August 6, 2026 5:23 am
BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said two of its soldiers were killed in combat in southern Lebanon in the first Israeli deaths since the implementation of a shaky truce between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in June. The Israeli army launched strikes Wednesday in southern Lebanon in response to what it described as Hezbollah’s violation of the ceasefire. The latest Israel-Hezbollah war erupted on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets across the border two days after the U.S. and Israel launched their attacks on Iran. A truce between Israel and Hezbollah has largely held since June 20, but Israeli forces have continued to occupy swaths of southern Lebanon and to carry out airstrikes and shelling.
August 5, 2026 5:29 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not clear why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Reagan National Airport in an apparent violation of safety procedures put in place after last year’s midair collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter near that busy Washington D.C. airport. Both the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the incident that happened Tuesday as Marine One left the White House for Andrews Air Force Base with the president aboard. A commercial jet took off at the same time. The FAA decided after 67 people died on Jan. 29, 2025 that all takeoffs and landings at Reagan would be halted anytime a helicopter passes by the airport.
August 6, 2026 5:24 am
NEW GLARUS, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is the latest state where the battle over the direction of the Democratic Party will play out. The state’s primary for governor to be decided on Tuesday features a democratic socialist against a candidate endorsed by Gov. Tony Evers. Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is trying to ride the Evers endorsement to a win in a year when voters upset with mainstream Democrats have propelled outsiders to victory. Francesca Hong is tapping into that anger in her candidacy to move Wisconsin to the left. It’s been a chaotic primary with Crowley rejoining the race last month after another top candidate dropped out.
August 5, 2026 5:17 pm
According to multiple news outlets in West Virginia, an orthopedic doctor with WVU’s School of Medicine is facing charges after multiple victims say that he knowingly gave them herpes. The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office says it received a report claiming that 35-year-old John Jacob Pisquiy of Morgantown “is a carrier of Genital Herpes and intentionally and knowingly exposed and infected several victims through intimate relations.” Authorities say that their investigation revealed that multiple victims had the same complaint. Medical records show that Pisquiy tested positive for the disease multiple times across various health systems, once in April 2025 and again in March 2026. However, witnesses said he “intentionally concealed this information” and “consistently denied having the disease when confronted.” Pisquiy has been charged with one count of communication of disease and one count of domestic battery. He was arraigned in Monongalia County last week and pleaded not guilty. He is free on four-thousand-dollars bond
August 5, 2026 7:59 am
Two people were transported from the scene of a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in West Brownsville. Washington County 911 says it happened just before six o’clock on the Route 40 ramp to Route 88 near the PennDOT shed. Dispatchers say one person was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. The other was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. There is no word on their identities or conditions.
August 5, 2026 4:54 am
A public hearing is set for Wednesday evening in Hanover Township as supervisors consider a conditional use permit for a data center at the Starpointe Business Park. The hearing is set for 6 p.m. at the Hanover Volunteer Fire Department hall. Texas-based developer Prime Data Centers L-L-C is behind the project. Plans call for a central power station and seven small buildings on the site. They currently operate more than two dozen data center projects across the country.
August 5, 2026 2:16 am
HARRISBURG – PennDOT announced on Tuesday that Peters Township has been awarded nearly $477,000 through their Green Light-Go Program to improve safety and traffic flow along Washington Road (State Route 19), the township’s primary transportation corridor. The funding will be used to completely replace the traffic signals at the intersection of Crosswinds Drive and State Route 19. Township officials have identified the intersection as the most outdated traffic signals along the corridor and the ones most in need of replacement. PennDOT’s Green Light-Go Program provides reimbursement funding to municipalities for projects that improve the efficiency and operation of existing traffic signals. Eligible improvements include upgrades to modern signal technology, traffic signal retiming and enhanced monitoring systems that allow signals to respond to real-time traffic conditions.
August 5, 2026 5:04 am
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says a deal on the Strait of Hormuz could come as early as Wednesday or Thursday. An agreement could potentially help bring an end to the war. Regional officials tell The Associated Press that an agreement emerging from talks between Iran and Oman would see ships enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian-controlled route and exit through a route controlled by Oman. But the Trump administration has previously ruled out any deal that would give Iran control over the strait, which was an open international waterway before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. About one fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas passed through the strait, but shipping through the waterway has been slowed to a trickle by Iran’s attacks since the start of the war.
August 5, 2026 5:05 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested a man who was walking the grounds and appeared to be monitoring security planning at President Donald Trump’s California golf course ahead of the president’s visit. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the man was taking photos and video and had a 16-round magazine with ammunition in his pocket. They recovered a loaded pistol in his car. The sheriff’s department announced the arrest Tuesday as Trump was preparing to arrive for a fundraising dinner at his golf club outside of Los Angeles. The 38-year-old man was charged with several felonies including second-degree robbery and possessing a prohibited firearm.
August 5, 2026 5:08 am
DETROIT (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in a victory for the party’s progressive wing in a battleground state. El-Sayed narrowly defeated U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and will face Republican Mike Rogers in November. The seat is pivotal to Democrats’ chances of flipping the Senate and El-Sayed will face the challenge of uniting a divided Democratic base after a bruising primary. El-Sayed, a former health official, campaigned on “Medicare for All,” halting military aid to Israel and campaign finance reform. He had support from progressive leaders including Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
