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Ed Sheeran's PA Concert Hospitalizes 17— Including Paramedic: Authorities Ed Sheeran's PA Concert Hospitalizes 17— Including Paramedic: Authorities
Ed Sheeran's PA Concert Hospitalizes 17— Including Paramedic: Authorities Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services received 37 calls to Ed Sheeran's concert on Sunday night. In total, 17 people were transported to the hospital in connection with the popstar's concert on July 9, 2023, authorities announced the following morning.  The transports were for heat-related issues, falls, a seizure, and two cardiac arrest patients— including a paramedic leaving the facility, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The paramedic went into cardiac arrest on Art Rooney Avenue, according to PPS.  View this post on Instagram …

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16-Year-Old Football Player Shot Dead By His Home In Western Pennsylvania 16-Year-Old Football Player Shot Dead By His Home In Western Pennsylvania
16-Year-Old Football Player Shot Dead By His Home In Western Pennsylvania A community is mourning the loss of a popular football player who was shot dead on Tuesday, Nov. 29.  16-year-old Amari Altomore of Monessen died at Allegheny General Hospital following the shooting at 8:10 p.m. at 649 S. 14th St., according to a report from the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office. The cause and manner of death are under investigation. He left his home and was shot "in the upper abdomen," Monessen Police Chief David Yuhasz told the press on Wednesday, Nov. 30 Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office detectives and Monessen police continue to investigate this deadly …

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Mass Shooting At 20-Year-Old Man's Pittsburgh Funeral: Police Mass Shooting At 20-Year-Old Man's Pittsburgh Funeral: Police
Mass Shooting At 20-Year-Old Man's Pittsburgh Funeral: Police At least six people were shot during a funeral for a 20-year-old man in Pittsburgh, on Friday, Oct. 28, police say.  The funeral was for John Hornezes Jr. who was among three people shot dead near a bus stop Pittsburgh's North Side on Oct. 15. Hornezes was believed to have been the target of the shooting according to the police.  The funeral was being held at Destiny of Faith Church located at 3700 block of Brighton Road when the first five shots rang out, followed by another 15 rounds around 12:04 p.m.,  Commander Richard Ford told the press around 2 p.m. One person wa…

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'Phenomenal' PA Captain Who Trained Firefighters Around The World Succumbs To Illness 'Phenomenal' PA Captain Who Trained Firefighters Around The World Succumbs To Illness
'Phenomenal' PA Captain Who Trained Firefighters Around The World Succumbs To Illness A beloved "fireman's fireman" who trained firefighters around the world has died after a battle against a long illness, but his legacy will live on.  The 23-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Captain Jimmy Ellis of Station 32 in Deutschtown passed away at Allegheny General Hospital with his loving family and friends by his side on Wednesday, July 13, city officials told Daily Voice.  Ellis not only worked in Pittsburgh but was "a renowned instructor known across the country," as the Leetsdale fire department said in a statement.  "He was passionate about passing his knowledge a…

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Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police
Police Corporal Caused Head-On Crash On I-79: PA State Police A police corporal caused a head-on crash that sent himself and another driver to hospitals on Tuesday, April 5, state police say. The crash happened in the northbound lanes of Interstate 79 in Lancaster Township, Butler County at mile marker 91 around 4:18 p.m., according to Pennsylvania state police. New Sewickley Township police Cpl. Gregory Carney, 43, of Beaver County, lost control of his patrol  car for unknown reasons— exiting the southbound lanes, crossing the median, and then entered the northbound lanes— hitting a Jeep Cherokee head-on, according to PSP's release. Both vehicl…

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PA Dad-To-Be Shoots 3 Guests At Baby Shower, Authorities Say PA Dad-To-Be Shoots 3 Guests At Baby Shower, Authorities Say
PA Dad-To-Be Shoots 3 Guests At Baby Shower, Authorities Say Three people were shot at a baby shower during a fight about gifts, local police say. Police in Lower Burrell, were called to an active shooting at the Kinloch Fire Department on Saturday just after 6 p.m. Upon arrival officers learned it was “not an active shooter situation but rather an isolated family incident during a baby shower,” city police said in a Facebook post on the department's page. The father-to-be got into an argument with a woman who wanted him to transport the gifts from the baby shower, according to the criminal complaint. The preliminary police investigation shows the …

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