July 10, 2023 4:46 am
A man who was missing for four days in Westmoreland County has been found and is being treated in an area hospital. Rostraver Township police say Robert Peresolak, 61, was reported missing by his family on July 5 after not being seen since the morning of July 4. The police department launched a search but was unable to locate him. On July 7, a friend checked a wooded area near the Belle Vernon Cemetery and found Peresolak’s bike and hat. The Greensburg Bloodhound Team was requested to assist. The dog teams tracked Peresolak’s scent to a more specific area of the woods but didn’t find him. The next morning, the police department and the Rostraver Central Fire Department conducted a walking search of the area and found Peresolak. He was severely dehydrated and had to be extricated from the woods. Peresolak was taken to an area hospital for treatment. He is expected to recover, according to the police department.
July 9, 2023 7:20 am
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a man on a scooter fired a handgun in a string of random shootings that killed an 87-year-old and wounded three others. Police say the gunman fired at pedestrians in Brooklyn and Queens on Saturday. Assistant Police Chief Joseph Kenny said investigators don’t know his motive. A 25-year-old man, whose identity hasn’t been revealed by police, was taken into custody. In all, police said there were five shootings carried out during the spree. One man was shot in the face and is hospitalized in critical condition. Another is in stable condition. No one was hurt in one of the shootings.
July 9, 2023 7:19 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Republicans say the party’s presidential nominating caucuses will be held Jan. 15, on the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. That announcement Saturday puts the first votes of the 2024 election a little more than six months away as the GOP tries to reclaim the White House. White House candidates have campaigned in Iowa since last winter, but there has been some uncertainty about the date for the caucuses that have by tradition kicked off the Republican selection process for a nominee. What’s changed is the Democratic National Committee’s election calendar, dropping Iowa as its first contest.
July 9, 2023 7:17 am
LONDON (AP) — A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during President Joe Biden’s stopover visit to the U.K. He’s due to discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Biden flies to London on Sunday on his way to a NATO summit in Lithuania. He is scheduled to hold talks with Sunak at 10 Downing St. on Monday before heading to Windsor Castle to meet Charles. Though it’s not a full state visit, the royal element helps underscore the importance of the trans-Atlantic “special relationship,” which has been tested by Brexit but reinforced by unity over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
July 9, 2023 7:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO leaders have celebrated their unity in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, that will be tested at the alliance’s annual summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week. Disagreements have been stacking up over admitting Sweden as NATO’s 32nd member, boosting military spending and finding a new secretary general. In addition, there’s division over how to fulfill a years-old promise to admit Ukraine into NATO. Douglas Lute, who served as U.S. ambassador to NATO under President Barack Obama, says “any fissure, any lack of solidarity provides an opportunity for those who would oppose the alliance.” The U.S. announced Friday it will provide Ukraine with the controversial cluster munitions, causing unease among some NATO partners.
July 9, 2023 7:02 am
WARREN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities are searching for an inmate described as “very dangerous” who officials say escaped from a jail in northwestern Pennsylvania using bed sheets. Warren police say Michael Burham was last seen wearing a blue denim coat and an orange jail jumpsuit but had likely changed clothes. Police say Burham was being held on arson and burglary charges and was a suspect in a homicide investigation. They say he is also associated with a prior carjacking and kidnapping of a local couple. Authorities say he escaped using bed sheets tied together. Local, state and federal agencies are involved in the search.
July 9, 2023 7:00 am
CRAFTON, Pa. (WPXI) — Some people popping in for a quick bite at a local pizza shop received a huge surprise while ordering their lunch. Grammy Award-winning musician, Ed Sheeran visited Caliente Pizza in Crafton just a few hours before his performance at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday. Sheeran stopped in at around 3:00 p.m. to hand out 100 tickets to his concert and to promote the launch of his new hot sauce, Tingly Ted’s. Sheeran handed out 50 pizzas and used his hot sauce to make buffalo chicken pizzas.
July 9, 2023 2:28 am
A Canonsburg woman who allegedly stabbed a man during an argument will avoid trial. April Olshock, 62 waived felony attempted murder and aggravated assault charges along with misdemeanor assault and reckless endangerment charges to court. According to the criminal complaint, back in May, police were dispatched to Olshock’s apartment. Olshock told police she stabbed John Kosek because he would not leave her apartment and for calling her vulgar names. She also said she intended to kill him. Olshock will be scheduled for a fast track plea hearing. She is expected to plead guilty to felony aggravated assault. That charge could see Olshock serve a possible 3-23 month jail sentence.
July 9, 2023 1:32 am
The Whiskey Rebellion Festival took place in downtown Washington this weekend. The festival commemorates the battle fought between 1791-1794 over the taxation of whiskey and spirits that were produced in Washington County. Saturday the parade kicked off at 10:30 am on Main Street. Food trucks, shopping and demonstrations took place all day long. The Main Stage had entertainment beginning at noon and running until the festival closes at 9:30 pm. Historical displays and Saturday tours of the courthouse fed the appetite of those interested in the history of Washington County. The Whiskey Rebellion Festival is sponsored by the Bradford House Historical Association.
July 8, 2023 11:52 am
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in Texas has been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in federal prison. Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty this year to nearly 50 federal hate crime charges in the 2019 mass shooting in the border city of El Paso. The 24-year-old’s sentencing Friday came nearly four years after he drove more than 700 miles from his home near Dallas and targeted Hispanic shoppers with an AK-style rifle inside and outside the store. Texas prosecutors want Crusius to get the death penalty when he stands trial in state court. That trial date has not yet been set.
