• Tax Refunds: IRS Delays Hold Up Money For Millions Of Taxpayers

    Tax Refunds: IRS Delays Hold Up Money For Millions Of Taxpayers
    (CBS New York) — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has had a busy year. A June 30 report from National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins says the agency has completed 136 million tax returns, distributed two more rounds of stimulus checks, revised rules for unemployment insurance, and prepared for the launch of advance Child Tax Credit payments (which have since started). The IRS accomplished all of this during what is hopefully the last part of a pandemic, which followed a decade of staffin
  • President Joe Biden Pleads With States To Use COVID-19 Relief Money To Pay People To Get Vaccinated

    President Joe Biden Pleads With States To Use COVID-19 Relief Money To Pay People To Get Vaccinated
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The push to get vaccinated is as important as ever, according to doctors and the White House.
    President Joe Biden pleaded with states to use coronavirus relief money to pay people to get vaccinated. Incentives have ranged from a vaccine lottery to paying tuition for students.
    “At this point, we’re so close to the end and we’re seeing it falter a bit through recovery,” said Patrick Miley, who’s vaccinated. “I think any kind of incentiv
  • Eviction Moratorium Update: Without An Extension, What Happens To Renters After July 31?

    Eviction Moratorium Update: Without An Extension, What Happens To Renters After July 31?
    (CBS New York) — Eviction hurts everyone involved. Tenants lose their homes. Landlords lose any real chance of collecting what they’re owed. A community suffers the costs of homeless and, during a pandemic, the spread of a virus, when people crowd into shelters or the homes of friends and loved ones. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) looked to head off this last outcome when it issued a federal eviction moratorium last September. That ban, extended most recently by
  • Pittsburgh Pirates Make 3 Trades At Deadline

    Pittsburgh Pirates Make 3 Trades At Deadline
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The MLB trade deadline is here, and the Pirates are making moves.The Pirates got infielder Michael Chavis from the Red Sox in exchange for pitcher Austin Davis.
    TRADE: We have acquired INF Michael Chavis from the Red Sox in exchange for LHP Austin Davis. pic.twitter.com/VwqDvP72TU
    — Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 30, 2021They got right-handed pitchers Ricky DeVito and Bryse Wilson from the Braves in exchange for pitcher Richard Rodr&iacu
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  • Jason Weaver Previews The Season Four Finale Of Showtime’s ‘The Chi’

    Jason Weaver Previews The Season Four Finale Of Showtime’s ‘The Chi’
    (CBS Local)– Jason Weaver has been acting since the 1990s, but he is doing some of the most impactful work of his career in season four of “The Chi” on Showtime. The actor was new to the show this season and he plays a character named Shaad who has recently been released from prison and is trying to get his life back together in Chicago.
    Shaad and actor Luke James’ character Trig have some really meaningful and important conversations in the show about friendship, lo
  • Daily Dose Of Vitamin D Could Ramp Up Immune System, Doctors Say

    Daily Dose Of Vitamin D Could Ramp Up Immune System, Doctors Say
    FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Your daily dose of sunshine could help ramp up your immune system, and studies are ongoing to find out if vitamin D could be helpful in the fight against COVID-19.
    “Vitamin D got a lot of press over the last few years about everything, not just osteoporosis and bones but mental health and feeling well,” said Dr. James Herd, the Chief Medical Officer at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center.
    A quick browse of Google reveals all sorts of art
  • ‘I’m Super Proud Of Where Our Sport Has Grown Over The Years’: Marie McCool On Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse

    ‘I’m Super Proud Of Where Our Sport Has Grown Over The Years’: Marie McCool On Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse
    (CBS Local)– Marie McCool is one of the best lacrosse players in the world and she will have the opportunity to show everyone just how good she is in a brand new professional women’s lacrosse league called Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse. The league will airs one of its games each week on CBS Sports Network.
    CBS Local’s DJ Sixsmith chatted with McCool ahead of this weekend’s games to discuss the new and innovative way that lacrosse is being played, the importance of the
  • Walmart Brings Back Masking Requirements For Employees In ‘High Transmission’ Areas

