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Freedom Area High School hit by third emailed bomb threat in Beaver County
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (255+ words) Authorities are sweeping a Beaver County high school for a third time after another emailed bomb threat Wednesday morning. VIDEO ABOVE: Tuesday's Bomb Threat Officials from Freedom Area School District say high school principal Steve Mott received a third bomb…...
Freedom Area High School evacuated again after second bomb threat
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (184+ words) A Beaver County high school had to be evacuated for a second time since the start of classes. Officials say the principal of Freedom Area High School was emailed another bomb threat on Tuesday. High school students were evacuated to…...
Traffic stop for loud exhaust leads to teen's arrest; stolen guns found in Western Pa.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (289+ words) A traffic stop for a loud exhaust led to the arrest of a 19-year-old man in Westmoreland County after officials located stolen firearms inside the vehicle he was driving. The Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said New Kensington police were…...
Munhall man arrested following alleged assaults, robbery attempts in Pittsburgh
2+ week, 5+ day ago (232+ words) A 19-year-old is facing charges after officials said he assaulted two women and a man and attempted to rob them in Downtown Pittsburgh on Friday. Just before 8:30 a.m., Downtown Public Safety Center officers were flagged down following a reported robbery and…...
Suspect in South Side parking lot rape arrested in New York
3+ week, 2+ day ago (106+ words) A man wanted for allegedly raping a woman in a parking lot in Pittsburgh's South Side was arrested Thursday in New York City, police said. Larry Pappy Johnson was taken into custody in Staten Island, authorities said. According to a…...
Flock makes changes after backlash over license plate reader network
4+ week, 2+ day ago (914+ words) Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the U.S., announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy concerns and address documented abuses…...
Woman duped by fake deputy in $2,000 jury duty scam at Allegheny County Courthouse ATM
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (333+ words) A scammer tricked a victim into sending them $2,000 using an ATM at the Allegheny County Courthouse. Officials are warning the public after a victim was tricked by someone who had called her phone and told her they were an Allegheny…...
ICE agents ordered to temporarily stop most vehicle stops, per reports
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (86+ words) WTAE Search location by ZIP code ICE agents ordered to temporarily stop most vehicle stops, per reports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been ordered to temporarily stop most vehicle stops nationwide, according to multiple media reports. The new instruction…...
James Handy stabbing death leads to murder arrest
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) Police have arrested the son of actor James Handy’s girlfriend in his death after he was found stabbed in the chest in Los Angeles, law enforcement said Thursday. Officers responded to a home Wednesday morning after a 911 caller said, “I…...
Pittsburgh man admits to working with alleged gang member, selling drugs in W.Va.
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (213+ words) A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty Wednesday after officials said he admitted to working with an alleged gang member to sell illegal substances out of state. In a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of West Virginia, 29-year-old…...