• Carnegie Science Center Teams With Pittsburgh Penguins To Inspire Young Fans Through Science

    Carnegie Science Center Teams With Pittsburgh Penguins To Inspire Young Fans Through Science
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue without the Pittsburgh Penguins this year, but the team is inspiring fans in another way – through science.
    The Carnegie Science Center created a new program called Science of Hockey, and it’s showing how fun science can be.
    Exploding bouncy balls, spinning tennis balls and flying toilet paper are all exciting and visual ways to teach science concepts using hockey as the hook.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    “It’s a show th
  • Developers Hope To Turn Former East Vandergrift Elementary School Into Affordable Senior Housing

    Developers Hope To Turn Former East Vandergrift Elementary School Into Affordable Senior Housing
    VANDERGRIFT, Pa. (KDKA) — Westmoreland County has a big need for affordable senior housing.
    Vandergrift Borough is teaming up with the state and developers to turn a dilapidated building into affordable senior lofts.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    The former East Vandergrift Elementary School is condemned, deteriorating and a big eyesore for its neighborhood. The Morning Sun Senior Lofts would provide 42 affordable units for seniors 62 and older.
    But before it can happen, the state needs to approve
  • Child Tax Credit: When Will You Get Your First Check?

    Child Tax Credit: When Will You Get Your First Check?
    (CBS Detroit) — The revised Child Tax Credit will start giving parents more money in the coming weeks. The credit originated in the late 1990s to help defray the costs of raising a child. President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, passed in mid-March, changes the amount and how it’s distributed. The $1.9 trillion COVID relief package increases the amount from $2,000 to as much as $3,600, depending on the child’s age and the family’s income. And qualifying parents will
  • Republican Election Bill Pushed Forward In Harrisburg Over Democrats’ Objections

    Republican Election Bill Pushed Forward In Harrisburg Over Democrats’ Objections
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans on a legislative committee Tuesday pushed out a multifaceted proposal to revamp Pennsylvania election law, a bill that backers said would make needed improvements and standardize procedures.
    Democrats were dead set against it, insisting that many of its purported upgrades were unworkable or would, in practice, make voting more difficult. The vote to advance it to the House floor was on party lines.
    “Even the provisions that are supposed to increase
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  • Pennsylvania’s Coronavirus Disaster Emergency Declaration Formally Ends

    Pennsylvania’s Coronavirus Disaster Emergency Declaration Formally Ends
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration on Tuesday certified the results of the May primary election, bringing a formal end to the disaster emergency declaration that the Democrat first issued at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid signed the certification Tuesday afternoon, her agency said.
    Certification formalizes the results of the May 18 primary election, in which voters approved Republican-backed constitutional a
  • TRAFFIC: Northbound Route 28 ramp to Highland Park Bridge closing for nearly 3 months starting Monday

    TRAFFIC: Northbound Route 28 ramp to Highland Park Bridge closing for nearly 3 months starting Monday
    he work is part of a $47.3 million project to add separate exit lanes at the Highland Park Bridge interchange to improve traffic flow.
  • Pittsburgh Housing Authority Accepting Applications For Family And High-Rise Communities

    Pittsburgh Housing Authority Accepting Applications For Family And High-Rise Communities
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh is accepting applications for three family communities and two senior citizen and disabled high-rise communities.
    We’re accepting applications for three of our family communities (Allegheny Dwellings, Arlington Heights, and Bedford Dwellings) & two of our senior citizen and disabled high-rise communities (Pressley Street and Pennsylvania Bidwell). To apply, visit https://t.co/LvkalAFCg1 pic
  • Southwest PA Says No More Launches ‘Dear Men’ Video Series

    Southwest PA Says No More Launches ‘Dear Men’ Video Series
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Southwest PA Says No More is launching a video series that addresses the role men play in preventing domestic violence and sexual assault and harassment.In the “Dear Men” series, 11 men read letters from partner violence or abuse survivors. The stories recount how a bystander, either by speaking up or being there, made a difference whether he knew it or not.“The Father’s Day Pledge is an opportunity for more men to get invo
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  • Pittsburgh International Airport Travelers Affected By Southwest Airlines ‘Technical Issues’

