September 14, 2024 1:21 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling. It could impact the presidential race. The state’s high court ruled Friday on procedural grounds. It said a lower court that found the mandate unenforceable should not have taken up the case because it did not draw in the election boards in all 67 counties. The left-leaning groups that filed the case only sued two of them, Philadelphia and Allegheny counties. Commonwealth Court two weeks ago had halted enforcement of the handwritten dates on exterior envelopes.
September 13, 2024 5:26 pm
It was not a good day on Interstate 70 westbound on Friday. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers report a 3 vehicle accident occurred around 4:30 Friday afternoon. The road was closed and traffic was snarled. One person had to be flown from the scene. The accident occurred at the 6.5 mile marker near Taylorstown. Roads were reopened approximately 5:30 Friday afternoon. That was the second accident on that stretch of road on Friday.
September 13, 2024 2:12 pm
A multi-vehicle accident temporarily closed Interstate 70 around 9:30 a.m. Friday. The accident occurred near mile marker four in the westbound lanes of the highway. According to Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers, one person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital and two others were evaluated at the scene. There is no word on identities or conditions of the victims. The road was reopened about 90 minutes later.
September 13, 2024 5:11 am
NEW YORK (AP) — It can get to be too much. That’s the response from many Americans in a new AP-NORC/USAFacts poll, which found that about 6 in 10 Americans need to limit how much political news they get to avoid feeling information overload. For California’s Lori Johnson Malveaux, that means going to another room sometimes when her husband puts on a news channel. Kaleb Aravzo of Logan, Utah, scrolls past many political posts on social media to avoid triggering anxiety and depression. But between political websites, social media and TV news channels dominated by political talk, it’s often hard to avoid — particularly in election season.
September 13, 2024 5:09 am
DULAC, La. (AP) — Gulf Coast residents are cleaning up the mess left by Francine, which struck Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane. The system knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, sent storm surge rushing into coastal communities and raised flooding fears in New Orleans and beyond. As heavy rain drenched the northern Gulf Coast, New Orleans awoke Thursday to widespread power outages and debris-covered streets. At its peak more than 450,000 customers were without power. There have been no reports of deaths or injuries.
September 13, 2024 5:08 am
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam has climbed to 233 as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods. Flood waters from the swollen Red River in the capital, Hanoi, were beginning to recede somewhat, but many neighborhoods remained inundated and farther north experts were predicting it could still be days before any relief was in sight. Typhoon Yagi made landfall Saturday, starting a week of heavy rains that have triggered flash floods and landslides, particularly in Vietnam’s mountainous north. More than 100 people are still listed as missing as of Friday.
September 13, 2024 5:06 am
SEATTLE (AP) — Aircraft assembly workers have walked off the job at a Boeing factory near Seattle after union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract that would have increased wages by 25% over four years. The strike started at 12:01 a.m. PDT Friday, less than three hours after the local branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced 96% of voting workers rejected the proposed contract and 96% approved the work stoppage. The labor action involves 33,000 Boeing machinists, most of them in Washington state. It’s expected to shut down production of Boeing’s best-selling airline planes but not affect commercial flights.
September 13, 2024 5:02 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will be campaigning in Western states as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris keeps her focus on one of the biggest battleground prizes, Pennsylvania. Trump is scheduled to hold what’s being billed as a news conference in the morning at his Los Angeles-area golf club before heading to northern California for a fundraiser, followed by a rally in Las Vegas. Harris, meanwhile, heads to Johnstown and Wilkes-Barre on Friday as she tries to capitalize on her momentum after Tuesday night’s debate. It’s her second day of back-to-back rallies after holding two events in North Carolina, another swing state, on Thursday.
September 13, 2024 5:00 am
Flames tore through a home in Monessen on Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the 400 block of 2nd Street at 4:24 p.m. No injuries have been reported at this time. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
September 13, 2024 4:56 am
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — (WPXI) – Three people were killed and two others were injured in a crash on Interstate 70 in West Virginia on Thursday night. NBC affiliate WTOV reports a car crossed over the median into a tractor-trailer near mile marker 8.5 in the Triadelphia area. The crash, which happened around 9:30 p.m., was deemed a mass casualty incident. Shortly after 11 p.m., three deaths were confirmed. Two other people were taken to Wheeling Hospital after the crash. As of late Thursday night, the road remains closed.
