Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Jan. 21:

Fire in Leetsdale

Crews battled a fire in Leetsdale early Tuesday morning.

The Leetsdale Volunteer Fire Department responded after 3 a.m. to a home along First Street.

Fire officials posted to Facebook that crews were getting a handle on the flames, which appeared to be located mostly in the basement, but some had begun to spread to upper floors.

They asked that anyone in the area of First Street and Ferry Street use caution or avoid the area altogether.

“There are a lot of fire apparatus in the area as well as hoses going into the house,” the post said. “There will be a lot of water running down the streets and freezing almost immediately.

“There will be firemen working in the area and if you come to the area too fast you may not be able to get stopped on the ice, possibly causing you to slide into a firefighter.”

Fire in South Greensburg

Crews battled a house fire late Monday in South Greensburg.

Emergency responders were called at about 11:30 p.m. to the 1500 block of Parr Street, according to TribLive news partner WTAE.

The investigation is ongoing.

Without salt, Jeannette declares state of emergency

Jeannette officials are dealing with a shortage of salt.

The city declared a public health state of emergency that allows the purchase of salt outside the regular contracted source, according to a post on the city’s Facebook page.

The declaration will last five days.

The post blamed the insufficient supply on vendor unreliability.

Panera Bread robbed in Oakland

A woman is facing charges after an armed robbery at the Panera Bread on the University of Pittsburgh campus in Oakland.

Police were called at about 10:45 a.m. Monday to the 3800 block of Forbes Avenue, according to TribLive news partner WTAE.

The suspect, Keisha Cohen, 28, had already fled but police said they used surveillance cameras to locate her walking into the lobby of Litchfield Towers, a Pitt dormatory, about a block away.

Police said Cohen got away with $136 from Panera after handing a cashier a note to “place the money inside a bag.”

She also told the staffer she was armed and dangerous, police said.

Courts closed

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas is closed Tuesday because of frigid temperatures.

The closures extend to the Magisterial District Courts and Pittsburgh Municipal Court.

Arraignment Court will remain open and emergency Protection from Abuse Orders can be obtained there. The office is at 660 First Ave., Pittsburgh.