Pittsburgh news

• Police: Man In Critical Condition After Road Rage Shooting In Monroeville

  28-05-2020 23:57
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — Police say a man is in critical condition after a road rage shooting in Monroeville.On Thursday, the Monroeville Police Department chief told KDKA’s Nicole Ford that his office got numerous calls, leading them to the GetGo gas station across from Target.#BREAKING Monroeville Police Chief gives an update on a road rage situation that left one man in critical condition this afternoon. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/UXIbqsB1KJ
  — Nicole Ford (@NicoleFordTV) May 28,
  
  Read more

• ‘Enough’s Enough’: Allegheny Co. Businesses Eagerly Await ‘Green Phase’ Announcement From Governor

  28-05-2020 23:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Joe Cardamone has been cutting hair at his shop on the corner of Forbes Avenue and Wood Street for 43 years, but not for the past three months.
  “Enough’s enough. We’ve been hostage for 12 weeks. I think that’s enough,” he said.
  Hair salons, restaurants, health clubs and gyms are beyond eager to learn whether Gov. Tom Wolf will be moving the region into the “Green Phase,” allowing them to open at last.
  But, according to all the m
  
  Read more

• Traffic restrictions around the New Stanton interchange of PA Turnpike begin Friday

  28-05-2020 23:20 via post-gazette.com
  
  Restrictions around the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s New Stanton interchange will allow crews to repair the I-70 bridge over the turnpike.
  
  Read more

• Local Politician Leads ‘Reopen Pennsylvania’ Rally Outside Rep. Anita Kulik’s Carnegie Office

  28-05-2020 23:04
  
  CARNEGIE, Pa. (KDKA)- “Reopen Pennsylvania” was the message of a rally held outside Democrat Anita Kulik’s Carnegie office Thursday. Kulik represents the 45th District in the state House.
  Republican Danny DeVito — who will face Kulik in the general election if he wins next week’s primary — organized the rally.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson)
  DeVito has previously filed a lawsuit against Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown order, which the SCOTUS den
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Police Investigating After Shot Fired in Monroeville

  28-05-2020 22:57
  
  MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — Police say they are investigating after one shot was fired in Monroeville.On Thursday, the Monroeville Police Department chief told KDKA’s Nicole Ford the investigation is active.
  KDKA spoke to a woman who heard the shot and said police cars ended up in the parking lot of the GetGo gas station across from Target.
  No word on any injuries or arrests.
  #DEVELOPING Monroeville Police Chief tells me he’s investigating an incident where one shot was fired. We
  
  Read more

• U.S. Health And Human Services Secretary To Visit Pittsburgh, Beaver County

  28-05-2020 22:40
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh on Friday.Our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report Alex Azar will be part of a roundtable discussion with members of the Allegheny Conference.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  They will discuss what it will take to get Americans back to work safely.
  Secretary Azar also plans to meet with leaders at Heritage Valley Beaver Medical Center, as well as the Beaver County commissioners
  
  Read more

• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Fines US Steel More Than $361K For Violations At Clairton Coke Works

  28-05-2020 22:24
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Health Department is fining U.S. Steel more than $361,000 for pollution and permit violations.The health department issued $361,400 worth of stipulated penalties, citing air pollution and permit violations that happened at the Clairton Coke Works during the last and first quarter of 2019 and 2020.An agreement between the health department and U.S. Steel directs 90 percent of the $361k to the Community Benefit Trust for impacted communities, while th
  
  Read more

• Jewish Community Center Of Greater Pittsburgh Taking Part In Summer Food Service Program

  28-05-2020 22:08
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh is offering a Summer Food Service Program.
  On Thursday, the JCC said the program will be in Squirrel Hill and Monroeville this summer.
  The program is available for children under the age of 18 and parents can pick up the meals.
  On Tuesdays, two meals will be handed out to each participant, while three meals will be handed out on Thursdays.
  Masks are required for pickup.
  For more information, email [email protected].
  More i
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• From One Frontline Worker To Another: Allegheny Co. Sheriff’s Deputies Deliver Fruit Baskets To Medical Workers

  28-05-2020 21:58
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some local medical workers received some fresh fruit baskets Thursday morning, courtesy of the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office.
  The baskets were delivered to doctors and nurses at Allegheny General Hospital, UPMC Mercy Hospital and others.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  Sheriff’s deputies say we are fortunate to have the best medical personnel in the world, right here in Pittsburgh.
  “Sheriff Mullen, Chief Kraus had us assemble some fruit baskets. All the food
  
