Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Sept. 1:

Fire destroys vacant Hempfield home

A Hempfield home along Middletown Road was destroyed in a fire early Friday.

Firefighters were met around 2 a.m. with heavy flames and smoke centered on the front part of the home. Neighbors told firefighters that the home was under renovation, according to Tribune-Review news partner WTAE.

No one was living there, and no one was hurt. A state police fire marshal is investigating.

DOJ says 4 Pittsburghers stole high-end cars in N.J., Georgia

Four Pittsburgh residents were indicted on accusations that they traveled to high-end car dealerships in New Jersey and Georgia where federal prosecutors said they stole a Jaguar and Lamborghini.

Indicted were Jerome O. Hollaman Jr., 38; Dewayne J. Skrine Jr., 38; Ebone C. Johnson-Smith, 42; and Carlos Leon Taylor, 39. Authorities said they conspired between February 2021 and October 2022. They are facing charges of conspiracy and some are accused of related offenses.

The indictment was unsealed Thursday.

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