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Man sentenced to 15-30 years in prison for shooting a North Versailles police officer and K9
NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. (KDKA) - A man accused of shooting a North Versailles police officer and K-9 last year will spend 15-30 years behind bars. Ian Fields pleaded guilty to the shooting last year on Arlington Avenue that sent one officer to the hospital as well as a K-9. According to police back in November, Fields attempted to force his way into the home of a woman he knew, and he opened fire in the 200 block of Arlington Avenue. When police arrived, Fields fled the scene and was found in an alleyway between Arlington and Delaware and between Wood and Elma. Police...
County police recover large amount of drugs and guns in Homestead bust
HOMESTEAD, Pa. (KDKA) - A suspect is in custody and facing charges following a narcotics investigation in Homestead that culminated on Friday morning. According to information from the Allegheny County Police, around 6 a.m. on Friday morning, the narcotics, vice, and intelligence unit was called to execute a search warrant at a home in the 1700 block of McClure Street in Homestead. The search was for 21-year-old Terrick Bowser who was believed to be selling crack cocaine. While searching the home, detectives found multiple handguns, crack cocaine, marijuana, stamp bags of suspected fentanyl, and a large amount of psilocybin mushrooms. Bowser was taken into custody and is now facing multiple charges including firearms violations, possession with intent to deliver, and possession of a controlled substance.
The Earth is getting a second, mini-moon, so can I see it? | Hey Ray
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - You may have heard by now about Earth getting a second moon starting next week. I am going to be honest with you right out of the gate - this is not going to be as exciting as it sounds.First, let's start with what is happening. An asteroid with the name 2024 PT5 was discovered on August 7th of this year. Using complex math, and after tracking this asteroid's path for 21 days, the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System determined that it would briefly get pulled into Earth's orbit. This is something that can happen regularly. There are many...
Pittsburgh will see rain remnants of Hurricane Helene early next week
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Saturday morning began with temperatures that are quite unseasonable for late September standards. Most locations are in the mid to upper 60s with Pittsburgh near 70 degrees, which is actually closer to what the high temperature should be for late September. WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather PhotosA few showers will be present during the morning to midday hours, especially from Pittsburgh and points north toward Highway 422 and I-80. A dry slot is moving into our southern and southeast zones which should lead to warmer temperatures and even some breaks of...
Doctor explains dangerous social media trend "chroming"
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- There's a social media fad called "chroming" that a doctor in Pittsburgh wants parents to know about.The new "huffing" called "chroming" is a dangerous reemerging practice on the rise among the youth. "Chroming" involves using items you probably have in your home right now, and it's hurting kids."That describes kids huffing any available hydrocarbon they can get their hands on," said Dr. Anthony Pizon, chief of medical toxicology at UPMC and emergency medicine professor at the University of Pittsburgh. We're talking everything from permanent markers, paint thinners, and metallic paint to aerosol deodorant, compressed air dusters, and hairspray."Children...
Yankees fall to Pirates, still hope to clinch home-field in AL playoffs
NEW YORK -- Bryan Reynolds homered twice, including a tiebreaking two-run drive in the eighth inning that lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Yankees 4-2 on Friday night and delayed New York from clinching home-field advantage throughout the American League playoffs.Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s two-run single put the Yankees ahead in the fifth inning but Nick Gonzales and Bryan Reynolds hit consecutive homers off Carlos Rodón in the the sixth."I said, `You ever get two at Yankee Stadium?' And he said, `no.' I said, `Well, I've seen people get two at Yankee Stadium,'" Pirates manager Derek Shelton recalled telling Reynolds.After batting...
Pennsylvania high school football scores for September 27, 2024
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Week 5 of Pennsylvania high school football is here. With plenty of big storylines for teams throughout Western Pennsylvania, it's going to be an exciting season. After the games, you can find all the latest scores and highlights from around the state right here!SEARCH FOR YOUR TEAM'S SCORE:Academy of the New Church 34, Lower Moreland 13Aliquippa 62, New Castle 21Allegany, Md. 26, Albert Gallatin 14Allegheny-Clarion Valley 35, Bucktail 8Annville-Cleona 35, Kutztown 28Athens 21, Wellsboro 13Avella 22, Bethlehem Center 16Avonworth 21, Central Valley 14Beaver Area 49, McGuffey 0Bedford 16, Forest Hills 13Bellefonte 21, Bald Eagle 12Bellwood-Antis 28, Philipsburg-Osceola 0Bensalem 31, Council...