  Read more

• 7-Year-Old Boy Throws A Prom For His Nanny: ‘One Of The Best People I’ve Known’

  28-05-2020 21:41
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (CBS Local) — A teenage girl in North Carolina who couldn’t attend her high school prom because of the coronavirus outbreak still got a special bash thrown just for her — by a seven-year-old boy that she babysits.
  Curtis Rogers hadn’t seen his nanny, Rachel Chapman, in two months because of COVID-19.
  “When we told him that she wasn’t getting a prom, he’s like, ‘Well, we could do a mini prom,'” Curtis’ mother, Elissa, told
  
  Read more

• Several churches signal plans to reopen

  28-05-2020 21:38 via post-gazette.com
  
  Letter from pastors calls on congregations to resume public worship while taking precautions to prevent spread of coronavirus
  
  Read more

• Teens Raise $11,000 For Supplies To Help Navajo Nation During Coronavirus Pandemic

  28-05-2020 21:30
  
  PHOENIX (CBS Local) — A group of teenagers in Phoenix raised more than $11,000 in three weeks for supplies to aid the Navajo Nation during the coronavirus pandemic.
  The five kids, aged 13 to 17 years old, said they felt concerned and inspired to help after hearing about the Navajo Nation’s high rate of COVID-19 infection.
  “We were in quarantine and we didn’t have a lot to do,” Max Goldstein, 17, told The Arizona Republic. “We wanted to help out our community i
  
  Read more

• Outdoor Visits Allowed Next Month At Ohio Assisted Living Facilities

  28-05-2020 21:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — About 1.3 million people filed unemployment claims in the past 10 weeks as Ohio’s economy cratered during stay-at-home orders that led to widespread layoffs, the state reported Thursday.
  For the week ending May 23, about 42,000 people filed jobless claims despite the gradual reopening of the state’s economy since mid-May, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. That’s down from about 46,000 claims filed the previous week.
  The num
  
  Read more

• Pitt Football Expected To Start Off-Season Workouts In June

  28-05-2020 21:20
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pitt is expected to start off-season football workouts in June.
  KDKA’s Richie Walsh reports Pitt’s football team will start working out in June. The university is expected to make a formal announcement soon.
  BREAKING: Pitt is expected to start football offseason workouts in June. A formal announcement from the school is coming sometime soon. @KDKA
  — Rich Walsh KDKA (@RichieWalsh) May 28, 2020The university’s decision comes a day after the Wolf ad
  
  Read more

• Wilkinsburg man sentenced for shooting man armed with a sword

  28-05-2020 21:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Alonzo Glenn will be immediately paroled. He pleaded guilty to killing Marion White in June.
  
  Read more

• Wilkinsburg man sentenced for involuntary manslaughter in shooting man with sword

  28-05-2020 21:14 via post-gazette.com
  
  Alonzo Glenn will be immediately paroled. He pleaded guilty to killing Marion White in June.
  
  Read more

• ‘Hey, Let’s Get On The Same Page’: About 20 Pittsburgh-Area Pastors Meet To Discuss Reopening

  28-05-2020 21:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s been months since people have been able to get together at church and worship.
  With Allegheny County in the “yellow” phase, churches are now trying to determine the best way to open their doors to its members.
  “We’re all in this together” was the message as about 20 pastors from Pittsburgh-area churches met Thursday to figure out the best way to open up and do so in a safe way.
  (Photo Credit: KDKA)
  The pandemic has created numero
  
  Read more

• Pennsylvania Democrats want to know why they weren’t told when a Republican lawmaker tested positive for COVID-19

  28-05-2020 20:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegations of a cover-up are prompting calls for the House GOP leader to resign and one Democrat even called for an official investigation.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus case in Pa. Capitol takes partisan rancor over pandemic to new level

  28-05-2020 20:55 via post-gazette.com
  
  Allegations of a cover-up are prompting calls for the House GOP leader to resign and one Democrat even called for an official investigation.
   
  
  Read more

• Former Butler DA's detective pleads guilty in $1.3 million hospital theft

  28-05-2020 20:41 via post-gazette.com
  
  Scott Roskovski, 51, a former Butler County district attorney's detective, pleaded guilty to a count of filing a false income tax return and a count of submitting a false loan application to a bank.
  
  Read more

• Peters Township proposes tax increase for coming year

  28-05-2020 20:09 via post-gazette.com
  
  School directors May 18 unanimously approved a $70,787,491 proposed budget that brings the district’s millage to 14.16, or about $1,416 on every $100,000 of assessed property value.
  
