00:00Detectives are searching for a missing 81-year-old Pittsburgh man this morning.
00:04They're urgently asking for help in locating him.
00:07Jerry Craig left his home in the 1400 block of Nixon Street in Manchester last night around 11 p.m.
00:13He does not have access to a cell phone, vehicle, or public transportation.
00:18Also, Craig has dementia and is unable to speak.
00:21He's 5'11", weighs 150 pounds, and has brown eyes.
00:25He was wearing a beige shirt, blue pants with a stripe, and glasses.
00:29Anyone with information about Jerry Craig is asked to call 9-1-1.
00:34Jerry Sandusky is expected in court next month for an evidentiary hearing tied to his 2012 conviction.
00:40News Radio KDKA's Tamara Rush has details in the newsroom.
00:43Paul Sandusky is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence after a jury found him guilty on 45
00:49counts of child sexual abuse in 2012.
00:52One of those accusers, known as Victim 10, now says Sandusky did not abuse him and claims prosecutors coached him
01:00to affirm details he didn't fully remember.
01:03Sandusky's attorneys are using their recanted testimony seeking a new trial, while the attorney general's office disputes the significance of
01:11those claims.
01:11The judge will hear of the case September 8th in Belfont, Center County.
01:16Tamara Rush, News Radio KDKA.
01:18The Lancaster County coroner says his office has no measles death days after the state announced two measles-associated fatalities,
01:26one of them an infant.
01:28Coroner Stephen Diamantoni says that the baby's cause of death was a lacerated spleen, and the forensic pathologist found measles
01:37was not a contributing factor in the death.
01:39Diamantoni also says he knows nothing about a second measles death in the county.
01:44Diamantoni said his office has no idea who it is.
01:47A Trib Live report says not all deaths are referred to a coroner under Pennsylvania law.
01:53UPMC's operating income fell 30% in the first half of the year.
01:57A release from the health care giant says a lower number of hospital inpatients and a slight drop in insurance
02:04membership were behind the downturn.
02:06UPMC reported just under $17 billion in revenue through June 30th, with its operating margin falling from 2.1 to
02:141.4%.
02:15The 12th House District Special Election in Butler County has been certified.
02:20The Bureau of Elections says Democrat Brandon Dukes prevailed over Republican Scott Timko by 98 votes.
02:27Dukes and Timko will face each other in a rematch in the November general election for a full term in
02:33that seat.
02:34And no more balloons in Allegheny County Parks.
02:37This immediate ban at all nine parks is due to balloon litter and debris left by visitors.
02:43County Parks says the garbage threatens wildlife and it requires cleanup efforts.
02:47It is not clear if violators will be fined.
02:51KDKA Sports.
02:52The Bills slipped by the Steelers 28-27 in the final preseason game last night in Buffalo.
02:57KDKA Radio's Jeff Hathorn has more.
02:59Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy said after the game he felt all four quarterbacks earned a roster spot.
03:05Later it came out Will Howard was being evaluated for potential head injury.
03:09No other information was given.
03:11Howard was hit a few times in the first half.
03:14Part of throwing two touchdowns and an interception.
03:17Drew Aller went 8 of 14 for 85 yards in the second half.
03:21Biggest thing is I feel really confident in the offense in terms of how to operate it as a quarterback.
03:27I'm not second-guessing myself when I'm out there.
03:30Roster cuts by 6 o'clock on Sunday with the Steelers in Buffalo.
03:35Jeff Hathorn, News Radio, KDKA.
03:37We have two games tonight on the KDKA Radio kickoff classic.
03:40Bishop Canavan and Obama Academy at 5, followed by Bergen Catholic and Central Catholic at 8.
03:47The kickoff show from the Wolverine starts this afternoon at 4.
03:51And the Pirates are playing the Cardinals tonight in St. Louis.
03:54First pitch at 8.15.
