January 13, 2026 2:16 am
Officials with Washington and Jefferson College sent out a “Welcome Back to Campus” email on Monday. The email contained an update on measures the school has taken with the Washington Police Department and the mayor’s office to ensure they are all working together to maximize safety on and around campus, in the wake of three incidents involving firearms on North Main Street over the past several months. As a result, the group has worked together to create a new system for the city to notify campus and public safety of any incidents and their proximity to campus in a more timely manner. The city has also committed to informing the school when arrests are made. The city is also working with business owners in that area to improve security and safety. The school, though, is still encouraging students and other to be cautious about being on or near North Main Street after dark, until a final arrest is made.
January 13, 2026 2:02 am
In an uncommon move, Canonsburg Borough approved modifications to their contract with their Borough Manager Angela Senay. During the voting meeting, council met in executive session to make changes, none of them financially based. Council President Eric Chandler said that the modifications were minor and affected scheduling, allowing Senay the opportunity to do some work remotely. Senay took over the position in September after previous manager Billie Bilko died in July. In other city business, council is moving on with their plans to broadcast council meetings live. Former councilman John Severine is looking to broadcast the meetings on Facebook and YouTube. He says that he hopes that residents will be able to see the meetings and get rid of the idea that borough business is all done behind closed doors. Borough Manager Angela Senay says that broadcasting the meetings will be a great way for residents that cannot come to the meetings to keep up to date on borough affairs. Council also approved a measure removing Dogwood Alley as a road that has prohibited parking at all times.
January 13, 2026 4:56 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Days of demonstrations against immigration agents and a new lawsuit have left Minnesota tense. Federal authorities used tear gas on Monday to break up crowds of whistle-blowing activists. The state, joined by Minneapolis and St. Paul, sued the Trump administration Monday to try to halt or limit the enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman. The Department of Homeland Security has pledged to send more than 2,000 immigration officers into Minnesota in what Immigration and Customs Enforcement has called its largest enforcement operation ever. Homeland Security says it has made more than 2,000 arrests in the state since December.
January 13, 2026 5:30 pm
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in Tuesday to authorities in New Mexico to face child sex abuse charges. This comes after Albuquerque police issued an arrest warrant on counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and child abuse. The acts allegedly occurred on the set of “The Cleaning Lady,” a TV series Busfield directed and acted in. Busfield denied the allegations when interviewed by authorities during the investigation. He suggested the boy’s mother was seeking revenge for her children being replaced on the series. He is known for appearances in “The West Wing,” “Field of Dreams” and “Thirtysomething,” the latter of which won him an Emmy.
January 12, 2026 4:59 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has arrived at a delicate moment as he weighs whether to order a U.S. military response against the Iranian government over its crackdown on protests. Trump has repeatedly threatened Tehran with military action if the Islamic Republic was found using deadly force against antigovernment protesters. But now, with Iranian officials indicating they want to have talks with the White House about the protests, the U.S. military appears to be on standby mode. Trump said Monday he would slap 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Tehran, a move that could affect China, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.
January 12, 2026 4:58 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s AI engine inside the Pentagon network. Hegseth made the announcement Monday at Musk’s SpaceX company in South Texas as part of a push to integrate as much military data as possible into the developing technology. It follows global criticism of Grok for generating sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent. Hegseth says he would “make all appropriate data” from the military’s IT systems available for “AI exploitation.” He also said data from intelligence databases would be fed into AI systems.
January 13, 2026 4:54 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation likely remained elevated last month as the cost of electricity, groceries, and clothing may have jumped and continued to pressure consumers’ wallets. The Labor Department is expected to report that consumer prices rose 2.6% in December compared with a year earlier, according to economists’ estimates compiled by data provider FactSet. The figures are harder to predict this month, however, because the six-week government shutdown last fall suspended the collection of price data used to compile the inflation rate. Some economists expect the December figures will show a bigger jump in inflation as the data collection process gets back to normal.
January 12, 2026 5:37 pm
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer. The state and cities filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday, along with a request for a temporary restraining order to halt the enforcement action or limit the operation. The Department of Homeland Security says it’s surging more than 2,000 immigration officers into Minnesota, and that it has made more than 2,000 arrests in the city since the push began last month.
January 12, 2026 5:38 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly has sued the Pentagon over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders. He’s claiming the Trump administration trampled on his constitutional rights to free speech. Kelly, a former Navy pilot who represents Arizona, is seeking to block his censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week. Hegseth said he censured Kelly over his participation in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders.
January 12, 2026 2:06 am
A large crowd gathered at noon on Sunday in front of the Washington County Courthouse to protest the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE officer last week in Minneapolis. Washington’s protest was one of hundreds held across the county over the weekend following the shooting of Good by federal officers. Speaking to the Associated Press, Good’s former husband, who declined to be identified for the safety of their children, said his former wife was not an activist and had never, to his knowledge, even attended a protest. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says a protest Friday night turned violent when people threw ice, snow and rocks at officers. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey faults “agitators who are trying to rile up large crowds.” The demonstrations come as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pushes forward in the Twin Cities with what it calls its biggest-ever immigration enforcement operation.
