May 3, 2023 2:36 am
A Philadelphia area woman facing burglary, assault and reckless endangerment charges had her case dismissed on Tuesday. Shandrea Anderson, 44 is accused of participating in an assault of Zach Lloyd’s girlfriend in the 300 block of Valley View Terrace in March of 2022. She was accompanied by her daughter Nicole Anderson and the mother of her Lloyd’s children Dina Nicoleau. The criminal complaint states that Shandrea Anderson and another man held Lloyd down while Nicoleau and Nicole Anderson assaulted Lloyd’s girlfriend. The victim did not show up for the hearing. The arresting officer indicated that he had not had contact with the victim since July. The public defender requested a dismissal due to travel constraints of Anderson being from Philadelphia and the lack of contact with the victim. Co-defendants Nicole Anderson and Dinah Nicoleau still have warrants out for their arrest. The judge agreed. Should the co-defendants be located the district attorney could refile charges.
May 3, 2023 2:26 am
(WPXI) – Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey has named Larry Scirotto, a former Pittsburgh police officer, as his choice for the next chief of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police. Scirotto became the frontrunner after Gainey’s first choice, former Bosie, Idaho, police chief Ryan Lee unraveled when his controversial past — including that he was forced to resign from the job in Boise after an allegation that he injured an officer during a tactical restraint demonstration — came to light. Three separate panels made up of community members, police union members, and members of the mayor’s staff were assembled to privately interview Gainey’s finalists. Scirotto rose to the rank of assistant chief in Pittsburgh and then retired in 2018 and moved away from the city. He is also an NCAA Division 1 college basketball referee. Scirotto’s appointment will be voted on by city council. Scirotto is a native of Monessen.
May 2, 2023 3:21 pm
(WPXI) – Pennsylvania State Police are investigating after a woman was shot in Connellsville. According to state police, the initial call was for an alleged assault at a house on East Crawford Street. When police arrived at the scene, they found a woman who had been shot in the leg. The victim’s injuries are non-life threatening, state police said. Police at the scene took two people who were also inside of the house in for questioning. Police said they’re unsure of the relationship between the people involved and don’t know what prompted the shooting.
May 2, 2023 1:17 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Late-night TV shows including “The Tonight Show” and “The Daily Show” will begin airing reruns as unionized writers soured by Hollywood’s low pay in the streaming era went on strike Tuesday for the first time in 15 years. The labor dispute could have a cascading effect on TV and film productions depending on how long the strike lasts, and it comes as streaming services are under growing pressure from Wall Street to show profits. Some 11,500 film and television writers represented by the Writers Guild of America walked out after failing to reach a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. (Photo: AP)
May 2, 2023 12:55 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining federal COVID-19 vaccine requirements next week when the national public health emergency for the coronavirus ends. Vaccine requirements for federal workers and federal contractors, as well as foreign air travelers to the U.S., will end May 11. The government is also beginning the process of lifting shot requirements for Head Start educators, healthcare workers, and noncitizens at U.S. land borders. White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha (ZHAH) says the measures have had “a tremendous beneficial impact.” More than 100 million people at one time were covered by the sweeping mandates.
May 2, 2023 4:23 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prison service says a Palestinian prisoner has died after a hunger strike of nearly three months. Khader Adnan began his strike shortly after being arrested on Feb. 5. Adnan, accused by Israel of membership in the Islamic Jihad militant group, had gone on hunger strikes several times after previous arrests. That included a 56-day strike in 2015 to protest his arrest under so-called administrative detention, in which suspects are held indefinitely without charge or trial. Israel’s prison service said Adnan had been charged this time with “involvement in terrorist activities” but had refused medical treatment while legal proceedings moved forward.
May 2, 2023 4:22 am
HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — A woman says her daughter and three teenage grandchildren were among the seven people found dead on a rural Oklahoma property during a search for two missing teens. Authorities say the seven bodies found on a rural property near the town of Henryetta were believed to include the two missing teenagers and a convicted sex offender. Janette Mayo said Tuesday that the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office notified her Monday that the other four victims were her daughter, Holly Guess, and her grandchildren. Sheriff Eddy Rice says the state medical examiner has to confirm the victims’ identities. Mayo says the missing girls were friends with her 13-year-old granddaughter and were spending the weekend with the family.
May 2, 2023 4:21 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has notified Congress that the U.S. could default on its debt as early as June 1, if legislators do not raise or suspend the nation’s borrowing authority before then and avert what could potentially become a global financial crisis. In a letter Monday to House and Senate leaders, Yellen urged congressional leaders “to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by acting as soon as possible” to address the $31.4 trillion limit on its legal borrowing authority. She added that it is impossible to predict with certainty the exact date of when the U.S. will run out of cash.
May 2, 2023 4:15 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Senate is approving legislation to ban so-called safe injection sites, where opioid users could legally inject heroin and other drugs under supervision as a way to reduce overdoses. The bill passed Monday, 41-9, with every Republican in favor and nine of 22 Democrats against it. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Christine Tartaglione, says she supports recovery efforts, but not what she called “programs that perpetuate addiction without a path to recovery.” Sen. Nikil Saval said efforts to ban the centers are based on misconceptions and that they save lives. Gov. Josh Shapiro opposes safe injection sites. The bill goes to the state House of Representatives.
May 2, 2023 4:13 am
TORONTO (AP) — Legendary folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot has died. He was one of the most renowned voices to come from Toronto’s Yorkville folk club scene in the 1960s. He penned hundreds of songs, including “Carefree Highway,” “Early Morning Rain” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” Once called a “rare talent” by Bob Dylan, Lightfoot wrote deeply autobiographical lyrics and explored issues surrounding the Canadian national identity. His works have been covered by many artists, including Elvis Presley, Barbra Streisand, Harry Belafonte and Johnny Cash. A family representative said Lightfoot died at a Toronto hospital Monday. He was 84. The cause of death wasn’t immediately available.
