February 23, 2023 3:55 am
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An Avella man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Independence Township. The Washington County Coroners Office says 58 year old Edward King was pronounced dead at the scene just after 5 p.m. He was the lone occupant of a vehicle traveling eastbound when it collided with another vehicle near the 400 block of Washington Pike. He was not wearing a seatbelt. Three other people were reportedly injured in the other vehicle. A woman and two children, reportedly a baby and an 8-year old suffered what are believed to be minor injuries. There is no word on their identities or conditions. State Police are investigating.
February 22, 2023 5:18 pm
(AP) – Draft U.S. rules would allow soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” to keep using the name. The Food and Drug Administration says plant-based beverages don’t pretend to be from dairy animals and U.S. consumers aren’t confused by the difference. Dairy producers have called for the FDA to crack down on the use of the term milk. The rules released Wednesday also call for voluntary extra nutrition labels that note when the drinks have lower levels of nutrients than dairy milk. In recent years, the number of plant-based drinks has exploded to include dozens of varieties, including cashew, coconut and hemp. (Photo: ABC)
February 22, 2023 3:18 pm
DUQUESNE, Pa. (AP) – Authorities say a western Pennsylvania police officer and a suspect were both taken to hospitals after being wounded in an exchange of gunfire. Allegheny County police say the Duquesne officer responded to a report of gunshots shortly before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday and “was immediately met by gunfire before exiting his vehicle.” Police say the officer was wounded in a foot and the suspect in a leg in an exchange of gunfire. Both were taken to hospitals in stable condition. Police say the 28-year-old suspect will face charges including attempted homicide and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. The man accused of shooting the officer is Shyheim Cortez Berry, 28, of Duquesne.
February 22, 2023 9:57 am
VENETIA, Pa. — (WPXI) – A teenager from Washington County will be appearing on NBC’s Wheel of Fortune. Justin Mattes, from Venetia, will be on the program’s Teen Week tonight. Mattes is a big fan of Pittsburgh sports and does community service through his local Boy Scouts of America troop. At school, Mattes is part of Youth Ministry, plays trumpet in the school band and is in the drama club. Mattes has reportedly been watching Wheel of Fortune with his family since he was born and he played the Wheel of Fortune board game with his older siblings growing up. His mom encouraged him to apply for Teen Week when she saw they were wanting teen participants. If Mattes wins any money during his appearance, he said he wants to save for college and go on a trip with his family, but he’s just proud to be selected as a contestant. Catch Mattes on Wheel of Fortune on Channel 11 at 7 p.m.
February 22, 2023 6:36 am
A motorcycle crash early Wednesday morning in South Strabane Township. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers tell WJPA News it happened just before 2 a.m in the 18-hundred block of N. Main Street. We are told the motorcycle left the roadway, went over a hillside and struck a tree. The victim was flown by medical helicopter to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. There is no word on the identity or condition of the victim. No other vehicles were involved.
February 22, 2023 4:34 am
Washington County Commissioners Larry Maggi and Nick Sherman both say they were suprised by Commisioner’s Chairwoman Diana Irey-Vaughan’s announcement Tuesday that she would not seek re-election. Irey-Vaughan, a Republican, has served as a commissioner in the county for 28 years. Longtime Democratic Commissioner Larry Maggi called Irey-Vaughan a “great leader” who “worked for the people”. He has worked with her for more than two decades and despite being from different political parties says the always “worked well together” and “she will be missed”. Fellow Republican Nick Sherman also says he was suprised by her decision not to run. Sherman called it “a sad day for Washington County” and says Irey-Vaughan was “a staple in Washington County. Irey-Vaughan issued a statement Tuesday announcing that she would not seek re-election saying “the time has now come for another to embrace this calling. To those who may feel drawn to answer this call, I encourage you, and I thank you”.
February 22, 2023 4:21 am
WARSAW (AP) – President Joe Biden is wrapping up his whirlwind, four-day visit to Poland and Ukraine. He’s reassuring eastern flank NATO allies that his administration is highly attuned to the looming threats and other impacts spurred by the grinding Russian invasion of Ukraine. Before departing Warsaw on Wednesday, Biden will hold talks with leaders from the Bucharest Nine. The collection of nations on the most eastern flank of NATO was formed in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. The B9 countries’ anxieties have become more heightened as many worry Putin could move to take military action against them if he’s successful in Ukraine.
February 22, 2023 4:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration says it will generally deny asylum to migrants who show up at the U.S. southern border without first seeking protection in a country they passed through. That mirrors an attempt by the Trump administration that never took effect because it was blocked in court. The measure stops short of a total ban but imposes severe limitations on asylum for any nationality except Mexicans, who don’t have to travel through a third country to reach the U.S. It doesn’t take effect immediately and is almost certain to face legal challenges, and it has to first go through a 30-day public comment period.
February 22, 2023 4:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – Thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the attack on the U.S. Capitol are being made available to Fox News host Tucker Carlson. It’s a stunning level of access granted by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, and it’s raising new questions about the Republican leader’s commitment to transparency, oversight and safety at the Capitol. A hard-right political commentator, Carlson says his team is spending the week at the Capitol pouring through the video and preparing to reveal their findings. But granting such high-profile access to sensitive security details to such a deeply partisan figure is a highly unusual move that is raising alarms on Capitol Hill.
February 22, 2023 4:06 am
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — (WPXI) – Residents living near the East Palestine train derailment site are reporting a lot of health concerns. Rashes, sore throats, headaches and runny eyes are the most common complaints 11 News has heard from folks living in and around the original evacuation zone in East Palestine, Ohio and Darlington Township in Beaver County. However, it’s not all physical symptoms. The uncertainty has a lot of people feeling on edge and concerned about their long-term health. Folks have also been sharing pictures of the rashes they say they’re experiencing just from being in their homes. Some are so severe they look like chemical burns. Our news partners at Channel 11 talked to one neighbor, Eric Cozza, who said his wife has an autoimmune disease and her rashes have been so bad, they had to go to the emergency room. Cozza lives .3 miles from the derailment site. He’s lived in East Palestine his entire life and said he’s never experienced the symptoms he’s now dealing with. He said he won’t let his kids or dogs in the yard because he’s afraid the soil is contaminated. “Headaches, non-stop headaches,” Cozza tells Channel 11. “Yesterday I went to Boardman for roughly two hours. All my symptoms went away. When we got home, they all came back.”
