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a day ago
- Health
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Starving puppies dumped along trail in Greensburg
By: KDKA-TV intern Gianna Girol Three emaciated, dehydrated puppies were dumped along the Five Star Trail in Greensburg on Thursday, an animal shelter said. Ninth Life Rescue Center asked for help figuring out who abandoned the dogs, calling it an active investigation. "We are desperately seeking information regarding where they came from and who dumped them. Did you see someone on the trail carrying a box? Did your neighbors have puppies on Wednesday but not on Thursday? Call us," Ninth Life Rescue Center said in a Facebook post. Ninth Life Rescue Center says the dogs have almost no body fat, and their ribs and bones can be seen through their bodies. They also have puncture wounds on their bodies and broken teeth. The dogs are also not suffering from a pre-existing medical condition that would cause them to appear this way. "We are sad and angry about their conditions and complete lack of body fat. You can see every bone in their body, this didn't happen overnight. These are not sick puppies who got this way because of a medical condition, they were starving," Ninth Life Rescue Center said. (Photo: Ninth Life Rescue Center/Facebook) Many stepped in to care for the dogs An individual on the trail happened to open the moving box and found the dogs on the trail. Hoffman Kennels then responded and brought the dogs to the Ninth Life Rescue Center. Ninth Life Rescue Center says the dogs may not have survived outside in the box for very long due to the heat wave. They say that Hoffman Kennel's quick actions helped to save the animals' lives. The dogs are being cared for The center is providing the dogs with veterinarian care, feeding the dogs and giving them water every few hours to help them recover. Their bodies are currently adjusting to the nutrients and the feeding schedule. There is currently no information on how the animals ended up on the trail and why.
CBS News
3 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Energy secretary visits National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown on Wednesday. Flanked by staff at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown, West Virginia, the man who heads up the U.S. Department of Energy toured the facility, warning that when it comes to the United States and its ability to produce, supply and maintain energy, the country is in trouble. "We need new electricity to reindustrialize America to win the race in AI and to stop the huge upward pressure on electricity prices," Wright said. KDKA-TV's Ross Guidotti sat down with Wright to talk about that issue and how power pinches have created problems in the region. He says the first thing needed is to free up the power capacity out of existing plants that are capable of it. "We are just tight on reserve margins. We've got to stop closing coal plants and we got to make it easier to build and expand capacity with new plants and get more out of our grid," Wright said. Wright said in addition to more power, better and more robust transfer means are necessary, but that won't happen overnight. His plan uses what's available but just uses it more efficiently. "By dynamic line rating, by reconducting certain lines. It takes too long to build new transmission, we're working on that too, but that's a decades-long solution," Wright said. Wright says coal will play a role, but so will increased use of the region's natural gas. Wright admits pollution concerns regarding the increase in fossil fuel use are legitimate, but he says not so much that power and clean air are mutually exclusive. "We're sitting here at a fantastic coal power plant in West Virginia, a very modern coal power plant. You look at what's coming out of that stack, it's clear white. That's water vapor and water vapor only you're seeing. Older technology, older factories, you didn't see just white, you saw brown and you saw pollutants in the air. Technology is the answer there," Wright said. But what about green or renewable energy, an industry of which Pittsburgh-based research is on the forefront? He says it's a great idea and their time is coming, however, "3%, maybe 3.5% today of our power comes from wind, solar and batteries."
CBS News
15-06-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis speaks during Pittsburgh's "No Kings" protest
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis spoke during a "No Kings" protest Saturday in Downtown Pittsburgh. "Every day, Donald Trump has been putting American families at risk," Davis told the crowd of a few hundred in front of the City-County Building. He told the crowd that just in the past week, troops were deployed to Los Angeles, Trump called for a governor to be thrown in jail, and two Minnesota state legislators were shot in their homes. "This is not the America I know. This is not the America we were founded on, this is not American values," Davis said. He said the large crowds send a message that America was founded "for the people and by the people," and that those people are concerned about the "dangerous" actions the Trump administration is taking. "Every day we've seen President Trump roll back our rights and freedoms," Davis said. He also spoke one-on-one with KDKA-TV, saying Trump has been abusive in how he's used his power. "He has acted in a way that has sewn distrust in our government system, and it's caused many, many of our institutions to fail and to suffer, and these folks are exercising their fundamental rights and freedoms to send a message," Davis said. He encouraged people to get involved in their communities to create change, saying that protesting is just the beginning, and added that everyone has a role to play, including those in the crowd. "I think they're organizing. I think what you're seeing is a mass organizing and mobilization of folks, and this organization is going to continue to the ballot box," Davis said. Indivisible Pittsburgh and the Black Political Empowerment Project organized the rally. It was the latter and smaller of the two rallies Saturday in the city.
