Large police activity shut down Parkway after incident | Multiple taken to the hospital, officials say

DESERVING FAMILIES ACROSS AMERICA ARE GETTING A MAGICAL SURPRISE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AHEAD OF DISNEY’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL. THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR, AIRING RIGHT HERE ON WTAE CHANNEL FOUR. TAKE A LOOK AS VETERAN JOE WORLEY AND HIS FAMILY WERE SURPRISED WITH A SPECIAL TRIP TO WALT DISNEY WORLD. MY STORY ISN’T SPECIAL, IT’S JUST UNIQUE. I CAN GIVE YOU 100 VETERANS. I DON’T THINK THAT I’M ANYTHING SPECIAL, OUTSIDE OF THE FACT THAT I’VE BEEN IN FRONT OF PEOPLE ENOUGH THAT I KNOW HOW TO TELL MY STORY, MY STORY INVOLVES A LOT MORE THAN JUST ME. MY STORY IS MY FAMILY’S STORY. MY STORY IS THE PEOPLE, VETERANS THAT I WORK WITH AND THE AND THE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH AMERICA’S VET DOGS. MY STORY IS MY KIDS AND AND NOT JUST MY KIDS, BUT THE KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THIS HOUSE. MY STORY IS KIND OF EVERYBODY’S STORY, AND NOT EVERYBODY CAN TELL IT. AND I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE MY BAD STUFF AND TURN IT INTO GOOD STUFF. AND THAT’S A BLESSING. MY NAME IS JOSEPH WORLEY. I’M HERE WITH MISTER SCOTTY, AND I WORK WITH AMERICA’S VET DOGS AS A VETERAN’S RELATIONS LIAISON. AND I AM A RETIRED NAVY CORPSMAN, A HOSPITAL CORPSMAN, THIRD CLASS. WHAT DO YOU WANT? THIS MIGHT BE WORTH. WE’RE ABOUT TO SIT DOWN FOR FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT, AND JOE HAS NO IDEA. BUT DISNEY PARKS IS INVITED US TO WALT DISNEY WORLD, AND SCOTTY IS GOING TO BE DELIVERING THE NEWS BECAUSE OF YOUR ADVOCACY AND ENDURING SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN UNIFORM, DISNEY PARKS WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU, YOUR FAMILY, AND SCOTTY TO BE OUR GUESTS AT WALT DISNEY WORLD AND CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS. DISNEY WORLD YAY! I THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE FOR FOR BRADEN. HE’S GOT THE KIND OF BRAIN EVANS, THE THREE YEAR OLD THAT I THINK HE’S GOING TO REMEMBER THIS FOREVER. AND HAVING SCOTTY THERE JUST MAKES IT EVEN, EVEN MORE SPECIAL. WE’RE GOING TO WALT DISNEY WORLD. HARD NOT TO SMILE WHEN YOU WATCH THAT. YOU CAN TUNE IN TO WTAE CHANNEL 4 FOR THE PREMIERE OF THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 1ST AT EIGHT. YOU CAN ALSO STREAM IT THE NEXT DAY ON DISNEY, HULU AND DISNEY. YOUTUBE. WELL, IT’S 9:00 ON THE DOT. NEWS, WEATHER AND SPORTS. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START YOUR SATURDAY. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR CONTINUES RIGHT NOW. THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, HONORING ITS NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS. THIS COMES AFTER THAT SHOOTING IN D.C. THAT KILLED ONE AND LEFT ANOTHER INJURED. COMING UP, WE SPEAK WITH WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR PATRICK MORRISEY ABOUT HIS CALLS FOR JUSTICE IN THIS CASE. AND JUSTIN, OVERNIGHT, A FRESH LOOK AT A HOUSE FIRE NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY. WHY CREWS SAY THIS WAS A TOUGH FIGHT FOR THOSE FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAD TO REMAIN ON SCENE FOR HOURS. AND IT’S SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY TODAY. WE’LL TELL YOU WHERE YOU CAN SHOP LOCAL AND HOW SOME VENDORS IN OUR REGION ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR. PLUS, IT IS THE COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF. PITT IS HOSTING MIAMI AT ACRISURE STADIUM TODAY. WTAE CHANNEL 4 IS YOUR HOME FOR THAT HIGH STAKES MATCHUP? WE ARE LIVE FROM THE NORTH SHORE TO GET YOU READY FOR THE GAME THIS MORNING. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW. A LOT TO GET TO. A LOT TO DO TODAY. AND THE WEATHER IS GOING TO PLAY A ROLE IN THAT. I’M LILY COLEMAN YOU KNOW PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER 4 METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED. SHE’S HERE WITH A LOOK AT YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST FOR ANYONE DOING SOME SHOPPING TODAY, MAYBE HEADING DOWN TO WATCH SOME FOOTBALL. THEY’LL NEED TO BUNDLE UP. OH YEAH. IT’S THE COLD THAT WE’RE BRAVING TODAY, BUT AT LEAST WE’RE EASING UP ON THE WIND. AND ALSO THOSE FLURRIES THAT WERE FLYING AROUND FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. SO MAKES THE COLD A LITTLE EASIER TO HANDLE WHEN THINGS ARE DRY AND A LITTLE BIT BRIGHTER. