December 15, 2025 5:00 am
ROSTRAVER, Pa. — There was an increased police presence at Rostraver Elementary in the Belle Vernon Area school district on Monday. A letter from Belle Vernon Area School District Superintendent Dr. Timothy Glasspool issued Saturday said the district received multiple Safe2Say Something reports regarding a potential threat. Glasspool says the threats were made on a social media platform or in a large group chat after the school day on Friday. He assured parents that the district is taking the reports seriously and the Rostraver Township Police Department is investigating. Out of an abundance of caution, there was an increased police presence at Rostraver Elementary School. Glasspool says the measure is intended to provide “reassurance and support,” as well as maintain a safe and secure learning environment while the investigation is ongoing. This announcement comes days after parents were notified of a threat made to bring a gun to the district’s middle school. Glasspool reminds parents to urge their children to report anything they see or hear that’s concerning to a trusted adult. Parents are also encouraged to review their child’s online presence.
December 14, 2025 5:07 am
Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who went on to become one, himself, as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally …” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” has died. He was 78. Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead Sunday at their Brentwood home. Authorities were investigating it as an “apparent homicide.” Reiner rose to fame through the role of Meathead on the TV series “All in the Family,” which won him two Emmy Awards. Between 1986 and 1989, he directed a trio of American classics, all of them among the most often quoted movies of the 20th century.
December 14, 2025 5:09 am
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Officials in Providence say they will release a person of interest detained in a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine. Officials made the disclosure at a hastily convened news conference on Sunday night, more than 12 hours after revealing that they had detained a person in connection with the attack. Saturday’s attack set off hours of chaos across the Ivy League campus as hundreds of officers searched for the shooter and urged students and staff to shelter in place.
December 15, 2025 5:07 am
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. At least 15 people died in the attack. It has fueled criticism that authorities are not doing enough to combat a surge in antisemitic crimes. Among the new measures proposed Monday would be a limit on the number of guns someone can own and a review of licenses held over time. Sunday’s violence erupted at the end of a summer day when thousands had flocked to Bondi Beach. They included hundreds gathered for the Chanukah by the Sea event celebrating the start of the Jewish festival.
December 15, 2025 4:20 pm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities have announced the arrests of four alleged members of an extremist group suspected of planning coordinated bombing attacks in Southern California. The arrests took place last week in the desert east of Los Angeles. According to a federal criminal complaint, the suspects were preparing to test improvised explosive devices for planned bombings. They are members of an offshoot of a pro-Palestinian group called the Turtle Island Liberation Front. The group allegedly plotted to set off a series of bombings on New Year’s Eve and target ICE agents and vehicles.
December 14, 2025 5:09 am
A weekend storm has dumped heavy snow on parts of the Northeast, causing flight delays and creating slick roads. The storm began Saturday and dropped several inches of snow around the New York-New Jersey metro area. Light snow fell over parts of New England. Crews in New Jersey and New York have been working to clear roads. Over 1,000 flights were delayed, and more than 100 others were canceled. Meanwhile, arctic air swept south from Canada, making Sunday the coldest morning of the season in Minnesota. The Pacific Northwest, meanwhile, is bracing for more rain and wind after days of flooding and mudslides.
December 15, 2025 5:36 pm
TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — Crews used sandbags to shore up an earthen levee south of Seattle on Monday after a small section of it failed following a week of heavy rains, prompting an evacation order covering parts of three suburbs, an official said. The evacuation order from King County in Washington state covered homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Kent, Renton and Tukwila. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning that initially covered nearly 47,000 people, but within a couple of hours had reduced the warning to an area covering 7,000 people. Authorities in two of those cities — Renton and Tukwila — said Monday afternoon the flooding was confined to small, industrial areas and that no residents were being evacuated.
December 15, 2025 5:10 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path. The incident Friday involved JetBlue Flight 1112 from Curaçao, which is just off the coast of Venezuela, en route to New York City’s JFK airport. It comes as the U.S. military has stepped up its drug interdiction activities in the Caribbean and is also seeking to increase pressure on Venezuela’s government.
December 20, 2025 5:10 am
Pittsburgh, (WPXI)–Slick roads are being blamed for the death of a teenager in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood Friday afternoon. Emergency crews were called just before 3:00 p.m. on Friday. A pickup truck reportedly began sliding and hit a pole before continuing to slide. It then his Ishara Kami, 17, who was standing on the sidewalk after leaving Carrick High School. Medics began CPR and took Kami to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead. According to authorities, the driver of the truck stayed at the scene and there is no word if any charges might be filed.
December 15, 2025 5:03 am
WASHINGTON, Pa. — A Washington teen’s toy drive braved the cold on Sunday to help kids this holiday season. It was the 12th year for Colby’s Toys for Tots Box Truck Drive in the city. The drive’s founder, Colby Jeffrey, told our news partners at Channel 11 he was inspired to start it when he was only five years old. Jeffrey is 17 now, and as determined as ever. “We’ve never missed a year,” Jeffrey said. “We’ve done it 12 straight years. We were a little bit nervous this year because of the weather, but we ended up able to stick it out.” Jeffrey said the engagement has been good despite the cold. They expected to collect around 1,000 toys on Sunday.