    Pittsburgh International Airport Travelers Affected By Southwest Airlines ‘Technical Issues’
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Computer problems are leading to travel delays across the country for Southwest Airlines’ passengers. That includes travelers at Pittsburgh International Airport.
    The FAA says it issued a temporary nationwide ground stop at Southwest Airlines’ request, “while the company resolves a reservation computer issue.”The FAA issued a temporary nationwide ground stop at the request of Southwest Airlines while the company resolved a
  • Body Of West Virginia Man Who Disappeared Found In River

    Body Of West Virginia Man Who Disappeared Found In River
    CUNARD, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a West Virginia man has been recovered two days after he disappeared along the New River, authorities said.
    A whitewater rafting guide on Monday discovered the body of Rudy Ezra Cerda of Beckley along a stretch of the river in Cunard, about six miles from where he last was seen by friends, The Register-Herald reported.
    New River Gorge National Park and Reserve spokeswoman Eve West said Cerda had disappeared on Saturday.
    Friends reported Cerda was sitting in
  • Pittsburgh Pirates Offer Free Tickets To Fans Who Get COVID-19 Shot At Pre-Game Clinic

    Pittsburgh Pirates Offer Free Tickets To Fans Who Get COVID-19 Shot At Pre-Game Clinic
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pirates are giving free tickets to fans who get a COVID-19 shot at a pre-game clinic this weekend.
    Saturday’s clinic in the Jim Beam Left Field Lounge is part of the league’s “MLB Vaccinate at the Plate” campaign, which launched earlier this month and encourages clubs to host vaccination events and offer incentives to unvaccinated fans.
    Those who get vaccinated at the event will get a voucher for two free tickets the Pi
  • Local Governments Will Get Less Money From Gas Drilling This Year

    Local Governments Will Get Less Money From Gas Drilling This Year
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Local governments will be getting less money this year from gas drilling.
    Impact fees on natural gas producers totaled $146 million for 2020. That’s about $54 million dollars less than the previous year.
    The biggest reason? The price of natural gas was much lower in 2020.
    Many townships bring in six figures from impact fees — like Forward, Derry, Washington and Sewickley townships in Westmoreland County.
  • Will The Ford Maverick Be A Game-Changer In The Auto Industry?

    Will The Ford Maverick Be A Game-Changer In The Auto Industry?
    (CBS Detroit) — The new Ford Maverick is far from your dad’s Ford Maverick. And depending on your generation, that might be a good thing. The just-announced compact hybrid pickup truck could change the automotive market when it becomes available this fall.
    The Maverick was once a compact two-door and four-door sedan. (Ford now no longer even sells sedans in America.) Marketed in the 1970s, it was basically an economical sports coupe, managing a thrifty 22 miles to the gallon in the d
  • College vaccination mandates against COVID-19 top 500 as schools bank on a back-to-normal fall

    College vaccination mandates against COVID-19 top 500 as schools bank on a back-to-normal fall
    Dozens of campuses in Pa. to require a shot in the arm while others weigh the idea.
  • ‘Highly Intoxicated’ Woman Arrested After 2-Year-Old Boy Found Walking Around Duquesne Alone In Only Underwear

    ‘Highly Intoxicated’ Woman Arrested After 2-Year-Old Boy Found Walking Around Duquesne Alone In Only Underwear
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    DUQUESNE, Pa. (KDKA) – Police say a “highly intoxicated” woman was arrested after a 2-year-old boy was found walking in Duquesne dressed only in underwear.Duquesne Police say the toddler was walking along Harden Avenue and wasn’t even wearing shoes. They put out a call for help on Facebook Tuesday, asking anyone who knew the child or his parents to call 911.
    About an hour later, police say they arrested a “highly intoxicated” person who
  • ‘Highly Intoxicated’ Person Arrested After 2-Year-Old Boy Found Walking Around Duquesne Alone In Only Underwear

