• Carnegie drug dealer caught with $376K in heroin gets 12 years in federal prison

    Carnegie drug dealer caught with $376K in heroin gets 12 years in federal prison
    William Thompson led police on a high-speed chase in August 2015 before crashing on Route 28.
  • Officials Trying To Rescue Girl And Her Dog From Hillside In Shaler Township

    Officials Trying To Rescue Girl And Her Dog From Hillside In Shaler Township
    SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Officials say they are trying to rescue a girl and her dog from a hillside in Shaler Township.
    The Shaler Township Police said on Thursday that the young girl and her dog went over the hillside near the end of Edgecliff Avenue, off East Undercliff Street.
    The girl does not appear to be injured. No update on the dog.
    Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
  • Officials Trying To Rescue A Girl And Her Dog From Hillside In Shaler Township

    Officials Trying To Rescue A Girl And Her Dog From Hillside In Shaler Township
    SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Officials say they are trying to rescue a girl and her dog from a hillside in Shaler Township.
    The Shaler Township Police said on Thursday that the young girl and her dog went over the hillside near the end of Edgecliff Avenue, off East Undercliff Street.
    The girl does not appear to be injured.
  • Officials Rescue Girl And Her Dog From Hillside In Shaler Township

    Officials Rescue Girl And Her Dog From Hillside In Shaler Township
    SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Officials rescued a girl and her dog from a hillside in Shaler Township.
    The Shaler Township Police said on Thursday that the young girl and her dog went over the hillside near the end of Edgecliff Avenue, off East Undercliff Street.
    The girl was walking her Golden Retriever and the dog got loose and went over the hillside.
    The girl then went over the hillside after her dog.The girl and the dog are OK, officials say.Firefighters went over the hillside to rescue the
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  • Officials Rescue 11-Year-Old Girl And Her Dog From Hillside In Shaler Township

    Officials Rescue 11-Year-Old Girl And Her Dog From Hillside In Shaler Township
    SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Officials rescued a girl and her dog from a hillside in Shaler Township.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    The Shaler Township Police said on Thursday that the young girl and her dog went over the hillside near the end of Edgecliff Avenue, off East Undercliff Street.
    The girl was walking her 11-year-old Golden Retriever, Penny, and the dog got loose and went over the hillside.
    The girl then went over the hillside after the dog.
    “I started jumping tree to tree until I got
  • Michael Bloomberg To Air Gun Control Ad During Super Bowl

    Michael Bloomberg To Air Gun Control Ad During Super Bowl
    (CNN/AP) — Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg released on Thursday the one-minute ad he’ll air during next week’s Super Bowl that highlights his years-long fight for tighter gun control measures.
    “I chose to devote the entire sixty-second ad to gun safety because it matters to communities across the country and it will be a top priority for me as president,” the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate said in a statement on Thursday.
    Later Thursday, President Do
  • Gloomy Days: Pittsburgh Sees Zero Sunny Days In January

    Gloomy Days: Pittsburgh Sees Zero Sunny Days In January
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – KDKA Meteorologist Ray Petelin knows this winter’s lack of snowfall has been getting headlines, but how about January’s lack of sunshine?
    Traditionally, Pittsburgh’s winter months tend to be dominated by cloud cover.
    This past January was no exception.In the nearly month-old year of 2020, Pittsburgh has yet to see a sunny day.To say January was gloomy would be an understatement… 0 clear days, 18 cloudy days, and 12 days with a little bit of sun
  • Police: Man Charged After 4-Year-Old Daughter Found Alone On Side Of Highway

    Police: Man Charged After 4-Year-Old Daughter Found Alone On Side Of Highway
    BLAIRSVILLE, Pa (KDKA) — A Blairsville man is charged after police say his 4-year-old daughter was found standing alone along a highway.
    On Thursday, the Pennsylvania State Police said Jason Johnson, 36, is charged with one count of endangering the welfare of children and one count of recklessly endangering another person after his daughter was found by a neighbor standing this morning along Old William Penn Highway.This child was not harmed, police say.
    Stay with KDKA for more on this dev
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  • ‘Black Hair Is Beautiful’: Bill Would Prohibit Discrimination Based On Hairstyle