    Walmart Brings Back Masking Requirements For Employees In ‘High Transmission’ Areas
    By: Moira Ritter, CNN Business
    (CNN) — Walmart employees are required to wear masks inside again, regardless of vaccination status, in places with “substantial or high transmission.” The new policy is effective immediately, the nation’s largest retailer said Friday.
    Store managers will receive local updates every Monday to determine their facility’s necessary protocol.
    Customers will not be required to wear a mask, but facilities will post signs to remind them of th
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  • Gov. Tom Wolf, COVID-19 Task Force Urge Lawmakers To Promote Vaccinations

    Gov. Tom Wolf, COVID-19 Task Force Urge Lawmakers To Promote Vaccinations
    HARRISBURG (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania’s coronavirus task force are asking state lawmakers to urge their constituents to get vaccinated, noting the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant.
    Wolf and the task force, which includes Democratic and Republican appointees from the House and Senate, asked members of the General Assembly to “use every tool at your disposal, starting now,” to promote the COVID-19 vaccines on social media, in printed materials
  • Multiple Medical Helicopters Called To South Beaver Township Crash

    Multiple Medical Helicopters Called To South Beaver Township Crash
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    SOUTH BEAVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Multiple medical helicopters were called to the scene of a crash in Beaver County.Dispatchers confirm an accident on the 1200 block of Blackhawk Road in South Beaver Township. The call came in around 1:30 p.m. Friday.There are reportedly five patients, and three medical helicopters were called to the scene.Blackhawk Road is currently shut down between Court Road and Martin Road.There’s been no word on the conditions of the vi
  • Experts Raise Alarms Over Fundraising For GOP Election Reviews

    Experts Raise Alarms Over Fundraising For GOP Election Reviews
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The first donation came in early May, for $50, and with a message: “GOD BLESS THE USA!!”
    In just over a month, the crowdfunding page dedicated to bringing an Arizona-style review of the 2020 presidential election to Pennsylvania had collected $15,339 from 332 donors. Today, the effort has morphed into a full-fledged campaign to “Audit the Vote PA.” The website offers a six-week course on the Constitution and encourages supporters to become a &
  • Fourth Stimulus Check: Will Another Another Relief Payment Come This Year?

    Fourth Stimulus Check: Will Another Another Relief Payment Come This Year?
    (CBS New York) — Stimulus checks have helped families during COVID, especially those that lost income. The pandemic continues, as the Delta variant pushes case numbers up among the unvaccinated in many states. But life around the country is settling into a new normal, and economic conditions are generally improving. The rising economy isn’t lifting everyone, however. Some people’s finances have improved, while other people’s have not. Unemployment still exceeds pre-pandem
  • George Tratras Accused Of Shooting And Killing His Parents, Then Taking His Own Life In Mt. Lebanon

    George Tratras Accused Of Shooting And Killing His Parents, Then Taking His Own Life In Mt. Lebanon
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    MT. LEBANON, Pa. (KDKA) – The names of two people in what police believe to be a double murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon have been released.
    The Allegheny County Medical Examiner says 25-year-old George Tratras was found unresponsive in a vehicle. He’s accused of killing his father, who hasn’t been identified yet, and his mother, 59-year-old Ana Tratras.
    Police say two officers were also injured after a shootout and chase. Both have been released from the ho
  • 2 Victims Identified In Suspected Double Murder-Suicide In Mt. Lebanon

    2 Victims Identified In Suspected Double Murder-Suicide In Mt. Lebanon
    MT. LEBANON, Pa. (KDKA) – The names of two victims in what police believe to be a double murder-suicide in Mt. Lebanon have been released.The Allegheny County Medical Examiner says 59-year-old Ana Tratras and 25-year-old George Tratras were killed. The name of the third victim has not been released.Police say George and his parents are dead, plus two police officers were injured after a chaotic scene and chase in the South Hills.
    According to Mt. Lebanon Police, the man allegedly shot and
  • LED Light Installation Continues In Downtown Subway

