August 18, 2020 2:26 am
(WPXI) – The state made some changes Monday to situations when students are allowed to remove their face coverings in school. On July 1, the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, announced an order requiring universal face coverings in the state. The Department of Education said the order does apply to all students, staff members and visitors 2 and older while in school entities. These are the updated circumstances when students are allowed to remove face coverings:
- Eating or drinking when spaced at least 6 feet apart.
- When wearing a face covering creates an unsafe condition in which to operate equipment or execute a task.
- At least 6 feet apart during “face-covering breaks” to last no longer than 10 minutes.
August 18, 2020 2:21 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Postmaster general says he is halting some operational changes until after the November election. Democrats contended that the changes threatened mail-in voting, and some states planned to file lawsuits. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced Tuesday he would “suspend” his initiatives until after the election “to avoid even the appearance of impact on election mail.” The crisis at the Postal Service has erupted as a major election year issue as DeJoy, a Trump ally who took control of the agency in June, has swiftly engineered cuts and operational changes that are disrupting mail delivery operations and raising alarms among workers.
August 17, 2020 8:47 am
CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) – A man who was at the center of a hostage situation at a home near Austin, Texas, after three police officers were shot has surrendered to police. The Cedar Park Police Department says the man exited the home peacefully with his mother about 9 a.m. Monday. Earlier in the morning, police said the man released his sister, brother and a family pet from the home. His name wasn’t immediately released. On Sunday afternoon, three police officers were shot at the home, but all are expected to recover. The man’s mother initially called police after he kicked in the door to the home.
August 17, 2020 8:46 am
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Videos posted online appear to show a man punched and kicked unconscious by demonstrators just blocks away from a peaceful protest in Portland, Oregon. News outlets report the man had been driving a truck that crashed downtown Sunday night. Afterward, the man is seen sitting in the street. He appears to be punched and kicked in the head by demonstrators. A police spokesperson told The Oregonian that the man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. A peaceful protest took place blocks away outside a U.S. courthouse. Demonstrations, often violent, have happened nightly in Portland for more than two months following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
August 17, 2020 6:25 am
A McDonald man was killed in an ATV crash Sunday afternoon. The Washington County Coroner’s office says 70 year old Angelo Quaresima was pronounced dead just after 1:30 p.m. A cause and manner of death are pending. The crash occurred on private property near Swihart Road in Cecil Township. Police say Quaresima was operating a side-by-side ATV and lost control. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Cecil Township police continue to investigate.
August 17, 2020 4:25 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Joe Biden will accept the Democratic presidential nomination in a live speech Thursday night, but he’ll be seen and heard every night of the convention in some form. Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez tells The Associated Press on Monday that Biden will be part of the virtual convention’s prime-time programming leading up to his Thursday address. For example, Perez said Monday’s programming will include Biden talking with activists about criminal justice reform. During traditional conventions, the nominee is often mentioned from the speaker’s podium but is largely shielded from view as the convention builds to the acceptance speech on Thursday night.
August 17, 2020 4:23 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that sparked several small blazes in Northern California on Sunday and stoked a huge forest fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes north of Los Angeles. More than 4,500 buildings remained threatened by the largest fire on Sunday, which was burning toward thick, dry brush in the Angeles National Forest. In Northern California, a thunderstorm moving rapidly from the Pacific Ocean onshore brought thunder, lightning and strong winds that knocked out power across the San Francisco Bay Area. Unsettling weather also caused a fire-induced tornado at an out-of-control forest fire that broke out north of Lake Tahoe.
August 17, 2020 4:23 am
(AP) – Officials at universities around the United States are scrambling to deal with COVID-19 clusters at the start of the fall semester. Nearly two dozen cases were reported at Oklahoma State University after maskless students packed into a nightclub, and off-campus parties have been blamed for cases at Notre Dame.
August 17, 2020 4:18 am
The Peters Township Police Department announced on their Facebook Page that they are investigating two reports of a white male in loose running shorts, possibly in his 30’s, exposing himself in Peterswood Park or near the Arrowhead Trail. If this type of behavior, or any other type of suspicious activity is observed, please call 9-1-1 immediately. The police have the best chance of stopping this by responding without delay, to hopefully encounter this person while they are still in the area. If it can be done so safely, a clothing description and direction of travel will help police in their efforts. Again, please call immediately if this behavior is observed.
August 17, 2020 4:16 am
CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia official says seven people were injured in a boat explosion. Lawrence Messina of the state Division of Natural Resources says the Crownline watercraft had just refueled at Edgewater Marina on Cheat Lake Sunday evening when the operator tried to start the engine and the explosion occurred. Those injured suffered burns. Messina told WDTV that eight people were on the boat. The agency is investigating.
