August 26, 2025 4:21 am
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. —(WPXI)- There are growing concerns and calls for answers about what’s happening inside the largest ICE detention facility in the northeast. It’s not far away. The Moshannon Valley Processing Center is a privately owned and operated facility located in Clearfield County. That is about three hours from Pittsburgh. It houses nearly two thousand detainees, one of them recently died by suicide. That’s led to protests, including one over the weekend. Local congresswoman Summer Lee tried to visit the facility. She says she waited in the parking lot for an hour before she was denied access. Lee, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, says Congress has a role in ensuring safe and humane conditions inside the facility. Right now, she has lots of questions and few answers. Lee says she’s not sure how many people from Western PA are being detained at the facility. The protests come on the heels of the death by suicide in August of a 32-year-old man– Chaofeng Ge Chow Feng Ji from China- who was being held at the facility. He is the 12th detainee to die while in ICE custody this year, the first to die in ICE custody at Moshannon Valley in 2025. ICE says Moshannon Valley has met or exceeded all standards for such a facility. We reached out to ICE for a statement specifically on Congresswoman Lee’s visit to Moshannon Valley. A spokesperson said they are working to put a response together.
August 26, 2025 4:11 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — The White House says a judge’s decision to throw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against all federal judges in Maryland is a direct assault on the president’s ability to enforce immigration laws. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson says Tuesday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen will not be the final say on the suit. The administration has filed a notice of appeal. Cullen was nominated by President Donald Trump but slammed the administration’s lawsuit as “potentially calamitous” in his ruling. Cullen also criticized the Republican administration’s attacks on the judiciary. At issue in the lawsuit was an order by the chief judge of the Maryland district court that stopped the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals.
August 26, 2025 4:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has sparked backlash from some members of his loyal base by saying his administration would allow 600,000 Chinese students into American universities. That would be a departure for the administration after it’s added new vetting for student visas, moved to block foreign enrollment at Harvard and more. The State Department said in May that it would revoke visas for students tied to the Chinese Communist Party and boost vetting of new applicants. Trump’s announcement Monday adds to confusion about the administration’s restrictive visa policies and its approach to China as the superpowers tussle over trade and intensifying tech competition.
August 26, 2025 1:52 am
(WPXI) – The man who police say stole a Westmoreland County veteran’s car while his dog was still inside has pleaded guilty. Kenneth Crider had a pre-trial conference scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, where he pleaded guilty to several charges. He was sentenced to 14 months to 10 years in prison, consecutively. In September of 2024, police said Crider stole an 87-year-old man’s car with his beloved dog, Lucky, still inside. A week later, officers arrested Crider in North Carolina after a high-speed chase, but Lucky was nowhere to be found — and remains missing. The search for Lucky has spanned across the country, with t-shirts, billboards, and a Facebook page dedicated to finding him.
August 26, 2025 1:47 am
A truck driver was killed along US Route 22 Monday afternoon in a hit-and-run crash. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco said Brian Everhart was driving a commercial truck and parked to the right of the fog line to check on a mechanical issue. While outside of the truck, Everhart was struck and killed by another driver who fled the scene. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
August 26, 2025 1:21 am
(AP) – A federal appeals court says it’s unconstitutional for Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn’t write an accurate date on the return envelope. Tuesday’s unanimous decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Pennsylvania to stop throwing out such ballots. It’s the latest time in at least a half-dozen cases that a court has told Pennsylvania to stop throwing out such ballots. However, higher courts have always reinstated the requirement in the heavily litigated matter that has pitted liberals trying to get rid of the requirement against Republicans who defend it.
August 25, 2025 9:28 am
A school bus was involved in a single vehicle accident in Donegal Township on Monday morning. According to Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers, a school bus carrying students left the road and crashed into a tree. The accident occurred in the 1100 block of Toll Gate Road at about 7:30 am. No injuries were reported. After a brief delay, all students were transferred to another bus and sent on their way to school
August 25, 2025 4:48 am
BALTIMORE (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia has surrendered to immigration authorities in Baltimore and faces possible efforts by the Trump administration to deport him to Uganda. The Maryland construction worker became the face of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies when he was wrongfully deported in March to a notorious prison in his native El Salvador. Abrego Garcia was returned to the U.S. in June, but only to face human smuggling charges that his lawyers call preposterous. A judge in Tennessee determined that Abrego Garcia wasn’t a danger or flight risk. He was released from jail on Friday. The Trump administration has said it will try to deport him before his trial.
August 25, 2025 4:45 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms. That’s an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary. A Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly said some units on certain missions would be armed — some with handguns and others with rifles. An Associated Press photographer on Sunday saw members of the South Carolina National Guard outside Union Station with holstered handguns. The development in Trump’s extraordinary effort to override the law enforcement authority of state and local governments comes as he is considering expanding the deployments to other Democratic-led cities.
August 25, 2025 4:44 am
Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers, which means patients may start paying more next year. Health insurance will grow more expensive in many corners of the market in 2026, and some coverage may shrink. That could leave patients exposed to more costs for doctor visits and prescription coverage changes. Price changes could be especially stark in individual coverage marketplaces, where insurers also are predicting the end of some government support that helps people buy coverage. Expensive gene therapies and diabetes and obesity treatments are pressuring prescription coverage.
