September 4, 2022 4:29 am
MCDONALD, Pa — Multiple crews were dispatched to Barr Street in McDonald Borough late last night for a house fire. Reports say the structure fire broke out just after 11:00 p.m. in a single-story, side by side duplex. McDonald Fire crews were assisted by Cecil Township, Midway, Mount Pleasant Township, Sturgeon and Oakdale Fire Departments on scene. Ambulance and Chair EMS reportedly treated a burn patient from the fire as well. There is no word on what caused the blaze that produced heavy smoke and fire in the front of the structure or the condition of the burn victim. (Photo: Sturgeon Vol. Fire Department Facebook Page)
September 4, 2022 1:10 am
The Washington Senior Center will be hosting a fund raiser called “Spud Night”. The event is a loaded baked potato meal with salad and desert and proceeds will benefit improvements to the Senior Center building and the expansion of activities that the organization puts on. The event will take place at the American Legion on Park Avenue in Washington. It will begin at 3:00 p.m. and run until 7:30 p.m. on October 15th. The event will have a DJ, silent auction and raffles. The local dance troupe Dance With Me Sisters 3 will also be on hand to provide live entertainment. According to Executive Director Barbara Miller, the organization provides 400 meals delivered to senior citizens, grab and go meals and lunch for 20-50 people each day that visit the center. They also have activities that go on in the center and they also schedule trips to places like the Gateway Clipper and Wild Things Games. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased by calling or stopping in at the Senior Center or contacting any of the board of directors. The phone number for the center is 724-222-8566.
September 3, 2022 4:44 am
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An apparent assassination attempt against Argentina’s powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández has shaken the country and threatened to further roil its tumultuous political scene. On Thursday night, Fernández stepped from her car outside her apartment building and began shaking hands with a throng of a well-wishers. A man came forward with a gun, put it just inches from her face and pulled the trigger with a distinct click, but the weapon apparently jammed. Authorities shed no light on the possible motive. Tens of thousands of people packed the streets surrounding Government House in downtown Buenos Aires on Friday afternoon to show their support for the vice president and denounce the attempted shooting.
September 3, 2022 4:43 am
BERLIN (AP) — Russian energy giant Gazprom says it can’t resume the supply of natural gas through a key pipeline to Germany for now because of what it said was a need for urgent maintenance work. Friday’s announcement came just hours before Gazprom was due to resume deliveries. The Russian state-run energy company had shut down the Nord Stream 1 pipeline on Wednesday for what it said would be three days of work. It said in a social media post Friday evening that it had identified “malfunctions” of a turbine and said the pipeline would not work unless those were eliminated.
September 3, 2022 4:42 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Along with highly classified government documents, FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month found dozens of folders marked classified but with nothing inside and no explanation of what might have been there. They also recovered more than 10,000 government records with no classification marked. That’s according to a more detailed inventory of the seized material made public by the Justice Department on Friday. The inventory reveals in general terms the contents of 33 boxes taken from Mar-a-Lago during the Aug. 8 search. It shows the extent to which newspapers, magazines and other items were mixed among documents that investigators say were marked as classified, including at the top-secret level.
September 3, 2022 4:40 am
At least eight migrants were killed as dozens attempted a hazardous crossing of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Friday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported that it responded to the report Thursday of a large crossing of the Mexican border in the Rio Grande. U.S. officials recovered six bodies, while Mexican teams recovered two others, according to a CBP statement. The Border Patrol said U.S. crews rescued 37 migrants from the river and detained 16 others, while Mexican officials took 39 migrants into custody. Officials on both sides of the border continue searching for any possible victims, the CBP said.
September 3, 2022 4:39 am
MYERSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Former president Donald Trump heads to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Saturday for his first rally of the general election season. While Trump notched a long list of wins in GOP primaries this summer, many of the candidates he elevated were inexperienced and polarizing figures who are now struggling in their general election races. That’s putting control of the Senate — once assumed to be a lock for Republicans — on the line. The stakes are particularly high for Trump as he lays the groundwork for an expected 2024 presidential run amid a series of escalating legal challenges, including the FBI’s recent seizure of reams of classified documents from his Mar-a-Lago club.
September 3, 2022 4:38 am
WEED, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people are under evacuation orders in Northern California as a wind-whipped wildfire rages near rural communities. Authorities say the Mill Fire that began Friday afternoon has injured at least two people and burned an unknown number of homes in the area of Weed, an hour’s drive from the Oregon state line. It’s one of three large fires that forced large-scale evacuations in recent days as California swelters under a heat wave that’s expected to last through Labor Day. People trying to cool down are threatening to strain California’s electrical grid. Hoping to avoid blackouts, the state has issued a call for energy conservation for Saturday afternoon and evening.
September 3, 2022 4:36 am
MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who launched dramatic reforms that helped end the Cold War and precipitated the breakup of the Soviet Union, is set to be buried in a relatively low-key ceremony snubbed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin’s refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev, who has been venerated worldwide for bringing down the Iron Curtain but reviled by many at home for the Soviet collapse and the economic meltdown that plunged millions into poverty. On Thursday, Putin privately laid flowers at Gorbachev’s coffin at a Moscow hospital where he died. The Kremlin said the president’s busy schedule would prevent him from attending the funeral.
September 3, 2022 4:33 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvanians with minor, nonviolent marijuana criminal convictions are eligible to be pardoned under a joint effort from Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman. Beginning Thursday, anyone who has been convicted of possession of marijuana or small amount of personal use will be able to apply. There is no limit for the age of conviction. Officials estimate that thousands of Pennsylvanians are eligible due to convictions over the past several decades, even pre-dating marijuana’s criminalization under federal law. The application period ends at the end of the month. Republican opponents panned the effort as Democrats caving to their political base.
