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Westmoreland County teacher speaks out after alleged assault, wants changes in Ligonier Valley School District
LIGONIER, Pa. — A former Ligonier Valley School District art teacher is now speaking out after she said she was assaulted by an intellectually disabled student. On Feb. 7, 2023, Linda O'Sullivan's life changed. Now, she wants changes from the school district. O'Sullivan said she was teaching an adaptive...
Maryland State Trooper helicopter teams rescue hiker, swimmer, and ATV driver in WV and Maryland over the weekend
13 August 2024- Maryland State Police Aviation Command helped rescue a swimmer, hiker and ATV operator over the weekend in three separate hoist missions in Maryland and West Virginia. On Saturday afternoon, Trooper 5, a helicopter crew based in Cumberland, responded to rescue a swimmer with a diving head injury...
Maryland Weather: Turns hot, but humidity low through Friday
BALTIMORE -- High pressure will keep our weather quiet. Hotter temperatures return Thursday and Friday, but humidity stays low. We got to enjoy another day of beautiful, dry, and pleasant weather. High temperatures continues to dominate our weather pattern keeping the weather quiet and comfortable. We'll see a mixture of clouds and sunshine through the evening hours. Temperatures will ease into the lower 80s by 8 PM.Under a starlit sky tonight, temperatures will turn comfortably cool.. Expect lows in the lower 60s outside of the Baltimore Beltway to the mid to upper 60s in the more urbanized areas inside of the...
Six DMV teachers selected for Amazon computer science equity fellowship
WASHINGTON — Six teachers from the DMV have been selected to take part in a two-year paid fellowship to enhance computer science education. The Amazon Future Engineer initiative selected 50 educators from across the country to join its Teacher Ambassador Program. The program intends to expand STEM education and tech opportunities for students nationwide, according to Victor Reinoso, global director of Amazon’s philanthropic education initiatives.
Maryland Lottery sees 22 big winners in one week, including $250,000 scratch-off prize
(WBFF) — A Maryland Lottery player in Rockville claimed a $250,000 prize on a scratch-off ticket and another four players scored prizes of $50,000, one each in Charlotte Hall, Edgewater, Joppa and St. Leonard. Across Maryland, the Lottery paid more than $29.7 million in prizes during the seven-day period...
Family speaking out after woman, 18, shot to death in Monroeville
MONROEVILLE, Pa. — It’s been almost a week since Allegheny County investigators found Joselyn Thomas shot dead in Monroeville. >> Woman, 18, reported missing 2 hours before being found shot to death in Monroeville, police say. Her family tells Channel 11 the last few days have been indescribable.
JD Vance to campaign in New Kensington
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. (KDKA) -- Vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance will make a campaign stop in New Kensington on Thursday.Vance will deliver remarks at the VFW Post 92 on Wildlife Lodge Road at 10 a.m. An email from the campaign says he'll be speaking about how a Trump-Vance administration would support veterans.The Ohio senator will be joined by fellow veterans Reps. Jim Banks of Indiana, Brian Mast of Florida and Michael Waltz of Florida. Doors open at 7 a.m. Pennsylvania is a battleground state and will likely be visited several more times by the presidential candidates and their running mates leading up to the November election. Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wilkes-Barre this weekend, and while commissioners say they have no details yet, he's vowed to return to Butler County in October after he was shot during an attempted assassination that injured two others and killed a firefighter.Philadelphia was also chosen as the spot for the Harris-Walz campaign's first rally after Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate last week.
Sheriff's Office Releases Video Of Deputy-Involved Shooting Of Hagerstown Man During Foot Chase
Bello took officers on a high-speed chase before firing at sheriff's deputies while fleeing on foot and will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder and other offenses, authorities announced last month. He was convicted in July following a six-day bench trial on...
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