Pennsylvania's Senate returns for an unusual August session and a budget stalemate
Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Senate returned for an unusual August session mired in a two-month budget stalemate with the Democratic-controlled House.
Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Senate returned for an unusual August session mired in a two-month budget stalemate with the Democratic-controlled House.
A former military intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower told House lawmakers that Congress is being kept in the dark about unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Rep. Summer Lee took to the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday to call for action to combat antisemitism.
Pennsylvania's Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a measure that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026 in a close vote Tuesday, a long-held party campaign plank that has run up against Republican legislative majorities for years.
Lee was the only no-vote among western Pennsylvania house members.
A majority of Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Rep. Thomas Massie broke with two other conservatives on the House Rules Committee to advance the legislation to the House floor.
The House passed the bill to raise the debt ceiling Wednesday. Now, the Senate will take it up.
House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending.
Democrats advanced gun-control bills in the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives, after years of a virtual standstill on legislation amid a politically divided government.
Former Congressman Bud Shuster, an influential Republican who strongly backed transportation projects but once ran afoul of ethics guidelines, has died at 91.
As more and more questions are being raised about the popular app's safety, the CEO appeared in front of Congress.
Democratic Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania and Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma are leading the charge.
He won after a surprising loss in the 14th round of voting.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of the holdouts against McCarthy, nominated former President Donald Trump on the 11th ballot.
After multiple votes taken, the stalemate surrounding the Speaker of the House in Congress rolls into a third day as GOP leader Kevin McCarthy remains unable to secure the gavel.
As the stalemate continued, the House voted to adjourn until noon Thursday.
On Tuesday, some Republicans joined all Democrats in electing a new speaker of the House: Mark Rozzi (D-Berks County).
For the first time in 100 years, three rounds of voting did not bring a Speaker of the House.
Rozzi overcame the rival candidacy of Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Somerset.
Fix Harrisburg is a joint venture between Fair Districts PA and the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.
The Republican has apologized, but says even though he lied, he will not step down.
The bill provides an additional $45 billion in emergency assistance for Ukraine in its continued fight against Russia.
Democrats believe the election results are clear: The will of voters in a majority of House districts is for Democrats to represent them.
The House vote to impose a contract brokered by the White House but rejected by some workers was 290 to 137.
It was a special day for one local teen.
Organizers say more than 1,300 people raised more than $460,000 for pancreatic cancer research.
Officials at Churchill Downs in Louisville held the drawing a week ahead of the 150th running of the 2024 Kentucky Derby.
A ride-share pilot program is launching next week to bring more on-demand rides to rural communities.
Crews battled a house fire in Braddock Saturday morning.
It was a special day for one local teen.
Organizers say more than 1,300 people raised more than $460,000 for pancreatic cancer research.
Officials at Churchill Downs in Louisville held the drawing a week ahead of the 150th running of the 2024 Kentucky Derby.
A ride-share pilot program is launching next week to bring more on-demand rides to rural communities.
Crews battled a house fire in Braddock Saturday morning.
The Supreme Court convened to consider whether former President Donald Trump is entitled to broad immunity from criminal charges in the 2020 election case.
Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania has been a proponent of the bill since its inception, citing the impact fentanyl has had on the state.
Both Biden and Trump won their Pennsylvania primaries overwhelmingly, but there were some ominous signs for both.
As expected, both Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their Pennsylvania primaries overwhelmingly, but there were some ominous signs for both in the results. KDKA-TV's Jon Delano reports.
After hearing the complaints of law enforcement, the Allegheny County president judge has sanctioned District Judge Xander Orenstein.
The summer fuel blend along with inspections and maintenance at refineries are partially to blame for the rising prices.
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Police say weather emergencies are ripe opportunities for scammers and unlicensed contractors.
PTL's Katie O'Malley is getting a look inside the gigantic, brand new Dick's House of Sport store that just opened at Ross Park Mall in the North Hills.
One realtor said no matter what neighborhood, home values are way up in Pittsburgh.
Thanks to all the KDKA kids for joining us for a fun edition of Pittsburgh Today Live.
On Take Your Child to Work Day, Boaz and the KDKA Kids were hard at work preparing their own version of PTL, and we got to see it on today's show!
It's a luxury, limo-style theater on wheels perfect for entertaining the kids on Take Your Child to Work Day. Katie got a tour of the Steel City Gamerz Truck on PTL today.
Grant Kemmerer, from the Wild World of Animals, brought some of his friends to Take Your Child to Work Day.
We're all about making memories on a day like today, ones that might be as messy as they are pizza-licious. Jen Clark, from Crate Cooking School, showed us how to make pizza!
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.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said he wants to stop independent pharmacies from closing up.
Independent pharmacists blame middlemen who they say are sucking the life out of your community pharmacy.
Organizers say more than 1,300 people raised more than $460,000 for pancreatic cancer research.
Dr. Lindsey Zubritsky, or Dr. Z, is a Pittsburgh-area native and she now will advise the national company on all things skincare.
Around 1 in 5 retail milk samples had tested positive for the bird flu virus, but further tests show it was not infectious.
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day and we've got everything you need to know about why and the risks of holding onto expired medications.
Avian Flu has not reached Pennsylvania, but the local dairy laid out steps they will take should it be detected in our area.
Officials at Churchill Downs in Louisville held the drawing a week ahead of the 150th running of the 2024 Kentucky Derby.
The Steelers take a second defensive player with their second of two sixth-round draft selections.
The Steelers address the defensive side of the ball with their first pick in the sixth round.
It's a soccer night in Pittsburgh!
The NFL draft has a new attendance record after more than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Detroit for the three-day event.
Amazing Books and Records is moving out of Downtown Pittsburgh and into Shadyside.
Spirit is adding a new nonstop route out of the Pittsburgh International Airport.
This will be the final week of business for the Oakland ice cream shop.
Wawa is officially in central Pennsylvania.
President Joe Biden visited Pittsburgh to meet with steelworkers, promising to keep U.S. Steel American-owned.
A Pennsylvania school district has reversed the cancellation of an appearance by actor and children's book author Maulik Pancholy.
Some of Pittsburgh's favorite attractions will offer more than 100,000 free tickets this summer.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
A local businessman and his family were on an episode of "Family Feud" on Wednesday.
Works by Vermeer, Monet and Rembrandt are at The Frick Pittsburgh for part of the spring and summer.
Get the latest weather updates with meteorologist Ashton Altieri's forecast!
RJ Krishnaswamy, 17, received a master's degree in computer science from the University of Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Hundreds of people gathered on the North Shore to walk to end pancreatic cancer on Saturday.
Police departments across the country Saturday took part in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. KDKA-TV's Lauren Linder reports.
A ride-share pilot program is launching next week to bring more on-demand rides to rural communities.
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