Pittsburgh news

• Ohio Doughnut Shop Calls Police About COVID-19 Mitigation Compliance During Meeting With State Lawmaker

  21-02-2021 23:51
  
  WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio doughnut shop says it had to call the police because people gathered for an event with a state lawmaker over the weekend weren’t abiding by pandemic guidelines, but those attending say they were doing so.
  People who gathered Saturday for a “coffee chat” with the lawmaker weren’t exercising social distancing, Holtman’s Donut Shop in West Chester Township near Cincinnati wrote in a Facebook post.
  The post said staff ask
  
  Read more

• Man Wanted For Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Girl In Mercer County Dies In Police Chase In Arkansas

  21-02-2021 23:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  LONOKE, Ark. (KDKA) – William Ice, the man wanted for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Mercer County, died in a police chase in Arkansas on Saturday.Ice was wanted in Pennsylvania for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old and in North Carolina for the abduction of another 14-year-old girl.RELATED: Man Wanted For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Girl In Mercer County
  The Davidson County Sheriff’s office in North Carolina had found that Ice had ab
  
  Read more

• Clarion University Student Found Dead

  21-02-2021 22:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  CLARION, Pa. (KDKA) — A Clarion University student was recently found dead.According to a letter from Clarion’s President Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson, James Whitman was reported dead on Saturday.Whitman was a senior at Clarion and was from Riverview Florida.He was reported missing on Saturday afternoon and police found his body later that night.Pennsylvania State Police is investigating Whitman’s death.Stay With KDKA.com For More Details
  
  Read more

• Married Couple Facing Several Charges Related To The Sexual Assault Of Multiple Children

  21-02-2021 22:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police have now arrested the wife of a man put behind bars last month for allegedly sexually assaulting several children.Sidney Brooks, 25, is accused of participating in numerous assaults of five children along with her husband, Devaughante J. Law Sr.
  Brooks is facing charges of rape, criminal conspiracy, aggravated indecent assault, incest of a minor, endangering the welfare of children, indecent assault, and corruption of minor
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Port Authority to unveil where transit should expand in next 25 years

  21-02-2021 22:19 via post-gazette.com
  
  Port Authority will hold four online meetings to share proposals for extending light rail service and busways as well as naming growth areas.
  
  Read more

• Tens Of Thousands Still Without Power Across West Virginia, Kentucky

  21-02-2021 22:04
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Some residents in Kentucky and West Virginia could be spending several more days without power as crews work to fix broken utility poles and downed lines from an ice storm.
  Appalachian Power said about 39,000 customers in southern West Virginia were without electricity Sunday. Some homes have been without power since back-to-back ice storms Feb. 11 and Feb. 15. . The utility planned to use helicopters and drones Sunday to identify problems in remote areas.
  More tha
  
  Read more

• University Of Pittsburgh To Distribute Federal Relief Funds To Around 15,200 Students

  21-02-2021 21:20
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The University of Pittsburgh recently announced that around 15,200 students would receive aid as part of Congress’s most recent coronavirus relief package.The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), passed by Congress on Dec. 27, 2020, allotted $30.6 million to the University of Pittsburgh. Among those funds, $15.3 million has been designated by the university to directly support students.Both undergraduate
  
  Read more

• Active Coronavirus Cases In West Virginia At Lowest Levels In 3 Months

  21-02-2021 20:15
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Active cases of the coronavirus in West Virginia have dropped to their lowest levels in three months.
  The Department of Health and Human Resources said there were 8,954 active COVID-19 cases statewide on Saturday. The last time active cases were below 9,000 was on Nov. 12. Active cases have been falling rapidly since peaking at 29,257 on Jan. 10, a month after the state started administering virus vaccines.
  West Virginia is on pace to have the lowest number of week
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Woman Who Lost Her Wedding Ring 50 Years Ago Got It Back On Valentine’s Day

  21-02-2021 19:16
  
  By Alaa Elassar, CNN
  (CNN) — A Chicago woman who lost her wedding band nearly 50 years ago was reunited with the ring just in time for Valentine’s Day.
  Karen Autenrieth and her husband Robert, surrounded by their children and grandchildren on Valentine’s Day, opened the package holding the long lost ring.
  In a video taken by their daughter Michele, Robert Autenrieth is seen sliding the ring — which he had given his wife on their wedding day nearly 55 years ago — on
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Penguins Auctioning Player-Worn 1,000th Game Crosby Warmup Jerseys

