November 24, 2024 7:52 am
RICHEYVILLE, Pa. – (WPXI) – A vehicle crashed into a fire station in Washington County on Saturday. The crash happened at the Richeyville Fire Department building on Firehall Road in Richeyville at around noon. Firefighters said two women were taken to a hospital after the crash. The vehicle’s bumper was detached from it and one of the building’s garage doors sustained damage. There’s been no word on what caused the crash or the nature or severity of the women’s injuries.
November 24, 2024 8:02 am
HOMESTEAD, Pa. – (WPXI) – A man is dead after a house fire in Homestead. An Allegheny County 911 dispatch official says police, fire and EMS were sent to a home on West 12th Avenue just before 11:30 a.m. Allegheny County Police Department said a man was trapped inside the second floor of the house when crews arrived. He was rescued and taken to a hospital. At 5 p.m. on Saturday, Allegheny County Police announced that the man had died from his injuries. They did not release his exact age but said he was elderly. The Allegheny County Fire Marshal is still working to find out what caused the fire. Anyone with helpful information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
November 24, 2024 7:57 am
CLAIRTON, Pa. – (WPXI) – Three teenagers were shot in Clairton on Saturday night. An Allegheny County 911 dispatch official said police were called to the 400 block of Park Avenue at 10:54 p.m. Allegheny County police say when first responders arrived, they found three teens shot. They were all taken to area hospitals in stable condition. Detectives are investigating the shooting. Anyone with information should call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS. Callers can remain anonymous.
November 24, 2024 7:00 am
(WPXI) A teen is facing a second set of charges related to threats made against the Chartiers Valley School District. Allegheny County Police were called to investigate a handwritten document that was “threatening in nature.” The note caused the district to cancel in-person classes and switch to online learning. Their investigation led them to believe a 17-year-old boy was responsible. That same teen was charged with terroristic threats on Nov. 11 for a situation also involving the Chartiers Valley School District. The Parkway West Career and Technology Center was also threatened in the case. Police filed charges with the district attorney’s office and said the teen was taken into custody Friday evening.
November 23, 2024 7:26 am
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 208,000 electric vehicles to fix a pesky problem that can cause loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. The recalls cover more than 145,000 Hyundai and Genesis vehicles including the 2022 through 2024 Ioniq 5, the 2023 through 2025 Ioniq 6, GV60 and GV70, and the 2023 and 2024 G80. Also included are nearly 63,000 Kia EV 6 vehicles from 2022 through 2024. The affiliated Korean automakers say in government documents that a transistor in a charging control unit can be damaged and stop charging the 12-volt battery. Dealers will inspect and replace the control unit and a fuse if needed. They also will update software.
November 23, 2024 5:32 am
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, as diplomats scramble to broker a cease-fire. The Lebanese civil defense said the death toll was provisional as emergency responders were still digging through the rubble looking for survivors Saturday morning. The strikes were the fourth on the Lebanese capital in less than a week. The escalation comes after U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to the region this week in an attempt to broker a cease-fire deal to end the more than 13 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which has erupted into full-on war in the past two months.
November 23, 2024 4:59 am
HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — A major storm continues to drop heavy snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets. Meanwhile on the opposite coast blizzard or winter storm warnings were in effect Saturday for areas spanning from the Northeast to central Appalachia. The storm on the West Coast arrived in the Pacific Northwest earlier this week, killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands, before moving through Northern California. Forecasters predicted that both coasts would begin to see a reprieve from the storms as the system in the northeast moves into eastern Canada and the one in the West heads south.
November 23, 2024 4:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary. Bessent, 62, is founder of hedge fund Key Square Capital Management. He previously had worked on and off for Soros Fund Management since 1991. Trump also said he would nominate Russell Vought, 48, to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position he held during Trump’s first term. And Trump chose Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican, as his labor secretary, and Scott Turner, a former football player who worked in Trump’s first administration, as his housing secretary.
November 23, 2024 4:50 am
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The United Nations’ annual climate talks pushed into overtime Saturday as negotiators pressed on to get a deal on money for developing nations to curb and adapt to climate change. Several countries were left angry and disappointed at the latest proposed deal from the talks on Friday afternoon. That draft pledged $250 billion annually by 2035, more than double the previous goal of $100 billion set 15 years ago but far short of the annual $1 trillion-plus that experts say is needed.
November 23, 2024 4:47 am
VANG VIENG, Laos (AP) — The Laotian government on Saturday officially acknowledged the mass poisoning that has killed at least six tourists, pledging it would bring perpetrators to justice. Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. A New Zealander also has been sickened. In a short statement released to the media, the Lao government said it was “profoundly saddened over the loss of lives of foreign tourists” in the town Vang Vieng and offered its condolences to the families of the victims.
