September 7, 2020 4:43 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – A powerful typhoon damaged buildings, flooded roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes in South Korea after battering southern Japanese islands. Korean forecasters warned of heavy rain and wind as the typhoon made landfall, but it’s expected to later weaken to a tropical storm. Cars struggled to navigate flooded roads in coastal cities, and more than 1,600 residents were evacuated due to the possibility of landslides and other concerns. Haishen plowed through Okinawa and other southern Japanese islands over the weekend. One person was lightly injured in Busan, and Japanese officials said at least 38 people were injured, and NHK public TV said four people were missing.
September 7, 2020 4:42 am
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (AP) – Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California’s Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of fires burning Sunday amid record-breaking temperatures that strained the state’s electrical grid and for a time threatened power outages for millions. Other blazes broke out in Southern California and forced evacuations in San Diego and San Bernardino counties. Cal Fire says the latter blaze started Saturday morning and was caused by a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used during a gender-reveal party. About 8:30 p.m., the state agency that manages the power grid issued a tweet calling off an emergency because Californians had cut back on electricity use.
September 7, 2020 4:41 am
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – The mayor of Rochester says reforms are coming to the police department as community elders seek to bring calmer minds to a fifth night of demonstrations over the March death of Daniel Prude, who lost consciousness after police held a hood over his head. Mayor Lovely Warren announced that the crisis intervention team would move from the police department to the city’s department of youth and recreation services at a news conference Sunday. Police Chief La’Ron Singletary said he supports the need for reform and is working with experts and clinicians in getting services for people with mental health issues that bring them into repeated police contact. More than 1,000 protesters gathered for a march led by community elders in Rochester Sunday night.
September 7, 2020 4:41 am
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Demonstrators against police brutality have gathered Sunday night near a police precinct on the city’s north side. Police say the demonstrators have blocked traffic near the precinct. Hundreds of people gathered for rallies and marches Saturday night as often violent demonstrations that have happened nightly since Floyd hit the 100-day mark. Molotov cocktails thrown in the street during a march sparked a large fire and prompted police to declare a riot.Police confirmed that tear gas was deployed to defend themselves and said 59 people were arrested, ranging in age from 15 to 50
September 7, 2020 4:38 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a block party attended by hundreds of people in Pittsburgh broke up after about 40 shots were fired, wounding at least one person. Police said the gunfire was reported in the Hill District shortly before midnight Saturday. Officers reported about 300 to 500 people fleeing a block party being held in the area. One person was taken into custody but was released after questioning. Police said a man with a gunshot wound to his arm arrived at a local hospital shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday and said he had been shot in the area.
September 7, 2020 4:36 am
WESTMORELAND CO., Pa. (WPXI) — A generator fire at a Westmoreland County nursing home caused more than 100 residents to be evacuated after the power was knocked out. According to investigators, the fire started around 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Murrysville Rehabilitation and Wellness Center on Logan Ferry Road. Emergency responders told our news partners at Channel 11 that fire caused the facility to lose power, so its 103 residents had to be evacuated from the building. Fire officials confirmed the fire was caused by a tree that fell on the facility’s generator, which also knocked out the power for hours. Police said those residents were being taken to a nearby church. The power was restored as of 9:30 p.m., and firefighters said the residents were allowed back inside. According to police, there was one very minor injury that was not directly related to the power outage.
September 7, 2020 4:34 am
SOUTH PARK, Pa. (WPXI) — A water pipe that broke caused a huge geyser to erupt in the South Hills on Sunday. According to the Library Volunteer Fire Company, the break occurred near Triphammer and Brownsville Road Extension. The Pennsylvania-American Water Company reported the break happened around 3:15 p.m., sending the huge column of spray into the air. Repairs were finished late Sunday night. It’s not clear how many customers were impacted.
September 7, 2020 4:29 am
WASHINGTON, Pa – Multiple victims were taken to the hospital early Monday morning after a two-vehicle accident on Route 40 near the Laboratory exit off Interstate 79. The reported head-on crash happened around 3:00 a.m. According to witnesses on scene, three people were injured when passing vehicles arrived to offer help. Reports say one man was life-flighted to a nearby hospital, while the other male was taken by ambulance. South Strabane Fire crews reportedly used the jaws of life to help one victim escape. A woman was also treated for injuries according to witnesses on scene. The cause of the accident is unknown at this time, as are names of the victims. Multiple agencies including the Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash.
September 7, 2020 2:03 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A member of the Trump family will be in Washington on the campaign trail for President Trump. Eric Trump is slated to visit the American Legion Post 175 on Thursday, September 10th for a campaign event. The “Make America Great Again” event will take place at 2:15 p.m., with doors opening at 1:15 p.m. Eric Trump will also be making stops at Panama City, Florida and High Point, North Carolina earlier in the week before stopping in Washington. North Franklin Township Supervisor Bob Sabot is reportedly planning a “Pro-Joe Biden” rally to counter the Trump event along Park Avenue in front of the American Legion. Organizers are planning to meet up to begin the demonstration at 11:30 a.m. that morning.
September 6, 2020 8:18 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen’s tell-all memoir makes the case that President Donald Trump is “guilty of the same crimes” that landed his former fixer in federal prison, offering a blow-by-blow account of Trump’s alleged role in a hush money scandal that once overshadowed his presidency. Of all the crises Cohen confronted working for Trump, none proved as vexing as the porn actress Stormy Daniels and her claims of an extramarital affair with Trump, Cohen writes in “Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump.” Trump, despite his later protestations, green-lighted the $130,000 payment to silence Daniels ahead of the 2016 election, reasoning he would “have to pay” his wife a far greater sum if the affair ever became known, Cohen writes, adding the president later reimbursed him with “fake legal fees.”
