Vehicle fire results in restricted lane along portion of I-279

Vehicle fire results in restricted lane along portion of I-279

START YOUR SUNDAY. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR CONTINUES RIGHT NOW. THAT INCLUDES SOME BREAKING NEWS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT, A SUSPECT SHOT BY SWAT OFFICERS DURING A STANDOFF IN WESTMORELAND COUNTY. COMING UP, THE NEW DETAILS JUST IN ABOUT HOW THE SITUATION UNFOLDED. PLUS, OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A DEADLY FIRE AT A DUPLEX IN CLYMER, INDIANA COUNTY. STILL AHEAD THIS MORNING, NEW VIDEO JUST RELEASED SHOWING THE MOMENTS FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO THAT CHAOTIC SCENE AND A PROGRESS REPORT ON ARTS LANDING, THE CITY’S NEWEST VENUE. GETTING A PRETTY BIG NEW ADDITION THIS WEEKEND. WE CHECK IN ON HOW THAT PROJECT IS SHAPING UP AHEAD OF THE NFL DRAFT HERE IN PITTSBURGH. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR THIS MORNING STARTS NOW, PROVING TO BE A BUSY SUNDAY MORNING, AS WE SAY. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR WAKING UP WITH PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR I’M LILY COLEMAN, YOU KNOW, PITTSBURGH’S ACTION WEATHER METEOROLOGIST JILL SZWED. IT WOULD PERHAPS BE A GOOD LAZY SUNDAY. THE WEATHER IS LEADING INTO THAT. IT REALLY DOES. LOOK OUT YOUR WINDOW. ALL YOU SEE IS GRAY. THE CLOUDS ARE BACK. WE’VE GOT RAIN COMING OUR WAY TOO. BUT WE DO HAVE BRIGHTER, WARMER DAYS TO LOOK FORWARD TO INTO THE WEEK AHEAD. A LITTLE BIT OF A TEASE THERE OF YOUR CERTIFIED MOST ACCURATE FORECAST RAIN TODAY. NOT GOING TO BE A HUGE WASHOUT. PROBABLY GETS A LITTLE BIT WETTER AS WE ROLL CLOSER TO NOON THROUGH THE EARLY PARTS OF THIS AFTERNOON. MORE RAIN POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. OF COURSE. THE BIG STORY IS THE WARM UP AND THE MELTDOWN THAT WILL CONTINUE. OF ALL THE ICE AND SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, THAT LEADING EDGE TO SOME OF THAT DRIZZLE, LIGHT RAIN CONTINUE TO WORK ITS WAY NORTH THROUGH WASHINGTON COUNTY. IT’S GETTING CLOSER TO BURGETTSTOWN, HASN’T QUITE REACHED CANONSBURG JUST YET, AND CONTINUES ALONG 40. GETTING CLOSER TO CALIFORNIA AND ALSO BROWNSVILLE AS WE HOP OVER INTO FAYETTE COUNTY, MOST OF GREENE COUNTY, INCLUDING AROUND WAYNESBURG, YOU ARE SEEING SOME OF THAT STEADIER RAIN AS YOU START TO CLIMB UP IN ELEVATION. MAY FIND A LITTLE BIT MORE MIXING HAPPENING, SO SOMETHING TO BE MINDFUL OF AS WE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THERE’S STILL MORE RAIN TO COME BACK THROUGH WEST VIRGINIA AND ALSO PARTS OF OHIO. RIGHT NOW, SKIES ARE JUST GRAY OVER. THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. WON’T BE TOO LONG AS WE MARCH INTO THE TEN O’CLOCK ELEVEN O’CLOCK HOURS THAT WE SEE SOME OF THAT LIGHT RAIN BUILDING IN ACROSS ALLEGHENY COUNTY. AT THE SAME TIME, TEMPERATURES SLOW TO WARM, ONLY LOW TO MID 40S FOR US TODAY. WE SHOULD SHUT OFF THE LAST OF THAT LIGHT RAIN AS WE GET CLOSER TO DINNER TIME. AND WE’LL KEEP OUR ATTENTION, THOUGH ON SOME AREAS OF FOG THAT WILL FORM AS WE GO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT, LASTING THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF YOUR MONDAY MORNING. SO SOMETHING TO BE MINDFUL OF, ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE HEADING TO WORK TOMORROW. SOME KIDDOS ALSO MAKING UP A SNOW DAY ON PRESIDENTS DAY TOMORROW. THEN CHECK THIS OUT. TEMPERATURES WELL INTO THE 50S. