Man accused of trafficking $1.6M in fentanyl to Pittsburgh no-show in court
Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda was arrested in Pittsburgh following a trip from New York.
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Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda was arrested in Pittsburgh following a trip from New York.
A New York man was arrested after agents said they caught him trying to traffic $1.6 million worth of fentanyl into Pittsburgh.
Police say she brought the drugs to a motel last weekend in exchange for $1,000.
Police say she brought the drugs to a motel last weekend in exchange for $1,000.
The baby ingested enough fentanyl to kill 10 adults, authorities said.
A Pittsburgh woman is facing involuntary manslaughter charges after her baby died with fentanyl in his system.
In January, a 7-month-old was found unresponsive in a home in Penn Hills.
A Pine Township mother is speaking up for the first time since her daughter died of a fentanyl overdose a year ago.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy announced the designation on Wednesday, the first time the office has used it since the category for fast-growing drug dangers was created in 2019.
In the 12-month period ending in Oct. 2022, the United States recorded 101,750 overdose deaths, primarily from opioids.
Allegheny County police are investigating after a 7-month-old Penn Hills girl died with fentanyl in her system.
The Justice Department alleged Rite Aid's Government Affairs department told employees to delete internal information warning about suspicious prescribers.
Private equity groups are cashing in on rising rates of alcohol and drug addiction in the U.S.
Wolf signed a slew of new laws, 66 in total, but among them was legislation legalizing the strips for personal usage.
A Fayette County woman is behind bars after allegedly trying to cover up her baby’s accidental overdose, state police said.
Deal would make it the first major pharmacy chain to reach a nationwide settlement over its handling of opioid prescriptions.
The bill decriminalizes fentanyl test strips.
The bill amends the Controlled Substances Act of 1972, which will now decriminalize fentanyl test strips.
A recent Supreme Court ruling has raised the bar to convict doctors accused of fueling the opioid crisis.
7,400 pills containing fentanyl were found at the home in East Huntingdon.
State Senator Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor, is co-sponsoring a bill that would mean harsher sentences for drug dealers.
The bill calls for mandatory minimum sentences of 25 years for dealers convicted of selling drugs with fentanyl that lead to an overdose.
The federal government designated May 10 as a day to focus on the dangers of fentanyl.
Seven hundred thousand stamp bags of Fentanyl, more than a half million dollars in cash, a small arsenal of weapons and several confiscated luxury cars and motorcycles.
A man is accused of distributing large amounts of counterfeit Percocet and fentanyl pills across Allegheny County.
Bucks County officials say the two people killed after explosions at a Bristol nursing home were a resident and a staff member.
Here's a recipe for David's holiday lemontini!
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year. Follow a live map of the tracker here.
A community came together on Tuesday to remember a man shot and killed in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood last week.
A 2-year-old girl was killed in a "non-intentional shooting" at a home in Columbus, Ohio, police said.
Bucks County officials say the two people killed after explosions at a Bristol nursing home were a resident and a staff member.
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year. Follow a live map of the tracker here.
A community came together on Tuesday to remember a man shot and killed in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood last week.
A 2-year-old girl was killed in a "non-intentional shooting" at a home in Columbus, Ohio, police said.
The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
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.
If caught and seized, it would be the third Venezuelan tanker taken by the U.S. this month.
Pittsburgh City Council heard hours of public testimony Saturday as it prepares to vote on a 2026 budget, while facing a $20 million deficit.
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.
Heather Abraham and David Highfield share what makes the holidays special for them.
We received almost 2,000 pictures of your pets enjoying the holidays, so we're going to show you as many as we can in less than a minute.
Sean Collier is back with another edition of the PTL Weekend Guide!
Heather went behind the scenes at one of the latest PassPass Pittsburgh money drops.
The countdown to Christmas is officially on, and showing up empty-handed is not an option. Chef Crystal is serving up a showstopper with these crab cake stuffed shrimp.
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.
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.
What is dry needling? Here's what you need to know about the treatment.
The Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a two-year deal with All-Star Ryan O'Hearn to boost their struggling offense.
For the 25th consecutive season, the Steelers are sending multiple players to the Pro Bowl Games.
Brandon Lowe, a two-time All-Star second baseman, is ready to make an impact in Pittsburgh after the Pirates acquired him from Tampa Bay.
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.
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.
Pittsburgh-area natives Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O'Connor have moved from Hollywood to Mt. Lebanon.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
Heather Abraham and David Highfield share what makes the holidays special for them.
KDKA-TV's Rich Walsh and 93.7 The Fan's Andrew Fillipponi discuss the sports topics of the day.
A man was shot in Beechview on Tuesday night.
A community came together on Tuesday to remember a man shot and killed in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood last week.
Stay on top of local weather with First Alert Meteorologist Trey Fulbright's forecast!
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.
