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Annual Ethnic Festival brings community together
For almost 30 years, the Cambria City Ethnic Festival has been bringing people together in the Johnstown area. Organizers, including Father Timothy Ferris from Saint Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, said annual events like this are community builders and help tie us together. They said this is reinforced by free...
One killed, two hurt in shooting in Clairton
CLAIRTON, Pa. (KDKA) - One person is dead, two others are hurt, and a suspect is in custody after shots were fired in Clairton early on Sunday morning. According to Allegheny County Police, just before 4 a.m. dispatch was made aware of a disturbance in the 400 block of State Street and police were sent to the scene. Once they arrived, they found a large amount of people fighting in the street, and multiple police departments were called to assist Clairton Police. Around 4:10 a.m., multiple gunshots were heard in the crowd. One man was shot and attempted to flee the scene, crashing his vehicle on State Street, and then was pronounced dead. Two other men were hurt - one was shot in the arm and the other in the leg. Police took one person into custody. Allegheny County Police detectives are investigating and they're asking anyone with information to call their tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Stay with KDKA.com and KDKA-TV Sunday Morning News for the latest.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey announces re-election campaign
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey is running for re-election. He announced his decision on Friday.On his re-election website, Gainey touts that his administration has "secured the city's first-ever affordable housing bond, inject[ed] millions of dollars to address the city's housing affordability crisis; launched a historic re-investment in the City's infrastructure; reopened the police academy, negotiated a police contract; and led a transformation in core service responsiveness that is filling more potholes, plowing streets faster, and issuing more building permits."Gainey says there is still work to do to make Pittsburgh as safe and welcoming as possible.A recent poll showed a hypothetical primary matchup between Mayor Gainey and County Controller Corey O'Connor, with Gainey and O'Connor each polling 37% of Democrats with 25% undecided.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Ryan Sutara, Springdale’s Bri Ross
Report card: After scoring 51 goals in 2023, Ross continued where she left off. On Monday, she scored four goals and had two assists in Springdale’s 9-0 win over The Ellis School in Section 4-4A. Then Wednesday, the outside winger buried two more goals and had two more assists in another section win over Apollo-Ridge. The Dynamos are off to a 2-0 start in both section and overall.
Broncos legend fries Steelers QB Russell Wilson: ‘He’s delusional’
Russell Wilson officially earned the Pittsburgh Steelers as their starting quarterback on Wednesday. The former Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks quarterback has put together a prolific career, but struggled in Denver. After signing a massive deal following a trade from the Seahawks, Wilson was released by the Broncos after just two seasons there.
Lions hold all the cards for Steelers after missing out on Brandon Aiyuk
Now that Brandon Aiyuk is out of the question for the Steelers as a potential upgrade at receiver, they need to turn their attention elsewhere. They missed the boat on potential upgrades when roster cuts were announced. Not only do they need to find a potential starting option in a hurry, but they need proven depth guys too.
Pirates prospect update: Second baseman Nick Yorke
On this edition of the Pirates’ Prospect Update series, we take a look at newly acquired Nick Yorke, and his journey to the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. A former first round pick, Yorke had committed to play baseball at the University of Arizona, before the Boston Red Sox selected him with the 17th overall pick in 2020. Because of the cancelation of the Minor League season during the Covid-Pandemic, Yorke didn't debut for the Red Sox organization until the fall of 2020, when he took part in their fall instructional league.
Pirates bullpen once again struggles, this time against Cleveland, in 10-8 loss
Rookie Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-run homer and Andrés Giménez followed with a solo shot in the fifth inning, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.Emmanuel Clase became Cleveland's career saves leader, notching his 150th — and 40th this season — by working the ninth. Clase gave up a leadoff homer to Andrew McCutchen before getting three outs and passing Cody Allen on the club list.Clase has a legitimate Cy Young case with a 0.71 ERA and by converting 27 straight save opportunities since May 20. He's allowed only five earned runs...
Slippery Rock students say their dorm's A/C is broken
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Some students at Slippery Rock University said their air conditioning in the dorm is broken, making studying and sleeping unbearable. Students living in dorms on Slippery Rock University's campus are sounding off about the unbearable conditions this week.It's hard to imagine, but with the sun beating down, it's actually hotter inside the dorm than it is outside. "I have my fan in there so it helps a lot but like even then the fan just pushes in more hot air," said sophomore Megan Romesburg, who lives in Building B.She said she had A/C when she moved in last Thursday...
Truck Pulling Brings in Fans at Erie County Fair at Wattsburg
There was a huge crowd at the Erie County Fair at Wattsburg for a Friday night of truck pulling. In the 85-hundred diesel class, this is is Justin Safford, cleaning up with a pull of 405 feet. His daughter Brandy, back home from Alfred State College enjoying the Labor Day...
SHIP U. Baseball announces 2024-25 recruiting class
Shippensburg University’s head baseball coach, Matt Jones, has successfully recruited eleven student-athletes for the upcoming academic year, enhancing the university’s Raider baseball program. These athletes, hailing from five states, are slated to join the team in fall 2023 and compete in spring 2025. The group includes six recruits from Pennsylvania, two from Virginia, and one each from New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.
Gettysburg restaurant closed “for the foreseeable future”
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A local American-style restaurant in Gettysburg recently announced that they have closed their doors. Food 101, which is located at 101 Chambersburg Street in Gettysburg, is a local eatery that has been offering scratch-made cuisines since 2015. Earlier today on August 30, Food 101 shared...
Jazzy’s Good Eats reopens at new Midtown location, serving classic soul food
At Jazzy’s Good Eats, the food is hot and the recipes are old. The soul food restaurant opened on Wednesday, with owner Jasmine “Jazzy” White relocating to Midtown from her former Kline Village location. The smells of homecooked cuisine hit you as soon as you enter the...
Winning $2.68 Million Match 6 Lottery Ticket Sold In Chambersburg
The winning ticket sold at the Corner Convenience & Smoke Store, 3815 Scotland Main Street, Chambersburg, will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The winning ticket matched all six numbers drawn: 6-8-16-20-30-39. More than 70,300 other Match 6 Lotto tickets also won prizes in the drawing. Players...
Volleyball Opens Year with a Pair of Wins
SANDUSKY, OHIO – The Allegheny volleyball team opened their 2024 campaign at the Great Lakes Cross Over in Ohio Friday (Aug. 30), defeating Heidelberg and Muskingum. Game One - Allegheny 3, Heidelberg 2 (25-23, 25-16, 21-25, 22-25, 15-13) The Gators held a small lead early in set one before Heidelberg tied it midway through. The Student Princes gained the lead before Allegheny fought back to tie it at 22. The Gators won three of the next four points, capped off by aCarlee Pepperman (Bellefonte, Pa./Bellefonte Area) kill to take the opening set.
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