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Pittsburgh grandmother charged in toddler's beating death
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A Pittsburgh woman has been charged in the death of her 3-year-old granddaughter on the city's North Side, police said.Denise Johnson is charged with criminal homicide, abuse of a corpse, aggravated assault, corruption of minors and endangering the welfare of children.A 911 call by family members brought first responders to the apartment on East Ohio Street around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Ayla Miller, 3, was pronounced dead a short time later.Pittsburgh police said the little girl had been living there with Johnson, her grandmother. A witness told police Miller had been in Johnson's custody for about a month...
Trump explains Barron’s reaction to assassination attempt: ‘He loves his father’
Former President Donald Trump reflected on how concerned his youngest son was when he found out about his father’s near-death encounter at a Pennsylvania rally. Donald Trump had been speaking to supporters at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July when gunfire shots were heard, with at least one of the bullets skimming the former […]
1 man killed, 2 others injured in shooting, Pittsburgh police say
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- An active police investigation is underway in Pittsburgh.Just before 8 p.m. Saturday, Pittsburgh police and other emergency personnel were dispatched to the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Marion Street along the Crawford-Roberts and Bluff neighborhood border for a 10-round ShotSpotter alert.Three victims with gunshot wounds were found in the street. One man was transported to an area hospital in grave condition. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital, according to a report from Pittsburgh Public Safety.Another man and a woman were transported to a local hospital in critical condition with "significant injuries." Both victims were immediately taken into surgery, police added.One of the victims was identified as 68-year-old Lawrence Kelley Jr. of Pittsburgh. Witnesses told police that an altercation occurred on Fifth Avenue before a man shot the three victims. Witnesses said the suspect fled on foot, heading north on Vine Street toward Colwell Street.The investigation is ongoing.
2 men arrested after multiple search warrants turn up drugs, guns in Aliquippa
Two men were arrested after several search warrants were executed throughout Aliquippa during August. Pennsylvania State Police in Beaver County said members of the Beaver County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area task force, as well as DEA, Attorney General’s Office Narcotics Unit and District Attorney’s Office detectives, have been conducting various drug investigations throughout Aliquippa and Ambridge during the month. The investigations were a direct result of gang violence and homicides that have happened in Aliquippa, state police said. Investigators have focused on the violent incidents in the Valley Terrance and Main Street areas. >> Man shot at during argument outside apartment building in Aliquippa, police looking for suspect