March 10, 2026 2:31 am
Gas prices are 50 cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.738 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 48 cents over the past week to $3.47 – the highest since summer of 2024. The conflict in the Middle East is causing crude oil prices to rise to over $100 per barrel for the first time since summer of 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine. The price of crude oil accounts for 50 to 60% of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, so when the price of crude oil rises, gasoline prices do the same. Springtime also typically sees higher gas prices as gasoline demand rises and summer-blend gasoline production begins. Current gas prices are on track to match spring break prices of 2024. Today’s national average is 57 cents higher than a month ago and 39 cents higher than a year ago. Here in Washington, the average price for a gallon of gasoline is three-dollars and seventy-four cents.
March 9, 2026 5:52 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose following a remarkable reversal, as oil prices went from their highest prices since 2022 back below $90 per barrel. The S&P 500 dropped as much as 1.5% Monday morning before flipping to a gain of 0.8% at the end of the day’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average clawed back a plunge of nearly 900 points to rise nearly 240, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.4%. They’re the latest hour-to-hour swings to pummel financial markets because of uncertainty about just how high oil prices will go and how long they will stay there because of the war with Iran.
March 9, 2026 4:21 pm
Authorities are investigating the cause of an accident Sunday night just after eight o’clock that left an Oakdale man dead. Authorities say 55-year-old Charles Amic was the driver of a vehicle that was traveling south on Route 980 in Cecil Township when he crossed the center line and collided with a vehicle in the opposite lane. Police confirm he was wearing a seatbelt. A passenger in Amic’s vehicle and the driver of the other vehicle were both taken to the hospital. There’s been no word on their identities or the nature of their injuries.
March 9, 2026 5:01 am
Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says the individual who was found alongside Interstate 70 eastbound, has been identified as 46-year-old Timothy Booker of Avella. Warco says a tractor trailer driver called 9-1-1 early Sunday to report what appeared to be a person lying along the highway about 200-feet from the on- ramp at Chestnut Street. ramp. The coroner said Booker appeared to have been struck multiple times, by multiple vehicles. A cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy. State Police are handling the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact State Police or the Washington County Coroner’s office.
March 8, 2026 5:06 am
CECIL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — One person has reportedly died after a three-vehicle crash in Cecil Township Sunday night. Washington County 911 says the crash was reported just after 8 p.m. at the intersection of State Route 980 and Clover Lane. One of the vehicles involved reportedly went over a hillside. The driver of that vehicle was reportedly the person killed. It’s unclear if any other people were injured. No other information is currently available.
March 8, 2026 3:10 am
The City of Washington Police Department has issued an alert to motorists in the city letting them know that a portion of West Beau Street will be closed temporarily on Monday. The closure will be between Main Street and Franklin Street. The closure will begin at 6:00 am and continue through 6:00 pm. Parking will also be prohibited. Motorists are asked to use the parking garage if conducting business in the Crossroads Building. Access to the lot may be found on Franklin Street. Motorists are asked to seek alternate routes. The closure is due to ongoing demolition work on the Courthouse Square building.
March 9, 2026 1:23 pm
WASHINGTON, PA – On Monday, March 9, the CrossState Credit Union Association announced that Bob Greek, the Board Chair of the Board of Directors for CHROME Federal Credit Union, is a recipient of the Hope In Action Legend Award. This award is presented to recognize long-term dedication to changing people’s lives by promoting financial education and the relevance of credit unions. “Over the years, we have witnessed Bob’s sincere focus on doing what is in the best interest of our members and Team. His leadership has helped CHROME elevate its reputation in our community, beginning with the 2016 merger of his prior credit union, Pittsburgh Central FCU,” said Bob Flanyak, the President and CEO of CHROME Federal Credit Union. “This award is a fitting tribute to Bob, who has dedicated over 59 years to helping others and whose legacy of service continues to inspire us all.” Greek’s Credit Union experience began in 1972, when he was an employee and board member of Union Electric Steel, now Southwest Community Federal Credit Union, until 1999. The credit union movement and community have benefited significantly from Bob’s involvement. His leadership and dedication were instrumental in supporting initiatives for financial education, disaster relief, and credit union relevance through the foundation’s various efforts.
March 9, 2026 10:58 am
PAOLI, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a Pennsylvania State Police trooper is dead after he was shot and killed by a suspect he had pulled over in a traffic stop. The state’s acting police commissioner, Lt. Col. George Bivens, told a late Sunday night news conference that Cpl. Tim O’Connor was killed as he approached the car when the driver fired from inside the vehicle. Bivens says the shooter then got out of the car and shot and killed himself with a pistol. Authorities say O’Connor was married and had a daughter. Bivens says O’Connor had been on patrol when a call came in for an erratic driver in Chester County, about 45 miles west of Philadelphia.
March 9, 2026 5:17 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran’s late supreme leader, to succeed him as the Islamic Republic’s next ruler. Monday’s announcement puts a hard-line cleric in charge as the war spreading across the Mideast sent oil prices skyrocketing. Iran has been launching new attacks on regional energy infrastructure, prompting sharp warnings from Saudi Arabia. A stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz has all but stopped tankers from using the shipping lane between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman through which a fifth of the world’s oil is carried. Brent crude oil, the international standard, is up some 60% since Israel and the United States attacked Iran on Feb. 28.
March 8, 2026 5:15 am
CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices have briefly spiked near $120 a barrel as the Iran war disrupts oil production and shipping in the Middle East. Crude prices fell back Monday after the Financial Times reported that members of the Group of Seven industrial nations were considering releasing some strategic oil reserves to ease pressures on supplies. U.S. benchmark crude was trading at about $103 per barrel while Brent crude was near $108 per barrel. Supply concerns have driven crude and gasoline higher prices as the war ensnares major oil-producing countries and hinders exports from the Persian Gulf. Surging oil prices jolted other financial markets, as share benchmarks in Japan and South Korea plunged more than 5%.
