March 9, 2026 5:11 am
Court officials are warning of another Pennsylvania Turnpike toll text scam. The Philadelphia Courts warned residents on Saturday of texts with an image of a document that appears to be from the Traffic Division of Philadelphia Municipal Court, NBC News affiliate WCAU reports. That document claims that the person who received the text failed to pay a toll and must either appear in court or pay a fine. Residents in the Pittsburgh area have reported that they’ve received the scam texts. WCAU reports that officials are urging anyone who got the text to ignore it and not scan the QR code included in the message. Court officials stressed they would never send any kind of demand for payment via text.
March 8, 2026 7:09 am
State Police are investigating a fatal accident early Sunday morning around four o’clock on Interstate 70 East at the Chestnut Street on-ramp in North Franklin Township. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says a tractor-trailer operator called 911 to report what appeared to be a person lying in the road in the Eastbound lane of Interstate 70, about two-hundred feet from the on ramp. Warco says the individual, who was presumed to be a pedestrian, appeared to have been struck multiple times by multiple vehicles. The interstate was closed for a brief time. Authorities are asking anyone with information, particularly about the individual’s identity, to call State Police at 724-223-5200 or the coroner’s office at 724-228-6785.
March 8, 2026 6:53 am
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base for the dignified transfer of six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in Kuwait. On Saturday, Trump and Vice President JD Vance attended the dignified transfer with their spouses and top administration officials. Trump spoke earlier in Miami, calling the troops heroes. He says their return is heartbreaking and he wants to limit U.S. war deaths. Trump stayed silent during the transfer, as protocol requires. He saluted as flag-draped transfer cases moved from the military aircraft to waiting vehicles. He later told reporters that it’s a “very sad day” and that he was “glad we paid our respects.” The six U.S. soldiers were killed in a drone strike at a command center.
March 8, 2026 6:57 am
U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard!,” while noting an apology by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the day to neighboring nations over Tehran’s attacks. Saudi Arabia says it intercepted drones aimed at its Shaybah oil field. Dubai International Airport halted flights after alerts, blasts and passengers sheltering in train tunnels. Israel is striking Beirut, southern Lebanon and Tehran. Officials report rising deaths in Iran, Lebanon and Israel, plus six U.S. troops killed.
March 8, 2026 6:55 am
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says the U.S. and Latin American countries are banding together to combat violent cartels as his administration looks to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere. Trump encouraged Latin American leaders gathered at his Miami-area golf club on Saturday to take military action against drug trafficking cartels and transnational gangs. He said those groups pose an “unacceptable threat” to the hemisphere’s national security. Trump said “the only way to defeat these enemies is by unleashing the power of our militaries.”
March 8, 2026 6:47 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East. Oil prices surpassed $90 a barrel Friday. The conflict has left ships that carry roughly 20 million barrels of oil a day stranded in the Persian Gulf. That disruption and damage to key oil and gas facilities in the Middle East has led to an interruption in the supply of oil and gas. The fallout is ratcheting up what consumers and business will pay for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, with some drivers already feeling it at the pump.
March 7, 2026 7:58 am
Emergency responders were called to an accident on Route 40 west, just past the Kopper Kettle Restaurant at 7:30 am Saturday. Washington County 9-1-1 confirmed that a vehicle struck a hillside, rolled over and landed on its wheels. Route 40 was closed in the area. The driver of the vehicle was flown to Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh for treatment.
March 7, 2026 6:54 am
Washington County 9-1-1 dispatchers confirmed that an accident occurred just after 6:30 Saturday morning on Interstate 70 east. The one vehicle accident happened at mile marker 1 near the West Alexander exit ramp. No injuries were reported and no lane restrictions were needed. No other details about the driver are available.
March 7, 2026 4:25 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region. That’s according to two officials familiar with U.S. intelligence on the matter. The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly on the sensitive matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity, cautioned that the U.S. intelligence has not uncovered that Russia is directing Iran what to do with the information. Still, it’s the first indication that Moscow has sought to get involved in the war that the U.S. and Israel launched on Iran a week ago.
March 7, 2026 4:27 am
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders at his Miami-area golf club on Saturday. The gathering comes as his administration is trying to demonstrate it remains committed to sharpening its focus on the Western Hemisphere even as it deals with five-alarm crises elsewhere. The gathering, dubbed the “Shield of the Americas” summit, comes just two months after Trump ordered a military operation to capture Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. Looming even larger is Trump’s decision to join with Israel to launch a war on Iran one week ago. The leaders of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, and Trinidad and Tobago are set to attend.
