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PETA protesters smash coconuts outside E. Liberty Whole Foods
Demonstrators wearing monkey masks and black-and-white prison outfits dumped wheelbarrows full of coconuts outside of Whole Foods in East Liberty, protesting the grocery chain allegedly selling Thai coconut milk sourced from monkey labor.
Two men facing several charges after winning thousands of dollars by cheating at roulette inside of Pittsburgh casino
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Two people are now facing several charges after winning thousands of dollars during fraudulent roulette games at Rivers Casino. According to the criminal complaint provided to KDKA, Joe Jeng Chiou Lin and Chen Huan Lin on three separate occasions - February 22, February 23, and March 8 - placed bets after the outcome of the game had already been determined. Normally, Rivers Casino table games dealers must spin the ball in the opposite direction of the wheel and once that happens, the dealer is to tell the gamers to place their final bets, and no one can place bets...
Pittsburgh-area business owner and family wins big on "Family Feud"
SAXONBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — A Butler County business owner and his family were on an episode of "Family Feud" on Wednesday.A watch party was held for Doug Sprankle, the owner of Sprankle's Neighborhood Market in Saxonburg, and his family at the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company's carnival grounds on Wednesday. Everyone in attendance watched as the family came together to win big."Just being here now with all these people watching this is surreal," said Ryan Sprankle, who represented the family on the show. The event doubled as the kickoff for the Sprankle's annual charity event called Campout for Community. They try to...
Texas man arrested at Pittsburgh International Airport after agents find marijuana and gun in luggage
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Texas man was arrested after police said he brought a large amount of marijuana and a gun he didn't have a license for to the Pittsburgh International Airport. Allegheny County police said they were called to the airport around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday after TSA agents found a gun and marijuana inside 28-year-old Stephon Wilson's checked luggage during a routine inspection. Police said the man from Houston didn't have a valid concealed carry permit or a medical marijuana card. The FBI and DEA were notified, and county police said they seized both the gun and the drugs. Wilson is facing multiple charges, including one felony count of carrying a firearm without a license and misdemeanor possession of marijuana and mushrooms. He was set to be transported to the Allegheny County Jail pending arraignment. Last year, the TSA said a record 6,737 guns were caught at airport checkpoints across the country, and Pittsburgh was part of the "disturbing" trend. Passengers are allowed to travel with guns in checked baggage if they're unloaded, packed in a hard-sided locked case and declared at the check-in counter.Travelers who bring guns to an airport checkpoint can face federal civil fines up to $10,000.
Teen sentenced for role in fatal New Kensington shooting
A Pittsburgh teenager was ordered to serve up to four years in prison for his role in a fatal shooting two summers ago in front of a New Kensington high rise apartment building. Avian Molter, who turned 17 on April 16, told a Westmoreland County judge he’s turned his life...
New Kensington police charge man with trying to kill 3 people outside apartment complex
New Kensington police charged one of two men they say tried to shoot three people outside the Valley Royal Court apartment complex last week. Police charged Amarion Anthony Michael Michaux, 18, of Arnold with three counts of attempted homicide, three counts of aggravated assault and one count of illegally possessing a firearm.
Police looking for suspect in Mount Oliver shooting
Allegheny County Police are looking for a 29-year-old Clairton man in connection with a shooting in Mount Oliver. On April 23, police were notified of a shooting in the 400 block of William Street. When crews arrived on scene they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital and was listed in critical condition, according to a press release. Detectives were able to determine that Dorian Ingram, 29, was responsible for the shooting after they looked through surveillance videos and heard multiple witness interviews. Allegheny County Police say that the victim got into Ingram’s car at a different location and Ingram drove the victim to William Street where he robbed and shot him.
Rescued from lab, 4 beagles enjoy playful reunion in Beaver County
CHIPPEWA TWP. ― Four of the Envigo beagles met up for playtime recently in Beaver County. They were among the 4,000 beagles rescued in 2022 from a Virginia laboratory in the biggest dog rescue in U.S. history. Holly Hannum of Chippewa Township adopted one beagle, Dexter, from the Beaver...
Pittsburgh man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing estranged wife, faces life in prison
A South Side Slopes man pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder for the stabbing death last year of his estranged wife. William Fitzgerald, 51, will be sentenced May 13 to a mandatory term of life in prison with no parole by Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Elliot Howsie. According to...
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