December 23, 2019 4:15 am
The company that owns QVC has announced the home-shopping network’s founder, Joseph Segel, died. The Philadelphia Inquirier reports that Segel died Saturday in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, due to congestive heart failure. Remembered as a “quintessential entrepreneur,” Segel was lauded for his contributions to innovating how people shop. QVC, short for “Quality Value Convenience,” launched in 1986. Qurate Retail Group, which owns the channel, says QVC now reaches 380 million homes throughout the world.
December 23, 2019 4:14 am
DORMONT, Pa. — (WPXI)- Allegheny County police are searching for a man who they said attempted to rob a home in Dormont armed with a knife. Police said they responded to the 1500 block of Kelton Avenue around 8:45 a.m. Sunday. Detectives said a man who lives in the home heard noises at the door of his apartment, and when he went to check it out, he was confronted by a man with a knife who forced entry into his apartment. The man who lived in the home had a gun, and police said a scuffle ensued. During the scuffle, the intruder was struck in the head with the gun and the man who lived in the apartment fired the gun, but did not strike the intruder, police said. The intruder then fled the scene, according to police. Police said the man who broke into the apartment is Joel Hatfield, 28. They said he is homeless but frequents the Dormont Area. Hatfield is 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs around 160 pounds and was last seen wearing a blue and white hooded sweatshirt. He may also have a laceration on his head. Police said witnesses also reported that two other people were hiding outside of the apartment and fled the area with Hatfield. Anyone who sees Hatfield should call 911 immediately.
December 22, 2019 8:32 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key ruling party meeting to decide on steps to bolster the country’s military capability. The meeting comes amid speculation thatáthe North could abandon diplomacy with the U.S. and launch either a long-range missile or a satellite-carrying rocketáif Washington doesn’t accept its demand for new incentives to salvage faltering nuclear negotiations by year’s end. North Korea is to hold a higher-level Workers’ Party gathering, a Central Committee meeting, later this month to discuss what it previously described as crucial issues in line with the changed situation at home and abroad.
December 22, 2019 8:31 am
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (AP) – Several cars on a freight train derailed in crossing the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, sending two cars into the water. Saturday’s derailment also damaged a footbridge that is part of the Appalachian Trail. CSX said in a statement that there were no injuries as seven cars derailed early Saturday. It says all the cars were empty and no hazardous materials were involved. The cause of the derailment is under investigation and CSX says it will work swiftly to clean up and restore the area. The derailment closed access to parts of Harpers Ferry National Historic Park and the Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park.
December 22, 2019 8:26 am
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) – President Donald Trump is encouraging young conservatives to stand up to what he calls the “radical left” days after he was impeached by the House. Trump told students in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the conservative conference organized by the group Turning Point USA that “each of you are on the front lines of defending our way of life.” Trump complained about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s delayed transmission of the articles of impeachment to the Senate, which may delay a trial in the GOP-controlled chamber. Trump told young conservatives that ït’s so unfair,” adding, “They are violating the Constitution.”
December 22, 2019 8:25 am
CHICAGO (AP) – Thirteen people have been shot at a house party on Chicago’s South Side. Police say four of the victims are critically wounded. Authorities say the shooting early Sunday stemmed from a dispute between individuals. Shots were first fired just after 12:30 a.m. The victims range in age between 16 and 48. Police say they suffered “different and various gunshot wounds to their bodies.” Two people are being questioned. One of those people was arrested with a weapon. The other was wounded. Police say the shooting was an “isolated incident.”
December 22, 2019 8:23 am
ERIE, Pa. (AP) – A northwestern Pennsylvania man convicted of stabbing his girlfriend to death amid an impending breakup last year has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. The Erie Times-News reports that 25-year-old James Gilbert read a statement of apology before sentencing Friday in Erie County Court, saying “I beat myself up every single day.” Prosecutors said he stabbed 20-year-old Marinda Matasowski 27 times at her mother’s Millcreek home in August 2018 and then stabbed himself in the chest. Judge Joseph Walsh told him he had cheated his son “out of a lifetime of love and support from his mother.”
December 22, 2019 8:22 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WPXI) — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is anticipating a record-setting holiday travel period, with more than six million people hitting the turnpike through New Year’s Day. According to AAA, more than 115 million people will travel for the holidays. That includes 105 million who are driving to their destinations. “Holiday cheer is at an all-time high this year, with unemployment at historically low levels and noted improvements in both disposable income and household net worth,” said AAA Vice President Paula Twidale. The heaviest travel days are Dec. 23 and Dec. 27, while the lightest days are Dec. 22, Christmas Day, Dec. 29 and Jan. 1. Twidale’s message to drivers was to “slow down and be courteous.” The turnpike commission is encouraging people to travel during less busy times and be patient.
December 22, 2019 8:20 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WPXI) — A man is dead after a foot chase led to a shootout with police early Sunday in Wilkinsburg. Allegheny County Police said just after 1 a.m., Wilkinsburg officers were called to the intersection of Penn Avenue and Wood Street. A 911 call was made about a man at that location threatening a person with a gun. When police arrived, they found the man matching the description. He tried to run from officers and they took off after him. During the foot chase, the man turned around and shot a handgun at police. A Wilkinsburg officer returned fire, hitting and killing the man. The Wilkinsburg officer has been placed on administrative leave as county police investigate the shooting. There’s no word on the identity of the man who was shot and killed.
December 22, 2019 8:18 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. –Two separate rollover accidents sent victims to hospitals early Saturday morning in Washington County. Washington County 911 reports the first happened on the 2500 block of Route 40 in West Bethlehem Township at 5:45 a.m. The other rollover happened near mile marker 24 of Interstate 79 in Amwell Township around 9:15 a.m. No other details were released in the incident, and the identities as well as the condition of the drivers are unknown at this time.
