July 29, 2025 5:01 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a gunman who killed four people in a Manhattan skyscraper before taking his own life claimed to have a brain disease linked to contact sports and was trying to target the National Football League’s headquarters in the building. New York City Mayor Eric Adams says investigators believe the gunman wanted to get up to the NFL’s offices on Monday but entered the wrong elevator. Police say Shane Tamura, a Las Vegas casino worker, had a note in his wallet that suggested he had a grievance against the NFL and asked that his brain be studied. He played high school football in California but never played in the NFL. Among those killed was an off-duty police officer working security.
July 29, 2025 4:57 am
No injuries are reported after a tractor trailer crash early Tuesday morning along Interstate 70 in Donegal Township. Washington County 911 says it happened just before 1 a.m near mile-marker 5.5. The truck reportedly overturned and was blocking both westbound lanes. The highway has since reopened.
July 29, 2025 4:53 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Jeffrey Epstein “stole” young women who worked at Mar-a-Lago, including Virginia Giuffre, one of the disgraced financier’s most well-known accusers. Trump claims he banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after the incidents. The White House initially said Epstein was banned for acting like a “creep.” Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, is willing to answer more questions from Congress if granted immunity, but the House Oversight Committee said it would reject the request. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence in a Florida federal prison.
July 29, 2025 4:53 am
An unidentified man is in a Pittsburgh hospital following a shooting early this morning in the City of Washington. Police tell WJPA news the shooting occurred just before 1 a.m. along Shannon Avenue. The man was shot multiple times and someone tried to drive him to the hospital but stopped when they encountered responding officers at E. Hallam and Ridge Avenues. The man was transported to UPMC Washington Hospital and then flown by medical helicopter to Pittsburgh. There is no word on his condition. Police say they do not have any suspects in custody. The investigation continues and anyone who may have information about the shooting is asked to contact Washington Police.
July 29, 2025 4:49 am
DUNBAR, Pa. — (WPXI) – A young boy was injured while riding a carnival ride at the Fayette County Fair Sunday. Powers and Thomas Midway Entertainment, the owner and operator of the rides, tells Channel 11 the “freak accident” happened on the Alien Abduction Ride. The boy’s head apparently got stuck in the wall of the ride between two seats. Kristeen Gratchic’S 14-year-old and seven-year-old were both on Alien Abduction when that boy got his head stuck in the wall. The ride is one where riders enter a UFO-shaped room, which then spins quickly in a circle. “Never heard that happen before on the rides,” said Tracy Thomas, co-owner. Thomas said she doesn’t know exactly how the boy’s head got stuck. Medics were able to get him out and say he had only minor injuries. Thomas said the boy met the height requirement for the ride. She said the incident report was filed with the state’s Amusement Rides and Attractions Office, and all of their rides are inspected daily. “Everything was safe, there were no issues with the ride whatsoever,” Thomas said.
July 29, 2025 2:45 am
More than two-thousand customers were left without power for a few hours Tuesday afternoon, for two different reasons. West Penn Power Spokesman Todd Meyers tells WJPA News that there were two different outages that disrupted power to Washington county customers. Meyers says one outage impacted about 1,100 customers in North Franklin Township and was caused by heat and additional loading due to running air conditioners. Meyers say that damaged a power line and they had to shift some customers to other power lines to restore power as repairs were made. He says the rest of the customers were impacted in downtown Washington and surrounding areas. Meyers says a similar incident occurred Monday morning. He says crews are doing work to upgrade lines and that is what led to that outage. Meyers says crews were replacing cross arms on the same line when a guy wire was inadvertently broken on one of the poles, causing an outage.
July 28, 2025 3:39 pm
(AP) Lawyers seeking a temporary restraining order against an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades say that “Alligator Alcatraz” detainees have been barred from meeting attorneys. They also say that the detainees are being held without any charges and that federal immigration courts have canceled bond hearings. A virtual hearing in federal court in Miami was held Monday over the lawsuit. Critics have condemned the facility as a cruel and inhumane threat to detainees, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican state officials have defended it as part of the state’s aggressive push to support President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
July 28, 2025 3:33 pm
The Allegheny County Health Department announced that additional mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus, prompting plans to spray seven Pittsburgh neighborhoods on Wednesday. The health department will use Zenivex E20, a pesticide classified by the EPA as low-risk, to treat areas in Point Breeze, Regent Square, Edgewood, Wilkinsburg, East Hills, Homewood, and Highland Park. The spraying aims to reduce the local mosquito population and minimize the risk of human transmission of West Nile Virus. The spraying will be conducted using a truck-mounted Ultra Low Volume (ULV) sprayer from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. In case of rain, the spraying will be rescheduled for the following day, July 31st, during the same hours. There are currently no vaccines to prevent or medications to treat West Nile Virus. Residents who suspect they have the virus are advised to consult a healthcare provider. Residents are encouraged to help reduce mosquito breeding sites by eliminating stagnant water in places like tires, unused swimming pools, and clogged gutters. Reports of mosquito breeding sites can be made to the Allegheny County Health Department.
July 28, 2025 3:15 pm
(AP) A federal judge says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding. The judged ruled Monday as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation. The new order replaces a previous edict that initially granted a preliminary injunction. That injunction specifically blocked the government from cutting Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood members that didn’t provide abortion care or didn’t meet a threshold of at least $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in a given year. Although Planned Parenthood is not specifically named in the statute, which went into effect July 4, the organization’s leaders say it was meant to affect their nearly 600 centers in 48 states. However, a major medical provider in Maine and likely others have also been hit.
July 28, 2025 3:08 pm
(WPXI) PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Regional Transit began installing curb extensions at five major bus stops in Downtown Pittsburgh. They’re designed to align the bus stop with the parking lane, allowing buses to stop to pick up and drop off riders without weaving in and out of traffic. PRT said this will give riders more visibility in a protected waiting area and make boarding buses safer and easier, mostly for riders who use mobility devices such as canes, walkers or wheelchairs. The Downtown Pittsburgh locations receiving these upgrades are: Forbes Avenue at Grant Street, Wood Street at Sixth Avenue, Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street, Fort Duquesne Boulevard at Sixth Street and Wood Street at Forbes Avenue which is temporarily on hold due to a non-PRT related project. Installation is scheduled to take place between 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with each platform taking up to three days to complete. The entire project, which also includes updates to pavement markings and street signage, is expected to take three weeks. The total cost of the project is projected to be around $800,000.
