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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Morning snow turns to rain across Pittsburgh region, prompting flood watch 
Snow has turned to rain across much of the region, leading the National Weather Service to change its morning winter weather advisory to a flood watch until midnight. Rain will continue through the night and is expected to taper off by Thursday morning, with temperatures staying above freezing, said meteorologist...
Woman missing from Kittanning found safe, police say
A woman missing from Kittanning was found safe in Lawrence County, according to police. Katie L. Stoner, 27, went to the New Castle police station Monday night to let authorities know she was OK, Kittanning police Officer Greg Koprivnak said early Tuesday. She had been missing since 6:30 p.m. Thursday....
Student charged with making threat that shut down Keystone Oaks School District
Police have charged a Keystone Oaks student with making violent, online threats that shut down the school district Tuesday, school and police officials said. The student, a juvenile who police did not identify, admitted to posting the threat in a YouTube Live Stream, according to Mt. Lebanon police Deputy Chief...
State police investigating dog shot in Butler County
State police in Butler are investigating after a dog was shot in the stomach Sunday in Concord Township. The dog, a German Shepherd Husky mix, later died, troopers said. The incident occurred between 3 and 7 p.m. in the area of 927 Hooker Road. Troopers said the dog’s owner found...
Police: Vandals slash tires, seats, scratch and dent cars at Pittsburgh auto show
Multiple cars showcased at the annual Pittsburgh International Auto Show were vandalized over the weekend, Pittsburgh police said . The vandals slashed tires and seats and made small dents and scratches to at least nine cars of varying makes and models, police said. According to a police, show organizers said...
Police: Allegheny Township woman climbed through window to evade arrest
Authorities were searching for a woman who they say climbed out of a window and knocked on her neighbors’ doors to avoid arrest Sunday night in Allegheny Township. When no neighbors let Cally Jade Mills, 26, inside their residence, she continued to run. “We believe that she’s hiding somewhere with...
Police: Cow found speared to death in Hempfield Township 
State police in Greensburg are trying to determine who impaled an Angus cow with a piece of farm machinery and left it to die at a Hempfield farm this month. “We have no leads, but I can tell you that whoever did this was extremely cruel,” Trooper Stephen Limani said...
Apollo man accused of assaulting woman headed to court, some charges dismissed
A Leechburg judge dismissed felony assault charges against an Apollo man accused of attacking a woman. James Orlando Oquinn, 29, will head to the Armstrong County Court of Common Pleas on a new felony charge of allegedly strangling the woman, District Judge James Andring ruled Wednesday. The woman told Apollo...
Police: Irwin woman stole $30K from Upper Burrell trucking business, owners
A former employee is charged with stealing more than $30,000 from an Upper Burrell trucking company and its owners while working there in 2017. Westmoreland County detectives allege Mary Jane Mousley, 51, of Irwin, used the money for herself, in one case spending at least $2,000 to pay personal bills....
Prosecutors dispute racial motivation alleged in charge against Mills mall shop owner
Allegheny County prosecutors are contesting the claim that the owner of a Pittsburgh Mills store was charged with selling counterfeit merchandise because of his race. The District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday said the “police acted appropriately and without racial motivation” in the case against Tommy Wang. “The police, pursuant to...
Police say Harrison man admitted to sexually assaulting child
Police say a Harrison man admitted he sexually assaulted a girl and showed her child pornography when she was as young as 7. Corey Matthew McClain, 20, allegedly told police the assaults occurred when the girl was between the ages of 7 and 9, according to a criminal complaint. The...
Kiski Township will end police coverage for North Apollo without a new contract
North Apollo could lose the police coverage provided by Kiski Township within the next few weeks. The borough was given an ultimatum Wednesday by the Kiski Township supervisors to ratify a contract offer at its next council meeting or risk losing local police coverage. “If they don’t ratify the contract...
Arnold father and son subdue, tie up would-be robber in their home, police say
An alleged armed robbery attempt in Arnold didn’t turn out so well for the suspect. According to police, a father and son subdued a man they say pulled a gun in their home while trying to rob the son. The accused robber, Raiquan Shakeem Banks, 19, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was...
