September 25, 2023 5:03 am
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Three people are dead after a crash in Fayette County. Pennsylvania State Police say the crash happened on Mount Tabor Road in Springfield Township at around 5:55 p.m. on Sunday. Two vehicles were involved in the crash. Collision Analysis and Reconstruction specialists were called to the scene.
September 25, 2023 2:56 am
FALLOWFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Traffic along Interstate 70 was delayed due to an accident Sunday morning in Washington County. Officials say the rollover crash with entrapment occurred just before 5:30 a.m. at mile marker 34.5 in the eastbound lanes. Fallowfield and Bentleyville Fire crews were dispatched to the scene for stabilization and extrication. Crews worked for an extended period of time clearing the scene. There is no word on the condition of the victim. (Photo Courtesy of Bentleyville Fire-Rescue)
September 25, 2023 2:44 am
A Midway man has been awarded North America’s highest civilian honor for heroism Monday. David P. Duffey, 25, was a college student last fall driving through Irwin when he saw a tractor trailer in front of him veer off the highway, collide into a guide rail, concrete barrier, and overpass. Flames broke out during the wreck due to a fuel spill, while the cab of the truck was pointing towards the sky. Duffey was able to hoist himself into the cab through a broken window and rescue the 56-year-old truck driver to safety just before the vehicle exploded. Remarkably, no one was burned in the incident, while the driver was hospitalized and Duffey suffered a back injury. For his efforts, Duffey was awarded The Carnegie Medal given throughout the U.S. and Canada to those who enter extreme danger while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. To date, the medal has been awarded to 10,387 individuals since the inception of the Pittsburgh-based fund in 1904. Each of the recipients or their survivors will receive a financial grant. Throughout the 119 years since Andrew Carnegie established the fund, nearly $45 million has been given in one-time grants, scholarship aid, death benefits, and continuing assistance.
September 24, 2023 8:14 am
The Powerball jackpot continues to elude lottery players, as no one matched all five numbers and the red Powerball on Saturday night. Monday’s estimated jackpot, at $785 million, will be the fourth-largest in the promotion’s history. The numbers drawn Saturday were 1-12-20-33-66 and the Powerball was 21. The multiplier was 2X. The last time someone won the Powerball jackpot was on July 19, when a $1.08 billion ticket was sold in California. That was the third-largest Powerball jackpot in the promotion’s history, lottery officials said. Drawings are held every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tickets, which cost $2 per play, are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.com.
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September 24, 2023 4:18 am
Senator Bob Casey was in Washington on Friday to promote the accomplishments of the Bilateral Infrastructure Law (BIL) in Washington County. Casey and other state and local leaders gathered at the West Wheeling Street Bridge that crosses Catfish Creek between Jefferson Avenue and Mill Street. That bridge is being replaced with $1.13 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Two additional bridges are also being replaced with those funds. The bridge that carries Valley Road over Brush Run in Cecil and Chartiers Townships. Is being funded at $1.13 million. Additionally, the North Hewitt Avenue bridge over Georges Run in Canton Twp. has been completed with $1.19 million from the BIL. Casey stated that this is the first time in several decades that the federal government has stepped in to do its share in the repair and upkeep of roads and bridges. He went on to comment that counties and local municipalities simply do not have the available funds to do the repairs necessary and the federal government needs to continue its support.
September 24, 2023 4:18 am
A Comcast/Xfinity employee was severely burned Friday afternoon, when he came into contact with live power lines while he was working on Route 136. South Strabane Fire Chief Jordan Cramer tells WJPA News that the man was working in a bucket truck around eleven-thirty when he was electrocuted after coming into contact with live wires in the area of Munce Road and Carriage Drive. Cramer says his rescue took several hours since the bucket truck was also damaged in the incident and was not functioning. He says they had to wait for West Penn Power crews to shut off the power and then bring in their ladder trucks to lift him out. The roads in that area were closed until about three-thirty p.m. Cramer says the man was flown to West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh with severe burns.
September 23, 2023 4:57 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Police in Albuquerque say three people have now been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting outside a baseball stadium that killed an 11-year-old boy. The shooting prompted New Mexico’s governor to issue a controversial gun ban. Police say a third man was arrested Friday. The other two were arrested Thursday in connection with the Sept. 6 shooting after an Albuquerque Isotopes game. Froylan Villegas was killed and his cousin, Tatiana Villegas, was left partially paralyzed. Albuquerque’s police chief says two of the men had argued with people during the ballgame and mistakenly opened fire on a truck carrying the boy and his family because it closely resembled another one.
September 23, 2023 4:54 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has directed federal agencies to get ready for a shutdown after House Republicans left town for the weekend with no viable plan to keep the government funded. Speaker Kevin McCarthy says the House will return next week to start voting on the latest plan. He has just five days until the Sept. 30 deadline. A hard-right flank of Republicans has essentially seized control and is demanding spending cuts. McCarthy was unable to persuade his rebellious flank to approve a temporary funding measure to prevent closures. Instead, House Republicans will try Tuesday to pass some of the individual spending bills in a typically lengthy process.
