March 15, 2021 4:29 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has passed up an opportunity to join other Democrats calling for the resignation of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The three-term governor is under investigation after multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Asked Sunday by a reporter if Cuomo should resign, Biden responded, “I think the investigation is underway and we should see what it brings us.” Biden has not previously spoken publicly about the allegations against Cuomo. Several prominent New York Democrats, including Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, have called on Cuomo to step down. Cuomo has refused to resign and has denied he did what has been alleged.
March 15, 2021 4:28 am
A powerful late winter snowstorm intensified over the central Rocky Mountains with heavy snow and wind leading to airport and road closures, power outages and avalanche warnings in parts of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. The National Weather Service in Wyoming called it a “historic and crippling” winter storm that would cause extremely dangerous to impossible travel conditions through at least early Monday. Denver International Airport closed its runways just before noon Sunday and the Wyoming Department of Transportation suspended plowing in the Casper area Sunday after several plows went off the road due to low visibility.
March 15, 2021 4:26 am
NEW YORK (AP) – Female performers including Beyoncé and Taylor Swift had a record-making night at the 2021 Grammy Awards, a jam-packed but socially distanced show highlighted by live music sorely absent during the pandemic era. Four female acts won the top four prizes Sunday, including Swift, who became the first female performer to win album of the year three times, while Beyoncé – with her 28th win – became the most decorated woman in Grammy history. H.E.R. won song of the year, Billie Eilish picked up record of the year and Megan Thee Stallion was named best new artist. Sunday marked the first time four separate and solo women won the top four honors.
March 15, 2021 4:23 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The defense attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death says he’s “gravely concerned” that last week’s announcement of a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family makes it impossible for his client to get a fair trial. Attorney Eric Nelson asked for a delay Monday and also raised the possibility of renewing his previously unsuccessful motion to move Derek Chauvin’s trial to another city because of the potential that the settlement has for tainting the jury pool. Nine jurors have already been selected. Judge Peter Cahill declined to grant an immediate delay but expressed concern.
March 15, 2021 4:22 am
BIG BEAVER — (WPXI) – A deadly house fire in Beaver County is being investigated now as a homicide, according to a release from police Sunday. The Beaver County coroner was called to the scene in the 1000 block of Shenango Road in Big Beaver shortly after flames broke out around 6 a.m. While firefighters got the blaze under control, they found the victim — identified as Rolando Contreras, 26 — dead inside the home. The coroner told our news partners at Channel 11 he had multiple gunshot wounds to the head and body. Police did not specify how the man was killed, or what caused the fire. Later Sunday morning, investigators confirmed police were looking for a vehicle and two people in connection with a homicide in Big Beaver. A BOLO went out for a green 2014 Chevrolet pickup truck with a Texas license plate. However, officials did not say if it is related to the deadly fire. Investigators said anyone with information about what happened is asked to call police.
March 15, 2021 4:17 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Police say a woman was critically injured in a mauling by two dogs at a Pittsburgh home over the weekend. Pittsburgh public safety officials said the victim is related to the owner of the dog and was apparently trying to let the dogs out of the residence when she was attacked shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday. Police, emergency medical personnel and animal care and control workers responded, and the woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition with serious wounds to her head and face. Animal control workers took possession of the animals. The police violent crime unit is investigating.
March 15, 2021 4:14 am
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man riding a motorcycle was killed in a crash overnight Sunday in Westmoreland County. According to the coroner’s office, the crash happened around 12:45 a.m. on Sardis Road in Murrysville. Investigators said the victim — identified as Robert Mahan, 24 — was riding his motorcycle south on Sardis Road when he crossed over the center line into the opposite lane and hit a Honda CR-V. Mahan was thrown from the motorcycle, and the county coroner pronounced him dead at the scene. Police said Mahan was not wearing a helmet at the time of the deadly crash. The driver of the other vehicle involved was not hurt.
March 14, 2021 7:45 am
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A top leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday political donations made in his name to several Democratic candidates, including President Joe Biden, that violate the faith’s political neutrality rules were done by his family. Dieter Uchtdorf said in a statement provided by church officials that the contributions came from an online family account associated with his name. “I regret such an oversight on my part,” Uchtdorf said. “I fully support the church’s policy related to political donations from church leaders.” Uchtdorf is a member of a top governing body called the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, which sits below the first presidency and helps set church policy and oversees the faith’s business interests. A church rule created in 2011 when church member Mitt Romney was running for the GOP presidential nomination dictate that members of this panel and other full-time church leaders and their spouses should not participate in political campaigns or give donations.
March 14, 2021 7:43 am
DENVER (AP) — More than 2,000 flights have been canceled over the weekend at Denver International Airport as a major snowstorm strikes the region. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning, saying it expects 18 to 24 inches (46-61 cm) of heavy, wet snow to fall in Denver and Boulder from Saturday afternoon through Sunday night. Some areas along the Front Range foothills were expected to receive up to 30 inches (76 cm). The Colorado Department of Transportation warned that road closures are highly likely and asked people not to make unnecessary trips. The highways most likely to be affected included Interstate 25 from Colorado Springs to Wyoming, including Denver and Monument Hill; I-70 to Limon; and I-76 to Ft. Morgan, the department said. Denver International had a busy morning Saturday with passengers trying to beat the storm, but about 750 flights later in the day were canceled, airport spokeswoman Emily Williams said. Just about all Sunday flights had been canceled as well — nearly 1,300.
March 14, 2021 7:42 am
Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later he was so disgusted after losing a decision to Sugar Ray Leonard — stolen, he claimed, by the judges — that he never fought again. One of the great middleweights in boxing history, Hagler died Saturday at the age of 66. His wife, Kay, announced his death on the Facebook page for Hagler’s fans. Hagler fought on boxing’s biggest stages against its biggest names, as he, Leonard, Hearns and Roberto Duran dominated the middleweight classes during a golden time for boxing in the 1980s. Quiet with a brooding public persona, Hagler fought 67 times over 14 years as a pro out of Brockton, Massachusetts, finishing 62-3-2 with 52 knockouts. Hagler was unmistakable in the ring, fighting out of a southpaw stance with his bald head glistening in the lights. He was relentless and he was vicious, stopping opponent after opponent during an eight-year run that began with a disputed draw against Vito Antuofermo in 1979 that he later avenged.
