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 4:43 am
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers. It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down. Some critics question whether states have the spine to take a hard line against tech behemoths. Charlotte Shuff of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board, a consumer advocacy group, says there’s a massive outcry over rising power bills. Some data centers require more electricity than cities or states. That’s pushing policymakers to rethink how transmission costs are spread among consumers.
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 4:33 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 4:22 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 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 5:03 am
A Washington teenager accused of cutting off his ankle monitor and then shooting a man multiple times in the city of Washington has been arrested. Sixteen-year-old Tristan Lassic was taken into custody Thursday night after a SWAT situation in Banksville in Allegheny County. The city shooting happened on July 29th around 1:30 a.m. when police allege Lassic shot Rashard Carter multiple times near Lassic’s home at 47 Shannon Ave. Carter was taken to UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, but there has been no information on his condition. Authorities say that earlier this year, Lassic appeared before a judge on a firearms charge, but was released on bond and sent home with an ankle bracelet. Lassic is being held in the Washington County Jail without bond.
August 8, 2025 2:50 am
Washington City Council voted on a measure Thursday to approve a Conciliation Agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mayor JoJo Burgess was limited on the amount of information that he was able to disclose. He did say that the nature of the infraction stemmed from a paperwork filing error. There is no fine involved with the infraction either. In other business, council approved a resolution moving the final day for solid waste collection payments to December 31. Burgess also recognized two individuals and a community resource. Grady Hinkler was given a proclamation for his Eagle Scout award and his work installing garden boxes at JFK Catholic School. Burgess also bestowed the “Pride In Washington” award to The LeMoyne Community Center for its work in making the community a better place to live. He also honored the LeMoyne Community Center’s Executive Director Teresa Burroughs for her work at the center. Burgess said that the center was on the brink of collapse, and Burroughs, through her hard work brought it back making it a resource for individuals of all ages, all over the city.
August 7, 2025 5:10 am
CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The investigation continues into a fire at a Cecil Township Auto Service business and a home Thursday morning. Officials said the call for the fire at Horne’s Auto Service on Route 980 in Cecil Township came in around 5:30 a.m. Cecil Fire Chief Ted Wolford said crews were on the scene within five minutes. Wolford said two people were inside and got out safely. A neighbor saw the flames and ran over to help get everyone out, including pets. “Compared to what I did, the real heroes are the first responders,” said Kenny Chwilka. Chief Wolford said that with a site like an auto shop with unknown fluids, extra precautions were taken. “Washington County’s Hazmat team is here, they are protecting all of the drains and waterways with padding with what we call a boom, just to make sure no more of those fluids get into the drains,” Wolford said.
