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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...
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.
Two more Pittsburgh-area Rite Aid locations closing
Documents filed on Tuesday show the Rite Aid at 100 Forbes Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh and at 31 North Jefferson Street in New Castle are among the latest round of closures for the company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year.
Police: Pennsylvania man tries to meet with minor, steals officer’s gun
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Pittsburgh man is facing felony charges after allegedly trying to meet a minor and attempting to take a gun from the officer who arrested him. Adham Helmi, 22, is facing a felony charge of statutory sexual assault after police were informed by 814 Pred Hunters that he had been […]
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...
Motorcyclist Flown to UPMC Hamot Following Collision on Route 157
CRANBERRY TWP., Pa. (EYT) — State Police in Franklin are investigating a crash in Cranberry Township that led to a Venus man being airlifted to a medical facility. According to Franklin-based State Police, the crash occurred around 2:48 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, at the intersection of Old Kahle Road and State Route 157 in Cranberry Township, Venango County.
Wednesday morning car crash kills one person, injures another in Leetsdale
LEETSDALE ― Allegheny County Police are investigating a fatal car crash that occurred along Route 65 Wednesday morning. According to police reports, the crash occurred shortly after 8 a.m. when an SUV had a head-on collision with a pickup near the intersections of Ohio River Boulevard and Ferry Street. Following the crash,...
UPMC pharmacy employee arrested in theft of $425K in hospital funds
A pharmacy employee at UPMC Presbyterian was charged Thursday in connection with the theft of more than $425,000 from the health care giant. Chante Cantave, 28, of Penn Hills is accused of using more than $410,000 of UPMC’s funds for her own benefit and submitting about $15,000 in fraudulent reimbursement requests, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office.
Riders react to Kennywood's Steel Curtain closure
Nathan Hough loves going with his two children to Kennywood, but, with the Steel Curtain coaster out of commission this season, he fears the lines for other rides will be even longer. “It was very disappointing to see the Steel Curtain closed for the majority of last season,” Hough said....
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