April 15, 2024 5:45 pm
A Washington man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Amity Ridge Road in Amwell Township Monday afternoon. Authorities say twenty-year-old Noah Polites was riding a motorcycle when he lost control and struck a guardrail just before three o’clock. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Polites was not wearing a helmet, according to the Washington County coroner’s office. State police are investigating the crash.
April 14, 2024 5:19 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has arrived at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money trial, making history as the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges. It’s the first of Trump’s four indictments to go to trial and will present a split-screen of a presidential candidate spending his days in court while, he has said, “campaigning during the night.” Scores of people are expected to be called into the courtroom as the process to find 12 jurors and six alternates begins. Trump is accused of falsifying internal business records and making payoffs to two women as part of a scheme to bury stories he worried would hurt his 2016 campaign.
April 15, 2024 2:18 am
SOUTH FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A teen was killed, and another person was injured in a shooting in South Franklin Township. Washington County dispatchers say emergency crews were called to the 500 block of Jolly School Road around 11 p.m. Saturday. Investigators say two females were shot. One of the victims died. The Washington County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as Annalaya Wilkerson, 18, of Monongahela. The other was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. There is no word on their identity or condition. State Police are investigating.
April 15, 2024 5:09 am
FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – A missing Fayette County man has been found dead. On Saturday morning, Pennsylvania State Police Belle Vernon alerted the public that they were searching for Anthony Dicenzo, 83, of Brownsville, who left his home to look at real estate properties on Friday and had not returned. Police tried to ping his phone but were unsuccessful. Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker said Dicenzo was found deceased in German Township around 10:36 a.m. Saturday. The coroner’s office, Fayette County District Attorney’s Office and Pennsylvania State Police are investigating. In a news release, Pennsylvania State Police clarified that Dicenzo was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound and that his death is being investigated as a homicide. Anyone with information should contact Pennsylvania State Police Uniontown.
April 15, 2024 5:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Today is Tax Day and the IRS is promoting the customer service improvements the agency rolled out since receiving tens of billions in new funding dollars through Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act. From cutting phone wait times to digitizing more documents and improving the “Where’s My Refund” tool to show more account details in plain language, agency leadership is trying to bring attention to what’s been done to repair the agency’s image as an outdated and maligned tax collector. The promotion also in part is meant to quickly normalize a more efficient and effective IRS before congressional Republicans threaten another round of cuts to the agency.
April 14, 2024 5:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to host Iraq’s leader this week for talks that come as tensions across the Middle East have soared over the war in Gaza and Iran’s attack on Israel in retaliation for an Israeli military strike against an Iranian facility in Syria. The sharp rise in security fears has raised further questions about the viability of the two-decade American military presence in Iraq. Iranian proxies there have launched attacks against U.S. interests throughout the region. Monday’s meeting between Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Shia al-Sudani will include a discussion of regional stability and future U.S. troop deployments but will also focus on economic, trade and energy issues.
April 15, 2024 5:04 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israel’s war with Hamas poses political threats to progressive Democrats in Congress who’ve criticized the conflict. First-term Rep. Summer Lee is facing a primary challenge from Bhavini Patel, a municipal councilwoman. Lee has accused Israel of committing “war crimes,” called for a cease-fire and demanded an end to U.S. military aid to Israel. That’s veered from the stand taken by President Joe Biden and most Democrats when it comes to the war If Lee is defeated in the April 23 contest, she’d be the first Democratic incumbent to lose a primary this year.
April 15, 2024 12:38 pm
(AP) – A stretch of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh remains closed to maritime traffic as crews equipped with sonar look for a barge believed to have sunk over the weekend. The barge is one of more than two dozen barges that broke loose and floated down the river, striking a bridge and causing extensive damage to a marina. No injuries were reported and officials say no hazardous materials spilled into the river. Cmdr. Justin Jolley of the Coast Guard marine safety unit in Pittsburgh says he’s hopeful the river can reopen this week.
April 14, 2024 5:05 am
Former President Donald Trump is endorsing U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick of Pennsylvania. Trump spoke during a rally in the eastern Pennsylvania town of Schnecksville on Saturday and urged his supporters in the state to vote for McCormick in one of the year’s most hotly contested Senate races. Trump’s endorsement came two years after he successfully helped sink McCormick in Pennsylvania’s Senate GOP primary, creating an awkward dynamic between the two men. McCormick didn’t attend the rally. McCormick responded on social media, saying: “Thank you, President Trump! Together we will deliver a big win for Pennsylvania and America in November.” McCormick is trying to unseat Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.
April 15, 2024 5:16 am
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli leaders are crediting an international military coalition with thwarting Iran’s direct attack and calling the coordinated response a starting point for a “strategic alliance” of regional opposition to Tehran. But an official says Israel’s War Cabinet has met without apparent decision on next steps as a nervous world waits for any sign of further escalation of the former shadow war. The military coalition is led by the United States, Britain and France and appears to include a number of Middle Eastern countries. It shot down the vast majority of about 350 drones and missiles Iran launched overnight.
