Moon Twp. Family Racing Against Clock To Save Son With Brain Cancer
MOON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A year ago Connor Patsilevas was a typical second grader looking forward to baseball season. Then, came the diagnosis of a rare form of brain cancer called DIPG. Chris...
View ArticleGoFundMe Page Started For Family Of 6-Year-Old Found Dead
FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — A GoFundMe page has been created for the family of a 6-year-old boy who was pronounced dead in a Fayette County home Tuesday. State Police and the Fayette County Coroner were...
View ArticleChild, 2 Adults Killed In Crash Following Police Chase
NORTH VERSAILLES (KDKA/AP) — Two adults and a child were killed when the car they were in burst into flames and was demolished after it was T-boned by a speeding car in North Versailles on Thursday...
View ArticleFamily, Friends Remember Victims Of Triple Fatal Car Crash; Vigil Planned
NORTH VERSAILLES (KDKA) – Three innocent people were killed when a man running from police rammed his car into the back of theirs in North Versailles on Thursday. A two-year-old girl and her parents...
View ArticleFriend Of N. Versailles Crash Victims Raising Money For Funeral Costs
NORTH VERSAILLES (KDKA) — A family friend of the North Versailles crash victims is raising money to help pay for funeral costs. David Bianco, his fiancée, Kaylie Meininger, and her 2-year-old daughter,...
View ArticleFurry Tails: A Forever Home For The Holidays
A sergeant in the United States Marines is asking for help from his hometown. Sgt. James Thornton is heading home from overseas deployment. While it’s always a blessing to welcome safely home one of...
View ArticleSteelers’ Wives Take On Ravens’ Wives In Charity Fundraiser
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — While the Steelers and Ravens prepare for battle on the field on Christmas Day, the players’ wives and girlfriends are battling each other off the field this week. The women are...
View ArticleGoFundMe Started For Stowe Twp. Fire Victims’ Funeral Costs
STOWE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A relative has set up a GoFundMe account to raise money to aid with funeral costs for the victims of a Stowe Township fire. Fifty-year-old Linda Tschudi, her son 29-year-old...
View ArticleTeen Claims Parents ‘Cut Her Off’ Over Black Boyfriend, Raises $10,000
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A teenager has raised thousands of dollars for her college tuition after she claims her parents cut her off because she is dating a black man. Allie Dowdle, 18, of Tennessee claims...
View ArticlePenn Hills Football Raising Money For Player Killed In Car Crash
PENN HILLS (KDKA) — The Penn Hills Quarterback Club is raising money in the name of a player who was killed in a car crash Saturday. Seventeen-year-old Donovan Baynes was killed in a car crash in Penn...
View ArticleVeteran’s Beloved Dalmatian Clinging To Life After Tragic Highway Accident
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — His home, all his possessions and his beloved dog. A combat veteran has lost nearly everything during a trip back to Pittsburgh. The young veteran has been through a lot. He was on...
View ArticleFundraiser Set Up For The Owner Of Randyland
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s hard to miss the bright colors and unique stylings of Randyland, located on Pittsburgh’s Mexican War Streets. The home, owned by Randy Gilson, is a landmark and draws visitors...
View ArticleYoung Man Donates VGo Robots To Children’s Hospital
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A traveling robot with a human face and voice rolled through Children’s Hospital Wednesday morning. It’s one of two VGo robots donated by a young man who has benefited from the...
View ArticleNeighbors Raising Money To Help McCandless Flood Victims
MCCANDLESS (KDKA) — Neighbors are trying to help out McCandless families who lost everything in the severe flooding that hit the area this week. Several days of storms and flooding caused a lot of...
View ArticleRankin Man Organizes Picnic To Help Children Of Friends Killed By Gun Violence
RANKIN (KDKA) — Tuesday was a perfect day for a Fourth of July picnic. But for a gathering in Rankin — it was much more. Marcus Clay organized the event as both a tribute, and a fundraiser for two of...
View ArticleThird Grader Launches GoFundMe To Raise Money For Friend’s New Wheelchair
SAN DIEGO (KDKA) — A third grader asked his mom if he could start a GoFundMe to raise money for a new wheelchair for his friend, who is paralyzed. They met their goal in just two weeks. CBS affiliate...
View ArticleFundraiser Underway For Local Irish Musician Battling Cancer
Follow NewsRadio 1020 KDKA: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – For over 44 years, local musician Mike Gallagher has entertained with his 12-string acoustic guitar at Pittsburgh’s...
View ArticleCommunity Donates $18K To Help Victim Of New Alexandria Fire
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter NEW ALEXANDRIA, Pa. (KDKA) — A woman who lost her home to a fire in Westmoreland County last week is getting help from her community. According to a GoFundMe page, a...
View ArticleTop Toy Executive Pledges Millions To ‘Save Toys ‘R’ Us’ GoFundMe
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A top toy executive is pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in an effort to help save Toys “R” Us through a new GoFundMe effort. Isaac...
