Dave Williams stories, Page 2
Police seek tips from public about late-night fatal shooting in Tarentum
Homicide detectives are seeking tips from the public about a fatal shooting in Tarentum late Thursday night. The shooting was reported at about 11:08 p.m. in the 300 block of Main Street. Neighbors reported hearing between five and seven shots fired in rapid succession. The location is near the intersection...
All schools in South Park School District going to online learning after Snapchat threat
All schools in the South Park School District will move to online classes Wednesday after Snapchat posts threatened gun violence at South Park Middle School. The district initially announced Tuesday evening that the middle school would turn to virtual learning but then later announced that all of the district’s schools...
Man shot in back in Stowe Township, expected to survive
A man was shot in the back Saturday afternoon in Stowe Township, police said. Allegheny County Police say the unidentified man was found shot in the 500 block of Marwood Avenue at about 4:45 p.m. Police said the man’s injuries are not life threatening. He was taken to an area...
Forest Hills man driving motorcycle dies on Route 30 in Ligonier Township
A Forest Hills man died Friday night when his motorcycle crashed on Route 30 in Ligonier Township. The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office identified the crash victim as Adam R. Kocher, 45, of Avenue A, Forest Hills. According to a news release from the coroner’s office, Kocher was riding a 2020...
Armstrong coroner: Butler man dies when motorcycle hits flat bed truck on Route 422
A Butler man was killed Saturday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a truck on Route 422 in Armstrong County. Coroner Brian K. Myers identified the victim as Kenneth Robert Shaffer, 60, of Butler. According to Myers, Shaffer was traveling east on Route 422 and a Ford...
Woman, 50, killed in McKeesport wreck Saturday afternoon
Allegheny County Police are investigation a car crash Saturday afternoon in McKeesport in which a 50-year-old woman was killed. County police were notified about 4:15 p.m. that a vehicle crashed in the 500 block of Pirl Street and went over the hillside. The victim, Levona Hawkins of McKeesport, was thrown...
Police seek woman in shooting death outside McKeesport bar
Police are seeking a suspect in the shooting death early Thursday of a Pittsburgh woman outside of a McKeesport bar. Allegheny County Police identified the suspect as Gabrielle Parker, 33. They did not provide an address but said she is known to frequent the McKeesport area. According to police, first...
Pittsburgh police ask public’s help identifying bombing suspect
Investigators are looking for a man suspected of tossing a homemade bomb at a Pittsburgh police officer near Mellon Square last Saturday , May 30. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeman said the device exploded on the ground and caused a nearby officer to suffer concussion-like symptoms. Police ask anyone who...
Lower Burrell fire department hosting food, clothing drive to help apartment fire victims
A Lower Burrell fire department is hosting a food and clothing fundraiser Saturday for the victims of the fire that destroyed the Cedar Crest Apartments on Thursday. The public is encouraged to drop off dry food, clothing and other supplies to Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Department No. 3, 3255 Leechburg...
Officials: Allegheny County Jail inmate dies; death not suspicious or covid-19 related
An inmate in the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh died Saturday. Warden Orlando Harper issued a statement that “the death does not appear to be suspicious, nor related to covid-19.” According to Harper, medics were called about 12:15 p.m. to tend to an unresponsive inmate. Attempts to revive him were...
Police investigate Homestead drive-by shooting, boy shot in arm
A boy in Homestead was shot in the arm Saturday evening in Homestead, police say. Allegheny County Police say he was possibly shot in the 1100 block of Sylvan Avenue. The original call summoned police to the 300 block of West 12th Avenue at about 5:10 p.m. Allegheny County detectives...
Landslide closes Route 837 in West Mifflin
A portion of Route 837 in West Mifflin is closed in both directions due to a landslide. The closure is in effect between Boswell Oil Co., in Dravosburg and the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge. The closure is in effect until further notice, PennDOT said Saturday night....
Pittsburgh Catholic diocese cancels all funeral Masses, weddings, baptisms due to coronavirus
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has canceled all funeral Masses, weddings and baptisms throughout the diocese after two priests in separate parish groupings were exposed to the coronavirus. The church announced Saturday night that the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) services that have taken place in churches or church parking lots...
Police: West Mifflin man kills mother, 80; calls 911 to turn himself in
A West Mifflin man was arrested Saturday after police say he killed his mother and then called police to report it. Kenneth Burdick, 42, of Shady Lane, surrendered peacefully to police on the front porch of the home that he shared with his mother, authorities said. Police said Burdick called...
Recent flooding forces Plum’s Monday Market to change location
The location of this week’s Monday Market has been changed to the Plum Municipal Building parking lot, 4575 New Texas Road. The change comes as the result of flooding at Plum Creek Park and activity scheduled at its fields. The market will be held from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m....
Motorcycle driver dies in early-morning crash in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh man was killed early Saturday when the motorcycle he was riding crashed in Lawrenceville, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. The Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Jason Hainesworth, 33. A spokesman for the Pittsburgh Public Safety Department said the accident occurred at Butler Street and...
Port Vue man, 69, dies after falling from roof
A 68-year-old Port Vue man died Wednesday after he fell off a roof, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. The medical examiner identified the victim as Raymond Martini. The incident occurred in the 200 block of Loredo Street at about 3:15 p.m. He died an hour later at...
Officials: McKees Rocks woman jumped to her death from Homestead Grays Bridge, left 3 kids in car
A McKees Rocks woman jumped to her death in the Monongahela River on Friday evening after stopping her car on the Homestead Grays Bridge with three children inside, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office and Pittsburgh police. Chris Togneri, spokesman for Pittsburgh Public Safety, said the initial investigation...
Alligator on the South Side, goat on Baum Blvd.: busy day for animal control
A family fishing along the banks of the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon encountered something else: an alligator. The family spotted the alligator sunning itself on a riverside trail around 1:15 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman Chris Togneri. The gator, about 3 feet long and weighing...
Thunderstorm warning, tornado watch in effect
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for all of southwestern Pennsylvania. The tornado watch is in effect from 6:46 p.m. Sunday until 3 a.m. Monday. In addition, the weather service, issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Sunday evening until 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., depending on the...
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