    ‘Black Hair Is Beautiful’: Bill Would Prohibit Discrimination Based On Hairstyle
    OLYMPIA, Wash. (CBS Local) — Employers and schools would not be allowed to discriminate based on hairstyle under a bill being considered in Washington state.
    “Black hair is beautiful,” Rep. Melanie Morgan, an African-American Democrat from Lakewood, told fellow state representatives during a committee hearing on Tuesday.
    “When white women show up in the place of employment with locks or dreads, everyone looks at them and says, ‘how cute.’ But black hair, when
  • Pa. Congressman Introduces Bill Requiring “Petfax” Reports When Selling Dogs Or Cats

    Pa. Congressman Introduces Bill Requiring “Petfax” Reports When Selling Dogs Or Cats
    WASHINGTON, D.C. (KDKA) –U.S. Congressman Guy Reschenthaler introduced a bill that would require sellers to provide conditions under which dogs and cats were bred and raised when selling them.
    Reschenthaler (R-PA), along with Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL) introduced the Petfax Act (H.R. 5715).
    This act would require those selling dogs and cats to divulge Animal Welfare Act violations by the breeder and the health history of the animal.
    The Petfax Act would also institute new penalties f
  • ‘He’s Definitely A Different Dude’: Pittsburgh Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster Says He Is ‘Concerned’ About Antonio Brown

    ‘He’s Definitely A Different Dude’: Pittsburgh Steelers’ JuJu Smith-Schuster Says He Is ‘Concerned’ About Antonio Brown
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — JuJu Smith-Schuster said he is concerned about Antonio Brown.
    In an interview Thursday on Pro Football Talk Live, the Steelers wide receiver made his feelings clear about the current NFL free agent and his former teammate.
    “It’s different, for sure,” receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster said. “I’m concerned, like you guys. It’s a tough situation for a guy if you take away his job and his passion. Being a guy looking from the outside to the in
  • Man Finds Huge Snake Inside His Couch While Looking For My Keys

    Man Finds Huge Snake Inside His Couch While Looking For My Keys
    ROSE HILL, Kan. (CBS Local) — Imagine looking into your couch for something you dropped and finding a six foot boa constrictor under a cushion.
    That’s what happened to Justin Bailey in Rose Hill, Kansas, on Monday morning.
    “I was looking for my keys, so I figured they slipped through the couch cushions and so when I moved them, there is a giant brown snake,” Bailey told a 911 dispatcher.
    “Eww,” the dispatcher responded.
    Melvin Linot, a volunteer firefighter wh
  • Man Finds Huge Snake Inside His Couch While Looking For His Keys

    Man Finds Huge Snake Inside His Couch While Looking For His Keys
    ROSE HILL, Kan. (CBS Local) — Imagine looking into your couch for something you dropped and finding a six foot boa constrictor under a cushion.
    That’s what happened to Justin Bailey in Rose Hill, Kansas, on Monday morning.
    “I was looking for my keys, so I figured they slipped through the couch cushions and so when I moved them, there is a giant brown snake,” Bailey told a 911 dispatcher.
    “Eww,” the dispatcher responded.
    Melvin Linot, a volunteer firefighter wh
  • Report finds Pa.'s emergency radio system upgrade still on budget

    Report finds Pa.'s emergency radio system upgrade still on budget
    Auditor general says a $45 million project to upgrade emergency radio system is on time and within the budget
  • Sharon Police Department Investigating Shooting

    Sharon Police Department Investigating Shooting
    SHARON, Pa (KDKA) — Multiple police departments responded Tuesday to a shooting that occurred.
    The Sharon Police Department was dispatched in response to shots fired incident at 11:25 a.m. in the 1100 Block of Cedar Avenue.
    Farrell Police Department joined in the response, as Cedar Avenue bordering both jurisdictions.
    When police arrived, they located the victim, a 29-year-old Youngstown man who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
    The victim is believed to have been in a vehicle that
  • ‘The Show Has Gone In Such Unexpected Places’: Aasif Mandvi On CBS’s ‘Evil’