  Read more

• Ross Township commissioner resigns before moving to Pine

  28-05-2020 19:59 via post-gazette.com
  
  Mr. Shaffer, who represents the 8th Ward and is the only Republican on the board, said he is moving to Pine because his family has outgrown its home.
  
  Read more

• Police Chief: Officers Who ‘Don’t Have An Issue’ With Floyd Arrest Should Turn In Badges

  28-05-2020 19:54
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (CBS Local) — Chattanooga Police Chief David Roddy is taking a strong stance on the death of an African-American man at the hands of law enforcement officers in Minneapolis.
  George Floyd, 46, died Monday evening after police responded to a report of a man attempting to use forged documents at a grocery store.
  A graphic nine-minute video of the incident was widely circulated in the media and online. It shows a white officer pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck behind
  
  Read more

• Pa. legislature sends $26 billion short-term budget to Gov. Tom Wolf

  28-05-2020 19:10 via post-gazette.com
  
  The stopgap measure flat-funds most state agencies for five months and the Department of Education for one year.
  
  Read more

• Pa. Department Of Conservation And Natural Resources Announces Phased Reopening Of State Park Beaches, Pools

  28-05-2020 19:08
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced a plan to gradually reopen state park beaches and pools.On June 6, all state park beaches will open for swimming and on June 13, “most” pools in “yellow” and “green” counties will reopen.Restrictions will be in place, like limiting capacity to 50 percent. Other restrictions include controlling facility access, implementing social distancing and requiring face mask
  
  Read more

• Pa. Department Of Conservation And Natural Resources Announces Phased Reopening Of Sate Park Beaches, Pools

  28-05-2020 19:08
  
  HARRISBURG (KDKA) – Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced a plan to gradually reopen state park beaches and pools.On June 6, all state park beaches will open for swimming and on June 13, “most” pools in “yellow” and “green” counties will reopen.Restrictions will be in place, like limiting capacity to 50 percent. Other restrictions include controlling facility access, implementing social distancing and requiring face mask
  
  Read more

• State Police Seek Missing 17-Year-Old Girl From Charleroi

  28-05-2020 19:03
  
  CHARLEROI (KDKA) — State police are looking for a 17-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen since leaving her family’s Washington County home last night.
  According to state police, Amaiya Prude-Wilkerson left her home in Charleroi overnight while her family was sleeping.
  She is described as being 5-feet-2-inches tall and weighs about 165 pounds.State Police Belle-Vernon is looking for Amaiya J PRUDE-WILKERSON, (17) who left her residence in Charleroi, while her family was sleeping.
  
  Read more

• 60 More Fine Wine & Good Spirit Stores To Reopen For In-Person Sales Friday

  28-05-2020 18:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Sixty more Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores in counties that are in the “yellow” phase will begin limited in-store public access starting Friday.
  The stores shut down two months ago and have been gradually reopening since. Come tomorrow, a total of 348 state stores will be reopen in 56 counties.There are restrictions in place, like allowing no more than a total of 25 people inside at one time, reserving the first hour for high-risk customers, and requirin
  
  Read more

• 60 More Fine Wine & Good Spirit Stores In ‘Yellow’ Counties To Reopen For In-Person Sales Friday

  28-05-2020 18:15
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Sixty more Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores in counties that are in “yellow” counties will begin limited in-store public access starting Friday.
  The stores shut down two months ago and have been gradually reopening since. Come tomorrow, a total of 349 state stores will be reopen in 56 counties.There are some restrictions in place, like allowing no more than a total of 25 people inside at one time, reserving the first hour for high-risk customers and requi
  
  Read more

• Pa. Health Dept. Reports 625 New Coronavirus Cases As Statewide Total Jumps To Over 70,000

  28-05-2020 17:58
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 625 new cases of Coronavirus on Thursday, in addition to 108 more deaths.
  The statewide total number of cases has risen to 70,042.
  The Health Department says all 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. Current patients are either in isolation at home or being treated at the hospital.
  The statewide death toll has reached 5,373.
  Most of the patients hospitalized are ages 65 or older, and most of the death
  
  Read more

• ‘It Sounded Like A Bomb’: Turtle Smashes Through Driver’s Windshield On Highway

  28-05-2020 17:24
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. (CBS Local) — A woman in Georgia was “literally in shock” after a turtle went flying across the highway and through her windshield, nearly striking her brother in the face.
  Latonya Lark was driving northbound on Harry S. Truman Parkway in Savannah on May 19 with her brother, Kevin Grant, in the front passenger seat, when “out of nowhere, something comes flying” at them.
  “I saw out of the corner of my eye what I thought was a brick,” she tol
  
