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High Heat Can Be Bad For Your Health
With temperatures in the 90’s through the week, it’s going to be hot in Pittsburgh. How do you know when the heat becomes a health hazard? Allegheny General Hospital EMS Physician Dr Fred Harchelroad...
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Staying Cool & Healthy In Oppressive Heat
PITTSBURGH (NEWSRADIO 1020 KDKA) — We have a few days of 90 degree weather and even if you’re healthy, you could suffer from heat stroke or worse. KDKA AM’s Larry and John talk to Dr. Dan Geary, an...
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Science Lab Explosion Prompts Evacuation At Derry Area Schools
WESTMORELAND Co. (KDKA) – Derry Area High School and Middle School were evacuated after an explosion in the science lab. It happened around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. A science teacher, 35-year-old Brain...
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Car Crashes, Falls Over Hill
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Emergency crews are on the scene of a car over a hill. The crash happened near Broadlawn drive in Elizabeth Township. KDKA’s news chopper shows firefighters working to pull a person...
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Workers Trapped In Water Tank
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Emergency responders in Montgomery County are on the scene of a water tank in Lower Providence Township where two workers fell inside Wednesday morning. The accident happened less...
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Snowboarder Falls 25 Feet From Ski Lift
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A teenager was taken to the hospital after falling off a ski lift at the Hidden Valley Resort Saturday. The 15-year-old fell 25 feet from the lift around 7 p.m. Officials tell the...
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1 Rescued After Falling 20 Feet At McConnells Mill
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – One person was flown to the hospital after falling 20 feet while sightseeing. It happened around 1 p.m. Monday, when Cody Captain of Struthers, Ohio was sightseeing with his cousin...
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Dog Rescued After Suffering Severe Heat Stroke
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The recent heat wave has not only been leaving lots of people hot, but animals as well. The Animal Rescue League treated a dog Monday that was found in Homewood suffering from...
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Pittsburgh Plane Lands After Smoke In The Cockpit
NEWARK, N.J. (KDKA/AP) – A small passenger plane from Pittsburgh landed safely at Newark International Airport in New Jersey after reporting smoke in the cockpit. Port Authority of New York and New...
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Police: False Alarm Jumper Note Causes 3-Hour Search
CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) – Police have charged a man with leaving a note on a Pittsburgh-area bridge that prompted a fruitless three-hour search in the Ohio River below. Online court records don’t list an...
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Coroner Called To I-79 North Crash
CRANBERRY (KDKA) – Emergency crews are on the scene of a major crash in Butler County. It’s happening on Interstate 79 North, near Cranberry around 10 a.m. A car and a truck pulling an RV were...
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County Launches Special Needs Registry
Do you or someone you know have special needs? If so, you can now register online to let first responders in Allegheny County know if you or someone else may have a disability such as autism or...
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Storm Brings Treacherous Road Conditions
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – In most areas, officials are calling for people to stay off the roads. Continuous snow for much of Sunday left treacherous road conditions and drivers were urged to stay home if...
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Texting 911 Now An Option For Verizon Customers In Allegheny Co.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — What happened at Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook brought into the nation’s spotlight the need to be able to text a 911 call center for help. “When those people were in dire situations,...
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Sinkhole Swallows Car In Ross Township
ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A sinkhole is causing major concerns after opening up and swallowing a car near McKnight Road in Ross Township. The sinkhole opened up in the parking lot of the Hollywood Tans....
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McKnight Road Sinkhole Repairs Underway
ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Crews are working to fix a storm drain runoff pipe in Ross Township after a sinkhole swallowed up a car Tuesday. According to officials at the scene, the pipe collapsed and...
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Emergency Crews Called To Braddock Steel Co.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Emergency crews are headed to “Specialty Steel Products” in Braddock. It’s located on Eighth Street. Wester Pennsylvania Fire News tweeted that there was an explosion in a tire...
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KD Investigates: Could A Tanker Explosion Happen Here?
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The tanker train that derailed in West Virginia resulting in a fiery explosion was carrying the same Bakken crude that travels through our region and the City of Pittsburgh every...
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Ice Jams Lead To Some Flooding & Evacuations
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_0403201523140309021AA.mp4 PITTSBURGH (KDKA)- The rain and warmer temperatures caused ice jams to break loose on local rivers and creeks Wednesday and some...
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Fake Facebook Tornado Warning Leaves Butler County Officials Upset
BUTLER COUNTY (KDKA) — A Facebook post about a “fake” tornado warning had emergency officials in Butler County very upset today. Their fear was that people wouldn’t realize it was fake, and would...
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