April 16, 2025 4:57 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough,” has died. He was 91. Martindale began his career in radio and was did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley before scoring hits as a game show host. “Gambit” started in 1976 but within a few short years was overtaken by “Wheel of Fortune” and other shows, but he bounced back in 1978 with “Tic-Tac-Dough,” which aired until 1985. Publicist Brian Mayes says Martindale died Tuesday at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage after battling lymphoma for a year.
April 15, 2025 2:38 am
Peters Township Council worked on an agenda that saw them bring improvements to several aspects of the township, and all of them at a savings to taxpayers. Council awarded their road paving project to Mele and Mele and Sons for just over $1.8 million. Two million three hundred thousand dollars was budgeted leaving plenty of funds for pavement rejuvenator projects and crack sealing. Council also purchased a tractor and mower deck for $186,500. The purchase came in $33,000 under budget. Finally, council approved new playground equipment for Elm Grove Park. A climbing tower with slides, a set of swings and a merry go round will be purchased for just under $273,000 and a savings of $2000. Council was updated on the progress of the splash pad at Rolling Hills Park, the project remains on schedule for a mid to late June completion.
April 15, 2025 4:46 am
Investigators in Westmoreland County are looking for a man they say is a person of interest in the murder of a Rostraver woman. They released videos and pictures showing that person of interest, hoping someone will recognize him and come forward. One of the videos is in a local gas station where the man is wearing all black and his face is partially covered. Police say to pay particular attention to his face and hands, which are tattooed. They released another video showing the person of interest walking down a local street. Police pointed out his unique gait that someone might recognize. “If you notice the gait and walk, if you notice anything that seems familiar,” Nicole Ziccarelli said. “If anyone has video footage they believe shows the victim’s vehicle, please call Rostraver Police or the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office.” Jennah Seibert, 24, was found dead at a home on Lenity School Road Friday afternoon. Sources tell us it appears as though she had been shot. Investigators say the victim’s SUV, a Lexus GX-550, was stolen after the murder. It was found in Monongahela. “The time frame was roughly 7:30 in the morning to 9:30 in the morning Friday,” Chief Scott Sokol of the Rostraver Township Police Department said. If you recognize the person of interest in the video or pictures, you’re asked to call police.
April 15, 2025 4:50 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Investigators are working to uncover the motive behind an arson fire over the weekend at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s mansion, the latest act of political violence in the U.S. They are digging into Cody Balmer’s background after authorities said he scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion. He was denied bail Monday after a brief court appearance. Balmer has not entered a plea to charges that include attempted homicide, terrorism and arson. Authorities say Balmer had planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a small sledgehammer if he encountered him early Sunday.
April 15, 2025 5:01 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains. Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office on Monday automakers “need a little bit of time” to relocate production to the U.S. The Republican president’s statement hints at yet another round of reversals on tariffs. Trump’s onslaught of import taxes has panicked financial markets and raised deep concerns from Wall Street economists about a possible recession. The chief economist for the Northern Trust global financial firm warns damage to consumer, business and market confidence may be irreversible.
April 15, 2025 4:59 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top advisers and El Salvador president Nayib Bukele say that they have no basis for the small Central American nation to return a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month. Trump administration officials are emphasizing that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to a notorious gang prison in El Salvador, was a citizen of that country and that U.S. has no say in his future. And Bukele, who has been a vital partner for the Trump administration in its deportation efforts, said “of course” he won’t release him back to U.S. soil. The Supreme Court has called for the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Abrego Garcia to the U.S.
April 15, 2025 4:57 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden is returning to the national stage to help elevate concerns that President Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social Security. The 82-year-old Democrat has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January. That’s even as Trump frequently blames Biden for many of the nation’s problems. On Tuesday, Biden is expected to fight back in a speech to the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago. The former president has made a handful of public appearances since leaving office, but this marks his highest-profile speech and focuses on a core issue for the Democratic Party.
April 15, 2025 4:58 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial in New York. The last time a New York jury sat in judgment of Weinstein, the ex-movie studio boss was convicted of rape and sentenced to 23 years in prison. But New York’s highest court overturned that conviction. The ruling has given Weinstein a second chance to fight the charges, and do so in a different atmosphere than his first trial, which was held in the middle of a global reckoning over sexual misconduct. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty and denies that he raped or sexually assaulted anyone. The judge has set aside at least four days for jury selection. Opening statements are expected next week.
April 14, 2025 5:57 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rallied worldwide after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs and as stress from within the U.S. bond market seemed to ease. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also rose 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.6%. Apple and other technology stocks helped lift the market after Trump temporarily exempted smartphones and other electronics from some of his stiff tariffs. Ford and GM also rallied after Trump said pauses for auto tariffs may be next. Perhaps more importantly for Wall Street, the bond market showed signals of increasing calm as Treasury yields eased.
April 14, 2025 5:55 pm
(WPXI) – Charges have been filed in a wrong-way crash that killed two people on the Parkway East Sunday evening. State police say Pedro Olan Morales is facing several charges including aggravated assault by a vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. State police said a Chevy Silverado pickup truck was traveling at a “pretty decent rate of speed” eastbound in the westbound lanes and crashed into a Nissan Frontier. “By the time you have a vehicle hitting 50 to 70 miles one way and another going the same speed the other direction, reactionary time is almost zero because you as a driver do not expect someone to be coming the other direction,” said Trooper Rocco Gagliardi. But there was one car that did swerve to get out of the way before that Silverado crashed into the Nissan. Police said that driver then watched the crash as his girlfriend, the driver of the Nissan, Shannon Morrow, 52, was hit and killed along with his mother, Sharon Orlofske, who was a passenger. The two men who were inside the truck, including Morales, were taken to a nearby hospital. A road closure was in place on the Parkway for several hours.
