September 17, 2023 8:00 am
SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPXI)— A man is dead after he was hit by a truck tractor at a construction site in South Fayette Township. Allegheny County dispatchers say the accident happened on Saturday at around 12:58 p.m. on Stonegate Drive. Police say the man was loading a flatbed trailer when the truck tractor backed into him. The Allegheny County medical examiner said Lewis Alling, 59, was the man who was hit. He died in the hospital. A Columbia Gas spokesperson said a gas line was also damaged. The driver of the truck was from a third party and did not work for Columbia Gas. Crews turned off the gas leading to the damaged line, making the area safe. They will make permanent repairs after the police are done investigating.
September 17, 2023 1:04 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Around ten people were part of a rally outside of the Washington County Courthouse voicing their support for inmate rights late Saturday morning into the afternoon. C-4 Empowerment Options titled the rally “Orange Lives Matter”. Supporters wore the color orange to support the inmates of the Washington County Jail against what they say is abuse, corruption, discrimination, misconduct and inhumane treatment of them. Beth Wolfe, heard about the rally on the air earlier today and left work to voice her concerns in front of the courthouse. Her 20-year-old son is an inmate in the County Jail. C-4 Empowerment Owner Carol Jackson says the goal of the rally is to create an independent citizens review board for what they say is mistreatment and misconduct.
September 16, 2023 3:00 am
NEW STANTON, Pa. — (WPXI) – A 100-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike reopened Friday morning after crews made repairs after a crash. According to Westmoreland County 911, the crash happened Thursday afternoon at the 75.8 mile marker on the westbound Turnpike near New Stanton. The Pennsylvania Turnpike said two trucks, a flatbed and a tanker, were involved in the crash. The tanker overturned, went over a hill and hit a tree, officials said. One person was hospitalized after the crash. To safely remove the tanker from the embankment and make repairs to the roadway, the westbound Turnpike were closed between Breezewood (Exit 161) and New Stanton (Exit 75) starting at 11 p.m. Thursday. The massive detour was necessary to safely accommodate the volume of diverted traffic, the Turnpike said.
September 16, 2023 3:00 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — David McCormick plans to run for U.S. Senate for a second time in Pennsylvania. According to people familiar with his plans who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to avoid disclosing private conversations, he plans to announce his candidacy next week for the Republican nomination to take on three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey. The bid comes just a year after he narrowly lost an expensive and bruising GOP primary to celebrity heart surgeon, Dr. Mehmet Oz, who was endorsed by Donald Trump. Republicans believe the 58-year-old former hedge fund CEO will mount a serious challenge to Casey in a state that is critical to control of the White House and the Senate.
September 16, 2023 3:00 am
Canon-McMillan school board members gathers for an agenda meeting Thursday night to discuss various changes that are going on in the district. The board discussed the hiring of more teachers as the school continues to expand the education programs, in particular for speech, language and pathology. There was also conversation of some current changes being made at the elementary school, such as combining reading and writing as opposed to separating the two subjects into two classes. Members also shared their want of adding virtual reality to the curriculum for special education students, to aid in their transitional learning. They will meet again next week to vote on various matters, including the resolution of small games of chance.
September 16, 2023 3:00 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University gave final approval Friday to wide-ranging cuts in academic programs and faculty positions, the culmination of a impassioned back and forth between the campus community, students and officials as the university addresses a $45 million budget shortfall. The university Board of Governors voted to drop 28 of its majors, or about 8%, and cut 147 of the faculty positions, or 5.7%, on its Morgantown campus. Among the cuts are one-third of education department faculty and the entire world language department, although seven language teaching positions are being retained and students are being allowed to take some language courses as electives. The vote in Morgantown came as the university has been weighed down financially by a 10% drop in enrollment since 2015, revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and an increasing debt load for new building projects. The cuts are on top of those made in June, when the board approved $7 million in staff reductions, or around 132 positions, slashed 12 graduate and doctorate programs and approved a 3% tuition increase. Dozens of speakers, including students and faculty, vehemently opposed the cuts during a public hearing Thursday before the board.
September 15, 2023 5:06 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has been indicted on federal firearms charges. It’s the latest step in a long-running investigation into the president’s son that puts the case on track toward a possible high-stakes trial as the 2024 election looms. Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought a firearm in October 2018, a period when he has acknowledged struggling with addiction to crack cocaine, according to the indictment filed in federal court in Delaware by a special counsel overseeing the case. The indictment comes weeks after the collapse of a plea deal that would have averted a criminal trial and weeks or months of distracting headlines for President Joe Biden.
September 15, 2023 5:04 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has peered into the cockpit of Russia’s most advanced fighter jet at an aircraft factory on his extended visit to the country. Kim’s rare foreign trip has raised concerns about banned weapons transfer deals between increasingly isolated countries. He has met President Vladimir Putin and visited weapons and technology sites on his trip, underscoring deepening ties between the nations. Foreign governments and experts speculate Kim will likely supply ammunition to Russia for its war efforts in Ukraine in exchange for receiving advanced weapons or technology from Russia. Russia’s Cabinet on Friday released video showing Kim looking at the cockpit of the Su-57 while listening to its pilot.
September 15, 2023 5:02 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured a village in the country’s east after intense battles with Russian troops. The village of Andriivka is located about 6 miles south of the Russian-occupied city of Bakhmut, which was the focus of the war’s longest battle so far. The village’s liberation would represent another gain for Kyiv in its counteroffensive to oust Moscow’s troops from seized territory. The General Staff of Ukraine’s armed forces announced the reclaiming of Andriivka early Friday. There was no comment from Russia authorities. Ukrainian forces launched their counteroffensive more than three months ago. Their reported victory in the village illustrates the challenges they face even with supplies of NATO-standard gear and Western weapons.
September 15, 2023 5:01 am
DETROIT (AP) — About 13,000 U.S. auto workers have stopped making vehicles and headed for the picket lines. Their leaders have been unable to bridge a giant gap between union demands in contract talks and what Detroit’s three automakers are willing to pay. The United Auto Workers union went on strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis simultaneously for the first time in its 88-year history. The limited strike at assembly plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri will likely chart the future of the union and of America’s homegrown auto industry.
