
States reach deal over marketing, safety of generic opioids
A former opioid manufacturer has agreed to pay up to $2.4 billion in a deal with a dozen states.
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A former opioid manufacturer has agreed to pay up to $2.4 billion in a deal with a dozen states.
The original ruling favored three major U.S. drug distributors.
Allegheny County is suing several major players in the pharmaceutical world in relation to the opioid epidemic.
A federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of three major U.S. drug distributors in a landmark lawsuit that accused them of causing a health crisis by distributing 81 million pills over eight years in one West Virginia county ravaged by opioid addiction.
A landmark case is still awaiting a verdict nearly one year later.
A former South Hills pharmacist was sentenced on drug and fraud charges.
The attorney general said the figure is reflective of the severity of the opioid crisis in West Virginia.
A KDKA investigation is getting results.
Pittsburgh's first responders are now equipped with a drug used by hospitals to treat opioid use disorder and withdrawal.
Alarming numbers from the CDC show 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in just one year from March 2020 to April of this year.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said the opioid epidemic is a problem that's only gotten worse due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pennsylvania's years-long opioid disaster declaration is ending on Wednesday.
Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced on Friday that it is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh and Saint Joesph's University to provide first responder education and training.
Pennsylvania's fentanyl crisis is costing taxpayers billions, according to a new report by Auditor General Eugene DePasquale.
Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed a legal objection against the $38 million bonuses Purdue Pharma's executives requested to receive.
A federal class-action lawsuit alleges the overwhelmed foster care system in opioid-ravaged West Virginia has failed to protect children.
Public officials believe that we Pennsylvania is at a critical crossroad in combatting the opioid epidemic.
A new analysis finds that money from a tentative settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will be "no more than a stopgap" for state and local governments struggling to combat the opioid epidemic.
First lady Melania Trump is visiting West Virginia to learn how a city at the center of the nation's opioid epidemic is grappling with the crisis.
Police allegedly found a large quantity of illegal drugs in two Washington County houses after they executed search warrants.
Researchers posing as heroin users seeking help contacted hundreds of treatment clinics in U.S. states with the highest overdose death rates.
Janel Firestone found her son — the 24-year-old, just resigned mayor of the tiny Pennsylvania town of Mount Carbon — in what she assumed was a deep sleep.
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has received a patent designed to treat opioid addiction.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania and seven other states will pursue even seemingly small synthetic opioid cases in hopes of reducing the supply of the drugs in areas with high overdose death rates.
Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson is facing legal action after missing out on a scheduled appearance.
A teenage boy was taken into custody after police say he was in possession of a stolen firearm and heroin.
The parking lot of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is closed due to a collapse.
Gateway school leaders addressed the charges surrounding its suspended band director.
It is not clear what type of fuel leaked into the creek or if the water supply is impacted.
Heavy rains caused significant amounts of mud to run into the pool.
A woman is accused of hitting several cars after the Kid Rock concert at the Pavilion at Star Lake.
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry said his cellphone was seized Tuesday morning by FBI agents carrying a search warrant.
A West Virginia man accused of secretly recording a foreign exchange student has been charged with possessing child porn.
Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson is facing legal action after missing out on a scheduled appearance.
A teenage boy was taken into custody after police say he was in possession of a stolen firearm and heroin.
The parking lot of the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is closed due to a collapse.
Gateway school leaders addressed the charges surrounding its suspended band director.
It is not clear what type of fuel leaked into the creek or if the water supply is impacted.
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry said his cellphone was seized Tuesday morning by FBI agents carrying a search warrant.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be in Pittsburgh on Aug. 19 for the event.
Doug Mastriano appeared briefly Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Doug Mastriano appeared briefly Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Rep. Richard Neal, head of the House Ways and Means Committee, first requested the tax information from the IRS in April 2019.
We've all seen the used by date on food in our fridge, but is it something to strictly follow?
