Tony LaRussa stories, Page 42
Warrant issued for man accused of causing Arnold rollover with 2 kids in car
A New Kensington man is accused of intentionally crashing his car into another vehicle with two young children inside and causing it to roll over. The incident was reported at the intersection of Constitution Boulevard and Ewing Street about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, according Westmoreland County 911. A woman driving the...
Carrick shop owner pleads to 105 animal cruelty charges for selling baby turtles out of store
The owner of a clothing shop in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood has pleaded guilty to 105 counts of animal cruelty for illegally selling turtle hatchlings that were being raised in poor conditions. A plea agreement accepted by Allegheny County Judge Kelly Bigley on Thursday forbids store owner Edward Muhammed Christian, 44,...
Kiski Township couple charged with beating toddler, lying to police
A Kiski Township woman was arrested by township police, accused of spanking a 3-year-old girl so hard that red marks and swelling were still visible days after she was struck, according to police. The woman’s boyfriend, who is the father of the child, also was arrested in connection with the...
Pine keeps it clean, boosts community pride with trolling for trash program
When your town is named after a tree, it only makes sense to find ways to keep the environment as pristine as possible. But keeping trash from piling up along Pine’s miles of streets and roads is no simple task. So officials have created several ways for residents help preserve...
Big Bad Wheels: World’s fastest Monster Truck on display at Harrison dealership
Fans of high-powered, hill-climbing Monster Trucks can get a glimpse of the speed record-setting Raminator in Harrison. The truck is on display to mark the grand opening of the new Cochran dealership along Route 908 for the Chrysler, Dodge, Ram and Jeep brands. The new dealership is on the same...
Man charged with kidnapping, assaulting New Kensington girls
A Saltsburg man was charged by New Kensington police Monday with kidnapping two girls, ages 6 and 9, early last month and sexually assaulting the older girl. Eddie Leroy Lambert Jr., 58, is being held in the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh after bond was denied at his arraignment Tuesday...
New Kensington man charged with strangling woman during argument
A New Kensington man was charged with a felony count of strangulation after, police say, he choked a woman during an argument. City police arrested Ralph Earl Scott, 32, of Pine Court, after responding to a 911 call at about 8:45 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of Fourth Avenue,...
Cleanup begins after tornadoes topple trees onto power lines, homes
Daniel Andreko knew a tornado might be coming after receiving an emergency alert on his smartphone. But as he watched the rain turn from a drizzle to a torrential downpour with howling winds shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, he thought the warning might have been a false alarm. “I was...
Faded license plate leads to drug bust in Lower Burrell
A faded license plate highlighted with a marker led Lower Burrell police to drug bust along Greensburg Road this week. Inside the car that was pulled over, police say they found heroin and methamphetamine hidden in various places, including a potato chip can. Officer Aaron Rodgers was on patrol near...
Cleanup continues from wrath of 8 tornadoes in Western Pa. region
Daniel Andreko knew a tornado might be coming after receiving an emergency alert on his smartphone. But as he watched the rain turn from a drizzle to a torrential downpour with howling winds shortly before 8:30 p.m. Thursday, he thought the warning might have been a false alarm. “I was...
Child escapes injury when hit by vehicle in Freeport
A 12-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle early Thursday morning in Freeport but did not appear to suffer any major injuries, according to state police. The incident occurred at about 7:15 a.m. at the intersection of Fifth and Washington streets in the borough, troopers said. A Suzuki Aerio being...
How Pittsburgh set the stage for recent pig-to-human transplant surgery
A team of surgeons in New York reached a milestone last month in transplant medicine: A kidney from a pig attached to a human patient wasn’t immediately rejected — and the organ appeared to function normally. Announced this week, the procedure was performed at New York University’s Langone Transplant Institute....
2 women charged with stealing $3,000 in merchandise from Walmart at Pittsburgh Mills
Two women were charged Saturday by Frazer Township police with stealing nearly $3,000 worth of merchandise from a Walmart store over five days after one of them was spotted, according to police, shoplifting a supplement that claims to improve brain health. Police were dispatched to the Walmart at the Pittsburgh...
