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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Allegheny County, PA) A snow plow caught on fire in Allegheny County early this morning. The report came in for this fire at about 12:30 a.m. today and it happened on Campbells Run Road near the Collier Township and Robinson Township border. There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner arrive on the red carpet at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Dec. 2, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
(AP) Rob Reiner ’s son has been taken into custody after deaths of the director-writer and his wife Michele, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
The official confirmed 32-year-old Nick Reiner was in police custody on Monday. The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
Online jail records show Reiner was booked by Los Angeles police and remained in jail on Monday. It was not immediately clear what charges he would face. The online records showed a $4 million bail had been set.
Reiner and his wife were found dead Sunday at their home. Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who became one himself as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, was 78 years old.
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Trump responded to the reported killing of a Hollywood cultural icon and his wife with a striking political attack on the victims.
In a social media post, Trump said without evidence that Rob Reiner’s death was due to his opposition to Trump and his policies — in Trump’s words, “the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.”
Investigators were questioning a family member of director-actor Rob Reiner Rob Reiner and his wife Michele after they were found dead at their home in Los Angeles, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds, said the official, who could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Los Angeles Police had not identified a suspect, Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton, the chief of detectives, said at a briefing on Sunday night.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. Reiner turned 78 in March.
Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city’s west side that’s home to many celebrities.
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Many prominent people are paying tribute to Rob Reiner and his wife Michele:
“Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen. But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people—and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action.” — On X.
“I spoke to him last night for over an hour. I always enjoyed his company. I met him at his Dad’s in 1975. He was telling me about fiming at Stonehenge and his thoughts for the future. This is so awful. I shall miss him. A clever, talented and very thoughtful man.” — On X.
“Rob and I remained good friends ever since we made GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI. The studio didn’t think I was old enough to do the part, but Rob fought for me. Political differences never stood in the way of our love and respect for each other. I am devastated by this terrible event.” — On X.
“Love you, Rob.” — On Instagram with a photo of him and Reiner on the set of “Stand By Me.”
“Horrified to hear of the passing of Rob Reiner and his wonderful wife Michelle. So much love to their kids and family.” — On X.
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Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who became one himself as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, has died. He was 78.
Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation confirmed their identities but could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Reiner grew up thinking his father, Carl Reiner, didn’t understand him or find him funny. But the younger Reiner would in many ways follow in his father’s footsteps, working both in front and behind the camera.
After starting out as a writer for “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” Reiner’s breakthrough came when he was, at age 23, cast in Norman Lear’s “All in the Family.” But by the 1980s, Reiner began as a feature film director, churning out some of the most beloved films of that, or any, era.
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George Paul McLeod, 78, of Beaver Falls, passed away on December 12th, 2025. He was born in Beaver Falls on May 20th, 1947, a son of the late James and Martha McLeod. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Karen McLeod, his son, George McLeod Jr. and his wife Donyl, his daughter, Rachel Hickman and husband, Tim, his grandchildren: Devon, Xavier, Asher and Joshua McLeod, Taylor Hickman and fiancé Jade and granddaughter, Autumn Hickman; as well as his great grandchildren: Faye, Landon, Lukas, Azekial and Nah’tavaia; along with his brother, James McLeod and wife, Carol.
George spent 19 years at B&W steel Mill then went on to drive trucks for RL transfer until he retired in 2009. He was a proud veteran, having served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was also an avid sports guy and football was his favorite as he loved watching it and playing pick up games with his kids and grandkids in the neighborhood. He was also an avid runner who worked out every day, followed by a run. He loved music and writing his own songs and poems. He would think of lyrics as he would drive his triple trailer truck from Ohio to Chicago and back Monday through Friday. Most of all, he was the most loving husband, Father and Pappy he could be and loved his wife with all his heart. There will be a memorial visitation on Friday, December 19th, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at Corless-Kunselman Funeral Services, LLC, 3801 4th Avenue, Beaver Falls, who was in charge of his arrangements, and where the Beaver County Special Unit will perform full military honors at 4 p.m.
Douglas Eric Cox, 60, formerly of New Brighton, passed away on December 11th, 2025 at the Beaver Medical Center surrounded by his loved ones.
