October 16, 2023 5:03 am
BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. — (WXPI) – Thousands of people are without gas service in Beaver County. Columbia Gas said around 4,000 customers in Freedom, Economy Borough, Conway and Baden have had their natural gas service shut down. The company shut down the service after technicians noticed an issue with gas that had been added by a third-party provider. Columbia Gas said the shutdown is expected to last “several days” but has not specified how many it will be. Workers are expected to go door-to-door to perform safety checks and relight natural gas appliances once services are restored. Columbia Gas said those workers will have a company badge with their photo on it. The incident was not believed to be intentional and Columbia Gas said the shutdown is being done out of an abundance of caution.
October 16, 2023 5:00 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say one man has been arrested and at least two other suspects are being sought in an airport parking garage shooting that killed one officer and wounded another last week. Police said 18-year-old Yobranny Martinez Fernandez was arrested Monday in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and was being held for extradition. It’s unclear whether he has an attorney. Authorities say Officers Richard Mendez and Raul Ortiz found people breaking into a car Thursday night at Philadelphia International Airport. During a confrontation, Mendez was shot four times and later died. Ortiz, hit once, was released from the hospital Saturday. An 18-year-old believed to be involved was also killed.
October 16, 2023 2:53 am
SOMERSET TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Multiple fire departments responded to a trailer fire in Somerset Township Saturday. The house fire call came in around 6:00 p.m. along Nichols Lane. North Strabane Township, Bentleyville, Ellsworth, Fallowfield, and Valley Inn Fire crews were all on scene for an hour to put the fire out. UPMC Paramedic Response along with Ambulance and Chair EMS were also on scene. There were no reports of any injuries. (Photo: Bentleyville Fire-Rescue Facebook Page)
October 16, 2023 2:06 am
PennDot is advising motorists of maintenance work this week. They will be conducting bridge washing activities on Rt. 136 in Monongahela and in Forward Township, Allegheny County. Single lane alternating traffic is scheduled for the Mon City Bridge beginning October 17 lasting through October 19. The hours of the restrictions are from 8:00 AM through 4:00 PM each day.
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Three people will face attempted homicide charges for their alleged roles in a July 23 drive by shooting on Perry Como Street in Canonsburg. Dillon Britt, 31 of Canonsburg, Brett Carroll, 30 of Washington and Jessica Chatman-Carroll, 34 of Houston jointly had preliminary hearings on Friday. Testimony was highlighted by Chatman-Carroll’s testimony where she admitted to voluntarily driving Britt and Carroll to the location of the shooting. She said she was shown a snap chat message that indicted that Eric Ellis made threats that included children. Those threats involving children made up her mind to participate. She described the incident as it was depicted in a surveillance video played in court. Under cross examination, she stated that she was not represented by an attorney nor did she make any deal with law enforcement officials. Her only reason for testifying is because of the threats made about children. Chatman-Carroll is free on $100,000 unsecured bond. Britt and Carroll remain in the Washington County jail unable to post $350,000 monetary bond each.
October 14, 2023 4:42 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have chosen firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan as their new nominee for House speaker, putting the gavel within reach of the staunch ally of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Electing Jordan, a founding member of the Freedom Caucus, to the powerful position second in line to the presidency would move the GOP’s far right into a central seat of U.S. power. Jordan, of Ohio, will now try to unite colleagues from the deeply divided House GOP majority ahead of a public vote on the floor, possibly next week. Republicans split 124-81 in Friday’s private vote, though a second secret ballot nudged his tally higher.