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE BOARD WILL BE IN THE 30S ACROSS WESTERN PA TODAY, AS COLD AS THE FREEZING MARK. AS WE GET UP CLOSER TO I-80 34, IN NEW CASTLE, CRANBERRY. ALSO BEAVER, 36 FOR THE CITY, ALSO MID 30S IN WASHINGTON. MEANWHILE, PUSH 40 DEGREES DOWN IN UNIONTOWN THIS AFTERNOON. THEN WE CAP OFF THIS THANKSGIVING. VERY BUSY TRAVEL PERIOD WITH ANOTHER IMPACT DAY SNOW SHOWERS ARRIVING LATE TONIGHT THAT WILL EVEN EXTEND INTO WAKE UP TOMORROW, BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO STAY SNOW FOR LONG AS WE PUSH TOWARDS ABOUT 10 A.M. TOMORROW, WE SEE THAT CHANGEOVER TO RAIN THAT EVENTUALLY GETS OUT OF HERE DURING THE EARLY PARTS OF THE AFTERNOON. SO NOT AN ALL DAY AFFAIR, BUT MORNING TRAVEL COULD BE A LITTLE DICEY ACROSS THE AREA THEN NOT KNOWING WHAT THE IMPACT IS EITHER. ANOTHER ONE ROLLS INTO TOWN ON TUESDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS. NO SHOWERS, NO SNOW TO SEE, I SHOULD SAY ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IN FACT, WE’RE INTRODUCING MORE SUNSHINE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF YOU ACROSS WASHINGTON, GREENE, FAYETTE COUNTIES. THAT CLEARING LINE CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH WESTMORELAND, ALLEGHENY AND ALSO BEAVER COUNTIES. SO STILL A LITTLE BIT GRAYER AS YOU GET CLOSER TO I-80. BUT THAT SKY CONDITION SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 28 DEGREES, THOUGH, AS WE TAKE A LIVE LOOK OVER THE NORTH SHORE WITH ACTION CAM. IT’S GOING TO BE A COLD ONE THERE ON THE NORTH SHORE AND ACRISURE STADIUM, AS PITT TAKES ON MIAMI. TODAY. GAME TIME TEMPERATURE. EXCUSE ME? AROUND 32 DEGREES ONLY WARMING TOWARDS THE MID 30S INTO THE AFTERNOON AS CLOUDS WILL BE SHIFTING IN. I’LL HELP YOU PLAN AHEAD FOR THAT IMPACT DAY TOMORROW. AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR KICKOFF BETWEEN THE STEELERS AND THE BILLS. WITH THE REST OF YOUR 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, JOE, THANK YOU. IN. JUST A REMINDER, YOU CAN STAY AHEAD OF THE WEATHER WITH OUR FREE APP. THE LIVE RADAR LETS YOU TRACK CONDITIONS RIGHT DOWN TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IF YOU TURN ON THE ALERTS, YOU’LL BE FIRST TO KNOW WHEN WEATHER WILL IMPACT YOUR PLANS. WELL, TODAY ON THE NORTH SHORE, THE PITT PANTHERS WILL HOST THE MIAMI HURRICANES AT ACRISURE STADIUM IN THEIR REGULAR SEASON FINALE. THE PANTHERS ARE FIGHTING FOR A SPOT IN THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, AND ON TOP OF THAT, IT IS SENIOR DAY. SO TRULY A LOT HAPPENING DOWNTOWN TODAY. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER ED DIORIO IS OUTSIDE OF ACRISURE STADIUM, GETTING THE PULSE OF PANTHER NATION. GOOD MORNING ED. I SEE THOSE PARKING LOTS QUICKLY STARTING TO FILL. THAT’S RIGHT, LILY, THEY ARE. YOU CAN LOOK BEHIND ME AND YOU CAN ALREADY SEE ALL THESE PEOPLE READY FOR WHAT IS SURE TO BE A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED AND FUN. REGARDLESS OF HOW THE GAME GOES. SENIOR DAY. BUT THE THING ABOUT THE PANTHERS SEASON AND WHY WE’RE SEEING A LOT OF INTEREST IN PEOPLE HERE, IT’S OF COURSE, A LOT OF SENIORS CONTRIBUTING ON THE FIELD, BUT THERE’S BEEN ONE FRESHMAN THAT’S BEEN DOING SOME REALLY IMPRESSIVE THINGS. IN HIS FIRST SEASON AS A PANTHER, MASON HEINZ FIELD, THE STARTING QUARTERBACK FOR THE PANTHERS. AND AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, IT JUST HAPPENED TO RUN INTO HIS DAD, ERIC AND ERIC. THANKS FOR TAKING SOME TIME WITH US THIS MORNING. I JUST GOT TO ASK IF I WERE TO TELL YOU THAT BY GAME 12, THAT YOUR SON WOULD BE STARTING FOR A TEAM THAT HAS A CHANCE TO MAKE THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP AND POTENTIALLY THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE SAID BACK TO ME? I WOULD HAVE SAID, I WOULD HAVE SAID, YOU’RE CRAZY. QUITE FRANKLY, I MEAN, HE’S HE’S BEEN BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS. OBVIOUSLY, WE ALWAYS KNEW THAT HE WAS DOING GREAT THINGS IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE INTENT WAS FOR HIM TO COME HERE AND, AND, YOU KNOW, LEARN AND GO THROUGH HIS FIRST YEAR. BUT IT’S BEEN THRILLED WITH WHAT HE’S BEEN ABLE TO DO AND WHAT THE TEAM’S BEEN ABLE TO DO AROUND