Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, April 2:
House fire along Route 356 in Allegheny Township
Traffic is back to normal on Route 356 after a house fire early Tuesday in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County.
No injuries were reported in the 3:17 a.m. blaze, according to a Westmoreland 911 dispatch supervisor. The road was restricted for a few hours near the intersection of Route 356 and Garvers Ferry and Bagdad roads, just north of the Allegheny Township fire station.
Police investigating shots fired in Crafton Heights
Pittsburgh police are investigating shots fired into multiple vehicles and an apartment window Sunday evening along Woodlow Street in Pittsburgh’s Crafton Heights neighborhood.
Officers received a ShotSpotter alert that 15 rounds had been fired just before 8 p.m.
No injuries were reported.
Light-rail rehab set to begin Friday
An online meeting Tuesday will outline Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s $150 million rehabilitation work on the agency’s light-rail network. The meeting starts at 4 p.m.
The projects are expected to begin Friday, after the Pirates’ home opener at PNC Park on the North Shore. The construction will lead to rolling closures of parts of the rail lines and require significant detours.
The light-rail system, known as “the T,” will be closed between Steel Plaza and Gateway stations for about seven weeks starting in April. Closures and detours will continue as work progresses through 2028.
To attend the meeting or learn more about the projects, click here. The presentation will be uploaded after the meeting is over.
Renatta Signorini is a TribLive reporter covering breaking news, crime, courts and Jeannette. She has been working at the Trib since 2005. She can be reached at rsignorini@triblive.com.