A middle-aged man died after being pulled from a four-alarm blaze on the 50th floor of the Trump Tower in New York Saturday evening. The unidentified 67-year-old man was unconscious and unresponsive when he was removed from the Midtown skyscraper and rushed to Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital. He was initially listed in critical condition, but pronounced dead later in the…
Flames and smoke were spotted billowing and debris raining down from the 50th floor of the Trump Tower Saturday evening before firefighters were able to put it out, according to fire and emergency officials. FDNY firefighters were battling the four-alarm blaze at the 58-story Fifth Avenue Trump Tower skyscraper at 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan, fire officials confirmed. Debris could…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina State Museum may have the answer for what to do this Spring Break. The museum is hosting Spring Break camps and a spring deal to see the new planetarium show, free, starting March 31 through April 30. Here’s a list of events from the South Carolina State Museum: Black Holes The immensity and power of…
After a showdown over race, the jury picked to decide Bill Cosby’s fate in the first big trial of the #MeToo era ended up mirroring the gender and racial makeup of the group that deadlocked last year: seven men and five women — 10 white, two black. Race dominated Wednesday’s jury selection. Cosby’s lawyers alleged a member of the prosecution…
While responding to a call for a gunshot victim, Duquesne’s fire chief received the worst shock of his life: his son was the victim.
ABC News/KTRK – A former religious adviser to President George W. Bush has been accused by federal prosecutors of defrauding investors of $3.5 million. Pastor Kirbyjohn Caldwell and a business partner, Gregory Smith, sold millions of dollars of worthless Chinese bonds, telling investors to “remain faithful and that they would receive their money,” according to documents obtained by ABC Houston…
A mother claims her son with autism required so much care and attention, she felt it best to slice off his head with a bow saw, Montgomery County police allege in a recently filed criminal charging affidavit obtained by ABC7.
Although screening for high cholesterol has improved across the U.S., more people have high cholesterol than ever. A new study looked at the records and found that many people with very high cholesterol levels are not taking medication to lower them. Researchers from Harvard looked at data from the surveys compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention between 1999 and 2014…
Conway, SC (WPDE — A family is left with questions after 25-year-old Christopher Bennett was found unconscious in his cell at J. Reuben Long Detention Center Saturday morning. “He’s going to find positive out of the negative and he’s going to keep everybody happy. That’s the kind of person he was,”said Emmanuel Hill, describing his brother Christopher. Christopher Bennett was a father,…
Victims of the Atlanta Dr. homicide, from Saturday morning, have been identified by the Charleston County Coroner. Joseph Manigault, 72, Rose Manigault, 69, Kenya Manigault, 42, Faith Manigault, 15, all from Mt. Pleasant. According to the coroner, the cause of death is pending investigation and completion of autopsies. Charleston County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating. The suspect, Lovequawn Scott was in bond…
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