July 28, 2025 5:05 am
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The United States and the European Union have agreed to a trade framework setting a 15% tariff on most goods. President Donald Trump announced the agreement on Sunday after meeting with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland. This deal prevents higher import taxes that could have impacted global economies. Trump described the negotiation as beneficial for both parties. Von der Leyen noted the deal brings stability and predictability for businesses. The agreement includes major U.S. energy purchases and investments by the EU. Some strategic products will have zero tariffs, but details are still being finalized.US
July 28, 2025 5:03 am
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. — Motorcycles hit local roads Sunday for the 22nd-annual Blue Ride hosted by the Blue Knights Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club. Around 150 bikes turned out to brave the weather and ride. The 90-mile route started at the Washington County Fairgrounds and ended at the Washington American Legion. Organizers say the event keeps getting bigger each year. “Since last year’s ride, we’ve donated over $800,000 to charity,” said Dave Richards, chairman of the annual Blue Ride. “I believe last year it was about 48 charities. They’re around the area, whether it be Washington, Allegheny, Fayette, Westmoreland.” The Blue Ride raised more than $45,000 last year. All that charity money is donated in the fall.
July 28, 2025 4:58 am
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — An Ohio man is facing a felony charge after police say a gun was found in his carry-on bag at Pittsburgh International Airport. Allegheny County police say Transportation Security Administration officers located a gun in a passenger’s bag at the airport’s main security checkpoint around 7:40 a.m. Sunday. Police identified the bag’s owner as Justin Stanley, 47, of Negley, Ohio. He did not have a valid concealed carry permit. Stanley is now charged with one felony count of carrying a firearm without a license. Police note that anyone who brings a gun into an airport security checkpoint could face federal civil fines from the TSA up to $10,000, and repeat offenders could be fined up to $13,910.
July 28, 2025 4:47 am
HENRY CLAY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — (WPXI) – A woman is dead after an early Sunday morning crash in Fayette County. Fayette County 911 dispatchers confirmed the one-vehicle crash happened on Route 40 (National Pike) after 3 a.m. Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker reports Zoey Baughman, 20, of Chambersburg, was pronounced dead on scene. No other information about the crash was immediately available.
July 28, 2025 2:48 am
The Washington County District Attorney is looking to move a terroristic threats case against a local college student forward. Trevor McDonald, 23 of Chalfont, PA, faces felony charges of terroristic threats and criminal use of a communications device over alleged threats he made against Washington And Jefferson College on a social media app back in February. In a plea hearing, McDonald declined a probationary sentence of five years. That prompted the district attorney to ask for a jury trial and withdraw their plea deal. According to the criminal complaint, McDonald posted a question on YikYak, an anonymous social media app, asking “No cap, how many people you think I can kill if I shoot the joint up” and then was followed by a response saying, “I’m thinking like 30-50.” That prompted W&J to make in person attendance at classes optional. McDonald, who was suspended from W&J at the time, was approached by FBI agents in his Chalfont home. McDonald admitted to making the posts. McDonald is scheduled for trial on September 8. If convicted he could face a maximum penalty of 7 years in prison and a $15,000 fine.
July 28, 2025 2:47 am
The City of Washington Police Department announced on Monday that retired Chief Kenneth L. Baker Sr. passed away on his 85th birthday, July 25, 2025, in St. Clair Hospital. He became a member of the City of Washington Police Department in 1963 and retired in 1983 as Chief of Police. He was appointed Chief County Detective in the Washington County District Attorney’s office in 1984, where he served until 1989 at which time he began working at Washington and Jefferson College as the first director of protection services, a position he held until 2002 when he retired. Friends and family will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, with a Fraternal Order of Police Service being held at 7 p.m. in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where a funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 30. Interment will be private. (Photo courtesy of City of Washington Police Department Facebook)
July 28, 2025 2:10 am
The Washington County Coroners office says a Blairsville man was killed in an early morning crash Sunday in Carroll Township. 21 year old Matthew Roth was pronounced dead at the scene just after 4:30 a.m. He was traveling south on State Route 481 when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a bridge at the intersection of Route 2023. The vehicle caught fire. He was not wearing a seatbelt. A cause and manner of death are pending. Carroll Township Police are investigating.
July 27, 2025 12:00 pm
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet in Malaysia to discuss ending hostilities. This follows pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to resolve a deadly border dispute. The conflict, now in its fourth day, has killed at least 34 people and displaced over 168,000. A spokesperson for the acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Sunday the Thai leader and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet are set to attend Monday’s talks. Both countries have blamed each other for the clashes, which flared after a land mine explosion on Thursday. The 500-mile frontier between Thailand and Cambodia has been disputed for decades, but past confrontations have been limited and brief.
July 27, 2025 10:42 am
ISTANBUL (AP) — Wildfires have engulfed Turkey for weeks, threatening Bursa, the country’s fourth-largest city and forcing over 1,700 people to flee. The fires spread rapidly overnight, turning the sky red over Bursa’s eastern suburbs. More than 1,900 firefighters are fighting the flames, and the highway to Ankara is closed. Meanwhile, firefighters in the neighboring countries of Greece and Bulgaria were also battling blazes fed by unusually high temperatures, dry conditions and strong winds. In Greece, firefighters battled active wildfires in the country’s southwest and on the island of Kythera on following a blaze that scorched a northern Athens suburb the day before.
July 27, 2025 10:39 am
GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 34 people were killed in an attack on church premises in eastern Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, according to a civil society leader. At least five others were killed in an earlier attack on a nearby village, local officials said. Both attacks, in the early hours of Sunday, are believed to have been carried out by members of the Allied Democratic Force. The military has confirmed at least 10 fatalities, while local media reports put the total death toll at more than 40, inside the premises of a Catholic church in the town of Komanda. A U.N.-backed radio station said 43 people were killed, citing security sources. It said the attackers came from a stronghold around 12 kilometers (7 miles) from the center of Komanda and fled before security forces could arrive.
