CRIME & SAFETY
Morning Roundup: 1 injured in Homewood West shooting; Hartwood Acres brush fire under investigation
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, April 24:. One person was injured and two others were detained after a shooting Tuesday in Pittsburgh’s Homewood West neighborhood. Police responded to a one-round ShotSpotter alert in the 6900 block of Frankstown Avenue around 2:20 p.m.,...
Pittsburgh man dies in Parkway East crash
A man from Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood was killed early Saturday morning in a multi-vehicle crash along the Parkway East in Penn Hills, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said. Michael Ernest Buyna, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene at about 1 a.m. Saturday, the medical examiner said.
Police searching for second suspect in fatal shooting
AMBRIDGE, Pa. — Police are searching for 17-year-old Nyeheame Kirksey, who they say was the one who pulled the trigger in a shootingthat left 15-year-old Asaun Moreland dead back in July of last year. "Due to the continued investigation and the hard work of the Ambridge Police Department, they...
Judge orders mom of accused McKeesport cop killer to remove online video of shooting
A judge Monday ordered the mother of a man charged with killing a McKeesport police officer to remove video of the shooting and other material from an online fundraising page within 24 hours. The order, by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Bruce Beemer, followed a hearing to address prosecution fears...
One person injured in late-night Homewood motorcycle crash
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- One person was injured in a late-night motorcycle crash in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood.The crash happened just after 12:30 a.m. on Thursday near the intersection of Frankstown Avenue and Oakwood Street.KDKA's overnight unit witnessed a motorcycle that had crashed near a telephone pole. Dispatchers tell KDKA that one person was taken to the hospital.Their condition is unknown at this time.
Two men charged following roulette game conspiracy at Rivers Casino
PITTSBURGH — Two men have been charged as part of an investigation into a cheating and theft conspiracy at Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 told you last month that two casino workers and a player were already charged in a case involving alleged theft at an electronic roulette table game.
Man on run from Pa. drug charges arrested, tests show ‘fentanyl’ claims were wrong
A man on the run from drug charges in Pittsburgh has been caught just as officials acknowledged that the “fentanyl” he was supposedly carrying was not a drug at all. WPXI-TV reported that Yan Carlos Pichardo Cepeda, 28, was arrested in his hometown of New York City last week during a routine traffic stop.
One person in the hospital following crash on West Liberty Avenue
PITTSBURGH — One person was taken to the hospital following a crash on West Liberty Avenue on Thursday morning. The crash happened around 4 a.m. near the intersection with Pauline Avenue, right on the line of the city’s Beechview and Brookline neighborhoods. The condition of the person who...
Couple facing charges after plan to kill woman in Pa. state park goes awry
An engaged couple is facing charges after police in western Pennsylvania said they lured a woman to a state park to kill her. Cody Linders-Heck, 22, no address provided, and Janelle Moore, 20, of McKees Rocks, have been charged in the assault that occurred Friday night at Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh.
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