June 12, 2025 3:27 pm
(WPXI) ARNOLD, Pa. — An Arnold woman is facing charges after investigators say an infant in her care tested positive for drugs twice. The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office says the infant tested positive for methamphetamine and THC in April. After that, investigators tried to question Ariana Carter, 33, multiple times, but were unable to do so. The infant then tested positive for methamphetamine, THC and Benadryl in May. At that point, the DA’s office says county detectives executed a search warrant at Carter’s home, taking syringes, two meth smoking pipes, two marijuana smoking pipes and other drug paraphernalia related to smoking marijuana. Carter is now charged with endangering the welfare of children and possession of drug paraphernalia. The infant is no longer in her care.
June 12, 2025 3:12 pm
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — Police accuse a Pittsburgh woman of trespassing in Acrisure Stadium and assaulting officers multiple times while being detained. Jacquayla Desje Jackson, 31, is charged with seven counts of aggravated assault, four counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer, public drunkenness, defiant trespassing and related charges in connection with a May 17 incident during Monster Jam. In court records, police say Jackson was seen going through a gate without scanning a ticket and without complying with stadium staff. Jackson reportedly ignored orders from police and continued to walk away toward a locked entrance to the seating area. She pushed an officer who was trying to detain her and was taken to the ground as a result. Jackson proceeded to punch, kick and spit on officers and medics while being detained, police say. After being sedated by medics, Jackson was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital to be evaluated.
June 12, 2025 3:03 pm
(WPXI) WHITAKER, Pa. — A woman is facing an attempted homicide charge after police say she tried to shoot the father of her children Wednesday. Asia Marie Askew, 30, of West Mifflin, is accused of following her former partner from Mon View Heights to Grant Avenue in Whitaker, where she allegedly pointed a gun at him, court records show. The father told police he heard a click, but nothing came out. He then grabbed the gun from her and disassembled it, leaving the pieces on the road. Police arrested Askew at her home on Midway Drive, and she was taken to Allegheny County Jail. Askew is charged with criminal homicide, making terroristic threats and simple assault.
June 12, 2025 2:38 pm
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(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — The Rachel Carson Bridge will be closed for inspection over multiple days in the coming weeks. Allegheny County Public Works says the Ninth Street bridge will close from 6 a.m. Monday to 3 p.m. June 20, as well as from 6 a.m. June 23 to 3 p.m. June 27. The closures are necessary to safely conduct routine inspections, officials say. Traffic will be detoured using Fort Duquesne Boulevard, the Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) Bridge and Isabella Street. At 995 feet, the Rachel Carson Bridge carries an average of 10,825 vehicles daily over the Allegheny River between Downtown and the North Shore, officials say. The bridge opened in 1926 and underwent a $24.2 million rehabilitation project from 2019 to 2020. Inspectors gave it a 6 (fair condition) rating on a 0-9 scale during its last inspection Nov. 30, 2023. You can find more information on bridge condition ratings at alleghenycounty.us/bridges.
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(WPXI) SAINT CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police are looking to identify the suspect from a string of burglaries in Westmoreland County. Pennsylvania State Police say four burglaries happened between May 26 and Sunday in Saint Clair Township. The affected locations are Stiles Hardware and Stiles Creamery on Van Horn Street and Holy Family Church on Bridge Street. The suspect reportedly stole an undetermined amount of money from the cash register, merchandise and copper wire from Stiles Hardware. An undetermined amount of money was taken from the cash register at Stiles Creamery. Police say the suspect entered Holy Family Church through a window and stole a gold chalice, keys and audio equipment. The suspect reportedly fled on foot from all scenes. PSP Tips shared a photo on social media of the suspect during the burglary at Stiles Hardware June 2. Anyone with information that can help police identify the suspect is asked to call PSP Gettysburg Station at (717) 334-8111 or PSP Tips toll-free at 1-800-472-8477, or submit a tip online. Callers could be eligible for a cash reward if their information leads to an arrest, police say.
June 12, 2025 1:11 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s New York sex crimes retrial has come to a disjointed end. The jury foreperson declined to deliberate Thursday, and the judge declared a mistrial on a remaining rape charge. The case has been seen as a bellwether of the #MeToo era. On Wednesday Weinstein was convicted of one of the top charges but acquitted of another. Both concerned accusations of forcing oral sex on women in 2006. Those verdicts still stand. The ex-studio boss faces a third New York trial on the rape count and a new sentencing on his sexual assault conviction. Weinstein denies all the charges. (Photo: AP)