HIM AND PUT US IN A POSITION TO MAYBE WIN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP. YOU SAID BEYOND EXPECTATION, IS THAT A WAY YOU CAN DESCRIBE THE PITT FAN BASE AND WHAT IT’S BEEN LIKE TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF, YOU KNOW, PANTHER NATION AND ALL THE FAN BASE HERE FOR WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FIRST SEASON? IN MASON’S FIRST SEASON AS A PANTHER? WE’VE BEEN THRILLED. I JUST IT FEELS LIKE FAMILY EVER SINCE WE COMMITTED HERE. AND THE COACHING STAFF NOW GETTING TO KNOW ALL THE PLAYERS, FAMILIES AND THE PLAYERS THEMSELVES. WE’VE WE’VE LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF OUR TIME HERE IN PITTSBURGH AND JUST ENJOYING THIS SEASON. IT’S BEEN A SHORT TIME, BUT YOU’RE ALREADY SEEING SOME CUSTOM MERCHANDISE. TAKE A LOOK HERE. I DON’T THINK YOU CAN GET THIS EVERYWHERE, BUT THAT’S A THAT’S A MASON HINKLE HAT IF I’VE EVER SEEN ONE. SO THERE’S A LOT OF ANTICIPATION. ERIC, THANKS FOR THE TIME FOR EVERYBODY AROUND HERE, INCLUDING ERIC. SO WE’LL BE BACK HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. AND FROM 11 TO NOON AHEAD OF KICKOFF FOR THE PITT PREGAME SHOW AS WELL, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY ON THE NORTH SHORE AT DIORIO, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU’RE GOING TO RUN INTO AT TAILGATE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND LIKE YOU JUST HEARD ED SAY, WTAE CHANNEL 4 IS PROUD TO BE YOUR HOME FOR THE MATCHUP BETWEEN THE 22 PANTHERS AND NUMBER 12 MIAMI. WE WILL HAVE A FULL HOUR LIVE PREGAME COVERAGE FOR YOU FROM ACRISURE STADIUM STARTING AT 11, GETTING YOU READY FOR KICKOFF. THEN AT NOON, SIX AFTER NINE IS OUR TIME ON THIS SATURDAY MORNING. TURNING TO OTHER HEADLINES NOW. AND THERE’S AN INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN THE CITY OF BUTLER AFTER A SHOOTING THERE. THAT’S ACCORDING TO BUTLER COUNTY DISPATCHERS. THIS HAPPENED ON WHITMIRE AVENUE AROUND TEN LAST NIGHT. DISPATCHERS SAY ONE PERSON HAD TO BE FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO BUTLER CITY POLICE HOPING TO LEARN MORE. ALSO NEW RIGHT NOW. A BUSY NIGHT FOR AREA FIREFIGHTERS. WE BEGIN WITH CREWS RESPONDING TO THIS HOME ON PERRYSVILLE AVENUE IN BEN AVON AROUND ONE THIS MORNING. YOU CAN SEE THE HOME SUFFERED SOME SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. STILL NO WORD ON HOW THIS STARTED OR IF ANYONE WAS INSIDE AT THE TIME. MEANWHILE, IN ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, OFFICIALS SHARING THESE NEW PICTURES OF A FIRE AT A HOME ON DILLON AVENUE. FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO THIS HOUSE AROUND 530 YESTERDAY, AND THEY STAYED THERE FOR NEARLY FIVE HOURS. YOU CAN SEE THE FLAMES JUST SHOOTING FROM SEVERAL SIDES OF THIS HOME. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH A NEARBY FIRE HYDRANT. NOW, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR WAS THERE WHEN THE FIRE MARSHAL ARRIVED. HE’S WORKING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THAT FIRE. FORTUNATELY, HERE, OFFICIALS SAY NO ONE WAS HURT. WE HEAD NOW TO NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, WHERE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A SUSPECT ACCUSED OF AN ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN HERE. THE MAN YOU SEE HERE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED EMPLOYEES AT THE MARKET ON WASHINGTON ROAD. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CONTACT POLICE. THE PENN HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF A 10TH GRADER THIS WEEKEND. DISTRICT LEADERS IDENTIFYING THAT STUDENT AS 10TH GRADER VICTOR ADELQUI. HE DIED ON THANKSGIVING DAY. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ISSUING A STATEMENT SAYING, QUOTE, OUR ENTIRE SCHOOL COMMUNITY IS HEARTBROKEN BY THIS TRAGIC LOSS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HAVE EXTRA COUNSELORS AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK FOR STUDENTS IN NEED. THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA IS 1,000% BEHIND THE GUARDSMEN, AND ALSO THEY’RE REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE OF SARAH, WHO LOST HER LIFE. OF THE FAMILIES AND OF ANDREW, WHO IS NOW FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE. THE STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, RALLYING AROUND ITS NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS, WHO ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR OWN, SPECIALIST SARAH BACKSTROM, WAS KILLED WHEN SHE WAS AMBUSHED BY A SHOOTER ON WEDNESDAY, JUST TWO BLOCKS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. ANOTHER GUARD MEMBER WAS ALSO SHOT AND IS CURRENTLY STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR SPOKE WITH WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR PATRICK MORRISSEY YESTERDAY. HE SAID THE MOUNTAIN STATE IS STANDING BEHIND ITS TROOPS. OUR JORDAN CIOPPA HAS THE LATEST THIS MORNING. SPECIALIST SARAH BACKSTROM IS BEING HAILED A HOMETOWN HERO IN WEBSTER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, WHERE SHE WAS FROM THE LAST OF THREE COMMUNITY PRAYER VIGILS IN THAT AREA IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY EVENING. PEOPLE ARE PLANNING TO COME TOGETHER TO HONOR BACKSTROM’S MEMORY AND PRAY FOR STAFF SERGEANT ANDREW WOLF, WHO WAS WOUNDED IN THE SHOOTING. I JUST FEEL THAT THE FAMILY SHOULD BE IN OUR PRAYERS, AND THEY’RE GOING THROUGH A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME RIGHT NOW. WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR PATRICK MORRISSEY MET WITH SPECIALIST SARAH BACKSTROM’S FAMILY, AND WHAT WERE SOME OF HER FINAL MOMENTS? BACKSTROM AND A FELLOW MEMBER OF THE WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD WERE SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WEDNESDAY. THE 20 YEAR-OLD DIED FROM HER INJURIES THE NEXT DAY. THE GOVERNOR SAYS STAFF SERGEANT ANDREW WOLF IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE. REMEMBER THAT THESE WERE VOLUNTEERS. SARAH WAS A VOLUNTEER. ANDREW IS A VOLUNTEER. THEY’RE STEPPING UP WHEN THEY DON’T HAVE TO. BACKSTROM IS REMEMBERED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD FOR HER LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM. THE SUMMERSVILLE RESIDENT GRADUATED FROM WEBSTER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IN 2023 AND ENLISTED IN THE NATIONAL GUARD JUNE OF THAT YEAR. ON SATURDAY, BACKSTROM’S HOMETOWN WILL COME TOGETHER IN HER HONOR FOR A VIGIL AT HER ALMA MATER. SARAH’S PARENTS LOVED THEIR DAUGHTER DEARLY, AND I WILL TELL YOU, I’VE HEARD NOTHING BUT AMAZING THINGS ABOUT SARAH. MORE THAN 300 NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS FROM THE MOUNTAIN STATE WERE DEPLOYED TO D.C. IN AUGUST FOR A MISSION, THE GOVERNOR SAYS INVOLVED PROTECTING AND REDUCING CRIME IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL. THERE COULDN’T BE ANYTHING MORE NOBLE THAN THAT. IT’S A PERMISSIBLE ACT. I THINK THEY WERE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. SO I THINK THE GUARDSMEN THAT I TALKED TO REMAIN FULLY COMMITTED TO THE MISSION BASED ON THEIR CONVERSATIONS. GOVERNOR MORRISSEY SAYS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS COMMITTED TO A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION. WE ALSO HAVE TO SEND A MESSAGE TODAY THAT WE’RE NOT GOING TO BACK DOWN, AS THESE PEOPLE ARE COMING AFTER US AND OUR WAY OF LIFE, WE’RE GOING TO STAND STRONG, AND WEST VIRGINIANS ARE GOING TO STAND BEHIND THE GUARD. THEY’RE GOING TO STAND BEHIND THESE BRAVE AND SELFLESS PEOPLE. AND THAT WAS JORDAN CIOPPA REPORTING. WEST VIRGINIANS TOOK PART IN A STATEWIDE MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PRAYER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE REQUEST OF GOVERNOR MORRISSEY. FLAGS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF. THEY WILL REMAIN THAT WAY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. MEANWHILE, CHARGES AGAINST THE ALLEGED SHOOTER HAVE BEEN UPGRADED. HE IS NOW CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND TWO COUNTS OF ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL WHILE ARMED. AND JUST IN THIS MORNING, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SAYS IT’S HALTING ALL ASYLUM DECISIONS IN RESPONSE TO THIS SHOOTING. THE OFFICE OF U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES SAYS IT WILL NOT APPROVE ANY ASYLUM CASES UNTIL THEY’VE BEEN THOROUGHLY SCREENED. THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO PAUSED ISSUING VISAS FOR PEOPLE TRAVELING ON AFGHAN PASSPORTS. WE, OF COURSE, ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING THIS INVESTIGATION AND MONITORING THE CONDITION OF THE OTHER GUARDSMAN WHO WAS INJURED. STAY UP T

