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cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A 2-year-old was taken to the hospital after being found unresponsive in East Pittsburgh on Thursday, police said. First responders were called to Franklin Street around 1 p.m. for reports of a 2-year-old who wasn't breathing, Eastern Regional Mon Valley Police Chief Derrick Turner said. When officers arrived, Turner said they learned the child had possibly been found in the pool. Officers performed life-saving measures and the child was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
Ocho, the U.S. Steel eaglet, has fledged the nest. Well ... kind of. Ocho left the nest at U.S. Steel's Irvin Plant in West Mifflin on Tuesday night, but instead of gracefully soaring to the skies, the young eagle tumbled off a branch and fell into the tree below. In a video from PixCams, which runs the livestream of the nest, Ocho is seen standing on a branch before the eaglet raises its wings, steps forward and falls, taking part of the nest down with it.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A man was fatally shot in Wilkinsburg on Wednesday evening. Allegheny County police said dispatchers were notified of a shooting on Wesley Street shortly before 5:30 p.m. When first responders got there, police said they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital, where he died. Police didn't release any other details, and there's been no word on suspects. The victim's identity hasn't been released. Allegheny County police's Homicide Unit is investigating.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A puppy suffering from heatstroke was rescued from a car in Hopewell Township, prompting a warning from the Beaver County Humane Society. Last week, a 6-month-old Doberman named Atlas was found by Hopewell Township police in "extreme heat-related stress," locked in a car with a stopped engine and no access to water. Humane officers said Atlas had been locked inside for nearly 30 minutes before he was rescued, and when he got to the shelter, he was "dangerously" dehydrated, weak and trembling.
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1 week ago |
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A Cranberry day care worker is charged with assaulting a 3-year-old boy during naptime. According to court paperwork, 26-year-old Joshua Branstetter was charged with endangering the welfare of children and simple assault after police said he injured a 3-year-old boy at Allie Alligator on Commerce Park Drive. Police said the investigation into Branstetter began after they got a ChildLine report at the end of May.
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