February 17, 2022 4:04 am
The Peters Township School Board held a special voting meeting on Wednesday night to make amendments to their health and safety plan. In a unanimous roll call vote directors voted to make the wearing of masks in school district buildings “strongly recommended” beginning February 22, 2022. Superintendent Dr. Jeannine French indicated that that date was selected to give staff the time needed to make accommodations for students who were apprehensive about going mask optional and having a student holiday on Friday and Monday give staff time to make those accommodations. French also indicated that the decision to make the amendment followed what they agreed to last month, tying a mask decision to Department of Health numbers regarding community spread of the virus. French does not anticipate masks returning as other mitigation methods can be used in case an outbreak was to occur.
March 24, 2021 4:08 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania lawmakers are restarting the multi-year clock on amending the state constitution to allow now-adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue their perpetrators or institutions that may have covered it up. The state Senate voted, 44-3, on Tuesday after Republicans blocked efforts to make the change more quickly. The debate has been spurred by investigations into child sexual abuse allegations inside Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses. Lawmakers had been on schedule to deliver a proposed amendment to voters in May 18’s primary election before Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration revealed that it had failed to advertise the proposal last year, as it was required to do. Without an emergency amendment, a referendum cannot happen before 2023.
May 26, 2020 4:12 am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Stormy weather is threatening to delay SpaceX’s first astronaut launch. A SpaceX rocket is scheduled to blast off Wednesday from Florida, carrying a Dragon capsule with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station. It will be the first time astronauts launch from the U.S. in nine years and a first for a private company. Forecasters put the odds of acceptable weather at 40%. But that doesn’t include the need for favorable conditions all the way up the U.S. and Canadian coasts and across the sea to Ireland. The Dragon’s emergency escape system can kick in, if necessary, all the way to orbit.
August 7, 2019 4:03 am
SHALER, Pa. – (WPXI) – A Shaler man is dead after being shot by police outside of his home in the Spencer Woods neighborhood. Police said they were called to the area for reports that the man, Donald Babbit, 49, was acting erratically. When officers arrived, they were informed Babbit had access to guns inside his home. Allegheny County Police Superintendent Coleman McDonough said those officers set up a perimeter and began trying to contact him using a loud speaker. Babbit then allegedly walked toward officers waving a handgun in the air. After officers told him to put it down he pointed it at one of them, McDonough said. That’s when three officers shot Babbit and hit him multiple times. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. Penn Hills School District issued a statement saying Babbit was a teacher in the district: “It is with deep regret that the Penn Hills School District shares the unexpected passing of PHHS teacher Don Babbit earlier today. Don was a beloved member of our staff and had the distinct reputation among students, families, and colleagues as being an exceptional teacher. He will be missed. No further information is available at this time.”
September 17, 2024 4:55 am
INDIANA, Pa. — (WPXI) – Former President Donald Trump is making a campaign stop in Indiana next week. Trump’s rally will be held on Monday at 7 p.m. at Ed Fry Arena. The rally is Trump’s fifth time visiting Pennsylvania since a gunman tried to assassinate him at his Butler Farm Show rally in July. Doors will open at 3 p.m. Monday.
November 20, 2023 2:45 am
A person died in a crash on I-70 in Washington County early Sunday morning. Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco said the crash happened on I-70 in Buffalo Township around 4:30 a.m. He said the driver of an eastbound vehicle lost control and struck a tree near mile marker 11. The vehicle then caught fire. It’s unknown if the driver was wearing a seatbelt. The coroner’s office is withholding the driver’s identity until family members are notified. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash.
December 29, 2022 4:30 am
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York is now under investigation by the Nassau County District attorney’s office. The development adds to a loudening uproar over revelations that the Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional life when he campaigned successfully for U.S. Congress. Despite intensifying doubt about his fitness to hold federal office, Santos has thus far shown no signs of stepping aside – even as he has publicly admitted to a long list of fabrications. He is scheduled to be sworn in Tuesday. If he assumes office, he could face investigations by the House Committee on Ethics and the Justice Department.
February 17, 2022 2:36 am
(WPXI) – One firefighter was injured in a fire at an auto salvage yard in Dawson, Fayette County on Thursday. According to dispatch, the firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Fire crews and EMS are still on scene at Marsh’s Auto Salvage in the 800 block of Banning Road. A worker at the salvage yard says it was a building with about six garage bays that was on fire.
March 24, 2021 4:04 am
A supervisor position was made available in South Strabane Township on Tuesday night. Supervisor Thomas Moore tendered his resignation from the board and it was accepted unanimously with regrets. Moore is resigning due to health concerns. Supervisor Chairman Bob Weber stated that we will not only be missing a great supervisor, we will be missing a great friend. Opportunity was given to local residents to announce their interest in filling out Moore’s term that will end on January 3, 2022. Russ Grego who is the Public Works Director for the township expressed his interest as did resident Mark McCurdy who is a former Legislative Assistant in the State House of Representatives. In other township business, supervisors held a public hearing on a proposal to rezone a 141 acre parcel of land from C-2 general commercial to R-4 medium density residential. The request was made by the Meadows Landing Associates, LP. They plan a 334 unit mixed residential development on the land behind the Speedway Convenience store on Route 19. Supervisors later approved a master plan for that development pending approval of the zoning change.
May 26, 2020 4:09 am
Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue” groundbreaking jazz album, has died. His wife, Eleana Tee Cobb, announced on Facebook that her husband died Sunday at his New York City home from lung cancer. He was 91. Born in Washington, D.C., Cobb was a drummer on the “Kind of Blue” jam session headed by Davis that also featured Cannonball Adderley and John Coltrane. It is the best-selling jazz album of all time. Cobb says he and his bandmates knew the album, released on Aug. 17, 1959, would be a hit. It has sold more than 4 million copies.
