April 7, 2024 6:49 am
South Strabane Township officials provided an update to the circumstances surrounding the landslide that occurred on Thursday afternoon. The slide that is in the 2000 block of Rt. 40 is adjacent to Interstate 79 caused South Strabane Emergency Management/Department of Fire and Emergency Services to temporarily close one lane of Rt. 40. During the shutdown, Verizon was able to relieve tension on its cables running across I-79. Meetings with PennDot and a geotechnical engineer determined that Rt. 40 could remain open. The slide is on private property but temporary barriers were placed around the property, creating a safety perimeter, as well as concrete barriers on Walters Spur. More land movement is expected and officials ask that people respect the perimeters that have been established. Any questions can be directed to Fire Chief Jordan Cramer at jcramer@southstrabane.com.
April 7, 2024 6:47 am
Traffic Signals in Charleroi Borough will have improvements made by PennDot. Beginning April 8, Rt. 88 will see intermittent single lane restrictions as 11 traffic signals will be replaced, 4 signals removed and updates to ADA ramps, sidewalks, curbs, pavement markings and signs are made. The $4.3 million dollar project will run from McKean Avenue at First Street to 10th Street and on Fallowfield Avenue from 9th Street to First Street. The work is expected to last through the beginning of November.
April 7, 2024 6:45 am
PITTSBURGH —(WPXI)- A man is dead after he was hit by a train in Pittsburgh’s South Side. Allegheny County dispatchers say emergency crews received the call at 6:21 p.m. Pittsburgh Police say the man was hit under the bridge where South 12th Street meets Brosville Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The man’s identity will not be released until his family is notified. Violent Crime Unit detectives and CSX police are investigating.
April 7, 2024 6:44 am
Two people were injured in a car acccident on Park Avenue early Saturday morning. According to Washington County 9-1-1, a car crashed into a tree in the 250 block of Park Avenue, just after midnight. Two people were involved in the accident and both were flown to Pittsburgh hospitals. No further details are available.
April 6, 2024 4:19 am
NEW YORK (AP) — An unusual East Coast earthquake has shaken millions of people from New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers to rural New England. Friday’s quake caused no widespread damage. But people from Baltimore to Boston and beyond felt the ground shake. Nearly 30 people were displaced when officials evacuated three multifamily homes in Newark, New Jersey, to check for damage. Officials around the region have been inspecting bridges and other major infrastructure. Some flights were diverted or delayed. The U.S. Geological Survey says over 42 million people might have felt the midmorning quake. It had a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 and was centered near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
April 6, 2024 4:22 am
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the U.S. and China had agreed to hold talks that will address a key American complaint about China’s economic model. The agreement came on the second day of an official visit to China during which Yellen has appealed to Chinese leaders to change their domestic manufacturing policies. Yellen started her five-day visit in Guangzhou and has focused the trip on what the U.S. considers to be unfair Chinese trade practices. The official Xinhua News Agency said that the two sides had agreed to discuss a range of economic and financial issues; and, without details, that China had responded fully on the issue of production capacity.
April 6, 2024 4:25 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is demanding a new judge just days before his hush-money criminal case is set to go to trial, rehashing longstanding grievances with the current judge in a long-shot, eleventh-hour bid to disrupt and delay the case. Trump’s lawyers urged Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan to step aside from the case, alleging a conflict of interest and bias because his daughter is a Democratic political consultant. The judge rejected a similar request last August. In court papers made public Friday, Trump’s lawyers said it is improper for Merchan “to preside over these proceedings while Ms. Merchan benefits, financially and reputationally, from the manner in which this case is interfering” with Trump’s presidential campaign.
April 6, 2024 4:28 am
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers are planning to bring in heavy equipment to try to recover two bodies buried under boulders on a hiking trail, three days after Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years. Search and recovery work was set to resume Saturday after being called the previous afternoon because of aftershocks. At least 12 people were killed by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Wednesday morning off Taiwan’s east coast, and 10 others are still missing. More than 600 people, including about 450 at a hotel at a national park, remained stranded in various locations cut off by rockslides and other damage.
April 6, 2024 12:15 am
Many communities are dealing with flooding issues after a storm system dumped plenty of rain on Washington County this week. Bentleyville and Marianna have declared states of emergency and in South Strabane Township, Fire Chief Jordan Cramer tells us they are closely monitoring a landslide in the 2000 block of Route 40 near Interstate 79. Cramer says in happened Thursday afternoon on private property, but because of several poles and lines owned by Verizon that are affected, multiple agencies were called in and Route 40 in that area and Interstate 79 were shut down for a brief period of time. Meanwhile, PennDOT is making progress on reopening roads that had been closed due to flooding or downed trees. As of Friday afternoon, only one area roadway remained closed in Washington County, and that is Route 2020 (Ten Mile Road) between Route 2047 (Little Creek Road) and Route 2049 (Jefferson Avenue) due to a landslide. (Photo: South Strabane Township Fire Department)
April 7, 2024 4:14 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Efforts to ban TikTok from government devices have picked up steam in the past year in state legislatures and Congress even as politicians continue to use it to connect with and expand their base. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is a prolific poster, but legislation seeking to ban the app from state networks and devices could reach his desk soon. Researchers say using social media to connect with constituents has a long history. And it’s largely Democrats having the internal debate about using TikTok while weighing a significant ban over security concerns.
