January 2, 2023 1:02 am
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of four University of Idaho students plans to waive his extradition hearing so he can be quickly brought to Idaho to face murder charges. That is according to his defense attorney. Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania arrested Bryan Christopher Kohberger, a 28-year-old Ph.D. student at Washington State University, on Friday. Kohberger defense attorney Jason LaBar said Saturday that Kohberger is eager to be exonerated, and said people should wait to pass judgment until after a fair trial. Moscow Police Captain Anthony Dahlinger said Saturday that investigators believe Kohberger is the person responsible for all four of the killings. Dahlinger says more information will be released once Kohberger is returned to Idaho.
February 19, 2022 12:30 pm
MUNICH (AP) – A top European Union official says Russia would have its access to financial markets and high-tech goods limited under Western sanctions being prepared in case it attacks Ukraine. The comments from the head of the EU’s executive commission on Saturday came as tensions over Russia’s intentions toward Ukraine intensified further on Saturday. U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday he was convinced” Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade the neighboring country. Von der Leyen said that the Kremlin’s thinking “may cost Russia a prosperous future.” Western leaders so far have not specified what precise Russian action would trigger sanctions.
March 27, 2021 4:15 am
MONROEVILLE (WPXI) — On Friday night, Monroeville Police responded to the Cambridge Square Apartments to investigate a shooting. When officers arrived, a 3-year-old female was found with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead. A detective believes the child’s sibling, a 5-year-old, was handling an unsecured firearm and accidentally shot their sister. Allegheny County Police tell our news partners at Channel 11 the firearm is legally owned by a person who lives in the residence and that person is cooperating with the investigation.
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.
