Two people were transported to UPMC Washington Hospital following a crash overnight along Interstate 79. Washington County 911 says it happened near the Racetrack Road exit just before midnight. Two or three vehicles were involved. There is no word on the identity or condition of those injured.
South Strabane Township has quite a few land development projects in progress and supervisors during their voting meeting made sure that all developers are adhering to their developer’s agreements. Supervisors unanimously approved revisions to the final land development plan with 79/70 Associates to build the Costco Warehouse Club and affiliated fueling stations. Minor modifications to the plan were made to move the building nine feet and help traffic flow around the fueling station. Construction could begin in August. In residential development, supervisors directed their solicitor to reach out to developers of the Bradford Run development to demand that unfinished land issues are addressed. If contact cannot be made, legal action has been approved by supervisors. Finally, in Burkett Manor, township engineers will be meeting with developers to address ongoing construction and instruct the developer to repair a large pothole that has formed at the entrance to the development. Supervisors want the issue fixed because the road is still under ownership of the developer and the pothole is large enough to cause damage to vehicles if drivers do not see it. In road matters, progress is slow on repairs to Locust Avenue. PennDot has received emergency funding to begin repairs, but no timeline has been established for the repair.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran. Tuesday’s vote comes as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve the conflict. It was the 10th time the Senate has tried to advance a war powers resolution. But a growing number of Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate have expressed their concerns over both the war and the deal Trump struck with Iran to end it. It comes as the Pentagon is seeking $80 billion from Congress mostly for the Iran war as it backfills munitions and stockpiles.
MACUNGIE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump visited a battleground congressional district in the swing state of Pennsylvania to tour a Mack Trucks facility. The president is seeking to cast attention on the U.S. economy in his first major public event beyond Washington since he signed the Iran war agreement. Trump’s visit on Tuesday to the Allentown-area business comes just about a week after he approved the initial deal to halt hostilities with Iran and as his negotiators work out the finer details. It’s the president’s fifth second-term visit to Pennsylvania, a key state whose support in 2016 and 2024 helped him to win the White House.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has told lawmakers it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the war in Iran. The proposal would add to what is already a sizable defense spending boost being sought by President Donald Trump. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said senators would review the proposal when it was formally submitted. But Democrats and some Republicans have been highly critical of Trump’s military actions against Iran and skeptical of the deal the president made to end the war. The money, largely to replenish stockpiles, comes as Trump is seeking $1.5 trillion this year for the Defense Department, a 50% increase.
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is traveling to Pakistan for talks with leaders mediating negotiations between Tehran and Washington. Tuesday’s visit comes as technical teams in Switzerland work on details of a deal following high-level talks Monday between Iran and the United States. Also Tuesday, Iran said there’s been no visit scheduled for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency to see nuclear sites earlier bombed by the United States. The remarks by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei in Tehran, Iran’s capital, appear to cut against those made by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who said negotiations in Switzerland won an agreement for the IAEA to visit Iranian sites.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan on Monday sided with advocacy groups that argued the recent upgrades to the program, called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE, aggregated Americans’ sensitive personal data in a way that could result in voters being wrongly purged from voter rolls. The tool has been around for decades and was recently upgraded. But some election officials have raised concerns about its accuracy and security.
