Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 7th of September.
Good morning, Pittsburgh.
Local students honored Officer David Sadecky yesterday at a local school after parents raised concerns over a driver passing a stopped school bus.
He took swift action to keep students safe.
Hundreds gathered on Frankstown Ave in Homewood for the third annual Homewood Island Festival block party on Sunday morning.
The event featured a parade, about 80 vendors, food, children’s activities, and local officials in attendance.
Dunbar Park was rededicated in memory of Renesmay Eutsey — whose body was found in the Yough River on Sept.
5 after she was reported missing two days earlier — in a ceremony attended by community leaders.
The 9/11 Memorial Trail Alliance is keeping the memory of those lost alive by maintaining a trail that links key sites, and local reporter Megan Shinn spoke with alliance members about their ongoing efforts to honor history.
During Sunday’s episode of 4 The Record, host Lily Coleman spoke with Donna Gibson about how the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County honors the 40 heroes and now offers new education resources for teachers + young visitors ahead of Friday’s 25-year 9/11 commemoration.
Panda Fest will debut at Station Square Parking Lot from Sept.
18 to Sept. 20. The festival will feature over 80 food vendors with 200+ Asian street food dishes, a marketplace with more than 30 vendors, and cultural programming including art demonstrations and live entertainment.
Pittsburgh Water replaced its 16,000th public lead service line as part of an ongoing program (started in 2016) that will finish by the end of 2027 to remove lead from drinking water.
Allegheny County officials completed renovations at the Health Department office in McKeesport (339 Fifth Avenue), consolidating public health services.
Local doctors in Western Pa. advise families to wash hands, use masks, and get updated vaccines as children return to school today, urging a regular sleep schedule to help curb colds and flu.
Mason Heintschel tied Pitt’s record for touchdown passes in a game on Sunday, Sept.
06 by throwing a 15-yard pass to Damon Ferguson Jr. + he connected with six other receivers to match the seven-touchdown mark set by Pete Gonzalez in 1997.
Wrestler Andy 'The Butcher' Williams collapsed during a tag-team match at Mr. Smalls in Millvale Saturday night and was taken to a hospital as Enjoy Wrestling ended the show.
On Sept. 6, Paul Skenes pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings to secure his first win since July 19 as the Pirates edged the Angels 1-0 at PNC Park.
Henry Davis hit his ninth home run of the season to secure the victory.
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