June 25, 2025 2:21 am
Fire has destroyed a Canton Township mobile home. Washington County 911 tells WJPA that multiple fire departments were called out just before two o’clock on Wednesday to assist in fighting a blaze at 600 Best Avenue in the Town and Country Trailer Park. Dispatchers say the trailer was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. They said the mobile home was unoccupied at the time and there were no reported injuries. Unconfirmed reports though, say several pets in home did not survive. There’s been no word on the cause of the blaze.
June 24, 2025 5:40 pm
Washington County 911 tells WJPA News that firefighters were called out just before four-thirty on Tuesday afternoon for reports of a residential structure fire at 284 North Franklin Township in Washington. Dispatchers say emergency crews saw heavy smoke showing from the second floor when they arrived. There were no injuries and no word on the cause of the blaze.
June 24, 2025 2:35 pm
(WPXI) People are telling the Federal Trade Commission that scammers are pretending to be the DMV or another government agency. The FTC said this is how the scam works: You will get an unexpected text or email from someone who says they’re from the DMV or the Department of Homeland Security. They say you can skip the line and expedite your application for a REAL ID by clicking a link to share your information and paying them. According to the FTC, this is a phishing scam to steal your money and personal information. The only way to get a REAL ID is by visiting your state DMV in person. You can’t submit an application online or in the mail. And nobody can expedite the process for you. If you spot a scam, you can report it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
June 24, 2025 2:27 pm
June 24, 2025 2:25 pm
(AP) – Former teen idol Bobby Sherman has died at 81. His winsome smile and fashionable shaggy mop top helped make him into a star in the 1960s and ’70s with bubblegum pop like “Little Woman” and “Julie, Do Ya Love Me.” His wife, Brigitte Poublon, announced the death Tuesday and family friend John Stamos posted her message on Instagram. Sherman revealed he had Stage 4 cancer earlier this year. After the limelight moved on, Sherman became a certified medical emergency technician and instructor for the Los Angeles Police Department, teaching police recruits first aid and CPR. He donated his salary. (Photo: AP)
June 24, 2025 2:12 pm
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — The Children’s Institute, the Squirrel Hill-based nonprofit that serves thousands of families and children in the region with behavioral health, family support services, outpatient therapy and more, is teeing up a new project. On Monday, the organization announced that it is planning what it described as a “multimillion-dollar transformation” of its outdoor playground facility. The Children’s Institute said that with the upgrades, children and families beyond those enrolled in its Day School program will be able to use the outdoor space, and that it will be fully accessible and provide “therapeutic sensory and physical experiences” for individuals between the ages of 2 and 21. Community partners and other organizations will also be able to utilize the space.
June 24, 2025 5:16 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says seven soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when an explosive device affixed to their armored vehicle detonated. Tuesday’s explosion was a particularly deadly incident for Israel’s military inside Gaza. Over 860 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the war against Hamas began in 2023. Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, said it had ambushed Israeli soldiers taking cover inside a residential building Tuesday in the southern Gaza Strip. It was not immediately clear whether the two incidents were the same. The deadly attack came as the Palestinian death toll inside Gaza passed 56,000.
June 24, 2025 4:58 am
(AP) – A new report finds that the number of abortions in the U.S. grew in 2024 as more women obtained pills through telehealth. The latest WeCount project for the Society of Family Planning finds that 1 in 4 abortions uses medications prescribed by a provider who does not see the patient in person. That is up from 1 in 20 in the months before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The number may explain why another recent study found that fewer women crossed state lines for abortion in 2024 than the year before.
June 24, 2025 4:57 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge says a deportation fight originally bound for South Sudan won’t be completing the trip right away even after a divided Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to start swiftly deporting immigrants to countries they aren’t from. Judge Brian Murphy found Monday that an order remains in force for those immigrants because the Supreme Court only halted his previous, broader order. The Department of Homeland Security, though, suggested other deportations to third countries could begin again soon. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority halted a decision from Murphy that requires immigrants get a chance to challenge any deportations to third countries where they might be in serious danger.
June 24, 2025 4:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman on Monday said the central bank should consider cutting its key interest rate as soon as its next meeting in July, underscoring deep divisions among Fed officials as they endure sharp criticism from the White House. Bowman, who was appointed to the Fed’s board of governors by Donald Trump in 2018, is the second high-profile official to express support for a potential July cut in as many days. On Friday, Christopher Waller, also a Trump appointee to the Fed’s board, said in a television interview that the Fed should consider cutting borrowing costs next month.
