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A billionaire businessman has emerged as a “serious contender” to buy the Penguins. That's according to a report by Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, who says David Hoffmann is trying to buy the team for 1.75-billion dollars. Forbes estimates Hoffmann is worth 2-billion dollars and owns a company that operates dozens of businesses. He also owns a minor league hockey team in Florida. Earlier this sum...

There's an arrest in the threat that prompted Shaler Area schools to postpone the start of classes until Wednesday. 28-year-old Daniel White is in custody. Police paperwork says White threatened to kill two people Sunday at Crisis RESOLVE in Point Breeze and also said: "I am a murder, and I will kill everyone. I will shoot up schools, especially the ones with little white kids at Shaler Elementary...

As students head back to school, the FBI is stepping up efforts to educate young people about the dangers of online hoaxes and threats. FBI Special Agent Christopher Giordano says the agency takes every threat as credible until proven otherwise. Giordano says calling a fake threat of violence, even if it's meant to be a joke, is a state and federal crime.

A man is facing DUI, but not homicide charges in the death of an 11-year-old Natrona girl. Police say 65-year-old Jeffrey Glowatski drank 12 beers before getting behind the wheel of the SUV that hit Roxanne Bonnoni last summer. Allegheny County Police charged him with DUI and careless driving in connection with the crash but Glowatski is not charged with causing the girl's death. The criminal comp...

The Pennsylvania Senate approved Tuesday both a budget bill and another to fund a transit plan. The Republican-controlled Senate passed two major bills along party lines, one of which was a general fund appropriations bill, and the other was regarding a $1.2 billion transit plan. The proposed bill would put $293 million to transit agencies and the same amount to road and bridge projects across Pen...

Governor Josh Shapiro is visiting US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works this afternoon. He'll be joined by Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato and other local officials at the 1 p.m. news conference. So far, just one of the two workers killed in yesterday's coke battery explosions has been identified as a 39-year-old Westmoreland County man. Timothy Quinn was a single father of three children. A s...

Police say the man accused of robbing First National Bank in Bloomfield Thursday did the same thing earlier this year. Police were told by bank workers a man wearing a suit gave a note to a teller demanding cash. It said he had a gun. Police say Aaron Roth walked out with almost 5-thousand dollars, but was quickly arrested. Court records show Roth was arrested in April, accused of holding up Chase...

A Robinson Township officer has been charged in a road rage incident. Steve Pies was off duty when he allegedly punched business owner Al Cannella because he didn't yield to Pies at an intersection. The criminal complaint says Pies followed Cannella to the parking lot of Al's Texaco on July 2nd and punched him in the face with enough force to knock him out. Five days later Cannella was diagnosed w...

Giant Eagle spokesman Dan Donovan, tells Marty Griffin the Cost Plus Program is similar to shopping for grocery store items and deciding what brand has a better value and a good price [CutID: L-Dan Donovan - GE Spokesman.wav Time: 19s Title: L-Dan Donovan - GE Spokesman Description: L-Dan Donovan - GE Spokesman Out-cue: ] Donovan says customers can sign up for the Team Cuban Card online at www.cos...

The Allegheny County Health Department is advising residents to thow out all Family Cow brand raw milk products sold in pint, half-gallon and gallon containers as well as a variety of cheeses. The items were sold at the farm’s Chambersburg retail store and to online customers using pick up locations. Since July 1st, the Health Department says four people developed Salmonella infections after consu...

The Steelers announced their latest throwback uniform this morning. It's from 1933, worn during the team's first season. The jersey's primary color is gold with black striping, a City of Pittsburgh crest and white block numbers. The pants are beige and the helmet is gold with the current Steelers logo. Find a link to pictures of the throwback at KDKA Radio dot com. The uniform will debut when the...

The controller's office has released a new report on the status of water fountains in the City of Pittsburgh. Inspectors went to 28 fountains in June and found 43% were turned off. When the issue of problems with the city's water fountains came up last year, the mayor's office reassured residents that a team of three plumbers could complete needed repairs. This year's inspection included all 20 fo...

