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Wrong-way driver hits ambulancePITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police say a man was drunk when he drove the wrong way into the Fort Pitt Tunnel and hit an empty ambulance, closing the tunnel for several hours.Police have identified the 27-year-old driver, but The Associated Press is not revealing his name because charges have yet to be filed.The crash happened 2 a.m. Thursday in the outbound tunnel on the other side of Mount Washington. The ambulance wasn’t carrying a patient and the crew was not hurt.The driver of the car was taken to Allegheny General Hospital with minor injuries.

Hundreds rally against hatePHILADELPHIA — Hundreds have turned out for a “Stand Against Hate” rally in Philadelphia in response to the recent vandalism of a Jewish cemetery and hate crimes around the country.A Jewish federation says it organized Thursday’s rally to “restore a sense of security and peace to our community.”More than 100 headstones were recently discovered damaged at Mount Carmel Cemetery.

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