April 10, 2023 1:44 am
PITTSBURGH (WPXI)— Norfolk Southern train cars have derailed in Pittsburgh. According to a company spokesperson, five empty steel cars derailed. A 911 dispatcher said police, fire and EMS were initially called to the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood, on Brunot Island off Ohio River Boulevard Saturday afternoon. Traffic was impacted in the city’s Esplen and Elliott neighborhoods, along West Carson Street, where police say they responded to the incident. There was no hazardous material involved, and the cars stayed upright, according to the Norfolk Southern spokesperson. Crews were through most of Saturday to clear the cars. West Carson Street from Corliss Street to the McKees Rocks Plaza was closed for hours. The National Transportation Safety Board said they will not be investigating this incident.
April 10, 2023 1:42 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Multiple fire crews were called to the scene of an apparent gas-fed fire in East Washington Saturday night. The blaze broke out just before 11:00 p.m. on the 500 block of East Chestnut Street. Washington Fire Crews responded along with North Strabane, South Strabane, Peters Township, Canton Township and Ambulance and Chair EMS. Reports say there was an initial search for someone who lived in the building that was not accounted for at first, but all occupants made it out and only one victim was reportedly treated for smoke inhalation. Officials on scene also said a hoarding situation made it difficult for crews to maneuver through the house. The fire was under control in less than an hour. (Photo Credit: Jennifer Southall Gordon Facebook)
April 10, 2023 1:25 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Two individuals were flown to area hospitals following a police chase and crash in the City of Washington early Saturday morning. According to reports, city police pursued an SUV along Henderson Avenue just before 1:00 a.m. That chase reportedly led officers from Henderson Avenue to the 900 block of Allison Avenue via Wylie Avenue. After shearing a telephone pole near the GetGo Gas Station on Wylie, the suspects reportedly crashed into the front porch of McCarrell’s Tax Service and were heavily entrapped. Washington Police called for Washington City Fire, South Strabane Township Fire along with Ambulance and Chair EMS to the scene to help extract the suspects. Additionally, two STAT MedEvac helicopters were sent to landing zones set at the Wash High Football Field and Canton Township Fire Department. Reports say it took roughly 20 minutes to extract the suspects from the vehicle, and both were flown to area hospitals in critical condition. There is no word on the status or identity of either suspect. Susan McCarrell Gleason who owns the business says an 18-year-old and two juveniles were in the SUV that was reportedly stolen. Washington City Police are still investigating the incident. (Photo: WPXI)
April 9, 2023 6:52 am
Competing rulings by two federal judges over the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone are sowing alarm and confusion — and opening a new front in the battle over abortion in the United States. One federal judge in Amarillo, Texas on Friday put on hold federal approval of mifepristone, one of the most commonly used medications to end pregnancies. Another federal judge in Spokane, Washington ruled differently in a separate case and ordered the federal government not to restrict the drug’s availability. Some abortion rights advocates have little confidence the U.S. Supreme Court will side with abortion advocates on the abortion pill issue after the court last June struck down Roe v. Wade.
April 9, 2023 6:51 am
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the 2020 fatal shooting of an armed protester during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice. On Saturday, Abbott tweeted that because he can only take action on a recommendation by the Board of Pardons and Paroles he is asking the board to recommend a pardon and to expedite his request. Sgt. Daniel Perry was convicted Friday by a Travis County jury of fatally shooting 28-year-old Garrett Foster during a protest in Austin. A phone call to the county district attorney’s office on Saturday was not answered.
April 9, 2023 6:50 am
CHRISTIANA, Del. (AP) — A Delaware mall shooting left three people injured and forced shoppers to evacuate as police investigate. Delaware State Police say authorities do not have a suspect in custody in the shooting at the Christiana Mall, in a northern community near Pennsylvania. Police say three people were injured by gunfire and taken to a hospital. WPVI-TV reports that officials say at least three people were shot in the food court area. Police set up a reunification site at the north entrance for those trying to locate someone.
April 9, 2023 6:49 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says three more rockets have been launched from Syria toward Israel, raising to six the number of missiles fired within hours in a rare attack from Israel’s northeastern neighbor. Israel says it is retaliating with artillery fire and airstrikes on targets in Syria. The military says two of the three rockets fired early Sunday crossed into Israel. In the first attack on Saturday, one rocket landed in a field in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. The rocket launches come just a day after Israeli warplanes struck alleged Palestinian militant targets in both Lebanon and the Gaza Strip following an unusual burst of rocket fire from southern Lebanon. Tensions are also running high in the contested capital of Jerusalem.
April 9, 2023 6:48 am
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is celebrating Easter Sunday along with dozens of prelates and tens of thousands of pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter’s Square. Tulips, forsythia and other spring flowers trucked in from the Netherlands made the vast Vatican City space colorful. At the start of Mass, Francis sprinkled holy water and sounded tired as he recited ritual words in Latin. He was back in the publis eye 12 hours after a very long Easter vigil ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica the night before. Francis has generally rebounded following a three-day stay last week at a Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis. The 86-year-old pope skipped the traditional Good Friday procession at Rome’s Colosseum.
April 9, 2023 6:46 am
PITTSBURGH (WPXI) — A man was found shot in Mt. Washington Friday night. Pittsburgh police responded to calls of shots fired in the area of Boggs and Warrington Avenues just before 11:20 p.m. The man was found in a vehicle on Warrington Avenue with a gunshot wound to the back, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. EMS transported him to a local hospital in critical condition. The investigation is ongoing.
April 8, 2023 4:47 am
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury has convicted a U.S. Army sergeant of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice. The jury delivered the verdict Friday after deliberating for two days. Sgt. Daniel Perry faces life in prison, and now awaits sentencing. He had been working for a ride-sharing company when he turned onto a street and into a large crowd of demonstrators in downtown Austin. Perry’s attorneys said he acted in self defense when he shot from inside his vehicle and killed 28-year-old Garrett Foster. Perry’s attorney says Foster had pointed a weapon at Perry.