    ‘Highly Intoxicated’ Person Arrested After 2-Year-Old Boy Found Walking Around Duquesne Alone In Only Underwear
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    DUQUESNE, Pa. (KDKA) – Police say a “highly intoxicated” person was arrested after a 2-year-old boy was found walking in Duquesne dressed only in underwear.Duquesne Police say the toddler was walking along Harden Avenue and wasn’t even wearing shoes. They put out a call for help on Facebook Tuesday, asking anyone who know the child or his parents to call 911.
    About an hour later, police say they arrested a “highly intoxicated” person who
  • 2-Year-Old Boy Found Walking Around Duquesne Alone In Only Underwear

    2-Year-Old Boy Found Walking Around Duquesne Alone In Only Underwear
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    DUQUESNE, Pa. (KDKA) – Police say a two-year-old boy was found walking in Duquesne dressed only in underwear.Duquesne Police say he was walking along Harden Avenue on Tuesday and wasn’t even wearing shoes.
    Anyone who knows who he is or knows his parents is asked to immediately call 911 and ask for the Duquesne Police Department.
  • City Of Pittsburgh Offices, Facilities Closing Friday In Observance Of Juneteenth

    City Of Pittsburgh Offices, Facilities Closing Friday In Observance Of Juneteenth
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — This week, the City of Pittsburgh will celebrate Juneteenth.
    It commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
    And this year, city offices and facilities will be closed on Friday in observance.
    City leaders made Juneteenth an official city holiday earlier this year.
    Trash collection will still happen.
    Spray parks and swimming pools will remain open, but healthy living centers, recreation centers and the Mellon Park Tennis Center will be clo
  • Woman In The Window? Visitor Snaps Unexplained Photo During ‘Ghost Tour’ At Colorado’s Stanley Hotel

    Woman In The Window? Visitor Snaps Unexplained Photo During ‘Ghost Tour’ At Colorado’s Stanley Hotel
    ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS Denver) — What do you see in the window? A tourist from Texas who visited the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado last month on vacation says she captured an image on film that she can’t explain.
    (credit: Kim Kimberly)
    “I decided to do one of the ghost tours of the hotel with my friends,” Kim Kimberly told CBS Denver. “They tell you to take pictures so I took a ton, you can ask my family… I take at least two to three pictures in a row
  • Saturday Night Markets Set To Return In Pittsburgh

    Saturday Night Markets Set To Return In Pittsburgh
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh is just days away from the kick-off of the 2021 Saturday Night Markets.
    The first one is this weekend in Market Square.
    They will be from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. each Saturday through October.
    There will be dozens of different vendors featuring clothing, furniture, food, drinks and more.
    There will also be live entertainment.
    Admission is free.
  • State Lawmakers Seeking To Reintroduce The ‘Fairness Act,’ Increase LGBTQ+ Protections Under State Law

    State Lawmakers Seeking To Reintroduce The ‘Fairness Act,’ Increase LGBTQ+ Protections Under State Law
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    HARRISBURG (KDKA) — State lawmakers will unveil updated legislation to try to stop discrimination against members of the LGBTQ+ community.
    The Pennsylvania Fairness Act would prohibit people from being denied employment and housing based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
    Governor Tom Wolf, Democratic State Rep. Dan Frankel and other lawmakers spoke in support of the bill today.“This legislation is long overdue in our commonwealt
  • Three taken to hospital after bus-car crash in Carrick

    Three taken to hospital after bus-car crash in Carrick
    A Port Authority bus and a car collided at Brownsville and Becks Run roads and two adults and a child in the car were taken to hospitals.
  • 2k Dead From COVID-19 In Allegheny County As US Death Toll Tops 600k

