July 24, 2024 12:56 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. The 416-0 vote Wednesday underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Trump came within inches of losing his life. One rallygoer was killed and two others severely injured. Lawmakers have responded quickly with hearings and widespread calls for accountability. The bill is sponsored by Republican Rep. Mike Kelly, whose hometown was the site of the shooting. Kelly was at the rally with members of his family.
July 25, 2024 6:58 am
A two vehicle crash involving a garbage truck and a sedan has resulted in three people being sent to area hospitals. Washington County 9-1-1 says the crash occurred just before 5 a.m. in the two-thousand block of N. Main Street in Chartiers Township. The driver of the sedan was entrapped and was extricated around 6:10 a.m. The driver of the garbage truck was also injured and taken to the hospital. There is no word on their identities or conditions. 9-1-1 dispatchers say a firefighter suffered a fractured finger and was transported to UPMC Washington. Another firefighter was treated at the scene for blood pressure and dehydration issues. Chartiers Township Police are investigating.
July 25, 2024 9:37 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s economy accelerated last quarter at a strong 2.8% annual pace, with consumers and businesses helping drive growth despite the pressure of continually high interest rates. The gross domestic product picked up in the April-June quarter after growing at a 1.4% pace in the January-March period. Economists had expected a weaker 1.9% annual pace of growth. The GDP report also showed that inflation continues to ease, though still remaining above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. The latest figures should reinforce confidence that the U.S. economy is on the verge of achieving a rare “soft landing,” whereby high interest rates, engineered by the Fed, tame inflation without tipping the economy into a recession.
July 25, 2024 4:58 am
Washington County residents who have loved ones with special needs that wander away from home have a new service at their disposal. Washington State Police Troop B and the Washington County Sheriff’s office announced a new program that will help families who have people at risk of becoming lost or disoriented. Project Lifesaver is a nationwide program that provides a transmitter to be worn by those “at risk” of becoming lost, including special needs and dementia patients. The service provides a small transmitter to be worn around the neck or as a watch so if a loved one wanders off police units can quickly track them through a hand held receiving device that will ping as they get closer to the lost person. State Trooper Rocco Gagliardi says our area faces certain obstacles due to rough terrain, several bodies of water and poor cell reception. Washington County Sheriff Tony Andronas points out the transmitter will work in other areas while traveling, so you should contact your local police department with your frequency number upon arriving at your destination. The program will be free for Washington County residents who qualify and was made possible by donations and fundraising by the Sheriff’s office. Project Lifesaver is a nationwide organization operating in 41 states and was launched in 1999. It has helped successfully save over 4300 lives since that time. Anyone interested in learning more about how to sign up for a device should contact the Washington County Sheriff’s Office or Pennsylvania State Police Troop B.
July 25, 2024 2:44 am
An East Washington man charged with arson and terroristic threats waived his charges to court on Wednesday. Donald Kosek, 37 is accused of trying to set his home on fire with a woman and a 4 year old child inside. According to the criminal complaint, East Washington police were called to a Christman Avenue address where the victim told them that she and Kosek had an argument earlier in the day. Kosek tried to light a pair of boxer shorts on fire against the front door. He also tried to light a plastic pool on fire. Kosek is in the Washington County Jail on $100,000 bond. He will be arraigned on August 29.
July 24, 2024 2:23 am
Police are searching for a Houston Borough man now charged in connection with a drug overdose death back in April. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has announced that Chartiers Township Police have charged 20 year old Matthew Rozanc with felony counts of drug delivery resulting in death, delivery of a controlled substance and criminal use of a communications facility. Rozanc is accused of arranging by cell phone to supply a fatal dose of fentanyl called “blue’ in the form of counterfeit prescription pills to Joshua Kinser at his home along Ridge Avenue in the Township. Kinser was discovered dead inside his residence that same day. An arrest warrant has been issued for Rozanc. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact Chartiers Township Police at 724-745-8030.
July 24, 2024 2:36 am
Authorities are investigating the cause of a mobile home fire early Wednesday morning in Union Township. Washington County 911 said units were called to Hidden Valley Drive just before six o’clock. Firefighters say the two-alarm fire broke out in the South Park Mobile Estates and neighbors said the smoke was so thick that they couldn’t even tell for sure where it was coming from at first. Firefighters said flames were shooting out of the sides of the house and were also coming out underneath, compromising the floors. And that, they say, was just one of the issues they faced putting out the fire. Fire officials said there were extreme hoarding conditions and crews had a hard time getting in to make entry. They said they had to cut holes in the house from the outside to get inside. A woman inside the home was able to safely escape, but some cats were killed.
July 24, 2024 1:27 am
WJPA News has learned of the death of a longtime and well-known Washington County businessman. Word has been received that Michael “Mickey” Flynn, the longtime owner of the Union Grill Restaurant in downtown Washington has died after a lengthy illness. The “Grill” as it is known, quickly became a hub for local businessmen to gather and for families to enjoy a night out. There has been no word on funeral arrangements.
July 25, 2024 5:07 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy. In an address Wednesday he laid out his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden insisted “the defense of democracy is more important than any title.” He did not directly call out former President Donald Trump, whom he has called an existential threat to democracy. “Nothing, nothing can come in the way of saving our democracy,” Biden said in his 10-minute address from the Oval Office. “And that includes personal ambition.”
July 25, 2024 5:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. Harris launched her campaign Sunday after President Joe Biden bowed to pressure from his own party to step aside. That leaves her with a historically compressed timeline to make a selection before next month’s Democratic National Convention. Her party could make her its nominee as soon as Aug. 1 in a virtual vote, and could formalize the nomination of her running mate soon after.
