November 25, 2023 4:32 am
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egyptian officials say Hamas is preparing to release 14 Israeli hostages Saturday for 42 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel in the second swap on the second day of a four-day cease-fire. The truce has allowed critical humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Hamas on Friday released 24 of the about 240 hostages taken during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel that triggered the war. Those freed from captivity in Gaza were 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and a Filipino. The truce has allowed more deliveries of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, where civilians have been desperate for food, water, medicine and fuel. Overall, Hamas is to release at least 50 Israeli hostages, and Israel 150 Palestinian prisoners, all woman and minors.
January 3, 2023 4:19 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – The community is reacting after former Central Catholic and Pitt football player Damar Hamlin collapsed during Monday Night Football. Hamlin, a McKees Rocks native who now plays for the Buffalo Bills, collapsed after being tackled during the Bills vs. Bengals game. Hamlin stood up before falling to the ground. CPR was then administered on the field. According to the most recent update from the NFL, 24-year-old Hamlin is in critical condition. Many took to social media to send prayers to Hamlin, his family and the Bills during this time. Football fans took to Hamlin’s GoFundMe, in support of Dama’s “The Chasing M’s Foundation” which serves as a vehicle to bring lasting impact to his community. The foundation supports toy drives, back-to-school drives, kids camps, and more. Over four-million-dollars has been raised so far.
February 22, 2022 4:04 am
A Chicago man will face trial for his alleged role in the sale of marijuana and cocaine in Washington. Terrell Jones, 34, requested a jury trial against charges of felony possession of drugs and possession of a firearm. Jones and his accomplice had their Washington home raided after Washington County detectives had a confidential informant purchase drugs from Jones and his accomplice Tommie Holmes. Holmes is in the Washington County Jail awaiting trial on similar charges. Jones is also being held in the Washington County Jail. In a second case a McDonald man will face trial on a multitude of charges spread out over 6 different criminal cases. Fifty-year-old Adam Snatchko of McDonald faces drug possession, reckless endangerment and flight to avoid apprehension charges. These cases date back to January of 2019 through August of 2020. One of the cases involves a car chase after police witnessed Snatchko and several accomplices in suspected drug activity at a Chestnut Street motel. Both men are scheduled for the May trial term.
March 28, 2021 7:44 am
SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Two additional tugboats sped Sunday to Egypt’s Suez Canal to aid efforts to free a skyscraper-sized container ship wedged for days across the crucial waterway, even as major shippers increasingly divert their boats out of fear the vessel may take even longer to free. The massive Ever Given, a Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, got stuck Tuesday in a single-lane stretch of the canal. In the time since, authorities have been unable to remove the vessel and traffic through the canal — valued at over $9 billion a day — has been halted, further disrupting a global shipping network already strained by the coronavirus pandemic. The Dutch-flagged Alp Guard and the Italian-flagged Carlo Magno, called in to help tugboats already there, reached the Red Sea near the city of Suez early Sunday, satellite data from MarineTraffic.com showed. The tugboats will nudge the 400-meter-long (quarter-mile-long) Ever Given as dredgers continue to vacuum up sand from underneath the vessel and mud caked to its port side, said Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement, which manages the Ever Given. Workers planned to make two attempts Sunday to free the vessel coinciding with high tides, a top pilot with the canal authority said.
May 30, 2020 4:11 am
BEIJING (AP) – China’s Defense Ministry says the navy’s only entirely home-built aircraft is carrying out sea trials to test weapons and equipment and enhance crew training. Ministry spokesperson Ren Guoqiang says the exercises are being conducted as planned, apparently unaffected by the country’s coronavirus outbreak. The highly secretive Chinese military was credited with aiding in the response to the epidemic in the epicenter of Wuhan earlier this year, but no information has been released about cases among military personnel or any change in the armed forces’ readiness status. The U.S. Navy, in contrast, saw a public controversy over the spread of the coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the firing of the aircraft carrier’s skipper in April.
August 9, 2019 3:37 pm
EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Authorities say the 21-year-old man accused of carrying out the deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart confessed after surrendering and said he had been targeting Mexicans. El Paso Detective Adrian Garcia said in an arrest warrant affidavit that Patrick Crusius emerged with his hands up from a vehicle stopped at an intersection shortly after last Saturday’s attack and told officers, “I’m the shooter.” He says Crusius later waived his Miranda Rights and agreed to speak with detectives, telling them he was targeting Mexicans during his attack. Twenty-two people were killed in the attack and about two dozen others were wounded. Many of the dead had Latino last names and eight of them were Mexican nationals. El Paso sits on the border with Mexico. (Photo: CNN)
September 23, 2024 5:52 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime in the US dropped again in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike. The report released Monday shows overall violent crime ticked down an estimated 3% in 2023 from the year before. Murders and non-negligent manslaughter dropped nearly 12%. Violent crime has become a talking point on the campaign trail, with former President Donald Trump falsely claiming during the recent presidential debate that crime is “through the roof” under President Joe Biden’s administration. Even amid the 2020 surge, violent crime is down dramatically from the 1990s.
November 24, 2023 8:17 am
No injuries were reported after fire crews were called to the Crown Auto dealership at Washington Crown Center in North Franklin Township Friday morning. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers say it’s believed that a bad belt in a rooftop unit on the dealership may have caused all the smoke. A working structure fire was reported around 6:15 a.m. No Injuries resulted but firefighters reportedly had to deal with some icy conditions on the roof of the building. No other information is currently available.
January 3, 2023 3:18 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — PennDOT is set to close the ramps for Exit 40 in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 on Tuesday, January 3rd. Officials say the Charleroi/Allenport Interchange will be closed from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. depending on the weather and operational issues. The closures will be in place to allow railroad crews to perform maintenance on the bridge that carries the tracks over the on/off ramps. A posted detour will be in place. To access Route 88, vehicles will use the Speers Exit (39) to Twilight Hollow Road, then will utilize First Street to Route 88. For those trying to get to I-70 West from Route 88, traffic can take First Street to Twilight Hollow Road, then on to Interstate 70.
February 21, 2022 4:59 pm
(AP) – Medina Spirit has been stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun has been declared the winner in a ruling by state racing stewards. The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but banned on race day. Medina Spirit finished half a length ahead of Mandaloun in the race, giving trainer Bob Baffert what was then his seventh Kentucky Derby title. Baffert was subsequently banned for two years by Churchill Downs following the positive test. Monday’s decision by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission makes Medina Spirit the second horse in the 147-year history of the race to be disqualified for a banned substance. (Photo: AP)
