November 2, 2023 4:55 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — In just 25 days of war, more than 3,600 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza, according to the strip’s health authorities. They were hit by airstrikes, smashed by rockets, burned by blasts and crushed by buildings. Among the dead were avid readers, budding journalists and infants too young to comprehend what was happening. The advocacy group Save The Children says more children were killed in Gaza in October than in all conflict zones around the world combined last year. With nearly half of the crowded strip’s 2.3 million inhabitants under the age of 18, children are the most vulnerable victims of Israel’s powerful airstrikes.
November 2, 2023 4:49 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A court says Pennsylvania can’t enforce a regulation to make power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling Wednesday by the Commonwealth Court is another setback for the centerpiece of former Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to fight global warming. The court temporarily blocked it last year, and the new ruling makes that decision permanent. The plan would’ve made Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel-producing state to adopt a carbon-pricing program. The court agreed with Republican lawmakers and coal-related interests that the plan amounted to a tax that would require legislative approval. It would be up to Wolf’s successor, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, to decide whether to appeal.
November 2, 2023 4:40 am
Washington County Commissioner Chairwoman Diana Irey-Vaughan was honored Wednesday evening when she was awarded the Jack Piatt Spirit of Southpointe Award. The award is given each year by the Southpointe CEO Association, to people who embody the vision and entrepreneurial drive that Jack Piatt demonstrated. Piatt and his company Millcraft Investments and a first term commissioner both focused on making Southpointe a model development for home, work and recreation. Lucas Piatt, CEO of Piatt Companies moderated a “fireside chat” with Irey-Vaughan that covered the 28 year span of her commissioner term. She credited her devotion to Jesus and to her family as the reason she gets up in the morning to continue her work in community service. Irey-Vaughan said that some of the hardest things she had to do as commissioner was to raise taxes twice and say no. A particularly hard no was when Walmart wanted to move into the Southpointe development. Her proudest accomplishment was the reorganization of the county’s human services department. During the event, Irey-Vaughan officially announced her next step in her life’s journey President and CEO of the Washington City Mission beginning in March of 2024.
November 1, 2023 4:37 pm
MERCER, Pa. (AP) — A multi-vehicle crash on a snowy stretch of interstate in western Pennsylvania has killed one person. Officials say the crash occurred around 5:45 a.m. Wednesday at mile marker 14 on Interstate 80 near Mercer. About 11 miles of the road was shut down. The wreck involved at least eight vehicles including tractor-trailers and passenger cars. A state police spokesperson says one person died at the scene. At least six others sustained minor injuries.
November 1, 2023 4:09 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — George Santos will soon face a vote to expel him from the House. The effort to oust the Republican congressman from New York is being led by fellow GOP members from the state. They’re anxious to distance themselves from a colleague who’s become infamous for fabricating his life story and has been accused of stealing from donors and lying to Congress. For the effort to succeed, the resolution needs the support of at least two-thirds of lawmakers. That means dozens of Republican lawmakers would have to break ranks with newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson says Santos is entitled to due process. Santos is facing charges in federal court and a House Ethics Committee investigation.
November 1, 2023 5:20 am
Documents released by a Maine sheriff’s office give the most detailed timeline yet of the warning signs and failed efforts to stop the gunman who killed 18 people and wounded 13 others at a bowling alley and bar last week. The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department says Robert Card’s son told authorities in May that his father had grown more angry and paranoid since January. In July, Card spent two weeks at a psychiatric facility after erratic behavior while training with his Army Reserve unit in New York. The new documents also show that deputies twice visited Card’s home in September, including once when they believed he was there but didn’t answer the door.
November 1, 2023 5:18 am
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians reported another widespread outage of internet and phone service in Gaza for the second time in less than a week. Wednesday’s outage came hours after Israeli airstrikes leveled apartment buildings and as ground troops battled Hamas militants inside the besieged territory. Aid agencies have warned that such blackouts severely disrupt their work in an already dire situation in Gaza. More than half of the population of 2.3 million Palestinians has been displaced and basic supplies are running low more than three weeks into the war triggered by Hamas’ bloody Oct. 7 rampage into southern Israel. Also on Wednesday, foreign passport holders were allowed to cross from Gaza into Egypt for the first time since the war began.
November 1, 2023 5:17 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. has taken the witness stand at the civil fraud trial over whether his father overstated his wealth to banks and insurers. The former president’s eldest son began testifying Wednesday. His testimony is kicking off a blockbuster stretch as the trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit enters its second month. She says Donald Trump, his company and top executives, including Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric, overstated his wealth to banks and insurers. The Trumps deny wrongdoing and are fighting to keep their Trump Organization intact.
November 1, 2023 5:16 am
(AP) – Hundreds of foreign nationals and several seriously injured Palestinians are being allowed to leave Gaza for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began more than three weeks ago. Their departures through the Rafah crossing follow the release of four hostages by Hamas and the rescue of an Israeli soldier. Meanwhile, Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza Wednesday and airstrikes struck a refugee camp for a second time. The Palestinian death toll in the war has surpassed 8,800, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, 130 Palestinians have been killed. More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed, most of them civilians slain in the initial Hamas rampage on Oct. 7th. (Photo: AP)
November 1, 2023 5:13 am
The Greene County Board of Elections says it has been made aware of an additional mistake on their mail-in and absentee ballots. It is a printing error connected to the County Commissioners race. The error say that voters can vote for up to three candidates. Voters, however, are only permitted to vote for two. The Board says those who have already voted and only voted for two will not have to take any action. If you already voted and voted for three, voters will either have to correct their ballot by visiting the County Elections office or they can choose to appear at their normal polling place on election day and cast a provisional ballot. Ballots that voted for three and are not corrected will not be counted.
