Meghan Schiller

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Meghan Schiller

Grieving pet parents tied up in the criminal case against Pittsburgh funeral director Patrick Vereb are starting to get answers. Vereb was charged last month with multiple felony counts after prosecutors said he threw out the bodies of thousands of pets and gave owners the ashes of other animals.  The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General began sending letters and emails to alleged victims, letting them know if records show their pets were involved.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Meghan Schiller

By law, local municipalities must ensure EMS is available for their community, but they're not required to financially support it. Now, local EMS leaders say we need to act decisively to save Pennsylvania's EMS agencies. "Is EMS stable right now? And I think from an outside view, most people would say operationally yes, financially no. It's not a stable product," Baldwin EMS Chief Todd Plunkett said.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Meghan Schiller

People are feeling the pain of sticker shock over large ambulance bills. Kathleen Knotek lives in Whitehall with her cat, which inadvertently caused an expensive fall. "I just sat down on the floor and called the ambulance service, and unfortunately, it wasn't the same group that usually comes here," Knotek said. She pays a subscription to Medical Rescue Team South Authority, but Baldwin EMS answered her 911 call that day.

2 weeks ago | channel3000.com | Meghan Schiller

Click here for updates on this story    PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pet owners in Pittsburgh are fighting for answers after a funeral director threw out thousands of pets' bodies and gave people different ashes, prosecutors said on Monday. The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General says Patrick Vereb, the owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial, is accused of stealing more than $650,000 from over 6,500 customers who paid for pet burial and cremation services between 2021 and 2024.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Meghan Schiller

More fallout tonight following a KDKA Investigation into local funeral director Patrick Vereb and his pet cremation business, Eternity Pet Memorial. KDKA Investigates is working to get answers for grieving pet owners and more clarification on who could be impacted by his alleged fraud. KDKA Consumer Investigator Meghan Schiller learned that, as pet owners are forced to grieve their beloved pets all over again, many are planning to protest at Vereb's upcoming hearing.