Here are some news items for Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025:
Trailer fire shuts down Parkway West
Four fire companies responded to a vehicle fire late Tuesday night that shut down a section of the Parkway West (Interstate 376).
The fire, in the cab of a tractor-trailer in the westbound lanes, was reported around 11 p.m. near the Rosslyn Farms exit.
Because of the scope of the incident, officials from the Green Tree Volunteer Fire Company said both sides of the Parkway were shut down for several hours.
The highway has since been reopened to traffic.
North Braddock man shot at delivery driver, police say
A North Braddock man was charged with shooting at a delivery driver following a near vehicle crash Monday morning.
Allegheny County Police charged Dontae Brown, 36, with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, reckless endangering and tampering with evidence.
The delivery driver told police he was nearly struck by a silver sedan at a stop sign. As the driver pulled onto Copeland Avenue, he saw the sedan parked on the 200 block, and a man later identified as Brown approached and pointed a gun at him.
As the delivery driver fled the area, his vehicle was struck at least three times by gunfire, police said. The driver was not injured.
Detectives were able to identify Brown and the home he entered following the shooting, and he was taken into custody a short time later.
Brown’s bail was denied and he was taken to the Allegheny County Jail. A March 4 preliminary hearing is scheduled in District Judge Scott Schricker’s Duquesne court.
Driver injured in Homewood crash
A man is in critical condition after Pittsburgh police say he crashed into a light pole Tuesday in the city’s Homewood neighborhood.
The crash was reported around 11:30 a.m. on the 7000 block of Penn Avenue.
Witnesses told police the male driver appeared to lose control of his vehicle before striking a light pole. Pittsburgh EMS transported him to an area hospital in critical condition.
The man’s identity has not been released.