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NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. —

A man showed up at the hospital after being shot in New Kensington, Westmoreland County.

The shooting happened on the 1300 block of Leishman Avenue a little before 7:45 p.m.

According to authorities in Westmoreland County, the man was taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital in a private vehicle and then taken to a Pittsburgh-area hospital by medical helicopter.

No arrests have been announced.

Source: Man shows up at the hospital after being shot in New Kensington

Police said it happened inside the women’s restroom at Shorty’s Pins X Pints on the North Shore on April 10.

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Allegheny County police said first responders found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso.

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Allegheny County homicide detectives were called to a home on Pittsburgh Street in Springdale Borough on Monday afternoon.

The woman and a man, both of whom had been shot, were found by a maintenance worker, Sgt. Todd Dolfi said.

County homicide detectives were called to the apartment in the 1000 block of Pittsburgh Street at about 3:40 p.m.

“They’ve only lived here two weeks,” neighbor, Janelle Conroy said. ”They just moved in.”

The names of the deceased have not yet been released.

Police said a maintenance worker discovered the man and woman when he stopped by just after 3:30 Monday afternoon.

“As soon as I came home a maintenance man was here to change locks, to install new locks for them, and he went inside and found them, and I guess he shot right back out because he didn’t want to disturb anything of course,” Beth Hovet said.

Beth Hovet lives in one of the connected apartments.

“I haven’t seen them in a while,” Hovet said. “A lot of people around here are really close. They kinda look out for each other.”

Source: 2 people found shot, dead inside Springdale apartment

Wildfires in Arizona, Nebraska and New Mexico have left at least one person dead and destroyed hundreds of structures.

By Jesus Jiménez and Farah Eltohamy

April 24, 2022

McKenna Thompson, 30, was not too worried when she learned last week that she was among thousands of people across Arizona, Nebraska and New Mexico who would be forced to leave as wildfires approached.

She had been driving back home to Flagstaff, Ariz., when she heard about the evacuation order. As smoke swirled around her car and the skies darkened, she soon felt as if she were “looking at hell,” she said on Sunday. She picked up her 2-year-old son and her mother and drove to a cafe to wait out the fire.

A few hours later, she learned that her home had burned down.

Ms. Thompson was caught up in the Tunnel Fire, which officials estimate has damaged or destroyed 30 homes. Displaced families have been left with rubble, ashes and a harrowing reminder of what they’ve lost.

“Everything is gone,” Ms. Thompson said.

The Tunnel Fire was one of many wildfires this past week that have collectively scorched more than 150,000 acres and forced the evacuations of at least 4,000 homes, officials said. The fires, which have been blamed for at least one death, are part of an early and active season across the country, as wildfires have also plagued California, Colorado and Texas.

Source: Wildfires Burn More Than 150,000 Acres in Three States – The New York Times

By Kayla Courvell

PITTSBURGH — Another violent weekend in Pittsburgh, with police responding to multiple shooting calls throughout the area in just a matter of hours.

One week after the mass shooting on Easter Sunday, city leaders are calling for a change.

“What this incident brought to light was a problem,” said Isaac Faldey, president of Community Alliance of Spring Garden. “That was a big problem, and it’s not just what the police need to solve, it’s what the community can do.”

Faldey led a round-table discussion on how to respond to Easter Sunday’s mass shooting.

“We want to try to get something going for the entire North Side, even if it’s just a start,” Faldey said.

Just hours beforehand, police around the Pittsburgh area were once again busy, responding to calls of violence.

Around 10:30 Saturday night, a man was found on Wylie Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Hill District with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

At 2 a.m. Sunday, emergency crews were notified of a female on St Clair Avenue in Clairton who was shot in the stomach. The woman was also taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Around the same time, another shooting. This time in Duquesne, where a man was taken to the hospital after being shot in the shoulder.

Faldey said it’s not just the job of police to stop these violent acts, but everyone’s.

“We as a community are going to try to help the city move on from that,” he said.

Faldey said that right now, the group is focused on the youth and finding ways to target that age group to start curbing the violence they’re currently seeing.

