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Video shows tornado in Westmoreland County
DERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- It's been a spring storm season like no other and the National Weather Service survey team confirmed another tornado touched down in southwestern Pennsylvania.A regular, rainy Wednesday night for Courtney Thomas and her family got spun around when a tornado blew through Derry Township, Westmoreland County. First it started pouring off and on."Then it was very loud, and my husband said, 'hurry up and get downstairs in the basement.' And he looked out the window and it was blowing and raining, and big loud cracks and he saw a tornado, he said he saw it...
Judge bans Derry woman from owning pets for 7 years after caged dog dies of dehydration
A Derry Borough woman is forbidden from having any pets during her seven-year probation term for allowing a dog to die of dehydration in her basement. Judge Christopher Feliciani said Destiny F. Witherspoon, 27, left the dog, named Dallas, alone locked in a cage while she dropped off two other dogs with a pet sitter during an out-of-town trip.
Roundtable discusses ways to fill Pennsylvania's thousands of teachers vacancies
GREENSBURG, Pa. (KDKA) -- Pennsylvania's teacher shortage is in the spotlight again as teacher turnover is now at an all-time high. Right now, around 8,500 qualified teachers are needed to fill current vacancies statewide. Thursday afternoon, local lawmakers, teachers and aspiring students met in Westmoreland County to discuss how to solve the problem.Those in attendance said it's critical to focus on recruiting and retaining certified teachers, saying without them, there's a ripple effect on students."I think because a lot of us who are teachers know that the money that we're going to get and make being a teacher might not equal...
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