August 29, 2026 10:19 am
A Smith Township man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital this morning following an accident in which a part of a roof fell on him. According to Washington County 911, a 67-year-old man was a part of a small crew that were working on the roof along Shin Hill Street around 8:30 when it collapsed on him. For a while he was trapped under the debris. Crews arrived and got him from underneath the roof. He was transported shortly thereafter, and his identity and condition have not been released.
August 29, 2026 9:54 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least 37 people have been killed in a Russian strike near Kyiv, officials said Saturday. The attack sparked a fire in the Bucha district, damaging homes and buildings. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a warehouse was hit in the village of Myla. Criminal proceedings have been opened on charges of official negligence. More than 370 people have been evacuated. Russia’s Ministry of Defense claimed it targeted a warehouse storing drone components. This marks the third day of nearly non-stop attacks on Kyiv. Ukrainian drone attacks have also wounded 11 people in Russia’s Rostov region, according to local officials.
August 29, 2026 9:53 am
A single shot was fired late in the high school football game at South Allegheny High School’s stadium. Liberty Borough Police Officers, as well as others from South Allegheny School Police and security officers responded to the scene right before 11 p.m. at the stadium’s entrance. Athletes, coaches, staffers, students, children and others fled the area. According to a social media post from the Liberty Borough Police, school police officers encountered a 17-year-old suspect and took him into custody. That’s when they found a loaded, semi-automatic handgun in his waistband. They disarmed the suspect, who was described as a high school student at Brashear in Pittsburgh, and rendered the gun safe. The gun was later identified as one that was stolen from Wilkins Township. The suspect was arrested, taken into custody and awaits formal charges from the Allegheny County District Attorney’s office. The game between South Allegheny and Elizabeth Forward was called off. No one was injured.
August 29, 2026 4:47 am
A Virginia family with four relatives missing in the flash floods along the Nepal-China border is calling for more resources to help with rescue efforts. Twenty-seven-year-old Mukti Patel said Friday she would like to bring her father, sister and two other relatives back home. They were part of a tour group that got caught up in the floods that struck Wednesday, killing hundreds of people and leaving more than 2,000 missing. Patel said in a phone interview from her parents’ Richmond, Virginia, home that her family was staying at a hotel that was swept away. She would like more countries to help the rescue and recovery efforts.
August 29, 2026 4:53 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s leadership has solidified around hard-line military generals and clerics, preparing for a prolonged confrontation with the U.S. and aiming to prevent domestic unrest. This counters claims of a regime change by U.S. President Donald Trump. Iran’s leaders warn of escalating the conflict as American sanctions strain the economy. The new head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has threatened to halt oil exports if the economic war continues. Other recent top-level appointments appear aimed at internal cohesion and a tougher stance toward the U.S. Iran’s president, a relative moderate, is an increasingly lonely voice calling for a return to negotiations.
August 29, 2026 4:51 am
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial have ended a second day of deliberations without a verdict. Clancy is on trial to determine whether she was responsible for her actions when she killed her three children in 2023. The jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon and met again Friday. They’ll be back Monday morning. Clancy doesn’t deny strangling her children. But her lawyer says she did it because she lost her grip on reality due to a rare mental illness that can follow childbirth. Prosecutors say Clancy knew what she was doing. They say she killed the children because she was depressed and tired of living.
August 29, 2026 4:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that, if realized, could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves, at cost. Trump said in a social media post Friday that the agreement was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez. The president calls it “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Rodríguez’s government says the deal involves the development of 17 fields with a proven potential of 65 billion barrels. It says it could draw $100 billion in investment into Venezuela’s oil industry,
August 29, 2026 3:30 am
On August 21, Justin Lee Fusarelli, 43, of Avella, was arrested and arraigned as part of the massive communication wire theft ring. He was the last of seven suspects to be officially charged with the crime and remains in the Washington County Jail. The Pennsylvania State Police say over a five-month period beginning in January, Fusarelli and others were involved in scheme to steal, strip and sell Verizon communication wires to scrap yards in Washington, West Virginia and Ohio. According to court papers, damages are more than $5,000 and the amount of stolen property tops $60,000. In addition to Fusarelli, Ryan Scott, 37 of Avella, Dennis Kinkela, 49 of Burgettstown, Michael Hancher, 45, of Washington, Lawrence Bogo, 56, of Avella and Allen Jackson, 28 of Wellsburg, West Virginia were charged. Donald Martin III, 36 of Bulger, faces additional charges when he tried to allude officers by hiding in the rafters of a garage in Washington earlier this month. All seven men are expected to go before a Magistrate next week.
August 29, 2026 4:10 am
[WPXI]-One person was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital on Friday night after a crash inside the Squirrel Hill Tunnel. According to our news partners at Channel 11, smoke poured from the outbound lane shortly after 6:15. Emergency crews were on the scene, with medics reportedly caring for two patients. Some drivers left their vehicles and ran out of the tunnel to avoid the smoke. The scene was cleared shortly before 10 p.m. last night. WPXI Photo
August 29, 2026 3:32 am
Uniontown, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 12 is inviting the public to attend one of its upcoming open houses to learn about and apply for available maintenance positions the department has in Washington, Fayette, Greene, and Westmoreland counties. Available positions in District 12 include: Transportation Equipment Operator A (CDL required), Starting salary $23.46; Diesel Construction Equipment Mechanic, Starting salary $28.94. Full-time equipment operators perform summer maintenance on state roadways, including patching, drainage repair, seal coating, bridge repair, mowing and shoulder cutting. During the winter, both full-time and seasonal employees are responsible for snow removal, traffic control and truck unloading. Commonwealth recruitment staff will be on hand to discuss current job openings. Hiring managers will be onsite to talk with interested individuals, and onsite application and interview opportunities will be available. If you’re interested, you can apply at the Washington County Maintenance Office on Thursday, September 10 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. That’s located at 170 Route 519 in Eighty-Four, PA. There are also opportunities at the Maintenance Offices in Fayette County on Tuesday, September 1, Wednesday, September 2 in Westmoreland County, and Thursday, September 17 in Greene County. You can go to PennDOT’s website for more information.
