February 22, 2026 4:55 am
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA [WPXI] — A father and son were injured after several homes were damaged by fire in Westmoreland County on Friday. Westmoreland County dispatchers said firefighters were called to the 400 block of Hoover Drive in Washington Township at 7:20 p.m. Video taken by a neighbor showed massive flames coming from one of the homes. Firefighters said that a father and son who live in that home were taken to a hospital by ambulance for burns. Washington Township VFC Assistant Fire Chief Bob Baustert said he believes they were grilling when the fire broke out. “We had a problem with the gas meter. Somehow the fire extended to the gas meter on this side of the house opposite the deck and so when crews arrived, it was a gas-fed fire going on – plus the wind tonight,” Baustert said. The house collapsed in on itself. Homes on either side of the house where the fire started were also damaged. No one inside those homes was hurt.
February 21, 2026 4:50 am
A Peter’s Township High School senior was arrested Friday and charged with operating a criminal network involving “catfishing” and “sextortion.” 18-year-old Zachariah Meyers, who is reportedly president of the senior class and an athlete at the school, is accused of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of more than twenty underage victims. Meyers appeared in front of a judge and was ordered held without bail, as the judge called Meyers a “danger to the community.” Online court records show Meyers is facing more than 300 felony charges. According to the criminal complaint, Peters Township police first became aware of the reported criminal network on December 5th. Officers say they interviewed thirty underage boys and identified at least twenty-one victims. (Photo: WPXI)
February 21, 2026 4:50 am
BULLSKIN TOWNSHIP, PA [WPXI] — A person is dead after a head-on crash in Fayette County. Fayette County dispatchers said emergency crews were called to the 1500 block of Route 982 in Bullskin Township Friday afternoon. Pennsylvania State Police said a sedan crossed into the opposite lane while traveling on a curve in the roadway and hit another vehicle head-on. Fayette County Coroner Bob Baker identified the man who died as David Lancaster, 50, of Mount Pleasant. The driver of the vehicle that was hit was uninjured, troopers said.
February 21, 2026 4:23 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — War veterans with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv in an adaptation of Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s “Eneida.” It’s a Ukrainian reimagining of Virgil’s “Aeneid.” The amateur troupe spent nearly a year preparing for the play’s premiere this week at the National Academic Molodyy Theatre. The production, adapted by director Olha Semioshkina, blends epic poetry with the actors’ personal wartime stories, humor and resilience. Despite air raid warnings and blackouts, the premiere ended with a standing ovation and a message to the country’s veterans: Come out, live, and don’t close yourself off.
February 21, 2026 4:18 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Businesses face a new wave of uncertainty after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law and Trump vowed to work around the ruling to keep his tariffs in place. The Trump administration says its tariffs help boost American manufacturers and reduce the trade gap. But many U.S. businesses have had to raise prices and adjust in other ways to offset higher costs spurred by the tariffs. It remains to be seen how much relief businesses and consumers will actually get from Friday’s ruling. Within hours of the court’s decision, Trump pledged to sign an executive order imposing a 10% tariff on all imports that would last 150 days.
February 21, 2026 4:14 am
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Republican lawmakers and left in place a congressional map that gives Democrats a high chance of picking up one of the state’s four Republican-held U.S. House seats in the fall. In the order on Friday, the court explained that they do not have “jurisdiction over Legislative Defendants’ appeal.” The lawmakers had appealed a decision in November in which a Utah judge adopted a congressional map, creating a Democratic-leaning district over one poised to protect all four of the state’s U.S. House seats held by Republicans.
February 20, 2026 4:26 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s imposing a temporary global tariff of 10% after his far-reaching tariff regimen was struck down by the Supreme Court. The court handed him a stinging loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. Trump says he’s “absolutely ashamed” of justices who voted to strike down his tariffs, calling the decision “deeply disappointing.” Friday’s 6-3 decision centers on tariffs he unilaterally imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs levied on nearly every other country. Trump has called the case one of the most important in U.S. history. The new tariffs would come under a law that restricts them to 150 days.
February 20, 2026 4:29 pm
LONDON (AP) — Police have searched the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a day after the former prince was held in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office. In another blow for the former Prince Andrew, the British government is considering formally removing him from the line of succession to the crown. His arrest is linked to his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and marked one of the most tumultuous days in the modern history of Britain’s royal family. The former Prince Andrew is back at his new home on the Sandringham estate, King Charles III’s private retreat. Police have concluded their search there but are still searching Royal Lodge, his 30-room former home near Windsor Castle.
February 20, 2026 8:53 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key inflation gauge accelerated in December, a sign that many prices are still rising more quickly than most Americans would prefer – and faster than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2% a year. The figures show that inflation remains elevated, even as it has come down from a peak near 7% in 2022. With many prices still rising more quickly than they did before the pandemic, the report points to a key reason that many Americans remain unhappy with the economy, even as unemployment remains low and growth is solid.
February 19, 2026 10:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. Friday’s 6-3 decision centers on tariffs he unilaterally imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs levied on nearly every other country. The Republican president has called the case one of the most important in U.S. history and said a ruling against him would be an economic body blow to the country. But legal opposition crossed the political spectrum, including libertarian and pro-business groups typically aligned with the GOP. Administration officials have said they expect to keep the tariff framework in place under other authorities.
