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PITTSBURGH —
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a train derailment in Allegheny County on Sunday morning.
It was around 4:30 a.m. that the incident happened in the area of East Carson Street and Becks Run Road in Baldwin Borough, not far from Pittsburgh’s Hays neighborhood.
Source: Train derails in Allegheny County
Police are investigating the death of a 2-month-old infant in Beaver County.
The incident occurred at 500 Superior Avenue, Aliquippa on Saturday. The Pennsylvania State Police said
Source: Police investigating death of 2-month-old in Beaver County
Several students and staff of a Pittsburgh school have become ill from a possible norovirus outbreak.
Pittsburgh Carmalt will be closed on Monday, while teams work to clean the building and prevent further student and staff infections. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 14.
Source: Possible norovirus outbreak closes Pittsburgh school
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, sent Good Morning America host Michael Strahan, the daughter of famed astronaut Alan Shepard, and four paying customers on a supersonic joy ride to the edge of space Saturday morning.
Source: Michael Strahan and Alan Shepard’s daughter rocket to the edge of space – CNN
MAYFIELD, Ky. —
Gov. Andy Beshear said dozens, maybe up to 100, were killed in western Kentucky after a long and significant tornado ripped through the area overnight.
“This is going to be some of the worst tornado damage that we’ve seen in a long time,” Beshear said early Saturday. “This is likely to be the most severe tornado outbreak in our state’s history.”
The city of Mayfield, Kentucky was hit particularly hard, including a candle manufacturing factory that was operating at the time the twister hit. There were 110 people in the building at the time that it was nearly collapsed by the tornado. Dozens are expected to be lost from there, Beshear said.
Source: Kentucky tornadoes: Death toll could reach 100, governor says
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are looking for two masked men who held up a South Oakland convenience store at gunpoint and got away with cash early Friday morning.
“I’m very saddened that this happened to my neighborhood store. This is a tragedy,” said Dee Faulkner, reacting to the news.
Faulkner said she visits the Sunoco, which is at the corner of Boulevard of the Allies and Craft Avenue, at least once a day.
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Source: Convenience store robbed by 2 men with guns in Pittsburgh’s South Oakland neighborhood – WPXI
At least two Amazon workers in Illinois were killed and others injured Friday night when a warehouse collapsed during a severe storm that moved through the St. Louis area.
Tornadoes and storms swept across several Midwest and Southern states, including Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee, leaving destruction in their wake.
Local emergency responders called the fulfillment center collapse in Edwardsville, Illinois, about 25 miles east of St. Louis, a “mass casualty incident.”
Thirty people were bused to Pontoon Beach, Illinois, to be reunited with family, officials said.
A wall the length of a football field and the warehouse’s roof collapsed. Around 100 emergency vehicles descended upon the fulfillment center where dozens of workers were reportedly trapped.
Source: 2 Amazon warehouse deaths confirmed in Illinois after collapse during severe storm
Stabbing happened early Saturday morning.
Police said the victim was found suffered from stab wounds and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Police said a suspect is in custody and they are working with the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office to determine if charges will be filed.
Source: Man stabbed in Stowe Township
Police are warning residents in several Westmoreland County communities, including Greensburg, Hempfield and North Huntingdon, about a recent surge in vehicle and home break-ins. On Friday, state police released photographs taken from residential security cameras of people who are suspected of looking for unlocked cars and trucks in the vicinity
Monkees singer and guitarist Michael Nesmith, a pop visionary who penned many of the group’s most enduring songs before laying the groundwork for country rock with the First National Band in the early Seventies, died Friday from natural causes. He was 78.
“With Infinite Love we announce that Michael Nesmith has passed away this morning in his home, surrounded by family, peacefully and of natural causes,” his family said in a statement. “We ask that you respect our privacy at this time and we thank you for the love and light that all of you have shown him and us.”