    LED Light Installation Continues In Downtown Subway
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – LED light installation is continuing in the downtown subway.Because of the work, from Sunday to Thursday, from 8 p.m. to end of service, rail service will end at the Wood Street Station.
    You can see more details on the work and rail shuttles below:
    As crews continue to install LED lighting in the downtown light rail tunnel, beginning Sunday, 8/1-Thursday, 8/5 from 8pm-end of service, regular rail service will end at Wood St. Station. A rail shuttl
  • Tornado With Winds Up To 100 MPH Tore Through Fayette County, Preliminary Info Shows

    Tornado With Winds Up To 100 MPH Tore Through Fayette County, Preliminary Info Shows
    SALTLICK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Judging from preliminary information, NWS field crews believe a tornado with winds up to 100 miles moved through Fayette County Thursday.Crews were out surveying damage Friday after Tornado Warnings were issued for parts of Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties Thursday afternoon.That storm caused some serious damage in Saltlick Township, Fayette County. It happened in the area of Kesslar Road and Kesslar Road Extension.
    One massive tree on Kesslar Roa
  • NWS: Saltlick Township Storm Was Likely EF-1 Tornado With Winds Up To 100 MPH

    NWS: Saltlick Township Storm Was Likely EF-1 Tornado With Winds Up To 100 MPH
    SALTLICK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – The NWS says it was likely an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 100 mph that tore through Saltlick Township, Fayette County Thursday afternoon.
    Crews were out surveying damage Friday after Tornado Warnings were issued for parts of Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties Thursday afternoon. That storm caused some serious damage in Saltlick Township, Fayette County. It happened in the area of Kesslar Road and Kesslar Road Extension.
    One massive tree on Kesslar
  • Man Convicted In Deadly South Side Bar Shooting

    Man Convicted In Deadly South Side Bar Shooting
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A judge has convicted a man in connection with a shooting at a South Side bar.
    Kolbrin Holyfield was convicted of first degree murder for the shooting death of Dahrique Smith at the Rowdy Bar on East Carson Street in May 2017.
    Two weeks after the shooting, police released surveillance video taken inside the bar. Investigators say tips helped them identify Hoyfield.
    After the shooting, the Rowdy Bar reopened as Trixie’s Bar and Game Room.
  • SAT, ACT are now optional at two-thirds of U.S. four-year colleges, group reports. But will it last?

    SAT, ACT are now optional at two-thirds of U.S. four-year colleges, group reports. But will it last?
    Universities' reliance on standardized testing for admissions plummeted due to admissions uncertainty and the pandemic
  • Dog Food Recalled Over Mold Concerns

    Dog Food Recalled Over Mold Concerns
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pet parents, check your pantry, a new recall has been issued for pet food.
    Six dog food varieties are being recalled because they may contain toxic levels of mold. All of the affected products include de-boned chicken and rice.
    (Source: FDA.gov)
    They were made by Sunshine Mills and have a best-by date of Feb. 11, 2022.
    No illness have been reported, but experts say the Aflatoxin can be harmful to dogs if consumed in significant quantities.
    To chec
  • COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Health Department Reports Over 1,100 New Cases For 3rd Time This Week

    COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: Health Department Reports Over 1,100 New Cases For 3rd Time This Week
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    HARRISBURG (KDKA) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting 1,110 new coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths.
    It’s the third time this week the state’s daily coronavirus case counts have topped 1,000. Before this week, the state hadn’t surpassed 1,000 daily COVID cases since May.This brings the statewide total to 1,224,500 cases and 27,850 total COVID-19 related deaths since the pandemic began.
    There are 473 people across the state
  • COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny County Reports 247 New Cases In 48 Hours

    COVID-19 In Pittsburgh: Allegheny County Reports 247 New Cases In 48 Hours
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department is reporting 247 new Coronavirus cases and no additional deaths over the past 48 hours.
    Of the newly reported cases, the Health Department says 153 are confirmed and 94 are probable cases.
    There have been 7,331 total hospitalizations and 103,058 total coronavirus cases in Allegheny County since the pandemic started.
    The county-wide death toll stands at 2,005.
    More information on the Coronavirus pandemic:CDC C
  • Women Turn Childhood Pastime Into Modern Day Workout With ’40+ Double Dutch Club’; ‘Get Fit While You’re Having Fun Doing It’

