Laurie Voyten is accused of stealing the money from the club over several years. The former office manager and payroll administrator's alleged actions led to major financial problems for Willowbrook Country Club, including unpaid taxes and missing deposits dating back nearly a decade. 

Investigators said a forensic audit found major gaps between cash receipts and what was actually deposited into club accounts. They said the missing money grew year after year, with the biggest shortfall in 2024 when more than $176,000 went missing. In total, police said more than $304,000 is missing.

According to the criminal complaint, surveillance video showed Voyten arriving at Willowbrook Country Club around 3 a.m. carrying boxes before she was seen leaving with what appeared to be shredded documents. Certified IRS letters addressed to the club were also allegedly intercepted by Voyten before leadership ever saw them

Investigators believe the money was intentionally misappropriated over time, and members now fear they could end up paying for it over time.

"We're going to pay eventually," member Don Thiry told KDKA on Wednesday. 

Voyten faces multiple theft-related charges.  

Officials said 53-year-old Samuel Newman was arrested and charged during a sting operation stemming from allegations that he sexually abused a 13-year-old girl. On Wednesday, his attorney entered a not guilty plea before his preliminary hearing. The judge held all charges against Newman for trial. He's now at the Fayette County Jail, where he'll await his formal arraignment. 

The Fayette County District Attorney's Office had three witnesses take the stand, including the 13-year-old victim. The child testified that she communicated with Newman on her phone and through Facebook Messenger, where the two allegedly discussed going to the park and walking on a trail. 

She also testified that Newman would send her letters and would put his hands on her "everywhere," including her private areas, while at a local park. 

"It's very disturbing. We have a young lady that's now 13 years old who's been victimized for years prior to this, who's had to testify about some of the worst things that happened in her life," said Mike Aubele, the Fayette County district attorney. 

The child alleged the incidents began last year while she was still in fifth grade. During testimony, the child also said Newman directed her to take inappropriate videos of herself on her phone that they would later watch together. 

"We have a lot of video. We have Facebook messages, letters, and then we have a consensual wiretap," Aubele said. 

During the hearing, Newman kept his head down the entire time and had nothing to say to KDKA's crew as he was escorted back to the Fayette County Jail. 

A Pennsylvania State Police trooper also testified on behalf of the prosecution, stating he found messages between the victim and suspect where Newman stated he wanted to kiss the child from "head to toe." 

Troopers said a consensual wire was set up with the victim, with video and audio recording on May 1. On the recording, the trooper said Newman planned to meet the child the next day, where he allegedly planned to take her "into the woods" to do "naughty things with her." 

During that call, troopers said Newman reportedly stated he would bring blankets and a book bag with something inside for the victim. 

During testimony, the trooper said Newman showed up at the child's home the next day, as planned, where state police were waiting for him. 

"We were fortunate to get this individual to agree to meet this little girl, and we had troopers waiting for him when he arrived, and he was able to confirm, not only that he was going to meet her for illegal activity, but use some of the same language that we had seen in some of the previous communications," Aubele said. 

After conducting a search warrant inside the vehicle Newman arrived in, troopers said they found two blankets and a book bag with a sexual device inside. 

The trooper testified that during an interview with Newman after his arrest, he allegedly admitted to touching the victim inappropriately. 

Newman's family was outside the courtroom as he was escorted back to jail, and they yelled to him that they knew he was innocent. 

Several key positions were on the ballot, including the races for U.S. senator and both of West Virginia's congressional districts. In the Senate race, Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito won the nomination over a crowded field that included state Sen. Tom Willis, the Associated Press projects. She will face Rachel Anderson, whom the AP projects as the winner of the Democratic primary. 

The races for West Virginia's 1st and 2nd congressional districts included Republican incumbents and a handful of Democrats hoping to shift control of the seats in the midterm elections. 

Follow this page for live updating primary election results in West Virginia on Tuesday. 

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According to the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, 80-year-old Susan Larkin is charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property, and access device fraud. 

The criminal complaint states that the victim was preparing to move back to Pittsburgh in 2023 when he formed an online relationship with Larkin, and once back in the Pittsburgh area, he moved in with Larkin.  

The criminal complaint said that his family had been aware of his declining mental state. The victim's son had said that his friends and neighbors in Alaska, where the victim was living prior to moving back to Pittsburgh, described him as forgetful and were concerned about his mental state. 

