August 26, 2024 2:40 am
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert will be in effect Tuesday for Washington, Allegheny, Butler, Beaver, Armstrong, Westmoreland and Fayette counties. This means that there is unhealthy air quality for people with asthma, lung disease, heart disease, young children, and older adults. If you are in this group, you may want to limit your time outside. The humidity will increase overnight, and the heat turns up Tuesday. You are urged to make sure to find a way to stay cool – with highs expected to be in the low to mid-90’s.
August 25, 2024 5:05 am
Former President Donald Trump is expected to tie Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 service members. Trump is expected to visit Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to pay his respects to the service members killed in the bombing outside the Kabul airport. Trump will then go to Michigan to address the National Guard Association of the United States conference. Last week, Trump pointed to comments by Harris that she was the last person in the room before Biden made the decision on Afghanistan.
August 25, 2024 4:51 am
A spokesperson says Dr. Anthony Fauci spent time in the hospital with a case of West Nile virus and is now recovering at home. He is expected to make a full recovery. The virus is commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. CBS News’ chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jonathan LaPook, says in a social media post that he spoke with Fauci by phone Saturday, and that Fauci spent about a week in the hospital after likely being infected from a mosquito bite that he got in his backyard. As chief White House medical adviser, Fauci was the public face of the government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 25, 2024 4:49 am
NASA says it won’t use Boeing’s Starliner capsule to bring two stranded astronauts back to Earth. Saturday’s decision is another black eye to Boeing’s reputation and another setback for the company’s troubled defense and space business. Boeing is better known for building passenger airplanes. But lately it has been getting even more revenue from its defense and space division. That business is struggling, however, because of losses from fixed-price government contracts like the one Boeing got from NASA for Starliner. The company is on the hook for delays and cost overruns in the space capsule program.
August 25, 2024 4:42 am
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat says that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he was the winner of July’s elections. Josep Borrell, the high representative of the EU, made the comments in a statement on Saturday. It comes days after the country’s Supreme Court backed the government’s disputed claims of victory. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Colombian President Gustavo Petro also said in a joint statement that the “credibility of the electoral process can only be restored through the transparent publication of disaggregated and verifiable data.” The two leaders also warned against repression as the Venezuelan government has jailed thousands and met protests with violence.
August 25, 2024 4:36 am
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is offering an online method to apply and pay for a License To Carry permit. Washington County residents will now have two options to acquire the permit, the traditional in person application using the PA License to Carry Firearm application form or the new online version. The online application may be found at https://www.washingtoncopa.gov/sheriff. Once the online application is completed, users will have the option to pay via debit or credit card. The completed application will be reviewed by the Sheriff’s Office and if completed accurately it will be sent to the Pennsylvania Instant Check System for approval. Approved applicants will be notified by telephone, text or email to go to the Sheriff’s Office to be photographed and then pick up the approved LTC permit. Applicants will need proper photo identification in order to be photographed and receive the LTC. People wishing to apply in person may still do so at the Sheriff’s Office during normal business hours.
August 25, 2024 4:34 am
PennDot is announcing single lane restrictions on Interstate 79 north between Exit 38 (I 70 West, Wheeling, WV) and Exit 41 (Racetrack Road) beginning August 24 at 7:00 PM until August 28 at 6:00 AM. Those same restrictions will begin again on September 7 and last through September 11. The northbound passing lane will be restricted around the clock. Outside these dates, overnight restrictions from 8:00 PM through 6:00 AM alternating northbound and southbound are anticipated through early November.
August 25, 2024 1:43 am
A court order has come down on the ballot curing issue for Washington county voters. Judge Brandon Neuman has ordered the board of elections to notify people with deficiencies on their ballot to contact them about such errors. During the primary 259 voters had their ballots cast aside due to minor clerical issues such as lack of signature of dates. Neuman also ruled the voters will be able to cast a provisional ballot in the event of such errors. The motion to cure ballots with mistakes has been denied.
August 24, 2024 10:18 am
TORONTO (AP) — A workers union and Canada’s two major freight railroads wrapped up a nine-hour arbitration hearing with the Canada Industrial Relations Board. But there was no decision Friday on whether the board would order one of the railroads back to work following a potentially devastating stoppage. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference filed a 72-hour strike notice Friday morning against Canadian National, while the trains continue to run. Workers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City went on strike on Thursday. The government forced the companies and the union into arbitration. The union plans to challenge the arbitration order and questions whether the industrial relations board has the authority to order them back to work. But the Teamsters said they would follow the board’s order.
