January 6, 2025 4:58 am
Washington County residents who were called for jury duty on Monday got an unexpected day off. Washington County Deputy Court Administrator Jamie Knizner said jury service was canceled because of snow and inclement weather. Jurors are expected to report for service at the Washington County Courthouse on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
January 6, 2025 4:55 am
A winter storm warning remains in effect until 7 o’clock tonight, but restrictions imposed by PennDOT on the interstates and the Pennsylvania Turnpike have been lifted. Scattered snow showers are expected through the day, with temperatures in the 20’s and wind chills in the teens. PennDOT had temporarily reduced the speed limit on Interstate 79 to forty-five miles an hour on I-79 from the West Virginia border in Greene County to the I-376 Airport/Pittsburgh (Exit 59 A/B) interchange in Allegheny County. There were also vehicle restriction on Interstate 70 from the West Virginia border to the PA Turnpike Exit 57 in New Stanton. Many schools on Monday either closed or switched to remote instruction.
January 6, 2025 4:55 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Democratic state representative’s health problems could complicate the vote for speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Lawmakers are expected to kick off a new two-year session on Tuesday by picking the House speaker and voting on chamber rules. Democrats say Rep. Matthew Gergely of Allegheny County had a medical emergency over the holidays requiring hospitalization. It’s not clear if he’ll be in Harrisburg for the start of the session. The House has a 102-101 Democratic majority. Republicans control the state Senate with a 28-22 majority, but one of those GOP seats is vacant due to a recent resignation.
January 6, 2025 2:55 am
West Penn Power has delayed a planned outage in the Scenery Hill, Coal Center, Eighty Four and Cokeburg areas indefinitely. Spokesman Todd Meyers says the outage, which had been planned for Monday, and then pushed back until Tuesday, has been postponed to a date yet to be determined. Meyers says it was pushed back because of the weather and the possibility that some students would have remote instruction.
January 5, 2025 6:38 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans has held a vigil on Bourbon Street to mourn and celebrate the lives of those killed when a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing and injuring revelers celebrating the new year. The vigil on Saturday evening included relatives and others weeping as well as dancing to remember the victims. Authorities say the attack by Shamsud-Din Jabbar killed 14 people and injured dozens of others. The investigation is continuing into Jabbar’s motives and how he carried out the attack before he was killed by police during a firefight. The former U.S. Army soldier proclaimed his support for the Islamic State militant group in online videos posted hours before he struck.
January 5, 2025 6:35 am
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump made an appearance with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who was visiting his Mar-a-Lago club. Meloni’s visit Saturday follows Argentina President Javier Milei, who became the first world leader to meet with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after his Election Day victory in November. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungry also have traveled to Florida to meet with the president-elect. “This is very exciting,” Trump said of Meloni. “I’m here with a fantastic woman, the prime minister of Italy. She’s really taken Europe by storm, and everyone else.”
January 5, 2025 6:32 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — By blocking a Japanese company’s takeover of U.S. Steel, President Joe Biden says he is protecting good jobs in the American heartland. He may be putting them at risk instead. In making its nearly $15 billion bid for the storied Pittsburgh-based steelmaker, Nippon Steel had promised to invest $2.7 billion in U.S. Steel’s aging blast furnace operations in Gary, Indiana, and Pennsylvania’s Mon Valley. It also vowed not to reduce production capacity in the United States over the next decade without first getting U.S. government approval. If the Nippon offer goes away, those commitments go with it.
January 5, 2025 6:29 am
After a rocky few years and the disbanding of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes have seemingly stabilized. Now the question is: Can they still put on a good show? The 82nd Golden Globes, beginning Sunday night at 8 p.m. EST, will hope to rekindle some of the loose comic energy of the days when Ricky Gervais or Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted. Last year’s comeback edition, hosted by Jo Koy, was widely panned, but it delivered where it counted: Ratings rebounded to about 10 million viewers. This time, comedian Nikki Glaser will be emceeing the ceremony from the Beverly Hilton. The show will be broadcast by CBS and available to stream on Paramount+.
January 5, 2025 6:26 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hundreds of South Koreans, bundled up against freezing temperatures and snow, rallied overnight near the residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, calling for his ouster and arrest, as authorities prepared to renew their efforts to detain him over his short-lived martial law decree. Dozens of anti-corruption agency investigators and police attempted to execute a detainment warrant against Yoon on Friday but retreated from his residence in Seoul after a tense standoff with the presidential security service that lasted more than five hours. The one-week warrant for his detention is valid through Monday. There were no immediate indications that authorities were ready to send investigators back to the residence as of Sunday afternoon.
January 5, 2025 6:24 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at this week’s meeting in Germany. Zelenskyy said that dozens of partner countries will participate in the meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany on Thursday. He said the allies include those who can help boost Ukraine’s capabilities not only to defend against missiles but also against guided bombs and Russian aviation. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin will attend the meeting, which comes as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes over later this month with a vow to end the almost three-year war quickly.
