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Former Pitt quarterback Phil Jurkovec is being held on theft and receiving stolen property charges after a truck was stolen from a hospital. Jurkovec is accused of stealing a box truck owned by Rental Time on Friday morning ---as a driver pulled into AHN Wexford to pick up chairs and tables used at hospital function the night before. Rental Owner Debbe Clager tells NewsRadio KDKA's David Ballarott...

Allegheny County's Board of Health is modifying significantly its paid parental leave policy. Last night, the board approved reducing the length of leave from 18 weeks to 12. Smaller businesses will be exempt after the board decided the policy will apply only to businesses with 15 or more workers. The other change involves employee eligibility. Full timers qualify after 6 months, part-timers after...

A Butler County man is facing a terrorism-related charge, accused of planning an attack in support of ISIS. The FBI says agents arrested Jonathan Kramer outside a Cranberry hotel over the weekend. Kramer, about 20-years-old and living with his parents in Valencia, allegedly sympathized with the Islamic militant group and was charged in federal court with illegally buying a gun as part of a terrori...

An argument led to gunfire overnight in the Hill District. Police were called to the New Granada Square Apartments in the 2000 block of Centre Avenue around 2:15 a.m. Officers found a man in the lobby who was shot in the chest and arm. EMS took him to a hospital in stable condition. Investigators say the man was shot during an argument in an apartment on an upper floor. Two people were taken to he...

The US is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the day terrorists hijacked four airliners. Three were flown into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon and the fourth crashed in Somerset County. In Shankesville today...The names of the 40 passengers and crew were read aloud, each followed by the ringing of the Bells of Remembrance. One family member paused to read the name of their loved...

There's a public hearing this evening about the Allegheny County Board of Health's proposal for 18 weeks of paid parental leave. All employers in the county would be required to provide the leave at full pay. Supporters say the proposal will close a gap for parents who have to take unpaid leave. Business owners are pushing back, saying the proposal is too costly. Tonight's session for public feedb...

Municipalities preparing for winter are finding road salt prices have nearly doubled and officials are scrambling to secure enough of it for the season. The cost increase and bidding shortages are straining local budgets and forcing towns to cut back on essential maintenance. Patrick Conners is Executive Director of the South Hills Area Council of Governments. On the Big K Morning Show, Conners bl...

A fellow US Senator is reacting to last week's Wall Street Journal story about John Fetterman. More than a dozen former aides and lawmakers told the Journal Senator Fetterman canceled meetings with and sent dismissive texts about constituents and either skipped or minimized official events. Senator Dave McCormick says he's disgusted and disappointed. In an interview with KDKA's Marty Griffin, McCo...

Mayor Corey O'Connor says his team is working with Public Safety and coordinating with utilities on storm recovery. Around 70,000 power outages as of 9:45 in the Pittsburgh region. Duquesne Light has 19,000 customers without service. About 13,000 of them are in Pittsburgh. Penn Power has more than 43,000 customers off line in Westmoreland County, another 6,000 in Washington County and almost 3,700...

Mayor Corey O'Connor is "sounding the alarm" about the the city's finances. In an interview with KDKA's Marty Griffin, O'Connor said the city's financial position is worse than first thought. He said Pittsburgh's projected budget deficit over the next five years is $250 million. That number is about two times more than the city's rainy day fund. One reason for the red ink is the Gainey administrat...

The body of the last of three missing boaters has been recovered from the Mon River in Greene County. The Fish and Boat Commission says someone spotted an object floating in the water near Rice's Landing and recovery crews confirmed a short time later it was the third missing person. The bodies of a man and a woman were recovered on Tuesday. The three have been identified as 58-year-old Erick Rock...

The Penguins are starting a new era and Mario Lemieux is no longer a minority owner. News Radio KDKA's Timira Rush has details: Mario Lemieux and former partner Ron Burkle sold their minority stake in the Penguins. TribLive reports the sale happened when the Hoffmann Group purchased the team from Fenway Sports Group. At his introductory news conference in June, new owner Geoff Hoffmann made it cle...

UPMC confirms 8 measles cases at Children's Hospital last week. One of the children is from Allegheny County. UPMC says none of the patients are hospitalized and none were vaccinated. Dr. Kevin Wong specializes in family medicine. He told KDKA's Marty Griffin, with schools back in session, concerned parents can find out the percentage of students who've been vaccinated at their children's school:...

