A shooting was reported at Kennywood, an amusement park near Pittsburgh, at about 11 p.m. today, Saturday, September 24, 2022. Initial reports from police said an active shooter opened fire.
Olivia Lois Ortz of Hermitage, Pennsylvania is a teacher accused of having sexual contact with a student, a 17-year-old girl, at Wilmington Area High School in Lawrence County.
Azuree Charles has been identified as the New Kensington, Pennsylvania 9-year-old boy who was found dead, spurring a homicide investigation. Police have not made an arrest.
Todd Beamer was one of the many heroes of Sept. 11, 2001. Beamer was a passenger on United Flight 93 when it was hijacked and famously said, "Let's roll," in a phone call audio recording.
Julie Eberly was a Manheim, Pennsylvania, woman who was murdered in a road rage incident in North Carolina.
The body of a woman found along a Pennsylvania interstate has now been identified as a former model: Rebecca Landrith. Pennsylvania State Police identified the suspect as Tracy Ray Rollins Jr., 28, of Dallas, Texas.