March 3, 2024 8:20 am
STINNETT, Texas (AP) — Firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Texas history face increasingly difficult weather conditions and are focused on containing the northern and eastern perimeter of the fire while protecting life and property. Spokesperson Jason Nedlo with the team of firefighters said Saturday 15% of the 1,700 square mile fire is contained. The National Weather Service that says warm temperatures, strong winds and low humidity are expected Saturday and Sunday. The Smokehouse Creek Fire that began Monday in the Texas Panhandle has killed at least two people, left a charred landscape, dead cattle and destroyed as many as 500 structures, including burned-out homes. The fire has also crossed the state line into western Oklahoma.
March 3, 2024 8:05 am
(WPXI) – One person was taken to a hospital after a fire in Fayette County. Firefighters say they were called to Brashear Street in Brownsville at around 8:35 p.m. on Saturday. Fire Chief Richard Black said one person was rescued from the building. They were taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. State police are investigating the cause of the fire.
March 3, 2024 7:00 am
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful blizzard that a meteorologist termed “as bad as it gets” is howling in the Sierra Nevada mountains. A long stretch of Interstate 80 in Northern California and several ski resorts remain closed Saturday because of gusty winds and snow. Tens of thousands of homes are without power in California and Nevada. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning through Sunday for a 300-mile stretch of the mountain range in both states. Authorities are urging people to take shelter and stay off roads, and meteorologists predict more than 10 feet of snow will fall at higher elevations.
March 3, 2024 7:00 am
A Fredericktown man was sentenced for his conviction on several child sexual assault charges. Russell Jolliffe, 33 will spend the next 45-90 years in prison. Jolliffe was convicted in August of 2023 on child rape, aggravated indecent assault of a child, and involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child charges. The assaults on the child dated back to 2018 and continued for three years.
March 3, 2024 7:00 am
CALIFORNIA, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man was flown to a local hospital after jumping from a window when a fire broke out in California Borough. Crews responded to California Manor along Second Street around 6:30 p.m. Friday. Fire officials told Channel 11 that firefighters were in the room when the man jumped out, but the smoke was too thick and they couldn’t hear him. A firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital with breathing trouble. In total, 30 residents are displaced after the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
March 2, 2024 7:00 am
An Elco man has been sentenced on his conviction on several child sexual assault crimes. Jerome Stewart, 40 will spend the next 69-138 years in prison. Stewart was convicted of child rape, statutory sexual assault, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated assault felonies and other charges that dated back to 2009. It took a jury 90 minutes to deliver the verdict back in November of 2023. Stewart has 5 other outstanding cases waiting to be settled.
March 2, 2024 5:13 am
More delegates are up for grabs Saturday as Donald Trump looks to get closer to clinching the Republican nomination and Nikki Haley continues seeking her first win. Trump is overwhelmingly favored to add to his delegate lead in Republican caucuses in Idaho and Missouri, as well as a convention in Michigan. There are no Democratic contests Saturday. The next contest is the GOP caucus in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, followed two days later by Super Tuesday, when 16 states and American Samoa will hold primaries on what will be the largest day of voting of the year outside of the November election.
March 2, 2024 5:11 am
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The head of a Gaza hospital where some of the wounded from bloodshed surrounding an aid convoy were taken says more than 80% had been struck by gunfire. That suggests heavy shooting by Israeli troops. At least 115 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured Thursday when witnesses said troops opened fire as crowds raced to pull goods off an aid convoy. Israel said many of the dead were trampled in a crowd surge surrounding the convoy. It said its troops fired at some in the crowd who they believed threatened them. Dr. Mohammed Salha of Al-Awda Hospital said the vast majority of the 176 wounded brought there had been shot.
March 2, 2024 5:09 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortages of ammo and supplies are quickly resulting in Ukraine losing ground, U.S. congressional leaders warn. Yet the Republican-controlled House has shown little hurry to resupply Kyiv with military aid. Across Washington, officials see the drop-off in ammunition shipments with increasing alarm. Defense officials are now considering tapping the Pentagon’s ammunition reserves even before Congress approves the funding to replenish them. But House Speaker Mike Johnson appears determined to chart his own course on a foreign aid package, which could leave Congress stalled for weeks longer.
March 2, 2024 5:04 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man has been exonerated and released after spending nearly 30 years on death row in connection with a fatal arson fire at a Philadelphia apartment building. Daniel Gwynn was released Wednesday from the state prison in Montgomery County after a judge dismissed first-degree murder, arson and aggravated assault charges against Gwynn. The city District Attorney’s Office supported the move, ending a yearslong push by Gwynn’s lawyers. They have long said he gave a faulty confession to Philadelphia police while addicted to drugs. And they say he’s not pictured in a photo array once used to link him to the crime.
