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A man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital following a fire Sunday in Centerville Borough.   It broke out just after 11 a.m. at a single-wide trailer along Fishpot Road.  According to reports,  the home had an attached garage that was engulfed in flames when emergency crews arrived.  The homeowner reportedly suffered burns.  There is no word on his identity or condition.  Several fire departments battled the blaze.  The State Police Fire Marshal is investigating but there are reports that the fire may have resulted from faulty electrical wiring.

SOUTH CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. — The bomb squad responded to an item found at a Fayette County home on Sunday.  A Fayette County 911 supervisor tells our news partners at WPXI that first responders were initially called to the 1900 block of Fourth Street in South Connellsville at 1:20 p.m.  People at the home found what they believed to be a mortar, the supervisor confirms.  The bomb squad was requested “as a precaution.”  At this time, no other information is available.

PennDOT is advising motorists that a portion of Old Brick Road will be closed at the bridge over Interstate 70 on Monday, November 2 in Donegal Township. A posted detour will be in place through late November:

• Northbound Route 3023 (Old Brick Road): Take eastbound I-70 to the Claysville exit (Exit 6), then enter westbound I-70
• Southbound Route 3023 (Old Brick Road): Take westbound I-70 to the Dallas Pike (Exit 11), then enter eastbound I-70

Crews from Triton Construction, Inc. will conduct bridge preservation activities, including latex overlays, epoxy overlays, expansion dam replacement, concrete repairs to extend the life of eight structures. A $4.1 million infrastructure investment project in Washington and Greene counties.

DETROIT (AP) — Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, has stunned party officials by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers. The development Sunday comes as Democratic tensions have boiled over days before the election that could determine the balance of power. Stevens endorsed Rogers after attending a Detroit church service with him. The remarkable show of support for President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate comes after she was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed. Keeping Michigan in Democratic hands is vital to the party’s effort to win a majority. El-Sayed dismissed the endorsement, saying he’s focused on issues voters care about.

PETERSBURG, Alaska (AP) — In the sleepy Alaskan fishing community of Petersburg, nobody has seen Dan J. Sullivan for weeks. His rustic home stood dark a day after FBI agents paid a visit to friends who donated to his campaign to unseat the Republican senator with the same first and last name — Dan S. Sullivan. There was a sign in Dan J.’s front yard from the League of Women Voters: “Stand Up for Democracy: Vote 2026.” What may have begun as a ploy to boost Democrat Mary Peltola by confusing voters about her opponent has taken a serious turn as the Trump administration weighs criminal charges over a tactic known as “ballot stacking.”

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says all nine people died aboard a business jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood. The aircraft departed from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas. Duffy said Sunday that the Federal Aviation Administration is sending a team to support the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into the crash. The Learjet 60 carrying nine people nose-dived into a South Florida neighborhood Sunday and erupted into a giant fireball that appeared to just miss homes near a busy roadway, creating a giant fiery crater in the pavement.

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Middle East is bracing for a potential return to all-out war as concerns grow over possible U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. An Iranian delegation had left Qatar after days of discussions in an effort to reach a deal, but says messaging with the U.S. continues. Tehran is waiting for a U.S. response to a proposal involving the Strait of Hormuz. On Sunday, President Donald Trump said he had a “very good” call with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu about Iran. There are fears that Netanyahu could be pushing for new strikes against Iran in an effort to stay in power in an emergency government during renewed war.