SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a college student walking with friends at a state park in Lawrence County was injured when she fell about 80 feet from a cliff. The 21-year-old Pittsburgh woman was with four other people at McConnells Mill State Park in Slippery Rock when she fell Sunday afternoon from a cliff near Breakneck Bridge. The woman, who attends Slippery Rock University, had to be pulled up from the ledge in a rescue basket but was alert and conscious at the time. The woman suffered head and back injuries and was flown to a hospital. She’s expected to recover.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2020

TODAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 56.

TONIGHT – LIGHT RAIN EARLY…THEN REMAINING CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOW – 37.

TUESDAY – CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGH – 47.

AP Exclusive: DEA agent accused of conspiring with cartel
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Writers
MIAMI (AP) — A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges he conspired to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was tasked with fighting. Authorities say Jose Irizarry and his wife were taken into custody Friday in Puerto Rico. An indictment handed up in Tampa, Florida accuses Irizarry of secretly using his position as a federal agent to divert millions of dollars in drug proceeds from DEA control. Messages sent to Irizarry’s attorney seeking comment were not immediately returned.

Self-styled daredevil dies in crash after rocket launch
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BARSTOW, Calif. (AP) — A colleague and a witness say a self-styled daredevil died Saturday after a rocket in which he launched himself crashed into the ground. The Daily Press of Victorville reports that “Mad” Mike Hughes died after the homemade rocket crashed on private property in Barstow about 1:52 p.m. near Highway 247.  Waldo Stakes, a colleague who was at the rocket launch, said Hughes, 64, was killed.  Justin Chapman, a freelance journalist, told The Associated Press that he and his wife witnessed the crash. Chapman said the rocket appeared to rub against the launch apparatus, which might have torn the parachutes attached to it.  He said the rocket went straight into the ground.

2nd person in days killed by Mardi Gras float in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities say a man has been struck by a float and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a parade in New Orleans. It was the second death in days involving a parade float and cast a pall over the Carnival festivities. Police said in a statement that the death occurred Saturday night on a downtown parade route of the Krewe of Endymion. The rest of the parade was canceled. The New Orleans mayor said the city is grieving anew after a woman was killed on a parade route Wednesday. The man’s name wasn’t immediately released.

Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead
By STEVE PEOPLES, MICHELLE L. PRICE, JONATHAN J. COOPER and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bernie Sanders has scored a resounding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses. His win on Saturday cements his status as the Democrats’ national front-runner, though it’s also escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Donald Trump. The 78-year-old Vermont senator successfully rallied his loyal base and tapped into support from Nevada’s large Latino community as the Democratic contest moved for the first time into a state with a significant minority population. The party’s more-establishment-minded members have been unable so far to unite behind Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden or Amy Klobuchar, helping Sanders pull away.