Pennsylvania State Police and the city of Pittsburgh are collaborating to improve public safety on the South Side. Sources told KDKA-TV the city is considering a partial shutdown of the state road on Friday and Saturday nights to better control the crowds. People would also have to walk through security checkpoints at 10th and 18th streets. Police have had trouble clearing the large crowds filled...

Westinghouse is planning to build ten large nuclear reactors in the US with construction starting by 2030. Westinghouse Interim CEO Dan Sumner laid out the plan to President Trump during a conference on energy and artificial intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University. Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactor generates enough electricity to power more than 750,000 homes. Only two nuclear reactors have been bu...

President Donald Trump and the leaders of the country's largest energy and technology companies are gathering at CMU for today's innovation and energy summit. US Senator Dave McCormick says investments are coming to Pennsylvania are up to 90-billion dollars. One possibility is a former steel mill site in Aliquippa. A local partnership hopes to transform it into a multi-billion dollar data processi...

President Donald Trump and US Senator Dave McCormick will use tomorrow's energy and innovation summit at Carnegie Mellon University to announce a massive investment in Pennsylvania. Senator McCormick told KDKA's Marty Griffin it's a 75-billion dollar investment and it's being made because the state is uniquely positioned. McCormick also said thousands of new jobs will be created for building and o...

Thomas Crooks left no manifesto or explanation for why he tried to kill the former and future president in Butler a year ago. But a CBS News investigation is shedding light on his secret double life. Before Thanksgiving 2023, Thomas Crooks' online life was fairly routine for a 20-year-old. But the just-released investigation shows a plan for mass violence was brewing, and for it to succeed, Crooks...

Six Secret Service agents have been suspended without pay almost one year after the security failures that led to deadly gunfire during the Trump rally in Butler. Corey Comparatore was killed by a gunman on the roof of a nearby building and two other men were critically wounded. On the Big K Morning Show, Corey's sister, Kelly Meeder, shared her reaction on the timing of the suspensions. Meeder al...

Hopewell Police are alerting residents about suspicious incidents in which a man or men who appear to be of Middle Eastern or Hispanic ethnicity have recently shown up at churches. In one case, a man entered Ridge Point Church in Brighton, said he was from Israel and was looking for mosque to attend. At Genesis Church in Hopewell, a man was seen in the parking lot for a few minutes before driving...

An unexpected memo went out to TSA officers across the country last week stating the new policy will allow all passengers to keep their shoes on in all screening lanes at many airports across the country, starting Sunday. Todd Curtis, an aviation safety consultant and creator of Air Safe dot com, says the US is one of the few countries that required it. The change is reportedly in effect at Baltim...

Reconstruction work shut down a major highway ramp this morning. The exit to Route 8 north from Route 28 south near Etna closed at 6am and will remain closed around the clock through July 31 while crews reconstruct the exit ramp. The official detour tells drivers to stay on Route 28 south, exit at Millvale and reenter Route 28 going north. The project is located between Baker Street and the 62nd S...

The County has just shut down the bridge that carries Jacks Run Road over I-279 between Bellevue Road and Kane Lane in Ross. That's after an inspection found corroded steel within the bridge's only pier. Allegheny County says it's closing the bridge until further notice out of an abundance of caution. About 46-hundred vehicles use the bridge each day. It was built in 1986.

Shore Thing is Riverlife’s newest riverfront destination: a 4,800 square foot floating barge in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Sister Bridges that invites you to relax, recharge, and rediscover the city from the river itself. Shore Thing is unique, with a mural you can see from up above. While you're on deck, you can lounge on a net above the river. Visitors can expect free yoga, fitness, live music, a...

County Controller Corey O'Connor says Allegheny County spent 45 and a half million dollars more than it took in during Fiscal Year 2024....nearly double the amount from the year before. O'Connor says the current situation is unsustainable....even after County Council approved a millage increase that went into effect this year. Key factors include property tax revenues continuing to drop....and mon...

The PRT Board today approved its new budget....and the 539 million dollar spending plan includes the 35 percent service reduction and nine percent fare increase that had been the subject of multiple hearings. Those cuts may still be averted, though. PRT CEO Katherine Kelleman says the budget approved today is to meet a mandated deadline....and she remains hopeful that a long term solution could be...