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Democrats achieved something in Tuesday's voting that hasn't happened in decades. Political analyst Jon Delano said Governor Josh Shapiro won re-election by a bigger margin than he did four years ago. In the House, Democrats entered the election with a 103 seat majority. Now it is at least 111. This is the first time Pennsylvania Democrats have had a governmental trifecta in 33 years.

South Side residents, business groups and elected officials are responding to the Friday stabbing by calling for Capo’s closing. An open letter calls on the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office to return to court and seek a court-ordered closure of Capo’s. The groups argue the bar has violated at least three provisions of a consent agreement that allowed it to remain open under specific saf...

A new forecast from University of Pittsburgh economist Chris Briem estimates the eight-county region could have about a quarter-million fewer residents by 2050 compared to 2020. The Pittsburgh Business Times reports the biggest factor is an aging population, with deaths expected to outnumber births. Briem stresses this is a forecast, not a prediction, and says a shrinking population doesn't necess...

Roadside Development announced this morning Wegmans will become the anchor tenant at the Galleria of Mt. Lebanon. A release says Roadside and Wegmans plan to reimagine the property with renovations starting in 2028. This will be Wegmans second Pittsburgh area location. The company broke ground in Cranberry Township in August for a store expected to open in fall 2027. Last week, AMC closed its Mt....

Police are looking to arrest a 21-year-old man accused of trying to lure a 10-year-old girl into his SUV earlier this month. She was waiting for a school bus in Crafton Heights. Police say Raequan Troutman, driving a black Dodge Durango, asked the girl if she wanted a ride to school. She said no and told offciers Troutman returned and offered a ride a second time. Investigators say surveillance vi...

Penguins forward Ben Kindel has returned to Pittsburgh after collapsing on the team plane earlier this week. Pens GM Kyle Dubas described the incident as a vasovagal episode. The Mayo Clinic says it is a common, temporary loss of consciousness caused by a sudden drop in heart rate and blood pressure. Dubas said it is unclear what triggered the incident. Kindel has been placed on injured reserve an...

Allegheny County Council voted 11-4 last night to pass a paid parental leave mandate. The decision came after hours of public comment. If the mandate becomes law, Allegheny County would be the first in Pennsylvania to require paid parental leave. It will take effect six months after it is signed into law.

Allegheny County Council is expected to approve tonight the state's first paid parental leave mandate. The policy requires a minimum of 12 weeks of paid leave for an employee with six months of service who have a baby, foster a child or adopt one. The employer with 15 or more employees must pay regular base pay for at least 12 weeks. Luke Bernstein, The CEO of PA Chamber of Business and Industry t...

The NFL announced the Steelers game with the Saints will be played in Paris on Sunday, despite violent protests underway in France. The Saints left for Paris immediately after their game last night and have arrived. The Steelers are scheduled to fly there on Thursday. Game time is 9:30 Sunday morning.

A Peters Township first-grade teacher is facing charges after police say she showed up to class drunk. According to a court citation, Katharine Viviano left Pleasant Valley Elementary around 11 a.m. last Thursday to buy alcohol. Police say she hit a parked car while returning to the school, then locked herself inside a classroom bathroom. Her first-grade students were left unattended and were move...

After 11 days on the picket line, Duquesne Light workers have approved a new labor deal. Duquesne Light and IBEW Local 29, which represents nearly 1,000 workers, have a new five-year contract after union members voted to approve the deal. More than 700 ballots were cast, with over 500 workers voting in favor. The vote ends an 11-day strike that began September 30th after the previous contract expi...

Mike Ditka, the legendary former tight end, football coach and broadcaster has died at the age of 86. The Carnegie native who grew up in Aliquippa was a three-sport athlete at Pitt. As a tight end, Ditka led the Panthers in receiving in each of his three seasons and was a unanimous All-America selection. In the NFL, he was Rookie of the Year, coached the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears and becam...

The IBEW Local 29 strike at Duquesne Light Company has entered a second week. The union held a mass rally outside the utility's North Side facility Wednesday. Allegheny Fayette Central Labor Council President John Galuska says union reps went back to the bargaining table after the rally. This is Duquesne Light's first labor strike in over half a century.

No new taxes or layoffs in Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato's preliminary 2027 budget. The proposal would increase spending by 4.7%, but that number is somewhat misleading. Innamorato says the budget saves $9 million by leaving 150 county jobs vacant.

A potential medical breakthrough at UPMC: a vaccine to prevent breast cancer. Division Chief for Breast Surgery Dr. Emelia Diego shared the hopeful news on the Big K Morning Show. In the meantime Dr. Diego stressed the importance of annual breast cancer screenings for women 40 and older.

A controversial data center proposal in Forward Township is back before planners tonight — after last week’s meeting was postponed. The Misty Hollow Energy and Data Campus would cover about 232 acres along Prospect Road. Plans include a roughly one-million-square-foot data center and a 300-megawatt power facility, along with office space, security and a wastewater treatment facility. The developer...

A Beaver Area School Board member says he will not resign over a controversial social media post. Luke Berardelli was commenting on Facebook on the result of Lindsay Clancy's trial. The jury deadlocked with the majority in favor of finding Clancy not criminally responsible for killing her three children. In his post, Berardelli said: "maybe the Islamic faith is the correct way to go considering th...

A Pleasant Hills Middle School teacher is facing a public drunkenness charge. The West Jefferson Hills School District notified parents after a staff member became visibly ill at Pleasant Hills Middle School last week. The district says emergency personnel responded and some students may have witnessed the incident. Court records show Pleasant Hills Middle School teacher Robert Thomas Hasak is cha...

The Pittsburgh Housing Authority board approved last night the hiring of a new executive director. Ivory Matthews is also facing an ethics investigation in Portland, Oregon. In May, Matthews resigned as housing authority chief after it came to light she spent more than 100-thousand dollars of public money on travel. An investigation found she arrived at destinations days early and used a public cr...

The father of Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko has died after a bear attack in Russia. Ren dot TV says Kuzmenko was fatally injured by a bear that came out of a forest and bit his head. People with Alexander Kuzmenko were able to get the bear away from him but doctors were unable to save him. In a statement, the Penguins say Kuzmenko's son chose to be with his teammates at practice this morning be...

State Police say scammers posing as Steelers personnel stole $2,000 from a 20-year-old Washington County woman. Meredith Bongiorni was exchanging TikTok messages with someone she believed was her favorite player: running back Eli Heidenreich. Later, Meredith was told to send an email message to a person claiming to be Steelers GM Omar Khan. Bongiorni was led to think she would receive an all-acces...

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...