Lori Houy
Reporter For Channel 11 News
Lori arrived at Channel 11 in October 1998. A native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, she attended college at the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. Lori also received her Master's degree in Journalism from Point Park College. Her news career started in radio as a reporter at WBCO-WQEL in Bucyrus, Ohio. Lori also worked at WANB Radio, and at WKBN-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, where she was a morning anchor, weekend anchor, and reporter.
The stories that are most memorable to Lori include the Blizzard of '96, the last football game at Three Rivers Stadium, the crash of Flight 93 in Somerset County, and the verdict in the Ronald Taylor trial.
Lori's proudest career achievement is balancing her news career with raising her 3 sons.
"Working in TV news is challenging, exciting, and rewarding. You get to go to new places and meet people of all walks of life with each assignment," Lori says. "It's a career that I dreamed of as a little girl, and my dream has come true."
Latest from Lori Houy
Vandalism Closes Mt. Lebanon School
Vandals trashed a local school causing so much damage that school had to be closed for the day.When a janitor arrived at Washington Elementary School just before 6 a.m. Monday, he discovered the damage and alerted police.Mt. Lebanon police Lt. Kenneth Truver said, "It looks like whoever was inside dispensed ...
Water Main Break Closes Schools
A 12-inch water main break erupts and shuts down part of Uniontown Monday morning.Flood victim John Cready said, "I came out in my bare feet. It looked like Old Faithful. It was gushing out of the ground."A 12-inch water main burst at the corner of Mt. Vernon and West Main ...
Coffee Maker May Have Sparked Frazer House Fire
Fire officials said a modular home in Frazer Township went up in flames in minutes. And that the family of five inside managed to make it out with their lives, but little else.Still in shock, Denise Williams is allowed back into her burnt out home on Butler Logan Road to ...
Retaining Wall Falls, Killing Man
A wall collapsed where work was being done in Peters Township late Monday morning.Peters Township Police Chief Harry Fruecht said, "When we arrived he was on the interface of the wall that collapsed."A section of the concrete block wall collapsed on construction worker Donald Catchpole, 65, of Apollo, who was ...
Pa. Sues Nation's Largest Bulletproof Vest Maker
The shooting of a local police officer last year led to the Pennsylvania attorney general filing a lawsuit Tuesday that alleges the bulletproof vests had a life-threatening flaw. And the suit claims the maker knew about it, but did not warn officers about the potential danger.In the lawsuit, the Pennsylvania ...
Police Break Up Dogfighting Ring
Monday, two suspected dogfighting promoters have a new fight on their schedule. Only this time they'll be the ones fighting to stay out of jail.Investigators said people would bet as much as $10,000 on a single fight. But now all bets are off.Police arrested James Fricchoine, of New York, and ...
People Owe Thousands After Water Co. Billing Error
Dozens of people owe hundreds of dollars to a utility company because of a major computer glitch.The problem impacts people across 26 western Pennsylvania municipalities. Now, 78 water customers are being forced to pay up to $2,300 for the backed-up bills.A letter from Pennsylvania American Water Co. was sent to ...
Mom, Grandma Accept Plea Deal In Baby's Burns
Last year, a young child suffered severe burns. Monday, a mother and grandmother accepted a plea deal in connection with the severe scalding of the 2-year old. Locked arm in arm, Shayisha Woods, 21, and her mother Shirley Woods, 38, (pictured, right) left court in a hurry after pleading guilty ...
Woman Avoids Jail After Allegedly Taking Nursing Care Resident
Kathleen Ross is charged with taking an elderly woman out of a Scott Township personal care home and then keeping her locked up for two days last summer.Ross said she did it to protect the woman from abuse. Tuesday, she pleaded guilty to unlawful restraint; it's a deal that will ...
Police Investigate Armed Robberies At 3 Businesses
Pittsburgh police need your help catching armed robbers who are targeting local businesses.Fidelity Bank on Penn Avenue was hit May 8; Lord & Taylor on Smithfield Street was robbed three days later; and the next day, the Parkvale Savings Bank on Perrysville Avenue was robbed.Surveillance photos showed a robber wearing ...
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