August 1, 2022 5:40 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Another round of rainstorms are hitting flooded Kentucky mountain communities. The rain fell Monday as more bodies emerged from the sodden landscape, and the governor warned that high winds could bring another threat – falling trees and utility poles. Thirty people have already been killed amid the rising water, and hundreds of others remain unaccounted for. Gov. Andy Beshear said that death toll does not include some recently recovered bodies. Radar indicated that up to 4 more inches of rain fell Sunday. The National Weather Service warned that slow-moving showers and thunderstorms could provoke more flash flooding through Tuesday morning. (Photo: AP)
August 1, 2022 4:26 am
Relatives say Sunday that Nichelle Nichols, who broke ground for Black women acting on television as the beautiful, no-nonsense communications officer Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original “Star Trek” TV series, has died at the age of 89. Her role in the 1966-69 series as Lt. Uhura earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the series’ rabid fans, known as Trekkers and Trekkies. It also earned her accolades for breaking racial stereotypes and included an interracial onscreen kiss with co-star William Shatner that was unheard of at the time.
August 1, 2022 4:23 am
PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona lawmaker endorsed by former President Donald Trump and another lawmaker who also believes the 2020 election should be overturned are among four Republicans vying to be the top election officer in Arizona. Voters in Kansas also go to the polls Tuesday. They have a choice between a candidate who questions the results and the incumbent Republican who believes the 2020 election in his state was secure. Washington state’s open primary also has a candidate who backs Trump’s unsupported claims. Republicans who question election results have sought top spots overseeing voting in several GOP states this year.
August 1, 2022 4:22 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. airstrike has killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, according to a person familiar with the matter. Current and former officials began hearing Sunday afternoon that al-Zawahri had been killed in a drone strike, but the administration delayed releasing the information until his death could be confirmed, according to person who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter. White House officials declined to confirm the al-Zawahri was killed but noted in a statement that “the United States conducted a counter-terrorism operation against a significant Al Qaeda target in Afghanistan.”
August 1, 2022 4:20 am
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set off from the port of Odesa. The departure of the ship laden with corn follows an internationally brokered deal that is expected to finally allow large stores of Ukrainian crops to reach foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship, Razoni, departed Odesa on Monday morning headed for Lebanon. Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements with Turkey and the U.N. clearing the way for Ukraine – one of the world’s key breadbaskets – to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural goods that have been stuck in Black Sea ports because of Russia’s invasion.
August 1, 2022 4:17 am
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — (WPXI) – A grandmother is facing charges after a 10-month-old baby had to be revived in McKees Rocks Sunday night. Police and medics were sent to a home on Fair Oaks Street at around 8:30 p.m. for reports of an unresponsive child. Allegheny County police said first responders used naloxone to revive the baby, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. The baby then became responsive and was rushed to Children’s Hospital. He is currently in stable condition. According to the criminal complaint, the grandmother, Robbie Boyer, was caring for the victim at the time of the incident. Police said she took off when officers arrived at the scene. Police then obtained a search warrant for the home and found a glass pipe, multiple bundles of stamp bags of heroin and syringes, according to court documents. Police found Boyer’s car near the home but are still looking for her. She is facing charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children and drug possession.
August 1, 2022 4:15 am
NORTH HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man is dead after a car crashed into a tree in Westmoreland County Saturday night. The Westmoreland County coroner identified the victim as 29-year-old Tyler J. Cubakovic. The accident occurred at the intersection of Maple and Gordon lanes in North Huntingdon Township. Officials believe that Cubakovic moved off the side of the road while he was on a curve on Maple Lane. They believe speed may have been a factor in the accident. Dispatchers said that police, fire and EMS were sent to the scene at around 9:10 p.m.
August 1, 2022 4:14 am
ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – Eight people were injured in a motorcycle accident in Westmoreland County. According to Westmoreland County 911, the crash happened around 1:05 p.m. on White Cloud Road between Hulton Road and Leechburg Road. Dispatch confirmed that eight people were taken to the hospital and crews are still on the scene. They confirm that multiple riders were flown to Pittsburgh-area-hospitals and others were taken to Allegheny Valley Hospital by ambulance. Allegheny Township police chief Duane Fisher said the riders had just left a restaurant and were heading onto White Cloud road they went around a curve and lost control. The injured riders were part of a larger group who were doing a charity ride for Butler’s Riding for the Cure organization. The riders would meet in Butler County to participate in a fundraising event hosted by the organization.
August 1, 2022 4:11 am
REPUBLIC, Pa. — (WPXI) – The Red Cross was called to assist residents after a house was heavily damaged by a fire in Fayette County. Dispatchers said emergency crews responded to a fire on Johnson Avenue in Republic at around 3:54 p.m. Six different fire departments had crews on the scene. Fayette County EMS and Redstone police also responded. There were no reported injuries as a result of this fire.
July 31, 2022 8:10 am
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million pound ($1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden. The Sunday Times reported that the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund received the money in 2013 from Bakr bin Laden, patriarch of the large and wealthy Saudi family, and his brother Shafiq. Both are half-brothers of the former al-Qaida leader, who was killed by U.S. special forces in Pakistan in 2011. The newspaper said advisers had urged the heir to the throne not to take the donation. Charles’ Clarence House office disputed that but confirmed the donation had been made. It said the decision to accept the money was taken by the charity’s trustees, not the prince, and “thorough due diligence was undertaken in accepting this donation.”
