DA Seeks To Bar Parents From Contacting 13 Kids Kept Captive
California prosecutors are asking a judge to bar the parents accused of torturing their children and shackling them to beds for months at a time from contacting the victims.
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California prosecutors are asking a judge to bar the parents accused of torturing their children and shackling them to beds for months at a time from contacting the victims.
A couple is accused of holding their children captive in their California home in filthy conditions, with some shackled to beds with chains and padlocks.
There was a slight rarity in Delano, California as twins were born in different years.
A man that Authorities say plotted to hire a man to kill his cousin's wife has been denied bail.
Authorities say a Pittsburgh man traveled across state lines, plotting to hire a man to kill his cousin's wife.
A jury on Thursday found a Mexican man not guilty in the killing of a woman on a San Francisco pier that touched off a fierce national immigration debate two years ago, rejecting possible charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to first-degree murder.
Authorities say five people have been killed in shootings at multiple locations in rural Northern California, and the shooter has been killed by law enforcement.
Disneyland has shut down two cooling towers after people who visited the Southern California theme park came down with Legionnaires' disease.
The California NAACP is pushing to get rid of the national anthem, which they're calling racist and anti-black.
A very large bear-about-town was spotted peering into shop windows in a California tourist community on Lake Tahoe.
California will legally recognize a third gender option for residents who do not identify as male or female.
A family that was forced to leave their dog behind while fleeing from wildfires in California found their pet safe and sound near their destroyed home.
California has become the first state to ban the sale of animals from puppy mills.
The Western United States baked through the unofficial end of summer, and the wilting heat challenged crews battling wildfires across the region.
California's Rainbow Day Camp caters to transgender and "gender fluid' children, ages 4 to 12.
One of the nation's largest cannabis companies has bought the entire California desert town of Nipton.
An 18-year-old woman has been arrested in California on suspicion of causing a deadly crash that she recorded live on Instagram.
A man was stabbed in the neck when he attacked an armed robber at a California Starbucks on Thursday.
A California man is facing 16 years in jail for torturing and killing cats.
A California teenager won hundreds of thousands of dollars after she purchased two winning scratch-off tickets in one week.
Eleven days after laying his son to rest, Frank J. Kerrigan got a call from a friend who said, "Your son is alive."
Martha is big, ugly, lazy and gassy. And a world champion.
A Northern California woman is being held on suspicion of beating, biting and choking her 11-year-old daughter in an attempt to perform an exorcism on the child.
Police are calling it grand theft avocado.
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for investigation of murder in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy in a Central California farm town.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
Police said they believe there may be more victims after a former Highlands School District teacher was charged last week with sexually abusing two students.
Each holiday season, NSS Life accepts donations of holiday cards, letters, and drawings from local community groups.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes were announced on Monday morning. Here are the nominees.
Five lucky winners will each get two tickets to the advanced screening of the new movie, Regretting You, on Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Cinemark North Hills theater.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
Police said they believe there may be more victims after a former Highlands School District teacher was charged last week with sexually abusing two students.
Each holiday season, NSS Life accepts donations of holiday cards, letters, and drawings from local community groups.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes were announced on Monday morning. Here are the nominees.
A Cook Township, Westmoreland County, man lost his home in a fire on Sunday afternoon.
The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
A Pittsburgh attorney has filed a petition on behalf of the family of a Colombian man killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean.
Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he was readying a plan that would extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years.
President Trump, facing criticism that he's focused more on international issues than kitchen-table concerns, will rev up his domestic messaging, two GOP sources said.
Federal funding will finally be available to thousands of families in Pennsylvania to help pay their heating bills.
Electric prices in Pennsylvania are going up next month.
Saturday's grand opening included live music, food, and a meet-and-greet with Lego Master Krist Kay.
Thursday will be the first time many people cook and host Thanksgiving dinner - here's how you can avoid illness and danger.
To much fanfare, the 51st Aldi opened in the Pittsburgh area on Thursday morning.
Heather and David are taking a look back at the week.
The 5th annual PTL Toy Drive is tomorrow!
Downtown Pittsburgh is coming alive with a holiday flair.
For the first time in nearly a quarter century, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is unveiling a brand-new version of "The Nutcracker."
The stars are in town for Steel City Con. Chris DeRose has more about what to expect.
Veterans are outraged after learning about damage done to gravesites at a cemetery in Fayette County.
Artificial intelligence is watching where people park in Pittsburgh.
Drivers who were convicted of infractions years ago are being told to surrender their licenses or file costly appeals because Allegheny County never processed the paperwork.
For most students, the most dangerous part of their day is going to and from school.
Shopping malls are under threat from online shopping and disappearing customers, and many are facing the wrecking ball.
A CDC vaccine panel voted to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Western Pennsylvania counties are seeing vaccination rates fall among school-aged children.
The discussion happens every year: shoveling snow can lead to heart attacks, and one AHN cardiologist explains why it's a risk.
A little boy from Delaware County is getting his once-in-a-lifetime wish, just in time for the holidays.
Consumers with the imported pans should throw them away due to the severe health risks posed by lead, the agency warns.
Mikko Rantanen's final-round score was the only goal of the shootout and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Sunday night.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
The Pitt Panthers will play East Carolina in the 2025 Go Bowling Military Bowl.
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-22 in a battle of AFC North rivals on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.
Kickoff between the Steelers and the Ravens is set for 1:00 p.m. at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.
Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh voted last week to end their three-year-long walkout.
Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.
A report on the future of water in central Ohio warns that industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields.
The U.S. Department of Energy says it's loaning $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island.
A new Barnes & Noble is coming to Pittsburgh.
Paramount Skydance's $30 per share offer comes just days after Netflix agreed to buy parts of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Globes were announced on Monday morning. Here are the nominees.
President Trump is hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday after presenting medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony Saturday.
Vanessa Hudgens and former Pittsburgh Pirates player Cole Tucker welcomed their second child.
Christina Aguilera and Liev Schreiber were spotted at Wednesday's Pittsburgh Penguins game at PPG Paints Arena.
The National Slovak Society, also known as NSS Life, is providing holiday cards to nursing homes across the Pittsburgh area. KDKA’s Mamie Bah explains how you can take part in this act of kindness.
Stay on top of local weather with First Alert Meteorologist Ron Smiley's forecast!
Watch as Chris Mueller and Andrew Fillipponi join KDKA-TV's Bob Pompeani for another round of sound on this edition of the #1 Cochran Sports Showdown!
KDKA-TV's Bob Pompeani discusses the sports topics of the day.
One man has been hospitalized following an armed home invasion in Swissvale, Allegheny County police said on Sunday.
Pitt's regular season has ended with an 8-4 record.
Pitt's five-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-15 loss to Notre Dame.
Mason Heintschel set a new Pitt freshman single-game passing record in the Pitt win at Acrisure Stadium.
The 44th annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund will help our neighbors in need have a nice meal for Thanksgiving.
West Virginia scored a late touchdown to tie the game and then beat Pitt in overtime to win the 108th Backyard Brawl.
