"Dr. Phil" Show Shines National Spotlight On Steubenville Rape Case
There was more national attention for the Steubenville rape case in Thursday as it was the focus of the "Dr. Phil" show.
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There was more national attention for the Steubenville rape case in Thursday as it was the focus of the "Dr. Phil" show.
A woman calls 911, police respond but leave the scene before ever talking to her, the results are tragic. It happened on New Year's Eve in Larimer when Ka'Sandra Wade called for help. It also happened on Feb. 2, 1988, on Thomas Boulevard in Point Breeze when a woman was raped by an intruder after she called emergency dispatch for help.
Steubenville, Ohio, is a typical small town where the high school football team is intertwined with the community's image.
A former Pittsburgh resident is now headed to prison after pleading guilty in connection with the alleged rape of a Shadyside woman 25 years ago.
Here are some of the highlight's of the Friday edition of the KDKA Afternoon News, in case you missed anything.
A 15-year-old girl is recovering after authorities say she was given drugs and was raped in Washington County.
A convicted sex offender, arrested on charges in the alleged raped of a 15-year-old girl, will stand trial.
A 57-year-old man has told the KDKA Investigators that he was sexually assaulted by Jerry Sandusky more than 40 years ago.
A 50-year-old lieutenant in the Grand Rapids, Mich. Fire Department could be extradited to Pennsylvania as early as next week to face a rape charge in Beaver County.
We are currently seeing two very different approaches to the post-debate push from the two Presidential campaigns – Obama has a much stronger opening to the two week push.
Once again, a Republican politician has said something extreme about rape. Extreme and extremely stupid.
From being deceitful on Romney's actual position on abortion to being deceitful that women get pregnant from rape or that women can die from pregnancy complications it is time to call the GOP on the deceit and the stupidity.
"Some girls rape easy." Those are the shocking words of Roger Rivard, a Republican state representative in Wisconsin previously endorsed by Paul Ryan.
After Mitt Romney's 47% don't pay taxes remark, Conservative columnist Peggy Noonan dubbed the Romney campaign a "rolling calamity" for all its problems and continuing self-inflicted wounds. At this point, she might have to extend that label to Republican efforts to take the majority in the Senate as they flounder and flip flop.
Allegheny County Police Supt. Charles Moffatt confirmed late Wednesday that county detectives are investigating a potentially shocking case involving a group of high school students.
A second man has been arrested in the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a mentally challenged woman in Washington County.
Two high school football players are facing rape charges. The boys, both 16 and students at Steubenville High School, are accused of raping a girl last week.
If the enthusiastic crowd was any evidence, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan has lots of friends here -- and in his first sit-down TV interview in Pennsylvania, Ryan told KDKA Political Editor Jon Delano that he vacationed in Pittsburgh as a kid.
In Congressman Paul Ryan's first interview in Pennsylvania, Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick reacted strongly to Congressman Todd Akin's comment than women who are raped rarely get pregnant.
The basic fact is that Romney, Ryan and Republican's are uncomfortable with a few of the words Congressman Akin used. They are not, however, uncomfortable with the policy position he was expressing. The record shows that they march in lockstep with Congressman Akin.
Congressman Akin's comments are unconscionable and while Congressman Akin owns the words that came from his mouth, the sentiment and his policy goals are shared by both Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, despite their statements today.
A man has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault on Monday in Carrick.
DNA evidence helped solve a rape that happened nearly 25 years ago in the City of Pittsburgh. The suspect was arrested in California a few days ago thanks to a DNA match.
A man who used to live in Mercer County is facing more than 600 sex-related charges.
A sexual assault over the weekend has police and students near Slippery Rock University on alert.