CBS News
01-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Westmoreland County attorney wounded by self-inflicted gunshot during arrest, police say
A Westmoreland County attorney accused of stealing from a woman's estate was arrested after a brief standoff with police on Saturday. The attorney, Robert Klingensmith, was subsequently hospitalized with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The standoff was at Klingensmith's law office around 5:30 p.m. Police were serving a search warrant. Video sent to KDKA-TV shows police tasing Klingensmith, who began walking toward the police but refused to comply with an officer's orders, prompting the use of the taser. Klingensmith then falls to the ground, where he is handcuffed. Klingensmith had been charged with theft and exploiting an older or care-dependent person. The district attorney's office said Klingensmith was the representative for a woman who died, and it's alleged that Klingensmith failed to pay money from this woman's estate to her heirs. Instead, officials say he transferred more than $300,000 from the woman's account to his personal account. KDKA-TV also spoke with the woman who recorded the video. "I mean, he was kind of barreling towards them. I mean, that could have ended a different way, you know, not a taser. So, I think they did what they had to do to get them down on the ground and handcuffed," Kate Dusch said. "It was scary. It was definitely scary while it was happening, almost crazy to think that that happened right there." Medical staff attempted to perform "life-preserving surgery" on Klingensmith Saturday night. His condition remains unknown, but he is in custody.
CBS News
12-05-2025
- CBS News
Pittsburgh-area man accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of trading cards
A Pittsburgh-area man is facing charges, accused of stealing thousands of dollars' worth of sports trading cards from two collectors. He promised to get them professionally graded, but never delivered. Card trading experts say, unfortunately, this kind of scam is all too common. They warn collectors not to trust just anyone with valuable cards. Once a card or payment is gone, they say you're likely not getting it back. According to a criminal complaint, Gregory Orosz of White Oak agreed to take 54 trading cards and grading fees from two individuals to have them professionally authenticated. But police say he never followed through, getting away with $47,000 worth of sports cards and grading fees. Owner of trading card store explains how grading works While R.J. Kowalski, the owner of Greentree Sports Cards, is not connected to the case, he spoke with KDKA-TV about how the grading process works. "People, customers, can send cards off to these grading companies and they give them a numerical value, one through 10," said Kowalski. "You're hoping to get a 10 — that'd be perfect, mint condition. When that happens, the card doubles, triples, even more in value." But instead of submitting the cards for grading, police say Orosz told the victims the process was "overwhelming," and claimed he dropped the cards off at a Westmoreland County shop. That was not true after contacting the shop. In fact, four of the cards were sold to a known dealer. The rest are still missing. "It is easy to get away with in this business because there's nothing to differentiate one card from the other," Kowalski said. "You can come in and say, 'that's my card,' but there's no way to prove it." KDKA reached out to Orosz for comment. He declined to provide an explanation, only saying his attorney is handling the matter. On social media, Orosz has posted photos of trading cards and advertised online sales. Experts warn that while online collector groups can be a great resource, they also come with risk. "Ninety-nine percent of them are great," said Kowalski. "But there's also that one percent, and it's easy to scam someone online." So far, only one victim has recovered six of the 54 cards. The rest are still unaccounted for. In text messages obtained by police, Orosz allegedly admitted he was going through personal struggles and promised to pay the victims back. What's the safest way to get your cards graded? But in a case like this, what's the safest way to get your cards graded? "You can do it yourself. You can go on the websites and send the cards in yourself. Don't go through anybody, that is by far the safest way," said Kowalski. "Once the card is out of your hands, there is no way to mark it. So, if someone else gets that card, there's no way to prove that was yours," he said. Kowalski recommends working directly with reputable card shops if help is needed. As for this case, the victims have not been publicly identified, but Gregory Orosz now faces eight charges.