  21-02-2021 18:50
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — If you were wishing you could have taken part in the special celebration of Sidney Crosby’s 1,000th regular season game, you can now at least own a little piece of that historic night.
  Ahead of Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby’s 1,000th game, each player donned a black, home Penguins jersey with a C on the front left shoulder and “Crosby 87” on the back during warmups.The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Sunday that they are auc
  
  Read more

• Family Of Four And Their Dog Able To Safely Escape New Castle House Fire With The Help Of A Neighbor

  21-02-2021 17:58
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  NEW CASTLE, Pa. (KDKA) — No one was injured in an overnight house fire in New Castle.This happened early Sunday morning on East Laurel Boulevard.KDKA crews spoke with one of the people inside.They say a combination of the smoke and a neighbor pounding on their door alerted them to the fire.The family of four and their dog were able to escape.There is no word at this time of what caused the fire.
  
  Read more

• Twin 4-Year-Old Boys Critically Injured In Fire; 3 Other Children Escape

  21-02-2021 17:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fire in an Ohio home critically injured two 4-year-old boys, authorities said.
  The blaze was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m. Saturday in a single-family home on the northeast side of Columbus, officials said.
  Battalion Chief Steve Martin of the Columbus Division of Fire said five people, all under the age of 18, were in the residence at the time of the fire. Three older children — ages 17, 14 and 11 — were able to get out before firefighters arrived.
  Ma
  
  Read more

• Leslie Rossi, Owner Of The ‘Trump House’, Announces Bid For Pennsylvania House Of Representatives

  21-02-2021 16:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  YOUNGSTOWN/HARRISBURG (KDKA) — A Republican candidate is stepping up to run for the currently vacant 59th District seat in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives.Leslie Rossi, creator of the “Trump House” in Youngstown, is running to represent the 59th District in the State House for the upcoming May 18 primary election.In a Facebook post by the Westmoreland County Republican Committee, the committee confirmed the announcement and said that Rossi w
  
  Read more

• Leslie Rossi, Creator Of The ‘Trump House’, Announces Bid For Pennsylvania House Of Representatives

  21-02-2021 16:40
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  YOUNGSTOWN/HARRISBURG (KDKA) — A Republican candidate is stepping up to run for the currently vacant 59th District seat in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives.Leslie Rossi, creator of the “Trump House” in Youngstown, is running to represent the 59th District in the State House for the upcoming May 18 primary election.In a Facebook post by the Westmoreland County Republican Committee, the committee confirmed the announcement and said that Rossi w
  
  Read more

• Former 49ers QB Alex Smith on Kaepernick: ‘He Obviously Was Trying To Tell Us Something’

  21-02-2021 16:30
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — In a recent podcast interview, former 49ers quarterback Alex Smith spoke out against the treatment of fellow former 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick for kneeling in protest during the national anthem.
  Smith addressed the controversy on an episode of the 10 Questions With Kyle Brandt podcast released Wednesday. Between discussions of rookie Patrick Mahomes and former head coach Jim Harbaugh, Smith expressed support for the man who basically took his job in 2012.
  “I t
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert Congratulates Commander Jason Lando On Becoming Chief In Frederick, Maryland

  21-02-2021 15:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert took some time to congratulate Pittsburgh Police Commander Jason Lando after he accepted a job as chief in Frederick, Maryland.
  “Jason always did an outstanding job staying focused and motivated, no matter what the circumstances were, and he effectively motivated and mentored others with his quick wit, experience, empathy, compassion and always leading by example,” Schubert wrote in a post on the
  
  Read more

• PennDOT begins task of selling the importance of bridge tolls

  21-02-2021 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Charging $1 to $2 to use nine bridges that need to be replaced could free $2.2 billion for other work on Pennsylvania roads and bridges.
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Weather: Coldest Morning Temperatures In Over 2 Years

  21-02-2021 13:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s the coldest morning low of the season of 3º in Pittsburgh and some areas at zero for the actual temperature.
  It’s the coldest morning we’ve seen in over two years! The last time we had a temperature of 3 degrees or below that was Jan. 31, 2019 at Pittsburgh International Airport.
  Winds are calm, so many are feeling temperatures as is, but there are some areas with a light breeze feeling below 0 degrees!
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  It&
  
