April 2, 2024 4:22 pm
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Tropicana Las Vegas has been a familiar landmark in a city known for constant reinvention since its grand opening in April 1957. Now it’s a jewel of Sin City’s past. The Strip’s third-oldest casino closed its doors for good on Tuesday. And demolition is slated for October to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium. The decades that followed the Tropicana’s debut 67 years ago this week were filled with colorful events. Even in its sleepier years amid the boom in Las Vegas Strip megaresorts, it remained a landmark for its vintage Vegas lore, showing up as a pop culture reference in movies and TV shows. (Photo: AP)
April 2, 2024 5:04 am
No April Fools’ joke — there is still no winner in the Powerball. No one picked all of the numbers in Monday night’s drawing, sending Wednesday’s jackpot — now the fourth largest in the promotion’s history — to $1.09 billion. The winning numbers for the grand prize worth $1 billion were 19-24-40-42-56 and the Powerball was 23. The Power Play was 2X. If a player wins the jackpot in Wednesday’s drawing, they can choose between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $975 million or a lump sum payment estimated at $527.3 million.
April 1, 2024 12:18 pm
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Sutton has turned himself in, ending a weeks-long search for a former NFL defensive back who was wanted for a domestic violence warrant. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office announced the 29-year-old Sutton arrived at a jail in Florida on Sunday night, nearly a week after it said his attorney informed authorities that the former Detroit Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers standout would turn himself in. Sutton was wanted for domestic battery by strangulation. The sheriff’s department responded to a call about domestic violence in progress involving Sutton and a female around 5 a.m. on March 7th. (Photo: AP)
April 1, 2024 5:02 am
SOUTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Emergency crews responded to an ATV crash in Washington County Sunday night. Washington County dispatchers say first responders were called to the 470 block of Vance Station Road in South Strabane Township at 8:39 p.m. Investigators say one person was flown to UPMC Presbyterian for medical treatment. No other details are currently available. (Photo: WPXI)
April 1, 2024 5:07 am
NORTH HUNTINGDON, Pa. — (WPXI) – A man and boy are dead after a dirt bike crash in Westmoreland County. The North Huntingdon Police Department said they received a report about two missing people on Sunday. Authorities say they found the missing man and boy on Ridge Road near Abrams Drive. The Westmoreland County coroner said they were pronounced dead at the scene. The man has been identified as Adam J. Bilinsky, 19, from North Huntingdon Township. The age and identity of the boy have not been released at this time. Investigators say they were riding a Kawasaki KLX 330RS dirt bike. They believe the bike went over the right side of the road and traveled down an embankment where both passengers became detached from the vehicle. Police say they continue to investigate.
April 1, 2024 5:05 am
NORTH STRABANE, Pa. — North Strabane Police say a missing 15-year-old girl has been located. The Department had been searching for Jocelyn Penatzer, 15, after she was last seen on Saturday. She had been classified as a runaway. No other details have been released.
April 1, 2024 5:09 am
PITTSBURGH — A Powerball ticket bought in Pennsylvania won a second-tier prize during Saturday’s drawing. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, a single ticket purchased in the state matched five of five numbers but not the Powerball, winning $1 million. Three other tickets sold in Illinois, Louisiana and Michigan also won the second-tier prize, according to Powerball’s draw results. Saturday’s numbers for the grand prize worth $935 million were 12-13-33-50-52 and the Powerball was 23. The Power Play was 3X. For the 38th consecutive drawing, no one won the jackpot — so the grand prize inched closer to $1 billion. A couple of other Powerball tickets sold in Pennsylvania took home notable prizes. Two players matched four of five numbers and the Powerball, winning $50,000 each. A ticket with Double Play was one of three tickets nationwide to win $50,000 in Saturday’s drawing.
April 1, 2024 5:13 am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian residents say the Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, leaving behind a vast swath of destruction. Hundreds of people returned to Shifa Hospital and the surrounding area after the withdrawal early Monday, where they found bodies inside and outside of the facility. The military has described the raid as one of the most successful operations of the nearly six-month war, saying it killed scores of Hamas and other militants, as well as seizing valuable intelligence. The head of the World Health Organization said late Sunday that 21 patients died during the raid and more than 100 were in dire conditions.
April 1, 2024 5:15 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials say the U.S. Coast Guard has opened a temporary alternate channel for vessels clearing debris at the site of the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Capt. David O’Connell is the federal on-scene coordinator. He said in a statement Monday that it is “an important first step along the road to reopening the port of Baltimore.” The White House says President Joe Biden will visit the site Friday. Also, the ship’s owner and manager have filed a court petition seeking to limit their legal liability at under $44 million.
April 1, 2024 12:31 pm
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for stealing from clients and his law firm. The 55-year-old disbarred attorney is already serving a life sentence without parole in a state prison for killing his wife and son. He also pleaded guilty to similar financial crime charges in state court. Before his sentencing Monday, Murdaugh apologized again to his victims and blamed drug abuse. A judge says his schemes were too complex for an addict. The 22 counts are the final charges outstanding for the disgraced attorney. (Photo: AP)
