September 9, 2024 2:39 am
(WPXI) – Two handguns were intercepted at the Pittsburgh International Airport main security checkpoint over the weekend. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers found the guns inside carry-on bags on September 7th and 8th. The gun found on Sept. 7 was a 9mm handgun loaded with 12 bullets brought to the airport by a man from West Virginia. The second gun was a .45 caliber firearm loaded with nine bullets packed alongside nine more bullets. The bag belonged to a man from Houston, Pa.“These guns were intercepted at our checkpoint just days before the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on our nation,” said Karen Keys-Turner, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the airport. “Let’s be clear, guns are prohibited on planes. People who own firearms always need to know where their guns are. And 23 years after 9/11, everyone should know that you are not allowed to carry any weapons past our checkpoints. Our officers are good at what they do and everyone who works for TSA is very mindful of how the terrorist attacks of 9/11 impacted our nation.” Bringing a gun to an airport checkpoint carries a federal civil penalty.
September 9, 2024 2:23 am
A McMurray woman was killed in a car crash Sunday afternoon just after twelve o’clock in Peters Township. Washington County Coroner, Tim Warco, tells WJPA News that 77-Year old Sandra Zuraw was the driver and sole occupant of a vehicle traveling north on Washington Road when she somehow lost control of the vehicle and and crashed near 4007 Washington Road. There were no other vehicles involved. Police, who are investigating the crash, say she died in the emergency department at Canonsburg Hospital. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. Warco, meanwhile, says his office is investigating it as a probable medical event.
September 9, 2024 2:14 am
NEW YORK (AP) — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home. Jones was a pioneering actor who eventually lent his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader. Working deep into his 80s, he won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a Grammy, the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors and was given an honorary Oscar and a special Tony for lifetime achievement. In 2022, a Broadway theater was renamed in his honor. (Photo: AP)
September 8, 2024 6:50 am
MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump posted a warning on his social media site threatening to jail those “involved in unscrupulous behavior” this election, which he said would be under intense scrutiny. Trump wrote late Saturday: “WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again.” He again sowed doubt about the integrity of the election, even though cheating is incredibly rare. Trump’s post comes just days before his first — and likely only — debate against Vice President Kamala Harris.
September 8, 2024 6:47 am
A relative of the Georgia high school shooting suspect says the teenager’s mother called the school before the killings. Annie Brown, the suspect’s aunt, told the Washington Post that his mother called Apalachee High School about 30 minutes before the Wednesday shooting to warn them of an emergency involving her son. Brown has confirmed the reporting to The Associated Press but declined to comment further. Her nephew, 14-year-old Colt Gray, has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of two students and two teachers. His father, Colin Gray, is accused of second-degree murder for providing his son with a semiautomatic AR 15-style rifle. Their attorneys declined to immediately seek bail during their first court appearance on Friday.
September 8, 2024 6:43 am
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A manhunt is underway as police search for a gunman in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky near Interstate 75. Authorities say up to seven people were hurt in the shooting and a vehicle accident that accompanied the violence. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says it is an “active shooter situation.” Mayor Randall Weddle of London, about 75 miles south of Lexington, says he was told seven people were hurt Saturday, but not all by gunfire. Some of the victims were injured in a vehicle accident. Weddle says there were no immediate fatalities. The interstate was initially closed to traffic but later reopened.
September 8, 2024 6:40 am
ALLENBY CROSSING, West Bank (AP) — Israeli officials say three people were fatally shot at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan. The military said the gunman on Sunday approached the Allenby Bridge Crossing from the Jordanian side in a truck and opened fire at Israeli security forces, who killed the assailant. It said the three killed were Israeli civilians. Israeli first responders said the victims were men in their 50s. There was no immediate comment from Jordan, which made peace with Israel in 1994 but is fiercely critical of its policies toward the Palestinians. In Gaza, meanwhile, an Israeli airstrike killed five people, including two women, two children and a senior Civil Defense official.
September 8, 2024 6:34 am
PITTSBURGH —(WPXI)- The family of Marc Fogel attended a panel discussion about hostage diplomacy at the University of Pittsburgh on Saturday. Fogel has been imprisoned in Russia since 2021. The panel was hosted by the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies among others. International experts spoke at the Frick Fine Arts building. A former board member at the school where Fogel was set to teach shared his insight and accused the Russian government of shutting down and “stealing” the school. “It was a center for thought and ideas and international engagement in the middle of the Russian capital that not just had an enormous impact on the kids who went there but made a real contribution to Russia, frankly,” Ambassador Eric Rubin said. The US still has not declared Fogel as “wrongfully detained” despite his family’s efforts.
September 8, 2024 5:20 am
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A bridge collapsed and a bus was swept away by flooding as more rain fell on Vietnam from a former typhoon that has caused 59 deaths in the Southeast Asian country. Vietnam’s state media said nine people died during the typhoon and 50 others died during the consequent floods and landslides. Several rivers remained dangerously high. A passenger bus carrying 20 people was swept into a flooded stream in Cao Bang province, and landslides were blocking rescuers. In Phu Tho province, rescue operations were continuing after a steel bridge over the engorged Red River collapsed. Thirteen people were missing. Yagi earlier caused 20 deaths in the Philippines and four in China.
September 8, 2024 1:53 am
Over 100 members of the local farming community took time on a sunny, September day to spend 3 hours in an exhibit hall sharing concerns about the exploding deer population. The Washington County Fairgrounds was the site of the meeting organized by state representative Anita Kulik, whose district covers Bridgeville and Robinson Township. About 14 officials from across the state listened as farmers made their pleas and came up with possible solutions to address the damage the deer are causing to their crops and property. The Executive Director of Pennsylvania State Game Commission, Steve Smith, along with various legislators, including Representatives Tim O’Neil, Washington County commissioners Larry Maggi, Nick Sherman and Greene County Representative Bud Cook all listened as members of the farming community communicated the hardships they are facing due to deer damage. Pennsylvania is not alone in this problem; mild winters, urban sprawl and a drop in the number of hunters has contributed to the abundance of deer across the country. Discussed solutions include extended deer season, increased tag allowances per person, incentives for hunting and even fencing for properties. Farmers say it’s about education. As cute as the deer may be; feeding them and encouraging them to stay on your property only compounds the problem.