Large police activity shut down Parkway after incident | Multiple taken to the hospital, officials say

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Updated: 10:24 PM EST Nov 29, 2025

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A portion of the Parkway North is shut down following a large police presence in Allegheny County. Pittsburgh’s Top Stories in the Video Player Above.According to officials, southbound I-279 closed between I-79 and the Camp Horne Road Interchange in Ohio Township. Pittsburgh Action News 4 is at the scene where multiple authorities could be seen in the area.According to dispatchers in Allegheny County, four people were taken to the hospital.Butler County dispatchers say the incident began as a chase that started on Route 8 in Penn Township. That chase proceeded down several other roads before the vehicle started south on I-79.This story is developing. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 will bring you the latest information as it becomes available. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

OHIO TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

A portion of the Parkway North is shut down following a large police presence in Allegheny County.

Pittsburgh’s Top Stories in the Video Player Above.

According to officials, southbound I-279 closed between I-79 and the Camp Horne Road Interchange in Ohio Township.

Pittsburgh Action News 4 is at the scene where multiple authorities could be seen in the area.

According to dispatchers in Allegheny County, four people were taken to the hospital.

Butler County dispatchers say the incident began as a chase that started on Route 8 in Penn Township.

That chase proceeded down several other roads before the vehicle started south on I-79.

This story is developing. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 will bring you the latest information as it becomes available.

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