Nesmith was known as the Monkee in the green wool hat with the thick Texas drawl, and the writer of songs like “Mary, Mary,” “Circle Sky,” “Listen to the Band,” and “The Girl I Knew Somewhere.” But he raged behind the scenes that the group didn’t have creative control of its albums, and in 1967 led the successful rebellion against record producer Don Kirshner. The group would subsequently release Headquarters and other albums created largely on its own.
Source: Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78 – Rolling Stone
(CNN)The Minnesota Vikings endured a late Pittsburgh Steelers rally to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 36-28 victory on Thursday Night Football.
Having surged into a commanding 29-0 lead by late in the third quarter, the Vikings found themselves inches away from an embarrassing final-play collapse — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s incomplete pass to Pat Freiermuth in the end zone quashing a potential comeback for the ages.Vikings safety Harrison Smith flew into tight end Freiermuth to force the incompletion, sparing Minnesota blushes and lifting his team to 6-7 on the year.Roethlisberger was keen not to put any blame on the 23-year-old rookie, who was said to be devastated by his dropped catch.“He’s taking it pretty hard,” Roethlisberger told reporters.“I pulled him next to my locker and talked to him a little bit at the end. I got a lot of faith and belief and trust in that guy — he’s got a lot of heart.“He’ll eat this for a while and he shouldn’t because it’s not on him.”
Source: Thursday Night Football: Minnesota Vikings narrowly survive Pittsburgh Steelers fightback – CNN
A Pittsburgh was killed Thursday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident in McMurray.
Larry Haney, 68, was driving west on Waterdam Road shortly before 2 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole, according to a news release from Washington County Coroner Tim Warco’s office.
Haney was taken by ambulance to AHN Canonsburg Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:40 p.m. in the emergency room, the release said.
According to the coroner’s office, Haney was the only person involved in the accident.
Emergency personnel on the scene included Peters Township Ambulance Service, Peters Township Fire Department, North Strabane Police Department and North Strabane Fire Department.
The accident is being investigated by Peters Township Police Department.
Source: Pittsburgh man killed in McMurray accident
Greensburg police arrested a Jeannette man Wednesday, accusing him of breaking into Excela Health offices last weekend to steal a laptop computer and several petty items, according to court documents. Travis A. Gibson, 37, kicked open the doors to three offices inside 562 Shearer St. late Saturday, according to patrolman
Source: Man charged with burglaries of Greensburg medical offices
More than a dozen people were indicted in what federal investigators called a multi-state cocaine trafficking operation that included places in Pittsburgh.
Source: 16 people in 5 states, including people in Pittsburgh, charged in massive DEA drug bust
A jury has convicted Jussie Smollett on five of six charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it.
Source: Actor Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police
Emergency responders are on the scene of a fire at an elderly housing facility in Westmoreland County.
Residents of the building were evacuated and several people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
No other injures were reported.
As of 3 p.m., emergency dispatchers said the fire has been extinguished.
Source: Fire reported at elderly housing facility in Arnold
Shooting happened early Thursday morning
Witnesses said they heard two men arguing before the victim was shot.
The suspect ran off.
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Source: Man shot in the head following argument in Downtown Pittsburgh
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(CNN)A woman who was pulled from a car submerged in rushing water near the brink of Niagara Falls has died, New York State Park Police said Wednesday.
The unnamed local woman in her 60s was pulled from the car by a rescue swimmer dangling from a US Coast Guard helicopter about 50 yards from the American Falls, police said.“We have never had a vehicle in the water this close to the brink,” New York State Park Police Captain Chris Rola said in a press conference.The woman was the only occupant of the car, which witnesses spotted floating down the river, Rola said.
Source: Niagara Falls: New York woman pulled from submerged car near the brink has died, police say – CNN
PITTSBURGH —
A tractor-trailer became stuck while making a turn from Stanwix Street onto Fort Pitt Boulevard in Downtown Pittsburgh.
The vehicle became stuck early Thursday morning.