Once he moved in with Larkin, his family said Larkin got him a new cell phone, and did not provide his family with the new number. 

Eventually, the victim's children went to Larkin's home to see their father and learned that two other older men had also been living there. They said they had no idea who they were or why they were living there. 

The children of the victim also told police that Larkin had been accompanying him to all of his doctor's appointments, but refused to share any of the information regarding his health. 

Last year, in 2025, the man moved back in with his son, and it was found that Larkin had allegedly written herself a check from the man's bank account for $220,000 and deposited it into her own account. 

An investigation also found that Larkin had been using the man's bank account to pay for her personal expenses. 

In total, Larkin is accused of stealing $223,773.99 from the man. 

The Allegheny County Police Department said preliminary information shows that shortly before 1 p.m., multiple people entered the 44-year-old victim's jail cell and assaulted him. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. 

Investigators didn't provide any other details about the attack, but said everyone involved is accounted for. 

"As is practice, an internal review by Allegheny County Jail officials will also be conducted," police said in a news release.

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office will release the victim's name as well as his cause and manner of death, police said. His family has been notified. 

Allegheny County police said they're continuing to investigate the man's death. 

The humane society says that until the criminal case against Ronald Kidder and Rahman Decarlos Terry proceeds, the 23 dogs in the shelter's care will be unable to be put up for adoption. The two were charged in March, and while police have tried multiple times to serve warrants and arrest them, they're still on the run, the humane society says. 

The nonprofit says it has spent more than $80,000 caring for the dogs since they were seized during a winter storm in January, and they're doing everything they can to keep the dogs from experiencing kennel stress, which happens when living in a stressful environment takes a physical, emotional and behavioral toll on animals.  

"The isolation dogs can feel while living in a shelter is unforgiving," shelter manager Cailin Smith Rankin said in a news release. "Dogs are companion animals, and they crave social connection and a family to love. Although our staff and volunteers try to spend as much one-on-one time with these dogs as possible, we're constantly in a race against time."

Humane society police officer Wendi Stafford said the shelter is filing a civil costs of care petition. Under Pennsylvania law, organizations that are caring for seized animals can petition for defendants to cover the cost, and if they can't pay, the animals will be forfeited. But the humane society says that it could take months. 

"BCHS staff is kind, compassionate, and very loving to our shelter dogs, but they simply aren't meant to live this way," Rankin said. "These incredible Aliquippa dogs have come such a long way, and they deserve to have fun, be excited, feel safe, and know love. Four of us at BCHS carried them out of a nightmare, but we need our communities to help us carry them home." 

Anyone who knows about Ronald Kidder and Rahman Decarlos Terry's whereabouts is asked to call 911. Anyone who wants to know how they can help should call 724-775-5801.

According to the criminal complaint, 67-year-old Michael Sipe told the undercover agent that he wanted her to run away to his home in Latrobe. When the agent asked what they'd do about their age difference, police wrote in the criminal complaint that Sipe told her "they could live in Lancaster, PA and live with the Mormons." Then he said he wanted to get her pregnant, police said. 

The City of Latrobe Police Department said the investigation into Sipe began in December of last year when a sergeant from the Des Moines County Sheriff's Office reached out and said he'd been messaging Sipe while pretending to be a 12-year-old girl. 

Police seized two phones from Sipe, and detectives said they found messages between him and the undercover agent. Police said Sipe had sent several explicit photos of himself and told the girl he wanted to have sex with her. Detectives also found multiple images of child pornography, according to the criminal complaint. 

When police interviewed Sipe, they said he admitted to knowing that the girl was 12 but said he wasn't going to do anything, calling the undercover sting "entrapment." But police wrote in the criminal complaint that they believe if this girl had been real and had come to Latrobe, Sipe "would have acted on his urges and victimized this child."

Sipe has been charged with attempted rape of a child, unlawful contact with a minor and child pornography.

In a news release, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said the 10 people are tied to a drug trafficking organization based in Lehigh County that used suppliers in Mexico to traffic fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine in multiple counties in Pennsylvania.

The alleged leader of the organization, 40-year-old Joaquin "Kino" Gonzalez of Emmaus, was arrested over the weekend, officials said. Investigators said he was bringing drugs to Pennsylvania from Mexico using a connection in Southern California. 

The state Office of Attorney General, FBI and local police began investigating the drug trafficking ring in 2024, and the investigation "involved searches at numerous locations and seizures of large quantities of narcotics," the news release said. 

