October 16, 2024 4:32 am
An overnight fuel tanker that caught fire after an accident closed a portion of Interstate 70 East on Tuesday night. According to Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers, a fuel tanker overturned at mile marker 34.5 in Fallowfield Township at 11:21 pm. The tanker was carrying 9000 gallons of fuel when it caught fire. The fire was extinguished, no injuries were reported. Interstate 70 East was closed for several hours during the incident. It has since reopened.
October 16, 2024 4:22 am
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are appealing to middle-class workers in very different ways. How their messages land could have a big impact in battleground states with strong union ties such as Michigan. Harris, the Democratic nominee, is relying on United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain to help spread her message, as her campaign worries about her support among working-class men. That issue worsened when two unions that backed Joe Biden in 2020 decided not to endorse either candidate this year. Trump, the Republican nominee, has jumped on these non-endorsements and claims they show that rank-and-file workers support his vision. He has criticized union leaders and urged workers to trust him over the unions.
October 16, 2024 4:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says more than 800 military personnel have seen their service records upgraded to honorable discharges after previously being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The development Tuesday is the latest over the decades to undo past discrimination against LGBTQ service members. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had ordered a review of cases of former service members who might have been affected by the policy. The Pentagon estimates about 13,500 service members in total were affected. Many of those personnel either didn’t serve long enough to qualify for benefits, had already had their discharges upgraded through other means or didn’t qualify for an upgrade due to other violations.
October 16, 2024 4:16 am
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has blocked a new rule that requires Georgia Election Day ballots to be counted by hand after the close of voting. The ruling came a day after the same judge ruled that county election officials must certify election results by the deadline set in law. In a ruling late Tuesday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote, that the so-called hand count rule “is too much, too late” and blocked its enforcement while he considers the merits of the case. McBurney on Monday had ruled in a separate case that county election officials cannot “refuse to certify or abstain from certifying election results under any circumstance.”
October 16, 2024 4:13 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to unveil a blueprint for his country’s victory in the war against Russia. The plan to be presented to Parliament on Wednesday is considered by many as Ukraine’s last resort to strengthen its hand in any future cease-fire negotiations with Russia. Zelenskyy is keen to advance the plan before a new U.S. leader is sworn in next year. Thus far, none of the Western allies have publicly endorsed the five-point plan or commented on its feasibility. Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Leshchenko announced on Monday that Zelenskyy would present the plan to Parliament.
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.
