December 10, 2019 4:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House Judiciary Committee is expected to debate and vote on the two articles of impeachment later this week. The articles, one charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and the other charging him with obstruction of Congress, would be considered separately. The committee’s vote would send the impeachment articles to the House floor for a vote by Christmas. Next would come a Senate trial, likely in 2020. Senators would act as jurors and select House members to act as prosecutors, or impeachment managers. If the Senate approves an article of impeachment with a two-thirds vote of “guilty,” the president is convicted and removed from office. If articles are rejected, the president is acquitted
December 10, 2019 4:04 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania county would lose out on millions of dollars in aid and almost certainly be sued if it refuses to buy new voting machines before Dec. 31. Dauphin County Commissioner Mike Pries said Monday that was the message delivered to him by Gov. Tom Wolf’s top elections officials last week. As a result, Pries said he’s decided to vote to buy new voting machines. Dauphin County signaled last month that it might defy Wolf’s insistence that counties buy new voting systems as a security measure in 2020’s election. Pries had said he was comfortable with the county’s old machines.
December 10, 2019 4:02 am
Peters Township Residents will likely see less congestion at intersections on E. McMurray Road. Peters Township was awarded a Green-Light-Go Grant from PennDot. The intersection of Valleybrook Road and E. McMurray Road will be getting signal upgrades that include radar detection. Turning lanes on E. McMurray at that intersection will also be lengthened and widened. At Center Church Road and E. McMurray Road, the traffic signal controller will be upgraded to include radio communication to Valleybrook Road and at the new Rolling Hills Drive intersection. The grant covers 75% of the project cost. Council awarded the bid to Traffic Control and Engineering Company, Inc for $96,687 for traffic control signals.
December 10, 2019 2:33 am
HARRISBURG (AP) – A Pennsylvania appeals court has rejected Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction. The ruling Tuesday is being closely watched as Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the (hash)MeToo era. Defense lawyers say the trial judge improperly allowed five other accusers to testify. But the state Superior Court says the testimony is lawful and shows Cosby had a pattern of drugging and molesting women. The 82-year-old Cosby is serving a 3- to 10-year prison term for the 2004 encounter at his suburban Philadelphia home. He can now ask the state Supreme Court to consider his appeal.
December 9, 2019 4:03 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Some of the stars associated with Star Trek are mourning the loss of one of their own. Rene Auberjonois (ruh-NAY’ oh-BAYR’-zhan-wah) was known for his work in the “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” series. And after news of his death spread, Trek actors like George Takei and William Shatner paid tribute to him online. Auberjonois is also remembered for his work on the TV show “Benson” and for playing the priest in the movie version of “M.A.S.H.” Rene Auberjonois was 79. He had metastatic lung cancer.
December 9, 2019 12:28 pm
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – A group of West Virginians have gone to Canada to find affordable insulin. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the caravan left Morgantown Sunday morning for Niagara Falls, where riders hoped to find insulin at about a tenth of the price found in the states. The newspaper says insulin prices have been rising for the last decade, making it difficult for some to access the necessary medication, even with health insurance. No prescription is necessary to purchase the drug in Canada, where insulin prices are reported to be about a tenth of what people have to pay in the United States.
December 9, 2019 12:20 pm
NEW YORK (AP) – In the Golden Globe TV nominations, the transition was complete with broadcast networks completely shut out. Netflix was dominant, getting 17 TV nods to go with 17 on the film side. HBO was a close second with 15. The leading TV series across the categories were “The Crown,” “Unbelievable” and “Chernobyl,” all with four nominations. Among the snubs were two acclaimed shows in their final seasons. “Game of Thrones” managed only one nomination, for acting, and “Veep” was shut out in the comedy category. The Globes will air Jan. 5 on NBC, a network that earned zero nominations.
December 9, 2019 8:48 am
No injuries are reported following a house fire Sunday night in Cecil Township. The blaze broke out around 11 p.m. at the home along Charles Street. According to reports, the occupant had just returned home and found the fire inside. They ran to a neighbor’s home and called 9-1-1. There is no word on the cause of the fire but it is not considered suspicious. Two cats reportedly died in the blaze.
December 9, 2019 4:52 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Sesame Workshop says Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut. The Sesame Workshop said in a statement that the legendary puppeteer lived for some time with dystonia, which causes involuntary muscle contractions. Spinney voiced and operated the two major Muppets from their inception in 1969 when he was 36, and performed them almost exclusively into his 80s on the PBS kids’ television show that later moved to HBO.
December 9, 2019 4:25 am
BOSTON (AP) – A former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped inspire the ice bucket challenge has died. Pete Frates was 34. Frates’ family says he died Monday. The ice bucket challenge has raised more than $200 million worldwide for research into ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Participants would challenge others to share videos of themselves dumping a bucket of icy water over their own heads to raise awareness. The fundraiser began in 2014 when pro golfer Chris Kennedy challenged his wife’s cousin Jeanette Senerchia, whose husband has ALS. (Photo: CNN)