    2k Dead From COVID-19 In Allegheny County As US Death Toll Tops 600k
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – As the nation’s COVID-19 death toll topped 600,000 on Tuesday, the state Health Department is reporting 2,000 people have died from the virus in Allegheny County.
    The grim markers come even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer.
    The number of lives lost, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Baltimore or Mil
  • 2k Dead From COVID-19 In Allegheny County As Country-Wide Death Toll Tops 600k

    2k Dead From COVID-19 In Allegheny County As Country-Wide Death Toll Tops 600k
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – As the nation’s COVID-19 death toll topped 600,000 on Tuesday, the state Health Department is reporting 2,000 people have died from the virus in Allegheny County.
    The grim markers come even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer.
    The number of lives lost, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Baltimore or Mil
  • 3 Found Dead Inside Carnegie Home

    3 Found Dead Inside Carnegie Home
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    CARNEGIE, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are investigating after three people were found dead inside a home in Carnegie.
    The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office says the two men and a woman were pronounced dead at a home in the 500 block of Main Street at 7:10 a.m. Saturday.
    Carnegie police Chief Jeffrey L. Kennedy says five people were initially found unresponsive. The two who survived are in good condition, he says.
    “The man living there said they had been
  • Pennsylvania House Committee OKs GOP Bill To Ban Employer Vaccine Mandates

    Pennsylvania House Committee OKs GOP Bill To Ban Employer Vaccine Mandates
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A ban on employers mandating vaccines for their workers inched ahead in the state House on Tuesday with a committee vote supported by all Republicans and opposed by every Democrat.
    The main sponsor, Rep. Russ Diamond, R-Lebanon, called it “a very simple question of workers’ rights.” Diamond has been a fervent opponent of coronavirus mitigation policies and has been publicly skeptical of mask wearing and vaccines.
    Labor and Industry Committee Chairma
  • VA Pittsburgh To Hold Virtual Town Hall For Veterans Next Week

    VA Pittsburgh To Hold Virtual Town Hall For Veterans Next Week
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is holding a virtual town hall next week for veterans.The town hall is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Monday, June 21 and is supposed to address veterans’ concerns about VA care and what improvements can be made.People can join online by going to this website and entering the meeting number, 199 948 8219, and the password, Pk9auvn4Y$4.Or they join by phone by calling 1-404-397-1596 and entering access code 198-0
  • COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports 453 New Coronavirus Cases

    COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Reports 453 New Coronavirus Cases
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 453 new Coronavirus cases and 24 additional deaths over the past 24 hours.
    This brings the statewide total to 1,209,136 cases and 27,514 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
    There are 512 people across the state in the hospital with COVID-19, and 130 patients are in ICUs.
    The state says 11,244,192 total vaccine doses have been administered and 5,082,669 people are fully vaccinat
  • 'We still can make it': Pa. on track to reach 70% vaccination goal, state's top doc declares

    'We still can make it': Pa. on track to reach 70% vaccination goal, state's top doc declares
    Pennsylvania Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson on Tuesday visited the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s outpatient center on South Side to discuss COVID-19 treatments available to state residents.
     
  • UPMC event focuses on COVID-19 treatments, vaccines

    UPMC event focuses on COVID-19 treatments, vaccines
    Pennsylvania Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson on Tuesday visited the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s outpatient center on South Side to discuss COVID-19 treatments available to state residents.
  • State's top doctor thinks Pa. will reach Wolf's vaccination goal

    State's top doctor thinks Pa. will reach Wolf's vaccination goal
    Pennsylvania Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson on Tuesday visited the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s outpatient center on South Side to discuss COVID-19 treatments available to state residents.
  • State's top doc thinks Pa. will reach Wolf's vaccination goal

    State's top doc thinks Pa. will reach Wolf's vaccination goal
    Pennsylvania Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson on Tuesday visited the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s outpatient center on South Side to discuss COVID-19 treatments available to state residents.
  • Pa. appears on track to reach 70% vaccination goal, state's top doc declares

    Pa. appears on track to reach 70% vaccination goal, state's top doc declares
    Pennsylvania Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson on Tuesday visited the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s outpatient center on South Side to discuss COVID-19 treatments available to state residents.
     
