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Man accused of yelling at priests during Mass at Pittsburgh-area churches

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April 25, 2024

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Man accused of yelling at priests during Mass

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Someone is going to churches in the Pittsburgh area and yelling at priests during Mass.

St. Sebastian Church in Ross Township is one of the 10 churches that the man allegedly walked into to yell at a priest during Mass. In a statement, the Diocese of Pittsburgh said the man got in the priest’s face and yelled that he was the devil on April 17.

Parishioners told KDKA-TV this is disturbing, especially because his intentions were and still are unknown.

The diocese is working closely with multiple law enforcement agencies to track down the man. Sources told KDKA-TV that officials expect an arrest soon.

The diocese is appealing to the Catholic community to not be discouraged by the actions of one person.

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Shelley is a Uniontown, Pennsylvania, native who joined KDKA in October 2021.

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Kennywood celebrates 100 years of its iconic rollercoaster The Thunderbolt

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20 mins ago

May 5, 2024

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Kennywood celebrates 100 years of its iconic rollercoaster The Thunderbolt

Kennywood celebrates 100 years of the Thunderbolt

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WEST MIFFLIN (KDKA) – Saturday was a milestone day and a celebration at Kennywood as one of the park’s most iconic coasters turned 100 years old.

The Thunderbolt, originally named The Pippin, wooden rollercoaster opened to parkgoers on May 4, 1924. It was designed by coaster builder John Miller and was one of Kennywood’s first rollercoasters.

That was before the lift hill and helix curves were added in 1968.

The Thunderbolt was then named “King of the Coasters” by the New York Times in 1974.

Along with the Jack Rabbit and Racer, Kennywood’s three wooden rollercoasters have been named a Landmark Ride by the American Coaster Enthusiasts in previous years.

A new plaque has been installed outside of the ride in commemoration of the anniversary and Kennywood said that more is on the way this summer to celebrate 100 years of the Thunderbolt.

For those heading to Kennywood for the first time this summer, the Thunderbolt is in the Kennyville section of the park by the iconic Potato Patch, where visitors can get the park’s famous French Fries.

You can get tickets to the park and see their hours and events on their website at this link.

Patrick Damp

Patrick is a Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV and studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Before working in news, he worked in professional hockey communications and public relations.

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Runaway steel drum kills woman walking in US

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7 hours ago

May 5, 2024

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Runaway steel drum kills woman walking in US

Crews work at the scene of a fatal construction accident in Oakland, Pennsylvania. Photo / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP

A steel drum weighing thousands of pounds somehow rolled out of a construction site in Pittsburgh and eventually struck and killed a woman who was walking on a nearby sidewalk, police said.

The accident occurred around 10.40am Friday local time in the city’s Oakland neighborhood, where the University of Pittsburgh’s new sports performance centre is being built.

The drum was either knocked over or dislodged from a piece of heavy equipment, police said. It then rolled several hundred feet as it went down a hill, through a fence and onto the sidewalk where the woman was walking with co-workers from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre’s Western Psychiatric Hospital. The drum then went across a road before it came to rest against a pickup truck.

The woman, who suffered a head injury, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. Her name has not been released, and no other injuries were reported in the accident, which remains under investigation.

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