December 16, 2024 5:30 pm
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say security guards at the federal courthouse in Harrisburg shot and wounded a knife-wielding man who attempted to attack one of them. Few details of Monday’s shooting were immediately available, and authorities said the FBI was leading the investigation. In a statement, the U.S. Marshals Service says the security officers moved to stop the man after he entered the courthouse, brandishing a knife. The marshals service says the suspect attempted to attack one of the security officers before they shot him, striking him multiple times. He was in stable condition at a hospital, while the security officers were uninjured.
December 16, 2024 2:09 pm
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The shooter who opened fire at a private Christian school in Wisconsin was a 17-year-old female student, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity. Police say the shooter killed a teacher and another student. Authorities say the shooter also died and wounded six others at Abundant Life Christian School. Someone from the K-12 school of about 400 students called 911 to report an active shooter shortly before 11 a.m. Monday. Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the motive for the shooting was not immediately known.
December 16, 2024 5:28 am
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office in January with a promise of carrying out mass deportations, leaving Honduras and other Central American countries bracing for a potential influx of vulnerable migrants — a situation they are ill-prepared to handle. Migrants and networks aiding deportees in Central America’s Northern Triangle worry their return could thrust them into even deeper economic and humanitarian crises, fueling migration down the line. “We don’t have the capacity” to take so many people, said Antonio García, Honduras’ deputy foreign minister. “There’s very little here for deportees.” People who return, he said, “are the last to be taken care of.”
December 16, 2024 5:26 am
NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump takes office as president for a second time, many journalists anticipate a hostile climate toward them and their work. This is, after all, a man who once labeled journalists as enemies and has talked about retribution toward enemies. Former Washington Post editor Martin Baron says he expects Trump to come after the press with every tool in his toolbox, “and there are a lot of tools.” Lawsuits, efforts to unmask anonymous sources, day-to-day demonization are all on the table. But some experts urge the press not to go into war footing, but to do its work and see how everything plays out.
December 16, 2024 5:23 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials in the Gaza Strip say the death toll from the 14-month war between Israel and Hamas militants has topped 45,000 people. The Gaza Health Ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count, but it has said that more than half of the fatalities are women and children. The Israeli military says it has killed more than 17,000 militants, without providing evidence.
December 16, 2024 5:21 am
Firefighters were called to a house fire in Charleroi Sunday evening. Our news partners at WPXI say it was a reported kitchen fire in the 800-block of Meadow Avenue. Heavy fire was reported in the rear of the structure. Crews were on the scene for some two-hours. Fallowfield Township fire fighters were also called in to assist. There are no reports of any injuries and it’s unclear what may have sparked the blaze.
December 16, 2024 5:16 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — (WPXI) – Police at WVU are urging students to be cautious after a reported burglary near campus. In a campus alert, WVU officials say the burglary happened at 216 Belmar Ave., near the Downtown area of campus, on Saturday morning. Surveillance video shows one of two suspects entering the building through an unlocked basement window. University Police are investigating the incident and are working to determine if it’s related to burglary and larceny reports in a similar area at the end of November. Anyone with information that may help in the ongoing investigations should call UPD at 304-293-313. Callers can remain anonymous. With this reported burglary, police are urging students to take action. “We cannot stress enough how important it is that members of our University community secure their property — whether that be their homes or vehicles,” Chief Sherry St. Clair said. If you witness a potentially dangerous situation or a crime, call 911 or WVUPD. If you encounter an emergency situation on campus, utilize the blue light emergency call system, if available.
December 16, 2024 5:09 am
President-elect Donald Trump has held a wide-ranging news conference in which he took questions from reporters for the first time since winning the election. He said Monday that he would preserve access to the polio vaccine but equivocated on other vaccines. He pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals and expressed doubts that his daughter-in-law might be Florida’s next senator. The event harkens back to his long-winding news conferences from his first term and is a stark contrast from President Joe Biden, who doesn’t often take questions from reporters.
December 16, 2024 5:08 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A man was wounded early Sunday in a shooting outside a restaurant here in the City of Washington. Washington County 911 dispatchers say it happened on South Main Street, near Maiden Street, around 2:15 a.m. Police found the victim after responding to a report of shots fired. The man was first taken to UPMC Washington hospital, then flown to Pittsburgh for further treatment. Washington Police say the man’s injuries are not life-threatening. No arrests have been made. Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has video of it is asked to call the Washington City Police Department at 724-223-1386 or 724-223-4226.
December 16, 2024 5:01 am
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police say a 15-year-old student opened fire inside a study hall at a small Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and teenager. Monday’s shooting prompted a swarm of police officers responding to a second grader’s 911 call. Police say the female student wounded six others in the shooting at Abundant Life Christian School, including two students who were in critical condition. Police say the shooter was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound when officers arrived and died en route to a hospital. Police say a motive for the shooting was not immediately known, nor was it clear if the victims were targeted.
