October 16, 2024 4:06 am
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has announced that forfeited assets obtained during the investigation and prosecution of individuals trafficking in illegal narcotics have been shared with the Washington Regional SWAT Team. Walsh presented a $15,000 check to Guy Kuzak of the Washington Regional SWAT Team. Funds provided under the Equitable Sharing Agreement between the District Attorney’s Office and local law enforcement agencies allow for the illegal proceeds from narcotics trafficking to be used by local law enforcement agencies for training, equipment and other enumerated uses to protect and serve their communities. (PHOTO: File Photo)
October 16, 2024 3:55 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI)-Former President Donald Trump is expected to attend Sunday’s Steelers game at Acrisure Stadium, according to Steelers Now. Trump is holding a rally in Latrobe at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport the day before the game. The Steelers are hosting the New York Jets for Sunday Night Football. When the former president came to Butler on Oct. 5, Elon Musk, who spoke at Trump’s rally, stayed in the area and went to the Steelers game the following day when they hosted the Dallas Cowboys. Former Steeler Antonio Brown has also made multiple social media posts about attending the game, including one on Tuesday that said, “See you this weekend in PA,” tagging Trump and his running mate JD Vance. Trump’s campaign has not provided any more information.
October 16, 2024 1:33 am
A public hearing held by North Strabane Township Supervisors still has not found a definition to a proposed development designated as a “personal warehouse.” CC Realty Advisors wants to develop the idea at an 8.6 acre parcel of land at the intersection of Morganza and Curry Roads that is currently zoned commercial. At issue is the wide variety of uses that could be included in the personal warehouse definition. CC Realty worked with the planning commission to develop just what that idea is and what uses could be included as permitted uses. According to Rich Erenberg of CC Realty Advisors some of the uses that are seen in other areas of the country are simple storage, workshops for car enthusiasts, work out areas, light retail and man caves. To Erenberg’s disappointment, light retail such as cigar stores or candle shops was eliminated. A few supervisors seem to agree that certain retail may be appropriate. Some light industrial was in the definition but did come under question from supervisors. Overall, many questions remain on just what the definition of a personal warehouse should be and what activities should be permitted. The meeting was continued to an undetermined date to allow changes to the proposed definition to be proposed.
October 15, 2024 5:52 pm
DETROIT (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris stopped by a Detroit art gallery with three Hollywood stars in tow for a conversation with Black men. The campaign event on Tuesday unfolded as both she and Donald Trump seek to energize key constituencies their allies worry may be slipping away. Harris was joined by Don Cheadle, Delroy Lindo and Detroit native Cornelius Smith Jr. at the Norwest Art Gallery. Harris reminded the gathered crowd that early voting starts in Michigan in four days. Trump, meanwhile, focused on reaching women. He seized on an opening to sound his frequent argument that imposing huge tariffs on foreign goods would amount to an economic elixir — one he claims would raise enormous sums for the government, protect U.S. firms from overseas competition and prod foreign companies to open factories in the United States. Appearing Tuesday before a friendly audience at the Economic Club of Chicago, Trump asserted that tariffs are misunderstood as an economic tool. “To me,” Trump said, “the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff. It’s my favorite word. It needs a public relations firm.” If tariffs need an image makeover, it’s probably because mainstream economists say they actually amount to a tax on American consumers. (Photo: AP)
October 15, 2024 12:30 pm
Vice presidential nominee JD Vance will be campaigning in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The senator from Ohio will be at The Pennsylvanian in Downtown Pittsburgh. He will deliver remarks at 12:30 p.m. It was not specified what the remarks will be about, but a press release discusses the current administration’s “inflationary agenda,” including the COVID stimulus bill.
October 15, 2024 5:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely.” Yet most mainstream economists say Trump’s policy proposals wouldn’t vanquish inflation. They’d make it worse. They warn that his plans to impose huge tariffs on imports, deport millions of migrant workers and demand a voice in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies would likely send prices surging. Sixteen Nobel Prize-winning economists signed a letter in June expressing fear that Trump’s proposals would “reignite’’ inflation, which has plummeted from 9.1% in 2022 and is nearly back to the Fed’s 2% target. The Peterson Institute for International Economics has predicted that Trump’s policies would drive consumer prices sharply higher two years into his second term.
October 15, 2024 5:08 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico authorities are grappling with a growing number of migrants dying in the state’s border region, with the remains of more than 100 found in the first eight months of the year in the state. Many were discovered just miles from the El Paso, Texas, port of entry. That’s more than 10 times the number of probable migrant deaths reported five years ago. The Office of the Medical Investigator that performs autopsies for New Mexico has hired additional investigators to handle the influx. The numbers have surged as smugglers increasingly steer migrants into hot, rugged areas of the state.
October 15, 2024 5:07 am
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say federal disaster workers have resumed door-to-door visits as part of hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina. The visits were temporarily suspended after reports emerged over the weekend that Federal Emergency Management Agency employees could be targeted by a militia members. The government response to Hurricane Helene has become a rampant subject of disinformation. A sheriff’s office says one man was arrested in connection with the investigation into threats, but that suspect acted alone. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell says the agency isn’t going anywhere. She and Gov. Roy Cooper called on people to stop spreading falsehoods about the recovery efforts so that people who need help can get it.
October 15, 2024 5:03 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use. Tuesday’s action came after the rivals exchanged threats of destruction amid rising animosities over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its capital. The roads’ demolition is a display of North Korea’s growing loathing of South Korea’s conservative government. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no detail on the demolition of the roads north of the border Tuesday. South Korea’s military said it is bolstering its readiness and surveillance posture in coordination with the United States. North Korea has a history of staging choreographed destruction of facilities on its soil as a political message.
October 15, 2024 5:00 am
Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip have killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women. In northern Gaza, where Israel has been waging an air and ground campaign in Jabaliya for more than a week, residents said families were still trapped in their homes and shelters. It’s been more than a year since Hamas-led militants blew holes in Israel’s security fence and stormed in, killing some 1,200 people and abducting 250. Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed over 42,000 Palestinians. In solidarity with Hamas, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has exchanged cross-border fire with Israel for the past year. Israel has escalated its campaign against the group in recent weeks.
