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  • [01-06-2012] Tow truck driver faces trial in Plum mother's death
    A tow truck collided with a car in Penn Hills, killing a woman and badly injuring her child. The suspect hasn't had a valid driver's license for almost 20 years....

  • [01-06-2012] Local news briefs — June 1
    AKRONChurch seeks inputAKRON: Do you have thoughts on poverty? How about on the federal budget?A public hearing on these topics will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Missionary Church, 1350 Virginia Ave., Akron.Speakers...

  • [01-06-2012] Area deaths
    MEDINALoesch, Thomas A., 76, of Medina. Died Tuesday. Bauer, Valley City.Fejes, Margaret F., 92 of Seville. Died Wednesday. Waite & Son, Medina.STARKSwonger, Daniel P., 38, of Louisville. Died Tuesday....

  • [01-06-2012] Woodland Hills Academy gets crossing guards back after mother complains
    School district officials said they will repost crossing guards at bus stops for Woodland Hills Academy. Eesha Sheard called Channel 11’s newsroom Wednesday and said she was upset because she didn’t see a crossing guard...

  • [01-06-2012] Illegal immigrant accused in Ross Township rape accidentally deported
    An illegal immigrant who was accused in a 2009 Ross Township rape was accidentally deported to Mexico before going to trial. The victim said she's outraged and lives in fear knowing that the man accused of brutally beating and...

  • [01-06-2012] Truck hits pulled-over motorcyclist in Penn Hills
    A man is "fuming mad" but also glad to be alive after being hit by a truck while his motorcycle was broken down in Penn Hills. There's still no sign of the driver....

  • [31-05-2012] Firefighters battle blaze at Penn Hills home
    Firefighters battled a blaze at a Penn Hills home early Thursday morning. Investigators said the fire began at a rental home on Fifth Street. The owner of the home said she had just returned from vacation when she...

  • [31-05-2012] Runaway car crashes into second story of Fountain Hills home
    A car runaway struck the second story of a vacant Fountain Hills home Wednesday, a spokesman from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said....

  • [30-05-2012] Jewell Cardwell: Dogs may be prescription for struggling vets
    Frank and Jen DeLorenzo may not be in uniform, but they’re still soldiers.The DeLorenzos, founders of the Brecksville-based nonprofit Wags 4 Warriors train dogs to be companions to military veterans who suffer from post...

  • [29-05-2012] Memorial ceremony honors WWII vet
    green: Jeptha “Jep” Crum was 22 years old, out of work and living in Kentucky when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. The year was 1940 — just before the country entered WWII.“I was born and raised in the hills of...

  • [28-05-2012] Fountain Hills golf courses fear water shortage
    Three of Fountain Hills' four golf courses are bracing for financial hard times this summer because of a possible shortage of reclaimed or effluent water used for irrigation....

  • [28-05-2012] Ross Township American Legion renamed for Sgt. Joseph Caskey
    American Legion Post 80 is renamed on Memorial Day for Marine Sgt. Joseph Caskey, a North Hills High School graduate who died in Afghanistan....

  • [27-05-2012] Pittsburgh CLO and the University of Pittsburgh Host the 22nd Gene Kelly Awards
    A near capacity crowd gathered at the Benedum Center as Pittsburgh CLO and the University of Pittsburgh honored Allegheny County’s finest high school performers at the 22nd Annual Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in...

  • [26-05-2012] Woodland Hills Junior HS placed on lockdown after nearby shooting
    Woodland Hills Junior High School was placed on lockdown Friday after a fatal shooting near the school. Officials said William Harrington, 33, was shot in the head in Hawkins Village in Rankin Friday. Harrington's wife told Channel...

  • [25-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 25
    AKRONRobbery chargesAKRON: An Akron woman, her brother and a friend have been charged in connection with last month’s home invasion robbery on Lake Street.Tyieshia Shellman, 28, is accused of complicity to aggravated robbery,...

  • [24-05-2012] Pine Township doctor gets jail for fondling patients
    A North Hills doctor will spend 60 days in jail, followed by a year on house arrest, for inappropriately touching more than a dozen female patients during arthritis-related exams....

  • [24-05-2012] Area deaths
    MEDINAVazinski, Brent M., 32, of Medina. Died Friday. Bauer, Valley City.OTHERHowson, David L., 62, of Hudson. Died Monday.
Ferfolia, Sagamore Hills....

