September 1, 2024 7:54 am
(WPXI) – A man suspected in a deadly shooting in Uniontown earlier this year has been arrested. The Uniontown City Police Department says Davon Martel Hunter, 32, of Uniontown, was arrested Friday evening without incident. Police identify Hunter as a suspect in the death of Jacob Wilson-Forcina, 20, who was found shot to death at 48 Murray Avenue on May 26. Wilson-Forcina was visiting the home to see friends. Police initially called the shooting some sort of neighbor dispute. Hunter is facing several charges, including criminal homicide, aggravated assault and recklessly endangering another person. He was arraigned and is being held without bail at the Fayette County Prison. He is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing on Sept. 10th.
September 1, 2024 7:49 am
(WPXI) – Police are investigating an early morning shooting in Clairton. The Allegheny County Police Department said it responded to reports of multiple people shot at a Speedway on State Street in Clairton. One person was killed and two were hurt, according to an officer on scene. It appears that a car took out a utility pole and flipped over. Dozens of evidence markers were seen in another area further down State Street.
August 31, 2024 9:42 am
(AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the commander of the country’s air force after one of its Western-donated F-16 warplane crashed and the pilot died. The order to dismiss Mykola Oleshchuk was published Friday on the presidential website. The air force said U.S. experts have joined the Ukrainian investigation into the crash, which happened Monday during a Russian bombardment. The dismissal came on the same day that Oleshchuk directed scathing criticism at a lawmaker who is deputy head of the Ukrainian parliament’s defense committee. The lawmaker claimed the F-16 was downed by a Patriot air-defense system.
August 31, 2024 7:48 am
A shelter in place on place order has been lifted in Washington. Several law enforcement agencies, including SWAT officers, were called out around five-thirty Friday afternoon for reports of a potentially armed man holed up in a building in the 700 block of East Maiden Street. Police on scene say a dispute between occupants in the building led to the stand-off. The all clear was given shortly after 2 this morning when officers were able to take the man into custody. He was transported to Washington Hospital to be checked out and then will then be transferred to the Washington County Jail. No residents were injured during the standoff and all roads have been reopen.
August 31, 2024 5:44 am
(AP) — The United States military and Iraq launched a joint raid targeting suspected Islamic State group militants in the country’s western desert that killed at least 15 people and saw seven American troops hurt. The U.S. military’s Central Command alleged Saturday that the militants were armed with “numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive ‘suicide’ belts” during the attack, which Iraqi forces said happened on Thursday in the country’s Anbar Desert. The raid killed 15 people. Iraq had earlier announced the raids without saying the U.S. took part. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, U.S. forces have fought the Islamic State group, though the casualties from this raid were higher than in previous ones.
August 31, 2024 5:37 am
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil has started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X, making it largely inaccessible on both the web and through its mobile app after the company refused to comply with a judge’s order. X missed a deadline imposed by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes to name a legal representative in Brazil, triggering the suspension. It marks an escalation in the monthslong feud between Musk and de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation. To block X, Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, told internet service providers to suspend users’ access to X. As of Saturday after midnight local time, major operators had begun doing so.
August 31, 2024 3:58 am
Washington County Commissioners may have to vote again on a new emergency radio system contract with Motorola. Commissioner Larry Maggi tells WJPA News that Solicitor Gary Sweat has expressed concerns about how the contraact vote was handled at their August 15 meeting. Specifically, the fact that the cost and scope of the contract were not included in the motion that was approved on a 2-1 vote. Commissioner’s Chairman Nick Sherman and fellow Republican Electra Janis voted in favor. Maggi, who is a Democrat, voted against and questioned the lack of details in the motion both prior to and after the vote. According to Maggi, Sweat has told commissioners that he believes the matter should be brought up for another formal vote with specific details included when they meet September 19h to avoid any potential legal challenges. The contract is believed to total some $25 million.
August 31, 2024 3:42 am
(AP) – U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc. The Food and Drug Administration cleared updated shots made by Novavax on Friday. Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping doses modified to better match more recent strains of the ever-evolving virus. There are some differences. Pfizer and Moderna are so-called mRNA vaccines and come in doses for both adults and children as young as 6 months. Novavax makes a protein-based vaccine, a different technology, and those shots are open to anyone 12 and older.
August 30, 2024 5:14 am
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased for the second week in a row and remains at its lowest level in more than a year. That’s good news for prospective homebuyers facing home prices near all-time highs. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate fell to 6.35% from 6.46% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.18%. Mortgage rates are expected to keep trending lower overall this year. That’s due to signs of waning inflation and a cooling job market, which have raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut its benchmark interest rate next month for the first time in four years.
August 30, 2024 5:13 am
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the U.S. labor market remains healthy in the face of high interest rates. Jobless claims ticked down by 2,000 to 231,000 for the week of Aug. 24, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s just below the 232,000 new filings analysts were expecting. The four-week average of claims, which evens out some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 4,750 to 231,500. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits, which are considered a proxy for layoffs, remain low by historic standards. The total number of Americans collecting jobless benefits rose by 13,000 to 1.87 million for the week of Aug. 17.
