December 13, 2022 4:19 am
Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council. That’s the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm and other problems on the platform. The council had been scheduled to meet with Twitter representatives on Monday night. But Twitter informed the group via email that it was disbanding it shortly before the meeting was to take place. That’s according to multiple council members who provided images of the email to The Associated Press. They spoke on the condition of anonymity due to fears of retaliation.
December 13, 2022 4:17 am
Peters Township Council had funding as its theme on Monday night. Council adopted the 2023 budget with no tax increase for the second year in a row. According to Township Manager Paul Lauer the $27 million budget will be increasing payroll by adding two firemen and three school resource officers. It will also totally reconstruct Longvue Drive, a road adopted in the 1970’s that once completed will meet township road standards. Council also was paid a visit by Representative Natalie Mihalek. She brought with her a $650,000 Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program grant. That matching grant will be dedicated to improvements at baseball fields 1 and 2 at Peterswood Park. Improvements include new dugouts, press boxes, lighting and a synthetic turf infield.
December 13, 2022 4:15 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – As flu cases ramp up, several local pharmacies are struggling to keep Tamiflu in stock, including the Medicine Shoppe along Bailey Avenue in Mount Washington. They’ve been out of stock for about a month. “A lot of main wholesalers are all out of it,” said Medicine Shoppe owner Jamie Wyles. “We do shop a lot of secondary wholesalers looking for it, but no one seems to have any at the moment.” Owners of some local pharmacies said sourcing Tamiflu has been hit or miss so far this flu season. Tamiflu is used to treat flu symptoms within 48 hours. Wyles said it’s concerning that they are seeing a shortage of it this early in the season. Normally it happens later in January or February. “Right now, it’s nowhere to be found,” said Wyles. This comes at a time when flu cases in Pennsylvania are high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And there have been almost 8,000 more cases in Allegheny County compared to this time last year, according to the county’s health department. If you get a prescription for Tamiflu, double check with your pharmacy to see if they have it before you go. Blueberry Pharmacy in West View said they have Tamiflu in stock. Doctors say the best way to fight the flu is by getting a flu shot.
December 13, 2022 4:10 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – The death of a man who fell from an escalator at Acrisure Stadium has officially been ruled accidental, according to the Medical Examiner’s office. Dalton Keane, a 27-year-old father of one, died in the hospital after falling from an escalator in the stadium while attending a Steelers game in October. Police told Channel 11 that investigation and eyewitness reports showed that the case was not criminal. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office listed Keane’s cause of death as multiple blunt force injuries of head, trunk and extremities due to falling.
December 13, 2022 2:58 am
Sixteen-year-old Samuel Hoy of South Strabane Township was in court today for an Interest of Justice Hearing. Hoy is accused of shooting his stepfather, Joshua Daniels, multiple times, in the stomach and leg, in the area of Murtland Avenue and Oak Springs Road early Monday morning. Following the hearing, the judge ordered Hoy, who is being charged as an adult, transferred to adult facility, where he’ll be segregated. His bond has been set at two-million-dollars, according to court records. Hoy is charged with felony counts of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and receiving stolen property along with possession of a firearm by a minor. He faces a preliminary hearing before District Judge Michael Manfredi on Dec. 27
December 13, 2022 2:48 am
Homicide detectives and the Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the cause of a fire early this morning in Sewickley that left two children dead and their mother injured. The victims, 9-year-old Lyric and 6-year-old Wylde Linn were students in the Quaker Valley School District. Authorities say firefighters were able to pull the two little girls out of the home, but they were pronounced dead at the scene. Police say their mother jumped from the front porch roof to escape the burning home and she was taken to the hospital where she is recovering from second-degree burns and other injuries from the fall. In a letter to families, Quaker Valley School District Superintendent Tammy Andreyko said the district is working to assist staff “as they learn of and process this tragedy. While we do not have official details regarding this incident, we will address student questions should they arise.” Andreyko said the district will have counselors and psychologists to assist students and staff. (Photo: WPXI)
December 12, 2022 4:22 pm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A massive winter storm blowing across the center of the United States on Monday is threatening millions of people with heavy snow, freezing rain and flooding. The National Weather Service warned that there would be “numerous, widespread, and impactful weather hazards in the heart of the country this week.” People from Idaho spanning into Wisconsin and as far south as Louisiana were warned to be ready for blizzard-like conditions in the north and flash flooding in the south. By Tuesday, Texas and northern Louisiana could be pummeled by severe hail, winds and tornadoes. Forecasters say the storm will continue southeast into Florida later in the week.
December 12, 2022 4:35 am
South Strabane Township Police say a 16-year-old will be charged with an early morning shooting. Chief Drew Hilk says Samuel Hoy of South Strabane will be charged as an adult with attempted homicide in the shooting of his step-father Joshua Daniels. Officers were called to the area of Murtland Avenue and Oak Springs Road between midnight and one o’clock, for a report of shots being fired. They say they saw a vehicle speeding away, and one person running from the scene. Officers found Hoy at the rear of the Waffle House along Oak Springs Road. Chief Hilk says he was in possession of a stolen and loaded handgun. Officers learned that Daniels drove himself to Washington Hospital but was then transported to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh for treatment of multiple gunshot wounds to his stomach and leg. He reportedly underwent surgery. Hoy will also be charged with aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, and possession of a firearm by a minor. A motive for the shooting has not bee released.
December 12, 2022 4:28 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare for the District of Columbia and other major cities that public transit was a lifeline for essential workers and that even modest fares could be a burden to them. So the nation’s capital is introducing a groundbreaking plan: It will begin offering free bus fares to residents next summer. It comes at a time when major cities including Los Angeles, Boston and Denver and states such as Connecticut are considering broader zero-fare policies to promote equity and help regain ridership that was lost with the rise of remote and hybrid work. Analysts say D.C.’s free fare system offers a good test case on how public transit can be reshaped for a post-pandemic future.
December 12, 2022 4:27 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – A former Libyan intelligence official accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 has appeared in federal court in Washington to face charges of international terrorism. The extradition to the U.S. of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi was a milestone in the decades-old investigation into the attack that killed 259 people in the air and 11 on the ground. The Justice Department announced Sunday that Mas’ud had been taken into U.S. custody, and he faced the charges in court on Monday.
