Community Holds Vigil For Missing 70-Year-Old Woman, Janet Walsh
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — More than 50 white candles flickered through the pews of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church in Shaler Township on Saturday. There was a candlelight vigil for 70-year-old...
View ArticleShaler Twp. Man Sentenced To 5 Years After Investigators Found 3,000 Images...
SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A Shaler Township man will spend more than 5 years behind bars after investigators seized nearly 3,000 images and 60 videos of child pornography on his devices. Brian...
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At Least 1 Person Transported After Driver Crashes Into Home In Shaler Township
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — At least one person was taken to the hospital after a driver crashed into a home in Shaler Township. (Photo Credit: NewsChopper 2) Officials are on the scene Friday on the 300...
View ArticleWoman Injured After SUV Goes Over Hillside In Shaler
SHALER, Pa. (KDKA) – A woman may be injured after her SUV went over a hillside in Shaler. Shaler Township Police say a woman drove her car over an embankment near the edge of a driveway around 1 p.m....
View ArticleEast Elfinwild Road In Shaler Township To Close For Bridge Reconstruction
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – East Elfinwild Road will close near the intersection with Route 8 at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, March 16. The closure is expected to last until December so crews can rebuild the...
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Shaler Police Exercising Cleaning Protocol Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Police officers are among those dealing with the unknown public health threat of Coronavirus when dealing with 911 calls. For Shaler Police officers, they have gloves,...
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Cherry City Volunteer Fire Department Raises Enough Money To Provide 45,000...
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – There is really only one thing spreading faster than COVID-19 and that is kindness. A collaborative effort between a caterer, wedding vendor, and volunteers from the Cherry...
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Large Brush Fire, Down Telephone Wires Temporarily Restricts Traffic In...
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Shaler Township police say a large brush fire and down telephone wires restricted traffic. (Photo Credit: Shaler Township Police/Twitter) On Tuesday, the police said...
View ArticleDriver Trapped In Car After Crash On Route 8 In Shaler Township
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Officials say a driver was trapped in their car after a crash on Route 8 in Shaler Township. On Wednesday, the Shaler Township Police Department said Route 8 was temporarily...
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North Hills Community Outreach And Shaler Police Officers Deliver Food To...
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A local police department partnered with North Hills Community Outreach to deliver food to seniors. The Shaler Township Police Department delivered produce and dry food items...
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First Responders Rescue 80-Year-Old Woman After Vehicle Crashes Over Hillside...
SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — First responders rescued a woman after a car crashed over a hillside in Shaler Township early Tuesday morning. #BREAKING: Police, Fire, and EMS on scene trying to rescue a...
View ArticleRoute 8 Northbound In Shaler Closed Due To Water Main Break
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Traffic is closed in the northbound direction along Route 8 due to a water main break. According to Shaler Township Police, crews are working to repair the break that took...
View ArticleCompeting Protests Gather In Shaler Township
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Two opposing rallies gathered on opposite sides of Mount Royal Boulevard in Shaler Saturday afternoon. A Black Lives Matter rally of over 100 people stood outside of Shaler...
View ArticleCrash Closes Portion Of Route 8 In Shaler
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A crash has shut down a portion of Route 8 in Shaler Township. According to Shaler Township Police, the crash has shut down Route 8 at Spencer Lane Extension (Glenshaw...
View ArticleCrews Salvage Family-Owned Steel Fabrication Company In Shaler Township
SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A close call in Shaler today. Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire inside of a family-owned steel fabrication company, VB Fabricators. Crews were able to quickly knock...
View ArticlePedestrian Hit, Killed By Train Near Route 28 In Shaler Township
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER, Pa. (KDKA) — Officials say a pedestrian was hit and killed by a train in Shaler Township. Shaler: Railroad incident3.0 Mile Marker of Route 28 NB. Police, Fire and EMS...
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5 Departments Battle Shaler Township House Fire
SHALER, Pa. (KDKA) – Thursday morning, crews battled a house fire near Victory Road in Shaler Township. The challenge for firefighters wasn’t so much about the fire itself, but rather where the home is...
View ArticleWater Main Break Closes Portion Of Wible Run Road In Shaler Township
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A water main break has shut down a portion of Wible Run Road in Shaler Township. The break has shut down Wible Run Road between Soose Road and the lower...
View ArticlePortion Of Babcock Boulevard Shut Down Due To Fire At Auto Sales Store
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER (KDKA) – Crews are on the scene of a fire at Mark One Auto Sales on Babcock Boulevard in Shaler. According to crews on scene, the fire is contained and there are no...