  Read more

• Pittsburgh Weather: Brutally Cold Sunday Morning Temperatures

  21-02-2021 13:03
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s the coldest morning low of the season of 3º in Pittsburgh and some areas at zero for the actual temperature.
  Winds are calm, so many are feeling temperatures as is, but there are some areas with a light breeze feeling below 0 degrees!
  (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
  It’ll feel like a “heat wave” later with temperatures in the mid-30s and sunshine as high pressure keeps us dry before our next round of wintry weather arrives.
  (Photo C
  
  Read more

• Man Shot, Killed By Police In Lawrence County Reportedly Pleaded Guilty For Prior Murder In 2011

  21-02-2021 12:45
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Juan Carter Hernandez was shot and killed by police this past week after beating a transgender woman to death in Lawrence County, but this reportedly isn’t the first time he’s taken a life.
  Hernández was shot and killed by police earlier this week.Police say he was assaulting 24-year-old Chyna Cardena.
  Police also say he was given commands to stop, but continued the assault before police shot him.
  Cardena was taken to a hospital where she died —
  
  Read more

• Woodworker Jonathan Moran is a cut above the rest

  21-02-2021 12:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Butler woodworker Jonathan Moran crafts custom items for the home with passion and reclaimed materials.
  
  Read more

• Multi-Vehicle Crash Causes Interstate-376 Closure

  21-02-2021 10:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The westbound lanes of Interstate-376, also known as the Parkway East have been closed due to a multi-vehicle crash.
  The lanes of the Parkway East are closed between the Wilkinsburg exit and the Edgewood/Swissvale exit.
  PennDOT issued the traffic alert around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning and says that emergency crews have responded to the scene of the crash.
  It’s unclear how many vehicles were involved in the crash or if there were any injuries
  
  Read more

• Multi-Vehicle Crash Causes Early Morning Interstate-376 Lane Closure

  21-02-2021 10:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The westbound lanes of Interstate-376, also known as the Parkway East were closed early Sunday morning due to a multi-vehicle crash.
  The lanes of the Parkway East were closed between the Wilkinsburg exit and the Edgewood/Swissvale exit.
  PennDOT issued the traffic alert around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning and says that emergency crews have responded to the scene of the crash.
  It’s unclear how many vehicles were involved in the crash or if there w
  
  Read more

• Interstate-376 Reopens After Multi-Vehicle Crash Causes Early Morning Closure

  21-02-2021 10:42
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The westbound lanes of Interstate-376, also known as the Parkway East were closed early Sunday morning due to a multi-vehicle crash.
  The lanes of the Parkway East were closed between the Wilkinsburg exit and the Edgewood/Swissvale exit.
  PennDOT issued the traffic alert around 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning and says that emergency crews have responded to the scene of the crash.
  It’s unclear how many vehicles were involved in the crash or if there w
  
  Read more

• Messages Of Congratulations Pour In From Across the NHL For Sidney Crosby Playing His 1,000th Career Game

  21-02-2021 09:13
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As Sidney Crosby played his 1,000th career NHL game on Saturday night at PPG Paints Arena, former teammates, coaches, and other players from around the league congratulated the Penguins captain.
  Before Saturday’s game against the Islanders, all of Crosby’s teammates wore #87 jerseys as a way to commemorate his accomplishment. 
  Throughout the evening, the Penguins shared video messages from all across the hockey world wishing Crosb
  
  Read more

• WVU Officials: Three Cases Of U.K. Variant Of COVID-19 Detected In Morgantown Area

  21-02-2021 08:37
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (KDKA) — Three cases of the U.K. variant of COVID-19 have been detected in the Morgantown area.
  West Virginia University official say two of the three cases are among WVU students.
  The University says it is working with the Monongalia County Health Department with case investigations and contact tracing.
  “While this is not unexpected, it reinforces why it is so important to protect yourself and others by continuing to wear a mask when you are
  
  Read more

• Customs Inspectors Find Cocaine-Coated Corn Flakes In Ohio

  21-02-2021 08:11
  
  CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — Customs authorities in Ohio say they intercepted a shipment of cereal earlier this month with a special frosting — cocaine.
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Cincinnati reported finding 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes that had been shipped from South America to a Hong Kong home.
  Officials said a narcotics detection dog named Bico was checking out incoming freight from Peru on Feb. 13 when he alerted officers to the package.
  Officers found
  
  Read more

• GoFundMe Campaign Raises Nearly $100,000 To Repair Homewood Art House

  21-02-2021 07:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A crowdfunding campaign has raised thousands of dollars to repair the Art House in Homewood.
  The home along Hamilton Avenue was created in 2013.
  An abandoned home was converted into a space for children and the community to learn about and view art.
  The house was heavily damaged by fire last weekend. 
  The owner of he house posted that she’s grateful for the support.
  
