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Pittsburgh man wanted for skipping court date and other charges arrested in Florida, returned to Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A Verona man wanted for skipping his court date after he was released on nonmonetary bond for allegedly leading Pennsylvania State Police on a high-speed chase has been returned to Allegheny County. According to Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin M. Kraus announced that 37-year-old Hermas Craddock was returned to Allegheny County on Friday after he was taken into custody by the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida. RELATED STORIES: Reward offered for Pittsburgh-area man wanted after court no-showMan wanted for skipping court date and police chase taken into custody in FloridaDistrict Judge Xander Orenstein removed from hearing arraignments for "an indefinite...
Documents: Man assaulted multiple times before deadly stabbing in Elliott
PITTSBURGH — UPDATE (May 11):Pittsburgh Public Safety has said the final suspect wanted in the stabbing death of a man in Pittsburgh's Elliott neighborhood earlier this year has been arrested. Logan Smetanka, 20, was taken into custody in Greensburg. He was processed there before being taken to the Westmoreland...
Want a stainless steel sink/toilet combo? Pa. prison’s surplus up for auction.
An online auction is offering everything from signs to tools to basketball backboards that used to fill a former Pennsylvania state prison. Bill Anderson Auctioneers is handling the sale of nearly 650 surplus items from the state prison in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, that closed in June 2013. If you purchase...
Free outdoor concerts bring Irwin community, businesses, artists together
Pittsburgh band Gene the Werewolf rocks out last July at the Twin Lakes Park Peach Plaza Expansion Area east of Greensburg. TribLive. Borough groups and businesses are taking advantage of the warm weather to bring a summer full of music to Irwin’s downtown. “We wanted to please a variety...
Two Pittsburgh bridges will be closed for overnight work this week
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Overnight closures of two heavily traveled Pittsburgh bridges will begin this week. First, starting tonight, lane restrictions will be in place on Fort Duquesne Bridge. They will happen on the southbound lower deck of the bridge as crews will begin inspection work. The lane restrictions will happen from 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. through Thursday. Next, the Smithfield Street Bridge will be closed overnight starting tomorrow and the closures will continue through Thursday. Crews will be doing concrete and overhead steel repairs. The Smithfield Street Bridge will be closed starting at 9 p.m. and last through 6 a.m.
Defining the terms "50-year" and "100-year" floods | Hey Ray!
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Recently we had some intense rainfall that caused intense flooding. That might even be an understatement. The rainfall was so heavy near Oakdale that swift water rescue crews were called out to rescue people and roads were closed because the Oakdale area had life-threatening flooding. When all is said and done, that area saw a 40 or 50-year flood! But what does the term "50-year flood" even mean? To help explain, let's bring in our friend Fred McMullen from the National Weather Service office in Pittsburgh.You can read Elizabeth and I's conversation with Fred below! Elizabeth: Hi Fred! What is a...
Pittsburgh-area business owner speaks out after his store was robbed
NORTH VERSAILLES, PA. (KDKA) - A business owner is speaking out after he said a group of teenagers robbed his store in North Versailles.The robbery happened at Endless Vapor and CBD off Route 30 on Tuesday. Surveillance video shows one of the teens walking into the store first, appearing to try to distract the owner."I think they planned it out, and his intent was to get me to the far side of the counter. Unfortunately, the phone was all the way over there as well, like on the far side. That was the black object on the counter that I...
Jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth more than $2.6 million sold
(WHTM) — A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 with Quick Cash ticket worth more than $2.6 million was sold in Westmoreland County. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, the big-winning ticket- worth a total of $2,628,337 — correctly matched all five balls drawn, 14-22-33-35-38 in the Thursday, May 9 drawing.
Cat tossed from vehicle gets second chance thanks to good Samaritan
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Frankie's Friends animal rescue needs help after a good Samaritan brought in a cat who'd been thrown from a vehicleNelly is a sweet kitty with a grumpy face and a sad tale. Frankie's Friends in New Kensington was contacted by a woman who says she saw the Persian mix cat being thrown from a vehicle on a Route 28 ramp near the Comfort Inn in O'Hara Township.Becky Morrow, medical director and president of Frankie's Friends, said the kind woman pounced into action."She essentially saw the kitty being tossed out, very scared. Luckily, he didn't run off, which...
Crews contain leak from sunken boat in Ohio River
A boat sunk in the Ohio River near Pittsburgh’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood Friday. The boat sunk near the old site of SCI Pittsburgh, better known as Western Penitentiary, at around 12:30 p.m. Reports indicated the boat was leaking some type of oil or fuel. Fire crews both on land and on the water with the fire boat worked to contain the spill. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials confirmed the boat produced a small fuel leak. HazMat deployed a boom and materials to help contain it.
A foggy morning in Pittsburgh gives way to another day of rainy weather
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A tornado warning has been issued for parts of Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties until 6:45 p.m. Original forecast below.It always seems like Pittsburgh is always the bridesmaid and never the bride when it comes to seeing the Northern Lights. Well, this town has gone and gotten hitched with some gorgeous overnight pictures coming out of the Northern Lights overnight. SEE IT HERE: Northern lights visible in Pittsburgh areaSo what allowed us to see the lights this time after missing so many other times before? The first thing is that our own weather cooperated. After a...
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