PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - A look back at the headlines from the week of September 22nd through September 28th:
Local News:
Three Dead, Four Hospitalized In Apparent Drug Overdose On South Side"Pittsburgh police are investigating what they say is an apparent drug overdose on the South Side." Continue Reading
Arrest Made In Drug Overdose That Killed 3"There's an arrest in connection with drug overdoses that took three lives on the South Side early Sunday and hospitalized four others." Continue Reading
Suspect In South Side Overdoses Pleads Not Guilty"The suspect in the fentanyl overdose deaths of three people and non-fatal overdoses of three more was arraigned in federal court Thursday afternoon." Continue Reading
Protesters Gather at Exxon In Marshall-Shadeland for 3rd day"Protesters gathered for a third day Monday at an Exxon station in Marshall-Shadeland where two women were assaulted on Friday by gas station owners and an employee." Continue Reading
Two African-American Women Attacked At Gas Station Speak Out" The two sisters beaten outside a North Side gas station last Friday in a dispute over 17 dollars spoke to reporters with their attorney Friday." Continue Reading
Charges Filed In North Side Gas Station Assault"Three men have been charged by the District Attorney's Office in an assault that occurred at a North Side gas station on Friday." Continue Reading
New Video Released Shows Alleged Assault In Gas Station" District Attorney Stephen Zappala's office has released video (skip to 2:00) of the incident that led up to an altercation between two women and three employees/managers at a local Exxon station." Continue Reading
Attorney Says Two Men Involved In Gas Station Attack Not Racist" An attorney for two of the three men charged in the attack on two African-American women at a Marshall-Shadeland gas station last week says they are not racist." Continue Reading
Lease Terminated At Gas Station Where Two African-American Women Were Assaulted"The owner of the North Side gas station where employees assaulted two African-American women has terminated the lease." Continue Reading
Third man charged with drug counts in Mac Miller's death|" A third man has been arrested and charged with drug offenses in connection with the overdose death of rapper Mac Miller." Continue Reading
PHOTOS: Mister Rogers Costume That Has Pittsburgh Mad"Dessie Mitcheson -- who posed in the Nicest Neighbor Costume for online retailer Yandy -- is saying she is getting some hate from Pittsburgh Mister Rogers fans. " Continue Reading
Area Congressmen Divided On Impeachment Inquiry"Pittsburgh area Congress members are divided as the nation on the house's impeachment inquiry. KDKA Radio's Joe DeStio report." Continue Reading
'Inappropriate Homework Assignment' Has Kids Running Away From K-9 Officer"Pittsburgh Public Schools confirms an "inappropriate homework assignment" was given to 1st grade students at Linden PreK-5." Continue Reading
Felipe Vazquez Transferred To Westmoreland County Prison"Former Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez has been transferred from Allegheny County Jail to the Westmoreland County Prison." Continue Reading
GoFundMe Set Up To Provide Costumes For Children Battling Cancer"A GoFundMe has been set up to provide costumes for cancer patients at the Children's Hospital in Cranberry Township." Continue Reading
Sheetz To Open Up Technology Hub In Pittsburgh"Western Pennsylvania based Sheetz continence stores announced Monday the opening of its first-ever "technology and innovation hub" in Pittsburgh." Continue Reading
'Way too extreme': Some Beaver County Democrats warn against moving left"The Democrats of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, crowded onto the steps of a local courthouse, dozens of union men protesting a looming power plant closure that would put their livelihoods at risk." Continue Reading
Rep. Lamb No Longer Neutral, Supports Impeachment Inquiry"Local Congressman Conor Lamb's neutral stance on an impeachment inquiry has changed." Continue Reading
Man Accused Of Stabbing Two Women Will Stand Trial"The man accused of stabbing two women, killing one of them, is heading to trial." Continue Reading
Sport News:
Steve Blass Hangs Up The Microphone This Weekend"An era truly comes to an end this weekend at PNC Park. Steve Blass, a man who has been with the Pittsburgh Pirates for 60 years is retiring, well for the most part." Continue Reading
Roethlisberger undergoes elbow surgery, plans 2020 return"Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had surgery to repair his right elbow on Monday." Continue Reading
After Arraignment, Felipe Vazquez Will Stay In Jail"Former Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez was arraigned Wednesday afternoon and will say in jail." Continue Reading
Steelers Acquire TE Nick Vannett From Seattle" According to multiple reports the Steelers will acquire Seattle tight end Nick Vannett for a fifth-round draft pick next year." Continue Reading
Pitt Women's Basketball Player Kyla Nelson Diagnosed With Cancer"The University of Pittsburgh announced Wednesday afternoon that a member of the woman's basketball team has been diagnosed with cancer." Continue Reading
Penguins Reduce Roster To 27 The Penguins have reduced their training camp roster to 27 players. Continue Reading
After Announcing His NFL Career Was Over, AB Now Says 'Why Stop Now'"After announcing over the weekend that his NFL career was over, Antonio Brown seems to have backtracked." Continue Reading
Report: Clint Hurdle To Return Next Season"According to a report from The Athletic, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle has been informed that he will be back for the 2020 season." Continue Reading
Three Panthers Honored For UCF Performance"Three Pitt football players have been named as ACC Players of the week." Continue Reading
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira Set for Super Bowl Halftime Show"Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will perform when the Super Bowl comes to Miami, as part of the Pepsi Halftime Show." Continue Reading
Entertainment News:
Kenny Chesney Announces Pittsburgh Concert at Heinz Field"Kenny Chesney is coming to Pittsburgh!" Continue Reading
'This Is Us' has a Beaver County Connection!!!"I have always loved 'This Is Us' for its Pittsburgh connection, but now it's gotten one HUGE step closer to home for me! " Continue Reading
Netflix's 'Making A Murderer' Confession: Convicted Wisconsin Murderer Admits To The Killing"If you're obsessed with murder mysteries like I am, you probably had a love/hate relationship with the Netflix show "Making a Murder"." Continue Reading
2019 Emmy Awards: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Big - See the Full List"The 71st Annual Primetime Emmys came and went with some big surprises." Continue Reading
State News:
After Listening Tour, Wolf And Fetterman Call For Legal Cannabis"Earlier this year, Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman went on a Listening Tour stopping at all 67 counties to gauge how the public feels about legalized recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania." Continue Reading
Lt. Gov Fetterman Encourages Those Convicted Of Marijuana-Related Crimes To Apply For Pardon" Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Encouraging Pennsylvanians to Apply for Marijuana-Related Pardons" Continue Reading
National News:
Pelosi orders impeachment probe: 'No one is above the law'"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi launched a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, acquiescing to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election year clash between Congress and the commander in chief." Continue Reading
Senate sends Trump stopgap spending bill, averting shutdown" The Senate has passed a temporary government-wide funding bill that staves off the risk of a government shutdown through Nov. 21." Continue Reading
US vaping illness count jumps to 805, deaths rise to 13"Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 13, health officials said Thursday.' Continue Reading
Military sees frustrating trend as suicides spike"Military suicides surged this year to a record high among active duty troops, continuing a deadly trend that Pentagon officials say is frustrating and they are struggling to counter." Continue Reading
"Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary's wife charged in boat crash"The wife of "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary has been charged with careless operation of a vessel in a fatal boat crash in Canada, authorities said Tuesday." Continue Reading
Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead's poetic lyricist, dead at 78"Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical words for many of the Grateful Dead's finest songs, has died at age 78." Continue Reading
World News:
Climate Experts Say They Hear Talk At UN But Not Much Action"Leader after leader told the United Nations on Monday that they will do more to prevent a warming world from reaching even more dangerous levels." Continue Reading
