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Snyder County awarded a five-year lease at Faylor Lake to a farmer now facing 115 counts alleging a $1.32M theft from an agribusiness. A May 14 preliminary hearing is set.
A man was found shot to death inside a Duquesne home; Allegheny County police detained a woman and have opened a homicide investigation.
A child was killed Friday in Beaver County after being struck by a vehicle. Early reports say the coroner was called and few identifying details have been released.
A man was stabbed and later died Friday on the 900 block of Roselle Court in Glen Hazel; a woman was taken to police headquarters for questioning and detectives are investigating.
A New Castle man was sentenced to seven to 20 years after pleading guilty to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse involving a child who was 7 when the abuse began.
A partial collapse at the Bracken House parking garage on Pittsburgh’s North Shore damaged several vehicles and prompted city inspectors to condemn the structure.
Two former Primary Health Network leaders drew federal prison terms after prosecutors say a years-long scheme siphoned more than $1.5M from the Sharon clinic.
A teenage girl was stabbed in downtown Pittsburgh and another teen is in custody. The victim was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition, police say.
School staff at Creed Collins Elementary flagged bruising on two students; a criminal complaint says one child told investigators they were struck with a belt. A Pennsboro couple was arrested and booked on child-abuse charges.
A two‑day Secret Service sweep in Pittsburgh removed nine illegal skimmers and, officials say, stopped roughly $9.4 million in potential fraud. Local agencies joined the effort.
Allegheny County police say a Chartiers Valley choral booster treasurer is accused of taking more than $18,000 from the choral parents account. Charges include fraud and theft.
State College parents were arraigned after their 5-year-old fell about 20 feet from a Blue Knob chairlift in March; the child was uninjured and a preliminary hearing is set for May 6.
Two relatives were charged after prosecutors say evidence — including an autopsy and phone records — ties them to prolonged abuse that preceded 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey’s death.
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