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Memorial Day Weekend

Friday, May 25, 2012

Hot Weather Predicted for Memorial Day Weekend

Temperatures will reach the high 80s and possibly the low 90s in the Pittsburgh region during the three-day Memorial Day holiday weekend.

The forecast for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend can be summed up with three words: Hot, hot and hot! Temperatures will reach the high 80s and possibly the low 90s in the Pittsburgh region during the three-day holiday weekend. Dennis Sims, a meteorologist with Bridgeville-based Air Science Consultants, said that warm weather could trigger a few afternoon or evening thunderstorms, although he expected most storms to stay north of Interstate 80 near Erie. He said lots of sunshine and a high-pressure system that will be sitting over the region through Monday brings the “ever-present threat” of showers. “But most of the time, it will be on the dry side and hot,” Sims said. He expected the highs Friday through Monday to hover between 88 and …

DUI Checkpoints for Memorial Day Weekend

Pittsburgh police will conduct DUI and sobriety checkpoints Memorial Day weekend.

Pittsburgh police will conduct sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols this Memorial Day weekend. The patrols will be in place between the hours of 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. throughout the South Hills and West End sections of the City of Pittsburgh. In addition, Castle Shannon Police Department, as part of the DUI Task Force, will begin a summer-long intensive DUI enforcement on Memorial Day weekend. Municipal and state police will increase sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols throughout the state. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police participates in PennDOT’s Western Alliance/Team DUI program, which consists of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, the Pennsylvania State Police and numerous local departments that conduct sobriety checkpoints and …

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