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY ONLY GETTING WARMER. I’LL SHOW YOU WHICH DAY IS THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK AND YOUR 4-DAY PLUS 4 MORE COMING UP IN A FEW MINUTES. THANK YOU. WE BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH SOME BREAKING NEWS. PITTSBURGH POLICE INVESTIGATING AN OVERNIGHT STABBING IN MARKET SQUARE. IT WAS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT THAT OFFICERS RESPONDED TO FORBES AVENUE FOR REPORTS OF A MAN LYING UNRESPONSIVE IN THE STREET. THE MAN HAD BEEN STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE HEAD AND LOWER BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION, BUT HAS SINCE BEEN UPGRADED TO STABLE CONDITION. POLICE TELL US THEY ARE LOOKING FOR TWO SUSPECTS WHO ALLEGEDLY DROVE AWAY FROM THAT SCENE IN A DARK COLORED SUV. ALSO BREAKING THIS MORNING, A SUSPECT IS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER A SHOOTING INVOLVING SWAT OFFICERS IN LOWER BOROUGH, WESTMORELAND COUNTY. IT WAS AROUND 630 LAST NIGHT THAT THE LOWER BOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY RESPONDED TO ROGERS DRIVE FOR REPORTS OF A PERSON FIRING SHOTS INTO A NEARBY HOME. OFFICERS TRIED TO APPROACH THE SUSPECT’S HOME, AND THAT’S WHEN THAT PERSON CAME OUTSIDE AND BEGAN YELLING AT OFFICERS, MAKING STATEMENTS THAT INCLUDED, QUOTE, JUST SHOOT ME, WESTMORELAND. SWAT WAS THEN CALLED IN AND INVESTIGATORS SECURED AN ARREST AND SEARCH WARRANT. SWAT OFFICERS BARRICADED THE HOME AND TRIED TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE SUSPECT INSIDE. HOWEVER, POLICE SAY THAT SUSPECT DID NOT WANT TO NEGOTIATE AND EVENTUALLY FIRED SHOTS THROUGH A WINDOW AT SWAT OFFICERS. THOSE OFFICERS RETURNED FIRE, HITTING THE SUSPECT, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, NO OFFICERS WERE HURT. THE SUSPECT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND FLOWN TO A PITTSBURGH AREA HOSPITAL. THERE IS STILL NO UPDATE ON THEIR CONDITION. THIS MORNING. WE TURN TO INDIANA COUNTY NOW, WHERE NEW VIDEO SHOWS THE MOMENTS CREWS RESPONDED TO THAT DEADLY FIRE AT A DUPLEX IN CLYMER BOROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS IS FOOTAGE POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA BY THE COMMODORE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. YOU CAN SEE CREWS ARRIVING ON SCENE DISCOVERING THAT HOME ALONG HANCOCK STREET COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. 34 YEAR OLD KIRK FABISH AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS, AGES FOUR AND SEVEN, WERE LATER FOUND DEAD INSIDE. FRIENDS SAY HIS FIANCE WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE, AND THE COUPLE LIVING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DUPLEX ALSO GOT OUT. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY’RE STILL WORKING TO DETERMINE A CAUSE, BUT STATE POLICE TELL US NO FOUL PLAY IS SUSPECTED. GOFUNDME HAS BEEN SET UP TO HELP THE FAMILIES IMPACTED. WE HAVE THOSE DETAILS ON WTAE.COM. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN HERE. THIS IS A PHOTO OF A MAN. POLICE SAY THEY’RE LOOKING FOR. THIS IS JOSEPH FISHER. POLICE SAY WHEN HE WAS PULLED OVER AT A GAS STATION YESTERDAY, HE GAVE OFFICERS A RELATIVE’S IDENTITY TO AVOID BEING ARRESTED. AFTER FISHER WAS RELEASED, INVESTIGATORS CONFIRMED HIS TRUE IDENTITY AND REALIZED HE’D BEEN WANTED SINCE JANUARY. POLICE SAY FISHER ESCAPED A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, WHICH HE WAS SENTENCED TO FOR A PREVIOUS ROBBERY CONVICTION. HE’S NOW FACING NEW CHARGES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD GIVE VERONA POLICE A CALL. FIVE AFTER NINE IS OUR TIME. THE SEARCH INTENSIFYING FOR SAVANNAH GUTHRIE’S 84 YEAR OLD MOTHER, NANCY, NOW MISSING FOR TWO WEEKS. LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT