Month: August 2022

Breaking News Live Updates, August 3: The vehicle of Uday Samant, MLA of the Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena was attacked on Tuesday in Pune’s Katraj Chowk while passing by a place where Aditya Thackeray held a public meeting earlier. Condemning the incident, Sawant said this is not how politics is done in Maharashtra. “The attackers had baseball bats and stones. CM’s convoy was ahead of me. The police will investigate whether they were following me or the CM,” he told ANI. Reacting to the incident, CM Eknath Shinde said it was an “act of cowardice” and strict action…

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Last week’s Mecum Auto Auction in Harrisburg did great business. The company announced Tuesday that this was a record year for them with more than $40 million in sales, up 30 percent from the last time they were in town in 2019. It’s also Mecum’s auction that highest grosser ever in Pennsylvania. Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for abc27 newsletters here. During the four days of the event, 863 vehicles were auctioned. The top seller was a 2021 Mercedes-Benz that sold for $473,000. Six of the top…

PENNSYLVANIA – The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced Tuesday that it has approved a 5 percent toll increase for 2023. The increase will be in effect for all E-ZPass and Toll By Plate customers. According to a statement from the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the increase will change the most common toll for a car for E-ZPass customer fares from $1.70 to $1.80. Toll rates per plate will increase from $4.10 to $4.40 for the most common toll. The release also said the most common toll for a Class 5 tractor trailer will increase from $13.70 to $14.40 for E-ZPass customers and from…

Pennsylvania – A sweeping expansion of mail-in voting in Pennsylvania has survived a legal challenge brought by some of the same Republican state representatives who voted for the legislation nearly three years ago. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. The state Supreme Court upheld the law 5 to 2 on Tuesday, with the two “no” votes coming from the court’s two Republican justices. Millions of state voters have opted to vote by mail in recent elections, though Democrats have used it in far greater numbers. The law fell out of favor among Republicans when former President…

Pacific Crest Trail hikers avoid McKinney Fire Jamie Lusch / Mail Tribune Andy Seldon, 51, PCT trail name “Sad Spot,” brushes his teeth Tuesday with a toothbrush he cut in half to save weight in his backpack at Jackson Wellsprings in Ashland. Navigating a 110-mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail closed in response to the McKinney fire took the work of some angels. “Trail Angels” and other connections PCT hikers rely on helped ease their transition from the trail after the U.S. Forest Service closed the trail between Etna Summit in Siskiyou County, Calif., and Mt. Ashland. More trail…

Marijuana raids in Josephine County revealed plants, electrical hazards, weapons, cash and processed marijuana. [Photo courtesy of Josephine County Sheriff’s Office] Four raids conducted in Josephine County Three men were arrested this week during raids that turned up guns, $400,000 in cash, 12,000 marijuana plants and 10,000 pounds of processed marijuana, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office said. The four raids on Monday and Tuesday targeted illegal marijuana crops in the 4000 block of Redwood Avenue in Grants Pass, the 12000 block of Williams Highway in Applegate Valley, the 300 block of Livingston Way and the 1500 block of Three Pines…