February 17, 2022 4:17 am
NEW YORK (AP) – A judge will hear arguments Thursday in a legal fight over whether former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a New York investigation into his business practices. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking to enforce subpoenas her office issued in December to Trump and his two eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. Both of them have been executives in their family’s Trump Organization. The dispute is now before state Judge Arthur Engoron. He previously sided with James on other matters relating to the probe, including making Eric Trump testify after his lawyers abruptly canceled a scheduled deposition.
March 25, 2021 4:07 am
Washington County history fans will have a new venue to study colonial history in Washington. The Bradford House Historical Association along with the Washington County Tourism and Promotion Agency held a ribbon cutting ceremony to open the Whiskey Rebellion Education and Visitors Center. The museum is across the street from the Bradford House and is operated in cooperation with the Bradford House. Guests are treated to a self guided tour of events that caused and occurred during the Whiskey Rebellion from 1791-1794. Visitors will learn of the first internal excise tax, the first time federal troops were used to calm riots in the young nation and how the first presidential pardons were granted. Exhibits include pictures and an 18th century still and an 18th century tavern bar. Tracie Liberatore, Executive Director of the Bradford House Historical Society is pleased with the outcome of the venue and is excited to have school students as well as adults receive an accurate and detailed account of the importance of the Whiskey Rebellion and how it shaped a young nation. The Whiskey Rebellion Education and Visitors Center is open Wednesday through Saturday 10-4. Private tours are also available. The address of the museum is 184 S. Main St. Washington. There is no admission charge but donations are accepted.
May 26, 2020 1:49 pm
If you are a Comcast customer, you may have experienced problems with your cable, internet and/or telephone service on Tuesday. According to a recording released by the company, there was an outage in some parts of Washington County, including parts of the city for several hours. Comcast said technicians resolved the problem by mid-afternoon, however there was no word on exactly what caused the outage.
August 7, 2019 9:52 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is attending an El Paso, Texas community rally timed to serve as counterprogramming to President Donald Trump’s visit.
An El Paso native, O’Rourke will address the #ElPasoStrong event at a park Wednesday afternoon, during Trump’s visit. O’Rourke is also attending a morning remembrance at a high school and making an evening visit to a makeshift memorial outside the Walmart where a gunman killed 22 people. In February, during a packed Trump rally in El Paso supporting a U.S.-Mexico border wall, O’Rourke drew thousands with his own counter speech across the street. Trump tweeted that he had “trounced” O’Rourke at those dueling February events, adding that O’Rourke should respect victims and law enforcement and “be quiet.” O’Rourke tweeted: “El Paso will not be quiet and neither will I.”
September 19, 2024 4:57 am
The Washington County Coroner’s Office has identified a man found dead Wednesday in Smith Township. He is 59 year old Raymond Gilpin Sr. The coroner’s office says he barricaded himself in his Vance Drive residence following a confrontation with Washington County Adult Probation. State Police were then dispatched and used a drone which observed the deceased unresponsive with an apparent gun shot wound. A cause and manner of death are pending. State Police are not releasing any additional information at this time.
November 20, 2023 12:49 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys. The gobblers receiving executive clemency at a ceremony Monday are named Liberty and Bell. The 20-week-old, 42-pound birds were hatched and bred in Willmar, Minnesota, by the Jennie-O turkey company for the occasion. The turkey pardon ceremony marks the unofficial start of the holiday season in Washington and will happen on an especially busy day for the White House. Besides celebrating the president’s birthday, Jill Biden welcomes delivery of a Fraser fir from North Carolina as the official White House Christmas tree. (Photo: AP)
December 30, 2022 2:22 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf will wrap up eight years in office next month, having steered Pennsylvania through unpredictable times when the Democrat made life-and-death decisions in the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic and managed the battleground state’s presidential election amid unprecedented Republican efforts to overturn it. Wolf, 74, leaves office with positive approval ratings from leading in-state polls and his endorsed successor, Attorney General Josh Shapiro, succeeding him — marking the first time since 1966 that a Pennsylvania governor has been succeeded by a member of the same political party. Wolf’s second term saw monumental challenges, beyond what many — if not every — governor before him had faced: a pandemic that transformed society, wiped out much of his second-term agenda and drew in the efforts of every agency under his command. He doesn’t hold any grudges and is largely satisfied with his achievements, although he acknowledges regret that he couldn’t get some initiatives through a Republican-controlled Legislature. Unemployment was at an all-time low in November, the treasury is stuffed with cash and Wolf points to a legacy of dedicating billions more dollars to public schools plagued by funding disparities. (Photo: AP)
February 17, 2022 4:16 am
PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) – Rio de Janeiro state’s government has confirmed that at least 94 people died in landslides that ravaged the city of Petropolis, but it is still unclear how many bodies remain trapped in the mud. Mayor Rubens Bomtempo didn’t provide an estimate for the number of disappeared people, with recovery efforts still ongoing. More than 24 hours after the deadly deluge, survivors were digging to find lost loved ones and an Instagram account set up for desperate relatives posted photos of dozens of missing people. Rio de Janeiro’s public prosecutors’ office said Wednesday night that it has compiled a list with 35 people yet to be located.
March 25, 2021 2:15 am
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden will be in Pittsburgh next week. During the visit, Biden will talk about “his economic vision for the future and the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan to Build Back Better for the American people.” The visit will be on Wednesday, March 31 and was made public through a White House travel advisory but no other details were released. It will mark Biden’s first visit to western Pennsylvania since he won the presidential election in November.
May 26, 2020 10:05 am
49th Legislative District Republican State Representative Bud Cook wants Republican Washington County Commissioners Diana Irey-Vaughn and Nick Sherman to voluntarily recuse themselves from election oversight during the primary election next week. Cook sent a certified letter making the request. He claims Vaughn and Sherman; Endorsed his primary challenger Tony Bottino, Both are involved in his current ‘Right to Know’ request and ongoing court case involving the Local Share Account and its financial records, and Vaughn’s previous involvement in overseeing the election office operations during the 2018 general election when several absentee ballots were misplaced. Irey-Vaughn tells WJPA news that she turned the matter over to the County Solicitor and neither she nor Sherman will recuse themselves. The Washington County Commissioners are all election board members and provide assistance during elections. Irey-Vaughn, however, says commissioner’s never handle ballots. Cook says he will consider pursuing court action to remove the pair and/or have attorneys present in the election office on primary election day. Sherman says Cook is ‘using this to get his name in the newspaper’ and on the radio. Irey-Vaughn calls it “more politics at its worst”.
