October 24, 2022 4:27 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia’s defense chief has alleged that Ukraine was preparing a “provocation” involving a radioactive device, a stark claim that was strongly rejected by U.S., Ukrainian and British officials amid soaring tensions as Moscow struggles to stem Ukrainian advances. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the allegations in phone calls Sunday with his counterparts from the United States, Britain, France and Turkey. The Russian Defense Ministry said Shoigu voiced concern about possible Ukrainian provocations involving a “dirty bomb,” a device that uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste. Russia repeatedly has made allegations that Ukraine could detonate a dirty bomb and blame it on Moscow. Ukrainian authorities, in turn, have accused the Kremlin of hatching such a plan.
October 24, 2022 4:25 am
LONDON (AP) – Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is the strong favorite to become Britain’s next prime minister within hours or days, after former leader Boris Johnson dropped out of the Conservative Party leadership contest. The governing party is choosing a replacement for Liz Truss, who quit last week. Sunak is the only candidate with confirmed support from more than 100 lawmakers, the number needed to run in the election. House of Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has far fewer expressions of support, but is aiming to reach the threshold by the time nominations close at 2 p.m. If Mordaunt does not reach 100 nominations, Sunak will win by acclamation and could move into 10 Downing St. by Monday evening.
October 24, 2022 4:21 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – A woman who fell 20 feet over a hillside in Mount Washington was rescued by firefighters and medics Sunday night. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say the woman was riding her bicycle on East Sycamore street when her brakes failed. The woman hit a median, fell down the hill and became stuck. Medics and firefighters were called to the scene at around 10:30 p.m. and used a backboard to lift her from the hill. The woman was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition.
October 24, 2022 4:19 am
CASTLE SHANNON — (WPXI) – One person was taken to a hospital after a vehicle crashed into a local diner. Allegheny County dispatchers said police, fire and medics were sent to Grove Road in Castle Shannon at around 5:30 p.m., where a large hole was punched through the side of Bob’s Diner. Crews believe the driver lost control of their car as they were coming down a hill. Castle Shannon firefighters say the diner has been vacant since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 24, 2022 4:16 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – At least two people are hospitalized after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s South Side. Allegheny County dispatchers say police were called to East Carson and 10th Street around 9:15 p.m. Pittsburgh police say shots were fired from a vehicle at a gas station and that two people took themselves to a hospital. One victim is in critical condition and the status of the other is unknown at this time. Police have not released what injuries the victims were suffering from at this time.
October 23, 2022 8:32 am
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, who say they were subjected to harassment and threats from Jones’ lies about the 2012 Newtown school shooting. Jones filed the requests Friday, saying Judge Barbara Bellis’ pretrial rulings resulted in an unfair trial and “a substantial miscarriage of justice.” “Additionally, the amount of the compensatory damages award exceeds any rational relationship to the evidence offered at trial,” Jones’ lawyers, Norm Pattis and Kevin Smith, wrote in the motion. Christopher Mattei, a lawyer for the 15 plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Jones, declined to comment on the filing Saturday, but said he and other attorneys for the Sandy Hook families will be filing a brief opposing Jones’ request. Twenty first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School died in the attack on Dec. 14, 2012. (Photo: AP)
October 23, 2022 8:29 am
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police identified a suspect in a shooting inside a hospital Saturday during which two employees were killed and the alleged gunman was wounded. Police said they detained Nestor Hernandez, 30, after a Methodist Health System police officer shot and wounded him at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Hernandez was taken to another local hospital for treatment, the Dallas Morning News reported. Methodist Health System police, Dallas police and Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the shooting inside the hospital around 11 a.m., the Morning News reported. “A Methodist Health System Police Officer arrived on the scene, confronted the suspect, and fired his weapon at the suspect, injuring him,” hospital spokesperson Ryan Owens said in a statement. The names of the victims and their positions at the hospital were not immediately released. Hernandez faces capital murder charges. At the time of the shooting he was on parole for aggravated robbery and was wearing an active ankle monitor, police said. (Photo: AP)
October 23, 2022 8:26 am
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Roslyn was expected to deliver a treacherous storm surge to parts of Mexico Sunday after plowing over the Pacific as a powerful Category 4 storm just offshore from the resort of Puerto Vallarta. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said early Sunday that Roslyn had become “extremely dangerous” with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph). The storm was forecast “to bring damaging winds, a life-threatening storm surge and flooding rains to portions of west-central Mexico today,” the hurricane center said at 12 a.m. Sunday. The center placed Roslyn’s core about 45 miles (75 kilometers) west of Cabo Corrientes — the point of land jutting into the Pacific south of Puerto Vallarta — and moving north at 12 mph (19 kph). Forecasters said Roslyn likely would pass close to Cabo Corrientes and the Puerto Vallarta region during the night, but warned that those areas would still see high winds, heavy rains and rough surf.
October 23, 2022 8:22 am
(WPXI) – The fifth gun in the last week was found at a security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport. According to a release from Allegheny County police, TSA officers saw a Sig Sauer 9 mm handgun carefully concealed in a passenger’s duffel bag. The officers told Allegheny County police that the firearm had been disassembled and separately wrapped inside various pieces of clothing within the duffel bag. Police determined that the passenger, identified as 20-year-old Shane Woods from Lancaster, California, did not have a concealed firearm permit. The FBI was notified and is involved in the investigation. Woods has been charged with firearms not to be carried without a license. He will be taken to Allegheny County Jail for arraignment.
October 23, 2022 8:19 am
(WPXI) – A Clairton Volunteer Fire Department member says a 26-year-old man is dead after a house fire. Allegheny County dispatchers confirm first responders were sent to the 1100 block of Toman Avenue at around 8:15 Saturday morning. Firefighters say the man was found dead at the scene along with a family cat and dog. The Allegheny County Fire Marshall is investigating.
