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Former firefighter pleads guilty to arsons in Arnold, New Kensington
Marilyn Bischof said she still doesn’t understand why her grandson burned down her Arnold home last fall. “I just want my grandson to know I am fine and I will get through this. I want him to get help, and I am glad he came forward and took the blame for this,” she testified Wednesday during a hearing in which her grandson pleaded guilty to the Oct. 1 arson of her Leishman Avenue home.
Nothing can be done about Pittsburgh-area hoarder house, leaders say
PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) — A hoarding situation has escaped the walls of a home in Plum Borough, spilling outside for the whole neighborhood to see. Various items have been piling up on the property of the homeowner on Shelbourne Drive in Plum"The property is an absolute mess," neighbor Tom DeMarco said.The front door of the home is blocked with items and the driveway is filled all the way out to the road with items that include chairs, carpet rolls, a busted TV and an exercise bike. "It's an eyesore," neighbor Debbie Wilson said. "Disgusting to look at. I keep the front blinds...
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.
Podcast: Butler County is Ponderosa's last frontier in Pennsylvania
This week’s episode feature reporter Joyce Hanz joining Zac Gibson to dive into the nostalgia and loyalty surrounding the last Ponderosa Steakhouse in Pennsylvania. Butler County has one of the last of 16 Ponderosa restaurants left. It is located in Center township. Visitors travel from New York ,Virginia, Ohio and Erie to get a taste of the western-themed buffet.
Distinctive tattoo leads to parolee’s arrest in Hampton Township credit union robbery
HAMPTON TWP, MI — In broad daylight, a masked man perpetrated a brazen holdup at a Hampton Township credit union. Brandishing a pistol at tellers and threatening to kill them, he made off with nearly $8,000. Weeks on, officials have arrested a suspect — a parolee implicated by a...
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...
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