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Source: Three more shootings: how Pittsburgh leaders are trying to end gun violence – WPXI

By Taylor Spirito, WPXI.com

April 24, 2022 at 7:57 am EDT

PITTSBURGH — A man is in critical condition after being shot in the Hill District late Saturday night.

According to Pittsburgh police, officers responded to the 2100 block of Wylie Avenue for a ShotSpotter Alert around 10:40 p.m.

Police said when responding officers got to the scene, they found an adult man with multiple gunshot wounds who was conscious and alert.

He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Source: Man in critical condition after being shot multiple times in Pittsburgh’s Hill District neighborhood – WPXI

Paris — French President Emmanuel Macron comfortably won reelection to a second term Sunday, according to polling agencies’ projections. In the midst of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the result offered the European Union the reassurance of leadership stability in the bloc’s only nuclear-armed power and was immediately hailed by France’s allies.

A second five-year term for the centrist Macron spares France and its allies the seismic upheaval of a wartime shift of power to Macron’s populist challenger Marine Le Pen, who quickly acknowledged her defeat Sunday night but still appeared on course for a best-ever showing for her fiercely nationalist far-right policies.

During her campaign, Le Pen pledged to dilute French ties with the 27-nation EU, NATO and Germany, moves that would have shaken Europe’s security architecture as the continent deals with its worst conflict since World War II. Le Pen also spoke out against EU sanctions on Russian energy supplies and faced scrutiny during the campaign over her previous friendliness with the Kremlin.

With more than three-quarters of votes counted, Macron was leading 55% to 45% for Le Pen.

Source: Macron is reelected as French president, defeating Le Pen

After conducting training camp at their practice facility or Heinz Field for the last two years, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Wednesday they are returning to St. Vincent College in 2022.

“We are very excited to return to Saint Vincent College for our Training Camp later this
summer,” said Steelers President Art Rooney II. “We always appreciate the support from Saint
Vincent as well as the Latrobe community. We look forward to having fans back on campus as we
will be preparing for the 2022 season. We thank Father Paul Taylor and the tremendous staff on
campus for their continued support for our return to our summer home.”

The Steelers had trained at St. Vincent College for 54 consecutive seasons until the COVID-19 pandemic forced the organization to move camp to the south side of Pittsburgh in 2020 and 2021.

Source: Steelers Returning to St. Vincent College for Training Camp | WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com

LOS ANGELES — Thanks to Netflix and CNN, the entertainment industry has just received a masterclass into what works and what doesn’t when it comes to streaming.

• Lesson One: Just creating a streaming channel, even one with a well-known name, is no guarantee of success. Viewers are showing their limits when it comes to paying for multiple services.
• Lesson Two: The streaming market will continue to grow, but with so many players at this point, some will struggle to find a place with viewers.
• Lesson Three: Content is still king. To succeed, a content channel needs to retain subscribers with original talked-about, exclusive shows, movies or specials, backed by a deep reserve of older, popular content that can be aired again and again to tide viewers over between hits.

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(CNN)A man who set himself on fire Friday on the plaza in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, has died, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.

The man was identified as Wynn Bruce of Boulder, Colorado, an MPD spokesperson said Saturday.

Bruce had been airlifted to a hospital in Washington, where he passed away, according to the department.

Supreme Court Police, US Capitol Police and the MPD had responded to the incident, which occurred Friday at about 6:30 p.m. Eastern time.

Source: Man who set himself on fire at Supreme Court plaza dies – CNNPolitics

CLAIRTON (KDKA) — One person is in critical condition after being shot in the stomach overnight, according to the Allegheny County Police Department.

Police found the victim around 2 a.m. Sunday and discovered that they had been shot on Saint Clair Avenue in Clairton.

The victim was transported to a local hospital.

Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating

Source: 1 person in critical after being shot in the stomach

The crash happened in the area of Upper Drennen Road and 7th Street Road.

UPPER BURRELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

The Westmoreland County coroner has been called to the scene of a crash involving a motorcycle in Upper Burrell Township on Friday afternoon.

Source: Coroner called to scene of crash involving motorcycle in Westmoreland County

CRAFTON HEIGHTS (KDKA) — Two people are being treated at the hospital after fire broke out at Crafton Heights home in the middle of the night.

