March 15, 2026 5:04 am
West Penn Power is reporting more than 900 customers are without power as strong winds continue across the region. The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory that is in effect until 11 a.m. According to West Penn’s outage map, the hardest his area is Nottingham Township with more than 200 customers without service. Other area include; Smith Township 72, Hanover Township 61, Cecil Township 51, Mt Pleasant 48, Chartiers Township 41 and Canton Township 40. There are also scattered outages in Buffalo, Blaine, and Robinson Township’s. West Penn says some customers may not have their power restored until 11:30 p.m.
March 15, 2026 5:18 am
CHICAGO (AP) — A severe weather front sweeping across much of the eastern half of the U.S. has dumped heavy snow around the Upper Midwest, spawned thunderstorms in the South and is threatening several mid-Atlantic states with heavy rain and possible tornadoes. The storm chain brought blizzard conditions on Sunday to the Upper Midwest, with dangerous winds elsewhere and the threat of severe storms heading east. Heavy snow piled up in portions of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The National Weather Service is warning about the threat of severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and likely tornadoes along the East Coast on Monday, particularly from Maryland to South Carolina.
March 16, 2026 5:06 am
DAWSON, Pa. — A man was found dead in the Youghiogheny River on Sunday. State Police confirms that troopers were called to the river in Dawson, Fayette County,for reports of a person found dead in a river. Troopers said the man was found by two fishermen. Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker says his office needs help identifying the man. Baker said the victim is a middle-aged white man. He is bald and has an athletic build. He appears to have a tattoo on his right shoulder blade of a mountain range. His cause and manner of death are still pending an autopsy. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fayette County Coroner’s Office at 724-430-1270.
March 15, 2026 5:16 am
President Donald Trump says he has demanded about seven countries send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open. Iranian strikes have continued to rain down on Gulf countries Monday. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest, gradually restarted operations after a drone struck a fuel tank and started a fire. Authorities said it was quickly contained and no injuries were reported. Tehran has accused the United States without evidence of using “ports, docks and hideouts” in the United Arab Emirates to launch strikes on Kharg Island. The island is home to the main terminal handling Iran’s oil exports. Brent crude oil is trading near $105 per barrel on Monday.
March 16, 2026 5:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump relied on his gut and largely side-stepped diplomatic coordination as he made the decision to launch strikes on Iran with Israel. But now with the Iran war’s economic and geopolitical consequences unfurling rapidly, the Republican president is cajoling allies and other global powers to help mop up the mess. Trump says he’s asked roughly a half-dozen other countries to send warships to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic. So far, none has committed. Trump even indicated he’d use his long-planned trip to China to pressure Beijing to help with the coalition — a notion his Treasury secretary later downplayed. (Photo: AP)
March 16, 2026 5:46 pm
(AP) – A federal judge in Boston has blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and says U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee. The decision Monday halts an order by Kennedy to end broad recommendations for all children to be vaccinated against flu, rota-virus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis and RSV. The judge also says Kennedy’s reconstitution of the vaccine advisory panel likely violated federal law. He ordered the appointments — and all decisions made by the reformed committee — put on hold.
March 15, 2026 5:18 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States’ war with Iran is entering its third week, but Congress has yet to publicly test the Trump administration’s case for the conflict. Republicans in Congress have so far side-stepped public debate over the war. But Senate Democrats are reaching for every tool at their disposal to demand hearings with Trump administration officials. Some Democrats are threatening this week to force a series of votes on the war, hoping that the efforts to gum up the Senate’s voting schedule will prod Republicans to action.
March 16, 2026 1:45 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” has been crowned best picture at the 98th Academy Awards. Jessie Buckley won best actress and Michael B. Jordan won best actor at the 98th Academy Awards. After a lionized career stretching back three decades, Paul Thomas Anderson won his first Oscar for best director, a long-in-coming coronation for the “One Battle After Another” filmmaker. “Sinners” cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw has made Oscar history, becoming the first female director of photography to win the award in the 98 year history of the Academy Awards. Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler won their first Oscars and moving tributes were paid to Robert Redford, Diane Keaton and Rob Reiner at the 98th Academy Awards. (Photo: AP)
March 16, 2026 5:12 am
PITTSBURGH — The head clergyman at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Downtown Pittsburgh has resigned amid allegations of retail theft. Ketlen Solak, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh, issued a letter to the Trinity Cathedral community over the weekend. In the letter, Solak said she’d accepted the resignation of Dean Aidan Smith. He was charged with theft and receiving stolen property charges after police say he tried to steal $1,000 worth of baseball cards from the Walmart in Economy. Smith had been on administrative leave since January. In Saturday’s letter, Bishop Solak said Smith’s leave was “prompted by an ongoing investigation into questions we received at the end of December and beginning of January suggesting that he may have failed to safeguard the property of the church.” Procedures within the Episcopal Church for handling clergy misconduct began soon after his leave began, Solak said.
March 16, 2026 4:16 pm
(WPXI) – The University of Pittsburgh announced that Pitt Football’s 2026 Blue-Gold Spring Game at Acrisure Stadium is closed to the public this year. A university spokesperson added its necessary because of the ongoing preparations for the 2026 NFL Draft taking place in and around the stadium on the North Shore. Fans will instead have the opportunity to celebrate the team during the Pitt Block Party at Arts Landing. The free three-day fan event will take place in Downtown Pittsburgh’s Cultural District from April 23-25 to coincide with the draft. The three-day celebration will feature an immersive Pitt Football museum and a dedicated draft showcase. Attendees will have access to live entertainment, food trucks and interactive activities at Arts Landing. The event is designed to highlight the program’s history and its NFL legacy. Highlights and updates from the Blue-Gold Spring Game will be shared across the official Pitt Football digital platforms and social media channels. The Pitt Block Party is scheduled to run from April 23-25. Highlights from the spring game will be released on official team platforms as they become available.