    Women Turn Childhood Pastime Into Modern Day Workout With ’40+ Double Dutch Club’; ‘Get Fit While You’re Having Fun Doing It’
    CHICAGO (CBS) — What’s drawing hundreds of women to Pullman this Saturday, including travelers from all over the country? Double Dutch.
    That’s right; grown women jumping rope, all for the sake of fitness and fun.
    CBS 2 Morning Insider Tim McNicholas shows us how they’re still hopping, even after the Delta variant forced them to adjust.
    A childhood pastime turned modern day workout.
    “When I was growing up, Double Dutch, that was a happy place,” said Pamela Robi
  • Caught On Video: Brawl On Venice Beach Boardwalk

    Caught On Video: Brawl On Venice Beach Boardwalk
    VENICE (CBSLA) – Cellphone video shows an all-out brawl between what appears to be at least three homeless men Wednesday on the Venice Beach Boardwalk.
    In the video, posted to Twitter, a man with a large pole can be seen charging another man who is exchanging punches with a third man.
    At one point, a security guard is seen attempting to break up the fight, but to no avail.
    “It’s not an uncommon sight,” Adam Merchant, assistant manager of the Fig Tree Restaurant, said.
    Mer
  • PTL Links: July 30, 2021

    PTL Links: July 30, 2021
    Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics:Project #PhillterSpace
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  • Your Daily Briefing: Former Pitt star heads to NBA; PennDOT details Parkway work plan; something fishy's going on

    Your Daily Briefing: Former Pitt star heads to NBA; PennDOT details Parkway work plan; something fishy's going on
    Happy Friday. Here’s a quick take on some stories we think you’d be interested in today.
  • Penn State Class Of 2020 Invited To Celebrate Commencement In 2022

    Penn State Class Of 2020 Invited To Celebrate Commencement In 2022
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    STATE COLLEGE (KDKA) – Penn State’s class of 2020 will be invited to celebrate their commencement two years after the fact.The university invited them to a celebration weekend that will take place in the spring of 2022.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State held virtual commencement ceremonies in 2020.The ceremonies will take place in the Bryce Jordan Center on April 30.
  • One Tank Trips: State Parks To The North Offer Plenty For Those Wanting To Get Outdoors

    One Tank Trips: State Parks To The North Offer Plenty For Those Wanting To Get Outdoors
    MERCER COUNTY (KDKA) – The weather has broken and the family is itching to go, but no one wants to empty the bank account on a little weekend fun which is why the Pennsylvania State Parks are so attractive.
    They are free!
    A drive north on I-79 into Mercer County will bring you to Lake Wilhelm, the centerpiece of the 3000-acre Maurice K. Goddard State Park.
    “Within that lake, we have opportunities for boating and fishing,” said Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural
  • Pittsburgh Weather: Dry And Pleasant Conditions Begin The Weekend

    Pittsburgh Weather: Dry And Pleasant Conditions Begin The Weekend
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Good morning, the atmosphere is calmer today and we don’t expect any severe weather today or any day this weekend.
    We likely won’t see any severe weather over the next week if no big changes occur to the forecast and what we expect to happen actually happens.
    WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos
    That being said, there are still a couple of things going on with the atmosphere today that will brin
  • Storm Winds Cause Major Property Damage In Saltlick Township

    Storm Winds Cause Major Property Damage In Saltlick Township
    SALTLICK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Tornado warnings plagued some areas during yesterday’s storms, including Saltlick Township in Fayette County.Storm winds caused major property damage, not necessarily to homes, but to sheds that were blown across yards. Trees were snapped, powerlines were downed, and even a garage roof rotated and ended up in a neighboring yard.With so much going as a result of the severe weather, families feel like they got lucky.“We’re all fortunate, I th
  • Sewickley Academy interim head of school says enrollment issues led to administrative changes

    Sewickley Academy interim head of school says enrollment issues led to administrative changes
    Ashley Birtwell said Thursday that enrollment trends, not diversity initiatives, led to the termination of several administrators.
  • Owner Of Roofing Company In Mercer County Sentenced For Tax Evasion

