A piece of debris from a SpaceX launch has turned up on someone’s farm in central Washington, local authorities reported Friday (April 2) — about one week after the falling rocket debris sparked reports of “shooting stars” the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, the recovered object appears to be a composite overwrapped pressure vessel, or COPV, belonging to the second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket that launched March 4 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on a mission dubbed Starlink 17.
“SpaceX recovered a Composite-Overwrapped Pressure Vessel from last week’s Falcon 9 re-entry. It was found on private property in southwest Grant County this week,” the Grant County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a statement on Twitter, adding that they would not provide the exact location or the name of the man whose property it fell on.
“Media and treasure hunters: we are not disclosing specifics. The property owner simply wants to be left alone,” the sheriff’s office said in the tweet.
NEW YORK (AP) — Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available on a website for hackers.
The information appears to be several years old, but it is another example of the vast amount of information collected by Facebook and other social media sites, and the limits to how secure that information is.
DMXsuffered a drug overdose Friday night and is currently in the hospital … and the prognosis is not good.
Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ, the OD occurred at his home at around 11 PM. Our sources say the overdose triggered a heart attack.
DMX was rushed to a hospital in White Plains, New York and is in the critical care unit. We’re told he has “some brain activity.” Another source says he’s in a “vegetative state” and doctors have cautioned he may not make it.
Greensburg police charged Robert B. Nix-Williams, 34, of Arnold with a misdemeanor count of furnishing drug-free urine after attempting to falsify a drug test at the state parole office. He was ordered held in the county jail on $15,000 bond.
Officer Paige Wallace reported Nix-Williams had gone to the parole office Wednesday afternoon for a random drug test — a requirement of his two-year probation sentence for criminal assault and harassment he pleaded guilty to in Allegheny County in 2019, according to court dockets.
WASHINGTON (SBG) — Authorities have identified the suspect and driver who killed a Capitol Police officer by ramming a car into a barrier has been identified, according to The Associated Press.
Citing law enforcement sources, AP identified the man as 25-year-old Noah Green of Indiana. Investigators are still looking into Green’s background and if he had a history of mental health problems.
Authorities were also working to access his social media accounts.
On his accounts, Green described himself as a follower of the Nation of Islam and its founder, Louis Farrakhan, The Associated Press reported. Some of the posts spoke of going through a tough time where he leaned on his faith, according to messages captured by the group SITE, which tracks online activity.
“To be honest these past few years have been tough, and these past few months have been tougher,” he wrote. “I have been tried with some of the biggest, unimaginable tests in my life. I am currently now unemployed after I left my job partly due to afflictions, but ultimately, in search of a spiritual journey.”
A motive for the attack wasn’t immediately clear to investigators. However, authorities said there does not appear to be an ongoing threat and the incident wasn’t related to terrorism.
According to the U.S. Capitol Police, the incident unfolded around 1:30 p.m. when the driver rammed a sedan into the North Barricade outside the U.S. Capitol. One officer, William ‘Billy’ Evans, died from his injuries.
The other officer is “in stable and non-threatening condition,” according to USCP.
Authorities said the driver was shot and killed when he tried to lunge at the officers with a knife.
A Chicago police officer fatally shot a 13-year-old boy earlier this week in what authorities reportedly called an “armed confrontation.”
The teen, identified by the coroner’s office on Thursday as Adam Toledo, was shot in an alley in Little Village on Monday after cops responded to the area when gunfire was detected by ShotSpotter technology, ABC 7 Chicago reported.
Toledo, who police have said was armed, was with another suspect at the time, 21-year-old Ruben Roman, when police showed up.
A small deer shot through a Virginiaschool bus’s front window Thursday morning – slamming into a sleeping student in the front seat before scrambling to its feet and sprinting back outside, video shows.
Grainy surveillance video recorded on a Powhatan County, Va., bus shows the animal leap in through the moving vehicle’s windshield. The startled student sits up and looks around as the deer scrambles about frantically before tumbling into the aisle.
