June 9, 2025 4:18 pm
(AP) – A plane carrying six people crashed into the Pacific Ocean. The crash occurred off the coast of San Diego on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. Authorities say the plane went down near Point Loma. The plane was owned by Optimal Health Systems, which is an Arizona nutritional supplement company. The U.S. Coast Guard is searching in a debris field in water that is about 200 feet deep. The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was a two-engine Cessna 414 and crashed shortly after takeoff from San Diego International Airport. It was en route to Phoenix, the AP reported. This is the second plane to crash in the San Diego area in as many months. A plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood after it hit a power line in foggy weather in May, killing all six on board.
June 9, 2025 1:17 pm
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County officials, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), are advising the public of a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) established over Oakmont Country Club for the duration of the 2025 U.S. Open.
TFR Details:
- Location: Oakmont Country Club (1233 Hulton Rd, Oakmont, PA 15139)
- Restricted Radius: 1 nautical mile from the center of Oakmont
- Altitude: Ground level up to 1,000 feet
- Effective Period: Throughout the duration of the U.S. Open
The operation of drones or any Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) within this restricted airspace is strictly prohibited. The FAA, along with local law enforcement agencies, will be actively enforcing this restriction. All spectators, local residents, and visitors are urged to comply with the TFR and refrain from operating drones in the area for any reason.
June 8, 2025 4:58 am
The number of power outages left in the area has dropped significantly since a pocket of storms led to multiple tornado warnings in local communities on Sunday. West Penn Power shows fewer than 100 outages in all local communities with fewer than 30 in Washington County. 20 of those are in Smith Township. Duquesne Light Company shows only four outages left in Allegheny County. West Penn Power reports 1,313 power outages in Pennsylvania.
June 9, 2025 5:05 am
The man accused in a Rostraver murder in April was set to face a judge Monday in Westmoreland County. Dorian Jeri-Greene appeared for a preliminary hearing in Washington County last week. He was charged in a Donora incident in February and was arrested in Florida last month on those charges. According to court documents, Jeri-Greene broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Donora home by destroying a door frame. Police said he strangled the woman before running out of the home with a hatchet. The victim told the judge she no longer wanted to move forward with the prosecution and refused to testify. Charges were then dropped but Westmoreland County Deputies picked him up from the Washington County Jail and brought him to the Westmoreland County Prison. Jeri-Greene is accused of killing Jennah Seibert in her Rostraver home in April. Police said he walked nearly three miles from Monongahela, hid behind a shed on Seibert’s property, and waited for her fiancé, Bryan Murray, to leave for work. Police said Jeri-Greene pulled the electric meter from the home, knocking out the power to the security system and the house. Police said he shot Seibert in her bed, stole jewelry, and left. They tracked him to a home in Florida after searching pawn shops across several states, and finding the stolen jewelry at a pawn shop in Tampa.
June 9, 2025 4:54 am
PITTSBURGH — (WPXI) – A man is facing several charges after Pennsylvania State Police say he lit a commercial firework at Rivers Casino, causing an explosion that hurt a casino employee. A Pennsylvania State Police spokesperson says the incident began when Jeremy Allen Hartman was taken into custody by casino security around 5:40 a.m. after reportedly being found trespassing in a closed restaurant, trying to steal bottles of alcohol worth up to $4,000. While being escorted to a secure holding area, PSP says Hartmas asked to go to the bathroom and was allowed to use an employee restroom. That’s where he’s accused of lighting a commercial-grade firework and putting it in a toilet. The subsequent explosion caused a minor injury to an employee who was also in the restroom. That employee was treated and released by medics at the casino. When authorities later executed a search warrant on Hartman’s vehicle in the casino parking garage, PSP says they found additional commercial-grade fireworks. The Pittsburgh Police Bomb Squad and K-9 unit searched the vehicle and casino, confirming both were free of explosive devices. Hartman is facing several charges, including arson, risking a catastrophe, theft and criminal mischief. The investigation into the incident is ongoing and PSP says there’s no immediate threat to the public. In a statement, a Rivers Casino spokesperson says they are cooperating fully with the authorities.
June 8, 2025 5:12 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of protesters took to the street in Los Angeles on Sunday in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National Guard against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wishes. The demonstrations centered on a cluster of federal buildings including a detention center where immigrants arrested on Friday were taken. As the protests swelled on Sunday, demonstrators blocked a freeway entrance, set self-driving cars on fire and threw objects including concrete and electric scooters at law enforcement officers and vehicles. Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell says some of the protesters engaging in the most aggressive behavior are agitators looking to cause trouble.
June 9, 2025 5:10 am
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces have seized a Gaza-bound aid boat and detained Greta Thunberg and other activists on board, enforcing a longstanding blockade of the Palestinian territory that has been tightened during the war with Hamas. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition, which had organized the voyage to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and protest Israel’s blockade and wartime conduct, said the activists had been “kidnapped by Israeli forces.” Israel said the passengers would return to their home countries and the aid would be delivered to Gaza through established channels.
June 8, 2025 5:08 am
China has reported its exports to the United States fell 35% in May from a year earlier, straining the economy, as trade talks with Washington were due to start in London. Customs data released Monday showed total exports rose 4.8% in May from a year earlier, much lower than economists’ forecasts and down sharply from an 8.1% jump in April. Its imports declined 3.4% year-on-year, leaving a trade surplus of $103.2 billion. China’s exports to the U.S. fell 9.7% in May to June. Exports to the U.S. sank even after U.S. President Donald Trump struck a deal with Beijing in early May to delay imposing stiff tariff hikes to allow time for talks.
June 9, 2025 1:21 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s, has died. He was 82. His time on top was brief, from roughly 1969 to 1971, but his influence on music and culture lasted for decades after. No band better captured the gravity-defying euphoria of the Woodstock era or more bravely addressed the crash. From early hits as rousing as their titles —“I Want To Take You Higher,” “Stand!” — to the sober aftermath of “Family Affair” and “Runnin’ Away,” Sly and the Family Stone spoke for a generation whether or not it wanted to hear the message. (Photo: AP)
June 8, 2025 7:41 am
WPXI — A state of emergency has been declared for Allegheny County after severe weather caused flooding throughout the area. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato declared a countywide disaster emergency Saturday as people continue to clean up damage caused by flash floods that happened on Friday. The county said Monroeville, Penn Hills, Pitcairn, White Oak, McKeesport, North Versailles, Wall Borough and parts of Plum were among the communities hit the hardest. Five swift-water teams were sent to White Oak, McKeesport and North Versailles to help assess damage. Three rescues were conducted on Friday. Allegheny County said two of those happened at homes in North Versailles. Another was from a vehicle on Route 48 in White Oak. Officials said multiple landslides are under investigation. The state of emergency allows the Allegheny County Emergency Services Coordinator to “coordinate all emergency response efforts, take necessary actions to reduce the impact of this disaster, assist in restoring essential services, and implement all emergency response measures deemed necessary.” Allegheny County is also authorized to take any necessary actions to make repairs and ensure safety after the flooding. That includes hiring temporary workers, renting equipment, purchasing supplies and entering into emergency contracts. The American Red Cross and the County Department of Public Works are already working together.
