December 27, 2023 2:46 am
(WPXI) – A man is facing charges after police say he fired shots into a bar in Monongahela early Saturday morning. According to Pennsylvania State Police, Jonathan Toth, 49, of Jefferson Hills, was at Main Street Tavern at around 12:30 a.m. when he and his wife got into an argument with other bar patrons. Toth threatened the other patrons and he and his wife left, saying he was going to get a knife and “gut everybody.” He returned with a .22 caliber rifle a short time later, shot once into the rear window of a 2023 Dodge Ram and then shot four times into the occupied bar through the rear door. State police said the shots hit the walls inside the bar while around eight people were inside. According to state police, Toth got into his car and started to leave when a Monongahela police officer approached on foot. The officer gave Toth multiple verbal commands which were ignored. The officer fired one round at Toth, which hit him on the right side of his body, state police said. Toth fled the scene, which caused a short vehicle pursuit with police. He eventually stopped on state Route 136 in Forward Township, where he was removed from his car and provided medical care, state police said. Toth is still in the hospital, according to the state police. Toth is facing dozens of charges, including multiple counts of criminal attempted homicide, recklessly endangering another person, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm and discharge of a weapon into an occupied structure.
December 27, 2023 2:37 am
(WPXI) – A man from Washington County was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at Pittsburgh International Airport after he tried to bring a loaded gun onto his flight. TSA said the man, from McMurray, tried to bring a .380 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets in his carry-on bags. “Our TSA officers work on holidays so that others may travel to visit family and friends,” said TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport, Karen Keys-Turner. “Their continued vigilance to ensure that people can get to their destinations safely is demonstrated daily and Christmas day was no exception when they prevented a traveler from bringing a loaded handgun onto a flight. It’s absolutely unforgivable to bring a firearm to a security checkpoint. Responsible gun owners do not bring their guns to a checkpoint because they know the proper way to pack a firearm for a flight. This individual carelessly introduced an unnecessary risk into the airport environment and as a result he will face a stiff Federal financial penalty that will likely cost him thousands of dollars.” The total number of guns caught at the airport’s checkpoints is up to forty-four so far this year, nine more than the previous record of 35 firearms caught in 2019.
December 27, 2023 2:29 am
(WPXI) – Pennsylvania State Police say a vehicle reported stolen in 2008 was just found in a river in Fayette County. In a release, PSP says on Christmas Eve two fishermen near the Point Marion boat launch on the Monongahela River noticed the outline of a car in the water on their fishfinder. The white four-door sedan was recovered from the river Tuesday evening by the Murrysville Medic One Dive Team. Investigators located the vehicle’s identification number and determined it was reported stolen to state police in Uniontown in 2008. PSP says no signs of foul play were found, but the case remains under investigation.
December 26, 2023 5:13 pm
(AP) – Americans are expected to spend nearly $30 billion on gift cards this holiday, according to the National Retail Federation. Most will be redeemed. But many gift cards wind up forgotten or unused. In a July survey, Bankrate found that 47% of U.S. adults had at least one unused gift card worth an average of $187. That’s a total of $23 billion in unspent money. Under federal law, gift cards can’t expire for five years after they’re purchased. But experts say it’s wise to use them sooner than that, since inflation and inactivity fees can eat away at their value.
December 26, 2023 4:58 pm
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy who left on a flight to visit his grandmother was put on the wrong plane. When the grandmother, Maria Ramos, showed up on Thursday at the airport in Fort Myers, Florida, to greet her grandson who was flying for the first time from Philadelphia, she was told he wasn’t on the Spirit Airlines flight. She then got a call from her grandson from the airport in Orlando, telling her that he had landed. In a statement, Spirit Airlines said the boy was under the supervision of an employee the entire time. The airline has apologized.
December 26, 2023 5:06 am
LONDON (AP) — Britain is one of the world’s oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threat. They point to restrictions on protest imposed by the Conservative government that have seen environmental activists jailed for peaceful but disruptive actions. The government says it is stopping extremist activists from hurting the economy and disrupting daily life. Critics say it is an example of how Britons’ civil rights are being eroded with too little scrutiny from the country’s elected representatives and not enough protection from the courts. Some say Britain’s unwritten constitution does not offer enough protection from politicians who push the limits of what is allowed.
December 26, 2023 5:05 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian naval ship in Crimea was damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the landing ship Novocherkassk has been hit by plane-launched guided missiles at a base in the city of Feodosia. The ministry said two Ukrainian fighter jets were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire during the attack. There was no immediate report of how bad the ship was damaged, but videos circulating on Ukrainian channels showed an extensive fire in the port area.
December 26, 2023 5:04 am
CAIRO (AP) — Israel and Hamas have given cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But the longstanding enemies on Monday stopped short of rejecting the plan altogether. The Egyptian plan calls for a phased hostage release and the formation of a Palestinian government of experts to administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, according to a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat familiar with the proposal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not comment directly on the proposal. But speaking to members of his Likud Party, he said the war is not “close to finished.” Hamas, meanwhile, said it wouldn’t negotiate without an “end to the aggression.”
December 26, 2023 5:03 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. servicemembers were injured in a drone attack in northern Iraq. National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said one of the U.S. troops suffered critical injuries in the attack that occurred earlier Monday. The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, under an umbrella of Iranian-backed militants, claimed credit for the attack. Biden, who is spending Christmas at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland, was briefed on the attack on Monday and ordered the Pentagon to prepare response options.
December 26, 2023 4:58 am
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Two people were injured after falling over an embankment in Washington Township in Fayette County. Rostraver Central Fire Department said they helped Washington Township VFC with the rescue on Johnson Hollow Road. Firefighters said the victims fell over 50 feet. They were flown to Pittsburgh trauma centers to be treated. Their status is unknown at this time. (Photo: Rostraver Central Fire Department)
