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Remains of Pennsylvania woman who disappeared near sinkhole may have been found, coroners say
A Pennsylvania coroner’s office said Friday that investigators believe they have located the body of a woman who was last seen four days earlier near a sinkhole above a shuttered coal mine.
Sean Hribal, a deputy coroner in Westmoreland County, said searchers believe they have found the remains of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard.
A coroner was dispatched by law enforcement shortly after 11 a.m. to Unity Township, where crews have been excavating the abandoned coal mine in an effort to locate Pollard.
SEARCH INTENSIFIES FOR MISSING PENNSYLVANIA GRANDMOTHER AS CREWS ENCOUNTER UNSTABLE MINE SHAFTS
Elizabeth Pollard, 64, may have fallen into an enormous sinkhole while searching for her lost pet. (KDKA / Pennsylvania State Police via AP)
State police Trooper Steve Limani told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that there was massive relief among the search team that Pollard had been found.
“We were running out of options, time and resources,” Limani told the paper. “I was getting worried we weren’t gonna find her.”
Axel Hayes, Pollard’s son, said in a brief phone interview Friday that he had not heard from authorities and planned to call his father, Kenny Pollard, to let him know.
A rescue dog searches though debris that was removed from a sinkhole on Dec. 5, 2024, where rescue workers believe Elizabeth Pollard disappeared while looking for her cat, in Marguerite, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
Elizabeth Pollard was last seen searching for her cat Pepper on Monday evening near a restaurant a half-mile from her home. Pollard’s family reported her missing around 1 a.m. Tuesday as the temperature in the area dropped below freezing.
The search focused on a sinkhole with a manhole-sized surface gap that may have only recently opened up in the village of Marguerite, above where coal was mined until about 70 years ago.
Police said they found Pollard’s car parked about 20 feet from the sinkhole. Pollard’s 5-year-old granddaughter was found safe inside the car.
Search intensifies for missing Pennsylvania grandmother suspected of falling into sinkhole (KDKA / NNS)
Hunters and restaurant workers who were in the area in the hours before Pollard’s disappearance told police they hadn’t noticed the sinkhole.
The effort to find Pollard included lowering a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the hole, although it detected nothing. Crews removed a massive amount of soil and rock to try to reach the area where they believed she fell into the chasm about 30 feet deep.
Pollard grew up in Jeanette, about 12 miles from Unity Township, where she lived for much of her adult life. She previously worked at Walmart and was married for more than 40 years.
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St. Patrick’s Day explained — history, myths and why we celebrate it
Uncover the truth behind Ireland’s patron saint, the myths and modern traditions of St. Patrick’s Day. Video created using the Wochit AI tool.
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With St. Patrick’s Day only two weeks away, the city of Boston is preparing to host the biggest celebration of the holiday in all of Massachusetts – the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade.
However, the Southie parade is not only one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the country, but also one of the oldest. In fact, Boston first hosted a parade for St. Patrick’s Day in 1737, 39 years before the country itself was even formed. While the celebration has not happened every year since then, according to the date of establishment, Boston’s parade is the second-oldest St. Patrick’s Day parade in the world.
Here’s a brief history of South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade.
History of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
According to the parade website, the city of Boston first hosted a St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17, 1737. The celebration was “a gesture of solidarity among the city’s new Irish immigrants,” as “Boston’s Irish community joined together in festivities of their homeland to honor the memory of the Patron Saint of Ireland.”
In 1901, the parade moved to South Boston, a neighborhood with a large Irish population. Southie is also home to Dorchester Heights, where British troops evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776. Given the significance of both occasions to the city, Boston’s annual parade came to celebrate both St. Patrick’s Day and Irish heritage, as well as Evacuation Day and military service.
The parade happens each year on the Sunday closest to St. Patrick’s Day, taking a break in 1994 and again in 2020-21.
What is the oldest St. Patrick’s Day celebration?
The oldest recorded celebration of St. Patrick’s Day took place in St. Augustine, Florida in 1600, with the city’s first parade following in 1601.
According to University of South Florida history professor J. Michael Francis, “The first recorded St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the United States did not occur in Boston or New York. Rather, those who first gathered to venerate St. Patrick and process through city streets included a blend of Spaniards, Africans, Native Americans, Portuguese, a French surgeon, a German fifer, and at least two Irishmen, who marched together in honor of the Irish saint.”
While St. Augustine still hosts a parade for the Irish holiday today, the oldest continuous St. Patrick’s Day Parade is in New York City, where there has been a parade every year since 1762.
Two people were injured in a shooting at a Kroger in Warren County, Ohio, police said on Friday night.
In a post on Facebook, the Hamilton Township Police Department said the shooting happened at the store on State Route 48 in Maineville.
Police said officers were called to the Kroger around 7:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. At the scene, officers found two people with non-life-threatening injuries, but the extent of their injuries was not immediately released. CBS affiliate WKRC reported that Hamilton Township Chief of Police Scott Hughes said the two people were injured after someone shot into the store’s vestibule.
In an update just after 11 p.m. on Friday, Hamilton Township police said on Facebook that investigators made an arrest, saying “more info will be released later.” Police added after the shooting that there was no immediate threat to the public.
Law enforcement said the store will remain closed for the night, and the investigation continues. No additional information was released on Friday, with Hamilton Township police adding that more information will be released as it becomes available.
Two people were injured in a crash involving a motorcyclist and a pedestrian, according to officials.
The Hartford Fire Department was called to the crash just before 6:30 p.m. Officials said the crash happened on Albany Avenue between Edgewood Street and Sigourney Street.
When first responders got to the scene, they found two men injured but conscious and breathing. Fire officials said one person was in critical condition with serious injuries and another had an injury to his arm.
Both were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The Hartford Police Department is investigating the crash.
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