KITTANNING — State police and animal welfare authorities say dead and severely malnourished dogs were found inside a home over the weekend.

Police in Kittanning in Armstrong County say they went to the home after a 911 call on Saturday.

Humane officer Penny Dewoerhel of All American Ponies Inc. says she seized a dozen Great Danes, three of which were dead.

She says the surviving dogs were living in unsanitary conditions and were taken to a local veterinarian for treatment.

State police said charges were pending against the owner, whose name was not released.

PITTSBURGH — Officials say an elderly Pittsburgh man is dead after firefighters struggled to battle a blaze at his home because it was packed chest-high with belongings.Investigators say 77-year-old John Rabusseau died Wednesday morning in the fire at his home in the city's Crafton Heights neighborhood. Deputy Fire Chief Dan Hennessy says Rabusseau was a hoarder whose five-foot piles of collectibles made it hard for firefighters to access the building.Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.

JEANNETTE — A woman faces endangerment charges for allegedly leaving her elderly husband alone in bed for days at a time while she visited her boyfriend.Police say 55-year-old Kathleen Latourette would leave her 86-year-old husband, John, alone at their home in Jeanette, Westmoreland County. Investigators say they found soiled diapers scattered throughout his room and dog feces on the floor.The couple’s daughter called police after investigators she found her father naked on the kitchen floor. Police say John Latourette has dementia, prostate cancer and a lumbar fracture.