750,000 Pa. Hunters Open 2-Week Rifle Deer Season
Warmer than average temperatures and mostly clear weather was expected as an estimated 750,000 hunters take to the woods as deer rifle hunting season opens in Pennsylvania.
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Warmer than average temperatures and mostly clear weather was expected as an estimated 750,000 hunters take to the woods as deer rifle hunting season opens in Pennsylvania.
According to the Census Bureau, women now make up 11 percent of the nearly 14 million hunters nationwide.
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Western Pennsylvania is well-known for its deer hunting.
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The shot came out of nowhere. The slug from the hunter's shotgun passed through the bedroom into the bathroom and through the bathroom door, before hitting molding in the hallway.
A 7-year-old boy was fatally shot in Mercer County Saturday.
The shot rang out just before noon on Thursday. The slug from the hunter's shotgun passed through a Leet Township bedroom into the bathroom, and then through the bathroom door before hitting the molding in the hallway.
You could call it a real-life story of man versus beast. An Elizabeth Township man says he killed the first black bear to be shot in southern Allegheny County.
A 300 pound black bear was shot and killed in Elizabeth Township.
On the first day of buck season, a steady stream of trucks rolled into Shuba's Deer Processing in Washington, where Steve Shuba continues a fifty year family tradition.
Thousands of hunters are expected to head into the woods Monday morning to mark the start of the gun deer hunting season.
Monday marks a big day for deer hunters. It's the start of deer season.
Local hunters can donate deer to help fight hunger through a program called "Hunters Sharing the Harvest."
Many hunters will spend the holiday weekend in the woods going after deer, turkey or pheasants. This week, the Steelers' defensive lineman Brett Keisel and some of his teammates grabbed some guns and headed to a local hunting and fishing club. And they took KDKA's Bob Pompeani along with them.
Hunters will have more access to hunting areas this season.
Police are investigating after a teenager was shot while spotting deer in Fayette County Sunday night.
Authorities have found the body of a man who went missing on Lake Arthur more than a week ago.
Police are searching for a man who went missing in Moraine State Park Friday night.
Police are investigating after someone fired a bullet into a child's bedroom in Westmoreland County.
A teenage boy was injured in a hunting accident early Monday morning in Elizabeth.
Almost one million hunters will be looking for the ultimate prize in wooded areas around the state on Monday.
Entries are being accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, January 16.
Officers were called to the area of Tecumseh Street around 10:15 p.m. on Monday.
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Entries are being accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, January 16.
Officers were called to the area of Tecumseh Street around 10:15 p.m. on Monday.
Pittsburgh hasn't won a playoff game since 2017.
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Houston Texans star wide receiver Nico Collins left Monday night's playoff game against the Steelers to be evaluated for a concussion.
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Houston Texans in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs on Monday night.
The McKeesport Area School District will operate on a two-hour delay after the Steelers-Texans playoff game.
It has been five years since the home improvement retailer Menards bought a large parcel of land off Route 30 in Westmoreland County.
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Investigators said the businesses were involved in a large-scale illegal marijuana sales operation.
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