🌱 How a 2025 Wilkinsburg child-luring scare became a federal case
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- How a 2025 Wilkinsburg child-luring scare became a federal case
Today's riddle: 4. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Cold with rain and drizzle, with a high of 51 and low of 36 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, a shower; cold, temps: high: 50, low: 35.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 56 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Wilkinsburg Man Indicted After Alleged Child-Luring Case (hoodline.com) — A Wilkinsburg neighborhood where children were allegedly approached last summer is now watching the related federal immigration case move forward in Pittsburgh. Prosecutors say the defendant, arrested near Center and Ewing streets, faces an illegal reentry charge, while parents remain focused on the children’s safety as the court process continues. 
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter R (Thank you Brenda C. for sending it in!)
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