April 22, 2024 4:57 am
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — Charges against seven people who were accused of trespassing at the abandoned Century III Mall have been dropped. Jared Chambers, 23, of Canonsburg; Nathaniel Riley, 19, of Brentwood; Noah Joseph, 22, of Pittsburgh; Heather Mason, 21, of Pittsburgh; Austin Seik, 25, of Hookstown; Caden Desimone, 18, of Elizabeth; and Lucas Gonzalez, 21, of Pittsburgh all had preliminary hearings on Friday. The seven suspects were all charged with criminal trespassing/breaking into a structure and criminal mischief in March. Those charges were dropped at the preliminary hearings. At the time charges were filed, court documents said they had been in the mall to take pictures of the property. Crews have been working to demolish the parking deck of the Century III Mall since March. West Mifflin Police have posted signs telling people to stay out of the mall and encourage everyone to avoid the area.
April 22, 2024 4:54 am
WHARTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – The Fayette County coroner said the driver of a vehicle that was involved in a crash that killed five people had drugs in his system. The coroner said that the toxicology report on Harold Nibert, 55, showed positive results for cocaine use at the time of the crash. Nibert was driving the vehicle that crossed the double yellow line on Route 40 near New Meador Run Drive and hit a tractor-trailer head-on in Wharton Township on March 26. He and the four other people in the vehicle, including a 7-month-old baby, were killed in the crash. All of the victims were from Delaware, Ohio.
April 22, 2024 4:50 am
LUZERNE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A mobile home in Fayette County sustained heavy damage after a fire on Sunday. Fayette County dispatchers say firefighters were called to the 400 block of 2nd Street in Luzerne Township at around 6:00 p.m. Investigators say no one was injured. Witnesses say a dog was inside but was rescued by firefighters. Neighbors say two adults and two children live inside the home but they were not there when flames broke out. The fire marshal has been called in to investigate.
April 22, 2024 4:48 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Three lucky people who purchased Powerball tickets in Pennsylvania came away as winners in Saturday’s drawing. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, three tickets sold in the state won $50,000 by matching four of the five numbers and the Powerball. Two of those winning tickets used Double Play. The winning numbers drawn Saturday were 4, 35, 41, 44, 58 and the red Powerball was 25. The Double Play winning numbers were 25, 28, 36, 38, 68 and the red Powerball was 23.
April 22, 2024 2:53 am
No one was hurt in a house fire in Houston Monday morning. Washington County 911 tells us the fire broke out at 226 East Grant Street just before ten o’clock. Multiple fire departments were called in to help fight the blaze. The fire was brought under control before noon. The Red Cross is reportedly helping those who were displaced by the blaze. There has been no word on what caused the fire. (Photo: Facebook)
April 22, 2024 2:12 am
Charges have been filed against two Washington men who are accused of shooting and killing a teenager in South Franklin Township earlier this month. Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh announced on Monday that charges have been filed against Windale Barfield Jr. and Karon Whitlock in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Annalaya Wilkerson of Monongahela and the wounding of a 17-year-old girl. Wilkerson and the juvenile were found shot on the side of Jolly School Road on April 13th. Walsh says both men have been charged with criminal homicide, conspiracy, attempted homicide and aggravated assault. At the time the complaint was filed, neither men were in custody. Anyone with information on Barfield and Whitlock should call PSP Washington at 724-223-5200.
April 21, 2024 6:23 am
DALLAS (AP) — The United Auto Workers union is celebrating a huge win at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee, where workers will now be represented by the union. The UAW won a stunning 73% of the vote after losing two elections there in the past decade. That is giving the UAW hope of making broader inroads in the South, the least unionized part of the country. The union’s next target is two Mercedes-Benz plants in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where workers will vote next month on whether to join the union. Harry Katz, a labor-relations professor at Cornell University, says other companies will be more aggressive than VW in fighting to prevent workers from unionizing.
April 21, 2024 6:20 am
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has canceled his first planned rally since the start of his criminal hush money trial because of a storm in North Carolina. It’s an added complication for the former president and presumptive Republican nominee as he juggles legal troubles and his rematch against President Joe Biden. Trump called into the rally on Saturday near the Wilmington airport less than an hour before he was scheduled to take the stage and apologized to a few thousand supporters who had gathered throughout the afternoon. Trump promised to reschedule a rally at the same location, with a “bigger and better” event. The venue still highlights the importance of North Carolina as a key battleground between Trump and Biden.
April 21, 2024 6:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies after months of turmoil on Capitol Hill. Congressional leaders pushed aside opposition from hard-right conservatives to complete the bill in a rare Saturday session. The whole package will go to the Senate, which could pass it as soon as Tuesday. Speaker Mike Johnson has put his job on the line and relied on Democratic support every step of the process. The four bills, to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific allies and a measure dealing with TikTok were all overwhelmingly approved. President Joe Biden has promised to sign the package.
April 21, 2024 6:14 am
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, including 14 children. The latest strikes came as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to its close ally. More than half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million has sought refuge in Rafah from fighting elsewhere. Israel has vowed to expand its ground offensive to the city on the border with Egypt, despite international calls for restraint, including from the U.S. The first strike killed a man, his wife and their 3-year-old child. The woman was pregnant, and the doctors managed to save the baby. The second strike killed eight children and two women, all from the same family.
