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Pittsburgh Road Closures For Funeral Procession Honoring Chief Walsh Pittsburgh Road Closures For Funeral Procession Honoring Chief Walsh
Pittsburgh Road Closures For Funeral Procession Honoring Chief Walsh The City of Pittsburgh is advising motorists of road closures and transit detours planned for Monday, Nov. 25, during the funeral procession and Funeral Mass for Battalion Chief John P. Walsh. A Funeral Mass honoring Chief Walsh, who died in the line of duty last week, will take place at 10 a.m. at Saint Paul Cathedral on North Dithridge Street in Oakland. To accommodate the anticipated large gathering, Fifth Avenue will be closed from Bellefield Avenue to Wilkins Avenue from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Additional surface streets leading to Fifth Avenue will also be closed to prevent traffic from e…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police
Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine people have been hurt in a bus crash involving a Jeep near the University of Pittsburgh campus, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to Allequippa Street and Sutherland Drive near the Petersen Events Center on Pitt's campus in Oakland on Wednesday, Nov. 9 around 11 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. Upon arrival, authorities learned the crash involved a Jeep crossing over the center line, striking a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say and PRT police told WTAE.  The majority of the injuries were minor but the bus driver suffered knee…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
'T' Rail Derails In Pittsburgh (DEVELOPING) 'T' Rail Derails In Pittsburgh (DEVELOPING)
'T' Rail Derails In Pittsburgh (Developing) A train car has derailed in Pittsburgh, authorities say.  The car went off the track under unknown circumstance in Dormont on Wednesday, Oct. 5 around 10:30 a.m., according to a release by Pittsburgh Regional Transit.  Crews are working to get the rail car back on the tracks, according to Pittsburgh Regional Transit.  No injuries were reported.  To help passengers, a bus shuttle is operating between South Hills Junction and Dormont Junction, and a rail shuttle is operating between Dormont Junction and Overbrook.  The Blue and Silver lines were not affected by the…

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Train Car Catches Fire In Pittsburgh (DEVELOPING) Train Car Catches Fire In Pittsburgh (DEVELOPING)
Train Car Catches Fire In Pittsburgh (Developing) Half a dozen people were inside a railcar when it catch fire on Wednesday, August 31, authorities say.  The fire broke out between the T station and the South Hills Village light rail station around 2 p.m., according to Pittsburgh Regional Transit. The fire was caused by overhead powering, PRT says.   All six people aboard the car escaped unharmed, according to PRT.  The light rail service was briefly suspended from Washington Junction to South Hills Village station. UPDATE: Red and Blue light-rail cars will be traveling inbound AND outbound on the inbound tracks between South Hills …

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by Jillian Pikora