Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Friday, Jan. 12:

Crane truck overturns on Route 119 ramp

An electrical truck carrying a crane overturned on a ramp on Route 119 coming off Route 66 at the New Stanton interchange.

The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. State police Cpl. Joe May said there was a weight shift while the vehicle was making the turn, causing it to overturn and crash. The truck was staging for the upcoming windstorms, May said.

Troopers freed the driver from entrapment. He was transported to Forbes Hospital with a minor injury, May said.

The shoulder of the roadway is open, allowing traffic to pass through, he said.

Multiple vehicles crash in North Versailles

A section of Route 30 in North Versailles was closed Thursday night following a multi-vehicle crash.

At least four vehicles, including a van, sustained significant damage, according to TribLive news partner WTAE. Four people were transported to the hospital.

Route 30 has since been reopened.

Pittsburgh police search for South Side tagger

The Pittsburgh Police Graffiti Squad is searching for a graffitist whose tags — “DEMO” or “AChizz” — have been found in Oakland and Pittsburgh’s South Side.

Police most recently found one of the tags on a garage in the 100 block of South 16th Street in South Side. The incident occurred sometime overnight between Saturday and Sunday.

Courtesy of Pittsburgh Public Safety Pittsburgh Police Graffiti Squad detectives are seeking to identify one of the city’s most prolific taggers.  

Anyone with information can call or text 412-495-6052. Tips will remain confidential.

Roof collapses in Lombard Street house fire

The roof of a house in Pittsburgh’s Crawford Roberts neighborhood collapsed Thursday night following a fire.

Fire crews were dispatched to a home on the 200 block of Lombard Street around 11:20 p.m., according to Emily Bourne, spokesperson for Pittsburgh Public Safety. There were no occupants in the home, which was being renovated, Bourne said.

The bulk of the fire was under control just before midnight and the scene was cleared 15 minutes later, she said. Local police and medics assisted at the scene. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

WTAE A house on Lombard Street in Pittsburgh’s Crawford Roberts neighborhood sustained significant damage Thursday following a fire.  

Emergency officials said no one was living in the home and there were no reported injuries in the fire.

McKeesport police search for missing woman

McKeesport Police are searching for a woman last seen on the 1500 block of Coursin Street.

Louanna Brown, 37, of McKeesport is described as a Black female, 5-foot-2.

Courtesy of McKeesport Police Department McKeesport police are searching for McKeesport resident Louanna Brown, 37.  

Information on her whereabouts can be directed to the police station at 412-675-5015 or 911.

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