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For the second time since the idea of annexing the borough of Wilkinsburg was voted down by Pittsburgh City Council, council members will hold a public hearing on the prospect of that annexation.

The meeting will take place Thursday at the Homewood-Brushton YMCA in Councilman Ricky Burgess’ district, which borders Wilkinsburg.

Council rejected the annexation in February, after being mandated by a court order to have the vote, though that hasn’t meant the end for the possibility of Wilkinsburg joining the city.

At the time, council members committed to studying the issue further, which could include five more public hearings, two of which will be in Wilkinsburg if approved by leadership.

Source: Second public hearing on Pittsburgh’s potential annexation Wilkinsburg is set for Thursday | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Two people were shot on Sunday night in Pittsburgh’s Hill District.

Officers arrived at the scene and were led to an apartment where a man had been shot in the chest.

The man was taken to the hospital and was last listed in critical condition.

Police were then notified of another person who arrived at a nearby hospital after being shot along Bedford Avenue.

Witnesses told police they saw a group of men flee the scene after the shooting occurred.

Police say their investigation is ongoing.

Stay with KDKA for more on this developing story.

Source: Two People Shot On Bedford Avenue In The Hill District – CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

ALIQUIPPA (KDKA) — One person is dead, and another is injured after an overnight shooting in Aliquippa.

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The victim who died was discovered on Irwin Street, and the injured victim was found at a home in Franklin Avenue.

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Pennsylvania State Police are still at the scene.

No cause for the shooting or any victims are known at this time.

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Source: Police: 1 Dead, Another Injured After Shooting In Aliquippa – CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH —

Two people were injured in a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Bedford Dwellings neighborhood.

The investigation began around 10:10 p.m. Sunday on the 2400 bock of Bedford Avenue as police responded to 911 calls and ShotSpotter alerts.

Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest in an apartment there.

That man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

Police said witnesses also reported seeing a group of males run from the scene.

Pittsburgh Public Safety also said a second victim from the incident showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound.

The investigation is ongoing.

Source: Two people injured in Pittsburgh shooting

Residents were asked to avoid the commercial area in the southern part of the city as the fire department battled the five alarm blaze, officials said.

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Investigators allege that Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 35, who have each been charged with false impersonation of a federal officer, obtained paraphernalia, handguns and assault rifles used by federal law enforcement agencies. Then, according to the FBI, they allegedly used their fake associations with the U.S. government to cozy up to U.S. Secret Service officials with gifts and favors.

Two of the four suspended Secret Service officials are agents, and two are uniformed division officers. An FBI affidavit released Wednesday listed three of them as witnesses who have been interviewed extensively by the bureau.

The Secret Service investigation will also determine whether the USSS employees will be able to keep their security clearances.

Source: Four suspended Secret Service employees duped in case involving federal agent impostors – CBS News

The New Kensington-Arnold School District reached an agreement with its teachers union.

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Dwayne Haskins was trying to get his once-promising NFL career back on track with the Pittsburgh Steelers when he died Saturday at age 24 after being struck by a vehicle in Florida. The former first-round draft pick had completed his first season with the Steelers and was planning to compete for starting quarterback.

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Florida police say a 27-year-old Miami man died of a knife wound to the chest Sunday — as video shows his girlfriend was spotted soaked in blood, wearing handcuffs and being questioned by investigators.

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PITTSBURGH — A man was arrested and another man was sent to the hospital following a collision in the Hill District Friday afternoon.

Just before 11:45 a.m., Pittsburgh Police from Zone 2 responded to a collision in the 1600 block of Centre Avenue. Following the collision, the passenger from one vehicle got out and punched the driver of the other vehicle in the head, knocking him unconscious. He was transported to the hospital in serious but stable condition.

“He just cold-cocked him, knocked him right on the ground,” said Kirt, a witness.

“You could see the blood around his teeth, and he fell back and got a big gash,” said Crawford Square Apartment resident Jennifer Callahan.

“He just cold-cocked him, knocked him right on the ground,” one witness said.

Source: Man assaulted, hospitalized following crash in Pittsburgh’s Hill District

Dozens of students are sick with some sort of stomach illness after a high school football banquet at a local hotel.

Parents say whatever they have, it’s a lot like the stomach flu or food poisoning. The Allegheny County Health Department is investigating.

Sophomore Nish Alemada said he couldn’t eat or drink anything for two days and lost 18 pounds after attending his team’s banquet at the Marriott. Another player said he lost 10 pounds and missed two days of school.

“I was really nauseous, I threw up a lot, diarrhea too. I really felt like I needed to use the bathroom. I was really tired as well. I didn’t have the energy to do anything,” Alemada said.

Alemada is a defensive lineman on the South Fayette High School football team. He and dozens of other players and parents who attended the team’s end-of-season banquet at the airport Marriott on Sunday were sickened within a day.

“I woke up Tuesday and had a stomach ache but I still went to school,” he said. “Second period I went to the bathroom and threw up in school so I had to go to the nurse’s office then go home.”

