🌱 How a Leechburg mother’s ordeal is shaping Pa. camera rules

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• How a Leechburg mother's ordeal is shaping Pa. camera rules

Also on today's calendar: Uniontown Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Kiski Area and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy and warmer, with a high of 71 and low of 54 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 75, low: 59.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pa. House panels hear testimony on automatic license plate cameras (newsfromthestates.com) — State lawmakers are weighing new limits on automatic license plate readers, and testimony included a Leechburg mother's account of being stalked by her police officer husband using similar technology. The hearing highlighted privacy, data-sharing, and reproductive-rights concerns, with some advocates urging a full ban and others pushing for strict warrant rules and short data-retention limits.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leechburg

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• McKeesport Varsity Football @ Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 240 Hyde Park Rd, Leechburg
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 1
• Parent Financial Aid Night
  Leechburg Area High School Auditorium
  5:30 pm
• Burrell at Leechburg →
  Leechburg High School, 215 1st St, Leechburg
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Uniontown Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 240 Hyde Park Rd, Leechburg
  7:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Monessen at Leechburg →
  Leechburg, 215 1st St, Leechburg
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Hampton JV Football @ Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 240 Hyde Park Rd, Leechburg
  10:00 am
Monday October 12
• Penn-Trafford Girls JV Soccer @ Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 240 Hyde Park Rd, Leechburg
  5:30 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Leechburg Community Vaccine Clinic 2026 →
  Leechburg Volunteer Fire Co, 268 Canal St., Leechburg
  2:00 pm
• Ford City Community Vaccine Clinic 2026 →
  Leechburg Volunteer Fire Co, 268 Canal St., Leechburg
  2:00 pm
• Leechburg Community Vaccine Clinic →
  Leechburg Volunteer Fire Co, 268 Canal St., Leechburg
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Armstrong at Kiski Area →
  Kiski Area High School, 200 Poplar St, Vandergrift
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Deficiencies Issued
  Kiski Area SD Vandergrift, PA 15690

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Leechburg. Apply here.
• U-Haul posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in New Kensington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leechburg here.

🗞 Nearby News

Apollo

• Apollo-Ridge dedicates court in memory of Caleb Altmire (triblive.com)
• Slay Weekly September 28, 2026 (qburgh.com)

Freeport

• Butler County local high school, college sports schedule for week of Sept. 28 (butlereagle.com)

Lower Burrell

• Building the Valley: Bumblebee Resale and Consignment opens shop in Lower Burrell (triblive.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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