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Man accused of assaulting 2 OC firefighters
A man from Oil City, Thomas Butryn, 54, is facing charges after allegedly attacking two firefighters who were responding to a call about his seizures on August 5th. According to a criminal complaint, Butryn, who admitted to snorting cocaine before the incident, reportedly swung his fist, tried to bite, and attempted to kick the firefighters. When police arrived, they found the firefighters restraining him. Butryn has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault, and his preliminary hearing is set for September 4th in Venango County Central Court.
Football Game Preview: Cambria Heights Plays at Home
The Cambria Heights Highlanders will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Purchase Line Red Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cambria Heights will be strutting in after a victory while Purchase Line will be coming in after a defeat.
Bullet casing found in the parking lot of Freeport Area Middle School
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Parents and students in the Freeport Area School District will notice an increased police presence this morning after a bullet casing was found in the parking lot of the middle school yesterday.In a notice sent to parents and families, the district says that the casing that was found was from a .22 caliber round that never entered the building and never put any students in danger. While there is not believed to be any threat related to the casing being found, additional police officers from the school district and from Buffalo Township are expected to be on campus this morning.The district says that the increased police presence is out of an abundance of caution.
'I just want to make sure she's buried right': Family trying to fundraise for 9-year-old's funeral
PITTSBURGH — The family of 9-year-old Courtney Carter is preparing to lay her to rest this Saturday. Courtney was hit by a car while riding her bike and killed on Aug. 18 in Pittsburgh’s Homewood South neighborhood. “She was definitely a beautiful child and just a blessing,” Cory...
The Italian Job: Love of Renovation Led Pittsburgher to Italy
From a suburban Pittsburgh home on the brink of condemnation to a 500-year-old property in Southern Italy that most closely resembled a pile of rubble, Jeannie Kruidenier’s choice of starting point for home renovations certainly qualifies as atypical. Now retired, Kruidenier, who owned a carbon processing plant in Portersville...
KDKA meteorologist interviews daughter on first day of school in viral video
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- KDKA First Alert Meteorologist Ray Petelin has filmed his daughter Elizabeth on the first day of school every year since kindergarten, and the heartwarming final product has gone viral."I have been interviewing my daughter on the first day of school since kindergarten. I did that interview for the last time today. Good luck in your senior year, Elizabeth!" Ray wrote on Facebook. In the video, viewers can watch Elizabeth grow up in the blink of an eye. "I originally wanted to interview her in kindergarten, so she could see what she was like as an incoming kindergartener....
Pittsburgh-area schools continue pursuit to keep cell phones out of classrooms
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Some Pittsburgh Public Schools paid big money for pouches to keep devices locked away, but this first week back in the classroom will bring big changes for students and parents.Inside a massive Pittsburgh magnet school, 700 students across seven grade levels walk the halls. That's 700 kids holding the internet in their hands.Yolanda Colbert, principal at the Barack Obama Academy of International Studies, told KDKA-TV that battling cell phones, bullying, and fights became a full-time job."There are only two administrators, so we are not staffed the way we were when we first started responding to our phone...
NFL Futures Bets and Promos: 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers begin their 2024 regular season odyssey in less than three weeks against the Atlanta Falcons, and hope springs eternal in the Steel City. Hope, unfortunately, is the enemy of winning NFL futures bets. Some diehards believe QB Russell Wilson is the missing piece to a team that won...
Katie Holmes Set to Visit Daughter Suri Cruise at Carnegie Mellon University as It's Revealed Estranged Father Tom Pays Her Tuition: Source
Katie Holmes will be heading to Pennsylvania at the end of September.According to insiders, the Dawson's Creek alum, 45, will be in attendance for family weekend at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where her daughter, Suri Cruise, recently began her freshman year."Katie looks forward to visiting her child at school. She is happy for her and wants to be a part of it," the source dished to a news outlet. "Katie attended Columbia University for a while and loved the experience so she is thrilled her girl will be going to college." While the 18-year-old's estranged father, Tom Cruise, will...
Reducing aggression, inflammation: Pittsburgh doctor looks at new study of Omega-3’s
A Pittsburgh doctor is highlighting the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in reducing inflammation and potentially lowering aggression. "Those omega-3s are building blocks that can help our body in many unique ways. Omega-3s can help to calm inflammatory response," said Dr. David Lobur of the Pittsburgh Center for Functional Medicine.
Schelb Earns NEC Player Of The Week Honors. Three Named Prime Performers
Loretto, Pa.– Saint Francis men's soccer earned several Northeast Conference (NEC) weekly awards in the first week of the 2024 campaign. Joschi Schelb was named NEC Player of the Week and a Prime Performer, while Fabian Wagner and Niclas Becker were also named Prime Performers, the conference announced on Monday.
Whittall quick in visits to Williams Grove and Lernerville; Heavy Labor Day agenda on deck
VINCENTOWN, N.J. (August 26, 2024) - It was a random weekend in the Keystone State for Justin Whittall and JW Motorsports, well, in some respect, visiting Williams Grove Speedway for the Jack Gunn Memorial on Friday, August 23, all before making a last minute visit to Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, August 24. Two starts resulted in a top-ten for the Vincentown, New Jersey, native, doing so in The Grove’s $8,000-to-win Jack Gunn on Friday - he finished eighth.
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