Pittsburg, PA
Plum Mustang Foundation creates bracelets to honor victims of house explosion
PLUM, Pa. (KDKA) — The Plum community continues to rally together more than five days after being rattled by a deadly house explosion.
People in Plum are showing up for those impacted by Saturday morning’s house explosion that took six lives.
Multiple organizations are doing what they can to support, including the Plum Mustang Foundation, which provides funds for teachers and students in the school district. The president of the nonprofit organization, Danielle Bajus, said when they learned what happened, they wanted to do something.
“Let’s sell some bracelets and give back,” Bajus said.
Her friend brought up the idea of silicone bracelets.
“This is sort of like the cool thing for the younger kids these days,” Bajus said.
It didn’t take long to move forward. The organization got 2,000 wristbands in yellow and purple that read “Rustic Ridge.” Immediately, 900 bracelets were sold in preorders. Bajus also brought some to the Midget Football Association.
“One of the children who passed away was a football player here. So, they have requested them, and I dropped off 800 bracelets there,” Bajus said.
Now, they’re almost sold out, along with t-shirts donated by B3 Marketing. Mike Caliguiri refounded the Mustang organization.
“It’s just about coming together to help, and that’s it, and this community has responded amazingly. They’re fantastic. Unbelievable,” Caliguiri said.
Over at Amplify Church, campus pastor Christina Sandor said it opened its Thursday night service to the borough, to serve their grieving members and anyone else needing a little guidance.
“Plum community is more than just a community. It’s a family,” Sandor said. “We thought what’s one way that we know that we can impact and help this community? And we said prayer.”
Folks are lending a hand, in times of tragedy.
“It’s community, right? And if it were us, we would hope that other people would do that for us,” Bajus said.
For more information on the bracelets and t-shirts, click here. Over the next few days, other groups will be raising money through a pizza dinner and car wash.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The City of Pittsburgh is bringing back its Fireworks Task Force.
From June 30 until July 5, some city police and public safety crews will respond to fireworks-related calls throughout the city.
On top of their patrols, police are also offering tips to make sure those using fireworks do so safely.
That includes reminders to never light them off within 150 feet of a building or car, in the direction of another person or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Lighting fireworks off is also prohibited in all city parks and playing fields.
To find out when your community is lighting off fireworks for the holiday, check out KDKA’s fireworks guide here.
PITTSBURGH — After a mixed year for the Pittsburgh Steelers secondary, it looks as if they are turning their image around this offseason.
The Steelers had just one bright spot in the secondary last season, with Joey Porter Jr. having a superb rookie year. Porter Jr. allowed the lowest completion percentage allowed of any eligible cornerback in the league, finishing the season as a member of the PFWA All-Rookie Team.
After having the second worst passing and rushing defenses in the AFC North, with the Bengals worse in both categories ,the Steelers will look to improve markedly in the coming season.
Daniel Jeremiah, an analyst and insider for NFL Network, believes that the Steelers secondary has a chance to be the best in their division.
Jeremiah’s list was Steelers, Browns, Bengals and then the Ravens.
“Number one, Minkah. Just steady, reliable, the leadership, the production,” he said on his Move The Sticks podcast in which they ranked each division’s secondary groups. “Everything about him I love. I think Joey Porter Jr. is on a rocket ship. I really do. I had a chance to go out and see them in training camp last year…had nothing to do with his dad. This guy just gets it. He looks like a Steeler. He plays like a Steeler. He’s going to be really, really good.”
Jeremiah credits safety Minkah Fitzpatrick as well as Porter Jr. with putting the Steelers atop his list for the AFC North secondary groups. Fitzpatrick will be coming off an injury-shortened season in which he played 10 of a possible 18 games.
The rest of the secondary group is comprised of Donte Jackson, DeShon Elliot, Cam Sutton, Damontae Kazee and Miles Killebrew. Adding in a comeback from injury as well as a player in just his second year, it seems as if the Steelers might not have the best secondary in their division.
When you consider the Browns, who have Denzel Ward, Greg Newsome, Grant Delpit and Juan Thornhill, it seems as if they remain the clear favorite in terms of AFC North secondary groups.
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