00:00The threat of a general strike is growing at Allegheny General Hospital, where nurses vote today on whether or not
00:04to authorize a walkout.
00:05NewsRadio KDK's Tamara Rush has details.
00:08Nurses represented SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania are pushing for better staffing levels, higher wages, and changes to retirement benefits.
00:15Their three-year contract expired Tuesday.
00:17The union says improvements are needed to retain experienced nurses and protect patient care.
00:22Today's strike authorization vote would give union leaders the power to issue a 10-day strike notice if negotiations stall.
00:28It does not mean a strike is automatic, but it raises the pressure to reach a deal.
00:33Tomorrow, Rush NewsRadio, KDKA.
00:35In Fayette County, plans in Washington Township to take over its municipal authority there are coming under fire.
00:40More than 100 people at a meeting last night spoke out on the proposal.
00:43Jan Amoroso, who is the general manager of the municipal authority there, tells KDKA-TV they had no advance warning
00:50that the township was looking for such a takeover.
00:51I had no idea, and it was just, like I said, it was just a shock.
00:57To this moment, they have not spoken to us.
01:00Some residents fear the move would be setting the stage for a sale of the authority to a private company.
01:03The township says the move is being prompted in part because of stormwater issues.
01:07A Greenville man is dead after an accident late Tuesday night on Route 19 in Sandy Creek Township.
01:12State police say 44-year-old Michael Chess went off the road, hitting several trees before his vehicle flipped over.
01:18Investigators say Chess was not wearing a seatbelt and the airbags were not deployed.
01:22Chess and his vehicle were not found until the following morning.
01:28After being diagnosed with lung cancer and having surgery, we were told that Pope Leo was in good spirits and
01:32expected to remain in the hospital until next Tuesday.
01:34Father Paul Zaborowski led a church mass in Lawrenceville where the Pope was on the minds of parishioners.
01:39We offered prayers particularly for him, had a period of quiet, people to reflect and just kind of be with
01:45him in prayer.
01:47That's the beauty of being Catholic.
01:49Around the world, people are right now praying for him.
01:51Pennsylvania is currently experiencing its largest measles outbreak in more than three decades,
01:56with cases climbing to 1,222 across 42 counties as of October 2026.
02:01Fueled by low vaccination rates, the highly contagious virus has resulted in at least 225 hospitalizations
02:07and five confirmed deaths since rapidly spreading from its initial cluster back in April.
02:11This explosive local surge makes Pennsylvania the primary hotspot
02:14in what is now considered to be the worst year for measles nationwide since 1991.
02:21A Charleroi man is accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl from July until
02:26mid-September.
02:2727-year-old Dolkings Toussaint faces charges of rape, sexual assault, and corruption of minors.
02:32The Charleroi Regional Police initiated the investigation after the victim's parent discovered sexually explicit videos
02:38on the teenager's phone and then contacted authorities.
02:41An arrest warrant was filed through District Judge Eric Porter's office.
02:45Toussaint, however, remains at large.
02:48Checking KDK Sports, Major League Baseball playoffs last night.
02:51Milwaukee beat the Dodgers 6-2, and they now hold a three-games-to-none lead in that best-of
02:55-seven series.
02:56Game four is tonight at eight.
02:58In the American League Championship Series, game three between the Guardians and the Rays is today at one o'clock.
