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1 person injured after rollover crash in Washington County
CALIFORNIA, Pa. (KDKA) - One person was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon following a rollover crash in Washington County.Crews were called to East Malden Drive in California around 4:15 p.m.The victim's condition is unknown at this time. The cause of the crash is now under investigation.
Tornado forms as debris is thrown into the air in Washington County
FINLEYVILLE, Pa. — Video just into the Pittsburgh Action News 4 newsroom shows the tornado in Finleyville as it was forming. The video shows the tornado's formation and touching down, sending debris flying into the air. This is the same tornado that damaged a church and to Trax Farms.
Defining the terms "50-year" and "100-year" floods | Hey Ray!
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Recently we had some intense rainfall that caused intense flooding. That might even be an understatement. The rainfall was so heavy near Oakdale that swift water rescue crews were called out to rescue people and roads were closed because the Oakdale area had life-threatening flooding. When all is said and done, that area saw a 40 or 50-year flood! But what does the term "50-year flood" even mean? To help explain, let's bring in our friend Fred McMullen from the National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh.You can read Elizabeth and I's conversation with Fred below! Elizabeth: Hi Fred! What is a...
Pittsburgh Mother of Three Crushed By Steel Cylinder That Weighed Nearly a Ton After It Broke Free from Construction Site; GoFundMe Raises Nearly $100,000
Pittsburgh city officials said a woman was killed by a steel cylinder that somehow broke away from a construction site, rolled down a hill, and […] Pittsburgh Mother of Three Crushed By Steel Cylinder That Weighed Nearly a Ton After It Broke Free from Construction Site; GoFundMe Raises Nearly $100,000
Northern lights visible in Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The northern lights were on display in the Pittsburgh area on Friday. People throughout southwestern Pennsylvania got a look at the breathtaking views that come with the northern lights. Viewers from Allegheny, Washington, Armstrong, Beaver, Greene and Butler counties sent in photos of their incredible views. The light show started just after 10 p.m. on Friday, with green, purple, red and pink tints visible in the sky. It was a rare show for those who saw it on Friday. People in southwestern Pennsylvania saw the lights because of the largest geomagnetic storm in 21 years, making the aurora borealis visible on Friday. The clear skies also allowed onlookers to see the lights. Several coronal mass ejections (CMEs), sometimes called "solar flares," erupted in the Sun's upper atmosphere. This sends charged particles toward Earth. When these particles interact with our atmosphere, the northern lights occur.Radio transmissions and satellite navigation may have been disrupted during the event, CBS News reported.
"Love Your Wild Neighbor" mural debuted on the South Side
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A new mural has been unveiled on the South Side with the goal of pushing protections for wildlife in Western Pennsylvania. The new mural is called "Love Your Wild Neighbor" and it was commissioned by Humane Action Pittsburgh. It shares the same name with a Humane Action Pittsburgh campaign that aims to educate community members on ways to coexist with the animals that also call our region home. Local artist Jeremy Raymer was called to paint the mural. It can be seen in the parking lot of the corner of East Carson and South 28th Streets. The mural comes out at a time when bear and other animal sightings have been on the rise as the weather gets nicer. Recently, KDKA's John Shumway spoke with a former Game Commission officer about those furry friends. "Stay in the house, pull out your phone, and start taking a video [and] take some pictures. Consider yourself lucky that you actually saw a black bear," he said. You can read the full story right here!
Apparent funnel cloud caught on Oakdale Ring camera
OAKDALE, Pa. — In Oakdale, an apparent funnel cloud was captured on a Ring doorbell camera. Storms overnight Wednesday produced a tornado in West Virginia, causing a path of destruction and destroying homes. That storm crossed into Pennsylvania where it produced an apparent funnel cloud. That funnel cloud was...
Two Pittsburgh bridges will be closed for overnight work this week
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Overnight closures of two heavily traveled Pittsburgh bridges will begin this week. First, starting tonight, lane restrictions will be in place on Fort Duquesne Bridge. They will happen on the southbound lower deck of the bridge as crews will begin inspection work. The lane restrictions will happen from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. through Thursday. Next, the Smithfield Street Bridge will be closed overnight starting tomorrow and the closures will continue through Thursday. Crews will be doing concrete and overhead steel repairs. The Smithfield Street Bridge will be closed starting at 9 p.m. and last through 6 a.m.
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