January 26, 2024 5:04 am
The International Court of Justice is reading out its decision on whether to order Israel to halt its offensive in Gaza. South Africa accused Israel of genocide and asked the court in The Hague, Netherlands, to issue an interim order for Israel to halt its offensive in Gaza. Israel rejects the filing and has asked the court to throw out the case. The Health Ministry in Gaza said Friday that over 26,000 people have been killed in the enclave since the Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel, when militants from Gaza killed around 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages. On Thursday it said that Israeli fire struck a crowd of people waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City, killing at least 20 and wounding 150. The Israeli military says it’s looking into the reports.
January 26, 2024 5:00 am
The investigation continues into a cyberattack on Washington County’s computer system. Those servers remain shutdown and workers continue to do their jobs by hand. Workers are curious when they will have computer access again and also wonder when and if they will get paid. Commissioner’s Chairman Nick Sherman admits that payroll is a priority. Sherman says they have two plans to deal with the situation and hope to have things operating soon. He says they can work with banks and can issue paper checks to employees in which they would be called to the Treasurer’s office department by department as was done years ago. County officials have not released any other information about what they currently calling a cyber security incident. Because of the system outage, the jury reporting line is not in service. Any juror summoned for Monday, January 29 is not required to report, your service is complete and no further action is needed. Any juror summoned for Thursday, February 1 is required to report as instructed. Any summoned juror who has questions can call Court Administration at 724-228-6974 or 724-228-6797.
January 26, 2024 4:48 am
MCDONALD, Pa. — (WPXI) – A neighbor sprang into action when a truck burst into flames, dangerously close to a McDonald home. WPXI spoke exclusively with the man whose quick thinking and actions may have saved the home. “I put my boots on and ran out the door,” Brandon Boyer said. “I got a fire extinguisher and then I tried to put the porch out and it didn’t do anything.” As the fire continued to spread, Boyer ran back and got in his truck. Boyer’s girlfriend shot a video that shows what he and her stepdad did next, working together to get the truck away from the home. “His quick thinking literally saved our house,” homeowner Michele Byra said. “To know there is good people out there still is touching.” “Because of him, my kids were put to bed in their beds last night, we all sang happy birthday to my husband and ate cake and because of him our house didn’t burn down,” Byra said.
January 26, 2024 4:43 am
PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI)- A woman died in a house fire in Peters Township on Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported to Washington County 911 by a family member just before 2:30 p.m. Cathleen Castagna, 67, died in the fire. Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco said the fire was extinguished by the time the 911 call was made. The Peters Township Police Department and the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal are handling the investigation.
January 25, 2024 5:17 pm
Due to an outage caused by the recent phishing attempt of the county’s computer system, the jury reporting line (1-855-681-5879) is not in service. Any juror summoned for Monday, January 29, 2024 is NOT REQUIRED to report, your service is complete, and no further action is necessary. Any juror summoned for Thursday, February 1, 2024, is REQUIRED to report as instructed. If there are any changes, you will be notified prior to reporting. If a summoned juror has any questions, please call Court Administration at 724-228-6974 or 724-228-6797.
January 25, 2024 3:45 pm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case who escaped outside a Philadelphia hospital this week was spotted on video getting into a vehicle that drove him away less than an hour after he fled on foot. U.S. marshals and city police continued to search Thursday for 17-year-old Shane Pryor. Authorities have said he fled Wednesday from a vehicle in the driveway of the emergency room at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He had been taken there with a hand injury. Authorities say security video shows Pryor was able to go in and out of a few buildings in the area and was later seen entering a vehicle that then drove off. Police stopped the vehicle in the city on Wednesday night, but Pryor was not in the car.
January 25, 2024 2:57 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another Trump White House official convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack has been sentenced to four months behind bars. Peter Navarro was the second Trump aide convicted of contempt of Congress and was sentenced Thursday. Steve Bannon also got four months but is free pending appeal. Navarro served as a trade adviser under President Donald Trump and promoted the Republican’s baseless claims of voter fraud after he lost the 2020 election. Navarro was found guilty of defying a subpoena for documents and a deposition from the House Jan. 6 committee. Navarro’s attorneys have filed a notice of appeal.
January 25, 2024 11:51 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of Robitussin cough syrup is recalling several lots of its medicine due to contamination that could pose a serious risk to people with weakened immune systems. The recall affects eight lots of Robitussin cough syrup for adults containing honey. The Food and Drug Administration posted the company’s announcement to its website Wednesday. The products could cause “severe or life-threatening adverse events,” if taken by people with weakened immune systems. For most healthy individuals, any infections resulting from the products are unlikely to be serious. The recalled products were Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult cough syrups.
January 25, 2024 10:26 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy grew at an unexpectedly brisk 3.3% annual pace from October through December as Americans showed a continued willingness to spend freely despite high interest rates and price levels that have frustrated many households. The latest figures reflected the surprising durability of the world’s largest economy, marking the sixth straight quarter in which GDP has grown at an annual pace of 2% or more. Consumers drove the fourth-quarter growth. Their spending expanded at a 2.8% annual rate, for items ranging from clothing, furniture, recreational vehicles and other goods to services like hotels and restaurant meals. The GDP report also showed that despite the robust pace of growth, inflationary measures continued to ease.
January 25, 2024 5:18 am
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama will attempt to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas, a never before used execution method that the state claims will be humane but critics call cruel and experimental. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to die Thursday night for his conviction in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett. This is Alabama’s second attempt to execute the 58-year-old. His 2022 lethal injection was called off at the last minute because authorities couldn’t connect the IV line. The execution will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since lethal injection was introduced in 1982.
