Month: June 2023

One person was killed and at least four others were injured in a shooting in Westmoreland County Friday night, emergency operators said. Two persons of interest, considered armed and dangerous, remain at large. The shooting in the 800 block of Lowry Avenue in Jeannette was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. The county coroner’s office said a woman died in the shooting. Brianna Kate Lartz, 25, of Jeannette, was found dead at a residence, according to the county coroner’s and district attorney’s offices. “It’s a different kind of wound,” Lester Dewaine Frye, Jr. said. on the death of his daughter, Brianna….

After days of searching for the submersible that disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean while carrying five people to view the wreckage of the Titanic, officials said its fate is no longer a mystery: It imploded in the depths of the sea, apparently just hours after it began its descent. Coast Guard Rear Adm. John Mauger said at a news conference Thursday that teams had found pieces of the missing submarine “consistent with a catastrophic implosion of the ship” in a debris field on the sea floor, just 16,000 feet from the Titanic’s bow. A US Navy official said the military…

PEEKSKILL, N.Y. (WABC) — A heartbroken father tried to turn grief into action at a packed Westchester County board of education meeting Tuesday night after his 10-year-old son took his own life last week. At an emotional and fiery board of education meeting in Peekskill Tuesday night, the father of 10-year-old Lukas Illescas presented the photo of his son to the board he accuses of neglect. “Look. Look. You didn’t have time. Five minutes? I don’t know how you can sleep. I don’t know how,” he said. Lukas Illescas was a happy, attractive and energetic boy who loved his family…

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to use the court system to score political points against the Biden administration may face a new hurdle after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that states lacked the authority to challenge federal immigration guidelines and direct Congress to fix the mess. In an 8-1 decision written by Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the court ruled that the plaintiffs, Texas and Louisiana, lacked standing to file their lawsuit to block the Biden administration’s 2021 guidelines. But the justices also went beyond immigration when they imposed new limits on state attempts to challenge federal programs. “If the…

The owner of the Wagner’s private military contractorYevgeny Prigozhin, said on Saturday that his forces have entered the Russian city of Rostov without facing any resistance. Prigozhin said Wagner’s field camps were hit by rockets, helicopter gunships and artillery fire on the orders of Army Chief of Staff General Valery Gerasimov. He charged that Gerasimov issued the order after a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, in which they decided to destroy Wagner. He said Wagner’s troops were met by border guards as they moved into the Rostov region and are now driving into the city of Rostov. He said…

Declaration opens the door to state support; Several places are opened to leave the remains of trees In our Highlands Ranch community: You are not alone. As you clean up after Thursday’s storm, you probably have questions. Please read on for what we know now. “We are counting our blessings that there were no injuries or deaths from Thursday’s storm. However, there was significant damage and debris,” said Commissioner Lora Thomas. “We are working in partnership with the Sheriff’s Office, the Metropolitan Borough of Highlands Ranch and the Highlands Ranch Community Partnership to assist all those affected.” “The County has…

Firefighters from Phoenix and Tempe battled several electric vehicle fires Friday morning at the Nikola Motor Co. headquarters. in Phoenix. Crews responded to the scene, near 40th Street and Broadway in Phoenix, shortly before 5 a.m., according to Phoenix Fire spokesman Capt. Todd Keller. A total of four trucks were lost to the fire. “We avoided the extension to the other semis, so we’re cooling those cells right now,” Keller told The Arizona Republic, referring to the trucks’ lithium batteries. According to a tweet of the car company, no one was injured in the fire, but foul play is suspected….

KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) – A major dam in southern Ukraine collapsed Tuesday, flooding villages, endangering crops and threatening drinking water supplies as both sides in the war scrambled to evacuate residents and blamed each other for the destruction. Ukraine accused Russian forces of blowing up the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric plant, which sits on the Dnieper River in an area Moscow has controlled for more than a year. Russian officials blamed the Ukrainian shelling on the disputed area, where the river separates the two sides. It was not possible to reconcile the conflicting claims. Russian and Ukrainian officials used terms…