9-Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Tote Along River; PA Grandma Among 4 Charged In Abuse Case
Two more adults have been charged months after a 9-year-old girl was found dead in a tote along a river, as prosecutors say they allowed “severe child abuse and neglect” to continue inside a Pennsylvania home, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 21.
Theresa Marie Shipley, 63, identified as the child’s grandmother, and Sandra Lynn Umensetter, 51, a family friend, were charged in connection with the prolonged abuse that led to the death of 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said.
Theresa Marie Shipley (left) Renesmay Eutsey’s grandmother, and S…
5 Children Locked In 'Dungeon' With Feces-Covered Walls, No Beds By PA Parents: Officials
Five children were trapped in a locked room described as a “dungeon,” where authorities say they lived among filth, boarded-up windows, and no beds.
A Pennsylvania couple, James Russell Kahl and Carly Kahl, is accused of holding their children, ages five to 14, in “deplorable conditions” at a home in Redstone Township, Fayette County, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
The investigation began in early August after Children and Youth Services received a complaint about the family, authorities said. When troopers responded to the home with CYS, they discovered no beds, boarded-up windows…
83-Year-Old PA Man Murdered Over $30K Scam; Killer Gets Life Sentence, Here's What Happened
A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering an 83-year-old he swindled out of $30,000, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele announced on Friday, July 11.
Norman Fred Pennington, 67, was found guilty of First-Degree Murder in the April 2024 killing of Anthony Decenzo, a retired father and grandfather from Brownsville. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole immediately following the verdict.
Decenzo had last been seen leaving his home around 5 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024, to look at real estate. He never returned.
His family reported him missin…
Pennsylvania Navy Veteran Found Dead In Submerged Car In West Virginia Lake
A Pennsylvania U.S. Navy veteran was found dead in Cheat Lake, West Virginia, after his car plunged off Interstate 68, officials announced on Sunday, Jan. 26.
Kevin Lataille, 59, of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, had last been seen leaving work at an Eat'n Park in Morgantown, West Virginia, on Jan. 19, according to Missing People in America.
He was last spotted driving a bronze 2013 Hyundai Tucson with Pennsylvania license plates from a Kroger Fuel Center on University Avenue. His body was recovered after a vehicle was found submerged in Cheat Lake, according to Monongalia County and Pennsy…
Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who PA Chose In Presidential Race
For the second straight presidential election, Pennsylvania voters helped a candidate narrowly win the state, with Republican candidate Donald Trump edging out Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent race.
Trump received 50.51% of the vote (3,457,446 votes) statewide, coming in just ahead of Harris who had 48.53% (3,322,052 votes), according to unofficial results from the Department of State posted on Wednesday, Nov. 6.
In 2020, the numbers were similar but with Joe Biden on the winner's side, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. Four years ago, Biden had 50.01% of …
Driver On Cocaine Causes Crash Killing 5 — Including Infant — At MD/PA Line: Coroner
A toxicology report has revealed that the driver of a Honda Accord was on cocaine when he caused a quintuple fatal, three-vehicle crash at the Maryland and Pennsylvania state line, authorities announced in April 2024.
The Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker previously identified the victims of the crash — all from Delaware, Ohio — as follows, as Daily Voice reported at the time:
Harold Nibert, 55-years-old.
Bradley Scott Thivener, 47-years-old.
Krystal May, 36-years-old.
Amanda Dawson, 33-years-old.
Amanda's son, Kullen Dawson, 7-months-old.
Niber…
5 Killed — Including Infant — ID'd After 3-Vehicle Crash At MD/PA Line: PSP
A group of people from Ohio has died at the scene of a three-vehicle crash at the Maryland and Pennsylvania state line, authorities announced on March 27.
**New Details Have Been Released About This Quintuple Fatal Crash, Click Here To Read More**
Late on Wednesday night, Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker identified the victims of the crash — all from Delaware, Ohio — as follows:
Harold Nibert, 55-years-old.
Bradley Thivener, 47-years-old.
Krystal May, 36-years-old.
Amanda Dawson, 33-years-old.
Amanda's son, Kullen Dawson, 7-months-old.
Nibert had …
TN Wanted Rapists, Killers Sought In PA, State Police Say
Two suspected rapists, who may also be involved with a double homicide in Tennessee, and have criminal pasts in Michigan are wanted in Pennsylvania, Crime Stoppers announced on Thursday, May 18, 2023.
Alvino Dwight (or Dewight) Cornelius who is also known as "Vino," "Cash," or "Lamar Jason Day" is a 28-year-old who previous had drug and murder charges against him when he was 17-year-old in Michigan. In 2012, those charges were dismissed and a protection order from his co-defendants was put in place, according to federal court records obtained by Daily Voice.
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PA State Rep. Admits To DUI Following Second Serious Crash In Less Than One Year
A Pennsylvania State House Representative admitted to driving under the influence following a serious crash on Saturday, June 4, according to a statement released on Facebook on Tuesday, June 7.
State Rep. Matt Dowling, 36, of Uniontown, says the crash over the weekend is under investigation by Pennsylvania state police as a possible DUI.
In his own words, he says, his struggles overcoming his injuries following the Oct. 2021 crash brought on by a diabetic issue, “manifested itself in disappointing behavior that I have faced in the past with respect to alcohol, and that came to …
Video Shows Group Relentlessly Stomping On Teen In PA Park
Video of a group of girls violently stomping on and kicking a 16-year-old girl on Friday, March 18 in a Pennsylvania park has caught the attention of authorities, according to a report by WTAE.
The girl, Taylor Postlethwait, was lured by a friend to East Park in Connellsville, Fayette County, the outlet reports. Her attack was posted to social media, the outlet says.
Footage of the attack was posted to Facebook by 911.informativo.
Postlethwait suffered a concussion, facial fractures, and a broken nose— which required a hospital stay and surgery, according to the outlet.
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More Details Emerge About Police Killing Of PA Man, Woman Found Dead In Basement
More details are slowly emerging about a Pennsylvania woman who was found dead in a basement followed by a police shooting and killing of a seemingly unrelated man in the same home on Tuesday.
Angela “Angie” Grace Faidley, 45, of Connellsville, was found dead in the basement of a home in the 2100 block of 2nd Street in South Connellsville Boro, Fayette County on Tuesday, Mar. 1, shortly after 4:30 p.m., according to an updated release by Pennsylvania state police.
Luke David Stash, 33, also of Connellsville, let the police into the home, according to the release. After Faidley's body was…
2 Crashes Merged Into 1, Killing PA Dad Of 2, Injuring His Sons: Authorities
A father was killed and his two young sons were hurt— and one of them remains in the hospital— after two accidents merged into one in Pennsylvania less than one week ago, authorities say.
Two vehicles had a head-on crash, followed by a second crash of multiple vehicles colliding into the first crash at the intersection of Stoney Point and New Salem roads in Menallen Township, Fayette County on Tuesday, Feb. 22 around 8 p.m., KDKA reports citing Fayette County dispatchers at the time.
Since then we've learned Rob Pierno, 33, of Uniontown, died in the crash, according to his obituary.
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