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Groundhog Day is just around the corner, and PETA is again trying to offer up an alternative to Punxsutawney Phil.
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Groundhog Day is just around the corner, and PETA is again trying to offer up an alternative to Punxsutawney Phil.
PETA is offering to send a giant gold coin to replace Punxsutawney Phil
PETA investigators allege animals were chained, whipped and forced to spend long hours picking fruit in Thailand.
PETA is once again calling for the retirement of Punxsutawney Phil.
PETA wants some big changes made to a longstanding Groundhog Day tradition.
PETA is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for anyone who can help solve the case of who tied firecrackers to a cat's front paw.
PETA is offering a reward for help finding the person who killed a cow in Hempfield Township.
The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium has issued a response to the latest attack from PETA.
Animal rights groups are calling on the Shrine Circus to stop using animals in its shows.
PETA is looking to build a large tombstone to memorialize lobsters killed in a truck crash in Maine.
After more than a century behind bars, the beasts on boxes of animal crackers are roaming free.
The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium says that their new baby elephant is gravely ill.
PETA has fired another salvo at Pitt claiming 50 incidents of abuse on research mice.
PETA is blaming a broken heart for the death of a polar bear.
PETA's undercover video purported to show abuse of the animals housed at The University of Pittsburgh's John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center in Lawrenceville.
The University of Pittsburgh says it's been cleared by the United States Department of Agriculture, after People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals filed a complaint about the treatment of lab animals at Pitt's Rangos Research facility in Lawrenceville.
PETA has sent a letter to the NHL asking them to ban the use of live animals at hockey games.
Fans at Heinz Field were delighted over the weekend by live penguins from the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium waddling on the ice.
SeaWorld is acknowledging that it sent a worker to infiltrate an animal rights group which opposed the theme park.
An animal rights group wants to convert the western Pennsylvania house used in the film "The Silence of the Lambs" into an empathy museum, where visitors could wear the skins of slain and abused animals.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is offering a reward to help find the person who shot a Bald Eagle that ultimately died as a result of its injuries.
Some changes are being made to a controversial deer culling plan in Mount Lebanon.
People who are against Mount Lebanon's controversial plan to thin the deer herd in their community made their voices heard during a commissioners' meeting and protest on Monday night.
A report by the USDA has ordered changes to the way the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium uses dogs to help control its elephants and protect human handlers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating complaints by People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals that Pittsburgh zoo officials are being cruel by using dogs to herd its elephants.
Steven Kwan and Kyle Manzardo hit two-run homers, and Manzardo added a sacrifice fly in the 10th to rally the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game sweep.
State and local leaders were in Munhall on Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Zone 3 police and EMS personnel were called to a reported dog attack in the 200 block of Moore Avenue just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
The drive that fuels Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is burning as bright as ever, even as his team struggles.
A 19-year-old was found shot and killed inside a home in Canton Township.
Steven Kwan and Kyle Manzardo hit two-run homers, and Manzardo added a sacrifice fly in the 10th to rally the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game sweep.
State and local leaders were in Munhall on Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Zone 3 police and EMS personnel were called to a reported dog attack in the 200 block of Moore Avenue just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
The drive that fuels Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is burning as bright as ever, even as his team struggles.
A 19-year-old was found shot and killed inside a home in Canton Township.
A Philadelphia-based political organization is heavily involved in Mayor Ed Gainey's re-election effort, funding attack ads on Corey O'Connor while supplying organizers to work directly on the mayor's campaign.
Dauphin County officials released the 911 call placed by Cody Balmer, the man accused of setting fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence over the weekend.
A tranche of records on Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 killing are being unsealed at the urging of the senator's son, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will celebrate the opening of a new Hershey's chocolate manufacturing plant on Wednesday.
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis condemned the arson attack on Gov. Josh Shapiro's official residence on Sunday morning.
A covert camera at the Penn Hills Post Office led to federal criminal charges against Steven Goldwire.
With Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter, and graduations all on the horizon and an uncertain world of tariffs, how can you save money?
Hostetter Auctioneers, based in Beaver Falls, has been contracted to auction off certain assets to the public.
Blogger Stephanie Gigliotti, and her son Vincent, stopped by to share a viral trend they created this Easter season by dyeing marshmallows.
The lawsuit seeks to stop the defendant from doing business in Pennsylvania, along with consumer restitution and civil penalties.
That's a wrap for this week on PTL!
Daisy was at Macy's to learn how to create a prom-perfect makeup look!
"Ascend" is a one-of-a-kind experience that blends movement, technology and imagination. We got a preview of the production from the executive producer of the Pittsburgh Playhouse, Kiesha Lalama.
Our PTL Pup Maz is training hard to become a canine companion. She joined us in the studio today and even brought a friend!
Katie stepped into the forge to try her hand at blacksmithing and gave us a sneak peek at a festival this weekend that celebrates the art of the anvil.
Some Jeannette residents say raw sewage has been flooding down their street for at least a week.
A mom says she's now forced to take on the role of caregiver for her 23-year-old son.
A couple in West Mifflin fears the contractor they hired for a home improvement job might never return.
The sudden passing of Dr. Carl Medgaus has many patients scrambling, having paid thousands for treatments they'll never receive.
Electronic card skimmers are a perfect match for color, texture and size and they only take seconds to snap into place.
The announcement builds on top of the $37 million Leidos has given to the university over the past couple of decades.
A measles outbreak has been declared in Pennsylvania.
Casely received 51 consumer reports of the charger's lithium-ion batteries catching fire while in use, resulting in burn injuries.
The team announced Letang underwent the surgery to close a "PFO" or a small hole in the wall of the heart.
State and local officials are shedding light on the health of Black mothers in hopes of driving real change.
Steven Kwan and Kyle Manzardo hit two-run homers, and Manzardo added a sacrifice fly in the 10th to rally the Cleveland Guardians to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates for a three-game sweep.
The drive that fuels Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is burning as bright as ever, even as his team struggles.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have plenty of questions as they prepare for the NFL draft.
Cleveland's Kyle Manzardo spoiled Paul Skenes' bobblehead day, taking the young Pittsburgh Pirates ace deep in the Guardians' 3-0 victory.
Originally billed as one of the team's promotional giveaway games, the first 20,000 fans in attendance were to receive the Skenes collectible.
A federal judge has permanently struck down an Ohio law that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps.
Norfolk Southern reached an agreement with one of the two companies it has been trying to force 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.
Since the pandemic, streaming has soared while movie theaters have continued to wane, but what does that mean for the Pittsburgh Film Office?
Pirates' owner Bob Nutting is apologizing for the Bucco Bricks ending up in a recycling center.
Microsoft says it's "slowing or pausing" some data center construction, including a $1 billion project in Ohio.
Ryan Gosling will star in the next installment of the "Star Wars" franchise, "Star Wars: Starfighter," which will hit theaters in May 2027. Shawn Levy will direct the film.
Wiz Khalifa released his breakout mixtape, "Kush + Orange Juice," 15 years ago.
Since the pandemic, streaming has soared while movie theaters have continued to wane, but what does that mean for the Pittsburgh Film Office?
Wink Martindale, the host of hit game shows "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough," has died. He was 91.
Rock legend Alice Cooper and heavy metal icons Judas Priest will share the stage for a co-headlining tour across North America later this year.
State and local leaders were in Munhall on Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Carnegie Library of Homestead.
Worshippers gathered in Allegheny Commons West Park for an Easter Sunday sunrise service. KDKA's Chilekasi Adele has more on this story.
Stay on top of local weather with meteorologist Trey Fulbright’s forecast!
The Westmoreland County Coroner released information on a crash in Hempfield Township that left a 68-year-old man dead.
This week's edition of Intersections with Lisa Smith.
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.
