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Penguins Sign Harrison Brunicke to a Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract
The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Harrison Brunicke to a three-year, entry-level contract, it was announced today by President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Kyle Dubas. Brunicke, 18, was the Penguins’ first selection in the 2024 NHL Draft at 44th overall last month. The 6-foot-3, 196-pound defenseman spent the...
Rivers Casino workers, fearful of gambling on health, rally behind effort to ban smoking
Alicia Monahan blames secondhand smoke for two fainting episodes she experienced while working at Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore. The table games dealer said she’s otherwise healthy but sometimes feels the effects of the smoke getting to her. Since she started working at the casino in 2019,...
Online account thought to belong to Trump shooter was fake, source says
A new analysis shows an online account that was believed to belong to the shooter in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump — and where he had purportedly called the date of the attack his "premiere" — was fake, a federal law enforcement official told CBS News on Thursday.A law enforcement official and an additional source familiar with a briefing given to U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday previously told CBS News that the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, had an account on an online gaming platform on which he posted: "July 13 will be my premiere." But the federal law...
Steelers reunite with linebacker Tyler Matakevich, announce one-year contract
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are bringing back a familiar face on their defense for the 2024 season. The team announced on Wednesday they have signed linebacker Tyler Matakevich to a one-year contract. Matakevich was originally drafted by the Steelers back in the 2016 NFL Draft when they selected him in the seventh round. He spent four seasons with the Steelers from 2016 until 2019 and in that time, he recorded 77 combined tackles 62 of those tackles being solo tackles. During his final season with the Steelers, he tied the NFL lead with 16 special teams tackles. In 2020, he signed with the Buffalo Bills where he has spent the last four seasons. With the Bills, he recorded one interception, with 55 combined tackles and 33 of them solo tackles. To make room for Matakevich, the Steelers released safety Jalen Elliott.
New details reveal Secret Service was notified of gunman before he shot at Trump
Sources tell CBS News that the Secret Service says it was notified of a suspicious person with a rangefinder 20 minutes before the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. CBS News confirms the gunman's father called police before the shooting, concerned about his son's whereabouts.
Nick Gonzales hits winning single in 9th, Pirates rally from 3 deficits for 8-7 win over Phillies
PITTSBURGH -- — Nick Gonzales hit the winning RBI single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a three-run deficit for an 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. With the Pirates trailing 7-6, Connor Joe led off the ninth with a single before...
Crowdstrike outage causing headaches at Pittsburgh International Airport
Long lines and confusion are the theme of the morning at Pittsburgh International Airport as the Microsoft Outage is impacting several flights. KDKA's Chilekasi Adele has more information from the terminal.
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