October 24, 2024 2:49 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — The parents of a Charleroi toddler who died in Washington County in 2023 are being charged for the death. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has announced the charges against Brooke Whitehead, 32, and Ryan Whitehead, 32. Brooke is charged with criminal homicide, among other charges, and Ryan is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. A criminal complaint alleges Charleroi police were sent to the couple’s home on Prospect Avenue on Oct. 24, 2023, for a 14-month-old child who wasn’t breathing. The child was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The complaint states officers who first responded to the home were informed of “markings” on the child, which were documented as multiple bruises on the child’s face, neck and chest. Through an autopsy, it was determined that the child died from blunt force trauma to the head, torso and extremities. The autopsy also found recent skull fractures and long bone fractures in various states of healing. The complaint states Brooke was the only adult home on the day of her child’s death, but the child would have also been in Ryan’s custody when some of the other injuries happened. Walsh tells WJPA News that the pair were located Tuesday night in Bellefonte, Pa. and were housed in the Center County Jail before being returned to Washington County.
October 24, 2024 2:31 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. —(WPXI)- Three Washington County men pleaded guilty in county court to killing nearly two dozen deer illegally. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said Ezra McClelland, 20; Julian Marth, 21; and Grant Bamberger, 20, all of Washington, poached 21 deer in Dec. 2023. Nine deer were reported to have been shot and left laying on Dec. 9. On Dec. 17 another call was made to the Game Commission that reported similar activity in the same area; this time 12 deer were found dead. The actors did not attempt to retrieve those deer either. Six of the shot deer were antlered bucks. The Game Commission said the three men pleaded guilty. They will lose their hunting licenses for life, serve seven days in county jail, and pay $6,300 in fines. The rifles used in the poaching spree were seized and will not be returned. Anyone who sees poaching or other wildlife crimes is asked to contact the Pennsylvania Game Commission by calling the agency’s 24-hour dispatch center at 1-833-PGC-HUNT or 1-833-PGC-WILD, or call the Operation Game Thief toll-free hotline at 1-888-PGC-8001.
October 24, 2024 1:30 am
North Strabane Township Police are looking for 38 year old Adam Logan in connection with an armed robbery at the Coen Market along Hill Church Houston Road Sunday night. An arrest warrant has been issued for him and police are asking the public not to approach him as he is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1. Logan’s last known location was in Washington. He faces charges that include; robbery with threat of serious bodily injury, burglary, terroristic threats and simple assault by menacing.
October 23, 2024 5:06 am
A federal judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over his New York City apartment and various other assets to two Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him. Judge Lewis Liman in Manhattan issued the ruling Tuesday. The former New York City mayor must hand over his Manhattan apartment, more than two dozen watches, sports memorabilia and a 1980 Mercedes to Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss. They won a lawsuit over Giuliani’s false ballot fraud claims against them during the 2020 presidential election. Giuliani’s lawyers say they’re confident he will win his appeal of the defamation verdict and get his property back.
October 23, 2024 5:03 am
Federal officials say E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states. That includes one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized. It also includes a child hospitalized with severe kidney complications. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the outbreak on Tuesday. It says infections were reported between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11. The CDC says everyone interviewed in connection with the outbreak had reported eating at McDonald’s before falling ill and most mentioned eating Quarter Pounder hamburgers. The specific ingredient tied to the outbreak has not been identified, but investigators are focused on onions and beef.
October 23, 2024 5:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the 2024 presidential contest speeds to its conclusion, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are embracing wildly different strategies. Both are racing to energize the coalitions they need to win the presidency on Nov. 5. Trump’s team has largely abandoned traditional efforts to target moderate voters in the final days before the election. His campaign is focusing instead on his base of fiery partisans and low-propensity voters — especially young men — with tough talk at rallies and media appearances. Harris, meanwhile, is leaning into a more traditional all-of-the-above playbook. She’s targeting the narrow slice of undecided voters that remain, especially moderates, college-educated suburbanites, and women of all races and education levels.
October 23, 2024 4:56 am
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — It’s a big day for Boeing. The big aircraft manufacturer will report third-quarter financial results Wednesday. Then company officials will wait to learn whether striking workers are going back to their jobs. Boeing has already signaled that it will post a big loss for the third quarter. It’s less clear whether members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers will approve a new contract offer from the company. Or if they’ll reject the offer of 35% pay increases over four years and remain on strike. Results of the vote are expected Wednesday night.
October 23, 2024 4:55 am
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel needs to pursue an “enduring strategic success” after its tactical victories against Hamas. On Wednesday he urged it to seek a deal that would end the war in the Gaza Strip and bring back dozens of hostages. He spoke before traveling from Israel to Saudi Arabia on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the war. Air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv shortly before his departure as Israel intercepted two projectiles fired from Lebanon, and a puff of smoke could be seen in the sky from Blinken’s hotel. There has been no sign of a breakthrough in cease-fire talks since the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week.
October 23, 2024 4:53 am
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — (WPXI) – Interstate 70 between Washington and Wheeling has seen a significant increase in crashes over the last few months. NBC affiliate WTOV reports that backups have nearly become a daily occurrence between 2-Mile Hill and West Alexander and cause delays, injuries and deaths. Trooper Rocco Gagliardi with the Pennsylvania State Police says that he and officials in West Virginia are working to get to the bottom of the issue. Gagliardi said most of the crashes have been because of driver error and he advises travelers to slow down. “There’s usually some sort of driving action that is happening to occur that crash. Following too closely, speeding, trying to pass people on shoulders. We’ve seen it all, especially on I-70,” Gagliardi said.
October 23, 2024 2:21 am
Several local communities were the beneficiaries of Act 71 Local Share Account grants. More than $2.3 million was awarded to 9 communities. Municipalities and projects that benefited are:
North Franklin Twp.-$750,000 for sewer expansion
Chartiers Twp.-$375,000 for a pressure sewer segment in Arden Mines
Mt. Pleasant Twp.-$336,787 for community park improvements
Carroll Twp.-$200,000 for sewer laterals in Victory Hills and Craven Hills
McDonald Borough-$185,000 for Heritage Park improvements
City of Washington-$184,500 Washington Park Stone Pavilion floor rehabilitation
Houston Borough-$136,900 traffic signal upgrades at Pike and Main and Western
Morris Twp.-$38,017 for wastewater treatment plant planning for Prosperity
Washington County Redevelopment Authority-$135,000 for call for aid pull cords in senior housing facilities
Act 71 of 2004 provides for the distribution of LSA gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority for projects of public interest.
