February 24, 2023 4:04 am
BETHEL PARK, Pa. — (WPXI) – Bethel Park police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing woman. Authorities say 56-year-old Kim Saravia was last known to be in Downtown Pittsburgh. They believe she flew to California to visit family on Feb. 4 and returned to Pittsburgh on Feb. 7. She called her family after returning and they have not heard from her since then. Saravia suffers from mental health issues. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 160 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She usually travels with a red suitcase. Police do not believe Saravia has any money, a cell phone or transportation. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Bethel Park Police Department at 412-833-2000.
February 24, 2023 4:00 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency has launched an online train derailment dashboard for concerned residents following the train derailment in East Palestine. The website has information about air and water testing, health assessments and other resources. “As clean-up efforts continue, our agency wants to make sure residents had an easily accessible online resource containing accurate and relevant information to refer to if they have questions,” said PEMA Director Randy Padfield. “Our priority continues to be ensuring that every concerned resident has the information and resources they need to make important health and safety decisions for their families.”
February 24, 2023 2:42 am
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — The crew operating a freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, didn’t get much warning before dozens of cars went off the tracks, and there is no indication that crew members did anything wrong. That’s according to federal safety investigators, who released a preliminary report Thursday into the fiery wreck that prompted a toxic chemical release and an evacuation. The National Transportation Safety Board says the train’s crew did not receive a critical warning about an overheated axle until just before dozens of cars went off the tracks. The report’s release came as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made his first visit to East Palestine since the wreck nearly three weeks ago.
February 23, 2023 5:46 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia’s Senate has passed several bills that would change how elections are run. One bill proposed by the Secretary of State would require that county officials submit voting records into the statewide registration database 80 days after an election. Local officials have 120 days to enter records now. The same bill would also allow Secretary of State Mac Warner’s office to use federal money to purchase voting machines and extend the time people have to register to vote electronically. Another bill advanced to the House would require that decisions about contested elections be made in circuit court. A third would give county clerks and commissions in West Virginia greater discretion to consolidate voting precincts.
February 23, 2023 5:43 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his conviction on rape and sexual assault of an Italian actor and model during a 2013 film festival. Weinstein today told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench he maintains his innocence. The woman who Weinstein was convicted of raping was crying in the courtroom as he spoke. Lench rejected a motion by Weinstein’s lawyers to give him a new trial. Weinstein, who is 70, still has more than 20 years left on his prison sentence in New York after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in 2020.
February 23, 2023 10:41 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Giant Eagle announced Wednesday that they have taken certain water jugs off the shelves. That includes gallon size and larger containers of store brand water inside every Giant Eagle, Market District and GetGo location. Giant Eagle said they have a spring water brand that comes from a facility in Salineville, Ohio, which is located about 23 miles southwest of East Palestine. Some customers shopping for water Wednesday told our news partners at Channel 11 they think that was the right call. “I think that’s a good idea, there were a lot of chemicals spilled and burnt gotten into the waterways so it’s not a terrible idea to make sure everything is safe for consumption,” said Christal Burczyk, a shopper. “Because of the derailment and what could possibly be in the water that they have bottled, I would hope they would take the necessary precautions but the unknown makes me nervous,” said Yvonne Overholt, another shopper. Giant Eagle said they have been in daily contact with the facility’s representatives. A third party is testing the raw water sources and the finished products regularly.
February 23, 2023 10:00 am
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid fell last week as the labor market remains resilient in the face of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases meant to cool the economy. Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. for the week ending Feb. 18 fell by 3,000 last week to 192,000, from 195,000 the previous week. It’s the sixth straight week claims were under 200,000. Applications for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for the number layoffs in the U.S. About 1.65 million people were receiving jobless aid the week that ended Feb. 11, a decrease of 37,000 from the week before.
February 23, 2023 9:58 am
CHICAGO (AP) – R. Kelly has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement in Chicago, but he will serve 19 of those years at the same time as his New York sentence. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber (LY’-nen-web-er) ordered Kelly to serve one year in prison after he is finished serving 30 years in New York for racketeering. That means Kelly, who is 56, could be eligible for release around the age of 80. Kelly only spoke briefly to the judge regarding court documents. His lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, says she advised Kelly not to speak as he continues to appeal his convictions.
February 23, 2023 4:10 am
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – A brutal winter storm that trapped drivers on icy roads, blacked out hundreds of thousands of homes, grounded airplanes and closed schools across much of the country is now poised to slam California. The National Weather Service says damaging winds, heavy mountain snow and dangerous waves are possible Thursday. A rare blizzard warning has been issued for Southern California mountains. Meanwhile, a coast-to-coast weather pattern that’s pummeled states from Arizona to Michigan is expected to continue and spread to the East Coast later in the week. In Wyoming, motorists were stranded in cars on windy, snowy highways. The weather also contributed to electrical problems, with more than 579,000 customers without power Wednesday night in Michigan alone.
February 23, 2023 4:08 am
Authorities say a central Florida television journalist and a little girl were fatally shot near the scene of a fatal shooting from earlier in the day. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a news conference Wednesday that they’ve detained 19-year-old Keith Melvin Moses (pictured) who they believe is responsible for both shootings in the Orlando-area neighborhood. Besides the Spectrum News 13 journalist and the 9-year-old girl, a TV crewmember and the girl’s mother were wounded during the second shooting. Mina said they don’t immediately have a motive for any of the shootings.
