At Televised Town Hall, Toomey Predicts Quick Aid To Harvey Victims
Sen. Pat Toomey predicted that Congress will move quickly on an emergency aid package for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
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Sen. Pat Toomey predicted that Congress will move quickly on an emergency aid package for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Rescuers began a block-by-block search of tens of thousands of Houston homes Thursday, pounding on doors and shouting as they looked for anyone — alive or dead — who might have been left behind in Harvey's fetid floodwaters, which have now damaged more than 87,000 homes and destroyed nearly 7,000 statewide.
The White House says President Donald Trump is pledging $1 million in personal funds to Harvey storm relief efforts.
A baseball game won't fix Houston's problems. But it will help.
In Texas, the official death toll surpassed 30 on Wednesday and was expected to climb as authorities investigated several other deaths to determine whether they were storm related.
A woman who moved to Pittsburgh from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina says seeing the aftermath of Harvey brings back difficult memories.
Gasoline prices are going up and there's one obvious explanation -- the devastating, long-lasting storm in Texas.
Actress Sandra Bullock is donating $1 million dollars to help Hurricane Harvey victims.
Outdoors retailer Bass Pro Shops says they are donating dozens of boats and supplies to help with the ongoing rescues in communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
The owner of a Houston mattress chain has opened up his stores as a shelter for hundreds of Texans displaced by floods.
With its flood defenses strained, the crippled city of Houston anxiously watched dams and levees Tuesday to see if they would hold until the rain stops, and meteorologists offered the first reason for hope — a forecast with less than an inch of rain and even a chance for sunshine.
Officials acknowledge the grim reality that fatalities linked to Harvey could soar once the devastating floodwaters recede.
Carmen Pace and her family have been trying to reach her brother, a Pittsburgh native living in Texas, for days now.
Some native Pittsburghers who are now living in Texas have been battered by the storms.
A television station is reporting that six family members are believed to have drowned in Houston when their van was swept away by floodwaters.
As Hurricane Harvey continues to ravage the Texas coast, here's a list of organizations that need donations for disaster relief.
While the weather has been mostly calm locally, moisture from a tropical depression could move in this week.
Hurricane Harvey has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but it continues to batter parts of Texas.
A number of Pittsburghers are trapped in the floodwaters of Houston.
Fifteen assisted living facility residents were airlifted out of their flooded building to safety in Texas on Sunday.
ropical Storm Harvey continues to head back toward the Gulf of Mexico at a slow pace.
Both major airports in Houston have been closed amid severe flooding blamed on Tropical Storm Harvey.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says emergency personnel have responded to more than 2,000 calls to 911 for rescues in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. He said priority was being given to life-threatening calls.
President Donald Trump will travel to hurricane-ravaged Texas on Tuesday.
At least a dozen volunteers from western Pennsylvania are heading to Texas to help the Red Cross with Hurricane Harvey assistance.
The Penguins led 4-0 midway through the first period.
A woman has died after she was found unresponsive in Pittsburgh's Perry North neighborhood early Sunday morning.
A popular restaurant in Armstrong County will be closing its doors for good by the end of the year.
A teenage boy has died from his injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in West Mifflin on Saturday.
Cleveland's defense kept Pittsburgh out of the end zone and the Browns held on for a 13-6 victory, preventing the Steelers from clinching the AFC North.
The Penguins led 4-0 midway through the first period.
A woman has died after she was found unresponsive in Pittsburgh's Perry North neighborhood early Sunday morning.
A popular restaurant in Armstrong County will be closing its doors for good by the end of the year.
A teenage boy has died from his injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in West Mifflin on Saturday.
Cleveland's defense kept Pittsburgh out of the end zone and the Browns held on for a 13-6 victory, preventing the Steelers from clinching the AFC North.
Bank of America Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan stated last week that, as President Trump seeks a new chair of the Federal Reserve, maintaining the banking system's independence is paramount.
Strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria come after President Trump spent weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
President Trump said TV broadcast licenses should be revoked if newscasts and late-night shows are almost entirely negative about him and the GOP.
Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation eliminating Ohio's four-day grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots.
The Justice Department early Tuesday released more than 11,000 additional documents and photos from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Pennsylvania will receive nearly $7 million as part of a nationwide settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA.
People in Armstrong County communities like Worthington and Kittanning say they're not getting packages they ordered weeks ago from Amazon.
As more data centers are approved in southwestern Pennsylvania, state lawmakers are taking steps to make sure the centers pay their fair share and are good neighbors in their communities.
If you haven't sent gifts in the mail yet, you don't have much time left.
The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
We asked, and you delivered! Your pets have gone full holiday mode!
Everyone is competing against each other to see who can wrap their oddly shaped present the fastest!
From timeless classics to some questionable choices, we're spilling all our favorite holiday movie secrets!
Secret Santa has become a yearly tradition on Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh!
A Pittsburgh-area couple is vying for the championship on one of television's most talked-about baking shows.
Health care workers say a powerful new street drug is clogging Pittsburgh-area emergency rooms with people suffering from violent withdrawal symptoms.
Seven employees of the Allegheny County-run Kane Community Living Centers in Scott Township have been under investigation.
Veterans are outraged after learning about damage done to gravesites at a cemetery in Fayette County.
Artificial intelligence is watching where people park in Pittsburgh.
Drivers who were convicted of infractions years ago are being told to surrender their licenses or file costly appeals because Allegheny County never processed the paperwork.
Thousands of Pennsylvanians are dropping their health insurance as premiums are set to double on Jan. 1, 2026.
Health care workers say a powerful new street drug is clogging Pittsburgh-area emergency rooms with people suffering from violent withdrawal symptoms.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A Pennsylvania man visited Penn to thank the surgeon who saved his life during a stroke.
NFL players say they will continue with dry-needling sessions despite a recent incident involving the Pittsburgh Steelers' T.
The Penguins led 4-0 midway through the first period.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
Cleveland's defense kept Pittsburgh out of the end zone and the Browns held on for a 13-6 victory, preventing the Steelers from clinching the AFC North.
Cory Sanders will enter his ninth season on Pitt's coaching staff.
Kickoff between the Steelers and the Browns today is set for 1:00 p.m. at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland.
There won't be a Westmoreland County Airshow next year because of construction at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh voted last week to end their three-year-long walkout.
Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.
A report on the future of water in central Ohio warns that industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields.
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
A court in Romania has sentenced American rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months in jail on drug possession charges.
Stay on top of local weather with First Alert Meteorologist Rob Wilson's forecast!
A woman has died after she was found unresponsive in Pittsburgh's Perry North neighborhood early Sunday morning.
The KD Sunday Spotlight highlighted a number of organizations throughout 2025.
The shooting happened along Manton Way around 4:15 a.m. on Sunday.
Get the latest weather forecast from KDKA-TV First Alert Meteorologist Mary Ours!
Pitt's regular season has ended with an 8-4 record.
Pitt's five-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-15 loss to Notre Dame.
Mason Heintschel set a new Pitt freshman single-game passing record in the Pitt win at Acrisure Stadium.
The 44th annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund will help our neighbors in need have a nice meal for Thanksgiving.
West Virginia scored a late touchdown to tie the game and then beat Pitt in overtime to win the 108th Backyard Brawl.
