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Pittsburgh EMS sees increase in unplanned out-of-hospital births

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February 14, 2026

Pittsburgh EMS sees increase in unplanned out-of-hospital births

Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services crews are seeing an increase in out-of-hospital births in the field, such as in a car on the side of a roadway.

One of the city’s paramedics has now taken it into her own hands to tackle a common issue they face during those births: the cold.

“I’ve crocheted two hats for each unit, just in case you have twins,” paramedic crew chief Briana Kramer said.

She’s made 36 in total for the newborns.

“They are a precious little population. They’re a population I find near and dear to my heart,” Kramer said.

But she said the beanies aren’t just a cute accessory, especially when a birth happens on the side of the road.

“I had a little bit of anxiety with the cold temperatures being negative 10 degrees a lot of nights,” she said.

She pointed to a field delivery last January that she was on hand for.

“Perfectly healthy baby. Their only issue was that they were hypothermic,” Kramer said.

They didn’t have hats in their kits then, so a small towel was placed around that newborn’s head. That specific instance, and the lack of hats, inspired her to start making the beanies.

“It is already such a unique and difficult thing to be born out of hospital,” Kramer said.

EMS officials said they’ve gone from around eight pre-hospital births a year to 12 per year. Kramer said she believes the reason for the increase comes down to the health care system still recovering from COVID.

“It’s hard for people to get in touch with primary care,” Kramer said. “The economy is really hard, just transportation for people to get to their appointments, to get to the hospital when it’s delivery time.”

It means people are waiting until the last second to go to the hospital. She’s also noticed an increase in winter out-of-hospital births.

“It’s a little concerning. Changes the way we prep for things a little bit,” Kramer said.

She hopes the beanies will go home with the newborns, and families will keep them as a reminder of how Pittsburgh EMS helped bring them into this world.

“It’s a little emotional,” Kramer said. “It’s a little piece of me that is going home with them.”

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CMU acquires Chatham’s Eastside location, will lease back part of property

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March 27, 2026

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Sidney Crosby leaves Penguins-Senators game, will not return

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March 26, 2026

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Sidney Crosby leaves Penguins-Senators game, will not return

Updated on: March 26, 2026 / 10:25 PM EDT
/ CBS Pittsburgh

Sidney Crosby left the Pittsburgh Penguins’ game against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday and did not return.

The team initially did not disclose why Crosby was ruled out of the game, but coach Dan Muse told reporters postgame that Crosby has a lower-body injury. Crosby left the ice and went to the locker room early in the second period. The Penguins went on to beat the Senators in a shootout, 4-3.

Pittsburgh also played Thursday’s game without Evgeni Malkin, who has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury. It remains unclear how long he will be out, with the team only saying Malkin is “day-to-day,” according to a post on X from March 24.

Crosby returned to Pittsburgh’s lineup on March 18 against the Carolina Hurricanes after missing four weeks due to a lower-body injury suffered during the Olympic tournament. Crosby was injured during Team Canada’s quarterfinal win over Team Czechia after a hit by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas.

Crosby was placed on injured reserve and missed 11 games. In the five games since returning to the lineup, Crosby has tallied five points. This season, the 38-year-old star for the Penguins has a team-high 28 goals, and he is third on the team with 36 assists.

With 10 games remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh (36-20-16) sits in second place in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division with 88 points. The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders both have 87 points.

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$1.5 million-winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket sold at Pittsburgh hospital

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March 26, 2026

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.5 million-winning Pennsylvania Lottery ticket sold at Pittsburgh hospital

March 26, 2026 / 9:15 AM EDT
/ CBS Pittsburgh

A Pittsburgh hospital will be getting a big bonus for selling a $1.5 million-winning Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket.

UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital sold the Cash Spectacular ticket, and, as a result, will get a $10,000 bonus.

According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the Cash Spectacular is a $30 game that offers the top prize of $1.5 million.

As they often do when a big winner such as this one happens, the Pennsylvania Lottery is reminding players that scratch-off prizes are valid for one year from the game’s end-sale date, which can be found on their website.

The Pennsylvania Lottery also said that scratch-offs are distributed at random, so neither the lottery nor the retailers know where winning tickets will be sold.

Pittsburgh area million-dollar winners

Since the calendar flipped to 2026, the Pittsburgh area has been one lucky place, with multiple million-dollar or more winning tickets sold since January.

The first came on January 8 when a $1 million scratch-off was sold at a North Huntingdon Township Walmart. The $20 Jackpot Scratch-Off yielded the top prize of $1 million.

Just a week later, again in Westmoreland County, a Match 6 Lotto ticket was sold at the North Huntingdon Sheetz, giving someone a $1.4 million prize.

One of the biggest jackpots of the year came earlier this month in Armstrong County, when one lucky player won $1 million for year for life.

That ticket was sold at a BP gas station on Buffalo Street in Freeport Borough. As a result, the BP got a $100,000 bonus.

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