SWARMING A NEIGHBORHOOD JUST TWO MILES FROM HER HOME IN TUCSON. HERE’S ABC’S ALISON KOSIK. IT’S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE NANCY GUTHRIE WAS LAST SEEN. THE INVESTIGATION INTO HER ABDUCTION SENT AUTHORITIES STREAMING INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD A SHORT DRIVE FROM HER HOME, WHERE THEY SEALED OFF THE STREET. SWAT TEAM SEARCHING A HOUSE IN THE RAIN. AND DEPUTIES BRIEFLY DETAINING A MAN DURING A TRAFFIC STOP OUTSIDE OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. THAT MAN WAS LATER RELEASED, BUT INVESTIGATORS DID SEIZE A RANGE ROVER, SAYING THEY WERE ACTING ON A TIP. YOU CAN SEE FBI AGENTS HOLDING UP A TARP TO BLOCK THE VIEW AS THEY SEARCH THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. GUTHRIE WAS LAST SEEN WHEN HER FAMILY DROPPED HER OFF AT HOME AFTER A GAME NIGHT. INVESTIGATORS FOCUSING IN ON TRYING TO IDENTIFY THIS MAN SEEN ON GUTHRIE’S FRONT DOORBELL CAMERA. THE FBI HAS DETERMINED THROUGH VIDEO FORENSICS THAT THE MAN IS FIVE 9 TO 510 AND AN AVERAGE BUILD. IN VIDEO CAPTURED BY THE NEW YORK POST, YOU CAN SEE INVESTIGATORS COLLECTING A GLOVE ALONGSIDE A DESERT ROAD. THE SHERIFF TELLING ABC’S AARON KATERSKY THAT IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE GLOVES THEY HAVE FOUND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CASE, BUT THEY DO HAVE DNA FROM THE GLOVES FOUND. WE’VE GOTTEN DNA BACK, SO THAT’S OF USE. NOW WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND TRY TO ELIMINATE PEOPLE OR MAKE PEOPLE. THE SHERIFF IS MAKING A PLEA ONCE AGAIN, FOR RESIDENTS HERE TO CALL IN ANY TIPS AND TO CHECK THEIR SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS FOR CLUES. WE’RE SO HOPEFUL THAT WE’RE GOING TO. WE’RE GETTING CLOSER. WE JUST WE JUST BELIEVE THAT THE SHERIFF SAYS THE SEARCH IS SLOW AND METHODICAL, AND THAT SOLVING IT MAY NOT HAPPEN QUICKLY. ALISON KOSIK, ABC NEWS, NEW YORK. AND CLOSER TO HOME, RIGHT NOW, CREWS ARE SEARCHING FOR SHELBIE RHODES, WHO WAS LAST SEEN ON FEBRUARY 6TH. YOU SEE HIS PHOTO THERE ON YOUR SCREEN. THE SEARCH IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW NEAR THE MON RIVER IN WASHINGTON COUNTY. RHODES SISTER SAID ON THE DAY THAT HE REPORTEDLY WENT MISSING, HE AND SOME FRIENDS WERE AT A BAR AND THEN WENT BACK TO ANOTHER FRIEND’S HOUSE. AT SOME POINT EARLY IN THE MORNING, THE GUESTS WERE ASKED TO LEAVE AND SHELBIE RHODES LEFT ON FOOT. WAVE TO SHELBY. THEY SAW HIM HEADED TOWARDS THE SHED IN THE BACK OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE RIVER. THEY DIDN’T ASK QUESTIONS. THEY WAVED, DIDN’T ASK IF HE NEEDED A RIDE, DIDN’T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. JESSICA RHODES SAYS SHELBY’S PHONE WAS FOUND NEAR A SET OF FOOTPRINTS BY THE RIVER’S EDGE. THEY’RE NOW USING DIVERS DOGS AND DRONES TO SEARCH FOR HIM, COVERING ALLEGHENY COUNTY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF A LOCAL MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY ICE. RANDY CORDOVA FLORES IS FROM PERU AND LIVES IN SPRINGDALE BOROUGH AT THE TIME. THAT’S WHERE PROTESTERS TOOK TO THE STREETS THIS WEEKEND. