Jimmy Carter out of hospital after treatment for fall
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter is out of the hospital where he was treated after fracturing his pelvis in a recent fall, a spokeswoman said Thursday. Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo said in a statement that the former president had been released from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and was...
World’s largest tree house burns down in 15 minutesVideo
An iconic tree house burned to the ground in just 15 minutes. The fire Tuesday at the structure, famous for being the largest tree house in the world, started at about 10:30 p.m., reports WVLT-TV. It collapsed just as emergency crews arrived on scene. Minister’s Tree House near Crossville, Tenn.,...
Pa. man who killed 5-year-old girl is resentenced to life term
ERIE — A man who was teenager when he killed a 5-year-old Pennsylvania girl has been resentenced to life in prison by a judge who said he was “permanently incorrigible” and should never leave prison. Scott Schroat had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 1992 slaying of Lila Ebright....
Pa. company fined after worker’s fatal fall into meat grinder
PENNSDALE — Federal officials have fined a Pennsylvania company for violations found after a worker was killed when she fell into a meat grinder earlier this year. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration issued $49,062 in civil penalties against the Economy Storage Locker Co. in Pennsdale. Authorities say 11 serious...
Philadelphia tops list of cities for bedbugs, Pittsburgh makes list
The City of Brotherly Love beat out the Steel City on a list no one wanted to top. Philadelphia came in at No.1 on Terminix’s ranking of the top 50 most bedbug-infested cities in the country. Further down the list, Pittsburgh landed at No. 16, while Harrisburg came in at...
Bill would dedicate lieutenant governor’s mansion for veterans program, Guard families
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman described a proposal to transfer control of the lieutenant governor’s Fort Indiantown Gap residence to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs as a “win across the board.” State senators voted unanimously Wednesday to pass the bill, which would require that the property be used...
Ukrainian leader felt Trump pressure before taking officeVideo
KYIV, Ukraine — More than two months before the phone call that launched the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s newly elected leader was already worried about pressure from the U.S. president to investigate his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Volodymyr Zelenskiy gathered a small group of advisers on May...
‘Executive privilege’ could complicate case against Giuliani associates, attorney saysVideo
NEW YORK — Two South Florida businessmen who worked to help President Trump’s personal attorney pursue dirt in Ukraine on a political foe pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that they conspired to purchase influence by steering hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal foreign cash into U.S. campaigns. Appearing...
Trump includes Colorado in states getting border wallVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s boast of building part of the border wall in Colorado is garnering attention in the state, including from the state’s governor, Democrat Jared Polis. Trump was speaking Wednesday to an audience in Pittsburgh when he included Colorado in a list of states where the border...
House Ethics opens investigation into Rep. Katie Hill over alleged staffer relationship
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Rep. Katie Hill regarding allegations that she may have had a sexual relationship with a member of her staff. The committee will gather additional information regarding the allegations, the committee said in a statement. Hill denied allegations Tuesday she...
BLM official: Solving wild horse problem will take $5B, 15 years
RENO, Nev. — It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, the acting head of the Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday, adding that several developments have made him more optimistic about his agency’s ability...
Unity man was proud of service to country
Even when he was living in Illinois and Ohio, William C. Eversole was a proud Pittsburgh Steelers season ticket holder who made it to every game he could. “He always managed to either be at the games, or listen to them on the radio,” said his daughter, Jessie Jones. He...
Car plunges from Indianapolis parking garage, killing 2Video
INDIANAPOLIS — Firefighters say a car plunged from the fourth floor of a downtown Indianapolis parking garage, killing a man and a woman inside. The car landed on its roof after falling shortly before 10 a.m. Wednesday from the Market Square Center Garage. It plowed through a parking garage wall...
Snyder of Berlin sold to competitor Utz
Snyder of Berlin, a well-known Somerset County producer of potato chips, pretzels, popcorn and other snacks, has been sold to Utz Quality Foods, its York County-based competitor, the company said Wednesday. Snyder of Berlin had been owned by food conglomerate Conagra Brands Inc. Utz bills itself as the largest family-managed,...
Chaotic scene as House Republicans disrupt impeachment depositionVideo
WASHINGTON — Republicans brought House Democrats’ impeachment investigation to a halt on Wednesday as around two dozen GOP House members stormed into a closed-door deposition with a Defense Department official. Democrats said the move compromised national security as some of them brought electronic devices into a secure room. The GOP...
Report: Traffic-related deaths rise in Pa., continue to drop across U.S.
Pennsylvania saw a slight increase in traffic-related fatalities last year despite a national down tick, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Across the state, just over 1,100 traffic deaths were reported in 2018, an increase of 20 fatalities since 2017, data shows. Of those, 34 were reported in...
California deputy fatally shot investigating marijuana theft
SOMERSET, Calif. — A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was killed Wednesday while responding to a call regarding a theft from a private marijuana garden in the rural Sierra Nevada foothills, officials said. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Brian Ishmael was fatally shot in the community of Somerset...
Missouri farmer charged in killing of Wisconsin brothers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri cattle farmer charged Wednesday with two counts of first-degree murder shot two brothers from Wisconsin, burned their bodies and dumped the remains on a manure pile on his property, investigators said. Garland Nelson, 25, of Braymer, is also charged with two counts of abandonment...
Jerry Sandusky takes appeal of molestation conviction to U.S. court
HARRISBURG — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is asking a federal court to do what state courts so far haven’t and either grant him a new trial or release him from prison. The 75-year-old Sandusky filed a petition Tuesday that repeats many of the arguments he’s made...
Elijah Cummings lying in repose at historically black college
BALTIMORE — Mourners, constituents and other well-wishers paid respects to U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings on Wednesday as his body lay in repose at a historically black college in Baltimore ahead of the first in a series of services. A tan hearse with a U.S. House of Representatives seal carrying Cummings’...
Federal judges seem skeptical of Trump arguments in tax case
NEW YORK — Three judges on a federal appeals panel appeared inclined Wednesday to reject arguments that President Donald Trump’s tax returns can’t be given to a New York grand jury because he is immune from state criminal law — even if he were to shoot someone on Fifth Avenue....
Police share photo of ’Drunk Santa’ in jail cell
The Brea Police Department in Orange County, Calif., took to social media Tuesday to share a message from a man in a Santa Claus suit sleeping inside a jail cell. The post to Twitter, which is composed as a letter, reads, “Dear Santa, I’m sorry I stole your red suit....
Teen found dead near Penn State campus, fraternity suspended
STATE COLLEGE — Authorities say a 17-year-old male was found dead in an off-campus house at Penn State and a fraternity has been suspended. Penn State officials said Tuesday that the Alpha Delta chapter of Chi Phi has lost all its privileges. Police said the teenager was found Saturday night...
39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England
LONDON — Police in southeastern England said 39 people were found dead Wednesday inside a truck container believed to have come from Bulgaria. The truck, which is said to have entered Britain via the Welsh port of Holyhead on Saturday, was found by ambulance workers at Waterglade Industrial Park in...
Transgender woman loses lawsuit against estheticians who refused to wax her male genitalia
A human rights tribunal in British Columbia has ruled against a transgender woman who said she was refused wax services at more than a dozen beauty salons. According to the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, Jessica Yaniv identifies as female, but has male genitalia. Yaniv contacted the businesses via Facebook messages requesting...
