PTL Links: May 11, 2015
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View ArticleGrand Jury Hears Testimony On Plum Teacher-Student Sex Allegations
DORMONT (KDKA) – A grand jury is hearing testimony on the alleged teacher sex scandal at Plum High School. A number of people, including alleged witnesses and victims, were spotted going into a grand...
View ArticleMissing Dormont Man’s Body Found Near Station Square
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_2805201523141925799AA.mp4 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The body of a Dormont man who went missing after attending Wednesday night’s Pirates game at PNC Park was...
View ArticleMemorial Fund Set Up For Family Of Dormont Man
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — A memorial fund has been set up for the family of the missing Dormont man who was found dead near the railroad tracks in Station Square this week. Ronald Yancoskie, 35, was a...
View ArticleMovie Theater Shootings Raising New Concerns About Security
DORMONT (KDKA) — What if anything should be done to keep people safe in theaters after Wednesday’s incident in a Tennessee movie theater? The National Association of Theater Owners released a statement...
View ArticleTruck Barrels Into Dormont House
DORMONT (KDKA) – A man lost control of his truck and slammed into a house in Dormont Saturday night. The driver says he lost his brakes near the intersection of Annex and Kelton Avenues. His truck...
View ArticleKurt Angle’s Brother Charged With Killing Wife
DORMONT (KDKA) – A Dormont man was arrested after police say he killed his wife early Sunday morning. They were called to a home on Peermont Avenue just before 6:30 a.m. for a domestic disturbance....
View ArticleDrivers Deal With Flooding Problems During Morning Commute
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The rain may have stopped for now, but not before creating flooding problems for drivers. Many streets were closed and drivers had to deal with rising water. For one homeowner,...
View ArticlePolice Seek Suspect In Robbery At Dormont Exxon
DORMONT (KDKA) — Police in Dormont are searching for a suspect in a robbery at a gas station over the weekend. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Exxon on West Liberty Avenue. Authorities say...
View ArticleDormont Man Accused Of Killing Wife To Stand Trial
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Dormont man accused of killing his wife waived his preliminary hearing Friday morning. David Angle Sr., 62, is accused of killing his wife, Donna, at their Peermont Avenue home...
View ArticleGet Marty: Homeowners Told To Pay Bill They’d Already Paid Or Face Foreclosure
DORMONT (KDKA)- Hundreds of local homeowners say they were blindsided and told to pay a bill they’d already paid or they would lose their homes. That’s when an entire community decided to “Get Marty.”...
View ArticleAfter More Than A Century, George The Tailor Calling It Quits
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — “George the Tailor” has served customers on Potomac Avenue since 1936. “My uncle Louie, my dad and me, we all worked on putting the pipes up and making it look nice,” owner George...
View ArticleSection Of Port Authority Red Line To Shut Down For Six Months
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A section of the Port Authority trolley tracks in the middle of the Red Line will close for six months starting in March. The Red Line will be getting some love in the spring....
View ArticleWoman Wanted In Connection With 2 Local Business Robberies
DORMONT (KDKA)- Police are searching for a woman who held up two local businesses in just a matter of hours. Surveillance video shows a woman pulling a gun out of her purse at Jet’s Pizza on Dormont...
View ArticleSerial Robber Arrested, Told Police She Needed Money For Dog Food & Kitty Litter
PITTSBURGH (KDKA)- Pittsburgh Police say a woman has been arrested for the robberies of several local businesses. Melissa Santoro, 28, of Banksville, has been arrested in connection with at least three...
View ArticleSparks Fly Over Storm Water Authority Formation At Dormont Council Meeting
DORMONT (KDKA) – Last night, another heated debate was held in Dormont over last year’s decision to form a storm water authority for the borough. The battle between the newly-elected Dormont City...
View ArticleComedian Jay Leno Visits Dormont Pizza Shop
DORMONT (KDKA) — A Jet’s Pizza shop in Dormont got a big surprise Saturday night. Comedian Jay Leno had worked up an appetite performing stand-up at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Hall. According to a press...
View Article6-Month Closure Of Red Line Section Begins Sunday
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A six-month closure of a stretch of the T is set to go into effect this weekend. The T tracks of the Red Line provide service to about 12,000 daily riders between the South Hills,...
View ArticleRetailers Slow To Adopt Credit Card Chip System
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After security breaches at Target, K-Mart, Staples, Home Depot, and others, banks quickly issued new credit cards with a chip that were harder to defraud. But six months after this...
View ArticleBullied Penn Hills Student Thrown Surprise Birthday Party
DORMONT (KDKA) — Isaiah Wooding celebrated his 17th birthday over the weekend, and what a birthday it was. The only thing he could say, after arriving at a party in his honor was, “I can’t even talk...
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