Stories by 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 ...
Local Soldier Receives Hero's Welcome
Tuesday, Pvt. Dennis Stiokis returned home from his tour in Iraq to a hero's welcome.Fire truck sirens wailed in the Indiana Township neighborhood announcing his arrival. The 22-year-old flew home Tuesday to his parents' house where family, friends and neighbors welcomed him.Stiokis served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division ...
Fire Claims Life Of Ford City Man
An overnight fire in Armstrong County claimed the life of a 70-year-old man.Neighbors can't believe Gene Eck, a lifelong resident and business owner, is gone. Nor can his family, who stared in disbelief at his burned out apartment on Sixth Avenue in Ford City, Pa., where he lived alone.The state ...
Fallen Soldier's Items Stolen From Car
A woman was the victim of car theft and what was taken from her can never be replaced.The husband of Christine Weismantle was killed while fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom.One of the last times she heard his voice was on a voice mail that she put to tape. That tape ...
Local Woman Wakes Up On Fire
Overnight, a McCandless woman woke up and found herself on fire.Mary Walcott looked at what's left of her belongings from her burned out second-floor bedroom after they were scattered in the front yard of her Dubonnet Court home."I had a space heater too close to my bed. At 1:15 I ...
Woman Hit By Car In Regent Square
Police said a woman walking her two dogs across busy South Braddock Avenue in Regent Square was hit by a car around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Officials said the driver of the car tried to swerve to miss the woman and then came to a stop in the front yard of ...
Commission On Public Education Releases Report
A task force looking into the Pittsburgh public schools has turned in its final report card on the district. Monday, Mayor Tom Murphy's Commission on Public Education announced that 54 percent of students in the district can't read at grade level, 61 percent can't do math at grade level and ...
Man Allegedly Shoots, Kills Mother's Boyfriend
A police search is on for a man they said could be a danger to local residents. An arrest warrant is out for Dale Burch, 20, of Duquesne. Police said Burch shot and killed his mother's boyfriend, Kendall Magwood, 46, Saturday night in the second-floor bedroom of their Overland Avenue ...
Son Accused Of Stabbing, Killing His Own Father
Wally Smith Jr., 42, was held for trial Thursday on a criminal homicide charge in the stabbing death of his father. During the preliminary hearing, relatives heard a chilling 911 recording. Smith showed no emotion outside or inside the courtroom. He's accused of stabbing to death his father, Wallace Smith ...
Snowfall Makes Morning Commute Treacherous
Just as the morning rush began, so did the snow. A steady snowfall left a slick coating on the roads - making driving treacherous. Mike Johnson, a FedEx driver, said, "Right when I got to town, it got real slick. It's difficult - the truck slides around . . .I ...
Bacterial Infections At Local Hospital
Allegheny General Hospital says it now knows how 16 of its former patients fell victim to bacterial infections while in its care. The outbreak occurred last October. On Tuesday, AGH released its findings to the Federal Drug Administration. Dr. Richard Shannon said, "We were very surprised." Shannon led a team ...
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