March 23, 2021 4:07 am
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Police have identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect who opened fire inside a crowded Colorado supermarket. The attack Monday in Boulder killed 10 people, including an officer, and sent terrorized shoppers and employees scrambling for cover. Authorities say Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa was from the Denver suburb of Arvada and that he engaged in a shootout with police inside the store. The suspect was expected to be booked into the county jail later in the day on murder charges. Investigators have not established a motive. A law enforcement official briefed on the shooting told The Associated Press that the gunman used an AR-15 rifle, a lightweight semi-automatic rifle.
May 25, 2020 3:40 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump has booked back-to-back Memorial Day appearances amid the coronavirus pandemic. Trump plans to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. Afterward, he will head to Baltimore to speak at Fort McHenry national monument. That’s where “The Star-Spangled Banner” was written. But Baltimore’s mayor is unhappy about Trump’s visit, saying it sets a bad example when many residents have been told to limit travel. Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young also says the city can’t afford the cost of a presidential visit when city revenue is declining because of the virus outbreak.
August 6, 2019 4:15 am
BEIJING (AP) – China says it “will not stand idly by” and will take countermeasures if U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Indo-Pacific region. Chief Chinese arms control official Fu Cong also Tuesday warned neighboring countries not to allow the U.S. to deploy such weapons on their territory. President Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn from a Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia. And over the weekend, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said during security meetings in Asia that he wanted to deploy midrange conventional missiles in the Asia-Pacific within months. Australia’s defense minister has said that country will not be a base for the missiles. Fu said China had no intention of entering a trilateral arms control deal with the U S. and Russia but would remain engaged in disarmament discussions.
September 17, 2024 5:03 am
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A small Ohio city has been inundated with hoax bomb threats since last week’s presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump falsely accused members of Springfield’s Haitian community of abducting and eating cats and dogs. City officials acknowledge growing pains from the influx of some 15,000 Haitian immigrants, but say there’s no evidence to support the claim they are consuming anyone’s pets. More than 30 bomb threats have been made against schools, government buildings and city officials’ homes since last week, forcing evacuations and closures. Springfield also canceled its annual celebration of diversity, arts and culture in response to the threats. On Tuesday, state police were deployed to city schools.
November 18, 2023 4:58 am
A convicted murderer who escaped from a southeastern Pennsylvania prison earlier this year and eluded a massive two-week search before he was recaptured is now back in court. Danilo Cavalcante was arraigned Friday on theft, burglary and other charges in connection with alleged crimes committed while he was on the run this summer. Authorities have said that following his Aug. 31 escape from Chester County Prison, the 34-year-old stole a transit van and burglarized homes in southeastern Pennsylvania. He was captured Sept. 13 after a two-week search. Cavalcante had been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing Deborah Brandao in front of her children in 2021.
December 28, 2022 4:15 am
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Southwest woes- Across the country and here locally at Pittsburgh International. All of the airline’s 38 local flights were canceled Tuesday, leaving many families trying to get home, stranded. “As soon as we get there, we see lines down to terminals, people sleeping on the baggage claim things, there were no seats. It’s in a frenzy honestly,” said Elijah Hill, a stranded Southwest passenger. Nationally Southwest has canceled roughly 60% of its scheduled flights. At Pittsburgh International 114 flights were canceled this week. Hill said out of options he, his wife, and two young kids will make the nearly 15-hour drive back home to Pittsburgh early Wednesday morning. The U.S. Department of Transportation is investigating southwest to see if the company [Southwest Airlines] could have prevented this and if it’s complying with its customer service plan.
February 16, 2022 4:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is telling Congress it needs an additional $30 billion to press ahead with the fight against COVID-19. Two people familiar with the details tell The Associated Press that the request includes $17.9 billion for vaccines and treatments, $4.9 billion for testing, $3 billion to cover coronavirus care for uninsured people, and $3.7 billion to prepare for future variants. The two spoke on condition of anonymity. Congress has already approved $5.8 trillion to battle the pandemic in a series of major bills spanning the Trump and Biden administrations.
March 23, 2021 4:04 am
Monday night’s Peters Township Council meeting was packed with construction projects for consideration. First, council agreed to amend permitted uses in its zoning district for West Venetia mixed use corridor. The zoning ordinance for that area now allows personal services as a permitted use. The trigger for the change is with the construction of the new Venetia post office there are multiple adjacent spaces that would allow businesses such as beauty salons, barber shops, tailors and laundries to operate. The amendment now allows all personal services. Council also will make application for a grant to offset costs of the proposed aquatic facility. Township Manager Paul Lauer states that they will make application for as much as $4 million dollars in grant money from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund that is operated by the National Park Service. Final determination for the grant is expected this fall. Lauer also verified that the township has reached out to North Strabane Township to offer their residents a membership deal to allow them to patronize the aquatic center as members at Peters Township membership rates. There is also an annual contribution to be made by North Strabane Township on behalf of their residents to sponsor that discount. Council continues to struggle with how the new fire station in Venetia will operate. Much discussion was held to try and determine just what is needed there and how many firefighters will be on duty at the new substation. Council scheduled several workshops to work through all of the questions regarding the pool, the fire station and upcoming zoning changes.
May 25, 2020 3:39 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida. (AP) – Big crowds turned out for the Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. amid warnings from authorities about people disregarding the coronavirus social-distancing rules and risking a resurgence of the scourge that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans. On the Navajo Nation, which sprawls across the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the number of virus cases rose by 56 on Sunday to 4,689, according to the local health department. Meanwhile, the White House broadened its travel ban against countries hit hard by the virus, saying it would deny admission to foreigners who have recently been in Brazil. Japan moved further toward reopening Monday, with plans to end a state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding areas.
August 6, 2019 4:14 am
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Republican governor is bucking his party to call for expanded gun laws and some Democrats in Texas are telling President Donald Trump to stay away. Both states are reeling from a pair of shootings that killed 31. A racist screed remains a focus in the El Paso massacre, while further details trickle out about the alleged shooter in Dayton, who was being described as mentally ill and fascinated with violence.
