May 1, 2025 5:03 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Ukraine have signed an agreement that will give the U.S. access to Ukraine’s vast critical mineral resources. The deal on reconstruction and investment could enable continued military aid to Kyiv amid concerns that President Donald Trump might scale back support during ongoing peace talks with Russia. It comes after a weekslong press by Trump on Ukraine to compensate Washington for billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to help Ukraine repel the Russian invasion. Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine. Treasury Scott Bessent said the “agreement signals clearly to Russia that the Trump administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign, and prosperous Ukraine over the long term.”
May 1, 2025 5:00 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man who fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs remains in critical condition. Pittsburgh Public Safety, which includes Pittsburgh Police and EMS, posted on X says that the “incident is being treated as accidental in nature.” The man appeared to fall while celebrating as Pittsburgh star Andrew McCutchen delivered a go-ahead two-run single. McCutchen said the team is focusing on the man’s health. The fan was tended to for approximately five minutes by members of both the Pirates and Cubs training staffs as well as PNC personnel. The Southern Alleghany School District identified the man as 2022 graduate Kavan Markwood.
May 1, 2025 4:50 am
Three people are dead after severe storms blew through Southwestern Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Two storm-related deaths were reported in Allegheny County on Tuesday, including a man who was electrocuted by live wires on St. Martin Street in Pittsburgh at around 7 p.m. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified that man as David Lepinsky, 59, of Reserve. Ross Township Police confirmed the other person who was killed in Allegheny County during the storms was a man who was hit by a tree on Evergreen Road. He has been identified as Raymond Gordon, 67. Police said he was walking back into his house from his deck when the tree was blown over and hit him. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:27 p.m. The third storm-related death was reported out of Greene County. Pennsylvania State Police said Andrew M. Celaschi, 25, of Jefferson, was traveling as a passenger on Jefferson Road in Franklin Township at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday when a tree fell on top of the vehicle he was in. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers reported the tree was knocked over by high winds.
May 1, 2025 4:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. Right after Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to put the Pirates ahead 4-3, players began waving frantically for medical personnel. The fan was tended to for approximately five minutes by members of both the Pirates and Cubs training staffs as well as PNC personnel before being removed from the field on a cart. Players from both teams could be seen praying and McCutchen held a cross that hung from his neck while the fan was taken off the field.
April 30, 2025 5:52 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks bounced back from steep early losses to end mixed, continuing their wild swings amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war will do to the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Wednesday, extending its winning streak to a seventh day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%. Indexes started the day lower after a report suggested the U.S. economy may have shrunk at the start of the year. But they rallied back after a report said inflation slowed in March. That could give the Federal Reserve more leeway to cut interest rates to support the economy.
April 30, 2025 5:50 pm
A McKeesport man who was convicted of shooting a teenager from Tennessee at Jollick Manor nearly three years ago, was sentenced in Washington County Court on Wednesday. Twenty-five-year-old Jamil Carr was convicted of third-degree murder a few weeks ago following a two day trial. The jury found Carr guilty after deliberating less than three hours, of the shooting death on July 15, 2022, of Antonio Martinez. He was sentenced to twenty-seven and a half to sixty-years in prison. Authorities alleged that the shooting occurred after the two got into an altercation. Carr has been held in the Washington County Jail without bond since his arrest.
April 30, 2025 5:23 pm
(AP) – Not long after a Norfolk Southern train derailed and caught fire in eastern Ohio in February 2023 the railroad started to repeat its promise that it would “make it right” in East Palestine. But a new lawsuit filed Wednesday by the school district adds to the doubts about the railroad’s commitment after plans for a student wellness center stalled. Some residents also point to Norfolk Southern’s attempts to force other companies to help pay for its $600 million class-action settlement and its agreement to abandon a training center for first responders that was supposed to help the village. Superintendent James Rook said the railroad hasn’t fulfilled promises to reimburse the schools. (Photo: AP)
April 30, 2025 12:20 pm
Three people are dead after severe storms blew through Southwestern Pennsylvania on Wednesday. State Police said 25-year-old Andrew Celaschi of Jefferson, was traveling as a passenger on Jefferson Road in Greene County at 5:30 p.m. when a tree fell on top of the vehicle he was in. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers say the tree was knocked over by high winds. There were also two storm-related deaths reported in Allegheny County on Tuesday, including a man who was electrocuted by live wires in Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh Public Safety official says police, fire and EMS responded to the 1000 block of St. Martin Street for a man electrocuted by live wires around 7 p.m. He died on scene. “I walked down there and [saw] him lying between the car and the truck, and his feet were on fire and wires were lying on top of him,” Mike Bryan said.Ross Township Police confirmed the other person who was killed in Allegheny County during the storms was a man who was hit by a tree on Evergreen Road. Authorities are urging residents to use extreme caution after the storm, especially as night falls, due to storm damage hazards like downed trees and possible live wires.
April 30, 2025 5:24 am
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. The FBI took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into custody on Friday morning at the county courthouse. She faces federal charges of concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest and obstructing or impeding a proceeding. The state Supreme Court issued a two-page order Tuesday noting that Dugan faces two federal charges and saying it is in the public interest to temporarily relieve her of her duties. Her attorney had no immediate comment. Democrats have accused the Trump administration of trying to chill the nation’s judiciary.
April 30, 2025 5:22 am
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump has celebrated the 100th day of his second term — yet spent much of his rally marking it in campaign mode, fixated on past grudges and grievances. He repeatedly mocked his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, at Tuesday’s rally — attacking Biden’s mental acuity and even how he appears in a bathing suit. He again uttered the lie that he won the 2020 presidential election. And he attacked polling and news coverage not favorable to him. And the rally just outside Detroit, which marked Trump’s largest political event since returning to the White House, glossed over two forces that had rocked the state: his steep trade tariffs and combative attitude toward Canada.
