Month: July 2022

PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh police say a man is dead after a vehicle crashed into a tree in the Strip District. Allegheny County dispatchers said police, fire and EMS were called to Frank Curto Park on Bigelow Blvd. around 4:17 p.m Medical examiners identified the victim as Lonnie J. Middleton III, 52, of Pittsburgh. A blue SUV appeared to have left the road and into the tree. The tree was knocked down as a result of the accident. The inbound lanes of Bigelow Blvd and Herron Avenue to Veterans Bridge were closed while crews responded to the scene. They were reopened…

It has long been known that Mayfield and the Browns were no longer on good terms. What began as a promising relationship between player and organization turned sour after the 2021 season. Mayfield led the Browns to their first playoff win in more than two decades in 2020. With key acquisitions and the return of many others, the sky was the limit in 2021, but as we know, things change quickly in the NFL. Mayfield suffered a shoulder injury early in the season and was never the same. Opting to play through the injury only added fuel to the fire…

According to mall officials, it was a celebration gone wrong. But shoppers inside the mall thought it was serious business. “We saw a couple of kids run out, we just thought they were kids,” said Chevy Condon, a shopper at the Quail Springs Mall. Then the sound that is becoming all too familiar. “We heard pop, pop, pop, pop and I ran to the Van store and told them there was someone shooting,” said Quail Springs mall shopper Tracy Adams. Shoppers tried to process what was happening. “You know I have a concealed carry license so I know what that…

One lucky winner beat the odds and won $1.3 billion Jackpot Mega Millions. Seconds megamillions.com, there was a winning ticket in Friday night’s drawing and it was purchased in Illinois at a Speedway in Des Plaines, Illinois, according to Mega Millions officials who held a press conference Saturday. The the winner will receive $780.5 million in cashand the retailer will receive a half-million dollar bonus, Mega Millions officials said. The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67. The Mega Ball: 14. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million. The winner has yet to come forward, but has 12 months…

Debris from a massive Chinese rocket booster reached Earth on Saturday, according to the US Space Command. The old rocket re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the Indian Ocean at around 12:45 pm EDT. There were no immediate reports of any debris or damage from the rocket’s uncontrolled return. #USSPACECOM can confirm that the Long March 5B (CZ-5B) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) re-entered the Indian Ocean at approximately 10:45am MDT on 7/30. We refer you to #PRC for more details on the technical aspects of reentry, such as potential debris dispersion + impact location. — US Space Command (@US_SpaceCom)…

A teenager was killed and four people were seriously injured after being stabbed on a tube Saturday in a busy river in Wisconsin, authorities said. The Sheriff of St. Croix’s Scott Knudson described the scene as “chaotic” and “heartbreaking.” “I’m sure anyone who witnessed it will never forget it,” he told reporters during a news conference on Saturday. “It’s a tragedy.” Five people were stabbed with a knife while tubing in the Apple River in Somerset Saturday afternoon, the sheriff said. A 17-year-old boy from Minnesota was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Knudson said. The…

One man is dead and another is in jail after a crash early Saturday morning on Seminole Boulevard. Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office investigators said Roger Kupsoff, 77, was traveling north on Seminole Boulevard in Seminole around 9:30 a.m. when Brent Rozic, 51, sped westbound in a pickup truck on 102nd Avenue N toward the intersection. As Rozic approached, investigators said, the light at 102nd Avenue N was red. Rozic drove his truck to stop traffic into the safety lane and ran a red light, striking Kupsoff’s car and ejecting Kupsoff onto the road. Kupsoff died at the scene. Deputies arrested…