Pittsburg, PA

8 rabbits dumped, left to

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8 months ago

June 5, 2025

A humane officer is asking the public for help after eight rabbits were dumped and left to a “very long, slow death” in Armstrong County.

Armstrong County humane officer Chris Jirak O’Donnell is trying to find whoever is responsible for abandoning eight Angora rabbits on a gas well road at Keystone Lake in Rural Valley.

The bunnies were found by a family who had gone fishing. They called 911 and O’Donnell was called in to investigate.

(Photos provided by Chris Jirak O’Donnell)

“This was an incredibly cruel act. These animals had no chance of survival. And, the rabbits’ conditions would likely have made it a very long, slow death,” O’Donnell said in a new release.

The rabbits were taken to BunRabit’s Rescue in Greensburg. There, manager Nichole Gunderson spent hours shaving and treating the rabbits. Under their matted fur, O’Donnell said Gunderson found bite wounds, thin bodies and a broken toe. Veterinary treatment for the bunnies is being arranged.

Abandoning the rabbits without food or vet care could result in misdemeanor charges. Depending on the veterinary exam results, those responsible could even face felonies.

Anyone with information is asked to contact humane officer O’Donnell at humaneofficerac@gmail.com or by calling 724-954-9515.

Madeline Bartos

Madeline Bartos is a digital web producer for CBS Pittsburgh who has worked with KDKA since 2019.

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Pittsburg, PA

Penguins rout Blackhawks 6-2 for 5th consecutive win

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11 hours ago

January 30, 2026

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Penguins rout Blackhawks 6-2 for 5th consecutive win

January 29, 2026 / 9:52 PM EST
/ AP

Egor Chinakhov and Anthony Mantha scored on rushes in a 31-second span in Pittsburgh’s four-goal second period, helping the Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Thursday night for their fifth straight victory.

Connor Dewar scored twice, Ben Kindel and Ryan Shea added goals, and Arturs Silovs made 17 saves. Mantha, Shea and Noel Acciari each had two assists.

The Penguins had been off since sweeping a four-game trip with a victory over Vancouver on Sunday, with forward Bryan Rust starting a three-game suspension for a check to Canucks forward Brock Boeser’s head.

Connor Murphy and Connor Bedard scored for Chicago, and Soderblom stopped 38 shots in the first game of a back-to-back. The Blackhawks have lost four straight, falling 4-3 in a shootout in Minnesota on Tuesday night.

Kindel gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead at 5:54 of the second period. He came down the left side and beat Soderblom to the far side with a wrister.

Chinakhov slipped a shots between Arvid Soderblom’s leg pads with 4:30 left in the period, and Mantha also beat Soderblom through the legs with 3:59 to go. Shea capped the spree with 30 seconds left in the period, and Dewar added his second of the night with 6:01 left in the third.

Bedard fired a wrist shot past Silovs with 5:21 to go for his 21st of the season.

Murphy opened the scoring for Chicago at 9:32 of the first. Dewar tied it 1:52 later.

Penguins forward Rutger McGroarty was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League for his NHL game since sustaining a concussion in practice Jan. 6. He had five shots, three hits and a block in 10:36.

Blackhawks: Host Columbus on Friday night.

Penguins: Host the New York Rangers on Saturday.

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