7 Flu Deaths Reported, Officials Expect More This Season
We are only halfway through flu season and seven deaths have already been reported in Allegheny County.
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We are only halfway through flu season and seven deaths have already been reported in Allegheny County.
The Allegheny County Health Department says 2,300 flu cases have now been reported.
The Centers for Disease Control says 43 states, including Pennsylvania, are facing high or widespread flu activity.
The Allegheny County Health Department has a holiday gift idea for the holiday season – a flu shot.
The flu vaccine may not be very effective this winter, according to U.S. health officials who worry this may lead to more serious illnesses and deaths.
Although concerns are mounting across the nation of Ebola exposure, doctors fear the focus could be diverting attention from another potential threat: the flu.
Allegheny County's flu vaccine clinic on Forbes Avenue opens today.
Allegheny County is experiencing a high number of whooping cough cases with 51 confirmed and probable cases reported so far this year compared to about 47 cases reported in all of 2013.
A state lawmaker is pushing for FDA approval of a meningitis vaccine, after a local college student died of Meningitis B.
Officials are asking people to come forward, after it was discovered that a person rode a Port Authority bus while infected with measles.
As we get older we take less care on preventative vaccines, but the CDC is hoping to inform more adults about vaccines can prevent shingles, pneumonia, and cancer.
The Allegheny County Health Department has issued a warning regarding rabid bats.
Nine students in a western Pennsylvania school district who were told they couldn't attend their prom because they hadn't been vaccinated for chickenpox were able to attend after all.
The Norwin School District has reversed its decision and now says they will let 9 students attend the high school prom.
In Pittsburgh, we take special pride in the fact that the vaccine for polio was developed right here by Dr. Jonas Salk, and first used April 12, 1955.
The current flu epidemic raises many questions and concerns, especially with the recent rise of the "super bug."
Could a vaccine someday prevent cancer? Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are exploring this possibility for colon cancer.
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine is raising concerns about that final dose of whooping cough vaccine and just how long it protects children.
Donna Machen of Fox Chapel is leaving for Cuba soon on a mission trip. Among her vaccinations was the flu shot because she had the virus once before.
Hope. That's what local doctors are giving to some women diagnosed with a deadly cancer. Moments with her family are what 49-year-old Liz Thomasson cherishes most. Especially since just a couple of years ago she was fighting for her life.
Pitt will face Texas A&M in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
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The investigation is ongoing.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to try to protect their AFC North lead without T.J. Watt.
Pitt will face Texas A&M in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Here is a list of school closings and delays for the Pittsburgh area for Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to try to protect their AFC North lead without T.J. Watt.
State officials engaged in unusual mid-decade redistricting are pushing a new definition of what it means to have "fair maps" for Congress.
A ruling striking down emergency levies could force the federal government to return most of the tariff revenue it has collected this year, according to Penn Wharton.
A federal judge in Maryland on Thursday ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia's immediate release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.
President Trump said the U.S. has seized an oil tanker, which Attorney General Pam Bondi said has been "used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran."
The Federal Reserve is grappling with economic issues including higher inflation and a slowing labor market.
The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
The new Horizon Market in New Kensington opened its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Dollar General will pay Pennsylvania more than $1 million after the attorney general said the company overcharged customers.
Federal funding will finally be available to thousands of families in Pennsylvania to help pay their heating bills.
Electric prices in Pennsylvania are going up next month.
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Seven employees of the Allegheny County-run Kane Community Living Centers in Scott Township have been under investigation.
Veterans are outraged after learning about damage done to gravesites at a cemetery in Fayette County.
Artificial intelligence is watching where people park in Pittsburgh.
Drivers who were convicted of infractions years ago are being told to surrender their licenses or file costly appeals because Allegheny County never processed the paperwork.
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For most, the holiday season is known as the season of giving. For Leah Taylor, it's the season where she received one of the greatest gifts she could ever receive.
Mixed nuts from Ohio-based Mellace Family Brands sold at some Wegmans stores could be tainted with Salmonella, FDA warns.
A CDC vaccine panel voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Western Pennsylvania counties are seeing vaccination rates fall among school-aged children.
Pitt will face Texas A&M in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will have to try to protect their AFC North lead without T.J. Watt.
Dylan Guenther scored 42 seconds into overtime, leading the Utah Mammoth to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
Fernando Mendoza claimed 2,362 first place votes to nab the prize.
There won't be a Westmoreland County Airshow next year because of construction at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh voted last week to end their three-year-long walkout.
Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.
A report on the future of water in central Ohio warns that industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields.
Director Rob Reiner and wife, Michele, were found dead in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
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"The Pitt," the popular Pittsburgh-set medical drama starring Noah Wyle, received two nominations for the Golden Globes.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
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An attack targeting a Jewish gathering at a famous Australian beach on Sunday has struck many in the Pittsburgh region as they begin to celebrate Hanukkah. As KDKA-TV's Barry Pintar reports, the attack did not stop the city's Jewish community from fully celebrating the sacred holiday.
A person was pulled from a burning home late on Saturday night in Tarentum.
Pitt's regular season has ended with an 8-4 record.
Pitt's five-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-15 loss to Notre Dame.
Mason Heintschel set a new Pitt freshman single-game passing record in the Pitt win at Acrisure Stadium.
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West Virginia scored a late touchdown to tie the game and then beat Pitt in overtime to win the 108th Backyard Brawl.
