February 26, 2023 7:55 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say a woman who shot at officers at an abandoned house in Pittsburgh was shot and killed by police. Allegheny County police said Pittsburgh officers were dispatched shortly after 3 p.m. Friday to the city’s St. Clair neighborhood and were directed to an abandoned house, where they saw a woman inside. County police say the woman began shooting at the Pittsburgh officers and then came out of the house “with a pistol raised at officers,” who shot and killed her. The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office identified her as 39-year-old Adrienne Arrington of Homestead. Pittsburgh police have asked county police detectives to investigate.
February 26, 2023 7:54 am
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio involving hazardous materials. Region 5 administrator Debra Shore of the Environmental Protection Agency said Saturday the agency had ordered Norfolk Southern to “pause” shipments from the East Palestine derailment but vowed that removal of the material would resume soon. She said officials had heard concerns from residents and others in a number of states. No one was injured when 38 cars derailed Feb. 3 but fears of a potential explosion prompted an evacuation and a controlled burn of toxic vinyl chloride.
February 26, 2023 3:37 am
A Belle Vernon elementary school student who was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle while waiting on her school bus has died. Police said six-year-old Aria Woznick was walking with a group of about six other children in the 400 block of Fayette Street in North Belle Vernon when she apparently stepped into traffic and was struck by a vehicle. Authorities say it happened just after 8 o’clock. Police say the driver stopped and is cooperating in the investigation. The girl was a student at Marion Elementary School and the district released a statement saying they appreciate the community support and they have multiple counselors on hand to provide support for students and staff. (Photo: WPXI)
February 25, 2023 10:39 am
STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) -An air ambulance company says all five people aboard one of its flights have been killed in a crash in Nevada. The Lyon County Sheriff’s office said authorities began receiving calls about a possible plane crash near Stagecoach, Nevada, around 9:15 p.m. Friday and found the wreckage two hours later. Care Flight, which provides ambulance service by plane and helicopter, confirmed that there were no survivors. The dead included a pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic, a patient and a patient’s family member.
February 25, 2023 3:59 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Speculation about North Korea’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy. Unconfirmed reports say an unspecified number of North Koreans have been dying of hunger. But experts say there is no sign of mass deaths or famine. The upcoming Workers’ Party meeting is likely intended to shore up domestic support for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he pushes ahead with his nuclear weapons program. It is difficult to know the exact situation in the North, which kept its borders virtually closed during the pandemic.
February 25, 2023 3:56 am
Harrisburg, PA- Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced Friday that six counties have been added to Pennsylvania’s spotted lanternfly quarantine zone ahead of the 2023 spring hatch. With this addition, the quarantine for this invasive pest now includes 51 counties. Spotted lanternflies have not been found throughout the entirety of each of the new six counties, but rather in only a few municipalities. Butler, Clearfield, Clinton, Fayette, Lawrence and Somerset have been added to the quarantine for 2023. Businesses that operate in or travel through quarantined counties are required to obtain a spotted lanternfly permit. Homeowners with questions about treatment may contact their local Penn State Extension office or their website https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly.
February 25, 2023 3:42 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s leader is pledging to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the somber anniversary of the Russian invasion that upended their lives and Europe’s security. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Feb. 24, 2022 was Ukraine’s “longest day” but the country’s dogged resistance a year on has proven that “every tomorrow is worth fighting for.” On a day of commemorations, reflection and tears, the Ukrainian president’s defiant tone captured the national mood of sorrow and resilience in the face of Europe’s biggest and deadliest war since World War II. Although China on Friday called for a cease-fire, peace was nowhere in sight.
February 25, 2023 3:40 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is moving to require patients see a doctor in person before getting drugs to treat attention deficit disorders or addictive painkillers, toughening access amid a deepening opioid crisis. The proposal is likely to overhaul the way millions of Americans get their prescriptions after relying on doctor’s appointments by computer or phone during the pandemic. Doctors will no longer be able to use telehealth to prescribe drugs that the federal government says have the the most potential to be abused – Vicodin, OxyContin, Adderall and Ritalin, for example. The Drug Enforcement Administration will also clamp down on how other, less addictive drugs can be prescribed over virtual and phone visits.
February 25, 2023 3:38 am
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – U.S. first lady Jill Biden says there’s “pretty much” nothing left to do but choose the time and place for President Joe Biden’s reelection announcement. She made the comments in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press in Kenya, the second and final stop of her five-day visit to Africa. The president has long said it’s his intention to seek reelection, but he has yet to make it official, keeping the political world in suspense. President Biden was asked about his wife’s comments just hours later in an interview with ABC News. He laughed and said, “God love her” and added that he had “other things to finish” before getting into a “full-blown campaign.”
February 25, 2023 3:30 am
PITTSBURGH-(WPXI)-A woman is dead after police said she fired shots at officers in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair neighborhood on Friday. According our news partner WPXI and Allegheny County police, Pittsburgh police were first called to the scene for reports of a suspicious person. A woman inside an abandoned home began shooting at officers. When she came out of the house with a raised pistol, she was shot and killed by police. The woman has been identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office as Adrienne Arrington, 39. “It was just like ‘pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,’” one woman said. She had been talking to her friend in Pittsburgh’s St. Clair neighborhood around 3:30 p.m. when the incident unfolded. “I called a friend of mine to see what was going on, if he knew. They said that a woman was shooting at police. I then heard five shots and I heard a lady scream,” she said. The incident drew dozens of police including SWAT officers. They stayed on scene for several hours. Maurice Trent is the Pastor at Lighthouse Cathedral. The church is right next to where the shooting happened. “I would like to say it was shocking, but it’s not. This is the third one that’s happened in the last few years,” he said. Pittsburgh police told Channel 11 another woman was injured in the incident but was not shot. It’s unclear how she was hurt.
