January 23, 2024 2:28 am
A resident of Marianna Borough has been sentenced in federal court to two years of probation, including ninety days of home detention, on her conviction for mail fraud, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced Monday. United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy imposed the sentence on Erica Pinkney, 39. A hearing to determine the amount of restitution owed by Pinkney will be held in April. According to information presented to the court, Pinkney previously served as the Secretary and Tax Collector for Marianna Borough. While employed in those roles, Pinkney used the borough’s credit cards to pay for personal purchases. Then, to pay toward the balance of those credit cards, Pinkney used money that had been collected from borough residents as payment for their tax, water, and garbage bills. Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Hardy stated that Pinkney had committed a serious offense that had eroded public trust in the borough.
January 22, 2024 5:21 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are recommending that airlines inspect the door plugs on more Boeing 737s after one of the panel blew off a Boeing jet in midflight. The Federal Aviation Administration says airlines should also inspect the panels on an older model, the 737-900ER. Those planes have door plugs that are identical in design to the one that flew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing Max 9 jetliner this month. Boeing said Monday that it supports the FAA action. The plugs are panels that seal holes left for extra doors when the extra doors aren’t needed to meet emergency-evacuation standards.
January 22, 2024 5:20 pm
(AP) – Macy’s rejected a $5.8 billion takeover offer from investment firms Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management, saying they didn’t provide a viable financing plan. Arkhouse and Brigade offered $21 per share for the stock they don’t already own. The department store chain also said there was a lack of compelling value in the non-binding proposal. The move comes a week after Macy’s announced job cuts and store closures.
January 22, 2024 2:58 pm
ATLANTA (AP) — Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer. The King Center in Atlanta says the 62-year-old son of the civil rights leader died in his sleep on Monday at his home in Malibu, California. Named for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, where his father once served as pastor, he was just 7 years old when his father was assassinated in 1968. He became chairman of the King Center, where he shepherded his parents’ legacy and focused on protecting the King family’s intellectual property. (Photo: AP)
January 22, 2024 5:10 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to dozens of deaths this month across the U.S., where states as far south as Texas and Florida remain gripped by deadly arctic weather Sunday. But the numbing cold is expected to ease up in the coming days. Memphis’ major utility provider says crews are making progress toward restoring water service over the next 24 hours to most of the 700,000 people the utility services. The utility says it has repaired 41 broken water mains and located more than 4,000 leaks at homes and businesses. Nationally, winter storms this month have claimed at least 72 lives around the U.S., many involving hypothermia or road accidents.
January 22, 2024 5:08 am
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended his Republican presidential campaign just before the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump. He ended his White House bid Sunday after failing to meet lofty expectations that he would seriously challenge the former president and after finishing a distant second in the leadoff Iowa caucuses. Early primary polls had suggested DeSantis was in a strong position to challenge Trump. He and his allies amassed a political fortune well in excess of $100 million. But his campaign was hamstrung by missteps. He now turns to completing his second and final term as Florida governor, ending in 2027.
January 22, 2024 5:02 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say five firefighters were injured, two by falling through a roof, while battling a blaze at three buildings in a Pittsburgh neighborhood over the weekend. Fire crews were called just before 9:30 a.m. Saturday to the Homewood neighborhood where the blaze started in one home and spread to two adjacent buildings that contained apartments. Authorities said two firefighters fell through the roof of one of the homes while battling the fire. The roofs of at least two of the houses collapsed. All five injured firefighters were taken to hospitals with injuries said not to be life-threatening, officials said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
January 22, 2024 5:01 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Republican running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is escalating criticism of Democrats over the Israel-Hamas war and has traveled to the Israel-Gaza border to make the case that the Biden administration hasn’t backed Israel strongly enough. The criticism by GOP candidate David McCormick reflects the delicate political challenge facing both President Joe Biden and incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in the battleground state. Biden has been criticized from the left for being too pro-Israel. Now, McCormick hopes to peel off both swing voters and Jewish voters. Still, Casey is well-regarded by Pennsylvania’s Jewish community and has been a reliable ally for Israel and its fight against Hamas.
January 22, 2024 4:59 am
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. — (WPXI) – 2 people were injured after a fire in Fayette County. Fayette County dispatchers say firefighters were called to the intersection of 2nd Street and 12th Street in Brownsville at around noon on Sunday. Multiple houses were damaged by flames during the incident. Flames spread to a neighboring house and burned a hole through its roof. Smoke was still coming out of one of the houses around 4 hours after crews were first called to the scene. There is no word on what caused the fire at this time.
January 22, 2024 2:00 am
The President Judge of the Washington County Court of Common Pleas has stepped away from his position. Judge John DiSalle resigned his post as President Judge on Friday. He made the announcement during the Washington County Bar Association’s Winter Conference. The announcement came during the “State of the Judiciary” address. He announced that Judge Gary Gilman will be taking over as President Judge. DiSalle took over as President Judge in January of 2021. He will remain on the bench as a judge of Common Pleas for the remainder of his term that expires in 2025.