The fire was reported just after 1 a.m. on Dickens Street.

Crews on the scene reported flames coming from the home.

The fire caused extensive damage to the home.

Authorities have not released an update on those who were hospitalized.

Source: Fire breaks out at Crafton Heights home; 2 people hospitalized – CBS Pittsburgh

The suspect in a shooting in northwest Washington, DC, that left four people wounded on Friday afternoon has died, DC Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee said.

Source: DC shooting: Suspect in DC shooting that wounded 4 is dead, police say – CNNPolitics

PITTSBURGH — A Delta flight going from LaGuardia to St. Louis made an emergency landing at Pittsburgh International Airport for mechanical issues.

According to the airport’s public information officer, the report came in as smoke coming from the cockpit. Fire crews determined that wasn’t the case.

It’s not clear what the exact issue was at this time.

The plane is a CRJ-900 commercial jet, and it landed safely without incident. No injuries were reported.

No injuries were reported.

Source: Delta flight makes emergency landing in Pittsburgh for mechanical issues

Half of the guns seized in cases involving kids and firearms in Pittsburgh last year were stolen, according to new data provided Friday by a joint task force between police and federal agents meant to figure out how children are getting guns. The deep dive began, said Pittsburgh police Chief

Source: Pittsburgh police, ATF find many guns seized from juveniles were stolen

They say the scam appears to have started at various Brookline Boulevard convenient stores and gas stations, where they either used ATM machines or paid for food and gas with the cards this past weekend.

Many of the victims say they have only contacted their banks.

Source: Pittsburgh police investigating after multiple people fall victim to theft scheme

Authorities say four Philadelphia men are facing charges following a pair of drug busts in Johnstown Wednesday. According to the Cambria County District Attorney’s office, the Cambria County Drug Task Force, along with the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General, police and federal agents served multiple search warrants at two Johnstown-area residences, located along McCabe Street and Adams Street.

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Someone who played the lottery at a 7-Eleven store in western Pennsylvania is holding a winning ticket worth over $1 million.

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By Mike Holden, WPXI-TV

PITTSBURGH — Police are investigating after a Pittsburgh man was captured on home surveillance footage stealing packages off front porches and replacing them with empty boxes.

“He just dropped, swapped and dipped,” said Rose Nyland of Brookline.

Rose Nyland’s blood pressure skyrockets when she reviews her home surveillance video of a porch pirate in action.

“It p*sses me off so bad. He even looks at it, looks at the name. It’s so wrong! So wrong! But he’s so slick with it,” said Nyland.

Wearing a mask, gloves, and hooded sweatshirt, the suspect casually walks up to the front porch of her Woodbourne Avenue home with another box.

He then takes an empty package, swaps it out for the package that was just delivered, acts like he’s taking a picture of the fake delivery and then casually walks off.

“Tah dah! A whole lotta nothing. Some packing material!” said Nyland.

Nyland says he got away with clothes for her fiancé worth hundreds of dollars.

After he hit this neighborhood, he traveled to Dormont Avenue in Dormont and stole more packages.

Investigators told Channel 11 he then went to Overbrook and took off with items there.

Nyland says she’s furious, but she is hopeful police will find him soon with the series of neighborhood cameras out there and active social media groups reposting his image.

“Within seconds, somebody was like ‘ugh yeah this literally just happened in the Overbook group’ and then they sent screenshots,” said Nyland.

Pittsburgh Public Safety is encouraging residents to file reports if they have a package stolen.

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Source: Pittsburgh police searching for suspected porch pirate – WPXI

Shooting happened early Thursday morning

The shooting happened around 3 a.m. Thursday on the 1700 block of Rhine Street

Pittsburgh Public Safety said the man had gunshot wounds to the abdomen and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

No arrests have been announced.

Source: Man shot in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill-City View neighborhood

? Check your tickets!

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — A winning Powerball ticket worth $100,000 was sold in Allegheny County.

The winning ticket was sold at the Giant Eagle on Mountainview Drive in West Mifflin and was drawn on Monday, April 18.

The ticket matched four of the five white balls drawn, 8-33-55-59-62 and the red Powerball 18.