  Read more

• ‘He Could Become The Next Walt Disney’: Kron Moore & Ed Quinn On Tyler Perry & BET’s ‘The Oval’

  28-05-2020 17:18
  
  (CBS Local)– Tyler Perry is one of the biggest names in Hollywood and he has created a slew of entertaining shows on BET.
  In 2019, he brought “Tyler Perry’s Sistas” and “Tyler Perry’s The Oval” to the world and two of the biggest beneficiaries of that are actors Kron Moore and Ed Quinn. The duo plays President Hunter Franklin and First Lady Victoria Franklin on the political drama that is providing many with an escape during these trying times.
  &ldq
  
  Read more

• Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reports 23 New Coronavirus Cases But No Additional Deaths, Countywide Cases Total 1,851

  28-05-2020 17:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 23 new cases of Coronavirus on Thursday, but no additional deaths.
  The number of cases county-wide now totals 1,851 since March 14. This includes 1,742 confirmed cases and 109 probable cases.
  Officials report that 331 patients have been or are presently hospitalized among all cases, an increase in seven patients since Wednesday’s report.
  The death toll remains steady at 151, with 140 confirmed deaths and 11 that
  
  Read more

• Chartiers Valley School district creates task force to plan for reopening

  28-05-2020 17:04 via post-gazette.com
  
  The main goal of the task force is to “evaluate, plan and prepare” for the reopening of the district, which like all schools in the state, has been closed since mid-March.
  
  Read more

• Scott commission looks into swimming pool future

  28-05-2020 16:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Ms. Fitzgerald said it takes about $383,000 to operate the pool for a season.
  
  Read more

• ‘Biggest I’ve Ever Seen’: Massive Alligator Trapped At Mini-Golf Course Is Euthanized

  28-05-2020 16:15
  
  HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (CBS Local) — An alligator believed to be the largest ever captured on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, was euthanized after it was trapped Tuesday evening at a miniature golf course.
  Photos posted on social media show dozens of bystanders watching as the giant alligator, estimated to be more than 12 feet long and weighing more than a thousand pounds, was bound and put on a tow truck to be moved. “It was the biggest gator I’ve ever seen,”
  
  Read more

• PTL Links: May 28, 2020

  28-05-2020 16:09
  
  Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Aaron Kleiber
  Paws Across Pittsburgh Squirrel Table
  Timeshare Termination Team
  CDC Information on Coronavirus
  Pa. Health Dept. Information on Coronavirus
  Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Information on Coronavirus
  CCI Puppy Cam!
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Facebook
  PTL Puppy Penguin on Twitter
  Canine Companions for Independence on InstagramPittsburgh Today Live On Social Media:Facebook
  Twitter
  Instagram
  
  Read more

• 2.1 Million More Americans Apply For Unemployment, Taking Total To Over 40 Million

  28-05-2020 14:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession even as more businesses reopen and rehire some laid-off employees.
  About 41 million people have now applied for aid since the virus outbreak intensified in March, though not all of them are still unemployed. The Labor Department’s report Thursday includes a count of all the people now receiving unemployment aid: 2
  
  Read more

• County Police Investigating Stabbing In McKees Rocks

  28-05-2020 14:10
  
  MCKEES ROCKS (KDKA) – A man was taken to the hospital in serious condition after being stabbed in the neck on Wednesday night.According to Allegheny County Police, McKees Rocks Police received a call reporting a shooting in the 100 block of Jane Street. When they arrived, they found a 70-year-old man with a stab wound to his neck.County police detectives assisted and learned the man was walking in the 200 block of Wright Street when a man with a knife attacked him after following him. He w
  
  Read more

• CVS Health Expanding Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing, Adding Two New Local Locations

  28-05-2020 14:01
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – CVS Health is expanding the amount of drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Pennsylvania, adding 29 sites across Pennsylvania, with two of those 29 openings in the greater Pittsburgh area, taking the total in the area to 12.The two new locations will be in Crafton and New Castle. The CVS Pharmacy on West Steuben Street in Crafton and the CVS Pharmacy on Wilmington Road in New Castle will both be drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites.RELATED:
  CVS Health Opening 27 New Drive-Thru Co
  
  Read more

• Parkway East Outbound Between Edgewood & Squirrel Hill Reopens Following Multi-Vehicle Crash

  28-05-2020 12:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Parkway East outbound between Edgewood and Squirrel Hill is reopened to traffic after it was closed due to a multi-vehicle crash.The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. this morning and resulted in a shut down of the Parkway East and multiple people were transported to local hospitals.PennDOT is telling drivers to expect residual delays.
  
