August 4, 2025 5:01 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up an effort to get election data from the states. According to an Associated Press tally, the department’s voting section has requested copies of voter registration lists from state election administrators in at least 15 states. And department lawyers have contacted officials in at least seven states to propose a meeting about forging an information-sharing agreement related to instances of voting or election fraud. The unusually expansive outreach has raised alarm among some election officials. That’s because states have the constitutional authority to run elections and because federal law protects the sharing of individual data with the government.
August 4, 2025 5:00 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist Jennifer on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” has died. It was just days before her 80th birthday. Her longtime publicist says Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a prolonged illness. “WKRP in Cincinnati” aired from 1978 through 1982 and was set in a lagging Ohio radio station trying to reinvent itself with rock music. As the station’s receptionist, Jennifer’s efficiency often kept the station running in the face of others’ incompetence.
August 4, 2025 4:56 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing Boeing employees who build fighter jets says they have begun a strike after about 3,200 workers at facilities in St. Louis and other locations voted to reject a modified four-year labor agreement. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said the strike began at midnight. The union says its workers deserve nothing less than a contract that keeps their families secure and recognizes their unmatched expertise. Boeing says the company is disappointed its employees rejected an offer that featured 40% average wage growth and resolved issues about work schedules.
August 4, 2025 4:55 am
Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections. The dramatic move Sunday could expose Democrats to fines and other penalties. Democrats have cast the decision to leave the state as a last-ditch effort to stop Republicans from pushing through a rare mid-decade redrawing of the congressional map. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session of the Legislature that started last month to take up the redistricting effort that President Donald Trump has urged.
August 4, 2025 4:52 am
OAKDALE, Pa. — (WPXI) – A local fire company is asking for help after around $10,000 worth of equipment was stolen from them. The Oakdale Hose Company assistant chief reported that someone stole from his truck at around 2:20 a.m. on Sunday. Firefighters said Motorola APX 8000 All Band portable radios were inside. They said these are highly sought after in public service. They believe the total amount stolen equals around $10,000. An officer was called to the scene and did get into a brief foot pursuit with the suspect, but they got away. Firefighters are asking people who live in that area to check their cameras for video that might help them find the person responsible. The fire chief is expected to offer a reward for the return of the equipment or information that leads to the conviction of the person responsible.
August 4, 2025 4:49 am
FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. — A 9-year old girl’s goodwill gesture at the Fayette County Fair opened some eyes and pockebooks. At the county fair, Harper Diamond sold her 270-pound pig, Cookie. Harper decided to donate the earnings to a fund for a new barn at the fairgrounds “I donated this money because I wanted to help for the next generation of 4-H so they had more opportunity,” Harper said. “After the sale of that, people from the crowd started wanting to add on to it, $1, $2, a couple added five, four,” said Harper’s grandfather Chris Diamond. “Next thing you know, the total per pound for the pig ended up somewhere around $96, totaling somewhere around $27,000.” The current barn is 50 years old and is scheduled to be torn down.
August 3, 2025 11:20 am
BEIRUT (AP) — New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday have rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exert its authority across the whole country. In the north, government-affiliated fighters confronted Kurdish-led forces who control much of the region, while in the southern province of Sweida, they clashed with Druze armed groups. Syria’s interim authorities are trying to maintain a tense ceasefire in Sweida province after clashes with Druze factions last month, and to implement an agreement with the U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that would reintegrate large swaths of northeastern Syria.
August 3, 2025 8:47 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up an effort to get election data from the states. According to an Associated Press tally, the department’s voting section has requested copies of voter registration lists from state election administrators in at least 15 states. And department lawyers have contacted officials in at least seven states to propose a meeting about forging an information-sharing agreement related to instances of voting or election fraud. The unusually expansive outreach has raised alarm among some election officials. That’s because states have the constitutional authority to run elections and because federal law protects the sharing of individual data with the government.
August 3, 2025 7:46 am
MONROEVILLE, Pa. — A man was shot in Monroeville on Saturday. Allegheny County Police said officers were called to the 4000 block of William Penn Highway at 6:49 p.m. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and is in stable condition. A woman was also taken to a hospital with minor cuts. Police did not say what caused those cuts. Officers said surveillance video shows a white Ford F-150 entering a parking lot and shooting the victim. Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
August 3, 2025 7:45 am
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — A man was shot in Allentown Saturday evening. Police said officers went to the 800 block of Climax Street after two ShotSpotters reported shots fired in the area at around 6 p.m. A man was found with a graze wound to his head. Police said the man refused to be taken to a hospital by medics. Officers said the suspect was driving a black sedan and fled the area. Multiple shell casings were found at the scene. Detectives are still investigating.
