July 6, 2020 3:20 am
DERRY, Pa. — Police and the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office have released additional details regarding a two-vehicle collision on the morning of the 4th of July. Deputy Coroner John Ackerman says Brittany C. Lash, 23, of Blairsville died of blunt force injuries to the head, torso and extremities around 8:30 a.m. on State Route 217 at the intersection of Pizza Barn Road in Derry Township. Lash was the lone operator of a 1998 Chevrolet Blazer that pulled out on a 2013 Ford F150, according to reports. Lash was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was ejected from the vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. There is no word on whether cell phone use was a factor in the accident. According to the coroner, the toxicology results will not be ready for several weeks. Pennsylvania State Police continue to investigate.
July 6, 2020 3:12 am
ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (WPXI) — One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a motorcycle crash on the Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge in Beaver County, according to police. Dispatchers said the crash happened around 6:10 p.m. Witnesses told police the driver of the motorcycle lost control going from Route 51 to the bridge. The bridge was shut down, but reopened by 7:30 p.m. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
July 6, 2020 3:06 am
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline have announced they are canceling the multi-state natural gas project due to delays and “increasing cost uncertainty.” Despite a recent victory before the U.S. Supreme Court over a critical permit, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy said in a statement Sunday that “recent developments have created an unacceptable layer of uncertainty” for the $8 billion, 600-mile project designed to cross parts of West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. The project has drawn fierce opposition from a coalition of landowners, activists and environmental advocates.
July 5, 2020 7:32 am
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) – A sheriff’s official says a shooting at a South Carolina nightclub left two people dead and eight wounded. No one was immediately taken into custody following the early Sunday shooting at Lavish Lounge, but the Greenville County sheriff said his office had “some suspect information.” Authorities had originally said 12 people were hurt, but later told WYFF-TV a revised casualty figure. The names and precise conditions of the victims weren’t immediately released. A Facebook post from the club said Foogiano was scheduled to perform Saturday night. A representative tells the AP the trap rapper is safe.
July 5, 2020 7:29 am
BALTIMORE (AP) – Baltimore protesters have pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and thrown it into the city’s Inner Harbor. News outlets report demonstrators on Saturday night used ropes to topple the monument near the Little Italy neighborhood. Protesters mobilized by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police have called for the removal of statues of Columbus, Confederate figures and others. They say the Italian explorer is responsible for the genocide and exploitation of native peoples in the Americas. Statues of Columbus have also been toppled or vandalized in cities such as Miami; Richmond, Virginia; St. Paul, Minnesota, and Boston, where one was decapitated.
July 5, 2020 7:29 am
BAGHDAD (AP) – The Iraqi military says a rocket aimed at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home of the U.S. Embassy, struck a residential house and injured a child. It says the rocket landed next to a house close to a local TV channel. Iraqi officials say the embassy’s recently installed air defense system may have attempted to intercept the rocket. The U.S. has criticized the Iraqi government for being unable to reign in Iran-backed militia groups it believes are orchestrating recent attacks on Americans. The uptick comes shortly before Iraq embarks on strategic talks with the U.S. expected to focus of the presence of American forces in the country.
July 5, 2020 7:28 am
Pope Francis is praising U.N. Security Council efforts for worldwide cease-fires to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. In remarks Sunday to the public in St. Peter’s Square, Francis hailed the Security Council’s “request for a global and immediate cease-fire, which would permit the peace and security indispensable for supplying so urgently needed humanitarian assistance.” The pontiff called for the prompt implementation “for the good of the so many persons who are suffering.” He also expressed hope that the Security Council resolution be a “courageous first step for the future of peace.” The resolution calls on parties to armed conflicts to immediately cease fire for at least 90 days to enable safe, sustained delivery of humanitarian assistance, including medical evacuations.
July 5, 2020 7:26 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has a vision for his second term, if he wins one, of establishing a “National Garden of American Heroes.” It would pay tribute to some of the most prominent figures in U.S. history, a collection of what he calls “the greatest Americans to ever live.” His idea comes as elected officials and institutions are reckoning with whether it’s appropriate to continue to honor people, including past presidents, who benefited from slavery or espoused racist views, with monuments or buildings and streets named after them. Absent from Trump’s initial list are any Native American, Hispanic or Asian American individuals.
July 5, 2020 7:22 am
PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — Hundreds of people marched through downtown Pittsburgh during a protest on the Fourth of July. The protest started in Market Square around 3 p.m. Saturday. Hundreds of protesters gathered and began marching toward the City-County building on Grant Street before heading toward Liberty Avenue. Pittsburgh Public Safety said the crowd stopped at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Grant Street around 4:45 p.m., causing road closures in the area. After briefly stopping there, police said the protesters then marched down Liberty toward The Point. The crowd stopped at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Commonwealth Place around 5:30 p.m., where a line of police officers blocked off traffic. About 45 minutes later, the protesters turned around and marched to the intersection of Stanwix Street and Liberty Avenue. The crowd made it back to Market Square at around 7 p.m. Officials said the protests were peaceful, and no incidents were reported. Police continued to close roads surrounding the protesters, and rolling closures and delays downtown happened until around 7:15 p.m. as the protest went on. This comes hours after a group of protesters clashed with supporters of President Donald Trump during a boat rally on the North Shore.
July 5, 2020 3:54 am
The Washington County Coroner has provided an update to the shooting that occurred in Hanover Township of Friday afternoon. Joseph Robert Warrick, Sr.,46 was shot by his son during an argument at their residence. Warrick was pronounced dead at his residence on Hanover Acres Dr. The cause of death is pending autopsy and the manner of death is under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police.
