Special Olympics Pennsylvania's torch run returns for 14th year
A long-running tradition returned to Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
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A long-running tradition returned to Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
A long-running tradition returned to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. This is the 14th year for Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s torch run. KDKA’s Megan Shinn reports from the North Shore.
On Tuesday, a local athlete received the news that she will represent Pennsylvania in the upcoming Special Olympics USA Games next summer.
This year, students were able to raise more than $30,000 for the Special Olympics.
The Special Olympics North American Softball Championships are underway at the No Offseason Sports complex in Russellton, where more than 25 teams have traveled into the Pittsburgh area from across the United States and Canada, all vying for a chance to win this prestigious tournament.
Tuesday marks the start of the 13th annual Special Olympics Pennsylvania.
Athletes competed in a number of games and challenges -- all in the name of inclusion.
Outside of Acrisure Stadium, the polar plunge had Pittsburghers cold, but accomplished.
More than 600 people took a dip in the river on Sunday.
The championship is coming to the Steel City, specifically at No Offseason Sports Park in Tarentum from Sept. 6-8.
Young athletes across the area are gearing up to compete in Special Olympics events to move on to the state competitions.
Fallout from the wildfires continues to impact families across Pennsylvania.
It was a wet and wild time at Acrisure Stadium Saturday, as thousands turned out for the Special Olympics annual Polar Plunge event.
Pittsburghers are once again taking the icy plunge for a good cause!
PTL's Mikey Hood is over on the North Shore where the Polar Plunge has already started to benefit the Special Olympics.
PTL's Daisy Jade heads to AMF Lanes in Mt. Lebanon to preview an upcoming bowling tournament for the Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes. We're also talking about the annual Polar Plunge!
Team PTL is gearing up to do the Polar Plunge again to benefit Special Olympics Pennsylvania. We're chatting with Andrew Fee, of Special Olympics, about the annual tradition.
The annual Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run kicked off at PNC Park on Tuesday afternoon.
PTL's Mikey Hood is talking Matthew Aaron, the President and CEO of Special Olympics Pennsylvania, about the 11th Annual Torch Run to State College.
Ethan Grunkemeyer threw for a career-high 262 yards and two TDs, and Penn State beat Clemson 22-10 in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Chaston Ditta threw two second-half touchdown passes, and East Carolina overcame an inadvertent whistle that negated a long touchdown in a 23-17 victory over Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl.
Here's how the Pittsburgh Steelers could win the AFC North before they play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
A man is in custody after Pennsylvania State Police say he shot both of his parents, killing his mother.
Ethan Grunkemeyer threw for a career-high 262 yards and two TDs, and Penn State beat Clemson 22-10 in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Chaston Ditta threw two second-half touchdown passes, and East Carolina overcame an inadvertent whistle that negated a long touchdown in a 23-17 victory over Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl.
Here's how the Pittsburgh Steelers could win the AFC North before they play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
It marks the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances.
A man is in custody after Pennsylvania State Police say he shot both of his parents, killing his mother.
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.
With revenue declining and costs increasing, council members said they reached a compromise.
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.
Ethan Grunkemeyer threw for a career-high 262 yards and two TDs, and Penn State beat Clemson 22-10 in the Pinstripe Bowl.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
Chaston Ditta threw two second-half touchdown passes, and East Carolina overcame an inadvertent whistle that negated a long touchdown in a 23-17 victory over Pittsburgh in the Military Bowl.
Here's how the Pittsburgh Steelers could win the AFC North before they play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
The university fired ex-coach Sherrone Moore on Dec. 10 for having an "inappropriate relationship" with a female staffer.
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.
KDKA-TV's Cassidy Wood and 93.7 The Fan's Andrew Fillipponi discuss the sports topics of the day.
West Virginia State Police have apprehended the man accused of killing his mother and injuring his father during a shooting in Greene County on Friday. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer reports.
KDKA-TV's Cassidy Wood discusses the sports topics of the day.
Stay on top of local weather with First Alert Meteorologist Rob Wilson's forecast!
Police have now charged a man in connection with an officer-involved shooting in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood.
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.
