Police: Mother Strangled, Abused 6-Year-Old Son With Autism After He Defecated In Pants
An Arnold woman is accused of strangling and abusing her 6-year-old son, who has autism, after he defecated in his pants.
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An Arnold woman is accused of strangling and abusing her 6-year-old son, who has autism, after he defecated in his pants.
Pennsylvania's highest court says mothers who use illegal drugs while pregnant can't be considered perpetrators of child abuse against their newly born children under the state's child protection law.
A mother convicted of child abuse has been arrested in McKeesport.
A Westmoreland County man is in jail after police say he dipped his toddler son's hands in hot tomato sauce and hit him so hard he left a bruise.
Police have charged a West Virginia couple with child neglect after officers said they found three children confined in makeshift cages.
Officials say a Monessen man is accused of violently abusing his toddler and the child's mother is facing charges for failing to stop him.
A man is facing charges for allegedly striking a 16-month-old girl in McKeesport.
A mother and father are facing charges after their infant son was taken to the hospital with burns and injured ribs.
A Florida woman was arrested Thursday after her 2-year-old child tested positive for methamphetamine.
Pennsylvania's highest court will determine whether a woman's use of illegal drugs while pregnant qualifies as child abuse under state law.
Police in Beaver Falls say a mother is accused of using a two-by-four to discipline her daughter over homework.
A Beaver County mother is facing charges after her 6-month-old's broken arm led to the discovery of more alleged abuse.
Police caught a couple wanted for child abuse in Unity Township on Monday.
A man is accused of abusing three children -- all under the age of ten -- and their mother is accused of failing to stop him.
A Mount Oliver man who's accused of breaking the ribs of his infant son had a hearing Thursday, and his attorney claims that what took place in court speaks to his client's innocence.
A North Fayette Township woman is facing child abuse charges after her newborn twins were found to have multiple injuries.
A Mt. Oliver man is facing charges for allegedly breaking his baby's ribs.
A mother in Penn Township is accused of dragging her 2-year-old daughter by the hair and throwing her into her crib, giving the child a black eye.
A victim of child abuse wants to share his story about the police officer who saved him and later adopted him.
A woman checked in on her son using a nanny cam app and caught a nurse abusing the 2-year-old child, who has special needs.
A 39-year-old Utah woman has been arrested after she allegedly locked her two young children in her car's trunk while she went inside a Wal-Mart store to shop.
Data uncovered by our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette revealed a big surge in the number of child abuse reports in Allegheny County.
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale is voicing concern over a new report on child abuse.
A young woman is facing charges in the alleged abuse of a 5-month-old baby at a Shaler Township daycare center.
A father is in jail after being accused of beating his four young sons.
The new Horizon Market in New Kensington opened its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
President Trump on Wednesday confirmed the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
The Federal Reserve is grappling with economic issues including higher inflation and a slowing labor market.
The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from countries with visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit five years of their social media history before they can enter.
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The new Horizon Market in New Kensington opened its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
President Trump on Wednesday confirmed the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
The Federal Reserve is grappling with economic issues including higher inflation and a slowing labor market.
The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from countries with visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit five years of their social media history before they can enter.
How bad is Pittsburgh's air?
President Trump on Wednesday confirmed the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
The Federal Reserve is grappling with economic issues including higher inflation and a slowing labor market.
The Trump administration is proposing to ask visitors from countries with visa-free travel to the U.S. to submit five years of their social media history before they can enter.
A federal judge in New York has granted a request from the Justice Department to unseal more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to advance a bill to make all schools phone-free in the state.
The new Horizon Market in New Kensington opened its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Dollar General will pay Pennsylvania more than $1 million after the attorney general said the company overcharged customers.
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.
Rania Harris has a recipe for beans and chorizo.
Rania Harris is showing us how to make five spice pork.
We’re sharing more of your holiday pet pictures!
Boaz Frankel was live with Charlie Batch at Best of the Batch Foundation to sort and wrap the gifts you donated!
We’re meeting the local team that helps refocus opportunities for the blind and low-vision Pittsburgh community.
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.
Mixed nuts from Ohio-based Mellace Family Brands sold at some Wegmans stores could be tainted with Salmonella, FDA warns.
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.
The Anaheim Ducks have their fifth win in seven games thanks to the heroics of Beckett Sennecke.
Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are reportedly signing reliever Gregory Soto to a one-year deal.
The Pittsburgh Pirates landed the No. 5 overall pick during Tuesday's 2026 MLB Draft Lottery.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf is expected to play next week against Miami despite a brief hospital visit.
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.
"The Pitt," the popular Pittsburgh-set medical drama starring Noah Wyle, received two nominations for the Golden Globes.
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 have been announced. 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.
The new Horizon Market in New Kensington opened its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. This new market is filling a void in the community and helping to eradicate a food desert. KDKA-TV's Chris DeRose reports.
Rania Harris has a recipe for beans and chorizo.
Rania Harris is showing us how to make five spice pork.
Stay on top of local weather with meteorologist Mary Ours’s forecast!
Since the days of big steel, Pittsburgh's air quality has ranked among the worst in the country. However, a new report indicates the air here may be among the cleanest in the nation. KDKA-TV's Andy Sheehan has more.
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.
