Here are a few news items for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024:

Drivers suffer popped tires on Parkway East

PennDOT officials said nearly 30 drivers ended up with flat tires after hitting a metal grate on the Parkway East near the Churchill exit.

A large number of vehicles were forced to pull over shortly before 6 p.m. Monday, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. Several drivers and tow truck operators were helping drivers change their tires.

“It was some type of metal grate in the roadway,” said PennDOT spokesman Steve Cowan. “We don’t know where it came from, but it wasn’t from (the Parkway). It took three employees to remove it from the Parkway.”

PennDOT officials said 26 drivers were affected.

Allegheny County Police Allegheny County Police are seeking information on people who may have been with Darryl Nelson, 35, when he was fatally shot at a house in Wilkinsburg in November 2023.  

County police investigate 2023 shooting

Allegheny County Police investigators are seeking the public’s help in solving a year-old fatal shooting in Wilkinsburg.

Darryl Nelson, 35, was found shot to death inside a Hill Avenue home on Nov. 27, 2023.

County detectives have determined that Nelson was visiting a friend’s apartment at the time of the shooting and that multiple people were inside when the shooting began. They are working to identify those potential witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to call 833-255-8477. Callers can remain anonymous.

No injuries in South Huntingdon fire

Westmoreland County 911 officials said no injuries were reported in a fire that destroyed a South Huntingon home on Monday night.

Multiple fire crews were called to the 500 block of Smithton Pike shortly before 9 p.m.

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