DEP denies PennEnergy Resources’ request to draw millions of gallons of water per day from Big Sewickley Creek
A decision by state environmental regulators to deny an energy company’s request to draw up to 3 million gallons of water a day from Big Sewickley Creek and one of its tributaries for fracking is being lauded as an important step toward protecting the waterway’s ecosystem. PennEnergy Resources’ application in...
Long detours in store for 5-hour turnpike closure between Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh exits
Motorists who need to travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike between the Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh exits overnight on Saturday will face long detours to get around a bridge construction project. The turnpike will be closed in both directions between Allegheny Valley (Exit 47) and Pittsburgh (Exit 57) for five hours starting...
Arrest warrant issued in connection with fight that left Allegheny Township man severely injured
An arrest warrant was issued for a man accused of beating an Allegheny Township resident so severely that he was hospitalized with a collapsed lung, a brain bleed and several broken bones, according to authorities. District Judge Cheryl Peck Yackopec issued the warrant on Friday for William Gregory Goldberg, whose...
State trooper found not guilty of harassing teen, still faces internal probe
A state trooper stationed in Armstrong County who was suspended without pay in September after being accused of harassing a 15-year-old boy was found not guilty of the charge. Trooper Nickolas R. Elliott, 30, was cleared of the harrassment charge during a hearing on Wednesday before Kittanning District Judge James...
Man arrested after volley of gunfire near New Kensington police station
New Kensington police charged a man with felony theft and gun charges after a volley of gunfire within earshot of the police station early Thursday morning, according to authorities. Dravontae Marques Hendon, 24, of Arnold was arrested and charged with one felony count of receiving stolen property, two counts of...
4 newcomers vie for 2 open seats on Pine Township Board of Supervisors
Voters in the Pine Township will be asked to select from among four political newcomers to fill two vacancies on the five-member board of supervisors after incumbents Michael Dennehy and Ed Holdcroft decided not to seek reelection. Dennehy serves as the board chairman and Holdcoft is the vice chairman. Those...
Pine-Richland school board election includes 4-way race to fill 2 of 3 open seats
Voters in the Pine-Richland School District will elect at least two new board members when they cast their votes in the Nov. 2 general election. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial candidate list, two are vying for a vacancy as the Region 1 representative created with the...
Allegheny Township police charge man with strangling, beating woman during dispute
An Allegheny Township man has been charged with strangling and beating a woman during an argument on Tuesday, according to authorities. Robert Fouse, 70, of Velvet Lane is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison after failing to post $30,000 bond set during his arraignment before District Judge Cheryl Peck...
Nurse at Lower Burrell health and rehab center charged with sexually assaulting 2 patients
A male registered nurse at the Belair Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Lower Burrell has been charged with sexually assaulting two female patients. Police charged Jacques G. Wagner, 58, of New Kensington on Wednesday with a felony count of aggravated indecent assault and two related misdemeanors in connection with the...
Former Leechburg police Chief Michael Diebold pleads guilty to failing to properly register as sex offender
Former Leechburg police Chief Michael Diebold pleaded guilty in Armstrong County Court on Wednesday to failing to properly register as a sex offender. Diebold, 44, was charged by state police in Armstrong County in January 2020 with two felony counts of failing to provide accurate information when he registered as...
Man accused of shooting 3 at Kinloch Fire Hall baby shower ordered to stand trial
A man charged with shooting three people during a Sept. 18 baby shower in Lower Burrell was ordered to stand trial in Westmoreland County Court. Isiah J. Hampton, 25, of Victoria Avenue in Arnold is accused of shooting a 23-year-old man in the torso, a 19-year-old woman in the leg...
Escaped Stanton Heights macaw back home safe after crashing into house
A young macaw named Filo that flew the coop at its Stanton Heights home nearly a month ago was safely captured Monday in the Pittsburgh neighborhood after it dive-bombed a man and crashed into a house. The chance rescue took place one day after the capture of Kody, the National...
