November 4, 2024 5:10 am
Quincy Jones has died at age 91. His publicist says he died Sunday night at his home in Los Angeles. Jones’ historic career ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s record-setting “Thriller” to prize-winning film and television scores and collaborations with Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles. Jones rose from music school dropout to the very heights of show business, becoming one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood. Over the past 60 years, it was hard to find someone in the music, television or movie industries who did not have some connection to Jones. He kept company with presidents and dignitaries, movie stars and musicians, philanthropists and business leaders.
November 3, 2024 6:38 am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on one last weekend quest to sway undecided voters in battleground states that will determine the next president. On Saturday, Harris encouraged supporters in Atlanta to vote early while Trump spoke in North Carolina about his days as a candidate coming to a close with this election. Harris ended her day in Charlotte, North Carolina, with rocker Jon Bon Jovi and actress Kerry Washington. Trump was in Salem, Virginia — which isn’t a battleground state — and rallied in Greensboro in North Carolina.
November 3, 2024 6:36 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been furiously campaigning. Harris appeared in a mirror opposite Maya Rudolph’s impression of her. She told Rudolph’s version of Harris “you got this” and the pair in sync delivered the signature “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” Harris arrived in New York on Air Force Two earlier after a campaign stop in North Carolina. She was scheduled to head to Detroit, but once in the air, aides said she’d be making an unscheduled stop.
November 3, 2024 6:32 am
DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — The trial of a man accused of killing two teenage girls in a small Indiana community has passed its midway point following more than two weeks of testimony about the 2017 killings. Prosecutors rested their case against Richard Allen on Thursday after jurors heard recorded telephone calls in which Allen was heard confessing to his wife that he killed 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German. The defense then began presenting its witnesses. The trial began Oct. 18 in the girls’ hometown of Delphi and is scheduled to run through Nov. 15. Allen faces up to 130 years in prison if convicted on all four murder counts.
November 3, 2024 6:29 am
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The two parties that have dominated Puerto Rican politics for decades are losing their grip as they face the stiffest competition yet from a younger generation fed up with the island’s corruption, chronic power outages and mismanagement of public funds. For the first time in the U.S. territory’s history, a third-party candidate has a powerful second lead in the polls. Some experts say there’s a possibility he could win. Juan Dalmau is running for Puerto Rico’s Independence Party and the Citizen Victory Movement. A Gaither international poll this month shows Dalmau closing in on Jenniffer González, a member of the New Progressive Party and Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress.
November 3, 2024 6:18 am
Several regional projects have been awarded grants from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RCAP). The grants will fund an array of projects from infrastructure to revitalization. A few of the largest grants are;
Cool Valley II-$4 million for infrastructure installation on a 900 acre development
Canonsburg Hospital Revitalization Plan-$2.5 million to help relocate helipad and heliport
Brockway Glass Site Development-$1.6 million to redevelop obsolete buildings and brownfield site
Canonsburg Educational and Cultural Institute-$1 million for former middle school acquisition and renovation
Epi-Center at Tanger Outlets-$800,000 to develop athletic and dining destination
RCAP is a Commonwealth grant initiative managed by the Office of the Budget and is dedicated to supporting design, acquisition and construction of projects intended to stimulate regional economic cultural, civic and recreational development.
November 3, 2024 6:14 am
Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh jointly announced that due to the confluence of two presidential campaign rallies scheduled for downtown on November 4, an early dismissal will take place for non-essential employees beginning at noon. They also are asking individuals and businesses to avoid unnecessary travel into the city to avoid traffic and parking congestion. The County Office Building will remain open until 4:30 on Monday for ballot return. Other ballot return sites will remain open until 7:00 pm on Monday.
November 2, 2024 10:13 am
A vehicle trying to get on interstate 70 west rolled over on the Exit 20 Beau Street ramp and caught fire. The accident occurred just before 10:00 AM Saturday. The driver and passenger escaped the vehicle before the fire broke out. One ambulance is on the scene and an additional ambulance was requested.City of Washington firefighters responded to the scene due to a grass fire ignited by the accident.
November 2, 2024 10:12 am
A two car accident has occurred on Rt. 19 at the Trinity Point Shopping Center. According to 9-1-1 dispatchers, airbags have been deployed and emergency services are on the scene. Dispatchers say that 3 ambulances are on the scene and more have been requested. It is not known how the vehicles collided. The accident occurred just before 10:00 AM Saturday.
November 2, 2024 4:29 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 presidential contest speeds into its final weekend with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a razor-thin contest. In a race this close, every day matters. And while few voters might change their minds this late in a typical election, there is a sense that what happens in these final days could shift votes. Harris and Trump are crisscrossing the country to rally voters in the states that matter most. They’re trying — with varying degrees of success — to stay focused on a clear and concise closing message. Each side is investing massive resources to drive up turnout for the final early voting period. And the flow of misinformation is intensifying.
