August 17, 2022 2:55 am
(WPXI) – A body was found in the Allegheny River along the North Shore near Acrisure Stadium Tuesday morning. Around 7:10 a.m., public safety officials responded near 100 Art Rooney Avenue for reports of a possible body floating in the river. When they arrived, medics found the body and determined the person was dead. Further details, including the identity of the person and cause of death, will come from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Pittsburgh police continue to investigate.
August 17, 2022 2:48 am
CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – An elderly woman was killed in a house fire Tuesday morning in Cecil Township. The 911 call for the fire at a home on Swihart Road in Cecil Township came in at 5:25 a.m. A fire chief said when crews arrived, two homes were on fire – one in the front and one in the back. The home in the back was the one that caught fire first, then spread to the home in the front. An elderly woman living in the home in the back, identified as 81-year-old Rose Churray, was found dead after the fire was put out. No one in the front home was injured. Five fire companies responded to the fire, and officials said there was a limited water supply in the area. The state fire marshal is working to determine what caused the fire. (Photo: WPXI)
August 16, 2022 9:48 am
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms.” The White House announced it on Tuesday. The first lady has been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina. She began experiencing symptoms on Monday. She has been prescribed the antiviral drug Paxlovid and will isolate at the vacation home for at least five days. Joe Biden tested negative for the virus on Tuesday morning but will be wearing a mask indoors for 10 days in line with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance. The president recovered from a rebound case of the virus on Aug. 7.
August 16, 2022 4:30 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. regulators have finalized a long-awaited rule that’s expected to allow millions of Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription. The rule announced Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration goes into effect this fall. It creates a new class of hearing aids that don’t require a medical exam, a prescription and other specialty services. Instead the devices will be sold online or over-the-counter at pharmacies and other retail stores. The move follows years of pressure from medical experts and consumer advocates to make the devices cheaper and easier to get. Devices for more severe hearing loss will remain prescription only.
August 16, 2022 4:29 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran says it has submitted a “written response” to what has been described as a final roadmap to restore its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency offered no details Tuesday on the substance of it response, but suggested that Tehran still wouldn’t take the European Union-mediated proposal, despite warnings there would be no more negotiations. Tehran under hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has repeatedly tried to blame Washington for the delay in reaching an accord. Monday was reported to have been a deadline for their response. An EU spokesperson said Tuesday that it had received Iran’s response. The EU has been the go-between in the indirect talks.
August 16, 2022 4:28 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department is rebuffing an effort to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida. In court papers Monday, prosecutors argue the investigation “implicates highly classified material” and the affidavit contains sensitive information about witnesses. The government’s opposition came in response to court filings by several news organizations, including The Associated Press, seeking to unseal the underlying affidavit the Justice Department submitted when it asked for the warrant to search Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month. In a statement on his social media platform, Trump called for the release of the unredacted affidavit in the interest of transparency.
August 16, 2022 4:26 am
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – President Joe Biden is preparing to sign Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill. It’s the “final piece” of the president’s pared-down domestic agenda as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters ahead of midterm elections. The legislation includes the biggest federal investment ever to fight climate change – some $375 billion over a decade. It also caps prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients, and helps an estimated 13 million Americans pay for health care insurance by extending subsidies provided during the coronavirus pandemic. The measure is paid for in part by new taxes on large companies.
August 16, 2022 4:25 am
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Wyoming congresswoman Liz Cheney, a leader in the Republican resistance to former President Donald Trump, is fighting to save her seat in the House on Tuesday. Voters in Alaska as well as Wyoming are weighing in on the direction of the GOP. Cheney’s team is bracing for a loss against a Trump-backed challenger, Cheyenne attorney Harriet Hageman, who has harnessed the full fury of the Trump movement in her bid to defeat Cheney. In Alaska, a new nonpartisan primary system is giving a periodic Trump critic, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, an opportunity to survive the former president’s wrath.
August 16, 2022 4:22 am
Final visitation and funeral services were held Tuesday for Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Beattie. Family and friends were received from 10 a.m to 1 p.m at McGuffey High School followed by a funeral service. Beattie, who was 45-years-old, was buried at Claysville Cemetery. Beattie died last week after assisting South Strabane Township police on a call at the Target store. Beattie suffered a cardiac emergency and was transported to Washington Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Washington County Coroner has ruled that he died of natural causes. Meanwhile, County President Judge John DiSalle ordered most courts closed for the day to allow colleagues, staff and judicial officers to pay final respects.
August 16, 2022 4:13 am
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI)- Commuters in the South Fayette/Bridgeville area experienced long traffic backups Monday, after Pennsylvania Department of Transportation closed the on-ramp to Interstate 79 North. The shutdown officially started Friday evening, but the large delays from commuters started early this morning. “It normally takes me 3-4 minutes to get here and this morning it took me a little over a half an hour!” said Loretta Checca, a Bridgeville nurse. PennDOT officials told our news partners at Channel 11 the Miller’s Run Road Ramp to northbound I-79 closure is part of the Chartier’s Bridge Replacement project, which will be widened into seven lanes. The project will also include an exclusive lane from southbound Washington Pike to northbound I-79, while Chartier’s Street will be widened to include a turning lane. Bridgeville small business owners say the area has already seen significant traffic due to all of the growth in the area, and they’re hoping for some traffic relief when the construction is finally complete.