  • [23-05-2012] Target 11 investigates octane levels in gasoline
    A Channel 11 viewer sent us an email saying she'd been buying gas at GetGo because of the fuel perks, but she felt as if the 93 octane was running like 87 octane. She posed the question, how do we know that the gas stations aren't...

  • [23-05-2012] Aliquippa woman admits to stealing checks from victim at nursing home
    According to police, an Aliquippa woman admitted to stealing from a patient at a nursing facility in the North Hills in March. Police said Caren Anne Austin was visiting a friend at Manor Care in March when she went through the...

  • [23-05-2012] Target 11 investigates federal stimulus fiasco
    Four subcontractors were never paid for a taxpayer-funded stimulus project completed last year. With the aid of a $6 million federal stimulus grant, Powerex launched a major expansion project at its plant in Youngwood,...

  • [23-05-2012] Police: Drunken woman poured salad on child's head at Chuck E. Cheese
    A Pleasant Hills woman is facing charges after police said she was drunk and disorderly at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant. According to Collier Police, Patricia Koontz, 46, made a salad and dumped it on a child's...

  • [22-05-2012] Akron man killed in Bath Township crash
    BATH TWP.: An Akron man was killed in a two-vehicle accident at 4:56 p.m. Monday at the intersection of state Route 18 and Hametown Road.Lawrence K. Turner, 53, of South Portage Path was westbound on Route 18 when his GMC Sierra was struck...

  • [22-05-2012] Home evacuated due to odor detected
    A home in Forest Hills was evacuated early Tuesday morning after some sort of odor was detected in the home overnight....

  • [22-05-2012] Kavanaghs of Fountain Hills prize opportunity for public service
    It would seem that state Rep. John Kavanagh, 61, and his wife, Mayor-elect Linda Kavanagh, 58, would qualify as the classic power couple....

  • [22-05-2012] West Hills DUI Task Force makes weekend arrests
    The West Hills DUI Task Force did a roving sobriety patrol on Friday night into Saturday morning. Police from Bellevue, Coraopolis, Leetsdale, Moon Township, North Fayette, Ohio Township and Sewickley participated....

  • [21-05-2012] Competition for Fountain Hills lone medical-marijuana facility heats up
    Competition growing for Fountain Hills' one medical-marijuana facility...

  • [18-05-2012] Firefighters battle grease fire in Century III Mall food court
    Firefighters in Pleasant Hills battled a grease fire Friday afternoon at Century III Mall. Officials said the blaze started in the food court just before noon. No injuries were reported in the fire, and the cause remains under...

  • [18-05-2012] Revere cheerleader seriously hurt in one-car crash
    Diana Mruk knows her 18-year-old daughter made a bad decision to drive home.The Copley Township mother also believes a local bartender made a bad decision in serving alcohol to her daughter before the fateful ride.Macy Mruk, a Revere High...

  • [18-05-2012] Target 11: Allegheny Co. has given out 2nd most texting while driving citations
    Target 11 obtained brand new numbers for texting while driving citations and discovered Allegheny County is nearly leading the state with citations. The ban took effect two months ago and in that time, police have stop 236 drivers...

  • [16-05-2012] Summit County expands anti-poaching pact
    Summit County is expanding a local agreement that discourages municipalities from stealing businesses from neighboring communities.The anti-poaching pact — first approved in 2008 — now will extend to Joint Economic...

  • [14-05-2012] 10 injured in suspected DUI crash
    Ten people are injured after a suspected drunken driver crashes into several cars in Pleasant Hills, police say....

  • [14-05-2012] Driver damages several cars during chase in Pleasant Hills
    Police said a man driving through Pleasant Hills struck eight separate cars on Sunday afternoon during a police chase. The driver was arrested near a Sheetz Gas station near Pleasant Hills. 10 people were injured between the Pep Boys...

  • [14-05-2012] Erratic driver strikes eight vehicles on Route 51
    Police said a man driving through Pleasant Hills struck eight separate cars on Sunday afternoon. The driver was arrested near a Sheetz Gas station near Pleasant Hills. Officials said the driver was not being chased by police. The...

  • [13-05-2012] Penn Hills crash kills woman, injures child
    A Pittsburgh man is charged with causing a crash that killed a Plum woman and injured her child Saturday afternoon in Penn Hills....

