August 9, 2019 3:37 pm
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Authorities say the 21-year-old man accused of carrying out the deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart confessed after surrendering and said he had been targeting Mexicans. El Paso Detective Adrian Garcia said in an arrest warrant affidavit that Patrick Crusius emerged with his hands up from a vehicle stopped at an intersection shortly after last Saturday’s attack and told officers, “I’m the shooter.” He says Crusius later waived his Miranda Rights and agreed to speak with detectives, telling them he was targeting Mexicans during his attack. Twenty-two people were killed in the attack and about two dozen others were wounded. Many of the dead had Latino last names and eight of them were Mexican nationals. El Paso sits on the border with Mexico. (Photo: CNN)
September 23, 2024 5:52 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime in the US dropped again in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike. The report released Monday shows overall violent crime ticked down an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before. Murders and non-negligent manslaughter dropped nearly 12%. Violent crime has become a talking point on the campaign trail, with former President Donald Trump falsely claiming during the recent presidential debate that crime is “through the roof” under President Joe Biden’s administration. Even amid the 2020 surge, violent crime is down dramatically from the 1990s.
November 24, 2023 8:17 am
No injuries were reported after fire crews were called to the Crown Auto dealership at Washington Crown Center in North Franklin Township Friday morning. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers say it’s believed that a bad belt in a rooftop unit on the dealership may have caused all the smoke. A working structure fire was reported around 6:15 a.m. No Injuries resulted but firefighters reportedly had to deal with some icy conditions on the roof of the building. No other information is currently available.
January 3, 2023 3:18 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — PennDOT is set to close the ramps for Exit 40 in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 on Tuesday, January 3rd. Officials say the Charleroi/Allenport Interchange will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. depending on the weather and operational issues. The closures will be in place to allow railroad crews to perform maintenance on the bridge that carries the tracks over the on/off ramps. A posted detour will be in place. To access Route 88, vehicles will use the Speers Exit (39) to Twilight Hollow Road, then will utilize First Street to Route 88. For those trying to get to I-70 West from Route 88, traffic can take First Street to Twilight Hollow Road, then on to Interstate 70.
February 21, 2022 4:59 pm
(AP) – Medina Spirit has been stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun has been declared the winner in a ruling by state racing stewards. The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but banned on race day. Medina Spirit finished half a length ahead of Mandaloun in the race, giving trainer Bob Baffert what was then his seventh Kentucky Derby title. Baffert was subsequently banned for two years by Churchill Downs following the positive test. Monday’s decision by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission makes Medina Spirit the second horse in the 147-year history of the race to be disqualified for a banned substance. (Photo: AP)
March 28, 2021 7:43 am
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Police in Indonesia say at least one suicide bomber has detonated outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during Sunday Mass, wounding several people. There were no casualties among the congregation in Makassar city in South Sulawesi province. A report from Kompas TV shows police officers securing the area in front of the church. The chief of the South Sulawesi police said that the explosion happened at 10:35 a.m. He said the only dead was the presumed bomber.
May 30, 2020 4:10 am
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Utah judge has blocked a concert protesting coronavirus restrictions, siding with county health officials who said the event expected to attract thousands of people could worsen the pandemic. Judge Dianna Gibson decided Friday there was a real risk of spreading the virus among the audience and others. The decision came hours after Utah marked its largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases with 343. Organizers didn’t immediately say whether they would cancel the concert by Nashville-based country singer Collin Raye. The event was also aimed at supporting business hurt by the crisis.
August 9, 2019 2:49 pm
Over 5000 volunteer hours, spread out over 4 years culminated Friday with a ribbon cutting. The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum dedicated their new Fairgrounds Platform Project, which tripled the size of the previous platform that was upgraded due to age. It accommodates two trolleys on each of the two tracks. The project cost more than $800,000 and was funded through SPC SMART Transportation grant funds, Washington County Local Share funds, Washington County Act 13 Greenways Funds and fairgrounds gas lease monies. The Port Authority of Allegheny County also got involved by donating signal equipment and allowing the use of their specialized bucket truck. The dedication was set to coincide with the opening of the Washington County Agricultural Fair on August 11.Local officials on hand for the dedication included Washington County Commissioners Larry Maggi, Diana Irey Vaughn and Harlan Shober. Scott Becker, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum along with State Senator Camera Bartolotta and representatives for Congressman Tim O’Neal were also on hand. For information about Park ‘N Ride tickets to the fair, go to www.patrolley.org .
September 23, 2024 5:19 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military is calling on residents of southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where it claims Hezbollah stores weapons. Israel says it is carrying out “extensive strikes” against the militant group. Monday’s warning was the first of its kind in nearly a year of steadily escalating conflict and came after a particularly heavy exchange of fire the day before. Hezbollah launched around 150 rockets, missiles and drones into northern Israel in retaliation for recent strikes that killed a top commander and dozens of fighters.
November 24, 2023 5:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The legality of an agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids is going before the Supreme Court. Families that lost loved ones to overdoses are divided over Purdue Pharma’s plan to settle with governments. The settlement could provide billions of dollars to address an overdose epidemic and pay victims. But the settlement would protect from future lawsuits members of the Sackler family, which owns the Connecticut-based company. One Florida woman who lost her son to an opioid overdose says it’s a chance to move on. A Massachusetts mother says it’s an unfair protection for a wealthy family that profited from helping cause a crisis.
