PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - A look back at the headlines from the week of November 17th through November 23rd:
Local:
Mister Rogers Biopic Starring Tom Hanks is One of A Kind""I don't think I've ever gotten up from a movie feeling so serene..."" Continue Reading
History Center Adds Over 20 Items To Fred Rogers Collection"Just in time for the new Mister Rogers movie "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" hitting theaters this Friday, the Heinz History Center is adding over 20 items worn by Rogers on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood"." Continue Reading
Civil Suit Filed Against McGuire Memorial In Beaver"The case against McGuire Memorial in Beaver County is broadening." Continue Reading
Snow Angels Program Helps Older Pittsburghers With Shoveling"The City of Pittsburgh is now accepting applications for their Snow Angels program." Continue Reading
CCAC Announces Major Workforce Development Initiative"Community College of Allegheny County is announcing a major workforce development initiative at its North-side campus. " Continue Reading
Auditor General Says PPS District Travel Findings Not Racially Motivated"Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is defending his findings on Pittsburgh Public Schools' travel expenses." Continue Reading
Hearing on Combatting Mass Shootings"A special state committee appointed by Governor Tom Wolf heard from victims, police, social scientists, and counselors on how to stop mass shootings from happening and how to deal with their aftermath if they do happen." Continue Reading
Holiday Season is Scam Season"Holiday season is also scam season. " Continue Reading
4-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Wingharts Restaurant In Market Square" A 4-alarm fire broke out at a restaurant in Market Square Thursday afternoon." Continue Reading
Free Thanksgiving Meals Available To Pittsburghers In Need"Do you know someone in the City of Pittsburgh that needs a meal on Thanksgiving?" Continue Reading
Winning $650k Cash 5 Ticket Hits In Allegheny County, Will Be Split With Two Other Winners"A winning Cash Five ticket sold in Allegheny County will split Friday's $650,000 with two other winners." Continue Reading
Police: Man Will Be Charged After 2-Year-Old Shot Wife"A 25-year-old Derry Township man will be charged after his wife was accidentally shot by his two-year-old son." Continue Reading
Ross Twp. Officer Suspended For Sexually Explicit Comments"A Ross Township Police Lieutenant is suspended for five days without pay after being accused of making sexually explicit comments to fellow officers." Continue Reading
34th Gun Confiscated At Pittsburgh International Ties 2018 Number"An Altoona man was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers Thursday at Pittsburgh International Airport with a 9mm handgun loaded with 15 bullets." Continue Reading
Seven Springs Announced Opening Day"Seven Springs has snow and are officially ready for ski/snowboarding season." Continue Reading
Netflix Filming Closes Roads In Pittsburgh's Downtown, North Shore"It will be lights, camera, traffic for some Pittsburgh drivers as Netflix films for the movie "Sweet Girl" this week in Downtown and the North Shore." Continue Reading
Gun Found On Seneca Valley Campus, 2 Students In Custody"A gun was found in a student's vehicle at Seneca Valley's High School secondary campus Tuesday." Continue Reading
No Jail Time For Former Elizabeth Police Chief Who Stole Heroin"No jail time for the former Elizabeth Borough Police Chief who stole heroin from the department's evidence room." Continue Reading
A Christmas Story Pop-Up Bar is Coming to Pittsburgh!"I "triple dog dare you" with a good time!" Continue Reading
Holiday Season Underway With Blessing Of The Creche Downtown"In many ways it's the unofficial start of light up night and the start of the holiday season for Downtown Pittsburgh." Continue Reading
Kennywood Holiday Lights To Feature PA's Tallest Christmas Tree"Kennywood is prepping for the holiday season!" Continue Reading
Pittsburgh Oddcast: The Islands Of Pittsburgh"The history behind our Rivers and the events that have taken place along its shores have been widely known however, the Islands of Pittsburgh have many fascinating & forgotten tales to be told." Continue Reading
Sports:
Steve Blass Remembers Vera Clemente"Vera Clemente, wife of legendary Pittsburgh Pirate Roberto Clemente, passed away this weekend at the age of 78." Continue Reading
Ben Cherington Officially Announced As Pirates General Manager"The Pirates have officially announced Ben Cherington as the team's new general manager." Continue Reading
Steelers' Rudolph: 'No Acceptable Excuse' For Role In Brawl"Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph says there is "no acceptable" excuse for his role in a brawl with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett that ended with Garrett ripping off Rudolph's helmet, then hitting Rudolph in the head with it." Continue Reading
'Cutch' Volunteering All Week In Pittsburgh"Andrew McCutchen spent nine seasons thrilling Pirates fans." Continue Reading
NFL Says 'No Such Evidence' Found That Rudolph Used Racial Slur Against Garrett"An NFL Spokesperson tells reporters that the league looked into the allegations that Mason Rudolph used a racial slur against Myles Garrett before the Browns defensive end attacked the Steelers quarterback with his own helmet." Continue Reading
New Pirates General Manager Ready To Bring Winning Baseball Back To Pittsburgh"New Pirates General Manager Ben Cherington was introduced Monday afternoon by team owner Bob Nutting and President Travis Williams." Continue Reading
