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  • No Squirrel Hill Tunnel closures this weekend

    We travel through nearly 300 years of history as we explore how Squirrel Hill developed into one of the most well-known neighborhoods within the city of ...

  • Crews Battle Fire In Arlington

    The fire broke out around 5:45 p.m. at a home in the 2400-block of Arlington Avenue. There's no word on whether there have been any injuries or what sparked the ...

  • Legal Advice For Witness Holds Up Penn Hills Murder Trial

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The case of a teenager accused of shooting another teen and setting her Penn Hills home on fire, hit a snag Thursday afternoon when a judge determined a witness needed legal advice. The witness, 22-year-old Joseph King, is expected to testify that he gave the gun to the defendant, Akeem Page-Jones. Jones, who was 16 at the time, faces homicide and arson charges in the ...

  • Local Veteran Receives Keys To New Home

    SOUTH HILLS (KDKA) – It’s been said that home is where the heart is and one group is making sure a veteran with a Purple Heart has a place to call home. Retired Army specialist Tyler Schell has been awarded a Purple Heart. Today, the Military Warriors Support Foundation and Wells Fargo Bank handed him the keys to a mortgage-free home. The Sharon, Pa.-native served from 2008-11 and ...

  • Consumer Reports Rates Best Sunscreens

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – When you shop for sunscreen, you probably check the SPF rating, right? Consumer Reports’ latest tests on sunscreens find there’s no guarantee you’re actually getting the level of protection listed on the label. We count on sunscreens to protect us from the sun’s harmful UV rays. The higher the SPF – the better the protection, right? Not ...


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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

After ten years and seven movies totaling nearly 20 hours of running length, the Harry Potter franchise/saga is finally coming to an end with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which covers the second half of J.K. Ro ... ...

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  • Larger Big Screen Coming To Penguins’ Fan Zone

    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The crowds that have been gathering outside CONSOL Energy Center to watch Penguins' playoff games on the big screen have gotten so large that the organization has decided to make the screen even bigger. But that’s not the only change fans will notice during Game 5 on Friday night. Sixteen feet by nine feet is pretty big if you’re in the front row, but ...

  • Pittsburgh on the Hudson Wrong city in NY City campaign logo

    Weiner, the candidate who infamously resigned from the U.S. Congress two years ago in a sexting scandal, unveiled a video announcing his mayoral candidacy and a campaign logo on his website on ...

  • Parents sue Pittsburgh Zoo over toddlers mauling death

    PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The parents of a 2-year-old boy mauled to death by African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the zoo of failing to protect visitors from dangerous ...

  • DEP and EPA settle frackwater radium issue with firm

    Within the span of a few days in early May, Paul Hart signed a lot of documents that would change the way his oil and gas wastewater treatment plants would function in the future. Besides merging them into a new company, Fluid Recovery Services, and selling that company to Aquatech International, Hart also signed two separate agreements with state and federal regulators that will result in a ...

  • Oklahoma U. offers space for donations to tornado victims

    It's a problem one would imagine is a good one to have -- so many donated items coming in to help tornado ravaged Moore and Oklahoma City they don't have any place to put it all.But actually, it's been a logistical nightmare, according to officials with the Red Cross and the Salvation Army, as well as government entities which truly appreciate the help, but don't know where ...

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