VALENCIA, Pa. (KDKA) — Two nursing aides are accused of dragging a 96-year-old man backward while he cried out in pain at The Arbors at St. Barnabas.

Heather Kilgore and Allison Schrey are being charged in connection with the alleged incident on May 5.

Adams Township police said once they were contacted, detectives spoke with the elderly man’s daughter. She claims Kilgore and Schrey knew they were being recorded because she told them she placed a Ring camera in the living room.

On May 6, she explained to investigators that through surveillance video, she witnessed her father in pain on the couch, which prompted her to review the video from the day prior. 

According to medical reports given to detectives, the 96-year-old suffered a broken vertebra and bruises on the arm from the whole ordeal. His family is now trying to find him a new safe place to call home.

Melinda Kutzer has a special needs son who is nonverbal and an 86-year-old mother who is in a personal care facility. She can’t help but think about if they had been the victim. 

“It’s critically, critically important that we have excellent nursing care, people that are compassionate and kind, people that want to be there, people that are paid a decent wage,” Kutzer said.

“If you know you’re being recorded, what are you doing when you’re not being recorded?” Kutzer continued. “It’s just shocking. It’s terrifying.”

The Arbors sits on a hilltop in Valencia. It’s owned and operated by St. Barnabas. KDKA-TV reached out to find out about the work status of Kilgore and Schrey but didn’t hear back. 

The detective on this case claims when Schrey was asked to come in for an interview, she started crying and said she didn’t want to hurt the man and she wants to be a nurse.

According to the affidavit, when Kilgore came in for an interview, she told a different tale until she was presented with the alleged video. They claim in that moment, she said they could’ve used a wheelchair to move the 96-year-old, but there wasn’t one nearby.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are working through a quarterback competition, and even if Russell Wilson started in “pole position,” things are heating up for the final week of the battle.

As the Steelers prepare for the Detroit Lions and their final preseason matchup, they’re opening up their competition and trying to find out which quarterback is the best fit for the season. Offensive coordinator Arthur Smith made it clear that the decision isn’t his to make, but also that the group is working to improve the opportunities for their quarterbacks in this final game.

“You know that’s not [the players’] standard; that’s not acceptable,” Smith said. “But at the same time, you’d rather go through that now than have that happen Week 1. There’s a lot going on there. We’ve had a really good camp, but the reality is when we’ve got in there under the lights … and this is taking nothing away from the other defenses, but we got to get out of our own way. Those are the things we have to clean up.”

According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, this is a “big week” for the two QBs. Both Wilson and Justin Fields will get plenty of opportunity to showcase themselves. Wilson holds the lead and has a shot to close out the competition. Meanwhile, Fields has one last chance to put himself ahead of the veteran after an impressive summer.

“This sets up as a massive week for Russell Wilson, who is set to practice without restriction for the first time since injuring his calf at the start of the summer. Wilson’s battled inconsistency since starting to work his way back, and with the injury healing, he’ll need to fix that. Justin Fields has impressed in practice, and shown his ability to extend plays, create a really cool element in the quarterback run game, but questions remain about how he processes information in the passing game,” Breer writes.

The Steelers will use all of their remaining time up until Week 1 to make the decision. In the past head coach Mike Tomlin announced the starter during his Week 1 press conference. That’s the expectation this year as well.

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Shortly following the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 4-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, Hannah Mears of SportsNet Pittsburgh reported that veteran right-hander Domingo German will get the starting nod Wednesday afternoon.

The 32-year old has made three appearances this season for the Pirates, all of which came in a relief role. In six total innings of work, German has allowed two runs on two hits and has struck out for batter while walking three.

German has spent the majority of his 2023 season in Triple-A with the Indianapolis Indians where he got hit around pretty good over the course of 13 starts. There, he posted a 5.29 ERA in 68 innings, producing a WHIP of 1.43 as opposing hitters hit .248 off of him. Prior to joining the Bucs this spring, German had a pretty solid career in six seasons with the New York Yankees where he went 31-28 in 115 outings (89 starts), pitching to the tune of a 4.39 ERA.

As for the Rangers, they announced that left-hander Andrew Heaney will get the ball to get things started, which could be good news for the Pirates. While he’s pitched relatively well this year, Texas has not backed him up with run support all season. On top of that, Heaney has had a rough go of it of late allowing 18 runs over his last four starts. In three of those games, he failed to go a complete five innings.

With the season winding down, the Pirates need to take this series against a team that has been scuffling before returning home to play seven straight games versus NL Central opponents. Their playoff hopes may seem dashed, but there’s still a chance they can get on a run and make a late surge.

First pitch between the Pirates and Rangers is set for 2:35 p.m. EST.

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