Local Stories for March 2013
Stories for Friday, March 29
Washington County father, son jailed in sex abuse of girl, 7
A southwestern Pennsylvania father and son have been jailed on charges they sexually abused a girl for about six years, starting when she was 7 -- and that the father's alleged assaults began only after she went to him for help. Online court records don't list attorneys for 19-year-old James ...
Local man donates handicap-accessible van to girl with rare neurological disorder
Last week Channel 11 News told you about one local mother's quest to win her daughter a wheelchair-accessible van through an online contest. But before the contest has even ended, Beverly Carr had her wish come true, thanks to a local man. Related story: Mom tries to win custom van for ...
Chick-fil-A owner treats gay marriage rally to free meals
Last year Chick-fil-A chief operating officer Dan Cathy made it clear he was opposed to gay marriage. But this week, at an event in support of same sex marriage the owner of another Chick-fil-A took everyone by surprise. Corey Braun owns a Chick-fil-A not far from the site of the ...
Man wrongly charged in McKees Rocks slaying talks to Channel 11
Sean Overton was arrested earlier this year and charged in the death of a McKees Rocks man. Since his January arrest he's been in jail, until Thursday, when police said another man was charged in the case. "I know they said what they said, but I knew I didn't do ...
Middle school girl suspended for bringing butter knife to school
Morgan LaPlaume brought the butter knife to school to use at lunch time. Morgan said 'I was using it to cut my pear, I wasn't harming any other student." But the rule at the Massachusetts middle school says no knives, of any kind and so Morgan was suspended. Morgan told ...
Some Farm Rich products recalled because of possible E. coli contamination
Rich Products Corp. has announced a voluntary recall of its Farm Rich Mini Quesadillas and other Farm Rich products because of a possible E. coli contamination. The recall, announced Thursday, includes the Buffalo, N.Y.-based company's: Farm Rich Mini Pizza Slices Farm Rich Philly Cheese Steaks Farm Rich Mozzarella Bites ...
Teachers from across U.S. participate in tactical gun training program
It’s a role reversal as 24 teachers become students and took part in the first tactical gun training program in the country for teachers. For three days this week, the group received free training from Buckeye Firearms in Ohio. They said the program armed them with a sense of purpose ...
Missing Clarion teen’s mother pleads for her return as police expand search
The search for a missing 13-year-old who Clarion police said on Friday could be with a 31-year-old man has expanded. Investigators said Alexandria Kaitlynn Sewell was last seen leaving her home in Clarion on Thursday around 2 a.m. Police said at the time, she was carrying a backpack and wearing ...
DA: Book deal fuels Butler murderer's plea withdrawal
A prosecutor says a New Jersey man's request to withdraw his no contest plea to charges that he murdered his father and stepmother at their western Pennsylvania home is a ploy to drive publicity for a book that his birth mother plans to write on the case. That information emerged ...
Spring snow means Seven Springs staying open
Seven Springs Mountain Resort in southwestern Pennsylvania will stay open for an extra week of skiing, snowboarding and tubing thanks to spring snows earlier this month. The resort says in a statement that the latest storm dumped nearly two feet of snow on its slopes about 45 miles southeast of ...
Vulgar, offensive Twitter page targets students at Upper St. Clair High School
An offensive and vulgar Twitter page that targeted students at Upper St. Clair High School was discovered Thursday – and quickly taken down – but not before causing damage. Channel 11's Timyka Artist reported that the page listed boys and girls at the school by name and included sexually explicit ...
Large bird seen wandering through Beaver County returned to owner; viewer submitted photos inside
A large ostrich-looking bird that was wandering through Beaver County for most of Friday has been caught and returned to its owner. Beaver County 911 officials said they received several calls Friday morning about the bird, which is called a rhea. The bird’s owner, Beaver County farm owner Liz Low, ...
More than a dozen people displaced after massive Oakland apartment fire
Several fire departments were called to fight a massive blaze at an Oakland building Friday morning. Officials said the fire began inside of a three-story apartment building on Zulema Street. Flames could be seen shooting through the rooftop from miles away. Emergency workers said the building was evacuated and everyone ...
Corrections officer accused of running friend down with car
A local corrections officer is accused of running down a former friend with her car and causing serious injuries to the woman's face. Jolene Anderson said the incident happened on Tuesday in Washington County after she received threatening text messages from Erica Williams. Anderson said she didn't take the threats ...
Coroner: Man admits to shooting, killing wife in Carroll Township home
Police are investigating after a deadly early-morning domestic dispute in Carroll Township, Washington County Friday. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco told Channel 11's Dave Bondy that a man shot and killed his wife inside of a home Walter Street around 4 a.m. "We have a male who has obviously shot ...
Stories for Thursday, March 28
Councilman speaks out on gun violence following Clairton shootout
Allegheny County police continue to investigate a deadly shooting in Clairton during which a councilman’s grandson was injured. Councilman Richard Ford III’s grandson, Richard Ford V, was shot in the knee Tuesday afternoon in a shootout that resulted in the death of Terrance Moore. Now, the elder Ford is speaking ...
Booking photo reveals injuries from fight with cop
We are getting the first look at 63-year-old William Cates, who police say shot twice at an officer working traffic enforcement in Baldwin Park. Cates suffered injuries after a fight with Officer Kevin Roberson who had to kick him in the head after Cates pulled out a gun, according to ...
Phone number for sex assault line turns out to be sex talk line
The number for a phone sex line ended up on a flyer for the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The number was mistakenly listed as a hotline for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. The flyers were handed out to crime victims for years. A victim of domestic violence had ...
Dubois Marine killed in Nevada laid to rest
A Clearfield County Marine killed in a Nevada training blast was laid to rest Thursday with full military honors. Pfc. Joshua M. Martino, 19, of DuBois, Clearfield County, and Lance Cpl. Josh Taylor, 21, of Marietta, Ohio, were among the seven Marines killed Monday when a mortar shell exploded at ...
Oklahoma oil tycoon’s divorce expected to be most expensive ever
The previous record payout in a divorce case was the $1.7 billion awarded Rupert Murdoch’s ex-wife Anna in 1999. It looks like Sue Ann Hamm, who filed for divorce from Harold Hamm last year could top that by several billion. Hamm says she is ending the marriage because she found ...
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