State Representative Aaron Bernstine will be hosting a document-shredding event taking place at Geneva College later this month. Matt Drzik has further details on that:

The event organized by the Beaver County Community and Law Enforcement Coalition was held on Saturday as a way to build camaraderie between the community and local law enforcement.  Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has the story.

Pittsburgh —
Hundreds of teachers from across the country took to the streets of Pittsburgh in a march for better funding.

The group took aim at the Trump administration saying that there’s a plan to cut funding for public education, while putting more focus on school choice for students.

“People understand the stakes, that we need to actually use the ballot box to make sure workers have a pathway to a better life”, says Randi Weingarten, AFT Union President.

Union leaders also talked about the need to keep guns out of school.

HOLLSOPPLE, Pa —
Somerset County Tactical Search team recovered the body of 18-year-old Joseph Dubics from the Quemahoning Dam Reservoir on Saturday afternoon.

Dubics disappeared while paddleboarding on Monday. Two young women who were with him told emergency dispatchers that he went underwater and never surfaced.

Officials do not suspect foul play or suspicious circumstances are related to the incident.

The Quemahoning Family Recreation Area will remain closed until 10 a.m on Monday.

BRADDOCK HILLS, Pa. – A 90-year-old woman crashed her car into a home on Brinton Road in Braddock Hills Sunday morning.

When first responders arrived on scene they found the driver trapped behind the wheel and were able to safely remove her from the car. The driver was transported to a local hospital.

There is no word what caused the crash.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. – Two 13-year-old boys stole a car Sunday morning and led police on a chase through at least two neighborhoods in Allegheny County.

Police said the pursuit began around 1:15 a.m. in Forest Hills and continued on to Electric Avenue in North Braddock.

After crashing into a house the teens ran from the car and tried to scale a wall up to Route 30.
Police caught the two boys and took them into custody.

At a house fire in CRESCENT TOWNSHIP, – Two firefighters were taken away on stretchers and another person was injured.

The fire was reported about 2:30 a.m. early Monday morning at a home on Main Street in Crescent Township, officials said.

Arthur Stiffler, who lives in the home, said he was watching TV on his back porch when the fire broke out. He said he ran upstairs and found his son laying on floor with burns to his feet and legs.

“The flames were so high,” said Stiffler, adding, “It was just black smoke in the stairwell and in the house. You couldn’t take a couple of breaths, you would just pass out.”

Stiffler said he got his wife and son out of the house. Stiffler’s son was taken to UPMC Mercy Hospital.

The two firefighters were also hospitalized with one suffering a back injury and the other a knee injury.

Stiffler’s 90-year-old mother was taken from another part of the structure and some neighbors were also evacuated.

The Allegheny County fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.

WEATHER JULY 16, 2018

TODAY
Partly cloudy early. Thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 89F.

TONIGHT
Thunderstorms likely. Low around 70F.

TUESDAY
Scattered thunderstorms in the morning, then partly cloudy late. High 83F.