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Pamela Reed fabricated medical documents and lied about her child's medical condition in order to scam people out of money.
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Pamela Reed fabricated medical documents and lied about her child's medical condition in order to scam people out of money.
Corey Mizell took cash from disabled veterans as well as pandemic unemployment benefits.
Michael Zacharias received concurrent life sentences for counts of sex trafficking a minor and sex trafficking of a minor by force, fraud, or coercion.
Florida businessman Patrick Parker Walsh is now serving five and half years in federal prison.
A theft ring stole nearly $2 million from bank customers in central Pennsylvania in an elaborate scheme in which the scammers, posing as bank employees, tricked people into giving up their account information.
A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $77 million in restitution for his role in conspiring to pay illegal kickbacks.
The disgraced biotech CEO, once compared to Steve Jobs, is now in custody at a Texas prison.
A Pennsylvania doctor who pleaded guilty in a pain pill prescription scheme in West Virginia has been sentenced to six months in prison.
A West Virginia man will pay $1,000 and serve a year on probation for illegal voting during the 2020 election.
A federal jury has convicted a Roman Catholic priest of five sex-trafficking counts in the alleged molestation of three boys he met at a Toledo preschool.
The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri all have promoted their states' elections as fair and secure.
West Virginia University police is warning the community about ongoing cell phone thefts and fraud in Morgantown.
The department advised against sharing a cell phone with strangers.
U.S. authorities say they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 "swatting" calls around the country and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses to his fake reports of bombs, shootings or other threats.
Randy Fransinelli pled guilty to taking millions in fraudulent funds from the Paycheck Protection Program.
As Ohio's primary approaches, a strict new photo ID requirement is stirring concerns for military veterans and out-of-state college students and there are worries about it in Amish communities and among older voters.
Election officials from states enrolled in a bipartisan effort to ensure accurate voter lists decided Friday against making rule changes that had been pushed by Republicans and fueled by conspiracy theories, prompting more defections by GOP-leaning states.
The grand jury probed efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
John Henson's financial records show fraudulent charges for services not provided.
The owner of a local electronic repair store has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges.
The owner of a local electronic repair store has pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges.
Chick-fil-a is asking its customers to take action as they investigate reported fraudulent activity on their mobile app.
Albert Sams wrote duplicate checks totaling nearly $86,000.
Thac Duc Lee made more than $400,000 selling stolen products.
Once seemingly poised to revolutionize blood testing, Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Interstate 79 has been shut down due to an overturned triaxle dump truck.
Rania Harris is helping Katie get ready for Easter Sunday!
Konig was charged with attempted murder last month and is accused of trying to kill his wife.
A unique talent, Val Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.
Lavelle Johnson and Shawn Collins have each been charged with criminal homicide.
Interstate 79 has been shut down due to an overturned triaxle dump truck.
Konig was charged with attempted murder last month and is accused of trying to kill his wife.
A unique talent, Val Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.
The annual KDKA Fish Fry Guide is back for Lent! Check our listings for a 2025 fish fry near you in Pittsburgh.
Lavelle Johnson and Shawn Collins have each been charged with criminal homicide.
The lawsuit, filed in Rhode Island, calls the HHS cuts to public health grants illegal.
Employees of the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began getting dismissal notices in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
A federal judge says enforcing the requirement that Pennsylvania mail-in ballots include an accurate exterior envelope date violates the federal Constitution.
More than 800 employees at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are expected to be cut.
A man has saved hundreds of lives with his government work in western Pennsylvania.
The sudden passing of Dr. Carl Medgaus has many patients scrambling, having paid thousands for treatments they'll never receive.
On April 3, new tariffs will hit cars coming into the U.S. from other countries.
At least 19 accounts were impacted after an 18-year-old man hacked into them in order to steal gas.
Now is the time for cleaning and getting things in order, and that includes your credit card and other debts.
In Pittsburgh's Hill District, the Family Dollar is the only place for people to get certain necessities.