  • [13-05-2012] Penn Hills crash kills 1, injures 3
    One person dies and three others are injured in a two-vehicle crash in Penn Hills....

  • [13-05-2012] Crews on scene of deadly crash involving car, tow truck in Penn Hills
    Authorities are on the scene of an accident involving a car and tow truck. Officials said one woman is dead after her car collided with a tow truck on Milltown Road around 1 p.m. Two more people were in the car at the time and...

  • [13-05-2012] Man shot while sitting in SUV
    A man was shot and killed Friday night while he was in his SUV. 20-year-old Calvone Rollings was sitting in his car on Blackadore Avenue in Penn Hills when he was shot. Penn Hills police said the suspect fled on foot from where the...

  • [13-05-2012] Penn Hills shooting kills 1
    A late-night shooting during an apparent robbery attempt killed a 19-year-old man in Penn Hills....

  • [13-05-2012] 1 dead, 3 injured in Penn Hills crash
    One person dies and three others are injured in a two-vehicle crash in Penn Hills....

  • [13-05-2012] 1 dead in N. Druid Hills crash
    An early Saturday crash on North Druid Hills Road left one driver dead and another in critical condition, DeKalb County authorities said....

  • [13-05-2012] 1 dead in N. Druid Hills crash
    An early Saturday crash on North Druid Hills Road left one driver dead and another in critical condition, DeKalb County authorities said....

  • [13-05-2012] 1 dead in N. Druid Hills crash
    An early Saturday crash on North Druid Hills Road left one driver dead and another in critical condition, DeKalb County authorities said....

  • [12-05-2012] FDA issues chicken jerky dog treat warning
    The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to pet owners about chicken jerky dog treats after 600 dogs reportedly got sick or died after eating the treats. Channel 11 News worked with MSNBC on uncovering the danger....

  • [10-05-2012] Local new briefs - May 10
    AKRONUmbrella fightAKRON: An Akron man was stabbed during an argument about an umbrella, police said.James R. Dennis, 52, was treated at Summa Akron City Hospital for several lacerations. His injuries were not considered...

  • [09-05-2012] Magazine: Mt. Lebo, Upper St. Clair among 10 best state high schools
    Two South Hills schools made the top 10 in U.S. News & World Report's ranking of the best high schools in Pennsylvania, and were the highest-ranked schools in this region according to figures released today. Mt. Lebanon High School ranked...

  • [09-05-2012] Man, 84, shoots home invasion suspect with Korean War gun
    Police said they caught a home invasion suspect moments after he was shot while breaking into a home Tuesday morning. According to police, Raymond Hills, 25, fled from the Elizabeth Township home just after 4:30 a.m. when 84-year-old...

  • [08-05-2012] Investigators identify body of Penn Hills man found in roadway
    Investigators identified the man killed in a hit and run accident in Penn Hills....

  • [08-05-2012] Lawyer says Penn Hills man ‘remorseful’ for drunken driving incident
    A drunken driver who hit more than 10 cars during a police chase from Pittsburgh to Penn Hills last year was in court Monday. Dwayne Jackson’s lawyers said Monday that he is remorseful for what happened and is paying...

  • [07-05-2012] Water main break impacts McKnight Road in North Hills
    Part of McKnight Road was shut down Monday morning after water and mud from a nearby water main break spilled onto the highway....

  • [07-05-2012] Cops: Armed robbers steal $200K in rare coins from home
    DeKalb police are investigating a home invasion where thieves stole $200,000 worth of rare coins. The burglary happened at Gavinwood Place off North Druid Hills in Decatur, according to Channel 2 Action News....

  • [07-05-2012] Cops: Armed robbers steal $200K in rare coins from home
    DeKalb police are investigating a home invasion where thieves stole $200,000 worth of rare coins. The burglary happened at Gavinwood Place off North Druid Hills in Decatur, according to Channel 2 Action News....

  • [06-05-2012] Sparks fly over Keegan autism center
    For the past year, friends and acquaintances of Barb Hudak have expressed shock when they discover she is no longer associated with the Robert J. Keegan Family Center for Autism.The Copley organization was her passion, a way not only to...

  • [04-05-2012] Pittsburgh employee used $10k of city funds to buy chain saws, police say
    A Pittsburgh city employee is accused of using $10,000 in city funds to purchase chain saws. Matthew Hogue is facing theft and filing a false report charges. According to the criminal complaint, Hogue admitted that he used city...