Voter IDs: Distinguishing or Disenfranchising Voters?
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Supporters of a Republican-backed proposal that would require all Pennsylvania voters to show photo identification at the polling booth are picking up steam in...
View ArticleJudge Issues Ruling On Voter ID Law
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A judge issued a ruling on Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law Tuesday morning and some Democrats are calling it a victory. The judge partially blocked the ID requirement,...
View ArticleAuthorities Identify Victim Of Fatal Pedestrian Crash In Unity Twp.
UNITY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Authorities in Westmoreland County say they have identified the pedestrian who died after being struck by a vehicle Saturday evening in Unity Township. The accident happened...
View ArticleWilkinsburg Shooting Leaves 1 Dead
WILKINSBURG (KDKA) – Police are investigating after one woman was shot and killed in Wilkinsburg early Wednesday morning. According to police, the shooting happened in the 300-block of South Trenton...
View ArticlePa. Judge Bars ID Enforcement In November Election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A state judge on Friday barred enforcement of Pennsylvania’s strict voter-identification law in the Nov. 5 general election. The state also cannot require local elections...
View ArticleSweet-Toothed Liquor Thief Tells Clerk: “See Ya”
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) – Police have been searching for a sweet-toothed, fleet-footed thief who got away with two bottles of flavored vodka after telling a western Pennsylvania state store clerk, “See...
View ArticleStudent Arrested For Dressing As The Joker
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A college student was arrested and is facing charges after he dressed up like the “Joker” on campus. “I just want to get back to class as soon as possible,” says 21-year-old...
View Article‘Joker’ Student To Leave Carlow University For Lesser Charge
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Some of the charges against a college student who dressed up as the “Joker” on campus may be withdrawn. Christian Smith, a 21-year-old Carlow University senior, said he wore the...
View ArticleJudge Strikes Down Pa. Voter ID Law
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Last year, KDKA caught up 82-year-old Minnie Walker of Manchester. She had voted in every presidential election since she cast her ballot for John F. Kennedy in 1960. Since she...
View ArticleAuthorities Trying To ID Bones Found At Gas Well Fire Site
DUNKARD TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Authorities say they have found remains at the site of last week’s gas well explosion and fire in Greene County that left one worker missing and presumed dead. State police,...
View ArticleGreene Co. Gas Wells Likely To Be Capped By Tuesday
DILLNER (AP) — The state Department of Environmental Protection says it will likely take until Tuesday to cap two Greene County gas wells involved in a fatal explosion. Department spokesman Kelly Burch...
View ArticlePolice: Grove City Woman Claimed To Be Sister During Traffic Stop
POLK, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania woman has been jailed on forgery and other charges because state police say she identified herself as her sister when she was pulled over and given two traffic...
View ArticleParents Of Worker Killed In Greene Co. Well Blast Sue Owners
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The parents of a contractor killed when a Greene County natural gas well exploded in February have sued the Chevron subsidiary that owns the well. The lawsuit filed by the parents of...
View ArticleDEP Details Cause Of Fatal Greene Co. Gas Well Fire
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Department of Environmental Protection has released their findings about the cause of a fatal gas well fire in Greene County earlier this year. The well exploded on Feb. 11,...
View ArticleClarion University Adopts Nickname Policy For Students, Workers
CLARION, Pa. (AP) – A university in Pennsylvania is allowing students and workers to use nicknames on some campus records, including student identification cards and emails, in an effort to better...
View ArticleLower Burrell Police Ask For Public’s Help Identifying Woman
LOWER BURRELL (KDKA) – The Lower Burrell Police Department is asking the public for help identifying a woman. On Friday, they shared a photo on Facebook of a woman caught on surveillance footage. They...
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