January 13, 2023 2:53 pm
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Robbie Knievel, an American stunt motorcycle performer and son of thrill-seeking father Evel Knievel, has died. Knievel’s older brother tells The Associated Press that Robbie Knievel died early Friday at a hospice in Reno, Nevada, after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 60. Knievel set a number of daredevil stunt records and completed a 1989 jump over fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, where his father famously nearly died in a crash in 1967. Also known as “Kaptain Robbie Knievel,” he completed a motorcycle leap over a chasm at an Indian reservation outside Grand Canyon National Park in 1999. He’ll be buried with family members in Butte, Montana. (Photo: ABC)
January 13, 2023 4:25 am
A sixteen year old from South Strabane Township will face trial for allegedly shooting his step father in front of a business on Murtland Avenue back in December. Samuel Hoy, a juvenile being charged as an adult, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Thursday. Prior to the hearing prosecution and defense attorneys agreed to have all charges held for court without a hearing. Hoy faces felony charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault, receiving stolen property and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a firearm by a minor. Hoy will be formally arraigned on February 23. He is being held in the Washington County Jail on $2 million bond.
January 13, 2023 4:17 am
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Lisa Marie Presley will be buried at Graceland, her father Elvis’ mansion that on Friday was a gathering place for fans who were distraught over the singer-songwriter’s death a day earlier. A representative of actor Riley Keough, who is Presley’s daughter, says Lisa Marie Presley’s final resting place will be next to her son, who died in 2020. .Fans who visited Graceland Friday were distraught at the loss of Elvis Presley’s only child and one of the last remaining living touchstones to the icon whose influence and significance still resonates more than 45 years after his sudden death. Lisa Marie Presley died at 54 after being hospitalized for a medical emergency on Thursday.
January 13, 2023 4:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, and at an office in Washington. Earlier Thursday, Biden acknowledged that a document with classified markings from his time as vice president was found in his “personal library” at his home in Delaware, along with other classified documents found in his garage. Biden told reporters at the White House that he was “cooperating fully and completely” with a Justice Department investigation. Biden did not say when the latest documents were found, only that his lawyers’ review of potential storage locations was completed Wednesday night.
January 13, 2023 4:13 am
SELMA, Ala. (AP) – A massive storm system whipping up severe winds and spawning tornadoes cut a path across the U.S. South, killing at least seven people in Georgia and Alabama, where a twister damaged buildings and tossed cars in the streets of historic downtown Selma. Authorities said a clearer picture of the extent of the damage would come once the sun rose Friday. As of Thursday night, tens of thousands of customers were without power across the two states. In Selma, the city council used lights from cellphones as they held a meeting on the sidewalk to declare a state of emergency. Six of the deaths were recorded Autauga County, Alabama.
January 13, 2023 4:09 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has issued more than twice the amount of pardons granted by any of his predecessors, with at least a quarter of them targeting non-violent marijuana offenses, his administration announced Thursday. Wolf, a Democrat, signed his final 369 pardons this week, for a total of 2,540 since he took office in 2015. He surpassed Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell’s record of 1,122 granted pardons. Of the pardons, 395 were part of the expedited review process for nonviolent marijuana-related offenses. Another 232 were part of the PA Marijuana Pardon Project, which accepted applications through the month of September. “I have taken this process very seriously — reviewing and giving careful thought to each and every one of these 2,540 pardons and the lives they will impact,” Wolf said in a statement. “Every single one of the Pennsylvanians who made it through the process truly deserves their second chance, and it’s been my honor to grant it.”
January 13, 2023 4:05 am
Washington City Council moved quickly through an agenda that was packed with business items on Thursday night. Council began the meeting by approving for demolition a nuisance property located at 35 E. Hallam Avenue. Council then approved the consolidation of five lots to allow Coen Oil to construct a brand new prototype convenience store and fueling station, replacing one that exists at the corner of Jefferson and Henderson Avenues. Adam Lazenga, Director of Real Estate and Construction for Coen Oil stated that the new store will be approximately 5000 square feet and will offer their popular fried chicken and from scratch pizza along with other menu items. There will also be more fuel pumps to add to the convenience of the new store. In other city business, council approved new police and fire civil service rules and regulations and restated the terms of Civil Service Board members Richard Beck, George Robinson and Rob Miklic. Mayor Scott Putnam reminded citizens that City Hall will be closed on Monday January 16 for the observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
January 12, 2023 12:50 pm
(AP) – The man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students will have a preliminary hearing in late June, when prosecutors will try to show a judge that they have enough evidence to justify the felony charges. Bryan Kohberger waived his right to a speedy preliminary hearing during a Thursday morning status conference in Moscow, Idaho. The 28-year-old Washington State University graduate student is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary. He has not yet entered a plea and is waiting to learn whether prosecutors in the high-profile case will pursue the death penalty. The preliminary hearing is set for June 26 and expected to last five days.
January 12, 2023 12:18 pm
NEW YORK (AP) – Love her or loathe her, Barbie has been transformed again. The latest version is a doll made specifically for children as young as 3. Gone is the contentious hourglass figure for My First Barbie. The doll, in four diverse skin tones, has launched ahead of July’s live-action film about the icon starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. The new slightly softer-bodied Barbie follows on the high heels of tall, petite and curvy versions of the doll that were released five years ago. My First Barbie is two inches taller than the traditional, 63-year-old doll. It has a broader waist and larger accessories. (Photo: ABC)
January 12, 2023 4:13 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Rising consumer prices in the United States moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation’s grip on the economy will continue to ease this year and possibly require less drastic action by the Federal Reserve to control it. Inflation eased to 6.5% in December compared with 12 months earlier. It was the sixth straight year-over-year slowdown. On a monthly basis, prices actually slipped 0.1% from November to December, the first such drop since May 2020. The softer readings add to growing signs that the worst inflation bout in four decades is gradually waning. Still, the Fed doesn’t expect inflation to slow enough to get close to its 2% target until well into 2024.