  • ‘I Look To Trevor Noah Like A Mentor’: Josh Johnson On First Comedy Special ‘Hashtag’

    ‘I Look To Trevor Noah Like A Mentor’: Josh Johnson On First Comedy Special ‘Hashtag’
    (CBS Local)– Creating a one hour comedy special is the dream for stand-up comedians and comic and writer Josh Johnson is getting the chance to make that dream a reality. His first comedy special called “Trevor Noah Presents Josh Johnson: # (Hashtag)” premieres Friday, June 18 at 11pm EST/PST. The special will also be available on Paramount+ in August.
    Johnson is currently a writer on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” and also performs stand-up around the countr
  • Pittsburgh-Based Wabtec, General Motors To Develop Hydrogen-Powered Locomotives

    Pittsburgh-Based Wabtec, General Motors To Develop Hydrogen-Powered Locomotives
    PITTSBURGH/DETROIT (AP/KDKA) — General Motors has signed a deal to develop railroad locomotives powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and battery system.
    Under a nonbinding agreement with locomotive maker Wabtec Corp., GM batteries and hydrogen technology will be used in locomotives to help railroads cut carbon emissions.
    Wabtec already has built a battery-powered locomotive prototype. The Pittsburgh company said it was used with two diesel locomotives in a California test earlier this year that
  • GNC Plans To Move Headquarters To Strip District In 2022

    GNC Plans To Move Headquarters To Strip District In 2022
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — GNC will be moving headquarters within Pittsburgh in 2022.GNC says it will relocate to 75 Hopper Place in the Strip District.GNC’s current headquarters are at 300 Sixth Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh.The company made the announcement about the planned move on Tuesday as well as a new hiring initiative.GNC is seeking to hire over 100 workers this year to keep up with growth and “new trends.”
  • Duquesne Incline closing for inspection Wednesday

    Duquesne Incline closing for inspection Wednesday
    The Duquesne Incline will close from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and a bus will take riders on Grandview Avenue to the Monongahela Incline.
  • Baseball Report: Phillies’ Walk-Off Wins

    Baseball Report: Phillies’ Walk-Off Wins
    (CBS Philadelphia) — It’s a long baseball season, and every team has their day (or more) in the sun. This weekend it was the Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays’ turn. The Phillies have won their last four games, the first three of which came in walk-off fashion. The Blue Jays slammed eight homeruns in Sunday night’s dismantling of the Boston Red Sox.
    This week’s Baseball Report looks at the Phillies’ walk-off streak, the Blue Jays’ power surge a
  • Saturday Night Market returning to Market Square each weekend through October

    Saturday Night Market returning to Market Square each weekend through October
    More than 60 vendors will pop up in Downtown’s Market Square from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturdays beginning on June 19.
  • PTL Links: June 15, 2021

    PTL Links: June 15, 2021
    Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Disney Magic For Less
    Alzheimer’s Association
    Dr. Lori
    Dr. Lori on YouTube
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  • Military stumped by stolen box of armor-piercing grenades

    Military stumped by stolen box of armor-piercing grenades
    When a canister of armor-piercing grenades showed up in an Atlanta backyard, it was another example of how military's vast supply chains are vulnerable to theft.
  • Teenager Killed In Late-Night Brookline Shooting

    Teenager Killed In Late-Night Brookline Shooting
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 15-year-old is dead following a shooting that took place in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood.
    According to police, officers responded to reports of shots fired around 11:00 p.m. along Creedmoor Avenue.
    When they arrived at the scene, they found the victim on the sidewalk who was not breathing.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
    He was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
    The Allegheny County Medic
  • Keto-Friendly Cereal Recipe To Start Your Day From ‘Dirty, Lazy Keto’

