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Pittsburgh area experiencing unprecedented tornado season
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A wicked week of weather has left residents picking up the pieces throughout the region after multiple tornadoes touched down, including the first in Pittsburgh city limits since 1998.It's been an active and unprecedented tornado season for Southwestern Pennsylvania, and according to experts, storm season began a bit early this year.Over the past two weeks, we've seen storms and high winds create a path of destruction throughout the region, including last weekend in Washington County, before it started again yesterday in parts of Westmoreland, Washington, and Allegheny counties.The National Weather Service confirmed 19 tornadoes in the tri-state...
Police arrest Greensburg man connected with December hit-and-run
GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- A man is now in custody, months after police say he hit a 76-year-old woman and drove away.Greensburg police say Christopher Degnan was arrested Friday evening.They say he hit the woman at South Main and West Third streets in Greensburg last December. Police say Degnan told them he thought he'd hit a pothole."He did not show any remorse. And again, you hit a person and you don't stop and render aid," Detective Sergeant Justin Scalzo said. "Thank God we had some passersby that were in close proximity that they called 911 to alert police and medics to her, and I believe those quick actions from the police and the concerned citizens that stopped most likely saved [her] life."Degnan is charged with aggravated assault by vehicle.
2 suffer minor injuries when Ligonier Valley bus hits car
Two girls sustained minor injuries Friday afternoon when a Ligonier Valley school bus collided with the rear of their car along Route 711 north of Ligonier, police said. None of the 26 students on the school bus were hurt as a result of the accident that occurred about 3:10 p.m. at the intersection of Muir Road.
Tornado warning expires in western Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH — Atornado warning from the National Weather Service has now expired for both Westmoreland and Allegheny counties on Friday evening. The NWS says three tornado touchdowns were confirmed near Harrison City in Westmoreland County, near Lincoln/Mount Vernon/Elrama in Allegheny County, and on Washington Boulevard near the Highland Park Bridge near Aspinwall.
Laurels & lances: Superintendents and cyclones
Laurel: To the next step. First Hempfield Area School District got an architect for the high school renovation. Then it got a project manager. Then it got an owner’s representative. Then it asked for bids, which went way over budget. Then it threw the bids out and went back to the drawing board.
Former Valley High School music teacher to remain in jail pending new sentence
A former Valley High School music teacher who pleaded guilty in 2022 to sending sexually themed text messages to two teenage students will remain in jail while he awaits a new sentencing hearing. Westmoreland County prosecutors said Sean Timothy O’Neil, 37, of North Apollo could face a potential state prison...
Video captures funnel cloud forming in Harrison City
HARRISON CITY, Pa. — New video from a viewer in Harrison City shows a funnel cloud forming during a Tornado Warning Friday. The video from Pat Regan shows dark clouds beginning to swirl into a funnel near Hyland Road. Warnings began to come in from the National Weather Service...
Indiana softball's bats go quiet in season-ending NCAA tournament loss to Missouri
Indiana softball went into the NCAA tournament with an imposing lineup featuring seven hitters with a .300 or better batting average. Those bats went silent on Saturday night in a 5-1 loss to Missouri that ended the Hoosiers (40-20) season in the Columbia Regional. Missouri ace Laurin Krings only allowed four hits over six-plus...
Search of Vandergrift home results in 2 arrests, police say narcotics recovered
A pair of Vandergrift residents face several drug charges after borough police and Westmoreland County detectives raided their Delaware Avenue home early Thursday. Kaeona Booker, 26, and Eugene Iagnemma, 54, were taken into custody after law enforcement executed a search warrant and seized “several items related to drug activity,” according to the police report.
Report of wires down following crash on Lebanon Road in Penn Township
PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — There is a report of wires down following a crash on Lebanon Road in Penn Township. It was reported at the intersection of Lebanon Road and East Mount Hope Road. Emergency crews are on scene. Use caution in the area. Injuries are unknown at this...
Greensburg police warn of scam spoofing law enforcement phone numbers
GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- A rash of elaborate scam phone calls are making their way through Westmoreland County and throughout the region.The City of Greensburg Police Department is warning residents about calls going around where your local police or sheriff's department number may pop up on your caller ID with the caller on the other end impersonating the police."They are able to, what we call spoofing of phone numbers. So, they're able to call from a number that looks like it's actually being the legitimate number from a police department or sheriff's department and they're masking themselves as law enforcement...
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