November 26, 2023 6:30 am
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump used college football rivalry weekend to bask among his supporters in a state and region that are key to his presidential fortunes, while trying to upstage his Republican opponent Nikki Haley on her home turf at the Clemson-South Carolina football game. The former president and current front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination arrived at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia on Saturday night to chants of “We want Trump!” Trump was a guest of South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. The entourage also included South Carolina’s senior U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, giving Trump a show of local political force at a game featuring Haley’s alma mater, Clemson, where she is also a member of the board of trustees.
January 3, 2023 4:42 am
As law dictates, municipalities and township governing boards are required to reorganize on the first Monday of January. Even though many have delayed because of the observance of New Years Day, Peters Township Council chose to reorganize on Monday. Elected to the Chairmanship by a unanimous 6-0 vote was previous Vice Chairman Frank Kosir. The Vice Chairmanship took two votes to deliver an appointment. Councilmen Dr. Thomas Pirosko and Robert Lewis both garnered 3 votes. In order to keep the election from being delayed until absent Councilwoman Allison Shanafelt could attend the meeting, Lewis nominated Pirosko that then delivered a unanimous vote. Council will be interviewing candidates for open board positions on various committees on January 16.
February 22, 2022 10:20 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A federal lawsuit claims the Pennsylvania Supreme Court would overstep its authority by selecting a new set of congressional district maps. The plaintiffs asked Monday for a restraining order to prevent the state justices from changing the election calendar. The lawsuit was filed by two Republicans running for Congress, a member of the election board in rural Susquehanna County and two others. They’re suing Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and two high-ranking state elections officials, arguing that the stalemate over passing new maps should require all 17 races to be run as “at-large” statewide contests this year.
March 29, 2021 4:21 am
BEIJING (AP) – A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak of the coronavirus is “extremely unlikely.” A draft copy was obtained Monday by The Associated Press. The findings were largely as expected, and left many questions unanswered. The team proposed further research in every area except the lab leak hypothesis. The report’s release has been repeatedly delayed, raising questions about whether the Chinese side was trying to skew the conclusions. The AP received what appeared to be a near-final version from a Geneva-based diplomat from a WHO-member country.
May 31, 2020 8:14 am
PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — Police cars set on fire, businesses vandalized and protesters and police officers injured — all of that prompted the mayor to implement citywide curfew and call in more police. “I’m just so angry at the fact that some segment hijacked this and took some of the youth and brought them into the mix,” said Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert. Schubert lashed out at protesters who turned violent and set fire to police cars, assaulted journalists and looted businesses. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto implemented a curfew at 8:30 p.m. and called in more law enforcement agencies. The mayor and the chief both appeared visibly upset that a peaceful protest for more than two hours turned violent so quickly. And they’re blaming it on outsiders. “I’m willing to bet my check that there’s lot of people who are anarchists, who, they’re not here to protest what happened. They’re here to take advantage of the situation and try to throw it their way and bring other people into the mix and cause damage, cause injuries with that. And there’s no doubt that’s who’s doing it. And a lot of the things we are seeing are white males dressed in the anarchist Antifa,” Schubert said. “They’re the ones who are fueling a lot of this. It’s just a damn shame that they took advantage of the situation.” Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich said more than a dozen businesses in the Central Business District have been vandalized.
August 10, 2019 4:21 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – More than 550 residency slots at a Philadelphia teaching hospital have fetched a $55 million winning bid at a bankruptcy auction ahead of the facility’s impending closure.
The residency slots at Hahnemann University Hospital were won by a team of six local health systems at Thursday’s auction, topping bids by Tower Health and a California company that wants to reopen the hospital. Christiana Care Health System, Cooper University Health Care, and Main Line Health joined Einstein Healthcare Network, Jefferson Health and Temple University Health System in the winning bid. The salaries and benefits of those residencies are paid by Medicare, which has objected to the sale in bankruptcy court. Hahnemann is still in the process of closing, but the 496-bed hospital has no patients. It’s closing due to unsustainable financial losses. A bankruptcy hearing on the hospital’s sale has been rescheduled for Aug. 19.
September 23, 2024 5:14 am
A Washington County man died in a head-on crash in Fayette County on Saturday. A crash report from Pennsylvania State Police in Belle Vernon says the crash happened on Brownsville Road just before 11 p.m. in Jefferson Township when a truck crossed the center line and hit a sedan head-on. The driver of the sedan, identified as Quinte Brown, 26, of Donora, died at the scene. The driver of the truck was taken to a hospital to be evaluated for injuries. His current condition is not known. Troopers say they believe alcohol was involved.
November 26, 2023 6:26 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd says his family has been kept in the dark by federal prison officials after he was stabbed in prison. A person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday that Derek Chauvin was stabbed by another inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, Arizona. The medium-security prison has been plagued by security lapses and staffing shortages. Chauvin’s lawyer says his family has been provided no information about his condition from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. A spokesperson for the agency has not responded to an Associated Press request for comment.
January 3, 2023 4:26 am
A new U.S. study finds that reports of young children accidentally eating marijuana-laced treats rose sharply as pot became legal in more places. More than 7,000 confirmed cases of kids younger than 6 eating pot edibles were reported to the nation’s poison control centers over a recent five-year period. The study published Tuesday found nearly a quarter of those children were hospitalized, with some becoming seriously ill. The study’s author says parents need to be more vigilant and keep pot candies, chocolate and cookies out of reach of children.
February 22, 2022 4:17 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A federal prosecutor says three Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights sat by and “chose to do nothing” as Floyd pleaded for air and then went silent. Prosecutor Manda Sertich singled out each former officer as closing arguments in their trial began Tuesday. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care as Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes in May 2020. Lane held the 46-year-old Black man’s feet, Kueng knelt on his back and Thao held back bystanders. Kueng and Thao are also charged with failing to intervene to stop Chauvin. (Photo: ABC)
