September 10, 2024 4:55 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage in Philadelphia, they’ll both know there’s little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidency. The most populous presidential swing state has sided with the winner of the past two elections, each time by just tens of thousands of votes. The stakes may be especially high for Harris because no Democrat has won the White House without Pennsylvania since 1948. The debate Tuesday night takes place before voting starts, in Pennsylvania and everywhere else. The debate is set for the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia
September 10, 2024 4:52 am
Washington City Council will contemplate a brief agenda on Thursday. The item of interest will be council’s consideration to approve a $1667 payment to Integra Realty Resources to begin its appraisal of the City’s parking garage. The Parking Authority rejected a county offer of $4 million dollars to purchase the garage. It is the feelings of the principal owners that they need to see another opinion before they decide to sell. In departmental reports, Park Director DeAnna Martin said that the pool had a successful season drawing 11,500 people. That is double what the pool drew in 2022 and outperformed last year when the pool drew approximately 8000 people. She said the second annual Arts in the Park event also did well. She estimated that approximately 500 people were in attendance, they gave out 186 free lunches to kids that participated. Martin also reminded everyone that Dark in the Park has moved dates. It is now October 18 and 19. She said she is still looking for volunteers to add a little more “excitement” to the event.
September 10, 2024 2:26 am
Several school districts throughout Washington County have received – over the past few days – several threats that have been deemed “non-credible” by police. Included in that list, was the Canon-McMillan, Trinity, Chartiers, and Burgettstown School Districts. Emails were sent out to parents and guardians in the school districts notifying them that there would be an increased police presence at the schools Tuesday. Canon-McMillan officials say they became aware of an internet post as students were walking into the building Tuesday morning, After a sweep of the building, they say police deemed that threat non-credible. That was also the case in the three other school districts as well. State Police had told WJPA on Monday that they were investigating what they called “an incident” that occurred over the weekend, after a video was supposedly uploaded to a social media sight, but then taken down, directing a threat to a Trinity area school. Troopers said they would offer more information once their investigation was complete. Authorities in each school district have said they are continuing to investigate each and every incident to ensure the safety of all students.
September 9, 2024 5:59 pm
(AP) – Norfolk Southern’s board has confirmed that the railroad’s CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical lapses. A spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based railroad declined to offer any additional details Monday about the nature of the allegations against Shaw, who has been CEO since May 2022. Shaw has been under tremendous pressure. First, he had to deal with the worst railroad disaster in the past decade after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023. Then this year, he had to fight to keep his job after activist investor Ancora Holdings tried to take control of the railroad and reform its operations, starting with firing Shaw. (Photo: AP)
September 9, 2024 5:22 pm
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — John and Matthew Gaudreau were remembered as loving brothers and husbands who put family above hockey and everything else at their tearful funeral, a week and a half after they died when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey. Widows Meredith and Madeline Gaudreau described their husbands as attached at the hip throughout their lives. John was 31 and Matthew 29. Meredith revealed she was pregnant with the couple’s third child. Madeline is also due to give birth to their first child in December. (Photo: AP)
September 9, 2024 3:55 pm
(WPXI) – Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a bomb threat to an Indiana County school district. Authorities say troopers were sent to Penns Manor Area School District just before 10 a.m. Monday after a note was found in the high school indicating there was a bomb in the building. Students were dismissed early while troopers, including the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Emergency and Special Operations Explosives Detection K9 Unit, were investigating. Police say no explosive devices were found during a sweep of the building. Anyone with information on this bomb threat should contact police by calling 724-357-1960.
September 9, 2024 12:52 pm
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the princess of Wales, says she has completed chemotherapy and will return to some public duties in the coming months. The 42-year-old wife of Prince William is expected to undertake a light program of engagements until the end of the year. Kate announced in March that she was being treated for an undisclosed type of cancer. Kate attended a ceremonial birthday parade for her father-in-law King Charles III in June, and the following month presented the men’s winner’s trophy at the Wimbledon tennis championships. (Photo: AP)
September 9, 2024 7:00 am
Social media sites in Washington County have been buzzing over the past twenty-four-hours, about a video that was posted – and subsequently taken down, about a possible threat to a school in the Trinity School district. WJPA reached out to State Police, who only would say that they are “Investigating an Incident.” Troopers would offer no further comment, pending the outcome of that investigation. WJPA News also reached out to Trinity Superintendent Dr. Michael Lucas and Trinity School District Police but they have not returned our calls or emails.
September 9, 2024 5:19 am
ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of a student in class with the boy accused of killing four people in a Georgia high school shooting says a warning to school officials shows the shooting could have been prevented. Rabecca Sayarath says administrators at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, didn’t do enough to protect students. She said Sunday that “the school failed them.” Sayarath’s daughter says administrators appeared to be looking for Colt Gray, the 14-year-old charged with four counts of murder, before the gunfire began. Others are declining to blame school or law enforcement. Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia said Sunday that he won’t “referee or second-guess” the response.
September 9, 2024 5:16 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris steps on to the presidential general election debate stage for the first time Tuesday. But the vice president and Democratic nominee has plenty of debate experience to draw on as she takes on former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Longtime political observers of Harris describe her debate approach as obviously influenced by her years as a prosecutor and attorney general in California. She views the events much like a jury trial, trying to win the argument on the merits but also ensure that viewers walk away with key impressions. That means mastering the moment to get viral clips but also having a command of the facts and communicating a broader narrative.
