June 10, 2026 4:59 am
South Strabane Township supervisors held a hearing in which they discussed both a data center ordinance and a noise and dust ordinance. Prior to a vote, the public had a chance to address the board with comments and concerns. Many South Strabane residents cited public health, pollution, and energy use as concerns. On the other hand, some residents were pleased with the ordinances, and they thanked the supervisors for their diligent work. There was a unanimous vote by the supervisors to approve both ordinances. Stipulations of the ordinances require data centers and affiliated buildings to not be located within 1500 feet of an occupied structure. Waste water usage, electrical needs, and emergency management needs were also addressed. As a companion ordinance, the noise and dust ordinance was amended to address daytime and nighttime limits to noise and vibrations. The attorney representing CNX Inc., Robert Max Junker, was in agreement with much of the ordinance. However, he did push back on the 1500-foot setback and he sought to have building sizes increase from 125,000 square feet to 250,000 or 350,000 square feet. Supervisor chairman George Rowand feels that it is a fair ordinance for residents and CNX. He said that they could not wait for a moratorium to be established, and the current ordinance offers protections for everyone in the township.
June 10, 2026 2:48 am
West Penn Power crews continue work to restore service to more than 150 customers in Washington County. More than 60 of those customers are in West Pike Run Township. As of 5 a.m Wednesday, there were also more than 20 customers without service in Fallowfield Township, 19 in Donegal Township and 15 in West Bethlehem Township. There are other scattered outages that remain throughout the county. They are all the result of storms that included three confirmed tornadoes on Saturday in Centerville, Beallsville and Ellsworth. The National Weather Service confirmed a total of six tornadoes in Western Pennsylvania during those storms.
June 10, 2026 5:19 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States has launched airstrikes on Iranian military sites after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American Apache attack helicopter, prompting new Iranian attacks across the region and raising fears of a broader conflict. Iran targeted sites in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, where authorities report intercepting missiles aimed at a base hosting U.S. forces. On Wednesday, Jordan said it shot down five incoming missiles. The U.S. says its strikes hit Iranian air-defense and surveillance facilities in a proportional response to attacks on American forces and shipping. The escalation further strains a fragile ceasefire and complicates negotiations aimed at permanently ending the war that began in February.
June 10, 2026 5:20 am
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Graham Platner has won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Platner is an oyster farmer and former chair of the planning board in the small town of Sullivan, has little political experience. But he has drawn hundreds of people to rallies around the state. He also has faced a series of controversies that have been the focus of GOP attacks. Democrats see Maine as a top opportunity to flip a GOP-held seat. It is the only state with a competitive Senate race where voters supported Democrat Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in 2024. Collins is the only Republican senator from New England.
June 10, 2026 5:22 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota hosted primary elections, but much of the political world was focused on Maine’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest. The results were never in question. Neither Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins nor Democratic challenger Graham Platner faced serious opposition for their party’s nomination. And yet Tuesday marked an especially significant moment for Platner, the embattled veteran and oyster farmer, who is fighting to rebuild his credibility in a campaign rocked by controversy. Elsewhere, President Donald Trump’s clout within his party was tested anew in states like South Carolina and Nevada. Democrats hoped to build momentum in Nevada in their broader push to reclaim key governor’s seats.
June 10, 2026 5:24 am
The court officials overseeing the NFL’s $1 billion settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling any more claims from former players, after finding that they fraudulently steered clients toward doctors willing to give them a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis whether they exhibited symptoms or not. A report filed in federal court in Philadelphia this week says the five firms represented or performed work involving 98 former players who in recent years sought payouts from the settlement for Parkinson’s disease claims. Dozens of those claims were approved to the tune of $95 million — with the share going to the attorneys totaling about $20 million.
June 10, 2026 5:14 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes, the Pirates ace, recently found himself at a Little League practice in Pittsburgh. While driving on an off day, the reigning NL Cy Young winner noticed kids practicing decided to stop by. The 24-year-old spent two hours playing catch and signing autographs, reminding himself of the simple joys of baseball. This break came during a tough stretch for him and the Pirates. Skenes is winless in his last five starts following a 12-2 loss to Los Angeles in which the Dodgers erupted for 10 runs after Skenes exited. Skenes says he’s focusing on the process and believes better results are coming. He described his stop to hang out with the Little Leaguers as an important reminder of why he started playing baseball in the first place.
June 9, 2026 4:47 am
U.S. Steel plans to invest up to $2.5 billion into upgrades to its Mon Valley Works, which it forecasts will generate $1.7 billion for the state, according to a Monday report from the steelmaking giant. The economic impact is expected to include the combined dollars spent on things such as wages and construction costs associated with the upgrades. The investment will preserve the roughly 3,000 jobs at Mon Valley Works and create nearly 3,200 indirect and induced jobs over a three-year period, according to the report. It comes as a part of the company’s larger commitment to invest $11 billion into its domestic footprint by 2028, on the heels of a $15 billion acquisition by Japan-based Nippon Steel last year.
June 9, 2026 4:48 am
Chatbots on five different websites claimed to be licensed to practice medicine in the commonwealth when prompted by Spotlight PA — the same kind of output that led the Shapiro administration to file a lawsuit last month. A task force under Pennsylvania’s Department of State has been working since February to identify AI chatbots posing as licensed professionals and misleading users. Based on that work, the administration filed suit against the role-playing site Character.AI. Mirroring the investigation detailed in the lawsuit, Spotlight PA had conversations with AI characters on websites Talkie, Janitor, Kindroid, Replika, and Nomi.AI. All provided a false Pennsylvania medical license number when prompted, a key part of the state’s argument in its lawsuit against Character.AI.
June 9, 2026 5:10 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military announced that it has begun strikes against Iran following the crash of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman. In a statement posted to social media, U.S. Central Command said the strikes would be “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.” It comes after President Donald Trump blamed Iran for downing the helicopter and vowed that the U.S. would respond
