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Vehicle Crashes Into Building In Richland Twp.
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Emergency crews were called to Richland Township this afternoon where a car crashed into a building. The accident happened around 3:30 p.m. along Route 8. There’s no word yet...
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Young Eagle Scout Making Impact On His Community
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Ryan Farbacher, 13, is the youngest Eagle Scout in his troop. Yet he dreamed up one of the most ambitious service projects: constructing a pavilion behind St. Richard Parish...
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Richland Twp. Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl, 14
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A Richland Township man is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl inside his apartment. The victim told police she met 23-year-old Jonathan Bruno several months...
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Robber Or Flasher? Police Say This Guy Decided To Be Both
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Police say a western Pennsylvania robbery suspect has diversified his criminal portfolio by exposing himself to a shop owner before taking cash and a women’s outfit from a...
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Richland Twp. School Bus Crash Injures 1 Person
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – One person was injured in a school bus crash Tuesday morning in Richland Township. According to emergency dispatchers, the bus and a car collided at the intersection of...
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Gusty Winds Cause Damage Across Area
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — High winds around Pittsburgh brought down trees and power lines across the area Thursday. The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory that ended at 10 p.m., with gusts of...
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Crash Closes Down Part Of Route 8
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — An accident shut down part of Route 8 near Richland Township Tuesday evening. It happened around 4:30 p.m. near Sandy Hill Road. Emergency crews and medics were called to the...
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School, Police Investigating After Pa. Students Post Photo Standing On Flag,...
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA/AP) – A controversial photo showing a Pennsylvania student standing on the American flag while another makes a vulgar gesture is creating a firestorm on social media. The...
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Woman Struck By Two Vehicles, Killed On Route 8 In Richland Township
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A woman died after being hit by two vehicles along Route 8 in Richland Township Monday night. The crash happened around 7:45 p.m., near the intersection of Route 8 and...
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes I-80 In Clarion Co.
CLARION CO. (KDKA) — Interstate 80 has been shut down in Clarion County following a tractor-trailer crash. It happened Thursday morning at mile marker 49 in Richland Township. Traffic is being diverted...
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Mysterious Man Raising Safety Concerns In Pine-Richland School District
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Pine-Richland School District has put out a safety message to parents about a mysterious man who has been showing up on the campus of one of their elementary schools....
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Nationwide Debate Over Transgender Bathrooms Comes To Pine-Richland School...
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Pine-Richland School District doesn’t have a specific policy on the use of restrooms for transgender students, but changes could be on the way. Currently, the practice in...
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Dog Found Bloodied, With Rope Embedded In Its Neck In Richland Twp.
ROSS TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A dog found bloody with a jump rope embedded in its neck is healing at a local animal hospital. A woman found the German Shepherd on her deck in Richland Township. “It was hiding...
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Driver Accidentally Hits Gas Pedal, Crashes Into Richland Twp. Post Office
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – No one was injured but there is significant damage at a Richland Township Post Office after a driver plowed right through the building and ended up crashing through the mail...
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Elderly Woman Burned In Gunpowder Blast In Home’s Garage
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say an elderly woman was severely burned when gunpowder exploded in the garage of her western Pennsylvania home. Emergency crews in Cambria County were called to the...
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Man Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty Charges, Fined $300
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The owner of a dog that was found with a rope embedded in its neck pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges this week. John Wolford’s German Shepherd was found on a woman’s...
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Pittsburgh Diocese Addresses Shrinking Numbers, Consolidation
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — For the past two decades, St. Albert the Great Catholic Church in Baldwin and those in surrounding communities have been losing parishioners and not attracting new ones. In a...
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Fire Engulfs, Destroys Home In Richland Township
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A home was destroyed by fire in Richland Township early Wednesday morning. The fire started shortly after 4 a.m. in the 5700 block of Phillips Road. A neighbor first heard...
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Pa. Mom Accused In Teen’s Dismemberment Was Child Welfare Worker
EASTON, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a Pennsylvania woman charged with dismembering her adoptive daughter as part of a rape-murder fantasy previously worked as an adoption supervisor for a children’s...
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Chatham University’s Aqua Lab Helping Students Learn A New Kind Of Farming
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Chatham’s Eden Hall Farm in Richland Township is known for sustainable agriculture. Next door to the big barn, the Aqua Lab is doing some farming of a different sort. Laurel...
