September 14, 2024 4:18 am
The ACLU released a written statement criticizing the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s order vacating a ruling of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court that sought to end the disqualification of mail in ballots due to errors on the external envelope. ACLU of Pennsylvania senior supervising attorney Steve Loney called “today’s procedural ruling a setback for Pennsylvania voters.” Mimi McKenzie, legal director of the Public Interest Law Center said “thousands of voters are at risk of having their ballots rejected in November for making a meaningless mistake.” the ACLU indicated that the ruling leaves open the possibility of further action in state courts.
September 14, 2024 1:43 am
A months-long investigation led to a search warrant being served at a home in Canton Township Friday. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh says the warrant was served at a residence in the 19-hundred block of Jefferson Avenue. The search was the result of an investigation conducted by detectives of the Washington County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force. It was executed by Washington Regional SWAT and State Police. Walsh says appoximately one-ounce of cocaine and paraphernalia associated with the distribution of cocaine. The target of the investigation was 41 year old Joshua Roberts. He was arrested on outstanding warrants and placed in the Washington County Jail. Walsh says additional narcotics related charges are pending in connection with this investigation.
September 14, 2024 1:21 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling. It could impact the presidential race. The state’s high court ruled Friday on procedural grounds. It said a lower court that found the mandate unenforceable should not have taken up the case because it did not draw in the election boards in all 67 counties. The left-leaning groups that filed the case only sued two of them, Philadelphia and Allegheny counties. Commonwealth Court two weeks ago had halted enforcement of the handwritten dates on exterior envelopes.
September 13, 2024 5:26 pm
It was not a good day on Interstate 70 westbound on Friday. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers report a 3 vehicle accident occurred around 4:30 Friday afternoon. The road was closed and traffic was snarled. One person had to be flown from the scene. The accident occurred at the 6.5 mile marker near Taylorstown. Roads were reopened approximately 5:30 Friday afternoon. That was the second accident on that stretch of road on Friday.
September 13, 2024 2:12 pm
A multi-vehicle accident temporarily closed Interstate 70 around 9:30 a.m. Friday. The accident occurred near mile marker four in the westbound lanes of the highway. According to Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers, one person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital and two others were evaluated at the scene. There is no word on identities or conditions of the victims. The road was reopened about 90 minutes later.
September 13, 2024 5:11 am
NEW YORK (AP) — It can get to be too much. That’s the response from many Americans in a new AP-NORC/USAFacts poll, which found that about 6 in 10 Americans need to limit how much political news they get to avoid feeling information overload. For California’s Lori Johnson Malveaux, that means going to another room sometimes when her husband puts on a news channel. Kaleb Aravzo of Logan, Utah, scrolls past many political posts on social media to avoid triggering anxiety and depression. But between political websites, social media and TV news channels dominated by political talk, it’s often hard to avoid — particularly in election season.
September 13, 2024 5:09 am
DULAC, La. (AP) — Gulf Coast residents are cleaning up the mess left by Francine, which struck Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane. The system knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, sent storm surge rushing into coastal communities and raised flooding fears in New Orleans and beyond. As heavy rain drenched the northern Gulf Coast, New Orleans awoke Thursday to widespread power outages and debris-covered streets. At its peak more than 450,000 customers were without power. There have been no reports of deaths or injuries.
September 13, 2024 5:08 am
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam has climbed to 233 as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods. Flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital, Hanoi, were beginning to recede somewhat, but many neighborhoods remained inundated and farther north experts were predicting it could still be days before any relief was in sight. Typhoon Yagi made landfall Saturday, starting a week of heavy rains that have triggered flash floods and landslides, particularly in Vietnam’s mountainous north. More than 100 people are still listed as missing as of Friday.
September 13, 2024 5:06 am
SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers have walked off the job at a Boeing factory near Seattle after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The strike started at 12:01 a.m. PDT Friday, less than three hours after the local branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced 96% of voting workers rejected the proposed contract and 96% approved the work stoppage. The labor action involves 33,000 Boeing machinists, most of them in Washington state. It’s expected to shut down production of Boeing’s best-selling airline planes but not affect commercial flights.
September 13, 2024 5:02 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will be campaigning in Western states as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris keeps her focus on one of the biggest battleground prizes, Pennsylvania. Trump is scheduled to hold what’s being billed as a news conference in the morning at his Los Angeles-area golf club before heading to northern California for a fundraiser, followed by a rally in Las Vegas. Harris, meanwhile, heads to Johnstown and Wilkes-Barre on Friday as she tries to capitalize on her momentum after Tuesday night’s debate. It’s her second day of back-to-back rallies after holding two events in North Carolina, another swing state, on Thursday.
