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Justin Vellucci

Man nearly drowns in Wilkins motel pool

A man nearly drowned in a Wilkins Township motel pool Monday, officials said. First responders found the man, an adult “in his 30s,” unresponsive in the pool at a Rodi Road motel, police confirmed. Authorities did not release his name. “This was not a suspicious incident, and appears to be...
Fort Pitt Bridge ‘street takeover’ stunt leads to another arrest

A social media influencer has become the second person arrested in the aftermath of Friday’s Fort Pitt Bridge street takeover, police said. State police on Monday charged Graham Carvins Liberal, 24, of Sunrise, Fla. with rioting, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct and being a pedestrian walking on a highway,...
McKees Rocks mom pleads guilty to shooting rifle at people who fought with her daughter

A McKees Rock woman, accused of opening fire with a rifle on three people who got into a fight with her daughter at a Pittsburgh bar, has pleaded guilty in the case to lesser charges. Artiella G. Bennett, 43, pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated assault and two counts of recklessly...
Norfolk Southern to give Beaver County border town $660K in wake of East Palestine trail derailment

Railway giant Norfolk Southern will give Darlington Township, Beaver County, $660,000 for “community relief” in the wake of the Feb. 3 train derailment that sent plumes of toxic chemicals into skies on the Pennsylvania-Ohio border, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Monday. It also has awarded $1 million to a Pittsburgh foundation...
Pedestrian hospitalized after elderly driver hits her on Pittsburgh sidewalk

A pedestrian was injured in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon when an elderly driver lost control of their vehicle and struck the woman on the sidewalk. Police, firefighters and EMS responded at about 1:30 p.m. to the 6300 block of Penn Avenue in East Liberty, not far from the Bakery Square...
Trafford man arrested at Pittsburgh airport in car stolen out of Altoona

Dozens of “high-end performance vehicles” trekked to Pittsburgh International Airport to race in the dead of night Thursday — and police said they apprehended a Westmoreland County man driving a stolen car. Allegheny County police said officers saw a number of cars gathering at the airport’s public arrivals curb around...
2 teens captured after carjacking Uber driver in Pittsburgh, police say

A Homewood teen cut off his probation ankle monitor and joined a second teen to carjack an Uber driver early Thursday, before leading Pittsburgh police on a high-speed chase that ended in Penn Hills with their capture, officials said. Police charged Patrick Beatty, 16, with robbery of a motor vehicle,...
Murders down this year in Pittsburgh, many U.S. cities, report says

Pittsburgh’s homicide rate is down in 2023 but still higher than its pre-pandemic levels, a trend mirrored in violent crime rates in 37 U.S. cities, according to a report from the Council on Criminal Justice. Homicides in the city plunged 34% in the first half of 2023, compared to the...
Court releases family photos of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims

There were more than 11 victims when a gunman attacked congregants inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Oct. 27, 2018. Families and friends of those killed. Injured congregants. Police officers and first responders. This week, as the trial entered its sentencing phase, government prosecutors told their...
Allegheny County sheriff makes traffic stop, confiscates drugs

You can’t say he’s not a hands-on boss. Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus saw a gray Nissan Sentra traveling erratically in Pittsburgh’s North Hills Tuesday afternoon, after he left his job at the county courthouse for the day. The driver ran a red light at the intersection of Lowries Run...
‘It all happened so fast’: Tiki boat captain saves boy in Allegheny River

All it took was a second. On a sunny summer afternoon, Shaler native Jason Ruhle was halfway through a two-hour cruise around the confluence of Pittsburgh’s three rivers, captaining 12 passengers on two tiki boats down the Allegheny River. He docked about 4:30 p.m. July 8 at Point State Park....
Pittsburgh man awaiting sentencing on burglary, assault convictions now faces child rape charges

A Pittsburgh man awaiting sentencing on burglary and assault convictions has been ordered to stand trial on allegations that he raped a 9-year-old girl. Brandon West, 30, was ordered Thursday to stand trial on charges of rape of a child, aggravated indecent assault of a child, indecent assault of a...
Dismissal of cruelty charges against former Pittsburgh animal control officer draws criticism

A Pittsburgh police officer and an animal rights activist say they are disturbed by a district judge’s decision to throw out animal cruelty charges against a former city animal control officer. District Judge James A. Motznik dismissed all four charges against James Genco III, 48, during a July 6 preliminary...
Lawsuit: Bad cellphone data led to botched raid of Monroeville home

A family whose Monroeville home was stormed by Pittsburgh SWAT officers in January is suing the city in federal court, claiming the violent raid violated their civil rights. The family said in the lawsuit that at least 20 officers carrying machine guns raided their Paulson Avenue home Jan. 22, scaring...
Duquesne shooting suspect turns himself in

A Duquesne man turned himself in at a Downtown Pittsburgh court Wednesday morning after authorities said he shot someone in his hometown last month. Allegheny County Police charged Bradley C. Middlebrook, 33, with attempted homicide, two counts of aggravated assault and a firearms charge, court records show. No date has...
Commonwealth Court orders Allegheny County to provide autopsy reports to journalists, public

A state court has ruled that Allegheny County must release a medical examiner’s full autopsy report to journalists or members of the public when they request it, reversing an earlier court decision. An attorney for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association called the decision “a great win for public access.” In a...

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