Chartiers Valley girl, family sue district over alleged sexual abuse by fellow pupil in 3rd grade
The family of a student at Chartiers Valley School District is suing the district for negligence claiming officials there failed to protect their daughter from sexual harassment — and then sexual abuse — by a fellow third-grader. The abuse, according to the complaint filed Dec. 5 in Allegheny County Common...
Assistant chief in Allegheny County DA’s office resigns amid criminal charges
An assistant chief in the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office who is facing criminal charges has resigned. Richard McDonald, 56, of Oakdale submitted his resignation within the past several
days, his attorney, Robert Del Greco Jr., confirmed Wednesday. McDonald, who started with the DA’s office in May 2018, received $125,723...
Woman who furnished gun in McKeesport slaying gets probation
A Homestead woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to voluntary manslaughter stemming from a fatal shooting outside a McKeesport bar five years ago. Heaven Franklin-Pitts, 28, was ordered to serve five years probation. When asked by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Thomas E. Flaherty why she was entering the plea, Franklin-Pitts...
Indictment says accused cyberstalker blames ChatGPT for condoning behavior
A Whitehall man accused of threatening and stalking more than 10 women on social media and in person was indicted in federal court on Tuesday on 14 counts. Brett Dadig, 31, is accused of cyberstalking, interstate stalking and interstate threats. According to the grand jury indictment, Dadig said he interacted...
