Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 7:
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Man pinned by equipment in Strip District
A man was hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday after “a piece of industrial equipment” pinned him to a building in Pittsburgh’s Strip District.
Pittsburgh police, firefighters and EMS were dispatched around 9:10 a.m. to the 100 block of 15th Street.
The victim, who police have not named, “was initially unresponsive,” but was conscious when paramedics took him to an area hospital, Pittsburgh public safety officials said.
No details were provided about the extent of the man’s injuries.
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Police seek shooter who fired in Uniontown apartment
Police are looking for the person who opened fire Monday evening in an occupied apartment in the Uniontown area.
Pennsylvania State Police said troopers were dispatched around 11:05 p.m. to the Woodview Terrace apartment building in North Union Township, Fayette County.
Multiple shots had been fired inside one of the apartments, police said. Nobody was injured.
Police said they’re investigating.
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North Allegheny students reach next round in global policy contest
A student group of aspiring public policy workers has qualified for the next round in an international competition.
The International Public Policy Forum team at North Allegheny Senior High School had what school officials called “a successful run over winter break” and qualified for the IPPF’s Round of 32.
That means the Pittsburgh-area squad, the only one representing Pennsylvania, is one of just 32 teams remaining in the worldwide competition. More than 330 teams from 39 countries were competing when the competition started in 2024.
Upper St. Clair High School was eliminated in the last round after a loss to the Bergen Debate Club from Fort Lee, N.J., according to the IPPF’s website.
In the previous round, teams submitted arguments on an “assigned position, affirmative or negative,” about to start an international educational group by levying a “global education tax” equal to 1% of each member country’s gross domestic product.
Rebuttals are due later this month as North Allegheny Senior High School faces off against a team from Flower Mound, Texas.
