November 28, 2023 4:59 am
One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a house fire late Monday night in Canton Township. Washington County 9-1-1 says the blaze broke out around 10:30 p.m at a home along Elizabeth Street. There is no word on the identity or condition of the person injured. The State Police Fire Marshall has been called in to investigate the cause of the fire. Firefighters from several departments were called to the scene.
November 28, 2023 4:54 am
Peters Township Council began their meeting with a public hearing regarding the proposed budget and capital improvements plan. Council is looking at a budget that is $37.75 million and is balanced. There is no tax increase involved with the 2024 budget. Township Manager Paul Lauer states that deed transfer taxes in the township are a huge revenue generator but with the increase in mortgage rates staff will be paying close attention to those figures for next year’s budget. The township will be making extensive improvements to baseball fields at Peterswood Park. They will also be starting on phase one of the community aquatic facility. The initial phase calls for a splash pad and building dedicated to the use of the splash pad. Phase two of the aquatic facility would be the new pool. Lauer says that project is a project that is planned for the future. Lauer reiterated during the public hearing that even though taxes will not be rising, the fees for trash collection will. The new fee will be $100 per quarter. Lauer went on to say that fee increases like this are not isolated to Peters Township. All southwestern Pennsylvania and in fact, the nation is experiencing steep increases in trash collection. Council will formally adopt the budget in December.
November 28, 2023 4:40 am
A boil water advisory in Donegal Township remains in effect. Township officials say that a water main break Tuesday afternoon caused the water to be shut off throughout the township. Repairs to the break are now done. The water is now being tested for purity. Pure tests must be obtained for two days before the advisory can be lifted. Details on further developments will be announced as they become available.
November 28, 2023 4:24 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state lawmaker who’s helping lead the effort to impeach Philadelphia’s elected prosecutor is the newest candidate for Pennsylvania attorney general. Rep. Craig Williams declared his candidacy Tuesday after saying for months that he planned to run for the state’s top law enforcement office. Williams is a Republican who represents part of suburban Philadelphia. He’s also a former federal prosecutor and former U.S. Marine Corps pilot and prosecutor. He’s the third Republican to run. Democrats are facing a five-way primary. The office defended the integrity of Pennsylvania’s 2020 presidential election against repeated attempts to overturn it in state and federal courts by Donald Trump’s campaign and Republican allies.
November 28, 2023 2:13 am
The results of the November General Election in Washington County have been certified. Washington County Elections Director Melanie Ostrander says the results were certified Monday afternoon and with the exception of one race, there were no issues. A petition had been filed last week by Mark Kennison, an Independent candidate who lost to Democrat Jo Jo Burgess by just thirty-nine votes in the race for Washington Mayor. Kennison had filed the petition to challenge the results, citing what he said were irregularities on Election Day. However, when the case went to court, Kennison withdrew the petition, setting the stage for Jo Jo Burgess to be sworn in as the city’s first black mayor in January. As for the only other issue, Ostrander says there was a tie for the fourth seat on East Washington Borough Council. As a result, she says lots will be drawn on December 8th at noon and the winner will take the fourth seat. The drawing will be between Democrats Mumbi Mundia-Howe and Kent James.
November 27, 2023 3:46 pm
AMERICUS, Ga. (AP) — The family of Rosalynn Carter has begun three days of memorials for the former first lady and global humanitarian who died Nov. 19 at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirms that former President Jimmy Carter plans to attend a memorial church service Tuesday in Atlanta for his partner of more than seven decades. Rosalynn Carter’s remains were placed in a hearse Monday morning in the Carters’ native Sumter County, Georgia. After brief ceremonies there, the family’s motorcade began the trip to Atlanta, where Rosalynn Carter will lie in repose at The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Two funerals are set for Tuesday in Atlanta and Wednesday in the Carters’ hometown of Plains. Both are for invited guests. Rosalynn Carter’s burial is private. (Photo: AP)
November 27, 2023 3:44 pm
JERUSALEM (AP) — Elon Musk has visited Israel, where he toured a kibbutz attacked by Hamas militants. The billionaire also met Monday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who scolded him over content on his social media platform X. Musk has been under fire for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and for wider accusations of hatred flourishing on the platform previously known as Twitter. Musk joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a tour of a rural village that Hamas militants stormed on Oct. 7 in a deadly assault that launched the war. Musk says “it was jarring” to see the where the attack took place and that it had been a “difficult day emotionally.”
November 27, 2023 5:17 am
(AP) – A man pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Monday in connection with the weekend shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont — an attack that is being investigated as a possible hate crime. The three young men were shot and injured Saturday while walking near the University of Vermont campus. Forty-eight-year-old Jason Eaton was arrested Sunday and made a brief court appearance from jail Monday. He’s charged with three counts of attempted murder. The U.S. Justice Department and state officials are also investigating whether the shooting was a hate crime. Protests have been widespread and tensions have escalated in the U.S. as the death toll rises in the Israel-Hamas war.
November 27, 2023 5:16 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Armed assailants seized and later let go a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen before being apprehended by the United States Navy. Two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen then landed near a U.S. warship in the Gulf of Aden, raising the stakes amid a series of ship attacks linked to the Israel-Hamas war. Yemen’s internationally recognized government blamed the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels for the attack. But the rebels in control of the capital, Sanaa, did not acknowledge either the seizure or the missile attack. The U.S. Central Command said Monday that there was no damage or reported injuries from either vessel.
November 27, 2023 5:13 am
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry says an agreement has been reached to extend the Israel-Hamas truce for another two days. The announcement came on the final day of an original four-day truce between the warring sides. A fourth exchange of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel is planned for later in the day. Israel has said it would extend the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages released. The cease-fire came into effect Friday after several weeks of indirect negotiations mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.
