Boy, 6, Dies After Collapsing At Local Park
By Kym Gable SPRINGDALE (KDKA) — A Springdale father is lobbying for funding to put automatic defibrillator devices at municipal parks after his little boy died from an apparent undetected heart...
View ArticleLocal Police Officer Facing Federal Charges
SPRINGDALE (KDKA) — A local police officer is facing federal charges after allegedly punching and using a Taser on a man who was in handcuffs. Springdale Borough Police Sgt. Mark Thom is charged with...
View ArticleMan Suing Springdale Officer Over Alleged Tasing Incident
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former Springdale Borough Police Sgt. Mark Thom is already headed to federal prison on federal civil right violations. He is accused of illegally tasing one man named Gary Cahill....
View ArticleCell Phone Video Captures Springdale Police “Taser Party”
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – New cell phone video allegedly shows Springdale Borough Police officers having a “Taser party.” “Ready, this is how you tase somebody,” an officer says in the video. The video is...
View ArticleSpringdale Residents Divide Over New “Smart Meters”
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The ‘smart meter’ attached to the pipes in Connie Fleck’s basement is a high tech way to measure her water usage digitally, it then transmits that data wirelessly to the utility. Or...
View ArticleTrain Hits Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Springdale Borough
SPRINGDALE BOROUGH (KDKA) –A tractor-trailer was hit by a train in Springdale Borough early Wednesday morning. According to police, the collision happened around 4:20 a.m. at a crossing on Railroad...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Alleged Hit List At Elementary School
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Springdale Police are investigating an alleged “kill list” found at Colfax Upper Elementary School. A teacher found the list late Tuesday afternoon and police were notified...
View ArticleSpringdale Police Chief Writes Stinging Letter About Harassment
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_2804201523201460084AA.mp4 SPRINGDALE (KDKA) — Springdale Borough Police Chief Julio Medeiros III has fired off a stinging letter addressed to the borough...
View ArticleSpringdale Borough High-Rise Evacuated Due To Small Fire, Smoke
SPRINGDALE BOROUGH (KDKA) – Crews were called to Springdale Borough Thursday morning for a report of small fire in a high-rise. The call initially came in as smoke on the sixth floor of Springdale...
View Article19-Year-Old Leads Police On Chase, Crashes Into Porch
O’HARA TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A 19-year-old man was taken into custody Saturday night after leading police on a car chase that ended with a crash. The incident started just before 6 p.m. in the northbound...
View ArticleCrews Spend Hours Recovering Car Found In The Allegheny River
SPRINGDALE, Pa. (KDKA) — For about four hours Sunday morning, several crews, including the Murrysville Medical and Dive team, worked to get this car out of the Allegheny River. (Photo Credit: Chris...
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