Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, March 3:
Firefighter injured in Cranberry Township fire
A firefighter was taken to a local hospital early Monday morning after being injured on the scene of a fire in Cranberry Township.
The fire was reported just before 1:15 a.m. at a home on Ravenscroft Court.
The Cranberry fire chief told TribLive news partner WTAE a husband and wife inside the home were awakened by their fire alarm and managed to get out safely.
The cause of the fire remains undetermined.
North Hills DUI Task Force makes 2 arrests, issues 19 citations
A roving DUI patrol was operated along various roads on Saturday night in Indiana Township, Shaler, Hampton, O’Hara, Blawnox, Etna, Millvale and Aspinwall.
Police reportedly stopped 100 vehicles for traffic violations. Eight people took field sobriety tests, and two people were arrested for DUI.
Officers issued 19 citations.
The task force includes police from the communities of Bradford Woods, Etna, Hampton, Indiana Township, Marshall, O’Hara, Pine, Richland, Ross, Shaler, West Deer, McCandless, West View, Millvale, Franklin Park and Aspinwall.
In the 28 years the task force has existed, 262 checkpoints or roving patrols have been conducted, 2,270 people have been tested for DUI and 1,071 of them were arrested, police said.
