October 24, 2022 12:18 pm
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – A teenager has pleaded guilty to terrorism and first-degree murder in a Michigan school shooting. Four students were killed and more were injured in the shooting nearly a year ago at Oxford High School. The investigation put an extraordinary focus on Ethan Crumbley’s home life and the alleged role of his parents in the tragedy. The 16-year-old Crumbley pleaded guilty Monday to 24 charges in the Oakland County court. On the day of the shooting, school staff discovered violent drawings and desperate messages created by Crumbley. But his parents declined to take him home and he was allowed to stay in school. James and Jennifer Crumbley are charged with involuntary manslaughter. They’re accused of making a gun accessible at home and ignoring Ethan Crumbley’s mental health needs. (Photo: AP)
October 24, 2022 9:23 am
(WPXI) – A UPMC representative addressed a false alert that was sent out Monday morning, notifying employees of an active shooter. Police responded to Presbyterian hospital around 8:15 a.m. after a Bronze Alert went out, warning employees of an active shooter situation. University of Pittsburgh police put out a social media post, advising people to avoid the area because of a possible man with a gun. There were also reports of some sort of incident at UPMC Bedford. A UPMC representative said the alert was sent in error. She said all hospitals are operating normally and there were no guns at any UPMC facilities.
October 24, 2022 4:29 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Leslie Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series like “Will & Grace” and “American Horror Story,” has died. He was 67. While the official cause of death has not been released, the Los Angeles Police Department reported that a driver, likely suffering a medical emergency, drove a car into a wall at the intersection of Cahuenga Boulevard and Romaine Street around 9:45 a.m. Monday. The Los Angeles Times confirmed the driver’s identity as Jordan. The Tennessee native, who won an on outstanding guest actor Emmy in 2005 for “Will & Grace,” – and earned an unexpected new following last year – when he spent time during the pandemic lockdown near family in his hometown. He broke the sameness – by posting daily videos of himself on Instagram and TikTok. (Photo: ABC News)
October 24, 2022 4:28 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North and South Korea have exchanged warning shots along the disputed western sea boundary where they’ve engaged in past bloodshed and naval battles. No fighting was reported but Monday’s developments raise worry of possible clashes after North Korea’s recent barrage of weapons tests. South Korea said its navy broadcast warnings and fired warning shots to repel a North Korean merchant ship that violated the sea boundary early Monday. North Korea’s military said its coastal defense units fired artillery warning shots toward its territorial waters where a South Korean naval ship had intruded. North Korea has launched missiles and artillery barrages recently as South Korea holds annual military exercises joined by the U.S.
October 24, 2022 4:27 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia’s defense chief has alleged that Ukraine was preparing a “provocation” involving a radioactive device, a stark claim that was strongly rejected by U.S., Ukrainian and British officials amid soaring tensions as Moscow struggles to stem Ukrainian advances. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the allegations in phone calls Sunday with his counterparts from the United States, Britain, France and Turkey. The Russian Defense Ministry said Shoigu voiced concern about possible Ukrainian provocations involving a “dirty bomb,” a device that uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste. Russia repeatedly has made allegations that Ukraine could detonate a dirty bomb and blame it on Moscow. Ukrainian authorities, in turn, have accused the Kremlin of hatching such a plan.
October 24, 2022 4:25 am
LONDON (AP) – Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is the strong favorite to become Britain’s next prime minister within hours or days, after former leader Boris Johnson dropped out of the Conservative Party leadership contest. The governing party is choosing a replacement for Liz Truss, who quit last week. Sunak is the only candidate with confirmed support from more than 100 lawmakers, the number needed to run in the election. House of Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has far fewer expressions of support, but is aiming to reach the threshold by the time nominations close at 2 p.m. If Mordaunt does not reach 100 nominations, Sunak will win by acclamation and could move into 10 Downing St. by Monday evening.
October 24, 2022 4:21 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – A woman who fell 20 feet over a hillside in Mount Washington was rescued by firefighters and medics Sunday night. Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say the woman was riding her bicycle on East Sycamore street when her brakes failed. The woman hit a median, fell down the hill and became stuck. Medics and firefighters were called to the scene at around 10:30 p.m. and used a backboard to lift her from the hill. The woman was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition.
October 24, 2022 4:19 am
CASTLE SHANNON — (WPXI) – One person was taken to a hospital after a vehicle crashed into a local diner. Allegheny County dispatchers said police, fire and medics were sent to Grove Road in Castle Shannon at around 5:30 p.m., where a large hole was punched through the side of Bob’s Diner. Crews believe the driver lost control of their car as they were coming down a hill. Castle Shannon firefighters say the diner has been vacant since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 24, 2022 4:16 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – At least two people are hospitalized after a shooting in Pittsburgh’s South Side. Allegheny County dispatchers say police were called to East Carson and 10th Street around 9:15 p.m. Pittsburgh police say shots were fired from a vehicle at a gas station and that two people took themselves to a hospital. One victim is in critical condition and the status of the other is unknown at this time. Police have not released what injuries the victims were suffering from at this time.
October 23, 2022 8:32 am
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked a Connecticut judge to throw out a nearly $1 billion verdict against him and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families, who say they were subjected to harassment and threats from Jones’ lies about the 2012 Newtown school shooting. Jones filed the requests Friday, saying Judge Barbara Bellis’ pretrial rulings resulted in an unfair trial and “a substantial miscarriage of justice.” “Additionally, the amount of the compensatory damages award exceeds any rational relationship to the evidence offered at trial,” Jones’ lawyers, Norm Pattis and Kevin Smith, wrote in the motion. Christopher Mattei, a lawyer for the 15 plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Jones, declined to comment on the filing Saturday, but said he and other attorneys for the Sandy Hook families will be filing a brief opposing Jones’ request. Twenty first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School died in the attack on Dec. 14, 2012. (Photo: AP)