Suspended Pirates Closer Felipe Vazquez Facing 21 Additional Charges"New charges have been filed against suspended Pirate Felipe Vazquez and he will remain in PA to face criminal charges of a sexual relationship with an underage girl." Continue Reading
New GM Cherington: The Better We Do On The Field, The More Likely Payroll Moves In 'Positive Direction'"New Pirates general manager Ben Cherington was officially announced by the team yesterday at a news conference at PNC Park." Continue Reading
Fred Cox, former Pitt kicker, dies at age 80"Former Minnesota Vikings kicker Fred Cox, one of the last of the straight-on placekickers and a standout on several conference championship teams, has died." Continue Reading
State:
Slippery Rock Named Best Suburb In PA"The best suburb in Pennsylvania is just a short drive up north from Pittsburgh." Continue Reading
3 Cases Of Mumps Confirmed At Penn State"Three cases of mumps have been confirmed at Penn State's University Park Campus." Continue Reading
Jerry Sandusky resentenced to 30 to 60 years, same as before"A judge dashed the hopes of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky for a shorter prison term Friday, resentencing him to the same 30-to-60-year term imposed against him in 2012 for sexually abusing children." Continue Reading
Pennsylvania To Fund Research Into Fracking Health Impacts"Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday his administration will spend $3 million on a pair of studies to explore the potential health effects of the natural gas industry, taking action after months of impassioned pleas by the families of pediatric cancer patients who live in the most heavily drilled region of the state." Continue Reading
Sunday Hunting Coming To Pennsylvania"Governor Tom Wolf will sign recently-passed legislation allowing hunting on three Sundays a year in Pennsylvania." Continue Reading
Pennsylvania Agrees To Upgrade Inmates' Death Row Conditions"Pennsylvania's prison agency agreed to improve death row conditions under a settlement announced Monday of a federal lawsuit that called the inmates' living standards degrading and inhumane." Continue Reading
Trump to make 4th visit to battleground Pennsylvania in 2019"President Donald Trump will make his fourth visit to Pennsylvania this year, this time to Hershey as he makes his case in the presidential battleground state." Continue Reading
Entertainment:
Tom Hanks and Wife Rita Find Out He's Related to Mr. Rogers: 'This Is Crazy!'"Tom Hanks may be playing Fred Rogers in the upcoming film "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," but he's even closer to the character than he originally thought." Continue Reading
Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and All the Nominees for the 2020 GRAMMY Awards"Artists like Billie Eilish, Lizzo, and Lil Nas X helped change the game in 2019, shattering genre lines and leading the empowering charge for the next generation of artists." Continue Reading
'Happy Days' Cast Reunites 35 Years After Finale""Happy Days" are here again!" Continue Reading
Sam Hunt Speaks Out on DUI: 'It Was a Poor and Selfish Decision'"Sam Hunt released a statement on Friday afternoon regarding his DUI arrest in Nashville on Thursday" Continue Reading
National:
Trump Says He Doesn't Expect To Be Impeached"President Donald Trump says he does not expect to be impeached, claiming Democrats have "absolutely nothing" incriminating, despite days of public testimony by witnesses who said Trump withheld aid from Ukraine to press the country to investigate his political rivals." Continue Reading
Criminal Charges Expected This Week Against Epstein Guards"Two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein when he took his own life are expected to face criminal charges this week for falsifying prison records, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press." Continue Reading
Witness Denounces 'Fictional' Ukraine Election Interference"A former White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trump's top European envoy was sent on a "domestic political errand" seeking investigations of Democrats, stunning testimony that dismantled a main line of the president's defense in the impeachment inquiry." Continue Reading
At debate, Democrats agree that Trump should be impeached"Democratic presidential candidates clashed in a debate over the future of health care in America, racial inequality and their ability to build a winning coalition to take on President Donald Trump next year." Continue Reading
Trump Says He Went Through 'Very Routine Physical'"President Donald Trump says he went through a "very routine physical" when he visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday." Continue Reading
Pelosi invites Trump to testify as new witnesses prepare"Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to testify in front of investigators in the House impeachment inquiry ahead of a week that will see several key witnesses appear publicly." Continue Reading
World:
Congress adopts bills to support human rights in Hong Kong"Congress has approved two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong following months of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese city." Continue Reading
Royal scandal: Prince Andrew to step back from public duties"Following days of turmoil that have damaged the British royal family's reputation, Prince Andrew announced Wednesday that he will step back from public duties "for the foreseeable future" because of his association with a notorious American sex offender." Continue Reading
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