  Read more

• Kraft Heinz, Kroger Donate Food, Money To WVU Student Food Pantry

  21-02-2021 07:03
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  MORGANTOWN, W. Va (KDKA) — Two major companies are lending a hand to students at West Virginia University.
  The school says Kroger donated more than $50,000 in cash and equipment to The Rack — the student food pantry.
  Kraft Heinz also donated more than $10,000 in cash, food, and coolers.
  Since it opened in 2010, The Rack has served more than 14,000 students who lack nutritious food.
  
  Read more

• Paying it forward: Tree of Life donates supplies to Wilkinsburg School District

  21-02-2021 06:15 via post-gazette.com
  
  “Now that we’re looking at our own healing, part of that is giving back to those folks that helped us.”
  
  Read more

• SPECIAL REPORT | 'We didn’t know if we would reopen': How 4 Pittsburgh blocks struggle to stay afloat amid COVID

  21-02-2021 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “Just as we all respond personally to struggle in different ways, that’s how business owners are,” one business owner said.
  
  Read more

• SPECIAL REPORT: How 4 Pittsburgh business districts struggled to stay afloat amid a pandemic

  21-02-2021 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “Just as we all respond personally to struggle in different ways, that’s how business owners are,” one business owner said.
  
  Read more

• SPECIAL REPORT: How 4 Pittsburgh business districts struggled through a year of Covid

  21-02-2021 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “Just as we all respond personally to struggle in different ways, that’s how business owners are,” one business owner said.
  
  Read more

• SPECIAL REPORT: Four blocks, hit hard by COVID, wrestle with how to survive

  21-02-2021 06:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  “Just as we all respond personally to struggle in different ways, that’s how business owners are,” one business owner said.
  
  Read more

• Urgent Care Facility In Wilkinsburg Focuses On Helping Low-Income Families

  21-02-2021 05:23
  
  WILKINSBURG (KDKA) – The doors are now open at a new urgent care center in Wilkinsburg. Its focus will be on helping low-income families.
  Doctors say about six months after the pandemic began, they started noticing a trend.
  “The statistics show that the life expectancy of African-American males has dropped three years,” said Allied Community Health Director, Dr. William Simmons.
  Dr. William Simmons is the new Medical Director at the Allied Community Health Center on Penn Avenue
  
  Read more

• If It’s Too Cold For You, It’s Too Cold For Them: Shelter Owners Remind To Keep Animals Inside

  21-02-2021 05:13
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Animal shelter officials in Allegheny County are urging pet owners to keep their animals inside during below-freezing temperatures.
  With single digits expected Saturday night into Sunday morning if you don’t keep your pets inside during these bitter cold temperatures, you could face charges.
  Frigid temperatures don’t just affect us, it’s “ruff” for our four-legged friends too.
  “Just like with us, they can get sick, they can get hurt,
  
  Read more

• Crosby Tallies 2 Assists In 1,000th Game, Penguins Top Islanders 3-2

  21-02-2021 04:42
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had two assists in his 1,000th NHL game, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Saturday night.
  Kris Letang scored twice, including a tiebreaking goal in the third period, as Pittsburgh won for the fourth time in five games. Mike Matheson also scored, and Tristan Jarry made 33 saves.
  Jordan Eberle and Brock Nelson scored for New York, which has dropped two straight following a season-high eight-game point streak. Semyon Varlamov stopp
  
  Read more

• Florida State’s Depth Proves To Be Too Much For Pitt, Pitt Loses 79-72

  21-02-2021 04:04
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Florida State is way more than leading scorer M.J. Walker.
  Raiquan Gray had 16 points and eight rebounds, and the 16th-ranked Seminoles beat Pittsburgh 79-72 on Saturday for their third straight win.
  Florida State (13-3, 9-2 ACC) led for more than 35 minutes, but never by more than 11 points. Malik Osborne had 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds. RayQuan Evans also scored 12 points, and Scottie Barnes had 11.
  Pitt (9-9, 5-8) was able to shut down Walker, who finished
  
