May 10, 2022 3:47 am
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – The Gulf Clan drug cartel in Colombia has shut down dozens of towns for four days in reaction to its leader being extradited to the U.S. for trial. Businesses closed, schools stayed shut, bus service was suspended and a professional soccer match couldn’t be played amid warnings by the cartel that anyone not staying at home would be attacked. The action appeared to be winding down Monday, according to reports from human rights groups and the Roman Catholic Church, but it underlined that the cartel is still a major security threat despite the highly publicized arrest last year of its leader, Dairo Antonio Usuga. The cartel decreed the stoppage a day after his extradition Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S.
May 10, 2022 3:46 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Washington is seeking to portray a united front against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. President Joe Biden has signed a bipartisan measure to reboot the World War II-era “lend-lease” program to bolster Kyiv and Eastern European allies. The signing comes as Congress is poised to unleash more resources to fight the war. The House could vote as soon as this week on a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are urging Congress to act before May 19, when the existing drawdown funds run out.
May 10, 2022 3:45 am
BEIJING (AP) – Teams in white protective suits are going into the homes of coronavirus-infected people to spray disinfectant as Shanghai tries to root out an omicron outbreak under China’s strict “zero-COVID” strategy. Shanghai also suspended service on the last two subway lines that were still operating Tuesday, marking the first time the city’s entire system has been shut down. The latest measures come as Shanghai has ordered people in some districts to stay in their homes again after letting some out for limited shopping in recent weeks. The latest steps have further frustrated residents, who were hoping a more than month long lockdown was finally easing as the number of new cases in the city falls.
May 10, 2022 3:44 am
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin had no major new battlefield successes to tout on his country’s biggest patriotic holiday. Instead, he sought to justify the war again as a necessary response to what he portrayed as a hostile Ukraine. The Victory Day speech gave no sign of where the war is headed or how Russia will marshal more forces for a continuing war. Meanwhile, on the ground, the vital Black Sea port of Odesa came under repeated missile attack, including from hypersonic missiles. Intense fighting is raging in Ukraine’s east, and Russian forces are trying to end the resistance of Ukrainian defenders making their last stand at a steel plant in Mariupol.
May 10, 2022 3:41 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Gas Prices are four cents higher this week in Western Pennsylvania according to AAA’s latest Gas Price Report. The price for a gallon of gas varies across the region, but the average in the area is now at $4.394. In the City of Washington, AAA says gas sits around $4.366. Pittsburgh is currently around 4.390 a gallon. AAA says in the past two weeks, the national average for a gallon of gasoline has risen 20 cents, about $1.36 more expensive than this time last year. The high cost of crude oil, combined with the Russian conflict in Ukraine and COVID lockdowns in China have pushed oil to over $100 a barrel. The “summer blend” of gasoline is another factor in the price per gallon, since it costs producers more to make the type needed this time of year.
May 10, 2022 3:29 am
PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — A 17-year-old male was killed and two others were injured after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood Monday evening. Allegheny County Dispatch confirmed that the incident is in the 700 block of East Warrington Avenue. The call came in at 6:16 p.m. Pittsburgh Public Safety said the teen, later identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office as Isaiah Dennis Anderson, was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition with gunshot wounds to the upper body and a woman whose leg was grazed by a shot is in stable condition. Detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit are investigating. There are no suspect descriptions to provide at this time.
May 10, 2022 3:25 am
NORTH FRANKLIN Twp. — Pennsylvania State Police continue to investigate a string of car break-ins and thefts in Washington County. According to officials, multiple items were taken from a number of cars over the weekend in North Franklin Township. Police say at least five cars were involved and one of the vehicles was stolen itself, but it was eventually recovered. Items taken in the break-ins include an Apple Watch, three handguns, $80 in cash, a backpack, a purse and a wallet.
May 10, 2022 3:20 am
CANONSBURG, Pa. — Canonsburg Council voted unanimously to look at changes in the way parking fees are administered. Council approved a pilot program that will allow free parking on weekends in the borough for 30 days. That program will begin on May 14 and end on June 5. Council also adopted a change in parking fees in the borough. Parking will now be twenty five cents for the first half hour at any space assigned to a parking kiosk. This fee change does not apply to spaces with parking meters. Council also approved its updated fire safety ordinance. It now requires any residential property of three or more units be inspected by public safety on an annual basis. Mayor David Rhome was ecstatic about the unanimous vote pointing to the added safety that the ordinance would provide for residents. Single units and duplexes would only be subjected to the inspection when the property is transferred to another owner. Council also made permanent a one way only segment of North Jefferson Avenue from Pike Street to College Street and made Lou Bell Drive one way from Central to Greenside.
May 10, 2022 2:53 am
(AP) – With six days until Pennsylvania’s primary, chairperson of the Washington County Republican Party says he fears a far-right candidate will be the nominee for governor, and that might not be a good thing. Republicans are openly worrying that a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field running for governor is unelectable in the fall general election. Doug Mastriano, a state senator since 2019, has run to the right of the nine-person Republican field and against the party’s establishment in a state still roiled by former President Donald Trump’s baseless election conspiracy theories. Dave Ball, the chairman of the Washington County Republican Party, said Republicans are concerned that Mastriano’s appeal is narrow. But, he says, Republicans will need Mastriano and his voters, and vice versa, to beat Josh Shapiro, the only Democratic gubernatorial candidate, regardless of who wins the primary.
May 10, 2022 1:09 am
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. (WPXI) — Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating after a body was found in Scott Township on Sunday. According to Scott Township police chief Matthew Podsiadly, the body was found on Booth Way, which is located behind Dairy Queen. The street is on the border of Carnegie and Scott Township. On Monday, the body was identified as 43-year-old Lavarr T. Carroll of Carnegie. Allegheny County police said Monday that they obtained video which showed a dark colored sedan stop at the scene around 4 a.m. Sunday when the victim’s body was dragged from the sedan and placed at the scene. Police say they believe they located the vehicle involved and are working to identify the occupants. Neighbors are all stunned by the news. They told our news partners at Channel 11 their community is typically a quiet one. (Photo: WPXI)
