August 3, 2026 2:45 am
State Police are investigating a brawl that broke out Saturday at EQT Park in North Franklin Township. According to reports, the fight, involving dozens of men and woman broke out during the Tacos and Tequila Festival. There’s been no word on what caused the fight who or started it, but videos are running on social media, posted by festival goers. You can see punches being thrown and people converging on one another. There were no reports of injuries. The festival, which occurs all across the country, is about nine hours long and features a long list of R&B and hip-hop performers.
August 3, 2026 4:59 am
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A woman was killed in a crash over the weekend in Fayette County. Coroner Bob Baker says it happened along Mill Run Road (Route 381) in Springfield Township Saturday night around 9:30 p.m. Three vehicles were involved in the crash. Rejeanne Menard, 65, of Youngwood, was pronounced dead at the scene. “Please remember Rejeanne’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers as they would have been celebrating her birthday today instead of her passing,” a release from Baker’s office says.
August 3, 2026 5:03 am
The Powerball jackpot is still climbing! No tickets matched all six numbers during Saturday’s drawing: 6-17-27-38-50, and the Powerball 5. There was a 3x Power Play multiplier. While no one hit the jackpot, there were some massive prizes won Saturday. One ticket in Virginia won $2 million and five tickets across the country snagged $1 million. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, two players in the state earned $50,000 prizes. Currently, the next drawing is worth an estimated $748 million with a cash value of $325.1 million. The largest jackpot in Powerball history is $2.04 billion won by a single ticket in California on Nov. 7, 2022. According to Powerball officials, the overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 24.9. The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 292.2 million.
August 3, 2026 5:06 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has issued a formal order terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies. The move late Sunday follows weeks of negotiations with two Republican senators who were blocking his nomination to become attorney general. A spokeswoman for Texas Sen. John Cornyn, one of the senators holding up Blanche’s nomination, confirmed the agreement. The other GOP senator, North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis, did not have immediate comment. The Senate Judiciary Committee vote on Blanche is scheduled for Tuesday.
August 3, 2026 5:11 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has decided to hold off on ordering new strikes against Iran after discussions with Gulf allies. Trump told reporters on Sunday that the U.S. had planned a major attack but opted for diplomacy after receiving input from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made clear he preferred Trump to continue pressing for a deal over launching new strikes. Trump announced on Saturday that Mideast allies had reached the “perimeters” of a deal aimed at ending the five-month-old conflict. The proposal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz and addressing U.S. concerns about Iran’s nuclear program. Negotiations are expected to resume soon.
August 3, 2026 5:07 am
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The suspect in a fatal shooting at a fast-food restaurant in Idaho died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The suspect has been identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams. Police on Sunday credited an off-duty officer and a citizen with firing shots at Williams, diverting him from the restaurant. Authorities said they are confident that Williams acted alone. In all, four people died, including the gunman, and seven were injured in the shooting at a recently opened In-N-Out Burger restaurant. Authorities say two of the injured were treated at a hospital and released, three were listed in stable condition and two were in critical condition.
August 2, 2026 7:38 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on strikes he had threatened against Iran, claiming Mideast allies had reached the parameters of a deal to end the war. Trump said in a Saturday evening social media post that for now he will halt new strikes in the 5-month old war. A day earlier, he had threatened more strikes on Iran as the U.S. pushes to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement came after a call he had with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Trump said Israel had agreed to try to help complete the agreement. Iran’s defense minister said on X that the country was “neither surprised nor passive” at Trump’s announcement.
August 2, 2026 7:40 am
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Twin Falls city spokesman says that three people were killed and seven more were injured, some critically, in a shooting at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday afternoon. Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant, Twin Falls city public information officer Josh Palmer said, and he did not know if the suspect was included in the fatality count. Officials were still working on notifying the family members of victims and so were not yet releasing the names, ages or other details about the people hurt in the shooting, Palmer said
August 2, 2026 7:41 am
LACANAU, France (AP) — Europe is grappling with a wildfire crisis. Greece has ordered fresh evacuations around Athens as gale-force winds drive flames deeper into western Attica. This region includes the capital and is facing severe threats. Meanwhile, France is guarding a massive fire four times the size of Paris. Although contained, it still burns across 420 square kilometers. Thousands remain displaced. In Spain, major fires are no longer advancing. The crisis highlights Europe’s vulnerability to climate change, with higher temperatures and prolonged droughts making conditions worse. Firefighters and emergency services are stretched thin across these simultaneous disasters.
August 2, 2026 7:33 am
A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Westmoreland County overnight. According to Westmoreland County Coroner John Ackerman, the crash happened just before midnight Friday on Baughman Hollow Road, east of Pandora Way, in Hempfield Township. Ackerman says a motorcycle driven by Rylie Hillegas, 24, of Greensburg, failed to negotiate a curb while traveling east on Baughman Hollow Road. The motorcycle hit a guiderail, and Hillegas became separated from the bike. Medics took Hillegas to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Ackerman says Hillegas was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The City of Jeannette and Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