    ‘The Show Has Gone In Such Unexpected Places’: Aasif Mandvi On CBS’s ‘Evil’
    (CBS Local)– Aasif Mandvi never likes to limit himself when it comes to his career.
    He’s performed a one man show off-Broadway, been in movies with Sandra Bullock and Owen Wilson, and now stars on the CBS drama “Evil” as Ben Shakir. The series tells the story of a forensic psychologist who teams up with priest-in-training and a carpenter as they examine unexplained mysteries. The experience has been of the best of Mandvi’s career.
    “Just the fun of it and the w
  • Former Washington Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced To Maximum Of 5 Years For Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Girl

    Former Washington Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced To Maximum Of 5 Years For Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Girl
    WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) – A former Washington County sheriff’s deputy who was accused of raping a 12-year-old girl will serve a maximum of five years behind bars.
    Trent Talbert from Hopewell Township was sentenced to two 1/2 years to five years followed by four years of probation, Washington County District Attorney Eugene A. Vittone announced Thursday.The 59-year-old pleaded guilty to aggravated indecent assault and endangering the welfare of children for a series of incidents that t
  • WWE Nails Edge’s Return, From Royal Rumble To Randy Orton Storyline

    WWE Nails Edge’s Return, From Royal Rumble To Randy Orton Storyline
    (CBSNY/CBS Local) — WWE kicked off the road to WrestleMania in a massive way by bringing back one of the biggest Superstars in the history of the company. Edge, an 11-time champion, shocked the pro wrestling world by entering the Royal Rumble in the 21st position.
    If sound could physically blow the roof off of an arena, the collective roar generated by the announced record-setting crowd of 42,715 at Minute Maid Park would have sent it into kingdom come.
    Although the return had been the sub
  • School District Closes For Two Days After 600 Students Call In Sick

    School District Closes For Two Days After 600 Students Call In Sick
    CLEVES, Ohio (CBS Local) — An entire school district in Ohio was shut down for two days this week after nearly 600 students called in sick, the district’s superintendent said.
    All classes and after school activities at Three Rivers Local School District in Cleves were cancelled for Thursday, Jan. 30 and Friday, Jan. 31. because of a major flu outbreak.
    Superintendent Craig Hockenberry said out of nearly 2,400 people who attend or work at three schools on campus, about 600 students an
  • Testing Underway After Possible Legionella Bacteria Found In Westmoreland Manor Water

    Testing Underway After Possible Legionella Bacteria Found In Westmoreland Manor Water
    HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — State health officials are investigating a possible case of Legionella bacteria in the water at a Westmoreland County-owned long-term care and rehab facility.
    According to the Trib, additional testing is now underway at Westmoreland Manor in Hempfield Township after a preliminary test found “probably Legionella bacteria” in the facility’s water supply.
    While the testing is being done, the nursing facility is using bottled water for drinking, ba
  • Study: Pennsylvania EMTs Are Some Of The Most Underpaid In The Country

    Study: Pennsylvania EMTs Are Some Of The Most Underpaid In The Country
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new study says Pennsylvania’s EMTs not only make a below-average salary, but they are some of the most underpaid in the country.A study done by Frontpoint says emergency medical technicians make an average of $37,760.For perspective, the study says athletic trainers and carpenters both make an annual salary of about $40,000 per year while some Instagram influencers make $60,000 a year.And EMTs make on average of $18.15 an hour, while first time accountants are r
  • Watchdog Agency: Pa. Inspector General’s Office Wastes $160K

    Watchdog Agency: Pa. Inspector General’s Office Wastes $160K
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania watchdog agency tasked with monitoring state misconduct and waste has found itself at the center of a nearly $160,000 gaffe.
    Spotlight PA reports that the state inspector generals office purchased pistols, ammunition, and other related equipment, following a law passed in 2017 that expanded the office’s powers to allow it to issue subpoenas and search warrants.But after the purchase was completed, officials discovered the law didn’t empower in
  • Pa. Auditor General Report Approves Plan To Upgrade Emergency Radio Communications System

    Pa. Auditor General Report Approves Plan To Upgrade Emergency Radio Communications System
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP/KDKA) — The Pennsylvania auditor general’s office says a $45 million project to upgrade emergency radio communications system in Pennsylvania is on time and within the budget.
    But the report issued Thursday also says the purchasing process has encountered some glitches, including errors in the bidding process and inadequate documentation about the qualifications of people involving in awarding the contract.
    “My team found that the State Police and Office of
  • ‘A Lot Of Points Coming Your Way,’ Pittsburgh Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster Says You Need To Draft Him In Fantasy Football This Season

