August 31, 2026 2:49 am
An elderly Woman in Monongahela was pronounced dead Sunday, after being found, following a house fire Saturday. Washington County Coroner Tim Warco says seventy-five-year-old Linda Pankiewicz died in a fire at a home in the five-hundred block of Warne Street Extension. Warco says a passerby reported the fire just before ten p.m. Emergency Responders reportedly thought the home was vacant, however, human remains were discovered during the State Police Fire Marshal’s investigation on Sunday. The Monongahela Fire Department said two firefighters were taken to local hospitals after suffering injuries in a fall. Their injuries were minor, and they have since been released. The cause and manner of death is pending. The investigation continues. (Photo: Charleroi Fire Department)
August 30, 2026 2:00 am
A Smith Township man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital Saturday morning following an accident in which a part of a roof fell on him. According to Washington County 911, a 67-year-old man was part of a small crew who were working on the roof along Shin Hill Street around 8:30 when it collapsed on him, trapping him under the debris. Emergency crews arrived and got him from underneath the roof. Smith Township Police are investigating.
August 31, 2026 5:02 am
SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A homicide investigation is underway in Westmoreland County. State Troopers responded to a home on Herminie West Newton Road in Sewickley Township for an unresponsive female Sunday morning. The Westmoreland County Office of the Coroner identified the female as Christin E. Hamilton of West Newton. An age was not provided. A cause and manner of death have not yet been determined. State police initially said they were searching for Jakob Michael Korber, who was in the area. According to our news partners at WPXI, state police confirmed that Korber was taken into custody without incident. State police were conducting an investigation in the 1100 block of Herminie West Newton Road Sunday evening.
August 31, 2026 5:11 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project while his administration appeals a judge’s order halting the work. The justices intervened Monday after lower courts found work must stop because the project doesn’t have congressional approval. The decision replaces a temporary order signed by Chief Justice John Roberts hours before a court-ordered halt was set to go into effect. It allows the construction to continue as the lawsuit plays out, a potentially lengthy process. It’s a win for Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image, and he says he is “pleased” with the ruling.
August 31, 2026 5:10 am
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers are trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing. Multiple foreign teams were assisting local rescuers to find workers in multiple tunnels at Nepal’s power plants on the rivers that flooded last Wednesday. Rescuers have been trying to find survivors for days, working through the rain. On the Chinese side, rescue and recovery efforts included rebuilding the road leading to Gyirong Port at the border between China and Nepal. They worked next to rushing water covering the road and hampering the ability to reach the border.
August 31, 2026 5:13 am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest space telescope has blasted off on a quest to find planets around other stars and explore the hidden universe. SpaceX launched the $4 billion Roman Space Telescope on Sunday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Roman blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away that’s home to the Webb Space Telescope, one of NASA’s other crown jewels in the sky. Roman will take three months to reach its destination. Once there, it will survey the cosmos like never before. The telescope is named after the late Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer.
August 31, 2026 1:12 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton has been laid to rest at her Nashville burial site, Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum. It was a private ceremony attended only by immediate family, as per her wishes. Parton may be gone, but she is not done yet. The estate behind the icon, who died of cancer last week at age 80, has announced Dollyfest, a two-day festival to be held in Nashville and London in 2027. According to a press release, the festival was originally conceived to take place in January 2026, around her 80th birthday. It was going to feature Parton as a performer and host. Now, organizers say it will serve as a celebration of her legacy. (Photo: AP)
August 30, 2026 7:54 am
(AP) – The Columbia, South Carolina, police chief says an officer died and a second was injured Saturday after responding to a call about a domestic dispute. Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook says the suspect had a lengthy criminal record and also died. He says the deceased officer was 29 years old and had been with the department for two years. He leaves behind a wife and two young children. After an evening news conference Saturday, law enforcement officials joined a procession from the local hospital. Holbrook says the second officer is in stable condition.
August 30, 2026 7:47 am
DHADING, Nepal (AP) — Authorities in Nepal are warning of potential fresh flooding as water levels rise in the Bhotekoshi River. Residents in flood-affected districts have been urged to stay alert. Flood warnings were sent to phones on Sunday as rescue crews worked to clear a major highway. Wednesday’s catastrophic floods killed at least 800 people and left more than 3,000 missing in Nepal and Tibet. Residents in Dhading, one of the worst-hit regions, began returning to their ruined homes. Meanwhile, Malaysia has pledged $1 million in aid and will send a disaster search-and-rescue team to assist with relief efforts.
August 30, 2026 7:52 am
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The death toll from a Russian strike on a warehouse west of Kyiv, the war’s deadliest attack so far this year, rose to 38 with four people still missing. President Zelenskyy said on social media Sunday that 20 people were injured, including 2 children. The strike on Friday night, on a facility that Ukrainian officials said was storing ammunition, sparked massive explosions and fires that swept through nearby homes and buildings. Elsewhere, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday it is preparing to launch “massive strikes” against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, following a Ukrainian campaign against Russian retail warehouses and the country’s oil and gas sector.