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER ED DIORIO WAS THERE AND BRINGS US THEIR MESSAGE THIS MORNING. I THINK IT’S APPALLING THAT OUR COUNTRY IS LIKE THIS WHEN NEIGHBORS ARE BEING TAKEN OFF THE STREETS, THEIR CARS LEFT. IT’S PEOPLE ARE BEING DISAPPEARED. AND IT’S VERY UNSETTLING. PROTESTERS FROM SPRINGDALE, PALMER TOWNSHIP, CHESWICK AND BEYOND VOICED THEIR FRUSTRATIONS TOWARDS ICE ON SATURDAY. WHILE THAT MADE FOR SOME TENSE SITUATIONS. EVERYONE STEP BACK, STEP BACK. STAY PEACEFUL. NO ONE WAS HURT AND NO CHARGES WERE FILED. PEOPLE SHOWING THEIR SUPPORT FOR RANDY CORDOVA FLORES FOR OVER AN HOUR. WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO DEFEND THEM BECAUSE THEY’RE PEOPLE AND THEY’RE ON THEIR WAY TO BECOMING AMERICAN CITIZENS. DANNY JAMESON HAS BEEN RAISING MONEY TO SUPPORT THE FLORES FAMILY. HIS KIDS GO TO SCHOOL WITH MY KIDS, AND IT SHOULDN’T BE HAPPENING TO ANYONE. AND WE’RE STILL TAKING THEM AND PUTTING THEM PLACES WHERE THEIR FAMILY HAS NO IDEA WHERE THEY’RE GOING TO SEE THEM AGAIN. IT’S JUST WRONG. SO WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO FIGHT IT. LOCAL LAWMAKERS LIKE STATE SENATOR LINDSEY WILLIAMS. THIS COUNTRY IS MADE GREAT BY IMMIGRANTS. SO TO. DETAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ACTIVELY SEEKING ASYLUM STATUS IS AWFUL. AND CONGRESSMAN CHRIS DELUZIO SPOKE ABOUT FLORES DETAINMENT. THE 17TH DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE SAYING IN PART, QUOTE, ACCORDING TO THE FAMILY AND TO ALL REPORTING, I AM AWARE OF, MR. CORDOVA FLORES WAS A PENDING ASYLUM DETERMINATION, A VALID WORK AUTHORIZATION, AND NO CRIMINAL RECORD. AS OFFICIALS LOOK MORE INTO FLORES SITUATION, THE COMMUNITY HE LIVES IN WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW SUPPORT. AND I JUST COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF THE TURNOUT THAT WE’VE HAD. AND IT’S JUST PROOF THAT EVERYBODY LOOKS OUT FOR EACH OTHER THAT THIS IS THIS IS A MISTER ROGERS NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT HERE, AND WE’RE GOING TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR. AND WE DID REACH OUT TO ICE ABOUT RANDY CORDOVA FLORES SPECIFICALLY, A SPOKESPERSON SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT CORDOVA FLORES FAILED TO REPORT TO HIS IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS AS ORDERED BY A JUDGE. THE SPOKESPERSON ADDING, QUOTE, HE WILL NOW FACE CONSEQUENCES FOR VIOLATING OUR NATION’S LAWS. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS SAY SPRINGDALE POLICE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ICE BACK IN NOVEMBER, AND THAT TRAINED OFFICERS HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE ICE TO IDENTIFY AND PROCESS THOSE WHO ARE NOT IN THE COUNTRY LEGALLY. WELL, WE TURN NOW TO MORE NATIONAL HEADLINES. RIGHT NOW, THE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. DEMOCRATS ARE REFUSING TO FUND THE AGENCY UNLESS THERE ARE MAJOR CHANGES TO IMMIGRATION OPERATIONS. THE PARTIAL SHUTDOWN INCLUDES THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, WHICH OF COURSE SCREENS PASSENGERS AND BAGS AT OUR NATION’S AIRPORTS. EXPERTS SAY FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS LIKE WE SAW LAST YEAR ARE LESS LIKELY THIS TIME AROUND, BECAUSE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ARE STILL GETTING PAID. BUT TSA OFFICERS ARE ON THE JOB WITHOUT PAY. UNTIL THAT SHUTDOWN ENDS. TRAVEL GROUPS WARN IT COULD DISRUPT AIR TRAVEL GOING INTO THE BUSY SPRING BREAK TRAVEL PERIOD. THE DHS IS THE LAST FEDERAL AGENCY THAT NEEDS FUNDING FOR THE REST OF THE 2026 FISCAL YEAR, WHICH GOES THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER. WELL, A REMINDER, PRESIDENTS DAY IS TOMORROW AND A HEADS UP THAT MANY ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED BECAUSE OF THAT. AND ANOTHER HEADS UP THIS TIME, TRAFFIC FOR DRIVERS THIS WEEK. THIS ONE’S GOING TO IMPACT THE MCKEESPORT DUQUESNE BRIDGE AND ALLEGHENY COUNTY. PENNDOT SAYS YOU CAN EXPECT SHIFTING TRAFFIC DAILY BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 5 P.M. THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF MARCH. THIS IS ALL A PART OF THE BIG

