September 8, 2024 1:46 am
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced changes to the Pennsylvania Automotive Trade Practices regulations. These amendments are meant to protect Pennsylvanians when they are shopping and purchasing motor vehicles. The amendment modernizes the regulatory term “advertisement” to clearly include online statements and representations. In addition, motor vehicle dealers must inspect each vehicle within 30 days of when it enters their inventory for certain unsafe conditions like flood damage and bent frames. If any of the unsafe conditions exist on a vehicle, they must be declared in writing prior to the sale. The written disclosure is required even if the vehicle is being sold in “As Is” condition.
September 7, 2024 4:13 am
Boeing’s first astronaut mission is finally over. The company’s empty Starliner capsule landed in the New Mexico desert late Friday night, with its two test pilots left behind at the International Space Station. NASA judged their return too risky and booked SpaceX to bring them home. That won’t happen until next year, more than eight months after they launched on Starliner. They were supposed to be away for just eight days, but thruster trouble and helium leaks marred their trip to the space station back in June. Starliner landed on autopilot six hours after departing the orbiting lab.
September 7, 2024 4:09 am
Authorities have charged a 14-year-old boy with four counts of murder in this week’s fatal shootings at a high school in Winder, Georgia. Colt Gray’s father, Colin Gray, has also been charged. He is accused of knowingly allowing his son to possess a a weapon and is the first parent in Georgia to face such charges following a school shooting. Both made their first court appearances Friday. Law enforcement continues to investigate the case. What has not yet been revealed are a motive for the shooting, how the young suspect got the assault rifle and how he got it into the school.
September 7, 2024 4:05 am
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s northern provinces have closed airports and evacuated residents as Typhoon Yagi is set to make landfall after killing two people and injuring nearly a hundred others in the Chinese province of Hainan. Vietnamese meteorological authorities described Yagi as “one of the most powerful typhoons in the region over the past decade.” Yagi is expected to land Saturday afternoon near the coastal province of Quang Ninh, home to the UNESCO World Heritage site Ha Long Bay. The government has issued several alerts and those vulnerable to floods or landslides were evacuated. Four airports were shuttered, including in the capital, Hanoi, and the port city of Haiphong.
September 7, 2024 4:03 am
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — Two witnesses tell The Associated Press that Israeli soldiers fatally shot an American woman participating in a protest against settlements in the West Bank. The U.S. government confirmed the death of 26-year-old Aysenur Ezgi Eygi but did not say whether she had been shot by Israeli troops. The White House said in a statement it was “deeply disturbed” by the killing and called on Israel to investigate what happened. The Israeli military said it was looking into reports that troops had killed a foreign national in the area of the protest, outside the West Bank town of Beita. Two doctors said Eygi was shot in the head and died at the hospital.
September 7, 2024 3:37 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are veering sharply in how they gear up for Tuesday’s presidential debate. Their showdown reflects not just two separate visions for the country but two politicians who approach big moments very differently. The Democratic vice president is cloistered in a historic hotel in downtown Pittsburgh where she can focus on honing crisp two-minute answers, per the debate’s rules. Trump, the Republican nominee, publicly dismisses the value of studying for the debate. The former president is choosing instead to fill his days with campaign-related events.
September 6, 2024 4:58 pm
A Washington man is being held without bail in the Washington County Jail, accused of firing shots at police last month from a home on East Maiden Street, during an hours-long standoff. Sixty-seven-year-old Martin Walter Klick is facing sixteen felonies of aggravated assault, as well as a laundry list of misdemeanor charges, including prohibited possession of a firearm. The stand-off began around five o’clock on August 30th, at Klick’s apartment at 730 East Maiden Street. A woman who lives with him told police that he made unwanted sexual advances towards her and then threatened to shoot her and her daughter. The road around that area was closed for several hours. No one was hurt, but the stand-off lasted until roughly two o’clock in the morning.
September 6, 2024 5:06 am
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father will both stay in custody after back-to-back court hearings. Their lawyers declined to seek bail at the hearings Friday morning. Colt Gray was advised of his rights along with the charges and penalties he faced. Shortly afterward, his father, Colin Gray, was brought into court. Colin Gray was charged Thursday in connection with the shooting for letting his son possess a weapon. Nine people were also hurt in Wednesday’s attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, outside Atlanta.
September 6, 2024 8:42 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s sluggish pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign that the job market may be cooling but remains sturdy. Employers added 142,000 jobs last month, up from just 89,000 in July. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2% from 4.3% in July, which had been the highest level in nearly three years. Collectively, Friday’s figures depict a job market slowing under the pressure of high interest rates but still growing. Many employers are responding to the resilience of consumers, who stepped up their spending in July.
September 6, 2024 4:58 am
WEST ALEXANDER, Pa. — (WPXI) – Issues with a ride at the West Alexander Fair on Thursday night prompted a response from medics. Washington County 911 supervisor confirmed that medics were called to the fair around 7:45 p.m. after one of the rides “came to an abrupt stop.” WPXI spoke with Jayme Cain, who said her three kids were on the ride at the time. Cain tells Channel 11 the ride’s supports appeared to slip off the blocks holding it up. “All the kids came to an abrupt stop. Their faces hit the front. They were only in by a chain link, no real safety belt,” Cain explained. Cain said medics evaluated 10 kids, including hers. The ride appeared to be closed when Channel 11 arrived at the fair.