Spring is a season of growth. We spoke to Marlene Boas about how to have a growth mindset and for tips on wanting to start something new.
The national tour of "Peter Pan" flew into Pittsburgh last night. We sat down with one of the show's famous troublemakers, and a Pittsburgh native, on today's show.
David Highfield and Heather Abraham talk about all the latest goings on and preview what's to come on today's show.
A new movie screening is coming to Pittsburgh! Here's how to check out "Free for All: Inside the Public Library."
Stop! Don't eat that! It's an April Fools' joke!
Electronic card skimmers are a perfect match for color, texture and size and they only take seconds to snap into place.
Not everyone getting checks from Pennsylvania's rental rebate program is seeing the money, KDKA Investigates uncovered.
A Caliber Collision auto body shop is being built in Murrysville, but for one couple, it's right in their backyard.
An entire section of a home in Pittsburgh's Knoxville neighborhood has folded, bricks collapsing into the yard next door.
Gecko Robotics is one of the hottest tech companies around and it was founded here in Pittsburgh, but with a stagnant economy, it's only one of a few.
One of the most successful types of transplants are when living donors give their own organs.
Two cases of measles have been confirmed within Pennsylvania.
The Pa. Auditor General's Office announced the performance audit into one of the insurance programs that used a loophole that cost taxpayers more than $350,000.
The sudden passing of Dr. Carl Medgaus has many patients scrambling, having paid thousands for treatments they'll never receive.
Some Egg Beaters and Bob Evans egg products have been recalled because they may include a cleaning solution, USDA says.
Jake Mangum collected three more hits and Shane Baz struck out a career-high 10 in six innings, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0.
The Pirates have recalled right-handed pitcher Thomas Harrington and optioned closing pitcher David Bednar to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Steelers owner Art Rooney II says there are "positive signs" that Aaron Rodgers will play in Pittsburgh.
With more than a year before the draft comes to Pittsburgh, the NFL is looking to get small businesses in on the action.
For one youth baseball team in Armstrong County, the season isn't starting as planned.
With more than a year before the draft comes to Pittsburgh, the NFL is looking to get small businesses in on the action.
Norfolk Southern wants two other companies to help pay for the $600 million class-action settlement it agreed to over its disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the toxic chemicals that were released and burned.
A Pittsburgh pizzeria is bringing home the title of World's Best Cheese Slice.
On April 3, new tariffs will hit cars coming into the U.S. from other countries.
In Pittsburgh's Hill District, the Family Dollar is the only place for people to get certain necessities.
A unique talent, Val Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.
The Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium will soon debut a new Ice Age exhibit.
The new BNY Fab Lab opened to the public on March 29.
Actor Richard Chamberlain died Saturday, March 29, in Waimanalo, Hawai'i of complications following a stroke. He was two days shy of his 91st birthday.
The tour coincides with the band's fifth and newest studio album.
Spring is a season of growth. We spoke to Marlene Boas about how to have a growth mindset and for tips on wanting to start something new.
The national tour of "Peter Pan" flew into Pittsburgh last night. We sat down with one of the show's famous troublemakers, and a Pittsburgh native, on today's show.
David Highfield and Heather Abraham talk about all the latest goings on and preview what's to come on today's show.
Get the latest weather forecast from KDKA First Alert Meteorologist Ron Smiley!
Lavelle Johnson and Shawn Collins have each been charged with criminal homicide.
The crash happened early Friday morning along Park Way.
The annual Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show kicked off on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. As is tradition, Pittsburgh Today Live kicked off the show with a live episode!
A school bus slammed into a tree in Butler County on Thursday morning, sending the driver and two students to the hospital.
KDKA-TV is sad to report that retired host and weather forecaster Jon Burnett died of complications from suspected CTE. He leaves behind an incredible legacy.
A fast-moving clipper system is proving Punxsutawney Phil correct this Sunday late afternoon/early evening with some freezing rain/drizzle and light wet snow making roads north of Route 422 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike slippery.
