PITTSBURGH — An elderly funeral director has been charged in the shooting death of a man that authorities allege stemmed from a dispute over a vacant house.

William Welsh, 89, is charged in Allegheny County with criminal homicide. Police said they were called to the scene near his funeral home shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday and found William Menni, 58, shot in the back of the head.

Authorities allege that the defendant told them that he and his son had an ongoing dispute with the victim about a vacant home being demolished adjacent to the funeral home parking lot.

Homestead Mayor Betty Esper said the victim worked for Welsh as an embalmer, and Welsh maintained the home for the building owner, who lives in California.

NOXEN — A helicopter crash in a rugged, wooded area of northeastern Pennsylvania claimed the lives of five people, including one child, officials said Sunday. The crash happened Saturday night after the pilot told air traffic controllers he was losing altitude, according to the county coroner.Wyoming County coroner Thomas Kukuchka said the pilot contacted a nearby tower around 10:30 p.m. saying he would attempt to return to another airfield nearby.Although the names of those on board have not been released, Kukuchka said three men, a woman and a child were on board.Although it was not clear if weather played a role in the crash, Kukuchka said there were severe thunderstorms in the area.

PITTSBURGH — A defense attorney says a University of Pittsburgh medical researcher plans to waive extradition on charges of having fatally poisoned his neurologist wife with cyanide.Attorney William Difenderfer says 64-year-old Dr. Robert Ferrante plans to waive extradition at a hearing today in West Virginia, where he was taken into custody Thursday night. Autumn Marie Klein died April 20 after suddenly falling ill.