March 16, 2025 8:24 am
(WPXI) – A large party had to be broken up by police in Oakland in the same area where a porch roof collapsed just a day earlier. Pittsburgh Police were called to the 300 block of Semple Street to help Pitt Police with a large crowd of people. That was the same location where a porch roof collapsed and injured 16 people on Friday. A permit had been issued for an event there but police said they revoked it because the crowd size was significantly higher than what was allowed. One person was taken to a hospital with a minor face injury after falling on the sidewalk. No arrests were made and no citations were issued. The crowd was broken up without incident.
March 16, 2025 8:20 am
(WPXI) – The Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade was held in Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday. The parade is billed as one of the largest in the country. Virginia Tech’s Military Band was one of the newest features in this year’s parade. The Oscar Meyer Weinermobile also rode through the streets of Pittsburgh. This year also featured the first-ever Pittsburgh Parade Day Dash. More than 2,500 participants chose to walk or run a 1-mile or 5K course along the parade route. Runners were encouraged to wear green. Organizers said the race was sold out. The St. Patrick’s Day Parade started in the Steel City more than 150 years ago.
March 16, 2025 5:16 am
President Donald Trump’s supporters are echoing some of the rhetoric and actions that elsewhere have preceded attacks on the judiciary as the courts deliver a series of setbacks to his dramatic attempt to change the federal government without congressional approval. Trump’s supporters in Congress have raised the specter of impeaching judges who have ruled against the administration. Elon Musk, the billionaire Trump backer whose Department of Government Efficiency has ended up in the crosshairs of much of the litigation, has regularly called for removing judges on his social media site, X. Despite the rhetoric, the Trump administration has so far not openly defied a court order and is appealing decisions it doesn’t like.
March 16, 2025 5:15 am
Foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather came true as a dynamic storm spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed more than three dozen people. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed. The weakening but still volatile weather system is moving east with forecasters warning of dangerous winds from Florida to New Jersey on Monday, while heavy rain was likely across New York and New England.
March 16, 2025 5:01 am
Strong storms rolled through Washington County on Sunday leaving behind some downed trees and power outages. According to West Penn Power’s outage map, there were still more than 200 customers without power as of 11 a.m. Monday. Areas impacted include; Fallowfield Township, Califonria, Centerville, Cokeburg and Donegal Township. According to their website. service is expected to be restored by 3 p.m. The Beth Center School District switched to remote instruction because a power outage in the district.
March 15, 2025 11:49 am
A Greensburg man is in custody after police say he threatened five Greensburg Salem High School Students while they were waiting for their bus to school early Thursday morning. According to our partners at WPXI, Greensburg Police were called to the intersection of West Otterman Street and North Hamilton Avenue just before 7 a.m. Thursday. They said Troy Konieczny came out of his house on West Otterman Street with a fire poker with three knives attached to it. Police say Konieczny grabbed one of the students waiting for the bus and put the weapon under his arm and told him to hold it, and referred to the student with a racial slur. From there, police say Konieczny tapped another student on the shoulder and messed with her backpack. Another student ran to her home nearby for a parent, who stayed with the students until they were safely on the bus. The school district sent a letter to parents praising the work of the students. This isn’t the first time police have dealt with Konieczny. In October 2022, he was arrested after police said he smashed cars with a claw hammer and then threatened to kill neighbors because they didn’t come to his party. In both incidents, police said Konieczny smelled strongly of alcohol. Konieczny remains in the Westmoreland County Prison.
March 15, 2025 11:35 am
At least 16 people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. Ten people were killed in Missouri after a tornado outbreak. That is according to the Missouri State Highway patrol. The agency said multiple people were also injured. Officials in Arkansas said on Saturday morning that three people died in Independence County and 29 others were injured across eight counties as storms passed through the state overnight. Authorities also say that three people were killed in car crashes during a dust storm in Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle.
March 15, 2025 9:47 am
More than a week after the disappearance of a University of Pittsburgh student in the Dominican Republic, her alleged companion has made a statement. Joshua Riibe, a college student from Minnesota, is reportedly the last person to see Sudiksha Konanki alive. He told investigators that he had just met Konanki the same evening she went missing. Riibe said they had been drinking with a group, but stayed behind on the beach. The two were embraced while in the ocean when a large wave reportedly slammed into them. Riibe said he thought he successfully brought Konanki back to shore before he passed out. He said he last saw her walking at an angle in knee deep water.
March 15, 2025 9:27 am
The Senate voted 54 to 46 to pass the bill. Friday evening, democrats voted with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to keep the funding bill moving forward, despite blowback from other members of their party. The bill funds the government through September 30, which now heads to the desk of President Trump. A government shutdown would have put millions of federal workers at risk of losing a paycheck – this as federal workers grapple with layoffs and the closure of federal agencies.
March 15, 2025 9:23 am
The nuns who operate the Vatican’s switchboard are fielding a growing number of calls. Many want to know how Pope Francis doing, and some ask to speak with him as the head of the Catholic Church remains hospitalized in Rome. The Vatican’s number is public, and the sisters of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master order make sure all who call it get a real person instead of an automation. They also take pride in the fact that it’s a woman’s voice that answers the line, providing the mother church’s comfort and aid instead of simply patching through a call.
