September 1, 2020 4:14 am
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – The Trump administration has weakened an Obama-era rule aimed at reducing coal plant pollution that contaminates streams, lakes and underground aquifers. The changes finalized Monday will allow utilities to use cheaper wastewater cleanup technologies and take longer to comply with pollution reduction guidelines adopted in 2015. It’s the latest in a string of regulatory rollbacks for the coal power industry under Trump. The Environmental Protection Agency says it will save companies $140 million annually. But environmentalists say the move will harm public health and result in hundreds of thousands of pounds of pollutants annually contaminating water bodies.
September 1, 2020 4:13 am
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) – A few hundred supporters and detractors of President Donald Trump gathered at a city center intersection in Kenosha, engaging each other in shouting matches at times, but there were no reports of violence. Some Kenosha residents had feared Trump’s visit would prompt violence. The city saw some unrest after the Aug. 23 police shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake was shot seven times in the back. His family says the 29-year-old Black man is paralyzed. Tensions temporarily rose Tuesday as Trump’s motorcade rolled by, with his supporters clapping and others booing and cursing. But crowd sizes were modest and passions were mostly tempered.
September 1, 2020 4:12 am
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A plan by the governor of Oregon to use sheriff’s deputies from surrounding counties to help patrol Portland following the deadly shooting of a right-wing Trump supporter was sharply criticized by law enforcement. They said it wouldn’t end the “cycle of violence” in the city that’s approaching 100 consecutive nights of often-violent Black Lives Matter protests. Gov. Kate Brown had announced a plan to use deputies from the two counties, as well as Oregon State Police troopers, to help Portland police.
September 1, 2020 4:09 am
Washington City Council set its agenda for their September Action Meeting on Monday night. Council will be looking to approve an expansion project for the Get Go gas station and convenience store. Plans are to demolish and rebuild a bigger store to accommodate anticipated liquor sales. The gas pumps will stay where they are currently located. Council will also have a first reading of an ordinance to expand the current business district to include several properties along Walnut Street. Council will approve parking changes along W. Maiden Street in front of the TRIPL building. All parking from the corner of South Main and W. Maiden along W. Maiden up to two spaces past the TRIPL building will be eliminated. That change is part of the Highway Occupancy Permit from PennDot granted to TRIPL. The reason for the change is sight distance around the building.
September 1, 2020 2:06 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The number of deaths from the coronavirus continues to surge in West Virginia while confirmed cases hit a new daily record. Health officials announced eight more virus-related deaths Tuesday, pushing the state’s total to at least 222 deaths. That’s up 91% since Aug. 1. The latest deaths include three residents apiece from Kanawha and Logan counties and one each from Mingo and Monroe counties. Despite Gov. Jim Justice’s indoor mask mandate issued July 6, daily positive cases have skyrocketed. According to the Department of Health and Human Resources’ website, the state reported 225 confirmed cases Sunday, topping the one-day record of 180 set on July 30.
August 31, 2020 5:17 pm
(AP) – Delta and American are following the example set by United Airlines and saying they will drop an unpopular $200 fee on customers who change a ticket for travel within the United States. The moves come as airlines try desperately to lure people back to flying. Although air travel has recovered slightly since April, it is still down sharply. Normally in summer, 2 million or more people pass through security checkpoints at U.S. airports each day. That number hasn’t been above 900,000 since the early days of the pandemic in mid-March. But in dropping change fees, airlines are abandoning a lucrative extra.
August 31, 2020 12:54 pm
State Police in Greensburg are investigating the death of a Washington County woman who was killed late Sunday in a crash in Westmoreland County. Authorities say 41-year-old Lucinda Jones of Finleyville died in an accident around ten o’clock in the 500 block of Arona Road in Arona. Jones was taken to Forbes Hospital in Monroeville where she was pronounced dead.
August 31, 2020 10:22 am
LATROBE, Pa. — President Donald Trump will be in Latrobe Thursday. Trump will be speaking at 7 p.m. at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, according to a news release. Doors will open at 4 p.m.
August 31, 2020 4:27 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats are accusing President Donald Trump of trying to inflame racial tensions as he unleashed a flurry of tweets Sunday about a deadly clash between his supporters and protesters in Portland, Oregon. Trump’s critics also pointed to the president’s plans to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, the site of another police-involved shooting. Local Democratic leaders denounced Trump’s plans to visit Kenosha. A man was shot and killed in Portland after a large caravan of Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the city’s streets. In tweets Sunday, Trump praised the caravan participants as “GREAT PATRIOTS!” and blamed the city’s Democratic mayor for the death.
August 31, 2020 4:26 am
BRYAN, Texas (AP) – Three people have been killed and a fourth critically injured when a plane crashed at the city-owned airport in Bryan, Texas. City spokesperson Kristen Waggener said details of the Sunday afternoon crash, including a possible cause, were not yet known. Federal Aviation spokesperson Lynn Lunsford said the single-engine airplane with four people on board crashed at Coulter Field Airport, about 85 miles northwest of Houston shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The names of those on board have not been released. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
