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Two people flown to a Pittsburgh hospital following a rollover crash in Beaver County
RACCOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - Two people had to be flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh after a crash in Beaver County. Police were called to Route 1521 in Raccoon Township around 5 p.m. on Saturday evening for a single-vehicle crash. The crash, according to dispatch, was a rollover crash and two people were inside the vehicle at the time. The condition of the two people is unknown at this time. Raccoon Township Police are investigating the cause of the crash. This a developing story, stay with KDKA for the latest.
Pittsburgh maternity experts skeptical of Florida law allowing out-of-hospital C-sections
Pittsburgh-area childbirth experts say they are skeptical of a new Florida law that would allow the creation of “advanced birth centers” in the state, where doctors could deliver babies vaginally or by C-section outside of a hospital. Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill in March, creating a...
UPMC's merger with Washington Health System becomes official
WASHINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) - UPMC's acquisition of Washington Health System has become official. Washington Health System announced on Saturday that it has officially joined UPMC and will now be known as UPMC Washington and UPMC Greene. "We are elated that the affiliation is complete and look forward to starting a new chapter of collaboration with UPMC," said Brook Ward, president of UPMC Washington and UPMC Greene. "This affiliation protects the vitality of an essential community asset and solidifies a healthy future for Washington and Greene counties for generations to come."The announcement comes just days after Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry signed off...
15 Pittsburgh pools on deck to open for summer, 3 to stay closed
Pittsburgh will open 15 swimming pools this season, with the city’s remaining three — Homewood, Ream in Mt. Washington and Sheraden — closed for repairs and renovations. The city’s 10-week pool season will start on Saturday, June 15, officials said. Specific pool hours and aquatics programming...
Man critical after shooting in Homestead
A man was shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Homestead neighborhood Monday night. Allegheny County Police responded to a shooting in the 300 block of East 18th Avenue around 8:45 a.m. A man was found to have been shot multiple times and transported to a local hospital in critical but stable condition, police said.
Extra patrols on Veterans Memorial Bridge aim to curb speeding, enhance safety
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — As summer travel begins heading toward its peak days, construction on the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Brooke County continues to cause headaches for drivers. NEWS9’s Bill Steinbach spoke with Weirton Police Chief Charlie Kush about how his department is monitoring the challenges. "On top...
Editorial: Pride is a colorful celebration of acceptance
A rainbow is just a trick of the light. There isn’t really a ribbon of color stretched across the sky. It’s just the way the sun falls through a mist of water suspended in the air after precipitation. The water acts like a cut-glass crystal, slicing through the light to divide the brightness into its component parts of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
Pittsburgh-area bar where shooting killed 2, injured 7 didn't have liquor license
PENN HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) -- The Pittsburgh-area bar where two people were shot to death and seven others were injured was operating without a liquor license, police said. Investigators are consulting with the district attorney's office to determine if any further action is necessary against the Ballers Hookah Lounge and Cigar Bar on Laketon Road, Allegheny County police said in an update on Monday. Police Superintendent Chris Kearns said Penn Hills police had been at the bar for two other shootings in the past month or so, though neither was deadly. Two people, 44-year-old Nathaniel Smiley Jr. and 28-year-old Stephanie Stuart, were killed when...
15 public pools in Pittsburgh will open on June 15. Here's what you need to know.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburghers ready to swim will have plenty of options in the city this summer.Fifteen of the city's 18 swimming pools will open on June 15. Those pools include Ammon, Banksville, Bloomfield, Highland Park, Jack Stack, Magee, McBride, Moore, Ormsby, Phillips, Riverview, Schenley, Sue Murray, West Penn and Westwood. Bloomfield's pool is newly renovated."Bloomfield pool will open just like we talked about," Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said. The three pools that will remain closed are Homewood, for the major park renovation project, and the pools in Ream and Sheraden for safety repairs."Thank you for having some patience with us," Gainey...
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