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Should you rake your leaves? A Pittsbugh-area arborist weighs in
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- As cooler fall weather settles in, it won't be long before the leaves start changing and falling into yards. So should you rake them up or leave them?Arch Autenreith, who owns Northwood Tree Care in McCandless, says this fall, don't feel bad about leaving raking off your chore list. "Ecologically and for the environment and for the trees themselves, the answer is to leave the leaves," Autenreith said.Autenreith says when leaves are left on the ground long enough, they make your trees stronger and healthier. "With the nutrients that leaves do get to trees, it's going to...
Brother's Brother Foundation assisting residents affected by Hurricane Helene
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Response to Hurricane Helene continues while people pick up the pieces following the devastation.Brother's Brother Foundation is doing what it can to help."When you see what's going on, and how people are suffering, our first response is honestly to see what is to do, and see how we can help," said Ozzy Samad, president of Brother's Brother Foundation.Two trucks filled with supplies will leave the organization's warehouse. More than 76,000 bottles of water, BOOST nutritional shakes, and hygiene kits are being shipped to residents affected by the hurricane."I've been texting back and forth with somebody in the Asheville area, and she's right outside Black Mountain. She tells me the devastation is absolutely unbelievable," Samad explained.The search for the missing continues as the death toll soars past 200.One truck from Pittsburgh will travel to Ashville, North Carolina. The other is headed for Macon, Georgia.Samad said this aid shipment is only the beginning."Our response will continue, and we hope we are able to help the people affected in some way."To help, you can go to the Brother's Brother Foundation website. Select "USA - US Disaster Relief" in the Gift Designation dropdown menu.
Black-owned pizzeria in Homewood becoming a community staple
Oct. 7—The scent of bell peppers and tomatoes tickles your nose from the steps of the East Busway and Homewood Avenue Station. The aroma of pizza wafts down the block, ushering any passerby to the doorstep of North Homewood Pizza on the corner of North Homewood Avenue and Susquehanna Street. It's the first Black-owned pizza shop in Homewood and the revival of pizza in the neighborhood, where ...
Allegheny County property taxes could be going up. Here's how much more you could soon be paying.
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) -- Allegheny County property taxes could be going up and homeowners could be facing the largest property tax increase in memory under the budget County Executive Sara Innamorato is set to propose.Innamorato is expected to ask Allegheny County Council members to approve a 2.2 millage rate increase on property in the county. That means that county property taxes on a home assessed at $110,000 would increase from $437 to $619, an increase of $182 per year.While briefing council members last week, Innamorato said the county is facing an $80 million deficit because of falling commercial real estate values...
Lawmaker trying to close loophole that excludes LGBTQ+ community from ethnic intimidation law
Dan Frankel is the prime sponsor of House Bill 1027, which would expand the state’s ethnic intimidation statute to protect sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, and disability. It passed the State House in 2023 but is still waiting for the State Senate to bring the bill to a vote.
Cold front brings storm chances to Western Pennsylvania on Sunday evening
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Sunday morning begins with crisp and cool air across the region, but several changes are expected through the late morning into early afternoon. Warmer and slightly moister air will move northeast from the Ohio Valley ahead of a strong cold front that will lead to a quick-hitting but potent round of thunderstorms later Sunday evening.Highs will likely top out in the upper 70s to low 80s ahead of a more potent storm system and its associated cold front.The air will become more moist through the day, although there are some discrepancies as to how much moisture moves in....
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