    Owner Of Roofing Company In Mercer County Sentenced For Tax Evasion
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    HERMITAGE, Pa. (KDKA) – The owner of a roofing company in Mercer County is heading to prison for tax evasion.Dustin Golub was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.He ran Penn-Ohio Roofing and Siding but hid more than $3.5 million from the federal government.Investigators found that Golub spread receipts into nine different bank accounts.He also kept deposits under $10,000 to keep his banks from mandatory reporting to the IRS.
  • Local Leaders And Activists Calling For Federal Investments In Clean Transportation

    Local Leaders And Activists Calling For Federal Investments In Clean Transportation
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Elected officials and activists in Pittsburgh are calling for more federal investments in clean transportation.As an infrastructure bill makes its way through Congress, the group “Moms Clean Air Force” wants the bill to address transportation pollution.“That access to clean air is equitable,” said Vanessa Lynch, the Pennsylvania field organizer for Moms Clean Air Force. “Low income and communities of color have electr
  • Man Who Attempted To Rob South Side First National Bank In A Wheelchair Sentenced

    Man Who Attempted To Rob South Side First National Bank In A Wheelchair Sentenced
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The man who attempted to rob the First National Bank on the South Side two summers ago while using a wheelchair as a prop has been sentenced to prison time.Emanuel Luna was sentenced to nearly four years.Luna passed a note to the teller that was a bomb threat.However, he wheeled out of the bank before he was given any cash.He then ditched the wheelchair and waited for a bus on the side of Carson Street.During his sentencing, Luna said it “wa
  • Washington County Sheriffs Apprehend Felony Robbery Suspect

    Washington County Sheriffs Apprehend Felony Robbery Suspect
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    WASHINGTON (KDKA) – On Wednesday, Washington County Sheriffs took a suspect wanted for a felony robbery into custody after he was spotted in the parking lot of a Taco Bell in Washington.According to sheriffs, Chad Smith was wanted by both county sheriffs and City of Washington Police for robbery.He was seen in the passenger seat of a vehicle in the parking lot of the Taco Bell on West Chestnut Street and was ultimately taken into custody.
    Once Smith was arrested, pol
  • Esports Arena Near Cedar Point In The Works

    Esports Arena Near Cedar Point In The Works
    SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Amusement park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment plans to add esports to its lineup of roller coasters and water parks.
    It wants to build a 1,500-seat esports arena in Ohio for gaming tournaments near Cedar Point, its flagship amusement park in Sandusky, the company announced Thursday.
    The Ohio-based amusement park chain hopes to begin construction on the $28 million arena by the end of the year. The company believes it will be a draw for gamers across the Midwest.
    Pl
  • Tioga County Declines Election Audit Without Assurances They Would Receive New Voting Machines

    Tioga County Declines Election Audit Without Assurances They Would Receive New Voting Machines
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A rural Pennsylvania county formally declined to participate in a “forensic investigation” of the state’s 2020 presidential election sought by backers of former President Donald Trump, dealing another blow Thursday to prospects for a months-long spectacle of the kind playing out in Arizona.
    The three commissioners in Republican-controlled Tioga County had said two weeks ago that they would not allow third-party access to the county’s voting ma
  • Pirates Swept By Brewers, Lose Third Game Of The Series 12-0

    Pirates Swept By Brewers, Lose Third Game Of The Series 12-0
    PITTSBURGH (AP) — Manny Piña hit two homers and drove in a career-high five runs as the Milwaukee Brewers routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-0 on Thursday night.
    Piña hit his sixth home run of the season off reliever Chris Stratton to cap a five-run sixth inning for the Brewers. He added a two-run homer in the eighth.
    The Brewers outscored Pittsburgh 28-3 while sweeping the series. Milwaukee has won five of its last six and increased its lead over second-place Cincinnati to sev
  • Tornado Touches Down In Wintersville, Ohio, Damaging 23 Homes

