August 7, 2019 3:55 am
Funeral services have been set for a former Washington County resident who was gunned down in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio early Sunday morning. Services for 26-year-old Nicholas Cumer will be held at eleven o’clock on Saturday, August 10th in the Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Home at 420 Locust Avenue in Washington. Friends will be received from one to three and six to eight p.m. on Thursday and Friday. Cumer was a 2012 graduate of Washington High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s degree from St. Francis University.
September 18, 2024 9:46 am
Two counts of felony child pornography is the plea deal for a Washington County man. Originally Trevor Korba of North Franklin faced 20 felony counts of child porn after explicit and illegal photos were found on one of his electronic devices through drop-box. In court Tuesday, Korba had all but two of the charges dropped through a plea agreement that could put him behind bars for 14 years. Tier 3 felony child pornography charges in the state of Pennsylvania carry a maximum 7 year prison sentence and a 15 thousand dollar fine for each offense. Korba is scheduled to be sentenced in Washington County Court on December 12th.
November 20, 2023 2:42 am
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Rosalynn Carter’s tiny hometown of Plains, Georgia, is mourning the death of the former U.S. first lady and global humanitarian, who died Sunday at 96. Lifelong residents and more recent transplants to Plains remembered her Monday as an involved presence around town, despite all that she and former President Jimmy Carter achieved elsewhere. She was instrumental in a Thanksgiving food drive and distribution to the needy, and maintained deep roots in multiple church congregations. It’s not clear whether Jimmy Carter, now 99 and in hospice care, will be able to attend the public commemorations and funeral services to be held in Sumter County and Atlanta next Monday through Wednesday. (Photo: ABC)
December 29, 2022 4:28 am
DALLAS (AP) – Southwest Airlines expects to return to normal operations this week after slashing about two-thirds of its schedule in recent days. After canceling another 2,350 flights Thursday, the company said it expects to be back to regular scheduling by Friday. Southwest is struggling to recover after being overwhelmed by a winter storm that left hundreds of pilots and flight attendants stranded out of position to operate flights. It is likely that far more than 1 million passengers have been affected. Southwest has canceled more than 13,000 flights since its meltdown began on Dec. 22.
February 16, 2022 5:28 pm
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A judge in Florida has agreed with a request from the family of comedian Bob Saget and temporarily prohibited the release of any photos, video or other records related to the investigation into his death. The judge said Wednesday that refusing to issue the temporary injunction would have caused the family irreparable harm. Saget’s wife, Kelly Rizzo, and his three daughters, filed a lawsuit the previous day in Orlando, Florida, asking the state judge for a ruling that would prohibit the release of the records. The judge has not yet ruled on whether the family’s privacy concerns outweigh any claims for the records to be released. (Photo: AP)
March 24, 2021 2:25 am
Regal Cinemas, the second largest movie theater chain in the U.S., will reopen beginning April 2nd. Regal had been one of most notable holdouts in the gradual reopening of cinemas nationwide. For nearly half a year, screens and theatres in the U.S. have been dark – and that includes the one at Washington Crown Center in North Franklin Township. The company says doors will open early next month with attendance limited to 25 to 50% capacity in about 500 locations. As for the Washington County location, Civil Knox, the mall’s general manager and marketing director, says the news of the reopening is news to her and she can’t say whether that will include their location.
May 26, 2020 4:08 am
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – A U.S. biotechnology company has begun injecting a coronavirus vaccine candidate into people in Australia with hopes of releasing a proven vaccine this year. A Novavax official says 131 volunteers will get an injection in the first phase of the trial testing the safety of the vaccine and looking for signs of its effectiveness. About a dozen experimental vaccines are in early stages of testing or poised to start. It’s not clear that any will prove safe and effective. But they use different methods and technologies, increasing the odds one might succeed. Novovax expects the results of the Australian trial to be known in July and it’s making more doses in anticipation the vaccine will work.
August 6, 2019 5:46 pm
VATICAN CITY (AP) – Letters and postcards the former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick wrote to three men he allegedly sexually abused and harassed show how he groomed his victims, experts say.
Two abuse prevention experts reviewed the correspondence at the request of The Associated Press. They said McCarrick’s use of familiarity and boasts about his own power were ways he made the men feel special. AP is publishing the correspondence ahead of the promised release of the Vatican’s own report into who knew what and when about McCarrick’s misconduct.
Pope Francis defrocked McCarrick in February. McCarrick denies the allegations. (Photo: CNN)
September 18, 2024 5:11 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates that helped tame inflation but also made borrowing painfully expensive for consumers. The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market. Coming just weeks before the presidential election, the Fed’s move also has the potential to scramble the economic landscape just as Americans prepare to vote. The policymakers signaled that they expect to cut their key rate by an additional half-point in their final two meetings this year, in November and December. And they envision four more rate cuts in 2025 and two in 2026.
November 20, 2023 2:13 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says his list of unfinished business for the state Legislature includes passing a private school voucher program, increasing the minimum wage and approving bills to curb gun violence. Shapiro also said Monday he wants lawmakers to lift limits that prevent adult victims of childhood sexual assault from suing their assailants and institutions. Looking forward to next year, the governor says he wants to address a court ruling that found Pennsylvania unconstitutionally discriminates against its poorest school districts. Speaking at a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon, Shapiro acknowledged that the politically divided Legislature is a challenge to his agenda.