He was born on June 25th, 1965 and was preceded in death by his father Donald E. Cox, and his nephew, Jeremee Vukich. He is survived by his mother, Pamela (Robbins) Cox, his sister, Christene Cox (Cory Souffrant), and their son, Parker Souffrant, his sister, Donna Cox and her daughters, Jessica Toliver and R’eonna (Hope) Valentine. Douglas was also a proud great uncle of Ka’Leah, Caleb, Noah, and Ariya.
Douglas was a graduate of New Brighton Area High School who spent his days doing what he loved the most. Spending time with his family and providing excellent care and companionship to his mother. He truly lit up a room with his excellent sense of humor. He was also a huge supporter of his Pittsburgh Sports teams and always cheered loud and proud for all to hear. As a self-proclaimed sports critic, he loved his Pittsburgh Teams, and he rarely missed any games. If a game wasn’t on, you could often find him exploring in the kitchen, showing off his cooking skills by feeding those he loved, singing and dancing to his bubble machine or rocking out in the car to Kiss. There was never a dull moment with him by your side. His hidden talent was being able to carry a tune to any song and any genre. He will be missed tremendously.
In addition, one final message he would pass along, LETS GO PENS!!!!
A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, December 19th, from 6 p.m. until the time of a service at 7:30 p.m. in the J&J Spratt Funeral Home Inc., 1612 Third Avenue, New Brighton, who was in charge of his arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, P.O. Box 1999, Memphis, TN 38101.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Douglas E. Cox, please visit the flower store of the J&J Spratt Funeral Home Inc. by clicking here.
Catherine “Cathy” Monach, 75, of Chippewa, formerly of Midland, passed away unexpectedly, on December 12th, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Rochester on August 7th, 1950, the daughter of the late Arthur and Rosemarie Mosticone Castelli. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters-in-law and their spouses, Bobbi and Christie Krafft, and Frances and Lou Steff. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Ben, her daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Scott Antoline, her sister and brother-in-law, Mary Sue and Ben Mauch, her brother and sister-in-law, Arthur and Holly Castelli, her cherished granddaughters, Ally and Natalie Antoline, her nephews and their spouses, Thomas and Anna Toplak, and Gregory and Caroline Toplak, her nieces and their spouses, Lainey and Eric Phillips, Carley and Dave Brandon, and Casey and Andy Theobald and her great-nieces and nephews: Camila, Luna, Josephine, Miles, Edie, Dawsyn, Colbie, Beau, and Willa.
Catherine was strong in her faith, having been a member of the former Presentation Catholic Church, now St Augustine Parish. She enjoyed vacationing at the beach with her family, as well as shopping with anyone and everyone. She will be remembered as a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother, as well as having taken great pride in being an aunt and great aunt.
Friends will be received on Wednesday, December 17th from 2-7 p.m. in the Noll Funeral Home Inc., 333 Third Street, Beaver, who was in charge of her arrangements. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted on Thursday, December 18th at 10 a.m. at St. Blaise Catholic Church, 772 Ohio Avenue, Midland. Online condolences may be shared at www.nollfuneral.com.
Entombment to follow at the Beaver Cemetery and Mausoleum, Buffalo Street, Beaver.
Frank J. Wilhelm, 99, of Moon Township, passed away peacefully at Good Samaritan Hospice in Wexford on December 12th, 2025. He was born in McKees Rocks on July 24th, 1926 and he moved with his family to Moon Township during the Great Depression. His home had no indoor plumbing, and heat was supplied by a woodstove. Though money was tight, Frank enjoyed a good childhood with his family.
Frank lived an incredible life. His reserved kindness, gentle spirit, and boundless optimism will be remembered by everyone who knew and loved him.
In 1944, at the age of seventeen, Frank joined the US Army Air Force. He was stationed in Okinawa, Japan at the end of WWII as a relay station operator. He was honorably discharged in 1946 after earning several service medals.
After returning home, Frank met the love of his life, Esther Baldassare, and they were married at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Coraopolis in 1950. They built a home in Moon Township and made a beautiful life together with their two children for over 65 years.
Frank became an electrical designer in 1950 when he was employed by Carl J. Long & Associates where he worked for 75 years. He achieved his professional engineering license and eventually became the president and owner of CJL Engineering. He was very respected in the engineering community and worked on a number of buildings in the Pittsburgh area, notably many hospital projects, the fountain at Point State Park, Bell Telephone jobs and the Civic Arena. Frank was known for his professional integrity and dedication to his employees and customers. As the firm grew, Frank was proud that the company provided a good living for many families.
