BOSTON (AP) — A woman and two children have died after being found unconscious on a sidewalk near a Boston parking garage. The identities of the victims, as well as the relationship of the woman to the children, has not yet been determined. Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said the children appeared to be under age 5. News video showed police looking at an SUV, with several doors wide open, parked on the top level of the parking garage, which is adjacent to the Ruggles MBTA rail station. Gross said there were two child car seats in the vehicle.

A federal judge has denied defendants’ motions to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against a juvenile detention facility and allowed nearly all the plaintiff’s claims to move forward. Andrea Sears reports…

UNDATED (AP) — A rundown of the top Pennsylvania stories of 2019 begins with the clergy abuse scandal. State lawmakers revamped child sexual abuse laws to make it easier for some victims to sue and for police to file charges. Meanwhile, Catholic dioceses paid tens of millions to victims. Other top Pennsylvania stories of the year include the state’s role in the upcoming presidential election. Former Vice President and Scranton native Joe Biden launched his candidacy in Philadelphia. President Donald Trump, hoping for a repeat of his 2016 victory in battleground Pennsylvania, made four trips to the state in 2019.

UNDATED (AP) — An Associated Press review finds that Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses have paid nearly $84 million to 564 victims of sexual abuse. Seven of the state’s eight dioceses launched victim compensation funds in the wake of a landmark grand jury report on sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. The funds were open to claims for a limited time this year. The tally is sure to grow in 2020 as compensation fund administrators work through a backlog of claims. One survivor says the money won’t make him rich, but he hopes it will make his life a little better and help him to put the abuse behind him.

Police said Tuesday a North Huntington woman and her boyfriend were both charged with assault for a fight over wrapping gifts. Authorities say Daniel Hill and Diedra Dibucci, both 50 years old, were arrested after the incident in the North Huntingdon apartment they shared. Police answered a call about a man with a knife and had to force their way inside. That’s where they say they found Hill on the floor, with injuries and scratches to his face and neck. Dibucci told officers Hill threw a chair at her and grabbed a kitchen knife. Hill was charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest. He was jailed after failing to post bail. Court records indicated Dibucci faces an assault charge. Police say the fight began when Hill found Dibucci wrapping presents for another boyfriend.

As a Pennsylvania attorney general’s office investigation continues, many Ellwood City Medical Center Workers remain unsure when they will get the full wages they are owed. Hospital officials say that the medical center is working closely with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry on a plan for getting the 152 laid off employees paid. They say everyone who is still working at the hospital – which is about 20 people – have been paid in full.

Pennsylvania State Police are asking for help in identifying two suspects accused of stealing cash and a gun safe from a local hardware store earlier this month. According to police, the suspects broke into Parsons Inc., located on Kendall Road in Hanover Township, in the early morning hours of December 19th. The two were caught on camera loading the safe into an early 2000‘s gray and silver Dodge Dakota four-door pick up. The vehicle appeared to have rust damage on the passenger’s side rear door and driver’s side rear fender. Anyone with information is asked to call State Police Beaver at (724) 773-7400.

A man was arrested after police said he rummaged through a family’s home in Moon Township while they slept upstairs. Police said they responded to a report of a burglary Monday in the Crosswinds housing complex off of Becks Run Road in Moon Township. Several homes along Blue Ride Drive were approached from the rear by two people before one of the homes was entered through an unlocked basement door. Police said when the burglary happened, the family living inside the home was sleeping upstairs. Police say items from the home and the cars parked at the home were stolen, including a gun safe containing rifles. On Tuesday, police arrested Shawn Dupree Graham and charged him with burglary. He is currently in the Allegheny County Jail. Police said they also executed a search warrant on the home where Graham lived and recovered many of the stolen items. Police are still working to identify the second burglar or anyone else involved in the crime. Anyone with information is asked to call Moon Township  police at 412-262-5000 and ask for the Special Investigations Unit.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 26TH, 2019

 

 

TODAY – AREAS OF PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. SOME SUN
THIS MORNING WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 57.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH DRIZZLE DEVELOPING
OVERNIGHT. LOW – 47.

FRIDAY – CLOUDY WITH A FEW SPRINKLES. HIGH – 56.

SATURDAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 50.

SUNDAY – RAIN. HIGH – 57.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office is ordering the owners of Ellwood City Medical Center to pay all money owed and bring the hospital back into compliance or divest itself of control over the facility.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed a petition Monday in Lawrence County Court to compel Florida-based Americore Health LLC to pay wages, unemployment taxes and pension contributions due to approximately 150 hospital workers who have not been paid.

The petition also asks the court to hold the owners accountable for their promises and to obey the law by paying their employees and keeping the hospital open to provide crucial emergency medical services or they should be removed