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Ohio police search for suspect following high-speed chase
MARTINS FERRY, Ohio (WTRF) — A suspect pursued through the Ohio Valley is still on the loose. It started at 8 p.m. Thursday, when Martins Ferry Police officers pulled over a driver for a stop sign violation and asked for his license and registration. Police Chief Jerry Murphy tells 7News the driver took off, going […]
Involuntary manslaughter case dropped against 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania woman’s death
Prosecutors this week dropped an involuntary manslaughter case against a 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania who had been accused of failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who was found dead a day later of internal bleeding. Greene County District Attorney Brianna Vanata said she acted...
Police in Washington Co. investigating two bank robberies
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Two bank robberies occurred within 72 hours of one another in Washington County and police believe that one person is responsible for both. The first alleged hold-up happened in the City of Washington on Monday and police released images of a white male entering the Washington Financial Bank on East Wylie Avenue demanding cash. Two days later, police reported another robbery in North Strabane Township. "There are a lot of similarities [and] we're working with their detectives and the FBI," said Lt. Mike Miller of the North Strabane Township Police Department. Lt. Miller said in the second incident, the robber targeted...
Pittsburgh Technical College to close in August
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Technical College is closing later this summer. In a news release on Monday, the Pittsburgh Technical College Board of Trustees said the institution will close on Aug. 9. Pittsburgh Technical College is located in Oakdale, Allegheny County. "Like many colleges and universities across the country, PTC has faced declining enrollment, market pressures, and inflation in recent years due, in part, to the global pandemic and changing views of higher education," the news release said. The news release said despite attempts to raise revenues and address the "school's long standing financial challenges," PTC's board "determined that long-term fiscal stability was...
High school roundup for June 10, 2024: Thomas Jefferson softball, Indiana baseball make 1st PIAA finals
Morgan Aliesky hit the go-ahead two-run single in the bottom of the sixth and Zoe Krizan drove in five runs to lead Thomas Jefferson to a 9-8 victory over Central Mountain in the PIAA Class 5A softball semifinals Monday. The Jaguars advanced to the state championship game for the first...
Carmichaels surges past rival Chartiers-Houston to reach state softball finals
WPIAL champion Chartiers-Houston was in total control of its PIAA Class A semifinal against rival Carmichaels. The Mighty Mikes took advantage of an uncharacteristic defensive meltdown by the Buccaneers to tie the game and then got a walk-off double by sophomore Carys McConnell in the bottom of the seventh to win in thrilling fashion, 5-4, on Monday at Peterswood Park.
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