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Rock Against Cancer: Night of music in West Deer benefits supportive nonprofit
Oct. 10—From George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh to four decades' worth of Farm Aid shows, musicians have a long history of lending their talents to support worthy causes. Add Mike Fitzgerald and friends to the list. On Oct. 19, the fourth annual Fitzgerald-organized Rock Against Cancer event will take place, with three bands performing from 6 p.m. onward at Dough Daddy Brewery in West ...
Parents upset with WPIAL after late-season decision
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Some parents are frustrated with the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League after a decision involving Pittsburgh Public Schools. More than halfway through the soccer season, teams learned their section games with Obama Academy and Taylor Allderdice are exhibition games.Evan Peterson is in his senior year at Obama Academy, but he learned over the weekend his section games will no longer count."We spent all season just trying our best, trying our hardest. Hearing our games really don't matter is frustrating," Peterson said.Some City League schools have competed in the WPIAL as "associate members" because not enough City League schools...
No. 22 Pitt is off to its best start in 33 years as new ACC member Cal visits
The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pat Narduzzi understands his team remains a work in progress. Still, the longtime Pittsburgh coach is encouraged by the growth he’s seen from the 22nd-ranked Panthers through five remarkable games that have the program off to its best start in 33 years. “I like their attitude,” Narduzzi said. “I like the selflessness that they’ve shown. Doesn’t matter who catches the ball, who has the big game as a receiver, who makes a sack. They’re celebrating together.”
Local volunteers and workers respond to Hurricane Milton
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Volunteers and workers from the Pittsburgh-area branches of the Red Cross and the Salvation Army are in Florida for their second hurricane response effort in just a few weeks.Instead of coming back home to Pennsylvania after helping in Hurricane Helene's aftermath, they rushed to the path of Hurricane Milton for another brave missionHeather Martin, deputy director of operations of the Salvation Army of Western Pennsylvania, didn't hesitate to respond to Aiken, South Carolina, to provide necessities to people rattled by Hurricane Helene."That was a very hard-hit area. It was one of the last places we pulled out...
Pittsburgh looking at temperatures in the mid-60s with sunshine on Wednesday
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - It's been clear for the past four to five days now but Milton is now poised to be a historic storm for the record books as it slams into the middle of the Florida peninsula as a Category 4 storm. Winds will be somewhere around 150mph as it ransacks Florida's west coast. Damage will be significant and will extend well inland. Oftentimes, you hear media focus on things like storm surges and wind speeds as the biggest concerns and they certainly are. WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather PhotosIt doesn't...
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