During the searches, the AG's office said 5 pounds of fentanyl, 7 pounds of heroin, 3,000 fentanyl pills, 48 pounds of methamphetamine, 6 pounds of cocaine and 2 pounds of marijuana were seized. 

"This was a high-level, cross-country operation that polluted neighborhoods across the eastern part of the Commonwealth with deadly poisons," Attorney General Dave Sunday said in the news release. "Closing down drug-trafficking pipelines remains a top priority for my office, as these traffickers value dollars over human lives, and we have seen, time and time again, the deadly violence attached to drug trafficking groups."

The 10 people charged are Danny Cancel, 25, of Bethlehem; Joel Castro, 41, of Orefield; Sally Garcia-Colon, 39, of Emmaus; Jorge Marrero-Rodriguez, 60, of Allentown; Jordan Pagan, 37, of Leola; John Pagan DeJesus, 49, of Whitehall; Israel Perez, 45, of Bethlehem; Anthony Planas, 42, of Bethlehem; Hanzel Rivera, 37, of Bethlehem; and Gonzalez.

According to the news release, each is charged with corrupt organizations, possession with intent to deliver, conspiracy and related offenses.

The National Football League is expected to unveil its full international schedule for the upcoming 2026 season on Wednesday morning.

On Good Morning Football on NFL Network, it was officially announced that the Steelers will take on the New Orleans Saints at the Stade de France, which is the nation's largest stadium that holds over 80,000 people. That game is scheduled for Week 7 on October 25.

It will be aired on the NFL Network at 9:30 a.m. 

The Steelers-Saints game in Paris will mark the NFL's expansion of its international footprint into France for the first time in league history.

The Steelers will be the road team against the Saints, meaning that Pittsburgh will not be giving up one of its home games at Acrisure Stadium this coming season.

For the second straight season, the Pittsburgh Steelers will be traveling overseas for an international game. 

Last fall, the Steelers were the home team when Pittsburgh hosted the Minnesota Vikings at Croke Park in Dublin, Ireland, winning the game 24-21. 

The Steelers' full 2026 schedule will be unveiled Thursday night.

Temperatures then warm up with record-setting temperatures possible early next week. It's going to be a busy stretch of weather. Let's get right into it.

Rain chances today are low overall. The headline is the storm chance that occurs this afternoon. Gusty winds, frequent lightning, and isolated but intense downpours are expected as a narrow line of storms develops and rolls through Western Pennsylvania. The line of storms will be intensifying as it moves from the west to the east. 

Right now, it looks like the storms will roll through between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. 

By the time you see this blog, our best chance for morning rain should have come and gone. Rain totals will not be very impressive today; most will see less than 0.05 inches of rain. 

That excludes rain coming from afternoon storms. 

Afternoon storms could add another fifth of an inch of rain for those who see the most 'intense' cells sliding through their areas. Temperatures in the morning are in the 50s. We will quickly rise up to the mid-60s for temperatures this afternoon ahead of storms. Temperatures will then dip back down to the 50s for the rest of the day, with brisk winds coming in from the northwest at around 15 mph. 

Thursday highs will only hit the mid-50s.

We stay cool through Friday morning. We'd have to worry about frost on Friday if it wasn't for the cloud cover that's expected. Friday highs will be near 70°. Saturday and Sunday highs are expected to hit the low 80s both days.  

A perfect 'storm' of low humidity levels, plenty of sunshine, and a strengthening sun angle will allow us to potentially see record highs early next week. I have high temperatures in the 90s on both Monday and Tuesday next week. 

The record high for Monday is 91°, and that is what I am forecasting for a high.

PennDOT will be hosting a virtual public meeting to lay out the plan that will detour 100,000 drivers per day in each direction as the massive bridge replacement project takes place outside of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel along Interstate 376.

When you talk about closing a major artery like the Parkway East for 25 days, you can imagine the volume and nature of questions that PennDOT is getting. 

"I've had some people reach out and actually say, I want to take a vacation," said PennDOT Senior Assistant Construction Manager John Myler.

Myler said he's been getting questions about how PennDOT crews are going to move such a large bridge -- and the answer is using 8-ton jacks, each the size of a large desk.

"It's going to take 42 of them to lift the 22 million pound bridge to slide it," Myler said.

Myler said that beyond the logistical questions, PennDOT wants to be able to answer practical questions that drivers have about how to navigate around the city without using the Parkway East.

