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1. Health Department Orders Closure Of Pittsburgh Market (patch.com) — Pittsburgh readers should know that the Allegheny County Health Department has shut down Yasmine Market on Brownsville Road in Carrick after inspectors found it operating without a valid permit and multiple serious food safety violations. Issues included expired milk, moldy food, poor cooling and date-marking practices, pest evidence, and inadequate sanitation, triggering a red closure placard for imminent health hazards.
2. FBI Probing Multiple Bomb Threats To Pittsburgh-Area School District (patch.com) — Families around Pittsburgh are seeing the FBI's local office step in after a series of four bomb threats disrupted classes in the Freedom Area School District, forcing a shift to remote learning. Federal agents and New Sewickley Township police are working together to identify whoever is responsible, stressing that school threats are serious crimes that will be fully prosecuted.
3. Waymo's autonomous vehicles now making their way around Pittsburgh (wpxi.com) — Waymo's self-driving vehicles are now regularly circulating on Pittsburgh streets, as the company maps downtown and nearby areas with trained specialists behind the wheel. Officials say the testing is a step toward future robotaxi service here, while federal safety regulators and Waymo stress cybersecurity and crash-reduction goals. Local drivers are already spotting the cars and sharing mixed reactions to the technology.
4. JCPenney store closing in Pennsylvania (wtae.com) — If you shop at Ross Park Mall, be aware the JCPenney there will close for good this Sunday, ending its lease after failing to secure another local site. The chain will still operate nearby at Monroeville, Robinson, Westmoreland, Uniontown and Indiana malls, but North Hills shoppers will need to adjust their regular department-store routines.
5. Pittsburgh targets housing woes (altoonamirror.com) — Pittsburgh and Allegheny County leaders are warning that shrinking starter-home options and the loss of lower-rent apartments are squeezing local residents, and the city is rewriting zoning and streamlining permits to spur more housing. County Executive Sara Innamorato and city officials outlined these steps at a legislative hearing in Pittsburgh, while state lawmakers debated tax relief for disabled veterans, protections for mobile-home residents, and statewide rules for accessory dwelling units.
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