September 9, 2022 4:17 am
LONDON (AP) – Prince Charles has been preparing to be king his entire life. Now his moment has arrived. Following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles is now the oldest person to take the British throne. No date has been set for the coronation of King Charles III. But Charles faces the enormous challenge of building the same sort of affection that characterized the relationship between his mother and the British public. Will Charles be loved by his subjects, like his mother was? It’s a question that has overshadowed his entire life.
September 9, 2022 4:15 am
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s new king is preparing to meet with the prime minister and plans to address a nation mourning Queen Elizabeth II. The queen was only British monarch most of the world had known and was a force of stability in a volatile age. The country began a 10-day mourning period Friday. Bells tolled around Britain and 96 gun salutes were planned in London. That’s one for each year of the queen’s long life. People around the globe gathered at British embassies to pay homage to the queen. She died Thursday in Scotland. King Charles III spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role and takes the throne in an era of uncertainty for both his country and the monarchy itself.
September 9, 2022 4:10 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman of Pennsylvania will participate in just one debate, his campaign said Wednesday, after weeks of his Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz, pressuring Fetterman and aggressively questioning the severity of his lingering health problems from a stroke. Fetterman’s campaign said he will participate in a televised debate in mid- to late October. The campaign gave no other details, including why he would agree to just one debate. Oz’s campaign immediately dubbed it a “secret debate,” with no details on when or where. Politico was first to report that Fetterman had agreed to one debate. As the general election grows closer, Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon and political novice, has begun stepping up his questioning of Fetterman’s fitness for office after he suffered the stroke in May. Fetterman’s campaign has said Oz was operating in bad faith by insisting on debates and said his motivations were really “about mocking John for having a stroke.” Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor, and Oz are vying to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in a race Democrats see as one of their best chances nationally to flip a Republican-held seat. The winner in the battleground state could help decide the chamber’s partisan control next year.
September 9, 2022 4:08 am
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – Bethel Park police are investigating what they call a domestic violence incident that resulted in two people being stabbed. According to police, an argument started Thursday afternoon between a man and woman in the parking lot of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Fort Couch Road. Police say the argument escalated and resulted in the man being stabbed in the parking lot of the hotel, and the woman, who police believe tried to flee the area, being found several yards away with stab wounds. Jennifer Straker who works nearby saw the incident unfold. “We heard screaming and then we saw two people tumbling down the hill behind us and this woman saying, ‘Help me, he is going to kill me,’” said Straker. “She was covered in blood, her hands, blood, blood everywhere… all over the parking lot.” Both people were taken to the hospital and are now in a stable condition. Police believe the woman was getting off work from a nearby business when the stabbing happened. So far, no charges have been filed.
September 9, 2022 2:30 am
The former Superintendent of the Monessen School District entered a guilty plea for charges she faced earlier this spring. Dr. Leanne Spazak, 55 of Charleroi pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of open lewdness. She faced an additional misdemeanor charge of indecent exposure and two summary offenses of public drunkenness and disorderly conduct. She entered into the county ARD program and received 12 months probation and court approved community service. Spazak was caught engaged in a sex act in a truck parked in a Charleroi apartment building parking lot when police were alerted to the activity. Spazak retired from her position as the Superintendent of the Monessen School District as of July 1.
September 9, 2022 2:21 am
The Washington County Chamber of Commerce held their Breakfast Briefing at the new ARC Human Services Building in Canonsburg. The topic of the day was the revitalization of downtown areas in Washington County. Three panelists took part in a discussion of how they have managed a rebirth of activity in their downtown areas. Shana Brown, Main Street Manager of the Washington Business District Authority stated that having “skin in the game” as a resident of her city helps her fill gaps in services and helps her bring in businesses that fill those needs. Terry Necciai, Executive Director of the Monongahela Main Street Program points to community pride and responsibility as a key driver in his community. Over the last several years Monongahela has garnered an increase of 35 new businesses in its business district. Necciai credits a minimum of absentee landlords and a wealth of local ownership of buildings that allow store owners to be confident to open their stores knowing that their needs will be met appropriately. Lisa Scarmazzi, Director of Economic Development in Canonsburg has found that not only creating an atmosphere of cooperation among business owners in her town’s revitalization breeds success, it also breeds a sense of community pride. She stated at a recent council meeting that she now is fielding calls from residents asking how they can become more involved in making Canonsburg the type of community that will thrive into the future. All three panelists credited grant programs, especially LSA grant programs for successes in their towns. Grants from the LSA board have allowed building owners to make significant upgrades to buildings through the Building Façade Improvement Program.
September 8, 2022 1:40 pm
LONDON (AP) –
Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at age 96. Elizabeth spent seven decades on the throne as the U.K. rebuilt from war, lost an empire, transformed its economy and both entered and left the European Union. Upon the queen’s death, her 73-year-old son Charles automatically becomes monarch, even though the coronation might not happen for months. Elizabeth was a constant presence, the only monarch most Britons have ever known. She likely met more people than anyone in history, and her image, which adorned stamps, coins and bank notes, was among the most reproduced in the world. But her inner life and opinions remained largely an enigma.
September 8, 2022 11:49 am
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, has died. He was 82. He died of pneumonia on Wednesday at a hospital in Washington, according to Tom Johnson, former CNN chief executive. Shaw was at CNN for 20 years and was known for remaining cool under pressure. His striking on-the-scene work in Baghdad, with correspondents Peter Arnett and John Holliman, was crucial in establishing CNN when it was the only cable news network and broadcast outlets at ABC, CBS and NBC dominated television news.
September 8, 2022 8:45 am
LONDON (AP) – Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II has been placed under medical supervision because doctors are “concerned for Her Majesty’s health.” Members of the royal family traveled to Scotland to be with the 96-year-old monarch. The announcement comes a day after the queen canceled a virtual meeting of her Privy Council when doctors advised her to rest following a full day of events on Tuesday, when she formally asked Liz Truss to become prime minister. Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, and his wife, Camilla, are with the queen after traveling to Balmoral Castle, the queen’s summer vacation home, to be with her. Prince William, Charles’ eldest son, is en route.
September 8, 2022 5:53 am
RZESZOW, Poland (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is announcing major new military aid worth more than 2 billion dollars for Ukraine and European countries threatened by Russia. Blinken said the Biden administration would provide $2 billion in long-term military assistance to Ukraine and 18 of its neighbors. That’s on top of a $675-million package of heavy weaponry, ammunition and armored vehicles for Ukraine alone that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced earlier. The contributions bring total U.S. aid to Ukraine to $15.2 billion since the administration took office.
