/11 Attacks

    STONYCREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA/AP) — The commemoration of the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks is underway in New York City, Washington DC and in Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania.
    The families of the passengers of Flight 93 have once again gathered near Shanksville to remember their loved ones.
    WATCH: Flight 93 Memorial —
     
    Vice President Mike Pence is in town speaking at the solemn ceremony, along with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.
    The name
  • PTL Links: September 11, 2019

    Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Dollar Bank Junior Great Race
    Kona Ice
    Kona Ice on Facebook
    Rania’s Catering
    August Wilson African American Cultural Center Events
    PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
    PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
    Canine Companions for Independence on Instagram
  • 'We pay a debt of honor': VP Pence, others remember Flight 93 victims

    'We pay a debt of honor': VP Pence, others remember Flight 93 victims
    The group mounted their counter-assault after hearing that other planes struck New York’s World Trade Center. Another plane struck the Pentagon.
  • Pirates’ Crick Has Finger Surgery After Clubhouse Fight

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates say right-hander Kyle Crick required season-ending surgery on the index finger of his pitching hand after he was injured in a clubhouse fight with fellow reliever Felipe Vázquez.
    Both players were fined an undisclosed amount by the Pirates for violating their contracts.
    The altercation occurred before Monday’s game against the Giants. Crick had surgery Tuesday to repair the extensor tendon, performed in Dr. Scott Hanson in San Franci
  • Citizens, experts to meet in Canonsburg to discuss childhood cancers, shale gas operations

    Citizens, experts to meet in Canonsburg to discuss childhood cancers, shale gas operations
    The event comes in the wake of the Post-Gazette’s “Human Toll” reports documenting childhood cancers throughout southwestern Pennsylvania
  • Coming to McKeesport's Daily News building: a Boys & Girls Club featuring STEM career training

    Coming to McKeesport's Daily News building: a Boys & Girls Club featuring STEM career training
    Career Works will deliver classes and activities in science, technology, engineering and manufacturing to teens and young adults ages 16-24.
  • Pine-Richland Middle And High Schools Closed, FBI Investigating Cyber Threat

    RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The FBI and Northern Regional Police are investigating a threat made to the Pine-Richland School District that cancelled classes Wednesday at the middle school and high school.
    In a message posted to the school district’s website, authorities say the “specific cyber threat” targeted those two buildings
    Law enforcement and police K-9s swept the school buildings and grounds.(Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Scott Danka)
    The campus is now secured
  • Pine-Richland Middle And High Schools Closed After Alleged Bomb Threat

    RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Pine-Richland School District has canceled classes today at the middle school and high school following an alleged threat.
    According to school officials, all other schools in the district will have classes as scheduled today.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Scott Danka)
    The Northern Regional Police Department is on scene at the middle and high schools after authorities say a specific bomb threat was called into the high school.
    Police and K-9s will search

Follow @PittsburghNews_ on Twitter!