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York County SPCA to offer free adoptions of dogs, cats and small animals this weekend
The York County SPCA will host a free adoption event this weekend in hopes of finding new homes for 80 animals, according to a news release. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24 and Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Brougher Companion Animal Shelter at 3159...
Operation Football: Tonight's featured high school football games
PITTSBURGH — High school football is back in Western Pennsylvania!. Operation Football is covering several games in the WPIAL for Week Zero on Friday night. NOTE: Lineup is subject to change. Download the WTAE app to receive a mobile alert with final scores on Friday night. Watch highlights during...
Seniors at Carson Towers scared after alleged attack on resident
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Some seniors on Pittsburgh's South Side are scared after they say a man attacked a resident. The people who live at Carson Towers on East Carson Street are in fear of the man across the street from their building. A resident named Maxine and others believe he attacked their friend Mary."Now I ain't going to be able to go out late at night because I don't trust it anymore," said Maxine.Mary uses a walker to get around. Her friends said on Sunday around 9 at night, she was going to the store for a neighbor."She was going to...
University Prep reloads, sets sights on return trip to City League championship game
With an experienced team, University Prep found itself in the City League championship game last season, but the Panthers couldn’t break the stranglehold Westinghouse has on the league title in recent years. If the Panthers want to return to the championship game, they will have to do it with...
Red Land at Cedar Cliff football live stream on PennLive: Here’s how to watch
The Mid-Penn football season kicks off on Friday night, and once again in 2024, PennLive will provide live streams of games each week this season. • Sign up for PennLive’s new high school sports newsletter here. Tonight, PennLive is bringing viewers a live matchup between two rival schools as...
Country music star opens up about relationship with former Steelers quarterback
Lainey Wilson has been open about trying to keep her relationship with former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges as private as possible. But she’s a big-time country music star, and so the questions about her personal life are common. And, she and “Duck” have, slowly, opened up a bit about the relationship. Which brings us to Wilson’s interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music 1 this week.
Legendary rock band cancels tour due to lack of ticket sales
Helmet was once big enough that the Loudwire.com referred to the band as “post-hardcore icons,” this week. But that apparently wasn’t enough for the band which rose to fame through the early-to-mid ‘90s to cash in on for its current tour. So, per Loudwire, the band is cancelling its upcoming North American tour.
Affordable-ish Housing in Pittsburgh: Taking this seriously edition
There is a housing crisis in America, as you may have heard. It’s one of the biggest sources of stress for young people, in particular. So I feel a little remorse for not taking the subject of housing in Pittsburgh 100% seriously all the time. But every once in a while I’ll arrive by accident at an observation that seems to hint at a larger truth.
McKeesport School District superintendent requests leave of absence after internal investigation
We’ve obtained the separation agreement between the McKeesport Area Superintendent Dr. Tia Wanzo and the district. What is not included in the agreement is the reason why, but Channel 11 found out from sources it comes after an internal investigation found the Superintendent had multiple failures when it came to the alleged sexual relationship between a school security guard and a student. “Dr. Wanzo has requested a leave of absence from the district effective August 14th, 2024 to November 14, 2024,” said School Solicitor Gary Matta at Thursday night’s board meeting. That statement prompted an outcry from the public as Wanzo signed the agreement from the district. She’s taking home over $173,000 plus benefits then will voluntarily resign after that November date. What the public wants to know is why and repeated the question to the board on Thursday.
Fight involving a gun erupts in church parking lot after funeral of 13-year-old cheerleader
Police arrested two male juveniles Friday amid a melee that broke out in a church parking lot after the funeral of a 13-year-old girl who was killed in a homicide. The fight occurred around 1 p.m. as hundreds of people were exiting the Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 212 N Progress Ave. in Susquehanna Township. Pallbearers had just finished loading Na’Ryah Wright’s casket inside a horse-drawn carriage when people started screaming and yelling across the parking lot.
MASD Board Accepts Superintendent’s Resignation
Public, residents express frustration during meeting. Tia Wanzo was sworn in as McKeesport Area School District’s superintendent in 2022 by Magisterial District Judge Eugene Riazzi. Wanzo has resigned effective Nov. 13, the district’s solicitor announced last night. (McKeesport Area School District photo) After a contentious meeting marked by...
Steelers insider says there's 'no debate' over who will be team's starting QB
Before the first day of training camp, Pittsburgh Steelers reporter Ray Fittipaldo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette suggested that head coach Mike Tomlin had essentially already decided to make Russell Wilson his Week 1 starting quarterback over Justin Fields. According to Steelers insider Gerry Dulac of the Post-Gazette, the situation hasn't changed heading into Pittsburgh's preseason finale at the Detroit Lions on Saturday afternoon. "I don't think you really have to wait for any official proclamation," Dulac explained during a Thursday appearance on "The Dan Patrick Show," as shared by Jeremy Pike of Steelers Depot. "Russell Wilson was brought in for a reason, and that was to be their starting...
York County business owner sues police chief, borough over law against tarot reading
HANOVER, Pa. — A business owner in Hanover, York County, is suing the police chief and the borough, alleging that a 163-year-old law banning tarot reading infringes on First Amendment rights. "I'm willing to take this fight up to the Supreme Court if I have to," said Beck Lawrence,...
2 sloths at National Aviary celebrate birthdays with big party
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Two of the sloths at the National Aviary celebrated their birthdays surrounded by lots of yummy food and hundreds of guests on Thursday.It was quite the affair, with over 300 people coming to the aviary to celebrate 7-year-old Vivien and 24-year-old Wookiee, who have back-to-back birthdays on Aug. 21 and Aug. 22. Guests gathered in the tropical rainforest habitat, watching Wookiee eat a cake filled with his favorite treats like corn, green beans, hibiscus flowers, biscuits and leafy greens, all topped with a sweet potato icing. Guests signed a giant card, which was finished off with the flourish...
One main culprit for David Bednar's poor season with Pittsburgh Pirates
Heading into this year, many Pittsburgh Pirates fans were confident the Bucs would win a lot of close games in the ninth inning. David Bednar was coming off his third straight strong season with the Pirates. From 2021 to 2023, Bednar established himself as one of the most effective late-inning arms in the game with a 2.25 ERA, 2.56 FIP, and 1.06 WHIP. Bednar struck out just over 30% of opponents with a 31.2% K% while only walking 7.7% of batters faced and posting a HR/9 rate of 0.60.
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