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Woman rallies to restore church damaged by severe weather and flooding
OAKDALE, Pa. (KDKA) — A woman is on a mission to get her church in Oakdale back to where it was before severe storms filled it with several feet of water. Last week, severe weather showed no mercy to the borough in Allegheny County. "I have cried a handful of times over it," Kristin Nardei said. The Church at the Rock, which also serves as a youth center, was hit hard. About 4 feet of water flooded the basement of the church, which does not have flood insurance. "It is just devastating," Nardei said. "There is no other way to describe it.""Heartbreaking...
Tow truck driver charged with $300k in fraudulent overcharges
The owner of a Pittsburgh based towing company has been charged with numerous felonies and misdemeanors including 27 counts each of insurance fraud for illegally charging consumers 10’s of thousands of dollars for tows.
Morning Roundup: Human remains found in Aliquippa; Pittsburgh Zoo collects electronics
Here are some of the latest news items from Friday, April 19. Human remains were found in a building in Aliquippa Thursday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The remains were located in the area of 5th Avenue in the city. The scene has been secured by Beaver County state police...
This week marks 2-year anniversary of Easter Sunday mass shooting, still no arrests made
In the early hours of April 17, 2022, more than 200 teenagers packed a small Airbnb rental for a massive party on Suismon Street in the city’s North Side that would end in tragedy.
Vehicle crashes outside of house in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — A vehicle crashed outside of a house in Pittsburgh's Homewood South neighborhood on Friday. The crash happened on the 500 block of Rosedale Street a little before noon. Airbags were deployed during the crash. There was no initial confirmation on whether anyone was hurt or what may...
FBI investigates threats targeting Pittsburgh-area school and houses of worship
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The FBI is investigating recent threats targeting houses of worship and a school in the Pittsburgh area.The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said one school within the diocese received two concerning emails through its website earlier this week. Wendell Hissrich, the director of safety and security for the diocese, said it alerted local law enforcement immediately and the FBI is investigating,"It's distributive. It puts concern on students, administrators and puts concerns on the parents. So, if the origin is determined, they will be prosecuted, if at all possible," Hissrich said.In a statement to KDKA-TV, the FBI said, "The...
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues Sheetz over alleged discriminatory hiring practices
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - On Thursday, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a lawsuit against Sheetz, alleging the convenience store and gas chain of denying employment to a class of job application due to their race. The U.S. EEOC alleges that Sheetz has a practice of screening all applicants for records of criminal conviction and then denying them employment based on said record. The EEOC's charge claims that Sheetz disproportionally screened out applicants who are black, Native American, and multiracial. The lawsuit does not allege that Sheetz was motivated by race when making hiring decisions."Federal law mandates that employment practices causing...
ALDI to replace SHOP 'n SAVE in Lawrenceville
The SHOP ‘n SAVE location in Lawrenceville is closing for good this May, but another grocery store will take over the location. A representative for ALDI tells KDKA Radio, they will move into the location at 450 56th Street.
PennDOT shutting down Sewickley Bridge for 10 days - how you can avoid the traffic headache
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - PennDOT is closing a critical connector between Sewickley Borough and Moon Township for the next 10 days. It's shutting down the Sewickley Bridge and the around-the-clock closure is going to impact drivers across the area.Sandy Skarupa already experiences congestion on the Sewickley Bridge a few times a week, on her trip from Imperial to the Y in the borough. "It's packed. You have to wait at the light three, four times, you know, and it's just crazy," Skarupa said. Well now she could face more of that, on a different route, at least for the time being."It's...
Presumed fentanyl seized at Pittsburgh Greyhound station was cutting agent, testing shows
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Test results from what was believed to be a massive fentanyl bust in Pittsburgh last year have determined that the presumed fentanyl was actually a cutting agent. Yan Carlos Cepeda was arrested at the Greyhound bus station in Pittsburgh last fall and was accused of trafficking more than $1 million worth of fentanyl and cocaine into the area.Now, the state's Attorney General's Office tells KDKA that subsequent testing of what was thought to be fentanyl showed it was actually a cutting agent, even though it was stamped and packaged as fentanyl and field-tested by agents.Investigators say that Cepeda did, however, have more than a kilogram of confirmed cocaine in his possession. Cepeda was released without cash bond by Magistrate Xander Orenstein, a move heavily criticized at the time by District Attorney Stephen Zappala.Cepeda never showed up in court and left the Pittsburgh area. A spokesperson for the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office tells KDKA that Cepeda was arrested in New York City on a sexual assault charge. He's expected to stand trial there in New York before being extradited to Allegheny County to face the charges related to the drug possession.
Open letter from advocates for unhoused people calls on Downtown shelter to stop kicking people out for ‘minor infractions’
In an open letter to the shelter, 17 authors said there were numerous examples of shelter users getting kicked out for unspecified “minor infractions,” sometimes during severe weather and cold temperatures. The post Open letter from advocates for unhoused people calls on Downtown shelter to stop kicking people out for ‘minor infractions’ appeared first on PublicSource. PublicSource is a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Visit www.publicsource.org to read more.
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