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Retired Greensburg police officer Regina McAtee pleads guilty to methamphetamine distribution
A retired Greensburg police officer on Wednesday became a lawbreaker in the eyes of the criminal justice system she once upheld. Regina McAtee, 51, of New Kensington, who had been with the city force for more than 19 years, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Pittsburgh police trying to find missing 12-year-old boy last seen on Tuesday night
Pittsburgh police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 12-year-old boy who was last seen at around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Frederic Rectenwald was last seen at his grandmother’s house in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood Pittsburgh Public Safety described his as being five-foot-three and 100 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a baby blue shirt, tan pants, and a black hat with white letters.
One person in the hospital after shooting in Penn Hills
PENN HILLS, Pa. — One person was taken to the hospital following a shooting in Penn Hills on Wednesday morning. Police were called to the 400 block of Arbor Lane at around 1:30 a.m. Police on scene said a 23-year-old was shot in the leg. There was no initial...
Swissvale shooting that sent man to the hospital sparks large police response; no one in custody
SWISSVALE, Pa. — A shooting that injured one person led to multiple police agencies engaging in a standoff at a building in Swissvale Wednesday evening. Despite the prolonged episode, police said no one has been arrested. Allegheny County police said in a statement that county dispatch was notified just...
Morning and afternoon rain chances expected today in the Pittsburgh area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Rain chances will be around this morning and this afternoon throughout the Pittsburgh area.WEATHER LINKS:Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather PhotosYesterday I talked about how the timing of today's rain was going to be key as model data all of a sudden was pushing the timing of the rain back to the early afternoon. If we continued to see rain chances sliding into the later part of the day then we would potentially see a severe weather chance. The good news is that we have seen model data do an about-face. The first rain of the...
Police investigate car break-ins at Pittsburgh-area hiking trail
MONROEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — Monroeville police are investigating car break-ins at the Westmoreland Heritage Trail.Tracy Alaia is an avid hiker. On Sunday, she closed up her store in Irwin, went home to change and headed to the Westmoreland Heritage Trail. She told KDKA-TV's Mamie Bah that she forgot to leave her purse at home, so she hid it under the passenger seat.After an hour-long hike, Alaia went to the parking lot and saw her car broken into."You work hard for everything you have, and I love that little black purse. I had makeup and all my stuff. You just feel violated," Alaia said.Monroeville police said Alaia's car was one of two that were broken into on Sunday at the Saunders Station access point parking lot.KDKA-TV has learned this isn't the first time something like this has happened, but it's the first time this season, according to the President of Westmoreland Heritage Trail volunteers.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 1, 2024
Cornell 7, Monessen 0 (forfeit) Eden Christian at Freeport, ppd. Morgantown (WV) at Laurel Highlands, ppd. Butler at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m. North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, 4 p.m. Section 2. Baldwin at Mt. Lebanon, 4 p.m. Canon-McMillan at Central Catholic, 4 p.m. Norwin at Hempfield, 4:15 p.m. Class 3A. Section...
Why Harrisburg has 10 daily trains to Philadelphia – despite track work – but just one to Pittsburgh, ever
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — To the untrained eye, the train tracks running east from Harrisburg look a lot like the ones running west. But the major differences between them — one of many topics covered Wednesday by Laura Mason, speaking with media alongside track upgrade work here — help explain why Harrisburg has at least […]
18-year-old killed in late-night Troy Hill shooting
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- An 18-year-old was shot and killed late last night in Pittsburgh's Troy Hill neighborhood.The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. along Heckelman Street.Pittsburgh Police say that an 18-year-old man, later identified as David Rivera, was found shot in the chest along the sidewalk.Responding officers and medics attempted to help save Rivera, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives from the Violent Crime Unit are handling the investigation, which police say is ongoing. Additional details surrounding the shooting have yet to be provided by Pittsburgh Police.
South Greensburg man charged in Route 30 crash
A South Greensburg man is free on bail after being arraigned Wednesday on charges in connection with a July crash that left another driver seriously injured. State police said Victor J. Machesky Jr., 63, was impaired when the Toyota Tacoma he was driving crossed over the median of Route 30 in Hempfield and slammed into an oncoming vehicle. He is charged with aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, reckless endangerment and related offenses.
Dad speaks out as 2 children recover after falling from 3rd-story window in White Oak
Two of Tyler Jefferson’s three kids are on the road to recovery at Pittsburgh’s Children’s Hospital after a 30-foot fall from their third-story apartment window in White Oak Monday.
North Huntington police say Duquesne man tried to sell 970 stamp bags of heroin/fentanyl
A 30-year-old Duquesne man is accused of having 970 stamp bags of suspected heroin and fentanyl that he allegedly intended to sell in North Huntingdon, township police said. However, the buyer was an undercover police officer, authorities said. The suspect, Larnell D. “Rock” Jones III, of Seward Street, was arrested...
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