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Microplastics are everywhere. While it can seem overwhelming to avoid them, Dr. Natalie Gentile was here to help simplify the process with some easy-to-follow steps.
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Microplastics are everywhere. While it can seem overwhelming to avoid them, Dr. Natalie Gentile was here to help simplify the process with some easy-to-follow steps.
The legacy toy company is increasing the certified renewable or recycled materials that go into its bricks in an effort to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
Four Allegheny County council members are proposing the ban.
One week ago, a ban on single-use plastic bags went into effect in the City of Pittsburgh. While the kinks are still being worked out, Allegheny County leaders are not wasting time and are ready to extend the law to the greater region.
Beginning today, retailers within the city will no longer be permitted to use single-use plastic bags.
On October 14, all retailers within city limits will be prohibited from using single-use plastic bags.
It's universally recognized as a sign to recycle. But the EPA is now saying it's also universally confusing, since many plastics can't easily be recycled.
The ban will go into effect on October 14 rather than April 14.
The Ohio train derailment is a "wake-up call" for the reality of vinyl chloride's role in human and environmental health, experts say.
Greenpeace USA blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as "fiction."
With recycling rates dropping nationwide, environmental groups are offering a new plan to get the city back on track.
What does the ban on single-use plastics at Giant Eagle in Erie mean for us?
Pittsburgh City Council approved a ban on plastic bags Tuesday.
Hasbro is giving plastic packaging the boot.
Prince Charles took a detour from his visits to various D.C. tourist spots to deliver a speech on the threat of plastic waste accumulating in the world's oceans.
So you thought you were doing the right thing by sorting your recyclables and putting them out on the curb, but are you doing it correctly?
Like many moms, Laura Lieb worries about how chemicals in cans and plastics could affect her 3-year-old. She takes steps to avoid one in particular - bisphenol a, also known as BPA.
Many fans took to social media over the weekend to express outrage over the sign's removal.
Alex Ovechkin made history when he scored against the New York Islanders on a power play in the second period.
Community Living and Support Services helps individuals with disabilities accomplish their goals.
Rain and snowfall will continue during the week and temperatures will become cooler.
New video obtained by KDKA-TV shows the moment police shot and killed a man who they say had stolen a police car and led them on a chase from Ohio into Pennsylvania.
Many fans took to social media over the weekend to express outrage over the sign's removal.
Alex Ovechkin made history when he scored against the New York Islanders on a power play in the second period.
Community Living and Support Services helps individuals with disabilities accomplish their goals.
The annual KDKA Fish Fry Guide is back for Lent! Check our listings for a 2025 fish fry near you in Pittsburgh.
Rain and snowfall will continue during the week and temperatures will become cooler.
Pittsburghers were out protesting Elon Musk and President Trump's administration as part of a nationwide movement.
Countries targeted by President Trump for higher so-called reciprocal tariffs are due to go into effect on Wednesday.
The meeting between President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes amid a stepped-up offensive in Gaza that the Israeli military said is aimed at putting pressure on Hamas to release the remaining hostages.
A deal to sell the widely popular platform remains a work in progress.
With about six weeks to go until the mayoral primary in Pittsburgh, high school students took their questions to three of the candidates.
If you've been to the grocery store lately, you've probably seen a drop in egg prices, but is this temporary or are they really coming down?
The president announced sweeping global tariffs and that has many worried it could impact their wallets.
It was the cornerstone of his campaign, affordable housing, but Mayor Gainey's promise to grow units in the city has fallen short.
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.
The players and fans aren't the only ones back at PNC Park for the home opener today. Mikey Hood met up with our friends from Neighborhood Ford Store to learn how the Pirate Parrot and the Pierogies have been getting ready.
Ready to catch some Bucco fever? Heather and David head to PNC Park to find out if they've got what it takes to join the Bucco Brigade!
It's another Lenten Friday, and you know what that means. Heather and David are revealing the Flounder Four in the PTL-Talk Pittsburgh Fish Fry Bracket.
The players and fans aren't the only ones back at PNC Park for the home opener today. Mikey Hood met up with our friends from Neighborhood Ford Store to learn how the Pirate Parrot and the Pierogies have been getting ready.
PTL's Ron Smiley gets a look at the new menu offerings at PNC Park this season! The unique items have a very Pittsburgh flare.
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.
UPMC is among the many hospitals that have stopped or limited gender-affirming healthcare following an executive order from the president.
Multiple FDA labs were cut amid Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s layoffs this week.
In a letter from the CEO, employees learned on Wednesday that the hospital would be closing at the end of June.
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S. health agencies.
One of the most successful types of transplants are when living donors give their own organs.
Many fans took to social media over the weekend to express outrage over the sign's removal.
Alex Ovechkin made history when he scored against the New York Islanders on a power play in the second period.
Trent Grisham homered twice, including a three-run shot to fuel a six-run fifth-inning rally, and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4.
Aaron Judge marked his 1,000th game by hitting his sixth homer of the season and the New York Yankees beat Pittsburgh 9-4 in the Pirates' home opener.
For the second straight season, Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes is donating $100 per strikeout to the Gary Sinise Foundation to help veterans.
The Pirates return to PNC Park on Friday, and the North Shore will be packed with fans.
The president announced sweeping global tariffs and that has many worried it could impact their wallets.
What was once Pennsylvania's biggest coal-fired power plant is being turned into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus.
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.
It's the Pittsburgh mecca for all things fandom. Steel City Con is back at the Monroeville Convention Center.
Looking for the 2025 NCAA March Madness Final Four schedule? Here's how to stream the men's and women's games.
Jeremy Renner is bringing his book tour to Pittsburgh
The global pop star will be at the Pavilion at Star Lake on July 26.
Comedian Will Ferrell stopped by Alla Famiglia Restaurant in Pittsburgh's Allentown neighborhood.
CLASS is a nonprofit that helps individuals with disabilities reach their goals and help them navigate through their lives even with things like assisted living and assistive technology services.
Stay on top of local weather with meteorologist Trey Fulbright’s forecast!
This week's edition of Intersections with Lisa Smith.
New video obtained by KDKA-TV shows the moment police shot and killed a man who they say had stolen a police car and led them on a chase from Ohio into Pennsylvania. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer has more.
The Pirates may have lost their home opener on Friday to the New York Yankees, but many passionate fans still turned out to support their team in the early days of the 2025 MLB season.
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.
