April 19, 2023 3:42 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has temporarily extended women’s access to an abortion pill until Friday. The justices are still considering whether to allow restrictions on mifepristone to take effect while a legal challenge to the medication’s FDA approval continues. In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday, the court indicated it will act by Friday night.
April 19, 2023 12:18 pm
ELGIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own. The shooting early Tuesday east of Austin was the latest in a string of recent U.S. shootings apparently sparked by someone showing up at the wrong place. Heather Roth says she got into what she thought was her car, but there was a man in the passenger seat so she got back into her teammate’s car. She says the man then approached her teammate’s car and opened fire. She was grazed and her teammate was critically wounded. The man fled but was later arrested.
April 19, 2023 11:29 am
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama investigators say two people have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with an Alabama shooting. Four young people were killed at the Sweet 16 birthday party. Saturday’s violence shocked Dadeville, a sleepy town of 3,200. In addition to the four young people who died, another 32 were wounded, some critically. Witnesses have said multiple people were shooting. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said only that shell casings from handguns had been found, noting that there was no evidence a high-powered rifle was used. Investigators repeatedly appealed for information from the public, including videos. (Photo: AP)
April 19, 2023 7:59 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Streets and campus buildings have reopened after Pitt police declared a public safety emergency on O’Hara Street during a demonstration on campus on Tuesday evening. A planned demonstration took place outside of the O’Hara Student Center as Conservative commentator, Michael Knowles, took the stage in a debate about the transgender community. Police said an incendiary device, which was later identified as a smoke bomb, was set off outside the O’Hara Student Center. There was also an image of Knowles burned in effigy. During the protests, students were able to access residence halls with proper identification. Access for all guests not affiliated with the university was restricted. No injuries were reported during the demonstrations. Pitt police said medics were called to the area as a precautionary measure.
April 19, 2023 4:14 am
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager in Kansas City, pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance Wednesday. Yarl mistakenly knocked on Lester’s door looking for his younger brothers. Lester walked with a cane in court as he answered charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting, which has attracted presidential attention and renewed national debate about gun policies. Lester remains free after posting 10% of his $200,000 bond. The bond agreement requires him to relinquish any weapons and have no contact with Yarl or his family. He also agreed to have his cellphone monitored.
April 19, 2023 4:11 am
NEW YORK (AP) — One person has been killed and five have been injured in a parking garage collapse in lower Manhattan’s Financial District. Officials say cars were crushed as concrete floors fell on top of each other like a stack of pancakes. Authorities believe everyone inside has been accounted for, but searches are continuing Tuesday evening to make sure no one was in any of the squashed cars. The garage caved in around 4 p.m., a few blocks from City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge, and about half a mile (0.8 km) from the New York Stock Exchange. It’s not immediately clear what caused the collapse.
April 19, 2023 4:07 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — States are increasingly looking to make a powerful veterinary tranquilizer a controlled substance now that it’s been showing up in illicit drugs used by humans and contributing to a growing number of overdose deaths. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that he’s adding xylazine to Pennsylvania’s controlled substances list. In late March, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine took similar action while West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed legislation restricting xylazine. Last week, the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy named xylazine as an “emerging threat” when it’s mixed with the powerful opioid fentanyl. Officials want to know how much is diverted from veterinary uses and how much is made illicitly.
April 19, 2023 4:04 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – The Pirates have reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Stadium Independent Employees Union. According to Pirates spokesperson Brian Warecki, the agreement was reached on Tuesday. Warecki issued the following statement: “We are very pleased to report that we have reached a tentative agreement with the PSIEU on a new collective bargaining agreement this afternoon. The Union will be scheduling a ratification vote for membership at the end of April, and advised us that employees will be reporting for work as scheduled. The passion, dedication and teamwork that our employees bring to the ballpark makes a difference to our organization, our players and our fans. We look forward to sharing in what is shaping up to be an exciting 2023 season at PNC Park.”
April 19, 2023 4:00 am
North Strabane Township Supervisors worked through an agenda loaded largely with housekeeping items. An important item for residents will be a public hearing that was scheduled for June 20 at 6PM. At that hearing will be a presentation of amendments to the township zoning ordinance that govern the placement of wireless communication facilities. According to Township Manager Andrew Walz, federal regulations have been changed that take away much of the ability of local governments to regulate where those facilities may be located. In other business, PennDot approved township suggested changes to the intersection of Garden Street and State Route 980. Garden Street will now be a one way street and left turns exiting Garden Street will no longer be allowed. A public hearing for those changes will be scheduled for later in the summer.
April 18, 2023 4:16 pm
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin took to the podium and declared he’s ready to resume his football career some four months after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game. Hamlin says his “heart is still in the game,” and adds that what happened on the field in Cincinnati isn’t the end of his story. He spoke after participating in the team’s voluntary workout program on Tuesday. Bills general manager Brandon Beane says Hamlin was cleared to play after meeting with a third and final specialist on Friday. The second-year player from the Pittsburgh area collapsed on the field after making what appeared to be a routine tackle in a Jan. 2 game against the Bengals. (Photo: AP)
