October 27, 2021 4:18 am
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico authorities said Wednesday they have recovered a lead projectile believed to have been fired from the gun used in the fatal movie-set shooting. Investigators discussed their initial findings in the shooting in which actor Alec Baldwin fired a gun, killing a cinematographer and wounding the director. Testing is being done to determine whether the lead projectile recovered from director Joel Souza’s shoulder was fired from the gun used by Baldwin. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said it’s too early to comment on whether any charges will be filed. He also noted that 500 rounds of ammunition – a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and live rounds – were found while searching the set. The sheriff would not comment on how the rounds got on set.
October 27, 2021 4:10 am
North Strabane Township Supervisors held their Legislative meeting on Tuesday night and traffic concerns were addressed. Supervisors approved a measure to purchase and install cameras at three intersections. Those intersections are Route 19 and McClelland Road, Morganza Road and McClelland Road and Route 19 and Houston Hill Church Road. Township Manager Andrew Walz indicated that they are needed to enhance coverage for police related incidents as opposed to trying to catch people who are speeding. Supervisors also voted to approve a measure to join a lawsuit with South Fayette Township. South Fayette asked that North Strabane lend its name in an effort to prevent tolls from being charged on Interstate 79 near the Bridgeville exit. Supervisors also will appropriate $154,800 of American Rescue Plan funds to complete their MS4 storm water management project for the year 2022 that is required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Supervisors also approved a zoning change from R-2 to C-2 on Burkett Road to allow for construction of an outdoor wedding venue and they approved the construction of a billboard off of McClelland Road to advertise to drivers heading north on Interstate 79.
October 27, 2021 2:54 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health advisers have endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young children. The vote Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration panel moves the nation closer to vaccinating children ages 5 to 11. The FDA isn’t bound by the recommendation and is expected to make its own decision within days. If regulators agree, shots could begin as early as late next week. Young kids would get just a third of the dose given to teens and adults. A study found kid-size vaccinations are nearly 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections.
October 27, 2021 2:23 am
HARRISBURG (AP) – Victims of a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Westmoreland County that killed five people and hurt nearly all the dozens of passengers on a bus nearly two years ago claim in a lawsuit that one of the drivers was wearing noise-canceling headphones. The wrongful death and negligence lawsuit filed last week in Philadelphia claims FedEx driver Brandon Stowers’ use of the headphones prevented him from hearing warnings that he was about to crash into the scene of the bus wreck near Mount Pleasant. The complaint includes a photo of the driver in the cab wearing headphones. The FedEx truck plowed into a bus headed from the New York area to Cincinnati around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 5, 2020. The lawsuit says one of the plaintiffs, a child identified by his initials, was decapitated in the crash. The plaintiffs are 18 victims or their next of kin. The 95-page complaint names as defendants Z&D Tour Inc., the bus operator based in Rockaway, N.J.; Ohio Coach Inc.; Sioux Trucking Inc.; and FedEx Ground Package System Inc. FedEx issued a statement Tuesday saying safety is its top priority and expressing “our thoughts and condolences” to the people involved.
October 26, 2021 3:43 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Three groups are asking the West Virginia Public Service Commission to reconsider a decision allowing Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power to keep three plants operational through at least 2040. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports that West Virginia Citizen Action Group, Solar United Neighbors, and Energy Efficient West Virginia filed a petition Friday asking the panel to revisit the issue. Utility regulators voted this month to approve the request involving the John Amos plant in Winfield, the Mountaineer plant in New Haven and the Mitchell plant in Moundsville. The companies are seeking a 3.3% increase for customers to help subsidize environmental improvements.
October 26, 2021 3:37 pm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Workers for the Philadelphia-area transit system have voted to authorize a strike next month if agreement isn’t reached on a new contract. The Transport Workers Union Local 234 said a voice vote at a Sunday morning meeting in south Philadelphia approved a motion to allow union leaders to call a strike if an agreement with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is not reached in a week. The union represents about 5,000 bus drivers, cashiers, mechanics, and other workers providing service on buses, trolleys, the subway, and elevated train lines. A weeklong strike by SEPTA workers in November 2016 was resolved the day before the general election that year.
October 26, 2021 3:27 pm
BOSTON (AP) – A powerful storm has begun barreling up the northeastern U.S. coast, and officials warn it could bring intense flooding and hurricane-force wind gusts. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that the nor’easter had already soaked parts of New Jersey with more than 5 inches of rain and flooded some areas. Officials are warning of more flooding and widespread power outages as the storm sweeps north. The worst of it is expected to hit New England late Tuesday through Wednesday. The storm arrives just weeks after the remnants of Hurricane Ida inundated the Northeast and caused deadly flooding.
October 26, 2021 3:25 pm
PONTOON BEACH, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a police officer was shot to death by a man at a gas station in an Illinois suburb of St. Louis. Trooper Jayme Bufford with Illinois State Police said Pontoon Beach Officer Tyler Timmins succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. The officer was shot at around 8 a.m. Tuesday at a Speedway gas station along Route 111. Bufford said the Pontoon Beach officer had approached a car in the gas station’s parking lot because he suspected it had been stolen. Bufford says a man then began firing on Timmins. The suspect was taken into custody.
October 26, 2021 4:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Democrats’ idea for a new billionaires’ tax to help pay for President Joe Biden’s social services and climate change plan is quickly running into criticism. Some Democratic lawmakers view it as too cumbersome and prefer the original plan of simply raising the top tax rates on corporations and the wealthy. Democrats are working frantically to shore up the revenue side of Biden’s domestic package. Biden said Monday he’s hopeful the talks with Congress can wrap up overall agreement this week, before he departs for global summits.
October 26, 2021 4:14 am
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Police say they exchanged gunfire with a suspect during a shooting at a shopping mall in Boise, Idaho, that killed two people and injured four — including an officer. Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee said at a news conference the shooting was reported about 1:50 p.m. on Monday – as well as a report that one person was “shot and down” at that time. When the officers arrived, they spotted someone who matched the description of the suspect. Authorities said officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect and later said the suspect was in critical condition at a hospital. Police said Monday evening that the officer had been treated and released.
