September 10, 2024 2:26 am
Several school districts throughout Washington County have received – over the past few days – several threats that have been deemed “non-credible” by police. Included in that list, was the Canon-McMillan, Trinity, Chartiers, and Burgettstown School Districts. Emails were sent out to parents and guardians in the school districts notifying them that there would be an increased police presence at the schools Tuesday. Canon-McMillan officials say they became aware of an internet post as students were walking into the building Tuesday morning, After a sweep of the building, they say police deemed that threat non-credible. That was also the case in the three other school districts as well. State Police had told WJPA on Monday that they were investigating what they called “an incident” that occurred over the weekend, after a video was supposedly uploaded to a social media sight, but then taken down, directing a threat to a Trinity area school. Troopers said they would offer more information once their investigation was complete. Authorities in each school district have said they are continuing to investigate each and every incident to ensure the safety of all students.
September 9, 2024 5:59 pm
(AP) – Norfolk Southern’s board has confirmed that the railroad’s CEO Alan Shaw is under investigation for potential ethical lapses. A spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based railroad declined to offer any additional details Monday about the nature of the allegations against Shaw, who has been CEO since May 2022. Shaw has been under tremendous pressure. First, he had to deal with the worst railroad disaster in the past decade after a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023. Then this year, he had to fight to keep his job after activist investor Ancora Holdings tried to take control of the railroad and reform its operations, starting with firing Shaw. (Photo: AP)
September 9, 2024 5:22 pm
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — John and Matthew Gaudreau were remembered as loving brothers and husbands who put family above hockey and everything else at their tearful funeral, a week and a half after they died when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey. Widows Meredith and Madeline Gaudreau described their husbands as attached at the hip throughout their lives. John was 31 and Matthew 29. Meredith revealed she was pregnant with the couple’s third child. Madeline is also due to give birth to their first child in December. (Photo: AP)
September 9, 2024 3:55 pm
(WPXI) – Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a bomb threat to an Indiana County school district. Authorities say troopers were sent to Penns Manor Area School District just before 10 a.m. Monday after a note was found in the high school indicating there was a bomb in the building. Students were dismissed early while troopers, including the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Emergency and Special Operations Explosives Detection K9 Unit, were investigating. Police say no explosive devices were found during a sweep of the building. Anyone with information on this bomb threat should contact police by calling 724-357-1960.
September 9, 2024 12:52 pm
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the princess of Wales, says she has completed chemotherapy and will return to some public duties in the coming months. The 42-year-old wife of Prince William is expected to undertake a light program of engagements until the end of the year. Kate announced in March that she was being treated for an undisclosed type of cancer. Kate attended a ceremonial birthday parade for her father-in-law King Charles III in June, and the following month presented the men’s winner’s trophy at the Wimbledon tennis championships. (Photo: AP)
September 9, 2024 7:00 am
Social media sites in Washington County have been buzzing over the past twenty-four-hours, about a video that was posted – and subsequently taken down, about a possible threat to a school in the Trinity School district. WJPA reached out to State Police, who only would say that they are “Investigating an Incident.” Troopers would offer no further comment, pending the outcome of that investigation. WJPA News also reached out to Trinity Superintendent Dr. Michael Lucas and Trinity School District Police but they have not returned our calls or emails.
September 9, 2024 5:19 am
ATLANTA (AP) — The mother of a student in class with the boy accused of killing four people in a Georgia high school shooting says a warning to school officials shows the shooting could have been prevented. Rabecca Sayarath says administrators at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, didn’t do enough to protect students. She said Sunday that “the school failed them.” Sayarath’s daughter says administrators appeared to be looking for Colt Gray, the 14-year-old charged with four counts of murder, before the gunfire began. Others are declining to blame school or law enforcement. Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia said Sunday that he won’t “referee or second-guess” the response.
September 9, 2024 5:16 am
ATLANTA (AP) — Kamala Harris steps on to the presidential general election debate stage for the first time Tuesday. But the vice president and Democratic nominee has plenty of debate experience to draw on as she takes on former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. Longtime political observers of Harris describe her debate approach as obviously influenced by her years as a prosecutor and attorney general in California. She views the events much like a jury trial, trying to win the argument on the merits but also ensure that viewers walk away with key impressions. That means mastering the moment to get viral clips but also having a command of the facts and communicating a broader narrative.
September 9, 2024 5:15 am
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A grueling manhunt stretches into a third day Monday for a suspect in an interstate shooting that struck 12 vehicles and wounded five people in Kentucky. Authorities are vowing to keep up a relentless search as the stress level remains high in a rural area where some schools canceled classes. Authorities have searched a rugged area of southeastern Kentucky since Saturday evening. That’s when a gunman began shooting at drivers on Interstate 75 near London, a small city of about 8,000 people. The search was temporarily suspended once darkness fell Sunday night, but is set to resume Monday. Joseph A. Couch has been named a suspect in the shooting.
September 9, 2024 5:12 am
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Police were called to a busy scene in Fayette County on Saturday. Fayette County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the 200 block of Naomi Road in Allegheny Township at 1:03 p.m. District Attorney Michael Aubele said a woman was found dead in a house in that area and a man who had been shot was also found in that area. The man was flown to a hospital and is in stable condition. Authorities say the woman was not shot. An official cause of death has not been released at this time. A suspect has been taken into custody. Their identity has not been released at this time. Pennsylvania State Police said they have also been called to investigate.
