December 1, 2019 6:57 am
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (WPXI) – A huge collision between a car and a motorcycle in McKees Rocks caused a massive fire that could be seen blocks away. The accident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday on Woodward Avenue. The details surrounding the crash and what caused the fire are unclear, but our news partners at Channel 11 crews could see smoke pouring into the sky after the collision. The vehicle was completely burnt. One person was taken to the hospital, but police did not specify if those injuries were due to the crash or fire.
December 1, 2019 4:19 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information about a dog bite incident at Mingo Park that took place on Wednesday, November 27th. According to reports, the office is trying to identify the owner of two Germans Shepherds that frequent the park. One Shepherd is white and one is black. The dogs were not on leashes and were accompanied by an unknown female owner/handler who failed to remain on the scene after the incident to speak with the responding deputy. Anyone with any information please contact the sheriff’s office at 724-228-6840.
December 1, 2019 4:14 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania will require public schools to allow students to apply personal finance class credits toward high school graduation requirements. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill this week and it will take effect in the 2020-21 school year. Under the new requirement, a student who successfully completes a high school course in personal finance will be allowed to apply up to one credit to satisfy social studies, math, business education or family and consumer science requirements for graduation. Advocates say personal finance courses should be encouraged to help high schoolers learn to make wise financial choices.
December 1, 2019 4:09 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. – Injuries resulted following a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon just after 1:00 p.m. along Route 40 in South Strabane Township. According to Washington County 9-1-1, fire and EMS crews headed to the area of 2972 East Maiden St. and the Interstate 79 interchange. The crash resulted after one vehicle attempted a U-turn near Miller’s Tax Service. The car pulling the turn was hit by the vehicle following behind it. The trailing car left the roadway over an embankment and caught fire. Witnesses at the scene say the turning vehicle did not signal after pulling off the road before making move. EMS crews transported the driver of the trailing car to Washington hospital for injuries, while two of the three riders in the car attempting the U-turn were flown to Pittsburgh-area hospitals. There is no update on any of the individuals involved.
November 30, 2019 10:50 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Former Jeannette High School standout and NFL wide receiver Terrelle Pryor is in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times at his apartment Friday night. Reports say the stabbing occurred at the Heinz Lofts apartments. Pittsburgh Police reportedly have a female in custody. She is accused of stabbing Pryor in the chest and shoulder. Pryor has played for the Raiders, Browns, Redskins, Jets and Bills. He was released by the Jaguars earlier this year and is currently a free agent.
November 30, 2019 4:27 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Joe Biden is launching an eight-day bus tour in Iowa with barely two months remaining before the Feb. 3 Iowa presidential caucuses. The former vice president remains a national front-runner for the Democratic nomination, and polls show he’s in a jumble of candidates near the top in Iowa. His bus tour begins Saturday. His campaign maintains he has a broad base of support in the state that ultimately will translate into a surprising delegate haul heading into later primaries and caucuses elsewhere. Biden’s supporters say his more moderate approach and his perceived strength against President Donald Trump ultimately will sway Iowa voters. They point to 2004, when progressive favorite Howard Dean led in Iowa for much of the campaign only to lose the caucuses to eventual nominee John Kerry.
November 30, 2019 4:24 am
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Dutch police are continuing their hunt for an attacker who stabbed three youth on a street in The Hague that was crowded with Black Friday shoppers. Police have yet to establish a motive. The victims were treated in a hospital and released late Friday. Police spokeswoman Marije Kuiper said there were no updates in the investigation early Saturday. The attack in the Netherlands came hours after a man wearing a fake explosive vest stabbed several people in London, killing two, before he was fatally shot by officers. Police are treating it as a terrorist attack.
November 30, 2019 4:24 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Attention has shifted from discounters like Walmart and Target on Thanksgiving Day to malls on Black Friday, where traffic has been on the decline amid the increasing popularity of online shopping. Many mall executives nonetheless say they are pleased with Friday’s turnout. Stephen Lebovitz, CEO of CBL Properties, which owns and manages more than 100 malls nationwide, says the crowds have been building all day and are similar to a year ago. He also believes that a shortened season – with six fewer shopping days than last year – won’t impact sales. Steve Yalof, CEO of Simon Property Group’s Premium Outlets says customer traffic at the outlets on the East Coast was up on Black Friday compared with a year ago. Many of the outlet stores in Woodbury, New York are discounting designer merchandise by 50%, on top of discounts of 35% to 65%. With a shorter season, shoppers came out for sales earlier in the week, Yalof noted.
November 30, 2019 4:23 am
A powerful storm stretching from California to New England is threatening major disruptions during the year’s busiest travel weekend. Forecasters have warned that snow and ice could thwart millions of people hoping to get home after Thanksgiving. The storm has already shut down highways, stranding drivers in California and prompting authorities in Arizona to plead with travelers to wait out the weather. The storm is expected to track east through the weekend – into the plains on Friday, the Midwest by Saturday and the Northeast on Sunday – pummeling the country with snow, ice or flash flooding. The National Weather Service alerted that travel could become impossible in some places. The weather could become particularly disruptive Sunday, when the airline industry’s trade group expects 3.1 million passengers on what could be the busiest day ever recorded.
November 30, 2019 4:22 am
LONDON (AP) – UK counterterrorism police are searching for clues into an attack that left two people dead and three injured near London Bridge. Police said Saturday a man imprisoned six years for terrorism offenses before his release last year stabbed several people on Friday before being tackled by members of the public and shot dead by officers on the bridge. Neil Basu, London’s police counterterrorism chief, said 28-year-old Usman Khan was attending a program that works to educate prisoners when he launched the attack. He killed a man and a woman and injured three others just yards from the site of a deadly 2017 van and knife rampage. Health officials said one of the injured was in critical but stable condition, one was stable and the third had less serious injuries.
