News Of Western Pennsylvania And The World
A slew of new bills signed into law by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has draped the Sunshine State in controversy, spurring protests, lawsuits and travel advisories warning the state is “openly hostile” toward people of color, immigrants, women and LGBTQ+ community members.
Source: DeSantis’ ‘anti-woke’ bills are costing Florida millions of dollars in business | CNN Business
Dozens injured after several carriages of Hazara Express train derailed in Nawabshah, Sindh province.
“This is quite a big accident,” railway minister Khawaja Saad Rafique told reporters on Sunday. “According to the information so far, 28 passengers have been killed and many are injured.”
Rafique said at least 1,000 passengers were aboard the train when it derailed on a section of track where no faults had been reported.
About 50 people were injured in the accident, Muqarrab Khan, a local police officer from the Sanghar district of Sindh, told the dpa news agency.
Source: Pakistan passenger train derails, killing 28 people
The lawsuit alleges that federal officials worked with Google to censor Kennedy in an attempt to create an environment of “political coercion.”
Kennedy filed the complaint on Wednesday in the U.S. District Court Northern District of California against Google, LLC and its subsidiary YouTube, LLC.
“Kennedy has spoken at length about subjects like toxic chemicals, Covid origins, and safety concerns about COVID-19 shots and other vaccines,” Kennedy’s team wrote in a press release Friday.
“Google has justified removing videos that discuss such topics from YouTube by claiming they contain ‘medical misinformation,'” the statement continued. “However, much of the material contained in the videos it removed during the 2024 presidential campaign had nothing to do with public health issues.”
The lawsuit alleges that federal officials worked with Google to censor Kennedy in an attempt to create an environment of “political coercion.”
Source: Robert Kennedy Jr. announces lawsuit against Google for censorship
The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detained Nelson Montgomery, 39, at the Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans following a chaotic incident on a plane.
Source: Eight Delta passengers intervene to stop, subdue man who allegedly assaulted attendant during flight
Hyundai Motor and Kia said on Thursday they are recalling more than 91,000 newer vehicles in the U.S. because of fire risks and urged owners to park outside and away from structures pending repairs.
Source: Hyundai, Kia recall 91,000 US vehicles over fire risks, urge owners to park outside
WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today released the transcript from Devon Archer’s transcribed interview. During the transcribed interview, Devon Archer confirmed then-Vice President Joe Biden was “the brand” that his son sold around the world to enrich the Biden family. Then-Vice President Biden joined Hunter Biden and his business associates for dinners or by phone over 20 times to sell “the brand” and send a signal about their power, access, and influence. Below are key exchanges from the transcript. The full transcript can be found here, and documents discussed during the transcribed interview can be found here.
For more than 4 ½ years, everyone touched by the horror of Oct. 27, 2018, has waited.
Waited for a trial, waited for a verdict, a resolution — an end of some kind, because the grief itself doesn’t end.
Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Cecil and David Rosenthal, Bernice and Sylvan Simon, Dan Stein, Melvin Wax, Irving Younger.
Their killer should die for his crimes, a jury decided Wednesday.
ETNA, Pa. — Emergency crews were called to the scene of a house fire in Etna on Wednesday evening.
Thick black smoke and large flames could be seen coming from the top story of a home along Vista Street.
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Source: Flames rip through house in Etna
Images and video from the scene show a gray sedan fully engulfed in flames near Willi’s Ski and Board.
Source: Ross Township car fire spreads to nearby Willi’s Ski and Board shop
Police say an 8-year-old girl fell out of a vehicle during a police chase in Westmoreland County.
Officers say the driver, identified as Amanda Shaw, was trying to get someone else to use an anti-drunk-driving interlock system in her car, then drove away after seeing police.
According to the criminal complaint, when the vehicle made a sharp turn, the 8-year-old fell out the front passenger window. Police stopped to help the girl. The complaint doesn’t say if the child was injured.
Officers later found Shaw near her home on Woodmont Avenue. Police say she failed a field sobriety test and was driving on a suspended license.
Source: 8-year-old falls out of vehicle during Westmoreland County police chase
State police say one person is dead and another person is in custody after a deadly stabbing inside a Greyhound bus on the Parkway East.
Source: Suspect in custody after deadly stabbing inside Greyhound bus on Parkway East
Barbie has earned $775 million at the global box office in less than two weeks.
Source: Barbie Is on the Verge of Hitting $1 Billion at the Box Office
Dewpoints are up, so it feels pretty sticky outside. More sun on Friday should push temperatures into the low 90s.
Source: Pittsburgh weather: Hot and humid, thunderstorms possible
Conservative: Will Judge Toss Hunter Plea Deal?
“It’s rare for a judge to rip up a plea arrangement,” notes The Wall Street Journal’s William McGurn. But Hunter Biden’s, which is “scheduled to be approved Wednesday in Delaware by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika,” has “become an issue.” The question is “whether the two powerful institutions that handled this investigation and came up with this sweetheart deal — the FBI and the Justice Department — can be trusted.” And “Congress has unearthed troubling allegations” against Hunter and his father “that are increasingly specific and backed up by witnesses,” even as “someone isn’t telling the truth” about whether Delaware US Attorney David Weiss actually had the authority to charge the first son. Tearing up the plea deal would be “well within Judge Noreika’s discretion.”
