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Westmoreland County

Harrisburg, PA
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Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty
Pets Dumped In Landfill In $650K Pennsylvania Cremation Scheme; Owner Pleads Guilty Thousands of grieving Pennsylvania pet owners paid for cremations and burials, but many of their animals were dumped in a landfill and replaced with ashes from unknown animals — a scheme the business owner has now admitted to, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 22. Patrick Vereb Sr., 72, owner of Pittsburgh-based Eternity Pet Memorial, pleaded guilty to all charges involving the theft of more than $650,000 from customers between 2021 and 2024, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. His bail was revoked Thursday, and he was committed to prison. More than 6,500 victims across Allegheny…

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by Jillian Pikora
Harrisburg, PA
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Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA
Son Called 911 On Himself After Stabbing Mom To Death In Street: DA The son of a pediatric nurse who is accused of brutally stabbing her to death in the street outside her home and discarded the knife in a neighbor's yard. He will stand trial after a preliminary hearing on Thursday, Dec. 19. Brian Rebold, 38, was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 4 after calling 911 to report the deadly stabbing on Liberty Avenue in Arnold. During the hearing, a Westmoreland County Detective and an Arnold Police Officer testified, and the 911 call was played in court. UPDATE: Brian Rebold entered a plea. Click here to read our full report. Magistrate Judge Frank Pallone ruled tha…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lower Paxton, PA
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5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion 5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion 5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion
5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion The death toll has risen to five in a home explosion in an area outside of Pittsburgh this weekend. The home explosion at at 141 Rustic Ridge Dr. in Plum (Allegheny County) Saturday morning, Aug. 12, destroyed three houses, with four adults and one adolescent dead as of Sunday afternoon, county officials said. Three more victims were taken to area hospitals: Two were in stable condition and have since been released from the hospital, and the third individual remains critical. Ring footage obtained by WTAE shows the explosion. PLUM EXPLOSION | Ring door bell footage was given to us of …

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by Cecilia Levine