August 30, 2023 5:03 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials are accusing Ukraine of launching what appears to be the biggest nighttime drone attack on Russian soil since the war began 18 months ago. On the same night, the Kremlin’s forces hit Kyiv with what Ukrainian officials called a “massive, combined attack” that killed two people. Drones hit an airport in Russia’s western Pskov region near the border with Estonia and Latvia early Wednesday. Russia’s state news agency Tass reported damage to four Il-76 transport aircraft that can carry heavy machinery. Russia, meanwhile, used drones and missiles in its biggest bombardment of Kyiv in months, Ukrainian authorities said.
August 30, 2023 5:01 am
PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Peters Township High School has been ranked No. 1 in the Pittsburgh region by U.S. News and World Report. According to a social media post by the district, the schools are ranked based on their test scores, graduation rates and how well they prepare students for college. The high school is ranked No. 7 in Pennsylvania and 312th nationwide. “PTHS first earned this recognition in April of 2022 and we’re thrilled to be tops on the list again!” the post said. “Congratulations to our high school staff, students and families on this recognition!”
August 30, 2023 4:58 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers are advancing legislation to hold the state’s 2024 presidential primary earlier. It wouldn’t, however, give the state’s voters much more say in deciding presidential nominees. A Senate committee on Wednesday passed a bill to change the state’s primary from April 23 to March 19. That still leaves highly populous states ahead of Pennsylvania and lawmakers say a final bill could move it later. Many state lawmakers want an early primary date, but not so early that it pushes the primary campaign into the winter holiday season. This year, more lawmakers are motivated to support a change because April 23 is the first day of Passover, a Jewish holiday.
August 30, 2023 4:54 am
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden may make another Labor Day visit to Pittsburgh. That’s according to our news partners at Channel 11. The President was here last Labor Day to talk about jobs and the investments his administration has made. WPXI reports that while details have not been finalized, the President may visit a union rally Monday afternoon, which would happen after Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade. Pennsylvania is a big battleground state heading into 2024. Last Labor Day, President Biden also visited the battleground state of Wisconsin as he was trying to build support for senate and congressional candidates.
August 30, 2023 4:51 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio’s sentencing for orchestrating the far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed until Sept. 5. The judge was sick Wednesday. The Justice Department is seeking a 33-year prison sentence for the 39-year-old Tarrio, who’s from Miami. That’s nearly twice the length of the longest prison term so far among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Tarrio wasn’t in Washington when Proud Boys members joined thousands of Donald Trump supporters in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But federal prosecutors say Tarrio organized and led the group’s assault from afar. Tarrio’s defense lawyers say the Proud Boys had no plans to storm the Capitol.
August 30, 2023 4:48 am
After receiving two bids to acquire it in the past month, U.S. Steel has told its shareholders that it is in the process of reviewing multiple offers for the storied company and symbol of American industrialization. U.S. Steel rejected a $7.3 billion buyout proposal from rival Cleveland-Cliffs two weeks ago. Following that, industrial conglomerate Esmark offered $7.8 billion for the Pittsburgh steelmaker, whose shares soared more than 30% on speculation that a deal was imminent. In a letter to shareholders Tuesday, U.S. Steel said it had entered into confidentiality agreements with “numerous” third parties and was starting to share due diligence information with suitors.
August 30, 2023 2:33 am
A fugitive wanted in New York was taken into custody Monday by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Donovan Devost, 30, of New York, was wanted on charges of attempted murder, assault and a weapons charge, according to Sheriff Tony Andronas. Deputies, who had information that he was staying at the Red Roof Inn in Washington, set up surveillance in the area and were able to positively identify him and take him into custody without incident. Devost is being held in the Washington County Jail without bond, awaiting extradition back to New York. In connection with his arrest, Brittani Daisy, 28, of Louisiana, was taken into custody on felony hindering the apprehension of a fugitive charge. She was placed in the Washington County Jail.
August 29, 2023 4:58 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The second ranking House Republican says he has been diagnosed with blood cancer. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The 57-year-old Scalise says he’ll continue to serve in the House as he undergoes treatment. He vowed to tackle the treatment with “strength and energy” and described the cancer as “very treatable.” Scalise was among those wounded in 2017 when an attacker fired on lawmakers on a Virginia baseball field. He endured long hospitalizations from being shot in the hip. In offering their best wishes to him now, fellow lawmakers are recalling the determination and strength he showed in recovering from that attack. (Photo: ABC)
August 29, 2023 9:50 am
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has signed-off on a consent agreement allowing Bob’s Tavern to reopen. The long-time establishment along Route 88 in Finleyville was ordered closed as a public nuisance and threat to public welfare following a fatal shooting in the parking lot back in October of last year. 29 year old Jaisen Irwin of Monessen was shot and killed. The consent agreement includes a list of conditions for tavern owner Rudy Zelak. They include; installation of security cameras both inside and outside, the purchase of an Identification scanner, employee training, a listing of barred patrons, adjusted and limited business hours and the establishment of a line of communication with the Monongahela Police Department which he must contact on a bi-weekly basis. Walsh says the establishment has been inspected and can re-open immediately. Any breach of such terms would allow the District Attorney’s office to close the business.
August 29, 2023 5:04 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Meadows has testified that actions detailed in a sweeping indictment accusing him of participating in an illegal conspiracy to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia were all part of his job as White House chief of staff. Meadows made the claim Monday as part of his argument that the case should be moved from a state court to federal court. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones did not immediately rule. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says Meadows’ actions were political in nature and not performed as part of his official duties.
