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Mount Pleasant Man Killed After Motorcycle Hits Deer in Hempfield Township Accident
A 50-year-old man died in Hempfield Township after his motorcycle collided with a deer late on Friday night. The incident, which occurred on the 400 block of Stone Church Road at about 10:30 p.m., proved fatal for Jayson Halterman, of Mount Pleasant Township, as reported by WTAE. After striking the...
Allegheny, Westmoreland county men shot at Trump rally identified, are in stable condition
Editor's note: This story has been edited to reflect that Moon Township is in Allegheny County. State officials in Pennsylvania have identified the three additional shooting victims from Saturday's rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler County. In a news conference Sunday, Gov. Josh Shapiro confirmed that 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, of...
Grown man paid 14-year-old boy in money and drugs to exact 'revenge' in murder-for-hire plot, could face death penalty: Prosecutors
More than a year after a 14-year-old boy allegedly shot and killed a Pennsylvania man, prosecutors announced a criminal case against the suspected mastermind. The post Grown man paid 14-year-old boy in money and drugs to exact ‘revenge’ in murder-for-hire plot, could face death penalty: Prosecutors first appeared on Law & Crime.
Boston lawyer once named 'most eligible bachelor' is sentenced to 5-10 years for raping 21-year-old
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston lawyer and prosecutor who was once named one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelors has been sentenced to between five and 10 years in state prison for rape. Fifty-two-year-old Gary Zerola was found guilty last month after a jury deliberated for five hours in a case dating to 2021. He was acquitted of a greater charge of aggravated rape and burglary. Zerola had previously been accused of other sexual assaults but wasn’t convicted on those charges. In a victim impact statement, the woman who was raped said she still has nightmares. Zerola is appealing the conviction.
NV Twp. Fire Claims Life of Local Resident
A North Versailles Twp. man died Sunday evening following a fire at his home on Payne Street. Mark Gowaty, 68, died at UPMC Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh about six hours after being rescued from the blaze by firefighters, the Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said. Gowaty had suffered burns over most of his body, the medical examiner’s office said.
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