July 8, 2024 5:05 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – Drivers will have to take a more than 10-mile-long detour when a portion of a Washington County road closes on Monday. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the road closing is Route 4057 (Reed Road) between Route 331 (Brush Run Road) and Foster Road in Buffalo and Hopewell townships. The closure is happening so crews can replace the bridge that carries Reed Road over Brush Creek. The $1.1 million infrastructure project includes approach work to accommodate a wider shoulder, rock lining for stream bank protection, and upgrades to guide rail, signing, and pavement marking. The closure is expected to last through late November, depending on weather and operations. While the road is closed, a 10.8-mile detour will be in place using the following roads:
Route 4057 (Reed Road).
Route 331 (Brush Run Road).
Route 844 (Jefferson Avenue).
Route 4055 (Smiley Road).
Route 4024 (Rural Valley Road).
Route 221 (Constitution Boulevard/Buffalo Creek Road).
Route 4057 (Reed Road).
July 8, 2024 5:22 am
MATAGORDA, Texas (AP) — Tropical Storm Beryl was unleashing heavy rains and powerful winds along the Texas coast, knocking out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses and flooding streets with fast-rising waters. Two people were killed when trees fell on their homes. First responders raced Monday to rescue stranded residents. Police in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg urged residents to stay off the roads after one of their high-water vehicles was hit by a falling tree while returning from a rescue. More than 1,000 flights have been canceled at Houston’s two airports. The National Hurricane Center said damaging winds and flash flooding will continue as Beryl continues pushing inland.
July 8, 2024 5:25 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in a letter to congressional Democrats is standing firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy after his dismal debate performance. Biden wrote in a two-page letter Monday “the question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it’s time for it to end.” Biden stresses the party has “one job,” which is to defeat presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in November. Biden’s letter was sent from his campaign to Democratic lawmakers as they return to Washington following the July 4 recess.
July 8, 2024 5:23 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles struck a children’s hospital in Kyiv and killed at least three people elsewhere in the Ukrainian capital Monday, authorities said, while another attack in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 10 people. It was the biggest bombardment of Kyiv in several months. The daylight attacks included Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, one of the most advanced Russian weapons, the Ukrainian air force said. The Kinzhal flies at 10 times the speed of sound, making it hard to intercept. City buildings shook from the blasts. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia targeted five cities with more than 40 missiles of different types.
July 8, 2024 5:26 am
(AP) – A new poll finds Americans are increasingly skeptical about the value and cost of college. More than two-thirds of adults surveyed in the poll released Monday by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation say they feel the U.S. higher education system is headed in the “wrong direction.” Overall, only 36% of adults say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education. The dimming view of whether college is worth the time and money cuts across all demographics. But confidence has dropped most sharply among Republican respondents.
July 8, 2024 5:12 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The State Capitol Complex was evacuated on Saturday because of an emailed bomb threat. NBC News affiliate WGAL obtained a copy of the email titled “My Manifesto,” where an individual claims that “highly lethal” devices were hidden around the Pennsylvania State Capitol and Pennsylvania Judicial Center “in the name of Palestine.” In a statement, the communications director for the PA Department of General Services confirmed the evacuation to WGAL and said Capitol Police didn’t find any explosives during a K-9 perimeter search of the Capitol Complex. Capitol Police, the FBI, the Pennsylvania State Police and other local agencies are conducting a comprehensive search and investigation into the threat.
July 7, 2024 7:23 am
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Roughly 130 million people are under threat from a long-running heat wave that has shattered records with dangerously high temperatures. More records could fall through the coming week, from the Pacific Northwest to the mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast. Record temperatures were notched in multiple places in across the West on Saturday. That included Ukiah, north of San Francisco, where the mercury hit 117 degrees Fahrenheit and tied the hottest temperature ever recorded in the city. The National Weather Service says it is extending the excessive heat warning for much of the Southwest through Friday. In California, firefighters dispatched helicopters to drop water on wildfires fanned by high temperatures and low humidity. (Photo AP)
July 7, 2024 7:25 am
HOUSTON (AP) — Beryl is hurtling across the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on a collision course with Texas. It is currently a tropical storm but is forecast to regain hurricane status before nearing the coast Sunday and making landfall the following day. A hurricane warning has been declared for a large stretch of the state’s coastline, from near Corpus Christi to an area south of Houston. State and local officials have urged coastal residents to prepare for possible storm surge flooding, heavy rain and high winds. Some cities have called for voluntary evacuations in low-lying areas prone to flooding. (Photo: AP)
July 7, 2024 7:26 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — A Hamas official and an Egyptian official say Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel commit up front to a complete end to the war. The apparent compromise by the militant group could deliver the first pause in fighting since November and set the stage for further talks. But all sides warn that a deal is still not guaranteed. Inside Gaza, the Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 16 people and wounded at least 50 others, including children.
July 7, 2024 7:32 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on “Titanic” and the “Avatar” series, has died. He was 63. Landau’s family announced his death Saturday. No cause of death was given. Landau’s partnership with Cameron led to three Oscar nominations and a best picture win for 1997’s “Titanic.” Together the pair account for some of the biggest blockbusters in movie history, including “Avatar” and its sequel, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” The trio of films are among the highest grossing movies of all time. In a statement, Cameron says Landau “will be remembered as much for his vast generosity of spirit as for the movies themselves.” (Photo: AP)
