August 15, 2024 4:50 am
HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A new study says Pennsylvania drivers get pulled over and are cited by state police at roughly comparable rates no matter their race or ethnicity. The information about 450,000 vehicle stops in 2023 was made public on Wednesday. Researchers also say trooper decisions about how to enforce the law after they stop someone are most strongly based on legal factors and not the drivers’ or troopers’ identifying characteristics. Experts say the findings may be the result of increasing scrutiny and supervision in the field. State police in Pennsylvania have changed how they train troopers and have prioritized treating people equally.
August 15, 2024 2:55 am
Auhorities in Cecil Township are asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of a car that struck a child Wednesday night who was walking in the area of Millers Run and Cowden Roads. Police say they were called out around nine o’clock for reports of a hit and run accident involving a juvenile. They say the driver of the vehicle did not remain on scene and they are asking any residents or businesses who reside along Millers Run Road to check their security cameras for any activity around the time of the accident. There was no word on the extent of injuries or the age of the child.
August 15, 2024 2:41 am
MONONGAHELA, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man is in custody after an hours-long SWAT situation in Monongahela on Wednesday. Police tried to arrest the suspect, Emmanuel Houghton, 19, at multiple scenes in the area. Houghton is a suspect in multiple crimes in Allegheny County, including a homicide. He surrendered to police around 7:30 p.m., nearly 12 hours after the situation began. A Washington County dispatcher says police and SWAT were originally sent to a scene at 3rd Street and Chess Street, where an armed man was reportedly barricaded inside. The dispatcher said this incident began at 8:30 a.m. with a pursuit that went through several communities. The man reportedly fired shots at police, but it’s unclear at this time where it happened. Law enforcement searched several buildings but didn’t appear to find anyone. They towed away a black car with its window shot out which was reported stolen. Another SWAT situation began just before 4 p.m. around the corner from the original house. Police confirmed the suspect was inside a house along Third Street, where he eventually surrendered to police.
August 15, 2024 2:29 am
A former Washington City Councilman and former Charleroi Borough Manager has been arrested in Allegheny County on multiple charges including DUI/unsafe driving, exceeding the speed limit and reckless driving. Police say 47-year-old Matt Staniszewski was arrested on July 30th for the incidents that allegedly occurred in Collier Township, where police say his blood alcohol count was .16%. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for September 16th in front of District Magisterial Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet. Staniszewski is free on twenty-five-thousand-dollars bond.
August 14, 2024 5:14 pm
Part of I-70 was closed for several hours on Wednesday due to a garbage truck that caught fire. Washington County 911 said emergency crews responded to the Wheeling and Pittsburgh split of the interstate just before two o’clock, where they found a garbage truck nearly engulfed in flames on the shoulder of the interstate. Pennsylvania State Police said it appeared the truck was having some issues and pulled over before catching fire. No one was hurt in the blaze, dispatchers said. (Photo: WPXI)
August 14, 2024 8:58 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September. Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department showed that consumer prices rose just 0.2% from June to July after dropping slightly the previous month for the first time in four years. Measured from a year earlier, prices rose 2.9%, down from 3% in June. It is the mildest year-over-year inflation figure since March 2021. The government said nearly all the increase last month reflected higher rental prices and housing costs, a trend that, according to real-time data, is easing.
August 14, 2024 7:38 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, will kick off their bus tour in Pittsburgh this weekend, ahead of the Democratic National Convention. A news release from the Harris-Walz campaign says the bus tour will begin in Pittsburgh on Sunday. Harris, Walz, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz will all be in attendance on the tour. The bus tour will focus on meeting voters in community settings. The campaign says this will be Harris’ eighth visit to Pennsylvania this year.
August 14, 2024 5:13 am
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump will have an opportunity to recalibrate his presidential comeback bid with a rally and speech in North Carolina that his campaign is billing as a significant economic address. The event on Wednesday afternoon in Asheville carries both national and local implications for the former president. Aides and allies say Trump must sharpen his arguments against Vice President Kamala Harris and draw a clear policy contrast, especially on the economy. He’s not done that in recent weeks, focusing instead on personal attacks and grievances. Trump also cannot afford to lose North Carolina. The state gave him his closest statewide margin of victory over Democrat Joe Biden in 2020.
August 14, 2024 5:13 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar is one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad.” She successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former City Council member Don Samuels in Tuesday’s primary. Meanwhile, conservative populist and former NBA player Royce White defeated Navy veteran Joe Fraser in Minnesota’s primary election for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November. And former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab won a contested GOP primary for Minnesota’s 2nd District seat held by Democratic Rep. Angie Craig.
August 14, 2024 5:11 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds Vice President Kamala Harris is going into the last stretch of the presidential campaign as the candidate more likely to be perceived as honest, committed to democracy and disciplined. Meanwhile, similar shares of Americans say Harris and former President Donald Trump have the right vision for the country, are strong leaders, can win the 2024 election and are capable of handling a crisis. That’s according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Harris has an advantage over Trump on issues related to race and inequality, abortion policy, and health care, while Americans are slightly more likely to believe that Trump is better positioned to handle the economy and immigration.
