November 12, 2019 4:12 am
DALLAS (AP) – Dean Foods is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and may sell the company off to the Dairy Farmers of America. The company said Tuesday that it needs to address debt and unfunded pension obligations while it puts the company up for sale. Dean Foods Co. has lost money in eight of its last 10 quarters and in seven of its last eight quarters it’s posted declining sales. The company has received a commitment of about $850 million in debtor-in-possession financing from certain existing lenders. Dean Foods, which named Eric Berigause as its new CEO in July, said its business is operating normally while it reorganizes.
November 12, 2019 4:10 am
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) – Bolivia is facing its worst unrest in decades amid a political vacuum, while Evo Morales, who transformed the Andean nation as its first indigenous president, has fled the country following weeks of violent protests. Morales flew out on a Mexican government plane late Monday hours after being granted asylum as his supporters and foes fought on the streets of the capital while an opposition leader tearfully laid out a possible path toward new elections in the wake of the president’s resignation. Morales stepped down Sunday following weeks of widespread protests fed by allegations of electoral fraud in the Oct. 20 presidential election that he claimed to have won. Resignations by every other constitutionally designated successor have left it unclear who will take his place and how.
November 12, 2019 4:05 am
Aesthetics and safety were two topics of concern in Peters Township at Monday’s Council Meeting. One item addressed was the removal of trees on Snyder Road. Residents were concerned that the township’s wishes to clear nearly 50 trees that were in the township’s right of way would severely affect the wooded nature of their street. The township met with the residents and explained that the need to perform this maintenance is necessary from the standpoint of safety and that the only trees being removed are those that are dead, diseased or are in danger of restricting the free flow of traffic. Once residents understood the township’s needs, no objections were registered. Council also authorized staff to contract with the Cohen Law Group. This organization will assist the township in regulating the upcoming 5G improvements in wireless technology. When 5G becomes available, it will be necessary for wireless companies to install many 30 foot utility poles in the right of way. Many township developments have underground utilities and this technology will cause residents to see utility poles in their neighborhoods where they did not exist before. The purpose of this hire is to find a way to manage the installation of the poles and best maintain the beauty of the neighborhood. Council cannot ban the installation as the utility poles fall under the purview of the Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Communications Commission.
November 12, 2019 4:02 am
PITTSBURGH – (WPXI) – That first step out the door was icy this morning and motorists could find roads and sidewalks slippery as temperatures fall overnight. Snow showers will continue off and on, with snow squalls possible. Most areas around Pittsburgh will see around 1″ to 2″ of snow, with more north and east of the city. It’s the cold that will make the headlines though-with wind chills in the teens for your Wednesday morning commute, and high temperatures struggling to get above freezing through the day. Record low temperatures are possible, dropping to around 15º by Wednesday morning.
November 11, 2019 1:43 pm
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPXI) – A man pulled out a gun and robbed three elderly women who were walking from the Grove City Premium Outlets in Mercer County Sunday, Pennsylvania State Police said. The women had been shopping at the outlet mall and were walking shortly after 7 p.m. in an alleyway, Westside Square Drive, to the Marriott Hotel when the man walked up to them, according to police. When the man pulled out the handgun, he ordered the women to hand over their bags. Police said he then forcefully took several bags and purses before taking off. The man ran toward the outlet mall’s parking lot after the robbery. The man is described as white and between 5 feet, 6 inches and 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a stocky build. He was wearing a black knit pullover cap and dark clothing. Investigators said the man might have been a passenger in a dark-colored, possibly black, car, which the women saw in the mall’s parking lot near the entrance to the alleyway. Anyone with information is asked to call PSP Mercer at 724-662-6162.
November 11, 2019 10:19 am
CHICAGO (AP) – A winter storm has left about 3.4 inches of snow on the ground at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport but that was enough to cancel nearly 900 flights and cause flights to be delayed an average of almost an hour and a half. Across town, at Midway International Airport, another 97 flights have been canceled. Icy conditions also caused a plane to slide off a runway at O’Hare as it came in to land Monday morning. None of the 38 passengers or three crew members on the flight from Greensboro, North Carolina, was injured. The snow all but stopped by mid-afternoon. Now the National Weather Service expects temperatures that were already unseasonably low to plummet. The forecast high of 21 degrees (-6 Celsius) at the airport on Tuesday would be a full seven degrees lower than the previous record set for Nov. 12. (Photo: CNN)
November 11, 2019 9:33 am
KANAWHA CITY, W.Va. (AP) – The last two remaining Kmart locations in West Virginia are set to close by early next year as the retailer shutters about 100 stores nationwide. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the Kanawha City Kmart in Charleston will close in February following the closure of the Elkview Kmart in December. The store’s parent company, Transformco, cited a “difficult retail environment” in a statement released Thursday announcing 96 Kmart and Sears stores would go out of business by early 2020. The Kanawha City location was named on the list. Transformco announced the Elkview closure in August. Another Charleston Kmart closed at the beginning of 2019. Sears’ former CEO purchased its assets out of bankruptcy in February and moved the company under the new name. Transformco will operate 182 stores after the closures.
November 11, 2019 8:18 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil-and-gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to Ukraine’s new president. Perry’s efforts to influence Ukraine’s energy policy came earlier this year just as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s new government was seeking military aid from the U.S. to defend against Russian aggression and allies of President Donald Trump were ramping up efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden.
Ukraine awarded the contract to a joint venture owned by Michael Bleyzer and Alex Cranberg, businessmen with longstanding ties to the former Texas governor. A spokeswoman for Perry denies he advocated for the business interests of any individual or company during his meetings with Ukraine’s leaders.
November 11, 2019 4:24 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Watergate redux? Back in 1973, tens of millions of Americans tuned in to what Variety called “the hottest daytime soap opera” – the Senate Watergate hearings. They eventually led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation. By some estimates, more than 80% of Americans tuned in to at least part of the Watergate telecasts. Seeing the witnesses lay out the case against Nixon moved public opinion decidedly in favor of impeachment. But this time may be different. When the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump begins its public phase on Wednesday, people will be watching on screens large and small. Many are likely to be watching on more than one screen, with real-time reinforcement of their views about Trump on social media platforms and other venues that didn’t exist in Nixon’s time.
November 11, 2019 4:22 am
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Iran’s president says a new oil field has been discovered with an estimated 50 billion barrels of crude oil in the country’s south. The announcement by President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday would mean Iran’s proven crude oil reserves would be boosted by a third. Right now, Iran says it has some 150 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves. He said the discovered field was located in Iran’s oil-rich Khuzestan province. Rouhani made the announcement Sunday in a speech in the desert city of Yazd. Iran’s energy industry has been hard-hit by U.S. sanctions over its collapsing nuclear deal with world powers.
