December 29, 2022 4:30 am
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York is now under investigation by the Nassau County District attorney’s office. The development adds to a loudening uproar over revelations that the Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional life when he campaigned successfully for U.S. Congress. Despite intensifying doubt about his fitness to hold federal office, Santos has thus far shown no signs of stepping aside – even as he has publicly admitted to a long list of fabrications. He is scheduled to be sworn in Tuesday. If he assumes office, he could face investigations by the House Committee on Ethics and the Justice Department.
February 17, 2022 2:36 am
(WPXI) – One firefighter was injured in a fire at an auto salvage yard in Dawson, Fayette County on Thursday. According to dispatch, the firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Fire crews and EMS are still on scene at Marsh’s Auto Salvage in the 800 block of Banning Road. A worker at the salvage yard says it was a building with about six garage bays that was on fire.
March 24, 2021 4:04 am
A supervisor position was made available in South Strabane Township on Tuesday night. Supervisor Thomas Moore tendered his resignation from the board and it was accepted unanimously with regrets. Moore is resigning due to health concerns. Supervisor Chairman Bob Weber stated that we will not only be missing a great supervisor, we will be missing a great friend. Opportunity was given to local residents to announce their interest in filling out Moore’s term that will end on January 3, 2022. Russ Grego who is the Public Works Director for the township expressed his interest as did resident Mark McCurdy who is a former Legislative Assistant in the State House of Representatives. In other township business, supervisors held a public hearing on a proposal to rezone a 141 acre parcel of land from C-2 general commercial to R-4 medium density residential. The request was made by the Meadows Landing Associates, LP. They plan a 334 unit mixed residential development on the land behind the Speedway Convenience store on Route 19. Supervisors later approved a master plan for that development pending approval of the zoning change.
May 26, 2020 4:09 am
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album, has died. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died Sunday at his New York City home from lung cancer. He was 91. Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb was a drummer on the “Kind of Blue” jam session headed by Davis that also featured Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane. It is the best-selling jazz album of all time. Cobb says he and his bandmates knew the album, released on Aug. 17, 1959, would be a hit. It has sold more than 4 million copies.
August 7, 2019 3:55 am
Funeral services have been set for a former Washington County resident who was gunned down in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio early Sunday morning. Services for 26-year-old Nicholas Cumer will be held at eleven o’clock on Saturday, August 10th in the Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Home at 420 Locust Avenue in Washington. Friends will be received from one to three and six to eight p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Cumer was a 2012 graduate of Washington High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s degree from St. Francis University.
September 18, 2024 9:46 am
Two counts of felony child pornography is the plea deal for a Washington County man. Originally Trevor Korba of North Franklin faced 20 felony counts of child porn after explicit and illegal photos were found on one of his electronic devices through drop-box. In court Tuesday, Korba had all but two of the charges dropped through a plea agreement that could put him behind bars for 14 years. Tier 3 felony child pornography charges in the state of Pennsylvania carry a maximum 7 year prison sentence and a 15 thousand dollar fine for each offense. Korba is scheduled to be sentenced in Washington County Court on December 12th.
November 20, 2023 2:42 am
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Rosalynn Carter’s tiny hometown of Plains, Georgia, is mourning the death of the former U.S. first lady and global humanitarian, who died Sunday at 96. Lifelong residents and more recent transplants to Plains remembered her Monday as an involved presence around town, despite all that she and former President Jimmy Carter achieved elsewhere. She was instrumental in a Thanksgiving food drive and distribution to the needy, and maintained deep roots in multiple church congregations. It’s not clear whether Jimmy Carter, now 99 and in hospice care, will be able to attend the public commemorations and funeral services to be held in Sumter County and Atlanta next Monday through Wednesday. (Photo: ABC)
December 29, 2022 4:28 am
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines expects to return to normal operations this week after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent days. After canceling another 2,350 flights Thursday, the company said it expects to be back to regular scheduling by Friday. Southwest is struggling to recover after being overwhelmed by a winter storm that left hundreds of pilots and flight attendants stranded out of position to operate flights. It is likely that far more than 1 million passengers have been affected. Southwest has canceled more than 13,000 flights since its meltdown began on Dec. 22.
February 16, 2022 5:28 pm
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A judge in Florida has agreed with a request from the family of comedian Bob Saget and temporarily prohibited the release of any photos, video or other records related to the investigation into his death. The judge said Wednesday that refusing to issue the temporary injunction would have caused the family irreparable harm. Saget’s wife, Kelly Rizzo, and his three daughters, filed a lawsuit the previous day in Orlando, Florida, asking the state judge for a ruling that would prohibit the release of the records. The judge has not yet ruled on whether the family’s privacy concerns outweigh any claims for the records to be released. (Photo: AP)
March 24, 2021 2:25 am
Regal Cinemas, the second largest movie theater chain in the U.S., will reopen beginning April 2nd. Regal had been one of most notable holdouts in the gradual reopening of cinemas nationwide. For nearly half a year, screens and theatres in the U.S. have been dark – and that includes the one at Washington Crown Center in North Franklin Township. The company says doors will open early next month with attendance limited to 25 to 50% capacity in about 500 locations. As for the Washington County location, Civil Knox, the mall’s general manager and marketing director, says the news of the reopening is news to her and she can’t say whether that will include their location.
