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As the United States continues providing Israel with munitions, the Pentagon will deliver food and other assistance to Gazans by sea and air.

President Biden’s decision to order the U.S. military to build a floating pier off the Gaza Strip that would allow aid to be delivered by sea puts American service members in a new phase of their humanitarian aid history. The same military that is sending the weapons and bombs that Israel is using in Gaza is now also sending food and water into the besieged territory.

The floating pier idea came a week after Mr. Biden authorized humanitarian airdrops for Gaza, which relief experts criticized as inadequate. Even the floating pier, aid experts say, will not do enough to alleviate the suffering in the territory, where residents are on the brink of starvation.

Source: U.S. Military Enters a New Phase With Gaza Aid Operations

Source: Pennsylvania’s path to legalizing cannabis faces numerous hurdles

Crash happened early Friday morning

The crash happened on the line of the city’s Beechview and Brookline neighborhoods.

Allegheny County 911 dispatchers said police, firefighters and paramedics were all called to the scene though no one was taken to the hospital.

Power has since been restored.

Source: Power outages reported after vehicle crashes into pole in Pittsburgh

A 32-year-old man was shot in the chest, according to Allegheny County Police

Police said they received a call for a shooting around 10:30 Thursday night on the 600 block of Long Road.

When first responder got the scene, they found a 32-year-old man shot in the chest.

He was taken to a hospital where he later died.

On Friday morning the victim was identified as Andrew William Miller, of Verona.

Police said after further investigation, the shooting happened after a fight broke out just outside the World Class Tavern.

If you have any information, you are asked to call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.

Source: Man dead after shooting outside Penn Hills tavern

President Joe Biden will give his State of the Union address, a high-stakes moment as he looks to convince voters to give him a second term in the White House.

Source: CNN

The feeling of relief that drivers experience when their meter expires but there’s no ticket waiting for them on their car windshield may soon be disappearing in Pittsburgh.

That’s because the City Council preliminarily approved legislation Wednesday that would allow the city’s parking authority to mail tickets to parking violators, in addition to placing them on windshields. 

“It’s not going to change what we do today,” Parking Authority Executive Director David Onorato said in an interview. “It’s going to give us another option to give out tickets.”

Source: Pittsburgh parking tickets could soon be issued by mail

An airport spokesperson said the flight landed safely and taxied to a gate, but did not elaborate on what the mechanical issue was.

Source: Delta flight bound for Dallas diverts to Pittsburgh after mechanical issue

The decision swiftly ended the legal fight over whether states can bar Trump from their ballots based on the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.

Source: Supreme Court rules states can’t kick Trump off the ballot

The ex-ambassador is the first woman to win a Republican primary, but Donald Trump is still way ahead.

She lost in South Carolina, her home state. But she is the first woman to win a Republican primary in US history.

Mr Trump however has a huge lead over Ms Haley and is likely to face Joe Biden in the November election.

The BBC’s US partner CBS reports that Ms Haley will receive all 19 Republican delegates who were up for grabs in Washington DC, giving her 43 delegates nationwide – well behind Mr Trump’s 247.

Ms Haley, a former US ambassador to the UN, won 62.9% of the vote, to Mr Trump’s 33.2%.

It is seen as a largely symbolic win, as the capital is a heavily Democrat-leaning jurisdiction, with only about 23,000 registered Republicans in the city.

Source: Nikki Haley beats Donald Trump in Washington DC for first primary victory

The victim was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the hospital, Allegheny County police said.

The shooting happened around 5:40 p.m. in the area of 3rd and Boquet streets. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 saw markers indicating shell casings on the ground.

The victim was found in critical condition and was pronounced dead at the hospital, county police Lt. Venerando Costa said.

On Tuesday morning, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Ronald Fuller, 19, of McKees Rocks.

Someone approached and shot at Fuller, who returned fire but was struck by the gunfire, according to a statement from county police.

A neighbor’s dog was caught in the crossfire and died at a veterinarian’s office, Costa said.

The suspect fled the scene. No description of that person was available.

Anyone with information is asked to call 833-ALL-TIPS. Anonymous calls will be accepted.

This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for updates. Download the WTAE mobile app to stay connected with breaking news.

 

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Source: McKees Rocks shooting on Boquet Street

Blizzard warnings were issued for the Sierra Nevada through Sunday

While most of the storm has passed through the Sierra Nevada by Monday morning, some additional snow was expected. Scattered thunderstorms were likely and another 2 feet of snow was possible at higher elevations, the National Weather Service office in Sacramento said.

Communities across the region were digging out of the snowdrifts which had reached the roofs of some homes, and trapped people inside.

