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A New Kensington babysitter faces aggravated-assault and child-endangerment charges after a 3-month-old was found with seven broken ribs and facial bruises. Prosecutors say medical findings point to abuse.
A man was found dead inside a garage on the 5000 block of Comrie Way Sunday evening. Detectives are treating the death as suspicious while the medical examiner reviews the case.
A 38-year-old woman and two children were killed after an early-morning house fire in Sharon; investigators including the state fire marshal and the ATF are probing the cause.
An active police investigation closed part of North Linwood in Crafton Saturday; residents were asked to shelter in place while officers worked the scene. Officials said updates will follow.
Gunfire in Homewood South left a man wounded Saturday night; ShotSpotter registered 13 rounds and police are reviewing surveillance video.
A delivery driver’s vehicle was struck by gunfire in Aliquippa early Saturday; Pennsylvania State Police are investigating and asking neighbors for tips.
West Sunbury Mayor Edwin L. Young Jr. faces DUI charges after a May 18 crash; state police recorded a .138% BAC. Charges were filed June 5.
A passenger was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a large piece of metal flew off a flatbed trailer and pierced a van windshield on I‑70. State police are searching for the pickup that fled the scene.
A Jefferson County grand jury indicted Wintersville residents Samuel Murray and Michelle Firm on multiple cocaine-trafficking and weapons charges tied to an alleged home-based operation.
A Jefferson County grand jury indicted two men on felonious assault and weapons charges after a May 12 shooting on Hollywood Boulevard in Steubenville.
A federal indictment unsealed June 5 accuses two New Castle–area men of conspiring to distribute cocaine and fentanyl. Arrests were made before the charges were unsealed.
A 16-year-old was arrested in the May 12 Market Square shooting that killed a 19-year-old. Authorities say the suspect faces homicide and multiple firearms charges.
A traffic stop in Altoona led investigators to a Pittsburgh supplier and several local arrests after police seized suspected heroin/fentanyl, oxycodone and cash. Two people are being held on seven‑figure bail.
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