Morning Roundup: Pittsburgh man charged in connection to McKeesport hit-and-run fatal

Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Thursday, June 22:

Man arrested in fatal McKeesport hit-and-run

Police arrested a 31-year-old man who they said fatally struck a woman in McKeesport with his vehicle early Thursday.

Allegheny County Police said the suspect, Brandon Pendleton of Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, struck Misty Lack, 39, of McKeesport in the 2600 block of Jenny Lind Street around 1:15 a.m. after getting into an argument with her.

Lack was taken to an area hospital, where she died.

Pendleton was charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and attempted homicide. He is being held in Allegheny County Jail pending his arraignment.

County homicide detectives and McKeesport police were involved in the investigation.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the county police tip line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS (255-8477). Callers can remain anonymous.

Rail service to North Shore halted this weekend for repairs

Riders will not be able to take rail transit from Downtown Pittsburgh to the North Shore this weekend because of the continuation of a concrete repair project, a Pittsburgh Regional Transit spokesman said.

Beginning around 8:30 p.m. Friday and continuing through 4:30 a.m. Monday, Pittsburgh Regional Transit will replace rail service to the North Shore with shuttle buses from Penn Station, which is located near Pittsburgh’s Amtrak station. Shuttle buses will serve the Wood Street, Gateway, North Side and Allegheny stations, said Adam Brandolph, a Pittsburgh Regional Transit spokesman.

The First Avenue and Steel Plaza stations will not be affected by the work. Penn Station, a seldom-used station about 400 yards from Steel Plaza along the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, will be the last stop Downtown, Brandolph said.