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6 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A Game Commission K-9 helped police track down a man hiding in a creek bed after a police chase involving a stolen vehicle in Westmoreland County. The Pennsylvania Game Commission's southwest region said the chase started when, on Saturday, a state game warden in Westmoreland County tried to pull over a stolen vehicle, but it sped off. Authorities said the suspects, Kru Matthews and Brandon Seybold, ditched the vehicle and ran into a large, wooded area.
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6 days ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
Gus & Yiayia's opens on Pittsburgh's North Shore Gus & Yiayia's iceball cart is back open on the North Side, though it'll be the first summer without Gus. The cart off West Ohio Street opened up on Thursday. Mike Spanos is now leading the charge after Gus Kalaris died at age 92 last summer. Spanos is carrying on Kalaris' legacy, selling popcorn and scoops of shaved ice drizzled with syrup.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
An 84-year-old Unity Township woman who realized she was in the middle of getting scammed helped investigators set up a sting, leading to a lengthy police chase that ended with the arrest of two men, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said. Raheem Anderson and Floyd Forrest, both from New York, were arraigned and denied bail after they were eventually caught off the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
Massive, slow-moving superload makes its way through western Pennsylvania A 153-ton superload so massive it takes up two lanes of traffic is slowly making its way through western Pennsylvania on Thursday. The superload is carrying a steel cone that is nearly 28 feet wide and 136 feet long. It's taking a slow and roundabout route to get to I-80 and to the Ohio line. PennDOT says the superload is moving as a rolling slowdown. Since it's so big, it takes up two lanes of traffic.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A new Andean condor has arrived at the National Aviary, with the hope that he'll play a role in conserving the species. The National Aviary on Wednesday introduced Chavín. Born in 1986, Chavín traveled to Pittsburgh from the Brandywine Zoo in Delaware to be a potential mate for Lianni, who lives at the aviary with her daughter Marijo.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
Two men are facing charges after police said they broke into a home in Cranberry Township and stole 19 guns worth over $50,000 last month. Mathew Snippert and Coby Andrzejewski, both from Erie County, are facing a slew of charges, including burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and criminal mischief in connection with the alleged break-in. According to court paperwork, Cranberry Township police were called to the home on Plains Church Road on March 25.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
A Redstone Township officer was justified in shooting and killing a man armed with an "extremely realistic" assault rifle-style BB gun, the Fayette County district attorney ruled. After an investigation, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said he determined that the use of deadly force against 27-year-old Christopher Hackney the night of Jan. 28 was reasonable.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
The Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh is warning people about a scam targeting the owners of missing pets. In a Facebook post on Monday, the shelter said it learned about "a troubling scam" that hits pet owners searching for their lost animals. In the scam, someone spoofs HARP's number and claims to be with the rescue. They tell owners that their pet has been found, then they demand immediate payment and even threaten euthanasia. "This is NOT us.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
Two base jumpers were caught on camera parachuting off a Downtown Pittsburgh skyscraper. Pittsburgh police shared photos of the two men on Tuesday, saying they're investigating the incident that happened shortly before 5 a.m. on April 9. Police said the two men entered 1 PPG Place near Stanwix Street and Third Avenue and made their way to the rooftop, where they jumped off, using parachutes. Police shared photos of them landing and getting into a black pick-up truck afterwards.
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1 week ago | 
cbsnews.com | Madeline Bartos
The Allegheny County Health Department will begin trying to kill mosquitoes before they even take flight. Throughout April and continuing into May, the health department's Housing and Community Environment Program will treat more than 50 wetlands across 20 municipalities, targeting mosquito larvae. The health department says it'll use Altosid XR, a biological larvicide that disrupts the life cycle of mosquitoes and midges without harming humans, pets, fish or other aquatic life.
