July 16, 2023 7:13 am
The Powerball jackpot grand prize grew once again, climbing to $900 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in Saturday night’s drawing. The winning numbers for the estimated $875 million prize Saturday were 2-9-43-55-57 and the Powerball was 18. The jackpot for the next drawing on Monday – with an estimated cash value of $465.1 million – is the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest US lottery jackpot behind the world record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot won last year, and the $1.586 billion prize won in 2016, the lottery said. While no one nabbed the grand prize Saturday, three tickets sold in Colorado and Texas matched all five white balls to each win $1 million prizes, according to Powerball. There have now been 37 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner since its April 19 drawing, when a ticket in Ohio matched all six numbers to win a grand prize worth $252.6 million.
July 16, 2023 7:01 am
YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape from a northwestern Pennsylvania jail earlier this month has been captured. Authorities had been looking for 34-four-year-old Michael Burham, who they say fled the Warren County jail the night of July 6. Authorities say he was found Saturday after they received a tip about a suspicious-looking person. He had been jailed on $1 million bail and was charged with kidnapping, burglary and other counts. Authorities said he was found looking dirty, wet and tired from living in the wilderness to evade arrest. Officials say Burham taught himself survival skills and had military reserve training.
July 16, 2023 4:48 am
An Amwell Township woman died in a structure fire on Friday afternoon. Rosalie Miller, 56 died in her trailer on Banetown Road. Fire companies were dispatched at approximately 4:00 pm. Miller was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy. The fire is under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police.
July 16, 2023 4:47 am
A Washington man who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to distribute cocaine charge will spend the next seven years in jail. Patrick Ellis, 49 of Washington was convicted in federal court of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine. According to court testimony, the FBI and Pennsylvania State Police began an investigation of a drug trafficking organization in November of 2019 of which Ellis was a member. Beginning in April of 2020 the FBI began a wiretap investigation where Ellis was heard discussing the distribution of cocaine. Seized from the organization was cocaine, heroin-fentanyl mixtures, firearms and cash. Agents seized two kilograms of cocaine from Ellis. After the seven year prison term, Ellis will be on four years of supervised release.
July 16, 2023 4:46 am
PennDot is informing drivers that beginning Monday, July 17, lane width restrictions will be going into effect on Rt 88. Those restrictions will occur between the eastbound on/off ramps to Interstate 70 and the westbound on/off ramps of Interstate 70 in Speers Borough. The lanes will be 11.5 feet wide and shifted to the shoulders of the road. Those restrictions are anticipated to continue through early November.
July 15, 2023 5:01 am
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities on Long Island are vowing to continue investigating a string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders after charging an architect in the deaths of three of the 11 victims. Rex Heuermann was charged Friday with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello over a decade ago. He is also considered the prime suspect in Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ death. Their bodies were bound and hidden in thick underbrush along a remote beach highway across the bay from where the 59-year-old Heuermann has lived all his life. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty. Investigators have said it’s unlikely just one person killed all of the victims.
July 15, 2023 4:57 am
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police in North Dakota say one officer has died and two others have been critically injured in a shooting on a busy street in Fargo that also killed the suspect. In a statement issued late Friday night, police say a civilian also was seriously wounded in the shooting before 3 p.m. Friday. Multiple witnesses say a man opened fire on police officers before other officers shot the suspect. The Fargo Police Department and North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley did not provide a possible motive or the identities of the officers and the suspect. Police say more information will be provided at a press conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
July 15, 2023 4:53 am
The Mega Millions top prize has grown again to an estimated $640 million after there was no winner of the lottery’s latest giant jackpot. The numbers drawn late Friday night were: 10, 24, 48, 51, 66 and gold Mega Ball 15. The estimated jackpot in the next drawing on Tuesday night would only be distributed to a winner who chooses an annuity paid over 29 years. Nearly all grand prize winners opt to take a cash payout, which for Tuesday’s drawing is an estimated $328 million. Mega Millions says the jackpot is the seventh largest in the game’s history. Despite the long odds of 1 in 302.6 million, players continue to purchase tickets as the size of the grand prize grows.
July 15, 2023 4:45 am
Barchemy is an industrial ingredient supplier whose chocolate that they manufacture is described as “better for you.” Their products are high protein, zero sugar, high fiber and allergen free. They produce coatings and fillings for larger manufacturers that are seeking specialized products to fill very specific requirements. On Friday, Barchemy celebrated the opening of their third manufacturing plant in Donora. This plant will be dedicated to the manufacture of peanut products. The company also celebrated a second event. One year ago on Father’s Day, the main manufacturing plant caught fire. It turned into a five alarm fire before everything was extinguished. Matt Cooper is the President of Barchemy and he indicated that it was a celebration for the employees of Barchemy and their teamwork to not let Barchemy fail because of the fire and their efforts to keep working on the new peanut facility. Cooper states that all employees remained on the payroll and they never missed an order nor lost a client. Contractors that helped rebuild the facility, local officials and government officials were on hand to help celebrate the company and its expansion in Donora.
July 14, 2023 5:20 pm
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island architect has been arrested in connection with three of the long-unsolved killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders. Fifty-nine-year-old Rex Heuermann pleaded not guilty to three murder charges on Friday. He’s lived since childhood across a bay from where the remains of 11 people were found a decade ago. As crime lab investigators searched his home in Massapequa, Heuermann was denied bail in state court in Riverhead. His lawyer entered a not guilty plea, saying Heuermann told him, “I didn’t do this.” Authorities say they matched his DNA from a discarded pizza crust to genetic material found on the women’s remains.
