Mars Community Stunned By Charges Against Local Man
The community is reacting to news a man used an elaborate ploy on Facebook to make sexual contact with young girls.
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The community is reacting to news a man used an elaborate ploy on Facebook to make sexual contact with young girls.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly says 53-year-old William Ainsworth, of Mars, developed three personas on Facebook and used them to get girls, ages 13 to 15, to send him nude pictures and in some cases meet with him for sex acts.
The growl of the big diesel cats echo across the valley between I-79 and Franklin Road. They are digging and pushing dirt for the Echo Cranberry development on the north side of Route 228 in the fastest growing area of western Pennsylvania.
Steelers RB Coach Kirby Wilson remains in serious, but stable condition after suffering burns during a fire in his Butler County home.
A house fire in Butler County claimed the life of a woman this afternoon. According to emergency dispatchers, firefighters were called to a fire at a home in the 300-block of Oneida Valley Road in Washington Township shortly after noon.
Emergency crews are at the scene of a crash in Butler County. A car reportedly crashed into a dam along Thorn Run Road near Route 38 – north of the City of Butler.
Pittsburgh Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson is being treated for severe to moderate burns following a fire at his home in Seven Fields early this morning.
An off-ramp northbound at Route 422 in Butler County had to be shut down earlier this morning when a tractor-trailer caught on fire.
Butler County is received a couple of inches of snow overnight. People were out early Tuesday morning shoveling sidewalks and getting ready to head back to work after the holidays.
Police say the same man is responsible for two robberies in communities north of Pittsburgh. The most recent incident happened 10 p.m. Sunday at the 7-Eleven in Pine Township.
One person was killed in a Saturday afternoon crash in Butler County.
A bank employee suffered some minor injuries this morning while helping a child to safety when a pickup truck plowed into a bank in Cranberry Township. According to officials at the scene, the driver of the pickup truck lost control of the vehicle on Freedom Road near Route 19.
Authorities in Lawrence County are calling a mobile home fire suspicious. The fire started in the bedroom of the home in Slippery Rock Township.
A Butler County man is dead following an overnight one-vehicle crash in Center Township. State police have identified the victim as 47-year-old Bradley Wardle of Butler.
Police arrested six people in a prostitution sting. Cranberry Township police say undercover officers found the suspects through online ads.
Forty-three years after the film was produced, Streiner's brother, Gary, hopes to save a boarded-up graveyard chapel which appears in several scenes.
State Police in Butler County are investigating after a motorist allegedly fired shots at another motorist Friday night.
The cause of an overnight house fire in Butler County is under investigation. The fire broke out around midnight at a home in the 200-block of North Monroe Street in the City of Butler.
Emergency crews were called to the scene of a crane that had toppled off a bridge embankment in Butler County Monday afternoon.
A funeral service was held today for the 17-year-old Knoch High School student who died in a crash in Butler County.
A local school district is in mourning after a cheerleader and well-loved student died in a tragic car accident Tuesday night.
A three-alarm fire damaged a Butler County home Saturday night.
Tragedy turned into excitement Thursday night for a 10-year-old Butler County boy whose puppy was put down several months ago after it was mauled by a neighbor's pit bull.
An abandoned home in Butler County was destroyed by an early Wednesday morning fire.
DNA evidence helped police solve a nearly 10-year-old rape case in Butler County. The sexual assault happened on June 6, 2002 at the Laurelwood Apartment complex in Cranberry Township.
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Two people were shot in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on Friday, authorities said.
Police officers fired shots at a man who shot at a woman and her dog in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood on Friday.
Three people were killed and three others were injured in a crash on Christmas Day in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Hempfield Township is looking to build a new fire station near Adamsburg Borough.
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Two people were shot in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on Friday, authorities said.
Police officers fired shots at a man who shot at a woman and her dog in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood on Friday.
Three people were killed and three others were injured in a crash on Christmas Day in Centre County, Pennsylvania.
Hempfield Township is looking to build a new fire station near Adamsburg Borough.
Strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria come after President Trump spent weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
President Trump said TV broadcast licenses should be revoked if newscasts and late-night shows are almost entirely negative about him and the GOP.
Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation eliminating Ohio's four-day grace period for late-arriving mail-in ballots.
The Justice Department early Tuesday released more than 11,000 additional documents and photos from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
With revenue declining and costs increasing, council members said they reached a compromise.
Pennsylvania will receive nearly $7 million as part of a nationwide settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA.
People in Armstrong County communities like Worthington and Kittanning say they're not getting packages they ordered weeks ago from Amazon.
As more data centers are approved in southwestern Pennsylvania, state lawmakers are taking steps to make sure the centers pay their fair share and are good neighbors in their communities.
If you haven't sent gifts in the mail yet, you don't have much time left.
The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
We asked, and you delivered! Your pets have gone full holiday mode!
Everyone is competing against each other to see who can wrap their oddly shaped present the fastest!
From timeless classics to some questionable choices, we're spilling all our favorite holiday movie secrets!
Secret Santa has become a yearly tradition on Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh!
A Pittsburgh-area couple is vying for the championship on one of television's most talked-about baking shows.
Health care workers say a powerful new street drug is clogging Pittsburgh-area emergency rooms with people suffering from violent withdrawal symptoms.
Seven employees of the Allegheny County-run Kane Community Living Centers in Scott Township have been under investigation.
Veterans are outraged after learning about damage done to gravesites at a cemetery in Fayette County.
Artificial intelligence is watching where people park in Pittsburgh.
Drivers who were convicted of infractions years ago are being told to surrender their licenses or file costly appeals because Allegheny County never processed the paperwork.
Thousands of Pennsylvanians are dropping their health insurance as premiums are set to double on Jan. 1, 2026.
Health care workers say a powerful new street drug is clogging Pittsburgh-area emergency rooms with people suffering from violent withdrawal symptoms.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
A Pennsylvania man visited Penn to thank the surgeon who saved his life during a stroke.
NFL players say they will continue with dry-needling sessions despite a recent incident involving the Pittsburgh Steelers' T.
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Western Pennsylvania has historically been a hotbed for producing talent that succeeds in the NFL.
Ryan Kennedy, along with attorneys, held a press conference on Friday, denying allegations that he made racial comments toward Metcalf during the Dec. 21 game in Detroit.
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Harrison Brunicke will represent Team Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship.
T.J. Watt returned to practice on Wednesday, two weeks after he had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung.
There won't be a Westmoreland County Airshow next year because of construction at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport.
The Pittsburgh International Airport is getting nonstop flights to Dublin next year.
Members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh voted last week to end their three-year-long walkout.
Norfolk Southern railroad worked with the state of Ohio and Youngstown State University to revive plans for a $20 million first responder training center near the site of the worst derailment in a decade in East Palestine, Ohio.
A report on the future of water in central Ohio warns that industrial demands for water will skyrocket at the same time experts expect farmers will need to regularly irrigate their fields.
The band announced Perry Bamonte's death on their official website on Friday.
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
A court in Romania has sentenced American rapper Wiz Khalifa to nine months in jail on drug possession charges.
Pittsburgh-area natives Joe Manganiello and Caitlin O'Connor have moved from Hollywood to Mt. Lebanon.
Police officers fired shots at a man who shot at a woman and her dog in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood on Friday.
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Two people were shot in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on Friday, authorities said.
KDKA's Barry Pintar has more on how to get out of the house this holiday season.
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Pitt's regular season has ended with an 8-4 record.
Pitt's five-game winning streak came to an end with a 37-15 loss to Notre Dame.
Mason Heintschel set a new Pitt freshman single-game passing record in the Pitt win at Acrisure Stadium.
The 44th annual KDKA-TV Turkey Fund will help our neighbors in need have a nice meal for Thanksgiving.
West Virginia scored a late touchdown to tie the game and then beat Pitt in overtime to win the 108th Backyard Brawl.