Police: Apollo man gave pot and booze to children, one as young as 7
An Apollo man is accused of giving marijuana to two children, in one case starting when the boy was 7. Police said they received a Childline complaint about Dale Edward Bash, 33, in January. A woman told investigators that Bash had been giving marijuana to her children, ages 15 and...
Parkway East, West among the most congested U.S. roads, study finds
This isn’t news to anyone who regularly travels Interstate 376 around Pittsburgh, but the highway ranked as one of the most congested roads in the country, according to a recent study. I-376, known as the Parkway West and Parkway East between I-79 in Robinson and the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Monroeville,...
Pittsburgh Mills store owner accused of selling counterfeit items says charge is racially motivated
The owner of a Pittsburgh Mills mall store went from asking police to investigate a suspected burglary there to being charged with selling counterfeit merchandise. The lawyer for Tommy Wang, the Asian-American owner of the store, now wants the charge against Wang thrown out, calling the investigation a “racially charged...
Northbound lane re-open after multi-vehicle crash on Route 28
A multiple-vehicle crash on Route 28 near the Heinz plant briefly closed a lane of northbound traffic on Friday, according to PennDOT. PennDOT sent an alert about the crash shortly before 2 p.m. The lane was back open shortly before 2:30 p.m. Madasyn Czebiniak is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You...
‘I see the same eyes,’ jitney driver who was robbed tells court during hearing in Brackenridge
A jitney driver couldn’t definitively say whether a man who appeared in a Brackenridge courtroom Wednesday was the same man who robbed and threatened to shoot her last month. “I see the same eyes that I seen that night,” the woman said in court Wednesday. “I can’t tell you a...
Bail reduced for Leechburg pair accused of trying to pick lock at Armstrong methadone clinic
A judge lowered bail to $25,000 on Wednesday for two people accused of trying to break into a Parks Township methadone clinic in January. Richard Samuel Thomas, 37, and Natalie Nicole Milanak, 36, both of Leechburg, remained at the Armstrong County Jail Thursday after they each failed to post the...
Police warn of vehicle break-ins in Lower Burrell
Lower Burrell police say several vehicles were broken into Wednesday night and are reminding people to lock their car doors. Chief Tim Weitzel said the break-ins occurred on Donnell Road, Davies Street, Fairway Street, and Mintwood Drive. Most, if not all the vehicles, were left parked and unlocked, Weitzel said....
Family escapes fire at Fox Chapel home 
A family of four and two dogs escaped a large fire that started early Friday in the garage of their million-dollar Fox Chapel home, police said. Emergency crews were called at 6:40 a.m. to a home at 30 Sweet Water Lane, where flames could be seen shooting through the roof....
Woman claims Apollo man threw, sexually assaulted her after she laughed at him
An Apollo man is accused of throwing and sexually assaulting a woman earlier this week. The woman accused James Orlando Oquinn, 29, of attacking her after she laughed when he suggested she was sneaking men through a window. The woman told Apollo police that she had taken Oquinn out for...
Police investigating crash near Highlands Middle School
A Brackenridge man was taken to a local hospital Wednesday following a two-vehicle collision near Highlands Middle School in Harrison. The collision happened about 9:40 a.m. at the intersection of Freeport Road and Argonne Drive. Harrison police Sgt. Joshua Acre identified the drivers as Shawn Rittman, 57, of Brackenridge and...
Cleaning product containing acid causes hazmat situation in Bellevue
A garbage truck driver was taken to a hospital Tuesday after a plume of smoke from a cleaning product containing acid got on his face, according to Bellevue police. The incident was reported about 8:40 a.m. in the 500 block of Forest Avenue. The Allegheny County Hazmat unit was called...
Springdale man accused of dealing heroin headed to court
A Springdale man accused of dealing heroin last month is headed to court. William Kelly, 49, faces felony charges of drug delivery and possession and related misdemeanor drug charges. He waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the charges before Magisterial District Judge David J. Sosovicka in Harmar on...


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