A 6-year-old who was kept in a cage and physically abused escaped her captivity one night, according to her foster mother. “She said, ‘I was so cold and hungry, my belly hurt, but I showed them. I opened the cage and ate people's food. No more dog food for me that night, but then they ...
Two women are alleged to have deceived a Connellsville nonprofit into giving them $700 in financial assistance. Connellsville police said Michelle Piper of Cardale, 44, told workers at Connellsville Area Community Ministries that she needed money to rent a home in White. Piper was able ...
A Uniontown man accused of fatally shooting his wife won’t be able to fund his defense with the $131,000 seized from him when he was arrested at a Las Vegas resort. Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mark Mehalov stated Arthur Guty’s defense attorney was not able to establish the ...
A Lake Lynn man was charged with impeding an investigation into the death of his toddler son. According to state police, Brett Bissett, 25, initially agreed to surreptitiously record his girlfriend Brianna Bloyer, who is accused of brutally assaulting 2-year-old Bentlee Myers. Instead, ...
Two men accused of stealing 700 feet of copper wire from a Verizon tower may have been the cause of a power outage over the summer, according to state police. According to court documents, Jeffrey Howell, 38, of Smithfield and Garrett Keith Weeder Jr., 35, of Carmichaels stole about $3,700 ...
A Redstone Township man accused of fatally shooting his friend had his criminal homicide case held for trial Tuesday. State police alleged Edmund Parson, 76, shot and killed James Tucker, 75, on May 24 in front of Ronald Woods, who is Parson’s brother-in-law and Tucker’s friend. Woods ...
