August 15, 2024 3:56 pm
(WPXI) – The Pittsburgh region was back in the political spotlight Wednesday as JD Vance made a campaign stop in Lower Burrell Wednesday morning. The invite-only event at VFW Post 92 was for local veterans and was not open to the public. Secret Service was on site since our crews arrived around 4 a.m. and canvassed the entire building before anyone was allowed inside. Vance spoke about the honor and sacrifice of military members and how we, as a country, need to prioritize the 300,000 homeless veterans nationwide. He said that includes getting veterans the healthcare choices they need. He also talked about policy and how he believes a Trump-Vance administration could help the economy rebound. “We’ve got 300,000 veterans who are homeless in this country right now. Let’s take care of them first,” Vance said. “I think we ought to be giving veterans more choice in their healthcare, and if we do, that’s how we stay faithful in the promises he made to them.” Much of what he said resonated with local veterans, including the commander of VFW Post 92, Lee Johnson. “The benefit part is the biggest thing we need to get straightened out, and he’s gonna touch on that, and I think the benefits and the better care,” Johnson said. This weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, will kick off their bus tour in Pittsburgh on Sunday, ahead of the Democratic National Convention
August 15, 2024 11:44 am
(AP) – The creator of the Famous Amos cookie empire has died. Wally Amos’ children say he died Tuesday at his home in Honolulu from complications with dementia. He was 88. Amos eventually lost ownership of the company and rights to use the catchy Amos name. He later became a children’s literacy advocate and proprietor of a cookie shop called Chip & Cookie in Hawaii. He was also co-founder of Uncle Wally’s Muffin Co. His shop had a reading room with dozens of donated books, where he usually spent Saturdays reading to children. (Photo: AP)
August 15, 2024 11:38 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A prosecutor says five people have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death, including the actor’s assistant and two doctors. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada announced the charges Thursday, saying the doctors supplied Perry with a large amount of ketamine and even wondered in a text message how much the former “Friends” star would be willing to pay. Perry’s assistant, who authorities say injected the actor with ketamine on the day he died, found Perry face down in his hot tub on Oct. 28. Paramedics who were called immediately declared him dead. His autopsy, released in December, found that the amount of ketamine in his blood was in the range used for general anesthesia during surgery. (Photo: AP)
August 15, 2024 5:02 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The long investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has led to a sweeping indictment that pulled in five people who prosecutors say contributed to his ketamine overdose. Prosecutors say they include a doctor and a street dealer who both gave Perry large amounts of the powerful anesthetic. Perry’s assistant and an acquaintance of the actor have already pleaded guilty to helping him get ketmaine Prosecutors say Perry turned to Dr. Salvador Plasencia to give him more ketamine than his regular doctors would allow and turned to a woman they say call a major street dealer, Jasveen Sangha, to get even more. Both pleaded not guilty Thursday.
August 15, 2024 4:59 am
LOWER BURRELL, Pa. — (WPXI) – The Pittsburgh region was back in the political spotlight Wednesday as JD Vance made a campaign stop in Lower Burrell Wednesday morning. The invite-only event at VFW Post 92 was for local veterans and was not open to the public. Secret Service was on site since our crews arrived around 4 a.m. and canvassed the entire building before anyone was allowed inside. Vance spoke about the honor and sacrifice of military members and how we, as a country, need to prioritize the 300,000 homeless veterans nationwide. He said that includes getting veterans the healthcare choices they need. He also talked about policy and how he believes a Trump-Vance administration could help the economy rebound. “We’ve got 300,000 veterans who are homeless in this country right now. Let’s take care of them first,” Vance said. “I think we ought to be giving veterans more choice in their healthcare, and if we do, that’s how we stay faithful in the promises he made to them.” This weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, will kick off their bus tour in Pittsburgh on Sunday, ahead of the Democratic National Convention.
August 15, 2024 4:58 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s stunning incursion into Russia’s Kursk border region was a bold gamble for the country’s military commanders, who committed their limited resources to a risky assault on a nuclear-armed enemy with no assurance of success. By Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said they controlled 386 square miles of enemy territory, including at least 74 settlements and hundreds of Russian prisoners of war. But a week after it began, the overall aim of the operation is still unclear. What is clear is that the incursion has changed the battlefield. The shock of Ukraine’s thunder run revealed chinks in the armor of its powerful adversary. The assault also risked aggravating Ukraine’s own weaknesses.
August 15, 2024 4:57 am
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — International mediators are set to hold a new round of talks aimed at halting the war in Gaza and securing the release of scores of hostages. A potential deal is seen as the best hope of heading off an even larger regional conflict. The United States, Qatar and Egypt are set to meet with an Israeli delegation in Qatar on Thursday as the Palestinian death toll from the 10-month-old war nears 40,000, according to local health authorities. Hamas has not said whether it will participate, accusing Israel of adding new demands to an evolving proposal that had U.S. and international support, and to which the militant group had agreed in principle.
August 15, 2024 4:53 am
TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto has dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and knocked out power for nearly half of all customers in the U.S. territory. It was gaining strength as it moved over open water toward Bermuda. Heavy flooding was reported in Puerto Rico, and power and communication were knocked out around the region. Ernesto was a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 85 mph early Thursday. It could become a major hurricane with Category 3 strength Friday. Ernesto is expected to pass near Bermuda on Saturday.
August 15, 2024 4:50 am
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A new study says Pennsylvania drivers get pulled over and are cited by state police at roughly comparable rates no matter their race or ethnicity. The information about 450,000 vehicle stops in 2023 was made public on Wednesday. Researchers also say trooper decisions about how to enforce the law after they stop someone are most strongly based on legal factors and not the drivers’ or troopers’ identifying characteristics. Experts say the findings may be the result of increasing scrutiny and supervision in the field. State police in Pennsylvania have changed how they train troopers and have prioritized treating people equally.
August 15, 2024 2:55 am
Auhorities in Cecil Township are asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of a car that struck a child Wednesday night who was walking in the area of Millers Run and Cowden Roads. Police say they were called out around nine o’clock for reports of a hit and run accident involving a juvenile. They say the driver of the vehicle did not remain on scene and they are asking any residents or businesses who reside along Millers Run Road to check their security cameras for any activity around the time of the accident. There was no word on the extent of injuries or the age of the child.
