June 8, 2026 4:05 am
Police in Ohio are still searching for suspects who opened fire near a busy street festival in Toledo and wounded 12 people over the weekend. The Toledo Police Department said Sunday that each of the dozen victims were in stable condition. The gunfire erupted Saturday near the Old West End Festival, a popular annual gathering along streets dotted with Victorian homes. Videos posted to social media showed people running at the sound of gunfire and medics tending to the wounded in a park filled with event tents and food trucks. No arrests have been made and authorities have not identified any potential suspects.
June 8, 2026 4:03 am
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship has opened fire in central Israel. Israeli authorities said that the attack killed a reservist and wounded five other people. The shooter was killed by police on Sunday. The attack came as tensions run high following Israeli settler attacks and the deadly shooting of a Palestinian baby in the West Bank. Police identified the attacker as a resident of Taybeh. But his motives were unclear. Authorities initially feared coordinated attacks but later determined a gunman and an accomplice were involved. The accomplice was arrested after attempting to stab police.
June 8, 2026 3:55 am
A tractor trailer pulled several lines off of a utility pole in Donegal Township early Monday morning. According to Washington County 9-1-1 supervisors, the truck was travelling on Dry Ridge Road just after 3:00 am. When emergency crews arrived they found the truck with what they described as cable lines on the truck. No injuries occurred.
June 8, 2026 3:44 am
Thousands of customers remain without power after severe storms rolled through the Pittsburgh region on Saturday afternoon. West Penn Power reported over 23,000 power outages in the Western Pennsylvania area as of 11 p.m. Sunday. At the peak, 72,000 were without power. Of those outages, more than 11,000 are in Fayette County, and another 9,000 are in Washington County. West Penn Power anticipates a “multi-day restoration effort in some areas” as multiple communities have reported “widespread tree damage and equipment issues.”On Sunday night, the utility company said helicopter patrols are helping to survey damage and pinpoint issues to hasten repair efforts. Another 1,100 line workers are supporting personnel during 24/7 work and 16-hour shifts, officials say. Officials in California, Connellsville, Ellsworth and Scottdale, among others, are warning residents to be prepared to be without power for days. Many customers will have power restored sooner, depending on the level of damage. Restoration estimates will be updated on FirstEnergy’s outage map. Click here to view FirstEnergy’s outage map.
June 8, 2026 3:08 am
PennDot is alerting Washington County motorists of nightly single lane restrictions that will occur on Interstate 70 between exit 25 (519/Eighty Four/Glyde) and Exit 32B (917/Bentleyville). The restrictions will begin on Tuesday June 9 at 6:00 PM. They will be in place nightly, Sundays through Thursdays from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM. Lane restrictions will be active in both directions. The restrictons will last until early November. Drivers are asked to exercise caution driving through the workzone.
June 7, 2026 5:36 am
Authorities say a shooting near a busy street festival in Ohio has wounded at least 12 people. Toledo police say the shooting happened Saturday near the Old West End Festival, an annual gathering of live music and home tours in a historic district. Deputy Police Chief Joe Heffernan says it appears that at least two people fired weapons and they were “probably shooting at each other.” Heffernan also says two of the victims are in critical condition. Police are searching for suspects with nobody yet in custody. Officials have urged people who were at the festival to come forward with any photos or videos on their phones for possible leads.
June 7, 2026 5:30 am
MADRID (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has honored Spain’s centuries-old tradition of religious devotion. He is celebrating Mass before more than one million people. Sunday is the Corpus Domini feast day, which often features processions of faithful through towns and cities led by a priest carrying the Eucharist. In Spain as in other predominantly Catholic countries, the processions involve elaborate floral carpets arranged along the route. According to Spanish organizers, the 16 flower carpets decorating the half-kilometer (mile) procession route Leo will make were prepared by a Spanish florists association from Galicia. Florists used more than 30,000 flowers, most the yellow and white colors of the Holy See flag, for the carpets.
June 7, 2026 5:39 am
A national redistricting battle is about to enter a new phase. Several states already have redrawn congressional districts to create a partisan advantage in the November elections. Now, Georgia’s Republican-led Legislature will convene June 17 to draw new districts for the 2028 elections not only for Congress, but also for state legislative seats. Mississippi Republicans are also planning to draw new districts before their 2027 legislative elections. It remains to be seen whether more state legislatures and local governments will try to redraw districts in light of a recent Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act.
June 7, 2026 5:34 am
CAIRO (AP) — Iran has fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait. That’s according to Bahrain’s government. The U.S. said Saturday that it intercepted several aimed at Gulf allies and the Strait of Hormuz. Bahrain called on Tehran to stop what it called a “serious escalation.” Iran said it targeted the U.S. military and its foreign ministry accused the U.S. of attacking surveillance facilities on Qeshm Island. Tehran called it a violation of the fragile ceasefire. Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department is considering allowing Gulf allies to tap into frozen Iranian assets to pay for damages they sustained in the war.
June 7, 2026 5:32 am
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed nine people, including three Lebanese military members, according to the Lebanese army and state media. Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun condemned the strike as a violation of sovereignty. An airstrike on a vehicle killed a brigadier general, a captain, and another soldier. The Israeli military said it targeted a vehicle moving suspiciously near soldiers. Another strike killed six people in Saksakiyah village. The Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group has rejected latest ceasefire that was brokered by the U.S. The conflict began in March when Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel.
