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Severe storms rolled through the Washington County area Monday morning, bringing a soggy and windy start to the week.  The storm system caused some localized flooding and downed trees and also forced a delay in the Printscape PONY League World Series action.  West Penn Power reported about two-thousand customers without service at the height of the storm.  The outages were widely scattered, but a number of them were reported in Amwell and Union Townships.  There were no reports of any injuries.  As for the rest of the week, muggy and unsettled weather is likely through midweek, with waves of showers and storms expected at times through Wednesday night.  Severe storms could lead to downpours and localized flooding. Relief is not far off though.  Thursday morning showers are possible before the high humidity begins to drop off through the day. Dry and comfortable conditions are expected Friday and Saturday with highs in the upper 70s. Make sure to stay weather aware and stay tuned to WJPA radio and wjpa.com for the latest information.  (AP File Photo)

Gas prices are six cents lower in Western Pennsylvania this week at $4.191 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.  The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline has fallen nine cents over the past week to $4.00. Crude oil prices are currently in the $80 per barrel range as uncertainty remains about when the Strait of Hormuz will resume normal operations. As of today, more than half of states are paying below $4 per gallon on average. Gas prices typically start going down this time of year, as many schools and universities begin fall semesters, and fewer people are taking road trips compared to earlier in the summer.  According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), gasoline demand decreased slightly last week from 9.04 million barrels per day to 9.03 million. Total domestic gasoline supply decreased from 211.3 million barrels to 209.7 million. Gasoline production also decreased, averaging 9.6 million barrels per day.

SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A child nearly drowned at a Fayette County campground over the weekend.  A Fayette County 911 supervisor says first responders were notified of the near-drowning around 1:30 p.m on Saturday.  It happened at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort along Mill Run Road in Springfield Township.  The child was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital, the supervisor says.

A private plane made an emergency landing at Pittsburgh International Airport on Sunday.  An airport official tells our news partners at Channel 11 that the Cessna Citation aircraft made an emergency landing without incident after experiencing a flap issue.  No injuries were reported.  The plane was taxied to Atlantic Aviation’s hangar space. The airport official didn’t know if Pittsburgh was the aircraft’s original destination.

Still no Powerball Winner. No tickets matched all six numbers drawn Saturday with the jackpot at $856 million.  The numbers drawn were : 5-9-35-54-63, and the Powerball 7. There was a 3x Power Play multiplier.  While no one hit the jackpot, some massive prizes were won. A ticket in Texas matched five numbers and the Powerball, winning $2 million. Four other tickets sold across the country matched five numbers, winning $1 million each.   Monday’s drawing is estimated at $905 million, with a cash value of $391.9 million.  According to Powerball officials, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that calls for spacing out childhood vaccines into separate medical visits and splitting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three different single-disease shots. Trump has long suspected that the number or timing of vaccines could play a role in autism spectrum disorder, even as scientific consensus and decades of studies have firmly concluded there is no link. Childhood vaccines go through rigorous studies and safety tracking continues for years as the shots are used. The renewed focus on vaccines marks a departure from his administration’s recent efforts to emphasize less controversial health policies ahead of November’s midterms. Public health experts slammed Trump’s order and said the science hadn’t changed.

(AP) – Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, is voluntarily recalling some products that include jalapenos because of worries about a possible salmonella contamination. The announcement comes a few weeks after Taylor Farms voluntarily recalled its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to a multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people across the U.S.  Guacamole, pico de gallo and taco dip are some of the prepared foods included in the recall. The list of recalled products were distributed by Taylor Farms in multiple states with a “Best If Used By” date up to and including Aug. 16, 2026. The products were sold at stores including Kroger, Stop & Shop, Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and Walmart.  (Photo:  AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials want food manufacturers to provide more information about new additives and ingredients. Under a proposal announced Monday, food companies would have to notify the Food and Drug Administration before introducing new colors, flavorings, sweeteners and other ingredients found in processed food. The change would reverse a decades-old policy allowing companies to self-certify that new ingredients are safe. That policy has long been criticized by health advocates, who blame it for allowing thousands of additives into the U.S. food supply. Reforming the system has been a key pledge for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his “Make America Healthy Again” movement.

Israel’s prime minister is rejecting President Donald Trump’s announced deal for Gaza and says Israeli forces won’t withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas disarms. Meanwhile, more details are emerging on Iran and Oman’s deal to manage the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran suggests that vessels linked to “hostile countries” will be barred. Iran also has changed its top security post. Elsewhere, Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have targeted a crucial Yemeni government-held port on the Red Sea and attacked an oil facility in Saudi Arabia. A Houthi spokesperson says Sunday’s attacks were in response to Saudi drones breaching Yemen’s airspace.

LONDON (AP) — Count Binface, an intergalactic comedic candidate with a garbage can on his head, is at the center of the U.K.’s political universe. Known for running against prime ministers, Binface is facing a special election against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. The election has been denounced as a farce after Farage resigned from Parliament amid scrutiny of a big financial gift only to announce he would run in the election to fill his seat. Despite a field of 34 candidates, Binface has stolen the show with his humorous platform and hot takes on hand dryers and capping croissant prices. The man under the can is comedian Jon Harvey, who does not break character.