June 22, 2024 1:55 am
(WPXI) – An iconic piece of Steelers history can stay at the Heinz History Center, the Pittsburgh Zoning Board ruled on Thursday. The four-ton Heinz ketchup bottle was placed at the history center in December 2023. It was one of two iconic bottles removed from Heinz Field, as the stadium became Acrisure. In May, zoning officials said the bottle qualified as a “sign,” and on its platform, it exceeded the maximum permitted sign height of 40 feet. The board ultimately determined the bottle was an artifact and not subject to city regulations.
June 22, 2024 2:08 am
A dangerous and prolonged heat wave is expected to blanket the area this week, with temperatures reaching into the low to mid-90s. The unseasonably high temperatures may stay with us into the start of the weekend as well. The National Weather Center has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for our area through Saturday. Heat index values may reach 100 degrees or hotter and heat-related illnesses can increase significantly in the extreme heat. Health officials say to make sure to be prepared and find ways to keep you and your family cool. Stay out of the sun, stay in air-conditioning, keep hydrated, and keep pets out of the heat. Due to the extreme heat, cooling centers were opened around the county and Washington County’s Public Safety Director Gerry Coleman has released the list. These will be updated as changes occur:
Municipality Location
Bentleyville/931 Main Street (724) 239-5887
Bentleyville Fire Dept/900 Main Street
Beth Center Area/316 Station Street (724) 377-0000
Burgettstown Borough/200 Senior Way (724) 947-9524
California Senior Center 130 Woodland Court – Brownsville (724) 938-3554
California Borough/225 3rd Street (724) 938-8878
Canonsburg Borough/30 East Pike Street (724) 745-5443
Carroll Twp Social Center Baird St. (724) 825-2109
Charleroi Fire Dept/328 Fallowfield Ave. (724) 483-7311
Claysville Borough/105 Green St. (724) 663-4202
Cross Creek Township/28 Clark Avenue, Avella (724) 587-5755
Denbo Vesta Six VFD/415 Low Hill Rd/Brownsville (724) 785-9460
Donora Borough/683 Meldon Ave, (724) 379-6446
Dunlevy/4 Walnut St. (724) 483-3672
Marianna Borough/(10am-5pm)/1 Procasky Road (919) 231-4780
McDonald – Cecil 3599 Miller’s Run Road (724) 743-1827
Monongahela City/102 West Main St. (724) 258-9511
Riverside (Charleroi)/303 Chamber Plaza (724) 483-5800
S. Strabane Fire Dept/172 Oak Spring Road (724) 222-3885
Thomas Campbell /(Washington) 850 Beech St. (724) 225-2290/(724) 228-2855
Washington City/69 West Maiden St. (724) 222-8566
West Alex United Methodist Church/58 N. Liberty Road
June 21, 2024 5:05 am
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden is beginning an intense period of private debate preparations at Camp David. His trip comes as officials in both parties scramble to set expectations for what may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades. Biden’s team notes he cannot afford an underwhelming performance against Donald Trump Thursday night. Trump’s allies are pushing the Republican to stay focused on his governing plans, but they’re expecting him to be tested by pointed questions about his unrelenting focus on election fraud and his legal baggage. Strategists on both sides agree on one thing: Nearly four months before Election Day, the political stakes could not be higher.
June 21, 2024 5:04 am
BEIJING (AP) — China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a new defense pact that could tilt the balance of power among the three authoritarian states. Experts say the Chinese leadership likely is fretting the potential loss of influence over North Korea and how that could increase instability on the Korean Peninsula. Beijing so far has not commented on the deal and only reiterated boilerplate statements that it seeks to uphold peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and advance a political settlement of the North-South divide.
June 21, 2024 5:02 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest a defense pact with North Korea, two days after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement vowing mutual defense with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a state visit to Pyongyang. South Korea’s government has denounced the agreement as a threat to the South’s security and said it will consider providing arms to Ukraine to help it fight Russia’s invasion. Earlier Friday, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a vague threat of retaliation after South Korean activists flew balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets across the border, underscoring rising tensions on the peninsula.
June 21, 2024 5:06 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has established a corridor for the delivery of aid into southern Gaza but a declared ‘tactical pause’ in its war with Hamas has brought little relief to desperate Palestinians. The United Nations and international aid organizations say a persistent breakdown in law and order has rendered the aid route unusable. Thousands of truckloads of aid are piled up at the Kerem Shalom crossing. Groups of armed Palestinians are regularly blocking convoys, holding drivers at gunpoint and rifling through their cargo. That’s according to a U.N. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
June 21, 2024 3:44 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers. Friday’s action is the government’s strongest acknowledgment that switching to flavored vaping can reduce the harms of smoking. The FDA authorized four menthol e-cigarettes from Njoy, the vaping brand recently acquired by tobacco giant Altria, which also makes Marlboro cigarettes. The decision gives new credibility to vaping companies’ longstanding argument that their products can help blunt the toll of smoking. But parent groups and anti-tobacco advocates immediately criticized the decision, saying flavors like menthol are more popular with teens.
June 20, 2024 1:39 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The film and television actor whose prolific career stretched from “M.A.S.H” to “JFK” to “The Hunger Games,” Donald Sutherland has died at 88. The tall and gaunt Canadian actor was known for offbeat characters like Hawkeye Piece in Robert Altman’s “M.A.S.H.,” the hippie tank commander in “Kelly’s Heros” and the stoned professor in “Animal House.” But over the decades, Sutherland showed his range in more buttoned-down parts in Robert Redford’s “Ordinary People” and Oliver Stone’s “JFK.” His son Kiefer Sutherland also became a star. (Photo: AP)
June 20, 2024 5:59 pm
At least one person was reportedly injured in an accident that occurred Thursday afternoon at the height of rush hour. The accident, which reportedly involved a vehicle and scooter, occurred around four o’clock in the area of Beau Street and Claire Drive. There’s been no word on the nature of the injuries or how the crash occurred. The road was closed for a brief period of time and traffic was detoured around the crash.
June 20, 2024 12:42 pm
(WPXI) – A man was stopped at Pittsburgh International Airport for trying to bring a grenade onto his flight. Transportation Security Administration spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said while most people plan on having a blast on their trip, the passenger wasn’t thinking along those lines. The grenade was inert. However, inert and live grenades are not allowed on planes, TSA said.
