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Pennsylvania Turnpike crash blocks lanes between Donegal and New Stanton
DONEGAL, Pa. — All lanes of the Pennsylvania Turnpike were blocked because of a crash Tuesday night. The crash happened between Donegal (Exit 91) and New Stanton (Exit 75). Just before 8:40 p.m., the turnpike said the right lane was open again and the left lane was still closed.
Mt. Pleasant man killed in apartment fire
A Mt. Pleasant man died after a kitchen fire trapped him in his apartment, according the Westmoreland County coroner. Emergency crews were called to the 200 block of West Smithfield Street in Mt. Pleasant at 11:45 p.m. Saturday when a neighbor reported smoke from next door. Westmoreland County Coroner Tim...
The police posted his photo online saying he was suspected of a crime. The man claims he was falsely accused.
ELIZABETH, Pa. (KDKA) — A man claims he was falsely accused of burglary and trespassing by the Elizabeth Township Police Department. His picture was posted on the department's Facebook page with the caption that police wanted to question him about trespassing and burglary. Jarrett Gunter, however, said he was doing his job as a home inspector. The department also emailed residents saying they were looking for him.Gunter said he was the man in the photo, but he wasn't burglarizing or trespassing. He said he was doing his job as a property inspector with the company A and S Booker. Gunter...
Uniontown man accused of shooting teenager pleads guilty; victim's family says he lied to police
FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. — The man accused of shooting a teenage girl at a home in Fayette County last November has plead guilty. According to authorities, Nathan Glasscock told officials he went to a home to shoot his 16-year-old ex-girlfriend's grandmother in November of 2023. Allegedly Glasscock went to the home to shoot the woman because she was interfering with his relationship.
The story behind Frank Lloyd Wright's Kentuck Knob
DUNBAR, Pa. (KDKA) -- To understand the Frank Lloyd Wright home, Kentuck Knob, you must know that near it is another Wright house, Fallingwater."Fallingwater is, of course, arguably, one of the most famous houses in the entire world, and we exist latterly and figuratively because of them," said Tim Fischer, manager of Kentuck Knob.The Hagan family from Uniontown, who were once the owners of the Hagan Ice Cream Company, were friends of the Kaufmann family, who owned Fallingwater. And after years of visiting them at their home above the waterfall, the Hagans decided they needed their own Frank Lloyd Wright...
Battery 15 at Clairton Coke Works permanently shut down
CLAIRTON, Pa. (KDKA) -- One of the oldest parts of U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works has shut down for good.Environmental advocates say battery 15 at Clairton Coke Works was one of the most polluting parts of the facility.Those advocates say its pollutants are linked to cancer and breathing problems.The battery had been offline since 2019, and at the time, it produced 10% of the facility's coke."It was definitely a breath of fresh air and a sigh of relief," said Penn Environment's Zachary Barber.Barber is talking about that fresh air, literally. His group says the permanent closure of battery 15 was...
Westmoreland County campus clippings: Norwin grad makes Pan Am wrestling team
Norwin alum Kurtis Phipps qualified to wrestle in the U23 Pan American Championships on June 21-22 in Rionegro, Colombia. The Bucknell senior qualified in Geneva, Ohio, by reaching the 61kg finals of the U23 Freestyle Nationals. Phipps went 5-0 and advanced to the best-of-three finals before losing twice to Ohio...
Was unidentified woman who died in 1986 Pennsylvania truck crash from West Virginia?
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (WV News) — The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop B, Uniontown station on Monday requested the public’s help to identify a fatal crash victim who has been unknown to investigators for 38 years. She may have been from West Virginia or have been traveling through the Mountain...
South Greensburg man told game warden he mistook fellow hunter for coyote when he fired shot
A South Greensburg man who authorities said shot a fellow hunter he mistook for a coyote in South Huntingdon was charged last month with two counts. Cody Ostrosky, 32, is facing a misdemeanor charge of shooting at a person while hunting and illegally having a hunting license, a summary. A...
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