🌱 East McKeesport DUI crash now leads to serious homicide charges

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• East McKeesport DUI crash now leads to serious homicide charges

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Wine and Food Festival.

Today's riddle: What Do u call a pig that knows karate? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 85, low: 70.
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Driver charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI nearly a year after deadly East McKeesport crash (wpxi.com) — A driver has been charged nearly a year after a deadly head-on crash in East McKeesport that killed Brian Jackson on 5th Avenue near Penn Avenue. Investigators say the other driver, Aaron Bertoluzzi, was intoxicated, speeding, and crossed the center line before impact. He now faces multiple charges, including homicide by vehicle while DUI and involuntary manslaughter.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East McKeesport

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Saturday July 18

• Purcellville Wine and Food Festival →
  Fireman's Field Complex, 250 S. Nursery Ave., Purcellville, VA, 20132
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 8

• Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds
  University of Pittsburgh 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
  7:00 am
• CampBioE 2.0
  University of Pittsburgh Homewood Community Engagement Center
  9:00 am
• Chiropractic Services
  University of Pittsburgh CEC in Homewood, SHRS Wellness Pavilion
  9:00 am
• Summer Institute
  University of Pittsburgh Wesley W. Posvar Hall, 4303 - Center for Urban Education
  10:00 am
• Virtual Grant Writing Accountability Group - Summer Session
  University of Pittsburgh 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
  10:00 am
• Determining the impact of the tumor microenvironment on memory B ce
  University of Pittsburgh Assembly Multipurpose Room - B1610
  10:00 am
• Aphasia Support Group
  University of Pittsburgh CEC in Homewood, SHRS Wellness Pavilion
  10:30 am
• Graduate Recruitment Fair
  University of Pittsburgh William Pitt Union, Gallagher Plaza
  11:00 am
• MyHealth Stress on the Go: Mindfulness
  University of Pittsburgh 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
  12:30 pm
• Gene Expression and Network Visualization using Cytoscape
  University of Pittsburgh 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
  1:00 pm
• Dissertation Defense: Hajin Jang
  University of Pittsburgh Public Health, 1155
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Duquesne

• Young Washington (2026) (blogspot.com)

McKeesport

• Alleged drunk driver charged in deadly 2025 East McKeesport crash (wtae.com)
• Greater Allegheny welcomes inaugural radiological sciences cohort (psu.edu)

Monroeville

• At the library: Upcoming events at Monroeville Public Library (triblive.com)
• When There's No More Room In Hell, The Dead Will Walk The Mall (wordpress.com)
• Man charged with driving drunk in deadly 2025 East McKeesport crash (cbsnews.com)

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