Conagra is recalling more than 100,000 pounds of P.F. Chang's Home Menu beef and broccoli.
Conagra is recalling more than 100,000 pounds of P.F. Chang's Home Menu beef and broccoli
Gov. Tom Wolf reintroduced a program he says is aimed at supporting families in Pennsylvania through the inflation crisis.
More than 50 protein and nutritional drink products are being pulled from store shelves for what is described as microbial contamination.
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We're chatting with representatives from Pittsburgh Gives about their #OneDay event!
We're in the PTL Kitchen with Giant Eagle Prepared Foods Team Leader Chef Crystal Baldwin making Chicken and Pea-sto Pasta!
PTL's Celina Pompeani Mathison heads to Lawrenceville to visit local shop Closet Rehab where you can design your own jewelry.
Back to school tips presented by Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Seeking the death penalty will come at considerable costs to Washington County's taxpayers.
What is being done to help people experiencing homelessness in the city of Pittsburgh?
Homelessness is on the rise in our region, up 21 percent in Allegheny County from last year.
Shell's cracker plant in Beaver County is finally set to open later this summer.
Shell's cracker plant in Beaver County is finally set to open later this summer.
"There is no speculation here whatsoever," the study's lead author said. "These are things that have already happened."
Dr. Ashish Jha told "CBS Mornings" that declaring a public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak will speed up vaccinations and help health officials obtain data to stop the spread of the disease.
The declaration could help the federal government respond as the number of cases grows and demand for the vaccine far exceeds supply around the country.
Several changes are being discussed, including distancing, isolation, and others.
U.S. District Judge Chuck Chambers in Huntington made the ruling Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Lambda Legal.
The athlete and icon suggested that she's planning to retire in a new Vogue essay published on Tuesday.
In just a few weeks, Friday night lights will return.
Happy birthday, Sidney Crosby.
The Buccos responded in a dominant fashion after losing games one and two.
The Orioles have taken games one and two of the three-game set.
Federal investigators have indicted five people, including the CEO of Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center in Beaver County, of health care fraud.
Several times per week here at KDKA, we hear from unemployed people whose frustrations have boiled over while trying to get some help from the state -- so John Shumway went asking for answers.
Animal shelters in some areas of the country are seeing more pets returned to their care.
Enjoy Life Natural Brands is expanding its voluntary recall of baked goods over the potential presence of hard pieces of plastic.
The iconic Heinz Ketchup bottles may no longer be on the end zone scoreboard, but they are not leaving Acrisure Stadium.
The 20th annual Pittsburgh Little Italy Days returns to Bloomfield on Aug. 18-21.
Over a four-year period, 1963-67, Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland crafted more than 25 top 10 songs.
You can be featured in the upcoming film.
Her husband John Easterling announced her passing on her Facebook page.
Two Pittsburgh police officers were injured while trying to make an arrest on the South Side.
KDKA's Bob Pompeani and 93.7 The Fan's Andrew Fillipponi discuss the sports topics of the day.
KDKA's Bob Pompeani and 93.7 The Fan's Andrew Fillipponi discuss the sports topics of the day.
KDKA's Bob Pompeani and 93.7 The Fan's Andrew Fillipponi discuss the sports topics of the day.
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On Monday, July 18, 2022, crews were hard at work at the former Heinz Field. They were taking down signage to make way for Acrisure Stadium. After removing the endzone ketchup bottles on Monday and Tuesday, the iconic Heinz Field sign on the front of the stadium was taken down.
The new UPMC Presbyterian Hospital will stand 17-stories high and have 636 private patient rooms, officials said.
More than a dozen tanker cars derailed in Harmar Township, sending three people to the hospital on Thursday.
Pittsburgh Marathon weekend 2022 brought hundreds of thousands of people into the city. Despite a rainy day, runners made their way through 14 city neighborhoods.
A violent morning in the North Side saw 11 victims, including 2 dead juveniles and 9 others who were injured.