Pennsylvania is the best state for pizza, report says
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new report found that Pennsylvania is the best state for pizza. According to Clever's "Best Pizza Cities in America: 2024 Data," the Keystone State is No. 1 for pizza. With Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in the Top 10, Pennsylvania has the bragging rights for the best pizza in America. Philadelphia came in at No. 4, with Pittsburgh not far behind at No. 10. Clever said in the Steel City there are 14.4 pizza restaurants per 100,000 residents and the average Yelp rating of pizza restaurants is 3.81. The report also said Pittsburghers spend 1.26...
Disease that could lead to mass deer mortalities reported in Southwestern Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A disease that could lead to mass mortalities in local deer populations has been confirmed in Southwestern Pennsylvania.The Pennsylvania Game Commission says it recently confirmed epizootic hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer in Wayne and Whitely townships. There have also been reports of suspected hemorrhagic disease in Perry Township, Greene County, and Beaver County, but the agency said it couldn't collect viable specimens for testing. To help monitor for outbreaks, the Game Commission is asking people who see dead deer with no obvious signs of injury to call 1-833-742-9453.What is hemorrhagic disease?Hemorrhagic disease is caused by two viruses, and...
Pennsylvania is the key to the White House, chief CBS News elections correspondent says
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The chief elections and campaign correspondent for CBS News said Pennsylvania is the key to the White House.During a day-long program called Newsapalooza at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, KDKA-TV Political Editor Jon Delano asked CBS News' Robert Costa about the state of the presidential race in Pennsylvania. Before an audience of several hundred people at the Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, Costa addressed future journalists about the importance of local journalism. "It's really an honor to be here to celebrate local journalism and to encourage all of you to read and to think," Costa said. Following Costa's remarks,...
Man found guilty in IUP student's murder
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A man was found guilty in the 2020 shooting death of an Indiana University of Pennsylvania college student.A jury found Terrion Gates guilty of second-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in connection with the death of 20-year-old Jaedyn Wright, a news release on Friday from Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi said. Authorities said the 20-year-old from Rankin was killed at the Carriage House Apartments near IUP's campus in October 2020 during a drug deal gone wrong. Friday's news release said Gates and three other people planned to rob Wright. While the three other suspects only planned...
Missing 80-year-old Western Pennsylvania man found safe
UPDATE: Raymond Tuszynski has been found and is safe, Pennsylvania State Police said on social media.The original story can be found below. MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — It's been days since the family of a missing and endangered Butler County man has seen or heard from him.Eighty-year-old Raymond Tuszynski left his home in Middlesex Township for work around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning and disappeared. "We just want him home. He's kind of everything to everybody," said William Essary Jr., Tuszynski's son-in-law. His family is pleading with the public to help bring him home. When Tuszynski didn't come home from...
Antisemitic attack in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood under investigation
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Jewish student at the University of Pittsburgh wearing a Star of David necklace was attacked by a group of people who used antisemitic language in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood early Friday morning, police said. According to Pittsburgh police, the victim told detectives he was walking in the area of Semple and Ward streets around 2 a.m. when he saw a group of about eight men. When the group saw his necklace, police said they "hurled insults about Israel" and at least three of them began punching and kicking the victim. A bystander intervened, but not before police...
Amazon, Walmart still sell older dressers that pose tip-over risk, CR finds
Amazon, Walmart and Wayfair are among the retailers that continue to sell older dressers at risk of tipping over — a particular concern for U.S. households with little kids, according to findings released this week by Consumer Reports.A year after the implementation of new furniture safety standards, tests by the consumer advocacy group have found that newly built dressers are meeting the stability requirements. However, out of 12 dressers tested, two that were built before September 2023 failed, according to Consumer Reports, while the 10 newer ones manufactured under the new standards passed.The tests replicated a child pulling out drawers...
