July 15, 2026 9:56 am
President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue traffic stops after two deadly shootings within a week, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them. In Florida on Tuesday, a third man in roughly a week died during an encounter with immigration officers. Authorities say the 28-year-old was killed after he was hit by a tractor-trailer while running from immigration and other federal officers.
July 14, 2026 2:20 am
An agenda item during the Washington County Commissioners’ Agenda meeting drew some pushback because of the confusion that it caused. A proposal to extend the contract to build a miniature golf course at Mingo Creek Park is to be considered. Commissioner Larry Maggi thought the idea was over when the initial proposal for the mini golf course was pulled last spring when public outcry railed against the idea. The current measure is looking to extend the bid period by 30 days to better evaluate the bid. Commissioner Nick Sherman said that there may have been confusion on what was being proposed. It is not a full scale golf course, it is a venue that takes up “about a quarter of an acre.” Commissioner Larry Maggi is against the proposal siding with the earlier outcry that says a commercial venture like that would ruin the pristine nature of the park. Maggi is hoping to convince his colleagues to have the bid extension pulled from the agenda for Thursday’s voting meeting. Separately, commissioners will look to approve a request for proposal to build an ADA Accessible dog park at Mingo Creek Park.
July 15, 2026 2:11 am
Authorities are investigating the death of an elderly man in Cecil Township Tuesday morning. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says 86-year-old Robert Coen was crossing the street around nine-thirty when he was struck by a vehicle traveling southeast near the 180 block of Cecil Henderson Road. No further information was made available.
July 14, 2026 1:47 am
One person was killed and two others are injured after a wrong-way crash in Washington County on Tuesday morning. The two-vehicle crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on Pennsylvania Turnpike 43, also known as the Mon/Fayette Expressway, in Fallowfield Township. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco identified the man killed as Jacob Matthew Huber, 24, of Ruffs Dale. Warco said that Huber was traveling southbound when another vehicle was traveling the wrong way and collided with Huber’s vehicle. Warco added that Huber was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. He was the sole occupant of that vehicle. Dispatchers said two other people were flown to a hospital from the scene. Their conditions are currently unknown. The southbound lanes were closed for a few hours while Pennsylvania State Police investigated
July 15, 2026 4:48 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military has reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports. This comes as Washington tries to stop Iran’s attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Days of retaliatory strikes across the Middle East by Iran and the U.S. attacks threaten to push the region back to all-out war. One Iranian government official said more than 30 people have been killed over “recent days.” That likely included seven troops killed in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province. Meanwhile, the Iranian Health Ministry said over 260 people had been wounded just in Wednesday’s strikes alone.
July 15, 2026 4:53 am
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump has addressed a defense summit at the U.S. Army War College, but he focused more on political themes than battlefield issues. The summit, held Wednesday, included Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Republican Pennsylvania Sen. David McCormick. Trump said the gathering will generate $10 billion in promised investments from defense and tech companies, but didn’t provide many details. He briefly mentioned the war in Iran and the military operation in January in Venezuela. Trump also discussed topics like windmills and ship catapults. The event featured prominent business leaders, including JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon. Concerns about missile shortages and defense spending weren’t mentioned.
July 15, 2026 5:33 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents argue the bill would provide more daylight during the times that Americans are most active. Daylight saving time is that period between spring and fall when clocks in most of the United States are set one hour ahead of standard time. States could opt out if their respective legislatures do so before the bill’s enactment. The Senate would also have to pass the bill before it could become law, but it’s unclear if it will do so.
July 15, 2026 5:32 am
Authorities say a man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer. The 28-year-old was among four occupants of a vehicle that stopped in the parking lot of a gas station and convenience store in St. Augustine before 7 a.m. on Tuesday. Police say during the encounter with agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as Homeland Security Investigations, the four fled on foot. Police say one darted across a busy road into the path of the semi. It marks the third death in a week involving encounters with ICE agents.
July 14, 2026 4:55 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections. The topic suggests he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to President Joe Biden as he’s escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules before November’s midterm elections. The speech comes as Trump confronts a collapsing deal to end the war with Iran and faces numerous other domestic issues, including recent shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Asked for a preview on Tuesday, Trump said that “without free and fair elections, you don’t have a country.”
July 14, 2026 4:51 am
A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems that disproportionately targeted those on medical or family leave for layoffs. Meta laid off 8.000 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, in May. The lawsuit filed late Monday in federal court in Oakland, California, claims the company used internal AI systems, keystroke and activity-monitoring data, AI token-usage dashboards and other methods to determine who would be laid off. The lawsuit says that people on protected medical or family leave were disproportionately selected for layoffs.
