August 23, 2022 4:17 am
MIAMI (AP) – Florida governor and Republican powerhouse Ron DeSantis will learn the identity of his general election opponent after Tuesday’s primary voting. Florida Democrats are deciding a fiercely fought contest between congressman and former governor Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. Crist has spent a lifetime in politics, much of it as a Republican, while Fried casts herself as “something new” with hopes of becoming Florida’s first female governor. In New York, congressional primaries include a race between two powerful Democratic committee chairs, Carolyn Maloney and Jerry Nadler, and other incumbents fending off challenges from the left.
August 23, 2022 4:15 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – A local man is facing charges after police said he put heavy duty degreaser in his coworker’s drink while working at a Pittsburgh sports bar. The alleged poisoning attempt happened at Red Beards Sports Bar at 144 6th Street in downtown Pittsburgh. According to the criminal complaint, the manager of Red Beards walked into the Zone Two police station to report that one of his employees was possibly harmed by another employee. The victim told police that he normally drinks a lot of water during his shift but was drinking strawberry tea on the day of the incident, according to the complaint. The complaint also said the victim told police he left his drink in a holder at his work station and had left the station to possibly go outside. He noticed the drink smelled and tasted differently and had little white bubbles when he got back. He spit out the drink and dumped the rest of it after that. The drink left the victim’s lips burning, the criminal complaint said. The victim asked the manager to check security footage to see if anyone tampered with his drink. When the manager looked at the security video, he saw another employee, identified as Gregory Evans, pouring heavy duty degreaser into a cup and then dumping the liquid from that cup into the victim’s drink, said court documents. Evans is facing multiple charges, including criminal attempt homicide, various aggravated assault charges, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
August 23, 2022 4:10 am
An Ohio man is in the Washington County jail facing numerous felony charges in connection with a head-on, hit-and-run crash Sunday afternoon in North Franklin Township. Our news partners at Channel-11 say 35 year old Nathan Boyer ran from the scene of the crash that seriously injured a 48 year old woman and a child. It happened around 12:30 p.m. along Park Avenue near Armour Road. According to reports, Boyer’s vehicle crossed the center line and collided with the other vehicle. Boyer then ran into a nearby cemetery and woods. Police found him about two hours later. Police say he was driving on a suspended license. The unidentified woman and child were both taken to Washington Hospital. There is no report on their conditions.
August 23, 2022 3:59 am
Peters Township Council met Monday night and conducted a largely procedural meeting. Council agreed to purchase two police vehicles. They are going to be 2022 models. Originally, vehicles were to be purchased in 2023 but purchasing now and holding the transaction until 2023 will allow the township to save approximately $8,000 per vehicle. Council also authorized the purchase of a cardiac monitor/defibrillator for $39,966. The purchase price will be largely offset by a grant of $37,237 from the state Fire Commissioner’s Office. Council scheduled a public hearing for a proposed office/warehouse at 324 Venetia Road. The hearing will be held September 26. A proposed agreement with Cingular Wireless to construct a 90 foot cellular tower was tabled to allow further negotiations with AT&T and Verizon Wireless.
August 23, 2022 2:14 am
A Pennsylvania State Police Trooper entered into the ARD sentencing program in DUI Court on Monday. Jared Johnson, 46 of South Franklin will serve a 12 month probation for a misdemeanor charge of DUI and two other summary offenses. If Johnson completes the program successfully he may petition the court to have his record expunged. Johnson was dispatched to a report of an injured deer while he was on patrol. Dispatchers kept receiving calls about the deer prompting a check on Johnson. He was found in a gravel parking area near the Taylorstown exit of Interstate 70 with a bottle of rum in the front seat. His defense attorney stated that Johnson is already complying with the ARD sentence requirements and is ahead of the game in his recovery. Johnson is currently suspended from the police force. A determination regarding his return to service will be made now that the case has been adjudicated.
August 22, 2022 5:36 pm
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) – Authorities believe a body found in a Northern California reservoir is that of 16-year-old Kiely Rodni, who went missing after attending a large party at a Sierra Nevada campground two weeks ago. Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon has told a press conference Monday that the body has not been identified but it is believed to be Rodni. Volunteer divers with a group called Adventures with Purpose announced Sunday that they found the girl’s body inside her car, under about 14 feet of water in the Prosser Reservoir, not far from the campground. The teen was reported missing on Aug. 6 and extensive searches were conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies, including dive teams and aircraft.
August 22, 2022 12:51 pm
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) – Two freshman members of the Indiana State University football team were among the three students who were killed in a weekend crash. School officials said Monday that two other football team members who were injured in the crash are out of intensive care but remain hospitalized in serious condition. The crash happened at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle went off a highway and struck a tree about 10 miles from the university’s Terre Haute campus. Those killed were identified as 18-year-old Christian Eubanks of Waukegan, Illinois; 19-year-old Jayden Musili of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and 19-year-old Caleb VanHooser of Liberty Township, Ohio. Eubanks was a freshman linebacker, and VanHooser was a freshman defensive back.
August 22, 2022 12:35 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert who became a household name – and the subject of partisan attacks – during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December. That’s after more than five decades of service. Fauci, who serves as President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation. He was a leader in the federal response to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases even before the coronavirus hit, (Photo: ABC News)
August 22, 2022 4:23 am
MULBERRY, Ark. (AP) — Three Arkansas law enforcement officers were suspended Sunday following social media outrage over a video that shows a suspect being held down on the ground and beaten. Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante issued a statement Sunday evening, stating two county deputies will be suspended during the course of the Arkansas state police’s investigation into the incident and the sheriff’s office’s internal investigation. A Mulberry police officer also was suspended. In a statement released Sunday evening, Mulberry Police Chief Shannon Gregory said the officer involved in the incident is on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. According to police, a report indicated that a man was making threats to a convenience store employee in Mulberry on Sunday morning. Mulberry is located about 137 miles (220.48 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock. Police said when the officers confronted the man, he pushed a deputy to the ground and punched the back of his head, leading to the arrest seen in the video. Three law enforcement officers are seen in the video. One can be seen punching the shoeless suspect with a clenched fist, while another can be seen kneeing him, and a third is holding him down. The unidentified man was arrested and taken to a local hospital. He faces charges of terroristic threatening, resisting arrest and other assault charges, police said.
August 22, 2022 4:19 am
(AP) – Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives. The move Monday is a key step toward opening a fall booster campaign. The Food and Drug Administration ordered vaccine makers to tweak their shots to target BA.4 and BA.5 that are better than ever at dodging immunity from earlier vaccination or infection. If the FDA quickly clears the combo shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, boosters could be offered within weeks. Moderna is expected to file a similar application soon.
