August 31, 2026 5:41 am
Rescue crews are on the scene of an accident involving a pleasure boat and a barge along the Monongahela river near Rices Landing in Greene County. According to our news partners at WPXI, two people were rescued overnight and flown to area hospitals. Three others are said to be unaccounted for. Reports say crews searched overnight but were regrouping Monday morning to continue their efforts. No other information is currently available. Tune to WJPA 95.3FM/1450AM for the very latest.
August 31, 2026 2:49 am
An elderly Woman in Monongahela was pronounced dead Sunday, after being found, following a house fire Saturday. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says seventy-five-year-old Linda Pankiewicz died in a fire at a home in the five-hundred block of Warne Street Extension. Warco says a passerby reported the fire just before ten p.m. Emergency Responders reportedly thought the home was vacant, however, human remains were discovered during the State Police Fire Marshal’s investigation on Sunday. The Monongahela Fire Department said two firefighters were taken to local hospitals after suffering injuries in a fall. Their injuries were minor, and they have since been released. The cause and manner of death is pending. The investigation continues. (Photo: Charleroi Fire Department)
August 31, 2026 2:00 am
A Smith Township man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital Saturday 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 part of a small crew who were working on the roof along Shin Hill Street around 8:30 when it collapsed on him, trapping him under the debris. Emergency crews arrived and got him from underneath the roof. Smith Township Police are investigating.
August 31, 2026 5:02 am
SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A homicide investigation is underway in Westmoreland County. State Troopers responded to a home on Herminie West Newton Road in Sewickley Township for an unresponsive female Sunday morning. The Westmoreland County Office of the Coroner identified the female as Christin E. Hamilton of West Newton. An age was not provided. A cause and manner of death have not yet been determined. State police initially said they were searching for Jakob Michael Korber, who was in the area. According to our news partners at WPXI, state police confirmed that Korber was taken into custody without incident. State police were conducting an investigation in the 1100 block of Herminie West Newton Road Sunday evening.
August 31, 2026 5:11 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ air force has intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters. The Defense Ministry says the attack Monday comes after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire on the weekend, the first action in a month. In a short statement, the Defense Ministry said it “dealt with” an Iranian drone that was detected over its waters approaching from Iran. There have been no immediate claims of responsibility from Tehran nor any reports of damage. The incident comes after U.S. forces on Sunday struck Iranian rocket launchers on an Iranian island, breaking a lull in fighting in the war that has lasted more than six months. Iran responded by launching missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan.
August 31, 2026 5:12 am
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — One person has died and about 15 people are missing or unaccounted for after a major flash flood at the Grand Canyon. The National Park Service said Sunday night that the body of a 46-year-old man was recovered near Crystal Rapids along the Colorado River. The flooding forced the evacuation of dozens of people and knocked out the sole water pipeline serving tourists and residents. Starting Monday, tourists won’t be able to stay overnight at lodges and hotels in the park because of a limited water supply. Year-round residents are being asked to conserve water. The park service says the flooding Saturday also swept large boulders and metal structures into the Colorado River. More rain was possible Monday.
August 31, 2026 5:10 am
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers are trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing. Multiple foreign teams were assisting local rescuers to find workers in multiple tunnels at Nepal’s power plants on the rivers that flooded last Wednesday. Rescuers have been trying to find survivors for days, working through the rain. On the Chinese side, rescue and recovery efforts included rebuilding the road leading to Gyirong Port at the border between China and Nepal. They worked next to rushing water covering the road and hampering the ability to reach the border.
August 31, 2026 5:13 am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest space telescope has blasted off on a quest to find planets around other stars and explore the hidden universe. SpaceX launched the $4 billion Roman Space Telescope on Sunday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Roman blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away that’s home to the Webb Space Telescope, one of NASA’s other crown jewels in the sky. Roman will take three months to reach its destination. Once there, it will survey the cosmos like never before. The telescope is named after the late Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer.
August 30, 2026 7:54 am
(AP) – The Columbia, South Carolina, police chief says an officer died and a second was injured Saturday after responding to a call about a domestic dispute. Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook says the suspect had a lengthy criminal record and also died. He says the deceased officer was 29 years old and had been with the department for two years. He leaves behind a wife and two young children. After an evening news conference Saturday, law enforcement officials joined a procession from the local hospital. Holbrook says the second officer is in stable condition.
August 30, 2026 7:47 am
DHADING, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal are warning of potential fresh flooding as water levels rise in the Bhotekoshi River. Residents in flood-affected districts have been urged to stay alert. Flood warnings were sent to phones on Sunday as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway. Wednesday’s catastrophic floods killed at least 800 people and left more than 3,000 missing in Nepal and Tibet. Residents in Dhading, one of the worst-hit regions, began returning to their ruined homes. Meanwhile, Malaysia has pledged $1 million in aid and will send a disaster search-and-rescue team to assist with relief efforts.
