November 14, 2023 4:54 am
Canonsburg Borough Council spent a long night considering a lengthy agenda that included the decision to advertise the 2024 preliminary budget and to delay any action on the sale of the Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority. According to Borough Manager Denise Lesnock, the budget will come in at just under $6.2 million. It is a balanced budget but residents will be paying an additional .134 mills for that balanced budget. According to Lesnock, the tax increase will generate $75,000 in revenue. She indicated that it will cost an additional $13 per year for every $100,000 of a home owner’s assessed value to their home. Council also delayed action on the proposed sale of the CHJA. Council President Eric Chandler says that “this is the biggest decision that Canonsburg will ever make and they want to make sure they get it right.” Council will vote on the decision in their December meeting. Council did schedule a workshop to answer questions about the sale. The date of the meeting will be November 27 at 6:30 in council chambers. The public is invited as will be members of the Authority Board and members of Houston Council. Both the Authority and Houston have voted to approve the sale of the Authority to AQUA for $145 million.
November 13, 2023 4:45 pm
(WPXI) – A man and a woman were stabbed in Baldwin on Monday afternoon. First responders were called to the 5300 block of Youngridge Drive at 1:14 p.m. Once on scene, emergency crews found a woman and man who were both stabbed in the chest. Both victims were taken to a local hospital and they are in stable condition. A suspect is in custody. Police have not released the suspect’s identity, and a news release said detectives are consulting with the district attorney’s office to determine if charges will be filed. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
November 13, 2023 4:23 pm
(WPXI) – The Westmoreland County coroner has released the identity of a woman whose body was found in a New Stanton Borough pond last week. Coroner Tim Carson identified the woman as Kele Diane Townsend, 34, of Jeannette. Authorities learned Townsend’s identity the same day as she was found but withheld her name while notifying next-of-kin. Townsend was found in a pond off Broadview Road. The coroner used medical records, physical stature, teeth, tattoos and jewelry to make the positive identification. Her cause and manner of death are still pending while the investigation into her death is ongoing.
November 13, 2023 2:39 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. has returned to the stand in New York City as defense lawyers start calling witnesses in the civil fraud trial that threatens his father’s real estate empire. Trump Jr. spent more than an hour Monday testifying almost as a character witness for Donald Trump’s company, waxing exuberantly about the former president’s “incredible vision” as a developer. Two weeks ago, Trump Jr. was grilled by New York state attorneys about financial statements supporting loans and real estate deals — statements that state Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit contends fraudulently inflated the value of Donald Trump’s business and private holdings. (Photo: AP)
November 13, 2023 9:18 am
One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning. Washington County 9-1-1 says it happened just before 8 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 79 just before the Laboratory exit in Amwell Township. Dispatchers say one person was transported from the scene by ambulance. There is no word on their identity or condition. The crash led to some traffic delays through the region with just one-lane getting by. The accident was cleared about an hour later.
November 13, 2023 5:22 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s team is raising the Democratic sweep of this month’s key elections as proof that he’s in good position to win a second term. Yet many Democrats are fearful that there is a serious disconnect between the popularity of Biden’s agenda and the president himself. Biden’s approval ratings remain stubbornly low and voters continue to register concerns about his age. Biden advisers argue their policies and positions are popular with the American public even if the president isn’t. And last Tuesday’s elections were centered on abortion rights, which majorities of Americans support and Democrats focused on heavily as key to victory.
November 13, 2023 5:20 am
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott says he is ending his 2024 bid for president in a move that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff. The South Carolina senator made the announcement on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Night in America” with Trey Gowdy. Scott says, “I think the voters who are the most remarkable people on the planet have been really clear that they’re telling me, ‘Not now, Tim.’” The decision comes as Scott continued to struggle in the polls in a field dominated by former President Donald Trump. Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican, entered the race with more cash than any other Republican candidate but couldn’t find a way to break through.
November 13, 2023 5:18 am
A FRENCH ARMY BASE, France (AP) — Combat training programs provided by Ukraine’s allies are hitting major milestones even as global attention shifts to the Israel-Hamas war. Foreign training is improving Ukraine’s odds of victory and helping it hold out against the Russian invasion grinding into a second winter. The training also makes concrete allies’ promises to stick with Ukraine for the long haul. The Associated Press was granted access to a training base in rural France last week where instructors put Ukrainians through their paces at the tail-end of a four-week training course. French trainers say they have learned through experience that it’s unwise to get too friendly with trainees — because some of them are sure to be killed back home.
November 13, 2023 5:17 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of people have fled Gaza’s largest hospital as Israeli forces and Palestinian militants battle outside its gates. But hundreds of patients, including dozens of babies at risk of dying because of a lack of electricity, remained inside on Monday. The head of the World Health Organization says Shifa has been without water for three days and “is not functioning as a hospital anymore.” Both sides have seized on the hospital’s plight as a symbol of the larger war, now in its sixth week. For Palestinians, it evokes the suffering of civilians under Israeli bombardment in a besieged enclave. Israel claims, without providing evidence, that Hamas has a command center in and beneath the medical compound, allegations denied by Hamas and hospital staff.
November 13, 2023 5:16 am
Police arrested two men who had arrest warrants during a traffic stop in Bentleyville. The arrests were made on the 900 block of Main Street on Friday. The driver was a 46-year-old man who was wanted on charges of burglary, larceny and drug-related DUI out of Ohio. The second man was 51 and wanted on dangerous drug charges out of Washington County. Police say the men had methamphetamine. They also found a gun under the driver’s seat. No other information is currently available. (Photo: Bentleyville Police Facebook)
