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.
January 23, 2020 1:28 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled to uphold a legal principle that allows drillers to drain oil and natural gas from outside their property lines. The court overturned a 2018 decision by the lower Superior Court on Wednesday that said the “rule of capture” does not cover hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the rule has been applied throughout the United States since at least 1889. The rule states that oil and gas in reservoirs belongs to whomever pulls it from a well first. The court did not rule on what happens if a fracking operation physically crosses a property boundary, in which case a company could be subject to a trespassing claim.
January 22, 2020 3:36 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Wednesday is the deadline to seek cash payments and claim free services as part of Equifax’s $700 million settlement over a massive data breach. The breach in 2017, affecting 147 million people, was one of the largest ever to threaten private information. Equifax’s settlement with the U.S. government entitles affected consumers to free credit-monitoring and identity-restoration services for the next several years. Consumers may also be eligible for money for their time or reimbursement for certain services. Officials warn, however, that based on the number of claims so far, some payments will be reduced because of caps in the settlement.
January 22, 2020 3:35 am
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) – A fifth body has been found on a property in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, and officials say they are beginning to suspect they may have a serial killer in custody. Baja California state prosecutor Hiram Sánchez said Tuesday that the suspect may have lured victims with offers of cars for sale. The suspect is the son-in-law of the first couple found buried on the property last week. Sánchez says the suspect faces murder charges in that case, but adds that investigators are looking into other reported disappearances in which the missing people were last seen near the property. The fifth body was found Monday.
January 22, 2020 3:35 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – In an abrupt about-face, Hillary Clinton says she will endorse her 2016 rival Bernie Sanders if he wins the Democratic nomination to face President Donald Trump in November. The former secretary of state had earlier refused to say whether she would endorse Sanders in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published Tuesday, instead telling the outlet: “I’m not going to go there yet.” Clinton tweeted Tuesday night: “The number one priority for our country and world is retiring Trump, and, as I always have, I will do whatever I can to support our nominee.” The two had a bitter rivalry for the 2016 nomination.
January 22, 2020 3:34 am
BEIJING (AP) – Chinese health authorities are urging people in the city of Wuhan to avoid crowds and public gatherings after warning that a new viral illness infecting hundreds of people in the country and causing at least nine deaths could spread further. A national health official says 440 cases are confirmed. The nine deaths are all in Hubei province, where the first cases were reported last month. The illness comes from a new coronavirus that experts say may be spread through the respiratory tract and may be mutating. A World Health Organization meeting in Geneva later Wednesday will determine whether to declare the outbreak a global health crisis.
January 22, 2020 3:33 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Senate is hearing opening statements in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial. Democratic House managers are making their case that Trump abused power and should be removed from office. Trump himself said on Wednesday he wants top aides to testify, but he qualified that by suggesting that “national security” concerns will keep that from happening. Republicans have for now blocked Democratic motions to immediately call witnesses and subpoena documents. On Tuesday, the Senate approved rules for Trump’s trial on two articles of impeachment.
January 22, 2020 3:30 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WPXI) — Police at Penn State are investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred at a fraternity house. According to an online submission, the assault happened Jan. 15 at the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house on E. Prospect Avenue. The report was made by a third party who was told by the unknown victim that four unidentified fraternity brothers assaulted them. In an online statement, Penn State Police said there may be a continued risk.
January 22, 2020 3:28 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WPXI)— Nearly three months after a Port Authority bus was partially swallowed by a sinkhole in Downtown Pittsburgh, the city is getting its first bills for the damage. Pittsburgh City Council began consideration Tuesday on an $88,150 bill from Allegheny Crane Rental for the emergency removal of the bus on 10th Street in October. Council members are expected to approve the bill in the coming weeks, and they know this is just the beginning. City and PWSA officials say they have no estimate on what the final total will be. It took less than 24 hours to pull the bus out of the sinkhole, and costs continue to pile up as work remains at a standstill. The city is still waiting on repairs to an underground tunnel that provides steam to heat downtown businesses before they can continue to fix the street. That will take until early February, at which point the city will determine if 10th Street is ready for paving.
