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Car rolls onto its side after multi-vehicle crash in McCandless
A car rolled onto its side after a multi-vehicle crash in McCandless. Allegheny County dispatchers say police officers, firefighters and medics were called to the intersection of E Ingomar Road and Kummer Road at 6:40 p.m. on Sunday. One car was resting on its passenger side. A hole appeared to have been cut through its shattered windshield and the airbags had been deployed. Emergency crews were also working on a nearby vehicle that sustained heavy damage to its front. Parts of the vehicle were on the road.
Human remains found in Aliquippa identified as missing woman
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) — The human remains found in Aliquippa last week were identified as a woman who went missing more than one year ago.Pennsylvania State Police said the body found in Aliquippa on April 18 was identified as Ri'Kiah Griffie. The identity was confirmed through dental records. "She laid here by herself," said Allyssa Griffie, her aunt. "And we drove past her every day. Justice will be served for my cousin, whether it be by the law or the Lord." "Whenever she went, her light shined brighter than anything. She touched so many people," said Avonni Griffie, cousin of the victim.Family...
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.
Nonprofit gives Penn Hills kids a safe place to gather after school
PENN HILLS, Pa. (KDKA) -- An organization in Penn Hills is giving young people not only a safe place to go and have fun after school, but a place for the community to gather.With energy to burn off, the after-school programming from the Young Black Motivated Kings and Queens nonprofit gives kids a place where they play with friends, from basketball to tug of war to running around the playground.Twelve-year-old Ahmia Foote, who's been in the after-school program for two years says, "I really like hanging out with my friends and, you know, after school having somewhere to go, a...
Bar/restaurant in city of Pittsburgh ordered closed
A restaurant/bar in the City of Pittsburgh has been ordered closed by the Allegheny County Health Department. Choices Lounge on the 2400 block of Webster Avenue in the middle Hill District was hit with seven total violations.
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.
FBI investigating antisemitic graffiti found outside Pittsburgh home
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The FBI is investigating after a home on Pittsburgh's Central Northside was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti. The nazi rallying cry "For blood and soil" was spray-painted on the brick sidewalk in front of the home. The phrase was used to evoke the idea of a pure "Aryan" race and the territory German wanted to conquer, according to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Pittsburgh Police say they are also investigating the vandalism, adding that the Public Works Department is scheduled to clean it up the best they can Monday morning. "It's bone-chilling," said the woman who lives in the home....
Southwest Pennsylvania Commission leading charge for better transportation infrastructure
The administration of Gov. Josh Shapiro says it is committed to enhancing and expanding the state's long-range transportation infrastructure, recognizing its pivotal role in Pennsylvanians' daily lives. The aim is to ensure residents have access to safe, reliable, and efficient transportation services, facilitating their work commutes, grocery runs and social...
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...
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