    ‘A Lot Of Points Coming Your Way,’ Pittsburgh Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster Says You Need To Draft Him In Fantasy Football This Season
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After a down year in terms of production, JuJu is promising a comeback for fantasy owners everywhere.After a breakout sophomore campaign in 2018 that included team MVP honors and a trip to the Pro Bowl, JuJu Smith-Schuster’s 2019 season was not as promising.In 2018, JuJu caught 111 passes for 1,426 yards and seven scores, which was the same amount of touchdowns in his rookie season. It was good enough for 179 fantasy points according to CBS. In 2019, JuJu lost cou
  • January Snowfall In Pittsburgh Reached Record Low Totals

    January Snowfall In Pittsburgh Reached Record Low Totals
    There have only been four days in January that have had an official snow depth of greater than or equal to 1 inch since 2008.
    So far this month we have had 3.9 inches of snow.
    The normal value is 10.7 inches of snowfall.
    Totaling the season so far since the beginning of the season on October 1st, we have only had nine days with greater than or equal to 1 inch of snow depth.
    That brings us a total of 11.5 inches of snowfall this season.
    The normal value is 21.4 inches.
    We do have rain and snow in
  • Man convicted as juvenile resentenced to 60 years to life in 2009 death of college student

    Man convicted as juvenile resentenced to 60 years to life in 2009 death of college student
    Lamon Street receives a new sentence Thursday for killing Shavaughn Wallace. Street was a juvenile at the time of the crime.
  • Fayette Co. Company Creates Healing Skin From Soybeans

    Fayette Co. Company Creates Healing Skin From Soybeans
    DUNBAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A Fayette County company has created a healing skin from soybeans.Dunbar Township-based NeuEsse Inc. has created a product called OmegaSkin. A news release says the plant-based product promotes “wound closure, healing and skin regeneration” with less scarring.The protein from soybeans is spun into a mesh patch or scaffold which is then either applied to wounded skin as a bandage or by using a spray device. It then helps regenerate skin.“This
  • Violent crime dips in Pittsburgh in 2019 amid decline in homicides, but trouble spots remain

    Violent crime dips in Pittsburgh in 2019 amid decline in homicides, but trouble spots remain
    Non-violent shootings inched upward in 2019, and both violent crime Downtown and ethnic intimidation cases rose.
  • Minutes Matter: Pittsburgh, UPMC To Teach Life-Saving Skills For Emergencies

    Minutes Matter: Pittsburgh, UPMC To Teach Life-Saving Skills For Emergencies
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The city and UPMC are partnering up to teach Pittsburghers life-saving skills that could make all the difference from in between the time 911 is called and first responders arrive.Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, UPMC officials and Public Safety unveiled Minutes Matter on Thursday.The new program aims to teach people life-saving skills since bystanders are usually the first on scene before first responders get there. The goal is to make sure every Pittsburgh resident knows
  • Mayor Peduto Unveils Program Raising Awareness About Life-Saving Skills In Emergency Situations

    Mayor Peduto Unveils Program Raising Awareness About Life-Saving Skills In Emergency Situations
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, UPMC officials and Public Safety are unveiling a new program about life-saving skills in emergency situations.According to a press release, the program will aim to drive awareness about “essential life-saving skills” during emergencies.The program will be also be the subject of a PSA that will air locally during the Super Bowl Sunday night.The announcement will be made Thursday at 1 p.m.
    No other details were immediately availab
  • Fox Chapel student, 16, stands out as high-tech researcher

    Fox Chapel student, 16, stands out as high-tech researcher
    She is one of 40 high school women chosen from across the nation, and one of just two winners from Pennsylvania.
  • Teen Accused Of Shooting At Another Teen During Drug Deal In Wilkins Twp.

    Teen Accused Of Shooting At Another Teen During Drug Deal In Wilkins Twp.
    WILKINS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are searching for a teenager who they say shot another juvenile multiple times during a drug deal in Wilkins Township last week.
    According to the criminal complaint, Shawn Frye-Culbreth met the other teen through Snapchat to purchase marijuana.
    During the deal, police say he pulled out a gun and told the victim to “drop everything” before allegedly firing at victim multiple times. The victim told investigators another person also started sh
  • 16-Year-Old Arrested For Shooting Another Teen During Drug Deal In Wilkins Twp.

