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Woman taken to hospital after being shot in West Oakland
PITTSBURGH - A woman was taken to the hospital after being shot in the buttocks in West Oakland. According to Pittsburgh Police, officers were called to the 2500 block of Wadsworth Street around 12:30 a.m. for a report of trespass/mischief call. The scene was cleared when officers learned that the suspect was gone from the area. Just after 1 a.m., a man called the police back to the same address after reporting he fired multiple rounds at another person, who came back to the residence. A short time later, a woman with a gunshot wound to the buttocks returned to her home on Ashlyn Street in Sheraden. EMS transported her to the hospital in stable condition.
PRT's new service adjustments into effect Oct. 20
PITTSBURGH — Additional trips and new downtown routing is going into effect for a handful of bus routes on Sunday. According to PRT, trips will be added to the 54-North Side-Oakland-South Side, 71A-Negley, 71C-Point Breeze, 75-Ellsworth, and P78-Oakmont Flyer. These additional trips are going to improve service reliability, on-time performance and address crowding issues. The 7-Spring Garden, 19L-Emsworth Limited, P12-Holiday Park Flyer, P16-Penn Hills Flyer, P67-Monroeville Flyer will have new routing in downtown to streamline operations and improve connections for riders. Additional charges are also going to effect on Sunday.
Vote for Mid-Penn girls soccer player of the week for games played Oct. 14-Oct. 19
The Mid-Penn girls soccer regular season wrapped up this week, but not before some final top performances were unleashed on the pitch. • Sign up for PennLive’s daily high school sports newsletter and weekly, curated High School Sports Highlights newsletter. If you purchase a product or register for an...
The warm temperatures and sunshine stick around for a couple more days in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A large ridge of high pressure continues to influence our weather pattern across the Ohio River Valley this weekend and into the start of the upcoming week. This means a persistent forecast of mostly sunny, warm afternoons and clear overnights with areas of river and valley fog developing around sunrise. WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather PhotosToday, we anticipate highs to be around 2-3 degrees warmer compared to Saturday after a chilly start with some areas of river fog. Any fog that is in place should mix out by 9-10 a.m. Highs...
Pittsburgh's quiet weather pattern continues on Saturday with unseasonable warmth
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A large ridge of high pressure continues to have an influence on our weather pattern across the Ohio River Valley this weekend. WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Closings & Delays | Submit Your Weather PhotosThis means a persistent forecast of mostly sunny, warm afternoons and clear overnights with areas of river and valley fog developing around sunrise. Today, we anticipate highs to be around 3-5 degrees warmer compared to Friday after a chilly start with some patchy frost and areas of river fog. Highs will reach the mid-60s to low 70s. Overnight, some patchy river fog will be...
Haunted by military past and leg amputation, Army veteran fights back to run marathons
DETROIT — He decided to kill himself. “I had everything that was needed,” said Kevin Bittenbender, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “I had the rope. I had my letters written. I had a plan to go to the woods and hang myself and direct my family there and say, ‘This is what I’m doing and this is where I went.’” ...
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