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Suspect in officer shooting returned from West Virginia

Suspect in officer shooting returned from West Virginia
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say a man who police say was handcuffed when he allegedly shot a police officer three times with a gun police didn’t know he had before fleeing to West Virginia is back in western Pennsylvania to face charges. The Allegheny County sheriff’s office said 22-year-old Koby Lee Francis of McKeesport was brought from Clarksburg, West Virginia by Allegheny County sheriffs on Friday. Court documents indicate Francis was arraigned on charges including aggravated assault, criminal attempt homicide and a firearms count.

Browns get back 3, not top corner Denzel Ward for Steelers

Browns get back 3, not top corner Denzel Ward for Steelers
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns finally caught a needed break when safety Ronnie Harrison, tight end Harrison Bryant and linebacker Malcolm Smith were activated from the COVID-19 list to play in Sunday night’s wild-card game at Pittsburgh. However, the team will not have top cornerback Denzel Ward, who tested positive with the virus last week and isn’t ready to play. The Browns are short-handed for their first playoff game since the 2002 season. Coach Kevin Stefanski and Pro Bowl left guard Joel Bitonio both tested positive this week and can not take part in the game. The Browns have lost 17 straight games at Heinz Field.

Dems’ momentum builds to impeach Trump, Pelosi hits rioters

Dems’ momentum builds to impeach Trump, Pelosi hits rioters
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Momentum among Democrats is continuing to build for a fresh and fast push to impeach President Donald Trump. And now, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is accusing his backers who violently invaded the Capitol this week of choosing “their whiteness over democracy.” Pelosi spoke as Rhode Island Democratic Rep. David Cicilline says an impeachment article he and colleagues have drafted accusing Trump of inciting insurrection has has collected 176 co-sponsors. The lawmakers plan to formally introduced the proposal Monday, and a vote is possible by Wednesday. Pelosi spoke to her San Francisco constituents Saturday but shed no fresh light on Democrats’ plans to move against Trump.

More arrests in Capitol riot as more video reveals brutality

More arrests in Capitol riot as more video reveals brutality
By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press
Police have charged more Capitol rioters as more graphic details of the insurrection emerge. A man who wore a horned, fur hat when he allegedly joined a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters in storming the nation’s Capitol is among the latest people charged in Wednesday’s mayhem that left five people dead. Also arrested is a Florida man allegedly photographed grinning as he carried away House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern. Among the ugly images in Wednesday’s siege is a bloodied officer screaming as he is being crushed in a doorway. Another officer tumbled over a railing into the crowd below after being body-slammed from behind.

Sen. Toomey says Trump action Impeachable

Top Republican says Trump committed ‘impeachable offenses’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing growing Democratic momentum to impeach him a second time. And a top Republican, Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, says he thinks Trump’s role in encouraging a deadly riot at the Capitol is an “impeachable offense.” But Toomey has stopped short of saying he would vote to remove Trump from office. A Democratic congressman, David Cicciline of Rhode Island, says an impeachment proposal already has 185 co-sponsors. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling Democratic colleagues to be prepared to return to Washington this coming week. Pelosi says Trump should be held accountable but hasn’t committed to an impeachment vote.

Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant

Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a mutated coronavirus. Two easier-to-spread new variants of the virus have the world on edge. One was first discovered in Britain, the other in South Africa, but they share a common mutation. Pfizer researchers say laboratory testing shows that mutation doesn’t block the vaccine. But more tests are needed to see if an additional mutation is cause for concern. The preliminary study was posted on an online research site late Thursday and has not been reviewed by other experts.

Tommy Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93

Lasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died. He was 93. The Dodgers said Friday that he had a heart attack at his home in Fullerton. Resuscitation attempts were made en route to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 11 p.m. Thursday. Lasorda had a history of heart problems, including a heart attack in 1996 that ended his managerial career.

Beaver County Jail escapee back in custody

(Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

John Broman was taken into custody this morning after Hopewell Township Police  received information  and located him at a residence on Lexington Drive. Hopewell was assisted by Aliquippa and Center Twp. Police, the Beaver County Sheriff’s Department, and Beaver County Detectives. He has been returned to the custody of the county jail. He escaped from the jail yesterday after being arraigned.

Trump finally faces reality — amid talk of early ouster

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is back on Twitter praising those who voted for him and calling them “American Patriots.” Trump’s comments Friday come a day after he acknowledged his electoral defeat amid growing talk in Washington of trying to force him from office early. On Thursday, Trump called for “healing and reconciliation” after a mob of his supporters assaulted the Capitol on Wednesday. But on Friday, Trump was back to division. Instead of offering condolences to the police officer who died from injuries sustained during the riot, Trump took to Twitter to commend the “great American Patriots” who voted for him. He said ”they will not be disrespected or treated unfairly.”

House Democrats discussing swift action to impeach Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are discussing whether to move forward with impeaching President Donald Trump if his Cabinet doesn’t try to remove him for the mob assault on the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats are set to hold a caucus meeting Friday to discuss their options. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer are also calling for Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to the Constitution to force Trump from office before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on Jan. 20. If that doesn’t happen, Pelosi says impeachment could begin. The House already impeached Trump in 2019, but the Republican-led Senate acquitted him in early 2020.