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What’s in store for rioters in Capitol attack? Experts weigh in
As federal investigators begin culling through thousands of hours of video and social media posts to identify the people responsible for Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol, many Americans wonder what justice will look like. Will it mean filing charges against every single individual involved in the violent clash that made...
Andrew Fillipponi discusses this week’s return to radio following the loss of a child
On Monday, 93.7 The Fan afternoon talk show host Andrew Fillipponi returned to his usual afternoon drivetime host chair after an extended absence. He had missed roughly two weeks over the holidays to stay home with his wife, Amanda, after the loss of their first child. Geno Fillipponi was stillborn...
Officer becomes 5th person to die from Capitol siege
WASHINGTON — A police officer has died from injuries sustained as President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, a violent siege that is forcing hard questions about the defeated president’s remaining days in office and the ability of the Capitol Police to secure the area. The U.S. Capitol Police said...
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle charge over 737 Max
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a Justice Department investigation and admit that employees misled regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline service. The government and the company said Thursday that the settlement includes money for the crash...
Police searching for escapee from Beaver County Jail
Police are searching for a man who escaped from Beaver County Jail on Thursday morning. John Broman, 41, of Beaver, escaped around 10:45 a.m. according to Hopewell Township Police. He was last seen heading south from the jail on foot. Several law enforcement agencies are involved in the search. Broman...
Capitol Police chief resigns a day after Congress was taken by a violent, pro-Trump mob
WASHINGTON — A day after his department failed to protect Congress from rioting by a violent, pro-Trump mob that left five dead, many injured and lawmakers terrified, Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund announced that he will resign, effective Jan. 16. Sund submitted his resignation letter to the Capitol Police Board...
Woman fatally shot at Capitol echoed Trump on social media
SAN DIEGO — Like President Donald Trump, the San Diego woman fatally shot by police as a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol had used Twitter to amplify her views, including false allegations that November’s election was riddled with fraud. “Nothing will stop us….they can try and try...
Education head Betsy DeVos quits, cites Trump rhetoric
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter Thursday, DeVos blamed President Donald Trump for inflaming tensions in the violent assault on the seat of the nation’s democracy. She says, “There is...
Several state lawmakers joined, observed U.S. Capitol turmoil
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself and supporters of President Donald Trump storming into the U.S. Capitol is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation as federal prosecutors step up their pursuit of violent perpetrators. State Del. Derrick Evans was among lawmakers from at least seven states...
Pittsburgh police: Help needed to find missing man with mental health issues
Pittsburgh police seek public help to find a missing man with mental health issues. Marco Anthony Zingrone, 25, was last seen along the 200 block of Ninth Street at 10 a.m. on Dec. 30, Public Safety spokeswoman Cara Cruz reported Thursday. He is described as a white man standing 5...
Trump finally faces reality — amid talk of early ousterVideo
WASHINGTON — With 13 days left in his term, President Donald Trump finally bent to reality on Thursday amid growing talk of trying to force him out early, acknowledging he’ll peacefully leave after Congress affirmed his defeat. Trump led off a video from the White House by condemning the violence...
Plum woman rescued from her burning home by police and neighbor
A 77-year-old Plum woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation Thursday afternoon after being rescued from her burning home by her neighbor and borough police. Resident Butch Bankert said he was going back and forth between his house and shed along the 200 block of Frontenac Road when he...
Western Pa. residents share experiences from chaotic day in nation’s capital
Southwestern Pennsylvanians who traveled to Washington on Tuesday reacted to the chaotic scene that unfolded, as what they anticipated to be a peaceful protest devolved into a violent mob at the U.S. Capitol. Pro-Trump protesters attended a rally with the president — who did little to calm his supporters —...
1 Pennsylvanian dead, a dozen others arrested in Capitol chaos
One Pennsylvanian died and at least a dozen others were among those who were arrested Wednesday night amid violence and chaos in Washington, D.C. Thousands of PresidentTrump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol as legislators gathered to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s election win. Four people died: One woman was shot, and...
Rick Saccone resigns from Saint Vincent faculty in wake of Capitol tripVideo
Former state Rep. Rick Saccone has resigned from his teaching position at Saint Vincent College. Saccone, 62, of Elizabeth said he tendered his resignation as an adjunct instructor Thursday because of flak triggered by his social media posts a day earlier about participating in the pro-Trump demonstration in Washington, D.C.,...
Pittsburgh-area historians, political scientists weigh in on Capitol chaos
The chaos and destruction Wednesday on Capitol Hill will go down as one of the most significant events in American history, and academics are still coming to terms with it. As calls for President Trump’s removal intensified Thursday, scholars are trying to establish how the events will be remembered in...
Jim Brewster waits, works as 45th Senate race remains unresolved
Jim Brewster, the McKeesport Democrat who was a Pennsylvania senator until Tuesday, was working as usual for people who live in the 45th Senate District. “My staff is functioning with constituent issues,” Brewster said Thursday. But, he said, “I can’t do anything official.” On Tuesday, Republican leadership took control of...
Gateway School Board member mired in racial controversy resigns
A Gateway School Board member wrapped in a racial controversy has resigned. Paul Caliari, 46, of Monroeville submitted a letter announcing his resignation, effective immediately, on Thursday according to an announcement posted on the district’s website. Gateway Superintendent Bill Short wrote in the announcement that he and board president Brian...
Judge rules against Crack’d Egg, health department case can proceed
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Allegheny County may proceed with legal action against a Brentwood restaurant defying covid-19 mitigation orders despite a pending bankruptcy action. The county health department ordered the Crack’d Egg to close in August for failing to follow universal masking and social distancing measures. However, restaurant...
Pa. sees highest covid case count in 3 weeks
Pennsylvania has nearly 10,000 new covid cases, according to the state Department of Health. There were 9,698 covid cases and 265 new deaths reported Thursday. Of the newly reported deaths, 103 are from January, 161 are from December and one is from November. The new numbers bring total cases to...
Pa. officials encourage in-person learning for elementary studentsVideo
Pennsylvania health and education officials Thursday encouraged school districts to return elementary school students to classrooms, at least partially. “Beginning in the second semester, which typically begins around Jan. 25, and as local conditions permit, schools are going to be encouraged to allow for elementary school students to return back...
Westmoreland County reports similar number of covid deaths in 1st weeks of January, December
Westmoreland County on Thursday reported 279 additional covid-19 cases, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. There were six coronavirus-related deaths reported as well. The number of total cases in the county is now at 21,003 and total deaths at 465. Westmoreland County coronavirus by dayInfogram Through the first seven...
Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longerVideo
Facebook will bar President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. In a post Thursday morning, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later...
Allegheny County reports 664 new covid cases, 10 deaths
Allegheny County reported 664 new covid cases and 10 new covid deaths Thursday, per the county Health Department. There have now been 58,372 total cases and 1,067 deaths reported in the county. In the first seven days of the month and year, 4,563 cases and 112 deaths have been reported....
1st covid-19 variant case identified in Pennsylvania
The first case of the covid-19 variant initially seen in the United Kingdom last month has been identified in Pennsylvania, Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said Thursday. “Public health experts are still in the early stages of working to better understand this new variant, how it spreads and how...
