September 14, 2022 3:18 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A death penalty trial has begun for a man accused of having set a house fire that killed a young child and two women in Pittsburgh 4 1/2 years ago. Forty-five-year-old Martell Smith faces three counts of homicide as well as aggravated arson and other charges. Allegheny County prosecutors say he set the early morning blaze in December 2017 after getting into a bar fight with another man. The Tribune-Review reports that his attorney said the fight was brief and his client had no motive, but prosecutors say the fight left him bloody and that after the fire, witnesses reported hearing him brag about what he had done.
September 14, 2022 3:15 am
FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. (WPXI)— Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a shooting in Fayette County. According to Fayette County 911, calls for the shooting came in at 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday. State police confirmed the shooting took place in the 400 block of Clover Street in Brownsville. There is no information on any reported injuries at this time.
September 14, 2022 3:08 am
CALIFORNIA BOROUGH, Pa. — A California Borough couple is accused of giving liquor to 14-year-olds and letting them play with a loaded gun. Jeremy and Trisha Jackson are facing multiple child endangerment charges. Police were called to their Pennsylvania Avenue home Saturday just before 6 p.m. Video evidence shows them passing around a bottle of tequila, Jeremy Jackson taking a gun off his hip and handing it to a young teen. The teens then take turns pointing the gun at the street and even toward each other. Police say Trisha resisted arrest, screaming that she would kill the 911 caller. She also tried to kick out the police cruiser windows. Police feared she would be injured and then pepper-sprayed her to subdue her. The police chief says this is the beginning of a much bigger investigation, and more charges are expected. (Photo: WPXI)
September 14, 2022 1:28 am
A Chartiers Township man who struck a pedestrian with his car back in July while driving drunk waived all charges to court on Tuesday. According to the criminal complaint filed by Chartiers Twp. Police, Harry Ringer, 41 is accused of striking David Marsette on West Pike Street as Marsette was walking home from work. Witnesses told police they saw Ringer exit the car saying he did not mean to hit the man. Ringer denied being drunk and driving at the scene but later admitted to drinking and driving while in police custody. Ringer faced one felony charge of aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI and assorted other misdemeanor and summary charges before his preliminary hearing. Marsette suffered several injuries, including a concussion and cuts on his head that required stitches and staples. The Commonwealth added additional felony aggravated assault by vehicle and misdemeanor accidents involving injury while not licensed charges during the hearing. Ringer will be arraigned on October 27. He remains in the Washington County Jail unable to post $50,000 bond.
September 13, 2022 5:23 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rapper PnB Rock was fatally shot during a robbery at a South Los Angeles restaurant where police believe a social media post may have tipped the assailant to his location. The Philadelphia artist, whose real name is Rakim Allen, was gunned down Monday at a Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant while eating with his girlfriend. Los Angeles police say the shooter approached their table and demanded items. A verbal exchange ended when the robber opened fire, striking the rapper multiple times. Police Chief Michel Moore told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday that police are investigating whether a social media post by the rapper’s girlfriend prompted the attack. (Photo: ABC News)
September 13, 2022 3:28 am
CHICAGO (AP) — A 21-year-old sailor is being laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery more than 80 years after he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Scientific testing that started in 2015 on remains of men whose bodies were pulled from the USS Oklahoma after the attack has led to the identification of Herbert “Bert” Jacobson and more than 350 others. The service scheduled for Tuesday ends decades of questions from survivors of the sailor from Grayslake, Illinois. Nephew Brad McDonald says the burial will give his family closure, knowing “where he is and that he’s being finally laid to rest after being listed as an unknown for so long.”
September 13, 2022 3:27 am
LONDON (AP) – A plane carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II has landed in London where crowds have gathered along a route to Buckingham Palace. The military C-17 Globemaster touched down at RAF Northolt which is an air force base in the west of the city about an hour after it left Edinburgh in Scotland. The queen’s body is making a final journey from Balmoral Castle in northern Scotland, where the monarch died Thursday at age 96 after 70 years on the throne. It will be driven past thousands of people who gathered in the rain along roadsides to pay their last respects. King Charles III and other members of the late queen’s close family will meet it at Buckingham Palace.
September 13, 2022 3:26 am
Sheryl Lee Ralph was already in tears on the pre-show red carpet, when presented with a video of support from a beloved aunt. But then came her victory as best supporting actress in a comedy. In the feel-good moment of the night, the 66-year-old first time winner sang the opening of an empowering song, “Endangered Species.” It was an Emmy show that rewarded previous winners in several major categories: “Succession” and “Ted Lasso,” the big winners in drama and comedy, were repeat winners, as were a number of actors. Still, there were new and groundbreaking wins like that of actor Lee Jung-jae of “Squid Game,” the first Asian to win the award.
September 13, 2022 3:24 am
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has warned North Korea’s government that using its nuclear weapons would put it on a “path of self-destruction.” It says recent legislation in North Korea allowing the preemptive use of its bombs would only prompt Seoul and Washington to bolster their joint military capabilities. The rhetoric from Seoul risks angering North Korea and could further deepen animosities between the rivals. South Korea has typically shunned harsh language to avoid tensions on the Korean Peninsula. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that South Korea will sharply boost its own preemptive attack plans, missile defense and massive retaliation capabilities while seeking a greater U.S. security commitment.
September 13, 2022 3:23 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy rains unleashed mudslides in a mountain area east of Los Angeles that burned two years ago, sending boulders and other debris across roads and prompting evacuation and shelter-in-place orders for thousands of residents. Firefighters went street by street in the community of Forest Falls Monday to make sure no residents were trapped. Crews hadn’t found anyone who needed to be rescued and no one was reported missing. The rains were the remnants of a tropical storm that brought high winds and some badly needed rainfall to drought-stricken Southern California last week, helping firefighters largely corral a wildfire that had been burning out of control about 20 miles south of the mudslides.
