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PITTSBURGH — Authorities say an irate passenger stabbed a Pittsburgh bus driver six times after being ordered to get off the bus.
Pittsburgh police say they hope surveillance images from a bus security camera lead them to the man who stabbed the 47-year-old bus driver Thursday evening. Investigators say the man was part of a group that argued with other passengers then was ordered off the bus. Police say the unidentified suspect punched the driver then stabbed him.
Officials did not release the name of the driver. He was hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
POTTSTOWN — An official says it was likely lightning that killed 11 sheep found dead on a southeastern Pennsylvania farm.Ray Kolb, chairman of the East Coventry Township Board of Supervisors, says a woman found the dead sheep while walking on Wednesday morning.Kolb said that the sheep were found lying in a circle and there was evidence of a lightning strike.
BUSHKILL — Authorities say a road rage encounter between two neighbors sparked a sword attack. Court papers say the dispute started when a man made an obscene gesture while passing a vehicle carrying three other men, including a neighbor.State police say 52-year-old Joseph Lisco Sr., who's the father of the man who made the gesture, came out of his home with a sword to intervene.The Pocono Record reports that court documents say Lisco slashed 21-year-old Anthony Cangemi on the head and leg as he struggled with Lisco's son.
