Loaded Gun, Among Weapons Found In Passengers' Carry-Ons At Two Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Loaded Gun, Among Weapons Found In Passengers' Carry-Ons At Two Pennsylvania Airports: TSA
Loaded Gun, Among Weapons Found In Passengers' Carry-Ons At Two Pennsylvania Airports: TSA Officers at two Pennsylvania airports seized guns— one of which was loaded, on Friday, Oct. 21, according to Transportation Security Administration.  A .40 caliber handgun along with a box of ammunition was found in a Duquesne man's carry-on at the security checkpoint on Pittsburgh International Airport.  Allegheny County police were notified and they   confiscated the gun and arrested the man. The U.S. States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania also requested that county sheriffs to rescind a resident’s firearm concealed carry license due to negl…
3 Injured, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police 3 Injured, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police
3 Injured, Suspect At-Large Following Shooting At Pennsylvania Amusement Park: Police Three people— including two teenagers— were shot at a popular Pennsylvania amusement park on Saturday, Sept. 24, authorities say. During the 20th anniversary of Phantom Fall Fest at Kennywood amusement park, West Mifflin and Allegheny County police officers were working with the Kennywood Park security detail when they were alerted to an altercation between two groups of teenagers and reports of shots fired in front of the Music Express amusement ride inside the park at approximately 10:49 p.m., according to a release by Allegheny County police.  The responding officers found three gunshot…
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Railroad Bridge Full Of Train Cars In Pittsburgh (PHOTOS; VIDEOS) Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Railroad Bridge Full Of Train Cars In Pittsburgh (PHOTOS; VIDEOS)
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Railroad Bridge Full Of Train Cars In Pittsburgh (Photos; Videos) A tractor-trailer scrapped against the underpass of a railroad bridge— with a train on it— and ended up shearing off the roof of its trailer in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, August 31, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to the incident on Eckert Street in Pittsburgh's Woods Run neighborhood around 2 p.m., according to Allegheny County dispatchers.  No injuries have been reported as of 4 p.m. but the roadway remained closed.  This is a developing story; follow Daily Voice for updates. 
Infant Falls Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb, Police Say Infant Falls Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb, Police Say
Infant Falls Out Of Window In Pittsburgh Suburb, Police Say A 1-year-old infant fell out of a window in a Pittsburgh suburb on Tuesday, August 30, police say. Allegheny County 9-1-1 was made aware of the fall out of a window of a home in the 100 block of Winchester Drive in Plum Borough around 6:30 p.m. The infant survived the fall but remains hospitalized and in critical condition, according to Allegheny County police. The Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit we're initially called to assist in Plum Borough, but the units' detectives are now leading the investigation.  Anyone with information concerning this incident is as…
PA Match 6 Lottery Players Split $2 Million Jackpot PA Match 6 Lottery Players Split $2 Million Jackpot
PA Match 6 Lottery Players Split $2 Million Jackpot Three lucky tickets matched all six numbers drawn splitting the $2,000,001 Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 jackpot. Each ticket from the Thursday, June 23 drawing is worth $666,667. The winning numbers were: 1-4-10-11-27-47. Those tickets were sold at the following locations: Allegheny County: Shree Kamaxi Inc., 4785 William Flynn Highway, Allison Park Delaware County: ShopRite of Brookhaven, 5005 Edgemont Road, Brookhaven Lycoming County: Smokers Express, 350 Allegheny St., Jersey Shore The retailers will receive a bonus check for $5,000 for each winning ticket sold. Anyone ho…
Two Winning $132K Lottery Tickets Sold In Western, Central PA Two Winning $132K Lottery Tickets Sold In Western, Central PA
Two Winning $132K Lottery Tickets Sold In Western, Central PA Two people are splitting a jackpot after they both picked and matched the same lottery numbers for the Treasure Hunt jackpot of $132,000, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The two winning tickets matched all five numbers drawn, 9-12-16-19-25, to win individual prizes of $66,000, less applicable withholding, on Sunday, May, 29,  according to the Pennsylvania Lottery's news release. One of the tickets was sold at Turkey Hill, 2501 North Reading Road, Denver, Lancaster County, and the other was sold at Speedway, 4830 William Penn Highway, Monroeville, Allegheny County. Winners can b…
Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities
Crude Oil Carrying Train Cars Derail, Fall Off Bridge Into Allegheny River: Authorities Injuries have been reported at trail derailment in Allegheny County, officials say. A Norfolk Southern train struck a construction vehicle along the tracks at 2400 Freeport Road in Harmar Township around 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, according to Allegheny County Emergency Management. Eight or nine train cars carrying train crude oil were among the 17 train cars that derailed, and approximately eight cars landed in the Deer Creek and the Allegheny River, according to emergency management officials' statement to the press. “It will take weeks to clean up,” officials said in a statement to me…
Three Lucky PA Lottery Players Will Split $210K Treasure Hunt Jackpot Three Lucky PA Lottery Players Will Split $210K Treasure Hunt Jackpot
Three Lucky PA Lottery Players Will Split $210K Treasure Hunt Jackpot Three Pennsylvania Lottery players will split the $210,000 jackpot from Friday's, May 6 drawing. The winning Treasure Hunt tickets were sold at the following locations: Redner’s Quick Shoppe, 3401 Pricetown Road in Fleetwood (Berks County) Buster’s Restaurant & Six-Pack, 111 Allegheny St. in Hollidaysburg, (Blair County); and Giant Eagle, 7000 Oxford Drive in Bethel Park (Allegheny County) The winning numbers were 4-8-14-16-24, to win individual prizes of $70,000. More than 62,900 other Treasure Hunt tickets won prizes in the drawing.  Winners are not known until pri…
Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Girls' Sports Races Toward Pennsylvania Senate Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Girls' Sports Races Toward Pennsylvania Senate
Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Girls' Sports Races Toward Pennsylvania Senate A bill banning transgender girls from participating in girls' school sports is making was passed by the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday, April 12. Now heading to the Senate, the bill — passed in an 115-84 vote —would ban "students of the male sex" from playing on all-girls teams. A spokesperson for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said he'll veto the bill if it makes it to him, according to the Associated Press. Rep. Austin Davis of Allegheny County said the bill "demonstrates a lack of empathy." Rep. Valerie Gaydos, a former Division III lacrosse player, said allowing transgender girls to play on …
Winning $150K Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania Winning $150K Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania
Winning $150K Powerball Ticket Sold In Pennsylvania Someone is about to get richer! A winning $150,000 Powerball ticket was sold to a player online, according to the Pennsylvania Lottery. The winning Powerball with Power Play ticket was sold online to a player from Allegheny County for the Monday, Mar.14 drawing. The ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn, 21-28-32-44-49, and the red Powerball 6 to win $150,000, less applicable withholding.  Without the $1 Power Play option, the ticket would have only been worth $50,000. The Power Play multiplier drawn was three. More than 16,300 other PA Lottery Powerball tickets won priz…
Man Charged For Killing Uber Driver, PA Mom Of 4: Police Man Charged For Killing Uber Driver, PA Mom Of 4: Police
Man Charged For Killing Uber Driver, PA Mom Of 4: Police A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a mother of four who was found dead days after she went missing while driving for Uber, according to the Allegheny County police. Calvin Anthony Crew, 22, of Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, has been charged with homicide, according to an updated release by the police. Christina “Christi” Marto Spicuzza, 38, of Turtle Creek, had been missing since Thursday, Feb. 10, when Monroeville police were called to the 500 block of Rosecrest Drive in Allegheny County on Saturday— where her body was found with a single gunshot wound to the head, police s…
Uber Driver, Mom Of Four Found Dead In PA Uber Driver, Mom Of Four Found Dead In PA
Uber Driver, Mom Of Four Found Dead In PA A mother of four who did not return from her work as an Uber driver was found dead in Pennsylvania on Saturday, according to the police. Christina “Christi” Marto Spicuzza, 38, of Turtle Creek, had been missing since Thursday, Feb. 10. Two days later, the Monroeville police were called to the 500 block of Rosecrest Drive in Allegheny County around noon for a body discovery — later identified as that of Spicuzza's, authorities said in an updated release. The victim's family had reported her as missing on Friday after she “failed to return home after taking several Uber fares on Thursday ni…