January 16, 2024 5:40 pm
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump scored a record victory in the Iowa caucuses. Now New Hampshire voters get their turn to decide just how competitive Republicans nominating fight will be as the former president continues to dominate his party. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis face mounting pressure to improve on their distant finishes in Monday’s caucuses. They have a one-week blitz ahead of next Tuesday’s primary in New Hampshire. Voters pride themselves for their independent streak as longtime hosts of the nation’s first Republican presidential primary. Trump, DeSantis and Haley each have New Hampshire stops scheduled for Tuesday. Trump supporters were already gathering in frigid winter conditions hours ahead of his expected arrival.
January 16, 2024 5:23 pm
DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge has sided with the Biden administration and blocked JetBlue Airways from buying Spirit Airlines. U.S. District Judge William Young said the $3.8 billion deal would reduce competition. The Justice Department sued to block the merger, saying it would drive up fares by eliminating Spirit, the nation’s biggest low-cost airline. JetBlue argued that the deal would help consumers by making JetBlue a stronger competitor against bigger rivals that dominate the U.S. air-travel market. Young presided over a non-jury trial last year and said in the ruling Tuesday that the government had proven that the merger would substantially lessen competition.
January 16, 2024 5:21 am
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iran says it fired missiles at what it claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” near the U.S. Consulate in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, and at targets linked to the extremist group Islamic State in northern Syria. Four civilians were killed and six injured late Monday after missiles hit an upscale area near the consulate in Irbil, the seat of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The strikes come at a time of heightened tensions in the region and fears of a wider spillover of the ongoing war in Gaza. The U.S. State Department condemned the strikes as “reckless.”
January 16, 2024 5:15 am
OHIOVILLE, Pa. — (WPXI) – A devastating fire in Ohioville Borough, Beaver County Monday night gutted a home and claimed a life. “It was coming out the front window, the front door, the side and the rear window, and the rear door in the back where the kitchen is,” said Chief Clarence Dawson with the Ohioville Volunteer Fire Department. According to Dawson, two people were in the Ridgemont Drive home when flames broke out around 5:15 p.m. A woman was able to escape, but her father was not. Firefighters found his body “in the hallway from the living room into the back bedroom,” Dawson said. The man’s name has not been released. It’s still unclear what caused the fire and where in the home it started.
January 16, 2024 5:11 am
DENVER (AP) — Court documents show the shooter who killed five people and endangered the lives of over 40 others at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs plans to plead guilty to new federal charges. A plea agreement made public Tuesday would allow the defendant to avoid the death penalty. The documents show Anderson Aldrich made a deal to plead guilty to 50 hate crime charges and 24 firearm violations. Aldrich previously was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to five state charges of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder — one for each person at Club Q during the November 2022 attack.
January 16, 2024 5:08 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Writer E. Jean Carroll convinced a jury last year that Donald Trump sexually abused her decades ago. Now she’s set to take the stand again to describe how his verbal attacks affected her after she came forward. Carroll is due to testify Wednesday in the second federal civil trial over her claims against Trump. He denies them all. The former president and current Republican front-runner sat in on jury selection Tuesday. The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly, as Carroll has done.
January 16, 2024 5:06 am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Pittsburgh company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic Technology says its lander is now headed back from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. They stress that the lander poses no safety risk during its fiery reentry. The lander rocketed from Florida last week. It quickly developed a fuel leak that forced Astrobotic to abandon its attempt to make the first U.S. lunar landing in more than 50 years.
January 16, 2024 5:05 am
PITTSBURGH — Dangerously cold wind chills of -15 to -5 will make for a brutal start to your Wednesday morning and a Wind Chill Advisory continues for all areas through noon. Icy spots will also be possible as treated surfaces refreeze, so watch sidewalks, driveways and parking lots. Many Washington County Schools are operating either on two-hour delays or have switched to remote learning. Tune to WJPA 95.3FM/1450AM for the very latest. Temperatures will stay below freezing for the rest of the week and more snow moves in Thursday and again Friday. More rounds of snow are likely Thursday and Friday with fresh coatings on the ground heading into the weekend.
January 16, 2024 2:22 am
A Burgettstown man who drove drunk causing an accident that killed his wife pleaded guilty on Tuesday. Stewart Wilson, 47, will serve five and a half years on probation for pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and DUI charges. Wilson was driving on Stuebenville Pike in April of 2022 when according to police he did not see a vehicle trying to make a turn. He tried to avoid the vehicle by passing it but sideswiped it, over-corrected his maneuver and crashed his car directly into a guide-rail. Both Wilson and his wife Denise Pierce-Wilson were ejected from the vehicle. Pierce-Wilson died of her injuries at Weirton Hospital, Wilson was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. A blood draw at the hospital showed Wilson had a blood alcohol content of .088%, over the limit of .08% that assumes intoxication. A state police accident reconstruction unit determined that Wilson was driving at 65 mph at the time of the accident. Wilson avoided more serious homicide by vehicle charges. Several people wished to make victim impact statements before final sentencing. A sentencing hearing for Wilson is scheduled for March 25.
January 16, 2024 2:20 am
A Washington Man avoided arson charges in his plea court hearing on Tuesday. Ryan Johnson, 38 pleaded guilty to an amended charge of failure to report or control a dangerous fire and reckless endangerment. First responders were called to Johnson’s home in November after he got into an argument and lit a Steelers jersey on fire and it quickly got out of control. He told police that he was responsible for the incident. Johnson was sentenced to time served to two years in jail on the fire charge. He will be on probation for three years for the reckless endangerment charge. Johnson was released from jail after the hearing.
