February 2, 2023 2:24 am
An Elizabeth woman charged with breaking into the former Bentworth middle school with two others pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday. Amanda Disman, 30 pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and breaking into a structure. According to the police report, Disman and two others, Jacob Keffer, 27 of Bunola and Ashlee Childs, 30 of Charleroi were observed walking toward the building carrying a suitcase and hacksaw in April of 2022. Pennsylvania State Police arrived to hear a commotion before the suspects realized the police arrived and tried to escape. Disman will serve two years probation for her role in the break in. Keffer’s and Childs’ cases are still working their way through the courts. A hearing to determine restitution is scheduled for next week.
February 1, 2023 10:30 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The FBI has searched President Joe Biden’s Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home as part of its investigation into the potential mishandling of classified documents. Biden’s attorney says that agents didn’t find any classified documents during the Wednesday search, but did take some handwritten notes and other materials relating to Biden’s time as vice president for review. The search Wednesday followed a top-to-bottom review of Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home on Jan. 20, when agents located documents with classified markings and also took possession of some of his handwritten notes. The president has been voluntarily allowing the Justice Department into his residences as a separate investigation of former President Donald Trump’s holding of classified materials continues.
February 1, 2023 9:19 am
No injuries were reported following a school bus crash Wednesday morning in West Finley Township. Washington County 9-1-1 tells WJPA News is happened just after 7:30 a.m. along Good Intent Road. The bus was carrying students from the McGuffey School District. There are unconfirmed reports that the bus slid on ice and struck a tree. No other information is currently available.
February 1, 2023 8:45 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Kate Bush, Iron Maiden, Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden, Sheryl Crow and the late George Michael are nominees for 2023 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a list that includes a mix of country, soul, hip-hop, metal, pop, rap-rock and grunge. The Cleveland-based institution announced Wednesday the 14 artists and groups being considered for Rock Hall induction, also including Rage Against the Machine, The Spinners, A Tribe Called Quest, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon and Joy Division/New Order. Artists must have released their first commercial recording at least 25 years before they’re eligible for induction.
February 1, 2023 4:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly empowered House Republicans are preparing to oust Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee. Republicans want to remove the African-born Black lawmaker from the panel over comments she has made critical of Israel. The move is also seen as payback after Democrats booted far-right Republicans from panels for incendiary, violent remarks. Voting could come as soon as Wednesday. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been eager to flex Republican power in the new Congress. He has already blocked two other Democrats, Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell, from rejoining the House Intelligence Committee. Omar has apologized for her comments and calls the move against her “politically motivated.”
February 1, 2023 4:10 am
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley is moving closer to making her presidential campaign official. On Wednesday, supporters of the former South Carolina governor will get an email invitation to a Feb. 15 launch event in Charleston, at which she plans to announce her campaign, according to a person familiar with the plans but not authorized to speak about them. Haley was elected to two terms as South Carolina governor before Donald Trump tapped her to serve in his Cabinet. Haley at times feuded with other White House officials. Her 2018 departure fueled speculation that she would challenge Trump in 2020, or replace Vice President Mike Pence on the ticket, but Haley did neither.
February 1, 2023 4:08 am
KHAN AL-AHMAR, West Bank (AP) — The long-running dispute over the West Bank Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar has resurfaced this week as a focus of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Four years ago, Israel’s Supreme Court ordered the evacuation of the entire village, saying it was built illegally on state land. Now Israel’s new far-right ministers are pushing the government to fulfill its long-stalled commitment. They vow to expand Israeli presence in what is known as Area C, the 60% of the occupied West Bank over which the Israeli military has full control. Palestinians seek that land for a future state. For Palestinians, Khan al-Ahmar is emblematic of the latest stage of the conflict, as Palestinians struggle for Israeli permission to build.
February 1, 2023 4:06 am
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A funeral for Tyre Nichols blended a celebration of his life with outrage over the brutal beating he endured at the hands of the Memphis police and heated calls for police reform. The Rev. Al Sharpton and Vice President Kamala Harris both delivered impassioned speeches Wednesday calling on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a broad package of police reforms that includes a national registry for police officers disciplined for misconduct, a ban on no-knock warrants and other measures. In the three weeks since his death, five officers have been fired and charged with murder, and their specialized unit was disbanded.
February 1, 2023 4:04 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An executive order signed Tuesday takes aim at long wait times that keep professionals from entering their field in Pennsylvania. It also seeks to lower the barriers for small business owners, like barbers and cosmetologists. Under the order signed by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday gives state agencies 90 days to review all licenses, certificates and permits and submit recommendations for timelines for each application to the governor’s office. The governor’s office will then develop timelines, and if an agency misses its deadline. the applicant will be reimbursed for the fees.
February 1, 2023 2:12 am
(WPXI) – In an effort to stave off bankruptcy, Bed Bath & Beyond has announced more store closures, including their stores Bethel Park and Monroeville. The company said that the closures add to the plan to shut down 150 lowest-performing locations, including 62 announced in September and 56 announced in January, USA Today reported. Florida will be the hardest hit in this latest round, with 11 stores closing. Reuters reported that the housewares company may file for bankruptcy protection this week and it has already found liquidators to shut the new slate of stores unless a buyer can be found soon. Bed Bath & Beyond says it is exploring “multiple paths” but didn’t confirm the expected bankruptcy filing, despite defaulting on a loan last week and not paying its debts this week. (Photo: AP)
