Victim's Family Gives Impact Statements As Smyrnes Penalty Phase Continues
Jurors heard victim impact statements on Tuesday from the family of murder victim Jennifer Daugherty. This comes on day two of the penalty phase trial of Ricky Smyrnes.
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Jurors heard victim impact statements on Tuesday from the family of murder victim Jennifer Daugherty. This comes on day two of the penalty phase trial of Ricky Smyrnes.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A jury has resumed its deliberations in the campaign corruption trial of suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin and her sister, Janine Orie.
The penalty phase begins today in the trial of the alleged ringleader of the so-called "Greensburg 6."
Closing arguments have started as the Joan Orie Melvin corruption trial wraps up Friday.
The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of the alleged ringleader of the so-called "Greensburg 6." Ricky Smyrnes has been found guilty on all counts.
The defense has rested without calling either defendant to the stand in the corruption trial of suspended State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin and her sister Janine Orie.
The trial for the alleged ringleader of the so-called "Greensburg 6" resumed Wednesday morning.
A man accused in the stabbing death of his girlfriend inside of her Fayette County home is headed to trial.
Jurors today heard from Ricky Smyrnes in his own words when prosecutors played a taped statement from February 2010.
Jurors today heard from a woman who says Ricky Smyrnes confessed to her just hours after the murder of 30-year-old Jennifer Daugherty.
A jury has found Arthur Henderson guilty of raping three women.
Amber Meidinger was back on the stand Friday answering more questions by defense attorneys for her co-defendant Ricky Smyrnes.
The prosecution has rested in the Arthur Henderson rape trial.
There are new details in the trial of a man accused of raping women in two different counties.
Testimony resumed Thursday morning in the trial of the alleged ringleader of the so-called "Greensburg 6."
The corruption trial for suspended State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin resumed Thursday morning.
The trial for a man accused of raping four women in Ross Township resumed on Wednesday.
Testimony continued Wednesday in the capital murder trial of Ricky Smyrnes.
The highly anticipated trial for a man accused of entering four women's home and raping them got underway Tuesday.
The Knoxville man accused in the beating death of his girlfriend's 11-year-old son has been found guilty of third-degree murder.
Jurors today saw photos of the items used to torture a mentally-challenged Greensburg woman who was murdered.
Suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's former law clerk took the stand Friday to accuse the justice of directing political campaign work by her state-funded staff, when Melvin was still a Superior Court judge.
A Hopewell High School science teacher has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly exchanging inappropriate text messages with a female student.
A former prison guard accused of abusing inmates at SCI Pittsburgh was found guilty Thursday morning on 27 counts he faced in an inmate abuse trial.
The prosecution has rested its case in the trial of the Knoxville man accused in the 2012 beating death of his girlfriend's 11-year-old son.
Propel Schools said the matter was investigated as soon as it was brought to the organization's attention.
The investigation remains ongoing.
McConnell, a Chartiers Valley High School graduate, reached the milestone with two assists in the first quarter of Friday's game.
A Pittsburgh man wanted on multiple warrants was arrested Friday morning after detectives found him hiding in an attic on the city's North Side.
Brett Ours was on trial for the beating of a man at the Aliquippa VFW in early 2025 and was found guilty on several charges.
Propel Schools said the matter was investigated as soon as it was brought to the organization's attention.
The investigation remains ongoing.
McConnell, a Chartiers Valley High School graduate, reached the milestone with two assists in the first quarter of Friday's game.
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Mr. Trump previously threatened to impose tariffs against countries that do not support his plans to acquire the territory.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took on two cases challenging states that bar transgender athletes from participating on sports teams that align with their gender identities. One of them involves a student from West Virginia. Lauren Linder reports.
Scams targeting utility customers are on the rise in Pennsylvania, the attorney general says.
A handful of Pittsburgh-area Value City Furniture stores are going out of business after their parent company filed for bankruptcy.
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Western Pennsylvania is grappling with a December that has been significantly colder than in years past.
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Flu cases keep increasing, but at least one Pittsburgh-area emergency room doctor says not everyone needs to visit him.
McConnell, a Chartiers Valley High School graduate, reached the milestone with two assists in the first quarter of Friday's game.
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Mike Tomlin's assistant coaches aren't expected to be retained by the team unless they are rehired by the new coach.
Sidney Crosby scored one of Pittsburgh's three power-play goals and the Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3.
Former Robert Morris University basketball player Markeese Hastings is accused of taking bribes to throw games.
Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O'Connor on Tuesday announced a new initiative aimed at revitalizing neighborhood business districts across the city.
A handful of Pittsburgh-area Value City Furniture stores are going out of business after their parent company filed for bankruptcy.
It has been five years since the home improvement retailer Menards bought a large parcel of land off Route 30 in Westmoreland County.
The Macy's location at the Pittsburgh Mills Mall will be among the several closures.
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Watch as teams from Elizabeth Forward, The Kiski School, and Penn Trafford high schools compete on this edition of KD Quiz!
Watch as teams from Elizabeth Forward, The Kiski School, and Penn Trafford high schools compete on this edition of KD Quiz!
Watch as teams from Elizabeth Forward, The Kiski School, and Penn Trafford high schools compete on this edition of KD Quiz!
Watch as teams from Elizabeth Forward, The Kiski School, and Penn Trafford high schools compete on this edition of KD Quiz!
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