  Read more

• UPMC Launches Website To Register For COVID-19 Vaccine

  21-02-2021 03:24
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – UPMC has launched a website where people can register for the COVID-19 vaccination.While supply remains limited, the website creates a waiting list for those that qualify under Pennsylvania’s phase 1A.It also has the ability to register people for a vaccination appointment.For those without internet access, the site can be reached by phone by calling UPMC’s 800 number between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. every day.You can learn more about v
  
  Read more

• Parkway East Reopens Following Multi-Vehicle Crash

  21-02-2021 02:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – All lanes of the Parkway East have reopened after a multi-vehicle accident shut a portion down earlier on Saturday evening.The crash had shut down the lanes between the Wilkinsburg on-ramp and the Edgewood/Swissvale exit.It is unknown at this time if there are any injuries.
  
  Read more

• Multi-Vehicle Accident Shuts Down Portion Of Parkway East

  21-02-2021 02:43
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A multi-vehicle crash has shut down the westbound lanes of I-376.The closure has shut down the lanes between the Wilkinsburg on-ramp and the Edgewood/Swissvale exit.There is also a single-lane restriction eastbound as emergency crews are on the scene of the crash.It is unknown at this time if there are any injuries.
  
  Read more

• No. 13 WVU Rallies From 19 Points Down, Beat Texas 84-82

  21-02-2021 02:36
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bob Huggins didn’t divulge exactly how he lit into his West Virginia team at halftime when it trailed Texas by 10 points.
  “You wouldn’t want to print what was said,” the Mountaineers coach said.
  The message registered. Sean McNeil and No. 13 West Virginia erased a 19-point deficit in the second half, then withstood a flurry of last-second misses to hold off No. 12 Texas 84-82 on Saturday.
  “We were about as bad as we could be in the first h
  
  Read more

• SWAT Situation Ends Peacefully In Lincoln-Lemington Neighborhood

  21-02-2021 02:19
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A suspect was taken into custody without incident following a SWAT situation in Lincoln-Lemington early on Saturday morning.Pittsburgh Police were called to an apartment in the 1300 block of Paulson Street just before 4:00 a.m. on Saturday for a report of a dispute between neighbors.When officers attempted to speak with the suspect, he became combative, fled to the inside, and barricaded himself inside of an apartment.That’s when the SWAT te
  
  Read more

• Activists looking to remake police oversight in Pittsburgh

  21-02-2021 01:25 via post-gazette.com
  
  The Stop the Station coalition plans to seek a new, resident-elected body that would set the city’s police budget.
  
  Read more

• Penguins Honor Crosby Ahead Of 1,000th Game By Wearing Crosby Jerseys In Warmups

  21-02-2021 01:07
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – As the Penguins took the ice prior to Sidney Crosby’s 1,000th game – it was tough to tell who was and wasn’t…Sidney Crosby.As the players emerged from the locker room to get themselves ready for a matchup with the Islanders, each player donned a black, home Penguins jersey with a C on the front left shoulder and “Crosby 87” on the back.All to honor the captain’s 1,000th game as a Pittsburgh Penguin.Not on
  
  Read more

• Friends & Family Hold Vigil In Braddock For Jason Lewis

  21-02-2021 00:56
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  BRADDOCK (KDKA) – This week will mark one year since Jason Lewis was shot and killed outside of an after-hours club in Braddock.On Saturday, friends and family gathered to hold a vigil to honor his memory and call on the public for help in finding his killer.RELATED: ‘He Was Basically Assassinated’: A Father And The Police Look For Answers Nearly 1 Year After Braddock Man Killed Outside Club
  “We want to keep this out, we want the word to get out, to
  
  Read more

• COVID-19 Vaccine In Pittsburgh: AHN Network Vaccinates Thousands At Second PNC Park Clinic

  21-02-2021 00:30
  
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — PNC Park played home to another Allegheny Health Network COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic Saturday.3,500 people flocked to the stadium in waves. The 3,500 people vaccinated is believed the highest number of people vaccinated since the 1950s and 1,000 more people than their previous clinic.
  As smaller pharmacies struggle to get their regular vaccine doses, AHN is vaccinating thousands of people at a time. One doctor says if it weren’t for the slow rollout, it could
  
  Read more

Follow @PittsburghNews_ on Twitter!