    16-Year-Old Arrested For Shooting Another Teen During Drug Deal In Wilkins Twp.
    WILKINS TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Police have arrested a teenager who they say shot another juvenile multiple times during a drug deal in Wilkins Township last week.
    “It’s just one of those freak incidents,” said Edward Duli.
    That’s how Edward Duli, who lives just a few houses away from where a drug deal turned violent, describes a recent incident in his Wilkins Township neighborhood.
    “I don’t want them to think it’s a bad township. I mean police are
  • West Virginia Authorities Searching For 2 Prison Escapees

    West Virginia Authorities Searching For 2 Prison Escapees
    PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities in West Virginia are searching for two jail inmates from the same facility who removed their leg monitors while out on a passes in separate incidents.
    The Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation says a Wood County magistrate issued a felony arrest warrant Wednesday after Jeremy Dean Johnson failed to return to the Parkersburg Correctional Center.
    The 28-year-old Johnson was serving a 20- to 40-year sentence for breaking and entering, grand larceny a
  • Peters council clears way for development on Venetia Road

    Office/warehouse on Venetia Road
  • Family Calling For Justice In 2013 Murder Of 1-Year-Old Boy, DA’s Office Responds

    Family Calling For Justice In 2013 Murder Of 1-Year-Old Boy, DA’s Office Responds
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The family of a murdered 1-year-old boy is calling for justice after learning someone allegedly confessed in his death.
    In May of 2013, Marcus White Jr. was at a family picnic in the East Hills when he was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting. Two of his aunts were also wounded during the gunfire.
    Just after the shooting, the little boy’s mother, Jameela Tyler, told KDKA: “He was a happy baby. Everybody loved him. He didn’t deserve it. All of this, a
  • Pittsburgh Promise hopes coaches in schools will boost eligibility

    Pittsburgh Promise hopes coaches in schools will boost eligibility
    Going into the future, the goal is to get an even greater number of students to take advantage of the scholarship. 
  • ‘Rahm Is The Guy To Beat’ At Waste Management Phoenix Open, Says CBS Sports’ Mark Immelman

    ‘Rahm Is The Guy To Beat’ At Waste Management Phoenix Open, Says CBS Sports’ Mark Immelman
    (CBSLA/CBS Local) — The Waste Management Phoenix Open will be the most well-attended sporting event this weekend, Super Bowl LIV notwithstanding. The People’s Open, or the “greatest show on grass,” if you prefer, routinely draws north of half a million people over its four days at TPC Scottsdale. This year’s event will likely be the same, with a celebratory atmosphere that’s helped make it the PGA Tour’s Tournament of the Year in four of the last six yea
  • Hijab confusion to be unwrapped at CAIR event

    Hijab confusion to be unwrapped at CAIR event
    Council on American-Islamic Relations sets educational program on hijab, head scarf worn by Muslim women 
  • Pittsburgh Police: Crime Rates In The City Decreased In 2019

    Pittsburgh Police: Crime Rates In The City Decreased In 2019
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In 2019, the City of Pittsburgh saw reductions in several key crime categories, particularly in the area of homicides.
    “So many different things go into it,” Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert said in a press release.
    “First and foremost, it’s hard work by our officers. Day in and day out, they amaze me with their work ethic, expertise and professionalism.
    And day in and day out, they make me proud to be their Chief. Others also deserve credi
  • Penguins Recall Anthony Angello And Andrew Agozzino From Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

    Penguins Recall Anthony Angello And Andrew Agozzino From Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Penguins have recalled forwards Anthony Angello and Andrew Agozzino from the American Hockey League on an emergency basis.Agozzino has played in nine games this season for the Penguins, recording one assist on January 14 against the Minnesota Wild.Angello has not played an NHL game in his career but has scored 16 goals, nine assists, and 25 points in 45 games for Wilkes-Barre.The Penguins are back in action following the All-Star Break tomorrow, January 31 at home a
  • Cats at a show and puppies playing football

