After a 1 year hiatus Hopewell Township will once again hold a Memorial Day parade on Monday. The township did not hold one in 2018 for the first time in over 70 years. Our Sandy Giordano has the story. Click play to listen.

An Aliquippa man is facing drug charges. Our Sandy Giordano has the report. Click play to listen…

THE NEW CASTLE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE INVESTIGATING A HOUSE FIRE THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS NO ONE WAS AT THE EAST CLAYTON STREET RESIDENCE WHEN THE FIRE BROKE OUT AROUND 1 AM, HOWEVER, THERE WERE ANIMALS TRAPPED IN THE HOME, AND NOT ALL SURVIVED. THE HUMANE SOCIETY AND LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS HAVE AGREED TO CARE FOR THE REMAINING ANIMALS. ONE RESPONDING FIREFIGHTER BROKE HIS LEG FALLING DOWN THE STAIRS, AND WILL NEED SURGERY. REPORTS SAY THE HOUSE IS NOT SALVAGEABLE.

Maybe you wish this would happen to you? Someone broke into a home in Marlborough, Massachusetts last week and – not only did they not steal or damage anything – they left the place spotless.

Nate Roman says that when he returned home from work he could tell a stranger had been there.

Nothing was missing, but the 44-year-old Roman noticed the beds were made, the rugs vacuumed and the toilets scrubbed. They even crafted origami roses on the toilet paper rolls.

He called the experience “weird and creepy” and contacted police.

Sgt. Daniel Campbell says that the department hasn’t heard of similar episodes and that there are no suspects.

Roman says he may have left his back door unlocked. He thinks perhaps a housekeeping service went to his home by mistake.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, MAY 24TH, 2019

TODAY:

Sunny to partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible.
High 76F

TONIGHT:

Mainly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible.
Low near 60F

SATURDAY:

Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing in the afternoon. High 86F Low 66F

SUNDAY:

Thunderstorms. High 79F Low 60F

MONDAY:

Cloudy early, chance of showers later in the day. High 81F Low 66F

Families and friends visiting Pennsylvania’s popular outdoor spots over the Memorial Day holiday weekend can enjoy a day of free fishing, thanks to the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.

The Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, May 27, marks the first of two free fishing days in the commonwealth. The second is Independence Day, Wednesday, July 4.

Fish-for-Free Days allow anyone – residents and non-residents – to legally fish in Pennsylvania without a fishing license. From 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on both days, no fishing license is needed to fish in Pennsylvania’s waterways. All other fishing regulations apply.​

Firefighters were called to an explosion at the Hussey Copper plant in Leetsdale this morning. Our Sandy Giordano has the story. Press play to hear the story…

YOUNGWOOD, PA (AP) A Youngwood, PA woman will stand trial on allegations she beat her mother and shaved her head because she thought the older woman was listening to the Pittsburgh Steelers’ game too loudly on the radio.

A judge ruled Wednesday that Delores Amorino was competent to stand trial.

But the judge said Amorino’s teenage daughter, who faces similar charges, wasn’t competent and ordered her to continue mental health treatments at a state psychiatric hospital.

Authorities have said the two women beat Amorino’s mother and shaved her head during an August 2017 attack in their Youngwood home.

A psychiatrist testified Amorino and her daughter have been diagnosed with a rare psychological disorder in which both suffered from shared delusions that they’re in romantic relationships with a current and a former member of the Steelers.

An early morning fire in Center Township was reported at a home on High St – shortly before 3:30 AM. Two brothers who were inside the home were able to evacuate – one of them stating that he had to dive out through a window. A woman who resides there was not home at the time. A dog and a rabbit did not survive the blaze which reportedly started in the basement and sent smoke throughout the home.

Lawyers for Robert Bowers, the accused synagogue shooter said Thursday they are seeking a plea deal that will spare their client the death penalty.

At a routine conference, one of the lawyers, Judy Clarke, told U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose that the defense team is seeking a plea.

The move is not unexpected.

According to prosecutors the Justice Department is still reviewing the case for death penalty approval.

Mr. Bowers, who did not appear at the meeting, is accused of shooting 11 parishioners at Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill on Oct. 27. He is being charged with 63 total federal crimes – about a third of which carry the death penalty.

Another conference has been set by the judge for Aug. 5.