February 12, 2024 2:04 am
PennDot is announcing road work on Interstate 79 that will include shoulder restrictions beginning Monday February 12. Those restrictions will take place in Kennedy, Robinson and Neville Townships and Glenfield Borough. The work is on the southbound side of Interstate 79 between the south side of the Neville Island Bridge and the Route 60 (Crafton/Moon Run) interchange. The work hours will be between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m Monday through Friday and it is expected to last until February 23.
February 12, 2024 1:18 am
PennDot and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission have announced speed and vehicle restrictions for Tuesday’s winter storm. Restrictions began at 3:00 am. Crews pre-treated roadways. Locally, the Pennsylvania Turnpike will enforce a Tier 2 restriction from New Stanton to Breezewood. PennDot is doing the same on Interstate 80 from the intersection of Interstate 79 to exit 173 Lamar. Tier 2 restrictions are tractors without trailers, tractors with lightly loaded trailers, open trailers and tank trailers. Lightly loaded box trucks and delivery trucks are also restricted as are RV’s and motorhomes. Both agencies ask that anyone that does not need to drive, please stay home. A complete advisory is available at the 511PA traveler information website at www.511PA.com.
February 11, 2024 7:31 am
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio —(WPXI)-The White House has confirmed that President Joe Biden will be visiting East Palestine next week. President Biden’s visit will be on Friday, Feb. 16. He will talk about how his administration is working with state and local officials to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for the toxic train derailment that impacted the lives of hundreds over a year ago. The White House says Biden will try to remind the residents of East Palestine that they are not defined by the event. Biden’s visit was initially announced at the end of January but his administration did not announce an exact date until this weekend.
February 11, 2024 7:24 am
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — With two weeks to go before the South Carolina Republican primary, Nikki Haley is trying to challenge Donald Trump on her home turf while the former president tries to quash his last major rival’s narrow path to the nomination. Trump is turning his campaign focus to South Carolina days after an easy victory in Nevada. Later Saturday, he revved up supporters at a rally in Conway, near Myrtle Beach. Trump is looking to use South Carolina’s Feb. 24 primary to close the door on Haley’s chances and turn his focus on an expected rematch with President Joe Biden in the general election.
February 11, 2024 7:21 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican front-runner Donald Trump says he warned NATO allies as president that he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to members who are “delinquent.” Trump’s comments Saturday were a ramping up of attacks on foreign aid and longstanding international alliances. Speaking at a rally in Conway, South Carolina, Trump recounted a story he has told before about a NATO member who confronted him over his threat not to defend members who fail to meet the trans-Atlantic alliance’s defense spending targets. But this time, Trump went further, saying had told the member that he would, in fact, “encourage” Russia to do as it wishes in that case.
February 11, 2024 7:16 am
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egypt has threatened to suspend its peace treaty with Israel if the Israeli Gaza offensive expands into the densely populated border town of Rafah. That’s according to two Egyptian officials and a Western diplomat who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters. The threat to suspend the Camp David Accords, a cornerstone of regional stability for nearly a half-century, came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to send troops into Rafah, saying it was necessary to defeat Hamas. Over half of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have fled to Rafah to escape fighting in other areas.
February 11, 2024 7:13 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have launched 45 drones over Ukraine in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage. In a statement, the Ukrainian air force said it had shot down 40 of the Iranian-made Shahed drones over nine different regions, including on the outskirts of the country’s capital, Kyiv. The strike comes as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues his reshuffle of Ukraine’s war cabinet after naming Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi as the country’s new military chief Thursday. He appointed Lt. Gen. Alexander Pavlyuk as the new commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, with Kyiv trying to maintain momentum against attacking Russian forces as the war enters its third year.
February 11, 2024 4:00 am
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. — (WPXI)-Seven pit bulls belonging to a couple arrested earlier this week after they were accused of keeping a child in a cage were taken to a kennel Friday evening. The dogs had been left alone in the home but were being cared for by the owner of the house. “I’ll be honest with you, if I wasn’t a dog lover, I wouldn’t do it,” Tim Cole said. He’s been walking the dogs and feeding them out of his own pocket. “This definitely is not my responsibility. I like the dogs more than I like the tenants, that’s for sure,” he said. Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele came to the house Friday evening. He says the defendants were supposed to make arrangements but never did. He tried entering the home with Cole but one of the dogs ripped his pants. “I’m okay. It’s okay. He just got a little excited,” Aubele said of the incident. Aubele stayed at the home with Cole until late into the evening when animal control workers from a kennel arrived to take the dogs. The dogs were taken to Hoffman Animal Control. If you’d like to inquire about possibly adopting one of the dogs, you can call 724-468-5505.
February 11, 2024 1:53 am
North Franklin Township Supervisor Chairman and the townships Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Sabot says he’s concerned that there will be environmental and possibly road damage after an accident Thursday morning that shut down Interstate 70 between the Chestnut Street and Taylorstown Exits. One person was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a crash involving a tanker tractor trailer and a car just after 2 a.m. State Police say 48-year-old Eric Joseph of Florida lost control of his truck while traveling in the left lane of Interstate 70 eastbound and crossed the grass median and struck the car head-on in the westbound lanes. Forty-four-year old Lewis Stiltner of Belle Vernon was injured and was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Hazmat crews were called to the scene to address the issues of chemicals that were leaking from the truck. Sabot says he anticipates the clean-up to be a long process. He says crews from various state departments, including the Department of Environmental Resources and the Fish and Game Commission are on site trying to mop up the leaking materials. He says he’s concerned that the chemicals have gone into Chartiers Creek or neighborhood gas wells, and he’s also worried about possible damage to roads that are currently seeing heavy truck traffic.
February 10, 2024 4:56 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have been reminded of President Joe Biden’s political shortcomings this week. But Biden’s team hopes it has found an unlikely opportunity to go on offense — and perhaps to unite an anxious Democratic Party — following the release of a special prosecutor’s report that questioned his memory. Republican former President Donald Trump has done just that in the wake of far greater legal challenges. Special counsel Robert Hur on Thursday cleared Biden of criminal charges, despite finding evidence that the president willfully retained and shared highly classified information as a private citizen. The special counsel made repeated negative references to the 81-year-old president’s age and memory that echo broader concerns raised by voters in both parties.
