February 26, 2023 8:15 am
STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) — An air ambulance company says all five people aboard one of its flights have been killed in a crash in Nevada. The Lyon County Sheriff’s office said authorities began receiving calls about a possible plane crash near Stagecoach, Nevada, around 9:15 p.m. Friday and found the wreckage two hours later. Care Flight, which provides ambulance service by plane and helicopter, confirmed that there were no survivors. The dead included a pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic, a patient and a patient’s family member. Care Flight says the relatives of all five victims had been notified by Saturday afternoon.
February 26, 2023 8:13 am
GENEVA (AP) — The latest session of the Human Rights Council opens Monday with the U.N. secretary-general joining three presidents to speak, and foreign ministers from countries including France, Germany and Iran set to attend. The five-week session of the U.N.’s top human rights body opens as the world faces rights concerns including the war in Ukraine, repression of dissent in Russia and Belarus, new violence between Palestinians and Israelis, and efforts to solidify a peace deal in Ethiopia that ended two years of conflict between the national government and rebels in the Tigray region.
February 26, 2023 8:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year. Roughly 84 million people are covered by the government-sponsored program that’s grown by 20 million people since January 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, as states begin checking everyone’s eligibility for Medicaid for the first time in three years, as many as 14 million people could lose access to that coverage. Many who’ll no longer qualify for Medicaid coverage can turn to the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace. Options may cost less than $10 a month. But out-of-pocket expenses and co-pays are often higher. And it’s not certain that people’s current doctors will be covered.
February 26, 2023 7:55 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say a woman who shot at officers at an abandoned house in Pittsburgh was shot and killed by police. Allegheny County police said Pittsburgh officers were dispatched shortly after 3 p.m. Friday to the city’s St. Clair neighborhood and were directed to an abandoned house, where they saw a woman inside. County police say the woman began shooting at the Pittsburgh officers and then came out of the house “with a pistol raised at officers,” who shot and killed her. The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office identified her as 39-year-old Adrienne Arrington of Homestead. Pittsburgh police have asked county police detectives to investigate.
February 26, 2023 7:54 am
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Federal environmental authorities have ordered a temporary halt in the shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment in Ohio involving hazardous materials. Region 5 administrator Debra Shore of the Environmental Protection Agency said Saturday the agency had ordered Norfolk Southern to “pause” shipments from the East Palestine derailment but vowed that removal of the material would resume soon. She said officials had heard concerns from residents and others in a number of states. No one was injured when 38 cars derailed Feb. 3 but fears of a potential explosion prompted an evacuation and a controlled burn of toxic vinyl chloride.
February 26, 2023 3:37 am
A Belle Vernon elementary school student who was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle while waiting on her school bus has died. Police said six-year-old Aria Woznick was walking with a group of about six other children in the 400 block of Fayette Street in North Belle Vernon when she apparently stepped into traffic and was struck by a vehicle. Authorities say it happened just after 8 o’clock. Police say the driver stopped and is cooperating in the investigation. The girl was a student at Marion Elementary School and the district released a statement saying they appreciate the community support and they have multiple counselors on hand to provide support for students and staff. (Photo: WPXI)
February 25, 2023 10:39 am
STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) -An air ambulance company says all five people aboard one of its flights have been killed in a crash in Nevada. The Lyon County Sheriff’s office said authorities began receiving calls about a possible plane crash near Stagecoach, Nevada, around 9:15 p.m. Friday and found the wreckage two hours later. Care Flight, which provides ambulance service by plane and helicopter, confirmed that there were no survivors. The dead included a pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic, a patient and a patient’s family member.
February 25, 2023 3:59 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Speculation about North Korea’s food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the “very important and urgent task” of formulating a correct agricultural policy. Unconfirmed reports say an unspecified number of North Koreans have been dying of hunger. But experts say there is no sign of mass deaths or famine. The upcoming Workers’ Party meeting is likely intended to shore up domestic support for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he pushes ahead with his nuclear weapons program. It is difficult to know the exact situation in the North, which kept its borders virtually closed during the pandemic.
February 25, 2023 3:56 am
Harrisburg, PA- Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced Friday that six counties have been added to Pennsylvania’s spotted lanternfly quarantine zone ahead of the 2023 spring hatch. With this addition, the quarantine for this invasive pest now includes 51 counties. Spotted lanternflies have not been found throughout the entirety of each of the new six counties, but rather in only a few municipalities. Butler, Clearfield, Clinton, Fayette, Lawrence and Somerset have been added to the quarantine for 2023. Businesses that operate in or travel through quarantined counties are required to obtain a spotted lanternfly permit. Homeowners with questions about treatment may contact their local Penn State Extension office or their website https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly.
February 25, 2023 3:42 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine’s leader is pledging to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the somber anniversary of the Russian invasion that upended their lives and Europe’s security. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Feb. 24, 2022 was Ukraine’s “longest day” but the country’s dogged resistance a year on has proven that “every tomorrow is worth fighting for.” On a day of commemorations, reflection and tears, the Ukrainian president’s defiant tone captured the national mood of sorrow and resilience in the face of Europe’s biggest and deadliest war since World War II. Although China on Friday called for a cease-fire, peace was nowhere in sight.