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Police Officer Catches Up To Robbery Suspect Making A Getaway In Shaler Township
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A Shaler Township police officer was able to catch up with a robbery suspect just minutes after a hold up at a GetGo on Route 8 over the weekend. Police...
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Tree Falls Onto House In Shaler Township, Significant Damage Reported
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – A massive tree fell onto the roof of a home in Shaler Township during Friday’s high winds. According to the Undercliff Volunteer Fire Department, just...
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Lit Cigarette To Blame For Fire That Spread Through Shaler Home
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A cigarette sparked a house fire in Shaler on Sunday evening. The deputy fire chief tells KDKA that someone was smoking on the front porch of the house...
View Article‘We Decided To Make A Change:’ Parents That Helped Start Drug Take Back Day...
By: Jessica Guay PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Police departments in the area marked another successful National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The program in Shaler Township was spearheaded 10 years ago by a...
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2 Injured After U-Haul Truck Crashes Into Shaler Home
SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – A driver and passenger were taken to the hospital after a U-Haul truck smashed into a home in Shaler. The pickup apparently lost control on a steep hill and slammed right...
View ArticleWilliam Holt, 54, Accused Of Robbing Sunoco Gas Station, Crashing Vehicle...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Shaler Township Police have arrested a man they accuse of robbing a Sunoco gas station and crashing his vehicle shortly after the incident. Police say...
View ArticleShaler Township Allowing Soliciting After Temporary Ban During Coronavirus...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Door-to-door soliciting is allowed to resume in Shaler Township after approval from the Board of Commissioners and Township Management. Solicitation can...
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Reserve Elementary Students Dedicate Walking Trail To Late, Beloved Teacher
SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Students at Reserve Elementary School in Shaler on Tuesday remembered a teacher who died suddenly last fall. They dedicated a walking trail to their late teacher, Kim...
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Dispute Over Ownership Of Underground Pipe On Seavey Rd. Complicates Repairs...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Many communities are left with a flood of concern after flash flooding forced residents to escape to higher ground during Monday’s heavy storms. One of...
View ArticleWater Main Break In Shaler Township Sends Water Shooting Into Air For More...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — A water main break sent water into the air in Shaler Township for more than four hours. WOW! KDKA viewer Sara Schmitt sent this video of a powerful...
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Seavey Road In Shaler Township Floods Again Following Early Morning Storms
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Early morning storms have once again caused major flooding in one neighborhood. Residents say they’ve reached out to everybody they could think of for help, but road repairs...
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40 Students, Driver Rescued After School Bus Trapped In Rising Flood Waters
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Forty students and a driver needed to be rescued on Wednesday morning when a school bus was overtaken by floodwaters along Seavey Road. Numerous area roadways became flooded as...
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Student Trapped On Shaler School Bus In Rising Flood Waters Describes Frantic...
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — KDKA talked exclusively to a Shaler Area High School student who was trapped on a school bus in rising flood waters along Seavey Road. The road flooded after the remnants of...
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For 4th Time In 15 Years, Shaler Residents Cleaning Up After Major Flooding
SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — In Shaler Township, it’s déjà vu all over again. The grim task of cleaning up is once again on the agenda. The remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the area on Wednesday, and it’s the...
View ArticleFormer Shaler Villa VFC Assistant Fire Chief Andrew Gerst Dies
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — The Shaler Villa Volunteer Fire Company is mourning the loss of one of its own. Former assistant chief Andrew Gerst died this week. He joined the company...
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2 Hospitalized After School Van Crashes In Shaler Township
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) – Two people were taken to the hospital after a school van crashed in Shaler Township. It happened Tuesday afternoon on Route 8. The van, carrying two...
View ArticleCommunity Celebrates Shaler Woman’s 100th Birthday
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – It was a special celebration in Shaler Township. Dorothy Genser just turned 100-years-young and the community gave her a parade of her own. Police cars,...
View ArticleShaler Township Police Warning Residents Of String Of Car Break-Ins
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) – Residents in Shaler Township have fallen victim to a string of thefts. Shaler Township Police are now warning everyone of thefts from vehicles. The...
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Driver Slams Through Garage In Shaler Township
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A vehicle went on a wild ride overnight, slamming into a garage in Shaler Township. The crash occurred at the corner of Geyer Road and Wynne Street....
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Mysterious Disappearance Of 70-Year-Old Janet Walsh From Shaler Remains...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are renewing their call to the public for help finding a missing Shaler Township woman who disappeared two years ago. Janet Walsh, 70, was reported...
View ArticleMan Arrested At North Hills Park Following FBI Sting Operation
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SHALER, Pa. (KDKA) — The FBI arrested a man accused of trying to meet up with a 12-year-old girl for sex at a park in Shaler. It was all part of an undercover sting, with an...
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