November 21, 2023 4:48 am
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — (WPXI) – A woman was shot by her ex-boyfriend in Uniontown during a reported break-in on Monday evening. Police were called to Carlisle Street at 5:08 p.m. for reports of a break-in when they learned a woman was shot. Police say they believe this started as part of a domestic situation where a girlfriend and boyfriend had recently broken up. Authorities say the woman’s ex-boyfriend showed up and forced his way inside of 28 Carlisle Street. At that time, the woman was in the house with her grandmother and an 18-year-old relative. After the man got inside, police say he got into an argument with the victim’s grandmother and then shot the victim. Officers say when they got to the house, they found the woman in an upstairs hallway with a gunshot wound to a “vital” part of her body. The victim was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital where we understand she underwent surgery Monday night. Her condition isn’t known.
November 21, 2023 3:22 am
A hearing will be held Wednesday morning on challenge that has been filed in connection with the mayor’s race in the city of Washington. Democrat Jo Jo Burgess won the race by 39 votes over Independent candidate Mark Kennison. Washington County Elections Director Melanie Ostrander says there are twenty petitioners who are all registered voters in the city who voted in the election and they are requesting to review all of the election materials including; voted ballots, voting lists and poll book lists. She says they believe there were activities that occurred at the 6th Ward-Precinct 1 polling place that could have caused the election to be swayed towards one candidate. Results show that Burgess beat Kennison by 68 votes in that precinct. A hearing on the challenge will be heard before Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Gary Gilman Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock. WJPA reached out to attorney Lane Turturice, who filed the petition on behalf of the twenty individuals, but received no response. Jo Jo Burgess told WJPA that he has filed a motion to quash the petition because he believes there was no wrong-doing. A hearing on that motion is set for Wednesday morning as well. Burgess says his campaign worked especially hard to court voters in that precinct and he believes this challenge has racial undertones and is an effort to disenfranchise their votes.
November 20, 2023 12:49 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys. The gobblers receiving executive clemency at a ceremony Monday are named Liberty and Bell. The 20-week-old, 42-pound birds were hatched and bred in Willmar, Minnesota, by the Jennie-O turkey company for the occasion. The turkey pardon ceremony marks the unofficial start of the holiday season in Washington and will happen on an especially busy day for the White House. Besides celebrating the president’s birthday, Jill Biden welcomes delivery of a Fraser fir from North Carolina as the official White House Christmas tree. (Photo: AP)
November 20, 2023 9:46 am
A challenge has been filed in connection with the City of Washington Mayoral race from the November 7 election. Democrat Jo Jo Burgess won the race by 39 votes over Independent candidate Mark Kennison. Washington County Elections Director Melanie Ostrander says there are 20 petitioners who are all registered voters in the City who voted in the election. Ostrander says they are requesting to review all of the election materials including; voted ballots, voting lists and poll book lists. She says they believe there were activities that occured at the 6th Ward-Precinct 1 that could have caused the election to be swayed towards one candidate. Results show that Burgess beat Kennison by 68 votes in that precinct. A hearing on the challenge will be heard before Washington County Common Pleas Court Judge Gary Gilman Wednesday morning at 10 a.m.
November 20, 2023 5:14 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court appears inclined to reimpose at least some restrictions on Donald Trump’s speech in his election subversion case. But during several hours of arguments on Monday, the judges seemed to wrestle with how to craft a gag order that doesn’t infringe on the former president’s free speech rights or prevent him from defending himself on the campaign trail. The three judges on the panel asked skeptical and at times aggressive questions of attorneys on both sides while weighing whether to put back in place an order from a trial judge that barred Trump from inflammatory comments against prosecutors, potential witnesses and court staff.
November 20, 2023 5:12 am
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Heavy fighting erupted around a hospital in northern Gaza where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks. Israeli forces are focused on clearing medical facilities that they say Hamas militants use for cover. The advance on the Indonesian Hospital Monday came a day after the World Health Organization evacuated 31 premature babies from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the territory’s largest. They were among more than 250 critically ill or wounded patients stranded there days after Israeli forces entered the compound. The plight of hospitals is at the heart of warring narratives over the soaring toll among Palestinian civilians in the six-week-old war, which was triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7 rampage into southern Israel.
November 20, 2023 5:08 am
OLIVER, Pa. — (WPXI) – A mobile home was heavily damaged by fire in Fayette County. Fayette County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to Easter Street at the Holiday Mobile Home Park in Oliver at 3:37 p.m. on Sunday. The fire appears to have caused severe damage inside the home and has even destroyed some of the siding. Investigators say no one was hurt. People do live inside of the mobile home but were not home when the flames began to spread. The Red Cross has been called to help those residents.
November 20, 2023 5:05 am
HELLERTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania school district has reached a settlement with The Satanic Temple in a lawsuit alleging discrimination against students by barring one of the group’s After School Satan clubs from using a school building. The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that the Saucon Valley School District would pay $200,000 in attorney’s fees and will allow the club the same access to school facilities as is provided to other organizations. The group says it doesn’t teach Satanism and views Satan as a literary figure rather than a supernatural being. It also says the clubs are meant as an alternative to religious after-school clubs.
November 20, 2023 2:54 am
(WPXI) – Police have filed charges against a man who allegedly abandoned a dog at the Pittsburgh International Airport last week. The Allegheny County Police Department said it filed charges against 68-year-old David Mittelberger Sr., of Windsor Heights, West Virginia. Police say these charges come from tips that helped them identify the man in airport surveillance photos as Mittelberger. Police think Mittelberger was traveling to California, but haven’t been able to contact him. Still, they’ve filed charges against him for abandonment of animals, neglect of animals and cruelty to animals. The abandoned dog, whose name is Mikey, is still with Animal Friends. Police say Mikey has an infection in his mouth and needs significant dental care. Officials are working to secure a court order so Mikey can get the care he needs. Although police appreciate the questions and concern for the dog, they say Mikey isn’t up for adoption at this time.
November 20, 2023 2:45 am
A person died in a crash on I-70 in Washington County early Sunday morning. Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco said the crash happened on I-70 in Buffalo Township around 4:30 a.m. He said the driver of an eastbound vehicle lost control and struck a tree near mile marker 11. The vehicle then caught fire. It’s unknown if the driver was wearing a seatbelt. The coroner’s office is withholding the driver’s identity until family members are notified. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash.
