April 14, 2025 5:55 pm
(WPXI) – Charges have been filed in a wrong-way crash that killed two people on the Parkway East Sunday evening. State police say Pedro Olan Morales is facing several charges including aggravated assault by a vehicle and involuntary manslaughter. State police said a Chevy Silverado pickup truck was traveling at a “pretty decent rate of speed” eastbound in the westbound lanes and crashed into a Nissan Frontier. “By the time you have a vehicle hitting 50 to 70 miles one way and another going the same speed the other direction, reactionary time is almost zero because you as a driver do not expect someone to be coming the other direction,” said Trooper Rocco Gagliardi. But there was one car that did swerve to get out of the way before that Silverado crashed into the Nissan. Police said that driver then watched the crash as his girlfriend, the driver of the Nissan, Shannon Morrow, 52, was hit and killed along with his mother, Sharon Orlofske, who was a passenger. The two men who were inside the truck, including Morales, were taken to a nearby hospital. A road closure was in place on the Parkway for several hours.
April 14, 2025 5:23 pm
(WPXI) – Westmoreland County authorities are looking for a man they say is a person of interest in the death of a Rostraver woman. The man was seen in surveillance video at a gas station in Monongahela. The victim’s car was also found at the gas station, according to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office. Police say the man has specific tattoos and a specific walk. Anyone who recognizes him should call the police. Jennah Marie Seibert was found shot and killed in her home on the 400 block of Lenity School Road on Friday. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. Rostraver residents are also asked to check their cameras between 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. Friday for sightings of the man.
April 14, 2025 5:17 pm
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who allegedly scaled an iron security fence in the middle of the night, eluded police and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion is being treated at a hospital after an unrelated medical event. Authorities say Cody Balmer had planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a small sledgehammer early Sunday. A police affidavit released Monday says the Harrisburg man “admitted to harboring hatred” toward Shapiro. The fire left significant damage and forced Shapiro, his family and guests to evacuate the building early Sunday. Balmer’s mother tells The Associated Press she tried to get him mental health treatment recently, but “nobody would help.”
April 14, 2025 5:13 pm
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California, swaying lights and rattling cups off shelves. But officials reported no injuries or major damage. Monday morning’s earthquake was centered in San Diego County near the mountain town of Julian, which is known for its apple pie shops. And it was felt as far north as Los Angeles County, about 120 miles away. Schoolchildren were escorted outside of buildings as a precaution when the ground started moving. Some San Diego County residents who subscribe to the early warning system called ShakeAlert were notified a second or two before it was felt Monday. Others got the notification after the rocking stopped.
April 14, 2025 4:57 am
BANGKOK (AP) — China has reported its exports jumped 12.4% in March from a year earlier in a last minute flurry of activity as companies rushed to beat President Donald Trump’s hefty increases in U.S. tariffs. Imports to the world’s No. 2 economy fell 4.3% in March from a year earlier. Exports in January-March rose 5.8% and imports sank 7%. In March, exports to the United States rose 4.5%. A customs administration spokesperson said China faces a complex and severe external situation, but “the sky would not fall.” He pointed to China’s diversified export markets and huge domestic potential. Exports to the U.S. and Europe have slowed, but those to Southeast Asia, India and Africa jumped.
April 14, 2025 4:55 am
President Donald Trump has attacked CBS News and “60 Minutes.” He is clearly angered by reports that the longtime newsmagazine did on the Ukraine war and the president’s desire to take control of Greenland. “60 Minutes,” even though it is being sued by Trump and investigated by the Federal Communications Commission, has aired several tough reports on the new administration since it has taken office. But Trump said on his Truth Social platform that Sunday’s broadcast “tops them all.” He said CBS should face “maximum fines and punishment” for reports that he deems derogatory and defamatory. There was no immediate comment from CBS News.
April 14, 2025 4:53 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper crashed in New York, killing six people, is shutting down operations immediately. The FAA said Sunday that it would launch an immediate review of New York Helicopter Tours’ operating license and safety record. The move came hours after New York Sen. Chuck Schumer called on federal authorities to revoke the company’s operating permits. Its sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and plunged into the Hudson River Thursday, killing a family of five visiting from Spain and the pilot, a Navy SEAL veteran. Inquiries to New York Helicopter Tours were not returned.
April 14, 2025 4:45 am
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man is in jail after authorities accused him of planning a mass school shooting to coincide with the anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre. Police allege in a criminal complaint that 20-year-old Braeden Phillips had planned to commit a mass shooting at State College High School in Central Pennsylvania on April 21. It would have been one day after the 26th anniversary of the deadly Columbine High School shooting. Phillips has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. He was being held without bond at the Centre County Correctional Facility. Court records did not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
April 13, 2025 12:22 pm
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police evacuated Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from the governor’s official residence after someone set fire to the building. That is according to authorities. The fire broke out overnight Saturday, on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which Shapiro and his family had celebrated at the residence. State Police said in a statement Sunday that the investigation was ongoing. Shapiro says he and his family woke up at about 2 a.m. to bangs on the door from police after the fire broke out. Firefighters extinguished the fire and no one was reported injured. Police say the fire caused a “significant amount of damage” and are investigating.
April 13, 2025 7:00 am
The Trump administration has confirmed to a federal judge that a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month remained confined in a notorious prison in El Salvador. But the government’s filing on Saturday ignored the judge’s demands that the administration detail to the court what steps it was taking to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States and said he is under the authority of the El Salvador government. The filing comes one day after a U.S. government attorney struggled in a hearing to provide U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis with any information about Abrego Garcia’s whereabouts.
