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Showers and thunderstorms will move through Pittsburgh Monday with heavy downpours and gusty winds. Expect a wet commute and pockets of flash flooding before drier weather returns midweek.
Crime & Emergencies in ...
Three Martins Ferry residents were arrested in separate Belmont County probes after cyber tips led to search warrants. Officials say digital forensics were used in both investigations.
A man was shot outside an after‑hours club in Homewood South Saturday; he was taken to a hospital and is in stable condition while detectives investigate.
A wanted man crashed into a South Side business and fled toward the Monongahela River while police searched the riverfront; a passenger was evaluated and appeared unharmed.
Theodore Brown, 32, was sentenced to 48 months and ordered to pay $550,000 after prosecutors say he used stolen IDs and credit cards to rent and re-rent vehicles.
A two‑alarm blaze broke out Saturday on the 2000 block of Kenneth Avenue in Arnold as crews worked to contain heavy smoke. Authorities say units arrived around 3:30 p.m.; injuries are unconfirmed.
Clear start Sunday; heavy showers and thunderstorms likely late Sunday night into Monday with localized flooding possible.
DEP’s June 11 inspection found corroded tanks and contaminated groundwater at the McCown 1 well in Cecil Township; DEP asked the operator to respond by June 30.
Food & Drinks in ...
Figaretti’s and Alma Bea put West Virginia on the James Beard map — one as an America’s Classics winner, the other as a regional finalist. Both honors highlight the state’s growing culinary profile.
Extreme Japanese opens in Sandy Plaza in DuBois this Tuesday with made-in-house sushi, hibachi and more than 50 roll options. Seating will be first-come, first-served.
State police are probing Garvin Auto Salvage in Sarver after reporting of roughly 200 alleged title and scrap‑metal violations.
A Greensburg student-entrepreneur opened Cafe Zara, a Middle Eastern coffee camper parked by Dairy Queen, serving spiced lattes and mini pancakes on weekends.
A June 17 traffic stop in Altoona produced a multi‑kilogram cocaine haul and 100 pressed meth pills; two men are jailed and face felony drug charges.
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