Beyond his professional life, Frank was a devoted family man. His greatest joy was spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Frank also enjoyed athletic endeavors, especially golfing with his friends. He was on record for twice achieving the accomplishment of shooting a hole-in-one. In his later years, Frank once shot nine strokes under his age – quite a feat!
He enjoyed tinkering with all things mechanical and could fix anything. He was known to lovingly ruffle his wife’s feathers with his attention to detail and his many cooking suggestions. He took tremendous pride in keeping his home and lawn maintained to perfection.
Frank is survived by his children, John Wilhelm and Janet Wilhelm Liggett (Lanny), his four grandchildren: Rebecca (Steven), Allison (Dylan), Curtis (Emily) and Lena (Luke); as well as two great-grandchildren, Hunter and Sullivan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary, his wife, Esther, his sister, Gloria Sefton and his brother, Stewart.
Friends will be received on Monday, December 15th from 2-4 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. at the Huntsman Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Moon Township, 1522 Coraopolis Heights Road, Coraopolis, who was in charge of his arrangements, and where a blessing service will be held on Tuesday, December 16th at 10 A.M. Committal will follow at Resurrection Catholic Cemetery in Moon Township after which Frank will later be laid to rest privately beside his beloved wife, Esther.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Frank’s memory to Good Samaritan Hospice, c/o Concordia Lutheran Ministries Foundation, 134 Marwood Road, Cabot, PA 16023 with a memo line to GSH Hospice Wexford.
The family would like to express their deep appreciation for the care Frank received from Delana Getty, his wonderful caregiver and friend during the past eight months. We are also extremely grateful for the kind and loving care from the nurses and staff at Good Samaritan Hospice in Wexford.
Frank will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His legacy of honor, hard work, and unconditional love for his family and friends will live on forever in the hearts of those he knew and loved.
(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner arrive on the red carpet at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Dec. 2, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators, the official said.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. Reiner turned 78 in March.
Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city’s west side that’s home to many celebrities.
Reiner was long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work included some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s and ’90s, including “This is Spinal Tap,” “A Few Good Men,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride.”
His role as Meathead in Norman Lear’s 1970s TV classic “All in the Family,” alongside Carol O’Connor’s Archie Bunker, catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.
Relatives of Lear, the legendary producer who died in 2023, said they were bereft by the news.
“Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world,” said a Lear family statement. “Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends.”
Messages to Reiner’s representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner’s death a devastating loss for the city.
“Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,” Bass said in a statement. “An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.”
The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing “When Harry Met Sally” and have three children together.
Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.
Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood. The scene is about a mile from the home where O.J. Simpson’s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in 1994.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release on Saturday that seventy-seven-year-old Edward Pesci of Greensburg, Pennsylvania was charged for not yielding when he caused a two-vehicle crash in North Beaver Township of Lawrence County on Thursday evening. Pesci was driving on Galilee Road at its intersection with the I-376 East on-ramp at 6:44 p.m. and when he tried to make a left turn onto the on-ramp, he did not yield to the vehicle driven by Tabatha Patterson II of New Galilee. Medevac Ambulance transported Pesci to Allegheny Health Network Pittsburgh for further evaluation because of a suspected serious injury and Patterson refused both transportation by Medevac Ambulance and treatment even though she had a suspected minor injury. Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts at the time of this crash.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Lawrence County, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in New Castle reported via release on Saturday that an unidentified fifty-eight-year man from New Castle died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Hickory Township of Lawrence County on Wednesday. PSP New Castle patrol units found him in the back of a white sedan with the injury from the gunshot wound at 5:53 p.m. on Harlansburg Road. EMS personnel responded at the scene and tried to save his life, but he succumbed to his injuries and died. The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh reported via release on Saturday that thirty-two-year-old Dalaysha Goines of McKees Rocks had charges withdrawn by police after causing a two-vehicle crash in Pittsburgh on the evening of November 15th, 2025. Goines and sixty-year-old Herman Mcafoose Jr. of Kittaning, Pennsylvania were both traveling on the lower deck of the Fort Duquesne Bridge on I-279 South at 7:12 p.m. Mcafoose merged in front of Goines and Goines did not respond to Mcafoose abruptly stopping for traffic ahead. There were no reported injuries as a result of this crash and the charges of tailgating that Goines received were withdrawn.