By Meghan Schiller Click here for updates on this story WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — It’s almost time for the Easter Bunny to hop on by, but he already stopped by one home in West Mifflin. Ruth Antoncic and her husband Rudy live along Skyline Drive in West Mifflin. When she spotted her neighbor with
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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory. The National Transportation Safety Board announced the probe late Tuesday afternoon, calling the incident a “natural gas” explosion and fire. The powerful explosion at R.M. Palmer Co. killed seven
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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Federal safety officials are investigating the role of a natural gas pipeline in a fatal blast at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory. The National Transportation Safety Board announced the probe late Tuesday afternoon, calling the incident a “natural gas” explosion and fire. The powerful explosion at R.M. Palmer Co. killed seven
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department and Seattle officials have asked a judge to end most federal oversight of the city’s police department. They say Seattle’s sustained, decade-long reform efforts are a model for cities around the country whose law enforcement agencies face federal civil rights investigations. Seattle has
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi has announced new solar energy initiatives during his annual state of the territory address. It was a speech viewed by many as critical as he fights plummeting ratings amid growing discontent over costly electric bills, deep government corruption and
Continue Reading By SAM METZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Skiers have likely noticed signs at mountain resorts across the country saying, “Know the code.” They refer to universal rules of conduct that apply to people who partake in inherently risky snow sports that involve navigating down crowded slopes, often at high
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Coconino County Attorney Bill Ring says he won’t seek reelection next year, but he isn’t ruling out a run for another political office. Ring told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he will pursue other opportunities potentially tied to real estate development or legal work, or possibly run for Congress. Ring,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La serena sensación de seguridad en el interior de la escuela primaria Covenant de Nashville se destrozó este lunes cuando una persona que había estudiado en el lugar irrumpió en las instalaciones empuñando un rifle de asalto y desató una lluvia de balas, cobrando con la vida de tres niños de
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A 35-year-old man from Twentynine Palms who was involved in a two-car crash while under the influence of marijuana is sentenced to 10 years in state prison for gross vehicular manslaughter. Michael Anthony Wright was driving impaired from cannabis when his Audi sedan broadsided a Volkswagen driven by a 68-year-old woman from Yucca Valley at
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was just a few weeks ago that California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the oil industry the second most powerful force on earth, trailing only Mother Nature in its ability to bend the elements — both physical and political — to its will. Yet on Tuesday,
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It was just a few weeks ago that California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the oil industry the second most powerful force on earth, trailing only Mother Nature in its ability to bend the elements — both physical and political — to its will. Yet on Tuesday,
Continue Reading SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — First baseman Luke Voit has a $2 million major league salary in his one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, and the former big league home run champion can earn an additional $3 million in performance bonuses. Voit’s contract, announced Monday, includes a $12 million team option for 2024 with no buyout.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Sebastian Lletget se disculpó públicamente con su prometida, la cantante Becky G, en medio de especulaciones sobre una presunta infidelidad de su parte. La estrella del fútbol publicó una extenso comunicado en su cuenta verificada de Instagram, en el que afirmó: “Como atleta, siempre he tratado de mantenerme a un nivel
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Durante el fin de semana, una imagen peculiar del papa Francisco dio mucho de qué hablar en internet. La imagen, que circuló ampliamente por las redes sociales, muestra al pontífice, de 86 años, vestido con un grueso abrigo blanco de corte largo, ceñido a la cintura y aparentemente cubierto con otras
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A former Banning police officer who molested a girl on several occasions and showed her pornographic material was sentenced today to three years’ felony probation. Christopher John Sayeski, 40, pleaded guilty in October to two counts each of oral copulation of a minor and furnishing explicit images to an underage victim, as well as one
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers assigned infielder Keston Hiura outright to their Triple-A affiliate in Nashville on Tuesday after he cleared waivers. The move means Hiura will remain with the Brewers organization after they had designated him for assignment. Hiura, 26, had an outstanding rookie season in 2019 but hasn’t been able to recapture
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Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin has cleared Indio police officers for their roles in two separate officer-involved shootings dating back to April 2019. APRIL 10, 2019 SHOOTING The first officer-involved shooting occurred on April 10, 2019. The suspect, Anthony Santana, 21, was fatally shot at the Las Palmas Apartments near the intersection of Las
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A low-pressure system is pulling out of the Golden State, and the wind, rain and mountain snow will gradually end. The first weather alert that went into effect this morning was a Winter Storm Warning for Riverside and San Bernardino Mountains. Heavy snow and notable accumulation are expected above 5,000′. Snow levels will even drop
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN As Nashville police left a news conference Monday, Ashbey Beasley unexpectedly moved in front of the still-live microphones and television cameras. Beasley then told her story: She and her son survived the Fourth of July parade mass shooting in her hometown of Highland Park, Illinois, last year, in which a gunman
Continue Reading By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s state elections board on Tuesday removed two local election officials who had refused to certify their county’s 2022 results after officials determined they violated state law. The state board voted unanimously to dismiss Surry County elections secretary Jerry Forestieri and board member
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