July 6, 2022 4:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Foreign ministers from the world’s largest nations are looking to address the war in Ukraine and its impact on energy and food security when they meet this week. Yet instead of providing unity, the talks may well exacerbate splits over the Ukraine conflict. That could drag the Group of 20 nations into even deeper divisions. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are set to attend the meeting in the Indonesian resort of Bali. It will mark the first time Blinken and Lavrov have been in the same room since January.
July 6, 2022 4:14 am
HARRISBURG — Most Pennsylvania lawmakers were absent from the state Capitol on Tuesday, five days into the new budget year without a state government spending agreement in place. Leaders were hoping negotiations would wrap up over the coming days and the House announced voting sessions were scheduled through Friday. Thursday “might be a strong possibility for a lot of budget action,” a spokesperson for the majority Republicans in the state Senate told reporters in a Tuesday morning email update. The state House, whose schedule is also controlled by majority Republicans, planned to return to session Wednesday afternoon and also posted public notice of floor sessions to start Thursday and Friday mornings. Senators also will return to the Capitol on Wednesday evening.
July 6, 2022 4:10 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – Police are searching for two suspects they said were involved in an attack at a Days Inn hotel along W. Chestnut Street in Washington. According to State Police, the two men used an airsoft gun and personal weapons to carry out the attack on two hotel guests. One of the guests was left with serious injuries. Both suspects took off before police arrived. Guests that spoke to our Channel 11 said the side doors to the hotel aren’t locked and can be accessed without a room key. Hotel official say they are not sure if the two men entered through the side door. Their investigation continues.
July 6, 2022 4:02 am
Canonsburg Council took a good portion of their agenda meeting to compliment all of the volunteers, workers, committees and participants for doing a wonderful job at the 59th Annual Canonsburg 4th of July Celebration. Mayor David Rhome estimated that 50,000 people lined the parade route. He commended the Emergency Medical Services unit for their help. Rhome stated that there were nine medical emergencies during the parade and five of them required transportation to the hospital. Councilwoman Tina Bails reported that more than 1000 people made use of the pool that day. She complimented police on quick and discreet actions taken on disturbances before they turned into something larger. Aside from the parade, Rhome announced the results of a DUI checkpoint set up in town during the holiday weekend. Several people were cited and one person in particular was determined to have a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit. Rhome said that this was not done to harass anyone, but to make sure that residents were safe during the holiday.
July 6, 2022 2:41 am
It looks like a contempt hearing for Washington County Clerk of Courts Brenda Davis will occur early next month. Washington County President Judge John DiSalle has scheduled the hearing for 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 4. It comes after several appeals by Davis were rejected, including appeals to both Commonwealth Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The hearing is to determine if Davis should be held in contempt after she blocked County Sheriff’s Deputies from enforcing Judge DiSalle’s order to transfer juvenile case files from the Clerk of Courts Office to the Juvenile Probation Office. Davis claimed she was assaulted by those deputies during the incident back in November. Davis sought medical treatment during the incident. The Washington County District Attorney’s office asked the State Attorney General’s office to investigate the matter and they determined that no charges were warranted.
July 5, 2022 9:33 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Two Philadelphia police officers working at the city’s Fourth of July celebration suffered graze wounds when shots rang out, causing scores of frightened people to flee the scene on foot. It’s not clear what sparked the shooting, which occurred around 9:45 p.m. Monday in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum, or if either officer was the intended target. One officer suffered a wound to the forehead while the other was hit in the shoulder. Both officers were treated at a hospital and were later released. No other injuries were reported in the incident.
July 5, 2022 4:23 am
Brittney Griner made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed on to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she may never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.” Griner’s agent says the letter was delivered on Monday. The Phoenix Mercury All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist is in the midst of a trial in Russia that began last week after she was arrested on Feb. 17 on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for her Russian team. The trial will resume Thursday.
July 5, 2022 4:20 am
LONDON (AP) – Two of Britain’s most senior Cabinet ministers have quit in a move that could spell the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s leadership after months of scandals. Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned within minutes of each other Tuesday. Javid said “I can no longer continue in good conscience.” Johnson has been hit by allegations he failed to come clean about a lawmaker who was appointed to a senior position despite claims of sexual misconduct.
July 5, 2022 4:19 am
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) – The gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun that killed at least seven people. That’s according to authorities, who said Tuesday that the shooter then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd. Christopher Covelli is a spokesman for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force. He told a news conference that the suspect used a legally purchased high-powered rifle to spray bullets from atop a commercial building into a crowd that had gathered for the parade. More than 30 people were wounded. Covelli said their suspect, Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, spent several weeks planning the assault.
July 5, 2022 4:16 am
After the U.S. Supreme Court revoked the federal right to abortion that’s been in place for half a century, companies like Amazon, Disney, Apple and JP Morgan pledged to cover travel costs for employees who live in states where abortion is now illegal so they can terminate pregnancies. But they gave no details on how they will do this and it’s not clear if they will be able to – legally – while protecting employees’ privacy and keeping them safe from prosecution.
