August 30, 2023 4:54 am
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden may make another Labor Day visit to Pittsburgh. That’s according to our news partners at Channel 11. The President was here last Labor Day to talk about jobs and the investments his administration has made. WPXI reports that while details have not been finalized, the President may visit a union rally Monday afternoon, which would happen after Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade. Pennsylvania is a big battleground state heading into 2024. Last Labor Day, President Biden also visited the battleground state of Wisconsin as he was trying to build support for senate and congressional candidates.
August 30, 2023 4:51 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio’s sentencing for orchestrating the far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed until Sept. 5. The judge was sick Wednesday. The Justice Department is seeking a 33-year prison sentence for the 39-year-old Tarrio, who’s from Miami. That’s nearly twice the length of the longest prison term so far among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Tarrio wasn’t in Washington when Proud Boys members joined thousands of Donald Trump supporters in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But federal prosecutors say Tarrio organized and led the group’s assault from afar. Tarrio’s defense lawyers say the Proud Boys had no plans to storm the Capitol.
August 30, 2023 4:48 am
After receiving two bids to acquire it in the past month, U.S. Steel has told its shareholders that it is in the process of reviewing multiple offers for the storied company and symbol of American industrialization. U.S. Steel rejected a $7.3 billion buyout proposal from rival Cleveland-Cliffs two weeks ago. Following that, industrial conglomerate Esmark offered $7.8 billion for the Pittsburgh steelmaker, whose shares soared more than 30% on speculation that a deal was imminent. In a letter to shareholders Tuesday, U.S. Steel said it had entered into confidentiality agreements with “numerous” third parties and was starting to share due diligence information with suitors.
August 30, 2023 2:33 am
A fugitive wanted in New York was taken into custody Monday by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Donovan Devost, 30, of New York, was wanted on charges of attempted murder, assault and a weapons charge, according to Sheriff Tony Andronas. Deputies, who had information that he was staying at the Red Roof Inn in Washington, set up surveillance in the area and were able to positively identify him and take him into custody without incident. Devost is being held in the Washington County Jail without bond, awaiting extradition back to New York. In connection with his arrest, Brittani Daisy, 28, of Louisiana, was taken into custody on felony hindering the apprehension of a fugitive charge. She was placed in the Washington County Jail.
August 29, 2023 4:58 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The second ranking House Republican says he has been diagnosed with blood cancer. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The 57-year-old Scalise says he’ll continue to serve in the House as he undergoes treatment. He vowed to tackle the treatment with “strength and energy” and described the cancer as “very treatable.” Scalise was among those wounded in 2017 when an attacker fired on lawmakers on a Virginia baseball field. He endured long hospitalizations from being shot in the hip. In offering their best wishes to him now, fellow lawmakers are recalling the determination and strength he showed in recovering from that attack. (Photo: ABC)
August 29, 2023 9:50 am
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has signed-off on a consent agreement allowing Bob’s Tavern to reopen. The long-time establishment along Route 88 in Finleyville was ordered closed as a public nuisance and threat to public welfare following a fatal shooting in the parking lot back in October of last year. 29 year old Jaisen Irwin of Monessen was shot and killed. The consent agreement includes a list of conditions for tavern owner Rudy Zelak. They include; installation of security cameras both inside and outside, the purchase of an Identification scanner, employee training, a listing of barred patrons, adjusted and limited business hours and the establishment of a line of communication with the Monongahela Police Department which he must contact on a bi-weekly basis. Walsh says the establishment has been inspected and can re-open immediately. Any breach of such terms would allow the District Attorney’s office to close the business.
August 29, 2023 5:04 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Meadows has testified that actions detailed in a sweeping indictment accusing him of participating in an illegal conspiracy to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia were all part of his job as White House chief of staff. Meadows made the claim Monday as part of his argument that the case should be moved from a state court to federal court. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones did not immediately rule. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says Meadows’ actions were political in nature and not performed as part of his official duties.
August 29, 2023 5:01 am
TOKYO (AP) — All 28 vehicle assembly lines at Toyota’s 14 auto plants in Japan have shut down over a problem in its computer system that deals with incoming auto parts. The Japanese automaker said it doesn’t believe the problem was caused by a cyberattack, but the cause was still under investigation. It’s unclear when the lines will be back up. Toyota declined to say what models being produced might be affected.
August 29, 2023 5:00 am
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a University of North Carolina graduate student walked into a classroom building, shot his faculty adviser and then left. Thirty-four-year-old Tailei Qi was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in Monday’s killing of Zijie Yan inside of a science building at the state’s flagship public university. UNC Police Chief Brian Jones said at a news conference that Chapel Hill police arrested Qi in a residential neighborhood near campus. He says investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the attack and are still searching for the gun used to kill Yan. The attack led to a roughly three-hour lockdown on the UNC campus. No one else was hurt in the attack.
August 29, 2023 4:59 am
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf coast, with the National Hurricane Center warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida in the next two days. Idalia would be the first storm to hit Florida this hurricane season and a big blow to the state, which is still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Ian almost a year ago. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 46 counties, evacuation notices were issued in 21 counties and the state has mobilized 1,100 National Guard members.
