July 6, 2026 2:11 am
Sunday afternoon storms caused localized flooding in Washington for a second straight day. Three of Saturday’s flooded streets were under water again late afternoon Sunday. The flooding outside Cameron Stadium Sunday was even deeper than it was Saturday, flowing over the sidewalk in front of the W&J Football facility. For the second day in a row, Beau & Wheeling Streets, west of Jefferson Avenue, were impassible. Sunday flooding: Park Avenue Cameron Stadium West Wheeling Street
July 6, 2026 4:53 am
MONESSEN, Pa. — The Monessen Fire Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person who they say damaged several flags on display. The flags were reportedly damaged around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4, along Schoonmaker Avenue between Third and Fourth streets. A police report has been filed, the department said in a social media post. Anyone with video or information is asked to contact the City of Monessen Police Department. According to the department, the flags were donated by local business owners and residents as part of a regular tradition. “Our department’s values are deeply rooted in community, tradition, respect, and honor. That is why it is truly upsetting to see these flags treated with such disrespect, especially on a day meant to celebrate our nation and the freedoms they represent,” the social media post reads.
July 6, 2026 4:59 am
A new government watchdog report says the Secret Service missed several chances to stop the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler. The Office of the Inspector General released the findings last week, narrowing down five points where the Secret Service reportedly dropped the ball. Trump was holding a campaign rally on July 13, 2024, when Thomas Crooks opened fire eight times. Rallygoer Corey Comperatore died, and several others were hurt. A bullet grazed the president’s ear, and the Secret Service shot and killed Crooks shortly afterward. The office’s report found that the Secret Service failed to detect a drone the gunman flew to see the campaign event stage. The Secret Service did not have a joint communications room with local law enforcement, so they were out of the loop when it came to communication about a suspicious person. The agency also failed to share intelligence about a long-distance threat with the Pittsburgh field office, so the event was not properly staffed. The Secret Service failed to secure the area outside the perimeter of the event. Additionally, the agency did not block the line of sight from the rooftop where the shooter was looking at the stage. The Office of Inspector General interviewed 92 people and created a 3D model to reconstruct what happened for the report.
July 6, 2026 5:07 am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding center for migrant families and unaccompanied children awaiting removal from the U.S., putting it next to a Louisiana airfield that has become the nation’s largest hub of deportation flights. Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials signed a contract to build the facility at a former military base in Alexandria, according to Ralph Hennessy, executive director of the local England Airpark Authority. ICE said the facility is not a detention center but a “staging facility.” Immigration advocates say the facility is a departure from existing legal frameworks for managing children and expressed concern that they would be held longer than court-mandated limits.
July 6, 2026 5:06 am
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Mourners dressed in black have flooded into Iran’s capital for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Helicopter images aired on Iranian state television showed a massive crowd stretching from Tehran’s Azadi, or Freedom, Square for kilometers down a multilane street of the same name. The crowd appeared larger than one that turned out for the 2020 procession for the late Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Solemani, which drew over 1 million people. The turnout came as Iran negotiates with the U.S. over a permanent end to the war that killed the 86-year-old cleric.
July 6, 2026 5:05 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Ukraine’s capital, killing at least 11 people. The attack began overnight and lasted for hours Monday. It caused a residential building in Kyiv’s Podilskyi district to partially collapse. Several multistory buildings in the Darnytsia district were also damaged, with people believed to be trapped under the rubble. The attack involved ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones. Explosions echoed across the city as residents sought shelter in metro stations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had earlier warned of another large-scale Russian attack. He renewed calls for Western partners to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses.
July 6, 2026 5:01 am
BANGKOK (AP) — China’s navy has test-launched a long-range ballistic missile from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific. The New Zealand government says the missile was fired into a nuclear-free zone established in a 1986 treaty. China last tested a missile in international waters in 2024, the first such test in four decades. China’s brief announcement of Monday’s test says the missile carried a dummy warhead and was part of routine training. The launch took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a new mutual defense treaty meant to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific.
July 5, 2026 8:16 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has mixed partisan politics with patriotic appeals as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Trump spoke late Saturday in Washington after storms prompted a roughly two-hour evacuation of the National Mall. Severe weather prompted the cancellation of celebrations in Hartford, Connecticut, along with Harrisburg and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Spectators at Boston’s fireworks and concert were told to briefly seek shelter before events later resumed. An evacuation was also ordered in Philadelphia. New York and Pittsburgh moved forward with fireworks but shifted the time to accommodate the shifting weather.
July 5, 2026 7:00 am
Heavy rains moved through Washington County on Saturday flooding streets in the city and leading officials to cancel the fireworks at Washington Park. Park Avenue between South Main Street and Park & Dewey playground was under as much as a foot of water. Cameron Stadium, W&J’s home football field was covered after the storms moved through. Beau & Wheeling Streets, west of Jefferson Avenue, were also underwater Saturday evening. Park officials indicate plans to set off the fireworks Sunday evening at 9:30 pm. Flooding pictures: Park Avenue West Beau Street West Wheeling Street
July 5, 2026 8:10 am
Thousands of customers were left in the dark following strong storms that moved through the area on Saturday. West Penn Power reported more than 12,000 customers without power, most of those in Westmoreland County, and another 2,000 each are in Fayette and Greene counties. Washington County reported about thirteen-hundred customers without electricity, and those were widely scattered. Duquesne Light Co. reported more than 3,000 customers without power. Over 2,000 of those are in Allegheny County, and the rest are in Beaver County.