Pittsburgh Zoo welcomes pair of rescued bald eagles
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A pair of rescued bald eagles now call the Pittsburgh Zoo home.Justice and Liberty were injured in the wild and were rescued and rehabilitated by the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka. But because of their injuries, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined they couldn't be released. The zoo says the bald eagle's recovery is one of America's greatest wildlife conservation success stories, so there will be no need for Justice and Liberty to be a part of a breeding program. Instead they'll sit in Kids Kingdom, looking majestic. And while the eagles are now making themselves at home in...
BBC's Question Time is coming to Philly. Here's how to attend.
The BBC's flagship political debate show Question Time is coming to Philadelphia.The program, in which members of the public grill guests from the worlds of politics and media, is holding a rare U.S. election special in Pennsylvania, and is looking for audience members to participate. The show will be recorded in the National Constitution Center, where Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump went head-to-head earlier this month. The show will be recorded on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 9, and will air the following evening to viewers in the UK. You can also catch it streaming on CBS News Philadelphia. Question Time is unique in its ability to hold those in power to account and in encouraging debate between politicians and voters. So, if you live in Pennsylvania and would like to debate and quiz the panel on the election and the issues important to you, you can apply here.
Maps show impact Helene will have on Western Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Helene is expected to bring showers and some strong wind gusts to Western Pennsylvania after the storm slammed into the southeast, leaving over 20 dead and millions without power.As of midday Friday, Helene has weakened to a tropical storm. It's merging with another area of low pressure over the Mississippi River Valley, which is allowing its low pressure and wind field to continue to expand, engulfing most states over the eastern third of the United States. Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm about 10 miles west of Perry, Florida, around 11 p.m. Thursday with maximum sustained winds...
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood replica trolley up for a vote to become next LEGO set
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - From the Neighborhood of Make Believe right into LEGOLAND, there's a new tiny tribute to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in the works but for it to go from make-believe to reality, the fans have to make it so. Creator Matt Smith came up with a miniature version of the iconic cherry red trolley after LEGO passed on mass-producing his nearly 2,000-piece replica of Mister Rogers' house and neighborhood. This time, though, Smith thinks he's got a winner. The Minifigure scale recreation of the famous red trolley is about 300 pieces and has plenty of room for a mini Mister Rogers and his pals to take a trip down the tracks to see all their make-believe friends. "You know, every build involves some trial and error, but this one really came together in a way that satisfied my expectations," Smith said. Fans can vote it into production right now as the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood trolley is live on the LEGO website. Voting will be open for the next 59 days and you can show your support at this link.
Here's what roads will close for Pittsburgh's Great Race
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Several roads will close on Sunday so the city of Pittsburgh can turn into the race course for thousands of Great Race runners. The Richard S. Caliguiri City of Pittsburgh Great Race runs this weekend, Sept. 28-29. Streets in the Downtown, Uptown, Oakland and Squirrel Hill neighborhoods will be impacted. More than 9,000 participants are expected to take part in events like the 10K, 5K, Family Fun Run, Tot Trot and Diaper Dash. The Great Race says its 10K claims the title as Pennsylvania's largest. What roads will be closed? Parts of major roads like Beechwood Boulevard, Forbes Avenue, Fifth Avenue...
Seven dogs and one bone | Penguins Perspectives
Welcome to Penguins Perspectives, a weekly column by KDKA-TV Digital Producer Patrick Damp. Each Friday, Patrick will talk about the week that was, the week to come, what to watch for, and more.PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Last week, we talked about the opportunity ahead for some of the young players. Rutger McGroarty, Tristan Broz, Ville Koivunen, Vasily Ponmoarev, Cody Glass, and Valtteri Puustinen are all part of an attempt at a youth movement the Penguins so desperately need as the sun begins to set on a truly successful era of hockey. However, as camp has continued to progress, it appears the youth movement may...
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