August 30, 2022 2:46 am
(WPXI) – A man was killed in a wrong-way car crash in Westmoreland County. The 911 call for the crash along Route 31 between Renaissance Festival Lane and Nichols Road came in around 5:55 a.m., officials told Channel 11. Pennsylvania State Police said the crash happened in the area of Hughes Lane and Mount Pleasant Road. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a Chrysler was driving south in a northbound lane and hit a Ford head-on. The driver of the Chrysler, identified as 37-year-old Nathan Dzimiera from Monessen, died at the scene. His car also had heavy damage. The Ford also had major damage but the driver did not have any apparent injuries, police said. The investigation is ongoing.
August 30, 2022 2:42 am
The Washington County District Attorney announced on Monday that a mother and father from Canonsburg are now facing homicide charges, stemming from the death of their three-month-old baby, from fentanyl toxicity. Thirty-one-year-old James May and 23-year-old Shannon McKnight were arrested on August 19th after officers found the couple hiding in the rafters of an attic. On August 11th, police were called for reports of a three-month-old girl not breathing at a home on First Street. The child was pronounced dead at the hospital. District Attorney Jason Walsh said toxicology results showed positive results for fentanyl. The couple’s other child, a 16-month-old boy, was taken to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, where cocaine and fentanyl were found in his system. Police said they found fentanyl and cocaine, along with other drug paraphernalia, in the house. A preliminary hearing date has not yet been set. Both May and McKnight were already facing charges of felony child endangerment and misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment, drug possession and possession of drug paraphernalia.
August 29, 2022 4:30 am
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Liz Cheney is openly considering a presidential run. But in the days since she lost her Wyoming congressional primary, would-be supporters have expressed skepticism about a White House bid. That includes Republican voters and local officials in three of the states that matter most in presidential politics – Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. They believe the soon-to-be-unemployed congresswoman has little path to relevancy in a 2024 presidential primary, never mind a path to victory. Some sympathizers fear she would actually help former President Donald Trump if she runs.
August 29, 2022 4:28 am
ISLAMABAD (AP) – Officials in Pakistan say deaths from widespread flooding have topped 1,000 since mid-June and the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.” Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis. The country’s National Disaster Management Authority reported Sunday the death toll since the monsoon season began earlier than normal this year in mid-June. Deaths reached 1,061 people after new fatalities were reported in several different provinces.
August 29, 2022 4:25 am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A fuel leak and then an engine problem has forced NASA to scrub the launch of its new moon rocket on a no-crew test flight. The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest. The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket was set to lift off Monday morning with three test dummies aboard on its first flight, a mission to propel a capsule into orbit around the moon. The shakedown flight, when it happens, will be a big step forward in America’s quest to put astronauts back on the moon for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago. NASA hopes to send four astronauts around the moon in 2024 and land humans there as early as 2025.
August 29, 2022 4:24 am
KYIV (AP) – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says that the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s long-awaited expert mission to the Zaporizhzhia power plant in Ukraine “is now on its way.” IAEA director general Rafael Grossi has for months sought access to the Zaporizhzhia plant – Ukraine’s and Europe’s biggest – which Russian forces have controlled since soon after the war began. Grossi wrote on Twitter that “the day has come.” He said the mission will arrive later this week. Russia and Ukraine have traded claims of strikes at or near the plant in recent days, intensifying fears that the fighting could cause a massive radiation leak.
August 29, 2022 4:22 am
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — A 17-year-old soldier in the Pennsylvania National Guard has died several days after she collapsed during training in South Carolina. Pvt. Alyssa Cahoon died Thursday with her family around her, the 1st Battalion, 34th Regiment — a basic combat training battalion at Fort Jackson — said on its Facebook page Friday. Officials at the base in South Carolina said she had collapsed during physical training on Aug. 20, news agencies report. She had been training there with her twin sister, Brianna Cahoon, news outlets reported. Volleyball and basketball team rosters indicate Cahoon was a rising high school senior in Forest City, a small town in northeastern Pennsylvania near Scranton, The Post and Courier reported. “We extend our deepest sympathies to the family members and teammates of the deceased soldier,” said Fort Jackson Commander Brig. Gen. Patrick R. Michaelis. A battalion post on Saturday said Cahoon’s family is asking people to collect pull tabs and give them to local Ronald McDonald houses as a fundraiser in her memory. Cahoon’s death is being investigated, according to a statement released by Fort Jackson.
August 29, 2022 2:34 am
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development visited the Mon Valley to check out what has transpired after several local companies took advantage of the Neighborhood Assistance Program Tax Credit. Acting Secretary of the DCED Neil Weaver toured two Donora companies early Monday morning before heading to several other sites in the afternoon. Weaver was impressed with the way local companies used their tax credits for plant expansions and workforce development. Retal Pennsylvania, LLC is a multi- national plastics packaging manufacturer. CEO and President Darius Janulionis indicated their tax credit was used to expand plant operations to grow their footprint in the United States and is confident in the expansion because the state is standing behind them. Chris Leonard, VP Finance of Barchemy, a specialty chocolate manufacturer stated that their tax credits have also been used for expansion of their plant, but for upgrades to employee facilities also. Secretary Weaver was especially impressed with the way both companies dedicated their efforts to staying in the Mon Valley and hiring local workers.
August 28, 2022 8:10 am
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University has officially opened a new building to house its business school. The university says the grand opening and ribbon cutting for Reynolds Hall took place Friday at the Morgantown campus. The 186,000-square-foot facility will offer amenities that include a 300-seat auditorium, an atrium, a social stairwell modeled after Google’s headquarters, a cafe and dining area and a fitness center. The facility is named after Bob and Laura Reynolds, who attended the opening. Bob Reynolds is the president and CEO of Putnam Investments and a 1974 finance graduate of the university. More than five years ago, the two donated $10 million to begin construction. Several others donated $1 million or more to the project as well.
August 28, 2022 8:08 am
WILKINSBURG, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a vehicle fleeing police struck and killed a motor bike operator in western Pennsylvania, and the suspected driver was shot and wounded by police before he was captured. Allegheny County police say a Monroeville officer tried to stop a driver on felony arrest warrants, but the vehicle fled and hit a mini motor bike operator in Wilkinsburg, killing 39-year-old Luis Hernandez. County detectives found the vehicle but say the driver tried to strike a detective, who fired. Forty-eight-year-old Jack Sherwood was later arrested and faces charges including attempted homicide and assault; court documents don’t list an attorney.
