Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, July 6:
Sinkhole closes road in front of hospital
A large sinkhole closed Cumberland Road in McCandless on Sunday night. The sinkhole opened directly in front of UPMC Passavant, McCandless officials said.
Cumberland Road is closed at Babcock Blvd. while crews assess the damage.
No injuries have been reported as of Sunday afternoon, officials said.
The hospital remains open and is accessible at the Babcock Blvd. entrance and from the Peebles Road side of Cumberland Road.
Township officials say additional updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
Flooding puts Slippery Rock in state of emergency
Slippery Rock Mayor Jondavid Longo signed a declaration of disaster emergency Sunday evening after serious flooding in the area.
In a post on Facebook, Longo said the declaration will remain in place for a week, as Slippery Rock and the surrounding area experience significant flooding, resulting in “numerous roads” being closed.
Residents are being asked to stay off the road unless necessary and to never drive through floodwaters.
“Even if floodwaters are not covering the roadway, debris, washed-out pavement, damaged shoulders, and downed tree limbs may make travel extremely dangerous,” Longo said in the post.
The declaration of emergency directs the immediate mobilization of all available borough personnel, equipment, facilities and resources necessary to respond to and mitigate the impact of the flooding.
It also implements road closures, traffic control, detours and evacuations, if needed.
In the declaration, Longo requested mutual aid assistance and resources from Butler County Emergency Management, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency as well as neighboring jurisdictions and the state.
SWAT standoff in North Braddock, 2 injured
A Meadville man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a SWAT standoff in North Braddock on Sunday.
Allegheny County Police charged Kori Connelly, 25, with aggravated assault, assault of a law enforcement officer and terroristic threats.
The Allegheny County Police Department Homicide Unit responded to a domestic incident in the 1400 block of Brinton Avenue at about 5 p.m.. When first responders arrived, they found a female victim unconscious and a male victim “suffering injuries” from an assault, county police said.
According to police, Connelly barricaded himself inside the residence, prompting the deployment of a SWAT team. He later exited the home and was taken into custody.
He is being held at Allegheny County Jail and awaits a pending preliminary arraignment.