June 16, 2024 7:03 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has announced a “tactical pause” in its offensive in the southern Gaza Strip to allow the deliveries of increased quantities of humanitarian aid. The army said Sunday the pause would begin at 0500 GMT and remain in effect until 1600 GMT. It says the pauses are to take place every day until further notice. The pause is aimed at allowing aid trucks to reach the Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing, the main entry point for incoming aid, and travel safely to a nearby highway to deliver supplies to other parts of Gaza.
June 16, 2024 6:44 am
SPEERS BOROUGH, Pa. (WPXI) — A vehicle left major damage to a house in Washington County after smashing into it. Members of the Charleroi Fire Department said they were called to Arlington Avenue in Speers Borough Saturday evening after a vehicle hit a pole and then ricocheted into a nearby house. When they arrived on scene a woman was still trapped inside the vehicle. Firefighters were able to rescue her and say she was not injured. The majority of the damage was done to the garage attached to the home. The vehicle also went under a concrete patio which was jostled and appeared slightly out of place. When the pole was hit a power line was knocked loose, causing a power surge which triggered an unrelated alarm at a nearby business, firefighters said. The Charleroi Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash. There were no reported injuries.
June 16, 2024 6:53 am
(WPXI) – Multiple people were injured after a crash in North Strabane Township on Saturday. Washington County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the intersection of Washington Road and Fulton Road at around 4:05 p.m. North Strabane Township firefighters say the crash involved three passenger vehicles. One person had to be rescued from a vehicle by emergency crews and was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. Investigators say three other people were injured but the extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. The intersection was closed for a period of time.
June 16, 2024 6:51 am
(WPXI) – A man was injured after a motorcycle crash in Washington County. Washington County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the 1800 block of Henderson Avenue in Chartiers Township at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. A man was found unconscious on the road when emergency crews arrived. He was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital. Investigators say only the motorcycle was involved in the crash. The driver is not believed to have been wearing a helmet.
June 16, 2024 6:48 am
(WPXI) – From music and dancing to even moments of social activism, Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth Parade pulled out all the stops in celebration of culture, black history and freedom. “I always say some of my proudest moments of being black in Pittsburgh is being at Juneteenth. It’s such a positive atmosphere, kids, adults seniors, white and black people and Hispanic,” said Tim Stevens, Chairman of the Black Political Empowerment Project. “When they passed that big celebration for the 4th of July that didn’t include black people. So that was not liberation for us. In 1865, we got our freedom. So that’s why Juneteenth is a very significant time for us,” said B Marshall, Founder & Producer of Stop the Violence Pittsburgh. The parade route started on Freedom Corner in the Hill District, a neighborhood home to some jazz greats. “George Benson, Stanley Turrentine all from this area, and they played here and they were phenomenal and went on to go national,” said Marshall. Marshall has hosted this Juneteenth celebration for 11 years. “We do these events to try to unify the community and bring children out to see this. Because they don’t see this type of stuff in their lives,” said Marshall. “I think everybody did a nice part in the whole thing. Especially the horses, the horses are so cool,” said parade visitor Briona Williams.
June 15, 2024 9:12 am
LONDON (AP) — Britain has put on a display of birthday pageantry for King Charles III with a military parade that marked the Princess of Wales’ first public appearance since her cancer diagnosis early this year. Bystanders cheered as Kate joined other members of the royal family on a Buckingham Palace balcony at the end of the King’s Birthday Parade. Kate disclosed in March that she was undergoing chemotherapy for an unspecified form of cancer. The king, who is also being treated for cancer, inspected the troops at Saturday’s event known as Trooping the Color. It’s a spectacle involving 1,400 soldiers, 250 military musicians and more than 200 horses.
June 15, 2024 8:16 am
PITTSBURGH — A bicyclist is in critical condition after he hit a car in Downtown Pittsburgh, police say. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said the crash happened at around 2 a.m. at Fort Duquesne Boulevard and Ninth Street. A car was driving from the Northside on the Rachel Carson Bridge. It was trying to continue straight onto Ninth Street with a green light when the bicyclist hit it, police said. The electric bike failed to stop at the red light on Fort Duquesne Boulevard, police said. The bicyclist was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. He was not wearing a helmet. The driver of the car stayed on scene and was cooperative with officers, police said. There were no reported injures to him or the three passengers inside the car. Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating. The investigation is ongoing.
June 15, 2024 5:23 am
The City of Pittsburgh will be opening several Cooling Centers during next week’s heat wave. Forecasted temperatures are predicted to reach 90 degrees and above from Monday, June 17 to Friday, June 21, city officials said. These six Healthy Active Living Centers will activate as Cooling Centers:
- Beechview Healthy Active Living Community Center
- 1555 Broadway Avenue
- Pittsburgh, PA 15216
- 412-567-7290
- Brighton Heights Healthy Active Living Community Center
- 3515 McClure Avenue
- Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- 412-766-4656
- Greenfield Healthy Active Living Community Center
- 745 Greenfield Avenue
- Pittsburgh, PA 15217
- 412-422-6551
- Homewood Healthy Active Living Community Center
- 7321 Frankstown Road
- Pittsburgh, PA 15208
- 412-244-4190
- Sheraden Healthy Active Living Community Center
- 720 Sherwood Avenue
- Pittsburgh, PA 15204
- 412-777-5012
- South Side Healthy Active Living Community Center
- 12th & Bingham Streets
- Pittsburgh, PA 15203
The centers will have the following hours of operation: Monday, June 17, Tuesday, June 18, Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Juneteenth, Wednesday, June 19 from 12 to 7 p.m.
June 15, 2024 4:56 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian firepower has been improving since U.S. lawmakers approved a much-needed military aid package this spring, though not quickly enough to halt the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine. Although the influx of Western munitions has shrunk Kyiv’s glaring artillery disadvantage, Moscow’s forces are still gaining in the Donetsk region, getting closer to crucial Ukrainian supply routes and enabling them to inflict heavy losses during Ukrainian troop rotations. Kyiv has turned to a bend-but-don’t-break strategy to buy time until it can get more Western weapons and ammunition to the front. Senior Ukrainian military officials and soldiers in the field say that by ceding some territory, Ukraine has been able to fight from better defended positions.
June 15, 2024 4:50 am
Attorneys general across the U.S. have a new fight on their hands: protecting Americans from unproven and expensive stem cell treatments that salespeople claim can cure almost anything. Iowa is among the states suing companies raking in millions by injecting people with stem cells that the Federal Drug Administration says have little to no benefits and can be associated with serious side effects. One expert told The Associated Press many stem cells injected into people are already dead when they are used. The FDA has issued some 30 warning letters to consumers since 2017. The Iowa case is scheduled for trial next year.