Source: $100K winning Powerball ticket sold in Allegheny County

Police were there just 90 minutes before the shooting started. At the party on Pittsburgh’s North Side where more than 200 people were gathered in an Airbnb rental, it was crowded and loud, witnesses said.

After the Easter morning shooting, Pittsburgh City Council members moved to try to rein in short-term rental properties like the one in East Allegheny.

The legislation, which will be introduced Tuesday, would require anyone operating an Airbnb or similar short-term rental unit to get a license from the city’s Department of Permits, Licenses and Inspections. They will need to provide contact information where officials can get in touch with them if issues arise at the rental property, along with other information like the maximum number of guests permitted for each short-term rental.

Licenses would have to be renewed annually.

Property owners also would need to keep a log of guests who enter the property — including their names, addresses and phone numbers — which they would have to provide to city code enforcement officers, if they requested it.

“Currently, short-term rental properties aren’t regulated,” said Councilman Bobby Wilson, who represents the area where the shooting took place. “This provides us an avenue for us to require a license to operate one.”

Wilson is sponsoring the legislation with Councilwomen Theresa Kail-Smith and Deb Gross.

Source: More details emerge in Pittsburgh party shooting

Steffy-Ross was one of the two teenagers killed in Sunday’s mass shooting on Pittsburgh’s North Side.

Steffy-Ross’ great-aunt, Bonnie McLain, said she talked to him just hours before the shooting happened.

“I said I will see you in the morning. That was the last time I spoke with him because when I got there the next morning, he wasn’t home, but I didn’t know why. I just didn’t know why. My neighbor came out, and she told me about it, about the mass shooting, I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach only because I hadn’t seen him. He wasn’t there,” McLain said.

Soon after, McLain learned her great-nephew had been shot and killed while attending a party.

On Tuesday, McLain wanted to focus on the good memories.

“Matthew was a fun, loving kid that cared so much about everybody. Matthew would give you the shirt off your back. He had a friend who really had no clothes much and he said to me, when he got paid, ‘I am going to get him some pants, Aunt Bonnie, because he doesn’t have any pants.’ That was this kid. The biggest smile in the world as you can see, if you look at any pictures of him, he cared about people and he loved people, and he acted upon it,” McLain said.

Steffy-Ross’ mentor, Lee Davis, said the 17-year-old was ready to launch a clothing line and wanted to surprise his great-aunt.

“The first T-shirt that was going to come off the line was going to go to his Aunt Bonnie. It was very important for him to have that T-shirt go to her because of how important she was to him in his life,” Davis said.

“He finally had a goal. He had something that he was interested in. He had something he had a passion for, and he helped bring it out in him,” McLain said.

Matthew’s cousin, Jeana McLain, became emotional when talking about that future.

Source: Matthew Steffy-Ross’ family speaks out after mass shooting on Pittsburgh’s North Side

(CNN)Forty people have been injured in riots that broke out over Easter weekend in southern Sweden following a far-right anti-Muslim rally.

Some 26 police and 14 members of the public were injured, the spokesperson said, adding that police had arrested 26 individuals, including four minors, in Linköping and Norrköping where the violence began on Friday. There would be “more to come” as police analyze footage, the spokesperson added.

The riots erupted in several of Sweden’s southern cities after burnings of the Quran by Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party.

Paludan planned and carried out the anti-Muslim demonstration, posting a picture of himself on social media with a burning Quran and declared intentions of burning more.

Source: Sweden Quran burnings: Dozens injured in riots – CNN

The Top 14 contestants on American Idol‘s 20th season have been revealed!

There were two episodes of the singing competition series this week and 10 contestants were sent packing over the two nights.

The Top 24 contestants were narrowed down to the Top 20 on Sunday night, and then those 20 singers performed again on Monday night.

During Monday night’s episode, host Ryan Seacrest revealed the 10 contestants who received the most votes from Sunday’s show and they automatically advanced to the Top 14. The remaining 10 singers performed for a chance to be saved by the judges – Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan.

At the end of the night, the judges picked four contestants to fill the wildcard slots in the Top 14.

Read Source: ‘American Idol’ 2022 Top 14 Contestants Revealed – 10 Voted by Fans, 4 Saved by Judges | American Idol, Extended, Slideshow : Just Jared