September 22, 2024 4:02 pm
(WPXI)
SOUTH STRABANE, Pa. — Part of I-70 in Washington County is closed while crews respond to a crash where several people were hurt.
PennDOT’s 511 map shows westbound I-70 between Exit 21 to I-79 South – Morgantown and Exit 20 to PA 136 – Beau Street is closed due to a multi-vehicle crash.
A Washington County 911 dispatcher says that police, fire and EMS personnel responded to the crash around 1:50 p.m. on Sunday.
The South Strabane Fire Department says there are multiple patients and multiple people were entrapped.
The dispatcher says at least five people have been taken to area hospitals. Their conditions aren’t currently known.
The crash is impacting traffic on I-79 and I-70. Fire officials ask the public to avoid the area and take alternative routes, if possible. The site of the accident will be closed to traffic for an extended period of time.
September 22, 2024 6:23 am
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has returned to North Carolina to stump in the southern battleground state that both Democrats and Republicans are treating as increasingly critical to victory in November. But on Saturday he campaigned in Wilmington without Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Trump has long praised the GOP gubernatorial nominee, but his campaign is now distancing itself following a CNN report about Robinson’s alleged posts on a pornography website’s message board. Robinson has denied writing the posts and says he’s not leaving the race. State Republican officials have stood by Robinson, whose decision to keep campaigning could threaten GOP prospects in other key races, including Trump’s efforts in a battleground state he previously won twice.
September 22, 2024 6:20 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — The FBI has confirmed that federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse. In statements Saturday, spokespeople for the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland confirmed that authorities have boarded the Maersk Saltoro. The ship is managed by Synergy Marine Group. Authorities didn’t offer further specifics. On Wednesday, the U.S. Justice Department sued owner Grace Ocean Private Ltd. and manager Synergy Marine Group of the Dali ship that crashed into a support column for the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. The department is seeking $100 million.
September 22, 2024 6:16 am
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police say four people have died and more than 20 have been wounded following a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama. The Birmingham Police Department says in a social media post there were multiple people shot on 20th Street near Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points South area. WBMA-TV and AL.COM report police said officers arrived at the scene and discovered two men and a woman dead at the scene while a fourth victim died at a hospital. Police say up to 21 were wounded. The Birmingham police did not immediately respond to a message from The Associated Press seeking additional information. The Five Points South area of Birmingham has numerous entertainment venues, restaurants and bars and often is crowded on Saturday nights.
September 22, 2024 6:13 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s sidewalks once notorious for sprawling tents belonging to homeless people are largely clear. There are still thousands of homeless people living in RVs and cars and in expanded shelter beds. But Mayor London Breed’s office says the nearly 3,000 people counted sleeping outdoors in tents is the lowest figure in a decade. And even fewer people are likely living on sidewalks after Breed ramped up enforcement of anti-camping laws following a U.S. Supreme Court decision this summer. Part of the decrease in tents is also due to San Francisco adding thousands of new shelter beds and affordable housing units. Other California cities also are seeing fewer tents.
September 22, 2024 6:11 am
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s not a great moment in world affairs right now. The world is fragmented. Conflicts and crises are raging. It’s against this backdrop that world leaders are attending this week’s annual U.N. gathering. Antonio Guterres, the head of the United Nations, is challenging them to work together not just on all the problems but on modernizing international institutions to prepare for the future. Guterres is leading a “Summit of the Future” over the next couple days to tackle that. The U.N. chief told reporters last week that international challenges are many and varied and are moving faster than our ability to solve them.
September 22, 2024 6:07 am
NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah has launched more than 100 rockets across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel. Some of the rockets landed near the city of Haifa. The sides appeared to be spiraling toward all-out war following months of escalating tensions. The rocket barrage overnight and into Sunday set off air raid sirens. It sent thousands of people scrambling into shelters. The Israeli military said rockets had been fired “toward civilian areas.” The situation pointed to a possible escalation after previous barrages had mainly been aimed at military targets. Israel launched hundreds of strikes on what it said were militant targets. One person was killed and another wounded in southern Lebanon. At least four people were wounded by shrapnel in Israel.
September 22, 2024 1:27 am
Employees, retirees, and community members showed up at a rally on Friday in support of Corelle Glass plant workers who have been notified that their jobs are being moved to Lancaster, Ohio. On hand also to lend his support was Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick who said he stood in solidarity with the plant workers. During the rally, Union vice president Daniele Byrne called for a Federal Trade Commission investigation into the transaction that saw the plant acquired by Anchor Hocking and investors Centre Lane Partners. Workers at the rally related how the plant is just like a family. They told of how their parents and grandparents worked at the 118 year old plant. Charleroi Borough Councilman Larry Celaschi pointed out the economic toll the closing of the Corelle plant and the Quality Pasta plant will have on residents. Borough Manager Joe Manning states that even though negotiations are still going on to save the plant, he and other officials are actively seeking other companies to invest in those plants and the workforce of Charleroi.
September 22, 2024 3:58 am
On Friday U.S. Senator Bob Casey sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden requesting a confidential briefing from the Federal Trade Commission on questions concerning Anchor Hocking’s assumption of control over the Corelle manufacturing operation in Charleroi. He wants to know about the failed acquisition of Instant Brand’s Houseware division that included the Charleroi plant by Centre Lane Partners during Instant Brand’s bankruptcy proceedings in 2023. After the failed acquisition, Anchor Hocking, a Centre Lane Partners company assumed control of the plant and now plans its closure. In his letter Casey states that the actions now being taken by Anchor Hocking raise serious questions regarding the transaction by Centre Lane Partners.
September 22, 2024 6:00 am
A Carnegie man has waived a preliminary hearing and will go to trial following a SWAT situation in Monongahela. The arrest stems from an August 15th incident that started as a stolen vehicle. Police tried to arrest 20 year old Emmannuel Houghton at multiple scenes in the area throughout the day for allegedly stealing a car, but according to the complaint, Houghton fired at police officers when they attempted to pull him over. Following a chase in which Houghton got away, they caught up with him again at an apartment building in Monongahela and a SWAT situation ensued. After several hours, police cleared the building, only to have Houghten resurface on the street a short time later; holding 2 guns, covered in dirt and asking a woman if she had a vape. She alerted police and SWAT returned to the apartment building. After several more hours, SWAT entered the building and took Hougton into custody without incident around 7:30p. Police believe when they cleared the scene the first time he was hiding in an attic. Houghton is charged with attempted criminal homicide, attempted aggravated assault, receiving stolen property, theft of firearms, theft of a vehicle, criminal trespassing, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer and firearms charges. (Photo: WPXI)