Jerry Sandusky is expected in court next month for an evidentiary hearing tied to his 2012 conviction. Sandusky is serving a 30-to-60-year prison sentence after a jury found him guilty on 45 counts of child sexual abuse. One of those accusers, known as Victim Ten, now says Sandusky did not abuse him and claims prosecutors coached him to affirm details he didn’t fully remember. Sandusky’s attorneys...

Widespread destruction in Nepal after the collapse of a glacier and flash flooding. More than 350 are dead and about 65 Americans are among the 1300 missing. Brother's Brother Foundation on Pittsburgh's North Side is already responding. On the Big K Morning Show, President Ozzy Samad says the non-profit is getting an assessment of the victim's needs. Donations for relief funds and supplies can be...

UPMC is donating nearly 230 medical trauma kits to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. Mayor Corey O' Connor made the announcement this morning at a downtown news conference. Each medical trauma kit contains tourniquets, chest seals, emergency dressings, sheers and gauze. This is UPMC’s third donation to the City of Pittsburgh to support reliable emergency medical care.

A warning from Pennsylvania health officials: two people have died from measles, the first deaths associated with the disease in the state in 35 years. Health officials say both victims were unvaccinated Lancaster County residents. And this comes as measles cases continue to climb — with 393 cases reported across 29 Pennsylvania counties this year. The Health Department says measles is highly cont...

It's the first day of classes for the largest school district in the region, along with dozens of other districts. Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Wayne Walters was a guest on the Big K Morning Show. This morning, Dr. Walters was greeting students arriving at Perry High School.

A well known commercial real estate leader successfully talked a man out of jumping off the 40th Street Bridge this week. Herky Pollock says he was driving across the bridge Tuesday when he saw a man on the edge. He stopped, spending 3 and a half hours, along with Millvale police, building trust with the 26-year-old man. On the Big K Morning Show, Pollock said he rarely drives across the 40th Stre...

Tuesday's special election for the 12th state House District seat was decided by 88 votes. Democrat Brandon Dukes will serve what remains of Republican Stephenie Scialabba's [sha-LAH-bah's] term. She resigned in March. Dukes slipped by GOP candidate Scott Timko in an election with 32% turnout. About 53% of the district’s residents in southwestern Butler County are registered Republicans. 30% are D...

The first cyclospora contamination lawsuit in Western Pennsylvania has been filed in federal court in Pittsburgh. Attorney Robert Pierce told KDKA's Marty Griffn his law firm filed the suit on behalf of Heather Kebert [KEY burt] who was sickened in July after eating a meal from a Taco Bell location in Meadville. The nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak has been linked to shredded iceberg lettuce sup...

Pittsburgh Public Schools is helping families get ready for the new school year with its 14th annual back-to-school event. The celebration at Acrisure Stadium offered free haircuts, hairstyles and manicures. Families also picked up free school supplies and other essentials through a drive-through. Esther from Natrona Heights was first in line. The event was supported by the Steelers, Penguins Foun...

A new exhibit at Acrisure Stadium looks back at the city's record-setting NFL Draft, as Pittsburgh’s mayor looks ahead to its lasting impact. The Steelers Hall of Honor is now showcasing the NFL Draft ’26 exhibit, featuring a look back at the three-day event that drew a record 805-thousand people. Mayor Corey O’Connor spoke at the exhibit’s opening Thursday — and says the Draft also opened the eye...

AI startup Hellbender announced Thursday it is relocating to Hazelwood Green. The company's global headquarters will be in the Roundhouse and expanded manufacturing will be based inside Mill 19. RIDC President Don Smith telling the Big K Morning Show it's great news for the economy with up to 500 jobs in the next five years. Smith said we can expect announcements in coming weeks from some name-bra...

Pittsburgh Public Schools Chief of Staff Lamar Blackwell has resigned. A statement from the district says Blackwell submitted his resignation today due to "ongoing media coverage and... public scrutiny" of assault and strangulation charges against him. In his letter of resignation, Blackwell says "stepping aside is in the best interests of the District." In April, he was accused of grabbing his gi...