    Cats at a show and puppies playing football
    A cat show in Beaver County, cats and wine tastings, Puppy Bowl XVI, prayer blankets for sick pets and boxed houses for outdoor cats
  • Over 500 Bags Of Suspected Crack Cocaine Seized During Traffic Stop In Indiana County

    Over 500 Bags Of Suspected Crack Cocaine Seized During Traffic Stop In Indiana County
    ARMSTRONG TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Pennsylvania State Police seized over 500 bags of suspected crack cocaine during a traffic stop in Armstrong Township.Nafis Hurt a 27-year-old from McKeesport and Elizbeth McCullough, a 39-year-old from Indiana were arrested and each charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver.On Wednesday, January 29, troopers pulled over a vehicle in the 100 block of Laurel Road as it was traveling at a low rate of speed and driving in the middle of the road.Th
  • W. Va Officials Asking For Help With Summer Meals Program

    W. Va Officials Asking For Help With Summer Meals Program
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia education department is calling for help with a program that feeds children free meals during the summer months.
    The agency on Wednesday issued a news release asking for organizations such as nonprofits, county boards and others to partner with them for their Summer Food Service Program.
    “With most schools out during the summer months, it is vitally important that community partners and organizations participate in the Summer Food Service Pr
  • PTL Links: January 30, 2020

    PTL Links: January 30, 2020
    Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:CTE Awareness Day
    Doors Open PGH
    Peregrine Falconcam
    Pittsburgh Improv
    Pittsburgh Public Theater presents “Little Shop of Horrors”
    Kidsburgh.org
    More Kidsburgh Reports
    PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
    PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
    Canine Companions for Independence on InstagramWhitfield at Ace Hotel
    Drink Recipe: Paloma Cocktail
    1.5oz Tequila
    .75oz Pink Grapefruit Juice
    .5oz Lime Juice
    .5oz Agave Nectar
    Served over ice a
  • Former Leechburg Police Chief Charged With Failure To Comply With Sex Offender Registration

    Former Leechburg Police Chief Charged With Failure To Comply With Sex Offender Registration
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The former police chief of Leechburg is facing new charges.
    Police say Michael Diebold failed to comply with convicted sex offender registration requirements.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    Diebold had pleaded guilty in 2018 to soliciting sex online from a teenage girl, who was actually an undercover officer.
    He was released from jail last January.
    The new charge stems from a parole violation back in December when police say Diebold contacted a woman through social media with a u
  • Storage Structure At New Emerson Elementary School Catches Fire

    Storage Structure At New Emerson Elementary School Catches Fire
    WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) — Duquesne Annex Volunteer Fire Department was called to New Emerson Elementary School late Wednesday night.When the crews arrived on the scene, they found an outside storage structure well-involved in flames.The firefighters acted quickly and extinguished the blaze.It is now under investigation by the Allegheny County Fire Marshal Office.
  • Pittsburgh Weather: Partly Cloudy Skies, Slight Warm Up Expected

    Pittsburgh Weather: Partly Cloudy Skies, Slight Warm Up Expected
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — While there won’t be clear skies today, there will be times of partly cloudy skies this afternoon.
    Highs yesterday hit 34° and it was another day with cloudy conditions.
    Today there will be plenty of clouds passing by once again but there should be a couple of hours this afternoon with partly cloudy skies.
    WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
    The next chance for rain or snow comes in on Friday aft
  • CPSC Recalls Over 165,000 Infant Sleepers Due To Suffocation Risk

    CPSC Recalls Over 165,000 Infant Sleepers Due To Suffocation Risk
    (CNN) — The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission along with four different companies have recalled more than 165,000 infant incline sleepers due to risk of suffocation.
    The companies impacted by the recall include; Summer Infant, Graco, Delta Enterprises Corp, and Evenflo, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
    “Infant fatalities have been reported with other manufacturers’ inclined sleep products, after the infants rolled from their back to their
  • Police Searching For Missing Elderly Woman From Center Township

    Police Searching For Missing Elderly Woman From Center Township
    CENTER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A search is underway in Center Township for a missing elderly woman.According to authorities, a 79-year-old woman from Zernich Drive has been missing since early Thursday morning.She is described as a white female wearing a black shirt and aqua pants.A search party is gathering around the Chapel Valley Swim Club.KDKA is working to confirm other details.

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