Texas man sentenced to 3 years in prison for smuggling cocaine in cheese
Aaron Balderrama, 23, had cocaine hidden in four wheels of cheese.
Aaron Balderrama, 23, had cocaine hidden in four wheels of cheese.
Archaeologists exploring the cave removed the boulder and discovered the rock was "literally splitting" a human skeleton in half.
President Joe Biden thanked Mexico for the arrest of "El Nini" -- the hyper violent, alleged security chief for the "Chapitos" wing of the Sinaloa cartel.
Hurricane Otis plowed into Mexico's Pacific coast as a deadly Category 5. Just 12 hours earlier, it was a tropical storm.
One of the first cases to expose the pipeline of guns from the United States to Mexican cartels involved an Oklahoma man smuggling ghost gun parts across the border through Laredo, Texas.
Hilary was downgraded a few hours before landfall to a tropical storm as rain from the storm started spreading in Southern California, the National Weather Service said.
Tim Shaddock told Australian TV he just needed "rest and good food, because I have been alone at sea a long time," after he was spotted by a helicopter.
The governors of Virginia, West Virginia and South Carolina are joining the growing list of Republican-led states sending soldiers or other state law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico.
The CDC says it's working with Mexican health officials and U.S. state and local health departments to respond to the outbreak among patients who traveled to Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas.
The bodies were found as police looked in wooded lots and even sinkhole ponds known as cenotes.
The three were last heard from on April 4 near Mazatlán. They were en route to San Diego.
Photos showed police, the Mexican National Guard and a vehicle from the attorney general's office at the Fiesta Americana hotel.
One of the surviving U.S. citizens was wounded and the other wasn't, Tamaulipas Gov. Américo Villarreal said.
The agency says their vehicle was fired on after it entered Matamoros, a city home to warring Gulf drug cartel factions.
Gortari-Redondo's co-conspirators ― his wife and another man ― are still at large, and there is a $3,500 reward offered for each of them.
A video apparently taped at a luxury villa in San Jose del Cabo shows one woman, apparently an American, beating another woman.
Officials said 53 people died in the deadliest smuggling episode ever in the U.S.
If snow in March has you dreaming of clear blue water and white sandy beaches, there's a way to escape.
A Pittsburgh woman hospitalized on her honeymoon in Mexico is back in the country after she was flown to a hospital in Florida.
A local couple's honeymoon in Mexico turned into a nightmare when the new bride ended up in the hospital with sepsis on the first day.
About 150 unaccompanied children found at the southern border of the U.S. have arrived in northwestern Pennsylvania and will be housed at a dormitory at the Pennsylvania International Academy.
Popular, all-inclusive resorts have been increasing safety measures and Americans continue to travel to them amid the pandemic.
A 12-year-old boy left his puppy outside a shelter with a stuffed animal and a touching note: He wanted to spare him the wrath of his abusive father.
A truck driver hauling frozen strawberries from Mexico into the U.S. was arrested Saturday after customs officers found nearly $13 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in the trailer.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Mystik Dan will earn $3.1 million from a total purse of $5 million, the largest purse in the race's history.
Fallen Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire and Officer Sean Sluganski of the McKeesport Police Department were officially added to the Borough and Township Memorial in South Park on Friday.
The safety program has a goal of zero workplace injuries.
Former Ohio Treasurer and three-time U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his divorce agreement.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Mystik Dan will earn $3.1 million from a total purse of $5 million, the largest purse in the race's history.
Fallen Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire and Officer Sean Sluganski of the McKeesport Police Department were officially added to the Borough and Township Memorial in South Park on Friday.
The safety program has a goal of zero workplace injuries.
Former Ohio Treasurer and three-time U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his divorce agreement.
Former Ohio Treasurer and three-time U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his divorce agreement.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania on Thursday proposed a series of debates with his Republican challenger David McCormick leading up to the November general election, and McCormick readily accepted.
Judy O'Connor, the wife of late former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor, has died, according to her family.
President Biden said "no," the National Guard should not intervene in the protests.
Pittsburgh budget shortfalls could soon impact anything from the pavement on your street to your tax bill.
Live Nation's Concert Week sale starts on Wednesday.
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Live Nation Concert Week starts Wednesday. With presales and fees usually associated with tickets, KDKA-TV's Chris Hoffman looked into what you should expect to find when you hit purchase.
Giant Eagle is ending a feature that lets people scan items with their phones at a handful of stores.
The summer fuel blend along with inspections and maintenance at refineries are partially to blame for the rising prices.
That's a wrap for this week on PTL! Here's a look back at some of the fun we had.
Book clubs are coming back into style! Hosts Heather and David are talking about what they read and the book club trend.
We're getting a preview of some of the fashions that will be a part of Pressley Ridge's Runway for Hope event, which raises money for a great cause.
PTL's Katie O'Malley heads to the SouthSide Works to get a preview of Cinco de Mayo weekend's TacoMania festival.
Over the last 20 years, Pittsburgh Today Live has hit the road plenty of times. From the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show to Field Day to the Washington County Fair, here's a look back ahead of our 20th Anniversary Special.
The PA Cyber head says the bill will result in massive layoffs and cripple their operations.
The founder and former CEO of PA Cyber was sentenced to prison six years ago for funneling millions of taxpayer dollars into dummy corporations and his pockets.
Vince Fannick was charged with 117 counts of insurance fraud, theft by deception and unlawful talking.
Is the city of Pittsburgh about to fall off a fiscal cliff?
An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a site in Armstrong County.
The Monroeville location will be the seventh offered by AHN.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends women get a mammogram every other year starting when they turn 40 years old.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
Staying ahead of drug shortages is a constant battle for hospital pharmacists.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Mystik Dan will earn $3.1 million from a total purse of $5 million, the largest purse in the race's history.
It's a soccer night in Pittsburgh!
Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies edged struggling Pittsburgh 3-2.
This was Reirden's second stint with the Penguins.
Rue21, a mall staple for teen apparel, is going out of business and closing all 540 of its stores.
Nippon Steel says it has postponed the expected closing of its takeover of U.S. Steel by three months.
Insight Global will pay $2.7 million in a settlement after exposing 72,000 residents' private medical information.
Giant Eagle is ending a feature that lets people scan items with their phones at a handful of stores.
The Chadwick, a popular wedding venue in Wexford, has been sold to the Jim Shorkey Family Auto Group.
The 2024 Met Gala theme is "The Garden of Time" — to go along with the spring exhibition, titled "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion."
Live Nation's Concert Week sale starts on Wednesday.
Luke Bryan is bringing his Farm Tour to Westmoreland County this year.
The 16th Street Bridge will close multiple times throughout a two-week stretch for "Mayor of Kingstown" filming.
Kiki Wong got her first guitar from Costco at 13 years old. Now she's joining The Smashing Pumpkins.
Get the latest weather updates with meteorologist Kristin Emery's forecast!
Pittsburgh marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore. KDKA-TV's Lauren Linder has more.
Fallen Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire and Officer Sean Sluganski of the McKeesport Police Department were officially added to the Borough and Township Memorial in South Park on Friday.
City of Pittsburgh officials are touting new data showing a drop in the injury rate for city employees.
Watch as teams from Shady Side Academy, North Allegheny, and Central Catholic high schools compete on this edition of KD Quiz!
We had a great time with the KDKA kids on both Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh for Take Your Child to Work Day 2024!
Several businesses were damaged by the overnight fire.
Several areas across Pittsburgh flooded after setting another daily rain record.
From the path of totality in Erie to 97% coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians experienced the rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Numerous areas saw rising floodwaters on Tuesday and Wednesday