November 29, 2021 3:11 am
The body of a Washington teenager was found Sunday morning in a vacant lot on Seminole Avenue in Washington. Police say 18-year-old Connor Brock had been shot and his body was found shortly after nine o’clock by a woman living near the property. The coroner says that Brock died from an apparent gunshot wound. Police say they believe he had been shot sometime between 10:30 Saturday night and 9:15 Sunday morning. The coroner’s office and Washington city police detectives are investigating the shooting as a suspected homicide. Police say they have no suspects at this time and are asking for the public’s help. If anyone has information they are asked to call police.
November 29, 2021 3:09 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week dropped its percentage of vaccinated adults in Pennsylvania by nearly five percentage points in what apparently was a data correction to weed out duplicates. The agency on Wednesday adjusted the percentage to 68.9%, after a day earlier putting the percentage at 73.7% of Pennsylvanians 18 and older. The downward revision amounted to a reduction of about 1.2 million doses. The data correction comes as infections, hospitalizations and intensive-care unit cases are all on the upswing in Pennsylvania, as well as in many other states.
November 28, 2021 8:06 am
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Saturday ordered five people to remain in pre-trial detention for two months pending an investigation into a devastating blast in a coal mine in Siberia that resulted in dozens of deaths. Russian authorities reported 51 deaths after a methane explosion rocked the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo region in southwestern Siberia on Thursday — 46 miners and five rescuers. The tragedy appears to be the deadliest in Russia since 2010. The Central District Court in the city of Kemerovo ruled to jail the director of the Listvyazhnaya mine, Sergei Makhrakov, his deputy Andrei Molostvov and section supervisor Sergei Gerasimenok. They are facing charges of violating industrial safety requirements for hazardous production facilities that resulted in multiple deaths. If convicted, they may be imprisoned for up to seven years.
November 28, 2021 8:04 am
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands confirmed 13 cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus and Australia found two on Sunday as the countries half a world apart became the latest to detect it in travelers arriving from southern Africa. A growing raft of curbs are being imposed by nations around the world as they scramble to slow the variant’s spread, with Israel deciding Sunday to bar entry to foreign nationals in the toughest move so far. Confirmed or suspected cases of the new variant have already emerged in several European countries, in Israel and in Hong Kong, just days after it was identified by researchers in South Africa. The “act first, ask questions later” approach reflected growing alarm about the emergence of a potentially more contagious variant nearly two years into a pandemic that has killed more than 5 million people, upended lives and disrupted economies across the globe. While much remains to be learned about the new variant, researchers are concerned that it may be more resistant to the protection provided by vaccines and could mean that the pandemic lasts for longer than anticipated.
November 28, 2021 8:03 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. The justices can either reaffirm the constitutional right to an abortion or wipe it away altogether. Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that declared a nationwide right to abortion, is facing its most serious challenge in 30 years in front of a court with a 6-3 conservative majority that has been remade by three appointees of President Donald Trump. A ruling that overturned Roe and the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey would lead to outright bans or severe restrictions on abortion in 26 states, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights. The case being argued Wednesday comes from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability. The Supreme Court has never allowed states to ban abortion before the point at roughly 24 weeks when a fetus can survive outside the womb. The justices are separately weighing disputes over Texas’ much earlier abortion ban, at roughly six weeks, though those cases turn on the unique structure of the law and how it can be challenged in court, not the abortion right. Still, abortion rights advocates were troubled by the court’s 5-4 vote in September to allow the Texas law, which relies on citizen lawsuits to enforce it, to take effect in the first place.
November 28, 2021 8:00 am
STOWE TOWNSHIP (WPXI)— The Allegheny County Police Department’s Homicide Unit responded to a request for assistance in Stowe Twp. On Saturday at approximately 7:22 p.m., County 911 was notified of a suspicious vehicle in Spencer Alley and McCoy Road. First responders found a man, later identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office as 20-year-old Sharod Lindsey, shot inside the vehicle. He was pronounced deceased on scene. Homicide detectives are investigating. Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call the County Police Tip Line 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
November 28, 2021 5:07 am
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — There was an unexpected surprise for employees and Black Friday shoppers at the Five Below store in Cranberry Township, Butler County. A pickup crashed into the front of the store shortly after 3:30 p.m. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported, according to Butler County 911. Officials said the male driver was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution. We’re working to learn more information about what caused the crash. (Story & Photo: WPXI-TV)
November 27, 2021 9:26 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Stephen Sondheim, the songwriter who reshaped the American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 91. Sondheim influenced several generations of theater songwriters, particularly with such landmark musicals as “Company,” “Follies” and “Sweeney Todd.” His most famous ballad, “Send in the Clowns,” has been recorded hundreds of times, including by Frank Sinatra and Judy Collins. Six of Sondheim’s musicals won Tony Awards for best score, and he also received a Pulitzer Prize for “Sunday in the Park,” an Academy Award for the song “Sooner or Later” from the film “Dick Tracy,” five Olivier Awards and the Presidential Medal of Honor. (photo: AP)
November 27, 2021 9:22 am
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Postal workers who recall packages and letters piled up in distribution hubs a year ago are gearing up for another holiday crush. The Postal Service and private shippers UPS and FedEx are bolstering their hiring by bringing in about 230,000 seasonal workers to ensure they don’t become overwhelmed by packages again. But low product inventories and port and supply chain disruptions are creating new uncertainty about getting gifts delivered on time. Despite that, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said this month: “We are ready.”
November 27, 2021 9:19 am
HEREFORD, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a 10-year-old boy was shot and killed on Thanksgiving Day while he was with someone who was target shooting in southeastern Pennsylvania. The shooting occurred around 1:30 p.m. near the child’s home in Hereford. The boy was taken to a hospital but was pronounced dead there a short timer later. Berks County District Attorney John Adams said Friday that the shooter is known to police. But the incident remains under investigation and no charges have been filed so far. Authorities haven’t disclosed specific details about the shooting, and the child’s name has not been released. No other injuries were reported in the shooting.
