October 15, 2024 4:59 am
A truck hauling an assortment of meat crashed on Interstate 70 westbound early Tuesday morning. Washington County 9-1-1 says it happened just after 12:30 a.m near mile-marker 5 in Donegal Township. The driver was treated at the scene and no other vehicles were involved. Dispatchers say the roof of the truck was ripped open in the crash sending some of its contents onto the highway. Dispatchers say traffic was getting by.
October 15, 2024 2:53 am
Peters Township Council passed an ordinance that regulates the use of electric bicycles and other vehicles on township owned property. According to Peters Township Police Captain Judd Emery, police have been receiving calls daily about the reckless use of electric bikes in parks and along trails throughout the township. Riders have been seen tearing up the grass in parks and have been confrontational with walkers especially along Arrowhead Trail. Highlights of the ordinance limit the speed of the electric bikes to 15 miles per hour, in line with other similar ordinances. They must stay on paved pathways and are strictly prohibited from going on fields, grass or open spaces on township property. It requires operators of electric bikes to be at least 16 years of age and helmets must be worn until age 21. According to Emery, this is an educational notice to parents as well, because some of the newer versions of electric bicycles actually require riders to be licensed. He said that kids can have all of the fun they want on private property, but on public property not only are there township regulations, state regulations are at play also. Emery was adamant that the township does not want to see any rider injured or killed by being reckless with their riding of the electric bicycles. In other township business, Council also authorized the $75,000 purchase and installation of 16 high resolution cameras and two license plate readers to be placed in Peterswood Park. They will serve as an investigative tool when incidents occur in the park.
October 15, 2024 2:45 am
The Washington County District Attorney and officials within the Ringgold School District announced today that the investigation into alleged misconduct among the high school football team has ended and there will be no charges filed. Officials say that after a thorough investigation of administration rules and regulations, they concluded that there was inappropriate behavior and violations to those rules and regulations, however, the violations were isolated to a small group of football players and were not pervasive. Due to the misconduct allegations though, Friday’s football game was postponed. District officials say privacy considerations limit their ability to discuss what the allegations involved, they say appropriate action has been taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
October 14, 2024 5:53 pm
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — A beloved boardwalk amusement park at the Jersey shore is shutting down. Gillian’s Wonderland Pier in Ocean City was to close Sunday night after generations of anchoring the vacation scene for families from Philadelphia, New York and southern New Jersey. Jay Gillian, the city’s mayor, says he tried his best to keep the park open, but determined the attraction his family ran for generations is no longer viable. It is currently owned by a hotel company, but Ocean City has already rejected a plan by that company to build a hotel nearby. Gillian’s family has operated amusement rides and attractions on the Ocean City boardwalk for 94 years. (Photo: AP)
October 14, 2024 5:48 pm
Products sold at various retailers such as Walmart, Aldi and Trader Joe’s are part of the recall of almost 10 million pounds of meat, chicken and turkey products processed by BrucePac. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a list of products that were sold to consumers from many popular grocery stores. The items include the following brands: Great Value (Walmart), Michelina’s, Boston Market, Atkins, Trader Joe’s, Good & Gather (Target), Taylor Farms, Little Salad Bar (Aldi), Kroger, Amazon Fresh and Giant Eagle among others. To see the complete list, visit the USDA’s website. In addition to the USDA’s alert, the Food and Drug Administration announced Reser’s Fine Foods recalled some of its meal kits because they contained chicken from BrucePac. (Photo: AP)
October 14, 2024 5:41 pm
(AP) – Bath & Body Works is apologizing for selling a candle with packaging that some people said looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods. The 3-wick candle was called “Snowed In” and briefly appeared on the company’s website for purchase. It was quickly pulled off of the website once the issue was brought to Bath & Body Works attention. The image on the packaging was supposed to convey a snowflake cut out of paper. The outer edges of the snowflake are white and cone shaped, with two holes cut out near the center. “I have never seen a snowflake that looks like that,” one Instagram user commented. “This wasn’t an accident,” said another. But others felt differently. “It’s just a poorly executed design – that shouldn’t have been approved,” one Instagram user countered. “This is a paper snowflake. I would not have looked at that and thought it was a racist candle,” said another. A Bath & Body Works spokesperson said in a statement on Monday that the mistake was unintentional, and that the company is committed to fixing it. “We apologize to anyone we’ve offended and are swiftly working to have this item removed and are evaluating our process going forward,” the spokesperson said. (Photo: ABC News)
October 14, 2024 9:33 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took their fight for Pennsylvania’s Electoral College votes to opposite ends of the state on Monday. Harris spoke in the northwest corner of Erie and Trump’s held a town hall in the southeastern suburbs of Philadelphia. Democrat Harris and Republican Trump are making regular appearances in what is the country’s largest battleground state. It will be Harris’ 10th visit to Pennsylvania this campaign season. Trump made stops in both Scranton and Reading last week.
October 14, 2024 7:58 am
One person was flown from the scene of a 3-vehicle crash Sunday night along Interstate 70. Washington County 9-1-1 says it happened around 8:15 p.m in the eastbound lanes at mile-marker 26 near the Dunningsville exit. Another person was transported from the scene by ambulance to a local hospital. There is no word on the identity or condition of those injured. Dispatchers say the interstate was closed for about thirty minutes following the crash.
October 14, 2024 5:19 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike on a hospital courtyard in the Gaza Strip early Monday killed at least four people and sent flames sweeping through a packed tent camp for people displaced by the war. Palestinian medics said the attack early Monday left more than two dozen people with severe burns. The Israeli military said it targeted militants hiding out among civilians, without providing evidence. In recent months it has repeatedly struck crowded shelters and tent camps, alleging that Hamas fighters were using them as staging grounds for attacks. The hospital was already struggling to treat a large number of wounded people from an earlier strike on a school-turned-shelter that killed at least 20 people.
October 14, 2024 5:18 am
ATLANTA (AP) — The latest method of voting to fall into the political crosshairs is the way overseas voters cast their ballots – including members of the military stationed abroad. The process is governed by federal law and implemented by states. In recent weeks, Republicans have been challenging how states handle these voters. It’s part of a broader legal strategy by Republicans to position themselves for post-election challenges should Donald Trump lose. Election officials in the three states being targeted, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, say they have strict procedures to ensure that only eligible voters cast ballots. They also note that overseas ballots have already been sent.
