June 24, 2026 5:06 am
Two people were transported to UPMC Washington Hospital following a crash overnight along Interstate 79. Washington County 911 says it happened near the Racetrack Road exit just before midnight. Two or three vehicles were involved. There is no word on the identity or condition of those injured.
June 24, 2026 4:54 am
June 24, 2026 5:03 am
South Strabane Township has quite a few land development projects in progress and supervisors during their voting meeting made sure that all developers are adhering to their developer’s agreements. Supervisors unanimously approved revisions to the final land development plan with 79/70 Associates to build the Costco Warehouse Club and affiliated fueling stations. Minor modifications to the plan were made to move the building nine feet and help traffic flow around the fueling station. Construction could begin in August. In residential development, supervisors directed their solicitor to reach out to developers of the Bradford Run development to demand that unfinished land issues are addressed. If contact cannot be made, legal action has been approved by supervisors. Finally, in Burkett Manor, township engineers will be meeting with developers to address ongoing construction and instruct the developer to repair a large pothole that has formed at the entrance to the development. Supervisors want the issue fixed because the road is still under ownership of the developer and the pothole is large enough to cause damage to vehicles if drivers do not see it. In road matters, progress is slow on repairs to Locust Avenue. PennDot has received emergency funding to begin repairs, but no timeline has been established for the repair.
June 24, 2026 5:18 am
MACUNGIE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump visited a Mack Trucks facility in Pennsylvania, for a speech meant to focusing on the economy. Instead, he spent most of the time talking about himself — reliving highlights from his 2024 presidential campaign. Tuesday’s visit marked Trump’s first major public event outside Washington since signing an interim agreement to end the Iran war. Trump toured the facility and addressed a cheering crowd. He touched on various topics, including the economy, the U.S.-Mexico border, and prescription drugs. Trump urged support for Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie in the upcoming elections. His visit highlighted Pennsylvania’s importance as a swing state, with rising prices potentially impacting voter opinions.
June 24, 2026 5:21 am
TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency has signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim deal between the United States and Iran to reach an end to the war. International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Mariano Grossi made the comments at a news conference at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday. He said that “this is going to happen.” On Tuesday, Iran and the U.S. disputed whether or not bombed enrichment sites would be inspected. That’s key for the deal, which calls for Iran’s stockpile of uranium to be “downblended” from highly enriched levels.
June 24, 2026 5:23 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran. Tuesday’s vote comes as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve the conflict. It was the 10th time the Senate has tried to advance a war powers resolution. But a growing number of Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate have expressed their concerns over both the war and the deal Trump struck with Iran to end it. It comes as the Pentagon is seeking $80 billion from Congress mostly for the Iran war as it backfills munitions and stockpiles. Trump called the vote “poorly timed and meaningless.”
June 24, 2026 5:23 am
A judge has barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year. Tuesday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Casey Pitts of San Francisco says the government failed to justify its actions as required by law. It is the second setback for courthouse arrests since May when a judge in New York barred them at immigration courts in that city. A U.S. Homeland Security Department official criticized the latest decision as a show of judicial overreach.
June 24, 2026 5:20 am
A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation’s technological prowess. The previously unlisted LineShine computer in Shenzhen, China, displaced the top-ranked U.S. computer, El Capitan in California, in the latest version of the Top500 ranking announced Tuesday. The group of scientists who run the TOP500 project declared that the LineShine computer at China’s National Supercomputing Center achieved 2.198 exaflops, meaning it can perform more than 2 quintillion calculations per second.
June 23, 2026 3:58 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran. Tuesday’s vote comes as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve the conflict. It was the 10th time the Senate has tried to advance a war powers resolution. But a growing number of Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate have expressed their concerns over both the war and the deal Trump struck with Iran to end it. It comes as the Pentagon is seeking $80 billion from Congress mostly for the Iran war as it backfills munitions and stockpiles.
June 23, 2026 9:46 am
Authorities are continuing to investigate a hit and run involving a North Franklin Township Firefighter. Fire Chief Dave Bane tells WJPA News that they were returning to the station from answering another call when they stopped to help police with traffic control at the intersection of West Chestnut Street and Weirich Avenue around four o’clock Monday afternoon, where a tractor trailer was hung up. Bane says despite signs alerting motorists to the situation, the driver of a white Kia ignored them and drove through the area. Bane says the firefighter tried to get out of the way by jumping over a guardrail, but was still clipped by the vehicle. He was taken to UPMC Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries and later released. Bane says they have identified the driver of the vehicle but no further information was available.
