October 15, 2025 4:59 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that after months of aggressive immigration enforcement measures from the Trump administration, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration than they were in March. The findings come as federal immigration agents expand a crackdown in the Chicago area, where more than 1,000 immigrants have been arrested since last month. A solid majority of AAPI adults also say the Republican president has overstepped on deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Most also oppose several specific tactics used by the administration, such as deploying the military or National Guard to carry out arrests or deportations.
October 15, 2025 4:58 am
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials in Alaska are rushing to find housing for people from tiny coastal villages devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. But the remote location and severe damage are limiting their options as they race against other impending storms and the onset of winter. High winds and storm surge seawater battered low-lying, isolated Alaska Native communities in the southwestern part of the state over the weekend. The Coast Guard plucked two dozen people from their homes after the structures floated out to sea in high water, three people were missing or dead, and hundreds of people were staying in school shelters — including one with no working toilets, officials said. Across the region more than 1,500 people were displaced.
October 15, 2025 4:56 am
CHARLEROI, Pa. — A man who was stuck in a hole caused by a trench collapse thanked the dozens of emergency responders who saved his life. Vincenzo Lopez said, “I owe you my future; every day it is because of you.” Lopez was working on a sewer line break on McKean Avenue in Charleroi when the trench collapsed, trapping him in waist-deep dirt. Charleroi’s Fire Chief Robert Whiten says – when he first saw Lopez in the hole – he knew he was going to need backup. Whiten says emergency responders from 40 different agencies rushed to help – including the PA Urban Search and Rescue’s Strike team, which played a critical role in the rescue. For the 5 hours he was trapped. Lopez was eventually able to climb out of the hole with only an ankle injury and a chipped tooth. Lopez is already back at work and says that while he hasn’t gone back to working in ditches yet, he says he’s not afraid.
October 15, 2025 4:46 am
CHARLEROI, Pa. — A person was flown to an area hospital after a crash Tuesday night in Charleroi. Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers said emergency crews were called to the 800 block of McKean Avenue at 8:45 p.m. Charleroi firefighters said a car had crashed and rolled over. It also hit a pole and sheared it in half. The unidentified individual was treated by Rostraver EMS at the scene until a medical helicopter arrived and flew them from the scene. West Penn Power was notified to make repairs to the broken pole. (Photo: Charleroi Fire Department)
October 15, 2025 12:43 am
Washington County Commissioners gathered municipal leaders from the eastern corridor of the county to offer them vital funding information at their Local Municipal Update tour. Leaders saw a presentation about ongoing economic development projects. They were updated on projects that were done through the county’s blight mitigation program. Local Share Account grant funding was discussed as well as programs funded by the National Opioid Settlement Fund. Municipal Leaders like Donora Borough Administrator Michael Thornton had the blight mitigation fund help demolish the structurally unsafe First United Methodist Church under emergency conditions. Chartiers Township Manager Jodi Noble related success with the blight mitigation fund for demolition of structures along Pike Street. She also spoke of a multi-municipal grant awarded through the LSA program to install license plate readers on traffic lights in Chartiers and South Strabane Townships and Houston Borough. Peters Township’s Paul Lauer thanked commissioners for funding the new Police Social Services Officer. She rides along with police officers and addresses the root cause of many repeat problems that regular police do not have the training to address. Lauer says the program has been extremely successful over a very short period of time. The next update meeting will be held October 22 at the PennWest University California Campus.
October 14, 2025 4:46 pm
(AP) – D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was 51. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died Tuesday, according to a statement from the family. The singer’s family confirmed in a statement Tuesday that he died after battle with cancer. His family called him a “shining star of our family and has dimmed his light for us in this life.”
October 14, 2025 10:28 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man who scaled a security fence in the middle of the night and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges. Cody Balmer entered the plea Tuesday for the April attack that caused millions of dollars in damage to the state-owned building in Harrisburg. Gov. Josh Shapiro and members of his family were inside and had to be evacuated. No one was injured, but authorities say the 38-year-old Balmer told them he planned to beat the governor with a small sledgehammer if he encountered him. Balmer’s family has said he has a history of mental health problems.
October 14, 2025 5:01 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was fatally shot last month while speaking at Utah Valley University. Tuesday’s ceremony coincided with what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday. Trump praised Kirk as “a fearless warrior for liberty” and a “beloved leader who galvanized the next generation like nobody I’ve ever seen before.” Kirk founded Turning Point USA in 2012 and played a significant role in conservative politics. In a sign of Kirk’s close ties to the administration, he is the first recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Trump’s second term.
October 14, 2025 4:58 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County officials will vote Tuesday on whether to declare a state of emergency that would give them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids. The move would allow the LA County Board of Supervisors to provide rent relief for tenants who’ve fallen behind as a result of the crackdown on immigrants. Opponents argue that the raids do not meet the criteria of an emergency and that it could be unfair to landlords.
October 14, 2025 4:57 am
(AP) – Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon. Fox signed on to a statement with ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN saying they would not agree to Hegseth’s new rules. It said “the policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections.” So far, only the conservative One America News Network has said its reporters would follow the new regulations. Hegseth has said that outlets who don’t agree to the new rules by the end of Tuesday, which restrict reporting on news not specifically approved by his team, will be evicted from the Pentagon on Wednesday.