View ArticleMontour Trail Repairs To Cost $100K
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Montour Trail is a popular spot, but part of it is in desperate need of repair. A section of the trail was washed away during flash flooding...
View ArticleEmployees Donate Sick Time To Cop Battling Cancer
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter RIVERSIDE, Ill. (CBS) — Chris Kudla takes good care of himself. He exercises regularly and eats right so he can perform at peak capacity as a policeman, and so he can...
View ArticleMichael Cohen Asks Public For Help With Legal Costs, Sets Up GoFundMe Account
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen is sticking his hand out and asking the public for help paying for his legal defense, and one anonymous donor already has ponied up...
View ArticleHomeless Good Samaritan Suing Couple Who Raised $400K To Help Him
NEW JERSEY (CBS Local) – A homeless man whose act of generosity went viral is now suing the people he helped. Johnny Bobbitt received worldwide praise after he gave a stranded motorist in Philadelphia...
View ArticleGoFundMe For Homeless Man That Helped Stranded Driver Has Been Drained, Says...
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter (CBS Philly/CBS Local) – There’s no more money left in a GoFundMe account for a homeless man who used his last $20 to buy gas for a stranded driver in Philadelphia,...
View ArticleFire Destroys Home, Belongings Of Elizabeth Borough’s Newest Police Officer
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter ELIZABETH BOROUGH (KDKA) — The newest police officer in Elizabeth Borough is facing some tough times. So the borough is hoping the community can pitch in and help. On...
View ArticleCommunity Rallies Around Police Cadet Who Lost Everything In Fire
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter ELIZABETH BOROUGH (KDKA) — He is a new father, a member of the military and a police cadet who recently graduated from the academy. But just as he was about to join...
View ArticleGoFundMe Set Up To Help Family Of Man Killed At McKeesport Auto Repair Shop
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family of a man killed at his McKeesport auto repair shop Friday afternoon. John Benedek, 41, was shot...
View Article‘Randyland’ Raising Money After Loss Of Co-Creator
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Fans of Pittsburgh’s “Randyland” are pitching in after the loss of one of the creators of the North Side attraction. Randy Gilson and his partner,...
View ArticleFamily That Lost Everything In House Fire Is Thankful For First Responders
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter CENTRE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A family that evacuated their home following a devastating house fire is now trying to figure out what to do next. “I didn’t know yesterday...
View ArticleK-9 Officer’s Wife Raising Money To Fix Police Cruiser
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — A police officer’s wife is trying to raise money for a local police department’s K-9 unit. Officer Jim Ilgenfritz and his K-9 Max work for the...
View ArticleFurry Tails: Puppy Love Letters Helping Little Girl Battling Brain Tumor
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 7-year-old Wisconsin girl fighting an inoperable brain tumor is finding comfort from dogs around the world. Little Emma Mertens, of Hartland,...
View ArticleTree of Life Synagogue Launches GoFundMe For Christchurch Community
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Following the tragic attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, The Tree of Life Synagogue launched a relief fund on GoFundMe to try to help Muslim...
View ArticleMichael Rosfeld Acquittal: Fundraiser Set Up To Assist Rosfeld Family
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – After his acquittal of killing Antwon Rose, a fundraiser was set up for former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld. The fundraiser for...
View ArticleGoFundMe Started For Husband, Baby Of Mt. Washington Woman Who Died From...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A GoFundMe page has been created for the husband and baby of a Mt. Washington woman who died from a childbirth complication over the weekend. April Sheatz Martinez’s classmates from...
View ArticlePlum Native Pat McAfee Starts GoFundMe To Assist Those Impacted By Flooding...
PLUM (KDKA) — A famous Plum native is jumping in to help his hometown in a time of need. Pat McAfee started a GoFundMe to help assist the families and organizations impacted by the recent flooding in...
View ArticleSomerset Co. Couple Allegedly Fakes Birth, Death Of Baby To Scam Donations
FRIEDENS, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A Pennsylvania couple is accused of faking the birth and death of a baby to obtain more than $600 in donations and gifts from friends and family. State police on Thursday...
View ArticlePennsylvania Couple Killed In Car Crash Days After Birth Of Baby Girl
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A community is rallying around a Pennsylvania couple killed in a car crash days after giving birth to a baby girl. A GoFundMe was set up for Stephen Rothrauff and Jessica Camp, both...
View ArticleFamily Of Slain Son Set Up GoFundMe To Pay For Funeral Expenses
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The family of murder victim Christian Moore-Rouse has set up a GoFundMe to pay for memorial expenses. A memorial service is planned for Wednesday afternoon, so expenses must be paid...
View ArticleWestern Pa. Diaper Bank Hosting Virtual Donation Drive
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank is in need of help during the growing Coronavirus outbreak. The organization is need of assistance during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Western...
View ArticleGoFundMe Campaign Raises Nearly $100,000 To Repair Homewood Art House
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A crowdfunding campaign has raised thousands of dollars to repair the Art House in Homewood. The home along Hamilton Avenue was created in 2013. An abandoned...
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