May 28, 2020 4:02 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The House has passed an overwhelmingly bipartisan measure to modify a new “paycheck protection” program for businesses that have suffered COVID-related losses. It would give businesses more flexibility to use federal subsidies for other business costs and extend the program for four additional months. Senate passage is likely next week. But talks on a much bigger measure to inject more than $3 trillion more into the economy remain stalled. The Paycheck Protection Program required businesses to spend their loan money within an eight-week window to get the loans forgiven. The new measure gives business owners 24 weeks to spend the federal aid.
August 8, 2019 3:46 pm
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – Heavy financial losses are forcing the closure of two rural hospitals, one in West Virginia and one in Ohio. The Intelligencer reports the hospitals’ President and CEO Daniel C. Dunmyer said in a statement on Wednesday that Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, West Virginia and East Ohio Regional Hospital in Martins Ferry, Ohio have lost $37 million in the last two years. Dunmyer says both hospitals will close within two to three months. He blamed declining volume and reimbursements, and added that they haven’t been able to compete with Wheeling Hospital. He pointed to a federal lawsuit that accuses Wheeling Hospital of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid. Wheeling Hospital CEO Douglass Harrison issued a statement saying the closures are disheartening but didn’t address the lawsuit.
September 21, 2024 4:16 am
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that nearly 98,000 people whose citizenship documents hadn’t been confirmed can vote in state and local races. The court’s decision Friday comes after officials uncovered a database error that for two decades mistakenly designated the voters as having access to the full ballot. Democratic Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Republican Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer had disagreed on what status the voters should hold. The swing state is unique in that it distinguishes between voters who can participate only in federal elections and those who can vote in federal, state and local elections. Eligibility for the latter classification requires submission of proof of citizenship.
November 23, 2023 4:01 am
(WPXI) – Bentleyville police are looking for a woman they say has nearly a dozen active warrants in several local counties. According to police, Megan Lynn Trombetta has 11 active warrants in Washington, Fayette and Westmoreland counties. Trombetta is known to frequent Uniontown, Belle Vernon and Monessen, according to police. Anyone with information on Trombetta’s whereabouts is asked to call 724-239-2701 or 911. All tips can remain anonymous.
January 1, 2023 8:17 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say at least one person has been killed and 14 others hospitalized as multiple blasts rocked Kyiv. But some Ukrainians defied the danger to return to the country Saturday to reunite with families for the holiday. Ukrainian officials claimed Russia is deliberately targeting civilians and seeking to create a climate of fear to see out a grim 2022 and usher in a bloody new year. First lady Olena Zelenska expressed outrage that such massive missile attacks could come just before New Year’s Eve celebrations. She added that “ruining lives of others is a disgusting habit of our neighbors.”
February 19, 2022 12:29 pm
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) – U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has assured the three Baltic nations that they would not be on their own if faced with security threats from Russia. But he stopped short of promising a permanent deployment of American troops in the former Soviet republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Austin was in Lithuania on Saturday as a Russian troop buildup and other actions have Western officials saying that Moscow could invade Ukraine at any time. Austin said the Russians “are uncoiling and are now poised to strike.” Lithuanian officials voiced concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s alleged ambitions could expand to the entire region.
March 27, 2021 1:20 am
National forecasters are very optimistic about the future growth of the economy both nationally and locally here in Washington County. Dr. Joel Naroff, President of Naroff Economics, spoke to the Washington Chamber of Commerce during a webinar Thursday as part of the Chamber’s state of the Economy. Naroff says this is a rare time period where is extremely optimistic about economic growth in the United States. Naroff says the federal government’s stimulus for both businesses and people are having a great impact so far, but he warns that there could be a leveling off from the stimulus surge in the years 2022 and 2023 when businesses need to start making money on their own once again. The forecaster says locally, Washington County is in a great spot because the people and businesses in this area are helping keep Pittsburgh growing, even as workforces are largely based from home. Naroff also says Washington’s energy sector will keep playing a vital role in the national economy for years to come.
May 28, 2020 4:01 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation’s capital will begin a gradual reopening Friday, even as Mayor Muriel Bowser warns it probably will result in more coronavirus infections. Restaurants will be permitted to seat guests outdoors. Barbers and hair salons will open. But nail parlors and public playgrounds will remain closed. Nonessential businesses will be allowed to offer curbside or front-door pickup services. Golf courses and tennis courts will reopen and gatherings of up to 10 people will be permitted. Bowser says the public health emergency she declared in March will remain in place.
August 8, 2019 3:44 pm
HAMBURG, Pa. (AP) – Investigators in Pennsylvania have exhumed the body of an unidentified man who was found frozen in a cave along the Appalachian Trail about four decades ago. Officials in Berks County say the man’s dental records recently were matched to missing men from Florida and Illinois. Berks County Coroner Dennis Hess tells WFMZ-TV the only way to conclusively identify the man is to exhume his remains and test his DNA. The test results could take about three weeks. The man’s body was found in January 1977 by two hikers in a cave near an area called The Pinnacle, not far from Hamburg. Authorities at the time said there was no sign of foul play and the man was buried in a potter’s field in Berks County.
September 21, 2024 4:12 am
An Israeli airstrike in Beirut has killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 60, according to Lebanese health officials. The strike Friday was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months. The Israeli military says the airstrike killed Ibrahim Akil, a senior Hezbollah military official. It came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets. In Gaza, Palestinian authorities said 15 people were killed overnight in multiple Israeli attacks. Gaza’s Civil Defense said an airstrike early Friday in Gaza City hit a family home, killing six people including an unknown number of children.
