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WPIAL clinched: Girls soccer playoff qualifiers through Sept. 30, 2024
Oct. 1—Section play in the 2024 WPIAL girls soccer regular season is down to the final week and a half. Already, 33 teams have qualified for the district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for the postseason. Here is the latest list of district teams that ...
Ford makes seatbelt for mastectomy patients
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than 100,000 breast cancer patients undergo mastectomies every year, and for many, driving a car is extremely painful. For breast cancer survivors, returning to everyday activities can feel like a blessing but they also can feel uncomfortable. That's why Ford created a new device to encourage women to get back behind the wheel again.Emily Obert works for Ford and helped design the SupportBelt with input from so many women. She told KDKA-TV it solves a comfort and safety problem."We also looked at what's out there on the market and nothing is really at the quality that...
Airsoft gun confiscated by police after Moon Area student had it onboard school bus
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- An airsoft gun was confiscated by police on Monday after a Moon Area student had it with them onboard a school bus. Moon Area superintendent Barry Balaski told families in a letter on Monday that school officials and police both received a report of a 'safety incident' on a middle school bus. Police began investigating and determined that a middle school student had an airsoft gun on the bus. The airsoft gun has been confiscated by police.Balaski said that officers determined the incident was isolated and there was no safety threat for any students or schools. Disciplinary action for the student will be pursued by school leaders based on the district's code of conduct, according to Balaski. This incident on the school bus comes after a high school student was found with a weapon on them at the Moon Area High School earlier this month. That incident was also considered of an isolated nature with no threats to student safety.
Habitat for Humanity's celebrating former President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Allegheny Valley chapter of Habitat for Humanity will be among those across the country celebrating former President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday Tuesday.Carter, our nation's 39th president, has lived a life of service since leaving office in 1981. His most prominent contributions have been to Habitat for Humanity. Carter and his late wife Rosalind donated more than just their fame to the Habitat cause and were no strangers to the swing of a hammer from their first encounter with the organization in 1984.The former president turns 100 years old Tuesday and to mark the day, the Allegheny Valley...
Light rain and drizzle will be sticking around the Pittsburgh area for another day
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Light rain and drizzle will be sticking around in the Pittsburgh area for another day. Any Alert Days Ahead? Not likelyAware: Pittsburgh reported 0.82" of rain yesterday. That's the most in a single day in almost 2 months (August 2nd 1.63").I'll take a big old helping of whatever I had yesterday when it comes to the weather forecast please. Yesterday's final rain total was 0.82". While not a HUGE total, the rain came down steady for most of the day. This limited runoff is what we call a 'soaking' rain. It's exactly what we need to alleviate worsening drought...
Pennsylvania fire companies assisting first responders impacted by Hurricane Helene
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) -- Axes, oxygen tanks, and hoses are just some of the equipment needed by fire companies in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene.Flooding from what was Helene dropped over two feet of rain in some places across the south. In some locations, like Butler, Tennessee, raging rapids washed away an entire firehouse with its engine.The Fire Department Relief Mission of Western Pa. is now mobilizing to assist those first responders affected by the disaster.New Kensington Fire Chief Ed Saliba is helping to spearhead this response."We are taking collections of fire equipment such...
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