Power had mostly been restored by Monday after more than 40,000 homes suffered outages this weekend. Still, more than 7,500 customers remained without power, according to utility tracker poweroutage.us.

Source: California blizzard hits Sierra Nevada and shuts down roads and ski resorts

Blizzard conditions continued to slam Northern California over the weekend with damaging winds and heavy snow dumping on mountain ridges down to the valleys.

Source: California blizzard: Powerful California blizzard shuts down roads and ski resorts as heavy snow and winds slam mountains | CNN

The indoor adventure park offers trampolines, two go-cart tracks and multiple other activities fit for visitors of all ages.

NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. — It’s the opening weekend for a new adventure park in Westmoreland County.

Urban Air in North Huntingdon opened on Saturday.

The 70,000-square-foot indoor adventure park offers trampolines, two go-cart tracks and multiple other activities fit for visitors of all ages.

“We’ve got all kinds of other adventure attractions, climbing walls, drop zone, dunk ball, battle beam — where kids can have a fight with batons and maybe some adults can do some couples therapy,” said John Wambold of Urban Air.

OPEN PLAY HOURS: NEXT 7 DAYS

MONDAY

/ 03-04

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

TUESDAY

/ 03-05

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

WEDNESDAY

/ 03-06

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

THURSDAY

/ 03-07

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

FRIDAY

/ 03-08

4:00 PM – 9:00 PM

SATURDAY

/ 03-09

10:00 AM – 9:00 PM

SUNDAY

/ 03-10

11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

The adventure park located on Mills Drive is open daily. Click here to learn more.

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Source: 70,000 square foot adventure park opens in North Huntingdon

PITTSBURGH —

Ample sunshine today as Spring has sprung with highs in the middle and upper 60s for most of us today. We will see our first 70 degree day of the year Monday with ample sunshine. We should tie the record high of 74 set in 1992 and 1996. Highs remain in the 70s on Tuesday with increasing clouds through the day. Rain looks to arrive well after sunset with rain showers around on Wednesday. We cool down but remain above normal until our next cold front Saturday brings more rain and seasonal temperatures.

Tonight: Clear. Low of 45.
Tomorrow: Sunny. High of 74 (record high).
Tuesday: Increasing clouds. High of 72. Low of 50.

Source: Record high possible Monday

More than 61,000 pounds of steamed chicken soup dumplings sold at Trader Joe’s are being recalled for possibly containing hard plastic, US regulators announced Saturday.

The Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service noted that the now-recalled dumplings, which are produced by the California-based CJ Foods Manufacturing Beaumont Corp., may be contaminated with foreign materials — “specifically hard plastic from a permanent marker pen.”

The recall arrives after consumers reported finding hard plastic in the Trader Joe’s-branded products, FSIS said.

To date, no related illnesses or injures have been reported.

Source: Over 61,000 pounds of Trader Joe’s chicken soup dumplings recalled…

FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. — A body was found in a state park in Fayette County Sunday afternoon.

A Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson says a man’s body was found at Ohiopyle State Park. Fayette County dispatchers say police responded to the park just before 4 p.m.

State police are investigating the man’s death.

Source: Body found in Ohiopyle State Park; Pennsylvania State Police investigating

Rite Aid plans to close 77 stores nationwide, new court documents show. Here’s where closures will be happening in PA:

Seven Pennsylvania stores are slated to close. They are:

• 6822 Hamilton Blvd. (Allentown)
• 1600 9th Ave. (Altoona)
• 472 N. Main St. (Doylestown)
• 200 North Antrim Way (Greencastle)
• 501 South 29th St. Ste. A (Harrisburg)
• 200 Kimberton Rd. (Phoenixville)
• 60 South Water St. (Sharon)

The latest spate of closures comes after the struggling drugstore chain filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in October, and announced plans to close 150 stores. Since filing for bankruptcy, Rite Aid has said it will close 431 stores, according to MassLive.

Source: 7 Rite Aid Stores Closing In PA; Among 77 Nationwide

PITTSBURGH —

Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed at Station Square late Friday night.

Officers had the area outside the Hard Rock Cafe taped off.

Pittsburgh’s public safety office said officers found a man who had been shot in the pelvis just before midnight. Officers applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding, but the man quickly got worse. He was taken to UPMC Mercy, where he later died.

The Allegheny County medical examiner identified the victim as 25-year-old David Anthony Utley-Ralph, of Mount Morris.

Officials said police are searching for a smaller U-Haul box truck that fled the scene. There were no descriptions of a suspect or suspects.

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 is working to learn more about this fatal shooting.

Source: Man killed in shooting at Station Square

SWAT teams are on scene of an incident in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood involving a barricaded man.

PITTSBURGH — A man was arrested after a SWAT situation in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood Saturday morning.

