April 16, 2024 5:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is questioning whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Capitol riot. Former President Donald Trump also faces the same charge for his efforts to overturn his election loss in 2020. The justices heard arguments Tuesday over the charge of obstruction of an official proceeding in the case of Joseph Fischer, a former Pennsylvania police officer who has been indicted for his role in disrupting Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory over Trump. Fischer is among 330 people facing that charge, which stems from a law passed 22 years ago in the aftermath of the Enron financial scandal. Next week, the justices will weigh whether Trump can be prosecuted at all.
April 16, 2024 5:16 am
SPARROWS POINT, Md. (AP) — Salvage crews at the site of Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge are using the largest crane on the eastern seaboard to remove sections of the wreckage and deposit them at a nearby processing yard. Over 1,000 tons of steel have been removed from the waterway so far as authorities work toward their goal of opening a temporary channel later this month that would allow more commercial traffic to resume through Baltimore’s port. Crews are also working to remove some containers from the cargo ship Dali before lifting steel spans off its bow and refloating the vessel. It will then return to the Port of Baltimore.
April 16, 2024 5:08 am
GERMAN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Police crime scene tape was still up at a remote spot two days after troopers found a man’s white Cadillac with his body inside. The disturbing discovery was made at a pull-off spot along Riffle Hollow Road in German Township on Saturday, April 13. State police said Anthony Dicenzo Sr., 83, was shot to death inside his car several hours after he was reported missing. Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele describes it as a cold-blooded killing. While there are no suspects at this point, Aubele said investigators are looking into the possibility that Dicenzo and the shooter knew each other. “We will be checking camera footage from miles around the area,” he said. Police said Dicenzo left his Brownsville home on Friday to look at real estate properties and didn’t come back. Aubele said he was a landlord who owned several rental properties and was well-known in his community.
April 16, 2024 5:04 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – A local mom is grieving the loss of her daughter who was killed over the weekend. Annalaya Wilkerson, 18, was found shot to death in a remote area of Washington County. Her 17-year-old friend was also shot. She was flown to a local hospital after the shooting on Saturday. Wilkerson’s mom who was at the hospital visiting, says while she can’t bring her daughter back, she can and will fight for justice. “State police showed up at my door and told me that my daughter was gone,” Wilkerson’s mom said. It’s unclear how Wilkerson and the 17-year-old victim got to the area. The two girls were best friends who met in the Ringgold School District. Neighbors close to Jolly School Road called 911 after they heard gunshots. Those neighbors reportedly ran to help the girls they found in the road. State police say they’re looking at surveillance video from all over Washington County to help figure out who is responsible for the shooting. The 17-year-old’s condition isn’t known.
April 16, 2024 4:59 am
State Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash Monday afternoon in Amwell Township. The Washington County Coroner’s Office says 20 year old Noah Polites was pronounced dead at the scene. It happened just after 2:30 p.m in the 200-block of Amity Ridge Road. Polites lost control and struck a guardrail. He was not wearing a helmet. A cause and manner of death are pending.
April 16, 2024 4:58 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia police say they’ve issued an arrest warrant for a state lawmaker for violating a restraining order. A police spokesperson said Tuesday that the agency was unable to discuss the details of the warrant for Rep. Kevin Boyle. The arrest wouldn’t be the first for Boyle, who was charged in 2021 with harassment and violation of a protection from abuse order after showing up at his wife’s house. His attorney at the time called it a “domestic issue” in which Boyle wasn’t accused of committing violence. Boyle has told of receiving treatment at a mental health facility and House Democratic leaders have said Boyle had “ongoing mental health challenges.” Neither Boyle nor his lawyer from the 2021 case immediately returned a telephone message Tuesday.
April 15, 2024 5:49 pm
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.” A New Mexico judge announced the sentence Monday against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. The judge said had it not been for the armorer’s recklessness, Halyna Hutchins would be alive. A tearful Gutierrez-Reed was unsuccessful in her plea for a lesser punishment. The armorer’s two-week trial and conviction was a prelude to the proceedings against Alec Baldwin, who has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins. He is scheduled for trial in July.
April 15, 2024 5:48 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush-money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his sex life. The day ended without any jurors being seated. The selection process was to resume Tuesday. The first criminal trial of any former U.S. president began as Trump vies to reclaim the White House, creating a remarkable split-screen spectacle of the presumptive Republican nominee spending his days as a criminal defendant while simultaneously campaigning for office.
April 15, 2024 5:45 pm
A Washington man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Amity Ridge Road in Amwell Township Monday afternoon. Authorities say twenty-year-old Noah Polites was riding a motorcycle when he lost control and struck a guardrail just before three o’clock. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Polites was not wearing a helmet, according to the Washington County coroner’s office. State police are investigating the crash.
April 15, 2024 12:38 pm
(AP) – A stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remains closed to maritime traffic as crews equipped with sonar look for a barge believed to have sunk over the weekend. The barge is one of more than two dozen barges that broke loose and floated down the river, striking a bridge and causing extensive damage to a marina. No injuries were reported and officials say no hazardous materials spilled into the river. Cmdr. Justin Jolley of the Coast Guard marine safety unit in Pittsburgh says he’s hopeful the river can reopen this week.
