Have you noticed how rarely we see the sun in the beautiful city of Pittsburgh?

“What you’re feeling isn’t just the blues.” according to WPXI Meteorologist Scott Harbaugh.

Especially from November through March, Pittsburgh is one of the grayest places in the US, ranking fourth among major cities for the number of cloudy days a year. We are seriously lacking vitamin D more than half the year as clouds cover 75 percent or more of our sky 203 days a year. If we include days with 25 percent cloud cover, that number jumps to 306 days.
Well, at least it’s not Seattle, Portland or Buffalo.

This is the fifth year that Police officers in Monaca played “Santa Cops” delivering more than 500 presents to some very deserving kids.
More than making a child happy on a holiday, the police are hoping to build long lasting relationships.

“The kids get to see the police aren’t always coming to their house for a bad situation. They get to see us in a different light,” Officer James Ball, of the Monaca Police Department, said.

“I want to tell them all, ‘Thank you all very much. You’ve made a little boy very happy. You’ve made his parents very happy seeing him happy,'” Jaime Koser said.

Monaca police said it would not be possible without donations from the community.

Dominique E. Jones, 27, admitted to stabbing 25-year-old Tre Montel McCargo at Holiday Inn Express in South Union Township, according to state police.

McCargo ran from a room into the hotel lobby bleeding from a stab wound to his neck. State police and EMS rushed to the scene , but McCargo succumbed to his injuries.

Jones was cooperating with the investigation, state police said.

A 12-year-old boy was holding a .22-caliber rifle when it discharged and struck his 17-year-old brother in the back Tuesday evening in Pine, according to Northern Regional police Chief Robert Amann.

The teenager was conscious and spoke to officers before being taken to Allegheny General Hospital. His condition was not immediately available.

Police did not say whether they believe the shooting was intentional or not and they continue to investigate.

WEATHER:WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2018

TODAY: Partly cloudy. High 44F.

TONIGHT: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 29F.

TOMORROW: Partly cloudy. High 49F.

Police have released a photo of K-9 Kato of the Aliquippa Police Department. Special thanks to Aliquippa’s K-9 Officer, Jim Brown, who released the picture to Beaver County Radio News.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO SPOT A HELICOPTER IN THE AIR IN ALIQUIPPA TODAY OR THURSDAY, THERE’S A GOOD REASON FOR IT. SANDY GIORDANO EXPLAINS WHY….

ROUTE 68 IS BACK OPEN TO TRAFFIC FOLLOWING NOT ONE BUT TWO ACCIDENTS THAT OCCURRED IN NEW SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP OVERNIGHT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

AN ALIQUIPPA HOME WAS STRUCK BY FIRE TWICE OVER THE WEEKEND. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24TH, 2018

 

TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE. TEMPS NEARLY STEADY IN
LOW TO MID-30‘S.

TONIGHT – PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. LOW – 22.

CHRISTMAS DAY – SOME SUN IN THE MORNING WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS DURING THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH – 36.