December 28, 2024 4:24 am
Longtime CBS sportscaster Greg Gumbel has died from cancer. He was 78. His family announced his death in a statement released by CBS on Friday. In March, Gumbel missed his first NCAA Tournament since 1997 due to what he said at the time were family health issues. Gumbel was the studio host for CBS since returning to the network from NBC in 1998. Gumbel signed an extension with CBS last year that allowed him to continue hosting college basketball while stepping back from NFL announcing duties. David Berson, the president and CEO of CBS Sports, described Gumbel as someone who broke barriers and set standards for others during his career.
December 29, 2024 3:59 am
The Pennsylvania State Police released its crash and enforcement report for the 2024 Christmas travel period. From December 24 through December 26, State Troopers investigated 495 crashes. Those crashes resulted in one death and 81 injuries. Impaired driving was a factor in 27 of these crashes. Additionally, during those three days troopers arrested 138 individuals for driving under the influence. Other citations included 720 for speeding, 72 for failure to wear a seat belt and 19 for not securing children in safety seats. Pennsylvania State Police are warning drivers that they will be on the lookout for impaired, aggressive and distracted drivers over New Year’s Eve. They ask that if your plans include alcohol, plan to have a designated driver.
December 29, 2024 4:02 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says it seized more than 20,000 counterfeit Pennsylvania vehicle inspection stickers that were shipped from Israel to an address in Philadelphia. The agency said that customs officers found the stickers in two different shipments that arrived on different days, Nov. 26 and Dec. 9. The agency didn’t say in a Thursday statement who sent the stickers, who was to receive them and what purpose the stickers were going to serve. The agency said it made no arrests. Pennsylvania requires that motor vehicles be inspected annually to ensure they meet minimum mechanical, safety and emissions standards.
December 27, 2024 3:54 pm
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in the president-elect’s political movement into public display. The argument previews fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — that is, wealthy members of the tech world who want more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump’s Make America Great Again base who championed his hardline immigration policies.
December 27, 2024 3:51 pm
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says Israeli troops have stormed one of the last hospitals operating in the territory’s north and forced many of the staff and patients outside. Then they had to remove their clothes in winter weather. Friday’s incident was the latest assault on Kamal Adwan Hospital. Staff say it has been hit multiple times in the past three months by Israeli troops waging an offensive against Hamas fighters in the surrounding neighborhoods. Israel’s military says Hamas uses the hospital as a base. It did not provide evidence, and hospital officials have denied it.
December 27, 2024 5:44 am
One person was injured in a crash late Thursday night in Chartiers Township. Washington County 9-1-1 says a vehicle rolled over and struck a utility pole in the 19-hundred block of Henderson Avenue just after 10 p.m. Dispatchers say the driver was entrapped and was eventually flown to a Pittsburgh hospital by medical helicopter. There is no word on their identity or condition. We are told West Penn Power crews were called to the scene to make repairs to the pole but power was not knocked out as a result of the crash.
December 27, 2024 4:51 am
The Food and Drug Administration has raised the risk level of recalled Costco eggs to Class I, the highest category. More than 10,800 cartons of Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture Raised eggs produced by Handsome Brook Farms were initially recalled in November, USA Today reported. But this week the FDA has raised the level to a Class I recall, saying there is “a reasonable probability” that it “will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” The recall was first initiated after the company found that eggs that were not meant for retail distribution were packaged and sent to stores. They were potentially contaminated with salmonella. The eggs, which came in a 24-count package – had a UPC of 9661910680 and a best-by date of Jan. 5, 2025. They were distributed in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, the FDA said. They were sold at only 25 Costco locations, NBC News reported. It has 624 stores across the country. (Photo: Handsome Brook Farms)
December 27, 2024 4:44 am
CENTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. – (WPXI) – A winning Mega Millions lottery ticket worth $1 million was sold in Beaver County. The ticket was sold at the Sunoco in Center Township on Pleasant Drive. The numbers matched all five of the white balls drawn on Christmas Eve. They were: 11, 14, 38, 45 and 46. It did not match the yellow Mega Ball 3. The Mega Millions jackpot is currently worth $1.15 billion.
December 27, 2024 4:55 am
DALLAS (AP) — Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas are under severe weather watches as the National Weather Service predicts a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region. The storm watches have continued early Friday after more than 100 flights were delayed and dozens more were canceled Thursday at airports in Dallas and Houston. The weather service says the greatest weather risk stretched from just east of Dallas and between Houston and portions of southern Arkansas and western Louisiana. The risk includes the possibility of tornadoes, wind gusts between 60 and 80 miles per hour and large hail.
December 27, 2024 4:57 am
Aviation experts say that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured. Azerbaijan is observing a nationwide day of mourning on Thursday for the victims of the crash. Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons yet unclear and crashed while making an attempt to land in Aktau in Kazakhstan. Cellphone footage circulating online appeared to show the aircraft making a steep descent before smashing into the ground in a fireball.