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Police: 1 Boy Shot, 1 Hit In Head During Pa. Restaurant Robbery
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Police say one boy was shot in the groin and another hit on the head during an early morning robbery at a McDonald’s restaurant in western Pennsylvania. Detective Thomas Keirn...
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Guardsman Jailed After Alleged Threat Against Pence
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a National Guardsman has been jailed after a reported threat against Vice President Mike Pence before his visit to Pennsylvania...
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Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Opens Its First ‘Green’ Cemetery
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter BAKERSTOWN (KDKA) — Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. Nothing fulfills that declaration sooner than what’s called a green burial site. “There’s no embalming needed for...
View ArticleGas Leak Causes Small Fire At Pine-Richland Middle School
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Pine-Richland Middle School was closed Thursday after a gas leak late Wednesday night. According to the fire chief, a regulator burst...
View ArticleRichland Twp. Domestic Dispute Suspect Injured In Police-Involved Shooting
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A man has been taken to the hospital after being shot by police responding to a domestic dispute in Richland Township. According to police,...
View ArticleNational Guardsman Sentenced 6 Months In Prison For Pence Threat
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) – A National Guardsman who threatened to kill Vice President Mike Pence has been sentenced to six months in prison. RELATED CONTENT: Guardsman...
View Article1 Killed After Boom Truck Crashes Onto Pickup Truck On Route 910
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PINE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — One person was killed after a boom truck crashed into a pickup truck near Richland and Pine townships Monday afternoon. It happened just before...
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Police: 19-Year-Old On Bad LSD Trip Tased 3 Times After Punching Windows, Cop
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Young adults in Richland Township who were allegedly doing acid at a house party disrupted a quiet neighborhood early Friday morning. It...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Walmart Shooting Threats That Appear To Originate In...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) – Police are investigating threats of a Walmart shooting that appear to have originated in the Johnstown area. In a Facebook post posted late Thursday night, the Richland Township...
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Pine-Richland Middle And High Schools Closed, FBI Investigating Cyber Threat
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The FBI and Northern Regional Police are investigating a threat made to the Pine-Richland School District that cancelled classes Wednesday at the middle school and high...
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Pine-Richland MS, HS Under Heightened Security As Classes Resume After Threat
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Classes are resuming today at the Pine-Richland High School and Middle School. But there are some changes for students after an alleged bomb threat forced the district to...
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Pine-Richland HS On Heightened Alert After Bullet Found In Cafeteria
GIBSONIA (KDKA) — A modified lockdown was eventually lifted at Pine-Richland High School, as well as the school’s secondary campus after a bullet was found in the cafeteria Wednesday. A student had...
View ArticlePolice: 15-Year-Old Driving Stolen Car Leads Officer On Chase Down Route 8
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A 15-year-old driving a stolen car allegedly led police on a chase down Route 8. Allegheny County Police say they were asked to help investigate a crash Friday morning...
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WATCH: Richland Township Woman Meets Sister For The First Time Since Being...
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A Richland Township woman met her long-lost sister for the first time after they were separated 61 years ago. Sisters Karen Shekels and Dianne Croskey only just met last...
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1 Person Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash On Route 8
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — At least one person is dead following a two-vehicle, head-on crash on Route 8 in Richland Township. First responders were called to the scene just after 9 a.m. on Route 8 at...
View ArticlePolice Arrest 32-Year-Old Johnstown Woman, Say She Videotaped Beating...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A 32-year-old Johnstown woman is accused of attacking a 12-year-old girl with a wooden spoon and recording the alleged assault. The Richland...
View ArticleCamera Found Inside Bathroom At Target In Richland Township
By: KDKA-TV News Staff RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a camera was found in a bathroom at a Target store in Richland Township. Richland Township police say the camera...
View ArticleInvestigation Continues After Camera Was Discovered In Target Restroom
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Investigations continue after a camera was found in a bathroom at the Target in Richland Township off of Route 8. On Monday evening, a Target employee found the camera in the...
View ArticleEmployee Charged In Connection With Camera Found In Bathroom At Target In...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff RICHLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Police charged an employee in connection with a camera found in a bathroom at a Target in Richland Township. An employee found the camera in a...
View ArticleTwo Roads In Clarion County Closed Due To Flooding, Expected To Remain Closed...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff CLARION COUNTY (KDKA) – PennDOT has announced that two roads in Clarion County are closed due to flooding. State Route 338 is closed in both directions from the intersection of...
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