North Strabane Township
CRIME & SAFETY
Now-former Washington County assistant DA charged with DUI
NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - A now-former assistant district attorney in Washington County has been charged with DUI.Rachel Wheeler, 37, who had been acting as an assistant district attorney, was charged Friday with two counts of DUI and failing to stop at a red light.According to the criminal complaint, Wheeler was subjected to a breathalyzer test and registered a blood-alcohol content of 0.147, above the legal limit of 0.08.The complaint states Wheeler drove through a steady red light while driving north on Route 19 at the intersection with Racetrack Road shortly before 10 p.m. on June 21. Wheeler eventually came to a stop in a shopping plaza at Wildflower Circle. The responding officer could smell a strong alcoholic odor coming from Wheeler's vehicle, the complaint added.After the failed breathalyzer test, Wheeler was placed into police custody and transported to the North Strabane police station for further questioning.While at the station, Wheeler initially refused to take another breathalyzer test but eventually agreed, according to the complaint. The second test showed a blood-alcohol content of 0.141.Wheeler tendered her resignation effective as of July 2, according to Washington County district attorney Jason Walsh.A preliminary hearing has not been set.
Man Flown To Hospital After I-79 Crash
A man was flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center after a crash that shut down I-79 for hours last night. The accident happened just before 8 p.m. in the northbound lane of I-79 in Muddy Creek Township. State police did not reveal any identities but say the driver of a...
Monessen Teenager Sentenced to 8-25 Years for Voluntary Manslaughter of Friend
A Monessen teenager has been handed a significant prison sentence after a guilty plea in the 2022 shooting death of his friend, local authorities report. Terry Newton, 17, faced sentencing for voluntary manslaughter in the killing of 16-year-old Amari Altomore, a tragic event that left a community mourning and a family grappling with an immeasurable loss, according to WPXI.
'Our entire building was trashed': Pittsburgh all-stars cheer gym vandalized, left with thousands of dollars in damage
PITTSBURGH — A cheer gym in Pittsburgh was vandalized Monday morning and left trashed, according to the owner. Kathy Long, owner of Fire and Ice Allstars, said Pittsburgh police are investigating the Monday morning break-in. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reached out to police on Tuesday for the latest on...
Boy trapped in burning Pittsburgh-area home rescued after calling mom's cellphone
INGRAM, Pa. (KDKA) -- An 11-year-old boy trapped inside a burning home in Ingram used his cell phone to call his mom and help firefighters find him. Pittsburgh firefighters said they were called to help with a fire on Leslie Street just before 10:45 p.m. When they got there, a woman said her son was trapped up on the third floor, where arriving crews had reported heavy smoke. The boy used his cell phone to call his mom, telling her he was in a low closet area up on the third floor, firefighters said. The chief in command asked if the child could yell so firefighters could hear him, but his mom said he couldn't. So the chief told the mom to tell her boy to bang on the wall instead.Crews made their way to the third floor and found the boy in a small storage closet. He was conscious and alert and was taken to medics for evaluation.In a post on social media, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire thanked those involved in the rescue, writing, "Excellent work by all!" Officials didn't say how the fire might have started.
Previously convicted PA man indicted on drug trafficking, firearm charges
(WJET/WFXP) – A previously convicted Pennsylvania man has been indicted on federal charges relating to drug trafficking and the illegal possession of a firearm. On Tuesday, June 25, Tre Robert Goins, 30, of Donora, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws. According to the indictment, Goins was […]
Leader says it's time to fix mental health treatment after 2 random attacks Downtown
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two random attacks on innocent people in Downtown Pittsburgh in June have raised public alarm and concerns about the criminal justice system being broken.In each of these attacks, the alleged attacker has been known to police, who said they are experiencing homelessness and suffering from addiction, mental illness, or both. They've been arrested time and again but have seen little or no jail time or have not gotten the help they need. Last week, police arrested Jameel Huff for randomly attacking 73-year-old Jan Levinson, who fell to the sidewalk and cracked his head on the concrete....
Two bodies found in Moon Township's Montour Run Creek Friday
MOON TWP. ― Police report bodies of two men were found floating in the Montour Run Creek on Friday afternoon. According to first responders, the call of a body located in a Moon Township portion of the creek was first received shortly after 4 p.m. June 28. As divers worked to recover the body from around 6 feet of water, they soon found a second body nearby in a portion of the creek that was around 10 feet deep.
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