July 29, 2025 5:05 am
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union’s trade agreement with the Trump administration is receiving mixed reviews. EU officials claim they avoided a major economic disaster. But French officials argue the EU didn’t leverage its full strength. The deal imposes a 15% tariff on most goods imported into the U.S. with no agreement on key areas like pharmaceuticals and steel. French officials criticize the deal as unbalanced while Germany and Italy see it as avoiding unnecessary escalation. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday called it a failure for Europe. Economists warn the deal could hinder growth and lacks clarity.
July 29, 2025 5:08 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein ended after Epstein hired people who had worked for Trump. The Republican president said Monday that he had warned Epstein about hiring Trump staff and that when Epstein did it again, “I threw him out of the place.” The place Trump refers to is his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida. Authorities say the disgraced financier killed himself in a New York jail cell in 2019 as he awaited trial on sex trafficking charges. The case has dogged Trump after he and his top allies stoked conspiracy theories about Epstein’s death.
July 29, 2025 5:06 am
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving. President Donald Trump disagrees and notes the images emerging of emaciated people. Trump says “those children look very hungry.” Here’s what we know as the World Health Organization says 63 of the 74 malnutrition-related deaths in Gaza this year have occurred this month. Those included 24 children under the age of 5. After international pressure, Israel over the weekend announced humanitarian pauses, airdrops and other measures meant to allow more aid to Palestinians in Gaza. But people there say little or nothing has changed on the ground.
July 28, 2025 2:41 pm
There was a temporary power outage across the city of Washington and a few spotty outages in North Franklin, California Borough and South Strabane Township Monday morning. Todd Meyers of West Penn Power tells WJPA News that although they patrolled the line, they did not find a cause for the outage. He say they reset their equipment and all customers were restored at 11:04 a.m. Meyers said they had contractors working on some power lines in the city to make upgrades that should result in more reliable electrical service for customers and to protect the crews as that work is underway, they had to change some settings on their equipment. He says typically, if there is a minor issue like a tree branch momentarily contacting a line, their equipment senses that contact, breaks the connection for a few seconds, and then closes back in to re-energize the circuit once the trouble has cleared. Meyers says the lights sort of dim for a second, and then full power is restored. According to Meyers, when crews are working around the lines, they don’t want the lines to automatically try to re-energize, so they change the settings so that when there is an intermittent issue, the power just stays off until they have investigated. Sometimes, he says – they don’t find a cause because a branch may have fallen and bounced off the wire on the way down or something similar. The outage also affected some traffic signals as well.
July 28, 2025 2:10 am
The Washington County Coroners office says a Blairsville man was killed in an early morning crash Sunday in Carroll Township. 21 year old Matthew Roth was pronounced dead at the scene just after 4:30 a.m. He was traveling south on State Route 481 when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a bridge at the intersection of Route 2023. The vehicle caught fire. He was not wearing a seatbelt. A cause and manner of death are pending. Carroll Township Police are investigating.
July 28, 2025 4:47 am
HENRY CLAY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A woman is dead after an early Sunday morning crash in Fayette County. Fayette County 911 dispatchers confirmed the one-vehicle crash happened on Route 40 (National Pike) after 3 a.m. Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker reports Zoey Baughman, 20, of Chambersburg, was pronounced dead on scene. No other information about the crash was immediately available.
July 28, 2025 5:03 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — Motorcycles hit local roads Sunday for the 22nd-annual Blue Ride hosted by the Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club. Around 150 bikes turned out to brave the weather and ride. The 90-mile route started at the Washington County Fairgrounds and ended at the Washington American Legion. Organizers say the event keeps getting bigger each year. “Since last year’s ride, we’ve donated over $800,000 to charity,” said Dave Richards, chairman of the annual Blue Ride. “I believe last year it was about 48 charities. They’re around the area, whether it be Washington, Allegheny, Fayette, Westmoreland.” The Blue Ride raised more than $45,000 last year. All that charity money is donated in the fall.
July 28, 2025 4:58 am
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — An Ohio man is facing a felony charge after police say a gun was found in his carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport. Allegheny County police say Transportation Security Administration officers located a gun in a passenger’s bag at the airport’s main security checkpoint around 7:40 a.m. Sunday. Police identified the bag’s owner as Justin Stanley, 47, of Negley, Ohio. He did not have a valid concealed carry permit. Stanley is now charged with one felony count of carrying a firearm without a license. Police note that anyone who brings a gun into an airport security checkpoint could face federal civil fines from the TSA up to $10,000, and repeat offenders could be fined up to $13,910.
July 28, 2025 3:08 pm
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Regional Transit began installing curb extensions at five major bus stops in Downtown Pittsburgh. They’re designed to align the bus stop with the parking lane, allowing buses to stop to pick up and drop off riders without weaving in and out of traffic. PRT said this will give riders more visibility in a protected waiting area and make boarding buses safer and easier, mostly for riders who use mobility devices such as canes, walkers or wheelchairs. The Downtown Pittsburgh locations receiving these upgrades are: Forbes Avenue at Grant Street, Wood Street at Sixth Avenue, Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street, Fort Duquesne Boulevard at Sixth Street and Wood Street at Forbes Avenue which is temporarily on hold due to a non-PRT related project. Installation is scheduled to take place between 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with each platform taking up to three days to complete. The entire project, which also includes updates to pavement markings and street signage, is expected to take three weeks. The total cost of the project is projected to be around $800,000.
July 28, 2025 3:33 pm
The Allegheny County Health Department announced that additional mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus, prompting plans to spray seven Pittsburgh neighborhoods on Wednesday. The health department will use Zenivex E20, a pesticide classified by the EPA as low-risk, to treat areas in Point Breeze, Regent Square, Edgewood, Wilkinsburg, East Hills, Homewood, and Highland Park. The spraying aims to reduce the local mosquito population and minimize the risk of human transmission of West Nile Virus. The spraying will be conducted using a truck-mounted Ultra Low Volume (ULV) sprayer from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. In case of rain, the spraying will be rescheduled for the following day, July 31st, during the same hours. There are currently no vaccines to prevent or medications to treat West Nile Virus. Residents who suspect they have the virus are advised to consult a healthcare provider. Residents are encouraged to help reduce mosquito breeding sites by eliminating stagnant water in places like tires, unused swimming pools, and clogged gutters. Reports of mosquito breeding sites can be made to the Allegheny County Health Department.
