May 11, 2025 3:51 am
BELLE VERNON, Pa. — (WPXI)-When you walk up to the doors at the Rite Aid on Rostraver Road in Belle Vernon, you’ll find the doors are locked, and the store permanently closed. Belle Vernon’s Rite Aid is one of three local Rite Aids to close in this round of store closures. The others are a location in Oakland, and the location inside the Pittsburgh International Airport. More closures could be coming. Some communities are trying to get ahead of any possible closures of their Rite Aid locations. Derry Borough Councilman Nathan Bundy said if their Rite Aid closes, the nearest full-service pharmacy would be nearly 20 minutes away by car. There is no word on when, or even if, the Derry location will close. But Bundy said council contacted Rite Aid, local, state, and federal representatives to urge the company to sell this location to another pharmacy. “
May 11, 2025 2:27 am
Washington County Coroner Tim Warco tells WJPA News that two people died following an accident along Interstate 70 near the Claysville Exit just after one o’clock Sunday afternoon. Warco says one of the victims was a minor who was in the backseat of a vehicle traveling westbound when it crossed the median and collided with a tractor-trailer in the eastbound lanes. The child, who was not in a car seat, was flown to UPMC Washington Hospital and was pronounced dead in the emergency department. The driver of the vehicle was flown to a Pittsburgh area hospital and a front seat passenger in the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Warco says the driver and the front seat passenger were not wearing seatbelts. The identities of the victims has not been released pending notification of family. Sources tell us that the tractor-trailer went over a hill and slammed into a house. Multiple emergency responders assisted at the scene and the interstate in that area was closed in both directions until crews cleared the scene. The crash is under investigation by State Police.
May 11, 2025 2:25 am
PennDot is cautioning motorists regarding single lane restrictions planned for Interstate 70 on the Smelsser Bridge. The location of the restrictions is between Exit 49 (Smithton) and Exits 46A/46B (Route 51) In Rostraver. The timing of the single lane restrictions is Monday through Saturday 9:00 am through 3:00 pm in both eastbound and westbound directions. Additionally, PennDot will be performing road maintenance work on several roadways throughout Washington County. Some of the larger projects will be road patching on Rt. 19 in North Strabane, South Strabane and Peters Townships. Patching will also occur on Interstate 70 in Fallowfield and Somerset Townships and Speers and Twighlight Boroughs. Routes 88 and 837 will see patching in Union Township, Finleyville and Elrama. Routes 519 and 980 will also see patching work performed. A full list of road construction projects may be found here.
May 11, 2025 2:25 am
CANONSBURG, Pa. — A Canonsburg business was raided Thursday after parents reported their concerns to police. An investigation at Canonsburg Vapors began after multiple parents contacted police with concerns about the items their teens were allegedly bringing home from this local vape shop. On Thursday afternoon, the whole parking lot was filled with police cars, as officers from multiple agencies looked for illegal substances that investigators say were being sold at the store. The raid came after a months-long investigation by the Canonsburg Police, the AG’s Office, Homeland Security and the District attorney’s office. Detectives went undercover to get products that they then tested and discovered to be illegal. “During the course of the investigation, we were able to obtain some of the suspected chemicals or packages… It was sent to a crime lab,” Canonsburg Police Chief Al Coghill said. “Of course it was not marketed as what the label said, it was much more potent than the label indicated.” As of Thursday evening, the store remained open.
May 11, 2025 2:23 am
The City of Washington Police have issued a statement stating that city police were called to an incident at the 7th ward playground on Wednesday May 7th at about 6:30 pm for multiple juveniles fighting. Upon police arrival, most of the individuals, including the victim left the scene. The victim did return to police a short time later to make a report of the incident. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the incident, knows the parties involved or has video of the incident to contact them.
May 10, 2025 12:18 pm
ISLAMABAD (AP) — India and Pakistan have confirmed a ceasefire deal after U.S.-led talks to end a conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals. It follows weeks of clashes that were triggered by a gun massacre of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan. It was their most serious confrontation in decades and left dozens of civilians dead on both sides. The first word of the truce came from U.S. President Donald Trump, who posted on his Truth Social platform that he was pleased to announce that the two countries had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. Multiple explosions were heard in two large cities of India-controlled Kashmir hours after the countries agreed to a the ceasefire deal.
May 10, 2025 4:50 am
A California judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt much of its massive downsizing of the federal workforce. Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco said President Donald Trump and his administration failed to get approval from Congress to initiate the cuts. That is required by the Constitution. The order issued Friday comes in response to a lawsuit filed by a a coalition of labor unions, nonprofit groups, cities and counties. Department of Justice lawyers say Trump’s executive order and a DOGE memo calling for large-scale reductions merely provided guidance and general principles.
May 10, 2025 4:44 am
GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Secretary and America’s top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and damage the global economy. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson will meet in Geneva with a Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng. Prospects for a major breakthrough appear dim. But there is hope that the two countries will scale back the massive taxes – tariffs – they’ve slapped on each other’s goods, a move that would relieve world financial markets and companies on both sides of the Pacific Ocean that depend on U.S.-China trade.
May 10, 2025 4:40 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The leaders of four European countries have arrived in Kyiv as calls intensify for Russia to agree to a monthlong ceasefire in the war. The leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom arrived together Saturday at the train station in Kyiv, where they are expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The visit marked the first time the leaders of the four countries have traveled together to Ukraine. Friedrich Merz is making a first visit to Ukraine as Germany’s new chancellor. Along with U.S. President Donald Trump, the European leaders are pushing for Russia to agree to a 30-day ceasefire to allow for peace talks on ending the conflict.
May 10, 2025 3:58 am
An early morning accident on Interstate 79 North sent one person to a Pittsburgh hospital. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers indicate that emergency crews were dispatched shortly after 2:00 am Saturday to mile marker 49.5. A vehicle left the road, ran up an embankment and rolled over. One person was injured and transported to Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Emergency crews from Cecil Township and North Strabane Township had the accident scene cleared inside of one hour.
