June 13, 2022 4:15 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A former Pennsylvania lawyer who pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Democrats in the U.S. Senate has been sentenced to time served and a $10,000 fine. Seventy-two-year-old Kenelm Shirk III of Lebanon pleaded guilty in March to a charge of threatening to murder a U.S. official. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Wilson took his age and health into account. Authorities said Shirk had weapons in his car when state police arrested him at a gas station near Shippensburg the day after President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January 2021. He apologized before sentencing, saying “I am not a terrorist. I have no excuse. I should never have said what I said.”
June 13, 2022 4:12 am
MUNHALL, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man is in critical condition and another is in police custody after a stabbing in Munhall. According to Allegheny County police, Munhall police were called to Longfellow Drive for a report of a stabbing around 1:54 a.m. Police said first responders found an adult man with a stab wound to the abdomen. The unidentified victim was taken to an area hospital and is listed in critical condition. Munhall police requested the investigative assistance of the Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit. Detectives responded and initiated an investigation. According to Allegheny County police, 36-year-old Robert Siegel of East Pittsburgh was determined to be the person responsible for the stabbing. Siegel is in custody and is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person. Siegel is currently held in the Allegheny County Jail.
June 13, 2022 4:07 am
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) – The youngest defendant convicted in the torture death of a mentally disabled woman a dozen years ago is appealing the new sentence of 60 years to life imposed last month. The Tribune-Review reports that 29-year-old Angela Marinucci argues in an appeal filed Friday that the judge ignored evidence that she has matured during the 12 years she has spent in prison since her arrest in the stabbing death of 30-year-old Jennifer Daugherty of Mount Pleasant. An appeals court rejected Marinucci’s original life without parole sentence because she was a few months shy of her 18th birthday at the time of the February 2010 slaying in Greensburg.
June 13, 2022 2:59 am
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out just before seven o’clock Monday morning in an apartment building at 681 McKean Avenue in Donora. Authorities say seven apartments were damaged in the blaze but no one was injured. They say the fire forced twelve adults and four children out of their apartments. Officials say the Red Cross will be helping the displaced families. Authorities say they were still looking for several pets reported missing. (Photo: WPXI)
June 12, 2022 8:15 am
Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California’s Death Valley all posted record temperatures on Saturday, as dangerous heat swept across the American Southwest. The National Weather Service in Phoenix reported a temperature of 114 degrees Fahrenheit, tying the record high for the date set back in 1918. Las Vegas tied a record for the day set in 1956, with temperatures soaring to 109 F. The National Weather Service said there was a chance the high temperatures in both cities could rise even more. In Colorado, Denver hit 100 F, tying a record set in 2013 for both the high temperature and the earliest calendar day to reach 100 F. Temperatures in several inland areas of California reached triple digits by the afternoon, with a record high for June 11 of 122 F reached in Death Valley. Excessive heat warnings and heat advisories were issued for parts of Northern California through the Central Valley and down to the southeastern deserts. The National Weather Service also predicted 114 F in Palm Springs and temperatures around 100F across the San Joaquin Valley and the Sacramento area. Heat was expected to extend to inland portions of the San Francisco Bay Area but most of the California coastal zones remained free of heat advisories. The scorching heat in Northern California was expected to subside Saturday evening. Heat advisories in parts of Southern California were extended through Sunday.
June 12, 2022 8:12 am
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The leaders of the National Governors Association said Friday they’re forming a bipartisan working group to come up with recommendations to stop mass shootings following the Texas school massacre. Reaching consensus could be a tall order given that the nation’s governors have been divided along partisan lines on how to approach issues of gun control and school safety. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas, the group’s chairman, and Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, the vice-chair, told the White House in a letter that they will convene a group of six to 10 governors, with a particular focus on making schools safe. Hutchinson and Murphy appeared to leave open the possibility that the recommendations could include some gun control proposals. The U.S. House this week approved a wide-ranging gun control bill that has little chance of passing the Senate.
June 12, 2022 8:11 am
PARIS (AP) — French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election Sunday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition. More than 6,000 candidates, ranging in age from 18 to 92, are running for 577 seats in the National Assembly in the first round of the election. Those who receive the most votes will advance to the decisive second round on June 19. While candidates have sought to address consumer concerns about inflation, which was a key campaign issue, voter enthusiasm has been generally low. That was reflected in Sunday’s early turnout figures, which showed just 18% of France’s 48.7 million voters had cast ballots by noon. Hard-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who hopes the election may vault him to the prime minister’s post, was among only a trickle of voters as he cast his ballot in a diverse neighborhood of Marseille, a southern port city. On France’s opposite coast, a small crowd gathered to watch Macron arrive to vote in the English Channel resort town of Le Touquet. Following Macron’s reelection in May, his centrist coalition is seeking an absolute majority that would enable it to implement his campaign promises, which include tax cuts and raising the retirement age from 62 to 65.
June 12, 2022 8:09 am
SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister accused the United States on Sunday of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own interests “under the guise of multilateralism.” Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe lashed out at U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, rejecting his “smearing accusation” the day before at the Shangri-La Dialogue that China was causing instability with its claim to the self-governing island of Taiwan and its increased military activity in the area. Austin had stressed the need for multilateral partnerships with nations in the Indo-Pacific, which Wei suggested was an attempt to back China into a corner. China has been rapidly modernizing its military and seeking to expand its influence and ambitions in the region, recently signing a security agreement with the Solomon Islands that many fear could lead to a Chinese naval base in the Pacific, and breaking ground this past week on a naval port expansion project in Cambodia that could give Beijing a foothold in the Gulf of Thailand.
June 12, 2022 8:06 am
PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — Kenny is back in the Burgh after a four-year hiatus — the infamous Kenny Chesney concert has returned for its 11th summer. The crowds also returned, with fans flooding Art Rooney Avenue as early as 11 a.m., and with boats docking some two to three weeks ago to get a prime spot for the show. North Shore parking lots opened at 1 p.m., and the stadium gates opened at 4 p.m., several hours before the three opening acts (beginning at 5 p.m.) and Chesney (scheduled for 9 p.m.) took the stage. Chesney was to be joined by Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, and Carly Pearce. Fans who spoke with our news partners at Channel 11 throughout the day said this year’s concert felt much safer and cleaner. In the past, Kenny Chesney’s concerts have been characterized as unruly and messy. Following 2018′s event, 25 tons of trash had to be removed. And in 2013, 75 fights erupted in and outside of the stadium.
June 12, 2022 8:03 am
DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Just a week after two incidents had Interstate 70 west closed throughout the day, another truck rollover accident had emergency crews busy Saturday night. A tractor-trailer rolled off the roadway and had the westbound lanes jammed for over an hour near the Claysville interchange according to reports. The accident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Officials say it took an hour to extricate the trapped driver, with STAT MedEvac helicopter services flying the patient to an area trauma center. Ambulance and Chair EMS, Claysville and West Alexander Volunteer Fire Departments also assisted on scene. Pennsylvania State Police have the incident under investigation. There is no word on the identity or the condition of the driver at this time. (Photo: Ambulance and Chair Facebook Page)
