September 9, 2025 4:47 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts has let President Donald Trump remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of high-profile firings allowed for now by the Supreme Court. Trump first moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter in the spring, but lower courts ordered her reinstated after she sued because the law allows commissioners to be removed only for problems like misconduct or neglect of duty. The Justice Department has argued the FTC and other executive branch agencies are under Trump’s control and the Republican president is free to remove commissioners without cause.
September 9, 2025 4:41 am
Council approved an agreement with Remington & Vernick Engineers (RVE) to advertise bids for the West Pike Street One Crosswalk Pavement Replacement project. The project will also include installation of new benches and a bike rack, aimed at improving pedestrian safety and enhancing downtown amenities. The borough was recently awarded a $100,000 multimodal state transportation program grant to help fund the crosswalk replacement. In staffing matters, council voted to appoint Angela Senay as Borough Manager, effective September 9, 2025. Council also approved several road closures for community events. Greenside Avenue in front of the Fire Department will be closed September 6, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to accommodate the department’s open house. In preparation for the Old Fashioned Christmas celebration, road closures will begin at midnight on December 3, 2025, with the Borough Lot closing first. On December 4, 2025, at 4 p.m., additional closures will include the Rite Aid Lot, Midtown Lot, and Jefferson Lot.
September 9, 2025 2:42 am
South Strabane Fire officials say they were called out just after three-thirty on Tuesday afternoon for a reported school bus accident in the area of Burkett Lane. Emergency responders, including ambulance and police officials were also called out and say they found a single school bus accident. Authorities say bus #65 from the Trinity School District was occupied with ten students ranging from 4th through 12th grades. One student suffered a minor injury. Students were placed onto another bus – (#71) and continued their routes home. District officials say they have notified parents and guardians. There’s been no word on what caused the crash.
September 9, 2025 2:24 am
Court documents are revealing more about what led up to a stabbing at a youth football game at Ringgold’s Joe Montana Stadium Sunday afternoon. Authorities have arrested seventeen-year-old Daron Carpenter on multiple charges, including criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault and possession of a weapon on school property. Authorities allege that Carpenter stabbed his cousin, a 19-year-old man with whom he had “a recent falling out with.” A witness told police that Carpenter had suggested to the victim that they should “handle their situation in the bathroom.” After the victim agreed, they started walking down the bleachers, and when they reached the home side steps, he turned around and started punching the victim. At that point, the witness claimed the victim said “he poked me” and held his stomach as Carpenter walked away. The victim was flown to Allegheny General Hospital with what were described as “extensive abdominal injuries” from the stabbing. His current condition is unknown. Carpenter was taken into custody at the stadium’s concession stands and police took a knife with a four-inch blade that had blood on it as evidence. Carpenter is being held in the Washington County Jail on $50,000 cash bond.
September 9, 2025 12:27 am
Peters Township Council began their meeting with a public hearing. The hearing centered on the ordinance that governed the Mixed Use Residential Overlay area along E. McMurray Road. The ordinance allows for multi family housing in the proposed “Town Center” area that is described in the current Comprehensive Plan. That area never developed and now a property owner is trying to convert a single family home with an in-law suite into a duplex. Neighbors felt that it was not in the spirit of the ordinance and asked council to rezone a 14 home area back to single family, low density housing. Council agreed with residents and unanimously voted 6-0 to rezone the properties. Council President Gary Stiegel said that the new home owner was trying to exploit a loophole in the ordinance. Phil Ross is a neighbor to the property in question. He said that he would have had no problem with the ordinance had the “town center” idea took off. Council’s and resident’s vision of the area is very similar to what can be found at Southpointe, a mix of homes, apartment buildings, retail and recreation. It was felt that converting a home into a duplex did not fit the intent of the ordinance.
September 9, 2025 12:25 am
Washington City Council’s agenda meeting laid out a day to day business agenda that will be voted on Thursday. The highlights of the meeting came from department reports. Police Chief Steve Devenney informed council on the department’s new idea to help solve crimes in the city. Devenney says that they have instituted a Warrant Wednesday program on the police department’s Facebook page. He says engagement on the page is up 500% since the program began a month ago, and police have been able to apprehend 8 of the suspects advertised on the page. Councilman Joe Pintola said that a lot of progress has been made on street paving this year. The public works department partners with utility companies in order to have all the paving and utility repair work done at one time. Pintola says 13 streets will be paved this year. Councilman Ken Westcott is asking for volunteers to sit on the City’s Zoning Hearing Board. Two recent resignations have prompted the city to ask for this help. Ideally, council would like to have three new people on the board. It is a volunteer position. Applications may be obtained in City Hall.
September 8, 2025 5:48 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied. The letter was included as part of a 50th birthday album compiled in 2003 for Epstein, a wealthy and well-connected financier who was once a friend of Trump’s. Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial in 2019 on charges that said he sexually abused and trafficked dozens of underage girls. Trump has said he did not write the letter or create the drawing of a curvaceous woman that surrounds the letter, and he filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal for earlier reporting on his link to the letter. “As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement posted on X. “President Trump’s legal team will continue to aggressively pursue litigation.”
September 8, 2025 2:19 pm
LONDON (AP) — Rick Davies, the singer and co-founder of British band Supertramp, has died at 81 after a long battle with cancer. The band said he died Saturday after battling multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, for more than a decade. Davies co-wrote the band’s music with Roger Hodgson. The group said he was “the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs, leaving an indelible mark on rock music history.” The band’s 1979 album “Breakfast in America” topped charts in the United States and Canada, won two Grammys and sold over 18 million copies. (Photo: AP)
September 8, 2025 10:55 am
NEW YORK (AP) — PNC Financial plans to buy Colorado-based FirstBank for $4.1 billion. The acquisition gives PNC a substantial presence in the Colorado banking market and Arizona. FirstBank, typically branded as 1stBank, is a midsized bank with 120 retail branches and roughly $26 billion in assets. The banks disclosed that stockholders owning 45.7% of FirstBank shares have already voted in favor of the merger. PNC has been on an acquisition streak in recent years, aiming to become a major player in retail banking. This deal will make PNC the largest bank in the Denver market and expand its presence in Arizona.
September 8, 2025 5:10 am
CHICAGO (AP) — As Chicago braces for an influx of federal immigration agents and possibly National Guard troops, churches citywide are turning up their response from the pulpit. Some are working to quell fears about deportation while others are addressing the looming possibility of more law enforcement on the streets of the nation’s third-largest city. President Donald Trump has threatened federal intervention in Democratic strongholds including Chicago, over the objections of local leaders and many residents. Churches are telling people to carry identification, stay in touch with family and attend protests ahead of the expected federal intervention.
