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Students of BC3’s EMS Academy near program completion
BUTLER TWP — What do a volunteer firefighter, aspiring paramedic and a criminology student have in common?. All three are members of the Butler County Community College’s inaugural EMS Academy class and are more than halfway through completing the program. Zachary Broome, a medic at a local nursing...
Scammers are impersonating fallen firefighter Corey Comperatore on Facebook. Family members are speaking out.
BUTLER, Pa. (KDKA) -- Scammers are trying to take advantage of the family of fallen firefighter Corey Comperatore, who was shot to death at the Trump rally two weeks ago.Comperatore's sister tells KDKA-TV that they have never asked for donations, nor will they. She said they feel terrible that this is happening.Outside the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company remains a permanent reminder, honoring firefighter and former Chief Corey Comperatore, the husband and father killed at the Trump rally shielding his wife and daughter from flying bullets.Two weeks later, a bogus Facebook post under his name is calling for donations."We still...
Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Miller Band bring rock for the ages to PNC Park
Jul. 28—Saturday night saw some of the most iconic tunes in rock history brought to PNC Park in Pittsburgh. A trifecta of legendary acts — Steve Miller Band, Journey and Def Leppard — rocked the stage with a battery of hits that will be long remembered. They might not all have their original lineups, but each band was the picture of longevity. A perfect example was Steve Miller himself, the ...
Concerns remain after controlled explosion on Monongahela River
BUNOLA, Pa. (KDKA) -- Just weeks after a controlled explosion that began a project to remove a dam in Elizabeth, there are many concerns.Boaters on a nearby marina are seeing much more shoreline than they're used to.For decades, David Shallenberger has called part of the Monongahela River in Bunola his second home."There was a lot of things to do," he said. "Water skiing, go up and down the river, and go fishing."He spends much of his summers at the Carousel Marina with his wife, Lynn."That's part of the ecosystem over the river that's now dead on the pole," Lynn Shallenberger...
Faces of the Valley: The River Church hosts campers in New Kensington on group mission trips
New faces are a regular occurrence during the summer at The River Church in New Kensington. The church, in collaboration with Week of Hope, a group mission trip organization based in Colorado, has been a host site for mission trips for the past 10 years. Week of Hope has been...
Update from Oakmont Carnegie Library
Registration for this event will close on July 30, 2024 @ 1:00pm. If you like books and beer, then this is the activity for you. This is an informal book club where you just show up for a great discussion with great people on the book of the month. There is no formal membership and no obligation to attend every month. Registration is strongly preferred so we know how many seats to save at the Brewery and so we can notify you on the off chance a cancellation is necessary.
Motown legend visits Steelers training camp, fulfills ‘dream’ to meet Mike Tomlin
Latrobe, Pa. -- Every year, the Pittsburgh Steelers have some celebrity visitors to Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. On Sunday, however, a surprising guest walked along the sidelines and fulfilled his own dream. The Steelers welcome Motown legend Smokey Robinson to training camp a day after Robinson performed a concert in Gibsonia, a northern suburb of Pittsburgh.
East Liberty housing nonprofit and other organizations grateful for help from Duquesne Light’s grant program
Charlise Smith knows the critical housing challenges Pittsburgh and Allegheny County residents can face. She created a nonprofit organization — Willissae’s Agency for Vision and Empowerment, or WAVE — to help them. Building on its early years, her organization has developed a “more robust and comprehensive plan...
Kenny Pickett Has Throw Of The Day In Eagles Camp, Showing ‘Bigger Arm’ Than Anticipated
Former Pittsburgh Steelers QB Kenny Pickett had a stellar training camp and preseason last year, which did not preface a similarly competitive regular season. Since traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, though, he seems back in offseason form on the other side of the state. According to ESPN reporter Tim McManus,...
Raccoon rabies vaccinations will drop from the sky in Allegheny County next month
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Aircraft will drop rabies vaccination baits across Allegheny County next month as part of a massive effort to eventually eradicate the raccoon variant of the virus from the country. The vaccination program is spearheaded by the United States Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services, which the Allegheny County Health Department partners with annually. This year, volunteers will distribute baits containing the vaccine from Aug. 1 through Aug. 30, both by hand and by air. The health department says residents may see aircraft slowly moving over the same area multiple times over a short period of time, which could be...
Erie's Bayhouse and Pier 6 restaurants will be getting a new neighbor
This article is part of a recurring series that updates the status of properties of interest in the Erie area. Have a suggestion? Email jmartin@timesnews.com Gus Pine had a list of priorities in mind when he took over as executive director of Erie Events in January of 2023. ...
Pittsburgh media personality calls for firing of Steelers new strength coach
The injury that limited Russell Wilson in the early stages of Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp could have been avoided. Pittsburgh media personality Mark Madden called involving Wilson in a sled push drill a fireable offense. Here’s what Madden wrote in his latest TribLive column, “Mark Madden’s Hot Take: Russell...
Sources: Pirates 2023 Home Run Leader Returning to Triple-A Again
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jack Suwinski, who led the team in home runs last season, will be optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Robert Murray of FanSided was the first to break this story. Pirates’ Jack Suwinski Returning to Triple-A Again. At the close of Sunday’s action, Suwinski is hitting .182/.264/.324 with...
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