December 3, 2023 4:31 am
PennDot is announcing utility relocation work on Route 50 in Collier Township. That work will continue on Monday, December 4. Single lane restrictions will be in place as needed between the I-79 Interchange and Landgraff Avenue. The work will continue through January. The restrictions will occur Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm and from 7:00 pm through 6:00 am. On Saturday and Sunday the restrictions will run from midnight through 11:00 am and from 2:00 pm through midnight. One lane of traffic in each direction will remain open at all times. Motorists should prepare for changing traffic patterns
December 3, 2023 3:38 am
PennDot is announcing overnight single lane restrictions are planned for Interstate 70 in Rostraver Township this week. Restrictions will be in place eastbound and westbound at the Route 201 interchange (Exit 43), from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am only. The planned drilling operations began on Sunday and run through Friday, December 8. Operations could extend into the week of December 10 but no drilling will be done on December 8 or 9. Motorists should prepare for traffic delays.
December 3, 2023 2:58 am
A boil water advisory in Donegal Township has been lifted. Township officials say that a water main break Tuesday afternoon caused the water to be shut off throughout the township. Repairs to the break are now done. The water has been tested for purity and everything was good. Pure tests must be obtained for two days before the advisory can be lifted.
December 2, 2023 4:20 am
A Castle Shannon man pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possession with intent to deliver. Michael Hunsinger, 58 pleaded guilty to that single count where he intended to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and a quantity of cocaine. Castle Shannon Police executed a state court search warrant on Hunsinger’s home. Officers seized large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine from his car. They found smaller quantities in his home with digital scales and $1,046 in cash. Hunsinger admitted to officers that he intended to distribute the drugs. Hunsinger will be sentenced on April 10. He could receive a prison sentence of 5-40 years, a $5,000 fine or both.
December 2, 2023 4:06 am
Federal prosecutors say Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant who told investigators he targeted the former Minneapolis police officer because of his notoriety for killing George Floyd. John Turscak was charged with attempted murder a week after the Nov. 24 attack at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona. Prosecutors say he told correctional officers he would have killed Chauvin had they not responded so quickly. Turscak is serving a 30-year sentence for crimes committed while a member of the Mexican Mafia gang. A lawyer for Turscak was not listed in court records.
December 2, 2023 4:02 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court says lawsuits against Donald Trump brought by Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court has knocked down Trump’s sweeping claims that presidential immunity shields him from liability in the lawsuits brought by Democratic lawmakers and police officers. The panel says the 2024 Republican presidential primary frontrunner can continue fighting to prove that his actions were taken in his official capacity as president. A Trump campaign spokesperson called the decision “limited, narrow and procedural.”
December 2, 2023 3:59 am
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war with Hamas resumed after a weeklong truce expired, with each side blaming the other for the resurgence of hostilities. Israeli airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip, while militants in Gaza fired rockets into Israel. Health authorities in the besieged territory report dozens of Palestinians were killed Friday. Israel dropped leaflets over Gaza City and southern parts of the enclave, urging civilians to flee to avoid the fighting. The fighting threatens to compound the suffering in Gaza and has heightened concerns for hostages still held captive by Hamas and other militants.
December 2, 2023 3:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York following a blistering ethics report on his conduct that included converting campaign donations for his own use. He’s just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues, the third since the Civil War. Friday’s vote to expel him was 311-114. Expulsion required support from two-thirds of the House, a purposely high bar. A scathing House Ethics Committee report that found substantial evidence Santos violated federal laws proved decisive. As it became clear he would be expelled, Santos placed his overcoat over his shoulders, shook hands with conservative members who had voted against his expulsion and then departed the House chamber.
December 1, 2023 12:51 pm
UNDATED (AP) — U.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source. That comes as the number of illnesses and recalls tied to a deadly salmonella outbreak grows. At least 117 people in 34 states are sick after eating contaminated cantaloupe in the U.S. That tally includes 61 who were hospitalized and two who died. Another 63 illnesses, 17 hospitalizations and one death tied to the outbreak have been reported in Canada. Previous recalls of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes are expanding. Kwik Trip markets, Bix Produce and a distributor named GHGA are now involved. The distributor sent recalled products to Kroger, Sprouts Farmer’s Markets and Trader Joe’s stores.
December 1, 2023 11:40 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died. She was 93. O’Connor’s nomination in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan and subsequent confirmation by the Senate ended 191 years of male exclusivity on the high court. She was an unwavering voice of moderate conservativism on the court. She retired in 2006 and was replaced by Samuel Alito. Chief Justice John Roberts says she blazed a historic trail as the first female justice and “met that challenge with undaunted determination, indisputable ability, and engaging candor.” The court says O’Connor died in Phoenix on Friday of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness.
