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Heavy traffic expected in Oakland this weekend as Pitt and CMU students return to campus
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Along with the Pirates, Steelers, and Riverhounds playing at home this weekend, there will be other traffic issues in the city. This weekend is the move-in weekend for colleges and universities in the area. Today, first-year students will begin moving into the dorms at Carnegie Mellon University. This will lead to extra traffic and restrictions on Margaret Morrison Street. Parents and first-year students at Carnegie Mellon University can get more information on the CMU website at this link. Along with Carnegie Mellon, it's also the move-in weekend for Pitt students coming to Oakland. That means heavy traffic on Forbes and Fifth Avenues this weekend through Tuesday. Pitt families and students can find all the details for move-in weekend at this link.
Surveillance video shows bystanders stop carjacking at Pittsburgh shopping plaza after chase and crash
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) -- A man is charged with leading a sheriff deputy on a chase, crashing on Banksville Road then trying to carjack an elderly man. Headlights and front-end fragments from a car crash can be found at the intersection of McMonagle Ave and Banksville Road. Video from Kuhn's Market captures the moment the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office said 22-year-old Tyler Stewart T-boned someone on Wednesday night.
Die-Hards: Quick Thoughts from Pitt Practice No. 14
PITTSBURGH — Pitt is entering a key stretch of the summer with an important scrimmage looming on Sunday. “We got a scrimmage on Sunday, so we’re out in shells today, spiders tomorrow and I just kind of gave the guys an overview with where we are after 14,” Pat Narduzzi said before practice. “I’m happy with where we are as a football team. I think we’ve become a little tougher, overall, I see less injuries, nagging injuries not holding guys out of practice.”
California man sentenced for drug trafficking operations in Aliquippa area
ALIQUIPPA ― A resident of Oxford, California, has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was connected to a drug trafficking operation in Beaver County in 2022. According to federal judges, 24-year-old Christopher Andrew Salgado received the sentence on Friday after he was found guilty of trafficking over 500 grams...
Paul Skenes ends 4-start winless streak, Pirates end 10-game skid with a 5-3 win over Mariners
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes struck out six and ended a four-start winless streak, and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a 10-game skid with a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. Skenes (7-2), who was 0-2 in his previous starts, allowed two runs and three hits and...
Players union sues MLB team
The Pittsburgh Pirates, beaten down by a 10-game losing streak that has dropped them out of playoff contention, got more bad news Wednesday in the form of a lawsuit from an MLB players union subsidiary. MLB Players, a marketing subsidiary of the MLBPA, has sued the Pirates and convenience store chain Sheetz over a series Read more... The post MLBPA group sues Pirates, Sheetz over social media posts appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Former Secret Service director assigned security detail amid threats after Trump shooting
Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has been assigned a security detail amid continued threats, including in-person confrontations and threats posted online, a law enforcement source told CNN.
‘You’re Gonna Be Hurt After This Game’: Elandon Roberts Says Patriots Prepared For Steelers With Padded Practices
The Pittsburgh Steelers like to bring warriors into the fold with whom they’ve done battle, and Elandon Roberts certainly qualifies. Going into his second season in Pittsburgh, the former New England Patriots linebacker feels like he’s always worn the Black and Gold. Perhaps that’s partly because he knows what it takes to play them.
City of Erie sues Reflections after zoning board rules against State Street nightspot
The city of Erie is moving quickly to enforce zoning rules against a troubled State Street nightspot. A day after the Erie Zoning Hearing Board affirmed zoning violations against Reflections, the city sued the business for a total of $24,000 in two enforcement actions. ...
JD Vance makes campaign stop in Western PA
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (WTAJ) — Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance is set to speak Thursday morning in Westmoreland County. Vance is making a campaign stop in New Kensington, about 30 minutes northeast of Pittsburgh. Vance, announced in July as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, currently serves as a senator for Ohio. Vance’s remarks, which […]
Team Texas beats Team Pennsylvania in 2024 Little League World Series: 4 things to know
Team Texas might have had the most impressive 2024 Little League World Series win of any U.S. squad on Thursday, thanks to a hoard of home runs and a string of strikeouts. "Watch out for Texas," an ESPN announcer proclaimed after Texas' dominant 9-0 win vs. Team Pennsylvania. According to the ESPN...
Warning issued about state rules and broadband costs
(The Center Square) — As plans for an infusion of federal money to expand broadband in Pennsylvania continue, a telecom trade group warns of state rules that could handicap that very expansion. As the Broadband Communications Association of Pennsylvania sees it, the state’s insistence on classifying workers as linemen, which drives up the price of the required wage, will hold the state back when federal funding rolls out over the next few years. ...
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