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Vending machine outside of local hospital offers condoms, pregnancy tests & more; First of its kind in Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — Two major health care systems have teamed up to provide easy access to personal care and life-saving products. The Health To Go vending machine is outside of the emergency department of UPMC Harrisburg, and it’s one of the first in the state. Among the items in the machine, pregnancy tests, male and female […]
Ole Miss OF Ethan Lege officially signs with Pittsburgh Pirates, wrapping up Rebel career
Ole Miss infielder turned outfielder and former transfer from Delgado Community (La.) College, Ethan Lege, officially put pen to paper recently and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who picked him in the fifth round and No. 444 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft a few weeks ago. Lege was one...
FanDuel offers up ridiculous trade hypothetical between Steelers and Cowboys
We get it. The Pittsburgh Steelers need a wide receiver. And we understand if the Steelers really want to upgrade the position, it’s not going to be cheap. But FanDuel needs to calm down. They offered up a trade hypothetical between the Steelers and Dallas Cowboys to help the...
‘Kill switch engaged’: Pa. man indicted for threatening Sen. Mastriano, others
A federal grand jury has indicted a Franklin County man for making threats against state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Pennsylvania Air National Guard sergeant and a county commissioner. The grand jury indicted Richard Little, 49, of the 2800 block of Roosevelt Drive, Greene Township, on separate counts of making online...
Key Equipment Finance Appoints Davies to Lead Clean Energy Team
Key Equipment Finance, the commercial and bank-based equipment leasing and finance division of KeyBank, appointed Robert Davies to senior vice president of clean energy. He is a member of the Key Equipment Finance executive leadership team. Davies is responsible for the direction and continued growth of the clean energy segment....
Better Food, Better Me combats food insecurity in Homewood
According to Feeding America, 29% of Black children lived in food insecure households in 2022. Health disparities in the Black community are often linked to unhealthy diets, which are frequently a result of food apartheid and poverty. An ongoing trend is the disparity in food insecurity rates between people of color and white people.
From vintage baseball games to community festivals, it's going to be a busy weekend in the Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- The weekend is just about here and there's plenty going around the area to get you out and about!With the nice weather on tap, there's several happenings in the KDKA Weekend Planner!Butler County vintage baseball gamesThere's two games set for tomorrow at the softball field behind the former VA building along New Castle Road.First pitches are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the gate, are cash only, and you should bring your own lawn chair. Macaroni Kid Pittsburgh's Birthday Party PaloozaThe event is taking place at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South on Sunday from...
Pirates Evaluating Bryan De La Cruz
The Pirates are scouting Marlins outfielder Bryan De La Cruz, writes Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. Pittsburgh is also known to be keeping an eye on center fielder/second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., though there’s no indication they’ve progressed in trade talks. De La Cruz, 27, has been a...
Subtle changes by 1st day make clear this Steelers training camp is... different
Jul. 25—Mike Tomlin's booming voice still carried well over Chuck Noll Stadium. His command of practice was the same, and the dark sunglasses and full, cropped beard appeared as familiar as ever. Still, there was something that longtime observers of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp found jarringly different about Tomlin during the first practice of this camp Thursday. Tomlin's shirt was ...
Leechburg Area officials plan lawsuit against Westmoreland County over tax assessments
Leechburg Area School Board members say they intend to file a lawsuit against Westmoreland County and possibly one against the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The lawsuits would be aimed at bringing about a solution to demands from West Leechburg residents to fix what they say is an inequity in the district’s real estate taxes.
WPIAL Announces 2024 Football Championship Locations
There’s a slight but potentially major change in WPIAL football championship destinations in 2024. Acrisure Stadium has hosted all but the Class-5A and 6A championships in recent seasons, barring the COVID-19-impacted season in 2020 which impacted all classes, but that’s going to change in 2024. The Class-1A, 2A, 3A and 5A championships will be held at Acrisure Stadium this year.
Ex-Cowboys Quarterback Brought in by Steelers Before Start of Camp
An ex-Dallas Cowboys quarterback is trying to find a new NFL home. As noted by Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, the Pittsburgh Steelers worked out former Cowboys quarterback Ben DiNucci on Tuesday, July 23. The workout took place just before the start of training camp with Pittsburgh opening camp the next day. DiNucci had actually spent the 2023 season backing up the Steelers’ current favorite to start at quarterback, Russell Wilson.
Beaver County troop celebrates 100th, 101st Eagle Scouts
BADEN — A local Boy Scout troop recently made Eagle Scout history. Two Baden Scout Troop 405 members last month graduated to Eagle Scout status, the 100th and 101st Scouts to do so in the troop. Officials said this is an exemplary accomplishment considering only 2% of Boy Scouts reach the Eagle Scout...
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