    Tornado Touches Down In Wintersville, Ohio, Damaging 23 Homes
    JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO (KDKA) – A tornado touched down in Wintersville, Ohio, and damaged 25 structures on Thursday night.
    Wintersville fire chief Rob Herrington said the line of damage is a mile long in the Bantam Ridge Road area. He said the structures damaged include 23 houses, one business and one church. Five of the homes are total losses.
    (Photo Credit: KDKA)
    Herrington said many people were in their homes when the twister hit. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
    The roof of a home in the 8
  • State Leaders Offer Guidance To Parents On Keeping Unvaccinated Kids Safe

    State Leaders Offer Guidance To Parents On Keeping Unvaccinated Kids Safe
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — State leaders offered guidance for parents on how to keep their kids safe as the Delta variant spreads.For parents like Nathasha Hazelwood, vaccine approval for children under 12 years old can not come fast enough. Both she and her husband have been vaccinated, but their 6-year-old son is ineligible.
    Without the shot, life has stalled.
    “We are on canceling our third vacation,” Hazlewood said. “Every time we schedule something or go somewhere, the COVID
  • Pennsylvania Department Of Health To Text People Who Missed 2nd Vaccine Shot

    Pennsylvania Department Of Health To Text People Who Missed 2nd Vaccine Shot
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Department of Health will carry out a text messaging campaign to encourage roughly 254,000 people in the state to follow through and get the second shot of the two-shot COVID-19 vaccine that they never received, officials said Thursday.
    The campaign will begin early next week as the resurgent coronavirus in the form of the highly contagious delta variant is skyrocketing cases in Pennsylvania and across the nation.
    Meanwhile, the state’s act
  • After Pleas For His Release Fail, Terminally-Ill Washington County Man Dies Awaiting Trial

    After Pleas For His Release Fail, Terminally-Ill Washington County Man Dies Awaiting Trial
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    WASHINGTON COUNTY (KDKA) — A terminally-ill Washington County man awaiting trial in prison has died.
    (Photo Credit: Provided)
    Dwayne Bruce was waiting for his trial at SCI Somerset in connection with allegations that he threatened three Verizon employees working on a cell tower near his home in Hanover Township in January 2020.
    Bruce was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer, and his family fought for him to spend his final weeks in hospice care. But pleas for his rel
  • Senate Moves Ahead On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

    Senate Moves Ahead On Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
    WASHINGTON (KDKA) – The Senate has voted to take up consideration of a bipartisan multi-billion dollar infrastructure bill endorsed by President Biden.
    Money editor Jon Delano spoke with a key member of President Biden’s cabinet Thursday morning on what this bill could mean for Pennsylvania.
    It’s not yet a done deal, but in a rare display of bipartisanship, two-thirds of the Senate — 17 Republicans and 50 Democrats — voted to move ahead with a $550 billion infrastru
  • Missing 5-Year-Old Lenny Hatinda Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Pool

    Missing 5-Year-Old Lenny Hatinda Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Pool
    WHITE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A 5-year-old died after he wandered away from home and was found unresponsive in a neighbor’s backyard pool.
    Police say the search for 5-year-old Lenny Hatinda in Indiana County ended in tragedy.
    “This was simply a terrible accident where the child wandered away from home and a tragic outcome resulted from that,” said Trooper Cliff Greenfield.
    (Photo Credit: State Police)
    The little boy, who had autism and was non-verbal, was last seen by his
  • Registration Open For Pittsburgh Head For The Cure 5K

    Registration Open For Pittsburgh Head For The Cure 5K
    By: KDKA-TV News Staff
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Head for the Cure 5K is back in-person this year.The Head for the Cure Foundation has raised more than $17 million for brain cancer research since 2003.You can register and learn more here.
  • Pittsburgh Police And H.O.P.E For Tomorrow Working To Improve Community Relations

    Pittsburgh Police And H.O.P.E For Tomorrow Working To Improve Community Relations
    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some would say there’s a deep divide between police and communities.
    Pittsburgh police and a local summer camp are trying to change that by starting with the way children and teenagers look at and feel about law enforcement.
    It’s an unlikely connection that seems to be working between young children, even teenagers. Many are thrilled to see men and women in uniform, more specifically, a police uniform.
    “It’s true connection. It’s not anythi

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