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Weather guy. Lives in Pittsburgh. Father of two amazing young women.
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HUGE development IN hearing for Comey selective prosecution motion, It turns out that the grand jury NEVER saw the operative indictment. Whole separate basis for dismissal. Standby for more.
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.

Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Next rain chance doesn’t arrive until Friday evening. #Pittsburgh #KDKA #weather #PAwx
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Rain (and some snow) will move through this afternoon, evening, & overnight. More here. #Weather #KDKA #Weather #PAwx
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Remember when we were discussing if you’d choose the bear or the man if walking in the woods???? This boy has the definitive answer. 🤣
Shocking video shows black bear chasing boy into Pennsylvania Family Dollar
An 11-year-old boy ran into a Pennsylvania Family Dollar with a black bear right behind him.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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seems like you're all talking about the wrong Olivia imo
I've written before how it would be nice if Pitt would put a little more of its marketing muscle behind Olivia Babcock.

That's even more true now that she's on her way to the second straight version of volleyball's Heisman.
Tell Your Friends About Olivia Babcock
In a city where Jalapeño Hannah gets more online attention than *real* women on the field, we should be part of the solution.
bandwagoners-guide-to-pitt-volleyball.ghost.io
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Cool today with a rain and tiny snow chance in forecast for Tuesday. Find out more about it here. #Pittsburgh #KDKA #weather #PAwx
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Come meet with BikePGH, @PittsburghWalks, and our friends @yinzrunclub for the next Safe Sidewalks Crew Training on Monday, 11/17 @ East End Brewing ...also featuring information about the Pittsburgh 2050 Comp Plan!

FREE SIGN UP: bit.ly/SafeSidewalks112025
YRC | BikePGH | PGH Comprehensive Plan: Safe SideWALKS Crew Training Registration
Train with BikePGH + the City’s Comprehensive Plan team to support the Safe SideWALKS Crew. Yinz Run Club is partnering with BikePGH and City planners to help runners become better neighbors and visitors in the places we move through. Instead of “parachuting in” for a workout, we’ll learn how to notice accessibility and mobility issues, contribute respectfully, and connect with the broader Pittsburgh community. What is the Safe SideWALKS Crew? It’s a volunteer effort to document the quality and accessibility of sidewalks across Pittsburgh — including where sidewalks are missing — so the...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Good to see.
Quick response after the tunnel fracas between an officer and South Carolina players
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Big football weekend here in Pittsburgh. Find out what to expect here. #Pittsburgh #KDKA #PAwx #Weather
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
To me this also supports the rumor that Trump worked with the government to save his own skin. They’re asking why is it that no one is mentioning him? They’re on to his game or at least think they are.
For the first time we see clear documents that indicate Trump was fully aware of and indifferent to Jeffrey Epsterin's criminal conduct, in which he likely participated.
It begins. Clearly incriminating evidence against president of the United States.

Epstein to Maxwell, April 2, 2011:

"i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump. [VICTIM] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned. police chief. etc."
November 13, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Some folks called this. Once the vote wasn’t in doubt anymore that some would vote for it that had been nos earlier.
The Epstein petition now has a majority even without Grijalva.
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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We know we’ve got a ton of Pitt Bluesky following us, so here’s a handy guide to game day on Saturday.
Timeline for Pitt-Notre Dame on Saturday:

Parking lots open at 6 a.m.
College GameDay pit area opens at 6:30 a.m.
GameDay broadcast begins at 9 a.m.
ACC Huddle begins at 10 a.m.
GameDay moves inside Acrisure at 11 a.m.
Pitt-Notre Dame kickoff at 12 p.m.

(graphic from the Pitt Athletics' Twitter)
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I mean they had the emails we saw today in their possession. I imagine it was more of an understanding of what she would say…
Since this administration loves to charge people with making false statements (see, e.g., Comey, James), I assume they will be charging Maxwell for lying to Blanche and the FBI agents who interviewed her, right?
Ghislaine Maxwell lied about Trump never going to Epstein's house (directly contradicted by her email correspondence with Epstein), and she was rewarded for that lie with a transfer to a cushier prison. The coverup is happening in plain sight.
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Windy but warmer today. Highs near 50°. #Pittsburgh #KDKA #weather #PAwx
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
😲😲😲
Did I just submit a script for a package that timed out at 7:43 in iNews?

Listen, every negotiation has to start somewhere
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Today will be the coldest & windiest day of the week. #Pittsburgh #KDKA #weather #PAwx
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today will be the coldest & windiest day of the week. #Pittsburgh #KDKA #weather #PAwx
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Hey Pennsylvania voters (and Pittsburghers): did you try and contact Senator Fetterman's office yesterday only to find out you couldn't leave a voicemail?

I'm interested in talking to his constituents for the news today.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Snow chance lingers through tomorrow. #Pittsburgh #KDKA #weather #PAwx
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We are going to need a special prosecutor. Maybe more than one.
Next democrat president needs to establish a DOA, department of accountability. To go after all the corruption and criminality happening now. Shut down ICE and reallocate ICE monies to fund it.

And abolish this Supreme Court. Six sycophantic lunatics should not have this much power.
November 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And even if he did have either or those who cares? I mean if he had been sending messages to them then maybe you’d have something. Maybe….
Well you must admit it’s embarrassing for his wife…

Oh, he doesn’t have one?

But his girlfriend must be appalled…

No girlfriend either?

Then who the hell cares!
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I love this!!!
here's something cool: the son of the letter carrier on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (McFeely) is a real letter carrier for the USPS and he's our letter carrier and he's awesome
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM