March 31, 2023 4:23 am
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow has won her court battle over a 2016 ski collision at a posh Utah ski resort after a jury decided that the actor wasn’t at fault for the crash. The jury verdict comes Thursday in a packed court room in Park City, Utah. A jury dismissed the complaint of a retired optometrist who sued Paltrow over injuries he sustained when the two crashed on a beginner run at Deer Valley ski resort. The decision comes after eight days of live-streamed courtroom testimony that drew worldwide audiences and became pop culture fixation.
March 31, 2023 4:20 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have released 911 recordings that capture the terror inside a Nashville elementary school during a mass shooting this week. Callers are heard pleading for help in hushed voices while sirens, crying and gunfire can be heard in the background. Police on Thursday released recordings of three emergency calls made during Monday’s attack at The Covenant School, in which three children and three adults were killed. In one, a man tells the dispatcher that he saw a man dressed in camoflauge firing an “assault rifle” through the door. Authorities say police shot and killed the assailant. Meanwhile, hundreds of people protested Thursday for stricter gun controls at the state Capitol.
March 31, 2023 4:19 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, a historic reckoning after years of investigations into his personal, political and business dealings and an abrupt jolt to his bid to retake the White House next year. The exact nature of the charges was unclear Friday because the indictment remained under seal, but they stem from payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter. Prosecutors say they are working to coordinate Trump’s surrender, which could happen early next week. They are not saying whether they intend to seek prison time in the event of a conviction, a development that wouldn’t prevent Trump from assuming the presidency.
March 31, 2023 4:16 am
BALDWIN, Pa. — (WPXI) – A Baldwin man is facing a number of charges for what police say they found on a GoPro Camera. The investigation began after an incident at a Virginia waterpark. Our news partners at Channel 11 have learned this isn’t the first time he’s been in trouble over an incident like this. James Wright, 45, is behind bars at the Allegheny County Jail, facing multiple felony charges. According to a criminal complaint, local police received a tip back in August that Wright, a registered sex offender, had been removed from the waterpark after patrons complained that he was using the camera to film them. It’s not the first time Wright has been involved in a case like this. In 2017, police used surveillance video to identify Wright, who they say had been taking pictures of young children at Kennywood Park and performed a sex act near juveniles while in line for a ride. The current situation is similar. According to the criminal complaint, police found Wright to be in violation of his probation and searched electronic devices belonging to him. On them, they found “numerous videos, depicting […] recordings of adult women and female children [that] appear to have been taken in various public places, such as stores and public swimming pools.” Another recording, allegedly taken at his home in Baldwin, showed Wright performing a sex act in his bedroom while two young girls were inside. The complaint says they had their backs turned and that Wright’s face was visible in a mirror at one point.
March 31, 2023 4:10 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – Power outages could be a problem again this weekend. Our news partners at WPXI are tracking a very strong storm system that will bring us waves of rain, thunderstorms and potentially damaging winds Friday night through Saturday. Wind gusts could top 55 mph in some areas Saturday leading to power issues in many neighborhoods for the second straight Saturday. The strongest winds will gust early in the afternoon Saturday. However 45-60 mph wind gusts will be possible for several hours from late Saturday morning into Saturday evening.
March 31, 2023 2:19 am
Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh announced on Thursday that a Washinton man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Washington County president judge John DiSalle. Fifty-seven-year-old Gerald Gregg is facing charges of retaliation against a judicial officer and terroristic threats. Sheriffs told police to be on the lookout for a black Jeep Rubicon that was driven by a man allegedly threatening to kill DiSalle at the courthouse. Walsh says Officers found the vehicle on Jefferson Avenue and pulled it over and found Gregg inside. A preliminary hearing has not yet been scheduled.
March 30, 2023 5:43 pm
(ABC News) – ABC News has learned that former president Donald Trump has been indicted, according to multiple sources with knowledge. The Manhattan grand jury weighing charges against former President Donald Trump will not convene on Wednesday and is expected to meet Thursday on other matters, sources familiar with the situation told ABC News. The proceeding is conducted in secret and the grand jury could be presented with evidence or vote at any time.
March 30, 2023 9:44 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. — (WPXI) – With his budget proposal under consideration by lawmakers, Gov. Josh Shapiro has toured the state to tout a financial incentive that he hopes will attract more people into Pennsylvania’s ranks of police officers, nurses and teachers, although many new recruits may not fully receive it because of how much they earn. The shortages of police officers, nurses and teachers are nationwide, and Shapiro earlier this month proposed the three-year tax credit of up to $2,500 a year for new recruits, a central plank in his effort to address the shortages in Pennsylvania. However, the size of a tax credit depends on how much a newly certified officer, nurse or teacher pays in state income tax, and many of them likely pay well below $2,500. or instance, someone with a starting salary of $50,000 a year would pay about $1,535 in state income tax at the tax rate of 3.07%. To get the full $2,500 tax credit, a worker would have to make almost $82,000 — far above the starting salaries of the vast majority of nurses, teachers and officers. Further, they may not work a full year the first year they are eligible — thus reducing the benefit in their first year.
March 30, 2023 9:36 am
A spate of threats and false reports of shooters have been pouring into schools and colleges across the country for months, raising concerns among law enforcement and elected leaders. Schools in Pennsylvania were the latest targeted by so-called swatting. Computer-generated calls on Wednesday made claims about active shooters, but it was all a hoax. One day earlier, nearly 30 Massachusetts schools received fake threats. School officials are already on edge amid a backdrop of deadly school shootings, the latest Monday at a Christian school in Nashville.
March 30, 2023 9:33 am
Russia’s top security agency says an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal has been arrested on espionage charges. The Federal Security Service said Thursday that Evan Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information. The Wall Street Journal said it “vehemently denies the allegations” and is seeking Gershkovich’s immediate release. The FSB didn’t say when the arrest took place. Gershkovich could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of espionage. He is the first American reporter to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War. A Moscow court quickly ruled to keep Gershkovich behind bars pending the investigation.