The Allegheny County Health Department is investigating the cause of the gastrointestinal problems.

Source: Dozens Sickened After Eating At South Fayette High School Football Banquet – CBS Pittsburgh

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile hit a train station in eastern Ukraine where thousands had gathered Friday, killing at least 52 and wounding dozens more in an attack on a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a new, looming Russian offensive, Ukrainian authorities said.

The attack, denounced by some as yet another war crime in the 6-week-old conflict, came as workers unearthed bodies from a mass grave in Bucha, a town near Ukraine’s capital where dozens of killings have been documented after a Russian pullout.

Photos from the station in Kramatorsk showed the dead covered with tarps, and the remnants of a rocket painted with the words “For the children,” which in Russian implied that children were being avenged by the strike, though the exact reason remained unclear. About 4,000 civilians had been in and around the station, heeding calls to leave before fighting intensifies in the Donbas region, the office of Ukraine’s prosecutor-general said.

Source: Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station

Police said the suspect committed the break-ins after learning the schedule of a 45-minute class.

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Drink a Mexican Volcano and you never know what might happen. Zack Dreskler went from enjoying the signature beverage at Dv8 Espresso Bar & Gallery in Greensburg to owning the place. A longtime customer, Dreskler took over from former owners Kim and Patricia Elliott-Rentler in early April.

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A day after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, she spoke at the White House with President Biden and Vice President Harris

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Russian troops attacked a rail station in Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine Friday morning, leaving more than 39 dead and more than 100 hurt, local officials said. The station was being used by civilians trying to evacuate and is the latest evidence that Russians are deliberately targeting civilians.

Source: Russia attack on train station in eastern Kramatorsk leaves dozens dead, officials say

Greensburg police said a man who is suspected of stealing a woman’s car while she was filling up her gas tank has been found and taken into custody.

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Tree came down on Thursday night

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Pink Floyd are set to release their first new music in 28 years tomorrow (April 8) to aid the relief effort in Ukraine.

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The new track, titled ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up’, features a sample of Andriy Khlyvnyuk, the singer of Ukrainian band Boombox, and is the band’s first original music to be released since their 1994 album ‘The Division Bell’. All proceeds from the song will go to Ukraine Humanitarian Relief.

A press release reveals that Pink Floyd – who comprise David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Guy Pratt (bass) and Nitin Sawhney (keyboards) for the song – recorded ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up’ on March 30 this year, and that an accompanying video directed by Mat Whitecross has also been shot.

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Joe Biden’s nominee is confirmed in final Senate vote

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A Wisconsin doctor was found dead on a hiking trail Sunday — a week since loved ones had last heard from her.

Kelsey Musgrove, MD, a 26-year-old cardiothoracic surgery fellow at the University of Wisconsin, shared that she had reached Potato River Falls in Gurney on March 26, Iron County sheriff’s officials said in a press release Sunday.

On March 30, police in her hometown of Middleton, Wis., asked sheriffs to search the area for the missing woman, officials said.

“All indications at the scene and information from family and friends lead us to believe she had gone hiking along Potato River and had not returned to her vehicle,” the sheriff’s office wrote.

Authorities found Musgrove’s vehicle in the parking area at Potato River Falls and discovered her body near the 90-foot waterfall on April 3, according to the release.

Source: Missing Wisconsin doctor Kelsey Musgrove, 26, found dead on hiking trail

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – An investigation is underway after two people were shot overnight.

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According to Pittsburgh Police, two people arrived at the Zone 5 station with gunshot wounds and police helped them get to the hospital.

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Their conditions are unknown.

Police are working to learn where the people were shot.

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Source: Two People Arrive At Police Station With Gunshot Wounds – CBS Pittsburgh

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Six homicides in the City of Johnstown in 2022, three of them in a span of 94 hours, has created a lot of concern in the community.

Since Friday, Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees has ruled three deaths as homicides, one a case of child abuse, and two shootings on consecutive days.

“I am gravely concerned,” Lees said about the sudden rise in homicides.

City council members, at an unrelated special council meeting Tuesday, expressed sadness and a vow to change.

Source: Grave concerns: Three homicides in four days spark calls for change, teamwork in Johnstown | WJAC

PITTSBURGH —

It’s the cheesiest event in Pittsburgh — and we mean that in a good way.

The Pittsburgh Mac and Cheese Festival promises over 30 kinds of macaroni and cheese from top chefs and food vendors. It’s coming to The Terminal in the Strip District on April 23.

“More than just a food festival, we’ll also have an amazing selection of craft beers, wines and ciders to sample,” according to the event’s website.

Live bands will provide entertainment at the festival.

Anyone who wants to drink alcohol must be 21 or older with valid identification.

Tickets are on sale at macandcheesefestival.com. Admission is free for children 12 and under.

Source: MAC AND CHEESE FESTIVAL: April 23 in Pittsburgh’s Strip District