February 26, 2024 5:22 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time in five years, senators will be sworn in as jurors for an impeachment trial. But the chamber is expected to spend far less time on the impending trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas than for former President Donald Trump’s two trials, or maybe no time at all. The Republican-controlled House impeached Mayorkas Feb. 13 over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. Senate leaders have shown little interest in spending much time on it. Two-thirds of the Senate would be needed to convict Mayorkas, and no Democrats have signaled openness to voting to remove him from office.
February 26, 2024 5:11 am
One person was transported to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh after a one-vehicle crash early Monday morning in West Pike Run Township. Washington County 9-1-1 says the vehicle rolled over in the 800-block of Beallsville Road and the driver was entrapped for a short time. The crash also brought down utility lines and PennDot closed the roadway between McGirts and Oak Roads. No other information is currently available.
February 26, 2024 5:06 am
PITTSBURGH — No one won the growing Powerball jackpot Saturday night, but one lucky person in Pennsylvania still earned a substantial prize. According to Powerball’s Draw Results, someone in Pennsylvania is one of 20 people across the country who won $50,000 by matching four of five white balls and the Powerball. The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 3-8-40-53-58 and Powerball 3. The last time someone won the Powerball Jackpot was on Jan. 1. The Powerball drawing on Monday is now worth an estimated $391 million.
February 26, 2024 5:03 am
State Police Washington say Interstate-70 reopened about six hours after a crash Sunday evening involving a tractor trailer. Hazmat crews were called to the scene just after 6:30 p.m. near mile marker 14 and the Chestnut Street exit. Police say the truck was leaking Diesel fuel. The crash closed the eastbound lanes between Taylorstown and Chestnut Street. No injuries were reported.
February 25, 2024 7:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain have struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen. The strikes on Saturday answer a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. According to U.S. officials, American and British fighter jets hit sites in eight locations. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to provide early details of an ongoing military operation. This is the fourth time that the U.S. and British militaries have conducted a combined operation against the Houthis since Jan. 12. But the U.S. has also been carrying out almost daily strikes to take out Houthi targets.
February 25, 2024 7:19 am
“Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Lily Gladstone won for her leading performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Cillian Murphy won outstanding male actor in a leading role for his performance as J. Robert Oppenheimer, landing him his first SAG Award. Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph each won for their supporting performances, solidifying their status as Oscar favorites. The ceremony streamed live on Netflix.
February 25, 2024 7:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox are calling for less bitterness and more bipartisanship in American politics. Both spoke at the White House on Saturday night as the Democratic president hosted a black-tie dinner for the nation’s governors. Republican Cox is chairman of the National Governors Association. Biden says politics has gotten too personally bitter and is “not like it was” when he was first elected to public office in 1972. Cox says political danger shouldn’t be the price to pay for appearing with someone from the opposing party. Cox says his family prays for the president and his family every night.
February 25, 2024 7:13 am
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has won South Carolina’s Republican primary, beating his last major rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, in her home state. Trump has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, adding to previous wins in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A 2020 general election rematch against President Joe Biden is all but inevitable. The former president’s latest victory Tuesday will increase pressure on Haley, who was South Carolina governor from 2011 to 2017, to leave the primary race. But Haley has raised copious amounts of campaign funds and vowed to stay in the race despite increasing questions about where she might win any upcoming contests.
February 25, 2024 7:08 am
PITTSBURGH —(WPXI)-Those who braved the cold temperatures and even colder water at the Polar Plunge events at Acrisure Stadium helped set a fundraising record. Special Olympics Pennsylvania says for the first time in the non-profit’s history, a single fundraiser raised more than $1 million. The original goal was for the Pittsburgh Polar Plunge to raise $750,000. “Because of our incredible community, we achieved this remarkable milestone. Together, we have raised over a million dollars to support athletes all across the Three Rivers Region. This is what it’s all about,” Special Olympics Pennsylvania said. Money raised from polar plunge events across Pennsylvania each year supports Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes by funding operating costs.
February 25, 2024 7:06 am
PennDot is announcing the extension of single lane restrictions on Interstate 70 eastbound and westbound through the end of the week. Those lane restrictions will be in Rostraver Township between Exit 42 (North Belle Vernon) and Exit 46A (Rt. 51 South/Uniontown) eastbound and between Exit 46A (Rt. 51 South/ Uniontown) and Exit 42A Monessen westbound. Those restrictions will be in place from 6:00 AM through 6:00 PM daily through March 1. Additional lane restrictions prior to 6:00 AM will be in place as needed.
