A driver is dead after losing control of a vehicle last night on the Turnpike in Washington County. The coroner says it happened around 10 p.m. at Exit 32 to California. The vehicle went down an embankment and the driver, who was not using a seatbelt, was ejected. No word yet on that person's identity.

A driver is dead after losing control of a vehicle last night on the Turnpike in Washington County. The coroner says it happened around 10 p.m. at Exit 32 to California. The vehicle went down an embankment and the driver, who was not using a seatbelt, was ejected. No word yet on that person's identity.

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A dive into the top headlines in Pittsburgh, delivering the news you need in 10 minutes or less multiple times a day from KDKA Newsradio.

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A fatal accident on the PA Turnpike in Washington County...Improved air quality ETA: tonight!...and Nemacolin making $10 million bet on its casino.

A hydrogen fuels plant is in the works at Pittsburgh International. NewsRadio KDKA's Timira Rush has details:

Natural gas producer CNX Resources  plans to build a $1.5 billion facility at Pittsburgh's airport  but only if President Joe Biden’s administration allows coal mine methane to qualify for tax credits that are central to the Democrat's plan to fight climate change. Darrin Kelly, president of the Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council tells KDKA Radio it's the most significant energy project in years. The facility is likely to face scrutiny from clean energy and climate change activists.

A hydrogen fuels plant is in the works at Pittsburgh International. NewsRadio KDKA's Timira Rush has details:
Natural gas producer CNX Resources  plans to build a $1.5 billion facility at Pittsburgh's airport  but only if President Joe Biden’s administration allows coal mine methane to qualify for tax credits that are central to the Democrat's plan to fight climate change. Darrin Kelly, president of the Allegheny/Fayette Central Labor Council tells KDKA Radio it's the most significant energy project in years. The facility is likely to face scrutiny from clean energy and climate change activists.

Natural gas producer CNX Resources plans to build a $1.5 billion facility at PIT...A new quarterly report from a tech company has good news for local restaurant owners....and Anthrocon is back, and in a big way.

Former Allegheny County coroner Cyril Wecht died today at the age of 93. The pathologist became nationally known as a vocal critic of the Warren Commission report on the assassination of President Kennedy. The Squirrel Hill resident served as county coroner from 1970 until 1980 and county commissioner from 1980 until 1984. in a 2020 interview, Dr. Wecht told KDKA Radio's Larry Richert why he wanted to be a pathologist:

The Post-Gazette obituary says Dr. Wecht performed approximately 21,000 autopsies.

Former Allegheny County coroner Cyril Wecht died today at the age of 93. The pathologist became nationally known as a vocal critic of the Warren Commission report on the assassination of President Kennedy. The Squirrel Hill resident served as county coroner from 1970 until 1980 and county commissioner from 1980 until 1984. in a 2020 interview, Dr. Wecht told KDKA Radio's Larry Richert why he wanted to be a pathologist:
The Post-Gazette obituary says Dr. Wecht performed approximately 21,000 autopsies.

Dr. Cyril Wecht dies at the age of 93...One woman is dead and two others are wounded in a shooting outside of a Fayette County restaurant....and a fixture on Pittsburgh television has died.

A man who last saw a missing Millvale woman is accused of stealing her identity. NewsRadio KDKA's Suzie Cool has the story:

Anthony Proctor is facing identity theft and other charges, accused of using Tracy Scanlon's state benefits card at a Sam's Club in the Harrisburg area. Scanlon has been missing since late February and authorities say the case is now a homicide investigation. Police say she was living temporarily with Proctor. When he was arrested, officers say Proctor denied knowing Scanlon, but a witness says they saw the pair together in public. Proctor fatally shot a man in Pittsburgh in 1994 and was convicted of third-degree murder. He was also found guilty of simple assault and reckless endangerment in 2010. So far, no homicide charges in the Harrisburg homicide case. Suzie Cool, NewsRadio KDKA.

A man who last saw a missing Millvale woman is accused of stealing her identity. NewsRadio KDKA's Suzie Cool has the story:
Anthony Proctor is facing identity theft and other charges, accused of using Tracy Scanlon's state benefits card at a Sam's Club in the Harrisburg area. Scanlon has been missing since late February and authorities say the case is now a homicide investigation. Police say she was living temporarily with Proctor. When he was arrested, officers say Proctor denied knowing Scanlon, but a witness says they saw the pair together in public. Proctor fatally shot a man in Pittsburgh in 1994 and was convicted of third-degree murder. He was also found guilty of simple assault and reckless endangerment in 2010. So far, no homicide charges in the Harrisburg homicide case. Suzie Cool, NewsRadio KDKA.

Case of missing Millvale woman now a homicide investigation in Harrisburg...Governor Shapiro plans to sign ban on using hand held cell phones while driving...North Allegheny senior one of 161 students in U.S. named as Presidential Scholars

A fatal accident on the PA Turnpike in Washington County...Improved air quality ETA: tonight!...and Nemacolin making $10 million bet on its casino.

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