April 10, 2023 6:43 am
LINCOLN BOROUGH, Pa. — Emergency crews are cleaning up the mess after a tractor trailer left the road and went into a ravine in Lincoln Borough. The incident took place on Bellbridge Road in Allegheny County near the Monongahela River. Local police, fire and EMS arrived around 1:15 a.m. The driver of the tractor trailer was extricated from the cab and stated that he had lost his brakes. He had minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital by EMS. The truck was found to be hauling approximately 80 fifty five gallon drums of a two-part epoxy chemical. The saddle tanks of the truck were leaking diesel into a stream located right next to the crashed truck. Some of the drums were also being found to be leaking and compromised. HazMat crews along with the Pennsylvania DEP were dispatched to the scene. The hazards to the stream are localized, contained and continue to be monitored until clean up is completed. At this time, Bellbridge Road remains closed to traffic. Local responders included Lincoln Borough Police, Lincoln Borough VFD, Southeast Regional EMS, Elizabeth Borough and Elizabeth Township fire departments and the Liberty Borough Fire Department. (Photo: Elizabeth Township FD Facebook Page)
April 10, 2023 5:40 am
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey will seek a fourth term in office, bringing the power of incumbency and unmatched name recognition in Pennsylvania politics to his party’s defense of a seat in a critical presidential battleground state. The announcement by Casey, the longest-serving Democratic U.S. senator in Pennsylvania history, gives Democrats a boost ahead of a difficult 2024 Senate map. They must defend incumbents not only in red states – Montana, Ohio and West Virginia – but also in multiple swing states. Casey, who will turn 63 in a few days, is a key ally of labor unions and President Joe Biden. In Congress, Casey, a moderate Democrat, has backed all of Biden’s top priorities and forged a close relationship with the president.
April 10, 2023 3:47 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury will soon decide whether the onetime leader of the Proud Boys extremist group is guilty in one of the most serious cases brought in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Closing arguments could be as early as this week before jurors in Washington, D.C., decide whether to convict Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants of seditious conspiracy. Defense attorneys have argued that there is no evidence of a plan for the Proud Boys to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6. The case is expected to go to the jury after almost three months of testimony, dozens of witnesses and countless legal fights.
April 10, 2023 3:46 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says online leaks of scores of highly classified documents about the Ukraine war present a “very serious” risk to national security and senior leaders are quickly taking steps to mitigate the damage. In the days since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin became aware of the leaks, he’s reached out to top allies, convened daily meetings to assess the damage and set up a group not only to assess the scope of the information lost but review who has access to those briefings. And as the public airing of the data sends shockwaves across the U.S. government, the White House says there are concerns there could be additional leaks.
April 10, 2023 3:45 am
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher. Prosecutor Howard Gwynn said in a news release that a grand jury sitting in Newport News on Monday charged the boy’s 25-year-old mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a firearm. The Associated Press isn’t naming the mother to shield the identity of her son. The boy shot his first-grade teacher, Abby Zwerner, on Jan. 6 inside her classroom at Richneck Elementary School. Police say the boy’s mother legally purchased the gun. Her attorney has said the gun was secured on a top shelf in her closet and had a trigger lock.
April 10, 2023 3:44 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House has been reinstated. Nashville’s governing council voted Monday to send Justin Jones straight back to the Legislature. The council vote returns Jones to the Capitol after just four days. Republicans banished the two over their role in a gun-control protest on the House floor in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting. The other lawmaker, Justin Pearson, could be reappointed Wednesday.
April 10, 2023 3:39 am
PERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Crews were called to a rollover crash in Fayette County Sunday night. The incident took place just after 10:00 p.m. at the intersection of Ferguson Lane and Rehobeth Church Road. County 911 confirms that at least two patients were taken to area hospitals with injuries. There were three children and three adults involved in the crash. Perry Township Fire Department was assisted by Fayette EMS Tri-Town and Rostraver West Newton EMS. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
April 10, 2023 1:44 am
PITTSBURGH (WPXI)— Norfolk Southern train cars have derailed in Pittsburgh. According to a company spokesperson, five empty steel cars derailed. A 911 dispatcher said police, fire and EMS were initially called to the city’s Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood, on Brunot Island off Ohio River Boulevard Saturday afternoon. Traffic was impacted in the city’s Esplen and Elliott neighborhoods, along West Carson Street, where police say they responded to the incident. There was no hazardous material involved, and the cars stayed upright, according to the Norfolk Southern spokesperson. Crews were through most of Saturday to clear the cars. West Carson Street from Corliss Street to the McKees Rocks Plaza was closed for hours. The National Transportation Safety Board said they will not be investigating this incident.
April 10, 2023 1:42 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Multiple fire crews were called to the scene of an apparent gas-fed fire in East Washington Saturday night. The blaze broke out just before 11:00 p.m. on the 500 block of East Chestnut Street. Washington Fire Crews responded along with North Strabane, South Strabane, Peters Township, Canton Township and Ambulance and Chair EMS. Reports say there was an initial search for someone who lived in the building that was not accounted for at first, but all occupants made it out and only one victim was reportedly treated for smoke inhalation. Officials on scene also said a hoarding situation made it difficult for crews to maneuver through the house. The fire was under control in less than an hour. (Photo Credit: Jennifer Southall Gordon Facebook)
April 10, 2023 1:25 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — Two individuals were flown to area hospitals following a police chase and crash in the City of Washington early Saturday morning. According to reports, city police pursued an SUV along Henderson Avenue just before 1:00 a.m. That chase reportedly led officers from Henderson Avenue to the 900 block of Allison Avenue via Wylie Avenue. After shearing a telephone pole near the GetGo Gas Station on Wylie, the suspects reportedly crashed into the front porch of McCarrell’s Tax Service and were heavily entrapped. Washington Police called for Washington City Fire, South Strabane Township Fire along with Ambulance and Chair EMS to the scene to help extract the suspects. Additionally, two STAT MedEvac helicopters were sent to landing zones set at the Wash High Football Field and Canton Township Fire Department. Reports say it took roughly 20 minutes to extract the suspects from the vehicle, and both were flown to area hospitals in critical condition. There is no word on the status or identity of either suspect. Susan McCarrell Gleason who owns the business says an 18-year-old and two juveniles were in the SUV that was reportedly stolen. Washington City Police are still investigating the incident. (Photo: WPXI)
