September 6, 2021 4:21 am
PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Multiple people were taken to Pittsburgh-area hospitals following a motor vehicle accident with entrapment in Peters Township Sunday afternoon. Peters Township Fire confirmed the crash took place just after 2:00 p.m. on Waterdam Road. Crews closed the road between Galley Road and Sherwood Drive to investigate and clean up the scene. Officials say the fire department worked with the Peters Township Police and Tri-Community South EMS to extricate the victims. Waterdam Road reopened just before 5:30 p.m. The initial cause of the accident or identities of those involved are not known at this time. The crash is still under investigation by Peters Township Police.
September 6, 2021 4:13 am
CHARLEROI, Pa. — Multiple crews were called to the scene of a structure fire Sunday night in Charleroi. Fire personnel confirmed the fire call came in around 10:00 p.m. on the 900 block of McKean Avenue. Crews reportedly tried to quickly control of the blaze, and as firefighters made it to the second floor, some of the roof came down which caused an evacuation of the building. Officials say a married couple living on the second floor of the old building got out safely. One firefighter was injured after hurting her knee, and she was taken to an area hospital for treatment according to reports. Charleroi Fire Department says crews were on scene for about three hours to get the fire under control. Assisting Charleroi on scene included Lock #4, Fallowfield Township, Stockdale, Monessen, Carroll Township, Roscoe and North Belle Vernon. Crews are still investigating the cause of the fire. (Photo: Charleroi Fire Dept. Facebook)
September 6, 2021 1:51 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A member of the Ellsworth Fire Department died Saturday after responding to an incident along State Route 136. The Washington County Coroner says Laron Holcomb, 73, was on the scene of a vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 136 and Morrison Lane just around 1:30 p.m. After leaving the scene, Holcomb returned home where he reportedly experienced shortness of breath. He was transported to the Washington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead just before 7:30 p.m. The cause of death is pending an autopsy, while the manner of death is still under investigation. Multiple area first responders took to social media to mourn the loss of Holcomb. (Photo: Ellsworth VFD)
September 5, 2021 8:01 am
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit California’s Bay Area next week to campaign with Gov. Gavin Newsom, who faces possible removal from office in a September 14 recall election. Symone Sanders, Harris’ chief spokesperson, tweeted Saturday that the vice president would visit on Wednesday. Sanders later confirmed that the trip is for Newsom’s political benefit. Newsom was expected to appear with the vice president, Newsom campaign spokesman Nathan Click said. Harris had been set to campaign with Newsom in late August on her way back to the U.S. after a week of events and appearances in Singapore and Vietnam. But she postponed the California stop and returned to Washington because of events in Afghanistan as the U.S. raced to evacuate Americans, allies and vulnerable Afghans before an Aug. 31 deadline. President Joe Biden supports Newsom, a fellow Democrat and first-term governor, and the White House said late last month that Biden would travel to California on Newsom’s behalf.
September 5, 2021 7:58 am
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is encouraging countries to welcome Afghan refugees who are seeking a new life. During his appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, Francis also prayed that displaced persons inside Afghanistan receive assistance and protection. “In these tumultuous moments, in which Afghans are seeking refuge, I pray for the most vulnerable among them, I pray so that many countries welcome and protect all those seeking a new life,” Francis said. The pope didn’t cite the Taliban or their policies, but added: “may young Afghans receive an education, which is essential for human development.” He concluded by expressing hope that all Afghans, whether in their homeland, in transit, or in countries taking them in, may be able to “live with dignity, in peace, in brotherhood with their neighbors.”
September 5, 2021 7:57 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. national security officials will see how the failed war in Afghanistan may be reshaping America’s relationships in the Middle East as they meet with key allies in the Persian Gulf and Europe this week. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to the Gulf separately, leaving Sunday. They will talk with leaders who are central to U.S. efforts to prevent a resurgence of extremist threats in Afghanistan, some of whom were partners in the 20-year fight against the Taliban. Together, the Austin and Blinken trips are meant to reassure Gulf allies that President Joe Biden’s decision to end the U.S. war in Afghanistan in order to focus more on other security challenges like China and Russia does not foretell an abandonment of U.S. partners in the Middle East. The U.S. military has had a presence in the Gulf for decades, including the Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. Biden has not suggested ending that presence, but he — like the Trump administration before him — has called China the No. 1 security priority, along with strategic challenges from Russia.
September 5, 2021 7:54 am
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Westmoreland County Coroner, Kenneth A. Bacha, has released the following information on a motorcycle fatality that occurred in Hempfield Township. Tanner B. Van Woundenberg was driving a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle while traveling north on Mount Pleasant Road. According to a release, Woundenberg missed a curve in the road, hit a fence, and landed in a driveway. Deputy Coroner John A. Ackerman pronounced Woundenberg dead at the scene. Woudenberg was not wearing a helmet at the time of the incident. Toxicology results will not be available for several weeks. Pennsylvania State Police Greensburg Barracks also investigated.
September 5, 2021 4:48 am
A 51 year-old Butler man died after a crash on Interstate 70 Friday afternoon. Kenneth Sentgeorge lost control of his vehicle on I-70 eastbound. He struck a guardrail near the Jefferson Avenue exit. Sentgeorge was transported to Washington Hospital where Washington County Coroner Tim Warco pronounced him dead at 1:48 p.m. The Crash is under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police.
September 5, 2021 1:38 am
Longtime Steelers broadcaster and former player Tunch Ilkin died on Saturday, our news partner WPXI confirmed with three sources. A two-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle, Ilkin was diagnosed with ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease, in October 2020. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease which attacks motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord, resulting in the wasting away of muscle and loss of movement. He spent 14 seasons in the NFL and had been a radio broadcaster for 23 years. (photo courtesy of WPXI)
September 4, 2021 4:57 am
PA. Governor Tom Wolf has weighed in on the new Texas Abortion law, saying in a statement that the measure “defies all understanding of modern individual healthcare” and magnifies the disparities within healthcare for minority populations. State Republicans could try to create a similar law in Pennsylvania, but Wolf vows to veto any measure that crosses his desk. The Texas law forbids abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, and allows any citizen to report a woman who gets an abortion and file suit against anyone to assists access to an abortion.