  Read more

• Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Parkway East Outbound Between Squirrel Hill And Edgewood Exits

  28-05-2020 12:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A multi-vehicle crash has shut down the Parkway East outbound between the Squirrel Hill exit and the Edgewood exit.
  Emergency crews are on the scene and multiple people have been transported to a local hospitals, including one child to Children’s Hospital.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
  Read more

• 11-Year-Old Boy Killed, 2 Others Hospitalized In Parkway East Crash Between Edgewood And Squirrel Hill

  28-05-2020 12:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Parkway East outbound between Edgewood and Squirrel Hill is reopened to traffic after it was closed due to a multi-vehicle crash that left one person dead and multiple people hospitalized.The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. this morning and resulted in a shut down of the Parkway East and multiple people were transported to local hospitals.According to police, a suspected vehicle malfunction caused a Ford Focus to stop in the left lane of traffic. A Ford pick-up truc
  
  Read more

• 11-Year-Old Boy Killed, 2 Others Hospitalized In Parkway East Crash

  28-05-2020 12:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Parkway East outbound between Edgewood and Squirrel Hill is reopened to traffic after it was closed due to a multi-vehicle crash that left a little boy dead and multiple people hospitalized.The crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. this morning and resulted in a shut down of the Parkway East and multiple people were transported to local hospitals.According to police, a suspected vehicle malfunction caused a Ford Focus to stop in the left lane of traffic.A Ford pick-up tru
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Weather: Morning Rain And Afternoon Storms From Tropical Storm Bertha Move Through The Area

  28-05-2020 12:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Moisture from post-Tropical Storm Bertha continues to move in from the south this morning.Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center
  The exact track of the storm has adjusted to the west with the heaviest of the rain now expected to fall along I-77 today.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
  Locally, expect passing light rain showers to be possible for most of the morning. There will also be a chance for an isolated
  
  Read more

• Suspect Wanted In Brookline Shooting Turns Himself In

  28-05-2020 11:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A man wanted in connection for a shooting in Brookline turned himself into police on Wednesday morning.Edward Phillips is accused of shooting a man on Norwich Avenue on Sunday.
  RELATED STORIES:
  Pittsburgh Police Have Arrest Warrant, Looking For Man Involved in Brookline Shooting
  Man Taken To Hospital After Brookline Shooting
  According to witnesses, Phillips shot a man after they were arguing.The victim was taken to the hospital in stable condition and is recovering.
  
  Read more

• ‘Chair-Ity’ Auction Raises More Than $17,000 For Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

  28-05-2020 10:38
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There aren’t many more uniquely Pittsburgh things than a parking chair.A special “chair-ity” auction took place to help the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and raised more than $17,000.The auction was a partnership between Visit Pittsburgh and its marketing campaign “Pull Up A Chair, You Are Welcomed Here.”Pittsburgh artists painted 90 Pittsburgh parking chairs for auction.The highest-earner was The Heart Chair, selling for $675 and the And
  
  Read more

• Humane Animal Rescue Offering Drive-Thru Clinic For Pets

  28-05-2020 09:47
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Humane Animal Rescue is working on opening a drive-thru, pop-up clinic for pet owners.The clinic is offering curbside, low-cost vaccinations for pets.On Sunday, May 21 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., the first clinic will be hosted at the North Side campus on Western Avenue.Following that, two clinics will be hosted at the East End campus on Hamilton Avenue on June 7 and July 12.
  
  Read more

• Man & Woman From Ohio Facing Charges In South Hills Village Hope Depot Theft

  28-05-2020 09:34
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) – A man and a woman from Ohio are now facing charges in Bethel Park.Casey Cunningham and David Rutter are being accused of trying to steal from the Home Depot near South Hills Village.According to police, the two also had outstanding warrants from other police departments.
  
  Read more

• Man & Woman From Ohio Facing Charges In South Hills Village Home Depot Theft

  28-05-2020 09:34
  
  BETHEL PARK (KDKA) – A man and a woman from Ohio are now facing charges in Bethel Park.Casey Cunningham and David Rutter are being accused of trying to steal from the Home Depot near South Hills Village.According to police, the two also had outstanding warrants from other police departments.
  
  Read more

Follow @PittsburghNews_ on Twitter!