Even with the camera recording the back of his head, the driver looked visibly surprised. But after assessing the situation, he opened the door, the deer ran off the bus, and he coolly resumed driving.
PITTSBURGH — Two people were arrested after an incident involving several police jurisdictions after a police cruiser that was hit on Thursday.
The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that two people were in custody after an incident on Woodstock Avenue in Swissvale. They were taken into custody in Braddock after bailing from the vehicle.
Pittsburgh City Police confirm the incident initially began after a the suspect’s vehicle made minor contact with a Zone 6 officer’s vehicle at the intersection of Glen Mawr and Hunt streets.
Fox News’ Tucker Carlson weighed in on “Outnumbered” Thursday on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., demanding reparations for migrants due to the handling of the border by the Trump administration.
Live! Casino in Greensburg is looking to hire dealers, cooks, and servers.
Casino officials plan to interview for positions that include table games dealers, guest services representatives, cage cashiers, environmental services attendants, security ambassadors, line and prep cooks, dishwashers, food servers, bartenders, restaurant hosts and cocktail servers.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. While walk-ins are welcomed, those interested in attending the job fair are encouraged to register online, where they can choose which time they will attend. The casino’s recruitment center is located on the first floor of the mall in the former Sears wing. Type tinyurl.com/up56ew into a web browser to register online.
OTHER COMPANIES ARE ALSO HIRING AT THE JOB FAIR ON MONDAY AT WESTMORELAND MALL IN GREENSBURG, PA.
Four people, including a child, were killed Wednesday evening and a fifth person was injured in a mass shooting at an Orange office complex in California.
It marks the third mass shooting in the United States in two weeks, coming after incidents at three Atlanta spas that killed eight people, including six Asian women, and at a Boulder, Colo., supermarket that killed 10.
Few details were immediately available about the victims or a potential motive for the shooting.
On her way into lunch at the Sunset Marquis hotel in Hollywood, Osbourne gave a thumbs-up to a videographer who asked her how she’s doing. The former host then threw up the peace sign and appeared to smile underneath her face mask when asked if everything was good.
For the outing, Osbourne, 68, opted for a classic look that included a loosely-fitted black suit and white shirt accessorized with pearls.
“Sharon is walking away with a $5 to $10 million minimum payout and was able to spin that it was her decision [to leave the show],” a source previously told Page Six.
A separate source added that, under her departure agreement, Osbourne is free to tell her side of the story.
“Sharon will talk when she is ready,” the source said. “She still wants to give her side of the story. She has been on that show for 11 years and knows all the secrets.”
PITTSBURGH — One person is in custody after a barricading himself in a car, causing a SWAT standoff Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh’s Perry South neighborhood.
The incident began on Wilson Avenue around 9 a.m. when officers responsed for a man in a vehicle with a weapon. Officers attempted to pull over the vehicle, but it drove off at a low rate of speed.
Stop sticks were deployed and the vehicle pulled over in the 2200 block of Perrysville Avenue. Police blocked the vehicle to prevent the male from driving further, and the SWAT was called when the male barricaded himself in the vehicle.
President Joe Biden arrived in Pittsburgh this afternoon to tout a massive, $2 trillion plan — called the American Jobs Plan — that will focus on infrastructure and the climate and rely heavily on corporate tax reform to pay for it.
The president land after 3 p.m. at Pittsburgh International Airport. From there, Mr. Biden headed to Collier and the carpenters training facility. which is used to train apprentices in a trade that could benefit mightily from investments in rebuilding America’s structural foundation.
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the verbal and physical assault on a 65-year-old Asian woman in New York City on Monday, in an attack that was captured on surveillance video and drew widespread outrage.
Brandon Elliot, 38, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two counts of assault as a hate crime, attempted assault as a hate crime, assault and attempted assault, the New York City Police Department confirmed to NPR.
Thousands of Americans are reaching out to contact the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump at his website, 45office.com.