Police and SWAT teams responded to South Atlantic Avenue near Harriet Street before 9 a.m. for a man barricaded inside an apartment that he doesn’t live in.

The man reportedly has active warrants.

Source: Barricaded man arrested after SWAT situation in Pittsburgh neighborhood

TEL AVIV, Israel – The U.S. military on Saturday said it began dropping food over the Gaza Strip, a war-torn enclave desperate for humanitarian aid.

A “a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza” of over 38,000 meals along the coastline using C-130 aircraft was conducted by U.S. and Jordanian air forces, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

“We are conducting planning for potential follow-on airborne aid delivery missions,” CENTCOM said.

President Biden on Friday said the U.S. would carry out airdrops in coming days, “redouble our efforts to open a maritime corridor, and expand deliveries by land.”

Source: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/02/1235485952/gaza-aidrops-us-military-humanitarian-aid

Video sent to Channel 11 shows the man lying on the pavement as he is assaulted by a group of people.

PITTSBURGH — A man has been taken into custody in connection to an attack near Pittsburgh’s Market Square last week.

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David Rivera surrendered to deputies Friday morning, according to the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department. He is charged by Pittsburgh police with felony aggravated assault for his alleged role in the the violent attack of a man.

Channel 11 exclusively first reported the attack this week, with video that appears to show a homeless man lying on the pavement as he is assaulted by a group of people.

Source: Suspect in violent group attack of homeless man near Market Square taken into custody

Police in Latrobe say a man was seriously injured in a stabbing on Jefferson Street on Thursday.

It happened around 10 p.m. Police said the incident was the result of a family domestic situation.

The male victim was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment.

Police said a female has been charged with criminal attempt of homicide and aggravated assault. Chief Richard Bosco said there is no additional threat to the community.

The names of those involved in the incident were not immediately released.

Source: https://www.wtae.com/article/latrobe-stabbing-jefferson-street/60040909

Ben and Lindsey Ereditario were expecting their first child to arrive on Sunday, but little Louis waited until Thursday to make his appearance at Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg.

He’s among several newborns in the region who joined the ranks of Leap Year babies that day. There are an estimated 360,000 Leaplings in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration.

There are about 5 million people out of the global population of about 8 billion who were born on Feb. 29, according to The Associated Press.

Source: Babies leap into Leap Year birthdays

Girl was found walking early Thursday.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said the girl was wearing a T-shirt, and it is unknown how long she was exposed to the elements.

The girl was evaluated for cold exposure and vomiting and taken to the hospital with hypothermia in serious but stable condition.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said the girl was later alert and speaking at the hospital.

Authorities were able to locate the girl’s child’s mother. Police said the child was in the care of a young babysitter at the time this occurred. Investigators say she somehow opened the door and slipped out of the house in the middle of the night.

When her mother came to pick her up in the morning, the child was missing and 911 was called.

No charges are expected at this time.

Source: Little girl in the hospital with hypothermia after being found wandering in the cold in Pittsburgh

A Pittsburgh staple is giving away free beer in celebration of Leap Day.

“We celebrated four years ago with free beer – and it was a huge success,” said Golomb. “It’s an extra day. A bonus. Raise a beer and enjoy it.”

The beer is limited to one per customer.

Visit www.primantibros.com/locations to find out where the free beer for Leap Year is available across Pennsylvania.

Our shortest month gets a day longer this year, as 2024 is a leap year. Thursday, Feb. 29 is the extra day on the calendar and to celebrate, some companies are offering customers discounts or free food.

Known as “leap day,” Feb. 29 is tacked on and becomes the last day of the shortest month of the year every four years. And beyond giving people an extra day to reach their goals, there is science behind why we have leap days.

For those celebrating their birthdays on Feb. 29, it is the rarest birthday a person can have, given that Feb. 29 occurs only once every 1,461 days.

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Source: Primanti Brothers to give free beer for Leap Day

The system could speed up how often parking attendants pass through a neighborhood, which would be a boon to the authority whose staffing numbers have dwindled since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: Pittsburgh Parking Authority could soon issue tickets by mail

Has your child ever wanted to be featured in a film? Netflix is asking area kids to apply to be stand-ins and doubles for a horror movie.

PITTSBURGH — Has your child ever wanted to be featured in a film? Netflix is asking area kids to apply to be stand-ins and doubles for a horror movie.

“The Deliverance,” a faith-based horror film involving demonic possession, is looking for kids to film an additional scene in Pittsburgh on March 4.

The film is looking for two roles:

Source: Netflix horror movie filming in Pittsburgh looking for kid stand-ins, doubles

An out-of-control wildfire is threatening Texas Panhandle towns and forcing residents to evacuate.

Source: CNN