    Keto-Friendly Cereal Recipe To Start Your Day From ‘Dirty, Lazy Keto’
    Photo Courtesy of Simon & Schuster
    If you’re on a keto diet, chances are one of the things you miss most is a simple bowl of cereal. Yes, cereal! For almost 10 years, DIRTY, LAZY, KETO founder Stephanie Laska craved a real bowl of cereal, both the sugar-laden favorites from childhood and so-called adult cereals, which are typically made from grains and very carb-heavy—and thus completely out of bounds when following a low-carb keto diet.
    Stephanie didn’t want a simple bowl
  • Pittsburgh Weather: Storm Chances Simmer Down, Chances Of Rain Remain

    Pittsburgh Weather: Storm Chances Simmer Down, Chances Of Rain Remain
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We can finally stand down when it comes to monitoring for severe weather today.
    Even with the chance for severe weather back down to zero, you should still grab the umbrella today with light rain showers and drizzle around from around between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center)
    The reason for today’s rain will be another blast of cool and dry air moving in along a trough on an upper low’s backside.
    This will wring out, similar to you
  • Seneca Valley School Board Votes To Remove Mascot, Native American Imagery

    Seneca Valley School Board Votes To Remove Mascot, Native American Imagery
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Seneca Valley School District will get rid of its mascot as well as other Native American imagery.
    The school board voted Monday to remove the images throughout the district.
    However, the district will keep the “Raiders” nickname and come up with a new mascot and images.
    Earlier this year, a group of students and staff asked the district to remove the mascot, saying it’s disrespectful to Native Americans.
     
  • Police Investigating Deadly Brookline Shooting

    Police Investigating Deadly Brookline Shooting
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man is dead following a shooting that took place in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood.
    According to police, officers responded to reports of shots fired around 11:00 p.m. along Creedmoor Avenue.
    When they arrived at the scene, they found a man on the sidewalk who was not breathing.
    He was taken to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
    Police say there have been no arrests made and an investigation is underway.
    Stay with KDKA
  • Man Left In Critical Condition Following Shadyside Hit-And-Run Crash

    Man Left In Critical Condition Following Shadyside Hit-And-Run Crash
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a man in critical condition in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood.
    According to police, officers were dispatched to calls of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle at the intersection of South Aiken and Walnut Street just before 12:30 a.m.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Brian Smithmyer)
    When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man who was bleeding from the head. He was taken t
  • Firefighters Rescue Pet Cockatoo From South Park Tree

    Firefighters Rescue Pet Cockatoo From South Park Tree
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    SOUTH PARK (KDKA) — Firefighters rescued a pet cockatoo in South Park on Monday.
    The bird escaped and flew up about 50 feet into a tree.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    When the family couldn’t coax the bird down, they called the fire department.
    Firefighters used a ladder truck to reach into the trees and rescue the bird just before storms arrived.
  • Irwin Man Chosen To Compete For Team USA In 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games

    Irwin Man Chosen To Compete For Team USA In 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    IRWIN (KDKA) — A man from Irwin has been chosen to represent Team USA at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic games for Goalball.
    Calahan Young is one of six athletes on the men’s team.
    The 6’5″ player has a condition that causes substantial peripheral vision loss, night blindness, and color blindness.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    Young has been playing goal ball since middle school, and became part of the U.S. team that finished in 8th place at the 2018 World Champio
  • Kids Of Former Pirates Andrew McCutchen, Gerrit Cole Watch Baseball Game Together

    Kids Of Former Pirates Andrew McCutchen, Gerrit Cole Watch Baseball Game Together
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole played together for the Pirates for 4 seasons.
    Since then, their pair have gone their separate ways, both playing for a couple of different teams — but it appears their families have still stayed in contact.
    On Sunday night, the Yankees visited the Phillies, and Andrew McCutchen’s wife posted a photo.Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole's kids watched the game together yesterday, which is adorable pic.twitt

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