October 26, 2021 4:05 am
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Pa.- (WPXI) – A rural route mail carrier was hit and killed by a vehicle in Greene County Monday evening. According to the coroner’s office, Chad Varner, 49, was hit after getting out of his vehicle to deliver a package. Investigators said the deadly incident happened in Morris Township shortly after 4 p.m. Officials said they were awaiting the results of an autopsy for more information. (Photo: Facebook)
October 26, 2021 2:32 am
A Duquesne man accused of felony rape, sexual assault and burglary had his charges dismissed by District Justice Michael Manfredi on Monday morning at the preliminary hearing. Twenty four year old Barry Darnell Baker Jr. was accused by East Washington Police of showing up at an East Washington residence at 1:00 AM on September 21. The occupant allowed Baker to sleep on the floor for the night. Later in the morning Baker allegedly forced himself on the victim and tried to remove her clothes. Baker fled but later returned and stole two cell phones. Baker and his defense attorney were prepared to hold the hearing. Baker denied all allegations but the case fell apart when the witness decided not to cooperate. Baker will be freed from the Washington County jail where he has been housed since his arrest.
October 25, 2021 5:14 pm
NEW YORK (AP) – Singer Jay Black of Jay and the Americans has died. He was 82. Though he was the “Jay” associated with the group’s biggest hits, he wasn’t the original, nor was Jay his name. He was born David Blatt. The group’s hits include “This Magic Moment” and “Come a Little Bit Closer.”
October 25, 2021 3:40 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Little by little, we’re finding out more about what happened on the set of “Rust” before Thursday’s firearm tragedy that killed the movie’s cinematographer. New court records released yesterday contain the account of a camera operator working on “Rust.” Reid Russell told a detective Alec Baldwin was careful with weapons on set. Russell says once, Baldwin made sure a child actor wasn’t near him when firearms were used. As for what went down last week, Russell says Baldwin was rehearsing a scene in which he was to draw his gun while sitting in a church pew and point it at the camera. Before that, authorities have said, assistant director Dave Halls handed a weapon to Baldwin and declared it a “cold gun,” meaning it would be safe to use. But it wasn’t – and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot to death. (Photo: CNN)
October 25, 2021 3:36 pm
(AP) – Tumbling COVID-19 case counts have some schools around the U.S. considering relaxing their mask rules, but deaths nationally have been ticking up over the past few weeks. Some rural hospitals are also showing signs of strain and cold weather is setting in. The cold sends people indoors, where the virus can more easily spread. The University of Washington’s influential COVID-19 forecasting model is predicting increasing infections and hospitalizations in November. COVID-19 deaths per day have begun to creep back up again after a decline that started in late September. Deaths are running at about 1,700 per day, up from close to 1,500 two weeks ago.
October 25, 2021 2:58 pm
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 13 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.44 per gallon. The price at the pump is $1.22 higher than a year ago. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday the rise comes as the cost of crude oil surges. Nationwide, the highest average price for regular-grade gas is in the San Francisco Bay Area, at $4.65 per gallon. The lowest average is in Houston, at $2.91 per gallon. The survey says the average price of diesel jumped 14 cents to $3.59 a gallon.
October 25, 2021 12:38 pm
North Strabane Township Police Chief Brian Hughes has confirmed there was an armed robbery at the Marathon Gas Station along Race Track Road. Hughes says there were two individuals involved. One was a male, but the gender of the other individual was not released. According to scanner reports via Washington County 911, an individual with a pistol held up the station just before four o’clock. He is described as a white male, about five-foot-ten and wearing a blue hoodie and khakis. He was reportedly wearing a COVID-type mask and fled in a small, dark colored vehicle. He allegedly got away with about a hundred-dollars. Chief Hughes confirmed there were no injuries.
October 25, 2021 10:29 am
Moderna says its low-dose COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds. It is the second U.S. vaccine aimed at eventually being offered to children. Already the Food and Drug Administration is considering kid-sized doses of the Pfizer vaccine for elementary school-aged children – and if regulators give the OK, shots could begin early next month. As for Moderna, the company said half-dose shots induced strong levels of virus-fighting antibodies in youngsters, with temporary side effects such as fever and fatigue.
October 25, 2021 7:59 am
CAIRO (AP) – Sudan’s military has seized power, dissolving the transitional government hours after troops arrested the prime minister and other officials. Thousands of people flooded into the streets to protest Monday’s coup. The Sudan Doctors’ Committee said security forces opened fire on some of the crowds, and three protesters were killed. The takeover threatens the country’s shaky progress toward democracy. It comes more than two years after protesters forced the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir and just weeks before the military was expected to hand the leadership of the council that runs the country over to civilians. After the early morning arrests of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and others, thousands poured into the streets of the capital and its twin city to protest.
October 25, 2021 4:23 am
NEW YORK (AP) – James Michael Tyler, the actor known widely for his recurring role as Gunther on “Friends,” has died. He was 59. Tyler died Sunday at home in Los Angeles from prostrate cancer, said his manager, Toni Benson. Tyler was first diagnosed with advanced prostrate cancer in 2018. Tyler had appeared briefly in 1990s series like “Just Shoot Me!” and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” before being cast as a background character in the second episodes of “Friends” in 1994. Over the show’s multi-year-run, he became the most frequently recurring guest star on the series playing Gunther, the Central Perk worker with an unrequited affection for Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel.
