August 5, 2024 5:03 am
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths as it turned menacingly toward the Eastern Seaboard’s low-lying regions and threatened to flood some of America’s most historic Southern cities. The storm made landfall on the Gulf Coast of Florida early Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. It is now a tropical storm, with top wind speeds around 50 mph. At least four people have died as the result of the storm and more than 300,000 customers are without power in Florida and Georgia. Local leaders in Savannah, Georgia, are preparing for high water in case Debby stalls out over the city. An official in Charleston, South Carolina, says Debby could be a “historic and potentially unprecedented event.”
August 5, 2024 5:02 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching “Republicans for Harris” as she tries to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump’s candidacy. Harris’ team says the program will aim to use well-known Republicans to activate their networks, with a particular emphasis on primary voters who backed former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. The program will kick off with dedicated events this coming week in Arizona, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Also, Republicans backing Harris will appear at rallies with the vice president and her soon-to-be-named running mate this coming week. The Harris campaign shared the details of the program first with The Associated Press before the official announcement Sunday.
August 5, 2024 5:01 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Facing the need to win Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris has sworn off any prior assertion that she opposed fracking. But that hasn’t stopped Republican Donald Trump from wielding her now-abandoned position to win over working-class voters in the key battleground state where the industry means jobs. Last week, in his first appearance in Pennsylvania since Harris became the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, Trump repeatedly warned that Harris would ban fracking and devastate the economy in the nation’s No. 2 natural gas state. Harris called to ban fracking as a presidential primary candidate in 2019.
August 4, 2024 8:02 am
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials and media reports say a new round of violence in Bangladesh has left more than 20 people dead and hundreds of others injured as student protesters clashed with police and ruling party activists. Protesters are demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The initial protests in July began with students calling for an end to a quota system for government jobs but escalated into violence that left more than 200 dead. Authorities in response closed schools and universities across the country, blocked internet access and imposed a shoot-on-sight curfew. At least 11,000 people have been arrested in recent weeks. (Photo: AP)
August 4, 2024 7:56 am
MIAMI (AP) — A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico has strengthened into Tropical Storm Debby. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center say the storm has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph as it moves toward Florida. They predict it will become a hurricane before coming ashore. Debby is likely to bring drenching rain and coastal flooding to much of Florida’s Gulf Coast by Sunday night. Forecasters warn it also could drop heavy rains over north Florida and the Atlantic coasts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina early next week. Debby is the fourth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
August 4, 2024 7:55 am
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump says he’s pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News. That seems to make it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the November election. In social media posts late Friday, Trump said his agreement to a Sept. 10 debate on ABC “has been terminated” because he’ll no longer face President Joe Biden. Trump says he’ll appear on Fox News on Sept. 4. Harris’ campaign says Trump “is running scared and trying to back out of the debate he already agreed to and running straight to Fox News to bail him out.” (Photo: AP)
August 4, 2024 7:00 am
PITTSBURGH – Iconic rock band Aerosmith has announced their retirement from touring. The band formed in 1970 and began its farewell tour in 2023. Lead singer Steven Tyler, 76, suffered a vocal cord injury and the remaining dates were originally postponed to September 2024 so that he could recover. On Friday, the band announced that a full recovery is unlikely despite Tyler’s best efforts.” As you know, Steven’s voice is an instrument like no other. He has spent months tirelessly working on getting his voice to where it was before his injury. We’ve seen him struggling despite having the best medical team by his side. Sadly, it is clear, that a full recovery from his vocal injury is not possible. We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision – as a band of brothers – to retire from the touring stage,” a Facebook post reads. The band was scheduled to perform in Pittsburgh on Sept. 20. Automatic refunds will be made through Ticketmaster. People who purchased on a third-party resale site should reach out to the point of purchase for more details. (Photo: AP)
August 4, 2024 7:00 am
UNIONTOWN, Pa. – A man is dead after an early Saturday morning shooting at a Uniontown club. The Uniontown City Police Department says the shooting happened a little before 5 a.m. on Morgantown Street at Club Lux. A man was shot multiple times in “vital areas of his body,” according to Lt. Tom Kolencik. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.The Fayette County Coroner identifies the man killed as Timothy Brooks, 24, of Uniontown. No arrests have been made, and no suspects have been identified yet. Lt. Kolencik says it’s still early in the investigation, and they are still interviewing witnesses. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Uniontown City Police Department.
August 4, 2024 7:00 am
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — A local mom is calling on Kennywood to step up its security after her teenage son was attacked outside the park Sunday night while waiting for his Uber home. The 16-year-old, who works at Kennywood, has injuries to his face and head. His mom said he can barely remember the attack. His mother received a text that night saying, “Mom I’ve been beat up, they said they are going to shoot me.” He said a group of boys he’d never seen before began taunting him and then attacked him.“That was the scariest text message I’ve ever got in my life. It still gives me anxiety. I haven’t slept all week,” she said. Her son finished work after 9:30 p.m. and the park was closed.“When I got here his face was busted open he had a black eye his mouth was busted open, I could tell he was scared,” she said. The teen’s mom says security still should have been patrolling the area even though the park had closed. “There wasn’t any adults around, and I just feel like we have kids who come and work for places like this, and you’re not even protecting our kids when they are coming to work and it doesn’t make sense to me,” she said. She said her son won’t be returning to work.“He will absolutely not be back,” she said. “I don’t feel like he is safe here, I don’t feel like it’s a safe environment.” Kennywood provided the following statement: “We take the safety of our team members and guests seriously and are working directly with the West Mifflin Police Department.” West Mifflin police are asking anyone who saw something to reach out to them immediately.
August 3, 2024 7:27 am
ZEITA, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli army and Palestinian media say an airstrike on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank killed five Palestinians as violence flares in the Israeli-occupied territory. The army said its forces struck a vehicle carrying five militants in a rural area northwest of the city of Tulkarem in the northwest West Bank early Saturday morning, as the occupants were on their way to carry out an attack. The Palestinian Health Ministry says over 590 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza in October. The strike comes just days after the consecutive assassinations of Hamas’ leader and a top Hezbollah commander.
