April 17, 2023 4:17 am
DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Law enforcement officers are imploring people in an Alabama town to come forward with information about a shooting that killed four people and injured 28 others during a teenager’s birthday party. Among those killed was a high school senior who planned to play college football and was celebrating at his sister’s 16th birthday Saturday night when gunfire erupted in Dadeville. Philstavious “Phil” Dowdell was a Dadeville High School senior who committed to Jacksonville State University. He was celebrating at his sister Alexis’ party before he was shot to death, his grandmother Annette Allen tells The Montgomery Advertiser. Police gathered evidence Sunday at a dance studio where the party was held. They did not immediately say if a suspect was in custody.
April 17, 2023 4:13 am
FAYETTE COUNTY — (WPXI) – The family of a 1-year-old girl who was hit by a vehicle and killed in Fayette County gathered to remember her. Kahlani Marie Brown died after she was hit on Green Street in Brownsville Borough on Aug. 11. Her family says she would have turned 2 on Sunday. They gathered at her grave to hold a balloon release in her memory. “We wish the circumstances were different, unfortunately, they’re not,” said Heather Fowler, Brown’s great aunt. About 50 people came to honor Brown. They took a moment to sing “Happy Birthday” to her. Despite the time that has passed, the family is still looking for answers. “We’re still seeking justice for Kahlani,” said Fowler.
April 17, 2023 4:07 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY – (WPXI) – An Eat’n Park in Washington County was closed while police investigated a bomb threat made against it on Sunday. A spokesperson from Eat’n Park Restaurants said the threat was made against their location in Canonsburg in the afternoon. Police were called to the scene and inspected the building. They found no evidence of danger. “We are grateful for the prompt response of local law enforcement at our Canonsburg Eat’n Park this afternoon, who ensured the safety of our guests and team members following a non-credible bomb threat,” said the spokesperson. The restaurant has reopened.
April 17, 2023 2:55 am
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A dump truck and a car were heavily damaged in an accident that sent two people to the hospital in Washington Township. According to Fayette County 911, the crash happened in the 200 block of Gilliespie Hollow Road at 10:43 a.m. Saturday. Our news partners at Channel 11 saw a car that appeared crushed and a dump truck with its hood detached. The dump truck also appeared to have collided with a brick wall and a telephone pole on the side of the road. Officials said two people were flown to local hospitals for their injuries. There’s no word on their conditions.
April 17, 2023 2:50 am
The state Supreme Court has approved the realignment of the Washington County magisterial districts, effective in January. The biggest changes will be in and around Washington where a number of municipalities will be served by new magistrate judges. North Franklin Township, which had been in the Washington courtroom of Judge Kelly Stewart, will be in the courtroom of Judge Mike Manfredi. Manfredi will also hear cases coming out of Chartiers Township as well. That township’s cases had been in the magisterial district of Judge James Saieva–Saieva will now also hear cases from North Strabane, which had been heard by Manfredi. Canton Township cases, which had been in Saieva’s district, will be heard by Judge John Bruner. A larger realignment will take place in 2028 or before, if Judge Curtis Thompson retires. The Supreme Court’s order eliminates that Bentleyville district by 2028 and reassigns the cases to Judges Eric Porter in Charleroi and Joshua Kanalis in Centerville. The court realignment happens every ten years, based on population and caseload data.
April 17, 2023 2:33 am
Following a ruling by Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court reversing an order by Washington County Court Judge Michael Lucas saying that an election petition challenge filed on behalf of current Republican Washington County Prothonotary Laura Hough was properly served to her republican challenger Kevin Hill, the matter was sent back to Lucas who issued his ruling Monday morning. Lucas ruled that Hough’s request to reject Hill’s nominating petition and have him removed from the May Primary ballot has been denied. Lucas ruled that Hill did not falsify information on his petition, nor did he attempt to mislead voters. The challenge that Hough filed against Hill involved him writing in his candidacy filing that he was “self-employed” despite a previous statement earlier this year that he was unemployed. Hill, of Mt. Pleasant Township, testified at a March 21st hearing challenging his candidacy, that he was self-employed on the date he filed his paperwork because he had recently started selling his sports memorabilia collection on an online auction site. Lucas though, dismissed Hough’s challenge because he determined that Hill was never personally served information notifying him of the date and time of the hearing, as required by Senior Judge Katherine Emery’s order. Hough issued a statement following the ruling: “Obviously, I am disappointed in the Court’s ruling. I am a firm believer that the Candidate Petition is the first tier of Election Integrity. As such, I pursued the avenue provided for by election law to have the Court review the petition in question. The candidate wrote that he is self-employed on his petition despite having stated under oath 3 weeks prior that he was unemployed. Transparency is essential for voters to be better informed about the election process.”
April 16, 2023 8:05 am
WAKAYAMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been evacuated unharmed after someone threw an explosive device at a campaign event in a western port city. Kishida was visiting Saikazaki port in Wakayama prefecture on Saturday to support his ruling party’s candidate in a local election. The explosion occurred just before he was to begin his speech. One police officer was slightly hurt and Kishida continued campaigning. Police wrestled a suspect to the ground as screaming bystanders scrambled to get away and smoke filled the air. The incident comes only nine months after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated while delivering a campaign speech in the western city of Nara. The assassination shocked the nation and a subsequent investigation found holes in Abe’s security.
April 16, 2023 8:04 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is urging Americans to take action during “a critical point in our nation’s history” as thousands of people protested new limits to abortion rights in demonstrations across the country. The nationwide rallies come after the U.S. Supreme Court intervened Friday to delay rule changes that would have limited the way the abortion drug mifepristone could be used and dispensed, to give itself more time to review the matter more thoroughly. Harris made a surprise stop at a rally in Los Angeles on Saturday where she called the latest upheaval over abortion rights a further incursion by conservatives into myriad “fundamental rights.”
April 16, 2023 8:03 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol vessel that temporarily crossed the countries’ disputed western sea boundary while chasing a Chinese fishing boat. The North Korean patrol boat crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line at around 11 a.m. Saturday while pursuing the Chinese boat in waters near South Korea’s Baekryeong island but immediately retreated after a South Korean naval vessel fired warning shots, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Sunday.
April 16, 2023 8:02 am
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations have vowed to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants. The G-7 officials issued a communique on Sunday laying out their commitments after two days of talks in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. The 36-page document was prepared in advance of a G-7 summit to be held in Hiroshima in May. Japan won endorsements from fellow G-7 countries for its own national strategy emphasizing so-called clean coal, hydrogen and nuclear energy to help ensure its energy security.
