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Surviving, thriving, and reunion | The story of two UPMC Children's Hospital workers and their bond
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Today, I bring you an extraordinary story of surviving, thriving, and reunion. It's the story of two young men and life-threatening ailments that brought them together not once but twice. This story will leave you, like me, wondering what exactly are the odds. For five months, Victor Flinko and Matt Kocher have worked together in the operating room at UPMC Children's Hospital. Victory is a nurse and Dr. Matt Kocher is an anesthesiologist. One day, Dr. Kocher and another nurse, Alexis Mamros were chatting when a connection was made. "He opened up about his cancer journey with me and he mentioned he...
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh workers vote to unionize with the United Steelworkers
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Workers at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh on Wednesday voted to join the United Steelworkers union. The 65 workers at the museum are educators, event staff, cleaning crews, exhibit technicians, retail workers, visitor services, and more. Last month, they announced their intention to organize during an event at Allegheny Commons Park West citing issues such as improved workplace health and safety, better working environments to serve customers better, and more transparent communication with museum management. "We are thrilled to become USW members and are eager to get to work bargaining a first contract that ensures museum staff can continue to...
Pittsburgh starts the day with cold temperatures, but the weather will continue to get nicer
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - It's not just been wet - monthly temperatures are running around 5° warmer than average so far this month. The last time Pittsburgh had a "below-average temperature" month was June 2023. WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather PhotosIt could be a while before we see temperatures as cold as they are this morning. Just looking at model data over the next two weeks, today and tomorrow morning are going to be our best bets of seeing temps falling below 40°. The next coldest spell I see right now comes next...
Steelers 2024 draft odds
Even though Mike Tomlin and Omar Khan don't discuss names or numbers at their pre-draft press conference, there's actually info to be gleaned, if only intuitively. I felt that way last year and wrote about an aha! moment that not only gave me the first-round pick as the 2023 betting favorite, but the second-round pick as the second favorite.
Monroeville, April 25 High School 🏐 Game Notice
There are 2 high school 🏐 games in Monroeville. The Derry Area High School volleyball team will have a game with Gateway High School on April 25, 2024, 15:30:00 CST. The Derry Area High School volleyball team will have a game with Gateway High School on April 25, 2024, 17:00:00 CST.
One of the last remaining drive-ins in West Virginia is for sale
One of the last remaining drive-in movie theaters in West Virginia is for sale. Hilltop Drive-In in Chester, West Virginia announced on Wednesday that they are selling the drive-in. Owner Katie Beaver says she is selling the drive-in due to health issues. She did say that she has a couple of prospective buyers that will […]
After seamless transition to Penguins, Michael Bunting looks to be key piece in future
In back-to-back games at the end of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ season, winger Michael Bunting scored his 20th goal of the year, only for both scores to be taken away. He was credited with a goal in the third period April 14 against Boston, his second of the game, but a few hours afterwards, the NHL announced a scoring change, giving the goal to Evgeni Malkin instead.
TV Talk: WTAE’s new news director looks ahead; Very Local’s Pittsburgh ‘Sports Town Stories’
It’s still late April but the May sweeps ratings period began this week for local TV stations. While sweeps is not as significant as it once was, stations still aim to air some special reports during sweeps periods. May sweeps, which this year runs through May 22, marks the...
First Call: Ben Roethlisberger's draft tip for Steelers; ESPN says Steelers 'team to watch' for a Courtland Sutton trade
Thursday’s “First Call” features Ben Roethlisberger’s suggestion for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Day 1 of the NFL Draft. We try to connect some dots between Alex Highsmith’s contract restructure and what that means for the Steelers on the wide receiver trade front. A potential second-round draftee talks about why one perceived negative of his game is being called a positive by the Steelers.
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