🌱 How Wilkinsburg evidence led to new charges in a high-profile killing

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In today's newsletter:

• How Wilkinsburg evidence led to new charges in a high-profile killing
• How Wilkinsburg's land bank could reshape vacant homes across our region

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.
• Friday: Showers around; not as warm, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 67 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pittsburgh suspect Elijah Hemingway allegedly sexually assaulted woman hours before doctor's killing (amedpost.com) — Wilkinsburg residents should know that a man accused of killing a Pittsburgh pediatrician and injuring his wife is also charged with sexually assaulting a woman along a Wilkinsburg path hours earlier. County police say Wilkinsburg officers helped uncover evidence linking him to the assault, leading to new rape, sexual assault, and robbery charges alongside the homicide case.
   

• Penn Hills' Lincoln Park could see development — or become 'prairie' (newsbreak.com) — Wilkinsburg readers will see how the Wilkinsburg Land Bank's work on clearing titles and rescuing vacant homes fits into a broader regional struggle over demolition versus rehabilitation in nearby Penn Hills. Experts argue that better funding, early repairs, and land banks could preserve more affordable housing, while current state incentives still push many municipalities toward tearing properties down.
   

📸 Around Wilkinsburg

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Monday October 5
• Infrastructure and Blight Committee →
  Council Chambers, 605 Ross Ave, Wilkinsburg
  6:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Planning Commission →
  Council Chambers, 605 Ross Ave, Wilkinsburg
  6:30 pm
Monday October 12
• Finance Committee →
  Council Chambers, 605 Ross Ave, Wilkinsburg
  6:00 pm
• Wilkinsburg Land Bank Board Meeting
  Community Forge, 1256 Franklin Ave, Wilkinsburg
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Thursday Trivia & Happy Hour at Love, Katie Distilling →
  Love, Katie Distilling, 816 Main Street, Sharpsburg
  5:00 pm
• Reflections on Pittsburgh's Air - Poetry, Prose, and Paintings →
  623 East 8th Ave, Homestead
  6:00 pm
• An Evening of Poetry, Prose, and Paintings On Pittsburgh's Past & Present Air →
  Bost Building, 623 E 8th Ave, Homestead
  6:00 pm
• Evening of Poetry, Prose, and Paintings with GASP & the Battle of Homestead Foundation →
  Bost Building, 623 E 8th Ave, Homestead
  6:00 pm
• Joe Bartnick at The Pittsburgh Improv →
  166 East Bridge Street, Homestead
  7:00 pm
• Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926 Silent Film) with Live Music Accompaniment →
  The Pump House, 880 E Waterfront Dr, Homestead
  7:30 pm
Friday October 2
• Matt Fraser: America's Top Psychic Medium →
  Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E 10th Avenue, Munhall
  8:00 pm
• Matt Fraser →
  Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall, 510 E 10th Avenue, Munhall
  8:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Churchill

• 5 Penn State cocaine defendants waive formal arraignments (triblive.com)
• Multiple people injured in crash on Parkway East in Allegheny County (pressnewsagency.org)

Braddock

• 5 Strange Facts About George Washington's Military Career (nerdable.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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