September 16, 2022 1:14 am
A Charleroi man faces trial on several felony assault charges involving minors. James Heinzelman-McIvor, 18 had his preliminary hearing on Thursday and his public defender had six felony and two misdemeanor charges held for court without a hearing. Heinzelman-McIvor is charged with rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and incest of a minor among others. According to the criminal complaint, a minor victim contacted police and stated that they were raped by HeInzelman-McIvor in 2019 when they were 11 or 12 years old and that additional inappropriate actions continued beyond that. The complaint further states that Heinzelman-McIvor waived his rights and confessed to police during an interview. Heinzelman-McIvor is free on $100,000 bond, he will be arraigned on October 27.
September 15, 2022 3:27 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just rocket fuel propelling America’s first moonshot after a half-century lull. Rivalry with China’s space program is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a big way. That’s as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases. American intelligence, military and political leaders make clear they see a host of strategic challenges to the U.S. in China’s space program, in an echo of the U.S.-Soviet rivalry that prompted the 1960s’ race to the moon. China is quickly matching U.S. civil and military space accomplishments and notching new ones of its own. NASA, the United States’ civilian space agency, is awaiting a new launch date this month or in October for its Artemis 1 uncrewed test moonshot.
September 15, 2022 3:25 am
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) – Republican governors are escalating their practice of sending migrants without advance warning to Democratic strongholds including a wealthy summer enclave in Massachusetts and the home of Vice President Kamala Harris. They are taunting leaders of immigrant-friendly “sanctuary” cities and highlighting their opposition to Biden administration border policies. The governors of Texas and Arizona have sent thousands of migrants on buses to New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C., in recent months. But the latest surprise moves – which included two flights to Martha’s Vineyard Wednesday paid for by Florida’s governor – were derided by critics as inhumane political theater.
September 15, 2022 3:24 am
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and leaders from India and Central Asian nations are headed to Uzbekistan for a summit of a security group seen by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence. The meeting of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization comes at a time when Putin is isolated internationally following his invasion of Ukraine. Beijing’s relations with Washington, Europe, Japan and India are strained by disputes over technology, security and territory. A Russian official said Putin and Xi were due to hold a one-on-one meeting and discuss Ukraine.
September 15, 2022 3:23 am
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury in Chicago convicted R. Kelly on Wednesday of producing child pornography and enticing girls for sex after a monthlong trial in his hometown. It’s another legal blow to a singer who was once one of the world’s biggest R&B stars. Prosecutors won convictions on six of the 13 counts against him, with many of the convictions carrying long mandatory sentences. But the government lost the marquee count — that Kelly and his then-business manager successfully rigged his state child pornography trial in 2008. Both of Kelly’s co-defendants, including longtime business manager Derrel McDavid, were acquitted of all charges.
September 15, 2022 3:19 am
UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa. (WPXI) — Peters Township resident Khang Nguyen waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday, nearly three months after his infant son died. Nguyen is out on bond after police say he left his 3-month-old son, Kayden, in a hot car for more than six hours in June. It was one of the hottest days of the summer. Nguyen’s defense attorney Bill Difenderfer waived the hearing. Nguyen owns Envy Nail Salon in Upper Saint Clair, and police say he left Kayden in that parking lot when he went into work. The father wasn’t charged until August, when Kayden’s medical examiner report came back. Now, he awaits a trial.
September 15, 2022 3:13 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A Westmoreland County man pleaded guilty to two felony charges for his role in a burglary in West Pike Run Township one year ago. George Weightman, 43 of Youngwood will spend two to four years in state prison on burglary and criminal trespass charges. Weightman was caught on a trail camera as he broke into a Laurel Road home and stole multiple firearms, accessories and 1800 rounds of ammunition. Weightman will have to make restitution in the amount of $9,385 to the victim. Weightman will remain jailed in the Westmoreland County Jail as he is facing many other charges there.
September 15, 2022 3:10 am
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WPXI)— Police and SWAT responded to Pittsburgh’s Middle Hill District after two people were shot. According to police, first responders were called to the 2800 block of Centre Avenue on Wednesday night. A fight broke out between two people inside an apartment building, and one person started shooting. One male victim was shot in the thumb, and a juvenile victim’s head was grazed by a bullet. There is no update at this time on either victim’s condition. Residents are now allowed back into the building after SWAT searched the premises. There is no information on a suspect at this time. One person was detained at the scene.
September 15, 2022 1:47 am
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Crews responded to a crash involving a school bus in Washington County on Wednesday afternoon. According to Washington County 911, police, fire and EMS crews were called to the 4000 block of Route 40 in Buffalo Township at 3:20 p.m. after a school bus was rear-ended by another vehicle. The shift supervisor confirmed students were on board at the time of the crash. The McGuffey School District superintendent confirmed that students onboard were from the middle and high school campus. Another bus was brought to the scene to get students to their stops. No injuries have been reported. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
September 15, 2022 1:26 am
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A judge has temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions in the state. The state’s abortion ban has been in effect since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June. Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins paused the law Wednesday for 14 days. That means abortions through 20 weeks’ gestation may resume for now, as was the case before the ban. Abortion providers represented by the ACLU of Ohio are seeking to permanently block the law. They contend it violates protections in the Ohio Constitution. The law prohibits most abortions once a “fetal heartbeat” is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
