Local Stories for October 2012
Stories for Wednesday, October 31
Storm-related landslides hamper Route 837 in West Mifflin
A busy highway near Pittsburgh has been hampered by overnight landslides being blamed on hillsides softened by rains from superstorm Sandy. Route 837 was closed by a landslide late Tuesday, and again when a smaller slide blocked part of the highway in West Mifflin about 4 a.m. Wednesday. Driver Daniel ...
Parents sue Joe Hardy, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort for son’s death
Self-made millionaire and 84 Lumber founder Joe Hardy knew his teenage daughter hosted underage drinking parties, including one that ended in a fatal vehicle accident, but he did nothing to cut off her access to alcohol, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Fayette County. Zack Nelson, 17, died five ...
Judge: Absentee ballots submitted before end of Election Day will be counted
An Allegheny County judge on Tuesday agreed to extend the deadline for counting absentee voter ballots by two days because of Sandy. Ballots received after 5 p.m. on Friday but before the end of Election Day would be counted for the presidential election — but sequestered for challenges. Common Pleas ...
Local Salvation Army volunteers head to hurricane ravaged NJ; Donations needed
Several Pittsburgh area volunteers with the Salvation Army left for New Jersey Wednesday to help with Hurricane Sandy relief. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the damage in his state is "incalculable." He and President Barack Obama are expected to tour the hardest hit areas on Wednesday. Seaside Heights is ...
Snow mixes in with rain on Halloween; Winter storm warning in effect for some counties
Many residents of the Pittsburgh area and beyond reported seeing snowflakes when they woke up on Halloween morning. Severe Weather Team meteorologist Kevin Benson said a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Wednesday for Westmoreland, Fayette and Somerset counties. Benson said those areas can expect 3 to ...
Mon Wharf remains closed; Flooding still problem in several areas
The Mon Wharf in downtown Pittsburgh remains closed Wednesday. Officials said water levels have reached over 19 feet and it is possible the water could still rise. The Pittsburgh Parking Authority has not said when the Wharf would be expected to reopen. Flooding remains a problem in several areas since ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 30
Gov. Corbett moves to ensure power available at polls
Gov. Tom Corbett is taking steps to ensure that power outages caused by this week's storm don't interfere with next week's voting for president and other major offices. The Republican governor said Tuesday that he directed Secretary of State Carol Aichele to contact county election boards and assess the situation ...
Pittsburgh International Airport still experiencing some cancellations, delays
About three of every four flights scheduled at Pittsburgh International Airport on Tuesday morning were canceled or rescheduled due to the storm caused by Hurricane Sandy. Officials with the flight-tracking service flightstats.com said airlines canceled 70 of the scheduled 93 departing flights through noon on Tuesday. The site said airlines ...
Despite storm, Steelers expect to play Sunday at Giants
Mike Tomlin is too preoccupied with finding ways to stop Eli Manning to worry whether the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will affect Sunday's game in New York against the defending Super Bowl champion Giants. "I'm simply focused on the things that are in our control," the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said ...
McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge closed after docks break loose from marina
The McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge was closed Tuesday afternoon as a precaution as crews work to control docks that have gotten loose from the marina. Officials said the far end of the marina was being prepared to be dismantled, but some of the docks began breaking loose near the marina in McKeesport ...
Interstate 68 in West Virginia reopens as snow continues falling
Superstorm Sandy continued to dump snow on large swaths of West Virginia and western Maryland, spreading blizzard conditions over the mountains. Officials closed Interstate 68 east of Morgantown to the Maryland border, leaving dozens of semitrailers and vehicles parked on the shoulder Tuesday as crews work to reopen lanes. The ...
Greensburg man pleads to missing man's murder in 1990s
A Greensburg man has pleaded guilty to killing his sister's then-boyfriend sometime in the early 1990s. Westmoreland County prosecutors said Curtis Eutsey was killed sometime between April 1990, when he was last seen, and November 1992. That's when Eutsey's ex-girlfriend claimed her brother, 44-year-old Robert Daniels, had told her he ...
Police seek answers after finding man's body along Montour Trail
Police are asking for help in determining what caused a man to fall or jump to his death on the Montour Trail last week. Investigators said the man was found dead on the trail below the Summit Park Drive overpass on Friday. Police said they are not identifying the man, ...
1 dead, 3 hurt in 6-car, dump truck accident near South Side's Hot Metal Bridge
Police said one person was killed and three others were hurt in a crash that involved five vehicles, including a dump truck, Tuesday morning. Investigators said the accident happened on 2nd Avenue near the Hot Metal Bridge in Pittsburgh's South Side. Jake Stevens told Channel 11 News he was near the ...
Braddock apartment building evacuated after CO scare
An apartment building in Braddock was evacuated Tuesday morning after reports of a carbon monoxide leak. Emergency officials said four people showed up at UPMC McKeesport Hospital complaining of headaches and were tested for CO. Officials said all four people live inside an apartment on 5th Street. Medics and firefighters ...
Passenger killed when car slides into Upper Turkeyfoot Twp. pond
State police say a passenger has been killed after the car she was in slid out of control on a Sandy-slickened western Pennsylvania highway and rolled over into a pond. Troopers from the Somerset barracks were not immediately identifying the 51-year-old Confluence woman who was driving, or the female passenger ...
Flooding, storm damage forces roads in several counties to close
Several state roads were closed Tuesday morning because of weather-related issued. Armstrong County: Officials said Route 1026 (Barnards Road) in Armstrong County was closed in both directions in Cowanshannock Township between Route 839 and Sunrise Road due to flooding on Miller Road. Crews said the roadway will reopen when the ...
Westmoreland Co. roads closed after Super Storm Sandy moves through area
Steady rain in Westmoreland County caused some flooding in Latrobe Monday night into Tuesday morning. Current traffic conditions Channel 11's Brittny McGraw reported that Route 982 was closed because of water on the roadway from Loyalhanna Creek. Emergency workers asked drivers to avoid the area. At least 24 roads in ...
Allegheny County spared major damage in Super Storm; Eyes on Mon River
Allegheny County was spared any major damage when Super Storm Sandy moved through the area Monday night and early Tuesday morning. Officials said they're now keeping a close watch on the Monagahela River, which could continue to rise over the next coming days. Experts said snow melt in the mountains ...
Stories for Monday, October 29
Woman hit by school bus downtown in critical condition
A woman was rushed to an area hospital Monday after being hit by a school bus in downtown Pittsburgh. According to police, the woman was hit along Forbes Avenue at Smithfield Street just before 5 p.m. Monday. The woman, whose name has not been released, was taken to UPMC Mercy ...
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