October 24, 2024 4:57 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina officials say the catastrophic flooding and destruction from Hurricane Helene likely caused at least $53 billion in damages and recovery needs in the state. Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration generated the preliminary figure in a report released Wednesday that also includes Cooper’s request to the General Assembly for $3.9 billion. The request was disclosed the day before the legislature planned to meet for a one-day session to advance additional Helene recovery legislation. Cooper says the previous record for storm damage in North Carolina was $17 billion after Hurricane Florence in 2018.
October 24, 2024 4:53 am
SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing factory workers have voted against the company’s latest contract offer and will remain on the picket lines six weeks into a strike that has stopped production of the aerospace giant’s bestselling jetliners. Local union leaders in Seattle say 64% of the members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers voted against the proposal Wednesday. The offer included pay raises of 35% over four years. Boeing workers told Associated Press reporters the company’s refusal to restore a traditional pension plan that was frozen a decade ago is a sticking point. A spokesperson for Boeing said officials didn’t have a comment on the vote.
October 24, 2024 5:01 am
A lucky lottery player in Georgia won the estimated $478 million Powerball jackpot on Wednesday, according to the Powerball website. Only one ticket matched all six balls. It is the seventh time a Powerball jackpot has been won in Georgia. In addition to the jackpot winner, two tickets matched the five white balls to win $1 million each. Those tickets were sold in Pennsylvania and Texas.
October 24, 2024 4:55 am
A food poisoning outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was caused by a common type of E. coli bacteria that can cause serious illness and death. Particularly vulnerable are young children, older people or those with weakened immune systems. About 50 people have fallen ill in the outbreak, and one has died. Their ages range from 13 to 88. The bacteria are common in the environment, including water, food and in the intestines of animals and humans. Symptoms typically occur within two days of eating tainted food and include fever, vomiting and diarrhea.
October 23, 2024 4:53 am
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — (WPXI) – Interstate 70 between Washington and Wheeling has seen a significant increase in crashes over the last few months. NBC affiliate WTOV reports that backups have nearly become a daily occurrence between 2-Mile Hill and West Alexander and cause delays, injuries and deaths. Trooper Rocco Gagliardi with the Pennsylvania State Police says that he and officials in West Virginia are working to get to the bottom of the issue. Gagliardi said most of the crashes have been because of driver error and he advises travelers to slow down. “There’s usually some sort of driving action that is happening to occur that crash. Following too closely, speeding, trying to pass people on shoulders. We’ve seen it all, especially on I-70,” Gagliardi said.
October 23, 2024 2:21 am
Several local communities were the beneficiaries of Act 71 Local Share Account grants. More than $2.3 million was awarded to 9 communities. Municipalities and projects that benefited are:
North Franklin Twp.-$750,000 for sewer expansion
Chartiers Twp.-$375,000 for a pressure sewer segment in Arden Mines
Mt. Pleasant Twp.-$336,787 for community park improvements
Carroll Twp.-$200,000 for sewer laterals in Victory Hills and Craven Hills
McDonald Borough-$185,000 for Heritage Park improvements
City of Washington-$184,500 Washington Park Stone Pavilion floor rehabilitation
Houston Borough-$136,900 traffic signal upgrades at Pike and Main and Western
Morris Twp.-$38,017 for wastewater treatment plant planning for Prosperity
Washington County Redevelopment Authority-$135,000 for call for aid pull cords in senior housing facilities
Act 71 of 2004 provides for the distribution of LSA gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority for projects of public interest.
October 23, 2024 2:16 am
UNIONTOWN, Pa. —(WPXI)-A man was charged in the death of a 2-year-old girl in Uniontown. The coroner’s office was called to Uniontown Hospital just after noon Monday, where the toddler, identified as Margaret Nunn, was pronounced dead. The Fayette County District Attorney’s Office said Emmanuel Dennis, 33, has been charged with homicide connected to Margaret’s death. Preliminary investigation indicates that Margaret died as a result of serious physical abuse at Dennis’ hands, the district attorney’s office said. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police in Uniontown or the district attorney’s office.
October 23, 2024 5:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 2024 presidential contest speeds to its conclusion, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are embracing wildly different strategies. Both are racing to energize the coalitions they need to win the presidency on Nov. 5. Trump’s team has largely abandoned traditional efforts to target moderate voters in the final days before the election. His campaign is focusing instead on his base of fiery partisans and low-propensity voters — especially young men — with tough talk at rallies and media appearances. Harris, meanwhile, is leaning into a more traditional all-of-the-above playbook. She’s targeting the narrow slice of undecided voters that remain, especially moderates, college-educated suburbanites, and women of all races and education levels.
October 23, 2024 5:06 am
A federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over his New York City apartment and various other assets to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him. Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan issued the ruling Tuesday. The former New York City mayor must hand over his Manhattan apartment, more than two dozen watches, sports memorabilia and a 1980 Mercedes to Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. They won a lawsuit over Giuliani’s false ballot fraud claims against them during the 2020 presidential election. Giuliani’s lawyers say they’re confident he will win his appeal of the defamation verdict and get his property back.
October 23, 2024 5:03 am
Federal officials say E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states. That includes one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized. It also includes a child hospitalized with severe kidney complications. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the outbreak on Tuesday. It says infections were reported between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11. The CDC says everyone interviewed in connection with the outbreak had reported eating at McDonald’s before falling ill and most mentioned eating Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The specific ingredient tied to the outbreak has not been identified, but investigators are focused on onions and beef.
