January 17, 2023 4:23 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Many civilians have been detained by Russian forces since the war in Ukraine began. They are languishing in jails for months without charges as their relatives seek to find out what’s happened to them. Some have been deemed prisoners of war even though they never took part in the fighting. Others remain in a sort of legal limbo. Ukraine’s top human rights organization says they received requests concerning around 900 civilians seized by Russia and more than half are still in captivity. One Ukrainian human rights official puts the number even higher. He says his office received inquiries concerning more than 20,000 “civilian hostages” detained by Russian forces.
January 17, 2023 4:13 am
(WPXI) – A 13-year-old is behind bars after allegedly shooting and killing another 13-year-old in Clairton Monday night. According to Allegheny County police, the shooting happened in the 400 block of Wilson Avenue at around 9:19 p.m. The victim, 13-year-old Chase Jones, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Laquan Rich-Cabbagestalk, 13, has been charged with homicide in connection to the shooting and turned himself in to Allegheny County police Tuesday morning. According to the criminal complaint, Jones, Rich-Cabbagestalk, and two others were playing video games when the shooting occurred. Rich-Cabbagestalk is charged with criminal homicide and possession of a firearm by a minor. He’s currently lodged in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment.
January 17, 2023 2:31 am
The Canon-McMillan School District held a dedication ceremony to officially open their brand new Middle School in North Strabane Township. Past and present teachers, support staff and school board members attended to see a time capsule (pictured) embedded in the building behind a date block right at the building’s entrance. All of the officials were excited and all of them made comments about the building having air conditioning as the most popular upgrade. School Board President Pete Moniodes indicated that the project began in 2015 with the land acquisition, conceptual design began in 2019. The $80 million building will hold grades 7-8, but according to Superintendent Michael Daniels, there is room to add to the current 800 plus students if it was determined that the ninth grade would need to move into the building. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Greg Taranto was eager to point out upgrades that the new building has such as air conditioning and improved wi-fi capability. He pointed to team teaching rooms on all three levels that allow teacher teams to combine students and allow instruction that encompasses two different aspects of the same subject. The campus layout also encourages outdoor education opportunities. An athletic field with lights and a scoreboard is also available. The board hopes to have an open house to the public in the future.
January 16, 2023 12:32 pm
ROME (AP) – Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida has died in Rome at age 95. Her agent, Paola Comin, said the actress died on Monday. Lollobrigida achieved international stardom during the 1950s and was dubbed “the most beautiful woman in the world” after the title of one her movies. Besides “The World’s Most Beautiful Woman” in 1955, career highlights included Golden Globe-winner “Come September,” with Rock Hudson; “Trapeze;” “Beat the Devil,” a 1953 John Huston film starring Humphrey Bogart and Jennifer Jones; and “Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell.” Lollobrigida also was an accomplished painter and photographer, and she eventually essentially dropped film for the fine arts. (Photo: ABC News)
January 16, 2023 4:25 am
Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member have been killed in a car wreck hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight national championship. The school announced their deaths and said two other members of the football program were injured in the crash. They were not immediately identified but the school said both were in stable condition. The 20-year-old Willock was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, 24-year-old Chandler LeCroy, was transported to a hospital where she died from her injuries. She worked as a recruiting analyst for the Bulldogs.
January 16, 2023 4:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Newly empowered House Republicans are demanding the White House turn over all information related to its searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home and former office. That request comes in the wake of a new disclosure by the White House over the weekend of more records found at the president’s Delaware residence. In a letter Sunday to the White House, the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee says he wants to see the documents and communications related to the searches. Also sought are visitor logs of the president’s home in Wilmington, Delaware.
January 16, 2023 4:21 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – A Ukrainian official says the death toll from the weekend Russian missile strike on the apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 35. The regional governor said Monday that rescuers continued searching through the rubble for more victims. At least 75 people were wounded and 35 others were still missing after Saturday’s strike. About 1,700 people lived in the multi-story building. Residents say there were no military facilities at the site. The strike on the building on Saturday came amid a major barrage of Russian cruise missiles across Ukraine.
January 16, 2023 4:19 am
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) – A spokesman for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash of a passenger plane that went down on approach to the tourist town of Pokhara. The spokesman, Jagannath Niraula, says the boxes were found on Monday, a day after the ATR-72 aircraft crashed, killing 68 of the 72 people aboard. He says they will be handed over to investigators. Pemba Sherpa, spokesperson for Yeti Airlines, also confirmed that both the flight data and the cockpit voice recorders have been found.
January 16, 2023 4:16 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court ruled Friday that special elections to fill three vacancies in Democratic-leaning state House districts will be held together next month, with partisan control of the chamber at stake. A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel sided with the House’s Democratic floor leader, Rep. Joanna McClinton of Philadelphia, who had moved to fill all three Allegheny County seats together on Feb. 7. The decision was a loss for Rep. Bryan Cutler, the Lancaster Republican who heads up his caucus in the House, and whose lawsuit sought to delay two of the special elections until the May primary. The order signed by Democratic Judge Michael Wojcik, which did not come with an opinion fully detailing its reasoning, said Cutler did not prove he has a clear right to what he was seeking or that the injunction he wanted was in the public interest. Wojcik wrote that he agreed with McClinton’s argument that Cutler was asking the court to take up issues that are not appropriate for the courts.
January 16, 2023 4:11 am
SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A toddler was killed and eight other people were taken to a hospital after a house fire in Shaler Township. Firefighters and medics were called to Fall Run Road at around 9:45 p.m. According to Shaler Township police chief Sean Frank, firefighters found 2-year-old Danika DeRamo on the first floor of the home. She was taken to a local hospital and was later pronounced deceased. “Danika was my little angel,” said Danika’s grandmother, Kathy Palmer. Palmer said DeRamo ran out of the grips of her mother while they were trying to escape the house. Palmer said the four other members of the family four were able to escape. Two were taken to a hospital via ambulance and two were taken by private vehicle. Four firefighters were also injured in the blaze and taken to a hospital for treatment. None of their injuries were life-threatening, Chief Frank said. Shaler Township Police are being assisted by the Allegheny County Police Homicide Unit and the Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s Office. The cause and origin of the fire are still under investigation.