Vehicle fire results in restricted lane along portion of I-279

Updated: 12:18 PM EST Feb 15, 2026

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Traffic was slowed down, and one lane was restricted after a vehicle caught fire along a portion of I-279 in Allegheny County Sunday morning. VIDEO: Top news stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on Feb. 15 Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that crews were on scene in the northbound direction near Exit 4 around 11 a.m. following reports of a vehicle fire. PennDOT camera’s close to the area showed police officers restricting a lane as officials worked to douse flames. We’re told that as of noon, the fire had been extinguished. Dispatchers said no injuries have been reported.PennDOT’s website, 511, said the restriction is expected to be cleared around 12:30 p.m. Action News 4 will provide updates as they are made available. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.

PITTSBURGH —

Traffic was slowed down, and one lane was restricted after a vehicle caught fire along a portion of I-279 in Allegheny County Sunday morning.

VIDEO: Top news stories on Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 on Feb. 15

Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that crews were on scene in the northbound direction near Exit 4 around 11 a.m. following reports of a vehicle fire.

PennDOT camera’s close to the area showed police officers restricting a lane as officials worked to douse flames.

We’re told that as of noon, the fire had been extinguished.

Dispatchers said no injuries have been reported.

PennDOT’s website, 511, said the restriction is expected to be cleared around 12:30 p.m.

Action News 4 will provide updates as they are made available.

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