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Is there an increase in coyote sightings? A game warden explains

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10 months ago

February 2, 2024

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Is there an increase in coyote sightings? A game warden explains

GREEN TREE, Pa. (KDKA) — The social media posts keep popping up, and so do the coyotes.

But are more coyotes moving in, or are we just more aware of them?

What’s less than 4 miles away from the city and filled with coyotes? If you guessed Green Tree, you are right.

“We get them howling at night,” Green Tree resident Phil Aley said. “That’s the biggest thing, when there’s a family of them out there.”

Aley has lived on Warriors Road for 35 years, and his backyard looks like prime coyote real estate.

“Lots of deer down here in these woods and lots of other vermin,” Aley said.

Neighbors in Green Tree started posting on social media about coyotes weeks ago, putting them on the radar of residents.

“When they hear about one down the street or in the neighborhood, they’re more apt to look for it,” Game Warden Sgt. Matt Kramer said.

Kramer said that does not mean there is any increase in the coyote population. He also wants to clear up one thing: Coyotes are not more aggressive in mating season. He said they are just hungry.

“Food resources are at their lowest point for any wildlife species, coyotes included, so from February to March it’s a hard life out there in the woods,” he said.

So, coyotes might expand their range to find food. And your neighbors could be doing something that attracts them.

“They leave that food out overnight for these critters and they’re well intended but every raccoon, every possum, every rat and mouse in the neighborhood is going to come to that food source,” Kramer said. “The next predator up the line is the coyote.”

And they will go for any small cat or tiny dog. Kramer said unlike wolves, coyotes do not have a pack mentality. They do have families, and if you think removing them from your neighborhood will make them go away, Kramer said a new family will just move in.

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Meghan Schiller is an Emmy-nominated journalist who joined KDKA in October 2017. She’s thrilled to be back in her hometown and reporting at the station she grew up watching.

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Pittsburgh officials help rescue a deer from the Highland Park Reservoir

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7 hours ago

November 26, 2024

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Pittsburgh officials help rescue a deer from the Highland Park Reservoir

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Pittsburgh officials helped rescue a deer from the Highland Park reservoir last week.

According to the Pittsburgh Public Safety Facebook page, animal care and control officers saw a deer in the Highland Park Reservoir on Nov. 21.

After several attempts to free the deer, officials were able to help get the deer to safety and out of the reservoir. Pictures showed the deer standing in the middle of the reservoir, while it was empty.

However, this is not the first time a deer has been stuck in the Highland Park Reservoir. In 2017, rescue crews had to help a deer that got stuck on Oct. 12. The rescue efforts began at about 2 p.m. that afternoon, and the deer was finally rescued near 3:40 p.m.

The biggest difference was that the rescue occurred while the reservoir was full of water. Crews had to use an inflatable boat and a lasso around the deer’s antlers to get him securely out of the water.

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Jon Fisher is the director of streaming and digital at CBS Pittsburgh, where he leads the digital portfolio, including the 24/7 streaming service. He has worked for CBS Pittsburgh since October 2022.

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Radio host goes off on Pittsburgh Steelers star: ‘A flat-out disappointment’

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November 26, 2024

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Radio host goes off on Pittsburgh Steelers star: ‘A flat-out disappointment’

2022 was the last time Minkah Fitzpatrick caused a turnover. Once known as the NFL’s premier ballhawk that all teams had to be worried about, Fitzpatrick has faded into the background of the Steelers’ defense. In 2023, he missed seven games due to hamstring and knee injuries. Now, in 2024, he is back at free safety, but Fitzpatrick still has not made the big-time plays.

According to most charting statistics, Fitzpatrick has the worst season of his career. Pro Football Focus has him charted for 18 receptions on 24 targets, allowing a passer rating of 135.8 and 13.8 yards per reception. Tight ends have victimized Fitzpatrick.

93.7 the Fan radio host Joe Starkey has had enough of the excuses for Fitzpatrick’s play. Starkey believes Fitzpatrick is ‘a flat-out disappointment’ this season, and the Steelers should have a serious conversation about his contract and role.

“Minkah Fitzpatrick is a flat-out disappointment,” Starkey said. “He’s given up a lot. I don’t think they’re just ignoring him the entire game. This isn’t Darrelle Revis in college.”

Fitzpatrick’s lack of splash plays is concerning, but the Steelers have not allowed many explosive plays this season and have the No. 4 scoring defense in the NFL for a reason. His coverage over the top has been effective in that regard. Yet, the Steelers want to see more splash plays from him, too.

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Pittsburg father killed in hit-and-run crash after leaving church

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23 hours ago

November 25, 2024

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Pittsburg father killed in hit-and-run crash after leaving church

Family of Pittsburg hit-and-run victim speaks out

A father of two was fatally struck while walking home from church in Pittsburg on Friday night.

PITTSBURG – A father of two was fatally struck while walking home from church in Pittsburg on Friday night.

Police said they received a call about 9:15 p.m. about a crash in the 1500 block of Willow Pass Road and when officers arrived they found Joaquin Reveulta Galvez in the middle of the street.

Revuelta Galvez was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead a few hours later.

“There was some vehicle debris and the lone victim and that was the extent of the scene,” Cpt. Philip Galer said, adding that there was a headlight of a vehicle also there at the crash site.

In a news release, police said the entire crash was captured on surveillance video.

Revuelta Galvez’s family said investigators told them that he appeared to stumble and fall to the ground before the vehicle hit him.

“He was wearing sandals, and then he fell and landed in the street and a car ran over him,” said his partner Maribel Macias. The couple have two grown sons, and Macias said the young men were close with their father.

Macias said the family didn’t know about the crash until one of them noticed the emergency responders and police vehicles around the corner from the mobile home park where they live.

Now, during the holidays, she and her sons are grieving for Revuelta Galvez.

They said Revuelta Galvez had already been through so much. He had been recovering from brain surgery last year, but despite his health problems, he was a friendly neighbor and loving father with a good heart.

A relative said they saw him at the Sovereign Shepherd Church just a half hour before the crash, and he had bought some pupusas to bring back home.

His family wonders how someone could drive away and leave him there.

“If they had called 9-1-1… he would be alive right now. We don’t know how long he was on the ground bleeding, dying,” Macias said.

A relative set up a GoFundMe page to help the family pay for burial and funeral expenses.

Galer said investigators are withholding details from the surveillance footage to protect the investigation.

He said they do have leads on the vehicle that struck Revuelta Galvez.

Anyone with information on the hit-and-run crash is asked to contact Pittsburg police at (925) 646-2442 or contact Officer James Pena at (925) 252-4146.

Jana Katsuyama is a reporter for KTVU. Email Jana at jana.katsuyama@fox.com. Call her at 510-326-5529. Or follow her on Twitter @JanaKTVU and read her other reports on her bio page.

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