"There's 100,000 vehicles a day," Myler said. "We want to get that outreach to them, get them the details for what they need to know."

Tonight, PennDOT will spell out the impact of the 25-day closure that will begin on July 10 and run through August 4 along with detours and possible alternatives.

"We're setting up PRT locations to help facilitate ridership and carpooling," Myler said.

Myler said he knows this is all very hard to wrap your head around.

"There's even a little amazement for us for what this is going to take," Myler said. "This is a very unique scale of a project to move something this large, so we're excited about that challenge as well."

One thing that PennDOT will make clear is that landlocked in the valley of Commercial Street, they won't be able to have people coming down to watch the implosion or any of the moving of the bridge -- but understand that people will want to see what's happening, so they are working on setting up live cameras.

People attending the virtual meeting tonight will be able to ask questions through Microsoft's Teams app.

The meeting is set to begin at 5 p.m. and is expected to last 90 minutes.

By the numbers

Economists predicted inflation would jump to 3.7% on an annual basis, up from the 3.3% reading in March, according to a FactSet poll. 

The CPI, a basket of goods and services typically purchased by consumers, tracks price changes over time. Inflation rose 0.6% in April from the prior month.

Energy prices were the major driver, accounting for 40% of the total CPI increase, according to the Labor Department. On an annual basis, gasoline prices jumped 28.4% from a year earlier. 

The Iran war has constrained global oil supplies since breaking out in March, sending gas prices to their highest levels since July 2022 and raising transportation costs for drivers and businesses. Airline fares also saw a significant jump in April, rising 20.7% on an annual basis. 

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 2.8% from a year earlier, suggesting price pressures are also spreading beyond fuel costs.

President Trump told CBS News in a phone interview on Monday that his administration would suspend the federal gas tax — which is 18.4 cents per gallon for regular gas and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel — "for a period of time." However, experts say that the move may only provide limited relief to U.S. motorists. 

In the Monday interview, the president also rejected the idea of a bailout for U.S. air carriers dealing with higher jet fuel costs. Many carriers have hiked their ticket prices due to higher fuel costs, dealing a blow to Americans at the start of the summer travel season.

What the experts say 

Consumers are struggling with the sharp increase in fuel costs, which have added an extra $75 a month to the typical household's expenses, said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, in an email.

"Inflation is the key drag on the U.S. economy now," Long said. "This is hurting Americans. There is a real financial squeeze underway. For the first time in three years, inflation is eating up all wage gains."

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, expects inflation to keep accelerating through the summer even if the conflict ends in the next few weeks, before falling to 3.3% by year-end.

Higher energy prices from the war will increase the cost of groceries and other goods delivered by diesel-powered trucks, he told CBS News before the CPI release.

"The pass-through will broaden to nearly all manufactured goods, which are energy-intensive, as well as to agriculture and construction," he said in an email.

What does it mean for the Fed and interest rates?

With inflation rising and the labor market at a standstill, it's "very unlikely" that the Federal Reserve will be able to cut interest rates anytime soon, Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer for Northlight Asset Management, said in an email.

Last week, the Bank of America adjusted its forecast, predicting that the Fed won't lower interest rates until the second half of 2027. 

CME Group's FedWatch tool, a measure of financial market sentiment, shows a less than 50% chance of rate cuts until March 2027.

Keshia Smith found the diamond during a visit to Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas State Parks said in a post on Facebook on Monday. 

The post said the visit "brought an unexpected moment of light" for Smith, who is "healing from the loss of her son and father." The discovery was "meant to be," the post added. 

Smith named the jewel "Za'Novia Liberty Diamond" in honor of her grandchildren and the significance of America's 250th year, according to Arkansas State Parks' Facebook post. Pictures show the diamond is flat, smooth and colorless. It appears to be the size of a bead. 

"Moments like this remind us why Crater of Diamonds State Park is such a special place," the Facebook post said. 

Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only place in the world where people can look for natural diamonds in their original volcanic source. According to the park's website, people can search a 37-acre plowed field for rocks, minerals, and gemstones, and anything found is theirs to keep. 

"As of January 13, 2026 more than 37,377 diamonds have been found by park visitors since the Crater of Diamonds became an Arkansas state park in 1972," the park's website states. 

The largest diamond ever unearthed in the United States, a 40.23-carat stone called the Uncle Sam, was found at the park in 1924.