Jan. 11—The 60 years-to-life prison sentence being served by a Greensburg woman for her role in the 2010 torture killing of Jennifer Daugherty has been upheld by a state appeals court. In an opinion released Thursday, a three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court rejected a defense request to invalidate the sentence imposed in 2022 […]
The U.S. and U.K. launched airstrikes on Yemen on Thursday, in a major escalation of tensions in the Middle East amid Israel’s controversial U.S.-backed military operation in Gaza. The strikes targeted the Yemeni capital of Sana’a, among other areas in the country. HuffPost first reported on Thursday that the Biden administration had made a decision […]
Jan. 11—A New York City man who believed he was meeting someone to exchange about a pound of fentanyl Wednesday evening in Hempfield instead found himself behind bars, police said. Investigators said they found the drugs hidden in a toy school bus inside the SUV being driven by Adrian Wright, 38, of Queens. Wright was […]
WASHINGTON — A man arrested by the FBI this week in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has resigned as a Republican member of the Maryland State Board of Elections. Federal authorities arrested Carlos Ayala on Tuesday and charged him with several misdemeanors and a felony count of civil disorder. He […]
Jan. 11—There’s still no word from Leechburg Area School District officials on when or who will replace Superintendent Tiffany Nix. Nix, who announced this month that she’s resigning to become an assistant superintendent at Penn-Trafford School District, said Thursday she is not aware of the school board’s plan to select a replacement. No updates or […]
Jan. 11—Brown Elementary achieved an A on the state’s new letter grade formula, released Dec. 21. It was the top mark among the county’s 12 schools. “We knew which schools had higher achievement and which ones we’re still working on. We have areas where we have opportunities for success,” Director of Schools William Stepp said. […]
Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths occurred globally in December, the World Health Organization said this week—this as highly mutated variant “Pirola” JN.1 offspring spawn and begin their upward ascents in the U.S. and elsewhere. The global wave occurs after holiday gatherings, as expected, and comes as JN.1 dominates worldwide, the organization’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, […]
Jan. 11—One person died and another person was seriously injured in a four-vehicle traffic accident at the intersection of Lantana Rd. and Miller Ave. Monday. According to the report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, David Williams, 83, was traveling north on Lantana Rd. in a 2017 Kia Sedona minivan. Williams entered the intersection of Miller […]
ANKENY, Iowa — It was the day after one of Nikki Haley’s biggest breaks in her presidential campaign, and she didn’t mention it even once. In New Hampshire, Chris Christie’s exit from the GOP primary the previous night had opened a wider path for Haley there, a state where the former South Carolina governor has […]
For one 15-year-old girl in 2024, some of the everyday problems she posts to her 10,000-plus followers on TikTok sound similar to any teenager’s from any generation. The girl, who will remain unidentified here given her status as a minor, tries on different outfits for a concert, stresses about going to her sophomore year Spanish […]
Jan. 11—ABILENE — Texas State Technical College’s spring semester began this week with class introductions and activities for students. Students at the four West Texas campuses in Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood and Sweetwater began the first week of the semester by completing online paperwork and touring the labs where they will be studying for the next […]
Dow Jones futures fell slightly after hours, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. JPMorgan, Bank of America, UnitedHealth and Delta Air headline Friday morning earnings. X The stock market rally showed resilience after a volatile morning following a hotter-than-expected CPI inflation report and the launch of Bitcoin ETFs. The Dow Jones hit a […]