January 24, 2020 3:08 am
MCKEESPORT, Pa. (WPXI) — McKeesport police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 14-year-old girl who went missing three days ago. Daisha Reyes-Burgos, 14, was last seen Jan. 20 around 6 p.m. at her home on 6th Street, according to investigators. She was described as 4-foot-8 runaway and does take medication. Police said she doesn’t have her medication with her. Anyone with information is asked to call police.
January 24, 2020 3:07 am
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (WPXI) — A local 22-year-old man is accused of assaulting a teenage girl at Westmoreland Mall last month. Police say he choked the 16-year-old and slammed her to the ground. After dozens of tips, police say they have their suspect: Tyler Zidek. According to investigators, Zidek made a derogatory cat call to the girl as she passed him. She questioned what he said, and police said that led to the assault. Zidek claims the girl swung at him, missed and then fell to the ground, but witnesses told police a different story. A family that turned around because they heard the thud of her hitting the ground saw people with Zidek who were laughing when it happened. That girl did need medical attention, and the two teen boys who were with Zidek are not facing charges from state police at this time.
January 24, 2020 3:00 am
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – NFL free agent Antonio Brown was released on bail Friday after spending the night in a Florida jail. The wide receiver had to pay a bond of $110,000, surrender his passport, wear a monitor, and agree to a mental health evaluation and random drug tests. He also can’t have guns. Brown is accused of attacking the driver of a moving truck that carried some of his possessions from California. Hollywood police say Brown didn’t want to pay the $4,000 bill. Brown played nine seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers before being traded. Off-the-field incidents derailed his attempts to play for the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. (Photo: CNN)
January 23, 2020 3:44 am
NEW YORK (AP) – A host of the nightly PBS “NewsHour” that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events has died. PBS says Jim Lehrer died Thursday. He was 85. Like longtime partner Robert MacNeil, Lehrer saw broadcast journalism as a service, its main goal to help the public understand events and issues. The two began the nightly reports on PBS in 1975, and the program was later expanded to an hour. The show featured detailed reports and discussions of politics, international relations and even the arts. MacNeil stepped down from the show in 1995. Lehrer was also a frequent moderator of presidential debates. PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff says Lehrer was a mentor.
January 23, 2020 3:43 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration is ending federal protection for many of the nation’s millions of miles of streams, arroyos and wetlands. It’s a sweeping environmental rollback that could leave the waterways more vulnerable to pollution from development, industry and farms. The new rule narrows the types of waterways that qualify for federal protection under the half-century-old Clean Water Act. The Trump administration says it’s providing “regulatory certainty and predictability for American farmers, landowners and businesses.” But environmental advocates and public health officials say the change will make it harder to maintain a clean water supply for the American public.
January 23, 2020 3:43 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats are saying that “no president” has ever abused power the way President Donald Trump did toward Ukraine. They’re making their case as they press into the second day of arguments in Trump’s historic impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. They are facing a big challenge trying to win over not just fidgety senators but an American public deeply divided by the Republican president’s actions. Republicans are blocking new witnesses. The long hours in back-to-back days of proceedings have left some senators yawning, stretching and pacing. Each side has 24 hours over three days to make its case.
January 23, 2020 3:42 am
SYDNEY (AP) – Three Americans have died when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in the Snowy Monaro region of Australia’s southern New South Wales state. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the deaths and crash in comments to reporters as Australia attempts to deal with an unprecedented fire season that has left a large swath of destruction. Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says all three aboard were U.S. residents.áAlso Thursday, Canberra Airport closed because of nearby wildfires, and residents south of Australia’s capital were told to seek shelter.
January 23, 2020 3:32 am
PETERS Twp. — A man has died after being treated in a hospital for injuries following a car accident in Peters Township. According to reports, Shane Gledhill, 53, died Monday after being involved in the incident at the intersection of Route 19 and Center Church Road on Sunday afternoon. Police say Gledhill was attempting to cross Route 19 from the Arby’s parking lot to Center Church Road when he was struck by another vehicle traveling northbound on the highway. The Jeep traveling on Route 19 rolled onto the roof, and the two occupants in that vehicle were taken to the hospital with injuries according to authorities. Police say Gledhill was taken to a Pittsburgh Hospital with injuries to the head, pelvis and torso which ultimately led to his death Monday night.
January 23, 2020 3:19 am
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) – Authorities say a warrant has been issued for the arrest of NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown following accusations that he and his trainer attacked another man near Brown’s Florida home. Hollywood police say Brown faces charges of burglary with battery, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance and criminal mischief. Officers say they responded Tuesday afternoon to a disturbance call, where the alleged victim said Brown and his trainer, Glen Holt, hit him. Holt was arrested a short time later and charged with one count of burglary with battery. Police say officers attempted to make contact with Brown but were unsuccessful.
January 23, 2020 1:37 am
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A new study from the state health department says more than a third of West Virginia high school students vape. The report was released Thursday and labels vaping among young people in the state as an “epidemic” and says youth e-cigarette use here is outpacing in the rest of the country. The Department of Health and Human Resources has proposed a multi-pronged strategy to combat the rise. The report recommends raising the tax on vaping products, requiring warnings on vaping products and having more tobacco prevention initiatives in schools. Health boards in Kanawha and Cabell counties this month banned vaping in public spaces.
