PITTSBURGH (AP) — A teenager has died after he was shot apparently by accident inside a home in Pittsburgh. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Officer says 16-year-old Alexander Alman died Monday at a hospital. Family members tell WPXI-TV Alman and another boy were playing with a gun when he was shot in the face on Sunday afternoon. Police are questioning the other teen.
IT’S BEEN QUITE A DAY FOR POWER OUTAGES IN THE COUNTY. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS AND HAS AN UPDATE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2019
TODAY – SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS MIXED. HIGH – 77.
TONIGHT – MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. LOW – 56.
TUESDAY – PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. MUCH WARMER.
HIGH – 87.
Man killed outside stadium during game, prompting evacuation
JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) — A man was shot and killed outside of a Pennsylvania stadium during the final minutes of a high school football game, prompting evacuation of the stadium, authorities said.
The shooting was reported at 9:20 p.m. Friday outside the Park Street gate of McKee Stadium in Jeannette, where Jeannette and Imani Christian were playing, police said.
Dameian Williams, 48, was shot after a verbal altercation with another person and pronounced dead at Excela Westmoreland’s emergency department, the Westmoreland County coroner’s office said.
City police took Greg Harper, 40, of Jeannette, into custody, and he was arraigned on charges of homicide and reckless endangerment.
Police said in a criminal complaint that Harper said Williams approached him to talk outside the stadium, then hit him twice in the head, knocking him to the ground, after which he drew a weapon and fired. Court documents don’t list a defense attorney; messages were left at numbers listed for Harper.
The game between Jeanette High School and Imani Christian was called with under 4 minutes left in the game and Jeanette leading 48-0. Fans in the stadium were evacuated on the opposite side of the facility from the shooting, with no injuries reported.
The Jeannette City School District said in a statement that when the shooting was reported, city police, stadium security and district administrators took immediate action to secure the area and relocate players, coaches, band and cheerleaders to a safe location. Counseling services were to be made available to students and staff.
“The terrible events of last evening do not reflect the heart of our community, its citizens and certainly not our beloved school district,” the district said in a message posted on its Facebook page.
Man arrested after 911 ca
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a western Pennsylvania man has been arrested after allegedly calling 911 to say he had killed his mother.
Allegheny County police say 42-year-old Kenneth Burdick surrendered to officers on the front porch of the West Mifflin home shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday. Investigators said the defendant’s 80-year-old mother was found dead inside the home.
County police said there was a history of domestic disturbance calls to the residence but there was no active protection from abuse order. Anyone with information was asked to call county investigators.
Burdick was charged with criminal homicide and taken to the county jail to await arraignment. Court documents don’t’ list a defense attorney; a message seeking comment was left at a number listed for the defendant.
Football, food, free stuff…just a few F-words that everyone can agree on.
Such was the case at Al’s Corner on September 6, where Rachel and the crew joined up with Frank Sparks and Matt Drzik to host their annual tailgate party at the corner of Routes 18 & 351 in Koppel. Al’s had the grill going with burgers, hot dogs and sausage, while inside customers could get their hands on some fresh fish and homemade macaroni and cheese. Frank and Matt had the prize wheel going throughout the lunch rush, with several winners going home with prizes courtesy of Al’s Corner.
If you want a look, check out the photos below!
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — University of New Mexico law professor Sherri Burr learned through historical research and DNA testing that she is a black descendant of Aaron Burr, the third vice president of the United States. Burr is known for fatally wounding Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Sherri Burr’s work was recently recognized by the Aaron Burr Association, has been included in one published and one forthcoming book.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to trying to hack the IRS to obtain President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Andrew Harris pleaded guilty Thursday to two computer fraud counts in federal court. Harris and Justin Hiemstra were both college students in 2016 when they used a school computer lab to open a fraudulent federal financial aid application for an unnamed Trump family member. Hiemstra pleaded guilty Aug. 6. Harris’ lawyer calls the case a “Wayne’s World scene gone awry.”
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will receive another $75 million in federal aid to fight the opioid-addiction crisis, money that Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration says will help with treatment, prevention and education. Wolf’s administration said Friday that about $56 million will go to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. The state Department of Health received $8.4 million while Philadelphia received $5.9 million and Allegheny County received $5.2 million.
O.J. Simpson took to Twitter Thursday afternoon in a two-minute video to express his feelings about his fantasy football team, and spent a good part of that video talking about former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown. In his tweet, Simpson said, “I drafted you Antonio because I admire your game. I’m sure there’s hundreds of thousands of Americans who play fantasy [football] who drafted you. We were all counting on you. Enough buddy! The only people you’re making happy right now are the Pittsburgh Steelers,” Simpson said, referring to Brown. And at the end of his rant about Brown, he said “Move on man, stop with all of this drama” .