October 5, 2022 11:35 am
(WPXI) – A “T” rail car derailed on the Red Line in Dormont Wednesday morning, according to a tweet from Pittsburgh Regional Transit. A bus shuttle opearted between South Hills and Dormont Junction, and a rail shuttle is operated between Dormont Junction and Overbrook. The Blue and Silver lines were not affected. PRT said crews worked to get the rail car back on the tracks and an investigation is underway into what caused the car to derail. There were no injuries reported and service was restored by one-thirty.
October 5, 2022 4:42 am
A Washington man will face a homicide charge for his alleged role in the killing of 19 year old Antonio Martinez of Clarksville, Tennessee in a July shooting that occurred at Jollick Manor. Jamil Carr, 23 faced his preliminary hearing on Wednesday where testimony tied him directly to the shooting of Martinez. Glendale Smith, currently detained in a state prison, testified that he saw Martinez and Carr in an argument that escalated into a fight. Smith said Martinez got the better of Carr and when Carr arose from the ground he fired several shots from a semi-automatic handgun striking Martinez. According to the criminal complaint, Washington Police arrived to find Martinez struggling to breathe. He was transported to Washington Hospital where he died. In addition to the homicide charge, Carr faces a possession of a firearm prohibited charge related to a 2018 aggravated assault guilty plea that forbids him from having a gun. All charges were held for court. Formal arraignment has yet to be scheduled.
October 5, 2022 4:24 am
NEW YORK (AP) – A dramatic family fight has clouded the GOP’s hopes in Georgia’s high-stakes Senate contest. Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker is drawing criticism from his own son as Walker denies a report that he paid for a girlfriend’s abortion. But as the midterm campaign speeds into its final full month, leading Republicans believe the Senate majority remains firmly within their reach. Democratic strategists privately concede that their party’s own shortcomings may not be outweighed by the GOP’s mounting challenges. Democrats have no margin for error as they confront the weight of history, widespread economic concerns and President Joe Biden’s weak standing.
October 5, 2022 4:23 am
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) – Workers at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant are recounting fears of being abducted and tortured or killed by Russian forces who seized control of the facility and the city of Enerhodar. Ukrainian officials say the Russians sought to intimidate the staff into keeping Europe’s largest nuclear plant running, through beatings and other abuse. but also punish those who express support for Kyiv. The head of Ukraine’s state nuclear company says that among those seized was the plant’s director, who was abducted Friday on his way home from work and released Monday after being forced to make false statements on camera.
October 5, 2022 4:22 am
FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) – President Joe Biden has toured hurricane-ravaged areas of Florida, surveying storm damage by helicopter and bringing a pledge that federal, state and local governments will work as one to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives. Biden says he’s putting politics on mute for now to focus on those in need in and around Fort Myers. He comforted local residents Wednesday, walking among them with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 rival. (Photo: ABC News)
October 5, 2022 4:19 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalizes the annexation carried out in defiance of international law. Earlier this week, both houses of the Russian parliament ratified treaties making the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions part of Russia. The formalities followed Kremlin-orchestrated “referendums” in the four regions that Ukraine and the West have rejected as a sham.
October 5, 2022 4:15 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge has barred enforcement of an executive order signed by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney last week banning guns and deadly weapons from the city’s indoor and outdoor recreation spaces, including parks, basketball courts and pools. Common Pleas Judge Joshua Roberts on Monday ordered Philadelphia “permanently enjoined” from enforcing the order after a legal challenge, citing Pennsylvania state law that prohibits any city or county from passing gun-control measures, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The Gun Owners of America, on behalf of several state residents, filed a lawsuit immediately after Kenny’s order, the latest attempt by Philadelphia officials to regulate guns inside city limits. Attorneys for the city had cited its role as a property owner managing its facilities, saying that distinguished the order from previous legislation passed by the city council and struck down in court. Andrew Austin, who represents the plaintiffs, said in a statement that he was gratified by the court’s quick action. But he said it was “in large part because the law is so explicit: The city is not allowed to regulate possession of firearms in any manner.” “It is unfortunate that the mayor and city are willing to waste their time and taxpayer money on these type of ‘feel-good’ measures,” Austin said. “This was nothing more than a press release, and would not have — in any way — addressed the crisis of crime in our city.”
October 5, 2022 4:12 am
FAYETTE COUNTY — (WPXI) – State police in Belle Vernon are looking for the driver of an SUV accused of hitting a man and leaving the scene. The man was walking home from work when he was struck along Grindstone Road in Redstone Township, Fayette County. Edith Sullivan was at her sister’s house about two weeks ago when she and her daughter witnessed the incident. ”Next thing you know, you see the silver or gray car swerve to the right, and heard what sounded like a gun go off,” Sullivan said. “We ran down over the hillside and we heard somebody saying ‘Help me! Help me!’ ” Sullivan said if they were not outside at the time, they would have never seen or heard what happened. “Not even no brake light or nothing, because I was going to chase him in my car,” Sullivan said. State police said debris left at the scene helped identify the make and model of the vehicle they believe was involved — a silver 2017-2020 Ford EcoSport which would have damage to the passenger side. The man’s leg was broken when he was hit. Investigators said because the driver did not stop, they are now looking at potential criminal charges.
October 5, 2022 2:40 am
The Washington and Jefferson Center for Energy and Policy Management hosted a series of panel discussions on “Harnessing Hydrogen” about how to produce hydrogen for energy use and how to effectively manage the capture of carbon and store it so that it no longer is a problem to the atmosphere. The Director of the CEPM Dr. Corey Young states that western Pennsylvania can play a key role in the production of hydrogen and an area for storage of carbon as a byproduct of that production. Young states that because of the natural gas production done in this area, the methane produced by that production can be processed to create blue hydrogen that can be used to power its own infrastructure or transport it to other end users such as the transportation industry and factories that could then decrease their reliance on fossil fuels. Carbon capture and storage is also an economic possibility here as the same type of rock that surrounds the natural gas in this area, is also very useful in the storage of carbon whether it be permanent storage or temporary storage to later be used in products such as fertilizer. The panel discussed how this industry is rather new in the United States and that private industry is starting to take on this technology and that the federal government is key to preliminary funding for the ventures. Currently $9.5 billion is earmarked for hydrogen production in the recently signed Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bill.
October 5, 2022 2:40 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The family of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on the set of the film “Rust” has agreed to settle a lawsuit against Baldwin and the movie’s producers, and production may resume on the project in January. Matthew Hutchins, widow of the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, says in a statement that a settlement agreement has been reached in the New Mexico lawsuit. Matthew Hutchins says filming will resume on “Rust” in January, with the same principal players as before. New Mexico regulators say the production company has failed to pay a fine for safety violations, and have scheduled a hearing for April. Baldwin, Halyna Hutchins and others were setting up a shot inside a chapel on set when the gun he was holding went off in October 2021.
