Local Stories for February 2013
Stories for Thursday, February 28
Pet owners concerned Beneful may have killed their dogs
Target 11 is getting calls, emails and Facebook postings from pet owners who are concerned that Purina Beneful dog food may have sickened or killed their dogs. Consumer Investigator Robin Taylor first told you about the complaints and now she has answers to some of your questions. Let me start ...
Month-long investigation nets more than $40K in heroin, 3 arrests
After a month-long investigation, authorities arrested three people and seized more than $43,000 in drugs Thursday morning in Brookline. Narcotics officers and members of the SWAT team executed a search warrant Thursday just before 9 a.m. at a house on Winterhill Street. The raid resulted in the arrest of Robert ...
Narcs find heroin during raid in New Castle
Lawrence County narcotics officers raided a suspected drug house Wednesday in New Castle. According to police, detectives arrested Matt Clavelli inside the Leisure Avenue home after they found more than six grams of heroin inside the home. Investigators said they believe Clavelli is a seller and a user. Channel 11’s ...
Man, woman accused of using phony prescription at Fayette Co. pharmacy
State police are looking for a couple accused of passing a phony prescription at a Fayette County pharmacy. According to police, surveillance photos show a man and woman walk into the CVS in German Township. Investigators said the two used a fake prescription and made off with several prescriptions. Crime ...
Parents say man threatened kids at bus stop with gun
Police are investigating after parents said a man threatened their kids Thursday morning at a bus stop in West Mifflin. Tara Evans told Channel 11’s Vince Sims that a man pulled up in a car while kids were standing at a bus stop at the intersection of Elmwood and Adams ...
First-ever Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade T-shirt introduced
The Pittsburgh St. Patrick's Day Parade introduced Thursday its first-ever official parade T-shirt. In anticipation of Pittsburgh's St. Patrick's Day Parade in a few weeks, the Parade Committee revealed the distinctive green shirts accented in white and orange as they came off the presses at All Pro Embroidery. For many ...
Mix of snow, rain expected throughout day
A mixture of light snow and rain is expected to continue falling throughout much of the area on Thursday. Severe Weather Team 11 meteorologist Kevin Benson said the high temperature Thursday is 37 degrees and the low Thursday night is 26. Benson said he expects less than one inch of ...
Lingerie league plans to add franchise in Pittsburgh in 2014
The Legends Football League, formerly the Lingerie Football League, announced plans to bring an expansion franchise to Pittsburgh in 2014. "The fanatical culture that surrounds sports in Pittsburgh is second to none. The Steel City has been at the top our list since 2009, we are finally in strategic position to ...
Target 11 investigates male eating disorders
While they are typically associated with women, more than one million men battle eating disorders ever day. At 6 feet 1 inch, Nico Guthrie was once a healthy sized hockey player. "For my height and my age I should be around 175 pounds, so I am about 30 pounds underweight," ...
Smyrnes officially headed to death row
The family members of a woman who was tortured for days before she was killed in Greensburg three years ago thanked each jury member individually as they left the courtroom Thursday night. The jury of 12 unanimously decided to sentence Ricky Smyrnes to death. Smyrnes, 26, was convicted in February ...
Pitt uses strong second half to beat South Florida 64-44
Struggling mightily on offense against what should have been an overmatched opponent, No. 23 Pittsburgh was finally turned loose. For the first time in years, players said, coach Jamie Dixon allowed them to "freelance." The result was a big second half and a 20-point win. Tray Woodall scored 14 points ...
Chair of Democratic Party says Ravenstahl will not seek re-election
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's absence from public events in recent days is fueling speculation about his re-election bid as he stays behind closed doors. Ravenstahl remained out of sight Thursday and the mayor's office isn't commenting, leaving others to try to explain his absences in the middle of his re-election ...
PyroFest returns to Hartwood Acres; Tickets go on sale March 1
Last year more than 8,000 people attended the inaugural pyrotechnics and fireworks festival, PyroFest, and the event is scheduled to make its return this year. Click here to view photos from last year's event The daylong festival will return to Hartwood Acres on Saturday, May 25 –- hosted by New ...
Police: Man douses girlfriend in perfume, sets her on fire
Police in Springdale said a 22-year-old woman was burned on more than 30 percent of her body in an apparent domestic dispute early Thursday morning. Investigators said they were called to an apartment on Pittsburgh Street about 6 a.m. and found the injured woman, Maria Redman. Springdale Police Chief Joe ...
School board votes in favor of selling old Schenley High School building
The Pittsburgh Public School District school board voted Wednesday to approve a deal to sell the old Schenley High School building. In a five-to-four vote, the board signed off on the sale to a development group for $5.2 million dollars. The building will be converted into 175 luxury apartments. Despite ...
Lesbian JROTC student claims she was told not to walk with girlfriend at spring military ball
A local high school student said she was told that she couldn't walk with her girlfriend at an upcoming spring military ball. Kesha Webb, a cadet at Beaver Valley High School, contacted Channel 11 News after she said an Army instructor told her that she wasn't allowed to bring her ...
Vigil to remember woman killed in apparent murder-suicide in Murrysville
Family and friends gathered Wednesday night to remember a woman shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Murrysville over the weekend. Family members said the victim was trying to help her daughter's friend when she was killed. According to police, the man who pulled the trigger had lured them ...
Mother of 6 killed in Beltzhoover shooting
Pittsburgh police said a 28-year-old woman was killed and a man was injured in a shooting in the city's Beltzhoover neighborhood early Thursday morning. Investigators said the shooting happened just before 2 a.m. near the intersection of Vincent Street and East Warrington Avenue. Police said Tiona Jackson, of Pittsburgh, was ...
Mom who left infant in woods: ‘I’m sorry for what I did to my daughter’
A judge ordered the 24-year-old mother who East McKeesport police said left her 8-month-old baby alone in a wooded area last week with only a one-piece on and a bottle of milk to stand trial. According to the criminal complaint, Jennifer Cutruzzula told officers she intentionally left the child near ...
Family relieved after finally speaking to couple in Peru
The families of the young Bay Area couple who seemed to vanish on a South American bicycle trip are breathing easier Wednesday after hearing from Garrett Hand and Jamie Neal for the first time in a month. Garrett Hand phoned his family and friends Wednesday and posted a message on ...
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