🌱 McKees Rocks man charged after deadly Stowe Township shooting

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• McKees Rocks man charged after deadly Stowe Township shooting

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Today's riddle: If you feed me I will grow and if you give me water I will die. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
• Saturday: A shower in the afternoon, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• McKees Rocks man charged with homicide in Stowe shooting (westhillsgazette.com) — A McKees Rocks resident has been charged with criminal homicide after a man was fatally shot in nearby Stowe Township early Saturday morning. County police say the 39-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday on the North Side and taken to the Allegheny County Jail, where he faces homicide and firearms charges while the investigation continues.
   

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Thursday July 30

• Little Stranger →
  Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens, 425 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks
  6:00 pm

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Sunday August 9

• American Football →
  Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens, 425 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks
  7:00 pm

Wednesday August 12

• Courtney Barnett →
  Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens, 425 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks
  8:00 pm

Thursday August 27

• Emily Ann Roberts →
  Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens, 425 Chartiers Ave, McKees Rocks
  7:00 pm

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Thursday July 30

• Pediatric Grand Rounds
  University of Pittsburgh Rangos Research Center
  8:00 am
• Dissertation Defense: Jacob Smith
  University of Pittsburgh Eberly Hall, 307
  9:00 am
• CampBioE 2.0
  University of Pittsburgh Homewood Community Engagement Center
  9:00 am
• Summer Institute
  University of Pittsburgh Wesley W. Posvar Hall, 4303 - Center for Urban Education
  10:00 am
• Sex-specific miR-17~92 cluster regulation of JAK/STAT signaling con
  University of Pittsburgh 9520 (Conference Center) - Fifth and Halket
  10:00 am
• School of Nursing: Blue & Gold Day
  University of Pittsburgh Victoria Building, 125
  10:15 am
• Weekday Storytime (Morning Summer 2026)
  Dormont Public Library 2950 West Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15216, US
  10:30 am
• Build AI Skills with Pitt's Online Master of Data Science
  University of Pittsburgh 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• This tasting lounge features cocktails and beers by Black-owned companies (post-gazette.com)
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• Backstage virtuoso keeps the pianos tuned and the music flowing at Heinz Hall (post-gazette.com)

Millvale

• The Big Pittsburgh August Event Guide (pghcitypaper.com)

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