Today's News-Monday, September 14, 2009

CRASH

A VIRGINIA WOMAN HAD MINOR INJURIES FOLLOWING A CRASH ON INTERSTATE 81 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 21 YEAR OLD SHAUNA MOJADDIDI WAS SOUTHBOUND IN RYAN TOWNSHIP WHEN SHE FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED DOWN A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT AND THEN ROLLED OVER. MOJADDIDI WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE REMOVED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. THE CRASH HAPPENED BEFORE 3PM.

POTTSVILLE MAN CHARGED IN THEFT

ONE MAN IS ARRESTED AND THREE OTHERS ARE BEING SOUGHT IN THE THEFT OF A POTTSVILLE MAN’S ATV. POTTSVILLE P.D. SAYS THAT JOHN MILLER JR. OF PIERCE STREET REPORTEDLY TOOK THE VEHICLE FROM THE HOME OF WILLIAM SEARS LAST MONTH. MILLER WAS CHARGED FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT WHILE TRANSPORTING THE ATV TO A SHOP IN NEW PHILADELPHIA. MILLER WAS ARRAIGNED AND RELEASED ON UNSECURED BAIL.

TWO ESCAPE INJURY

TWO PEOPLE ESCAPED INJURY IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH IN PORT CARBON LAST NIGHT. 74 YEAR OLD CATHERINE SNOPEK WAS DRIVING HER VEHICLE FROM THE TURKEY HILL MINIT MARKET ONTO PIKE STREET WHEN SHE PULLED INTO THE PATH OF JACQUELINE COSTY'S CAR. BOTH VEHICLES HAD SLIGHT DAMAGE.

HOW SAFE IS THE RIG TRAVELING NEXT TO YOU?

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU SEE A BIG RIG IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR-A NEW ANALYSIS OF FEDERAL DATA SHOWS OVER 28-THOUSAND MOTOR CARRIER COMPANIES OPERATING OVER 200-THOUSAND TRUCKS LACK MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS. TOM JOSEPH REPORTS:

JOSEPH RIGS

HARRISBURG, PA. (AP) - AFTER A TWO-HOUR MEETING WITH GOV. ED RENDELL LAST NIGHT, REPUBLICANS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATE SAY THEY'RE HOPEFUL OF GETTING HIM ON BOARD WITH A TENTATIVE $28 BILLION BUDGET. RENDELL HAD THREATENED TO VETO IT, BUT SENATE MAJORITY LEADER DOMINIC PILEGGI SAYS LAWMAKERS WILL TRY TO ACCOMODATE THE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR'S CONCERNS.

CALIFORNIA, PA. (AP) - DIVERS IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SEARCHING FOR A CAR THAT HAD SLIPPED INTO THE MONONGAHELA RIVER, CAME ACROSS A PICKUP TRUCK CONTAINING A BADLY DECOMPOSED BODY. THE DIVE TEAM FOUND THE CAR THEY WERE LOOKING FOR, BUT ALSO FOUND THE TRUCK CONTAINING THE BODY. OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE TRUCK MAY HAVE BEEN THERE FOR FOUR YEARS.

COATESVILLE, PA. (AP) - PROSECUTORS IN SUBURBAN PHILADELPHIA HAVE ACCUSED A MOTHER OF TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE IN THE CASE OF HER SON. LAQUANTA CHAPMAN IS CHARGED IN THE ALLEGED MURDER AND DISMEMBERMENT OF A TEENAGER LAST FALL. AUTHORITIES ALLEGE THAT CYNTHIA CHAPMAN GRAVES, OF COATESVILLE,TRIED TO HIDE HER SON'S CAR BY DRIVING IT TO NEW JERSEY AND LEAVING IT.

BELLEFONTE, PA. (AP) - POLICE IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA HAVE INCREASED THE CHARGES AGAINST A WOMAN ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING WITH ANOTHER MAN TO KILL HER HUSBAND. MIRINDA BOOB IS NOW CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE AUG. 23 DEATH OF SAMUEL BOOB, THE FATHER OF FOUR SMALL CHILDREN. SHE IS ALSO CHARGED WITH SOLICITATION TO COMMIT MURDER AND CONSPIRACY.

JOHNSTOWN, PA. (AP) - THE 3RD U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAS ORDERED A NEW TRIAL FOR A WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA MAN ON DEATH ROW FOR THE 1992 KILLING OF AN 80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. THE THREE-JUDGE PANEL'S RULING UPHOLDS A 2005 DECISION BY A DISTRICT JUDGE WHO SAID PROSECUTORS WITHHELD SOME EVIDENCE THAT COULD HAVE HELPED ERNIE SIMMONS' DEFENSE.

WASHINGTON (AP) - IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE WALL STREET TEETERED ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE, BUT A NEW POLL SUGGESTS THE ECONOMY STILL TROUBLES MOST AMERICANS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS-GFK POLL FINDS THAT SEVEN OUT OF 10 AMERICANS SURVEYED LACK CONFIDENCE THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN SAFEGUARDS TO PREVENT ANOTHER FINANCIAL INDUSTRY MELTDOWN.

WASHINGTON (AP) - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS MARKING THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE COLLAPSE OF LEHMAN BROTHERS WITH A SPEECH AT NEW
YORK'S FEDERAL HALL IN THE SHADOW OF WALL STREET. AIDES SAY HE'LL REVIEW EFFORTS TO REPAIR THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM. BUT HE'LL STRESS HOW MUCH WORK MUST STILL BE DONE.

NEW HAVEN, CONN. (AP) - ANNIE LE SHOULD HAVE BEEN EMBARKING ON HER NEW LIFE AS A NEWLYWED TODAY. BUT THE YALE GRADUATE STUDENT WHO HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE TUESDAY APPARENTLY MET A VIOLENT DEATH. POLICE BELIEVE THEY HAVE FOUND HER BODY IN THE WALL OF A SECURE BUILDING ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO STUDENTS AND STAFF.

KABUL (AP) - A BRITISH SOLDIER HAS BEEN KILLED IN AN ATTACK ON A FOOT PATROL IN AFGHANISTAN. BRITAIN'S DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS THE SOLDIER WAS SHOT SUNDAY WHILE PATROLLING A DISTRICT OF AFGHANISTAN'S SOUTHERN HELMAND PROVINCE.

CAIRO (AP) - THERE'S A NEW AUDIO MESSAGE FROM AL-QAIDA LEADER OSAMA BIN LADEN. IN IT, HE DESCRIBES PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AS "POWERLESS" TO STOP THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. AND HE SAYS AMERICANS' INABILITY TO GRASP WHY THE SEPT. 11 ATTACKS OCCURRED HAS COST THEM A LOT "WITHOUT ANY RESULT WHATSOEVER."