May 3, 2022 3:35 pm
No one was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a car slammed into a barn in West Pike Run Township just after noon. Bentleyville Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Dominic Sicchitano tells WJPA News that the incident is under investigation by West Pike Run Township Police. He says there were minor injuries stemming from the crash but no one was transported. Sicchitano says the car plowed into a barn on Grange Road. (Photo: Bentleyville Fire and Rescue Facebook Page)
May 3, 2022 1:53 pm
Authorities in West Virginia have confirmed that two people were killed in a multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 70 westbound in West Virginia Tuesday afternoon. It happened just past the Claysville Exit across the state line. The Ohio County Sheriff has reportedly confirmed that the victims are a male and female from Pennsylvania. No names or ages were released at this time. At least one tractor-trailer was involved. I-70 westbound remains shut down in that area and is expected to be closed for a long period of time. Traffic is being detoured off of the Claysville Exit of I-70 onto Route 40. (Photo: Facebook)
May 3, 2022 1:20 pm
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University is receiving $11 million in federal dollars for research on treating and slowing the progression of incurable eye diseases. West Virginia has the second-highest rate of visual disability in the U.S. A visual disability is a disability that cannot be treated with corrective glasses. The university is the second in the U.S. to receive a grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund a visual-sciences Center of Biomedical Research Excellence. The $11 million was awarded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a program of the National Institutes of Health.
May 3, 2022 10:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden says the “basic fairness and the stability of our law demand” that the U.S. Supreme Court not overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. In a statement Tuesday, Biden said he would work to codify the right to abortion into federal law. Politico released a draft opinion that suggested the court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case. A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states and could have huge ramifications for this year’s elections. It’s unclear if the draft represents the court’s final word on the matter – opinions often change in the drafting process.
May 3, 2022 4:06 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal jury has convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the U.S. Capitol riot, rejecting his claim he was defending himself when he tackled the officer and grabbed his gas mask. Thomas Webster showed no reaction to Monday’s verdict. Webster was the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge and the first to present a jury with a self-defense argument. Webster testified he was trying to protect himself from a “rogue cop” who punched him in the face. Webster accused the Metropolitan Police Department officer of instigating the confrontation. The officer denied punching Webster, who’ll be sentenced in September.
May 3, 2022 4:04 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Republicans will vote Tuesday in one of the most contentious and closely watched Senate primaries in the nation. Author and venture capitalist JD Vance is seen as the GOP front-runner in the race to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman after receiving former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. The winner is likely to face 10-term Democratic congressman Tim Ryan in what is expected to be a brutal November for Democrats. Incumbent Republican Gov. Mike DeWine appears well positioned to secure his party’s nomination for another term. In Indiana, more than a dozen state House members are trying to fend off Republican challenges from the right.
May 3, 2022 4:03 am
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) – A senior U.S. official is warning that Russia plans to annex much of eastern Ukraine later this month. Michael Carpenter is U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He said the U.S. believes the Kremlin also will recognize the southern city of Kherson as an independent republic. He said the United States and its allies would not recognize either move. Meanwhile, the Mariupol steel mill that has become the city’s last stronghold of resistance came under renewed assault Monday, a day after the first evacuation of civilians from the plant. Buses and ambulances carrying more than 100 civilians from the rubble-strewn steelworks were making slow progress toward Ukrainian-controlled Zaporizhzhia.
May 3, 2022 4:01 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide. That’s according to a Politico report released Monday. A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states and could have huge ramifications for this year’s elections. But it’s unclear if the draft represents the court’s final word on the matter – opinions often change in ways big and small in the drafting process. A Supreme Court spokeswoman said the court had no comment. The Associated Press could not immediately confirm the authenticity of the draft, which if verified marks a shocking revelation of the high court’s secretive deliberation process.
May 3, 2022 3:58 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The caretakers of the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh have big plans to transform the site of the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. They announced plans on Tuesday for a center that will combat antisemitism and other forms of hate. The synagogue has been closed since Oct. 27, 2018. That’s when a gunman killed 11 worshippers from three congregations. The restoration project is being developed by architect Daniel Libeskind, who also oversaw planning for redevelopment of the World Trade Center site after 9/11. The Tree of Life plans include a restored sanctuary and new space for a memorial to the victims and a museum.
May 3, 2022 3:55 am
Canonsburg Borough Council spent a great portion of their agenda meeting Monday night discussing parking within the borough once again. Business owners are frustrated with the seemingly negative nature that parking has taken. Mayor David Rhome spoke on behalf of the Parking Committee and put forth some ideas that council will consider. Some of the changes suggested are modifications in enforcement hours, a change in price for short term parking in lots and a pilot program that would modify parking enforcement on weekends. Council has approved the consideration of the changes for next week’s meeting. Final details on each idea will be ironed out by the end of this week. Rhome states that council is working hard to make parking fair and equitable to residents, business owners and customers alike. It is a difficult balance to strike but council is working hard to achieve that goal. He pointed to the recently approved 90 space parking lot that will be built on North Central Avenue as an example of progress being made on the lack of parking in the borough. Rhome cautioned that any change to the parking ordinance that may be approved next week, must go through certain procedures before they become official.
