August 9, 2025 4:33 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is escalating efforts to scrutinize perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump with investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James and U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, according to people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department has subpoenaed James for records related to a lawsuit the Democrat filed against Trump over alleged fraud in his personal business dealings, according to a person familiar with the matter. And Attorney General Pam Bondi this week named Ed Martin as a special prosecutor to help conduct separate mortgage fraud investigations into James and Democratic U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff of California. James and Schiff have denied any wrongdoing and have called the claims politically motivated.
August 9, 2025 4:31 am
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who opened fire at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, Georgia. The GBI statement says White died and Officer David Rose with the DeKalb County Police Department was shot and killed during the shooting Friday. The shooter was armed with a long gun and fired from across the street, striking windows across the sprawling campus. Authorities said Rose was mortally wounded as he responded to the gunfire. The attack prompted a massive law enforcement response to one of the nation’s most prominent public health institutions.
August 9, 2025 4:24 am
Authorities say they have captured a man suspected in a shooting at a Montana bar that left four people dead. Law enforcement officers had spend the past week scouring nearby mountains. Forty-five-year-old Michael Paul Brown was taken into custody around 2 p.m. Friday. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen said Brown was flushed out after about 130 officers made what he called a hard push on a hill a few miles from Anaconda. He said tips from the public helped verify they were searching the right area. Authorities have not said what sparked last week’s shooting at The Owl Bar in Anaconda.
August 9, 2025 4:22 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to “dead solutions.” The Trump-Putin meeting, scheduled for Friday in Alaska, is seen as a potential breakthrough after weeks of expressing frustration that more was not being done to quell the fighting. In a statement posted to Telegram on Saturday, Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s territorial integrity, enshrined in the constitution, must be non-negotiable and emphasized that lasting peace must include Ukraine’s voice at the table.
August 9, 2025 1:05 am
Washington City Council periodically honors citizens that go the extra mile to make Washington a better place to live. They award the “Pride In Washington” award to those people. On Thursday, Mayor JoJo Burgess honored an organization and an individual. He chose to deliver a “Pride In Washington” proclamation to the LeMoyne Community Center for their charitable efforts to the city and even the county. He also bestowed the award to the center’s Executive Director, Teresa Burroughs (pictured). Taken aback by the recognition, Burroughs called the center a staple in the community for its programs. She listed educational programs for school kids, food programs for youth and seniors, health and wellness programs and programs to help the recovery community. She gave credit to all of the others that work at the center, especially Program Director Patricia Robinson, who heads up the running of those programs. The building is undergoing an expansion. Burroughs says that a classroom and entrance upgrades will be ready by the end of the month. Mayor JoJo Burgess said the center is not just a neighborhood resource, but a resource that is an asset to the whole city and all of its residents.
August 9, 2025 1:03 am
The United States is celebrating its 250th birthday in 2026 and the America 250 PA organization helped Washington County celebrate their part in the history of the United States. America 250 Pa held a Bells Across PA celebration in the LeMoyne House Garden to unveil Washington County’s commemorative bell that celebrates America’s history from the Revolutionary War to today. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania will have a commemorative bell. James Sulkowski (pictured) is a world-renowned artist from Canonsburg and he was chosen to design Washington County’s version of the Liberty Bell replica. His design is centered on George Washington flanked by the original American Flag. He steps through Pennsylvania’s early history with depictions of the Whiskey Rebellion, glass manufacturing, and agriculture. He included river commerce with the Monongahela River, and modern history such as the Meadows Race Track and the Pony League World Series. In his remarks to the approximately 100 people on hand, Clay Kilgore, Executive Director of the Washington County Historical Society, reminded the audience that the final western battle in the Revolutionary War was fought in Washington County. He emphasized the Whiskey Rebellion and the importance Washington County played in the Underground Railroad with the LeMoyne House. He called Washington County the ‘Gateway to the West” in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The bell was donated to the Washington County Historical Society by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce and the Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency for permanent display.
August 8, 2025 5:41 pm
CHICAGO (AP) — Astronaut James Lovell, who was commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 mission that managed to get back to earth safely after an oxygen tank explosion, has died. He was 97. NASA confirmed his death in a statement Friday. Lovell was also part of the Apollo 8 flight that became the first to circle the moon and was one of NASA’s most traveled astronauts through its early years, going into space four times. Lovell was supposed to be the fifth man to walk on the moon in 1970. But Apollo 13’s service module, carrying Lovell and two others, experienced a sudden oxygen tank explosion on its way to the moon. (Photo: AP)
August 8, 2025 12:54 pm
(AP) – An autopsy has been conducted on a man who officials say killed his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania before unleashing a hail of gunfire on first responders. Sixty-one-year-old Carmine Faino was fatally shot by police Thursday after authorities say he killed his neighbor and then ambushed first responders, wounding two state troopers, running an EMT off the road and sniping a police drone from the sky. Officials praised the wounded troopers, particularly one who commandeered a tractor trailer to block the roadway after being shot twice in the chest. They were listed in fair and good conditions on Friday morning. (Photo: AP)
August 8, 2025 5:20 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum requiring colleges to prove they do not consider race in admissions. This follows a Supreme Court ruling in 2023 against affirmative action. The court allowed colleges to consider how race has shaped students’ lives if applicants shared that information in essays. Trump’s Republican administration accuses colleges of using personal statements as proxies to consider race. The policy issued Thursday has similarities to parts of agreements with Brown and Columbia universities, which agreed to provide data on race as part of settlements to restore their federal funding. Conservatives argue colleges still consider race through proxy measures, but no clear pattern emerged in the racial makeup of last year’s freshman class.
August 8, 2025 5:16 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it plans to take over Gaza City in another escalation of its 22-month war with Hamas. The decision, made after a late-night meeting of top officials, drew Palestinian rejection, fueled mounting international calls to end the war and provoked worries in Israel over the fate of hostages still held by Hamas. Israel’s air and ground war has already killed tens of thousands of people in Gaza, displaced most of the population, destroyed vast areas and pushed the territory toward famine. Another major ground operation would almost certainly exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe. Hamas in a statement rebuffed Netanyahu’s plans and vowed remain defiant.
