July 24, 2024 4:06 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to bolster U.S. support for his country’s fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed militants in a speech before Congress. More than 50 Democratic lawmakers boycotted his appearance and thousands of protesters amassed around the Capitol Wednesday to condemn the war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis it created. Netanyahu also wants to project the image of a respected statesman for an increasingly critical audience back in Israel. But that task is complicated by Americans’ divided views on Israel and the war, which has emerged as a key issue in the U.S. presidential election. (Photo: AP)
July 24, 2024 4:10 pm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has told members of the historically Black sorority Zeta Phi Beta that “we are not playing around,” and asked for their support in November. Voters in Indiana haven’t backed a Democratic presidential candidate in nearly 16 years. But the biennial meeting of roughly 6,000 people, mostly women, is part of a constituency she hopes will turn out for her in massive numbers: women of color. President Joe Biden stepped away from the race on Sunday. The Democratic campaign previously saw a narrow path for Biden but now sees a wider one for Harris, who’s of Black and South Asian descent.
July 24, 2024 5:09 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – Since the Canon-McMillan School District is growing and more students are enrolling, they plan to build a new elementary school behind Wylandville Elementary School. Once it is built — the old school will be knocked down. The new elementary school will be able to hold around 1,000 students from kindergarten through fourth grade. Once construction for the new school is finished — the old school will be demolished and that area turned into an entrance — parking — and a potential turf sports field. The new school will offer full-day Kindergarten, which is a top priority. It will also be bigger – to hold more students – as more families continue to move into the district. There will be a public hearing about these plans and a rendering of what the new school will look like will be shown at that meeting in August. Construction for the new school is expected to begin early next year and be finished in the summertime of 2026.
July 24, 2024 5:03 am
North Strabane Township Supervisors met Tuesday and made changes to their fee schedule. One of the biggest changes is in electrical inspection fees. Building permit fees will increase .05% but now will come with in house electrical inspectors. Builders will no longer have to hire third party inspectors for electrical inspections. This was attained by the township hiring building inspectors that are certified electrical inspectors. Other changes in the fee schedule involve athletic court reservations. Residents will now be able to reserve court times for pickleball or basketball in one hour blocks. Walk up play is still available but if the court is reserved those reservations will take priority. Additionally, supervisors tabled a measure that would have rezoned a land parcel at the corner of Morganza Road and Curry Road for the construction of a personal warehouse. Township officials are still struggling with a way to define what a personal warehouse is and what activities would be listed as permitted uses in the warehouse and which would need to have a special exception condition granted. More detail will emerge at the Planning Commission’s August 12 meeting.
July 24, 2024 5:02 am
South Strabane Township Manager Jeffery Ziegler has landed a two-year contract extension. The board unanimously voted 5-0 to extend his agreement with the township in their monthly meeting Tuesday evening. Ziegler was hired last August replacing Brandon Stanick. Ziegler previously worked for Moon township for 13 years. Also on the meeting agenda, a representative for Berkshire Hathaway was on hand to discuss plans for 1045 Locust Ave. Developers want to build on the 63 plus acre property but the current substation that would service the property is at maximum capacity. The township says it is up to the developer to incur any cost for building out or upgrading the current pumping station. Chief of South Strabane Fire and Emergency, Jordan Cramer was recognized for his new position as a board member for the Volunteer and Combination offices section of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. The VCOS board consists of nine members at-large and the VCOS international director, for a total of ten board members.
July 24, 2024 2:49 am
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh announced Tuesday that after a months-long investigation, two Nottingham Township residents have been arrested on multiple drug-related charges. Walsh says 36-year-old Drew Divelbliss and 40-year-old Lauren Divelbliss were arrested after multiple law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at a home on Hickory Nut Drive and found a large quantity of various narcotics, illegal substances, drug paraphernalia, firearms and thousands of dollars in cash. Walsh says both were arraigned on Monday on multiple felony counts of manufacturing, delivery or possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, as well as endangering the welfare of children. Walsh says they were lodged in the Washington County Jail on two-hundred and fifty-thousand-dollars bond each. Preliminary hearings are set for July 29th before District Justice Phillippe Melograne.
July 23, 2024 5:14 am
WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (AP) — A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin as she opened her Democratic political case against Republican former President Donald Trump. In her first rally since locking up the presidential nomination, she said Tuesday that in the November election against Trump, “it’s a choice between freedom and chaos.” In Washington, congressional Democratic leaders Charles Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Vice President Harris, capping their party’s swift embrace of her 2024 candidacy. Two days after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and as the Democratic Party coalesces around Harris, she traveled to Milwaukee on Tuesday. She has raised more than $100 million since Sunday afternoon.
July 24, 2024 5:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though President Joe Biden won’t be on the ballot this November, voters still will be weighing his legacy. As Vice President Kamala Harris moves to take his place as the Democratic standard-bearer, Biden’s accomplishments remain very much at risk should Republican Donald Trump prevail. Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy on Wednesday night when he delivers an Oval Office address about his decision to bow out of the race and “what lies ahead.” How Biden’s single term is remembered will be intertwined with Harris’ electoral success in November, particularly as the vice president runs tightly on the achievements of the Biden administration.
July 23, 2024 5:16 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump is holding his first public campaign rally since President Joe Biden dropped out of a 2024 matchup that both major parties had spent months preparing for, leaving the former president to direct his ire toward his likely new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump is expected to turn his full focus on Harris as he stops Wednesday in North Carolina. The former president’s trip to the swing state shows he’s concerned about keeping it in his win column this November, even as his team reaches for wins in traditionally Democratic-leaning states like Minnesota, where Trump is set to visit Saturday. Trump has ramped up his criticism of the vice president, whom he’s characterized as “the same as Biden but much more radical.”
July 24, 2024 5:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Pennsylvania State Police says two local law enforcement officers stationed in the complex of buildings where the gunman opened fire at former President Donald Trump left to go search for the man before the shooting. Pennsylvania State Police Col. Christopher Paris’ testimony before a congressional hearing Tuesday raises questions about whether a key post was left unattended as the gunman climbed on a roof. The revelation comes amid growing questions about a multitude of security failures that allowed the 20-year-old gunman to get onto the roof and fire eight shots with an AR-style rifle into the crowd minutes after Trump began speaking.
