August 1, 2022 4:20 am
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set off from the port of Odesa. The departure of the ship laden with corn follows an internationally brokered deal that is expected to finally allow large stores of Ukrainian crops to reach foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship, Razoni, departed Odesa on Monday morning headed for Lebanon. Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements with Turkey and the U.N. clearing the way for Ukraine – one of the world’s key breadbaskets – to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural goods that have been stuck in Black Sea ports because of Russia’s invasion.
August 1, 2022 4:17 am
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — (WPXI) – A grandmother is facing charges after a 10-month-old baby had to be revived in McKees Rocks Sunday night. Police and medics were sent to a home on Fair Oaks Street at around 8:30 p.m. for reports of an unresponsive child. Allegheny County police said first responders used naloxone to revive the baby, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. The baby then became responsive and was rushed to Children’s Hospital. He is currently in stable condition. According to the criminal complaint, the grandmother, Robbie Boyer, was caring for the victim at the time of the incident. Police said she took off when officers arrived at the scene. Police then obtained a search warrant for the home and found a glass pipe, multiple bundles of stamp bags of heroin and syringes, according to court documents. Police found Boyer’s car near the home but are still looking for her. She is facing charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children and drug possession.
August 1, 2022 4:15 am
NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man is dead after a car crashed into a tree in Westmoreland County Saturday night. The Westmoreland County coroner identified the victim as 29-year-old Tyler J. Cubakovic. The accident occurred at the intersection of Maple and Gordon lanes in North Huntingdon Township. Officials believe that Cubakovic moved off the side of the road while he was on a curve on Maple Lane. They believe speed may have been a factor in the accident. Dispatchers said that police, fire and EMS were sent to the scene at around 9:10 p.m.
August 1, 2022 4:14 am
ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Eight people were injured in a motorcycle accident in Westmoreland County. According to Westmoreland County 911, the crash happened around 1:05 p.m. on White Cloud Road between Hulton Road and Leechburg Road. Dispatch confirmed that eight people were taken to the hospital and crews are still on the scene. They confirm that multiple riders were flown to Pittsburgh-area-hospitals and others were taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital by ambulance. Allegheny Township police chief Duane Fisher said the riders had just left a restaurant and were heading onto White Cloud road they went around a curve and lost control. The injured riders were part of a larger group who were doing a charity ride for Butler’s Riding for the Cure organization. The riders would meet in Butler County to participate in a fundraising event hosted by the organization.
August 1, 2022 4:11 am
REPUBLIC, Pa. — (WPXI) – The Red Cross was called to assist residents after a house was heavily damaged by a fire in Fayette County. Dispatchers said emergency crews responded to a fire on Johnson Avenue in Republic at around 3:54 p.m. Six different fire departments had crews on the scene. Fayette County EMS and Redstone police also responded. There were no reported injuries as a result of this fire.
July 31, 2022 8:10 am
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million pound ($1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden. The Sunday Times reported that the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund received the money in 2013 from Bakr bin Laden, patriarch of the large and wealthy Saudi family, and his brother Shafiq. Both are half-brothers of the former al-Qaida leader, who was killed by U.S. special forces in Pakistan in 2011. The newspaper said advisers had urged the heir to the throne not to take the donation. Charles’ Clarence House office disputed that but confirmed the donation had been made. It said the decision to accept the money was taken by the charity’s trustees, not the prince, and “thorough due diligence was undertaken in accepting this donation.”
July 31, 2022 8:09 am
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 for a second time, the White House said Saturday. According to White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the President “has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well.” Biden, 79, will not have more treatment but will resume isolation after the “rebound case,” the White House said. Biden will follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and will remain in isolation for at least five days. The White House canceled Biden’s planned trip to his home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday, and a visit to Michigan on Tuesday.
July 31, 2022 8:06 am
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot conditions and were quickly encroaching on neighborhoods, forcing evacuation orders for over 100 homes Saturday, while an Idaho blaze was spreading. In California’s Klamath National Forest, the fast-moving McKinney fire, which started Friday, went from charring just over 1 square mile (1 square kilometer) to scorching as much as 62 square miles (160 square kilometers) by Saturday in a largely rural area near the Oregon state line, according to fire officials. The fire burned down at least a dozen residences and wildlife was seen fleeing the area to avoid the flames. California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday as the fire intensified. The proclamation allows Newsom more flexibility to make emergency response and recovery effort decisions and access federal aid.
July 31, 2022 8:01 am
ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WPXI)— At least eight people were injured in an accident involving motorcycles in Westmoreland County. According to Westmoreland County 911, the crash happened around 1:05 p.m. on White Cloud Road between Hulton Road and Leechburg Road. Dispatch confirmed that eight people were taken to the hospital and crews are still on the scene. They confirm that multiple riders were flown to Pittsburgh-area-hospitals and others were taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital by ambulance. Allegheny Township police chief Duane Fisher said the riders had just left a restaurant and were heading onto White Cloud road they went around a curve and lost control. The chief said he would never recommend the route. The injured riders were part of a larger group who were doing a charity ride for Butler’s Riding for the Cure organization. The riders would meet in Butler County to participate in a fundraising event hosted by the organization.
July 31, 2022 4:33 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Illinois Lottery is reporting a ticket matching all 5 numbers and the Mega Millions number has been sold. The state’s lottery website and the Mega Millions site now list the Jackpot as “pending.” Friday’s winning numbers are: 13-36-45-57-67, with a Mega Ball of 14. The jackpot is the third-largest lottery prize and the biggest in nearly four years. It grew so large because there have been 29 consecutive draws without a winner. The $1.337 billion prize is for players who are paid with the annuity option, which makes 30 annual payments. Nearly all jackpot winners choose the cash option, which for Friday night’s drawing is an estimated $780.5 million. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
