May 11, 2026 4:58 am
CHARTIERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. – A child is among two people hospitalized after a crash in Chartiers Township Sunday night. Washington County 911 says emergency crews were called to the 1500 block of Henderson Avenue around 8:45 p.m. One vehicle reportedly hit a pole and rolled over. The child was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital while the driver was taken by ambulance to a Pittsburgh hospital. Henderson Avenue was briefly closed in the area while first responders were on scene.
May 11, 2026 5:06 am
SMITH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Law enforcement officials are asking residents in two communities for help with an ongoing investigation. The Smith Township Police Department says that shortly after midnight on Sunday, officers were dispatched to multiple residences in Burgettstown and Langeloth for reports of burglary, vehicle break-ins, thefts and suspicious activity. Now, police are asking residents and businesses to check their vehicles and property, then report missing, stolen or damaged items to 911. Those with surveillance cameras are also asked to check their feeds for footage of suspicious persons or vehicles. Any footage can be shared with Patrolman Tyler Evans via email — tevans@smithtownship.org.
May 11, 2026 5:02 am
DUNBAR, Pa. — A Fayette County man faces charges after police say he fired a shotgun at a person he was arguing with on Saturday. According to a Pennsylvania State Police release, troopers were called to Lowery Drive in Dunbar at 1:53 a.m. for a reported disturbance and multiple gunshots. Troopers determined that Sebastian Kozakovsky, 23, of Connelsville, got a 12-gauge shotgun and started arguing with and threatening two people. He reportedly fired multiple rounds, including one directly at one of the victims. Kozakovsky was arrested and placed in the Fayette County Jail, PSP says. Online court records show he’s charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, making terroristic threats, simple assault and disorderly conduct. He has been denied bail, having been deemed a “flight risk,” as well as a “threat to self and others,” records show. Kozakovsky is scheduled to appear in court May 20 for his preliminary hearing.
May 11, 2026 5:11 am
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A French woman and two Americans have tested positive or showed symptoms of hantavirus. Authorities announced the new cases as nations around the world repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them. French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Monday that the woman was among five French passengers repatriated Sunday to Paris from the MV Hondius. One the 17 American passengers evacuated from the ship and flown to Nebraska also tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, and another had mild symptoms, U.S. health officials said late Sunday. The World Health Organization recommended close monitoring of the former passengers, and many countries quarantined them.
May 11, 2026 5:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trip to China may not come with the same fanfare that accompanied his first-term visit. In 2017, China went all out to welcome the new American president. For this week’s get-together between Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, the Iran war is raising the stakes for both sides. For one, China is the biggest buyer of Iran’s oil. Trump, meanwhile, had hoped China would do more to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But Trump has predicted a warm welcome from Xi, even expecting to be offered a “big, fat hug.”
May 11, 2026 5:12 am
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street set more records. Oil prices have surged more than 3% following U.S. President Donald Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s response to the latest U.S. proposal on ending the war in Iran. U.S. futures edged lower. Markets in South Korea and Japan hit an intraday high. With Brent crude trading at nearly $105 a barrel, analysts say resolving supply chain disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz remains the key. The Iran war is also set to be part of the discussion when Trump meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing later this week.
May 11, 2026 5:14 am
The National Transportation Safety Board says it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff. The Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Los Angeles reported the incident late Friday night. Frontier Airlines stated that smoke was reported in the cabin, leading pilots to abort takeoff. Passengers were evacuated via slides and taken to the terminal. An airport spokesperson said 12 passengers suffered minor injuries and five were taken to hospitals and some passengers described issues with the evacuation.
May 11, 2026 5:16 am
A new poll finds that younger Americans are more pessimistic than older ones about the state of the job market. This is a sudden reversal from just three years ago, when older Americans were more pessimistic. In the United States until 2023 and in many countries globally, young people tend to be more optimistic about the job market than older people. Gallup found that, typically, around the world, younger people are more likely by 10 percentage points than older ones to report their local job market is good. In the United States, younger people are 21 percentage points less likely to do so than older ones.
May 11, 2026 2:00 am
More than 350 people turned out Friday at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe to celebrate strong female leaders for the presentation of the 23rd annual Washington County Athena Award. Leanna Spada, executive director of the Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce in Charleroi, took home the honor. “We have so many strong women in this county, and I worked alongside so many of them,” said Spada, who has led the chamber since 2018. “So I feel like I’m accepting this award for all of them as well.” Aliesha Walz, president and CEO of the Washington County Community Foundation, won the Diana Irey Vaughan Athena Young Professional Leadership Award. “I know so many of the previous honorees, the women who are part of the Athena program … and so to be included in this group of influential, powerful change-makers is something I could have only aspired to,” she said. The awards were presented by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce with Dollar Bank as the title sponsor.
May 10, 2026 8:21 am
TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — The first plane carrying passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship has departed from Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands. They are headed for a military hospital in Madrid on Sunday. Spanish nationals were the first to leave the ship which is anchored off Tenerife. They will be under quarantine when they reach Madrid. Only Spanish nationals will quarantine in the country. The cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions listed 13 Spanish passengers and one Spanish crew member on board.
