November 8, 2025 2:48 am
Former NFL star Antonio Brown has been arrested on an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after a celebrity boxing event in Miami. Police confirmed Thursday that the 37-year-old Brown was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai. Police spokesman Mike Vega said Brown was initially flown to Essex County, New Jersey, where he’s being held pending extradition to Miami. An arrest warrant says Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staffer and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with after the amateur boxing event in May. It was unclear from court documents whether Brown has an attorney.
November 8, 2025 2:15 am
Washington City Council approved their budget for 2026 and as advertised, there will be no tax increase. The $15.3 million dollar spending plan passed unanimously. Also approved was a measure to increase solid waste collection fees. The new fee will be $320 per year per dwelling unit. That is up $20 from last year. The increase is due to increased operational costs of the service provider. Council also approved two measures that extend the Local Tax Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance Act or LERTA. The graduated tax incentive program is for new real estate purchases for commercial or residential use. The program is a five year program that allows purchases to be tax free in year one and after five years a full tax bill will be due. Also allowed under the program is improvements made to properties that would increase the value of the building. Forms to enroll in the program are available at City Hall or on the City’s website. Finally, Mayor JoJo
Burgess reminds people that city employees are not to be abused or mistreated. Another incident occurred where police were called to City Hall to remove a belligerent person. Burgess says if you have a complaint, speak to him or any council member, do not holler at city employees.
November 7, 2025 5:47 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations. Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer and songwriter Cirkut follow Lamar with seven nominations each announced Friday. All four are nominated in the song, record and album of the year categories. In the best new artist category, global girl group Katseye, Olivia Dean, The Marias, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren and Lola Young will all go head-to-head. There are a number of first-time nominees as well this year including Tate McRae, Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress. The 2026 Grammy Awards will air Feb. 1 live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
November 7, 2025 5:44 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are swatting down an offer from Democrats to end the government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the new offer from Democrats is a “non-starter.” The proposal from Democrats would reopen the government and include a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies. It’s unclear what may happen next. Thune suggested a weekend session of the Senate was possible, and idea that President Donald Trump endorsed in a social media post. Despite the stalemate, lawmakers in both parties were feeling increased urgency to end the shutdown, which has now lasted for 38 days.
November 7, 2025 4:59 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade. The vote followed weeks of debate over his management record and whether anyone deserved such unprecedented pay, drawing heated commentary from small investors to giant pension funds and even the pope. It was a resounding victory for Musk, showing that investors still have faith in him as the car company struggles with plunging sales and profits.
November 7, 2025 4:58 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has unveiled a deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy. The drugs are part of a new generation of obesity medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists that have soared in popularity in recent years. But access to the drugs has been a consistent problem for patients because of their cost and spotty insurance coverage. Thursday’s announcement is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to rein in soaring drug prices in its efforts to address cost-of-living concerns among voters.
November 7, 2025 4:56 am
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues. The lawsuits filed Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter and negligence. Filed on behalf of six adults and one teenager by the Social Media Victims Law Center and Tech Justice Law Project, the lawsuits claim that OpenAI knowingly released GPT-4o prematurely, despite internal warnings that it was dangerously sycophantic and psychologically manipulative. Four of the victims died by suicide. OpenAI said it is reviewing the lawsuits.
November 7, 2025 4:52 am
The Federal Aviation Administration’s order to scale back flights nationwide because of the government shutdown starts Friday. Flights at 40 major airports including in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago will be cut. The FAA says its goal is to reduce flights by up to 10% to ease pressure on unpaid air traffic controllers. Hundreds scheduled for Friday already have been canceled. The impact is expected to be felt across the U.S. air transportation system, affecting both passengers and package deliveries.
November 7, 2025 2:45 am
Washington County Commissioners delivered a split vote on cancelling an economic development contract with the Washington County Chamber of Commerce. Commissioners Nick Sherman and Electra Janis voted to terminate a six year deal signed in 2023. The cost of the contract was $140,000 per year with escalators. One thing that both commissioners and the chamber agree on is, that there is a distinct lack of communication. Both Sherman and Chamber President Jeff Kotula say that neither side is reaching out to communicate. Sherman said that the chamber received the money and provided no services. Kotula says that $33 million in economic development was made in 2025. Commissioner Larry Maggi dissented saying that the chamber has delivered in each of the years since the original contract was signed in 1999. He says that government can create an environment for a good economy, the county should let business people do the actual economic development. Commissioner Electra Janis said that the contract is unnecessary and she prefers to cancel the contract instead of laying off county employees. According to the motion to terminate, The contract was cancelled because it is an invalid multi year contract, the chamber did not fulfill the requirements of the contract, and budgetary adjustments were needed for cost savings.
November 7, 2025 2:39 am
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced on Friday that SNAP recipients who have not received benefits this month – but were supposed to – should have them by the end of the day. Shapiro made the announcement Friday afternoon with Department of Human Services Secretary Valerie Arkoosh. This comes after a federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November. He says the money is coming from the U.S. Treasury and not from Pennsylvania. Shapiro said he is already working to fight the Trump administration in court if needed again. (Photo: AP)
