Starliner astronauts return to Earth after 286 days in space
Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.
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Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.
The ambitious mission won't actually look for life on Jupiter's moon Europa, but it should find out if the presumed ocean provides a habitable environment.
Crew Dragon's two astronauts will join two Starliner fliers for a five-month tour of duty aboard the International Space Station.
The company is asking for $15 million in damages, which it says includes a loss of vegetation on the land.
Splashdown northwest of Key West, Florida, closed out a mission highlighted by the first non-government civilian spacewalk.
The first-ever commercial spacewalk happened on Thursday and here on Earth, a Pittsburgh astronaut inspired the next generation.
The Starliner's two-person crew now will stay in space until next February and return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
The four Crew 8 fliers will make another attempt to get off the ground Sunday.
Seven months after a catastrophic failure, SpaceX launched its Super Heavy-Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, but once again ran into problems.
The $1.5 billion Euclid space telescope is designed to study mysterious dark energy and dark matter, which make up 95% of the universe.
The asteroid Psyche may be a sample of planetary core material left over from the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
A string of lights spotted over the sky caught the attention of many in western Pennsylvania.
The Starship rocket is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built.
"I always see strange things in the sky but this was insane," one woman who saw the mysterious spiral said.
She said she was bringing a dream catcher her mother gave her to the space station.
A Pittsburgh woman is facing charges in Texas after law enforcement caught her trespassing at SpaceX.
A Pittsburgh woman is facing charges in Texas after law enforcement caught her trespassing at a SpaceX facility; KDKA's Amy Wadas is working on the story.
A Pittsburgh woman is facing charges in Texas after law enforcement caught her trespassing at a SpaceX facility.
A string of lights that confused some viewers are actually part of the Starlink satellite chain.
People in southwestern Pennsylvania reported seeing a strange line of lights in the sky.
A flash of light was seen as the capsule made its way across the sky over Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic has chosen SpaceX's Falcon Heavy Rocket to launch its lunar lander to the moon.
The first batch of chocolate chip cookies baked in space was made inside a zero-gravity oven.
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa says he will invite six to eight artists, architects, designers and other creative people on a weeklong journey to circumnavigate the moon.
NASA has tapped nine astronauts to become the first to launch into space from American soil since the Space Shuttle program was retired in 2011.
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.
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.
Sidney Crosby took part in another dueling hat tricks game with a Russian opponent 16 years after his memorable one in the playoffs against Alex Ovechkin.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
Pittsburghers were out protesting Elon Musk and President Trump's administration as part of a nationwide movement.
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.
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.
Sidney Crosby took part in another dueling hat tricks game with a Russian opponent 16 years after his memorable one in the playoffs against Alex Ovechkin.
The annual KDKA Fish Fry Guide is back for Lent! Check our listings for a 2025 fish fry near you in Pittsburgh.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
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.
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.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky's career NHL regular-season record of 894 goals, one that has stood for more than a quarter-century.
Marc Fogel threw out the first pitch at the Pirates home opener on Friday.
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.
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.
Saturday is the first day of trout fishing season in Pennsylvania. It usually opens up on the first Saturday in April. People did come out to try and reel in that big catch, but as KDKA-TV's Chilekasi Adele reports, weather conditions stood in the way.
Get the latest weather updates with First Alert Meteorologist Kristin Emery's forecast!
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.
