August 11, 2023 5:07 am
(WPXI) – Corday Davis, 21, of Aliquippa, is in the Beaver County Jail, facing charges for allegedly scalding a 14-month-old girl in a bathtub. Ambridge police say a social worker contacted them about a toddler being treated for burns because the story about what happened to the child didn’t add up. The child’s mother says Davis dropped her off at work, and at that point, the little girl had no visible injuries, according to court documents. Davis called the child’s grandmother on the date of the incident and said, “I have some bad news, the baby got burnt in the tub. Her skin is falling off,” according to the complaint. But the doctor said the victim’s burns have multiple features that are characteristics of inflicted injury, according to police. A doctor also said none of the stories provided by Davis were a plausible explanation for any of the injuries the child had. Davis faces a number of charges, including simple assault, aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
August 11, 2023 4:50 am
As violent crimes continue to rise, police have been forced to crack down harder in various neighborhoods. William Oberschelp, 28, waived all of his charges to court Thursday morning, as he is charged with a slew of offenses including attempted criminal homicide. According to police, Oberschelp broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home on Thompsonville Road in Peters Township in July of 2023. Oberschelp told police that an altercation ensued, which resulted in him hitting her in the back of the head with a hammer. The victim’s father eventually found her after he heard noises coming from the garage. According to court documents, Oberschelp kicked the victim while she was lying on the ground, and fled the scene with her cellphone. Oberschelp was denied bond, and he was ordered to have no contact with the victim or her family.
August 11, 2023 4:46 am
(WPXI) – A self-proclaimed white supremacist was arrested on criminal charges related to his alleged obstruction and witness tampering in the federal trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Forty-five-year-old Hardy Carroll Lloyd, who used to live in Crafton, was taken into custody early Thursday morning. According to the criminal complaint, Lloyd made online comments about the federal hate crimes trial of Robert Bowers, the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter. Lloyd, a self-proclaimed “reverend” of a white supremacy movement, made threatening social media posts, website comments, and emails toward the jury and witnesses during the trial. Lloyd is charged with obstruction of the due administration of justice, transmitting threats in interstate and foreign commerce and witness tampering. He faces up to ten years in prison for the obstruction charge, up to five years for the threats charge, and up to 20 in prison for the tampering charge. (Photo: ABC)
August 11, 2023 4:06 am
As public safety continues to be a prominent subject, local hospitals have started to take the initiative to educate people on the importance of safety. Canonsburg hospital will be informing the public with a safety fair Saturday, August 12th at St. Patrick’s Church in Canonsburg. During Monday’s Canonsburg Borough Council Agenda meeting, Canonsburg Mayor David Rhome shared that the fair will be held from 11 AM to 2 PM. The event is being put on through the Allegheny Health Network, and there will be many agencies participating in the event including the Canonsburg Police Department and Fire Department. Minimal road closures are expected for the event, with potential traffic backup near the Hutchinson Avenue area that will be turned into a one way. The event is expected to have 400 to 500 people, and with a positive turnout it could lead to similar fairs in the near future.
August 11, 2023 4:00 am
The Washington Chamber of Commerce held their monthly briefing at Peters Township High School. Superintendent Dr. Jeanine French welcomed chamber members to the recently opened facility. French’s presentation covered several areas that the PTSD concentrates on and other topics that face school districts no matter where they are located in Pennsylvania. French described the district’s return on investment of each student. Most recent figures showed that Peters spent just shy of $18,000 per student where neighboring districts spent $4000 dollars more per student to achieve similar or lesser results on student performance. French credits the “Fundamentals” approach the district uses. She states that the district does not go for the “latest bling” but concentrates on basics like having students beginning to be able to read for understanding at the end of third grade. They make sure courses in the high school are challenging. They feature 21 AP courses along with other college affiliated programming. And the district is expanding its focus on technology careers. French touched on funding biases indicating that Peters receives the least amount of funding per student from Pennsylvania than any other school district in Washington County. French says that the formula Pennsylvania uses sends more money to school districts that do not have a tax base that can support the school district. According to French the Peters Township School District has just over 4000 students and enrollment has been relatively flat despite its population growth.
August 10, 2023 9:44 am
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year. The increases will raise the monthly cost of ad-free Disney+ by $3, or roughly 27%, to almost $14, and of ad-free Hulu by 20% to $18. Disney reported narrower losses on its Disney+ streaming platform in the quarter but said it shed Disney+ subscribers for the second quarter in a row. Disney is in the middle of a “strategic reorganization″ aimed at saving $5.5 billion across the company.
August 10, 2023 9:41 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States edged up in July after 12 straight months of declines. But excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core inflation matched the smallest monthly rise in nearly two years, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes continue to slow price increases. The inflation figure the government reported Thursday showed that overall consumer prices increased 3.2% from a year earlier. That was up from a 3% annual rise in June, which was the lowest rate in more than two years. The latest figure remained far below last year’s peak of 9.1%, though still above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target.
August 10, 2023 9:39 am
Washington City Police say no injuries were reported after officers responded to a report of shots fired overnight. Washington Police Chief Dan Rush tells WJPA News it happened around midnight in the area of Church and N. Franklin Streets. Rush says two unidentified men had an encounter and shots were fired. One male, in a black hoodie, fled the area possibly in a Dodger pickup truck. No other information has been released. The investigation is on-going.
August 10, 2023 5:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest federal indictment against Donald Trump vividly illustrates the extent to which the former president’s final weeks in office were consumed by a struggle over the law, with two determined groups of attorneys fighting it out as the future of American democracy hung in the balance. The indictment released last week, coupled with evidence compiled in congressional investigations, show how Trump’s attempts to remain in power were firmly rejected by White House counsel Pat Cipollone and his deputy, Pat Philbin. Trump, as a result, turned to outside allies including Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, among other legal advisers, to launch what federal prosecutors have called a “criminal scheme” to fraudulently overturn the election.
August 10, 2023 5:15 am
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorian presidential candidate known for speaking up against cartels and corruption was shot and killed Wednesday at a political rally in the capital, amid a startling wave of gang-driven violence in the South American country. President Guillermo Lasso confirmed the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio and suggested organized crime was behind his slaying, less than two weeks before the Aug. 20 presidential election. Villavicencio was one of eight candidates, though not the front-runner. Ecuador’s attorney general’s office said that one suspect died in custody from wounds sustained in a firefight after the killing, and police detained six suspects following raids in Quito.
