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A key Steel Curtain player and four-time Super Bowl champion is being remembered. The Pittsburgh Steelers are mourning the loss of Mike Wagner. The longtime Pittsburgh Steelers safety spent his entire 10-year NFL career in Pittsburgh, becoming a cornerstone of the famed Steel Curtain defense. Wagner played on four Super Bowl championship teams in the 1970s and delivered clutch interceptions in both Super Bowl IX and X to help secure Lombardi Trophies. A two-time Pro Bowler and 2020 inductee into the Steelers Hall of Honor. Team President Art Rooney II called Wagner a tremendous player and a steady presence during one of the most successful eras in franchise history.Mike Wagner was 76.

The president of the Woodland Hills school board has resigned after being charged with theft from Rankin Borough. The district confirms Terri Lawson stepped down after being charged with theft by deception, forgery, tampering with records and access device fraud. Investigators say Lawson is accused of charging nearly ten-thousand dollars in personal purchases to a Rankin Borough credit card while serving as borough manager, including transactions at several retail and grocery stores. Lawson turned herself in last week, and her attorney says she strongly denies the allegations. District officials stress there are no claims of wrongdoing involving school funds and say they’ll take action at tonight's meeting to fill the board president vacancy, reaffirming their commitment to transparency and accountability. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for next month.

Civil rights leader the Reverend Jesse Jackson died this morning at 84. The man who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and later ran for president, died peacefully surrounded by family. Commonwealth Foundation Senior Fellow Lenny McAlister commented on Jackson's impact on the Big K Morning Show. Long known for his activism and political influence, Jackson spent his life dedicated to pursuing civil rights for disenfranchised groups. In 2000, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and also received over 40 honorary doctorate degrees.

Longtime KDKA Radio host Chris Moore has retired. Sunday night, the KDKA Radio studios in Green Tree was home to more than 50 family, friends and supporters of Chris Moore, who officially hung up his headphones and called it a career after 32 years on KDKA Radio. Moore spent 46 years total as a member of the pittsburgh media.

The governor is rolling out Pennsylvania’s first-ever Housing Action Plan to address rising costs. News Radio KDKA's Timira Rush has the story. Josh Shapiro says the state’s first comprehensive Housing Action Plan is designed to tackle rising home prices and limited supply head-on. A key piece of the proposal is a $1 billion critical infrastructure fund, financed through bonds, to support the construction of new homes and preserve existing housing across the state.

You can have pizza and groceries delivered to your doorstep. Should alcoholic drinks also be an option? The State House Liquor Control committee is considering legislation that would allow for third party companies like Doordash and Grub Hub to make deliveries of alcoholic beverages. Sponsor... Butler County Republican Marci Mustello says drivers would need a newly created Class D license. And that driver could still make deliveries. Alex Mooney of Door Dash says his company trains drivers to watch for signs of intoxication and has invested heavily in ID verification.

There was difficult news for parishioners this weekend: seven Catholic churches in one Pittsburgh-area parish are closing next month. The Diocese of Pittsburgh says declining Mass attendance and rising financial pressures are driving the closure of seven churches in the Saint Joseph the Worker Parish. Church leaders announced the decision in a letter from Bishop Mark Eckman, read during weekend services. The parish, made up of eight churches spread across several eastern suburbs, was formed through a merger in 2020. Beginning March 12, Saint Maurice Church in Forest Hills will be the sole church building to remain open, as the diocese continues broader restructuring efforts underway since 2021.

A fatal multi-vehicle accident has closed I-79 in both directions in Butler County. Trooper Bertha Cazy tells us one fatality is confirmed.

A total of 18 vehicles were involved. The northbound lanes are closed from Cranberry to Zelienople. Southbound, I-79 is shut down from Zelienople to the Turnpike exit in Cranberry. State Police say the roadway will be closed for at least five hours while the scene is cleared.

Pennsylvania lawmakers are a step closer to banning cell phones in schools. The State Senate has approved a bell to bell ban on phones...and now it's with the State House Education Committee. Governor Shapiro this week asked lawmakers to send him a bill banning phones in schools so he can sign it into law. Allegheny County Republican Devlin Robinson spearheaded the legislation celebrated. He spoke at a Wednesday news conference in Harrisburg. The Pittsburgh Public Schools recently enacted a district wide ban and Congressman Chris Deluzio conducted a study last summer, where only 23 percent of the schools in his district had a smartphone ban.

Still not getting your mail? You're not alone. Mail delivery has been disrupted since last week's storm. Postal Service Strategic Communications Specialist Mark Whal says it would help if everyone cleared snow away from their mailboxes. Whal says another option is putting your mail on hold if you can't get your mailbox cleared.