“The Office of Donald J. Trump is committed to preserving the magnificent legacy of the Trump Administration, while at the same time advancing the America First agenda. Through civic engagement and public activism, the Office of Donald J. Trump will strive to inform, educate, and inspire Americans from all walks of life as we seek to build a truly great American Future. Through this office, President Trump will remain a tireless champion for the hardworking men and women of our great country – and for their right to live in safety, dignity, prosperity, and peace.”
New York’s state Senate and Assembly both passed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana.
“I look forward to signing this legislation into law,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
If the bill is signed, legalization of the plant would be effective immediately but legal recreational sales would not be expected to begin for one or two years.
Local high school teacher Kaia Hirt chained herself to a metal fence outside the Hennepin County Government Center on Monday evening in a protest pushing for police reform as the Derek Chauvin murder trial proceeded inside.
Hirt, who teaches 10th grade English at Champlin Park High School, said she was demonstrating to show her support for families of those who have been killed by police. She wants local politicians to do more to support police reform legislation.
“I’m frustrated by local and state officials’ failure to address racist policing in the community,” Hirt said, as she sat chained to a fence that authorities erected in the Government Center plaza as part of security precautions for the trial.
Bundled in a sweatshirt, blanket, and gloves, Hirt said she was relieved that Floyd’s family has been treated with dignity by authorities, but she noted that other families of those who have been killed in altercations with police are still hurting. She said those families need support as well
“We will not have justice until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are,” Hirt said.
When it comes to talking to students about racism and current events, Hirt said there is no such thing as political neutrality.
“When we say nothing about the things that are going on in our world … We are failing them as educators,” Hirt said.
(CNN)The New York Police Department is investigating what they say is a “hate crime assault” against a 65-year-old Asian woman who was punched and kicked Monday in midtown Manhattan by an attacker who allegedly made anti-Asian statements toward her, according to the police.
The incident — which comes at a time when New York City and the nation has seen an increase in reports of attacks against Asian people — was captured on surveillance video and released by the NYPD, who also released photos of an unidentified male and video of the incident.
In a press release, police say they are “asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the following individual wanted in connection to a hate crime assault incident.”
Diocese of Greensburg Bishop Larry J. Kulick will celebrated a televised Easter Sunday Mass on April 4 at 10 a.m. on the Pittsburgh CW and at noon on WAOB-FM 106.7.
Amazon employees at an Alabama warehouse continue to battle with the company over unionizing.
The vote on whether or not to unionize workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama ended Monday amid the company’s feud with politicians over the issue, which has nationwide implications for organized labor.
Balloting in the Bessemer warehouse began in early February despite the company’s objections, including a push for in-person voting. Although tallying is expected to take place on Tuesday, results could be delayed, with both sides leveling the type of complaints seen during the 2020 presidential election.
According to The Washington Post, the company and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which represents the 5,800 Amazon workers at the warehouse, could challenge the results with the National Labor Relations Board or before a court.
Challenges could include things like whether a ballot was properly signed or if it’s real.
Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Monday that Linda Slade, Dr. Rochelle Oaks and Keith Brown are accused of conspiring to provide false information on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance applications and fraudulently submit claims on behalf of at least 90 people for more than $880,000.
Shapiro says Slade and Oaks submitted applications, and Brown collected fees from the participants to pay Oaks.
“These defendants took advantage of a program meant for everyday people whose lives were uprooted by COVID-19 to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from all of us,” said Attorney General Shapiro said in a release. “We are working overtime to track down people who undermine the public by breaking the law and committing fraud.”
According to a release from Shapiro’s office, Slade and Oaks worked together but had separate lists of contacts for who they filed.
Slade is accused of preparing 61 applications, totaling $925,273 in PUA funds. Oaks is accused of preparing 31 applications, totaling $249,227 in PUA funds.
The 21-year-old victim was hit multiple times in the chest and died at the scene in the Philadelphia Mills Mall, the Philadelphia Police Department told Fox News.
The shooting occurred around 5 p.m. at the orange entrance to the food court. No arrests have been made and no weapon was recovered.
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