January 19, 2026 4:59 am
Bundle up! It will be a bitter start to the week with high temperatures barely making it into the 20s today. Another arctic blast of air will shoot through the region during the day Monday with a fresh dusting of snow for much of the area. Temperatures will once again drop behind the front into the teens by late afternoon. It will feel like it’s below zero much of the night Monday and into Tuesday morning. Use caution if you have to be outside for any length of time. A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for much of the area from 9 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday. The wind chill will be as cold as -15 degrees at times.
January 19, 2026 4:54 am
A major rescue operation resulted after a police chase ended in Monessen. Offcials say the police pursuit began after a vehicle was reported stolen out of Charleroi around 4:30 p.m.Sunday. A foot pursuit later began, with one person being detained, and two others fleeing on foot over an embankment in Monessen, the supervisor says. Police detained the suspects, and a rescue operation ensued to bring them up the hillside in the area of Dennis Avenue near Route 906. urrysville Medic One shared photos of the operation, saying its rope rescue team extracted three police officers and two suspects from the 600-foot hillside. In total, 12 people needed to be brought up the hillside, including the two suspects, police officers and firefighters. Everyone had been brought up by 9 p.m. At least one of the suspects was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. One police officer reportedly self-transported to the hospital for an eye injury.
January 19, 2026 5:08 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says sending active duty soldiers to Minnesota for an immigration crackdown is ridiculous and unconstitutional. He is urging protesters to remain peaceful. Protests have been ongoing since the Department of Homeland Security increased immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities. President Donald Trump had threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act but has since backed off. A federal judge ruled that immigration officers can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters and nearly all of the demonstrations have not seen violence. Postal workers marched against ICE on Sunday and some hotels protesters say housed ICE agents were not accepting reservations.
January 19, 2026 5:09 am
At least eight more countries say the United States has invited them to join President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace overseeing next steps for Gaza. A U.S. official confirms that a $1 billion contribution secures permanent membership, while a three-year appointment requires no contribution. India, Jordan, Australia, Greece, Cyprus and Pakistan say they have received invitations, and Hungary and Vietnam say they have accepted theirs. The official member list is expected in the coming days. The board of world leaders could rival the U.N. Security Council, which U.S. vetoes have blocked from taking action to end the war.
January 19, 2026 5:10 am
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on allies over Greenland is “completely wrong.” He believes a trade war is in no one’s interest. Starmer emphasizes Britain’s support for Greenland and Denmark’s right to decide the Arctic island’s future. He has worked to maintain a strong relationship with Trump, highlighting the importance of the U.K.-U.S. partnership. However, he insists this doesn’t mean ignoring differences. At a news conference in London, Starmer said being pragmatic doesn’t mean being passive, and partnership doesn’t mean abandoning principles.
January 19, 2026 5:05 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s top trading partners are responding to President Donald Trump’s trade policies by trying to take their business elsewhere. Canada broke with the United States Friday, slashing its 100% import tax on Chinese electric vehicles in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products. Canada is not alone in looking for alternatives to America’s massive market. The European Union is expected to formally sign trade pact Saturday with the South American alliance known as Mercosur, which includes the region’s two biggest economies, Brazil and Argentina. China, pounded by U.S. tariffs since Trump’s first term, has diversified its exports away the world’s biggest economy to markets such as Europe and Southeast Asia.
January 19, 2026 5:03 am
Officials are putting the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s 1,000-pound butter sculpture to good use now that the annual event has wrapped up. The sculpture celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, highlighting both America’s history and agricultural contributions. The 4-H Club of Dauphin County scraped away and dismantled the sculpture, with dairy farmer Brett Reinford transporting the leftover butter to his farm in Mifflintown. At Reinford Farms, two methane digesters are utilized to convert not only the butter but also thousands of pounds of food waste from local retailers into renewable energy. The Reinfords reportedly divert about 60,000 tons of food waste from landfills each year, helping to minimize greenhouse gas emissions. “It’s the perfect example of a sustainable and cyclical operation,” Reinford said.
January 18, 2026 8:21 am
HOUSTON (AP) — A blast of winter weather has brought snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast as well as near-freezing temperatures in parts of the South, including Florida. The National Weather Service said Saturday that below-average temperatures were forecast for the Central and Eastern U.S. this weekend into early next week. In northeastern Ohio sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds created whiteout conditions. Tallahassee, Florida, and parts of central Georgia may see some snowfall as well. (Photo: AP)
January 18, 2026 7:00 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez ruled Friday in a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists. Thousands of people have been observing the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers enforcing the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area since early December. Government attorneys have argued the officers have been acting within their legal authority to enforce immigration laws and protect themselves.
January 18, 2026 8:17 am
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Abigail Spanberger has become Virginia’s first female governor after centuries of men holding the state’s top office. The Democrat was inaugurated around noon Saturday outside the state Capitol. Spanberger defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin, also a Republican. It marks a new chapter as Democrats pull the levers of power in Virginia while Republican Donald Trump sits in the White House in neighboring Washington. Two other Democrats are also being sworn in. Ghazala F. Hashmi, the first Muslim woman to serve in statewide office in the U.S., is the new lieutenant governor. Jay Jones is the first Black person elected attorney general in Virginia.