The back of the tractor-trailer appeared to have trouble making the turn and its rear wheels became stuck on a concrete barrier.
The truck was able to become unstuck and traffic was moving again shortly before 6 a.m.
Source: Tractor-trailer becomes stuck while making turn in Downtown Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — A 14-year-old boy was stabbed multiple times in Pittsburgh early Wednesday morning, police said.
The stabbing happened about 12:30 a.m. in the Beechview/Brookline area of the city, but police were called to help the boy at a car dealership in Castle Shannon.
It was about 1 a.m. when officers from several departments, including Pittsburgh, Castle Shannon, Mt. Lebanon and Baldwin, went to the Kenny Ross dealership on Library Road. The boy was in a car in the parking lot, along with two juvenile girls and another juvenile boy, police said.
An officer treated the boy’s injuries and called paramedics, Castle Shannon’s police chief said. The boy was taken to a hospital. His condition has not been released.
Pittsburgh police are handling the investigation.
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Source: 14-year-old boy stabbed in Pittsburgh, receives help outside car dealership in Castle Shannon – WPXI
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police officers were out on the same street in the West End for two separate incidents on Tuesday.
This afternoon, detectives showed up to Stafford Street after shot spotter sent multiple alerts for gunfire.
Neighbors tell Channel 11, they heard 15 to 20 gunshots. One man said he he saw seven shell casings across the street from his home.
Police say no one was hurt in the shooting.
A few hours earlier, someone dialed 911 after finding a woman dead in the home on the same street.
At this point, it is unclear how the woman died and if the two incidents are somehow related.
Channel 11 will be checking in with investigators for the latest developments.
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Source: Police discover multiple crime scenes in a Pittsburgh neighborhood
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Dogs were found without their collars in the woods
Source: Police investigating after two dogs shot and killed in Westmoreland County
The shooting happened near Palisades Plaza in Rankin.
RANKIN, Pa. —
Allegheny County police are investigating after a 20-year-old man was shot and killed in Rankin.
Police said the victim was found a little after 9:35 p.m. Monday at the Palisades Apartment Complex on the 2100 block of Rankin Boulevard.
Source: 20-year-old man shot and killed in Rankin
Police say the 62-year-old woman was last seen in Pittsburgh’s Oakland neighborhood and is known to frequent the Lawrenceville area.
Police said Carol Wells, 62, is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and 210 pounds, with blonde hair and hazel eyes.
Source: MISSING: Pittsburgh police ask for help to find missing woman, 62
By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County Police are investigating after a man was shot in the head inside an apartment in Wilkinsburg.
According to police, County 911 dispatchers were notified of a shooting in an apartment on Wood Street around 3:30 a.m. on Monday.
Officers arrived at the scene and found a man who had been shot in the head.
He was taken to a nearby hospital and was last listed in critical condition.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.
Source: Man Shot In The Head Inside Wilkinsburg Apartment – CBS Pittsburgh
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The two-alarm fire on the 200 block of Hazelwood Avenue started around 1 a.m. Sunday.
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Medics transported one person who was inside to a hospital.
Pittsburgh Public Safety says no other people were injured in the fire.
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Crews put out the fire around 1:30 a.m.
Source: Firefighters Rescue 1 Person From House Fire In Hazelwood
Bob Dole, a decorated veteran who overcame near fatal wounds in World War II to become a respected Senator and three-time Republican presidential candidate, died on Sunday.
He was 98.
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that Senator Robert Joseph Dole died early this morning in his sleep. At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years. More information coming soon,” the Elizabeth Dole Foundation announced on Twitter.
Dole, who was born in Russell, Kansas, on July 22, 1923, left public service after his loss to Bill Clinton in November 1996 but remained active, appearing on television, serving on several boards and councils, practicing law and supporting Republican candidates.
Source: Bob Dole, WWII veteran and three-time presidential candidate, dead at…
This is a developing story. Stay with Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 for more updates.
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