NORTH BRADDOCK, Pa. (KDKA) — A church service in North Braddock, Pennsylvania, was upended Sunday when a man pulled a gun on the pastor in the middle of his sermon. The incident was caught on video. Pennsylvania State Police have charged Bernard Polite of Braddock, saying he entered and attempted to shoot Pastor Glenn Germany while the pastor was delivering …
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BALTIMORE — The first container ship arrived at the Port of Baltimore since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed more than a month ago. The MSC Cargo Passion III made it through the 35-foot temporary channel on Sunday, carrying nearly 1,000 containers. “Another milestone today! First container ship to arrive at Seagirt Terminal since the crisis began,” the Port of …
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Dueling demonstrations on the UCLA campus by pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups turned physical Sunday after demonstrators breached the physical barrier the school said it established to separate the groups. In a statement by UCLA, Mary Osako, vice chancellor for Strategic Communications, said that a group of demonstrators had breached a barrier intended to separate the two groups of protesters. Osako …
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank was closed by state regulators Friday night and its assets were given to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., FDIC announced in a news release. Republic Bank’s assets are now being taken over by Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Fulton Bank effective immediately. Fulton is also assuming all deposits. Republic First Bank is a regional lender operating …
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BALTIMORE — A former high school athletic director was arrested Thursday morning after allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate the school principal in a recording that includedracist and antisemiticcomments about individuals at the school. One-time Pikesville High School employee Dazhon Darien is facing charges that include theft, stalking, disruption of school operations and retaliation against a witness. Investigators determined he …
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As Easter arrives, Bay Area parents are being urged to avoid buying real bunnies for their kids. It’s the time of year when rabbits show up in shelters, after families realize they are unable to care for them. Just days before Easter, Ben Vandivier, a father of two, found himself in a hare-raising predicament. “You tell your kids that you’re …
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MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — Thousands lined up to pay their respects at the funeral for fallen NYPD Officer Jonathan DillerSaturday on Long Island. There was a sea of blue as Diller’s flag-draped coffin was carried into St. Rose of Lima Church in Massapequa — a tremendous show of support from law enforcement agencies across the Tri-State Area. Before the service, a …
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NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. — Two flights traveling to New Jersey’s Newark International Airport were forced to divert and make emergency landings amid high winds on Friday. United Airlines Flight 85 out of Tel Aviv was headed to Newark Liberty International Airport, but it was diverted to Stewart Airport in upstate New York due to high winds and turbulence. It landed …
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MARLBORO – About 90,000 tiki torches sold at BJ’s Wholesale Club are being recalled because they can break open or fall while lit. A notice posted Thursday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission says the recall affects 72-inch Berkley Jensen Citronella Tiki Torches that were made in India. The torch tops are copper-plated, nickel-plated, black or gray with a fiberglass …
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BALTIMORE — A massive salvaging effort is underway to reopen the Port of Baltimore after the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The Navy has mobilized a 1,000-ton lift capacity derrick barge, a 400-ton lift-capacity revolving crane barge and a 160-ton revolving crane to help lift debris from the water, a huge undertaking in the works. Officials say …
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