April 4, 2023 4:10 am
UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A Unity Township woman is out $14,000 after a man told her that her McAfee account was credited for more than she was owed. According to the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office, the woman, 74, spoke with Pennsylvania State Police back in January about the theft. The woman said she was contacted by an unknown man who said her McAfee account was credited $14,000 instead of $140. She was told to transfer the money from her bank into Bitcoin to return it. Officials said the woman withdrew the requested amount of money from her bank account and was told to buy Bitcoin from a kiosk at the Lowrey Avenue Sunoco gas station in Jeanette. The woman sent the receipt with the account number and other personal information to the man, officials said. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating and urge residents to never give out personal information, never buy gift cards or send money electronically to someone you do not know, hang up and call police if it seems suspicious. The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office is assisting with the investigation.
April 4, 2023 4:06 am
A portion of a Jefferson Hills road is permanently closed as part of the construction of the Mon Fayette Expressway. Approximately one mile of Miller Road, between the intersection with State Route 885 (Clairton Road) and the intersection with State Route 837 (North State Street) closed at 7 a.m. for construction of PA Turnpike 43, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Cul-de-sacs will be constructed at each end of the closure for turn-around points, according to the commission. Alternate routes are 837 and 885. The project is part of the Route 51 to I-376 Project’s 53A1 construction section. For more information visit www.paturnpike.com/monfayette.
April 4, 2023 2:05 am
State Police continue to investigate a fatal shooting in the city of Washington last night and troopers have told our news partners at WPXI that no weapon was found on Eduardo Hoover Jr. of Corapolis, who was shot and killed by police officers Sunday night. Troopers say the police chase began in Mt. Pleasant and after a nearly 18 mile pursuit, he rammed his vehicle into police cruisers twice and officers fired. The incident played out shortly after six o’clock in the eleven-hundred block of Jefferson Avenue, which was then closed for several hours. According to state police, Hoover slowed down on Jefferson Avenue which allowed officers to get in front and behind his vehicle. He then stopped, put his truck in reverse and slammed into the front of a police car before driving forward and hitting a utility pole. After hitting the pole, Hoover put his truck into reverse again and sped toward the responding officers, prompting them to shoot at Hoover inside the vehicle. According to authorities, Hoover reportedly had an extensive criminal record dating back at least a decade and most recently had been charged with burglary and trespassing. (Photo: WPXI)
April 4, 2023 1:47 am
A man living in a Peters Township apartment who created an hours long SWAT standoff pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday. Brandon Osborne, 31 who currently claims to be homeless, pleaded guilty to felony strangulation and misdemeanor criminal mischief charges. The plea deal will see Osborne serve one year minus one day to two years minus two days in the Washington County Correctional Facility. Once released, he will serve six-months’ probation. In addition to his jail time, Osborne will pay $2000 restitution to the victim. Osborne’s victim contacted police about a domestic violence situation in November. The victim told police Osborne choked them and that firearms were in the apartment where they lived. That caused an hours long standoff with the SWAT team until police realized Osborne fled the scene before they arrived. After Osborne was sentenced he addressed the judge and apologized to the court and the victim in the courtroom for his actions that led to this event. (Photo: WPXI)
April 3, 2023 4:41 pm
(AP) – NASA has named the four astronauts who will fly around the moon late next year. The first moon crew in 50 years includes the first woman and the first African American assigned to a lunar mission. NASA introduced the three Americans and one Canadian on Monday during a ceremony in Houston. The four are NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen. They will not land or even go into lunar orbit. Rather, they will fly around the moon and head straight back to Earth. The 10-day mission will be a prelude to a lunar landing a year later. (Photo: AP)
April 3, 2023 4:31 am
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A first-grade Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student has filed a lawsuit seeking $40 million in damages from Newport News school officials. The lawsuit filed Monday accuses school administrators of gross negligence and ignoring multiple warnings that the boy had a gun and was in a “violent mood.” Abby Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher at Richneck Elementary School, was shot on Jan. 6 as she sat in her classroom. She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and required four surgeries. The Newport News School Board and its members didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on the lawsuit.
April 3, 2023 4:28 am
NEW YORK (AP) — A report says McDonald’s has closed its U.S. offices for a few days as the company prepares to inform corporate employees about layoffs. The Wall Street Journal cited an internal email from the Chicago-based fast-food giant saying U.S. staff and some corporate employees overseas should work from home while the company notifies people of their job status. McDonald’s did not immediately reply to emailed requests for comment. The report said McDonald’s would inform employees this week about staffing decisions that are part of a wide restructuring announced earlier. While a number of big U.S. companies have announced job cuts and U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose last week, layoffs are at historically low levels
April 3, 2023 4:26 am
BANGKOK (AP) — Oil prices have soared more than 5% after Saudi Arabia and other major oil producers said they will cut production by 1.15 million barrels per day from May until the end of the year. Shares in Asia were mixed. The S&P 500 gained 1.4% Friday, rising 3.5% for the month, with tech stocks leading the way. Friday’s gains came after a report showed inflation slowed in February, though it was still high on a historical basis. A slowdown in inflation could give the Federal Reserve more leeway to take it easier on interest rates. But higher prices for gas and other fuels would add to upward pressure on prices.
April 3, 2023 4:24 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Former Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto was reportedly involved in an altercation outside a Shadyside bar over the weekend. Sources tell our news partners at Channel 11 that the former mayor was being heckled by three men, and that tensions quickly escalated. An incident report shows that one of the men got into Peduto’s face and began shouting at him and swearing at him. Some shoving began and Pedutor was knocked to the ground. The man on top of Peduto was thrown out of the bar. Pittsburgh police were called to the scene. Pittsburgh Public Safety told Channel 11 that two males were involved in an altercation outside Cappy’s Cafe last night. Neither party wanted to pursue charges and both refused medical attention. Public Safety said both people were advised to consult a local magistrate if they wanted to pursue anything further regarding the altercation.
April 2, 2023 7:28 pm
Washington Mayor Scott Putnam has confirmed to WJPA News that there was a shooting in the city of Washington Sunday evening around six-thirty. Putnam says all he can say at the moment is that Mt. Pleasant Police were chasing a suspect and the chase went into the city of Washington. Putnam says the shooting occurred on Jefferson Avenue near Maple Avenue. WJPA News has also had multiple reports that the suspect did not survive the encounter. This is a developing story. Please check back for further details.
