August 8, 2022 4:22 am
CHAVIES, Kentucky (AP) – President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have arrived in Kentucky to meet with families who have suffered from historic flooding there. At least 37 people have died after last month’s deluge, and flooding remains a threat with more thunderstorms in the forecast this week. Biden previously visited Kentucky in December after a tornado whipped through the state, killing 77 people. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy, will join Biden, who has increased federal assistance to the state to help its recovery. The White House says the floods and extreme weather around the country are reminders of the intensifying effects of climate change.
August 8, 2022 4:20 am
BEIJING (AP) – China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict. Military leaders say the exercises would include anti-submarine drills, apparently targeting U.S. support for Taiwan in the event of a potential Chinese invasion. China has said the exercises involving missile strikes, warplanes and ship movements crossing the midline of the Taiwan Strait were a response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island last week. China has ignored calls to calm the tensions, and there was no immediate indication when it would end what amounts to a blockade.
August 8, 2022 4:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has approved Democrats’ big election-year economic package. The legislation is less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic goals. But it embodies deep-rooted party dreams of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing big corporations. Debate began Saturday and went around the clock into Sunday afternoon. Democrats had swatted down some three dozen Republican efforts to torpedo the legislation. Biden is urging swift House passage, and the House seems on track to provide final congressional approval when it returns briefly from summer recess on Friday.
August 8, 2022 4:17 am
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – A fragile cease-fire deal to end nearly three days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants has held throughout the night, signaling the latest round of violence may have abated. The flare-up was the worst fighting between Israel and Gaza militant groups since Israel and Hamas fought an 11-day war last year, and adds to the destruction and misery that have plagued blockaded Gaza for years. Over three days, 43 Palestinians were killed, including 15 children and four women. Life for hundreds of thousands of Israelis was disrupted during the flareup. Security precautions imposed in recent days on residents of southern Israel were being gradually lifted Monday.
August 8, 2022 4:15 am
UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Several people in Westmoreland County had to evacuate their homes after flooding crept into their homes and washed though their community. County dispatchers said one of the areas hit the hardest was Dorothy Patch in Unity Township. Creek water began to rise near the community and spilled into homes and overwhelmed roads. “They evacuated here. There was a school bus here, EMS and boats and everything,” said Jean Kirkpatrick, a resident who had to flee her home during the storm. Once the water had gone down, a coating of mud was left in homes and throughout the rest of the community. The Red Cross has set up a temporary shelter at the Lloydsville fire department. They are currently helping 50 families recover from the flood.
August 8, 2022 4:12 am
NESCOPECK, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say all 10 people found dead after an early morning fire in northeastern Pennsylvania last week died of smoke inhalation. The Luzerne County coroner’s office said autopsies were completed Saturday and Sunday on the victims of the Friday blaze in Nescopeck. A ruling on the manner of death for all 10 is pending the results of the state police investigation. Positive identification of the victims is pending review of medical records, dental records and DNA if required. Police said seven adults ranging from late teens to age 79 were killed along with children aged 5, 6 and 7. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
August 8, 2022 4:08 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Police have confirmed a man who was shot on Brighton Place was pronounced dead at the hospital. Authorities said the man who died was the victim who was taken to the hospital in critical condition. At least three others were shot after an incident in Pittsburgh’s California-Kirkbride neighborhood, police say. Allegheny County dispatchers confirmed police and EMS were called to the 1700 block of Brighton Place at around 9:47 p.m. for reports of multiple shots fired. Pittsburgh Public Safety said there are four victims. They also said that one person suffered a graze wound. Police officials told our news partners at Channel 11 two of the victims were taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The victim who suffered the graze wound is believed to have driven themselves to the hospital.
August 8, 2022 2:52 am
(WPXI) – Authorities in Hanover Township say a woman was arrested after the Kid Rock concert at Starlake Amphitheatre on Saturday. Police say Manasha Bradley was smashing her car into other cars, trying to get away from them. One guy reportedly punched through her driver’s window to try and stop her and a police officer was halfway into her vehicle trying to stop her when she allegedly bit them. Authorities say Bradley did manage to get out of the parking lot but was arrested after she crashed her vehicle into a ditch.
August 8, 2022 2:28 am
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Crews responded to a vehicle accident just before 1:00 a.m. Sunday on Steubenville Pike. Reports say a woman was ejected from a vehicle on the 1400 block. Hanover Fire Department along with Ambulance and Chair EMS arrived on scene and requested Stat MedEvac to respond. The victim was flown to an area hospital. Her condition is unknown at this time. (Photo: Ambulance and Chair EMS Facebook Page)
August 7, 2022 8:36 am
BEIJING (AP) — China said Sunday it carried out its fourth consecutive day of military drills in the air and sea around Taiwan in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island, despite international calls to calm the tensions. The People’s Liberation Army said the exercises focused on testing its long-range air and ground strikes. It did not say if it will continue the drills after Sunday. Taiwan said that it continued to detect several batches of Chinese aircraft, ships and drones operating around the Taiwan Strait, which separates the island and mainland China, and “simulating attacks on the island of Taiwan and our ships at sea.” Taiwan’s official Central News Agency meanwhile reported that Taiwan’s army will conduct live-fire artillery drills in southern Pingtung County on Tuesday and Thursday, in response to the Chinese exercises. The drills will include snipers, combat vehicles, armored vehicles as well as attack helicopters, said the report, which cited an anonymous source.
