October 15, 2024 2:53 am
Peters Township Council passed an ordinance that regulates the use of electric bicycles and other vehicles on township owned property. According to Peters Township Police Captain Judd Emery, police have been receiving calls daily about the reckless use of electric bikes in parks and along trails throughout the township. Riders have been seen tearing up the grass in parks and have been confrontational with walkers especially along Arrowhead Trail. Highlights of the ordinance limit the speed of the electric bikes to 15 miles per hour, in line with other similar ordinances. They must stay on paved pathways and are strictly prohibited from going on fields, grass or open spaces on township property. It requires operators of electric bikes to be at least 16 years of age and helmets must be worn until age 21. According to Emery, this is an educational notice to parents as well, because some of the newer versions of electric bicycles actually require riders to be licensed. He said that kids can have all of the fun they want on private property, but on public property not only are there township regulations, state regulations are at play also. Emery was adamant that the township does not want to see any rider injured or killed by being reckless with their riding of the electric bicycles. In other township business, Council also authorized the $75,000 purchase and installation of 16 high resolution cameras and two license plate readers to be placed in Peterswood Park. They will serve as an investigative tool when incidents occur in the park.
October 15, 2024 2:45 am
The Washington County District Attorney and officials within the Ringgold School District announced today that the investigation into alleged misconduct among the high school football team has ended and there will be no charges filed. Officials say that after a thorough investigation of administration rules and regulations, they concluded that there was inappropriate behavior and violations to those rules and regulations, however, the violations were isolated to a small group of football players and were not pervasive. Due to the misconduct allegations though, Friday’s football game was postponed. District officials say privacy considerations limit their ability to discuss what the allegations involved, they say appropriate action has been taken to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
October 14, 2024 5:06 am
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has zeroed in on former President Donald Trump’s comments suggesting that the U.S. military could potentially be used to deal with “the enemy from within.” The comment came as the two candidates on Monday took the fight for battleground Pennsylvania to opposite ends of the state. Harris at her rally in Erie called Trump a serious threat to American democracy who is “out for unchecked power.” Trump in a weekend Fox interview was asked about concerns about outside agitators disrupting next month’s election. In response, he suggested the U.S. military or National Guard be used to deal with “the enemy from within.” Trump on Monday rallied supporters at a town hall in suburban Philadelphia.
October 15, 2024 5:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has vowed that if voters return him to the White House, “inflation will vanish completely.” Yet most mainstream economists say Trump’s policy proposals wouldn’t vanquish inflation. They’d make it worse. They warn that his plans to impose huge tariffs on imports, deport millions of migrant workers and demand a voice in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies would likely send prices surging. Sixteen Nobel Prize-winning economists signed a letter in June expressing fear that Trump’s proposals would “reignite’’ inflation, which has plummeted from 9.1% in 2022 and is nearly back to the Fed’s 2% target. The Peterson Institute for International Economics has predicted that Trump’s policies would drive consumer prices sharply higher two years into his second term.
October 15, 2024 5:07 am
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Officials say federal disaster workers have resumed door-to-door visits as part of hurricane recovery efforts in North Carolina. The visits were temporarily suspended after reports emerged over the weekend that Federal Emergency Management Agency employees could be targeted by a militia members. The government response to Hurricane Helene has become a rampant subject of disinformation. A sheriff’s office says one man was arrested in connection with the investigation into threats, but that suspect acted alone. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell says the agency isn’t going anywhere. She and Gov. Roy Cooper called on people to stop spreading falsehoods about the recovery efforts so that people who need help can get it.
October 15, 2024 5:08 am
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico authorities are grappling with a growing number of migrants dying in the state’s border region, with the remains of more than 100 found in the first eight months of the year in the state. Many were discovered just miles from the El Paso, Texas, port of entry. That’s more than 10 times the number of probable migrant deaths reported five years ago. The Office of the Medical Investigator that performs autopsies for New Mexico has hired additional investigators to handle the influx. The numbers have surged as smugglers increasingly steer migrants into hot, rugged areas of the state.
October 15, 2024 5:00 am
Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip have killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women. In northern Gaza, where Israel has been waging an air and ground campaign in Jabaliya for more than a week, residents said families were still trapped in their homes and shelters. It’s been more than a year since Hamas-led militants blew holes in Israel’s security fence and stormed in, killing some 1,200 people and abducting 250. Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed over 42,000 Palestinians. In solidarity with Hamas, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has exchanged cross-border fire with Israel for the past year. Israel has escalated its campaign against the group in recent weeks.
October 15, 2024 5:03 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea blew up the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use. Tuesday’s action came after the rivals exchanged threats of destruction amid rising animosities over North Korea’s claim that South Korea flew drones over its capital. The roads’ demolition is a display of North Korea’s growing loathing of South Korea’s conservative government. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no detail on the demolition of the roads north of the border Tuesday. South Korea’s military said it is bolstering its readiness and surveillance posture in coordination with the United States. North Korea has a history of staging choreographed destruction of facilities on its soil as a political message.
October 14, 2024 9:33 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took their fight for Pennsylvania’s Electoral College votes to opposite ends of the state on Monday. Harris spoke in the northwest corner of Erie and Trump’s held a town hall in the southeastern suburbs of Philadelphia. Democrat Harris and Republican Trump are making regular appearances in what is the country’s largest battleground state. It will be Harris’ 10th visit to Pennsylvania this campaign season. Trump made stops in both Scranton and Reading last week.
October 14, 2024 7:58 am
One person was flown from the scene of a 3-vehicle crash Sunday night along Interstate 70. Washington County 9-1-1 says it happened around 8:15 p.m in the eastbound lanes at mile-marker 26 near the Dunningsville exit. Another person was transported from the scene by ambulance to a local hospital. There is no word on the identity or condition of those injured. Dispatchers say the interstate was closed for about thirty minutes following the crash.