Joe Biden’s “reelection campaign is ‘addressing his age’ ” problem — with help from NBC, scoffs Stephen Green at PJMedia. In a recent report, NBC admitted Biden relies on an “extra-large font on his teleprompter and note cards to remind him” of points to make. Yet it “failed to mention that Biden still fumbles his way through his note cards — particularly with Israeli president Isaac Herzog last week — and that his so-called press conferences include scripted questions presented by approved reporters.” “While conceding that Biden is indeed old, the report omits vital facts and ends on an upbeat note.” “NBC can’t hide Biden’s age,” but it “can spin it as nothing more concerning than the occasional flub” on which those “nasty Republicans can pounce.”
Source: Will judge toss Hunter plea deal, the rise of low-level crime and…
Crash happened on Tuesday night
MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. —
Two people were killed in a motorcycle crash in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.
The crash happened a little after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on the 7600 block of State Route 819.
The coroner said Kuhn failed to negotiate a curve and went off the road.
Both Kuhns and Ramsey were separated from the motorcycle.
The coroner said both were pronounced dead on the scene.
Neither was wearing a helmet.
Source: Two people killed in Westmoreland County motorcycle crash
Two people were injured in a crash involving a dump truck and an SUV in Westmoreland County Tuesday morning.
The crash happened around 6:15 a.m. at William Penn Highway (Route 22) and Route 819 in Salem Township.
Source: 2 injured when dump truck, SUV crash along Route 22 in Westmoreland County
Shaler police Chief Sean Frank told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that two people were inside when the fire started.
Source: Shaler house fire sends 2 to the hospital
Crash happened early Tuesday morning
SALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Route 22 westbound was closed on Tuesday morning following a crash near the intersection with Route 819 in Salem Township.
The crash happened around 6:10 a.m.
It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries.There was no initial word on when the road will reopen.
Source: Route 22 westbound closed in Salem Township following crash
Crash shut down part of Route 30 on Sunday night
LIGONIER TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
Four motorcyclists were hurt in a head-on collision involving an SUV in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County.
The crash happened on Laughlintown Road at around 6:45 p.m. Sunday.
Source: Four motorcyclists injured in Westmoreland County crash
Pittsburgh Public Safety said Duquesne Light Company was on the scene and reporting this is the “result of a reactor that catastrophically failed.”
The fires started around 8 p.m. at the Duquesne Light power station located on the island.
Assistant Pittsburgh Fire Chief Brian Kokkila said the reactor failure sparked multiple explosions which resulted in one large fire and several smaller fires throughout the station.
Source: Brunot Island fire caused by reactor failure, officials say
Pittsburgh Police were out in full force Saturday night patrolling the busy strip along East Carson Street.
“I definitely have seen a little bit more cops even during the day,” said James Shin who lives on the South Side.
People on the city’s South Side will now see more boots on the ground four nights a week. It comes after a deadly shooting on East Carson Street overnight on Sunday, July 9.
Source: Pittsburgh Police increase patrols in South Side after frequent gun violence
A pedestrian was injured in Pittsburgh on Sunday afternoon when an elderly driver lost control of their vehicle and struck the woman on the sidewalk. Police, firefighters and EMS responded at about 1:30 p.m. to the 6300 block of Penn Avenue in East Liberty.
Source: Pedestrian hospitalized after elderly driver hits her on Pittsburgh sidewalk
Storms are forecasted to hit the region on Thursday evening
In the Certified Most Accurate Forecast, Pittsburgh’s Action Weather meteorologist Ashley Dougherty said storms are expected to start hitting the region around 6 p.m.
Source: Impact Day: Storms with heavy downpours expected to hit Pittsburgh on Thursday
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission hiked its tolls again on Tuesday. Find out here how much the increase will be.
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Turnpike motorists, prepare to pay more for your trip.
The turnpike commission on Tuesday approved a 5-percent toll increase for all E-ZPass and toll- by-plate customers. The new rates go into effect Jan. 7.
The commission blamed the latest hike on a 2007 state law that obligates the agency to provide PennDOT with supplemental funding for transit systems around the state.
Source: PA Turnpike Raises Tolls Yet Again; Future Hikes On Way For Decades
The U.S. military was scrambling on Wednesday to determine the fate of an American soldier who made an unauthorised crossing of the inter-Korean border into North Korea, throwing Washington into a new crisis in its dealing with the nuclear-armed state.
Source: US military scrambles to determine fate of soldier who fled to North Korea
Former Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas will return to the job he held for more than a decade. The county’s 11 Common Pleas Court judges on Monday appointed Kopas to complete the remaining five months of the unexpired term of Commissioner Gina Cerilli Thrasher, who will resign July 31.
Source: Former Westmoreland Commissioner Kopas tapped to fill Cerilli Thrasher’s seat
Canadian wildfire smoke continues to plague the United States, triggering air quality alerts for more than a dozen states from Montana to Vermont.
Source: Canadian wildfire smoke puts around 70 million US residents under air quality alerts | CNN
In his “Jeopardy!” debut, Pittsburgher Daniel Moore showed off his seriously strong smarts in winning Friday night’s airing of the popular game show. Things didn’t start off so well for Moore, as he missed his first answer. But after that, Moore put on a clinic.
Moore missed the Final Jeopardy answer and both of his competitors — two-day champ Ittai Sopher and Allison Madson — got it right. However, Moore had built up such a lead by then that they were unable to catch him. Moore finished the game off with $25,000. And another appearance on Monday’s show.
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey took to Twitter to celebrate Moore’s win. Turns out, Moore works in the mayor’s Office of Business Diversity.
Source: Pittsburgh’s Daniel Moore wins big in his ‘Jeopardy!’ debut
