September 28, 2025 7:37 am
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was wrongfully deported from the United States to his native El Salvador has been moved from a Virginia detention center to a facility in Pennsylvania. Court records show Immigration and Customs Enforcement notified lawyers for Abrego Garcia on Friday that he was transferred to the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Phillipsburg. The agency said that location would make it easier for his attorneys to access him. However his lawyers raised concerns about conditions at Moshannon. Abrego Garcia’s case has become a flashpoint over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. (Photo: AP)
September 28, 2025 7:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says he’ll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities. He made the announcement Saturday on social media, writing that he was directing the Department of Defense to “provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland.” He said he was “authorizing Full Force, if necessary.”
September 28, 2025 1:35 am
A social media post from the City of Washington Police Department announced that a man involved in a string of unauthorized transactions has been identified and taken into custody. The individual has been identified as Justin Tyler Harris. He was being sought after both by the City of Washington and the Mt. Lebanon Police Department of Allegheny County. He is currently being held in Washington County Jail on his charges. The City Police made a point of thanking the community for their assistance in tracking him down.
September 27, 2025 6:00 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that Pittsburgh’s so-called jock tax discriminates against visiting professional athletes and performers. The city has been charging them a 3% tax for income earned at publicly funded stadiums, while charging resident athletes 1% plus a 2 % school tax. The city says the net effect is the same, but the high court disagreed Thursday. The court notes that state lawmakers authorized the tax in the early 2000s to boost city finances, not to help pay for the stadiums. The city had collected about $2.6 million from the tax so far this year.
September 27, 2025 6:00 am
Washington, PA – Washington County Commissioners have hired a new Director of Public Relations. If the name Nicole Ford sounds familiar, that’s likely because of her extensive media experience and deep ties to the region. She has spent the past decade as a reporter, covering key issues across southwestern Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Washington County, Ford worked in the Pittsburgh TV market for both WPXI and KDKA, reporting on topics ranging from local government and education to the courts. Her work has earned recognition at the highest levels of journalism, including a National Edward R. Murrow Award and multiple Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards. County officials say her strong understanding of local issues, media dynamics, and community engagement will allow her to oversee county communications and strengthen the flow of information between Washington County, members of the media, and residents. “I’m excited to take on this role and serve the community I’ve spent years reporting on in a new capacity,” said Ford. “I look forward to working with county leaders and residents to build strong lines of communication and share all the good news coming out of Washington County.” Ford’s first day with the county will be Monday, September 29, 2025.
September 27, 2025 4:49 am
(WPXI) – Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain heat-and-eat pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria previously linked to a deadly outbreak. The U.S. Agriculture Department updated a public health alert Friday to include Trader Joe’s Cajun Style Blackened Chicken Breast Fettucine Alfredo sold in 16-ounce plastic trays. The products have best-by dates of Sept. 20, Sept. 24 and Sept. 27 and still may be in customers’ refrigerators. The affected meals have the number P- 45288 inside the USDA inspection mark. Late Thursday the USDA issued a warning for Marketside Linguine with Beef Meatballs & Marinara Sauce sold at Walmart in refrigerated 12-ounce clear plastic trays. Those products have best-by dates of Sept. 22 through Oct. 1. The affected meals contain the establishment numbers “EST. 50784” and “EST. 47718” inside the USDA mark of inspection on the label. They were sent to Walmart stores nationwide.
September 27, 2025 4:32 am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal immigration agents have arrested the leader of Iowa’s largest school district in a targeted enforcement action that shocked students and educators. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Des Moines Public School Superintendent Ian Roberts was in the country illegally and had no work authorization. Roberts, who is from Guyana in South America, was considered an ICE fugitive because he was subject to a final removal order issued in 2024. ICE said that it targeted Roberts for arrest by initiating a traffic stop on Friday while he was driving in his school-issued vehicle. After he fled, officers discovered his vehicle abandoned near a wooded area. He was located and taken into ICE custody with the help of Iowa State Patrol officers.
September 27, 2025 4:30 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. That’s according to three people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press. The bureau had reassigned the agents last spring but has since fired them. The FBI declined to comment. The number of FBI employees terminated was not immediately clear, but two people said it was roughly 20.
September 27, 2025 4:28 am
MAGNOLIA, Ky. (AP) — American soybean farmers are worried about where they’re going to sell their crops and whether they’ll lose money this year because China hasn’t bought any for months. Beijing traditionally has snapped up at least a quarter of all soybeans grown in the U.S. but it is in effect boycotting them. It’s in retaliation for the high tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on Chinese goods and to strengthen its hand in negotiations over a new overall trade deal. Farmers like Caleb Ragland in Kentucky hope there will be a trade deal soon, but some significant aid might be needed to help them survive. Trump says he’s considering an aid package.
September 27, 2025 4:26 am
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Surrounded by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders that Israel “must finish the job” against Hamas in Gaza. He gave a defiant speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war in Gaza and said Israel wouldn’t buckle under the pressure. He spoke after dozens of delegates from multiple nations walked out of the U.N. General Assembly hall en masse as he began speaking. Responding to countries’ recent decisions to recognize Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu said it would encourage terrorism against Jews and others.
