January 14, 2020 4:15 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY – (WPXI)- A humane officer for Washington County said she is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week but she is not getting paid. “I’d had too many calls in a row, too many nights in a row” Cathy Cunningham said. Cunningham recently took to Facebook in an open letter to Washington County Commissioners, asking them for money in the budget to hire a humane officer. Back in August when nearly 100 dogs were rescued from a puppy mill, Cathy Cunningham worked with state police and the Humane Society to save them but she says she was the only one who wasn’t paid. Over the last three months, she says she has rescued pigs, countless dog and cats, cows and chickens. “Washington County is not poor and the fact that this is ignored has now taken me to the point of anger,” Cunningham said. The Washington Area Humane Society has one full-time paid worker and one part-time. They work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will go out after hours for emergencies. The rest of all after-hours calls go to Cunningham or another unpaid volunteer. But after 12 years, she says can’t afford to continue and worries what will happen to the animals. “Who is going to take care of the animals in the middle of the night or on a Sunday or Christmas Day. I’ve been called out on Christmas Day,” Cunningham said.
January 13, 2020 5:21 pm
NEW YORK (AP) – Microsoft will stop providing free security updates for the Windows 7 operating system on Tuesday, meaning computers using it will be more vulnerable to malware and hacking. Users who want to protect their computers need to upgrade to Windows 10. They may also need to buy new computers because older machines might not be compatible with Windows 10. Windows 10 starts at $139 for a basic, “Home” version. Tech companies typically phase out older systems after a number of years and focus efforts on updating current versions of software. I
January 13, 2020 2:36 pm
Officials with the Greene County Emergency Management Office say they have been notified of a spill in the creek that runs parallel to Dunns Station Road in Washington Township. They say the spill affects property east of 967 Dunns Station Road towards Ruff Creek. At this time, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has determined the spill came from a drill cutting pit that overflowed. Work is being done for Consol Coal which is in the process of constructing a ventilation air shaft. Samples were taken and the results are pending. Emergency Management officials say if residents in that area have any concerns about livestock or wells that may be affected, they can call the DEP at 724-925-5500.
January 13, 2020 2:30 pm
(WPXI) – A video of a 2-year-old boy using a vaping device while being babysat was posted on social media, and now charges are pending against two teenagers, Pennsylvania State Police said. The video was posted on Snapchat, and State Police in Indiana County were alerted to it Sunday by a Safe2Say Something tip, authorities said. Investigators said the toddler was being babysat Jan. 9 by a 17-year-old girl at a home in St. Clair Township, Westmoreland County, when he took the vaping device from a nightstand and began to use it. The 17-year-old and an 18-year-old woman who was also at the home allowed the boy to inhale from the vaping device while taking the video, police said. According to police, the vaping device is believed to have contained 3 percent nicotine, but no THC. The boy could be seen in the video coughing, but there were no other visible effects from inhaling from the vaping device, police said. There is no family relationship between the boy and the two teenagers, authorities said.
January 13, 2020 12:43 pm
PITTSBURGH (AP) – A former librarian and a bookseller have pleaded guilty in the theft of rare books from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in a years-long scheme. Sixty-three-year-old Gregory Priore (left), former manager of the rare books room, pleaded guilty Monday to theft and receiving stolen property. Fifty-six-year-old John Schulman, the owner of Caliban Book Shop, pleaded guilty to theft by deception, receiving stolen property and forgery. Allegheny County prosecutors said some charges were withdrawn in exchange for the pleas, but the deal contains no agreement on sentencing, which is scheduled for April 17 for both defendants. (Photo: WPXI)
January 13, 2020 12:25 pm
SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) – Queen Elizabeth II says she has agreed to grant Prince Harry and Meghan their wish for a more independent life that will see them move part-time to Canada. The British monarch says in a statement that a summit of senior royals on Monday was “constructive.” She said it had been “agreed that there will be a period of transition in which the Sussexs will spend time in Canada and the UK.” The queen says there are still issues to be resolved but she wants it done within days.
January 13, 2020 10:00 am
UNDATED (AP) – Todd Phillips’ much-debated supervillain origin story and R-rated box-office smash “Joker” topped all films with 11 Academy Awards nominations on Monday, while Martin Scorsese’s elegiac crime epic “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino’s 1960s Los Angeles fairy tale “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and Sam Mendes’ World War I tale “1917” all trailed close behind with 10 nods apiece. áThe nominations will bring about endless speculation about who will win, and who should win. Who wins will be revealed on Feb. 9, when the Oscars are held in Los Angeles. They’ll need all the star power they can get – the show will go hostless for its second straight year.
January 13, 2020 4:20 am
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – An Australian man who was injured in a volcanic eruption in New Zealand more than a month ago has died, becoming the 20th victim of the disaster. Paul Browitt and his two daughters were caught in the Dec. 9 eruption on White Island. One daughter was killed in the eruption and Browitt and the other daughter were injured and transferred to Alfred Hospital in their hometown of Melbourne three days after the disaster. A police statement confirmed Paul Browitt died on Sunday night as a result of injuries from the eruption. The surviving daughter remains hospitalized.
January 13, 2020 4:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States is preparing to remove more than a dozen Saudi military students from a training program after an investigation into a deadly shooting by a Saudi aviation student at a Florida navy base last month. That’s according to a U.S. official who spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday. The 21-year-old Saudi Air Force officer, 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani, opened fire at the naval base in Pensacola, killing three U.S. sailors and injuring eight other people. The Justice Department has been investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.
January 13, 2020 4:17 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Democrat Cory Booker has dropped out of the presidential race after failing to qualify for the December primary debate. Booker announced Monday that he was ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to gain traction in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety. The U.S. senator from New Jersey had struggled in polling and fundraising since launching his bid last February. Booker was unable to hit 5% support in a single qualifying poll required to make it on the January debate stage. Booker’s departure leaves a field that was once the most diverse in history with just one remaining African American candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.
