June 12, 2025 8:23 am
(AP) – A doctor says Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital had received 186 bodies from the Air India flight that crashed Thursday. Dr. Dhaval Gameti also said he examined the lone survivor of the crash after he was brought to the hospital. He identified the survivor as Ramesh Viswashkumar. An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board crashed into a medical college after takeoff Thursday in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad. Black smoke billowed from the site where the plane crashed and burst into flames near the airport.
June 11, 2025 5:02 am
PITTSBURGH — Summer heat makes a return to the area on Thursday as temperatures climb into the upper 80s. Hazy sunshine will mix with a few clouds and while most areas stay dry, a few isolated showers could pop up north of Pittsburgh. A Code Orange Air Quality alert is in effect, with smoke from Canadian wildfires making it unhealthy for sensitive groups. Clouds will thicken up Friday and hit or miss showers will develop during the afternoon and evening. Another round of showers and a few storms are possible Saturday and Sunday. Neither day appears to be a washout, but wet weather will disrupt your outdoor plans and could impact play during the U.S. Open.
June 12, 2025 5:00 am
ASPINWALL, Pa. — (WPXI) – When debilitating storms moved through Aspinwall on April 29, many felt unprepared, including some state representatives. On Wednesday, three of them introduced legislation that aims to improve communication when natural disasters strike. “I told my out-of-town people, ‘get out,’ my employees ‘get out as fast as you can,’ because it turned out to be a lot worse than we imagined,” Debbie McManus said. McManus has owned and operated an Aspinwall business for 37 years. She and others have seen storms and flooding throughout that time, but nothing quite like this spring. “We had three major issues with high tension wires on the ground for 10 days and nothing was done,” Aspinwall Mayor Joe Noro said. Mayor Noro says getting information during that time was extremely difficult. “If you can’t get information from Allegheny emergency management, that’s a problem,“ he said. State Rep. Abigail Salisbury (D-34) agrees, which is why she’s joined forces with State Reps. Mandy Steele (D-33) and Valerie Gaydos (R-44) to take action. “I just want to create a system where it’s easier for the state reps to help our constituents and to relay that information directly to PEMA,” Salisbury said. On Wednesday, she introduced a bill which would require PEMA to share weather emergency alerts with state legislative offices, creating a direct channel of communication before, during and after natural disasters strike.“That would enable us to better prepare to be able to deploy and help people in the community,” she said. Salisbury says the bill already has bipartisan support. There are several steps before this bill goes to the governor.
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June 12, 2025 2:03 pm
(WPXI) SAINT CLAIR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police are looking to identify the suspect from a string of burglaries in Westmoreland County. Pennsylvania State Police say four burglaries happened between May 26 and Sunday in Saint Clair Township. The affected locations are Stiles Hardware and Stiles Creamery on Van Horn Street and Holy Family Church on Bridge Street. The suspect reportedly stole an undetermined amount of money from the cash register, merchandise and copper wire from Stiles Hardware. An undetermined amount of money was taken from the cash register at Stiles Creamery. Police say the suspect entered Holy Family Church through a window and stole a gold chalice, keys and audio equipment. The suspect reportedly fled on foot from all scenes. PSP Tips shared a photo on social media of the suspect during the burglary at Stiles Hardware June 2. Anyone with information that can help police identify the suspect is asked to call PSP Gettysburg Station at (717) 334-8111 or PSP Tips toll-free at 1-800-472-8477, or submit a tip online. Callers could be eligible for a cash reward if their information leads to an arrest, police say.
June 12, 2025 5:01 pm
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police are investigating an armed robbery today at a Shadyside e-cigarette store. Public Safety Officials say police were called to the 200 block of South Highland Avenue for a reported robbery. Police were told by an employee that two masked juveniles entered the store and pepper-sprayed the employee while brandishing a suspected firearm. The juveniles stole merchandise before fleeing. The employee received a minor cut on the elbow from glass that broke during the incident, but they denied medical treatment. Channel 11 crews on scene saw police gathered outside Keystone Vapors Shadyside. The investigation is ongoing, as detectives review surveillance video, officials say.
June 12, 2025 5:08 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court hearing is scheduled on whether the Trump administration can use the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed an emergency motion requesting the court’s intervention after President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of National Guard members and Marines to Los Angeles. The administration took the step in response to protests over stepped up immigration enforcement. The hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon in a federal court in San Francisco.
June 11, 2025 5:06 am
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and President Donald Trump’s move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles are spreading nationwide and are expected to continue into the weekend. While many have been peaceful, with marchers chanting slogans and carrying signs against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, some protesters have clashed with police, leading to hundreds of arrests and the use of chemical irritants to disperse crowds. Activists say they will hold even larger demonstrations in the coming days with “No Kings” events across the country on Saturday to coincide with Trump’s planned military parade through Washington, D.C.
June 12, 2025 2:28 pm
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — The Rachel Carson Bridge will be closed for inspection over multiple days in the coming weeks. Allegheny County Public Works says the Ninth Street bridge will close from 6 a.m. Monday to 3 p.m. June 20, as well as from 6 a.m. June 23 to 3 p.m. June 27. The closures are necessary to safely conduct routine inspections, officials say. Traffic will be detoured using Fort Duquesne Boulevard, the Andy Warhol (Seventh Street) Bridge and Isabella Street. At 995 feet, the Rachel Carson Bridge carries an average of 10,825 vehicles daily over the Allegheny River between Downtown and the North Shore, officials say. The bridge opened in 1926 and underwent a $24.2 million rehabilitation project from 2019 to 2020. Inspectors gave it a 6 (fair condition) rating on a 0-9 scale during its last inspection Nov. 30, 2023. You can find more information on bridge condition ratings at alleghenycounty.us/bridges.
June 12, 2025 3:03 pm
(WPXI) WHITAKER, Pa. — A woman is facing an attempted homicide charge after police say she tried to shoot the father of her children Wednesday. Asia Marie Askew, 30, of West Mifflin, is accused of following her former partner from Mon View Heights to Grant Avenue in Whitaker, where she allegedly pointed a gun at him, court records show. The father told police he heard a click, but nothing came out. He then grabbed the gun from her and disassembled it, leaving the pieces on the road. Police arrested Askew at her home on Midway Drive, and she was taken to Allegheny County Jail. Askew is charged with criminal homicide, making terroristic threats and simple assault.
