June 23, 2024 4:05 am
North Strabane Township Police have arrested two people after a search warrant was executed at the Excellence Massage and Spa in the 1000 block of Park Place Drive. Police say they have been receiving complaints about criminal activity at the location. Yingying Yu and Xiu Ying Chen were arrested on prostitution charges. Police are asking that anyone with information about such activity to contact them.
June 23, 2024 2:05 am
North Franklin Township held a ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday to debut their new municipal building. The new center is located at 345 Franklin Farms Road. The building is a $4 million dollar project that is 7000 square feet in size. Not only will it house township offices, it will also have a multi-purpose room available for public use. The building sits adjacent to the township’s Waterside Park that is undergoing development. The 89 acre park has a lake with walking trail. The township is also repurposing a former water company building. Supervisor Chairman Bob Sabot calls the opening of the building a “beginning.” He cited studies that indicate that people desire recreation areas in their communities and he says that this building and the park will go a long way to fill those needs. Sabot also stated that the building was built without raising taxes on North Franklin Township residents.
June 22, 2024 4:20 am
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at this summer’s Republican National Convention. Trump said on social media that Sean O’Brien had “accepted” his invitation to address delegates in Milwaukee next month. Teamsters spokesperson Kara Deniz says that O’Brien requested a speaking slot at both major party conventions. Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, is trying to chip away at President Joe Biden’s support among the blue-collar workers, who will likely play a major role in the general election. Both Trump and Biden have met with Teamsters leaders this year. DNC officials said no final programming decisions had been made for their event. The union has endorsed Democratic candidates in the last two presidential cycles.
June 22, 2024 4:17 am
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas State Police say a shooter opened fire Friday at a grocery store, killing three people and wounding 10 others. The shooting at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce has left the store and parked cars riddled with bullet holes. Bystanders ducked for cover both indoors and in the grocery’s parking lot. State Police Director Co. Mike Hagar says police shot the suspected shooter, who sustained injuries that were not life-threatening. Two law enforcement officers were among those shot, and neither have life-threatening injuries. Police identified the shooter as 44-year-old Travis Eugene Posey of New Edinburg.
June 22, 2024 4:14 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza health officials say Israeli strikes on a tent camp outside the southern city of Rafah have killed at least 25 people and wounded another 50. Friday’s strikes were the latest deadly attack on displaced people in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between Israel and Hamas. Witnesses whose relatives died in one of the bombardments near a Red Cross field hospital say that Israeli forces fired a second volley, which killed people who came out of their tents. The International Committee of the Red Cross said the hospital was flooded with casualties, including 22 dead and 45 wounded. It condemned the firing of “high-caliber projectiles” a few yards from the facility.
June 22, 2024 4:10 am
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden and his allies are trying to replicate their success with suburban women, who helped the Democrat beat Donald Trump in swing states like Pennsylvania four years ago. This year, they are signaling they can win a small number of Republican women who may be opposed to a second Trump presidency. But in dozens of interviews this month in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County, the most competitive of Philadelphia’s largest suburban counties four years ago, there was little evidence that traditional Republicans were ready to abandon Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, in significant numbers.
June 22, 2024 2:08 am
A dangerous and prolonged heat wave is expected to blanket the area this week, with temperatures reaching into the low to mid-90s. The unseasonably high temperatures may stay with us into the start of the weekend as well. The National Weather Center has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for our area through Saturday. Heat index values may reach 100 degrees or hotter and heat-related illnesses can increase significantly in the extreme heat. Health officials say to make sure to be prepared and find ways to keep you and your family cool. Stay out of the sun, stay in air-conditioning, keep hydrated, and keep pets out of the heat. Due to the extreme heat, cooling centers were opened around the county and Washington County’s Public Safety Director Gerry Coleman has released the list. These will be updated as changes occur:
Municipality Location
Bentleyville/931 Main Street (724) 239-5887
Bentleyville Fire Dept/900 Main Street
Beth Center Area/316 Station Street (724) 377-0000
Burgettstown Borough/200 Senior Way (724) 947-9524
California Senior Center 130 Woodland Court – Brownsville (724) 938-3554
California Borough/225 3rd Street (724) 938-8878
Canonsburg Borough/30 East Pike Street (724) 745-5443
Carroll Twp Social Center Baird St. (724) 825-2109
Charleroi Fire Dept/328 Fallowfield Ave. (724) 483-7311
Claysville Borough/105 Green St. (724) 663-4202
Cross Creek Township/28 Clark Avenue, Avella (724) 587-5755
Denbo Vesta Six VFD/415 Low Hill Rd/Brownsville (724) 785-9460
Donora Borough/683 Meldon Ave, (724) 379-6446
Dunlevy/4 Walnut St. (724) 483-3672
Marianna Borough/(10am-5pm)/1 Procasky Road (919) 231-4780
McDonald – Cecil 3599 Miller’s Run Road (724) 743-1827
Monongahela City/102 West Main St. (724) 258-9511
Riverside (Charleroi)/303 Chamber Plaza (724) 483-5800
S. Strabane Fire Dept/172 Oak Spring Road (724) 222-3885
Thomas Campbell /(Washington) 850 Beech St. (724) 225-2290/(724) 228-2855
Washington City/69 West Maiden St. (724) 222-8566
West Alex United Methodist Church/58 N. Liberty Road
June 22, 2024 1:55 am
(WPXI) – An iconic piece of Steelers history can stay at the Heinz History Center, the Pittsburgh Zoning Board ruled on Thursday. The four-ton Heinz ketchup bottle was placed at the history center in December 2023. It was one of two iconic bottles removed from Heinz Field, as the stadium became Acrisure. In May, zoning officials said the bottle qualified as a “sign,” and on its platform, it exceeded the maximum permitted sign height of 40 feet. The board ultimately determined the bottle was an artifact and not subject to city regulations.
June 21, 2024 5:51 pm
HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned after they were caught in a rip current while swimming. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office identified the couple in a Facebook post as Brian Warter, 51, and 48-year-old Erica Wishard. Investigators say the couple and two of their mostly teenage children were caught in the current on Hutchinson Island, along Florida’s southeast coast. The children broke free but the parents were unable to swim out of the current. A crisis intervention deputy is assisting the children while other family members travel to meet them in Florida.
June 21, 2024 3:44 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers. Friday’s action is the government’s strongest acknowledgment that switching to flavored vaping can reduce the harms of smoking. The FDA authorized four menthol e-cigarettes from Njoy, the vaping brand recently acquired by tobacco giant Altria, which also makes Marlboro cigarettes. The decision gives new credibility to vaping companies’ longstanding argument that their products can help blunt the toll of smoking. But parent groups and anti-tobacco advocates immediately criticized the decision, saying flavors like menthol are more popular with teens.
