Two people were taken to the hospital following a one vehicle accident on Interstate 79 in Cranberry Township. State Police report 46 year old John Zazado of Millsboro was northbound when he slammed on his brakes to avoid approaching traffic and turned into the median. Zazado and a passenger, 89 year old Alonzo Lawver of Clarksville were both taken to Allegheny General Hospital for treatment. Police said Zazado was cited.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A six- to 22-year prison sentence has been imposed in a drive-by shooting that preceded the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager fleeing a traffic stop. Zaijuan Hester was sentenced Monday on earlier guilty pleas to aggravated assault and firearms crimes in the June 2018 shooting in North Braddock. Minutes later, authorities said, he and 17-year-old Antwon Rose Jr. fled a car stop, and Rose was shot and killed by a police officer who was later acquitted.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Federal prosecutors want a man accused of killing 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue to face a death sentence. The U.S. attorney’s office in Pittsburgh filed a notice of intent Monday to seek the death penalty against 46-year-old Robert Bowers. He has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial. His lawyers didn’t return messages seeking comment.
A woman from Ambridge is accused of attacking her former boyfriend with a knife. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has the story. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…
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There will be an added police presence at Moon Area High School through the end of this week after two men were stopped with a B-B gun Monday. Officials say the district remains safe and the incident was contained. While police wouldn’t say if anyone was charged in the incident, the letter said the district would push to punish anyone to the maximum extent who brought any sort of weapon on the property.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2019
TODAY – CLOUDY THIS MORNING…THEN OFF AND ON RAIN
SHOWERS FOR THE AFTERNOON. HIGH – 77.
TONIGHT – THUNDERSTORMS. LOW – 67.
WEDNESDAY – PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. HIGH – 78.
BIARRITZ, France (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has skipped a discussion on climate change with other world leaders at the Group of Seven summit in France, leaving an empty chair as global power brokers debated how to help the fire-ravaged Amazon and reduce carbon emissions. Trump was scheduled to attend Monday’s session on climate, biodiversity and oceans, but didn’t.
BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’d meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani if the right circumstances exist to resolve the nuclear standoff with Tehran. At the Group of Seven summit in France, Trump said Monday he won’t ease sanctions ahead of a possible meeting with the Iranians or provide compensation if Iran agrees to certain conditions. But he said Tehran “may need some money to get over a very rough patch” caused by U.S. economic sanctions.
UNDATED (AP) — Stocks are marching broadly higher on Wall Street in midday trading after President Donald Trump claimed China was willing to reopen talks on the costly trade war that has roiled markets and dimmed the outlook for global economic growth. Uncertainty remains high, however, as the Chinese on Monday denied Trump’s claim about new talks. Technology companies rose the most. The market is coming off its fourth straight weekly loss. Bond yields held steady.
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney for Harvey Weinstein says new charges against the movie mogul show prosecutors “are desperate.” Defense attorney Donna Rotunno spoke on Monday after Weinstein appeared in a Manhattan courtroom. Attorney Gloria Allred, who represents Weinstein accusers, said she wondered why the defense is “so afraid of having additional witnesses testify.” Weinstein denies all accusations of non-consensual sex.