New Wave Pool Opens At Idlewild
LIGONIER (KDKA) — The new wave pool was debuted today at Idlewild Park and Soak Zone. It was also media day at the park. Guests flocked to the new “Wowabunga” wave pool to escape today’s scorching...
View ArticlePTL Links: July 11,2011
Visit the links below for more on today’s guests and topics: Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh’s Hidden Treasures) Weight Watchers Recipe: Skinny Pigs In Blankets Pittsburgh Pup Crawl Room Service By...
View ArticleIdlewild Park Begins ‘For Kids Sake’ Days
LIGONIER (KDKA) — Idlewild Park is celebrating its 135th season. The special week each year called “For Kids Sake Days” is a growing part of that tradition. Idlewild marketing director Jeff Croushore...
View ArticleGetaway Guru: One Tank Trip To Ligonier
In the mid-18th century, during the French and Indian War, Pittsburgh was little more than a military fort named Fort Duquesne. At the same time, 50 miles to the east, a similar situation was playing...
View ArticleBest Alternatives To Trick-Or-Treating In Your Neighborhood In Pittsburgh
Jack-o-lanterns, scarecrows, bats and witches: It’s that time of year again. Soon the kids will be dressing up as their favorite Fresh Beat or Disney character to hit the streets for oodles of...
View ArticleBest Fall Family Getaways In Pittsburgh
(credit: Thinkstock) The spectacular views and vistas in the Pittsburgh region are brilliant in myriad fall colors, and afford the opportunity to energize the family with a chance to experience the...
View ArticlePTL Links: July 12, 2013
Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics: Idlewild Park Lidia’s Restaurant Blues Festival Rick Darke Mylan Classic Pittsburgh Pirates Filed under: Pittsburgh Today Live Links...
View ArticleInvestigators: Couple Locked 3-Year-Old In Trunk To Cure His Fear Of Darkness
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A couple accused of putting their son in the trunk of their car to cure his fear of darkness appeared in a Westmoreland County courtroom today. Jeff Lenhart, 26, and his wife,...
View ArticleFor Kids Sake Days at Idlewild
KDKA-TV and Pittsburgh CW’s For Kids Sake Days at Idlewild Monday, July 14 through Friday, July 18 July 14 – See the KDKA-TV Mobile Weather Lab July 15 – Kids can record their own radio newscast using...
View ArticlePTL Links: Aug. 7, 2014
Visit the links below for more on today’s guests & topics: Steel City Con Butler Farm Show Washington Co. Fair Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Stand Up to Cancer Viewing Party Johno’s Art...
View ArticleLigonier Museum Celebrating Inaugural Railroad Day
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Ligonier Valley Railroad made its final run on Aug. 31, 1952. The railroad had carried coal from the mines and passengers to Idlewild Park since 1877. “In the 75-year history...
View ArticleLigonier Twp. Police Officer Killed, K-9 Partner Injured In Route 30 Head-On...
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_0505201518522774407AA.mp4 LIGONIER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A Ligonier Township police officer was killed in a head-on crash along Route 30 early Tuesday morning....
View ArticleLigonier Officer Killed In Crash Leaves Behind A Big Void In Community
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_0505201517311456511AA.mp4 LIGONIER (KDKA) – A local police officer, who lost his life in a crash Tuesday morning, will be sorely missed in the community....
View ArticleIdlewild Ready To Welcome Families To Newest Attraction, “Daniel Tiger’s...
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_2005201518064323047AA.mp4 LIGONIER (KDKA) — Daniel Tiger debuted 60 years ago on Josie Carey’s “Children’s Corner,” on WQED-TV. The puppet was manipulated...
View ArticleComplaint Filed Against Kennywood, Idlewild And Sandcastle Over Mask Policy
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Attorney Tom Anderson has filed a complaint against the company that owns and operates Kennywood, Sandcastle, and Idlewild parks. #BREAKING: A local attorney just filed a complaint...
View ArticleIdlewild And SoakZone Only Open 3 Days Per Week For Remainder Of Season
LIGONIER, Pa. (KDKA) — Idlewild & Soakzone has changed its operating schedule again. Beginning next week, the park will only be open Friday through Sunday. “We are doing everything possible to...
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