July 6, 2024 4:31 am
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden has used a highly anticipated TV interview to repeatedly reject taking an independent medical evaluation that would show voters he is up for serving another term in office. He’s blaming his disastrous debate performance on a “bad episode” and saying there were “no indications of any serious condition.” Biden is fighting to save his endangered reelection effort. The 81-year-old president made it through his 22-minute interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos without any major blunders that would inflict further damage to his imperiled candidacy. But it appeared unlikely to fully tamp down concerns about his age and fitness for another four years and his ability to defeat Donald Trump in November.
July 6, 2024 4:26 am
MCKEESPORT, Pa. — A man died after he was shot in McKeesport Friday. Allegheny County 911 said police were called to the 3000 block of Garbett Street at around 2 p.m. Emergency crews found a man who had been shot inside of a house. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified as David Gamble, 39, of McKeesport. Isaiah Bridges, 30, is charged in connection to the shooting. He was taken into custody and is in the Allegheny County Jail.
July 6, 2024 4:23 am
WELLSVILLE, Ohio — A body found on the shoreline of the Ohio River in Wellsville, Ohio in 2023 has been identified as a missing teenager from Wilkins Township. Jayshawn Fountain, 17, was reported missing in February 2023. His body was found on the shoreline of the Ohio River on April 5, 2023. In a Facebook post, the Wellsville police department said Jayshawn’s body was taken to the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s office. Police said they checked local and surrounding states’ missing person reports and submitted DNA and fingerprint evidence but had no luck identifying his remains. An identification was officially made in June, police said.
July 5, 2024 9:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy’s ability to withstand continually high interest rates. Last month’s job growth did mark a pullback from 218,000 in May. But it was still a strong gain, reflecting the resilience of America’s consumer-driven economy, which is slowing but still growing steadily. Still, Friday’s report contained some signs of a slowing job market. The unemployment rate ticked up from 4% to 4.1%, a still-low number but the highest rate since November 2021. The government also sharply revised down its estimate of job growth for April and May by a combined 111,000.
July 5, 2024 9:15 am
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in South Strabane Township. It happened around 7:45 a.m along N. Main Street near the intersection of Colonial Heights Boulevard. One person was ejected in the crash. Two were transported by ambulance to a Pittsburgh hospital. The other was taken by ambulance to UPMC Washington. There is no word on their identities or conditions. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers day two medical helicopters were initially called to the scene but one declined because of weather. The other had mechanical issues. The crash closed N. Main at Wilson Avenue but the roadway has since reopened. State Police were called in to help with the investigation.
July 5, 2024 5:52 am
The State Police Fire Marshall is investigating a fire overnight in the City of Washington. Washington County 9-1-1 says it broke out just before midnight at a home in the 600-block of Broad Street. No injuries were reported and no other information is available at this time.
July 5, 2024 5:20 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is conducting a counterterrorism activity that includes an airstrike in the area of the West Bank city of Jenin. Palestinian authorities say five people were killed. The military said Friday that Israeli soldiers had “encircled a building where terrorists have barricaded themselves in” and the soldiers were exchanging fire, while an airstrike had “struck several armed terrorists” in the area. The Palestinian Health Ministry said five people died but did not provide any information on their identities. No further details were immediately available from either side.
July 5, 2024 5:19 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians have begun voting in a runoff election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Voters face a choice between the hard-line former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon and longtime parliament member who has allied himself with moderates and reformists within Iran’s Shiite theocracy. An initial round of voting June 28 saw no candidate get over 50% of the vote, forcing the runoff. It also saw the lowest turnout ever for an Iranian election, leaving turnout Friday a major question.
July 5, 2024 5:18 am
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the British people have “delivered a sobering verdict” as he conceded that the Labour Party has won the election. With more than two-thirds of results counted, Labour has secured enough seats to form a majority government. Exit poll results suggested that after 14 years in power under five different prime ministers, Sunak’s Conservatives are set to have their seats in the 650-seat House of Commons cut down to 131. That would be the Tories’ worst result in the party’s two-century history.
July 5, 2024 5:10 am
Three people have been injured in a shooting in Canonsburg. Our news partners at Channel 11 say all three were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries. There is no word on their identities. Police say it happened just before midnight along Blaine Avenue and police believe it could be connected to recent shots-fired incidents earlier this week in the Borough. Canonsburg Police had posted about those incidents on social media. They were asking residents for help after shots were fired Monday and Tuesday in the area of Franklin and Highland Avenues. Police were reviewing surveillance video from the area. State Police are now assisting with the investigation. There is no word on the identity or condition of those shot Thursday night.
