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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Miami Herald
Mom dies after tree branch falls on her at daughter's softball camp, PA family says
A family is mourning after they say a woman was hit by a falling tree branch at a softball camp in Pennsylvania, killing her. Gendie Miller and her husband, Bill, were watching their daughter play softball at the Western Pennsylvania College Showcase Camp in McKeesport on July 24, WPXI reported. The couple was sitting under a 'large shady tree since temperatures were in the 90s' while their daughter performed drills before a scrimmage in front of college coaches, according to a GoFundMe page. Then, Bill Miller heard a cracking sound, WTAE reported. 'I said to my wife, 'Let's go.' I jumped out of my chair, felt a small branch of some sort that grazed my leg. And I immediately turned to my right to look back at her, and she was face down with large, multiple branches and limbs,' Bill Miller told the news outlet. Gendie Miller was knocked unconscious. As she was being transported to a hospital, she stopped breathing and was pronounced dead on arrival, the GoFundMe said. 'It's such a crazy, freak accident,' family friend Luka Bompiani told WPXI. 'There's no weather involved, no wind. They were just sitting under a tree watching their daughter play softball.' Nitro Fastpitch 16U Walker said in a Facebook post that the Nitro family mourns the loss of Gendie Miller as it 'is felt through waves of grief and sorrow.' 'We didn't know that could happen so soon. The next few weeks will be tough. I love you Gendie Miller. Until we meet again, I love you forever,' Brandon Bickle, who said Gendie Miller was his aunt, wrote in a Facebook post. McKeesport Mayor Michael Cherepko said in a statement to WTAE that the city's 'thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time.' 'An evening that started like any other, with families and friends gathered in the park for a game, has ended in tragedy after this horrible accident,' Cherepko said, according to the outlet. McKeesport is about a 15-mile drive southeast from Pittsburgh.
Miami Herald
22-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Fake nurse stole medicine across multiple states using 20 aliases, PA cops say
A woman accused of impersonating a nurse to obtain prescription medications had a warrant for her arrest in four states, according to Pennsylvania authorities and news reports. Shannon Womack was pulled over during a routine stop in Washington County in April and gave troopers improper identification, state police said in a July 21 news release. The name she gave was one of 20 different aliases associated with the 39-year-old woman, according to police. Troopers said Womack had multiple warrants in Georgia, New Jersey, Indiana and Tennessee for charges of fraud and impersonating a nurse, according to WPXI. She also pretended to be a nurse in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, police said, but was not licensed in any of the states. She is listed as a 'nursing imposter' by the Georgia Board of Nursing. The board said Womack never applied for a nursing license despite allegations of her working as a nurse. In Pennsylvania, Womack fraudulently worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Nurse or RN Supervisor nurse in nine rehabilitation and nursing home facilities in Allegheny, Erie, Washington, Bradford, Beaver and Westmoreland counties, reported. She is accused of working up to 10 shifts at the health care facilities and was put on a 'Do Not Retain' list at each of them for misconduct, according to WPXI. 'Womack was able to secure these nursing positions through staffing agencies by submitting fraudulently signed documents and also by creating a false LLC to self-deploy herself to multiple states,' according to state police, which said she had seven different Social Security numbers associated to her name. Trooper Rocco Gagliardi said Womack pretended to be her own secretary when she answered phone calls before continuing the calls using her nursing identity, WPXI reported. According to the station, aliases she is accused of using include 'Angel Renee Kelly, Shannon Nicole Lawson, Shannon Nicole Parham, Shannon Nicole Abiola, Shannon Nicole Armstrong, Shannon Abiola-Parham, Shannon Nicole Womack, Shannon Nicole Lethes, Shannon Nicole Robinson and Shannon Lee Lawson.' Police said Womack failed to properly administer medications at many of the facilities, stealing them for her own benefit, according to TribLive. 'This is a vile act or acts, I should say, not only taking advantage of older citizens in this commonwealth but them not receiving the care that they need nor the medication they need because of someone that puts themself in this position to defraud them,' Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh said in a news briefing, according to WTAE. When troopers executed a search warrant on her vehicle, they found other people's prescribed medications, multiple forms of identification and medical equipment, state police said. Her behavior is believed to have started during during a nationwide nursing shortage in 2020. 'During that COVID time, they got hit hard and they needed help,' Gagliardi told WTAE. 'So, it wasn't uncommon for these different residents, locations, agencies to reach out to host agencies and say, we need some extra shifts filled. That started in 2020, and it was such an easy transition, she just kept going after that.' Womack's charges include corrupt organizations, endangering the welfare of care, unlawful use of a computer, identity theft, forgery and theft of unlawful taking.
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Paul Skenes Tames Tigers, FINALLY Gets Rewarded With Win
This article originally appeared The Pittsburgh Pirates brushed off an abysmal performance this weekend by defeating the MLB-best Detroit Tigers 3-0 behind a dazzling start from Paul Skenes at PNC Park on Monday night. How We Got There Skenes (5-8) ended his winless drought after blanking the Tigers (60-41), who entered play with the best record in baseball, across six-strong innings. The right-hander retired the first six batters he faced, worked out of a couple jams in the third and fourth innings before posting 1-2-3 fifth and sixth innings to end his night. He retired the final seven batters he faced Click here to read more from Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pirates Preview: Can Bucs at Least Salvage Series vs. White Sox?
This article originally appeared on The Pittsburgh Pirates were shellacked 10-4 by the Chicago White Sox on Saturday night for their second-straight loss. The Pirates built a three-run lead, but the bullpen imploded and allowed eight runs over the final four innings. With the loss, the Pirates have lost 10 of their last 11 games. The Pirates (39-60) will look to salvage their weekend series with the White Sox (34-65) on Sunday afternoon. Click here to read more from Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Pirates Preview: Can Bucs Bounce Back After Ugly Loss?
This article originally appeared on Click here to read more from The Pittsburgh Pirates didn't come out with any juice in their first game after the All-Star break and were defeated 10-1 by the Chicago White Sox at PNC Park on Friday night. Bailey Falter's struggles continued and the offense did what it has done for most of the season. The Pirates (39-59) will look to rebound against the White Sox (33-65) in the second game of the series on Saturday night. Click here to read more from Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
