PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - A look back at the headlines from the week of January 26th through February 1st:
Local:
Call For Charges To Be Filed Against Suspect In Shooting Death Of 15 Month Old"The Allegheny County District Attorney's office is responding to a call for charges to be filed against a suspect in the shooting death of 15 month old Marcus White." Continue Reading
Pittsburgh Experiences 90 Days Of Unhealthy Air In 2018"The Pittsburgh area had three months of unhealthy air quality in 2018, according to a new study released by Penn Environment." Continue Reading
With Flu And Coronavirus Fears, Pittsburgh Running Low On Surgical Masks"With all the news about the Coronavirus and an early flu season, Pittsburghers are turning to surgical masks to help fight the spread of germs." Continue Reading
Two More Flu Deaths Reported In Allegheny County"Two more flu deaths have been reported in Allegheny County, bringing this month's total to five." Continue Reading
Overall Crime Down In Pittsburgh, But There Are Worrying Trends"New numbers released by the city's Public Safety Department show an overall drop in crime, but with some worrisome trends." Continue Reading
Sheetz For The Kidz Raises Record-Breaking $704,658 During December Fundraiser"Sheetz for the Kidz, an employee-driven charity at Sheetz, set a new record during an in-store fundraising event in December." Continue Reading
Remember K9 Officer Rocco 6 Years Later"The Pittsburgh Police K-9 Unit is honoring the late K9 Rocco who was killed in action six years ago Thursday." Continue Reading
Pittsburgh Zoo's Clouded Leopards Get Names"The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium announced the names of their clouded leopard cubs." Continue Reading
Larry Richert Previews Origins of KDKA Radio"Larry Richert of the KDKA Radio Morning News gives a brief history of KDKA Radio's origins that sttarted with Frank Conrad, Harold Arlin and others." Continue Reading
Pittsburgh Oddcast: Getting Ready For Baseball By Going Back To The Past"In this sports-themed episode of the Pittsburgh Oddcast, the 26-year veteran Pirates play-by-play announcer, Greg Brown joins us once again to talk all things baseball, football and more!" Continue Reading
Sports:
Former Pitt And NBA Star DeJuan Blair Remembers Friend Kobe Bryant"DeJuan Blair grew up in Pittsburgh's Hill District and, like Kobe Bryant, had a life-long love affair with basketball. " Continue Reading
Capel: 'I Haven't Felt Like This Ever Over Someone That Wasn't Related To Me'"Pitt head basketball coach Jeff Capel joined The Fan Morning Show in weekly spot on Monday in a tough spot." Continue Reading
Starling Marte Reacts To Being Traded By Pirates"Starling Marte was traded by the Pirates to Arizona Monday, making Gregory Polanco the last player remaining from the Pirates playoff years." Continue Reading
Pittsburgh Once Again Named Top Football City"Either San Francisco or Kansas City will celebrate a Super Bowl victory this Sunday, but when it comes to the best football city, Pittsburgh is still #1." Continue Reading
Pens GM Jim Rutherford: 'We're A Team Now""Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford joined the Cook and Joe Show on Thursday as the team is ready to get back to work after the long All-Star break and Rutherford says he likes his team but he still is looking to do more." Continue Reading
Duquesne Coach Dambrot Not Satisfied With 'Close'"Keith Dambrot is not content with coming up short against good teams. " Continue Reading
Shaq: 'Never Could Have Imagined' Anything Like Kobe's Death"Shaquille O'Neal tearfully said Tuesday he never could have imagined anything like Kobe Bryant's death, remembering his former teammate as a great player whose kids called him "Uncle Shaq."" Continue Reading
Dunlap: Coach K's Outburst Had A Serious Side"I got a chuckle. Admit it, you probably did too." Continue Reading
Antonio Brown: 'I'm planning to come back to the NFL'"The football world is in Miami for Super Bowl LIV and with Antonio Brown being just a few minutes up the road, it's no surprise someone caught up to the troubled former NFL player." Continue Reading
New Survey Says It Would Take Over $238k For A Fan To Ditch The Black And Gold"How much is your loyalty to the Pittsburgh Steelers worth?" Continue Reading
Judge Frees NFL Star Antonio Brown From House Arrest"A Florida judge freed NFL free agent Antonio Brown from house arrest Tuesday, allowing him to travel freely as he awaits trial on charges that he attacked the driver of a moving truck." Continue Reading
State:
PETA Wants Punxsutawney Phil To Retire"Groundhog Day is this Sunday and if PETA gets what they want, it could be the last time a live Punxsutawney Phil will check for his shadow." Continue Reading
Harassing A Referee Could Be A Crime"A Pennsylvania House Representative is hoping to help with the profound lack of sports officials across the state with a new bill that would make it illegal to harass a referee during a school sporting event." Continue Reading
Anglers No Longer Need To Display License In PA"A fashion change is coming for Pennsylvania's anglers." Continue Reading
Credit Card Information Stolen From WaWa Up For Sale Online"Credit card information from one of the largest data breaches ever is up for sale on the dark web." Continue Reading
PA Lottery Giving Away 21 Trips To Las Vegas In Second-Chance Drawing"Want to go to Las Vegas? The Pennsylvania Lottery is offering 21 trips to Sin City in its James Bond Lottery Challenged Second-Chance Drawing." Continue Reading
National:
Pilot Of Bryant Helicopter Tried To Avoid Heavy Fog"The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn't have a recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to land but it's not clear it would have averted the crash that killed nine because the pilot may have lost control as the aircraft plunged into a fog-shrouded mountain, federal investigators said Tuesday." Continue Reading
Trump to create post to focus on solely human trafficking"President Donald Trump plans to expand the White House domestic policy office by appointing an individual to focus exclusively on combating human trafficking, The Associated Press has learned." Continue Reading
GOP Squirms As Bolton Prepares To Dish On Trump White House"For much of the last 20 years, John Bolton was a conservative poster child, a Republican hawk whose worldview helped shape the GOP establishment's approach to dicey foreign policy questions." Continue Reading
Budget Deficit To Break $1 Trillion Despite Strong Economy"An annual congressional report says the U.S. budget deficit is likely to burst through the symbolic $1 trillion barrier this year despite a healthy economy." Continue Reading
US Reports 1st Case Of Person-To-Person Spread Of New Virus"Health officials Thursday reported the first U.S. case of person-to-person spread of the new virus from China." Continue Reading
World:
Trump Plan Calls For Palestinian State, Settlement Freeze"President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Middle East peace plan Tuesday, calling for the creation of a State of Palestine with its capital in portions of east Jerusalem. He declared it a "win-win" opportunity for both Israel and the Palestinians." Continue Reading
Deaths Rise To 132 In China Outbreak As Foreigners Leave"World health officials expressed "great concern" Wednesday that a dangerous new virus is starting to spread between people outside of China, a troubling development as China and the world frantically work to contain the outbreak. For a second day, the number of infections grew dramatically." Continue Reading
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