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Lots of crimes involving guns have been in the news recently. This time, a man from Canton Township is charged with reckless endangerment and child endangerment. Bryan Kin Laberdee, age 39, was arrested after he, according to police, drunkenly fired shots from a handgun. The incident happened on May 4th. In addition to the endangerment…

Earlier this year, a man from Wilkinsburg was convicted for robbing three Family Dollar stores at gunpoint. An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge, Donna Jo McDaniel, has sentenced him to at least 20 years in prison. James Battle, 47, received a sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison. In February, a jury convicted him…

Drivers who pass school buses when their red flashers are on and their stop signs are extended could find themselves ticketed by police, regardless of whether there was an officer in the area, if a bill currently in front of the Pennsylvania legislature passes and is implemented. The Senate Transportation Committee today approved a bill,…

In Pittsburgh today, federal prosecutors announced they were charging 39 people after taking apart an interstate drug trafficking ring. The ring was allegedly responsible for bringing hundreds of kilos of cocaine into the Pittsburgh area. Two separate but related indictments were returned yesterday by a grand jury. The investigation had lasted almost two years and…

Pennsylvania legislators are moving forward with a bill that will impose stiffer penalties on repeat drunk driving offenders if they kill someone while driving under the influence. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 45 to 4 to send Bill 961 to the House. Current law gives a mandatory three-year prison term to a drunk driver that…

Four men and a woman were indicted in Pittsburgh by a federal grand jury for trafficking in fentanyl and heroin. Charged are twins Brad and Greg Reed, age 26, of Pittsburgh, Richard Ruby, age 31, of Pittsburgh, and Justin and Antoinette McBride, ages 26 and 29, of Munhall. Ruby and Justin McBride are cousins to…

According to news reports, a former radiologist from UPMC has been charged with health care fraud and distributing narcotic pain pills. The charges are federal charges and are the result of an investigation brought by UPMC police. Accused is Marios Papachristou, age 43, of Hampton. He has been charged with 46 counts of illegally distributing…

There have been three fatal accidents in Ross in the past half-year. PennDOT, along with township officials, admit that there are some things they can do to increase the safety of pedestrians. However, the behavior or drivers and pedestrians can be the best and most effective method. Todd Kravits, a PennDOT traffic engineer, says that…

I read an article today about Pennsylvania’s prison system and its ability to take care of inmates who have mental health issues. The article states that the non-profit Treatment Advocacy Center, based in Washington, D.C., gave the Commonwealth a “D” grade. The reason for the low score is largely due to the persistent lack of…

The Pennsylvania Department of Health continues to fight a ruling that it must identify the members of a panel that evaluated applications for state medical marijuana permits. “Releasing this information puts these state employees at personal risk for harassment or worse, and the regulations specifically protect this information, as best practices from other states support…