July 22, 2025 4:52 am
The long-range Russian drones come in swarms each night, buzzing over Ukraine by the hundreds, terrorizing the population and attacking targets from the industrial east to areas near its western border with Poland. Russia now batters Ukraine with more drones in a single night than it did during some entire months in 2024. Analysts say the barrages are likely to escalate. On July 8, Russia unleashed more than 700 drones — a record. Some experts say that could soon reach 1,000 a day. This comes amid a U.S. ultimatum for Russia to reach a ceasefire by Sept. 2 or face tough sanctions -– a timeframe Moscow is likely to use to inflict as much damage as possible.
July 22, 2025 5:47 pm
Coca-Cola finally has confirmed that a version of Coke’s trademark cola sweetened with cane sugar will be released in the U.S. this fall. For decades, Coke and other beverage makers have used high fructose corn syrup or artificial sweeteners in their U.S. sodas. But consumers are increasingly looking for products with fewer and more natural ingredients. Nutritionists say high fructose corn syrup and cane sugar are both sugars with around the same amount of calories. They are equally likely to lead to issues like obesity and tooth decay. (Photo: AP)
July 21, 2025 12:43 pm
(WPXI) – Visitors to Presque Isle State Park discovered the body of a young female kayaker who went missing Friday in Lake Erie. Multiple agencies were called to the park’s Beach One – after visitors found the body around 1 p.m. Sunday. Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook identified the body as 17-year-old Madison Gallagher of North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County. Crews began searching Friday evening after two teens went out near Kelso Beach in a kayak but were put in danger by the surf, Erie News Now reports. A neighbor tried to help on his jet ski and was able to rescue one of the kayakers. He was brought to shore and treated by medics. Witnesses say neither Gallagher nor the other teen was wearing a life jacket. Cook says she expects to rule the death accidental due to drowning. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is investigating the incident.
July 21, 2025 4:53 am
SPRINGHILL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man is dead after a three-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle in Fayette County. State Police say they were called to the 4500 block of Morgantown Road in Springhill Township for reports of a motorcycle crash at 6:39 p.m. on Sunday. When they arrived, they learned a 2009 Ford Escape SUV and a 2015 GMC Sierra truck were also involved in the crash. Police said David L. Lesko, 34, of McKeesport was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, where he later died. State Police say an investigation into the crash continues.
July 21, 2025 2:11 am
CROSS CREEK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man is dead and a teen is injured after a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Washington County. Pennsylvania State Police said the crash happened on the 100 block of Vance Road in Cross Creek Township at 1:25 p.m. on Saturday. Troopers said Zachary C. Strohmeyer, 37, of Avella, was riding a 2011 Harley-Davidson while traveling east on Vance Road. They believe he was distracted when he crossed into the westbound lane and hit a 2007 Chevrolet Colorado head-on. Strohmeyer and the 17-year-old driver of the pickup truck were taken to Weirton Hospital. Storhmeyer died at that hospital. The driver of the truck was taken to Allegheny General Hospital.
July 21, 2025 2:27 pm
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — Charges will be upgraded for a Pittsburgh man accused of critically injuring a baby he was taking care of, after the child died in a hospital. Dominic Pinnick, 18, was arrested Saturday after police say he assaulted a 10-month-old baby left in his care the previous evening in the 7100 block of Kedron Street. After being interviewed, Pinnick was charged with criminal attempt homicide, three counts of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person. Since then, the child died in a hospital, Pittsburgh police said Monday morning. Pinnick’s charges are expected to be upgraded to homicide. Pinnick is being held in the Allegheny County Jail. The baby’s name and cause and manner of death will be released by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.
July 21, 2025 3:19 pm
(WPXI) SOUTH PARK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An early morning fire killed one person in South Park Township. Library Volunteer Fire Company first received a call for a residential fire with possible entrapment on Mike Reed Drive around 1 a.m.. When crews got to the scene and were able to get into the house, they found a person dead. A woman, a child and a dog were able to escape from the back of the home. Though the investigation is in its early stages, officials believe the fire originated in the garage. The exact cause has yet to be determined. Neighbors like Teri Keister say their heart breaks for the family. “I’m just upset about the whole thing. I just keep praying for them because this is devastating,” Keister said. Library Volunteer Fire Company Chief Tim Smith was one of the first on scene. “Any fatality in any type of incident is devastating for the community. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family,” Smith said. Allegheny County Fire Marshal is investigating the fire.
July 21, 2025 5:01 am
PITTSBURGH — On Sunday night, the sought-after Mac Miller bobbleheads were listed for as much as $2,000 on eBay, leaving many fans frustrated after they had waited for hours. The long line stretching across the Roberto Clemente Bridge and into the city. Hundreds of fans who attended Saturday night’s Pirates game had hoped to receive a special edition Mac Miller Pirates bobblehead. The keepsake was promised to the first 20,000 guests, but after hours of waiting, many walked away empty-handed. Some guests camped out as early as 8 a.m., while others joined the line at 11 a.m., nearly eight hours before the 6:40 p.m. game started. Upset fans even began fighting over the bobbleheads. The couple revealed they saw other guests take multiple bobbleheads at once and then attempt to resell them both outside and inside the stadium. “You would walk inside, and it wasn’t just a single person getting a single bobblehead; these resellers were coming back through and grabbing several bobbleheads. That’s how some ended up with six,” Briggs said.
July 21, 2025 5:07 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Ex-federal prosecutors say a Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the prosecution of chronic sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend is unlikely to produce much, if anything, to satisfy the public’s appetite for new revelations about the financier’s crimes. Attorney Sarah Krissoff, who was an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan from from 2008 to 2021, calls a Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts in the prosecutions of Epstein and imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell a distraction. The request came as some supporters of President Donald Trump blasted his administration for reneging on a vow to make public key evidence.
July 21, 2025 2:13 pm
(AP) Harvard University is in federal court Monday to make the case that President Donald Trump’s administration illegally cut $2.6 billion from the storied college. It’s a pivotal moment in the school’s battle against the federal government. If U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs decides in the university’s favor, the ruling would reverse a series of funding freezes that later became outright cuts as the administration escalated its fight with the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university. Such a ruling, if it stands, would revive Harvard’s sprawling scientific and medical research operation and hundreds of projects. Harvard’s lawsuit accuses the administration of waging a retaliation campaign against the university after it rejected a series of demands in an April 11 letter from a federal antisemitism task force. (Photo: AP)
