🌱 Why a Pitcairn resident is jailed after a tense Trafford incident

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• Why a Pitcairn resident is jailed after a tense Trafford incident

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• Thursday: Freezing fog in the morning, with a high of 54 and low of 36 degrees.
• Friday: Snow showers; windy, cooler, temps: high: 42, low: 21.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Trafford Police charge Pitcairn man, accused of bringing knife into former workplace (crimewatchpa.com) — A man from Pitcairn is facing multiple charges after Trafford Police say he entered his former workplace on Commerce Circle with a large knife and alarming statements that worried employees. Staff reportedly deescalated the situation and got him to leave before police became involved, and he is now being held in Westmoreland County Prison on $50,000 bail.
   

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Thursday December 18

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Friday December 19

• Music with Grammy Sue
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  10:30 am
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  1:00 pm
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Saturday December 20

• Steel City Canna-Christmas
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🗞 Nearby News

Monroeville

• Three men facing charges after allegedly assaulting 2 teen girls, holding them captive (wtae.com)
• Rabbi who knew Bondi Beach victim emphasizes importance of celebrating Hanukkah amid tragedy (wcvb.com)
• Pisciottano Legislation to Strengthen Workers' Compensation for Disfigurement Injuries (pasenate.com)

Churchill

• There are saints among us - Cave Creek / Carefree Independent (yourvalley.net)
• Sen. Fontana Announces Nearly $6.5 Million in Neighborhood Assistance Funding (pasenate.com)

Pittsburgh

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