June 5, 2023 7:40 am
State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash late Sunday along Interstate 70 that left a man dead, and two others injured. Troopers say it happened just before 11 p.m in the eastbound lanes near the Jessop Place exit. A vehicle driven by 67 year old Thomas McCluskey of McDonald struck the other vehicle, which was also traveling eastbound, causing both to spin-out and strike the concrete median. He was transported to Washington Hospital where he died. A passenger in his vehicle, identified as 62-year-old Alice Eiszler of Bridgeville was not injured. The driver of the other vehicle, 28-year-old Jennifer Piersol of Bridgeville and a 1-year old passenger where both transported to Washington Hospital but there is no word on the severity of their injuries. State Police say they continue to investigate.
June 5, 2023 5:09 am
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new Florida law banning gender-affirming care for minors is getting a lot of attention nationally as Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis runs for president, but it’s also impacting transgender adults. Children were the main focus of debate and coverage of the new law that DeSantis signed last month. However, it also includes restrictions on adult care. That’s creating chaos for patients and providers in the state with what’s estimated to be the nation’s second-highest transgender population. Patients now have to be treated face-to-face by a medical doctor. Those restrictions have proved particularly onerous because many trans adults were seeing nurse practitioners and using tele-health.
June 5, 2023 5:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pilot of the business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, the fighter jet pilots reported, according to two US officials briefed on the matter. The officials were not authorized to discuss details of the military operation and spoke on condition of anonymity. Authorities say four people were killed in the crash in a remote part of Virginia Sunday. The identities of the four people weren’t immediately released. Federal investigators say it will take a few days to solve the mystery of why the plane veered off course and slammed into a mountain.
June 5, 2023 5:06 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials say their forces thwarted large Ukrainian attacks in two provinces of Ukraine illegally annexed by Moscow. Ukraine didn’t confirm the attacks, making it unclear whether they marked the start of an anticipated counteroffensive. Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a rare early morning video released Monday that its forces pushed back a “large scale” assault Sunday at five points in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk province. A ministry spokesman said 250 Ukrainian personnel were killed. A Moscow-installed official in southeast Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia province says Kyiv’s forces also attempted to breach Russian defenses there but were repelled after advancing less than a quarter-mile. The Ukrainian military suggested the Russian reports were part of a misinformation campaign.
June 5, 2023 5:03 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a state trooper shot and killed a man whose vehicle struck two troopers as law enforcement tried to get control of an illegal early morning street racing gathering on a Philadelphia interstate. State police say troopers were called to I-95 in the Penn’s Landing area shortly before 3:30 a.m. Sunday where “numerous vehicles and pedestrians” were illegally blocking the highway. One vehicle didn’t stop and struck two troopers, and a trooper shot and killed the 18-year-old driver. State police and the city’s district attorney are investigating. Officials say the street racing gathering was one of several that took place in the city overnight.
June 5, 2023 4:59 am
MENALLEN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man died after the car he was driving lost control and crashed into a gas station sign in Menallen Township, Fayette County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the crash happened near 7902 National Pike at 10:40 p.m. Saturday. The 28-year-old driver was traveling west on Route 40 when he sped through the intersection at Northgate Highway. The car left the westbound lane onto the raised median in the center of the road, officials said. The car lost control and merged into the eastbound lane while still going west. It went off the roadway and hit the Kwik Fill sign, where the car came to a final stop. The driver was unrestrained and had to be extricated from the car. He was taken to Uniontown Hospital in critical condition where he later died.
June 5, 2023 4:56 am
AMWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. – (WPXI) – A Scenery Hill man is dead after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into the side of a semi-truck in Amwell Township. According to the Washington County Office of the Coroner, Joseph Smetanka Jr., 60, was driving his motorcycle on Route 40 when he crashed into a tractor trailer that was turning left into the westbound lane on Route 40 near 10 Anderson Drive. The crash happened at around 9:39 p.m. Saturday. Smetanka was pronounced dead about an hour after the crash. He wasn’t wearing a helmet. The crash is being investigated by Pennsylvania State Police.
June 4, 2023 9:17 am
NEW YORK (AP) — In his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis repeatedly hit his chief rival, Donald Trump, from the right. DeSantis told a conservative radio host, “This is a different guy than 2015, 2016.” Meanwhile, Trump has repeatedly attacked DeSantis from the left, suggesting Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh” and arguing DeSantis’ votes to cut Social Security and Medicare in Congress will make him unelectable in a general election. The attacks underscore the underlying early dynamic of the race: As DeSantis tries to win over GOP primary voters and chip away at Trump’s commanding lead, Trump is trying to pivot to the general election.
June 4, 2023 9:11 am
Washington County 9-1-1 officials have confirmed that an accident on Route 40 near Anderson Drive was fatal. Emergency crews were dispatched at 9:39 Saturday evening to a motorcycle accident. The motorcycle and a gas well transport truck collided with the motorcycle and rider ending up underneath the truck. The coroner was called to the scene. It is not clear whether the rider was male or female. No further details are available.
June 4, 2023 9:06 am
Washington County 9-1-1 reports that an early Sunday morning accident on Interstate 79 North damaged approximately 120 feet of guardrail. The incident occurred at about 3:00 am at mile marker 40.5 near the Meadowlands exit. An ambulance was dispatched but the victim fled on foot. No other details are available.
